A/N: I literally translated the story that's why it's on the third person's POV! 

PROLOGUE

HIS heated gaze felt like a ball of fire melting her resistance. She didn't know how to avoid the temptation any longer. She felt like her body was blazing with fire and her head was turning from side to side because of all the sensations that she was feeling all over her entire being. His green eyes were like piercing the depths of her soul.

"That's it chérie. Just let go and moan for me. Let me take you to heaven" he said with a seductive voice.

She just kept on moaning deliriously while meeting his fast movements. His lips claimed her lips hungrily and possessively as she couldn't do anything other than moan and surrender with total delight and overwhelming desire. When her climax hit her, she shouted his name to the top of her lungs while her body trembled deliriously.

"You're heaven, chérie. Tell me you're mine" he whispered while catching his breath. She didn't know what came over her because she found herself saying yes to what he was telling her.

"Yes. I am yours" She murmured before she closed her eyes contentedly.

"Good. You should remember that, chérie, because from now on, you already belong to me and no one else's. Nothing's gonna stop me from claiming what's mine"...

GAELLE woke up feeling hot because of her dream. How many times did she dreamt about that scene? She couldn't remember anymore. She felt so thirsty. She felt up her forehead with the back of her hand and she realized that she was sweating profusely even though her room was fully air-conditioned.

She swallowed for a couple of times before she decided to get up to take a bath and get ready to go to her work. It's already 8 am anyway.

"Bonjour ma puce. Ça'va?" her maman greeted her upon seeing her and then kissed her cheeks. She then kissed her on the cheeks too.

(Good morning, sweetheart. Are you okay?)

"ça va, ça va" she answered and sat down on her respective seat then they began eating breakfast.

(Fine)

"So, how's your work? Aren't you having a hard time adjusting there?" Her father suddenly asked.

"T'inquiètes pas papa, so far so good. I found new friends there so everything's fine" she answered and then smiled.

(Don't worry papa)

She could see the worry on her father's face. It's been more than a month since she started working in the company that she was in as a financial analyst. Her parents were not in favor of her working in another company from the beginning because they wanted her to help them manage their business instead but she declined.

She wanted to use her bachelor's degree freely, out of her parent's shadows and she could only do that if she would work in another company.

Her family is the owner of the biggest Asian Market in Paris. Her father is French while her mother is a Filipina.

She grew up with a silver spoon in her mouth and almost all the Filipinos in Paris know their family. Her parents help the Filipinos who needs help like finding a job. Her parents know a lot of people so they help the people in need of jobs by recommending them.

Because of that, her parents have a lot of friends that's why they have visitors coming over almost every single day in their house which could be irritating sometimes.

It's not that she doesn't like it that way but her family doesn't even have time to bond alone as a family anymore because of it. Thankfully, they have no visitor today which is rare.

Her maman is the president of the Filipino association all over Europe that's why the Filipinos in Europe know her, not just in Paris.

"Si tu changes d'avis, tu sais que t'as toujours une place dans notre magasin" Her father said which made her beam. She nodded her head and continued eating.

(If you change your mind, you know that you always have a place in our store)

After eating breakfast, Gaelle said her goodbye to her parents and left for work. She arrived on time at work because there hardly any traffic at the road. That's one of the nice things in France. There's only traffic if there are accidents or unforeseen circumstances that could affect the circulation compared to Manila. The traffic there is the worst. Their family went home to the Philippines 3 years ago for the second time. She was still young when they first went for a vacation there.

She enjoyed their vacation there so much even though the climate there was so different than in France. She got along with her cousins, Gia and Enricko. Enricko is gay and he's funny. They were the ones who showed her how fun in the Philippines was. They showed her around and she saw how the life was there and had so much fun that's why she stayed behind for another two months. It was their summer vacation back then.

Those times were indeed the happiest moments of her life because she became free for the mean time from her strict parents. She enjoyed to the fullest and got wild. So wild that she made that mistake....

She shook her head and decided to just forget that ever happened. She doesn't want to think about the things that had happened back then because it's just making her heart ache.

"Hey, you finally arrived. Someone wants to give this to you" Candice said giddily while handing her a bouquet of flowers. She's also a Filipina and a co-worker of her. They were also classmates in the university and they got accepted in their job almost at the same time.

"Who's that from?" She asked Candice curiously.

"Bah, you already know who. It's from your suitor" Gaelle smiled because of what she said. She took the small card that was attached in the bouquet of flowers and read what's written inside.

"You're really so lucky, you know? You should already say yes to him and accept him as your boyfriend. He's been courting you for how many months already" She's right. Pierre has been courting her for four months now. They met at a party. He's kind and a gentleman. She's happy whenever she's with him.

"I think, he's the only one who courted you for that long and didn't give up right away. All the men that courted you couldn't do that because they gave up way too early" Candice continued as she sat at the other office cubicle next to hers.

"Those guys weren't that serious, that's why. Pierre is different compared to them" Gaelle answered and then sat on her seat. A couple of minutes later and they started doing their work for the day. It was already lunch time when someone suddenly spoke from behind her.

"Salut Gaelle. Viens manger avec moi" The smiling face of Pierre greeted her as she tilted up her head to him. She smiled and then stood up. They greeted each other with a cheek-to-cheek air kiss.

(Hi Gaelle. Come and eat out with me)

"Bien sûr. Attends-moi une seconde" he smiled sweetly and then nodded his head.

(Of course. Wait for me for a second)

AFTER Gaelle arranged the papers on her table in order, they left together for lunch. Pierre brought her to a nearby restaurant.

Some of the women inside were throwing a glance at Pierre because of how handsome he was. He's tall too. All his actions were always calculated and he behaves like a prince charming. The kind whom they call 'boy-next-door'.

He kept on talking while she was just listening to him. But then, she suddenly felt uneasy all of sudden because she felt like someone was watching them. She looked around but she didn't see anything or anyone suspicious around them.

"Tu m'ecoutes?" she couldn't help but to feel embarrassed upon hearing his question because it was obvious that she wasn't paying attention to what he's saying.

(Are you listening to me?)

"Pardon. T'as dit quoi?"

(Sorry. What did you say?)

"Je t'ai demandé c'est quoi ta réponse. Est-ce que tu m'aimes aussi?"

(I asked what your response is. Do you love me too?)

This is it. She's happy whenever they're together. He's kind. He has almost everything that she's looking for in a guy. He's financially stable too. She couldn't see any reason to turn him down.

"Je te dirai ce soir pendant le dîner" she answered meaningfully and that made him smile. He asked her to have dinner with him through that note in the bouquet of flowers that he gave her this morning.

(I'll tell you this evening during our dinner)

He held her hand and she didn't say anything to stop him when he kissed the back of her hand. Based from the way he smiles, he already knew her answer. They talked about many things more before they went back to work. She was happy too. At last, she could finally move on from her past.

That's what she thought but Pierre didn't come to pick her up like he promised that everning. She waited for him but he didn't arrive. She tried to call his cellphone for a couple of times but his number was unreachable anymore. She went to bed disappointed that night.

The morning after that, she was surprised of the news at the office. Apparently, Pierre already left and got transferred to another company.

"Didn't he inform you about it?" Candice asked while shaking her head.

"No. Why would he tell me about it? I'm not his girlfriend for him to inform me about it"

"Duh! Even so! He's courting you. Well, he's stupid because he couldn't wait for your answer" Gaelle chuckled humorlessly.

She's not bitter about it though. She's just disappointed but relieved at the same time. At least, she already knew that Pierre didn't really like her that much because if he really likes her, then he would never leave just like that.

"Laisse tomber. If this makes him happy, let him be" she said and then went back to her table and continued her work.

"Well, there's still a lot of men out there even though no one has been patient enough to wait before you even tell them your answer" Candice answered and then laughed. Then, realization hit her. Why all of her suitors were like that? No one has ever courted her who were patient enough to wait for her answer. Is she really that uptight? Is she that playing hard to get?

No, because she just wants to know a guy very well first before she accept him as a boyfriend. She doesn't want to repeat her mistake years ago. Pierre was the only one who was patient enough to court her that long that's why it's kinda disappointing that he disappeared just before she accepts him in her life as her boyfriend. She heaved a sigh.

GAELLE went home early that day because she wasn't feeling well. She didn't go wander around like usual after work with Candice. She strode her way straight towards her room upon arriving home because she really wanted to lay down on her bed right away.

Her head was aching and she felt like she would be having a fever. She was about to open the door of her room when she overheard the loud voices of her parents. They seemed to be having an argument. She noticed that the door to their room was slightly ajar.

Instead of entering her own room, she walked towards her parents' room to ask them what's going on but she was shocked of what she heard from them.

"I won't allow her to come here and claim her right just like that! I am the one who raised Gaelle and she's my daughter!" Her body stiffened. What?

"We can't hide now. She already found us" her father answered with his shoulders slumped down. He looked bothered and worried.

"I can't believe this is happening right now! After 21 years! I thought she would never discover the truth that we brought her daughter here. I thought she doesn't have money? How come she's here and found us?" her mother said in a panic. Gaelle felt like her feet got rooted on the floor.

"That's what I thought. The last time I saw her, she didn't even have money to buy herself food and medicine for Gaelle. I don't know what happened" his father answered.

Tears fell from her eyes because of what she heard from them. She felt like her world has crumbled down in a blink of an eye.

She was about to push the door open to enter inside their room in order to confront her parents when their maid spoke behind her.

"Someone is looking for you, Gaelle" her parents automatically came out of their room upon hearing Minda's voice. They were obviously shocked and worried when they saw her there with Minda.

"D-Did you hear our conversation?" her mother asked with a trembling voice.

Gaelle cried even more. She stared at the both of them and they suddenly looked stranger to her. Instead of asking them to explain to her what she heard from them, she lost the courage to do so. She turned her back on them and ran towards the main door. She wanted to escape and get away from them as soon as possible.

She was about to open the main door when someone spoke from behind her.

"G-Gaelle?" she stopped on her feet. She must be the visitor that was looking for her that Minda was talking about. She was at the living room and Gaelle didn't notice her presence there because her vision was blurry because of her tears.

"W-Who are you?" Gaelle asked without looking at the woman behind her.

"What are you doing here?! Get out of my house!" was the sudden outburst of her mother before the visitor could even answer her question. That was the time when Gaelle faced the woman behind her and she saw a sophisticated woman around her 40s. She looked beautiful. She was staring at her full of longingness.

She suddenly felt confused. Her gaze went to her parents and the woman alternately.

"Didn't you hear what I've said? I said, get out of here!" her mother continued hysterically. The visitor looked at her mother and Gaelle could see the rage in her eyes.

"You don't have any right to my daughter, Belinda! You're shameless, especially you!" the woman shouted in anger as she pointed at her father and then slapped him hard on the face. Her parents were speechless because of what she did.

"H-How come that you're claiming me as your daughter?" Gaelle couldn't help herself and asked. Instead of answering her question, she suddenly rushed towards her and embraced her tightly. She couldn't react right away. The woman was crying and Gaelle could feel how tight her embrace was. She could feel her heart melting for this woman for an unknown reason.

She gently touched her cheek after she let go of her. She smiled while still crying at the same time.

"You're so beautiful, sweetheart. I can't believe that I've finally found you" Gaelle swallowed hard.

"I-I can't understand how come you're telling me that I'm your daughter"

"Don't believe her, Gaelle. She's a liar!" Her maman shouted. The anger on their visitor's face intensified even more because of what her maman said.

"You father stole you away from me. You got hospitalized when you were still a baby. After how many months of not showing himself to us, he came back to see you at the hospital. He told me that he's going to be the one to pay your hospital bills. I let him do what he wanted because he's your father. But when I left you both for a while to go somewhere, he took you out of the hospital and away from me too. I tried everything in my power to search for you but I didn't have enough money to move on my own.

"I reported what happened to the police but even they couldn't find you. I didn't know where he took you to and ever since then, I've never heard any news about you. But now, I finally understand why. He took you here in France and even have the audacity to tell you that my traitor friend was your mother"

"Is it true, papa?" She asked her father. He took a deep breath and then nodded with a saddened expression.

Gaelle couldn't help but to cry even more. She couldn't believe what's happening. She's so confused about everything and she didn't know what to think about everything that's happening. Before they could react, she opened the door and ran out of the house. She wanted to get out of there and escape from everything. She was almost near the gate when she bumped into someone.

"Pardon" she said apologetically. She just glanced quickly to him but she couldn't see his entire face because of her tears. She heard the voices of the people that she left inside the house, calling for her that's why she ran away as fast as possible. 

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