Kendall Smith is the illegitimate daughter of Tony Smith, the CEO of Golden Magazine Entertainment Company, She grew up with her poor mother and was never accepted by her father. She became pregnant and was forced to marry Steven Adams, an illegitimate son of the Adams family, seen by all as undesirable for any woman. But what happened after the marriage was an eye open to the legitimate daughter of the Smith family, who previously rejected him. will she put up a fight?.......
View MoreAs she awoke, she noticed she was naked, in an opulent room that wasn't hers, and in the arms of a total stranger that she did not recognize. She spotted red stains on the sheets.
Kendal shut her eyes for a few seconds, hoping, praying, that this was not a dream, but when she opened them again, damning evidence of a night she couldn't fully recall. She has lost her virginity and she screamed.She has no idea who the man is or how she got to the room. All she could remember was that the previous day her mum had been hospitalized and she had gone to her supposed father to borrow some money. And was mocked by them. It was a total nightmare.Kendall searched the room for her clothing.Stevens Adam was looking at her with a malicious expression. He didn't know how he ended up in the same bed with her.He was drugged and sent to a different room than the one he had booked for himself,He was furious, he had just slept with an innocent girl and had taken her innocence, the poor girl must have been drugged, he thought. He felt so unusual and remorseful“You should take a shower”, the strange handsome guy said.No! Thanks” she said, hurriedly wearing her clothes,. “don't you want to talk about what happened last night?Kendal wrestled with the fractured fragments of her memory, trying to reconstruct the blurry aftermath of her reckless drinking.“If you want anything from me, just ask,” he said“Can we forget that anything happened between us last night?” and moreover we don't know each other” Kendal pleaded.“Sure if that's all you want, although, I would have offered you money but you don't strike me as the kind of person who will take money in exchange for sex because this was your first time with someone in bed,” he said staring at her.She was angered hearing him speak so arrogantly and didn't want to hear more. She fled, rushing out. He could barely catch a glimpse of the girl in his arms and was too bitter to care too much about her.“I should have seen this coming...I should realize by now that my life was destined to be one of misery.” she said crying.Kendall's father, Tony is the CEO of Golden Magazine Entertainment Company, a small but very powerful firm.Tony and his wife have just a daughter. Like most men, he wanted a son that would take up his legacy. So he decided to have a mistress, they both had an illegitimate daughter, whom he had refused to accept as his child because what he wished for was a son to take over the company’s business. He was frustrated and hated both his mistress and their daughter so much that he even abandoned both mother and Child.Kendall remembered going straight to her boyfriend's place immediately, she left her father’s office where she went to beg for money for her mother's treatment.She was so shocked, at what her eyes had been exposed. Tom and a strange girl were both stark naked in bed, The girl's hands were clutching the bedsheet, whilst Tom was situated behind her, panting like a hungry lion."You like that?, Tell me you like that," he said in a ravenous voice."Yes, baby. Fuck yes. Harder baby! Faster!" The girl's plea only edged Tom to increase the speed, gripping her at the waist to smash himself against her with a frenzied quickness. "God-you. You feel so damn good!" she said"Fuck me, Tom! Yeah, baby, that's it!"She was standing in the doorway of her boyfriend's room. They had been dating for years, and yet she was not the woman in the bed that he was pounding senselessly. The horror encompassing her at this moment contrasted starkly with how she felt hearing her father's hateful words.Her mother and Tom were the only people in her lifeEverything in my life was an absolute nightmare, everything except them.Tom’s family was one of the most powerful in the country. He was smart, intelligent, and very handsome. He had the attention of the prettiest girls, yet, somehow, he had his eyes on her.Tom was the light in her darkness and he deserved my virginity, so she wanted to give herself to Tom when she was ready. However, now that belief has been destroyed and scorched by reality. In the end, she truly was an abomination that could never be loved.Tom was the only person in my life who had shown her love, and care despite what others thought of her. She trusted him, and in a matter of seconds, that fallacy disastrously ravaged into a million pieces.She didn't make it back home before She crashed down in a dark alley, crying her eyes out. It felt as though her whole world was crashing down.Tina found her soon after. She didn't know how she found her, or how she was aware that She was on the verge of a nervous breakdown, she didn't care. She needed someone to comfort her and she was there. She narrated what happened,A car, shining its headlight, sped by us, illuminating the dark alley for a split second before it joined the highway. In that split second, She saw that Tina's watch was identical to the watch that was on the wrist of the girl that Tom was having sex with."That stupid girl even has a watch identical to yours?" I wailed as the pain and hurt of my boyfriend's betrayal made a dent in my heart."She did?" Tina replied and immediately took off the watch. "There are probably lots of watches identical to this," she stuttered while staring down at her watch.Tina was her step-sister, she started getting close to her when she found out Tom preferred her to any other girl. She needed to be close to her and act as the caring big sister, while she planned the best way to attack and take over Tom.Her father hated her for being a female, his wife also despised her. She hated her mother for sharing her husband with her and that hatred was transferred to her. She was treated with disdain and lived no better than destitute, the mother was very poor and sometimes her mother felt like committing suicide, her step- sister who was older than her by 8 years, was spiteful like her parentsEverything in her life was an absolute nightmare, everything except her Mother and Tom.Kendall noticed it first in the smallest ways.Bianca was suddenly… present. Not in the obvious, in-your-face kind of way her stepsister was known for, but in these careful, measured appearances always when Jack was around.At first, Kendall thought nothing of it. Maybe Bianca was just being polite. Maybe she’d finally grown out of that phase of rolling her eyes every time Kendall mentioned her husband. But the change was so smooth, so deliberate, that it started to gnaw at her.It began the next morning. Jack was seated at the kitchen counter, scrolling through emails, when Bianca breezed in wearing a casual tank top and jeans that still managed to look like a photoshoot.“Good morning,” she said cheerfully, like they were old friends. “I made fresh coffee.”Jack glanced up, mildly surprised. “Morning.”Kendall, who was rinsing fruit at the sink, turned her head. “You? Make coffee?”Bianca laughed. “Well, I can try, can’t I? Jack works so hard figured I’d help him start the day righ
The hallway was quiet except for the faint hum of voices drifting from Jack’s study.Veronica wasn’t the type to eavesdrop at least, that’s what she always told herself but tonight, the sound of Jack’s low, confident tone pulled her feet to a halt.She hadn’t heard him speak like that before. Not around Kendall. Not around anyone in the family.“…transfer the shares to my account by next week. I’ll handle the board,” Jack was saying. “Yes. And make sure the press doesn’t get wind of the Singapore deal until after the contracts are signed.”Veronica’s brows knitted together. Shares? Board? Singapore deal?That wasn’t the language of a struggling man barely making rent, the way Kendall’s husband had always been described.Jack’s voice deepened, steady and controlled, a tone that suggested authority real authority.When the conversation ended with a crisp, “I’ll have my assistant send the updated figures,” she instinctively stepped back into the shadows. The door opened, and Jack emerged
Kendall pressed herself against the side of a shipping container, heart pounding so loudly she was sure it would give her away. From her position, she could see Jack on his knees under the flickering warehouse light, Beauty circling him like a predator savoring the moment before the kill.Adrian leaned lazily against a stack of crates, arms folded, watching Jack with smug satisfaction. “You’ve gotten slower,” he taunted. “I almost miss the old you the one who could clear a room before anyone knew what happened.”Jack’s eyes stayed locked on Beauty. “If you’ve dragged Kendall into this, Adrian, I swear”Beauty’s laughter cut him off, sharp and cold. “Oh, she’s already in it, Jack. She just doesn’t know how deep yet.”Kendall’s phone buzzed again. “Now or never. Step inside and I’ll tell you who Jack really is.” Her throat tightened. Every instinct screamed at her to run, but her feet refused to move. She needed to know.Inside the warehouse, Beauty tilted her head, studying Jack with m
The city was still sleeping when Jack stepped out of the black sedan, the night air cool against his face. It had been three hours since the flames swallowed the yacht whole, but the acrid smell of burning fuel still clung to his clothes, a ghost of the chaos he’d just survived.Kendall was safe at least for now. He’d made sure of that before disappearing into the shadows. He couldn’t stay by her side tonight. Not yet. Not until he knew exactly how far Beauty was willing to go.Jack’s contact was already waiting. Raul, an information broker who thrived in the city’s underworld, leaned against the hood of his battered Jeep. His sharp eyes swept over Jack, noting the soot on his sleeves, the tension in his jaw.“Rough night?” Raul asked casually.Jack’s reply was curt. “I need everything on Beauty. Now.”Raul smirked, as if the request amused him. “You’re not the only one looking for her. She’s been busy making calls, moving cash, burning bridges. But the real kicker? She’s meeting some
The lake shimmered under the moonlight, a wide sheet of silver framed by dark trees. It was supposed to be a peaceful escape, the kind of place where lovers came to breathe. But tonight, the air was electric with the tension between Jack and Kendall.They had come here after a heated argument, the drive filled with silence so thick it felt suffocating.Kendall stood on the dock, her arms wrapped around herself, staring at the reflection of the moon. She could feel Jack’s gaze on her back but refused to turn.“You’re quiet,” he said finally, his voice low.“I’m thinking,” she replied, still not looking at him.“About what?”“About whether I can keep doing this,” she said, her tone sharper than she intended.Jack’s jaw tightened. “Doing what?”“This” she spun to face him, her hair catching the light. “Living in constant fear. Wondering when Beauty will pop up next, what stunt she’ll pull, what part of my life she’ll try to destroy. I’m tired, Jack. I’m so tired.”He stepped closer, his
The city lights blurred past as Kendall drove, her hands gripping the wheel tighter than she realized. Jack sat beside her, silent, staring out the rain-speckled window. Every so often, he checked the side mirror, scanning for a tail.“You want to tell me what that was?” she finally asked, her voice sharp.Jack didn’t look at her. “That was me walking into a setup and walking out alive.”“You weren’t the only one in danger,” she shot back. “If Sebastian hadn’t shown up”Jack turned his head then, his eyes cold. “Sebastian didn’t save me, Kendall. He came to kill me.”Her breath caught. “Then why?”“He’s playing his own game. Always has.”They drove in tense silence until Kendall pulled into the underground garage of Jack’s apartment building. The security gate rattled shut behind them.Jack stepped out first, scanning the shadows before motioning for her to follow. The rain outside was a steady hiss, muffled by the concrete walls.Inside the elevator, Kendall leaned back against the m
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