Lahat ng Kabanata ng Owned By A Man I Couldn't Trust : Kabanata 21 - Kabanata 30

Rainee saw Alex coming out of her office with a long face, his shoulders sagging under the weight of disappointment. The moment their eyes met, she thought things weren’t going according to their plan. “What happened? Will she stay?”He lifted his head slowly, his expression both sad and conflicted.“She doesn’t believe us. She thinks you’re lying just to provoke her. She said she’ll leave next week. She doesn’t care about m-me… or my affairs. What should we do now?”His voice cracked on the last words, betraying just how fragile he was in that moment. Rainee softened, her heart tugging painfully at the sight of him like this. She hadn’t expected to ever meet someone who had to beg for love and attention from their own family, it seemed cruel, unfair.“How could she not care? If she truly didn’t, she wouldn’t have come at all. Let’s think of something else, hmm?”Her gaze was gentle, empathetic, and it made him look away almost immediately. Something deep inside urged him to stop thi

"Look at my mom. I'm doing it for a reason. Trust me." She looked at her directly and saw Mrs. Emma Fraser almost fuming with anger, her face dark red with frustration. Rainee tilted her head and smiled at the sight of her reaction. Maybe such a heavy statement is finally affecting Mrs. Fraser, and now she’ll reconsider her decision to go back to South Korea, Rainee thought."Good evening, everyone. I'm Rainee Garcia, and I’m also working as Alex Fraser’s assistant, so we’ll be meeting often. Hope we'll get along with each other."She spoke politely and bowed, just like any normal person. Alex thought there was no need for her to be so formal in front of everyone since she was now his girlfriend, but he didn’t stop her, because it was her. He didn't want her to be changed because of him."Let’s meet everyone."They approached the guests one by one to propose a toast, and Alex didn’t let Rainee drink. It might have seemed a little disrespectful to the others, but no one dared say anyt

After reaching home, Rainee poured herself a glass of water and drank it slowly, hoping it would calm her nerves. Her chest still felt tight, weighed down by the chaos in her life. She set the glass on the counter with a soft clink. She took out her laptop from the drawer and started typing something, pouring all her frustration on the email. She immediately closed her laptop as if hiding something when her mother, Jessica, came closer. Without a word, Jessica placed her hands on her daughter’s shoulders and began massaging them with gentle circles, the way she used to when Rainee was stressed during her exams.“Do you remember,” Jessica asked softly, “you have a blind date tomorrow?”Rainee let out a small sigh and rolled her eyes at her mother’s almost childish tone. She knew exactly what Jessica was doing, trying to butter her up. The thought made her lips curve into a faint smile despite herself. Even in the middle of all this drama, her mom still thought a date could somehow f

Henry Johnson looked at him and then at Rainee Garcia, who froze in place. “Mr… Mr. Fraser, do you know each other?” Henry asked in confusion.Alex Fraser looked at him and flashed a wicked smile.“You didn’t tell him?” he asked, turning his sharp gaze to Rainee. “She’s my personal assistant. Rainee, you didn’t tell me you had a date tonight. I would’ve dropped you here myself.”His voice cracked at the end, almost breaking completely. He looked as though he would burst into tears any second. Rainee’s heart ached at the sound, guilt gnawing at her even though she knew she hadn’t done anything wrong.“Anyway, sorry for disturbing you two. Carry on.”With that, Alex walked away, choosing a table nearby from where he could see them clearly. He called the waiter and ordered nearly every bottle of wine the restaurant had. Rainee sighed as she watched him drown himself in alcohol, but she couldn’t just leave her date to go to him. Still, after seeing Alex there, her interest in Henry had c

The next day, Rainee was pulling at her hair in frustration and embarrassment as she woke up. She couldn’t believe the words she had blurted out the night before about sleeping with him. What was she even thinking? She already knew this incident would haunt her forever as one of the most humiliating moments of her life. She sighed deeply. Part of her wanted to take leave, but then again, it wasn’t as though she had done anything wrong. It was Alex who had wanted to sleep with her. But when she offered herself, he suddenly changed his mind. Did he find her boring? Was he already over her? She slapped herself lightly for entertaining such thoughts and got up to get ready for another day as Alex Fraser’s assistant.If she was being honest, she had been looking forward to seeing his reaction after last night’s incident. But to her surprise, he was completely normal. Too normal to be real. It felt fake, and she knew he was only pretending in front of her.“I’ve signed those papers. Can yo