"Let's have lunch together""Are you not jetlagged? You should rest, we can have lunch some other time" April tried to convince him otherwise. She feared that Mateo would discover her secret and she didn't want to put Eric in any danger."What's wrong, April?" Eric asked worriedly and his brows creased. "Why are you creating distance between us? Do you not want to be with me anymore?" "No! It's nothing like that" April denied quickly. "I'm sorry if I made you feel that way. It wasn't my intention""It's fine." Eric smiled. "Let's go have the lunch, then."Eric held April's hand in his as they walked into a restaurant and she only relaxed when she saw the choice of restaurant he picked. It wasn't a fancy one so there was absolutely no reason for Mateo or any of his family to be there."How's work?" She asked, her eyes bright and the initial fear was no longer visible."Forget about work. Let's talk about you, about
"You drive me utterly, entirely insane" Mateo's voice was low and his forehead pressed against hers."Mateo," April whispered with a pleading tone. She didn't know what she was begging for. To hold her or let her be?Mateo groaned and gripped her hair tightly as his lips came crashing down on hers with an urgency she didn't quite expect.April moaned against his lips and opened up for him, needing more.'We shouldn't be doing this' her subconsciousness reminded her.Every thought faded away as Mateo, with one smooth move of his hand, cleared the things on a near by table and lifted her up to sit on it, not caring where the contents previously occupying the table landed. April instinctively wrapped her legs around his hips causing her dress to roll upwards thereby revealing her smooth, porcelain skin to Mateo's eyes."Fuck," He muttered against her skin before wrapping his arms around her waist, pulling her more c
Mateo sat in his office, unable to get any work done as April's words from the previous night kept running through his mind. When he heard her say those words, he felt helpless.It was obvious she was in love with Eric meaning that he had two options; it was either to get rid of Eric or make her fall out of love with him.Normally, he would have chosen the former but he decided to go with the latter because if April happened to find out that he did something to Eric, she would hate him~ although she didn't like him but he didn't want them to grow further apart.Making her fall out of love was the plan. He knew it wouldn't be easy but he was willing to try. He just needed to find a dirt on Eric or better still, make one up.Mateo picked up his phone and dialed a number. When the person on the other end picked up, he ordered for a detailed background check on Eric.Mateo had long had a spy working for him but he
Mateo paced around his office as he pondered on what his next step would be. So many emotions were running through his mind.First, he was glad that he had found something to make April leave Eric but he was also angry and wanted to rip Eric's head off his body for cheating on April and lastly, he was concerned about April's feelings. How would she react if she found out that her lover was cheating on her?He didn't wish to hurt her but she deserved to know the truth. Mateo couldn't hold back anymore and dashed out of the office. According to his sources, Eric and April were on a date and he knew just the right place to find them.He got into his car and drove to the restaurant as quickly as possible. To him, it felt like the more time he took to get there, the deeper April would drown in Eric's ocean of lies.Call him crazy, he didn't care. He just wanted to get to his wife as soon as possible.Mateo arrived at the
The moment Mateo heard April's words, he didn't know what came over him and he wrapped his arms around her waist and pulled her in for a kiss. He kissed her like he wanted her to know the emotions he buried deep in his heart, one that he dare not speak of.April kissed him back with the same passion. The way her breath hitched as he thrust his tongue into her mouth drove him insane. Mateo found himself addicted to her and the worst part was that they hadn't even done anything.Perhaps it was the wine she drank earlier or the ambience, or maybe a little bit of both but April found herself needing more and craving him. "Mateo," She moaned as she tried to get him out of his suit jacket and Mateo generously moved back a little to help her take it off him. April yanked his tie off in a hurried manner and brushed her fingers over the buttons of his shirt as she tried to undo it. She didn't care where they were or if
April was marveled by how the decorations had turned out.The wedding hall was beautifully decorated with the finest of ornaments and the whole place screamed luxury.Well, it was meant to be luxurious since it was the wedding of London's youngest billionaire, Mateo Hades.April had just graduated from college and got a job as an intern in L' couture; an event planning firm and one month into working for them, she was lucky enough to be given a big role. She knew she had to do her best to impress her madame.The hall was set and the only thing left to begin the ceremony was the couple. Ever since she began the wedding preparations three weeks ago, she hadn't set her eyes on neither the bride nor the groom, she was just told to use her instincts to plan the wedding and everything she needed was provided for her.Guests had arrived and paparazzi's were all over the place~ talk about a Hollywood wedding. But there was a problem, the couple were still no where to
April walked down the aisle with her heart thumping loudly. How did her life come to this? She had come to the wedding as the planner but now she was about getting married to the groom.In the past, whenever she thought of getting married, she always pictured it to be a beautiful day; getting married to the love of her life and not some strange billionaire she signed a contract with.April had read numerous stories about contract marriages and she found them ridiculous and amusing. Never in her wildest dreams had she expected to be involved in a contract, loveless marriage.At first, when Mateo brought up the idea, she had blatantly refused and scolded him for taking her as a loose woman but it seemed like the man had expected that his bride would suddenly go missing so he had previously conducted a background check on her and found out that she was desperately in need of cash~ lots of it to save her dying comatose mother.Being a businessman, he offered her a billion dollars in excha
Mateo and April walked down the aisle towards the exit of the church when the wedding had ended and somehow he found himself admiring her. He had to admit she was beautiful and graceful and he was secretly thankful to her.Mateo wasn't sure that he would ever make it to this point. After his bride went missing he thought he'd hit rock bottom but she had miraculously showed up and saved him even though he had used emotional blackmail on her. He wasn't proud of it but he was glad he had been smart enough to convince her. Now he was eligible for his inheritance.The usher's by the door opened it then made way for them to pass through. One of the numerous photographers stopped in front of them and yelled out, "let's get a photo before the guests comes out."Mateo frowned but nonetheless he stood for the photo with April by his side. "Close the distance" the photographer said.Mateo wrapped his arms around April's waist and pulled her against him, ignoring the way her body tensed in his g