LOGINALLYS POV "Miss Mariel, Señorito Leon is here," Lita told me. "Really?" I quickly went out of my room and hurried down the stairs. Before I could even reach the bottom, I already saw Leon sitting in our living room. "Leon," I called out, and he immediately turned to look at me. As soon as he saw me, he stood up from the sofa. I slowed my steps, staring intently at him. I noticed how tired he looked, and I could also see the deep furrow between his brows, as if he had been thinking hard about something serious. "Why are you here? I thought we agreed we wouldn't see each other until tomorrow?" I asked. That was what we had talked about yesterday, after all. I finally reached the ground floor, and I was surprised when he immediately walked over and pulled me into a tight embrace. The maids who saw this quickly averted their eyes and discreetly left the area, giving us privacy. "Leon, is there a problem?" He just took a deep breath, and I felt his embrace tighten even more. He
MELDRID POV "W-What are you talking about, Leon? Do we really need to be in a relationship just for you to have time for me?" I asked, feeling humiliated as I could hear the whispers and feel the eyes of his employees on me. "I-if that's what you want, then we can be in a relationship. You know I like you, right? I have for a long time," I added desperately. I saw him just furrow his brows at me. "Come on, Leon. Don't humiliate me like this in front of your employees. They all know we've known each other for years. What's more, they know that the only thing missing between us is making it official." He took a deep breath, looking as if I was just adding more weight to his problems. Why was he acting like this? He was being so strange! "I don't have time for you, Meldrid. And besides, I already have a girlfriend, and you know very well who she is. So why are you doing this now? Can't you just show us some respect?!" The murmurs around us grew louder, and I felt so ashamed that I
LEON POV "I'm sorry, bro. But Father is right. I need a break from all of this. I don't want the company to fail because of me. I'll go back to El Fuego first thing tomorrow." Kuya Zamrick's words kept repeating in my mind like a broken record. After saying those final words earlier, he immediately walked out of my office, followed by Dad and Mom. I couldn't believe they were leaving the entire responsibility of the company to me. Now that I had been chosen to lead the family business, the time I could spend with Allys would be drastically reduced. Why did this have to happen now? Just when things were going perfectly between us and our relationship was finally on the right track. Why now? I stood up abruptly, grabbed my coat from the back of my chair, and stormed out of my office. As soon as I opened the door, I saw Meldrid talking to my secretary, Lindsy. My gaze turned sharp as I remembered how she had eavesdropped on our family conversation earlier. After what happened ins
MELDRID POV Just like the man said, Leon really wasn't home last night. I leaned back against my seat, exhausted, after parking right outside his company building. I slowly got out and looked up at the towering structure. They better not tell me their boss isn't here again. What has he been doing these past few days? Whenever I call him, he doesn't even bother to answer. I slammed the car door shut arrogantly and walked straight inside. The security guards and some employees in the lobby immediately greeted me. I headed straight for the 40th floor, where Leon's office was located. As soon as the doors opened, I saw his secretary sitting right outside his office. She seemed to notice my arrival and quickly stood up, bowing slightly. "Good morning, Miss Alcantara," she greeted. "Where is your boss?" I asked, glancing at his closed door. "Mr. Mondragon is inside, Miss," she replied. I smiled at her answer. Good, at least he was here now. "Thank you, Lindsy," I said and walked
ALLYS POV "Mariel! You're home already?" Leon and I were in the middle of dinner when two middle-aged women suddenly called out to me. We both looked up, and their eyes almost popped out of their heads when they realized who I was with. "I-It's you, Engineer." Their cheerful expressions were instantly replaced by shock. "And you two are together? What's going on? Are you two dating now, Engineer Mondragon?" One of them looked so surprised that she covered her mouth. "Oh my god! So, your wedding is really pushing through? We thought your engagement was called off a long time ago—that's what Mrs. Alcantara has been telling everyone," the other added. Mrs. Alcantara? Who is that? "Oh please! We all know that family is just delusional. Everyone knows her daughter, Meldrid, is the one chasing after the Engineer." "I can't believe they're spreading such fake news." So, the Mrs. Alcantara they were talking about was Meldrid's mother. Leon cleared his throat and spoke to them in a
ALLYS POV "I love you. I love you so damn much, Allys. You are the only woman who has ever made me feel this kind of intense love. I love you," he said, then kissed me. After we finished showering, we got dressed together. I was standing in front of the full-length mirror inside his walk-in closet, running my fingers through my long hair. I gently bit my lips to make them look redder, and it worked perfectly. "You ready?" Leon asked, leaning against the doorframe. I turned to look at him and nodded quickly. I saw his gaze travel down my body, and then he frowned. "Damn! I told Lucas to pick decent clothes. Is this what he considers decent?" he muttered as he grabbed a black coat from one of the cabinets. I was surprised when he draped it over my shoulders, clearly wanting me to wear it. I couldn't help but furrow my brows at him. What was his problem? I thought I looked fine! I was wearing a black strapless mini dress. It actually suited me very well, making my fair skin stand
MELDRID POV I gripped my bag tightly. That bitch! She's Leon's girlfriend now?! Huh? We'll see how long you and Leon last. I raised an eyebrow as I called one of my friends – Leon's cousin – and quickly walked out of the restaurant. "Hey! Cassandra, let's meet Tiffany and I at a different restau
ALLY'S POV Leon took me to a high-end restaurant where we had lunch together. "We should do this very often. How about three times a week? What do you say?" he asked as he put food from his fork into his mouth. "That's fine if that's what you want," I replied while eating. "No. We should both w
ALLY'S POV "You're so hot, baby. I love you so damn fucking much!" Leon cursed as he kissed my neck. With one smooth move, he freed my breasts from my bra and shirt. I opened my eyes and saw him kissing my chest while his other hand massaged my other breast. I tilted my head back as I felt his
LEON POV I gave Brandon a sharp look as he roared with laughter. I couldn't believe she'd pushed me so hard that I'd crashed to the floor – just because she didn't want Brandon to see us in that position. "Didn't you know how to knock, Ferdejas?" He held up both hands like he was surrendering.







