Her friend Jill is talking to her but Annessa’s mind seemed to have shut off.
Hmm.. so he is really back… She told herself before heaving a sigh and removed her eyes from him.
That Logan Contrero didn’t deserve her attention. She had cried buckets of tears because of him already. She mustn’t waste even a single tear for that cunning man anymore.
“Goodness Anne! Look at him! I didn’t have any clue that your super hot but Casanova ex will be here!” Did you know that he was coming?!” Jill asked with her eyes wide.
“Oh please Jill! Do you really think that I would go if I knew he would be here?” She rolled her eyes and started to look for the birthday girl, Heidi.
“Bestie he is looking this way! Gosh! Logan aka hot Contrero is hotter and hunkier!!” Jill said giddy as a school gilr.
Annessa’s eyes narrowed when she remembered why her friends called her ex, hot Contrero. But right now she would rather forget what happened in the past.
“Will you stop looking at him! Oh there’s Heidi!” She said with a sigh of relief while she walked to the direction of the celebrant.
“Annessa! You are here! Thank goodness! I thought you will not come!” Heidi said as they kissed each other’s cheek.
“Why didn’t you inform us that hot Contrero will be here homegirl?! Is this a surprise for Anne?” Jill was beaming which made Heidi grin too but Annessa frowned.
“Nope! I thought his arrival will be in two days. Maybe he wanted to attend my party so he came back earlier?” Heidi said with a wink.
Annessa knew that Heidi used to have a crush on Logan. But she didn’t make a big deal out of that. Their friendship was more important for her than that her ex. She couldn’t blame her friend or any woman for that matter to find Logan attractive. She hated him but she couldn’t deny the fact that he was really hot. His features was to die for and his hunky body would make any woman swoon. Anyway Heidi confessed that she had a crush on him after their break-up so the more that she didn’t care. But fortunately, her friend got over her feelings for Logan since she now had a boyfriend. Heidi still admired her playboy ex but not as serious as before which Annessa thought was good for her friend.
“I think he can’t wait to see you up-close. Brace yourself…” Heide warned her with a grin.
Annessa had a pretty good idea who was behind her. She didn’t need to turn to check. Jill poked her with a finger before she heard a man cleared his throat which made her smile a little.
“Hi gorgeous women!” Simon greeted them.
Jill and Heidi greeted him back happily while she on the other hand, slowly turned with a sweet smile on her pretty face. She raised her left brow a little when their eyes met.Seeing her ex again face to face brought her back to the past when she had the misfortune to meet him…
(Flashback)
She and her mom just got inside her university’s cafe.
“Mommy, I don’t want to meet your friend’s son. Besides I have to go to our classroom now.” She said as they approach her mother’s new friend who was introduced to her by her gay friend, Ola.
“Honey why not? You haven’t had any boyfriend though you are so pretty! It’s high time that you meet Belle’s son. I saw his pictures and I you are a good match. He is so good-looking. For sure if you become a couple, you would flaunt your natural beauty instead of hiding it! “ Her mother Lexi Quintero said.
Annessa just rolled her eyes. Many of their friends said that she was as pretty as her mom but she chose to be simple. Her mother was very fashionable and still looked sexy even if she was in her fifties. That was why her dad was still very much crazy about her and the feeling was mutual. Their family owned a lot of cosmetic surgery clinics since her dad was a well-known cosmetic surgeon but her mom never had any cosmetic surgery. She was naturally gorgeous. It just ran in the family. She was lucky that her parents got good genes. She was toning down her looks since she knew that a lot of men were only after outside appearances. She didn’t like their kind. She wanted to be liked or admired for being her. The whole her, inside and out.
She couldn’t do anything anymore when they were just a few meters away from a beautiful woman who was probably the same age as her mom. The woman arose from the chair and smiled at them.
“Lexi!” She excitedly greeted her mom and the two kissed each other on the cheek.
“Belle, I am so happy to see you. By the way this is my daughter Dianne Alessandara or Annessa for short.”
Isabelle Contrero smiled wider and she opened her arms to her.
“Wow! What a coincidence! My sister-in-law’s name is Dianne too? She is the older sister of my husband. Well nice to meet you Annessa! Finally! I think I met the woman who will make my son change his ways.”
The older woman hugged and kissed her cheeks. Her mom and Mrs. Contrero chatted while she just tried to pretend to be listening to them. Her bored expression disappeared when she saw her mother’s new friend’s son.
(End of flashback)
She blinked. Someone said something or was it her ex who called her name and murmured some words that she didn’t catch?She almost scolded herself. She spaced out since she was thinking of the past. She looked around and saw Jill, Simon and Heidi walking away. Unluckily, she was alone with him and he was talking to her.
“You look… different…” Logan said as he ran his eyes on her face and now on what she was wearing. He was slightly frowning. She could say the same about him. He changed too but she almost grunted in disgust because it was so unfair. It would have been better if he changed for the worse. But sadly for her, Logan became more attractive. He was sizzing hot! He was now sporting a stubble and a goatie which added to his sexiness. And his chest seemed to be bigger and his shoulders even broader. She couldn’t get over how short and delicate she was when she was next to him. He was well over six feet while she was only around 5 feet and 3 inches tall. She stepped back from him a little because it was hard tilting her head just to look at his face but he moved forward and held her arm to stop her.
“Baby…” He huskily called her while looking at her with longing.
She threw a glare on his hand which was on her arm before transferring her eyes at his. She gritted her teeth.
“Remove your hand!” She said quietly but through gritted teeth.
She saw his Adam’s apple moved but he didn’’t let go.
“Logan…hmp!”
The beast kissed her!
With all her force, she pushed him then slapped him hard . He didn’t have any choice but to release her. The nerve! Did he really think that I will just let him kiss me and expect me to enjoy it? She asked herself. “Baby…?” He sounded a little disoriented because of her hard slap. “How dared you?! Don’t you ever call me baby since we are not a couple! You broke up with me! Or have you forgotten?” she asked angrily. Then they heard a man’s voice. “Honey?” “Eric!” She called him and released her sweetest smile. His arrival was just perfect. She turned her back at Logan to go to Eric. “Is there a problem?” He asked with a slight frown as he had his eyes behind her but she didn’t bother to look back at her ex. Instead, she raised her cheek to him for a peck. Like her ex, Eric was also tall but Logan was probably taller by an inch or two.
They were in front of her parents’ house. Eric opened the door for her and helped her to get off his car. “Thank you Eric” “No need to say thank you honey. You know how I like doing things for you.” He said with that cute smile of his. They were walking to the gate of their house. She noticed that her dad’s car wasn’t yet in the garage. Her parents went out on a date. She smiled to herself. They still go on dates a few days in a week which she thought was so sweet. “You always make me feel so special. Anyway don’t you want to go inside? We can have coffee or tea.” She offered to Eric. “Maybe next time. I know you have to be at the clinic early tomorrow.” he said gently and she just nodded. Eric had a lot of qualities which women would find nice. He was good-looking and had a stable job. He helped his father ran their business. They export bags and shoes for men and women. She hid a wide smile when he poc
After several seconds she realized something. Her ex had no right to make demands on her. He wasn’t only an annoying playboy, he was really thick-skinned . And now he was calling again. She angrily answered her phone. “Logan Contrero? Maybe you called a wrong numberbecause we don’t have anything to talk about since…” she began but she flinched when he cursed angrily. Her eyes narrowed and she was about to hang up on him again when he honked his vehicle's horn repeatedly. She panicked. It was almost 10 p.m. and for sure their neighbors would complain. “Stop! Don’t do that!” She shrieked. “You know the magic word baby…” He said while he seemed to be grinning before honking again. “Okay I will talk to you, you beast!” “Get down here! I want to see you! “ He demanded. She sighed in relief when it became quiet again. “No! We’ll talk tomorrow! !” She yelped when he made some noise with his car
Annessa just got out of her brother’s clinic. He was already the head surgeon of their derma clinics while she, on the other hand, managed them. “Miss Annessa, a certain Mr. Contrero wants to see you.” Ollie their receptionist informed her. She moistened her lips. She was well aware that Logan would come to the clinic even if she didn’t agree. She couldn’t do much actually since he would insist as expected. But maybe after tonight, that would all change. For now, she just had to make him believe that what he wanted was okay with her. When she defied him, the more he became persistent. “I already brought him to your office because all he female patients couldn’t take their eyes off him. I didn’t want any cat fight starting because of him.” Ollie’s lips twitched upwards on both sides.. She nodded. She knew what the receptionist meant. Women really drooled over her cunning ex especially now. ***
Annessa's brows knitted. The way Logan said that they should fix things because he wanted her back angered her. He sounded serious. He really didn’t get it that she didn’t want him back. “Excuse me?” she asked incredously. She placed her palms on either side of the table. She wanted to lift it and hit his thick face with it. His confidence was beyond her. “I said I want you back baby.” The man in front of her looked intimidating to anyone. He was hunkier. He was almost beefy but she wasn’t afraid of him. Over her dead body she would let him intimidate her. She straightened her back and raised one brow while still gripping the edge of the table with her hands. Logan’s eyes went to them so she relaxed them and just placed them on the table. She didn’t want him to notice that she was controlling her anger. The new Annessa was stronger and immune to him. “Now yo say that? It was you who ended the
Annessa was smiling because she wanted to enjoy her night with Eric. Tonight was a special night for them. “Thank you Mrs. Quintero, I will take good care...” Eric was interrupted when they heard a male voice. “Aunt Lexi!” The three of them turned to the newcomer. Her eyes squinted. Her ex was beaming but she knew that it was superficial. His eyes weren’t similing at all. It was her mom who acknowledged his presence. “Logan!” Her mother sounded happy to see him. She frowned slightly then looked at Eric who had a frown. She didn’t tell him about Logan yet but since he would be her boyfriend tonight, she had to explain everything. Logan kissed her mom’s cheek and she just rolled her eyes. He was showing Eric that he was close to her family especially to her mom. “Aunt Lexi, this is from my mom.” He handed her a medium-sozed box. “ Red velvet cupcakes baked by my si
“Are you okay?” Eric sounded really worried. His brows were knitted since the driver of the car which hit them was honking. She nodded though she felt a little disoriented from the impact. She wasn’t hurt but she was really shocked. “Okay honey. Stay here.” He said and he hurriedly got out. The driver was continuously honking so she decided to get off the vehicle too. “Oh no...” She mumbled when she recognized the car behind Eric’s. The honking stopped when the driver saw her. The windows were heavily tinted but she knew that it was him. “What the hell?! “ Eric angrily looked at the damage of his car. Logan came out of his vehicle with his jaw clenched. “Are you blind? Didn’t you see us? My car is white for Pete’s sake!” Eric couldn’t contain his annoyance. “ I lost control of the brakes.” Logan replied in a chilly voice but his eyes were on her. S
Annessa’s forehead creased when she heard Logan called him by his endearment for her. Instead of turning to look at him, she chose to go back inside. She held Danika’s hand. “Dannie, let’s get inside.” She suggested. Logan’s sister didn’t complain when she pulled her. “Baby let’s talk.” Logan’s voice was almost pleading. He blocked her way with his hunky body. She had to raise her face to look at him with eyes like half slits. She wanted to yell at him but of course she couldn’t. She felt his sister gently removed her hand from hers. “Anne, I think Darrin is right. It’s high time you talk.” She said before leaving them. She was about to follow her but her ex took her arm. She flinched and pulled it back. She turned her back on him and crossed her arms in front of her. She badly wanted to get away from him but having seen how determined he was, she was sure that she would just draw atten