บททั้งหมดของ DEADLY SEDUCTION : บทที่ 91 - บทที่ 100

By eight o'clock that morning, Alexander Greyson was outside the home of Malik Anderson.In his hand he held a brown paper bag that contained the sum of a hundred thousand dollars.On his face was the determined look of a man who knew what he was there for, his lips turned downwards as he glanced at the home of a man whom he now considered as his rival.His friend, Daniel, stood next to him even though it was so early, and Alex knew that the supportiveness of his close friend and confidant was never going to go unnoticed.When Malik's car finally showed up, it drove past them, and inside he was looking straight ahead, as if he hadn't noticed him.Alex walked up to him quietly, with the air of a man who knew he had to make sure his plans were executed perfectly in order for him to stand a chance to win.When Malik finally saw him, his entire demeanor changed, and at that moment, Alex knew that he was going to have a hard time convincing the man before him because it was clear as day th

When Madame Varenne arrived at the door of his house that evening, Alexander Greyson was still fuming from Malik's rejection.He was a man who was used to having his way, a man who knew that his money could cut open a rock for him and create opportunities when there was none. Malik Anderson was the definition of stubborn, and if there was anything Alex wanted, it was to humble him.When Madame Varenne knocked again, harder this time around, he told his newly employed housekeeper to leave the door to him.Madame Varenne was frowning when he opened the door, the red of her lipstick gleaming in the semi darkness.“You’ve been ignoring my texts, Alex, not fair.”When she handed him her baggage, he wanted to refuse, but carried it regardless, a smirk that tried to disguise his anger on his face.“How have you been? How have you been holding up since the divorce?”He shrugged as he instructed the housekeeper to take her things to the guest room.“What guest room?” Madame Varenne inquired, h

When Malik showed up at her house later that evening, Elena was already searching for jobs actively near her.In college, she had done a bit of work as a librarian, and before she met Alex, she had worked as a secretary. She knew how to run an office effectively and efficiently, to find things that a superior wouldn't find and to make sure they were always in order and easily found when required.She was on her third job application when the doorbell rang.Malik smelt beautifully, his perfume invading her nostrils in such a way that she totally forgot about her pressing problem, even if it was just for a moment.“I had no idea you were coming.”When she hugged him, she hugged long and hard, the hug of a woman in need of comfort and reassurance.“Oh, did you have to? I love surprising you, don't forget that.”She smiled sheepishly as she closed the door behind him, inviting him into the house she had basically let him set up.Every furniture he had selected was perfect, and now as he s

He spun her round like an animal that couldn't control its yearning, like a dog whose tongue was left open and which was continuously breathing as it searched for food.When he grabbed her neck, she moaned,then gave him a look which left him slightly entranced.“So this is what you've been craving since you left for work, Mr. Greyson?”The fact that she didn't call him Alex drove him nuts.With his hand he created space on the table, shoving the plates that stood in his way onto the floor. They crashed, splinters of glass and ceramic shattered all over the floor next to their intertwined legs.His need was greater than the smell of beautifully prepared pasta, the hunger in his insides was one that food couldn't quench.“I want to hear you say that name again.”When she hesitated, his hand tightened around her neck.“Mr. Greyson.”“With…do it with the flick of your eyes, the same way you did it a few seconds ago.”Her face reddened as she opened her mouth to speak, and he eased his hol

“Good morning.”The mediator, to Elena's surprise, was a young, dark skinned woman whose smile seemed to adjust the air in the room which previously stank of hatred and anger.Elena replied, trying to calm her trembling hands as she slipped a pill into her mouth for her head splitting headache.“How many of those pills should you take before you call it quits?” Claudia whispered, then succeeded in grabbing her bag and retrieving the pill. “We don't want you looking like a junkie in front of these people…”The mediator gave Claudia a glance that said she was supposed to be silent, and Elena tried to concentrate, ignoring the heated gaze she knew she was getting from her ex-husband and the fact that her head wanted to shatter into bits.“Thank you all for making it down here and sacrificing time and money to be at this mediation. It doesn't look like too much until you notice how easily the conversation in the courtroom flows after mediation has been done.”The mediator added with anoth