Gerald didn’t believe that I had moved on from him that fast. Well, it was true. I still love him, but I have to be strong if I want to get my revenge.
As soon as I went inside of the house, Emma was sitting in the living room while her arms crossed on her chest. I was going to pretend that I didn’t see her when she stopped me.
“Did you receive the news?” Emma asked mockingly.
I glanced at her and then raised my brow. “What is it this time, Emma?”
I’m tired of getting into an argument with her!
“Well, I will be your Boss now,” Emma replied. She raised her chin up proudly.
I felt like my blood ran down my feet as I heard the news from Emma. My eyes widened as my heart started to beat faster.
“What are you talking about?” I almost stutter.
“Well, from now on, my position in the company is higher than you. So you should call me Boss now,” she smirked. “Poor Selina, the position that you've been aiming for ever since before was now mine.”
“No! It can’t be!” I shouted.
My eyes started to welled up with tears when our Mom, Jessica went down the stairs and saw us arguing again.
“Yes, Selina. I already chose her to be the Senior Executive which is under you.”
“B-but Mom! I am older and have more experience than her!”
“Yes, you have more experience, Selina. But your attitude is bad, and you can’t be in a higher position with that kind of attitude.”
“Mom! I told you that Emma had an affair with my fiance! Can’t you see? I slapped her because of anger! Because she was a b*tch!”
“Selina!” Mom shouted. “How dare you call your sister like that?! That’s the reason why you can’t be a Senior Executive! Because of that fishy attitude.”
I sobbed and sniffed as tears started to run down my face again. I thought being cheated on by my boyfriend and my own sister will be the hardest thing in my life, but now I realized that it is more painful to have a mother who has favoritism.
“Change your decision,” she said, gritting her teeth. “Change your decision or else I will leave this house!”
But then, Mom remained her straight face. She seemed to have already decided. I sighed and then smiled bitterly.
“So you won’t change your mind?” Bitterness welled up my throat.
“Who are you to ask me to change my mind?” she asked.
“Alright, that’s what you said.” I shouldn't have hoped that my mother would side with me. After all, Emma was her favorite while I never ever once received love from her.
Without hesitation, I immediately packed up my luggage and left. I didn’t know where I would stay but as long as I already left that house, I will just think about that later.
I ended up staying at a hotel. Because I don’t have friends to stay with. Barbara is living with her boyfriend and I can’t stay there with them. For three days, I stayed in the hotel and it cost me too much although I don’t have a choice. Until Harold called me.
“Hello?”
“Hey, Selina, this is Harold.”
“Oh! I thought you weren’t going to call me. What is it?”
“We have to meet right now.”
“What?”
“Remember about what we talked about? About marriage.”
God, I remembered! And it has been bothering me ever since the first day. I guess I really have to talk about it with him personally.
“Alright, I’ll be there. Just send me where we are going to meet.”
Not that long, Harold sent me the name of the restaurant where we will meet. After work, I went straight to the restaurant because we planned to meet at 7 p.m.
As soon as I got there, I saw him sitting on one of the tables while sipping on a glass of wine. He was exceptionally, undeniably handsome but well, I can’t marry someone that I didn’t love.
I sat in front of him and then smiled.
“Good evening, did you already order food?” I asked.
“Yeah, I did. It’s about to be served by now,” he replied.
“Hmm, about what happened to us that night… can we consider it just a one-night stand?” I bit my lower lip and then sighed. “You know… I didn’t actually mean to marry you. Yes, you are handsome and look like a wealthy guy but I don’t marry someone if it’s not because of love.”
But his reaction remained the same. He narrowed his eyes and then leaned towards me.
“You can’t take back what you have said.”
“Excuse me, what?”
“I was serious when I told you that I want to marry you.”
“But… don’t you think it’s too fast?”
“We will get married, whether you like it or not.”
My eyes widened and I quickly stood up from my seat. “No, I won’t marry you!”
Instead of waiting for him to answer, I immediately walked away from the table. It was enough. I’ve already explained my side to a mad man like him. If Gerald was a fool for cheating with me, then this man is mad for wanting to marry me just after a one-night stand!
But right after I closed the glass door, someone caught my hand and dragged me.
“Hey! Hey! What the heck are you doing to me?!”
“You have to marry me,” Harold said.
With that, I had nothing to do but to go with him.
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Harold dragged me to Las Vegas. I didn’t like the idea that we will be marrying just after a one-night stand, but thinking about it, I can use him… I have nowhere to live because I left our house. And I want to get my revenge… so I have decided. I had fun with him in Vegas. We got married and enjoyed the whole night. I tried to forget all of my problems. I’ll just think of a way to divorce him in the future!“Where’s your house? I can give you a lift there,” he asked. We’re on our way back, when he asked.
I bit my lips and then glanced at him. He was busy driving while his jawline clenched. Damn this man, he’s so hot!
“Well, to be honest I am currently homeless. You can drop me to Gilmore Hotel, I’m staying there.”
“Oh, then go home with me after we get your luggages in the hotel,” he replied.
“W-what?”
Harold glanced at me and then smirked. “Since we’re married, we can live together on the same roof, right?”
When we finally arrived at Harold’s house, I was surprised to see it. Because it wasn’t just a simple house, but a villa! From the outside, there was an average size modern house with black and white color. There aren't many decorations aside from the pool and a garden. “I didn’t see your villa that night. Now I realized how beautiful your villa is,” I said while looking at his villaHarold glanced at me. “Yeah, we’re busy kissing that night. You didn’t see my house.”I almost choked from my own saliva upon hearing that. He was right about that, we were too busy kissing each other that night and… of course, I was tipsy!As soon as we entered his house, that’s when I appreciated the simplicity and beauty of it. Just like on the outside and in his bedroom, it was all black and white. A minimalist style for a guy like him. And what made the house lighten up is when I heard a dog.A white pomeranian runs towards Harold. The puppy barks at him as it wiggle its tail.“Whoa! Is that your do
Harold’s POV:After Selina and I ate the dinner that she prepared for me, she quickly went to the guest room that was just next to my room. I wanted her to stay in my bedroom but she wanted a separate room. Seeing her wearing my loose shirt that looked like a dress on her made me damn hard. Her creamy, flawless legs were so hot, I could kiss and lick them forever. She was oozing hot! I wanted to make out with her but she declined, so I just let her go. Maybe, she wasn’t comfortable with me yet and I can’t force a woman if she didn’t want it.As I sat down on my swivel chair, I took my phone and dialed the number of one of my men, Roger.“Hello, Roger?”“Good evening, Sir! What can I do for you?”“I need you to do something for me,” I said. “Please do a background check on Selina Woodward. I’ll send you her photo.”“Will do, Sir!”After talking to Roger, I quickly sent him Selina’s photo. Not that long, Roger sent me Selina’s background. I sighed as I checked her details. Selina is ju
“How could you say that to your own daughter?” I asked my Dad.I couldn't believe that I was hearing those words from him. Like I am not part of this family. How could he be so ruthless towards me? Ever since Emma and I were a child, I have always neglected. Never once have they become so proud of me even after I got a lot of achievements. “Just accept my decision, Selina. And go back to work!”“Dad…”“Just go, Selina! I don’t want to hear your complaints! Do your best and I might see your capabilities!”Even though I wanted to try arguing with him, to prove that I am right, that I am more capable of that position, I just stopped. Because I know that no matter what I say, he would never get on my side, ever!I dropped my shoulders and turned my back to him. Instead, I returned to my seat as soon as I entered the office. Thankfully, they are done celebrating for Emma and Gerald. I can’t take seeing them celebrating for a success that was never worked hard for. Emma didn’t do anything
Harold POV:I quickly rushed Susie into the Vet. Susie is three years old and she has never once become sick like this. I didn’t know what Selina did to her to make her situation like this. I’m worried sick while waiting for the waiting area as the Vet checked on Susie. She was the only one I had, I can’t afford losing Susie. Not that long, the Vet went out of the room. I immediately stood up to go to her. She took out her gloves and pulled down her mask.“She’s fine now, we gave her an IV and antibiotics,” the Vet said. “We have to admit her here tonight until tomorrow morning so we can check on her.”“Thank you, Doc. May I know the reason why she vomited like that?”“Well, it's expired dog food. That’s what the lab result showed,” she replied. “But you don’t have to worry now. You have to be more careful next time.”My mouth gaped, I just nodded. That dog food… I gave her that earlier this morning before I left the villa. And I didn’t even check its expiration date. I forgot that I
I already lost all my hope that I could survive this when the drunk man pushed me on the ground. Even though I tried to crawl away from him, I wasn’t able to escape when he pinned me down. My body was trembling, my heart was beating so fast. I still tried to beg for mercy but they seemed to be out of their minds.When he was about to lower his head to kiss me, someone took him away from me. He pulled the man up and then punched him in the face. I was terrified, I couldn’t see what was happening properly but I knew that the man was punching them. Until he defeated them all by himself. That’s when I realized who it was. It was Harold. He helped me get up from my feet while I still cry because of fear.“Are you OK? Why are you here anyway? God, Selina! You made me worry!” he exclaimed.And because he shouted at me, I quickly ran away from him. I even heard him call me but I didn’t look back. When I finally reached my car, I hopped in and drove my way to Barbara’s house. I have nowhere
Emma seemed surprised by what Lillian whispered to her. To be honest, I’ve heard about Dorian before. He’s a wealthy businessman. Maybe that was the reason why Emma looked surprised? But why is Harold with a businessman like him when he’s a surgeon?Not that long, the owner of the restaurant came. He was even shocked to see Dorian and Harold standing right before us.“D-dorian, H-harold, what are you doing here?” The owner asked.“These two women are harassing your customers,” Dorian pointed at Lillian and Emma.“What are you saying?!” Emma asked. Her eyes widened.“And this woman that they were harassing is my wife.” This time, Harold held my hand and then pulled me closer to him. Emma and Lillian gasped in surprise. They couldn't believe what they just heard.“What the hell are you saying? How did you become her husband?!” Emma shouted.“Do we have to show you our marriage contract then?” Harold asked. “If you want to save this restaurant, ban these two women here,” Dorian said.
After I called the cab to drive me to Harold’s villa, I got inside and looked out the window to reflect on things that had happened to me in almost two weeks.I never imagined it would be like this for me, my whole world turned around so fast and messy.Watching the cars outside the window, I felt my cell phone vibrate from the pocket of my pants. I immediately saw Jessica's number flashing on the screen.“Why is she calling?” I murmured.When I answered the phone, I heard my mother’s shouting voice from the background.“Selina!” Mom shouted. “How did you manage to bully Emma?!”“The news was fast, Mom? You’ve got it right away?”“And you're really even able to make a joke, Selina? Are you mocking me? I can't believe it! You're the older sister, you shouldn't have done that to her!”“I'm sure you don't know the real reason why this happened to you. It wasn't me who did that to her, it was my husband.”“Husband?!”“Yes. And I don't need to explain myself to you, Mom. I know that even
After two days of just cleaning and taking care of Susie, I decided to get out of Harold’s house to start looking for a job. Just like what I said, I don’t want to be a burden to Harold and to hear awful things from him someday. I can sense that he will count all of the things that he was giving me once he started to realize it. And more because I am just using him for my revenge. Once he finds out, he’ll surely be enraged in anger.“Sweet Café, Miss! Grandma! Sweet Café!”And after a week of trying to find a job, I didn’t land any. It was hard because of the surname I have. And I can feel that my father has something to do with it. Especially when three companies rejected me all at once right after seeing my C.V. I’m sure that he did some trick to stop them from hiring me. I can’t believe that my own father would do that to me.So I decided to get a lower paying job, which is giving out flyers on the street. Just a temporary job so I can save money. And to not rely on Harold the whol