Everyone’s attention fell on Aurora.They were alarmed and at the same time very curious to know what Aurora had done to the great Mr Dumont.Aurora was a very beautiful woman. People knew and acknowledged that fact.She had the kind of beauty that could turn heads instantly when she walked into any room full of people.Could it be that she had an affair with Mr Dumont?Lucien stared at Aurora, questioningly.“Aurora, care to explain what this is about?”He questioned, coldly.It felt as if someone had poured ice on his body.How could Aurora know or even offend someone like Mr Dumont?Could there be something between them?He recalled when she told him she had a lover.No.That can’t be possible.Even if he had told her that their marriage was an open one, he always believed that she could never get involved with another man.She could never have anything to do with another man, talk more of a man like Mr Dumont who was definitely out of her league.Aurora stepped forward and spoke, c
*AURORA*Was it because people worshipped the ground he walked on?That man was so arrogant!I took a deep breath, I’d have to ignore his arrogance because I really needed to secure this project for the Sullivans.I was still fuming when I suddenly got splashed with red wine.I gasped in shock then looked up to see Isobel.“Oh, I’m so sorry, Aurora. I just wanted to go make a toast to Mrs Dumont but I tripped when I was passing by this table.”Who was she kidding?She did it on purpose!Isobel always wanted to humiliate and hurt me whenever she gets the chance.I looked around, seeing people’s attention was already getting drawn to us.I glared at Isobel, as I tried not to lose my temper.My mom, or rather, Hannah, Isobel’s mother walked up to her.“Mom, I…I didn’t mean to. Oh God, her dress has gotten messed up because of me.”Hannah slung me an unbothered look.“Don’t feel so bad, Isobel. It was a honest mistake. I mean, Aurora has enjoyed everything you were supposed to enjoy since
*AURORA*“Why are you undressing in my bedroom?”I blinked.”Your…your bedroom?”“Yes.”I looked around the room which was painted in black, well, it suited him.“I didn’t know. I got splashed with wine and Janelle brought me here to change. She said this room was unoccupied.”He raised his eyebrow, slightly.”She’s not wrong. This used to be my room. I don’t live here anymore. I just wanted to come up to relax for a while, it’s not easy putting up with a lot of people.”He replied.I almost sensed arrogance in that statement but when I thought about it, it must be exhausting for him having people after people, wanting to talk to him, to curry favor from him.I saw a door, guessing it was the bathroom, I tried to open it but it was locked.I turned back to face him, still securing my dress around my body.“If it’s not too much to ask, can you go out please?”“Are you sending me out of my own room?”He asked.I needed him to have a conscience right now.The dress had come with an inbuilt b
*AURORA*“Yes, I can have any woman I want. And I’ll make sure you regret treating me like this.”Oh God.Did I treat him too bad?I just said I wasn’t interested in him!Why can’t he humbly accept that?I had a bad feeling about this.He headed for the door and left.I released a breath I didn’t even know I was holding.I walked out of the room and met Lucien outside the hall, he was already sitting inside the car waiting for me.He didn’t ask how I got splashed with wine and I didn’t see any need of explaining to him either.I got into the car and the driver drove off.Getting to the busy road, the car suddenly pulled up at the side of the road.“Get down. I have something important to attend to tonight. Take a taxi home.”I didn’t argue with him, I got out of the car and it sped off.Sighing, I knew where he was headed.He could have at least had the decency to drop me home.I hailed down a taxi and headed home.********When I walked into the house, Alma was at the living room, sh
*AURORA*A week rolled by.I didn’t see or hear from Damon after that phone…sex.He didn’t call me and I tried to convince myself that it was for the best.Getting involved with him wouldn’t be healthy for me, anyway.I didn’t also hear from Lucien either.He didn’t come home since that night.I wasn’t bothered but his family was, especially his mother who kept trying to reach him but he wouldn’t pick her calls.He finally came home one night and Alma was furious at him.We were having dinner when he walked in.“You really want to be disowned, don’t you?!”She thundered.“Shouldn’t you ask me why I haven’t been home first before threatening me?!”He shot at her.“I should ask you why? Everyone knows why! You were with that…”“I was at the company. I’ve been working overtime, do you think it’s easy adapting? I have no prior experience and if I let this family down, you all would still be the ones to berate my ass. I have to get familiar with the company’s business.”Jorge then spoke.”Oh,
*AURORA*“Please send an invite to the Sullivans.”I pleaded, ignoring how his touch made me feel.“And if I don’t?”“If you do, I’ll not be participate much in the project. Lucien is majorly in charge of it anyway and so I’ll make sure you rarely see me.”“You think that’s going to help?”He moved his face closer to mine and pressed his lips against mine.My entire body instantly went up in flames.Hot sparks of fire sizzled across my skin at the first brush on his mouth against mine.I heard myself moaned, opening my mouth to his searching tongue.I stroked my tongue against his, tangling it with his, sliding it into his mouth to taste him.I moaned again when I tasted the heady sweetness of his mouth.Oh the taste of him, the feel of him, everything about him was like a magnetic pull.I lifted my arms to tangle my hands in his hair, holding him even closer to me.I deepened the kiss, ravaging his mouth with my own as I drew his tongue further into my mouth and nipped, gently.He gro
*AURORA*It was 9:30 pm that night.I had just finished taking a shower and I started to blow dry my hair.I stared at my cellphone on the table knowing he was going to call any moment from now.And sure enough, the phone started to ring.Taking a deep breath, I picked up.His voice sounded cold and frightening and I tried to be tough.“You’re not coming tonight, are you?” Damon asked.“I’m not.”I replied.“How dare you stand me up? You agreed to come over if I send the invite.”“I changed my mind.”“You…you deceived me? Do you really plan on staying married to that douche? I am offering you what other women would die for!”I sighed, heavily. “If I’m getting a divorce, it should be because I want to not because you’re forcing me to. And for what? To move in with you? You may be every woman’s dream guy but I’ll never let myself get played with again.”He sounded exasperated. “You…you’re pushing me, Aurora.”“Good night, Mr Dumont.”I hung up and placed the phone on the table.I think I
*AURORA*I rode to work, humming my favorite song, and already envisioning a good day at work as usual.I needed to distract myself from the conflicting feelings that a certain man had incited in me.Today, I was covering the mid-day news.I wasn’t just a host, I was also a journalist.I had a lot of news material to go through today and I was looking forward to it.As I arrived at the office, I heard my coworkers gossiping.“I heard this new girl graduated from a top university abroad, HBC’s school of journalism. The boss said she had such an impressive resume.”“If I was the one who graduated from that school, I think I would have wanted to work at the biggest TV station in Madrid, why would she come here?”“And I thought there could be no one better than Aurora.”“Do you really think the director brought her here to compete with Aurora? Maybe he needs someone as productive as Aurora.”“It could be. I mean, Aurora is not only beautiful, she’s a great host, we got lots of traffic sin
Not wanting to stay here and be embarrassed more than this, Carla immediately went to the personnel department.After Carla left, Alma took Aurora’s hand and led her to the hallway.Aurora suddenly spoke, "I'm sorry, Mum."Alma was surprised, "My dear, what are you apologising for all of a sudden?”Aurora replied, "I didn’t tell you that I was going to a birthday party organized by the Diaz and I told your friend not to tell you about what happened as well.”Last night, after all the guests had gone to the 20th floor, Aurora ran into Alma’s closest friend, Mrs Lolita and pleaded with her not to tell Alma about what transpired on the 19th floor.She didn’t want Alma to worry about her.But Mrs Lolita knew how much Alma loved Aurora and so she couldn’t keep it away from her friend.After returning home, she immediately gave Alma a call and told her everything that had happened.That had enraged Alma and she stormed into the TV station to make Carla pay for what she did.Alma didn't get
Everyone gathered around were really confused.After Alma said that, she walked over to Aurora’s side.Looking at Aurora, her gaze was tender and loving.“Rory, are you alright? Hannah called me last night, I was so angry that I couldn’t sleep for the whole night, if I was there last night, I would never have let you suffer so much, the Diaz family, is getting more and more unlike them, if I were you, I’d have cut them off a long time ago. They do not deserve you.”Aurora’s nose soured as she listened, "Thank you, mum.”The people’s jaws dropped in shock as they heard the two women’s dialogue.What did Aurora call this noble lady?Mum?At this time, the editorial director ran over and introduced the woman to everyone with a smile.“This is Mrs Sullivan of the Sullivan Group."That made everyone even more confused.Mrs Sullivan of the Sullivan family, the mother of Lucien Sullivan.How could Aurora call her mother?And why did she berate Lucien’s girlfriend and seemed to be extremely d
*AURORA*I arrived late to work the following day.After the long night at the party and a sizzling night with Damon, I had almost canceled coming to work today but an important news needed to be broadcasted by me.And I really didn’t like anyone taking my spot.When I walked into the building, almost all the colleagues in the office hurried up to me.”“Aurora, you're Manuel Dumont’s girlfriend, why didn't you say so earlier?"“I watched the firework display that was set up in your honor. My God, if watching it online could look so beautiful, I wonder how seeing it in person would be. I haven’t seen those kind of fireworks before. It looked magical!”“Aurora, we’re your colleagues. Why didn’t you invite us to your birthday party? We would have been honored to attend.”This sudden compliment was not a surprise to me.Because this morning, the number one trending topic in every media outlet was my birthday party and the incredible fireworks.As they continued to compliment me, I took no
*DAMON*Aurora’s eyes rolled up to find me watching as I fucked her mouth.I lost it then.I couldn’t take one second more.“I’m gonna come.”I warned.Her eyes were half-closed, sultry, as she carried on sucking up and down the length of me.I reared back and she sunk down one last time, taking me deep inside her throat.With a roar of pleasure, I reached out and pinched her swollen nipples as the first spurts of my cum coated her tongue, while I shot the rest of my load, her sapphire eyes never left me.My thrusts into her slippery mouth slowed, then stilled as she swallowed it all, every last drop. I stared down at her, at how beautiful she looked with my cock buried in her face.I didn’t want this to end, even if she saw an end to this, someday, I didn’t.Aurora carried on sucking gently.God, what a woman.********AURORA*Damon pulled me up in one swift movement and whirled me around so my back was to the door.“You drive me crazy.”He groaned, his hands sliding over my skin.I le
*AURORA*As soon as Damon and I walked into his house that night, I felt his hand on my arm, he whirled me around, yanked me so I was slammed into his body and then he caught my lower lips between his.After the night I had, I really do need him.After we reluctantly disengaged from each other at the rooftop, we had been all over each other in the car.I just wanted his skin on me.He moved his mouth over mine, making me moan from a place deep down in my center, a place only he knew how to touch.His kiss was gentle until I melted against him.When he knew how lost I was, his hands slid around my waist. He pressed them into my back and pulled my body closer to his.I felt his hardness acutely through my dress. I winded my arms around his neck to hold on as he slowly drove me crazy and my knee went too weak to keep me standing.His tongue slid along the opening of my mouth before probing inside, exploring me as fireworks went off in my head.Damon groaned, his hands pressing harder, th
*AURORA*I knew Damon cared about me.And he was always there for me since we met.But I didn’t want to think he actually had feelings for me.I didn’t want to acknowledge it, the same way I refused to acknowledge if I felt anything more for him.If we ever felt anything more for each other, I felt it should not be discussed, it should be buried or discarded. We didn’t need feelings complicating what we had.Feelings would lead us wishing and hoping we would be together, forever. And when that doesn’t happen, it’d lead to a gut-wrenching heartbreak.And so, we both didn’t need feelings.What we had was nice. If we were to let go of each other someday, it should be when we both get tired of each other. That way, it won’t hurt to part ways.For now, I wasn’t tired of him.I pressed my body against his, placing my hand on his cheek and making him look at me.“Are we good, Damon?”He blinked, sighed and nodded.“We’re good.”With that, he bent his head and kissed me, deeply.I kissed him b
*AURORA*I couldn’t allow myself hope or claim these wishes coming from the crowd.But I couldn’t blame them either, after all, they thought I was in a proper relationship with Damon.Tonight, Alberto’s actions and Hannah’s indifference completely shattered my last illusion of affection.If the two people who had raised me since I was a baby could treat me like that, why should I expect anything genuine from other people?And so, I will continue sticking to my decision of not wanting or expecting anything more from anyone.A loud bang suddenly cut through the night sky.Beautiful firework bloomed in the darkness, like a rose in full summer, red with a love sign, and after the light shone in all directions, it was like a waterfall pouring down, rendering the whole sky as if it was on fire.Immediately after that, more red fireworks rose onto the air, competing to bloom, layers upon layers, gorgeous, and when they fell, they seemed to be a string of shining red lanterns, swaying in the
Neither Alberto nor the rest of the family wanted to tell Lucien where Aurora was.They were all mad at him except Isobel.Isobel slowly wiped her cheeks as she figured out what could be going on with Lucien.Did he suddenly want to fight for Aurora now?If that was the case, it would be to her own advantage.She never really liked Carla, she had just wanted to use her to torment Aurora.And now, she needed Lucien to get Aurora back because if Lucien and Aurora gets back together, she would be able to have Manuel Dumont to herself.She then said to Lucien, "Aurora is on the 20th floor. Mr Dumont booked that floor for her to celebrate her birthday. Don’t you think it’s high time you respect Aurora and your marriage? She’s your wife, yet you allowed her to keep jumping from one man to another. Doesn’t that bother you?”A few days ago, Isobel had seen her at a restaurant with another man.She had taken a picture and sent it to Lucien. She had wanted to make Lucien angry so he would berat
Lucien’s eyes were glued to the name signed "Aurora Diaz".Aurora’s font was very distinctive, because she had learnt from a famous teacher since she was a child, and she learnt running script when she practiced her writing.It led to the fact that later on, her handwriting combined the dignity of regular Script and the fluency of running Script, with a sense of squareness and roundness, her handwriting was refined, forming her own personal style, which was very recognizable to anyone who knew her.Anyone who knew her, personally knew she had a very unique handwriting.Lucien, of course, grew up with her.Aurora’s handwriting was instantly recognizable to him.And right now this signature was indeed a signature that perfectly matches Aurora’s.He stared at the signature for a while.The more he looked at it, the more he felt something was odd.He suddenly wondered what kind of pen was used?He already knew this document was fake but he was finding it hard to believe that Carla had imi