Although Ximena looked like a beggar, she had a lot of strength.She fiercely grabbed Carla’s hair and began to beat her up.“Everyone! Come see this ungrateful daughter of mine, I worked hard to raise her, for her to go to college, but she abandoned her parents! She ran away with a man. She had a good life with a man while her father is crippled and unable to leave the bed, she ignored my calls and my texts. She cut off her family for no reason.”People around were attracted to the scene.Someone recognized Carla and hurriedly pulled the two apart.Ximena then sat on the ground and wailed.“What did I ever do to you, Carla? Was my crime birthing you? I worked multiple jobs to send you to school. How could you abandon me because you found a rich man? And now what? You’re a TV host! You do not deserve to be! You’re an evil person!”Carla fell to the ground shivering.Her fear of Ximena had gone deep into her bones, and she could not say a word, but her eyes wrapped in fear, showed a st
*AURORA*I laid on the deck chair in front of the pool in a robe.I had been doing all I could to enjoy my break for the past few days.And so far, I was feeling well rested.Having gotten Carla humiliated as well, I was a bit satisfied. But I didn’t want to think about her again during this one week.I didn’t know being away from work would be so relaxing. I felt calmer, less agitated and I just did everything I wanted to do with my free time.I had just finished swimming and I was currently resting until I felt the sun go down.I opened my eyes and was startled to see Damon sitting on the deck chair beside me and staring at me.I looked around.”When did you get here? You startled me.”How did he move so quietly, I didn’t notice.Or maybe I was too lost in my thoughts to notice.“Sorry. How was your day?”I could tell that he just got back from work. He was still in his suit.“Calm.”I replied, honestly and then stared at him.“I don’t think I’ve ever taken time to thank you.”He grim
*AURORA*The next morning, I slept until sunrise. And when I woke up, Damon had already gone to work.I thought about using the remaining of my break to start designing jewelry.I've been getting a lot of requests for designs lately, so l made time to design two sets and send them off.At noon, I received a message from Damon asking me to join him for lunch at his office.I felt bored at home so I decided to go.*********I drove straight into the underneath parking lot of the Mont building.Then I headed into his exclusive elevator.After the elevator opened, I walked towards his office.Just as I opened the door, I bumped into his personal secretary, Sergio.The atmosphere was instantly awkward.Sergio didn’t look surprise.He pushed the rimless glasses on the bridge of his nose and spoke in a gentlemanly manner, "Miss Diaz, the president went out for a meeting but he will arrive in about ten minutes."I nodded, "Okay." I sat on his office chair.There was a stack of papers on the t
“You were going to hit me! Haven’t I been through a lot too? Haven’t I?!” Aurora thundered.Isobel’s back was hurting so much and as she recalled the way Aurora grabbed her wrist and pushed her back as if she was such a weakling, her fist clenched.She wasn’t a weakling!The weakling here should be Aurora.She pushed herself up to her feet and as she ran to fight Aurora.She heard her father’s voice.“Stop! Isobel, what are you doing?!”As soon as Isobel turned around, she saw that both Hannah and Alberto were standing at the landing of the second floor, and were currently staring at the two ladies.Isobel reacted instantly."Dad, Mom, she started it, she hurt me.”Alberto walked down.“We clearly saw you trying to start a fight with her. I’ve told you many times, Isobel. Aurora would always be family. She’s your sister. You two should get along.”Isobel was furious in her heart, furious that she didn’t get to hit Aurora and she was still taking the blame.Hannah walked over and held
Damon didn't say anything. He wasn’t even connected with his surrounding, the only thing on his mind was the hug.The others thought that since he didn’t react to Gary’s words, it was okay to talk about Aurora like that.They laughed and one man said to Gary.“Deal with her? You punk! You just want to have a taste of her!”They laughed again.Gary continued.”She is a promiscuous woman and hence, she needs to be tamed. I can tame her.”“Let’s bet on it, give me three days and I’ll fuck the heck out of Aurora. I can even bring you guys video recording if you want.”And her name snapped Damon back to reality.He heard the last thing Gary had said.In the next second, he suddenly turned around.A blow landed on Gary’s cheek.Gary was punched to the ground in a daze.Damon stepped forward and grabbed Gary’s collar, "What did you say?! What did you just say about her?”“Nothing! Nothing! I’m sorry.”Gary panicked.“Aurora isn’t that kind of woman. Whatever you all saw today doesn’t matter! S
At night, Aurora tossed and turned and couldn't sleep.What did Lucien words mean?She wrote all that in her diary?When?Aurora got up early in the morning.When she went to the dinning room for breakfast, she ran into Lucien.Lucien’s eyes seemed to flash with a hint of an unknown emotion when he saw Aurora.“You were the one who drove me home yesterday?"Aurora nodded, sat down and started eating breakfast, "You were drunk, Caden called me."Lucien was silent for a moment, "Next time I'll tell them that we're separated so that they won’t bother you."Aurora’s expression was faint, "As you wish."Lucien stared at her face.She had just gotten up, no make up, and looked nothing like her usual sophisticated self.When she put on makeup brightly, she looked like a seductive vixen.But without makeup, she looked pure and innocent like the girl he had grew up with.After shaking his head for a moment, he said, "The post on the internet, you were right, it was Carla who leaked the news. I
“I don’t want to be with him. Nothing happened between us last night. I only took him home.”Aurora clarified.After all, it was part of the rules that they wouldn’t share each other with other people.The corner of Damon’s mouth hooked out with a touch of sarcasm.“You really know your way around men.” He tilted up her chin.“What? Lucien couldn’t satisfy you last night so you came back to me?!”Aurora’s eyes quickly went cold.”Do not insult me! I told you, nothing happened.”Damon’s handsome brows furrowed, his eyes deep and dark, hiding storm clouds.Aurora was still in her signature surly smile, and her voice was soulful and enticing, "Also, my relationship with you is not enough for me to explain everything I do to you. As long as I abide by the rules, you have no reason to interrogate me like this. We’re just sex buddies! I did not break any rule and you have no right to be so upset!”“Of course, if you’re tired of this, you can end this relationship at any time and I'll move out
Later that day, Aurora was still feeling bothered, she was still unable to reach him but suddenly, her phone rang.She jumped seeing that he was the one calling.She looked at her cell phone for a few seconds in deep thought.When she picked up, she didn't speak first.After a few minutes of silence, a low voice came from the other end of the phone, "So if I don’t come to you, you won’t come to me? Is that so?”Aurora ignored that question.”The posts on the internet. The videos, pictures. Was it your doing?”She had lost hope with the public seeing anything good in her.She had just wanted the news to pass on its own.But now, she could host the news again?She was very happy.“Yes.”He confirmed.“Thank you so much,”She murmured.“What I did cost me a lot of money and resources. And as usual, you’re going to want to pay me back so how will you thank me?”She smiled.”I'll buy you dinner tonight."“Okay.”He agreed.She jumped off the bed and started to get dressed, excitedly.She felt s
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