LOVE AT FIRST SIGHT - SEASON 2 CHAPTER 38
Keira woke up in Zach’s embrace and she couldn’t help but smile brightly. Her body was tired and sore because her husband didn’t miss a single opportunity to devour her. Although her body was almost on the verge of collapsing, she was feeling blissful.
She kissed her husband who was still sleeping soundly. Tomorrow, Zach would leave once again for his mission. Keira helplessly sighed as she felt a sudden pang of sadness at the thought of the amount of time in which her husband would be gone.
His mission was going to be even more dangerous now than it had been before, as they would be diving right into the den of the underworld kingpin.
She buried herself on Zach’s chest to feel his warmth and to savor his manly scent that she loved and would surely miss every morning… How she hoped they would remain in each other’s arms like that forever.
She felt Zach tightened his arms around her and murmured, “Sleep more… Recharge… I’ll be waking you up again soon…” Keira blushed from Zach’s words which were full of double meanings and allusions.
One thing that she had learned during the past few days was to take her husband’s words seriously when it comes to this kind of thing. So she obediently did as she was told and closed her eyes ‘to recharge!’.
The next morning, Keira’s parents insisted on having breakfast together before letting the Lim Family leave.
“We had a great time here. Thank you for your warmth and hospitality. Oh, this time we will wait for your visit to the ranch, so that you could try my daughter’s cooking,” Grandma Terri proudly said as she reminded Keira’s parents to come and visit them soon in the province.
“We will surely be visiting you at the ranch soon…” Keira’s Mom answered as she gave Sheila and Grandma Terri a cheek-to-cheek farewell.
Josh drove Zach’s car, while Zach and Keira were with J&J. They would first drop Keira off at her work and then Zach at his condo.
Inside the car John tried his best to look away from the rear-view mirror, because he knew that their Mrs. Lim would not miss the opportunity to be clingy and touchy-feely with her husband, even in their presence.
He cursed inwardly when his gaze accidentally landed at the rear-view mirror and caught the newlyweds in the middle of kissing each other.
‘Maybe next time, it’s better to drive a car with a partition if this couple is inside!’ he mused.
Before Keira stepped out of the car she hugged Zach tightly and gave him another deep kiss and said, “Stay safe and return to me soon.” Zach smiled and pinched her nose as he answered, “Noted, my star…”
Keira smiled because it had been a while since Zach called her ‘My Star’. All that she heard from him lately was ‘Wifey’. So Keira winked at him and got startled when Zach pulled her in for another passionate kiss and a tight embrace.
John and Jim exchanged embarrassed glances and released a sigh of relief when their Mrs. Lim was finally gone.
Zach heard their sigh and he chuckled inwardly while shaking his head. If it had been Torin that witnessed this mushy and fluffy side of him, that man would have definitely passed out.
Of course, he was still the manly, strong and dominant General that everyone knew him to be.
But with Keira, he could be an entirely different person. He had in fact surprised himself, when he discovered how endearing and overly affectionate he could be after he married her. There were no more constraints. No more holding back. There was only love for his wife and he would show it in the best way that he could.
If there was one thing he had learned from his wife, then it was to like and love a person without any reservation, and not to be afraid to show your sincere feelings to the person that you love by declaring it boldly and proudly.
His thoughts were interrupted by the ringing of his mobile phone.
It was Cielo. She informed him about the progress of the task that he had assigned her and Drey.
“I’m sorry John, could you drop me off at the Military Base instead?” asked Zach and John complied.
…..
“What did he say?” asked Drey as he put Dice back in his crib since he was already sleeping.
Drey had worked hard in penetrating and hacking the servers of Mr. Big’s organization, so Zach and his team could trace all of their worldwide dealings. He had finally succeeded after locking himself for a week in his so called ‘locker room’.
“Hmm Bro said, ‘JOB WELL DONE…’ He actually instructed me to reward you for it, for working very hard,” said Cielo nonchalantly as she walked towards Drey with an amused face.
Drey looked a bit confused and asked, “What?”
Cielo closed the gap between them as she shook her head and murmured, “Such a slow husband.” Before Drey could react, Cielo ringed her arms around his neck and quickly locked his lips with hers.
Drey stood still like a statue, not moving at all. He felt Cielo’s tongue invading his mouth, searching and asking for a response. Cielo’s lips were smooth and luscious, doing magical movements on his lips.
Drey could feel his lower region reacting. It had been screaming at him for attention for weeks now, ever since he and Cielo were sleeping on the same bed together.
He stared at Cielo who was kissing him with her eyes closed. He was about to return those kisses when Cielo suddenly broke away.
Cielo blinked her eyes at him and said, “What is this? Why are you just standing there like a statue? Am I not a good kisser? Don’t you like the reward?”
Drey’s facial muscles moved as he replied inwardly, ‘I like it. Why did you stop?’ Cielo moved to release his neck from her arms but Drey immediately encircled her waist and in one swift motion his other hand caught her nape and pulled her in for a deep kiss.
Cielo was startled with his daring movement, but she was happy to receive his response. She returned Drey’s kisses with intensity as she wrapped her arms tightly around his neck and moved to brush his body with hers.
Drey was wearing his usual home shirt and boxer shorts and she could feel his hardness from their closeness. She smirked inside because she would not let this opportunity slide. She would have her husband under her grasp. So what if it was still early in the morning? This was, in fact, a good way to start their day…
But then, both of them were interrupted by the sudden crying of Dice…
Drey reddened with embarrassment as he shook his head, looking at Cielo who quickly attended to their son.
Then he smiled lovingly. He didn’t mind that his son would always get his wife’s attention first. However, maybe it was about time to get Dice his own room!
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“Big Bro?” Keira was surprised when she saw the silhouette of her cousin brother Xander entering the newsroom. ‘Is he looking for me? Why didn’t he call me? Wait, how come he could just enter like that?’ She mused as she followed him quickly.
Then she was reminded of something and paused upon realizing that she had mistaken Bernard, Xander’s cousin from his mother’s side, who was also his look-alike, for her cousin brother.
Keira walked inside and was amazed at the similarities of their facial features.
Although she had heard a lot about Bernard and seen him on the reality television show, ‘House of Zeus’, but this was the first time that she had actually seen him in person.
“Wow, they look very serious today,” she mumbled as she was looking at Bernard who appeared to be having a serious discussion with the Producer and the News Director as they entered the meeting room.
“I heard it’s about the upcoming banquet for the new sensational actress Arya Tan,” commented one of their editors.
She was startled when she heard her name called by Director Holmes who then instructed her to go inside the meeting room, where she was immediately introduced to their CEO, Mr. Bernard Cooper.
“Keira will handle the live reporting of the banquet.” added Director Holmes. Director Holmes, Producer Amy and her assistant were the only ones who knew about Keira’s identity.
Bernard smiled at her and said, “I look so familiar, right?”
Keira nodded and smiled as she extended her hand for a handshake. At first glance, Bernard and Xander could truly be mistaken as twins. But if you looked closely, there’s still a lot of dissimilarities between them.
“Well Xander asked me to take good care of you, or else the whole army would blast me up.” added Bernard in jest. Keira laughed and said, “Well, he was just being dramatic. It’s nothing like that and I can take good care of myself…”
Bernard’s face had then turned serious as he continued to discuss the whole plan with everyone. Keira listened attentively and was astounded when she learned about the real plan that was disguised behind Bernard’s grand arrangements for the banquet that would be held in the name of Arya Tan.
“I want to make sure that every single detail of this party is covered and the news will be relayed live throughout all of our networks.” Bernard then looked at Keira and said, “Keira, as the field reporter, I expect you to focus closely on this. If necessary, we would not mind getting help from your family, or even the military.”
Keira understood what he meant very well. She didn’t need any further explanation to understand the whole situation. She could already put all the pieces of the puzzle together and understood immediately that it was all connected with Zach’s mission. Knowing this, there was no way that she would not give her absolute best to make sure that the plan would succeed.
…….
“How long do you plan to keep me locked in here? I can sue you for this!” Chin asked furiously. She had fallen into Jeru’s hands and was held captive inside one of his properties.
“Did you say you would sue me?” Jeru chuckled as he looked at her in disdain.
“Sure, let’s have it your way. You’ll sue me for confining you here, and I’ll sue you for drugging me and having me assaulted under the influence of a segzual stimulant. Let’s see who’ll be the first one to rot in jail.” Jeru answered with a gloomy face as he gritted his teeth.
He had abducted Chin because he did not have the patience to wait for the long amount of time in which a legal proceeding under the law would have taken.
She had meant him harm, so a payback was absolutely necessary. And instead of going through the proper law procedures, he would rather be the judge in his own courtroom, and decide on which fitting sentence to pass himself.
With a hint of cruelty on his stern face, he sat himself in front of Chin and said, “I will keep you here until I find out everything that I want to know… Or maybe I should have Thea accompany you here as well, since she was also involved in this malicious scheme that you had planned against me and Keira?”
“NO! Don’t you dare touch Thea. She is innocent. She knew nothing about the plan!” Chin shouted as she trembled with anger. She had been too late when she saw Thea’s text messages about cancelling the plan. She had also missed Thea’s calls that night.
But even if Thea had told her to stop the plan, she would have still gone through with it anyway. And she was willing to take full responsibility for it.
Jeru’s brow arched as he asked, “Are you that loyal? You would take all the blame for your friend? Do you really think I will let you two off that easily?”
Chin’s face paled. Thea had trusted her so much and she would not let Thea be dragged into this mess that she had caused.
“Thea has already suffered enough. And she has endured it for years! She did not know anything about this at all. All she knew was that you and Keira would be given some strong sleeping pills, so we could put you together in some ambiguous pose and show it to Zach. It was not her idea to drug you or Keira with the aphrodisiac. She had even been reluctant to go forward with the initial plan. It was me who planned all of this and ultimately dragged Thea into the pit. In the end she was the one who got hurt, wasn’t she? Wasn’t that enough for you? So leave her be and pour your wrath only at me. I know I’d done wrong, so punish me as you like!” Chin exclaimed.
Jeru gestured one of his men to hand him the report that he had gathered on Chin and Thea.
“I really admire your confidence… I mean do you even have an idea who I am and who Keira is?” said Jeru nonchalantly as he ran his eyes on the tablet where Chin and Thea’s information was reported.
“So you are an important member of a big underworld organization. Hmm, this is interesting,” Jeru murmured with a smug as he continued to read. Chin was confounded as she muttered, “Just who the hell are you?”
She tried to have Jeru and Keira investigated, only to have found that it had not yielded the results she had hoped for. Their profile information contained very limited details, as though any information on them was heavily protected. Especially Keira’s. The only information she had on Jeru was that of him being the CEO of the Liu Group. She heard Jeru clicking his tongue.
Jeru kept his past involvement with the Military private, so no one could gain full access about him. The same with how the Field Marshal kept any details about Keira restricted.
“Me? Let’s just say that you messed up big time with the wrong people, Miss Chin,” Jeru scorned as he began his interrogation.