MasukLESLIE’S POVThe car skidded to a stop just as the door to the driver's seat yanked open.“Les…” Saint trailed off when he locked eyes with Selene. “Why are you here instead?” He looked at me and rushed over to my side.“I can totally feel the love.” Selene rolled her eyes.“Are you okay?” Saint asked me as I left the car. “I was worried. You left the office without telling me and I couldn't reach you on the phone.”“Everything is fine.” I forced a smile on my face. “I'm tired so I will go to bed now.”“What about dinner? Have you eaten?” He supported me as we went into the house. “I made pasta.”I bit down on my lips and shook my head. I hated that I had to make his efforts go to waste but the mere thought of food made me want to gag. I couldn't possibly stomach anything.“I will pass. I'm not particularly hungry at the moment. I just want to sleep.” I walked past him to our newly shared bedroom. I sat down on the bed, my thoughts taking me back to the cafe I left.Colon cancer. I w
LESLIE'S POVMy hands shook as I shook him. He was not bleeding but he was not waking up either.“Father? Father!” My throat clogged up.“Father? Do you mean—”“He is my dad. Selene, what do I do? He's not responding.” My tears streamed down my face as I pulled him against me. “What am I going to do if he dies?”“Let's calm down, okay?” Selene grabbed my face and forced me to look at her. “Let's get him to the hospital. Everything is going to be okay.”I nodded and tried to lift him, of course with the help of Selene. Father had always been on the lanky side but I guess he still had muscle weight. It was difficult getting him in the back seat, especially with all of Selene’s things but we managed to do it.“Get in the passenger seat, I will drive.” She snatched the key from my hand, giving me no room to argue.My eyes were glued to Father as Selene started the car. I gripped the chair, my lips mouthing prayers silently. If he died, I was as good as dead too. My eyes widened when he mo
LESLIE'S POVI looked up when my secretary, Janet walked in, the same file I had asked her to deliver to Saint. I sighed and leaned back in my seat, “Is there a problem with the document or is it signed?” My hand trailed my hairline.“He…he didn't even check it. He said you should deliver it yourself.”I scoffed and looked away. “He's driving me crazy.” I stood up and collected the file from her. “I will go to him. Don't worry about it and get back to work.”“Yes ma'am.” She bowed and left my office.I considered dumping the file to the side but I needed his signature urgently so I had no choice but to make my way to his office.The culprit in question looked relaxed in his seat, his lazy eyes on me as I opened the file in front of him. “This is our operational plan for the rest of the year. Please tell me anything that you don't like so we can hold another meeting and come to a conclusion.”“Why did you bother sending someone else up when our agreement from the beginning was that yo
LILIANA’S POVI tapped my fingers on my forehead as Tiara started another round of screaming on the phone. The woman had the nastiest temper I had ever seen and it was not helping her at all in this situation where she needed to grovel and beg.I stood up and moved to the bedroom, hoping for some peace and quiet but I had hoped for too much. I sighed and resisted the urge to scream as I saw Mitch lying horizontally on the bed.I had forgotten he came home drunk out of his mind last night.“For fucks sake.” I stomped my feet and left the bedroom too. It looked like there was no place for me to rest in this whole damn house. Thankfully, Tiara was too busy yelling at God knows who on the phone to notice me slipping out. I took a deep breath as I looked around, my eyes landing on Leslie in Saint's arms on the other side, silly smiles on both of their faces.I groaned and looked up to heaven. “Can you give me a fucking break, please?”My eyes moved back to them and an indescribable feelin
LESLIE'S POVMy eyes widened as I stared at Saint. I know Aunt Raine had ill intentions but telling her to leave…wasn't that going a little too far?“What?” Aunt Raine’s mouth fell open. “What did you just say?”“If it hurts you so much to make Diana leave, then you can go with her,” he repeated and grabbed my hand to leave.“Have you lost your damn mind?” She yelled. “Have you forgotten how to respect your mother? When you took away all of my status and privilege in my family, I never confronted you. Yet, you still want me to leave here? Do you still consider me your mother at all?”“I only gave you an option, it's not the only available one. Diana is allowed to leave alone,” he shrugged.“I asked your wife for permission before I allowed her to stay.” Aunt Raine faced me. “Say something. I know he's acting like this because he thought I wronged you.”I bit down on my lips, my eyes darting around. I wanted to say something but I couldn't find the right words.Say something, Leslie,
LESLIE'S POVI blinked my eyes open, a groan escaping my lips as I turned around in bed. The other side was cold which meant that Saint had gotten up a while ago.I sat up and the blanket fell off me, exposing my breasts to the chill in the air. My cheeks colored as I covered myself and thought about what happened last night.I squealed and turned around on the bed, my heart bursting with happiness. My husband was mine completely now. I rolled in bed for a while before deciding to get up and look for hom. I found the bathroom and freshened up.I had some bruises on my hips and waist but the thought of how I got them sent jolts of happiness to my heart. I was about to put on my dress again when I noticed a shirt that belonged to him and a pair of cargo shorts on the bed.“He really had all these planned out, didn't he?” I smiled and got dressed. The shirt fell to my hips and the shorts looked chic. It was a typical vacation outfit but I loved it.“Saint?” I called out when I left the c







