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Tremendous Victory
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dreamywriterHey my loves, Thank you so much for the 300+ reads. Who else thought Simon meant something else when he said unprofessional behaviour, let me know in the comments. Don't forget to vote and drop a review on the app.
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The Arrogant Billionaire's Redemptionย ย ย Work Dinner
โSo how did it go', Adam asks immediately I take my seat next to him. โI would call itโฆโ, I breath in deeply giving a dramatic pause. โA tremendous victoryโ, I end with a laugh and a little performers bow to the side. He burst out laughing to the annoyance of the coworkers around us, one throws a glare my way and I stare her down, She averts her eyes after a while glare shifting to a look o discomfort, โHa, even the great Simon Valero had a hard time in a staring match against me so who are you?โ I laugh at her flustered look. โYou see what I did there rightโ, I turn to Adam and point at the unfortunate coworker with my chin. Adam nods, โeven Si., Mr. Valero could not bear staring me down talk less of her', Adam laughs again. โI guess Bella's lessons paid off' In his excitement Adam did not notice my almost use of Simonโs name and I hoped it stayed that way. We both turn back to work the rest of the day passing by uneventful. While I went to pick Ajax during lunc
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๋ฐ์ดํธ : 2024-07-11The Arrogant Billionaire's Redemptionย ย ย Ridiculous Suspicion
โCoast is clear', I glanced around squinting, my face glued to the clear glass window of the white and black taxi. The glass fogged up from my breath, Adam's raucous laughter distracting me from face identifying everyone on the street. โYou know youโre beginning to look crazy rightโ, he wheezes in between bouts of laughter. I look between Adamโs laughing face and the drivers irritable one. Through the rearview mirror, I saw the taxi driverโs brow furry in a frown and his nostrils constrict and dilate with impatience. He opens his mouth to speak, tired of me wasting time. โOkay we can leave now', I pull open the door and hurry out Adam on my heels. Adam continues laughing to the annoyance of startled school children walking by. โStop it, youโre being embarrassingโ, I hit him to stop his annoying laughter. He only increases it, doubling over and clutching his stomach. โFine! Iโm leavingโ, I purse my lips in annoyance and turn to go. โWait, wait, okay Iโll stop', he hurries afte
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๋ฐ์ดํธ : 2024-07-14The Arrogant Billionaire's Redemptionย ย ย Overenthusiastic Flirty Women
Chapter 30 Empty street stares at me as I round the bend, the street was only dotted with the occasional school child. โWhew, thank goodness', I sigh in relief. I walk towards a waiting Ajax, โhe's not there'. โBut, he..โ, โHe's not there Ajax, Iโve checkedโ, I grab and pull a pouting Ajax. โImagine, seeing Adam here, it would be hard to explain what he was doing here without it pointing to something bad', I think while transferring Ajax. โI donโt think I would be able to take it if he had ulterior motives for befriending me', relief courses through me again and again. Checking my watch as I walk back into my department floor, I see that Iโm 3 minutes late. I hoped no one took notice as i turn back to my computer, โI wouldnโt want Simon to start asking questions again'. My peace is continuously disturbed by an annoying gaze and I remember why I hurried out to pick up Ajax before. โPsstโ, I nudge Adam. โDo you mind dealing with that', I point at Miss Janet that was stating
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๋ฐ์ดํธ : 2024-07-15The Arrogant Billionaire's Redemptionย ย ย To Worry or Not to Worry
The TV remote could have cracked from how hard I clutched it. Immediately I got the call from Adam, the alarm in his voice spurred me out of be faster than I could blink.I pressed down on the red button waiting for the TV to turn on, it took a while blinking to life after a few seconds of me holding my breath.Itโs probably due to the fact that it had not been used for a long time but that thought took the back seat in my mind as I flipped through the channels away from cartoons and animation.Clutching the remote like it was my lifeline, my mind thinks back to the different times when a single news was enough to get me to uproot my life from one place and run to another.Just the news about one journalist or YouTuber getting wind about the whereabouts of Simon's ex- wife was enough to get me packing.It always ended up with them finding about my street, my exact house number, the places I worked but I would have been long gone by then.A few weeks of staying in hiding in whatever n
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๋ฐ์ดํธ : 2024-07-15The Arrogant Billionaire's Redemptionย ย ย Betrayal
โIt will be best if Miss Tina goes', my eyes turn to the person who utters those words and I fix the person with a burning stare. Although I was sure everyone was thinking that way but the person was really unfortunate to actually voice it out. Annoyance and anger burn in me hardening my gaze, Taking a step back from my piercing gaze, said person averts his eyes. I turn my eyes back to the rest of the crowd who silently agreed with his statement. Betrayal fills me and Iโm close to flaring up at them. โWhy do I even feel betrayed', this question crosses my mind as I look at their pitiful looks and averted eyes. โNot that they actually cared about me', I remember the same coworkers who said unbelievable things about me and spared no time in throwing me under the bus. My anger leaves, and Iโm left feeling deflated. Resignation dawns on me as I discover that thereโs was no way out of this. They had not said anything yet but the looks on their faces solidifies the fact that they wo
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๋ฐ์ดํธ : 2024-07-16The Arrogant Billionaire's Redemptionย ย ย Not Pretty
The crack of something hitting the door echoes in my ears, whatever it was smashed to the ground and a annoying thought strays into my mind.โWould I have been the unfortunate door? getting hit in the head just because if his anger had I not scrambled from his sight as fast as possible',Relief sagging my shoulders, I rest on the said door and exhale a breathe I didnโt know I was holding in.โTo think I was eager to see him show weakness, emotion or anything to show he was not an actual block of ice and cold stares', I drag in a breath again,The look on his face was murderous, fury rolled off him in waves and the few seconds I spent in his presence was enough for me to see the hard set of his jaw and hear the repetitive sound of his teeth grind.To put it simply, his weakness wasnโt pretty, and apart from cold looks and icy stares the only other emotion he showed was anger, in various degrees.Thinking about it, I could count on my fingers the number of times I had seen him smile, T
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๋ฐ์ดํธ : 2024-07-19The Arrogant Billionaire's Redemptionย ย ย Syrup and Cherry
Simon's POV. The fine Wednesday morning had me waking with a good mood, the merger was going better than expected and it would be concluded soon enough. My mood plummets to the woody floor boards of my hotel room when I listen to the morning news while preparing for work. Putting a call through to the legal team of SM I wait as the line rings, once, twice wearing my thinning patience. The line clicks after 3 more rings and I look around remembering it was 7 in the morning and no one would be at the office yet. I search through my phone for the name of one significantly annoying person, in SM that I couldnโt get rid of even if I wanted to. Sighing, I bring it to my ear preparing to wait the number of times it usually took him to pick up. Surprisingly, it get picked up immediately, like he was waiting for my call. โCan you explain the nonsense that Iโm watching right nowโ, my voice echoes around the small hotel room as I stare at the headlines written boldly on the screen. โMr.
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๋ฐ์ดํธ : 2024-07-19The Arrogant Billionaire's Redemptionย ย ย Hysterics
Chapter 35Simonโs POVStaring at her surprised face drove a wave of emotions through me, โWho told you to come in, get out of my office', the word was out of my mouth before I knew and watching her scurrying out, spooked frustrated me beyond words.I take in the state of disarray that my office was, my disheveled look that screamed โedge of insanityโ, together with the fact that she probably heard my conversation with my mother and I throw my phone in annoyance.โSo much for proving to Wright that I didnโt need a psychiatrist', I ponder on the reason why I was so annoyed.It was probably the fact that my mother was talking about feelings for a person whose face u saw moments later, stirring up the same unfathomable feelings I refused to give a name to.โNow is not the time to think about feelingsโ, I remind myself of more pressing issues and rummage through my drawer looking for the phone Wright had put there in case I had another outburst.The fact that he was right and I di
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๋ฐ์ดํธ : 2024-07-19
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The Arrogant Billionaire's Redemptionย ย ย Back and forth
Then Iโm marching away from him, stomping back inside, away from cool evening air and the ellipse pool that reminded me of our stolen moments together,With relief I find that Simon doesnโt follow as I hear no footsteps from behind me.As I move back up the stairs, my stomp gradually reduces into a walk, red clearing from my vision,My shoulders are slumped again when I get to the room that had my son in it,Unbelief crowds into my head, realization dawning on me.I push open the door, to see Ajax occupied with one of the numerous action figures on the shelves, โLetโs go home', his face falls, but he gets up, lifting toy Spiderman with him,I walk in, picking up his bag, and hitching it on my shoulder then I hold his hand in mine,โArenโt we going to say bye to dad', Ajax pauses and looks up at me as we walk out of the room,โI said bye to him alreadyโ, I pull at his hand and he follows nodding.We walk down the stairs and my heart stops when I see Simon standing at the foo
The Arrogant Billionaire's Redemptionย ย ย Flesh and Blood
โYour son', I scoff loudly, repeating his words.โAnd what gave you the notion that he your son',โWhat makes you so sure', my soles scuff tiles as I start pacing the length of the yard, letting some of my pent up anger leak out through my steps,โReally Tina', he calls my name, and the displeasure in his words match mine,โAre we really going to sit here and debate Ajax's paternityโ, his voice is gruff, dropping lower with each word,โHeโs not', I shake my head from left to right as I pass Simonโs front repeatedly in my pacing,โYou told him yourselfโ, it rises again, โAjax confirmed it', he grabs my hand again, forcing me to look at him.โEven a child!!โ, his face is all hardness, jaw clenched and grinding, as he punctuates the word,โEven a child can see that we're father and son', his voice is gruff, as he finishes and his eyes darken, stormy orbs in a face of fury.I try to turn away from him, to turn away from his fury that infuriated me further, and continue pacing.
The Arrogant Billionaire's Redemptionย ย ย Awe to anger
The door swings shut behind me, The noise of my sneakers hitting cement as I rushed along the driveway echoed in my ears,Drowning out the sound of the grass swaying gently in the evening breeze, louder than the sound of birds chirping from the trees,I side step the water fountain without so much as a glance at its sculpted glory,My eyes rests on those large double doors, that separated me from my son, willing it to disintegrate,Instead it does something different, swinging open, parting slowly, revealing Simon as I stomp up tiled steps.The large smile on his face was nonexistent to me, his arms open wide in greeting a momentary confusion as I sidestep him, pushing into the mansion, My heart was beating too fast in my chest, my footsteps echoing too loud in my ears for me too even regard him,To even do the simple task of asking his reason,So I ignore him, turning laser-like focus on finding my son and getting out of this largeness that had me feeling like I was drowni
The Arrogant Billionaire's Redemptionย ย ย Unending
Air got sucked from my lungs, like I just received a strike to the gut,โNo', I shake my head as my grip on my phone tightens,โThat canโt be true', my head keeps turning from left to right in unbelief as the click of the call ending sounded.I take the phone off my ear, bring it to the front of my face,โThat canโt be possibleโ, my brain felt waterlogged, my ears clogged as the noise of school children fades out.The only sound around was my heart, beating like the tick of a clock, resounding in my ears, echoing in my head,โNo', I shake my head again and call his school teacher,โSheโs probably mistakenโ,โThere was no way he could be with Simon', My fingers shake against my screen as I scroll through my contacts,The first call goes to voicemail, โPick up for Christ sakeโ, I swear under my breathe, dialing her number again,โCould it be Adam?โโBut he would never refer to himself as Ajaxโs fatherโ, my mind swirls as the phone rings on, no sign of it being picked up.
The Arrogant Billionaire's Redemptionย ย ย Confession
By the time it was lunch my head was on a spin, on a whirlpool of frustration, I sat still, my hands folded in my lap,but my heart was on fire, my mouth burned like I was chewing on hot gum.The heat bled onto my palms, drawing sweat, that I wiped repeatedly against ash-gray pants, โAt this point, I will never be able to tell him', I mused as I stared at the dark streaks my hands created, the creases from repeatedly fisting it's fabric in my hands.โIf only he didnโt smile those face splitting smiles whenever our eyes metโโIf only he didnโt look at me with such affection in his eyes'โMaybe it would be easier to tell him if I wasnโt riskโฆ.โ,โWhere should we eat todayโ, my musings get interrupted and I look up at him.Weโd been so absorbed with each other the last week yet anytime my eyes met those ones shining with affection, a wave of unfamiliarity courses through me, a war between elation and fear ensues.โLetโs just order in', I hide my surprise, the battle raging in
The Arrogant Billionaire's Redemptionย ย ย Inevitables
Time moved slowly, sluggishly, like my heart,It's sound, a turbid rhythm in my chest, like wading in mud water, dragging my head through varying degrees of shock,Of all things I anticipated, expected, planned for, this was the least of them.I didn't even think it possible, it was not a scenario I saw happening, My eyes watch, sluggishly, same as my heart at the teardrop that track Ajax's cheek trailing onto his lap.โHe's dad, isnโt he?โ, he says it again, and my head rears back in a whiplash.The fact that he repeated it, a statement this time, proved the extent of the situation, it was a testament to how much of a mess I was in.โWhy is he not here with us?'โDid he do something bad?', โIs dad a bad man?โ, with each question, his voice raises, bordering on hysterics, fat tears rolling down his cheeks.โWhy donโt you want me to meet him?', he asks again, yet my mind travels, trying to pinpoint what could have given it away,I had been very careful to never mention the
The Arrogant Billionaire's Redemptionย ย ย A different kind of guilt
For a moment I considered coming clean, telling him the truth of a son he never knew about, but the fear in my heart was stronger,So I chew slowly, bidding my time to formulate something believable, something that wouldnโt allow the serious expression his face had taken into something darker.I tried to formulate something that would allow me to keep this warm bubble we had built around ourselves,A bubble I was not keen on letting go off so soon.My head was a mess, strung between telling the truth and fumbling for lies,I had thought I was over this, relief had filled me when I found that he didnโt hear Ajaxโs name fro Lisa's lips.I finish chewing and keep the smile on my face, deciding on the easy way out,โHeโs no one you should be bothered about', it was hard, dismissing my son as someone unimportant, yet it was easier than risking him taking Ajax away from me.I hoped it would be enough for him, my reassurance would be enough to quell questions he was suddenly keen on
The Arrogant Billionaire's Redemptionย ย ย "Jealousy is good"
Relief floods my insides and I let out a breath I didnโt know I was holding in as the bell jangled, signifying their exit.โIโll be back in a minute', standing up, I head to the table they just left, clearing the pile of coloring books and crayons.Head chef had been so nice, allowing Ajax and Lisa in the restaurant for as long as they liked, but it wonโt be fair to hog a table after they were gone, so I clear them up heading to the back room and placing them with Bella's things.I catch a glance of Cathyโs befuddled expression as I enter, knowing she would have pelted me with questions if she wasnโt attending to a customer.Stepping out, sheโs done and I take a deep breath waiting for the maelstrom to begin.โThatโs Simon Valero right, theee Simon Valero', she draws closer to me and I stare, patiently nodding as she fires,โOnly son and child of Alicia Valero?, heir to SM group Simon Valero?โ, her voice pitches with the last question and I finally use my words.โYeees', โTo
The Arrogant Billionaire's Redemptionย ย ย Triple heart rate
โYou know you have to stop looking at the door whenever a customer walks in, youโre no longer a waitress', the sound of Bella's voice trickles to me, sounding at the back of my mind,Her statement was inconsequential in comparison with the drop of my heart to the pit of my stomach, the look of horror making a home on my faceโYou're aโฆ..โ, she trails off as she follows my line of sight to the source of my predicament,โUh oh!โ, she exclaims,Simon had walked in and was currently looking about the restaurant, a relaxed air about himI drop my head between my hands, hiding behind my hair, hoping he hadnโt seen me.โThatโs very fruitless, he has seen you already', I glance up again and my eyes meet eyes that lights up immediately they meet mine.โWhat in the world is he doing here?โ, I whisper yell, asking Bella and she shrugs,I quickly smoothen out my face, wipe horror off it as I face a smiling Simon sashaying towards me.My eyes turn towards the corner where Ajax and Lisa we
