LOGINHis word is law and he says I'm his.Edward Collins is a ruthless billionaire,a gorgeous distraction in my life and the architect of my crazy fantasies. He charms and tempts...captures and claims her.Between resisting and surrendering,lies the thrill.He knows her boundaries, beautifully pushing her limits a little further everytime thereby creating a space for himself in her heart. It was just a relationship built on the ground of pretence.She didn't expect it to become a raging ball of fire and dark love eating her up with a flaming guilt. When it became too much for Diana to handle,she cried... ..be careful with my heart... ..to all four billionaires.
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O vestido azul-marinho não era de grife. Eu tinha passado quatro meses juntando dinheiro para comprar ele, cortando cafés, almoços e qualquer coisa que não fosse essencial. Mas quando me olhei no espelho naquela noite, senti que valeu cada centavo. O tecido caía bem nos ombros. A cor destacava os meus olhos. Me senti bonita. Me senti pronta. Essa noite, o Alexandre ia anunciar o noivado. Ele tinha me prometido. Três anos de espera, de encontros escondidos, de "ainda não é o momento", e finalmente o momento chegava. Toquei no pingente barato que ele me deu no primeiro ano. Em breve, seria substituído por um anel. A Bruna me ligou quando eu estava no táxi. "Ele vai fazer isso mesmo?" "Vai." "Você está radiante, não está?" "Estou." Desliguei rindo. O salão do Gran Harmonia estava um colosso de luzes douradas e vestidos caros. Procurei o Alexandre com os olhos, mas quem encontrei primeiro foi Adrian Vasconcelos. Estava encostado numa coluna, um copo de uísque na mão, os olhos escuros grudados em mim. Ele veio na minha direção antes que eu pudesse desviar o olhar. "Gabriela." "Adrian." Tentei sorrir, mas tinha alguma coisa no rosto dele que me travou. "O que foi?" "Preciso te falar uma coisa e não vai ser fácil de ouvir." "O que aconteceu?" "Não confia no Alexandre." A voz dele era baixa, mas firme. Os olhos não se desviaram dos meus. "Essa noite, fica esperta. Nem tudo é o que parece." "O que você quer dizer com isso?" Ele olhou pro palco, pros holofotes que começavam a acender. "Você vai descobrir…Mas não confie no Alexandre." "Adrian, que droga..." Mas ele já estava se afastando, sumindo no meio dos convidados. Fiquei parada, o coração batendo mais rápido. Não confia no Alexandre. O que era aquilo? O Adrian era rival do Alexandre nos negócios, mas nunca tinha mentido pra mim antes. Por que mentiria agora? Os holofotes se acenderam. Alexandre subiu no palco. Sorri. O desconforto sumiu. Era o momento. Finalmente. "Boa noite a todos. Essa empresa é feita de sonhos e de pessoas. Mas hoje quero falar de um sonho pessoal..." Meus dedos tocaram o pingente. Senti as lágrimas se aproximando. "...Quero apresentar pra vocês a mulher que iluminou meus dias nos últimos meses. A mulher que em breve vai ser minha esposa e a nova Diretora de Projetos Especiais da Montenegro Holdings... Mariana Antunes!" O ar sumiu dos meus pulmões. Mariana. Minha estagiária. A garota de vinte e dois anos que eu mesma treinei. A que me bajulava todo dia com "que blusa linda, dona Gabriela" e "um dia quero ser igual a senhora". Ela subiu no palco. Vestido vermelho. Cabelo ruivo brilhando. E o Alexandre beijou ela na boca. Na frente de todo mundo. Com uma paixão que nunca mostrou por mim em público. O barulho dos aplausos virou um zumbido. Senti as lágrimas subindo, a garganta fechando. Pisquei com força. Não podia chorar ali. Não na frente daquelas pessoas. Recuei. Um passo. Depois outro. Me virei e caminhei pra saída, as pernas tremendo. O elevador tava ocupado. A luz vermelha piscava, se recusando a abrir. Olhei pro lado. As escadas. Corri. Os saltos ecoavam nos degraus de mármore. Desci o primeiro lance, o segundo. As lágrimas já tavam escorrendo, o rímel manchando meu rosto. Não queria que ninguém me visse assim. Não ali. Foi quando alguém me agarrou pelo braço. O toque era firme. Conhecido. Me virei. Alexandre. Ele respirava com dificuldade, como se tivesse corrido atrás de mim. Os olhos castanhos tinham uma coisa que eu não conseguia entender. Culpa? Medo? Raiva? "Preciso falar com você", ele disse. Meu coração parou.The upcoming wedding ceremony of Edward and Diana shutdown the whole Illinois. Everyone was talking about the pre-wedding photos and they all anticipated the wedding day. People were curious where the wedding would take place.A day before the wedding, the location was revealed and half the population were disappointed. It was to take place at the beach and no one knows why sophisticated couples like Edward and Diana chose such a location.No one was as disappointed as high school girls who had lied to their parents the school had organized a trip. A whooping sum was allocated to their accounts and the girls were beyond elated. This is because they had guessed that the wedding would be overseas, possibly Paris, England or even Dubai. So they had duped their parents of a huge amount of money at the expense of being caught and expelled by the school. Despite this huge risk, they were not frightened of the consequences because they would do and give anything to attend Diana and Edward's w
Hailey showed equal surprise. But more than that she was happy and grateful. She had little hope of seeing Diana and also her grandchildren. As she came and stood in front of her, Diana had no idea what to do. She wondered whether to apologize. She didn't know what to expect because during her stay at the mansion, her and Hailey were close enough to pass for mother and daughter. Since she has been away for few months it was only natural to jump into her mother's arms and hug her tightly.Edward kissed her forehead and whispered, "It's the surprise" and then he left them. After a moment of silence, Diana parted her lips and spoke with her head lowered, "I..I don't know if I still have the privilege to call you mother." she lifted her head with tears in her eyes. In order to vindicate herself, she could easily explain that her sister was the mastermind but then again, she wouldn't do that."I'm to blame to everything," she began "I accepted to be a surrogate because my life was hard
The whole Illinois was thrown into jubilation in the early hours of October fifteen. Groups of Stephanie's fans that had now turned Diana's fans had come with lots of gifts and flowers but they were not allowed into the hospital.Still, this did not baffle them. They sang and expressed their happiness carrying beautifully decorated banners all over the streets. It was celebration galore.Meanwhile, Diana was yet to regain consciousness. Earlier that morning she had opened her eyes but closed them almost immediately. The doctor explained to the Collins' that she needed adequate amount of rest after being in labor for nine hours.Edward was super excited and Stephanie too. In fact as they stared at the baby boys in the crib she agreed that she could never have brought herself to murder this handsome creatures.She couldn't stop checking on them. Hailey was equally excited while Henry had spent some time admiring the new kids before he went off to the company.A while later, some of Hail
Pulling off his coat, Edward stormed into the hospital while sweating. He tossed the coat aside and immediately found his way to the reception with Hailey and Henry following behind."I'm-""The VIP room, sir" the receptionist answered before he finished speaking. "The last floor." she further described and Edward raced towards the elevator.Since Hailey and Henry were not up to his pace, they were left out of the elevator.Edward's heart was jumping in anxiety. Alone in the elevator he could hear his heart beat racing rapidly. If Stephanie hadn't been around and willing to help...his thought trailed off. He blamed himself for not being frequent with the due date. He was completely occupied and didn't want to show Diana and his unborn kids to the public yet. However,He stepped out of the elevator and picked up a steady race. Luckily, his eagle eyes spotted Stephanie afar off. When he got there, she approached him totally panic-stricken."Where is she?" Edward askedStephanie's eyes t
"Did you get it?!" Mike hurried to the door immediately Jake walked through it.At first his expression was unpredictable.Mike's heart beat rapidly each second.For weeks they'd tried to locate Lilian and somehow,find out the truth.Yesterday,they were able to find out from a blabbermouth that she is c
"Let go!..uh!!" Diana struggled with him as he pulled all the way from the roofs to a place she had no idea "Ah.. you're hurting me!!"He pulled her into the room and dropped her unto the floor and then quickly moved to shut the door.Diana rushed to stop him but he pushed her violently back to the gr
"So what?" Jake stared at Mike in horror,was he trying to play the hero here? "Do we just stand here and wait?""Yes.That's what we'll do.After all ,they can only leave through one way."Jake saw where he was heading.He simply nodded and together they hid behind a huge tree across the road.An hour lat
Just then Stephanie's phone rang.It was Edward but a surprised look registered on her face.She stood up from her wheelchair and locked the door once Diego was out.Why is Edward calling her? Weird..All the three years of their marriage,she didn't think she'd ever received a call from Edward.It means
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