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ZESA RUSSO Fifteen minutes later, Levi arrived at the orphanage. It made me happy to know that he’d stopped by somewhere to get the kids gifts because he had bags upon bags of gifts. While the nuns shared the gifts amongst the kids, Levi joined me in Juliane’s office. I still hadn’t swallowed down what she had said. Was it when we did it in the car? But it had been over three weeks since then. Dear Lord, please save me.“Hey,” I was forced out of my thoughts when I felt Levi’s hand on my thigh.“Huh?” His eyebrows furrowed ever so slightly. “You’ve been spacing out.”“I have a lot on my mind.” I responded, managing a small smile for him. To change the subject, I turned to Juliane who was staring at me before I even looked in her direction. She had succeeded in dropping a heavy bomb on me and she knew it. “What were you saying about the adoption?”Juliane averted her eyes to Levi. “Mr. Del Campa, earlier I suggested adoption to your wi
ZESA RUSSO The sound of hands coming together resonated in my ears as the stage lift rose. I interlocked my fingers, excited and nervous about what was about to happen in the next five minutes. I, Zesa Jimena Russo, would sign a contract with Levi Del Campa of H.K Group and, in return, he would give me what I have always wanted from him. His heart and body. Flashes from cameras that would normally bother me were of no concern to me today, as it was a special day for me and my husband to be. The stage lift stopped, and I smiled widely for the cameras as ceremonious music filled my ears. I looked to my right. Standing beside me was my husband to be in a navy blue suit. His straight, black hair was pulled back to reveal a charming face. One reason I fell for him. Piercing gray eyes stared at a woman in the crowd, his mother—Marie Del Campa. I was thankful for her. She made my dream come true. Of course, their company’s lack of funds contributed to it, but Marie played a key role. He
ZESA RUSSO It would appear Levi was serious about what he told me at the contract signing event. One month after our wedding and his behavior toward me had yet to change. Before the press, he was the sweetest, most caring husband a woman could ask for, but behind closed doors; I was nothing to him. His heart was somewhere else. With Nina Meyer. I couldn’t wrap my head around it. Levi and I knew each other since we were eight, making it over twenty years since we met. With Nina, it was different. They’d met each other last year. On my birthday. Nina was to serve drinks and instead of doing her job, she bumped into Levi, spilling the drinks all over him. Did she think she was in a movie? When I realized they were getting too close, I did a background check on her. It turned out she was the daughter of a restaurant owner. It made me wonder if she blackmailed Levi into loving her. Then again, Levi wasn’t the type of man to be blackmailed. He was righteous. Too righteous. I f
After my encounter with little miss smarty mouth, I headed home. I needed to clear my head from the fact that I could be getting divorced soon. That he’d gotten a ring meant he was probably working on divorce papers. I took off my suit in front of the pool so I was standing in a matching set of white underwear. I jumped into the water and swam for minutes until I was exhausted.Right from when I was twelve, swimming was a means of comfort for me. Whenever I wanted to avoid my parents or just get away from things, I would come to the swimming pool. It felt as though I was washing my concerns away. It felt superb.I moved my hair away from my face when I heard footsteps. “Finn, I told you to go to the...” I paused. It was Levi. Judging from his hostile glare and how his face contorted into one of rage, it was obvious what had happened. “She called you, didn’t she?”“What the hell is wrong with you?” he stretched out his tie. “Do you have any idea what that restaurant means t
LEVI DEL CAMPA Never in my wildest dream did I believe Nina would let go of me for money. I always knew she was a materialistic woman, but I refused to think that she would do such a thing to me. I had that much faith in her, so imagine how broken and foolish I felt as I watched her shake hands with Zesa. It was a lot worse when Zesa tried comforting me. She was rubbing it in my face that the woman I loved would rather have millions in her account than be with me.“You can’t stay here like this.” Zesa said, hands on my shoulders. We were still in the restaurant and Nina had returned to her work. “People are looking at us. It’s as if I said something hurtful to you.”If there was one thing I disliked about Zesa, it was her selfishness. It was always about her. She was always worried about the image of her that people saw.I threw her hand off my shoulder. “I want to be alone.”“And wallow in misery? No, darling.” She sat down beside me. “Look at me.”Instead of doing as she
ZESA RUSSO They say sleeping next to someone you love makes you fall asleep faster, reduces depression and helps you live longer. That was true. But what was even better was waking up to be greeted by the almost naked form of the person you love. It was a sight that rid my heart of every sadness and worry. It made me feel reborn. I did not know a man’s body held that much power until now.I let my eyes slide over his body, from his tanned chiseled abs to the V-line just above his towel. My pulses added and subtracted like an equation when his muscles stretched as he dried his hair with a towel. The way he moved made me wish to see him in action, lifting a weight or, even better, lifting me. Levi was perfect with the strong body of an athlete and the brain of an intellectual.I snapped out of my trance when he cleared his throat. He’d caught me shamelessly ogling at him. How dare he distract me after hiding such a wonderful sight from me? It was enough to make me cum without
ZESA RUSSO After explaining myself to the protesters, I went home. Today was extremely stressful for me. As I watched the news, I couldn’t stop thinking about what the protesters had said and their anger toward me for closing down Techya Bio without giving them a heads-up. It was not my first time shutting down a subsidiary, but this one went south. Perhaps I did not do a good enough job with this one. I needed to fix this mess because the workers were right. They had families looking up to them for survival, and it was wrong of me to dismiss them like that.My phone rang, forcing me back into reality. I swiped my thumb across my screen to pick up after reducing the volume of the television.“You asked me to call you when I’m ready to sign the contract.”Ah… Nina Meyers.“Are you ready to sign it? Can you really give up Levi?”“Money is more important than love. You should know that. You’re a businesswoman. Did you make Techya a global company by choosing love every time?”
LEVI DEL CAMPA When I woke in the morning after getting drunk the night before, my head hurt as though someone swung at me with a bat. It became worse when I saw Zesa sleeping beside me. I stared at her sleeping form, wondering why she was there. Then the memory hit me. How I came home drunk, said some dumb things and ended up kissing her. I could vividly remember the feel of her body against mine, her breasts rubbing against my chest, my hands around her small waist, and how I almost did it with her. I recalled how she told me she loved me and kissed me again before everything went black. My guess was I passed out, and she laid me down on the couch.That was not the issue. The issue was the kiss. I hurriedly got dressed for work as I was trying to avoid her. How could I face her after what I did last night? Unfortunately, the universe chose to be a bitch and woke her up. When I saw her, my heart skipped a beat. Not out of love but out of worry, she would get the wrong ide