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LESLIE'S POVI stood in a daze, unable to register what just happened. I turned to look at her with reddened eyes. Why did I have to be treated like this by her?“What do you think you're doing?" Saint immediately stood in front of me and pushed Raine back. “How dare you hit my wife?" “Your wife?" Raine chuckled. “You have not found a wife yet because this thing would never be the matriarch of the Baxter family.”"You are going too far, mum!” Selene bellowed. "What more does Leslie have to do to get your approval? Stop being so difficult.”"Shut your mouth!" “I won't." Selene stood in front of her. “Have you forgotten that you have a daughter as well? Imagine someone treating me like this, would you be able to take it? She is someone's daughter too." "Oh, I'm sure.” Raine sidestepped all of them to sneer at me. “Why don't you tell everybody here what type of woman your mother was?”My heart dropped to my stomach and it felt like cold water was doused on me.How did she know about t

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LESLIE'S POV“It is your duty as the head to ensure the smooth running of the Baxter family. Therefore, you are not allowed to marry someone of such lowly birth. Neither are you allowed to let the heir come from someone like that," Uncle Scott added.I stared in disbelief as I watched them list reasons why Saint shouldn't be with me.All of them related to my background.I scoffed at their shallowness and shook my head. They were just lucky enough to be born into such a rich family. They had no right to judge other people without such luck harshly.Saint walked past them to take his seat at the head of the table. He didn't look fazed one bit and I had the utmost belief in him that he would navigate through the whole situation somehow.“Are you done or do you have more words to sprout?" He crossed his legs."Do not treat this with such laxity, Saint. This can lead to a revolt against your position as the head of the family," Thomas snapped, his neck going tight with veins.“I would lik

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LESLIE'S POVI hummed as I skimmed through the magazine while waiting for Sasha to come out. Her wedding would be held at the end of the week so we came for the final dress fitting. My dress and that of Kayla has been settled so only the bride's was remaining.I jumped when Kayla moved closer to my face with the speed of light. “Wh…what is it?”"Teach me.”I craned my neck back to get away from the unwanted physical contact. "Teach you what?”“How to tame a man the way you did with Saint.”I pushed her face away and leapt to my feet. "What are you even talking about?”"Come on, don't be shy. Have you forgotten how he went all caveman over the people that hurt you? He didn't even spare his own mother.” Kayla fanned herself dramatically. “It was hot to watch.”"That's because they did something wrong.” I waved it off even though my cheeks were a bright pink. It has been two days since that incident but Saint's words and how he defended me still played in my head. It was my favorite show

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SELENE’S POVI ran my hands through my hair as I followed Julian into my home gym. My head was pounding from another sleepless night and I was far too on the edge.“Are you sure you're okay to do this? You look really tired." Julian peered down at my face, too close for comfort.I took several steps back. “None of your business. Let's get this over with so I can go back to sleep." "Selene—”"I'm leaving.” I turned away but he grabbed my arm. "I didn't come here so you could school me. Say one more word about how I choose to live my life and I would leave.”“Fine," he sighed and moved away from me. “Let's warm up first. Do some jumping jacks and jog on the spot. Ten minutes, let's go." I rolled my eyes but did as he said. My heart thumped faster as I warmed up. It was way too early to get tired but I was totally unfit. I didn't care though.I might not have this life or this body for long.“Good, that's enough." Julian stopped me.I held my waist and took in several deep breaths. Whe

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LESLIE'S POV“Are you sure you want to do this?" Saint asked. “We are almost there but if you want to turn back, then I will." I bit down on my lips and shrugged. “I'm not sure I want to be another Penelope. Besides, I'm a bit curious about this society. I want to know why they chose me." “I think you're forgetting who your husband is, Leslie. Who can dare to touch you in the capital?” He said as he stopped in front of the building. “You don't have to do anything you don't want to.”“Don't worry about it. Perhaps, this is a chance for me to get familiar with your lifestyle. I don't want people to look down on you or me anymore. So if this would elevate my status, then I'm all for it.” He stared at me for a while before his hand came up to caress my hair. “I have troubled you a lot." I smiled and shook my head before leaving the car. I expected Saint to drive away immediately but he got down too and came over to me. “Is there a problem?" "No.” He said before slipping some chocolat

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LESLIE'S POVFor a moment, my poker face cracked and my shock shined through for everyone to see. She barely acknowledged me the last time we met but here she was, behaving like we were long lost friends.What kind of strategy was this?“Thank you." I got a hold of myself and took a step back. They all took their seats so I took the last empty one, humming at the comfortability of it. I crossed my legs just as my phone vibrated with a message.Saint: Is everything okay?My lips stretched in a smile before I replied to him: I am fine.“Earth to Leslie!" Ivy's voice distracted me and I looked up to see everyone's eyes on me.“Oh, I'm sorry." I turned my phone over.“Was that Saint?" Ivy wriggled her eyebrows.“Well, yes," I smiled sheepishly."He can't even stand to be separated from you for two hours?” Elara laughed. “Stop, that is so cute." "Let's get on with the meeting,” Arabella broke through all the teasing. “And Leslie, using your phone during the meeting is not allowed. We don

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LESLIE'S POVI couldn't believe my ears at the words that Saint uttered. They were so condescending that I felt embarrassed on Diana's behalf.Didn't he want to get back with this woman? Or was all of these just an act because I was with them?My eyebrows narrowed as I peered at Saint's face. Perhaps it was because I had spent some time with him, I could see the deep seated hatred for her in his eyes. This was not an act.What could have turned their relationship into something so sour?“Saint, that…that was mean.” Diana ran her hands through her hair. “Even if you are still put off by me, we can try to resolve it privately. Why would you embarrass me in front of her like this?”He removed his hands from my face and grabbed my hand instead. “I already told you to stop trying to talk to me. But since you've decided not to listen, you might as well endure whatever you receive." "Saint, you used to care about me. You used to—”"It's not my fault that you keep living in the past. Do not

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LESLIE'S POVI tried to figure out the identity of the person in the video but no matter how hard I tried, I couldn't. They were appropriately dressed for the crime they wanted to commit with their all black attire. I sighed and handed the phone back to Julian.“It looks like I would never be able to figure it out,” I shivered. "Which means that person would continue to roam around freely and is free to attack me anytime again.”“You don't have to be worried about that. Thanks to technology advancement, we can improve the outlook of the video and hopefully get something from there. So, trust me. I will keep looking into it." “But anything can happen before then. I don't even know who to trust anymore." My leg bounced in anxiety."Listen to me, Leslie.” I looked up at him. "You have Saint with you. Believe me when I say he won't let any harm come to you. This is why I believe we should tell him.”"I'm not arguing about this again, Julian.” I shook my head. "I will tell him when the t

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SAINT'S POV“...so Umpire Corporation decided to award the contract to us because we are the most reliable in the industry. However, we are a bit occupied at the moment so I'm not sure if….uhm, Mr Baxter?”I looked up to see Gerald staring at me, his face cracked with something that looked like fear. “Is there a problem?”"I'm not sure,” he stuttered. "It's just that your expression is really weird right now.”"What is wrong with it?” I touched my face."You…you're smiling rather widely." I touched my lips and indeed, they were stretched to the fullest. I chuckled and leaned back in my seat. I have been like this since last night, after Leslie was stunned speechless at seeing my body.I had felt weird at seeing her being all over those men with exaggerated muscles but her reaction at mine helped to stroke my ego.For the life of me, I couldn't contain my happiness.Clearing my throat, I fixed my expression. “Do you have anything else to report?" “Yes, you have a meeting with Alexand

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SAINT'S POVI stepped down from the car and looked at the Ember & Oak signage. I glanced at my wrist watch noting that I was thirty minutes late, intentionally.I rounded the car and opened the door. Leslie stretched her hand to me and I helped her out. I took her handbag and held it. She thanked me and squeezed my bicep, a wide grin on her face.She was so hilariously vain.“Oh my, that was a long drive.” She looked up as well. "You must really want to try the food in this place.”I smiled and nodded before leading her into the restaurant. I didn't tell her what we were here for because it was unexplainable and I wanted her to see it for herself.As we got to the private room, Leslie grabbed my hand. “I need to use the toilet really quick. Can you wait inside for me?" I nodded and handed her her bag. I smiled as I watched her run clumsily down the hall.I turned away and opened the door to the private room. Liliana looked up and instantly smiled at the sight of me, her hands going t

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