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Anelia Telford only cared about three things in her life; taking care of her sister, doing her job and staying off the radar. Being a loving and hardworking person she had no trouble keeping the former two in check. The latter? Well, that didn't exactly work out considering she ended up encountering a man whose comings and goings alone were a mystery at La Vida; the hotel she worked at.
As if being manipulated by a whirlwind, her life gets entangled with Dexter Black's, a man she would have only used the words arrogant, annoying and sly to describe.
But what happens when two people from two different tracks of life suddenly develop feelings beneath the dislike they have for each other? Will Anelia be able to handle the complications, manipulations and pain that come with loving a wealthy man such as Dexter.
Find out in this heartwarming story where true love wins!
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Chapter: Forty-twoAnelia practically jumped out of the car as soon as it had been parked in its reserved space. She was feeling especially awkward because the entire way back to La Vida, Mr Black, as she oh-so-liked to call him, had been completely silent.
Last Updated: 2020-11-01
Chapter: Forty-oneAnelia tried to gulp down the sense of unease that she could feel rising in her stomach. His eyes that were looking directly at her did not make it any easier for her to calm herself. Why was it suddenly so hot in the room?He simply stood there casually leaning against the row of books on his left, his gaze further making her uncomfortable. Dexter suddenly stood straight and much t
Last Updated: 2020-10-23
Chapter: FortyAnelia laughed humourlessly and a little too loud to try and do away with the awkwardness the silence brought into the room. Silence that the two people in the room were equally responsible for. Brett because he was waiting a response from her or at least Anelia thought that he was. Anelia because she still had not responded to his, was it even a question?“Uh, I’m not s
Last Updated: 2020-10-22
Chapter: Thirty-nineThe rest of their breakfast had been filled with Dave's light conversation with Hally as well as with Anelia. Brett occasionally provided limited responses and mostly focused on his food. Anelia was now roaming around the huge house, which she had been given the permission to do by Mrs Hally who was seeing to her belongings being put in their right place.Anelia did not have a
Last Updated: 2020-10-20
Chapter: Thirty-eightNever would Anelia have thought that there would come a day when she would get to meet all the Black brothers at once. And she would have never thought that it was going to be on the very day that she so happened to go to the place that they had all grown up in.
Last Updated: 2020-10-19
Chapter: Thirty-sevenAnelia had thought that the outside of Charity house was lovely but as soon as she had stepped inside, she realised that she may have spoken too soon. Anelia was still trying her best not to stare at everything around her.She was currently sitting in the sitting room on a plume blanche diamond encrusted sofa that was placed in front of a beautiful marble coffee table. On the
Last Updated: 2020-10-17
Cold
Anelia Telford only cared about three things in her life; taking care of her sister, doing her job and staying off the radar. Being a loving and hardworking person she had no trouble keeping the former two in check. The third? Well, that didn’t exactly work out considering she ended up encountering a man whose comings and goings alone were a mystery at La Vida; the hotel she worked at. As if being manipulated by a whirlwind, her life gets entangled with Dexter Black’s, a man she would have only used arrogant, annoying and sly to describe him. But what happens when two people from two different tracks of life suddenly develop feelings beneath the dislike they have for each other? Will Anelia be able to handle the complications, manipulation and pain that comes with loving a wealthy man such as Dexter. Find out in this heartwarming story where true love wins!
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Chapter: TenHe knew. He knew that she was in his penthouse and nothing could change that. She contemplated running for the door but he'd probably intercept her way before she made it inches near that door. She wasn't blind to that strong athletic build of his. Plus she had seen him lock the door, so the idea was already a failure before implementation.Now that she thought about it, he had literall
Last Updated: 2020-08-07
Chapter: Nine"Hey, hey," Emma placed her hands on her friend's upper arms and shook her gently. She was quite frankly concerned about her. Anelia was worried about her job and even more, actually keeping it and that could only prove to her that something had happened at La Vida.She just didn't know what and that said a lot. Usually, she was always up to speed with occurrences that unf
Last Updated: 2020-08-07
Chapter: EightAnelia had managed to talk another girl into swapping their tasks for the day. She was aware that she could possibly lose her job for neglecting her actual task, which was cleaning the penthouse, but the memory of what had taken place between that man and her was still fresh in her mind.She couldn't risk meeting him again. At least not today because she knew that she couldn't keep on s
Last Updated: 2020-08-07
Chapter: SevenMrs Hally lifted the small cup in her hand and sipped her tea. She smiled at the prospect of her plan actually working out. Her plan was not fair per se but she was done playing fair where those stubborn grandsons of hers were concerned.If it meant having Dexter come to her suite under the pretence of having tea, in order to meet Anelia, then so be it.
Last Updated: 2020-08-07
Chapter: Six"Go on to the guest bedroom, Dexter. You'll find yourself a change of clothes in there. I won't have you looking like you're in a meeting in my house," his grandmother ground out as soon as she saw his dress-code.He scanned his pristine white shirt and the tailored black pants he had on and frowned. What did having breakfast with her have anything to do with his attire?
Last Updated: 2020-08-07
Chapter: FiveWith the soft rhythmic music playing on the radio, Anelia rubbed the lavender flavored soap onto her head. She massaged her hair while humming along to the soft tune of a Bruno Mars song playing on the stereo.Mrs Hally had swatted away her concerns, convincing her to take a bath in the guest room. She had once again overruled her decision to get back to work. The woman could not really
Last Updated: 2020-08-07
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