Chapter: Forty-SixPatriciaBefore I could’ve cough or hiccup or do anything else to disguised what I had just done, his eyes found mine and they just stayed there. My breath hitched, not prepared for the intensity of his stare. I was surprised. His desire was very evident, unshielded, and it confused me why he wasn’t making any attempt to hide it like I was. I didn’t have to worry about that too much because he halted my thoughts as he stepped closer, his hand dropped to my thigh pushing it apart so he could stand between my legs. In all this he never looked away. His hand travelled lightly from my thigh to my bare waist. I bit my lip inching closer to him. My hands left the counter and planted themselves on his shoulder for better support. As if my actions gingered him, his eyes dropped to my lips and he lowered his head.A lump formed in my throat. He was going to kiss me, and I wanted that to happen. Heck, I had been dying for this kind of intimacy so much
Huling Na-update: 2025-06-12
Chapter: Forty-FivePatriciaI was shirtless once again- well, not completely, as I still had my bra on- and this being the second time today didn’t mean it was any easier. This time, we in the bathroom of our bedroom, with me sitting on the counter while Ethan looked through the cabinets for some ointments. Soon, he’d be standing in front of me, or between my legs. I flushed at the thought. I couldn’t be blamed for the naughty thoughts I was having as it had been months since I had done anything with him that involved talking off my clothes. How was I supposed to stay calm now that he was going to be touching me in places that had turned foreign to him?I gripped the edge of the counter and tried not to swing my legs as it would only make me more anxious. Maybe I should change the subject.“My car,” I called out to him. “We left it at the office.”His eyes that were roaming through the compartments met mine briefly before h
Huling Na-update: 2025-06-10
Chapter: Forty-FourPatriciaHe helped we gather my things and then he took my hand and pulled me out of my office walking at pace that made me have to jog slightly to keep up. I was busy smiling about the fact that he was holding my hand that I couldn’t even worry about it. He was probably still angry from everything, angry on my behalf. I didn’t know how to take it.My smile stopped when we started running into people in the hallway and the lobby. Familiar faces from the cafeteria shamelessly stared at us as we passed, so much so that I could tell they’d rush to the nearest windows to watch us on the car park as well. The embarrassment from earlier seeped in again, and I wondered how I’d show my face tomorrow. They had even seen Ethan carry me to my office, over a common burn- even though that wasn’t the only reason. Jessica had really gone all out today. I had to give it to her.“Do you have something on him? Because no one would
Huling Na-update: 2025-05-31
Chapter: Forty-ThreePatriciaEveryone’s attention switched to Ethan as he rushed over to my side, worry stricken. When he got closer and saw Bryce, his eyes narrowed, sending a silent but strict message. They stood tall at the dame height, but Ethan looked more domineering. Bryce stepped back without a word.Ethan immediately turned to me, looking from my stained blouse to my face. His hand found my cheek and wiped my tears as his attention went back to my chest, his face a mixture of confusion and worry. “What happened, Tricia?”That same moment Betty arrived and instantly began shaking salt onto my skin. She was so focused, that she ignored Ethan’s presence there. “This would reduce the effects of the burn.”“Burn?” Ethan mouthed. Betty looked up at him and blinked. He looked away from her and saw Jessica hyperventilating in a corner then traced the coffee stains to her. No one had to tell him what had happened.
Huling Na-update: 2025-05-29
Chapter: Forty-TwoPatriciaI exhaled, not knowing why she was even questioning me about this. Did she really think that low of me? “I ran into him by chance okay, and we just exchanged pleasantries.”“Pleasantries?” she echoed like I had said the most ridiculous thing. “What exactly did you tell my husband to have him compare you to me?” she asked with so much distaste.Yes, there was no limit to how low she could think of me.“Jessica, I’m not interested in your husband,” I spelled the words out, and it hurt that I even had to tell her in the first place.“Stop lying.” Her voice broke and that’s only when I noticed the tears on her face. Goodness gracious. “You told him something that day and now he wants a divorce.”My eyes grew wide? The sad look on Charles’ face flashed in my mind. Was it that bad he needed a divorce?“We were doing jus
Huling Na-update: 2025-05-27
Chapter: Forty-OnePatriciaBy the time I was done replying and forwarding emails, half of my break was spent. I was drained both from all the work I had to do this morning, and the internal conflicts that were fighting for space in my head. It had been like this for the past three days and at this point I wasn’t sure I could continue like this. The overthinking had slowed me down, which was why I had to use part of my break to make up for the time lost. Not fun business at all.I closed the browser and left my office for the lounge. Quite a number of people were already there, either sitting by the tv, which was still displaying various advertisements of the companies we worked with, while others were hanging around the food section.I felt entirely inconspicuous, just looking around with no one to talk to. It was slowly dawning on me that I had made a mistake of having a really small circle of friends here- that’s if you even considered Bryce and Jessica a c
Huling Na-update: 2025-05-25
My Dear Nightmare
“Picture this Daniela. You spend your entire life thinking of how you can take revenge on your enemy, and one day, they suddenly appear in front of you, on a silver platter. Are you really, going to let them go?”
“You hate me. You said so yourself, so what could you possibly want with me?”
“You’re going to help me. The perfect loophole for me to escape an obligation. You’re going to be my wife.”
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Daniela Stevens could have been any normal woman, but the sins of her father and the endless nightmares, changed her life more than she could ever imagine. And that scar she carried everyday, was the permanent reminder of the pain she had caused a certain stranger, and the fact that she didn't deserve to find happiness. As long as she lived.
This stranger, who is her nightmare, is Alexander Jackson. He has not been able to let go of the pain of being orphaned, therefore he feels the urge to take revenge, even if it meant making an innocent person suffer.
His life and hers get tangled together, and they have to make a decision, whether to keep suffering, or to let go of the past. But letting go deals with change and trust, and that is their only obstacle.
Basahin
Chapter: Chapter TwentyDaniela's POV I woke up covered from head to toe in sweat. I wasn’t comfortable in this room yet, but right now I was relieved that this was where I was, and not in my old bedroom in my parents’ house, with Alexander’s hands pressed tightly around my neck. My hand followed my thoughts, and massaged my neck as I forced my breathing to slow down. It was still dawn, but it wasn’t too early for my cravings to set in. I needed my vanilla flavoured milk. I needed it so bad that I could cry. I got out of bed quicky and rushed to the windows. I slid them open and dashed out onto the balcony, immediately taking in a deep, long breath. I wasn’t normally this shaken after a nightmare. Maybe it was because I knew I didn’t have any milk this time to supress my emotions, or the plain fact that I was now actually living in the house of the man who was my greatest subconscious fear. He had already left for Mexico, but his presence was still heavy in the mansion. And everybody here worshipped the g
Huling Na-update: 2025-06-13
Chapter: Chapter NineteenDaniela’s POVI felt like a criminal throughout the ride. Gus wasn’t as talkative as Mike and he didn’t look approachable either. He hadn’t said a word to me apart from telling me he was taking me to Alexander’s office.He parked in the underground parking lot and guided me all the way up to Alexander’s, probably not wanting to make the same mistake as his colleague.Kathy, Alexander’s assistant, stood up to greet us with a smile when we got closer. I managed to return it all the while preparing myself for whatever I was going to face in the office.Gus knocked once and then pushed the door open after Alexander’s barely audible voice. He helped me inside and then shut the door, leaving me alone with an evidently pissed off Alexander.“Nina told me you woke up late because you were up all night reading the contact.” He leans back in his chair, assessing me from the end of the room,
Huling Na-update: 2025-06-11
Chapter: Chapter EighteenDaniela’s POV“Do you want me to wait?” Mike asked as he helped me out of the car. We were parked in front of Letty’s, my aunt’s restaurant.“No. I’ll be here for a while so I’ll just call you when I’m done,” I told him a little too quickly.He looked at me doubtfully. “Mr Jackson knows you’re here, right?”I plastered a smile. “Absolutely!”He didn’t look convinced, but he still walked me to the entrance, made sure I was inside before he left. I sat in the first booth, creating a curtain with my hair so no one recognised me. If my aunt knew I was here, the whole plan would be ruined.I waited a good five minutes after Mike had left and then darted out of the place, and picked a taxi straight to the hospital.Do not ask me why I was doing this, because I wouldn’t have a worthy answer. I was already second guessing my decision
Huling Na-update: 2025-06-09
Chapter: Chapter SeventeenDaniela's POV“Good heavens! Mrs Jackson are you alright?”Nina’s voice all but startled me out of my sleep. If not for the fact that I was still very sleepy and groggy, I would’ve had a heart attack. For sure. I turned my body in the direction of the voice. “Mm?”“Oh thank goodness, Mrs Jackson,” I heard her breath out in relief. Why did she keep calling me Mrs Jackson? “What happened, Mrs Jackson. How did you get on the floor?”Oh. Right.My first night in the mansion obviously hadn’t been good. When we got back from the dinner, I was already prepared for the nightmares I was going to have that night. But that didn’t happen, because I couldn’t even manage to go to sleep. I had tossed and turned for hours in my new big bed for hours, before accepting that that was my fate for the night. So I took the comforter off the bed and placed it on the floor and decided t
Huling Na-update: 2025-05-20
Chapter: Chapter SixteenAlexander’s POVWhen I heard about Daniela moving to live with her aunt after her parents’ death. I felt pity that her mother had to be dragged into it, but then there was always this satisfaction that hung around my feelings when I thought about how she was finally in my shoes, because I thought her living with her aunt wasn’t any different from my life in the orphanage. But of course, I was very wrong.Daniela’s mother and Bertha must have been very close, or it could just be that Bertha had a big heart, because she loved Daniela like she was her own child. Even now as they whispered and giggled while exchanging bites of their food, their bond was evident. Even now, I was still envious.Daniela was smiling cheerfully, as if she hadn’t spent the entire day frowning at me, or crying in my arms even. I wondered how she was able to do it. I sat here with all the money and opportunities I wanted, but I still couldn’t mas
Huling Na-update: 2025-05-18
Chapter: Chapter FifteenAlexander’s POVI did not have a plan.And it was starting to show.I had idolised the idea of having that girl from the murderer’s house as mine to control, almost my whole life, so much so that I snatched the first opportunity to keep her in one place, where I could monitor her easily, without really thinking about the implications. And my brain had not been able to understand that she was now a woman, an adult who had a right to her actions. I may have tied her down with this marriage, preventing her from finding that fulfilling life she thought she could get with that good for nothing philanderer, but she could still hurt me.She did. And I deserved it.“And you’re confident she won’t screw you over instead in the long run?”Fuck.One knock. Nina’s signature.“Come in.”I couldn’t see her from my position at the desk, but I heard her enter
Huling Na-update: 2025-05-16
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