David Cruz is the youngest billionaire bachelor in their generation. David owned different businesses, such as a five-star hotel and restaurant, one of the most famous malls in the country, and a law firm. At a young age, David managed to build his own empire, making him the most influential and popular bachelor.
Aside from that, in the underground world, David was called a Mafia Lord. He also has a shark loan business. Everyone feared David because of his viciousness. He was also cunning and short-tempered. But before that, David was gentle, understanding, and sweet. But it fades away after his break up with his long-time girlfriend.
David proposed to her girl. But the woman rejected his proposal and embarrassed him in front of many people. She left David while he was on his knees.
David thought, ‘Maybe she was just pressured. I should have asked her hand in private.’
The other day, David went to Stacey’s house. He planned to propose to his girlfriend again and will ask her hand in marriage, privately. But David was surprised instead. He caught his girlfriend sleeping next to another guy, naked. David couldn’t believe what he was seeing. David beat the guy into a pulp and broke up with Stacey.
After what happened to his past relationship, David promised himself that he would never have a serious relationship again. Instead, he will just play with the girls.
After six months, Geneva returns home when she hears about the break up of her son David and his long-time girlfriend, Stacey.
Geneva asked his son to get back to Stacey. But David was too stubborn and had no plan of getting Stacey back into his life. And because of that, he and his mother argued.
“Come on, David!” Geneva groaned.
“I want Stacey for you. Go get her back! If you and Stacey will not be together again, I will take all of your assets. And I will not leave any single centavo from you.” She threatened him.
David looked at his mom in disbelief. “Are you serious? All the assets that I have come from my blood and sweat. How could you threathen me with the money that I earned?!” David emphasized the word ‘I’ as if he wanted to tell his mother that what he had was not her business anymore.
“I’d rather find another woman to marry than bring her back into my life,” David stated.
After two years of looking for the right woman to marry him, he finally found the one. But this woman was ten years younger than her, and when he saw her, David knew that the girl wasn’t ready yet.
The young girl was still a minor. And she was studying at the university. After knowing her background, David marked her as his future wife. He even blocked those guys who wanted to pursue her and threatened them as he always did to his enemies.
David never thought he would be charmed by the beauty and innocence of the girl. Her black, round, dolled eyes, cute little nose, pink-kissable lips, and captivating smile make him fall into her. It made him want to ravage her with his kisses. He wanted to taste every bit of her skin. The longer he waited for her, the longer he longed for her. This woman was unlike any other girls he had met before, who threw themself whenever they got to see him. She never tried to use her charms to seduce him.
‘I don’t think she recognizes me.’ David thought as he tried to come back and forth to her work countless times, even if he requested her to serve him.
‘Was she that oblivious? Or she’s just playing hard to get? Well… if it’s the latter, I can say she’s good at it. She took all of my attention.’ he thought.
After three years of waiting, David finally finds the reason to get her, even if it is by force. He found out that Diego, Mariane’s father, became addicted to gambling, and he had a debt to Lucas, the Gambling Lord.
One day, Lucas charged Diego for what he owed when he lost his gambling again. But Diego had no money yet to pay his debts from him. Lucas was about to kill him, but David came to rescue him. And he paid all his debts from him. In exchange, he signed an agreement saying that David will take Mariane in exchange for his debts.
“How did you know my daughter? Why do you want her? What will you do to her?” Diego asked before he signed the contract.
“I wanted to marry your daughter,” David answered.
“But why? There were plenty of girls out there…”
“Because I want her to give me an heir. You don’t want me to get her? Well then, pay me with your debts with you and your wife’s life in exchange for her.” Diego got stunned by his remarks.
So, he had no choice but signed the agreement. “You can have her,” Diego said after signing the papers.
A smirk appeared on David’s lips victoriously.
‘You’re finally mine now, Mariane Ramos. And no one will get you away from me.’ He grinned from his thoughts.
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Back to present
David smiled at her. “I am here to collect debts… or shall I say, to get my future wife. Are you ready to come and marry me?”
“Do I have a choice?” Mariane said in a sarcastic tone.
“Don’t worry, baby. From now on, I will treat you as my Queen.” David grinned which made Mariane’s face turned sour as she looked at her in disgust.
“But before I marry you. I want you to help me find the man who abused my mother. I know you’re a thug and I want you to punish him,” she asked.
“If that’s what you want, then I will do it for you, then,” David promised.
“Once you find him, I will marry you right away.” She sternly said.
Mariane was so serious about finding the person who took her mom’s dignity. As she wanted to punish him for ruining Diego and Anastacia’s relationship. She wanted to avenge her mother. ‘Because of him, my mom was in a miserable state.’ she thought while clenching her fist as she remembered the cause of her mother’s miserable life.
“Alright, then. Give me ten days. And I will find him, right away. So you better be ready, my lady.” David caressed her chin, gently as he stared at her full of desires.
‘In ten days, you will be officially mine.’ David thought.
Mariane woke up early as she heard someone whispering as if they were talking about something and they didn’t want to let her hear their conversation. Mariane leaned her ears on the wall that parted their room from the dining.“How could you do that to our daughter? I thought you accepted her and think as your own? What happened to you, Diego? Is money really important to you?” Anastacia asked.“I have no choice, okay? Lucas wanted to kill me. Fortunately, Master David was there to save me. He paid my debts in exchange for Mariane. I don’t have a choice because if I will sign the agreement, he will kill us both. Besides, he will marry her. What’s the big deal with that? Isn’t she glad someone like David Cruz wanted to marry your daughter? We might be rich in an instant. I heard he had plenty of business, not only in this city but all over the country.” Diego informed Anastacia.Anastacia sighed exasperatingly. “What happened to you, Diego?” She shook her head in disappointment. “I don
Mariane woke up when she felt something wet on her hand. While holding it caused his forehead to furrow. When Mariane opened her eyes, she saw the person who caused her hand to get wet. Anastacia held her hands while silently crying.“Mom? Why are you crying?” Mariane asked. She sat up on her bed and wiped her mother’s tears.Anastacia sniffed. “N-nothing.” Anastacia’s voice broke.“It’s just that… Today, you’ll be marrying a stranger. You can not blame me for worrying you. What if he’ll mistreat you? What if he’ll abuse you?” Anastacia stated.Mariane heaved a sigh. “Mom… You already knew me. Did I let them bully me?” she asked, which made Anastacia shake her head. “So, you don’t have to worry about me. I can take care of myself.” Mariane reassures her mother that nothing will happen to her.***On the other hand, David woke up early to prepare for his reunion with Mariane. He was eating his breakfast while reading the file with a piece of information about the person Mariane wanted
David and Mariane were riding in a car as they were heading to the mall. “What kind of wedding do you want?” David asked suddenly, which made Mariane frown. “What are you talking about?” Mariane wrinkled her nose as if she found him ridiculous at his question. “I mean... What kind of wedding do you want? Intimate, simple, fancy? Do you want us to televise our wedding?” David asked again. Mariane laughed in disbelief at David's question. “If you ask me, it would be better if there was no marriage. And I don't want my name attached to you. If you intend to tell the world that I am your possession, then don't be. I want a quiet life. So I can walk freely.” She stated. “That is not possible, my lady. You will marry me whether you like it or not.” David sternly said. “I know. That’s why I came here with you. Because I don’t have a choice.” Mariane said as a matter of fact. “Okay then. Let’s go to the mall first to buy you clothes, then will head after to the civil registrar’s office.
“Here we are. Welcome to your new palace, my lady.” David informed Mariane.Mariane couldn’t help but awe while staring at the gigantic mansion owned by none other than David Cruz.‘Wow… This guy I married is really rich. I couldn’t imagine staying at this kind of house.’ The size of this 30,000-square-meter mansion is staggering. After entering the gate, a park lawn will immediately greet you with a circular path for cars leading to the entrance. In the middle of the circle, there was a golden fountain fish design that catches Mariane's attention. Because of the light coming from the LED lights attached to the ground and focused on the fish, the fountain shines as if it were brilliant gold. “Is it made of gold?” Mariane asked, pointing to the fountain behind them.David turned to look at what Mariane was talking about. “How’d you know? Well, it was a mix of gold and cement. There’s a part of the fish that has gold. Can you guess which part of the fish has gold?” David challenged h
“What do you mean?” David asked in confusion.His brows furrowed when Mariane took a pen and a piece of paper. She sat on the cushion in the vanity mirror and started writing.‘What is she doing?’ he wondered.‘Is she talking about making a contract? No. I won’t allow her to give what she wants. I should be the one who will make terms in my own house and not her.’ He thought.David stood up and approached Mariane. He stopped behind her. David’s jaw clenched when he saw Mariane’s neckline. As if he wants to ravish her neckline and make a mark on it. And that thought makes him turned on. He suddenly has a boner just by looking at her neckline. While Marian was oblivious to what was happening in her back. She finished writing down the terms she wanted during her stay in his mansion. Mariane smiled in satisfaction as she raised her hand with a paper and turned around. But she got jolted when her hand, which was holding a paper, almost hit the middle of his thigh.Mariane looked up and gas
Mariane woke up early for her job interview. She decided to leave early to avoid the traffic because she still had a long way to go to the city, where she had an interview. A week has also passed since Mariane passed her CV to companies thru emails. Among the fifty companies she applied to, only three companies responded to her email and scheduled interviews today. Mariane is confident that she will pass the interview. Because apart from having experience at work, her school credentials were also good.But of the three companies she went to, none of them hired her after she was interviewed. And what surprised her was that after a staff member came in, while Mariane was in the middle of the interview, it immediately stopped. And they just tell her, “Sorry, the position you were applying for is already full,” or “we'll just call you.” The anxiety was evident on their faces as if they were afraid of something.Mariane frowned. ‘Couldn’t David have something to do with it? It is possible.
“It’s all thanks to you, Kim. Maybe I couldn’t get a job if it wasn’t for you.” Mariane sincerely said.But Kim shook her head in disagreement. “No, Yan. I didn’t do anything. It was you who made it. Don’t thank me. Besides, my brother didn’t do anything about it.” Kim leaned closer to Mariane and whispered, “Actually, my brother was too strict. He doesn’t want someone to dictate to him what to do.” Kim informed her, making Mariane nod slowly as if she could understand what Kim was talking about.“How about… I’ll treat you to a meal?” Mariane asked. Kim’s eyes twinkled as she felt hungry.“That’s a good idea, then! We have a lot of things to talk about too… Since we’ve seen each other in the convenience store. And you have a lot of explaining to do.” Mariane frowned at what Kim had just said.“Me? Like what?” she asked in confusion.“Why don’t you treat me to a hot pot first? I will tell you there.” Kim snaked her arms to Mariane’s and dragged her friend to the nearest hot pot along t
“Who is he?” Mariane, Mark, and Kim turned their eyes at the newcomer. “George? What are you doing here?” Mariane asked. “Who is he?” George asked again, not minding Mariane’s question. Mariane heaved a sigh and excused herself from her friend. “Excuse us for a while,” she said before she dragged George away from her companions. “What are you doing there?” Mariane pointed to the table of her companions. She was talking about George, asking her earlier who the guy was sitting beside her. She was disappointed as George suddenly appeared out of nowhere and abruptly asked who the guy was sitting next to her while looking at the guy accusingly. “You’re lucky that it’s not my boss who came and asked you that.” George simply replied. Mariane suddenly panicked when George mentioned her boss’ name. She looked around to check if David was there. ‘He’s here? Right now? But we just talked over the phone. Darn it.’ She thought. Mariane sighed in relief when she did not see David inside th