LOGINDarian's POVAfter grocery shopping and picking up other necessities, we drive back to the house. I plan to leave after bringing items inside, but when I try to, Amelia stops me."Wait, are you leaving now?""Yes. I told you. I have a lot of things to do. Now that we're up against Bianca, we need to prepare for any attack. I need to keep you safe. My mind won't be at peace unless Bianca is taken down," I tell her."I know, but...""No buts. I have to go.""Can you not stay for lunch? I want to make lunch. Stay. Aren't you hungry?""We had breakfast not too long ago. I'm not hungry.""No, I want you to stay for lunch.""You'll ask me to stay for dinner once I agree to stay for lunch, and then you'll ask me to stay the night. Once morning comes, you won't let me go. We've already been through this, haven't we?"She pouts. "But... I think you're hungry." She touches my belly. "Please stay. I promise this will be the last time. You'll leave immediately after lunch. I won't hold you back,
Amelia's POVI'm on my way to the market to buy groceries with two of Bianca's guards when a vehicle suddenly overtakes ours, and a man wearing a black mask steps out of it.Fear creeps into my body as the man fights with the guards and overpowers them. When I try to escape and call for help, he doesn't give me a chance. He forcefully takes me, puts me in the back of his car, and drives away."Who the hell are you? What do you want from me? Let me go!" I yell as I struggle to reach for my phone, which is in my bag.I retrieve my phone and dial Darian's new number, the one Lucian gave me last night. The call goes through and starts ringing, but...Something is wrong. Why is the masked man's phone ringing?The man picks up the phone and shows it to me."You can stop panicking. I'm not here to hurt you," the masked man says.This voice... I recognize it.It's the voice of..."Darian?" I call, shock coursing through my veins."Darian? What are you doing here?"He slowly takes off his mask
Amelia's POVI'm dancing happily in my room when someone knocks on my door.I pause."Who is it?""Open the door. The madam is here," a voice says.Huh? Isn't that the housekeeper's voice?Did she just say that the madam is here? Madam? Is she referring to Bianca?I rush to the door and open it, and true to her words, I see Bianca standing in front of my door."I heard you're the new secretary," Bianca says.This is the first time I've seen her up close, and... she's really beautiful. But she has that mean-girl look.Rich mean-girl look.I step out of the room and greet her."Good day, Ms.," I say."It's not Ms. It's madam. Correct yourself," she barks."Good day, madam. It's nice to meet you.""Why haven't you shown yourself to me since you began working for him? Didn't you know he had a wife? Or do you have an ulterior motive?"I fake a laugh. "No, madam. I noticed that you've been busy. I'm sorry for not coming," I tell her."Meet me outside in a minute. We're going shopping. I wan
Amelia's POV"Your feelings for me?" Darian scoffs.I smile, then walk to the table. I open the wine and pour it into the two glasses. I hand one to him and hold the other for myself.I intend to get him drunk so I can seduce him. I'm no longer comfortable staying here since he discovered my identity. I want to get far away from him, but I can't leave until I achieve my goals.If getting him drunk solves the problem, then so be it."What am I supposed to do with this?" he asks as he stares at the wine glass."Drink up. What do you mean? You're funny." I laugh."And why would I accept a drink from you?""Just drink up. Why are you being so stubborn?""Stubborn? The only stubborn person in this room is you. You, my ex. You have refused to move on even though our relationship ended four years ago, almost five years now. How can you hold feelings for someone for that long when you weren't even together?" He huffs."You held feelings for me even before approaching me. We weren't together b
Darian's POV"Hi, do you remember me?""Oh yes, I remember you. You're the lady who interviewed me. Lauren, right?""Yes, you're right. I see you've resumed your duties.""Yes, I did. I arrived in the early hours of Monday, unpacked, and resumed my duties the same day.""Oh, great. I hope to see you around. I want to get to know you better.""Oh, yes. Thank you. I'll see you around. Thank you for accepting my application.""You're welcome. Bye.""Goodbye."I hear retreating footsteps, followed by another set approaching my office. It must be my accountant.She stops in front of my office and knocks."What do you want? I didn't call for you.""Oh, sir, I know you didn't call for me, but I want to see you. Can I come in?""What do you want?"She twists the doorknob and enters my office.Scarlet. She told me her name was Scarlet, but it's a lie.I actually recognized her the second she walked into my office, but I pretended not to know her. I wanted to know why she showed up at my house.
Amelia's POVHello, I'm Lauren, your interviewer. I'd like you to resume duties on Monday. We'd prefer you to stay in the guest house. And one more thing, I'd like you to wear a lot of makeup. Don't worry, we'll discuss everything once you officially resume duties.I have read the message for the twentieth time today.Makeup? She wants me to wear makeup. This is a condition of the job. Well, I don't have a problem with it. I also plan to wear makeup. I don't want Darian to recognize me easily.I'm afraid he'll fire me once he recognizes me. I don't want him to recognize me immediately. I want to be able to achieve my goals before he recognizes me. To do that, I have to disguise my appearance. This is great news. I don't have a problem with that.I'll wear as much makeup as they want me to.**MondayI resume my duties after moving into the guest house. It's a separate building from the main house, located at the back and a little distance away from it.I'm glad they put me in a separa







