MasukMaddox Laurier, the reckless playboy and enigmatic owner of Escapades, is used to indulgence, control, and keeping emotions at arm’s length. But when Iris Hansley enters his world, quiet, graceful, and seemingly untouched by the chaos of his elite lifestyle. He’s drawn to her like a moth to a flame. What begins as fascination quickly deepens into something far more dangerous: love. But Iris isn’t just a housekeeper. She’s the daughter of the woman Maddox’s family once destroyed, a scandal buried beneath layers of wealth and silence. As Maddox defies his family’s fury to protect Iris, he unravels the truth behind her mother’s death. And Iris? She’s caught between the tenderness she feels for Maddox and the vengeance she was raised to seek.
Lihat lebih banyakMaddox held her hands in his and kneeled before her. His eyes glazed with raw emotion as he stared at her. Esme grinned knowingly while Deborah gasped with pleasure. But Iris stared at the gorgeous man before her.Was he proposing? It couldn’t be. After what she had gone through, she considered herself God’s unloved child. She had never been lucky. Then how did God fulfil her dreams this time?“Oh!” she gasped and stood in a daze, placing a hand on her thumping heart.Maddox smiled, knowing exactly how she felt. This was an ethereal moment he hadn’t thought he’d experience ever. The world stopped revolving around him, and the only one he could see was Iris.“Iris, from the moment we met, I knew you were my missing piece. I don’t believe in love at first sight. Yet I fell for you that very moment. I tried every way to keep you by my side. Maybe it worked, and you stayed by my side. Every day, I fell more in love with you until you left me abruptly. I went crazy. Yet I survived it. Do y
Their bodies were driven by a hunger only the other’s touch could satisfy.“You’re overdressed.” His hoarse whisper vibrated along her spine.Iris kneeled before him, unbuttoning the top and letting it slide off her arms.Maddox purred with pleasure, his eyes drinking her in. “Bra.”Iris blushed and fumbled with it, shyness gripping her hard. Their first time had been two years ago. So much had changed during that time span: her body, her mindset, and her appearance. She wasn’t the same delicate girl anymore. After her pregnancy, she had grown curvier with stretch marks on her body. Would Maddox still find her beautiful? The bra came off, and he gasped at the sight of her breasts. They had grown so much that he couldn’t control himself.“Hell, Iris! You’ve grown so pretty.”His appreciation took her breath away, erasing all the self-doubt she had been experiencing.“I’m fat, Maddox.”He shook his head, caressing her skin with his heated gaze. “Not at all. You’re curvy and hot as hel
Iris’s gaze immediately flew towards the door. Her heart pounded wildly as she rose to greet him. She was acutely aware of his heated stare burning through her skin.“Dad!” squealed Esme, jumping up to hug him. Even the pups were excited. They surrounded him as if he had returned home after a decade.“Hey, sweetie pie! How have you been? Did you miss me?” Maddox hugged them, but his gaze was on Iris, who stood shyly a foot away from him. Her eyes shone with love and the promise of a better tomorrow. This time, there was no doubt in his mind. He knew she loved her – truly, madly, and eternally.“Yes, Dad! Please don’t go away for so many days.” Esme pouted.Maddox tore his gaze away from Iris and smiled at Esme. “I promise I won’t.”Then he looked at Iris again and held an arm out to her, urging her to hug him. “Come here,” he whispered when Esme and the pups released him.Shyness gripped her hard, and she glanced at Esme. She didn’t want any intimacy in front of her baby girl. Yet she
Iris set her luggage in the room next to Maddox’s. Maybe she would share with Esme for now. This was a new place, and Esme might feel apprehensive on her own. Having managed her single-handedly since birth, her motherly instincts took over.“What are you doing here?” Maddox strode in with Esme’s luggage.“I’m sharing this room with Esme until she settles down in this new setup.” She gave him a hesitant look.He gaped at her for a minute. His heart sank with disappointment. Did she care only about Esme? Didn’t he feature in her thoughts at all?After two years, she hadn’t even kissed him after he had clarified with her. Didn’t he deserve a kiss even? Didn’t she realize what he had gone through only for her?He hadn’t given up because he wanted to spend the rest of his life with her. He survived the trauma because he loved her.But Iris had changed a lot in these last two years. She wasn’t the shy, innocent girl he had met but a mature, strong mother who had survived a storm single-hand
Declan stared at his best friend’s fingers. Did he imagine them moving?In the last two years, Declan had done everything he could to help Maddox recover. Yet he sank into oblivion with each passing day. His body was functioning, but he refused to wake up. He had slipped into a coma the day after h
Two Years LaterIris returned to her little cottage and gasped to see her brothers waiting for her. “When did you come down? You could have called me from the farm kitchen.”It had been almost two years since she had escaped that fateful night to the Alpine Farms. Nestled in the hills of Portola Va
“It’s not safe for you to travel tonight, Maddox. The strenuous trials have left you mentally exhausted. Sleep it off and set out tomorrow.” Declan tried his best to stop his best friend. He hadn’t gone home after the case, trying to drill some sense into Maddox’s head. But Maddox was adamant. He w
Maddox waited patiently for Lucille’s entry into the courtroom. He wanted to know Lucille’s true motive behind her behavior. It couldn’t be love. He could feel how much she hated him. Then why did she want to marry him? Why was she obsessed with him?Strangely, it had started after Lennox’s death.


















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