Secret desire

"What did you do in Nicole's room?" Danica asked Rita intensely. She looked surprised to see her.

"Oh, I talked to her about Brother."

Danica stared at her skeptically and she wasn't convinced.

"I caught them kissing."

"What?!" Danica's eyes widened and she couldn't help but raise her voice.

"So I went to her room to tell her that Brother Steven only wants her body." Rita explained to her.

"The thickness of her face, really! She doesn't even respect me as your brother's fiancee!"

"Don't be angry, because of what I told her, she must have come to her senses."

Danica smiled when she noticed the mischievous smile on Rita's lips. She put her arm on her shoulder and took her to her room.

"Do you think she finally realized that?" Danica asked Rita excitedly.

"With the thickness of her face, the truth won't get to her that easily. But I know her confidence has diminished." She answered confidently.

"I really love you, bestie!"

Rita gazed sharply at Danica as she turned her back on her. She went to get a bottle of wine that was just in her room. She wanted them to celebrate because of what she did. That was part of the plan, she had to get Danica drunk to carry out the plan she and Nicole have made.

"I'll just use the bathroom for a while." Danica said goodbye to Rita after several drinks.

Rita blinked and forced herself to remain sane. She seemed to have thought wrong because Danica had a higher tolerance for alcohol. She quickly searched for her cell phone. When she saw it, she immediately opened it. But she was very disappointed because the screen was locked. She tried to guess the password, but she couldn't guess correctly.

"What are you doing to my phone?"

Rita almost let go of the mobile in shock when Danica spoke. She didn't realize she had come out of the bathroom and now she was behind her.

"H-Huh? Is this your phone?" She made her eyes droopy and acted very drunk.

"I think you need to rest now." Danica carelessly snatched the phone from Rita's hand. She looked at it quickly. She looked at her doubtfully when she saw how many attempts she had made to open the lock on the phone.

Rita pressed her lips together and leaned her back to her seat. "I need to call Xander and ask him to pick me up."

Danica was still doubtful and she just let out a chuckle. "You don't have to call him over because we're just here at the mansion."

"Really?" She widened her eyes and looked around.

"I should take you to your own room now."

Rita just let Danica lead her. She continued pretending to be drunk. She also had to stop drinking before she got too drunk. She was really disappointed because Danica's phone was locked. She just noticed that the latter was strict on her phone. She did not want others to touch that gadget. While she was open to her with her phone. She let her use it if she wanted and there were times she left it in her room.

Nicole woke up feeling that someone was lying beside her. Even though she could not see his face, she was familiar with his scent and the heat from his body.

"What are you doing here?" She asked him in a whisper. Instead of answering her, he hugged her from behind. His face was buried between her neck and shoulder.

Her body reacted quickly to the young man's embrace and the warm breath that touched her neck. When he spoke, a seemingly small voltage immediately flowed through her core.

"I need you…" He said in a husky voice.

"You should be with your girlfriend." She responded coldly to the young man and forced herself to toughen up and not be tempted by him. She was still annoyed with him because of earlier.

"I've ended any relationship between Danica and me, so don't be jealous."

"What?!" She got up and faced the young man. "Why did you do that? You can't break up with Danica, you're about to get married!"

Steven knit his brows and looked at her confusedly. The ambient light was dim because only the lampshade served as their light. But he could clearly see the great concern on her face, which he wondered about.

"Look, Steven. You have to marry Danica…"

"Why should I?"

Nicole was suddenly confused by the young man's question. She couldn't figure out in her mind what to answer to him so that he wouldn't suspect why she was pushing him on Danica. She didn't want him to know about their third child temporarily. She knew his capacity, he would surely act immediately, which might just put their child in danger. Danica can kill the child without hesitation if she failed.

"I know you only want my body. I already know all your weaknesses, so I want an end to whatever connects us." She confessed to Steven, knowing that there was truth in it.

"Is that how shallow you think of me?" Steven asked angrily.

"Isn't it?" She said with defiance.

Steven got up violently and stood up. "It's true that my manhood only become alive with you. And if that's what you believe, I can't do anything. But I won't change my mind. You are mine and you are the only mother of my children!"

Nicole closed her eyes tightly to hold back her own tears that wanted to escape her eyes. She wanted to believe that apart from her body, he viewed her as someone special. But that was unlikely to happen, he did not know how to love. He only wanted to claim her as his property for a man’s needs.

Steven kicked the foot of the table after gulping the wine in the glass. He vented his anger that way and to calm the libido in his body that had awakened earlier.

"Brother?"

Steven stopped pouring wine when he saw his sister coming close.

"Did you fight with Nicole?" Rita asked her brother calmly. She could not sleep, so she went out of her room. She happened to see her brother come out of Nicole's room.

"Why had you suddenly taken an interest in Nicole?" Steven asked doubtfully.

Rita sighed before sitting next to her brother. "I've done a lot of wrong to this family. And I want to correct them before it's too late."

"What do you mean?" he asked Rita.

"I want you to be happy, Brother, and not be bound in a relationship because of me. If you need help to win Nicole's heart, I'm just here."

"How about Danica?" He asked doubtfully.

"I know I'm the reason you can't leave Danica. But I also know you're not happy with her. I want your family to be complete, so I'll take care of her."

"But it's already planted in her mind that I'm only after her body."

"I'm sorry, Brother. It's my fault why that's what she had in mind." Rita's head was lowered and she was unable to meet her brother's gaze.

Steven was suspicious about the matter she had admitted. But he was still disappointed with her. She did everything with Danica to keep Nicole away from him.

"Do you love her?" When her brother looked away from her, Rita smiled. He was arrogant and not showy about his emotions, but she knew if he had feelings for someone. It was the first time she saw him like that, thus she was happy because he already knew how to love anyone aside from her and their grandmother.

"It's getting late, so go to sleep." Steven avoided Rita's question.

Instead of entering her own room, Rita turned into another room. She made sure no one saw her before knocking.

Nicole quickly let Rita in when she saw her in front of the door. She was worried that someone else might see, particularly Danica. "Why are you still awake?"

"I can't sleep. We need to talk."

Nicole invited Rita to sit on the sofa with her. They reconciled and she apologized to her yesterday. She promised to make it up to her and work with her to find her third child.

"Danica is careful with her every move and even more with her phone. Maybe it's better not to follow the condition she gave you. I already know Danica, she gets aggressive when angry and can do wrong."

"You think that's effective?" She was still hesitant.

"She'll definitely go to Natasha when you make her angry. I'll be following her and keep an eye on her. All you have to do is show her that you and my brother are getting along."

"I will try, but your brother is mad at me again."

"I know it's my fault why you had doubts about my brother. But I hope you give him a chance to prove to you that it's not just because of your body so he wants you to stay by his side."

Nicole felt Rita's sadness. But she kept thinking about her effect on him. When she thought of that, she had the courage again to carry out her plan with Rita. Rita didn't stay long and they had to sleep.

Steven obviously woke up in a bad mood. Nicole found him at the dinner table with their two children. Danica was also there, showcasing her charm in front of the young man. She took care of the children's food greatly, so she hurried to approach them.

"Good morning, Mommy!" Sean greeted his mother enthusiastically.

"Good morning!" She smiled at her son and kissed his cheek. She smiled at Daniela and kissed her on the cheek as well.

She could feel Danica's intense stare on her. She ignored that and she sat down next to Steven even though he ignored her. She let Danica take care of Daniela and she gave her attention to the young man.

Steven raised an eyebrow as Nicole added food to his plate. He looked like he was being stuck between two women sitting on either side of him.

"Sorry for last night, did you sleep well?" Nicole asked the young man softly.

"Stop flirting with him, at least show some shame in front of the kids." Danica whispered, but it was firm.

"I'm just acting normal here." She shrugged.

"Stop arguing, we're in front of the table." Steven seriously rebuked the two in a low voice. He was happy because Nicole was talking to him, but he didn’t want them to create a mess in front of the kids.

Danica lost her appetite when she saw Steven was happy next to Nicole. Even more so when Madame Asuncion also joined them. She kept praising Nicole, as if she was not there. She was irritated and Rita was not there yet, so she had no ally. It seemed like she won't be waking up until noon.

Danica fumed inwardly when Daniela also became tender to Nicole. She looked pitiful and out of place. When she stood up, the young man did not even try to stop her.

"You'll regret it all!" She glared at Nicole. They finished eating and Nicole even intentionally kissed the young man on the lips to grant her son's request.

Standing not so far, Rita could freely see the expression on Danica's face. She saw her true self for the first time. When she took out her phone, she slowly went close to where she was.