A Virgin for the CEO

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They kissed for what felt like forever before he let her go, because she insisted on cleaning up and getting herself in order.

And even then, after he'd fixed his pants, he embraced her from behind and continued to kiss her down her shoulders until he could turn her around to kiss her fully in the mouth.

"You have to leave," she whispered to him as soon as he allowed her lips freedom to speak. "My mother will be up soon, and I don't want her to see you."

A strong hand cupped her jaw as he smiled. "I know. One look at you and anyone would know you've been ravished."

She took a long, deep breath. "Right. Please..."

Something in her voice might have told him what she was thinking, and he frowned. "What is it, Yna?"

She shook her head.

"Tell me," he insisted.

She forced a smile at him. "Nothing. Please, go. I can't explain. She mustn't know. It's going to break her heart if she finds out about this and—"

"What if she finds out? There's nothing wrong about this."

Her eyes closed involuntarily. Of course, he would think there was nothing wrong about what they were doing.

Of course. Both of them weren't committed to anyone, and that was good enough for him.

"Sweetheart... Arianna... I don't care if others find out. I—"

The sound of something falling and crashing on the tiled floor had her pushing away from him. She suddenly couldn't breathe because she already had a good idea where it came from.

When she turned towards the living room, her mother stood there by the entrance to the kitchen, pale and shocked. At her feet, there were pieces of a broken ceramic vase.

"Mama..." she whispered, scared.

She asked in a low voice, with her hand on her chest, "W-What is the meaning of this? Arianna...?"

Yna rushed towards her mother, but she was already falling as she clutched at her chest and she caught her as she fell.

"Mamaa! Mama?! " she cried out as she cradled her mother. "Eric, my mother!"

Eric already had his phone in his ear. "We'll take her to the hospital," he said, then he gave instructions to whoever he was talking to on his phone.

She cried out again, "Mama! 'Maaaa!"

Her mother had already fainted, a pained look on her pale face.

She couldn't believe herself. She knew she would be up very soon. Why didn't she insist that Eric leave?!

"Move over, Arianna," he instructed as he knelt down to them, lifting her chin so he could look at her face that was already wet with her tears. "Don't worry, honey, everything will be fine," he said in a gentler tone, though urgent. "Let me get her. Okay?"

With tears continuously running down her face, she nodded. Then she moved out of the way so he could pick her mother up to take her to his car that was parked close to the house.

He drove her and her mother to the hospital right away.

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"It's a mild stroke. She is showing a good response to her treatment and she will be back on her feet if this continues. But she needs to stay here for a few more days until she is better," the doctor told them after her mother left the emergency room.