Chapter 33 How cute
Getting to his car, Diego placed Candy gently inside and drove off. Yazmine, Jackie, and others stared in awe and shock, except Jameson, who began to search the area.
Around the corner, a reporter checked the pictures he had taken. One was of Diego carrying Candy out with her head resting on his chest.
The reporter climbed on his bike and left the area. Jameson noticed this.
"Yazmine," Jameson said as he gently grabbed his sister.
"What's going on, James? Candy and the president... are they—" She wanted to ask, but he cut her off.
"That is not the important thing right now. What did you see when you found Candy?"
Yazmine explained how a waitress had poured a drink on Candy. She followed her and then how a guard had mistaken her for the owner of a broken car. When she got back, she found Candy gone and immediately searched for her. It took a while before finding her location. She saw Candy drowning in the pool with little movement.
"I would have saved her myself, but I can't swim either. Gosh, I was so scared. Will she be okay?" Yazmine wiped the tears from her face.
"Yes she will," Jameson held her close and hugged her. She must have been so scared since she saw Candy first. "Candy is stronger than you think."
His mind drifted to Diego. The person behind this is definitely going to see hell.
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Candy woke up in a strange room. Blinking the remnants of sleep from her eyes, she sat up slowly and sighed, remembering what happened last night.
It was scary, and she actually thought she would die. Her struggles and the urge to scream were terrifying. Before she slowly lost consciousness, the only person she wished to see again was Diego.
She remembered coughing out after a while and his embrace after she was calm. That wasn't a dream, right? She had never seen that side of Diego.
Candy swung her feet down to the ground and noticed her clothes had been changed. He must have done it. Her eyes wandered around, wondering who owned this place.
"You haven't come to my place for a year. You didn't even care if I was dead or alive," Einstein said as he prepared breakfast.
"I'm glad you know," Diego said as he sat on a couch eating an apple, with his legs crossed.
"You're such a jerk. You came when you needed my help. If it wasn't for the beautiful, cool woman you brought, I wouldn't have given you a face," Einstein said.
"Why is she still sleeping? She should be awake by now. Did you slip her some sleeping pills?" Diego asked, his voice thick.
"Stop being paranoid. She's probably exhausted from your trouble," Einstein replied, earning a glare from Diego. As he turned, his eyes caught the fragile figure standing in the distance.
"Aww, the beauty is awake," Einstein remarked.
Diego traced his gaze, and his eyes met Candy's. Candy didn't know how to react. Would he be mad at her for getting into trouble last night?
"We were just talking about you. You must be hungry," Einstein said.
"Good morning," she greeted. Einstein nodded, but Diego didn't say anything and averted his gaze.
Candy walked over to sit beside Diego.
"How are you feeling?" His deep voice cut through the silence between them.
"I'm fine now. Thanks for saving me yesterday," she said, playing with her fingers.
"Hmm," he grunted.
Einstein finished serving.
"You must be Einstein," Candy guessed correctly, and the handsome man smiled.
"Don't tell me Diego was the one who told you about me," Einstein said.
"No, it was Jameson. He said I’d meet you someday. He talked about your talents. You're such a great man," she replied.
"Wow, I can't believe this jerk got to marry someone this cool."
Diego's lips fell open. Einstein sat beside Candy and held her hand. She blinked several times, wondering what the man was up to.
"If Diego happens to hurt you, don't think twice before running to me," Einstein said.
"Hey, I don't mind breaking your bones this morning," Diego warned coldly.
"Does he use this kind of tone with you?" Einstein asked, and Candy decided to play along. She pouted like a kid.
"Yes, he does," she gave him a look, and Diego blinked in disbelief.
"He acts cold too?" he asked.
"He also has a lot of sex partners. That's crazy, right?" Candy said.
"And then he gets jealous whenever he sees you talking to another man?" he asked, and Candy nodded quickly.
"How do you know that?" she asked. "Has he ever done that to a lady before?"
"Haha... of course not. I've known Diego for a long time. Last night I saw something in his eyes when he brought you here," Einstein said.
Candy got so curious, but before she could speak, the man behind her said in a hard voice.
"You two won't like it when I explode," Diego raised an eyebrow.
"I'll tell you later on. You should eat; you must be hungry," Einstein stood with a smile.
While eating, the door opened, and Jameson walked in. Seeing Candy, he breathed out in relief.
"How are you feeling? You're not hurt?" he rushed to Candy. Diego bit down on his tongue in his mouth.
'Why are they getting on my nerves today?' He thought.
"I'm fine. I must have scared you," Candy muttered.
"So much. Yazmine and Jackie insisted on coming, but I told them you’d need some rest. How did it happen?"
"Don't worry her too much and let her eat," Diego said. Jameson and Candy looked up at him, speechless.
"Did you put something in his food? Why is he acting weird?" Jameson asked Einstein.
"Weed," Einstein answered.
"That's it, I'm killing you both," Diego stood. Jameson and Einstein ran away from him. Candy watched them as they ran around the house.
"Am I dreaming?" Candy mumbled.
Diego caught Jameson. He grabbed a pillow from the couch and started hitting him. Einstein pretended to pull out an imaginary phone.
"Hello, is this the police? Come over quickly, a jerk is about to kill my friend," he said, pretending to be scared. Diego grabbed him from behind and made him fall on Jameson. He grabbed another pillow and began to hit them again.
Candy's jaw was practically on the floor. Her husband looked so serious while playing.
She smiled. 'How cute.'
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Meanwhile, after hearing Candy's explanation, Diego searched for Alexa and found her at the hospital. She said she had fainted on her way to call for help due to her body issues. A guard found her and took her to the hospital.
Diego found this story weird, and he was going to get to the root of the matter. So he decided to visit Alexa himself.
Alexa was busy playing with her fingers out of nervousness. The door creaked open, and she jumped from her seat, thinking it was Hannah, but it turned out to be the last person she expected...
Diego...
"Mr... President?" she stuttered, her eyes widening like they were going to pop out of their sockets soon.