"Girls like her last, Blake. If this continues, soon enough that whore will be a Cardoso with Ryan's child inside her...who knows maybe she is already pregnant....and your chance at the Cardoso throne will be gone forever once Ryan has his heir..."
"Oh stop with the assumptions mothers. She is not pregnant and I do not care if this ends up with her getting married to him...I do not care until I m in the control position here...plus watching Ryan get hurt in the position is just another bonus of this deal..."
Blake elaborated after interrupting his mother in the middle. He was confident about this time after a lot of failures but this time he felt like it would end up all well...at least it was going the way he wanted.
"And not everyone is like you, wanting to end with the big-name...some do it for their work.."
He spat at mother's face before storming out of the wing. He never liked the way his life turned out to be right after his mother married his father.
Before that life was simple...they were still under the care of the Cardoso but after being a Cardoso had only bought him the humiliation of being a bastard child, born out of wedlock, and always having to be rendered as the incompetent one than his brother...it had bought nothing but misery to his life.
Semira Inna thought marrying into a Cardoso would end up all her hardships but it had only given her the materialistic pleasure and more mental stress.
Nobody favored her..or her children...she was a mere maid who stole the husband of the woman she was serving to.
That way of looking at her by the general public had not changed yet and she knew that Blake, her own son would resent her for this forever even when her intentions were purely for his good too.
So she sulked back down on her seat, promising herself that she would not let her own son ruin things himself.
She would not let another dirt poor to have the pleasures that come with the Cardoso name.
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Right after the press conference, Ryan accompanied Alister put with his one hand wrapped around her waist, pulling her body close to his, and forwarded another hand to shield them from the camera light.
The media people got crazy with clicking away as many photos as they could of the new couple.
The news of the most eligible Bachelor, Prince of Brazil to be no more available took over the news everywhere. The social media was flooding with grunts of disappointment from Ryan's female admirers, jealousy for the girlfriend.
Questions of who she was, where she worked, her background, her looks, everything was being discussed right away. It became a hot topic of the day and would continue to be for the next weekends.
"Questions for Ms. Alister Flow!!"
"How long have you known Ryan??"
"Are you the hidden heiress of the lost Brazil reputed families??"
"Ryan do you really love her??"
"How long have you guys been together??"
"How long have you both known each other??"
"We want all the answers, Ryan!!!"
Questions after questions were thrown towards them as they made their way out of the press meet. The bodyguards escorted them out, shielding both from anyone's touch. It was chaos outside.
Even though Ryan briefed them with the piece of information that he and she had known each other for over a month now which was a lie and thought of going finally public and make each other public.
He had given a serious prep talk to Alister on how to stick by his side throughout the interview and to plaster a happy smile on her face. She had nothing to say, just be there, by his side, acting as the perfect obedient girlfriend.
The guards opened the door for the black Range Rover and Ryan allowed her to get in first. He gave one last look at the media men then got inside, Alister scooted inside. The guards closed the door and they were off the road.
Alister was shocked out of her life as she saw how so many people gathered only to see them...him...her. They were like going insane with the questions and pictures. There was no moment of rest. It was so full. She had never experienced something like this ever.
Ryan assumed it from the reflection of her face how much the scenario back there had affected the scared kitten. She had no idea of how much her life was going to change from here on.
"You will get used to it."
He said, looking at her, drawing her attention to him from staring outside the glass window.
She did not know what to say to that or how to react to that. She just kept her eyes on him the way he did the same on hers.
Sitting on both sides, a measurable distance between them. He moved closer, making her conscious.
He extended his hand as he traced her cheek with the back of his palm, making her breathe in sharply, closing her eyes.
She did not know why he always pulled such a stunt like that. Getting closer to her without her permission...without asking her and then touch her without even carrying to ask and why the hell she would not stop him was the question she had no answer to.
He pulled away from her all of a sudden making her breathe out. He just smirked and then proceeded to close the partition black glass shielding them from the driver's view.
Alister right away looked at his way. He just chuckled at the way of her alertness. Their eyes stick to each other.
His playfulness, hers was like not knowing, nervous of what might happen next. Nothing with this man was certain.
"Do not worry about that. I only did to kiss my girlfriend without the fear of getting filmed or eyed at."
He let out and covered her body with his, lips pasted to hers in the back of the car.
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