THE NEXT DAY "Hello, Mr. Brown. Is Mr. Hartless in his office? There are a lot of sketches I need to submit to him so he can go through them" Melina was on the phone with Ethan who frowned and asked "Is that necessary? I mean, that is the work of the design director, right?" "I asked Mr. Hartless the same question but he insisted I submit it to him before submitting it to Miss Alicia.""Well, the thing is, Boss isn't in his office" "Is he in a meeting or did he attend any event today? When will he be back so I can know when to come?""You don't get it, Miss Melina. Mr. Hartless is not in his office. He didn't come to his office today." Ethan revealed and Melina's eyes widened in surprise."Mr. Hartless didn't come to his office today? That's so unlike him, Mr. Brown. Did something happen? Is he ok?""Mr. Hartless is sick. He is down with fever and cold"×. ×. ×Melina stared at the address on her phone before gla
"Why?" Dominic's laugh turned into a sly smirk. He leaned close and caressed her lips. "Didn't you enjoy the kiss?" He asked but Melina jerked off his lap."I'll go get the juice for you, Mr. Hartless!" She quickly turned her back on him, her cheeks flushed greatly, her face turning red. "Or better still, I will make you some soup. I'll be right back" She didn't give him the opportunity to say anything and dashed out of the room.Dominic let out a chuckle and leaned back on the bed frame. He closed his eyes and took his lower lip in as the kiss replayed in his head."Shit! Fuck!!" He growled.Thank goodness they both pulled out to catch their breath otherwise, he wasn't sure if he would have been able to control himself. Only heaven knew what he would have done to Melina if the kiss lasted any longer.What is happening to him? Why can't he control himself around her? Why does her presence make his heart thump and what is all the weird sweet feeling surrounding it?...The cold man asked
"Guess where we are going right now?" Barbera asked Shantel and Leon who were busy looking into the iPad Dominic had gotten for the both of them, researching the topic they were going to learn in their next class."Erm...Home?" Leon glanced at Barbera who chuckled slightly. "No, try again""To see Daddy?!" Shantel asked with a delighted beam."Of course not. Where is somewhere the both of you have been dreaming of visiting since we came to this city?" The hint Barbera dropped made the two kids glance at each other, trying to hold back their amusement. "The Great Mall of Westwood!" They both exclaimed as the cab they were in, pulled over and they all stepped out."Exactly!"Shantel and Leon stared at the huge landscape they were now in. "THE GREAT MALL OF WESTWOOD" was displayed right at the top of the building. Mere looking at how huge the entire place was, one could guess it was almost some hundred archers of land. The inside was even more ecstatic! It was so huge that if someone is t
By the time Barbera was done narrating everything to Melina, the scared woman was almost going crazy. "I've searched the entire mall for them. I even reported them missing to the mall unit. They said that according to what their security footage showed, Shantel and Leon left the mall some time ago. And I've searched for them outside the mall and couldn't find them. I'm scared Melina, what if something has happened to my grandkids?""Calm down, Aunt!" Melina snapped at Barbera who wouldn't stop rasping in fear. The old woman was terrified. This was all her fault. She shouldn't have just left both of them just like that."Aunt, I'm sure they must be around somewhere. So calm down and let's look for them together, ok? And I'm sure my babies are fine. Nothing bad will happen to them." Melina assured the old woman but in reality, she was assuring herself and trying to calm down her racing heart.But by the time she and Barbera were done looking for the kids around everywhere they could gue
"I told him everything, Melina. I knew it was of no use arguing with the police so I called him and told him what happened" Barbera explained and Melina let out a sigh."Don't worry, Melina. My men will find Shantel and Leon in no time. I'll do everything I can to make sure of that. So relax, nothing bad will happen to them." Dominic assured but Melina slipped her hand out of his hold."But that doesn't mean I will stay back and just wait till whenever your men find them, does it? You don't expect me to do nothing, do you?""But Melina, my dear, that will be of no use. We've already searched for them everywhere we know and still couldn't find them...""That doesn't mean I've given up looking for them!" Melina quickly cut Barbera off."I'm sorry, Aunt but you don't expect me to leave everything to his men. What if they don't find them? What if something happens to them before they do? My babies are out there all alone. They're new to this city so they probably don't anywhere. They must
Dominic and Melina drove back home in a jiffy. It turned out that after Simeon informed Dominic that they had found Shantel and Leon, he instructed them to take the kids back home. And when he dropped the good news to Melina, she was exhilarated. Barbera on the other was more than glad to see her grandkids again.Melina rushed into the house. "Where are they? Where are my babies? Shantel, Leon!" She called out."Mommy!" Leon and Shantel rushed out of the dining upon hearing her voice. They immediately ran to her when they saw her. Melina widened her arms and knelt to welcome them in a tight hug. "My babies" Tears of happiness tumbled her face. "I was so worried about you two. Where did you two go to, huh?" She pulled out of the hug and cupped their faces. Tears brimmed Shantel's eyes."Are you two ok? Did something happen? Did any one of you get hurt in any way? Did anyone hurt you two?" She ran her through their faces and arms, turning them around to spot any bruises or wounds. Luck
"We understand, Daddy!" The both of them clamored at the same time. "We will ask Grandma to make her favorite pastry and we will use it to win her over again. We will apologize to her and promise her that we won't make any reckless decision again. We will also tell her how much we love and care about her and how proud we are that she's our mother!" The two brats were determined to make their mother happy again."That's more like it." Dominic smiled."One more thing Shantel..." He held the little girl's hand and squeezed them gently."Next you see something that you like so much just tell me about it. I will immediately get it for you. Like the teddy bear you saw today. Since you like it so much, I will buy one for you...""No, Daddy!" Shantel immediately snapped, nodding negatively."I don't want the teddy bear. I don't even like it again! Because of it, I made Mommy cry and made her angry with us. I now hate that Teddy bear with everything in me!" Shantel spat with so much disgust, h
"I accept your proposal, Mr. Hartless. I agree to marry you."Dominic was surprised but at the same time glad. "What made you change your mind all of a sudden?" He raised a brow at Melina who got off the table."I thought about it and I realized you were right. After what happened yesterday, I realized that my kids needs a father. And since I don't know who their real father is, I might as well provide one for them. And considering how close you and my kids have become, they won't have a problem accepting you as their father. I can save myself the stress of having to lie to them every time and also save them the stress of having to live their whole life without a father. That is why I changed my mind about your proposal" She clarified. Dominic was a bit disappointed. Dissatisfied with the fact that she wasn't accepting his proposal because she wanted to. She was being compelled to, only for the sake of her kids. If not for them, she probably wouldn't consider accepting his proposal.