Lahat ng Kabanata ng Once His Mate, Now His Rival: Kabanata 11 - Kabanata 20

Amber helped herself down from the car the moment Marcus pulled up in front of MPK. She took in a deep breath as she took in the whole building. It was just as she wanted it to be — large, powerful and intimidating. It was nowhere near as large as the headquarters of MPK but was still enough to dwarf other companies. She was almost making her way into the building when she sighted another car pulling up opposite from where she stood and almost immediately, an individual came down from the back seat and it turned out to be him. Alpha Damon. The father of her children and the bastard who had given her countless nightmares. His black hair look tousled and messy but other than that, he looked just the same as she remembered. Cold, composed and devilishly handsome. Amber forced herself not to think of those thoughts. She turned and was about to walk inside the building when she heard him call her name. "Amber?" He called and immediately, Amber felt a jolt travel through her body. Sh

"What the fuck is this bitch doing here!" Bella shouted, her voice echoing through the board room "Language woman!" The man in the blue suit cautioned, his voice calm but firm. He was Enzo Kuroda, a distinguish lawyer from Japan and one of MPK's most trusted executives. As the company's legal head, he was in charge of overseeing all legal deals, including the one that was about to go down.Seeing that she was indeed in the midst of distinguish board members, Bella decided to compose herself and went to take a seat."That seat is not meant for you Mrs Cross." Enzo clarify as soon as she was approaching the empty seat at the head of the table."Why not? As far as I can see, no one's sitting there."“You came late, Mrs. Cross. The least you can do is refrain from causing a scene. That seat is reserved for the CEO of MPK and no one else has the right to sit there.” Enzo glared at her.As someone who was not afraid of anything, Bella glared back at him before occupying the empty seat bes

"This can't be happening." Bella said the moment Amber stepped out of the boardroom with her boyfriend. She stood up and began pacing up and down the room like someone who was losing her mind."That bitch killed your father and ran away. There were rumors she was dead. The guards swore she was dead. How the hell is she standing here here as the CEO of MPK." "Won't you say something Damon?""Just fucking stop okay!" Damon snapped, his voice rising."Stop? That bitch came back from the dead and you want me to keep quiet? For God's sake Damon, she killed your father. Shouldn't you be putting her bitchy ass in jail?""And how the hell does she own MPK? That bitch lost everything when you locked her in jail. She was as penniless as a church rat. So how the hell did she manage to build all this?" She stopped walking, as if remembering something."Oh my God, did you see her handbag? Her clothes? Those are all Hermes. We could sell that and pay all the staffs in our companies for months. And

"What the hell Damon? That bitch just slapped me and you just stood there doing nothing.""You're lucky she didn't do more than just slap you." Damon snapped, glaring at Bella. "Or do I need to remind you that Amber is the owner of MPK and could have you behind bars if she wished.""Besides I was about to set things right with my wife and you just happened to ruin it."“Wife?” Bella scoffed in disbelief. “Are you kidding me? That bitch murdered your father and tried to steal you away from me. And instead of arresting her ass, you’re calling her your wife? What the hell is wrong with you, Damon?”“Nothing’s wrong with me, Bels. Can’t you see? Amber is my wife. She’s always been. I was stupid enough to choose you over her once, but I won’t make that mistake again. I’ll do everything in my power to win her back and I won’t stop until I do.”He turned to leave, but Bella stepped in front of him, blocking the door."What the hell has come over you Damon? How can you still pick that bitch o

"I miss you Daddy!" The little girl squealed as they disengaged from the hug.Damon smiled and tucked a strand of hair behind her ear. "I miss you too honey."He sighed. "Daddy's been caught up with work these days. But I promise I will make it up to you okay?"The little girl's face lit up. "Really papa? You promise?"Damon nodded. "Yes honey. I promise."He pressed a soft kiss to her forehead. The little girl giggled. Damon watched her for a few seconds and his expression flickered with something like pain before he masked it.This small bundle of joy had been his solace for years. Being with her always calmed him, though her resemblance to her mother was a knife to his chest. Whenever he looked at Jess, he felt as if he were looking directly at Amber."Come here honey. Let Daddy give you another hug." Damon said with a smile and pulled her into a hug.The little girl squirmed as if she was in pain and pulled away. Damon let go instantly."What wrong Jess? Are you in pain?" Damon a