Selena decided to go home. Home being the mansion she felt caged in by her lifelong tormentor. She wondered why it was so hard to get her revenge. Why was karma not doing its job? She felt frustrated and now Jayden was suddenly back in the picture. He made her feel both hot and cold. She couldn't decide if she hated him or if her crush was still intact.The darn stupid kiss kept plaguing her mind at every turn. A constant reminder that Andrei Marko possessed her in a way. He could do whatever he wanted with her even if they both hated each other. She always wondered why he chooses to hate her family of all people. She knew he had a general hatred for everyone: which was a known fact, but Selena felt he had an extra hostility for her.Her phone buzzed, breaking her reverie. She took it out of her purse. It was Andrei. She took a deep breath before answering, praying for the strength to act cool."Where the hell are you?"His voice had a threatening rough edge to it which sent a shiver
Selena rushed into her room immediately Andrei accompanied Andria to her car. She felt like screaming. He was messing with her head, and it was making her edgy.Her phone rang startling her. She took it up, answering without checking who the caller was."What!" She snapped."Calm down Selena, it's just me Nicola"." Oh, am sorry, I was just... Just sort of in a bad mood" she explained feeling sorry for snapping."Well, Andrei Marko would do that to anyone so no offense is taken"." Why are you calling tho?"" I received some documents from the investigation on your father's case, should I fax it over or look through them?"" Keep them at the office" she replied hastily " I'll sort through them myself""sure. I hope you finally prove to that beautiful bastard that you've been right all along and he should feel remorse for what he did to you"Selena chose to ignore the 'beautiful bastard' comment." Remorse won't even begin to cut it!. I learned he has an allergy today, do you know how
The press conference was held in the company press room. They both sat together, with some of the shareholders in attendance. The press was taking pictures, recording, and asking questions from the workers about their relationship. Selena knew it was all scripted because they only had good things to say about them. She made sure her smile looked genuine enough."So are you going to tell us your romantic story, Mrs. Andrei? I mean you were Mr. Andrei PA before he put a ring on it right" she singsong in a chirpy voice_an attempt on her part to lighten the tense atmosphere. Selena didn't appreciate it because it put her in the spotlight. She cleared her throat and then felt Andrei's hand which held hers, squeeze a little.She forced a wider smile, turning to gaze at Andrei."Well, we fell in love while working together. He was bossy, demanding, he wanted everything done perfectly, and let me tell you that did drive me a little crazy in the beginning, you all know what I mean" she joked.
Selena stood facing Jose who looked like he had a lot to say but was holding himself back as much as he could."We can't just keep standing...""Of course, I know" he cuts her off aggressively and proceeded to ruffle his hair in frustration. "That bullshit press conference...I know you were lying Selena, you never loved him. You don't love him."She crossed her arms making sure she gave nothing away."Well maybe you don't know me that well"" You think so? I saved your life when you were wallowing in despair Selena, I bloody took care of you and this is how you fucking pay me back" he hissed finally letting his anger get the best of him. Selena frowned."We are family Jose, it was your responsibility or should I say obligation to do all those things for me. Why do you make it sound like I was a stranger you picked from the gutters" she said angrily feeling an odd gap in her chest that made it a little difficult to breathe. She took notice of the other workers who occasionally passed b
Selena POV.I hate him! So help me God I hate him!I stood in the kitchen replaying everything that took place at the office. It was degrading.I couldn't take it anymore! He took my father away from me and now he wants to break me and turn me into an obedient little pet who jumps at his command.I placed the soup Andria made on the steamer. He had cameras placed everywhere. It was sickening! Comes with the territory I guess. Like the adage says, there is no rest for the wicked.Not even in his own house. Or his office.Andrei markos. The multibillionaire who thinks the world should crawl at his feet if he so much as take a breath.He was good at taking charge_I could give him that, but now I wanted to end it all.I would get everything if he was dead anyway. I guess it's the perks of being married. To say a man like him, was deadly allergic to garlic was hilarious.Got me thinking he might be a vampire after all since he was so cold-hearted and emotionless. I wonder if I place my ear
Andrei POVI open my heavy eyes, flinching them close as the light from the curtains hits directly across my face.My body aches everywhere like a sack of bricks had been used to hit me all over. I have never felt so weak and vulnerable in my entire life. With much difficulty, I turn on my side only to freeze as I see Selena slouching on the couch with her head falling forward, her hair obscuring her face from my view.A wet towel hangs between her nimb hand. Her grasp was light and it was slipping off as she slept.I rest on my elbow as I stare at her. Taking in every outline of her.I could still hear her voice ringing in my ears from last night. It tugged at something in my heart, making me feel like I was choking on something-foreign emotions.No one had ever panicked in that manner over me, not even my family. Heck, they didn't even scream when I first got shot. It was normal for them to think I had everything under control and that nothing could hurt me.I knew she had spiced m
Selena felt the strain in her eyes. They were almost about to pop from their socket, going by the way she had been surprised at every turn throughout the day. What was he doing here? The utmost worry in her mind was getting him to leave before Andrei came back. She didn't want any trouble brewing, after their short moment of respite."Hi Selena" he muttered ignoring her question. His warm brown eyes scanned over her body in a way that would have had her heart fluttering in the past, but she only worried, too strung up on Andrei's words to even feel anything at the moment."Am sorry....but, this is not a good time Jayden. Why did you even come here?""You left me at our lunch date and you didn't even bother to reach me. Are you avoiding me now?". He accused, gazing at her warily.She frowned " of course not! I just have a lot to do and am married now Jay, you don't expect me to get around much like I use to do"."Why are you suddenly creating such a big void, making a fuss between us j
The door opened, a sought of foreboding air infiltrating the room. Selena flew up from where she sat, her heart rate increasing rapidly as Enrique stepped into the room.He stared at her darkly until she felt her palm sweating from the nerve and the guilt that suddenly assailed her. Did he know about the cameras, why was he so cold. It was so darn frustrating to get a read on him. It was making me feel on edge.She didn't understand why she felt the way she did. It was almost comical, she was worrying over the man she hated all her life, the man who caused her to lose her father.There was evidence now, giving rise to the possibility that her father was innocent if the signature came out negative.Why do I have to care if he saw me with another man? He was still seeing his other women right. She couldn't admit to herself that she felt dark emotions or hurt when she thought about it.Her eyes darted around as he kept staring at her, making her weary. He stepped close to her and she jer