Nathalie chuckled as Nicholas bit her lower lip. She responded by sucking Nicholas' tongue hard until he groaned.
"I'm optimistic, you two will have a child soon if the atmosphere continues like this."
Nathalie and Nicholas separated in surprise, hearing Grandpa Jerome's voice behind them.
Like a pair of teenagers who had just started dating, their faces were bright red and they glanced at each other shyly.
Nathalie wished the floor beneath her would split and she would be sucked in, while Nicholas felt more awkward because he usually didn't act silly in front of his family.
Grandpa Jerome laughed at them. "Why are you embarrassed? You're not teenagers and you're also getting married. Just go ahead, pretend I'm not here."
Nicholas grabbed Nathalie's hand and held it tightly. "Don't be nosy, grandpa. Do you expect to see us making love in front of you?"
Nathalie elbowed Nicholas' waist while glancing fiercely. She released her hand fro
"Baby, why have you been pacing around since earlier?" Nicholas asked as he took his eyes off the laptop. "Aren't you tired?"Nathalie stopped walking and sat on the sofa next to Nicholas' desk. She massaged her sore stomach.Nicholas got up from his office chair to the sofa and took baby oil from the desk drawer and lifted Nathalie's loose shirt.He smiled at Nathalie's round stomach and bent down to kiss her navel."Hi, babies, what are you doing there?" Nicholas whispered.He poured some baby oil into his hand and rubbed it gently over Nathalie's stomach."Look, your stomach is so tense," Nicholas said. "What's wrong, baby? Are you nervous about something?"Nathalie sighed, then reached out and stroked the hair on the nape of Nicholas' neck."The big meeting will be held in two days, honey," Nathalie said. "Aren't you worried?"Nicholas smiled and leaned over to kiss Nathalie on the cheek."What's there to worry about? Whatever the outcome, I'm sure it's in our destiny," Nicholas s
"Hello? Is anyone there? Hello?"Bryan didn't understand how he ended up in this strange place. He had just gotten out of the hotel and was heading to the parking lot, after two quite satisfying sessions with the escort he hired, when suddenly he felt something heavy hit his neck.He was in pain and his vision immediately blurred and it seemed like he fell to the asphalt of the parking lot and didn't know anything else.When he woke up, he was sitting on a chair, both his hands and feet tied to the chair. The cable that tied him was so strong that it rubbed against his skin and he could smell the stench of his own blood.His head and neck hurt so much, like he had been hit by a big hammer. He also felt his throat was sore and he was very thirsty.Bryan looked around and he had no idea where he was now.He was in the middle of an empty square room. There was nothing but himself tied to the chair. The room didn’t even have any windows or ventilation, just a wooden door at the end of th
"So, when are you guys going to get married?" Marla asked with a big smile. "Your son has been born and everything is according to your wishes."Charles glanced at Gina who looked annoyed."Charles thinks that the baby I gave birth to is not his flesh and blood, Mom," Gina said in a low tone."What?"Marla looked up and put the food Gina was feeding him, on the nightstand beside the bed."What do you mean, Charles? How could you think like that? Are you looking for trouble with my daughter? Are you going to shirk your responsibilities?" Marla said angrily.Charles put the iPad on the table. "I don't mean anything, but I need to convince myself. My child will be the successor to the Frederick name and he will inherit our family's great fortune. I don't want to raise a son from another man, if it turns out he is not my flesh and blood."Now Marla's face turned bright red and Gina's face turned pale."You bastard!" Marla shouted even angrier. "Are you insulting my daughter?""No," Charle
"I wronged you," Brad said breathlessly. "I should have told you right away, as soon as I found out what Lilian did, so you wouldn't have to find out like this, after dozens of years have passed."Andy was tired of crying. Her heart was broken into pieces, knowing the whole story directly from Brad.The man even showed a DNA test certificate, as proof that he was really Lilian's biological father who was thought to be dead so that Lilian claimed to be an orphan.One thing that Andy needed to do, at Brad's insistence, was to check Leon's legitimacy, whether he was his flesh and blood, or the son of Lilian's stepfather who was killed by Brad."When you already know the results, whatever your decision, I will not interfere at all," Brad said. "I am very grateful that my daughter is loved by a man as good as you. But, I don't want this lie to continue. You deserve to know the truth so that whoever is guilty does not continue to make the same mistake.""Have you met Lilian?" asked Andy. "A
Andy loved Lilian very much. It was love at first sight and after that it grew bigger and bigger.He couldn't live without Lilian and his biggest heartbreak didn't come from the woman he loved, but from his parents, when he was forced to marry Anne.He was heartbroken because he couldn't argue with his parents, especially his mother. Seeing how Lilian accepted her situation patiently and kept smiling, even though she should have been able to protest and use little Leon as a weapon, made Andy frustrated.That's why he couldn't like Anne, let alone love her. When he touched Anne, and that was something he rarely did, Andy thought of Lilian and his little son.When Anne finally gave birth to Nicholas, Andy's soul was only touched a little, then bland, when the thought of little Leon made him sad. All the goodness and joy that Anne and Nicholas had, it should have belonged to Leon and Lilian.Andy felt guilty and sad because he couldn't give all of tha
"We're at 32 percent, sir," George said. He sighed. "With all the little problems here and there, because of Mr. Leon's men, I think that's over our target.""That's great, George," Nicholas said with satisfaction. "And what percentage of the projects, compared to what the company has done this past year, will we be handling in the next two years?""About 125 percent, all of which will definitely be our work and over 70 percent of the clients have already paid down payments for the work," George said with a broad smile.Nicholas clapped his hands. "That's great, isn't it?" he said with satisfaction. "The shareholders will be on our side because they'll have nothing to worry about for at least the next two years."Time passed quickly and Jerome Grand prepared to return to the White mansion. Trevor prepared his employer carefully.Jerome had caught a cold while staying at his vacation home, because even though he was living in a vacation home, he act
"You shouldn't move around too much yet, Gina," Kelly said softly. She stroked Gina's hair lovingly. "You've sacrificed a lot for us, so now let us take care of you until you recover."Gina smiled weakly. "Thank you, Mom."Charles did nothing, just sitting on the couch, looking back and forth at the iPad and laptop, busy working.Gina had been conscious since the first night she was placed in the ward after surgery, but Charles didn't say much to her.When Gina woke up, he just kissed her forehead, then thanked her for giving birth to a healthy baby boy, then left the room and went who knows where."Why is Charles acting like that?" Marla asked in an annoyed tone, seeing Charles' attitude."Is there something wrong with the baby I gave birth to, Mom?" Gina asked confusedly. "Is Charles mad or upset about something about my baby?""No," Marla said. "Your baby is fine. He is healthy, very cute, very similar to Charles, and also chubby."
"I refuse. I don't want to get involved with anything about him. Bryan was also my client and I don't want to ruin my ongoing business relationship with him, for Charles' sake."Nathalie stroked Nicholas' arm who looked annoyed. "You did the right thing, honey. You don't owe Charles anything, so don't do anything for him.""It's surprising, how he can be so shameless to ask me for help," Nicholas muttered annoyed.Nathalie smiled thinly. "He's indeed an opportunist. Maybe because we helped Gina yesterday, he thinks that we are attached to him.""I think he wants to confront Bryan about the video," Nicholas said. "I'm sure their drama will be very exciting."Nathalie shook her head. "I guess karma is real, right?"Nicholas grabbed Nathalie's waist, kissed her forehead, then stroked her stomach which was already visibly enlarged."Yes, karma is very real. Right now, I'm receiving my good karma and the people around me vice versa."
"Yes! Are you sure these numbers are valid?" Leon asked happily, waving the paper in his hand."Of course, boss," Randall replied firmly. "Those are the numbers printed by Gino, directly from the project head's computer where he is stationed.""Who is Gino?" Leon asked in surprise."He is one of the workers, the spy we placed on the project that Mr. Nicholas' team is working on," Randall said."Oh, that's great," Leon said happily. "Was he the one who knocked over the support beam yesterday?""Yes, that was his job too," Randall said. "Although there were no fatalities, the team needs to build a new support beam and see how much extra money they have to spend on the replacement support beam.""Remind me to give Gino a big bonus," Leon said. "And what about the other projects?""Don't worry, boss, everything is under our control. I have arranged everything so that in every project there are small sabotages. Although it does not result in casualties, the team must also spend additional