HESTIA - The Virgin Princess

CHAPTER 10 - Jealousy

I

Both without clothes anymore, Alex and Juliana are already at their heights of pleasurable desires. While Alex is looking at Juliana with intense yearning, the more that he can see the face of “Hester” on her.

“Hester!” Alex cried out with intense emotion, “I love you, Hester.”

Juliana heard what Alex had said. It brought a fire of anger burning all the desires she has at the moment. She suddenly slaps the man’s face with tears rolling down her cheeks.

Alex was stunned, “Juliana, what was that for? And why are you crying? Apology if you think I am taking advantage of you.”

Juliana looked at him painfully, “You shamed me by calling Hester while we were on the bed." Hurriedly, then the woman put on her clothes and got out of the man’s suite.

Alex, on one hand, felt like cold water had been poured all over his body. He blamed himself for what happened but was thankful anyway that he was not able to take Juliana fully. As a friend and as his interior designer, he likes Juliana, but nothing more than that.

Alex shook his head and made a long sigh. He needs to turn his mind away from Hester but he finds it difficult to do so. What happened a while ago between him and Juliana was brought about by his loneliness.

In the morning, Alex, without a second thought, canceled his two meetings and went back to CaraLex Bay Resort.

“Lola Lilia, good thing Sir Alex is home,” Hestia’s voice was excited. They hurriedly walked, going back to the villa.

Aling Lilia nodded, “By the way Hest, were you talking to that man a while ago?"

“Ah no, he just called me, most probably would be asking something but then you came,” the young lady explained.

“ I see.”

“Why Lola Lilia?, Who is that man?” Hestia inquired with curiosity in her mind.

“Oh, Mr. Raullo, the owner of that adjacent resort.”

“Hmm, I see.”

“There you are!” Alex was waving at them in the distance.

Hestia’s heart somersaults again. She cannot control these kinds of feelings whenever she sees this tall, attractive man. Truly, he has this appealing aura making her admire him more every day.

“There is really something different about this lady, the way her long legs stride, her shoulders move, her head tilts, she seems not to be like 18 years old. She has this air of superiority but not arrogance. She has an angelic, innocent face but it seems she has the strength a man should be careful with.” Alex really finds this unexpected guest of him in his resort, really mysterious.

The two women followed Alex, going to the villa. Alex went directly to the dining area and they were surprised to see that there are lots of food on the table.

“Wow, Sir Alex, what’s the occasion?” Aling Lilia exclaimed, which was answered only with a shrug by her boss.

“Let us eat?” Alex was looking at Hestia.

“Aling Lilia, you can join us also.” Alex smiled at Aling Lilia.

“No Sir Alex, I will just serve you both if you need me. You two enjoy eating,” the Mayordoma’s courteous refusal to her boss’ invitation to eat.

“Hester, please take a seat.” Alex pulled a chair for the lady, who thanked him graciously.

II

The group of spouses Danli and Lacati arrived safely in Palau. They directly docked their yacht near a private sea-view resort in Koror. It is owned by the Chieftain of Balwarte De Gapo Island. This is where Danli stayed during her days studying in Palau. Dorbo, one of their tribe’s best guards who was sent to Palau first to search for Hestia welcomed them.

“Dorbo, any news about my daughter?” Nyora Danli inquired with the hope of a positive response.

“Apology Nyora, has been into many places here, looking for Princess Hestia, but no clear information yet,” Donbor vows his head after his reply as a sign of his sincere apology.

“I will be contacting my great friend here, who is a member of the Palau’s Bureau of Investigation. We will keep our search for Hestia a secret ‘though,” Nyora Danli continued.

“Ayee Nyora.”

Lacati put his arms around his wife’s shoulder to imply his trust and respect to her plans.

“By the way Donbor, any news from Farlon in the Philippines?” Nyor Lacati suddenly remembered the other best guard assigned in another country.

“The last time he called was two days ago. He was in the Visayan Region of the country Nyor Lacati, but there is no clear information yet too, as to Princess Hestia's whereabouts,” the guard replied with due respect to the man in front of him.

As they entered the fabulous big rest house inside the resort, their maids whom they brought there from the island greeted them and informed them that their rooms were prepared and that the new mobile phones of Nyora Danli and Lacati including the guards are kept in each of their room’s vault.

Everything has been prepared and arranged.

Immediately, Nyora Danli got her mobile phone and dialed her friend working at the Bureau of Investigation.

“Lac, the Bureau’s Intel department is now up in search of info about our daughter. If Hestia is just here in Palau, if we are so lucky in two days, she will be with us already.” Nyora Danli assured her husband, who gave her a tight hug.

“What will I do without you beside me, Li?” Lacati sweetly whispered to his wife.

Nyora Danli held her husband’s face with both her hands and kiss him gently on his right cheek, “Lac as long as I live, like what I have promised you, you will feel me beside you always.”

III

At CaraLex Bay Resort, one of its staff received an unexpectedly big and expensive bouquet of beautiful red roses. Upon checking the small card attached to it, the staff smiled and walked towards the villa.

While walking inside the Villa, looking for Hestia, the staff who received the flowers met her Boss Alex. Alex's forehead got creased upon seeing the flowers.

"To whom is that?" Alex asked her staff with curiosity. As a reply, the staff, show her boss the name written on the small card.

"Hest? short for Hester, so this is for Hester?" Alex's curiosity grows deeper. He checked on the name of the sender and his face grew red.

"This is from Raullo Valle?!" his voice suddenly rose to a high pitch level, surprising the staff.

"Let me give this to Hester, you may go now," Alex said then dismissed his staff.

Alex with the said bouquet of roses in his right hand went directly to the master's bedroom.

While combing her hair and putting on some powder on her face, Hestia heard a knock on her door. She peeped in the hole and when she saw Alex with roses in his hand, Hestia's heart has been rattled. She slowly opened her door.

"Hester, this is for you." Alex's face is so serious, she cannot fathom whether angry or what.

"Thank you," Hestia accepted the roses with a shy smile on her face.

"How did you know Raullo Valle?" Alex then inquired all of a sudden.

Hestia's eyes narrowed upon hearing the said name, "I don't know him, why?"

"Really? Why is he sending you that flowers then?" the man's voice, if Hestia observed it well was full of jealousy.

"Oh, is this from him?" Hestia's heart sank upon knowing that the flowers were not from Alex.

Alex nodded.

"I just saw that man this morning at the far end, near the little gate of this resort. I only knew his name as Raullo because Lola Lilia called him by that name."

Alex intently gazed at Hestia, like checking if she is telling the truth.

"Don't you believe me?" Hestia frowned upon seeing the man's expression.

"I do. But please, avoid that man, he is my number one competitor in all my businesses." Alex warned Hestia and then excused himself thereafter.

Hestia was left in awe at the man's action. He seems mad. Hestia frowns. She looks at the flowers and it lighten up her mood a little bit. She likes flowers, especially roses. She smells the roses and a smile curved her lips.

Without Hestia's awareness, Alex made a back glance and was able to observe what she did. The man's frown grew deeper. He is not anymore in a good mood.

Alex is in bad mood the whole afternoon and his sister Cara noticed it.

“Big Bro, I have not seen you smile since the time you entered this Café,” Cara teased her brother who is trying to read an old newspaper.

“Is there something to smile? Contents of this newspaper are all about the pandemic; about how lousy our government is and the like.“ Alex is shaking his head while saying this.

“So, you are affected by that now? I thought Alex Sandoval would never be affected by any bad news in the television or newspaper. Did your positivity fly already Big Bro?" Cara made a little laugh when saying this. She seems to know the reason for her brother’s bad vibes today. Her staff told her about the bouquet of roses sent by Raullo Sandoval to “Hester”.

“Cara, it is not a good time to joke,” Alex was serious when he said this. Thereafter, he excused himself from his sister and headed towards the beach.

IV

Juliana swore to herself that she will not allow “Hester” to come her way when it comes to Alex. In her mind, she is thinking that “Hester” is a no match for her. For her “Hester” is just a poor girl who is trying to cling to Alex.

“That gold-digging b***h, she will not win over me!” Juliana swears loudly while throwing her bag on her bed. She just arrived at her home. Her house is just in the nearby town from the island where the CaraLex Bay Resort is situated. Last night after leaving Alex in his suite, she transferred and booked a room in another nearby hotel. She was so pissed off with Alex and most of all with “Hester”.

"My fantasies with Alex should have happened last night where if not for that annoying woman!" Juliana said out loud.

Thinking about the last night between her and Alex, her whole body shivers and her female private part becomes wet. Juliana made a deep breath and plunged herself onto her bed.

Juliana tried to search Hester on the google but she cannot find her. She realized she did not know "Hester's" full name yet. She vowed to investigate and to know everything about her competitor with Alex. Her jealousy is making her blood boils to the highest level.

Juliana opened her f*******: account and publicly posted her pictures while at the Lexsan Hotel with this caption, "Lexsan Hotel, the place last night where I had the best night of my life with my wonderful man!"

"Tomorrow, she will visit again the CaraLex Bay Resort and if Alex is there, she will make sure that they can be able to continue what they have started last night," Juliana promised herself until she slumbered in her dreamy world.

The next day, Hestia decided to jog on the beach. She wore a pair of jogging suits she found in her cabinet. It is well-fit knee-length black leggings and a racerback shirt, which is a combination of black and violet colors. Aling Lilia also brought her three days ago a Nike rubber shoes and a one-piece bathing suit, which according to her were all being bought for her by her Sir Alex. Hestia bears in mind to thank Alex when she sees him today.

With her jogging outfit, Hestia's body curves can be clearly seen. She is indeed a sight to behold. Alex who saw her cannot help but admire the beauty in a nearby distance. He made a long hurried stride and in a matter of seconds, he was already so near to the woman in a jogging suit.

"Hester!" Alex reached out Hestia's right hand.

"Come, let's jog over there," Alex invited Hestia with his hand already holding Hestia's hand.

Juliana's eyes narrowed with anger upon seeing the pair in jogging suits, striding their legs for a jog on the beach.

"That son of a gun woman!" Juliana swears as she hurriedly runs towards the pair. Good thing she is in her sporty attire too.

It was not long that Juliana was able to reach Hestia and Alex. In a flip of seconds, Juliana plunged herself to Alex and kissed torridly the surprised man.

"I missed what we did in your penthouse, two nights ago honey," Juliana said after kissing Alex while clinging hard to his one arm.

Hestia herself could not say anything. She looks at the two, who are now holding hands. She immediately excused herself and run towards the far end side of CaraLex Bay Resort.

She was so shocked by Juliana's action. It was she who felt ashamed of what the woman did. And did she hear it right? The two were together two nights before? It is as if a bolo cuts her heart. She ran faster going to the small gate of the resort.

Juliana tried keeping Alex. The latter, however, immediately disengaged from Juliana's hands after regaining his senses. He harshly excused himself from Juliana and run to catch "Hester" who is now almost at the far end part of the beach.

Juliana's anger boils to its maximum.