💍CHAPTER 22 💍"Grandma, meet our long-lost Daddy!"The instant Barbera's eyes landed on Dominic, they widened greatly and the old woman froze on the spot. For a moment it felt like her brain was paused and she tried to register the man standing behind Shantel and Leon. She immediately exclaimed in her mind "There's no two ways about this, Melina. This man is their father!""Good afternoon, Ma'am" Dominic snapped the old woman out of her thoughts. She flashed him a welcoming smile and replied "Good afternoon, my dear. You must be Mr. Hartless, Melina's Boss.""Yes""Please come in" Barbera ushered but Dominic quickly declined "That won't be necessary, Ma'am. I just came to drop these two off. I will take my leave now.""Daddy, why are leaving?" Shantel held Dominic's hand making him glance down at her. "We just arrived and you want to leave already? You haven't even met Mommy yet. I'm sure she's inside and I'm sure Grandma prepared something for us. Don't go yet, Daddy. Join us, ple

"Win the woman I love over!" Ethan exclaimed with much enthusiasm before glancing at Dominic who gaped at him with a blank expression."I never told you my friend is in love with the woman in question. He just needs a wife... for business purposes" "Regardless of whether he loves her or not, he still has to win her over. That's the price he has to pay for acting like a punk."Dominic frowned in dissatisfaction. Normally, he never liked the idea of chasing a woman. To him, it was a waste of time. But he didn't know why he suddenly wants to win Melina over. Is it because he is in desperate need of a wife?As though Ethan could read what was going on in his mind, "I know that friend of yours doesn't like the idea of chasing a woman but that's the price he has to pay for love. When a man truly likes a woman, chasing after her is like an automatic response." He stated.But the problem for Dominic wasn't the chase. The problem was; how does one win a woman over? He knew nothing about any o

💍CHAPTER 26💍Melina left the building ready to be drenched by the heavy downpour. Well not until something out of nowhere quickly covered her. She looked up and was surprised to see an umbrella above her head and when she turned, her eyes widened seeing who was holding the umbrella.Dominic..."What do you think you're trying to do?" He demanded with a stern glare. "You weren't planning on going home under this rain, were you?""It's none of your business, Mr. Hartless." Melina hissed and made to walk away but Dominic grabbed her arm and shoved her back to himself. His hand went down to her waist and held it firmly. "Mr. Hartless, what are you doing?" She struggled to break from his hold."Stay still. I can't hold you and the umbrella at the same time if you keep making it hard for me"Melina's heart thumped immediately and she tried hiding the blush that crept up her cheeks. She was still trying to recover from that when..."Let's go." Dominic interlocked his hands with

Once again it was pouring down heavily and everywhere has gotten dark. Melina can be seen walking her way through the heavy downpour with no umbrella, her whole body drenched and clothes soaked from head to toe. She was on her way home after closing from work when it started raining but she had refused to find shelter and wait for the rain to stop. She didn't want to waste any more time and keep her kids waiting. Besides it was getting late. Seeing there was still a long way home and there was no cab around, Melina decided to take a shortcut home. It was a lonely street with only her on it. Shivers ran through her spine when didn't find a single soul on the street. She didn't know whether it was shivers of cold due to the rain or fear. But she had already gone too far to turn back.As she continued her journey, she felt the presence of someone around and when she glanced around, her eyes landed on three men standing adjacent to her. The three men were under a building, smoking."Oi,

"Why?" Dominic's laugh turned into a sly smirk. He leaned close and caressed her lips. "Didn't you enjoy the kiss?" He asked but Melina jerked off his lap."I'll go get the juice for you, Mr. Hartless!" She quickly turned her back on him, her cheeks flushed greatly, her face turning red. "Or better still, I will make you some soup. I'll be right back" She didn't give him the opportunity to say anything and dashed out of the room.Dominic let out a chuckle and leaned back on the bed frame. He closed his eyes and took his lower lip in as the kiss replayed in his head."Shit! Fuck!!" He growled.Thank goodness they both pulled out to catch their breath otherwise, he wasn't sure if he would have been able to control himself. Only heaven knew what he would have done to Melina if the kiss lasted any longer.What is happening to him? Why can't he control himself around her? Why does her presence make his heart thump and what is all the weird sweet feeling surrounding it?...The cold man asked