Novelas de Cloudy Max

ElinaI had returned from my honeymoon yesterday.My body still felt incredibly exhausted. That was why I was still lounging around the house, going through the wedding gifts I had only just found the time to open.It was a shame that I had to open them alone because Lucius had suddenly left on a business trip to deal with an urgent matter.I sighed and began opening the gifts one by one, smiling as I admired what everyone had given us.Then, I sorted them into different groups so I could put them in their proper places. But when I opened the red box in front of me, I froze for several seconds as I stared at the gift inside.My memories of what had happened in the past were still surprisingly vivid. A long time ago, I had wanted a pair of pearl earrings just like these. They weren't particularly luxurious, but their simple design had made me fall in love with them.I had liked them so much that I once asked Jonathan to buy them for me. However, he had told me they wouldn't suit me.As

POV 3Mornings in this city were no longer the same for some people. Some could no longer look at the sunlight with the same feelings they once had because their lives had changed so drastically.Lora lifted her head slightly, watching the sun as she rested in the prison yard."Do your jobs properly. If any of you get into another fight, you won't be leaving this place in one piece."Lora remained where she was. She was already used to hearing threats from the prison guards.It was disgusting to be trapped in this place, especially when, in her opinion, she wasn't even guilty. She shouldn't have been here, forced to endure such a miserable life."Did you hear? Elina Everhart and Lucius Halston got married. Their wedding was absolutely incredible."Lora overheard two prison guards talking near the dividing fence. Her body immediately moved toward them, and she fixed both guards with a sharp, piercing gaze."What do you mean? Are you talking about Elina, the woman who used to work at Ae

LuciusI couldn't take my eyes off the man who could potentially threaten my relationship with Elina.It wasn't that I didn't trust Elina. I simply didn't trust other people not to do something that might hurt her.I took a deep breath. "I see. Keep an eye on his movements."The call finally ended, but my hand remained wrapped tightly around my phone.I'd instructed my men to keep an eye on Jonathan and Jacob. Those two annoying J's might try to make a move against my beloved Elina.Honestly, what worried me most was the possibility of Jonathan causing another scene. Thankfully, he hadn't done anything of the sort. He hadn't gone crazy and shown up at an invitation-only event he hadn't been invited to, nor had he spread any damaging information about Elina.Unexpectedly, he'd been remarkably calm. Almost too calm.Eventually, I put down the phone I'd been holding all this time. But when I turned around, I was genuinely startled to find Elina standing behind me, staring at me with her

JonathanMy head was throbbing with pain. The situation was already bad enough, but I didn't want to make things any worse.Honestly, I still couldn't accept that Elina had married another man. I still wanted her to be my wife. I wanted the two of us to be happy together.But Elina wanted nothing to do with that. She hated me now. She didn't want me interfering in her life, and that was why I was trying my best to stay away from her.If I didn't, she would only hate me even more.But when I saw the news about her wedding, I felt utterly devastated. My heart felt like it had been shattered into pieces, and all I'd done over the past few days was cry.There was no chance left for me.I took a deep breath and scrolled through my phone, checking every bit of news about her.Her honeymoon was being kept completely private, so I couldn't find out anything about it.Yes, she was spending her honeymoon on her family's private island.I smiled bitterly. There was no hope left for me anymore.I

ElinaCould anything be better than this? Spending time with Lucius and enjoying our peaceful moments together.These incredibly special and wonderful moments made us even more inseparable.I kept wondering what I could possibly have done in my past life to deserve such extraordinary luck.Not only had I found Lucius, a man who loved me so deeply, but I also had a complete family. And above all, they were incredibly influential and powerful people.What more could I possibly ask for to be happy?Right now, I was sitting on Lucius's lap at the beach. He refused to let me leave his side, holding me tightly like a little child who couldn't bear the thought of being separated from someone they loved.“Come on...” I tried to reason with him softly once again.But he still wouldn't let go.“I need to use the bathroom.”Only after hearing those words did he finally loosen his arms around my waist, which had been keeping me from leaving all this time.“Want me to come with you?” he asked with

ElinaAfter our wedding, we woke up very late because we were both exhausted from everything we'd done.Lucius truly had incredible stamina. If I hadn't stopped him, he probably would have kept going. That was exactly why we'd ended up sleeping in so late.There was absolutely nothing wrong with that. I loved spending time with him.Even though we'd woken up late, the air was wonderfully cool, allowing us to enjoy our tea on the balcony of our room while admiring the beautiful ocean view.“I want to be lazy today,” I murmured before taking another sip of my tea.“Then that's what we'll do.” He glanced at me. “How about watching some movies? Don't you have a long list of films you've been wanting to see?”I nodded. I immediately thought about the long list of movies I'd saved, always wondering when I'd ever find the time to watch them all.You know, sometimes movie reviews just pop up out of nowhere, even when you're not actively looking for them.A little while later, Lucius and I str

CillianI never expected to feel so worried when I received the news that Orlin wasn't doing well.I immediately rushed over and ordered the doctor to come and examine him. Orlin's condition really didn't look good.I took a deep breath, anxiously waiting for the doctor's examination results. Seeing Orlin looking so pale and unconscious, I couldn't help thinking that something was seriously wrong.When the examination was finally over, I hurried over to the doctor. He then looked at me with eyes that seemed to sparkle with excitement.What a lunatic.I cursed inwardly when I saw how happy he looked while Orlin was in such a condition.“Doctor—”“Congratulations, Sir!”He cut me off, speaking excitedly as he firmly grasped my hand. I honestly had no idea what he was doing.“What?” I asked in surprise.“Congratulations, you're going to be a father.”“A father?”I repeated his words in confusion. I still couldn't quite understand what he meant.“Yes, you're going to be a father because y

Orlin“Am I better than him?”I was genuinely startled by the voice. When I turned to my right, I saw Cillian standing there with a proud smile on his face, clearly pleased that he had overheard me praising him.He stepped closer. “I never expected you to think so highly of me.”I brushed aside Cillian's hand just as he was about to touch my shoulder. “I said that because he's a bastard and you're my husband. There's no way I'd put you down, right?”He nodded in agreement. A broad smile spread across his face as he continued standing beside me.“Why are you here?” I asked.I knew his office wasn't anywhere nearby, and we hadn't made any plans to meet.“I happened to have some business to take care of over there.” He pointed toward a large building across the street. “We were discussing a potential collaboration and some modeling work.”“Oh.”I gave him a brief response without asking for further details about his work. Then, I continued walking toward the car, never expecting Cillian

OrlinI let out a deep sigh of utter frustration.Having a child was never part of my plan, but reality hit me so hard...Everything had become such a mess, so unexpected that I completely lost my balance and nearly fell over. Thankfully, there was a wall behind me to keep me from falling, but even so, this was still completely unexpected...One month ago, I married Cillian. And exactly one month ago, during our honeymoon, I had made a mistake I never saw coming. I had ended up sleeping with him."Oh, my God... I'm such an idiot..." I gripped my hair tightly.It was true that we were already married, and my relationship with Cillian was pretty good. We always had each other's backs. We were practically partners in crime.But having a child together was an entirely different matter.I swallowed hard again, staring at the pregnancy test in my hand. There was no mistaking it. Two lines."No. I'm going to try again."A part of me was still refusing to accept it, so I took another pregnanc

OrlinI woke up feeling a strange warmth in my body. Then I realized that I was having trouble breathing.As I slowly opened my eyes, I discovered that a hand was resting over my nose, partially covering my nostrils.I pushed it away.Then I immediately panicked when I realized there was a hand right next to me. I turned my head in shock and saw Cillian lying beside me.“Did we sleep together?” I shouted.He woke up sluggishly, yawning as he ran a hand through his messy hair before looking at me without the slightest reaction.I stared straight at him, waiting for an explanation. Only then did he finally begin to process what was happening.His head snapped around, and his eyes quickly scanned our surroundings.“What?! We slept together?!”“Damn it!”He was incredibly slow to react, but when he finally did, he was just as shocked as I was. Half an hour after we spent panicking over what had happened, we were exhausted and decided to sit down and reflect on the events of the previous n

POV 3Freedom was nothing but a joke for two people who were supposed to be enjoying their honeymoon after a marriage neither of them had ever wanted.Throughout their trip, they kept receiving calls from both families, including video calls demanding that they prove they were together.As a result, they couldn't even enjoy a moment of peace alone. They had to stick together constantly, and the worst part was that the whole situation had become utterly exhausting."Enough. Turn off your phone, Orlin," Cillian said, leaning back in his chair."Fine. I'll turn mine off, but you have to do the same."Feeling completely drained, they nodded in agreement.Finally, on their second night, they were able to sleep more peacefully. Each of them wanted to enjoy some time alone.The next morning, they happened to step out of their respective rooms at the same time. The two ended up walking side by side."Let's make sure we don't run into each other. I don't want to see you," Orlin said, straighte

CillianI took a deep breath, then did it again and again.Today was my wedding day, and honestly, I hadn't expected Sandra to show up. She had come to my wedding with Sebastian.I'd invited her by sending an invitation through Erica, but I never thought she'd actually come. After all, that man usually stopped Sandra from getting too close to me.When I happened to glance in her direction, Sandra waved at me with a smile.I returned it with a rather stiff smile of my own.All right. Since this was my wedding day and she'd actually come, I didn't need to feel so tense anymore. Today was a good day.Marrying Orlin had been my decision, after all.Then, at last, the bride I'd been waiting for arrived.Incredible. I wasn't exaggerating when I said she was stunning. The moment I looked into her eyes, I found myself momentarily speechless. There was something different about her today.Eventually, I took her hand and guided her to stand beside me before whispering softly, “You must have fou

Edwin's POVI didn't realize that loving someone would make me feel things I didn't know. Although my first encounter with Catherine was not good, it still left a deep impression on me.She was just an innocent woman who knew little about the world around her, even worse than me, who had always received a private education before deciding to attend a public university.However, the more I got to know her and talked to her, the more I found out that she wasn't just a spoiled child from a rich family. She had her own difficulties and realized that she couldn't just stand by and accept the injustices that were always said in favor of her family.We also became friends in the end, but something went wrong.I didn't have a problem with it at all. In fact, I liked it a lot. That woman had a lot of eyes around her, who noticed her and were obviously interested in her from a mild level to infatuation, just like her best friend.Although I didn't really understand the concept of love or anythi

Benny's POVI was very surprised to hear that Catherine would marry Edwin. Her father had rejected the proposal letter sent by my father a while ago, so I called her immediately."Yes, I'm going to marry Edwin, Benny." She answered without hiding anything else.I was silent for a long time, unable to believe what I was hearing even though Catherine had admitted it herself. She didn't seem to realize what I was feeling until she started telling me what had happened.My frown deepened as she told me, unable to contain my shock about what had happened to her. The fact that the woman I liked was pregnant with a man who had been hanging out with us for the past few days, making friends as usual.The man didn't show that their relationship had changed, but the truth was more than I could have imagined. The threat that I felt from Edwin finally came true. He usurped my position to be the only man who could be by her side.In the end, the relationship I tried so hard to build with Catherine m

Catherine's POV"Wow, you really made my parents speechless, Edwin."I praised him, feeling a little amazed by the man who could make me look at my father, who could only be silent without being able to do anything. My mother also looked very surprised and watched the man stunned, but still, my father's reaction was the best thing I had ever seen.No one had ever rivaled him, not even Daniel. My father only relented or made compromises regarding my brother, unlike when dealing with Edwin, who seemed to have slapped him to reality.We were already outside my house. I had deliberately escorted him to the residence fence because I didn't want to be with my parents and still wanted to chat with the man who had caused such a stir inside our house.The man snorted softly. "I know someone like your father. He wouldn't dare to contradict someone like me."I nodded, remembering my father's face, which could only harden, but I could not say anything. After all, Edwin's family was far more impor

Catherine's POV"I am happy for your relationship, Catherine and Young Master Duncan, " my father said with a disgusting smile. I had no idea that we would become a family so soon."He laughed to himself while I felt increasingly uncomfortable with the old man's increasingly blatant attitude. My father did not hide his pleasure at all with what Edwin and I had said today after my examination at the hospital.My gaze fell on the man sitting next to me. He still looked calm, giving me a quick glance as he reached out to take one of my hands. This made me feel less alone among my greedy family members.My father still maintained a smile, looking at Edwin and me in turn. "The relationship between you two should be kept a secret immediately so as not to cause any inconvenience to Young Master, don't you think?" He looked at the man and then at me with a faint smile."You are very clever, Catherine." His gaze pierced me. "You've managed to find a wonderful future husband for our family."I

Catherine's POVI was shocked by the man's words and looked at him. I liked him, but I wasn't sure about his feelings for me after finding out I was pregnant. After all, his sweet treatment back then and our current situation are different things.I swallowed my saliva and nodded. "Yes, Duncan. This baby is your son."I shifted my gaze in another direction. The man was probably angry. We had done it that time with the same desire, sharing the warmth of an intimate activity I had never experienced before. Still, it would be to my detriment if he was like any other man.He might turn out to be selfish and not care about me anymore after sleeping with me. I've heard several times from my friends that when a woman gets pregnant during a one-night stand, she has only two options. Keep the baby with no one or abort it and experience pain for who knows how long.Neither is good, and I don't want to go through it alone.One thing's for sure: in most of the stories I've heard, the man who spen

Catherine's POVWe arrived at a nice hospital, but I felt uneasy. I didn't feel dizzy anymore and was able to walk well, but Edwin was still holding me as if he was afraid I would falter again like before we arrived at this place.I looked at the man walking next to me. "I don't need treatment, Duncan. I'm already fine.""You can't." He shook his head without looking at me. "The doctor should at least check on your sudden limp while walking. He can prescribe medicine for you later."I exhaled, feeling his hand around my shoulder getting tighter, as well as his other hand clasping mine. I felt like I was getting too much attention to the point of feeling uncomfortable, but I was still grateful that he seemed genuinely worried about me."Alright.... I'll do it." I finally said.He nodded.This was my first time in a public hospital so being here felt quite strange. There were a lot of people and most of the people waiting around us were some women who looked pregnant or with their part

FarahI’ve really been thinking about what Mrs. Lenka said. The only person who knows about my relationship at this company is Helena. She doesn’t care at all about Diego and always says that man is awful.But this time, I heard a story from her that was quite different. While applying lipstick to her lips, she spoke, "You know, Farah, there’s someone from the marketing department who seems to like Mr. Diego." Then she put the lipstick down and looked at me. "He’s a fan."After hearing what Mrs. Lenka said earlier, that you’re expensive, it made me think in an uncomfortable way. I had always thought that with our relationship, there wouldn’t be any interference at all. Until I couldn’t even respond to Helena’s words, I ended up clearing my throat.I truly lost control of my body, shifting my gaze several times until Helena bumped my shoulder pretty hard."What’s wrong with you?"Kalianna stared at me with her brows furrowed. "Are you afraid your boyfriend might be taken by another wom

LenkaThe first day of her last day at school, she had been looking forward to it for a long time. She was so excited that she couldn’t even sleep well the night before.I had also been watching the front of the house earlier, hoping to see if she had come home so I could hear her stories.When I heard the sound of the car engine in front of the house, I immediately stood up from my position and walked towards the door to greet them. A servant helped me.When the door opened, I looked at the car, and finally, Felix and Michael got out."Mom!"While holding her bag and running quickly, she came towards me. Her small steps looked so full of excitement, and I spread my arms. She gave me a hug."How was your day?"I gently rubbed her head, and a few seconds later, I looked at her."Mom, I have so many friends, they're really amazing."Her sparkling eyes made me nod. I’m happy that she’s experiencing happiness like this. Because she often spends time with people who aren’t her age, it must

LenkaThat day, when I opened my eyes, tears streamed down my cheeks, so I wiped them away several times. The feeling was so uncomfortable that it made me very sad; the sound of sobbing could be heard.“Lenka…”“Lenka, what’s wrong?”Michael held my hand. He had just woken up and was watching me carefully, full of concern. He asked me repeatedly, but I still didn’t answer. The crying grew louder until finally, I hugged him tightly.It took me a few minutes to calm myself in that very chaotic situation, then I looked at him. Gently, he wiped my face. His deep eyes seemed to reach into my thoughts, so I hugged him again.“Michael… I had a very bad dream. It was a dream where you treated me so coldly that my feelings hurt deeply. I think it really was a reality…”My voice was like that when I said it, while Michael’s eyes trembled. Then he looked at me and hugged me tightly.“Forgive me, what happened in the past is haunting you again…”He stroked my head repeatedly.“That will never hap

MichaelA letter—just now, a letter had landed in my hand, delivered by Diego, who was looking at me with a calm expression, though in reality, he was always calculating.“Charles is asking to meet me?”I looked at Diego, who was clearly bothering me, making me sigh.“You didn’t tell him I’ve already retired?”I had no desire left to meet him, to talk about anything else or to listen to his plans. I knew he had plenty of ideas and often created trouble for others.Diego let his shoulders drop slightly.“Of course I told him, Mr. Michael. But he said this is something important, and I suspect he might already be in this city.”Just like before, he never listened to others. To him, we were close acquaintances—but to me, he was nothing but a bother. That’s why, for the past seven years, we hadn’t met even once.“Boss Michael, Charles has waited patiently for years. He wants to meet you and your new family, maybe even to ease his longing.”That line didn’t quite suit Diego, but in the end

LenkaMichael had just arrived home and was greeted by Felix, who hugged him tightly. I approached and observed him; he looked tired but still very handsome.“I just met Diego’s girlfriend.”That caught my attention, so I looked at him more closely and helped him to sit down.He sat beside me while I awaited the look in his eyes. “You met her? Why didn’t you bring me along?”I was also very curious to see the face of the woman who had made Diego fall in love—she must be someone extraordinary.“Next time, you can meet her. Besides, she’s been to your café before.”I tried to remember but didn’t know anything about it, so I furrowed my brows. “Maybe we can work together, right?”Diego exhaled, then slowly nodded his head. “Of course we can. I’ll tell her.”I heard that if she was an ordinary person, she worked in Michael’s office. She was just an ordinary person like me, and maybe we could become good friends. At least I wouldn’t feel so lonely living in a different environment, even th

FarahI could feel a very strong pressure coming from him.After all, you don’t expect to meet him. The overwhelming feeling made me anxious, but Diego, who was beside me, spoke up.“Boss Thiago, this is my girlfriend.” He said it firmly and briefly.I felt panic inside me; there could have been a mistake because of what he said. I thought maybe it would be better to speak more kindly, perhaps with a smile on his face.“You really brought her.”Hearing his calm and firm voice made me pay attention to Mr. Michael. He truly had a deep expression and genuinely possessed great charisma.“Yes, Boss Michael. This is the woman I have fallen in love with.”My heart raced after hearing what he said. I was silent and felt warmth inside me. Because what he said really made me happy, but I had to maintain my composure.The man in front of us nodded. “Alright.”“Thank you, Boss Michael.”Then Diego turned and left the room just like that. I was very surprised by the situation. I really didn’t expe