Chapter 95: A MORNING KISS

"I know..." Giana then muttered with a twisted expression, disliking the fact that was presented in front of her eyes. "There are only two choices for me..."

"And the two options are?" Dillon asked in anticipation. He firmly believed, the choices that Giana was thinking of right now were something which would not be very pleasant, either for this woman or for Dillon who would help her no matter what.

"I will confront Ramon once again," Giana answered Dillon's concern and the man could only sigh in resignation, because he seemed to have guessed this was the answer Giana would give, knowing her nature.

"He will get married next week," Dillon reminded, even though he was well aware that Giana already knew about this.

However, Giana ignored that fact. She shook her head, as if the fact that Ramon getting married would disappear from her mind, which of course was only a hopeless wish.

"The last time I saw Ramon, he seemed very confused, but didn't completely deny my presence, it's just…" Giana's words hung in the air.

She understood that her approach at that time was so sudden. Giana did not take into account the information she had received that Ramon had completely lost his memory, and took a somewhat aggressive approach toward him.

Of course, for a person he was meeting for the first time, from Ramon's point of view, sitting directly on the man's lap was not a wise move.

In fact, Giana could also see that Ramon also knew about their affair, it's just that his first reaction, when she approached without calculation like last time, was to reject it.

"It is just?" Dillon continued Giana's last words, hoping this woman would explain further.

Giana should have thought better of that first encounter…

"It's just that I took a wrong step," Giana finally answered with a heavy sigh. "I'll try to contact and talk to him again."

"I don't agree with that plan," Dillon said doubtfully. "I don't think Ramon will respond to this."

"Contact the Tordoffs saying that I want to discuss our joint project which has been pending," Giana gave orders.

"Can't you use this opportunity to end whatever happened between you two?" Dillon cautiously suggested.

"Lunch, dinner, whatever. Let him choose the time." Giana again didn't respond to Dillon.

"You didn't hear me at all…" Dillon grimaced.

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The intimate photo between Ramon Tordoff and Hailee Tatum, who were the hottest couple and have been the talk of the town recently, of course, made the public more curious about their love story.

And with the emergence of this photo, the public's love for this couple had only increased. They even started to call Ramon and Hailee the best couple.

In fact, their popularity even beat the celebrity couples or other hot gossip, which got a lot of milling from the mass media.

Not to mention the dramatic story written by the publisher of the article, regarding the alleged relationship between Ramon and Hailee so far.

Some people who were too enthusiastic have created a page just to discuss about Ramon and Hailee's relationship solely

And in an instant, they both became the public's favorite couple.

This euphoria didn't seem to just stop, there were many positive impacts that have been generated from this news, where Tatum Jewelry's stock had increased since the last time it experienced a setback after the death of Giorgio Tatum and his wife.

Tatum Jewelry seemed to be enveloped in endless grief, which had left the company in disorder even after nearly three months have passed since the incident.

Therefore, the news about the only daughter of a businessman from Tatum family was about to marry into one of the five prominent families in city A, really boosted the company's popularity and had a positive effect on Tordoffs as well.

This was one of several reasons why Ramon just let the news circulate.

However, it seemed that not everyone had the same feelings and thoughts.

At the Tatum residence, the house that Aileen occupied alone after the death of her two parents and after Hailee's escape, George Tatum arrived with an unfriendly face.

Now both of them were in Aileen's study, which used to be the study of his brother, Giorgio Tatum.

"How could Hailee be with Ramon Tordoff?!" George exclaimed angrily. "How could you not know who Hailee has been in contact with?!"

George couldn't hold back his emotions.

He was quite surprised when he heard the plans of their marriage which seemed sudden, but even more surprised when he found out that the relationship between Ramon and Hailee was said to be very good.

If she got him, it's not impossible that Hailee would complain about what happened to her.

And to make matters worse, Hailee was still the strongest candidate to be the heir to Tatum Jewelry. With Ramon Tordoff right behind her, it was not impossible that the stupid girl would start targeting this company as well on her quest for revenge.

That is bad news! Very bad one at that!

George had done everything he could to take over the company and when the opportunity came presentingitself to him, no way in he'll he would just waste it.

"I do not know!" Aileen snarled angrily at George too. "So far Hailee has only been close to a street fighter named Ian!"

"Don't raise your voice at me!" George yelled at Aileen fiercely and made the woman swallow all her ranting that she was about to hurl at him. "You can't even handle that kid! If you had followed all our plans right, then this would not have happened! Do you even know what the consequences are?!"

Of course Aileen understood what Hailee was going to do at the family gathering. Had she been Hailee, there was no way she would have given up the opportunity to take over what she was born with.

But…

There was a long pause after the final curse George threw at Aileen, before the girl finally broke the silence.

"Why don't you tell the truth about me?" Aileen tried to ask carefully, even though she knew what reaction she would receive for daring to bring up the matter.

"Tell the truth about yourself!?" George scolded Aileen and pounded the table in front of her, giving Aileen a little jolt.

She bit his lower lip to hold back the tears that were about to flow down. Not because of sadness, but because of the anger she tried to keep in check.

"If they find out I'm your real child, then no one will say I'm an outsider anymore," Aileen said in a choked voice, she glared at George through her eyes glinting with resentment. "I'm sick of people saying that I don't deserve this position!"

People have always looked down on Aileen because they thought that she didn't have Tatum's blood flowing through her body, but in reality she did have it.

Aileen was a child born out of wedlock, the result of George Tatum's affair with a small town girl, whom he met while on a business trip.

The relationship continued even after George returned to the city of R.

George shook his head in a huff, he returned Aileen's gaze more intensely, intimidating his own biological daughter. "You think they will sympathize with you just because you proved to be a part of the Tatum family?!" George rebuked her.

"I can get my share of being a legitimate member of the Tatum family!" Aileen replied to George in the same vein.

Now the two of them stood facing each other and there was only a table between them that separated the two.

"Do you know, what's the first thing they'll do when they find out you're my daughter?" George rounded the table and was now standing right in front of Aileen, with nothing to stand in his way. "They will look down on you and you can be sure your status in this family will hit a new low than just an outsider!"

Aileen gritted her teeth.

"And you will destroy my family!" George spoke his last sentence with fire.

"But, I'm also your family! I am your daughter!" Aileen shouted in annoyance.

Aileen's voice was so loud that George panicked and slapped her, doing the fastest way to silence the mad young woman in front of him.

"I advised my brother to take you from the orphanage and raise well in this family not for you to fight me now!" George grabbed Aileen's jaw, forcing his daughter to stare at him.

Aileen looked down, holding her cheek which was throbbing painfully from the slap, it was certain that this would leave a mark.

"Shut your mouth and never bring up this matter again." George clenched his fists, so he wouldn't give Aileen a second slap. "And keep an eye on Hailee, find out what she's up to."

After saying this, George walked away.

However, before he walked out of the study room, he took the time to say his last sentence. "If Hailee succeeds in taking over this company, your destruction will be certain. She will not remain silent for what you have done to her. So be careful in speaking and taking steps."

Aileen turned around and what George saw was an expressionless face.

"Besides, Hailee and Ramon would definitely pay a visit to Diego, things will only get complicated afterward."Diego is the oldest and most respected child in the Tatum family, and it was certain that he would side with Hailee. "You better get married to the son of the Gevano family. We have to get as much help as we can. Urge him to marry you right away. "

Aileen then stared at the door to her study which George closed slight harshly, he didn't even wait for Aileen's answer or opinion regarding his words just now.

So it is certain that it is an order.

Aileen couldn't stand this anymore. However, she agreed with her father regarding her marriage to Theodore. She had to tie down the man to her quickly and get into Gevano's family as soon as possible.

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"Why are you still dressed like that?" Ramon frowned when he sawHailee coming down to the dining room for breakfast, still wearing her yellow pajamas with her crumpled face and eye bags visible.

Today they would visit the Tatum family and their plan was to leave in two hours, but seeing how Hailee looked now, Ramon felt like he had to make sure that he didn't miss anything in his schedule.

"I feel bad…" Hailee sulked, pushing aside the plate in front of her, then laid her head on the table. She saw Ramon frowning.

"What's the problem now? What happened to you?" Ramon stretched out his hand and felt Hailee's forehead. Not hot. "You are okay?"

"Maybe a good morning kiss can help." Hailee pursed her lips.