Novels by jeanS

Shannon stood in the hallway with her mouth open. Her eyes kept darting to the elevator door that had closed five minutes ago.Oh, she thought. Oh, oh, oh. This is big. Real big. She had just witnessed Dalton and 𝘓𝘢𝘳𝘢 walk out of a cafe together and disappeared into the elevator together. Together. They're together! Mr. 'I am married, I have a wife' is having a late night rendezvous with a woman who is definitely not his wife. Shannon would recognize those red wavy curls everywhere. They had been her eyesore for four years. She had fantasized about ripping those strands one by one at least a hundred times now. Behind her, Shannon's friends caught up to her. "Shannon, we're sorry," there were fake tears on their eyes. "We should have been more sympathetic." "That's right. You've suffered so much. I'm sorry we're just terrible friends." "Dalton shouldn't have acted that way. You only wanted to talk to him. His behavior was uncalled for." They abruptly stopped when they r

Kelps That one word was enough to immediately pull Dalton Guevarra from his wife’s arms. It was enough to send him to a mad dash on the road. He sped through cars, not minding if he was getting honked left and right. There was only one thing playing on his mind: I have to get to her fast. He glanced at the address she sent him and aggressively turned right at the next intersection. If he was too late again this time. If everything was over by the time he got there… No, he would never be able to forgive himself. At last, he arrived at the building. He quickly parked and dashed through the doors. Thankfully, the elevator was unoccupied, otherwise, he would have gone for the stairs. He was panting when he arrived at the café. He quickly scanned the tables. The whole place was almost empty. At the farthest booth, a girl with wavy red hair sat alone. He dashed towards her. Holding her by the shoulders, he asked, “Are you okay?” Lara looked at him with smile in her eyes. “You c

Rachel walked towards the building. No way was she waiting for that guy to catch up to them.Unfortunately, Ivan ran fast. A few seconds later, he was standing in front of them.“Rachel,” he said, grabbing her shoulder when she turned to leave. “Listen to me.”“Touch me one more time and you’ll realize why people are afraid of dogs,” Rachel warned him.Ivan withdrew his hand. “I’m sorry,” he said. “I just need you to listen to me.”Rachel laughed mockingly. “You’re lucky I’m holding this dog, otherwise my handprint would now be visible on your face.”Ivan stared at her. Face set in an unimpressed expression. “Don’t play with me, Rachel.” He warned.Rachel stared unbelievingly at him. “Or what? You’ll run off to cheat again? You’ve got some nerves, boy. Let me remind you, you have no right whatsoever to come over here and demand things from me.”Ivan opened his mouth to talk, but Rachel continued.“Which, I’m guessing is the reason why you’re here. Tell me, what made you think I would

Out of pure shock, Anna stared at him.“I’m sorry,” Dalton also seemed surprised to see his wife standing at the doorway like a statue. “I didn’t hear you come home. I was in the shower.”“What are you doing here?” Anna blurted out.“I uh, I was going to go downstairs to check if you were already home.”“Why?”“Well, it’s already late. I was getting worried. Have you had dinner? We could set the table for you.”“Have you?” Anna breathed.“Yeah, I did. I’m sorry I couldn’t wait for you. I was starving and you weren’t home. So, I ate, about three hours ago.” Dalton explained.“Oh.”“How’s Axel? Sorry you had to bring him to your trial. How did it go? I heard the Hamptons are working on a new project. What do you think about investing on that one?”Anna sensed it. Dalton was delaying something. He’s talking way too much right now. Just blurting out random topics.She knows what he’s delaying. Knows it’s about Lara. But no, she won’t be confronting him. She’d wait until he’s ready to tell

Anna and Rachel met up for yogurt that afternoon.They went to a dog park instead of staying at the yogurt shop. Anna brought Axel along with her. He was busy licking his pup cup.“Axel is really cute,” Rachel was saying. “I’m actually free for the next few days, so I decided to be a good friend and take Axel to his training lessons. That way, you could also have a bit of free time for yourself.”Anna looked at her. “Well, you see, I’m also free for the next few days. I can take Axel to his classes.”“That’s not the point,” Rachel replied hastily. “The point is I’m free and I’m offering.”Anna stared at her. “I thought you hated dogs?”“No, I don’t! I was just disappointed back then that it was a puppy, and not a baby. Which reminds me, are you pregnant?”“What? No.”“Then why do you stare at your yogurt like it had personally offended you and ancestors,” she demanded.“I just realized that I wasn’t really in the mood for yogurt,” Anna replied, a bit surprised that Rachel picked up on

Anna walked out of the courtroom with Elisa and Cobalt by her side. They won the case. The Hamptons were elated.“I knew you could do it, Anna!” Cobalt told her happily. “I never doubted you.”“Only a fool would doubt her anyway,” Elisa said, shooting her brother a look. She knows where this was going.Of course, her brother ignored her.“Our father is holding an event for the launch of our new project,” Cobalt continued. “Would you like to attend as the guest of honour?”Anna handed her files to Leanne who was waiting outside the courtroom.“I’ll have to ask Dalton about that. He’s at Mr. Yu’s party right now.”“Oh uhm,” Cobalt hesitated. “The invitation is only for one.”Anna raised an eyebrow at his boldness. So, the Hamptons are still not giving up, huh?Fortunately, Elisa spoke up before her brother could further incriminate their name.“That would be like asking a turtle to come without its shell. Mr. and Mrs. Guevarra,” Elisa emphasized. “are a package deal, as the whole Ghersi