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Chapter 16
"Sure. It will be my pleasure."
"Just kick it off already." She rolled her eyes impatiently."Did you see that look on Richard's face?" He asked thoughtfully.
"Excuse me? What look?"
"That look when I kissed you at the restaurant?"
"What?" She blushed violently. He's not going down that lane again is he?
"Just answer me."
"What has this got to do with my business and why the fuck the creep is here?"
"Just answer me." He repeated.
"No, I didn't. My back was to him obviously and.."
"And your eyes were closed when I was kissing you. Oh, what a shame! That kiss wasn't meant for you to enjoy Miss Blackmore."
"Wilhelm!" She felt mocked and insulted.
"Oh, but you saw his face after you regained the breath I stole away from you. You were doing that with your head on my chest and I thought that was cheesy but anyway. Tell me what you saw."
Destiny looked flustered. She bit
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"Blackmore corp owns 60 percent of its properties and 40 by shareholders? Wow, that's impressive." Wilhelm recounted the brief dits Destiny presented."Yes. Are you jealous?" She smiled, pride lacing her voice.Wilhelm's eyes danced. "Oh, no-no. Why should I? My business is booming every day. I'm happy.""Great!""So you mean we're going to travel next week?" He asked, rubbing his stubbles thoughtfully."Yes and we're starting from Australia.""To New York, London, Asia, Russia, and..where else?" He asked."Paris." Destiny smiled. Though it's strictly business, she's happy she'd be traveling around the world again."It's going to take a year trust me.""No. Just a few weeks." She corrected him."It means we're not going to rest then.""Of course everyone will have a night's sleep.""I mean a little exploring. You get what I mean?""If that was the reason why w
Beneath Her Chapter 18
As if her encounter with Richard wasn't enough, Dennis confronted her at dinner about it."Are you dating that Wilhelm guy, Destiny?"Destiny paused working her cutleries and stared at her grandpa. Without a word, she went back to eating."Is that why you broke up with Richard and fired him?" Dennis went on.Destiny dropped her cutleries. " You eavesdropped on our conversation earlier didn't you?""I don't know about anything you two discussed." He avoided eye contact."You've been talking to him then.""You chose not to talk to him again. I didn't pledge that oath now did I?.""You sure didn't but soon he's going to manipulate you to gang up on me.""I was never on your side.""Yes. Correct." Destiny bit her bottom lip harshly as she nodded."The young man is pleading—""I don't want to hear it." She cut him off sternly."Right." Dumbfounded, he chuckled silently. "What do
Beneath Her Chapter 19
"Had a rough night, baby?"Destiny staggered back and raised her gaze, wondering why the man would suddenly talk to her in that manner and refer to her as 'baby.'Wilhelm.He was in a conversation with a man who has his back facing her but not for longer.He turned to Destiny and they both frowned at each other."What did he just say?" Richard inquired sharply.She looked at Wilhelm then back to Richard. 'Baby?' Slowly, realization dawned on her. In front of her is her new reality. She had to fall into character when she was less ready."I should be picking you up henceforth." Wilhelm padded to her and caressed her cheeks with the pad of his thumb. "Get rid of the astounded look and start acting." He whispered underneath his breath.She gulped, nodded a few times, and inhaled."Good. Now action." He took a step back from her."No, it's fine." She said,"I'm not taking No. I'm pic
Beneath Her Chapter 20
There he is, tall and perfectly built in all the right places, breathing down her neck and messing her senses up with his intoxicating exotic cologne while refusing to pay heed to what she wanted from him.She asked for some time alone."Yes, Tiny." He boyishly grinned at her."What are you doing here? I thought I..""Yes. I remember you said you wanted a quiet time, not some fresh air from me.""That is not the case.""Well then what is it?""You should leave.""Wait. Are you here to plot slutty Rebecca's death? Well, that's good. Think before you leap. Well, is that not it?""Goodness sake what do you want man?!" She screamed, snapping at him."Let's get on with our arrangement. You called me last night, remember?""I don't feel like doing it anymore.""Not happening. You already gave me your word. You called me willingly, remember?""Yes I did but I beg to take it back. Yo
Beneath Her Chapter 21
He said she shouldn't be worried about Arabella but the hell she was. More now since she's going to her place for the first time after learning that they are related.Parking her car, she walked to the door and waited after knocking on it to be led in.A second turned to minutes and no one came to open the door for her. With all patience drained, all she wanted to do is break in and cause a scene but she remembered. No one deserves her anger from the most excruciating week ever except for the dark haired man with rare aquamarine eyes.Reaching her hand out to turn the knob, it opened, leaving her hand in mid-air.The door is now open but no way to get in. Standing at the entrance is Arabella, blocking her way in with a jaw that was almost sweeping the floor for reasons she's yet to know.Destiny snapped her fingers before her and as if in a trance, she blinked."Oh hello. Who are you and what have you done to my
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"You've met my brother finally!" Ara gushed out. "Tell me, what do you think of him? I was right wasn't I?""About what exactly?""That he's hot and so freaking handsome.""I wasn't enthralled.""I don't think so but anyway, tell me about how it went."She sighed. "Ara?""Mmm""Do you remember rule number 9?""I don't. Enlighten me." She batted her long natural lashes at her."Rule number nine says our families are a no-go area. Nothing amorous can go on so stop wishing for it.""The last time I checked, that was Lee and Elle's preposterous rule in the kissing booth.""Yes.""In case you've forgotten, that rule was later broken if we had any at all."Destiny sighed. "Just stop trying to work us up already. It won't work." If only she knows how of a dick her brother is. She glanced back, hoping that Arabella's mom comes back quickly. She was hungry and mostly want to be saved from
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"Are you okay? We can go to my room then we can talk." Ara suggested."It's okay. I'm just going to help clean up.""You don't have to do that.""Of course I have to. It's the only thing I can do after being served such amazing food." Then she walked away.After everyone had eaten, Destiny helped to clear the table with Arabella's mom."Hey, it's fine. You don't have to." Isabella tried to stop her."No. I want to." She said and moved to the sink."Destiny—""Please mom, I want to.""Alright then." Isabella hesitated before finally leaving.She began to load the dishwasher when Ara stepped into the kitchen. She watched her quietly and Destiny, who knew that she was being watched, waited for her to say what she wanted to say."I want to help." She picked a tablecloth to wipe off the counter while Destiny soaks the pots."You look sullen." Ara began. "I could come with you
Beneath Her Chapter 24
Destiny spent the entire night going over the internet and taking tutorials on the recipes she googled on YouTube. Because of that, she had just a few hours of sleep."I'll be making dinner for us tomorrow. Please don't reject it." She had said to Dennis when she returned from the Abbey's yesterday.Dennis didn't reply but she's counting on him not to disappoint her.During the day, she was finally sure of what to make. She went grocery shopping then after, dismissed all the cooks.Starting a relationship with the kitchen proved more difficult than she had imagined but it was a challenge and she was determined to pull through.
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