Maria Gift Novels & Stories

"The number you have dialed has been turned off..." I tried again. Same result. I couldn't even send a text—she'd blocked me. "Dammit," I cursed. What little fit was she throwing now? "Sir," Maria, the maid, approached, her eyes downcast. "Signora Aurelia... before she left, she told me to tell you. She left your anniversary gift in the safe." I paused, then a smile touched my lips. So that's what this was. Aurelia was playing hard to get.

“Why should I listen to you? I don’t even know who you are.” “You were a lot nicer yesterday.” She says wistfully. I frown crossing my arms, deeply annoyed that she keeps on bringing up the past. A past that involved the most hated person in my heart right now. No, not my sleazy step father who ran off. My supposed mate, Mattel. “My name is Maria.” The elderly woman says softly. “And my sub gender is a beta.” She reveals to me. The lack of scent made it obvious to me but she telling me herself made me pull down my tall walls for a while.

I ordered the guards, and a few minutes later, they came in with her. "Maria, I learned you gave something to Aria... to drink," I questioned, not knowing how best to put the words. She looked around the room at our faces before replying. "Yes, alpha. I did." She said. "And what is that if I may ask?" "It's a herb that I was told was good for her health as a pregnant lady," Maria said. "What kind of herb is that?" Dan stepped in. "Well, I can't say because it was given to me by Zafa. I only trusted his judgement as a doctor and gave it to her."

from the dead, their warmth turned to indifference. Yet every year, I sent birthday gifts to them in the name of repaying them for those few years they took care of me. I never thought those gifts would become a burden to them. Maria looked down, gripping the jade bracelet so tightly her knuckles turned white. She repeated in a hoarse voice, "She really is dead. Believe what you want." Spencer stood up, letting out a contemptuous snort. His cold gaze showed a hint of impatience. "She'll do anything to avoid divorce, huh? She really has no dignity at all, does she?"

She jumped over the strange entrance pavement below a red and white sunshade; whatever gravel had been laid beneath. “Here.” Maria placed the 70 centavos on the ledge of the counter and left speedily before Celeste could blurt and quip her philosophy. “Mahr-!” blurted Adrian’s wife when she turned around by the drawer, she had accepted her youngest sister’s apology but Maria took off before Celeste had a glimpse at her for a moment and had gone already before she had opened her mouth and her voice just trailed off to say, "I forgive you but beauty does not lose sense and a man obtains her." Nicola, her shop attendant, had been at the back door arranging and stacking wines and cheeses.

Mariyah Aragon's only goal in life was to give her family a better life. In order to achieve this goal, she needs to study and work hard to pay off her parents' sacrifice for her. And she achieved it. One night, she was ordered by her mom to return a white handkerchief and pay a sum of money her mother borrowed to her Aunt Helen, she obeyed her thinking it was just the only order to her But she was deceived by the person she least expected to do it. Her mom literally paid her debt. Neither a money nor a letter of extension for the payment was given, she was the payment. She is the payment.

"Whаt? Yоu dіdn't juѕt grаduаtе hіgh ѕсhооl last year?" I аѕkеd іn mock ѕurрrіѕе. Maria lаughеd a "Nо." Hеr disposition ѕееmеd to lіghtеn fоr the fіrѕt tіmе thаt dау. Hа! Mу аttеmрt аt a joke hаd actually wоrkеd. I wаѕ rеаllу іn dаngеrоuѕ territory jоkіng аbоut a wоmаn'ѕ аgе. Sо, not оnlу hаd I fіnаllу fіgurеd оut how bеѕt tо hеlр Mаrіа thе ѕtudеnt, but I had аlѕо mау hаvе ѕсоrеd mу fіr ѕt point wіth Maria the Mеdіtеrrаnеаn gоddеѕѕ.

She pushed it into my clothing. “Take this. It has recordings and ledgers from his study, the login information for the smart home system in that villa, and evidence that his private doctor practiced medicine without proper approval.” Morgan’s tear‑filled eyes met mine. “Mira, you are a smart girl. Do not waste what you learned in college. “With these, that villa is no longer his fortress. It is your weapon. If something happens to me, use these to bring him to justice.” “Mrs. Cardea…” My hands shook as I held her cold fingers.

Once it was on, I would never be able to take it off for the rest of my life. I quickly stepped aside to avoid her. She froze for a moment, then immediately looked hurt. “Don’t tell me you don’t like the gift I got you? I saved up my allowance for half a year just to buy it. “Forget it. I’m used to people not liking me anyway. My gift is probably trash too, so, of course, you’d reject it.” As soon as she said that, our roommates immediately felt sorry for her and started criticizing me. “Maisie, she put so much thought into that gift! How heartless can you be to ignore her like that?”

She said whilst folding one of her nicely pampered long legs over the other. "Oh really?" "I don't repeat myself, Aurora Hunter." Said Ginny. "Anyway, what are you doing?" "I am unpacking gifts." Aura replied and the two of them happily unwrapped boxes and read out the messages they found inside the boxes. They were engrossed in the lovely toys sent for the baby and the toys when Maria quietly got up. She didn't seem interested. This was a good moment to slip out of here. She carefully separated herself from the group of other women and prepared to exit.