All The Wrong Places

All the wrong places episode 10

🌼ALL THE WRONG PLACES🌼
🌻EPISODE TEN🌻

Julianne gathered her bags very early in the morning.
Outside her window, wind, rain, thunder and lightning were
having a showdown. It was pitch dark outside, like it was
only midnight.
Her phone’s signal slowly dwindled due to the
thunderstorm. If only she had woken up earlier, she could
have made it home. But it was already late, and the storm
had hit town. If she sends for the car, her driver might get
stuck somewhere.
She had planned to leave early—before the sun was
up. But as a result, she fell asleep and did not wake up until
after noontime.
This is all Jin Starck’s fault!
He had the nerve to k-ss me! Knowing now that she
was who she was… Gian Sanders’s twin sister, Justin
Adams’s cousin… Adrienne’s cousin-in-law. He dared ravage
her l-ips…
Julianne sighed in frustration.
How dare I k-ss him back?
Shit!
While Jas Mathieu was everything she dreamt of in a
man, Jin Starck was a completely different person.
And who knew what was going on in that mind of his?
From what she heard about him, he was known to be
thoughtless when it came to women. He was only after one
thing from them. Pleasure.
He was known to possess, to conquer. Never to love
and protect. He only knew playtime or business advantages.
Not commitments or relationsh¡ps.
She felt a twist in her stomach as she realized one
thing.
My Jas Mathieu never existed in real life.

He only existed in Jin Starck’s creative imagination.
And now, in my vivid memories.
Julianne dialed her driver’s number again. This time
she was able to get through.
“Hello, Ma’am,” he said on the other line. “There’s a
hailstorm now. News reports are saying that we have almost
zero visibility on the streets. And the worst is yet to hit by
evening. We will get stuck on the road if we drive back.”
“Oh my God. So, I need to stay here until tomorrow?”
“Hopefully, this storm only lasts a day,” he said and
his voice didn’t sound so optimistic, much to Ian’s
frustration.
“Alright. Keep me posted,” she said glumly.
“We will do, Miss Sanders. Stay safe. I will inform
Mister Adams of the situation.”
“I will call him as well.”
But instead of calling Justin, Julianne decided to call
Adrienne.
“This weather is terrible!” Adrienne complained. “They
cancelled all classes. Jeffrey was sent home as soon as he
reached school.”
“Adrienne, I hate to ask you this again. I’ve already
asked you this favor a hundred times before.”
“You didn’t have to ask me, Ian,” Adrienne said softly.
“Jared is like a son to me too. I will take care of him. Don’t
you worry.”
“Thank you. I will make it up to you someday.”
“Are you kidding me? Having Jared to myself all day?
You’re actually doing me and my kids a favor.”
“You’re a great mom, Yen,” Julianne breathed. While
she was so thankful for Adrienne, she also couldn’t help but
feel envious that she could afford to stay home all day and
take care of the children before she does anything else.
Julianne had to work doubly hærd for Jared’s future.
Adrienne, on the other hand, could shower her children with as much time and attention as humanly possible. Justin had
already secured their children’s future. Julianne wanted to
do the same for Jared. But she had to admit that she had a
very, very long way to go. She even lost all her trust funds,
which she could have passed on to Jared in the future. But
her father was not a forgiving man.
“You’re a wonderful mother too, Ian. Don’t you feel
bad about yourself. Because apart from being the best mom
to Jared, you’re doing a great job being a father to him too,”
Adrienne said encouragingly. “I’m sure Jared is very proud of
you. And someday, when he’s old enough to understand all
this… he will know what a wonderful, strong woman his
mother was. And he’ll be even prouder.”
A tear ran down Julianne’s cheek but she refused to
let a whimper escape her l-ips, so Adrienne would not realize
that she was crying.
“Thanks, Yen,” she said in a low, weak voice.

“I will tell Justin what happened there. And I will ask
him to ensure he brings you back home as soon as it’s safe
to travel.”
“I’m sure he’ll do that without you telling him. But
thanks anyway.”
“I’ll tell Jin to ensure that his staff treats you nicely,
make you feel comfortable there.”
“No!” Julianne almost wailed. Too late, she realized
that she sounded so guilty and defensive. She prayed that
Adrienne does not suspect anything.
“What? You don’t want me to tell my brother to offer
you excellent customer experience during your stay at our
hotel? We do the same for all our guests. Why not you?”
“No, silly,” she tried to disguise her nervousness with
a giggle. “I don’t need special treatment. I’m fine. I will just
stay in my hotel room and work. I don’t want to go out.”
“Why? That hotel is luxurious. There are only a couple
of rooms being rented out to provide a homey, cozy experience. It’s a shame if you will only stay in your hotel
room,” Adrienne said. “You should go out.”
“Well… I don’t want to run into some people,” Julianne
murmured.
Shit! Why did I say that? Can I still take that back?
“Who?” Adrienne asked.
Too late! Damn!
“Um… Pat-Patrick McAllister,” she replied.
Good! Quick thinking!
“Shoot, he’s there?”
“Yeah. We ran into each other last night. He didn’t
sound too happy to see me.”
“What do you expect? He was really looking forward
to the wedding.”

“I wonder why. It was arranged. There was nothing
between us!”
“Oh my dear Ian. You haven’t spent a lot of time
looking at the mirrors, have you?”
“No. The mirrors in our house all had Gian’s name on
them. He’s kind of a narcissist.”
“Well, that is true,” Adrienne giggled. “But seriously,
Ian, we all know Patrick McAllister is into you. He was not
entirely against the arranged marriage. And rumor was, he
didn’t take your broken engagement well. Justin and your
brother weren’t the only ones who wanted to know the
identity of Jared’s father. They all wanted a piece of that
guy. I guess you were right in keeping his identity a secret
from everyone.”
Julianne’s heart jumped again at the mention of
Jared’s father. She wondered how they will all react when
they find out the truth.
“I guess I am,” she said. “I don’t think he would be
interested in knowing about Jared anyway.”

It is true! He hasn’t asked about Jared, which meant
he had no clue about his paternity.
Well, I can’t blame him. I had only known him for two
weeks. I didn’t even give him my name. He wasn’t even
aware that I was a V-rgin when he touched me. He thought I
went on a s€×capade in my European travels. And he
touched me only once! What were the chances that he
could be Jared’s father, right?
And somehow, even though she wanted it to be that
way anyway, Julianne still couldn’t help feeling sad for her
son.
The truth deserves to come out. Jared deserves that.
Someday… when I’m ready… when Jared is ready…
“Well, if he wasn’t interested in Jared, then he didn’t
deserve him. And Jared deserves better,” Adrienne said.
“Jared deserves the best,” Julianne murmured. “That’s
why I’m working very hærd. I will give him a bright future. I
don’t need his father to help.”
“I admire your strength, Ian. And I’m still hoping that
someday, you will find a man worthy of your heart… a man
worthy to be Jared’s father.”
“Thanks, Yen,” Julianne said. “Don’t worry about me. I
don’t need a man to make me or Jared happy. We’ll be just
fine.”

“I’m sure about that.”
“Anyway, take care of Jared, while I’m not there, okay?
Please make sure he doesn’t ingest any nut and have his
EpiPen ready with him always,” Julianne said. “I will be
home as soon as I can.”
After hanging up, Julianne heard a knock on the door.
She swallowed hærd. Who could it be? She wasn’t expecting
any visitor. Could it be the hotel staff?
Shit! I hope it’s not Jin Starck!
There was no peeping h0le on the door, so she
couldn’t tell who it was. She heard another knock, this time
louder.
“Who is it?” she asked.
There was no response and she wondered if the
person on the other side of the door heard her.
Is this room soundproof?
She took one deep breath and decided to open the
door slowly. Once the door was slightly opened, she took a
peek, but the person on the other side, gave it a push,
opening it completely and causing her to step backward.
She looked at the intruder and realized that it was
Patrick McAllister.
“What the f-ck are you doing here?” she asked him
angrily.

“You were difficult to find, Julie Anne. I had my people
check every room in this hotel. This was the last one we
checked and I knew you’d be here,” he said. “I was hoping
we can have lunch together.”
“Who told you I would have lunch with you?”
“You’ve always been rude to me, even before. I’ve
been quite tolerant,” Patrick said, but it was obvious that
he’s not going to be tolerant of her anytime soon.
“Please, Mister McAllister,” she said firmly. “This is my
hotel room. You are not supposed to be here.”
Patrick looked around her huge luxurious room and
smirked.
“Wow. Your room is a lot bigger than mine. And I told
the hotel staff I will pay for the best,” Patrick remarked. “Are
you sleeping with Jin Starck? Maybe that’s why you got the
only suite in the property.”
“I am warning you, Mister McAllister! Get out!”
“Warning me and then what?” He raised a brow at her.
“It’s not like it’s the first time you’ve invited a man in your
hotel room, right? That’s how you got that bastard of
yours!”

Julianne’s blood immediately boiled. She can take any
insult for herself. But she would not tolerate any for her son!
“You son of a bitch!” Julianne took a step forward and
launched a powerful slap at him.
Patrick staggered backward at the force of her slap.
When he stared back at her in fury, Julianne realized that it
was a mistake to slap him. Patrick walked towards her and
without giving her a chance to run, he hit her across the
face and she fell to the floor. Julianne tasted blood on her
l-ips. She felt like the world was swirling. But Patrick was not
finished with her yet. He pulled her by the arm and held her
face in one of his hands. He was almost squeezing her jaw
but Julianne refused to whimper and give him the
satisfaction of seeing her in pain.
“You don’t know the embarrassment that you caused
me and my family!” he growled. “I was really looking
forward to marrying you! I was going to change my ways for
you. I thought that you were it. The woman who could stop
me from womanizing! I thought you were the real deal.
“But you really had me fooled! You’re just like the rest
of them! You’re no different from my own mother! You enjoy
men’s attention! You pretend to be demure… virtuous! But
deep in,side… you’re just like the rest of the dirty sluts out
there… hungry for s€× and attention!”
He pushed her to the bed with a force that made her
lose her balance. She was bruised and bleeding. Patrick
McAllister really was the monster she thought he was when
they were still engaged.
She thought about Jared. She cannot lose this fight.
God! Please! Jared cannot lose me!
She struggled to her feet and ran for the door. She
shouted for help but she realized that the room was
probably soundproof. No one could hear her.

Patrick was quick to wrap his arm around her wa-ist
and carry her back to bed. She kicked and punched him.
She managed to hit him a few times with some self-defense
techniques she knew. But he was too strong for her and
obviously trained in martial arts. She had some training too
but he was much stronger than her.
“You’re good!” he said as he twisted her arm behind
her, trapping her. “I would have enjoyed our time together.
I’ve always wanted a woman who could fight.”
Obviously, Patrick was not a stranger to domestic
violence.
“What do you want from me, Patrick? An apology?”
she asked. She was getting desperate now. She cannot win
fighting him fist by fist. He was too strong. But she needed
to get out of this alive. For Jared.
“I want to see you suffer like I’ve suffered! I want to
taste what should have been mine! I want what that guy,
who gave you your bastard son, took away from me! I
want…”

He didn’t finish that sentence. He was pulled back and
suddenly, his grip on her twisted arm loosened, giving her
enough chance to escape. She heard a loud, booming voice
behind her.
“You son of a bitch!”
When she looked back, she saw Jin Starck holding
Patrick McAllister by the neck. Then he punched him with a
full force on the face.
One. Two. Three.
“Jin!” Julianne called. “Stop!”
Patrick was on the floor, catching his breath. He may
know self-defense, but Jin Starck was obviously the better
fighter.
Jin looked back at her, his eyes blazing with anger.
“I told you not to open the door for anyone!” he told
her angrily.
“I know! I’m sorry!” she sobbed.
Jin started for Patrick again, who was staggering to his
feet.

“Jin, stop!” Julianne ran towards Jin to push him back,
away from Patrick.
“You’re defending him?” Jin asked angrily. “Do you see
your face right now?”
Julianne shook her head. “You could seriously injure
him. But he’s still Patrick McAllister. He could sue you, hunt
you, have you killed. This will not stop here! You’re going to
start a family feud, even a war!” Her voice was low. She put
her hands against Jin’s chest to push him back. “Please!
Think about your family, your reputation. Stop while you still
can. I know you’re only defending me.” Julianne shook her
head. “But I am not worth it!”
Jin looked down at her with narrowed eyes. He looked
like he was unable to believe what he was hearing from her
right now.
“She’s right!” Patrick laughed behind them. “Listen to
her. She drives men crazy like a nymph created to tempt us
and drive us insane. Then later you realize she wasn’t worth
the fight. She wasn’t worth the respect, the honor… the high
regard. She sold herself for a cheap price and got a bastard
son in return!”
This time Julianne wasn’t able to stop Jin. He set her
aside before she could even blink and before she knew it,
Patrick was sprawling on the floor again.
“Jin!” Julianne ran. She put herself between Jin and
Patrick again.
“Get out of the way, Arabella!” Jin thundered. “That
son of a bitch deserves it! He doesn’t have the right to
speak about you like that! And he cannot call Jared a
bastard and get away with it! Get out of the way!”
Julianne saw wrath on Jin’s face. For the first time, she
believed what the others were saying about Jin. That he was
the devil himself. His face was flushed with anger and his
eyes were dark with the desire to hurt Patrick McAllister. And
all because of her.
Tears ran down Julianne’s face. She didn’t know what
to do. She knew that if this got worse than it already was,
Patrick McAllister and his family would retaliate. And
everything she held dear could be in danger.

Jin would be in danger.
Because of her. And she cannot allow that!
She didn’t know what else to do but beg Jin to stop.
She stepped forward and wrapped her arms around his
wa-ist. She hugged him, and at the same time, pushing him
back and away from Patrick.
“Jas… please stop!” she pleaded desperately, calling
him by the name she knew him best. She had to stop this
bloodshed. She buried her face against his chest and cried.
“He can say whatever the hell he wants. But he has no right
to take you away from us. We can’t lose you. Adrienne can’t
lose you. Jared can’t… I can’t… please…”
She must be babbling nonsense. She didn’t know if Jin
actually understood her. But she hoped he calms down
enough to think about what’s at stake.
“Please… think about who stands to lose you and
what it will do to them… please… I’m not worth it! Don’t do
this for me. I’m not…”
Suddenly, she felt both his arms around her, caging
her in a tight embrace.
“Ssshhh…” he whispered against her ear. She felt him
car-ss her head gently.
Just then the door opened and Julianne heard people
come into the room.
Without releasing her, she heard Jin say in a more
controlled voice, “Take him to the police for unauthorized
entry and assault of a hotel guest. I will give a statement to
them later.”
“Seriously, Starck?” Patrick asked angrily. “You really
think you can have me arrested?”
Julianne pulled away from Jin and turned to Patrick. “I
can go to the police and the media with bruises on my face
if that does not convince you!” She doesn’t care what
happens to her. But she will not drag Jin Starck into this. He
doesn’t deserve that.
“I would have done more if your new boyfriend didn’t
interfere, you know!”
“He’s not my…” she started saying that Jin was not
her boyfriend.

“And I would have killed you with my bare hands!” Jin
said angrily, cutting her off.
“You’re going to kill for her? Seriously? I mean… do
you even know what she’s worth? She’s worthless now!
She’s only good for one shag but after that, she’s no longer
the trophy wife material she once was!”
“If you do not shut your mouth, McAllister, I swear, I
will kill you just for being annoyingly talkative!”
For a while, Patrick kept quiet. They all knew Jin Starck
could make good of that promise.
The security officers started to hold Patrick.
“Don’t you dare touch me!” he said angrily. “I will go
with you, but don’t touch me!”
With a nod from Jin they didn’t take Patrick by force
but they still led him out of the room. When he was at the
door, Patrick said to Jin, “Have your fun with her, Starck! Let
me know when I can have a go!”
“You son of a bitch…” Jin started to go after Patrick
again but Julianne pulled him back.
“Let it go!” she told him firmly. “Please take him out
quickly!” she pleaded to the security officers. The two guys
pushed Patrick out of the room despite of his protests and
then they closed the door behind them.
Jin stared back at Julianne. His brows were drawn
together as he studied her face.
“I told you not to open the door for anyone.” There
was a trace of anger in his voice.
“I already apologized for that,” she said.

He stared at her face for a while and then he pulled
her towards the bed.
“Sit down,” he commanded her.
“Why?”
“Do you always not do what you’re told?”
“Yeah, I have a thick skull,” she muttered under
breath.
He shook his head and then he pushed her down
gently on the bed. “Sit down. And stay there. Wait for me.”
Julianne didn’t protest. She watched as Jin went to the
mini bar and then came back with an ice pack. He sat
beside her and tilted her chin up. He gently applied the ice
on the side of her lip where it was bruised.
For a long moment, they didn’t say anything to each
other. But she could feel the tension around them. It felt like
the air they breathed had been emotionally charged. And
they were bad emotions too. Anger. Sadness. Pain.
Finally, she dared look up at him. He was staring down
at her face while applying ice on her lip. It seemed like he
had been studying her features for a while.

“I’m… sorry, you had to be dragged into this,” she
said in a low voice.
“I told you I would keep you safe here. I failed,” he
said. She could honestly hear the frustration in his voice.
“It’s not your job.”
“It is,” he insisted. “You’re in my property.”
“How did you know he was here in the first place?”
“I have been watching the CCTVs in my office. I left to
make some coffee. I reviewed the footages on your floor for
the minutes I missed when I came back and saw him come
in.”
“How did you know I didn’t let him in? That he was
here uninvited?” she asked evenly.
He took a deep breath but did not say anything.

“For all you know, I asked him to come here. And you
could have interrupted us having…”
She didn’t finish her sentence. The next thing she
knew was that he had replaced the ice pack with his l-ips. He
was thoroughly k-ssing her. She closed her eyes and savored
that k-ss. She lost her breath and she thought her heart
stopped beating altogether.
He had this effect on me before. I can’t believe he still
has this effect on me now. Like it was only yesterday…
His l-ips were warm and soft against hers. Electricity
flowed from his skin to hers, charging her… emotionally…
s€×ually. She couldn’t help but k-ss him back. She felt a
small smile on his l-ips as soon as she k-ssed him back. She
felt both of his hands on her neck as he gently but firmly
pulled her towards him.
“Jin…” she whispered against his l-ips.
He released her l-ips and made a trail of k-sses from
her chin towards her jaw and then her neck.
“Jin…” she mo-ned. She could barely recognize her
own voice.

Oh my God! I can’t fall for this again…
With the little strength she could muster, she
managed to push him away from her.
“Jin…” she breathed.
Jin’s expression was much softer and the look on his
face was much gentler than before.
“You wouldn’t k-ss me like that and then invite another
man to come to your bed.” There was a smug look on his
face that brought Julianne back to her senses.
She stood up from the bed, putting distance between
them.
“You are full of yourself, Mister Starck. Didn’t you hear
him say? I’m a nymph that attracts men and drives them
insane?”
He frowned. “Yes. That’s true. You do drive men
insane. I know that by first-hand experience,” he said. He
gave her a deep meaningful look that was meant to throw
her emotions off-balance once again. “But it’s not your fault
you’re too damn beautiful.”
Julianne looked away. She knew she was blushing.

“You really broke McAllister’s heart, didn’t you? It
seemed he would do anything to punish you,” he remarked.
“Right now, I’m glad we broke our engagement,”
Julianne said. “He’s violent. I’m sure he would not hesitate
to hit his wife.”
“I can tell,” Jin agreed. “I don’t think he’s done with
you yet. You shouldn’t have stopped me from beating him!”
“And what? They will not forget this. They will hunt
you down like a dog and he will make sure you pay for what
you did to him—dearly. I know him well!”
“Then why were you engaged to him if you knew what
a monster he was?” Jin asked. His voice was even, but his
eyes were demanding for answers.
Julianne closed her eyes for a moment to calm herself
down. “You wouldn’t understand,” she said softly.

“Really? Try me,” he said. “What is it? I know he’s a
good-looking man. But I’m sure you’re used to getting
attention from more attractive guys. But why him? Why did
you choose to marry him? Even after you’ve met me, you
still chose to go back to him. What is it about him that you
couldn’t just leave him then? Even after the magical night
we shared together, you still chose him. Why didn’t you
stay with me?
“Is it because you thought I was a poor guy who had
nothing to show for? That I couldn’t stand against Patrick
McAllister? That I could not keep up with your family or your
status in life? That I wouldn’t be able to give you a
comfortable life?”
Anger flared in Julianne’s eyes.
How could he accuse me of those things?
He didn’t know what I went through! He had no right
to accuse me of choosing Patrick over him because he had
no money!
Without thinking, she hit him across the face. Then
she hit him again. And again! And again!
“Yes!” she shouted at him. “I left because I thought
you didn’t have any money… that you didn’t stand a chance against Patrick McAllister… or my father! I just couldn’t
choose to stay with you!”
Tears ran down her cheeks but she refused to back
down. Jin got ahold of both her hands, preventing her from
hitting him further.

She closed her eyes and cried silently.
Because I know that if I stayed with you… they would
come for me. And they would make you pay for taking me
away. I left because I was afraid of what they would do to
you!
But she didn’t say those words out loud. She thought
that even if she did, it wouldn’t make a difference to him.
Nothing she would say to him now could change the past…
or affect the future.
“You were wrong,” he said in a low, sober voice. “You
should have stayed with me.”
He released her hands and stepped away from her. He
headed towards the door. Tears continued running down her
cheeks. She looked down the floor because she couldn’t
bear to look at him. She knew that he was raging mad
because of what she said.
“There was a time when I thought the world of you,”
he said. “But now I know, I was wrong about you.”
She bit her lip.
“Because of your selfish decisions, your ambition and
your stubbornness, you… made several lives miserable.”
More tears ran down her cheeks. She wanted to shout
at him, tell him he had no right to say that to her, but she
knew that he was right. Because of her wrong decisions, she
had made lives miserable—including her son’s. Jared could
have so much better in life. But because of what she did, his
father doesn’t even recognize him, and his future is
questionable.

“There are consequences to your actions, Arabella. I
hope you know that.” Although his voice was a bit gentler
now, his words still carried a grave threat with it.
“I know. And I’m paying for it every day,” she
managed to say.
He raised a brow at her. “You’re a fool if you think you’re the
only one suffering for this. And you’re an even greater fool if
you think I’m not going to do something about it.”
Her eyes w¡dened. She didn’t know what he meant by
what he said, but he looked bloody serious. And besides,
he’s Jin Starck. It didn’t seem like he has a sense of humor.
“What the hell do you mean by that?” she asked
angrily. “I gave you a fake name. Fine! I’m sorry! May I
remind you, you fake named me too! We’re even!”
He shook his head slightly. “We are far from being
even, Arabella. And I intend to fix that.”
“What? You’re going to punish me? Why can’t you just
let it go? And leave me alone!”
He stared at her for a moment and then he turned
towards the door. “Have your rest. Room service will send
your lunch in thirty minutes,” he said in a calm, steady
voice.
“What? I’m not even hungry!” she protested.
“And yet you need sustenance, don’t you? You didn’t
even eat breakfast.”
“Why do you care?” she muttered.
“Who says I care?” he asked back in an irritated tone.

He had an annoyed expression on his face and then he
turned to open the door. “I don’t think I need to tell you
again, not to open your door for anyone. Reception will call
you first when room service is at your doorstep delivering
your food.”
Then he stepped out of the room, closing the door
behind him, leaving her wondering what the heck he was
planning to do with her in the future.

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