“Don’t you dare,” Christian warned Dorian, who was about to say something. Knowing how his brother’s mind walked, he knew that Dorian was about to make an annoying remark and he wasn’t in the mood for it.“Good morning, Miss Pearson,” Dorian greeted, ignoring his brother’s warning. “Good morning, sir,” Mabel responded, just as she got to where they were. Dorian was about to say more when his phone rang. As soon as he saw who was calling, the excited expression changed to a frown. “Excuse me,” he said and immediately left, much to Christian’s relief. “What happened to him?” Mabel wondered. “Why not worry about yourself,” Christian said, and his words earned him a subtle glare from Mabel. The head helper came into view and she greeted Christian.“Have the team arrived?” He asked her, to which the elderly woman shook her head.Christian then turned to face Mabel, who was confused. “I’ll send you a number, call, and tell them that if they are not here within the next ten minutes, they
Without saying anything to the team, he led her out of the room as they were already running late.His phone rang before he could say anything to Mabel and he had to answer as it was a call from his dad. “Yes, Dad, I'm about to leave,” Mabel heard Christian say and it made her realize that he was talking to his father. It wasn’t until they got to the car did he get off the phone.“Good, now that we’re here, let’s lay some ground rules,” He turned to face her, and Mabel’s heart sank as she had expected him to compliment her. It wasn’t every day she looked this stunning.“Number one, you’re there to act as my date and your main duty is to keep other women as far away from me as possible,” he started.“I can’t control what they do or do not do,” Mabel pointed out. She was a nobody, a pest at the bottom of the rich chain, there was no way she would be able to do what Christian was asking her. “I don’t care how you do it, just make sure no one tries to flirt with me, or else, it’s coming
“Mom, did you see what I just saw?” Kendra asked, wanting to be sure she had seen right. There was no way, the person who passed by them, was Mabel, it was just not possible.“Let’s take this inside,” Claire said, as she smiled for the cameras before going inside the building. As soon as they were away from the cameras, a deep frown appeared on her face over what she had just witnessed. Just yesterday, she and Anthony had gone over to her house to see her after being unable to reach only one for them to notice Christian’s car in front of her house. Her fears were coming true. Mabel was indeed getting Christian to fall for her and the girl herself confirmed it when she texted her father this morning, telling him that she was at Christian’s house. And if Claire had any doubts about it, what she just witnessed, had cleared every single one of those doubts. Everyone knew how much Christian wasn’t interested in being in a relationship. The fact that he brought Mabel to the wedding, ins
Upon hearing what Reginald said, Mabel realized that meant either her father or her brother would be at the party and her eyes unconsciously scanned the hall looking for either of the two. She however didn’t find them as it was a big hall and there were many guests. By the time she returned her attention to her table, Reginald and Kate were already on their feet.“You look good, Miss Pearson,” Reginald complimented her before turning to leave and as soon as they were gone, Mabel heaved a sigh of relief as she had made it out alive. The wedding reception started soon after and it was all fun and partying. Christian, however, didn't get up from his seat and Mabel was happy about that. Her eyes went over to the bride and groom who were busy dancing with their friends and she smiled as it was a beautiful sight. However, she had no intention of ever getting married especially when she remembered that her mother getting married, destroyed her life and that of her daughter.Christian on
“Try to quit being a player and watch as you change into a better person,” Christian jabbed at the man. He was the youngest son of one of the famous producers in the entertainment industry. However, unlike his hardworking father, all he did was lavish his father’s money on girls and expensive things.“How about I have a taste of your woman before I quit,” he said as a joke. However, the same couldn’t be said for Christian who almost attacked the man if not for Mabel’s intervention.“It’s fine, I’m not offended,” Mabel said as she held Christian’s hand. Christian, however, wasn't ready to let it slide. “You seem to have forgotten my reputation and what I can do to you and your ‘daddy’,” he growled in anger as his eyes darkened. “I’m sorry, I was being foolish,” the man immediately apologized.“Scram,” Christian ordered and the man didn’t need to be told twice as he and his date immediately left, leaving only Christian and Mabel at the table. “You didn’t have to scare him off like t
Mabel read the message over and over again, desperately hoping that she had read wrong but no matter how many times she did, the contents remained the same. Her father had sent her a message through an unknown number asking her to do the unthinkable and in the message, he said if she did what he asked, he would finally release her grandparents from where he had been keeping them captive. This was all she had ever wanted since he took them away from her because they had dared to help her, but at what cost? This went against everything she stood for and she would never be able to live with herself if she did it. How would she be able to take the life of the man she had started developing feelings for? Her father’s message was simple and clear, it was for her to take the drink that a waiter would offer to her and feed it to Christian. Even though her father hadn’t explicitly stated that the drink would kill him, following the events that had happened and how much she knew her father,
Mabel thankfully didn’t have any objection to it and before she entered, he checked if her family was in there, not giving a damn about his reputation, but they weren’t, neither was anyone and so, he waited outside.As soon as she was alone, Mabel gripped the sink tightly over the pain she was feeling, which had kicked in moments ago. She looked at the mirror and saw that her pupils had dilated while her breathing turned slow and heavy.Just as she was still trying to numb the pain away, she started to cough blood and everything suddenly became blurry as she dropped to the floor and clutched her stomach in pain while writhing silently as she didn’t want Christian to know what was happening to her.However, through her hazy vision, she saw the door burst open and she saw a familiar person run to her. He said something that she couldn’t hear as all that was ringing in her ears were her heartbeats which appeared to be slowing down with every passing second.“I’m sorry for lying but I cou
Christian glanced at the operating theater for the umpteenth time and he tapped his feet nervously. They had been in there for a very long time, how much time exactly, he didn’t know but all he knew was that each passing second was torture.‘I’m sorry for lying to you, but I couldn't do it,’ her words rang in his ear once again and he sighed for the umpteenth time as the same thoughts ran in his head over and over again. Mabel knew that it would cost her her life if she drank the drink and she still did so. Just like the way she knew it would cost her if she made the presentation and she did so regardless. Something that also bugged Christian was the fact that Mabel could have decided not to pick up the drink but she did anyway, and it made Christian realize that apart from saving his life, she wanted to take hers.It wasn’t only her life on the line at that very moment but her grandparents’ lives and all to protect him. He didn’t however let his mind ponder too much on the Devilles