Something shifted, glided down with such speed and shattered into several uncountable pieces as Hayes watched these happy people playing on the street.‘She…she has a daughter?’ He thought that little boy was a girl from his squealing girly voice and what the kid was wearing didn’t help to distinguish him from being a girl.That wasn’t all, that little girl just referred to this new man he didn’t know, as daddy?! His grip on the steering wheel fastened tighter till his knuckles went white.What? And she said she wasn’t in a relationship. Now she not only had a child but a lover as well!At first, he was struck bewildered when the child referred to her as mommy. He couldn’t believe it…that child looked to be around four or five years old. It felt impossible!And when that same child called out to this- wait a minute, he was…. The man turned with the kid in his arms and Hayes instantly wore a flummoxed expression. His gaze were like crystalized ice as he glared at the man’s very existenc
Bloom returned hurriedly, held the door knob and pushed inwards. She was about to say something when she bumped into a wall and winced, “Ow”.She had bumped into the CEO and when she tried to look up, she suddenly discovered something was restricting her. She tried again and met the same result.Hayes stared at her with wonder until he finally saw what was troubling her. One of her bells had gotten stuck onto his cufflinks. He held on against helping her immediately to enjoy her sweet torture to free herself. She even wore a frown and gritted her teeth.‘How amusing…’ Hayes, who never believed anything else in his life could revive a genuine smile back on his face…was smiling in such a mesmerizing way as he observed her torment even more.That was until a snap sound was heard, followed by something softly clinking against the floor. Bloom gasped dramatically with eyes bulging out and had palms to her agape mouth.“Oh no! I just got this” She panicked and squatted on the floor to pick u
“What am I even doing?” Hayes chuckled to himself as he watched her walk into a an elementary school. He had parked his car at the other side of the road to watch her walk in through the gates of the school.Bloom was there to pick up Mario and when she resurfaced, he tensed up. He spaced out for a moment as he stared at her. She held her daughter’s hand and was saying something while the kid was nodding happily. He couldn’t help the suffocating squeeze in his chest.How could she have such a beautiful child? And for that man? He was…sad? He rubbed that aching area to sooth the panging pain as he started his car. He drove right in front of them and rolled down his window.Bloom was bewildered. What was he doing here? Mario was curious as to who this person was and moved to ask, “Hello? Are you a friend of mommy’s?”The child was just too adorable and Bloom almost fainted at the smile the ice king pulled as he stared down at her son. “You could say that, little girl. But I’m her boss”.
It was lunch break. Bloom wanted Mario to leave the men and come have lunch with her. She had brought a food flask along with her and returned to the boss's office to get her son."You don't have to. Sharon will get lunch for you, or what do you say?" The CEO threaded his long, slender and masculine fingers in a caressing manner through the boy's soft thick curls and wore a simple smile.Bloom and Adrian gasped and Sharon nearly fainted. Who the hell was this?! Where did that cold-hearted ice king drift off to?! They revelled in their individual conflicting thoughts till Adrian was brave enough to dare interrupt the ice king. "B-but..."But, Mario nodded eagerly, a sheet of happiness etched across his adorable face. "Yes! That's even better...if it's okay..." His voice lost its charge at the end, his shoulders slumming and head lowering as he slowly turned to his mother.'This kid!' Bloom was amazed. He was acting all pouty and spoiled all of a sudden. But what was more pending in dang
"Hurry up Bloom!" Stefano called out to Bloom who was frantically searching for the right key to lock the house."Just a minute!" She hollered back, clammy fingers now able to grasp the right key. She sighed in relief and quickly locked the door before racing towards the black van waiting on the coblestone driveway.Bloom ran into the van as fast as she could but couldn't avoid getting a little wet from the heavily pouring rain. Mario was sitting at the back and staring out the windows to watch the rain. As Stefano drove off, Bloom busied herself with tying up her unruly hair.She had woken up late that day and didn't have ample time to treat her hair as she was running late. After Stefano dropped her off, he drove off with little Mario to drop him at his kindergarten.Bloom got into the building, chased by the rain and shut her beige umbrella. She wasn't soaked and it made her smile in relief.As she got into the change room, she dried her dampened hair with a towel and a frown on her
Bloom, now noticing the unnatural silence, stopped her tiny giggles and straightened with a plain face. "Uh...um...it looks okay".Hayes wanted to chuckle outward but let it go as he walked up to her. "Thanks. Do get us cups of coffee will you?" He spoke softly to her as opposing his cold aura.She was surprisingly unaffected by it and pushed to ask, "For us? Are we...""Yes miss Santiago. I do owe you for the aid you lent me" He smirked crookedly, secretly eying the bells dangling around her head.Bloom displayed a smile and whipped around to go get the task done. In that swift motion, her straps swirled, making the bells clank loudly against each other. The CEO's gaze softened and oozed a compelling amount of tenderness that had the other woman glaring hatefully.Bloom returned with the mugs of steaming coffee balanced on a round tray and held carefully in her hands. Her bells were jingling softly from how she walked cautiously so she wouldn't spill the coffee by accident like she di
Today was a very important day at W.M Companies. An event was being hosted at the Grand hall which was at the back of the magnificent building, behind the large courtyard.Bloom today was a waitress as she was donning a semi-formal suit with a vest on it. The outfit was black and white. Ella was dressed the same as they both carried their silver trays of expensive drinks to serve the guests.The function was being held to mark the Company's seventh anniversary since it's founding. So the boss was busy attending to the arriving guests along with his secretary.Bloom had arrived with Mario and Stefano. Stefano's father was a business partner to the C.E.O of W.M Companies and so he was an esteemed guest. After she had left to resume work for that evening, Mario was with Stefano's father, Mr Antonio who held on to him like a cherished grandson. Stefano followed closely beside them and smiled when he saw Mario cranning his neck in desperate search.The CEO had just welcomed in the last gues
Hayes quickly ran his gaze around and screeched to a sudden halt when his eyes caught those brown orbs that caressed his very soul. An approving glint shone in his eyes before his lips curled up into a small smile. She was no longer in the waitress uniform and was now in a nude short dress that made her look like a teenager attending a prom.'Subtle yet dashing' He thought to himself, now walking to where she was. The event was over and the guests were already leaving so Bloom figured it was okay to change into the dress she brought with her."Mommy!" Mario was eager to go over to her now and she smiled at him, "You must have had so much fun without me huh. It's about time we headed home too".The boy nodded drowsily and both adults chuckled. "Goodnight little man and thanks for coming. I had a nice evening" The CEO commended the child who beamed at him and nodded energetically."I did too. Goodnight Hayes" He waved at him, being picked up by Stefano who led them towards the exit. Haye