Chapter Eleven: Expensive Suit.
PAXTON was sitting on the balcony while browsing through his iPad. He’s studying all of Darius’ assets, investments and everything about his source of income. But then, it is still questionable. How could Darius gain billions when he only has Lavigne’s Realty Company, a small company offering internet providers, and investments? He was so sure that Darius had an underground business… Tomorrow, Amiel will apply as an IT technician in their IT department.He quickly switched the screen to a funny video on social media after the door through the bathroom opened.“What are you doing? You’re still working at night?” Lorelei asked.He shrugged then smiled at her. “No, I wasn't. Just watching funny videos on my iPad.”Lorelei didn't doubt his reason, she walked on the balcony and glanced at his iPad before she sat down in the Acapulco chair in front of him.“I have been thinking these days,” Lorelei said.“Hmm, what is it?”Paxton grabbed the glass of whiskey on the glass table then sipped on it after his question.“Do you plan on having a baby?”He almost spit the whiskey he had drunk! But instead, he swallowed it all and coughed to clear his throat.“Hey! Are you okay?” Lorelei asked.Shaking his head, he flashed an awkward smile on his lips. “I haven't thought of that. Why? Do you want a baby now?”Lorelei shyly bit her lower lip that Paxton thought was cute. “I’m not saying that I want now, but…”“Hmm?” he asked, smiling.“Don't mind me. I just want to know your plans for our marriage.” With her red face, she stood up quickly. “I’ll sleep now, good night!”“Good night, and sweet dreams babe,” Paxton replied.She immediately went inside and that made him smile. He shook his head and continued drinking on the whiskey he was holding.He needs to control himself when it comes to Lorelei. If he made a mistake, his plan for ten years would go to waste and he doesn't want that to happen.—DARIUS smirked after entering the Golden’s Medical Center. His hands slipped on his pocket as his secretary quickly followed him after shutting the car’s door.“What are we doing here, Lord Darius?” Miguel asked.“I just want to greet someone I know,” he replied.He continued walking inside the hospital all the way to the dermatology department. His head held high, everyone he passed through could see how powerful and boastful he was. Wearing an expensive suit, Stuart Hughes Diamond Edition. Even his watch and shoes are screaming wealth but his personality is also screaming.An ambulance stopped in front of the hospital and nurses and doctors ran towards the entrance. But because Darius was there, one of the nurses bumped into him.“What the hell!” he yelled.“I apologize, Sir! We are in the middle of an emergency. Please step aside.“ The nurse apologized and was about to follow his colleagues but Darius caught his collar.“You ruined my suit!”The nurse turned his head to him. “Sir? Please excuse me, I need to follow them—”“Look at this! A bloodstain stained my limited edition suit!”“Sir, I will attend to you later. Please!”“What is happening here?”A baritone voice stopped them from arguing. It was Paxton who was wearing a shrub. Darius looked at him, arching his brow.“Ooh, Paxton finally, you’re here!” Darius flashed a sly smile then scanned what he was wearing. “You look decent in your shrub, nice. Decent than your trashy suits.”“Let go of him, talk to me.”He shrugged and then pushed away the poor nurse. The nurse quickly followed his colleagues as soon as he stood up.Everyone is looking at them, gossiping.“Go back to your work, don’t mind us.” Paxton turned his back to Darius. “Follow me. Don’t make a scene here, you’re embarrassing yourself.”Darius glared at him. He doesn’t know but even how Paxton talk to him is irritating him. He doesn’t want to follow him but because people are looking at them and starting to talk, he followed.They entered a clinic room, and his secretary, Miguel quickly shut the door behind them. That’s when Paxton turned his head to him.“What are you doing here?”Darius was taken aback by how Paxton asked him. It was as if he was higher than him. But of course, he won’t step back!“Ah, to greet you. But it seemed like the employees here are rude. That nurse bumped me, and didn’t even apologize properly,” he smirked.“There’s an emergency earlier. You should step aside if something like that happens. This is a hospital. Every life here is at risk,” Paxton replied.“Huh!” he scoffed. “He even stained my suit!” he squirmed, not minding what he said.“Which part?” Paxton raises his brow.“Here!” Darius pointed at the small amount of red blood on his shoulder.Paxton narrowed his eyes to try looking at that stain. If he didn’t look at it closer, it wouldn’t be recognized. Darius shoved him away when he was about to get even closer.“Go away! Why are you leaning toward me?”“You can wash that stain away, why are you so mad? That was a small stain.”“Do you know how much this suit cost? Ah, you didn’t know, right? You didn’t know fashion after all. This cost almost $800k! I guess you can’t afford to buy this.”Paxton shrugged. “Right, that was too expensive for a suit,” he replied. “Why did you wear that if you didn’t want to stain it? You should just hang it in your closet.”“What the—”“Why did you want to greet me, anyway? The last time I knew, you wanted to steal my wife.”Darius glared at him, he clenched his fist in anger. He was here to humiliate Paxton but instead, it was like he was the one who was humiliated!“I want to see how low your hospital was and I think I'm right,” he replied, smirking. “And correction, Lorelei was mine in the first place. She’s my fiancee back then!”“She’s my wife now,” Paxton replied. “If you have nothing to say, please leave my clinic. I have patients waiting for me.”“You’ll see! Lorelei will divorce you anytime soon! And that nurse has to pay for my suit!”Paxton shrugged and then turned his back to him to go to his desk. “Remove your suit and throw it in the garbage, I’ll pay.”Chapter Twelve: The Other Way Around.DARIUS was stunned. No one has ever talked to him the way Paxton did! And it irritated him! He clenches both his jaw and hands into fists. Gritting his teeth, the moment Paxton sat down on his swivel chair, he glared at him.“I bet you can’t pay $800k just for a suit when you can't even afford to buy for yourself!” he yelled.“I’ll pay. But on one condition, you must take off your suit and throw it into the garbage right now.”His eyes widened. “What the—are you saying that you want me to go home naked?!”Paxton shrugged. “That’s your choice. Go home naked or you can wear my trashy suits. You can choose one in the cabinet.”“Are you insane?!” Darius couldn’t help but feel mad at him even more.But even though he was fuming mad, Paxton remained a straight face. Darius came here to find something that he can use to humiliate Paxton but it seemed like it came out the other way around. He was the one that was humiliated by Paxton!“What are you waitin
Chapter Thirteen: Theodore Myers.“OH? Did you know each other?” Red asked in a surprised reaction, pushing his acting skill to the edge just to make it more natural.Theodore glanced at Red. “He’s Lorelei’s husband, Chloe’s cousin…” he replied.“Damn, I didn't know… he’s my college best friend, we just meet again so we went here,” Red said then called a waitress to get them a drink.Paxton was just silently looking at Theodore who couldn’t even look at him because maybe, he was afraid that Paxton would tell Chloe about what he discovered. Then Theodore snapped, why is he here too, anyway? This is not a proper place for a reunion!“Did Lorelei know that you’re here?” Theodore asked, trying to divert the attention from him.“Bro, you’re engaged. Why are you here too?” Red said.“I’m not talking to you.”Red faked zipping his mouth and shifted his attention to the waitress who just got back from getting their orders. He seemed to be enjoying the tension between Theodore and his Boss, Pa
Chapter Fourteen: Cheating Issue.THE night’s calming with the bright stars at night. Paxton was sitting on the balcony, drinking his favorite whiskey with his iPad in the other hand. Lately, he has been here every night to think. Lorelei was already sleeping while he couldn’t sleep so he decided to stay on the balcony and browse on his iPad.Suddenly, his phone rang. After he glanced at the screen, he immediately slide the answer button. It was Red.“Hello, Boss? Have you seen the news on social media? The reporter had already posted the photo and it went viral by now!” he said, excitedly.Paxton leaned back on the chair he was sitting on before he opened his social media account to see the link that Red sent to him. “Yeah, I’m seeing it now,” he replied. “Good job, we’ll see what will happen to him.”He smirked while reading the article regarding Theodore Myers. It is still blind item but there are lots of people who already known that it was him since it isn't hard to guess.“That
Chapter Fifteen: It Must Be Paxton.OLIVER went inside a black Nissan Sentra as soon as he saw what was happening in the Night Bar that Theodore owned. They used a simple car to make sure that they would not attract people.“My Lord, it is confirmed. The police are currently raiding the strip club,” Oliver said.Paxton slowly nodded, then looked outside the car to see the policemen that went outside the Night Bar with the staff of the strip club. They were in handcuffs. They are not wearing police uniforms, perhaps they are undercover tonight that's why no one noticed them.“Who called a complaint to the police?” he asked.“Upon my investigation, their Night Bar has been under surveillance since about a year ago. The police can’t gather enough information because of how clean Theodore worked in this Strip Club. But there’s a worker inside who sent a complaint earlier. It was the woman in the photo that was posted on social media. The reporter didn't blur her face.”“That’s bad…” Paxto
Chapter Sixteen: Underground Business. “I DON’T have another woman, Lorelei. You should sleep now, we will talk about this tomorrow.” Paxton tried his best to be calm even though he’s already burning inside. He doesn't want to tell Lorelei everything about him, especially now that he just got started from his plan. “I will go back to our house tomorrow if you don’t tell me your secrets!” That’s what Lorelei told her before he convinced her to sleep. That night, he made up a story to cover up his identity. He didn't know when Lorelei saw his cars but he knows that Lorelei might suspect his identity after seeing them. The next morning, he greeted Lorelei with breakfast in bed. A toast, hangover soup and tea to relieve her hangover. Lorelei was glaring at him when he put on the bed table in front of her. “I remembered everything that I told you last night. You should tell me why you have lots of expensive and limited edition cars and… why aren’t you sleeping with me? Was the re
Chapter Seventeen: Too Expensive.“WHY do we have to buy a suit? I have lots in our house.” Paxton said right after they went inside the Mall. When he came back to the Villa, Lorelei was there waiting for him. He was about to rest for a while because he knows that they have to go to a family dinner tonight but Lorelei quickly caught him and dragged him out of the Villa only to end up here in the Mall; to buy a suit that will fit the family dinner tonight.“When did you last buy a suit? Don’t you hear people humiliate you because of how you dress?” she asked. “It hurts me whenever they talk about how cheap your suits and clothes are.”“It’s fine with me,” he said. Paxton looked down to the suit he’s wearing. It's an old and cheap black polo and ripped jeans. His shoes aren't that pricey either. Before he started this out, he didn't dress up like this. This was all just a part of his plan, to make sure that no one could think of his identity. If he wore his limited edition suits, his
Chapter Eighteen: Traumatic Experience.“HOW did you know Lady Fuchsia?” Lorelei couldn’t help but ask Paxton while they were driving all the way to the hotel where their family dinner will be held. Paxton glanced at her before he turned back his attention to the road.“She’s my patient…” he replied“Patient? She called you, My Lord!” Paxton shook his head and continued driving, not minding what his wife was trying to point out. “She's just my patient, Lorelei. Don’t tell me you’re jealous?” he laughed, playfully.“No, I’m not. But if she's your patient, why does she call you, My Lord instead of Doctor?”“Everyone calls me that, and Lady Fuchsia does want to address me the way my people do,” he replied.Lorelei kept on asking him over and over until they arrived at the hotel. While Paxton kept trying to change their topic so that she wouldn't ask for more. It wasn't like he wanted to lie to her, it was just that, he wasn't ready yet.The five-star hotel was great and the staff was
Chapter Nineteen: Inside Lavigne Inc.PAXTON stayed inside the cubicle, listening to Levi who was talking over the phone. He didn’t get out until he was sure that Levi and left the bathroom. Listening through his rants, he wasn’t sure who he was talking to. It was only Levi that he was hearing and he didn’t even mention a name. After he finally calmed down, he went out of the bathroom and returned to the table where Lorelei was patiently waiting for him.He sat down in the chair and smiled. “How about we leave now and go home? Was that okay?”Lorelei looked at him with confusion. “You’re not okay, right?” she asked. “I’m sorry…”“Oh, you don’t have to. I’m tired and I want to go home now.”Thankfully, she understands him. If he stayed in here for long, he doesn’t know if he could handle it. He has anxiety attacks whenever he was in a gathering like this, it’s just that he can stay for a while but not for too long. As long as he was distracted, he can stay. But because all he can see