Filed to story: Dumped by Scumbag Adored by Billionaire
Their mouths twitched as they watched their mother’s chest heave as she struggled to control her breathing. Men, they really pissed her off this time.
“You!” She referred to all of them, “Are grounded for the entire calendar month and it’s effective immediately,”
“What?!”
“Oh yes, you heard me right. Which means no going out after school, no visiting of friends nor leaving the house unless I permit so. And you don’t have to worry about impartiality since I’ll be the one overlooking your punishment personally,”
Ailee reminded her mother, “Urm… Mom, you kind of have a honeymoon to attend to,”
“Shut up!” Reina yelled, then rubbed her forehead. These kids were driving her mental! God damns her if she thinks about childbirth ever again.
“I’ll deal with you guys later,” Reina promised and she left to inform Miranda to take them home. They had already taken family pictures and the rest of them hence had nothing left to do here.
Meanwhile, back at the reception, Cecil was grinning from ear to ear when she saw her son and Isabella had gone back to the couples they were. Of course, mama knows best.
Delighted at the outcome, Cecil took a glass of champagne from a passing waiter, and out of happiness swirled around dramatically but she stumbled in her heels and the drink in her grasp spilled on the guest standing next to her.
“Oops,” She gasped, horrified at what she just did, “My God, I am so sorry,” Cecil brought out her handkerchief, intending to wipe him clean only to freeze up.
The girl didn’t freeze because of the stranger’s intimidating height but because that height and face was a rare one and she knew exactly where she had seen him, more like known him.
“There’s no need for that miss,” the man said, yet his face underlined confusion when he saw the way the strange woman looked at him.
Cecil’s blood ran cold, how could he be here? People said the world was a small place but she didn’t believe that statement until now. Sure, it was common to forget one’s one-night stand, but not this one. It was not everyday one sleeps with a giant that had a scar across his features adding to his manliness.
She had been young and reckless then. As the inquisitive person she was, she hadn’t hesitated to approach the exotic man the moment he had walked into the club that day. Moreover, her friends had been put off by his stern expression that it had been thrilling to be the only one who mustered up the courage to speak with him.
Cecil had intended to ask him questions revolving around his height and how people accept him in the society since he was one of the rare humans. She never hoped to spend much time there; just ask her questions and prove to her friends she was daring enough to talk to Mr scary face. Who knew she would not only spend a long time there but get invited to his booth and spend a memorable quality dialogue before the whole shit went down – she must have been crazy to let him drive her home.
“Do we know each other by chance, miss?” Emerald asked the woman who had stopped scrutinizing his face.
In his viewpoint, there were only two types of women he associated with. Women he had gotten into their pants and the women who had been sent by enemy gangs to seduce him. Any other women were the ones he had sent six feet already. But this particular woman didn’t belong to any and it bothered him because her gaze told him she knew him.
Recovering from her daze, Cecil immediately dropped everything and fled away. Yes, it takes two to tango but that man had cost her Pedro’s father so she wanted nothing to do with him.
Emerald was highly surprised with the way the strange woman took off as if the devil was hot at her heels. She wasn’t an enemy nor was she involved in his kind of life?- there was still that innocent glint in her eyes.
So why then would a perfectly normal human scurry away from him? Hmm, something was suspicious.
“Andrew,” He called over the man who attended the party. Though everything was calm with Adam gone, however, Sakuzi still wanted his daughter protected at all cost.
“Yes boss,” Andrew tactically bowed his head. The hierarchy was strictly observed in the falcon gang and he had greeted subtly so as not to draw unnecessary attention to themselves.
“I want you to find out about someone for me,” Emerald said.
“Who?” he asked.
“That’s exactly what you’ve to do. A woman stood by my side minutes ago, find out everything you can about her – do not leave even the lesser details out,” He made it clear.
“Yes, boss,”
Now both the Sparks clan and Sakuzi clan were in-laws, it wouldn’t be strange to share resources especially in this line of business.
“Also,” Emerald warned him, “I don’t need to remind you to behave in this ceremony, right?”
After the severe warning from him, the man had steered clear from Reina. Emerald knew the plans of lower subordinates like him: seduce the boss’s daughter and upgrade their position. But he had seen right through him and ended that delusion.
Not that Reina would have liked the bastard anyway since she had eyes for Niles only. But then, she had lost her memories and it was easier to manipulate her – just like her father had done.
“Of course,” Andrew answered.
“Good. Now go,” Emerald dismissed him with a wave of his hand.
Andrew left with great sadness in his heart. He messed up big time. If only he hadn’t been stupid enough to break up with Maria then, by now, he’d be reaping all these. Who knew he would end up serving the woman he looked down on in the past?
Imagine being Sakuzi’s in-law, he would have been at the receiving end of this glory, riches, and power. Yeah, “Would have “
The third point of view:
“Do you think it’s time for us to do this?” Pedro asked unsurely, a bit nervous. They had sneaked out of the reception party which was slowly coming to an end and when Isabella had suggested going out for a breather, he had a faint idea what she had in mind – and she sure never disappoints.
She had boarded a room effortlessly since her father owned the hotel – and that was the problem. What if Niles hears of this? That scary man would skin him alive, not to mention that her new mother, Reina, was the daughter of a mafia leader. If both parents hunted him down, his corpse wouldn’t even be found on the surface of the earth. Gosh, he was nervous; his stomach was knotted with nerves.
“I don’t think there’s a biological clock for having sex,” Isabella answered cooly as usual before swiping the keycard against the sensor and the door clicked opened.
Pedro envied the girl’s courage. Don’t be mistaken, he carried himself with confidence and charisma, but when it comes to matters of the heart, he finds himself as naive as an idiot – especially when it involves Isabella. He couldn’t tell what was about her that made her feel this way.
“Are you coming in or not?”?Isabella stood by the door with her brows arched, snapping him from his reverie.
“I’m coming,” He stepped into the devil’s hornet with his heart slamming against his chest. Isabella has finally become the death of him.
“Make yourself comfortable,” Isabella told him then went to take off her heels.
Pedro looked around the room, it was lavishly decorated and one didn’t need to be told it was a deluxe suite. His adam’s apple bobbed when his eyes fell upon the king-sized bed – so this was where everything would go down real soon.
“Aren’t you feeling hot in those clothes?” Isabella said out of nowhere, startling him.
For a moment there, Pedro was tempted to hang onto his dinner jacket and tell her he was satisfied – he was sweating heavily – but Isabella knew him like the back of her fingers.
“Ah, yes, ” He mumbled and was about to work on the single button when Isabella slapped his hands away. He glanced up at her, confused.