“Please, don't tell me it's around ten thousand dollars. I’m worth more than that, you know,” Bella pouted, trying to make her face look like a cute little bunny, to persuade Alex to buy expensive jewelry next time.Alex, on the other hand, knew his wife’s tactics. So all he did was sigh as he was exhausted. ‘Why can't she just deactivate her desire for expensive things?’ Alex muttered to himself. Well, since he is not aware, Bella’s desire and love for money can never be deactivated! She is stuck with it like a magnet...“Bella, can we not talk about the jewelry price?” Alex uttered, causing Bella’s face to turn into a scowl.“Wait... Is this necklace a fake?” She inquired, pulling the necklace from her neck.“Bella...” Alex’s voice trailed off.Bella pushed the jewelry to the table, handing it over to Alex.“It’s fine. I know you are very selfish when it’s time to buy your wife a gift,” she uttered, her tone dripping with sadness.“Okay! How about we take some pictures?” Bella inqu
In a small restaurant, Thomas sat across the table with Mary.“So, what business do you have with Rita?” Thomas inquired. He leaned forward, causing Mary to furrow her eyebrows. She was surprised by the need for an urgent meeting and she became confused with Thomas’s statement.“Well, I have a lot of businesses with Rita, so I can't pick out the specific business you want me to talk about,” Mary replied, pouting her lips.She noticed the way Thomas tapped his fingers on the table rapidly. Just then, she sensed that he was curious about Rita’s secret, but she would not tell him about it unless he...“You can’t?” Thomas uttered. He smirked, leaning back in his chair.He knew Mary’s desire for money was extreme, so he directed his question to that.“Alright, how much money do you need to talk about it?” Thomas spoke, puffing his chest out.Instantly, Mary’s eyebrows shot up. “Money?!” she muttered to herself.Her palms became sweaty. She quickly wiped the sweat off on her sleeves befor
Thump!Thump!Thomas’s heart pounded loudly in his chest. He released his clenched fist, being heartbroken.“You like that fool?” Thomas questioned, but Rita didn't reply.Thomas huffed, “Well, it's good you confessed. Now, I can deal with that son of a b*tch properly!”“No, don't hurt him...” Rita pleaded, fueling Thomas’s anger. ***In a secondhand jewelry store, Bella sat next to the store’s owner.“I would like to sell this necklace,” Bella voiced out, pulling the necklace Alex gave her out of her bag.The store’s owner held a loupe as he used it to examine the jewelry.“Wow!” the store’s owner exclaimed, and Bella scoffed.“I knew it! It’s fake, right?” Bella scowled.“No, it's expen-” The store’s owner paused. After examining the jewelry, he realized that it was expensive, and it was made originally from diamonds. But he didn't want Bella to know since she assumed that it was fake.“Was it a gift?” The store’s owner asked cautiously, and Bella nodded.“A pathetic, selfish man g
Bella shook the goblet, ensuring that the powder mixed well inside the wine. She clasped the goblet in her right hand and took the other goblet for herself, before approaching Alex with a wide smile.“Have this,” Bella spoke, handing the goblet to Alex.Alex placed the goblet on the table, and Bella muttered, “No, you should drink that first.”“Oh, okay,” Alex replied. He took a sip of the wine, causing Bella to grin.“I wanted us to meet, so I could apologize,” Bella spoke sweetly.“Oh, it's fine,” Alex grinned. He drank the wine in a go as he felt a little nervous.As soon as Bella realized that the goblet was empty, and Alex drank the wine, she smiled.“Also...” Bella began, pulling out an envelope from her bag before handing it over to Alex.“I need you to sign this,” she muttered. Alex gazed at the envelope. He removed the document from it, but when he tried to read it, the document became blurry.“There is no need to read it, Hubby. Just sign it,” Bella smirked, reassuring him
Iris left the hotel lounge angrily.Meanwhile, in the restroom, Diana pulled away from the kiss, and mumbled, catching her breath. “I’m so sorry. I didn't mean to-”Alex caught her statement with a kiss, disabling her from continuing her statement. It turned out that the first kiss aroused Alex’s feelings and the powdered drug was actively working.They ended up in the hotel room Diana booked before going to the restroom. The night that was supposed to be a time when Alex would sign the papers as Bella planned, and a time when Diana would drink alcohol until she fell asleep turned out to be the time when strangers shared love and became intimate.***The morning sunlight seeped through the curtains, and the hotel room was filled with a sense of warmth and intimacy as Alex and Diana lay close to each other. Beep!Beep!Beep!Alex’s phone vibrated, causing Alex to stir from his sleep. He jolted up from his sleep immediately he noticed the bright sunlight shining on his face.“Gosh, it
Diana gazed at Alex’s figure as he rushed out of the room. At first, she assumed it was a dream, but after looking down at her body, she realized that it wasn't.“What an arrogant man!” She scoffed, taking the right dose of the morning-after pill with a glass of water. Suddenly, she recalled that her phone and purse fell in the restroom when she was drunk, and she needed it. But she couldn't go there in a wedding gown that reeked of a man’s, Alex’s cologne, to avoid unnecessary wary gaze.So, she rushed into the bathroom to have her bath. When she was done having her bath, she caught a glimpse of her reflection in the bathroom mirror.She quickly glanced at it, realizing that there were love bites on her neck and chest area. Her cheeks turned red as she blushed, recalling how she spent the night with Alex. Although, she felt bad for him when she recalled the few scars she spotted on his body. “Who knows what happened to him? Maybe he works for the military...” She muttered to her
Diana boarded a taxi. She planned to hastily go to the patient’s house - to request an advance payment so she could clear the payment for the wedding gown.She gazed out of the window, enjoying the pleasant sensation of the breeze gently caressing her face. Just then, she spotted a young girl coughing as she clutched her throat.Instantly, Diana understood what was happening. She quickly instructed the driver to stop driving, while she rushed out of the car to help the young girl. It turned out that Emma, the young girl, was choking on a candy that blocked her throat.Her fingertips had already started turning blue, while other passersby did not understand what was happening to her. All they did was to approach her and ask her questions, which she could not answer since she was unable to speak.Hurriedly, Diana knelt behind Emma and wrapped her arms around her waist. She performed an abdominal thrust and Emma coughed out the candy.As soon as she could breathe freely, the other pas
“Sir...” Diana muttered, glancing at Alex who lay unconscious on the bed.Worry lines formed on her forehead when Alex didn't move and Barbara mumbled. “Sir, are you awake?”With that mumble, Alex stirred from his sleep.His eyelids opened, and the first thing he saw was Diana standing next to the bed. He realized that he was on the bed, and there was a soft pillow under his head.“Are you alright?” Diana questioned slowly.“Yes, but why are you here?” Alex inquired, touching his forehead since he felt a throbbing ache there. He didn't understand how he got on the bed when he was in the bathroom earlier. Did he faint?“Well, I forgot to tell you that I needed an advance payment. So I walked in to tell you, then I saw you on the floor, lying unconscious,” Diana explained, gazing at his head.“Do you feel dizzy or maybe nauseous?” Diana asked, and Alex shook his head.“No, it's just a headache,” Alex responded, and Diana took note of what he said in a notebook.Alex analyzed his surroun