Chapter: Author's note.To my dear readers,Thanks for embarking on the journey of my first novel. Your time, coins, gems, and comments mean a lot, and it's the reason I keep going until the end.While writing this book, some left comments to criticize my works and I appreciate them all. I will make use of them and put more effort into avoiding such mistakes (grammatical, word usage, and construction of the plot) in my next books. I am a new author and still finding my way and I promise to work harder and better to make every coin and time you spend on my works worth it.Cohen and Patricia's story ends here, but we will still meet them in the next books in the series.As planned, I want to continue to create the characters' universe for them because of the impact they make in this complete novel. I hope you will stay with me and keep giving your support.If things go as planned, we will have another five amazing journeys to embark on in this series and the next books to come are for:1. Ailee and Bastian.2.
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Chapter: Chapter 250-THREE MONTHS LATER-“What are you doing, Cohen?” Patricia challenged as Cohen slowly reversed the car. “Aren’t we going to pick the kid at the school anymore?”“We will.” Cohen answered as he drove into the other lane and headed toward their street.“Then why are you reversing? Why are you heading back home?” She questioned.“I forgot something at home.” Cohen informed.“What did you forget? Hun?” she asked, looking at him with a side of her eyes.“My phone.” Cohen responded.“Why must we go back to pick up your phone? It will take less than an hour to get back home. Can’t you just let’s go?” She queried.“I can’t because I am a business owner. I mustn’t stay away from my phone.” Cohen gave an excuse with his eyes fixed on the road ahead.“It’s the weekend, Cohen. No one will call you today. Stop giving excuses and let’s pick the kids. We shouldn’t keep them waiting for a long time.” Patricia said.“I’m not going because of business, but I need to pay fees before we can take the kids
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Chapter: Chapter 249Cohen discharged a deep breath as he walked out of the bathroom. He paused for a second and rounded his hands over his waist, forgetting what he wanted to do next at that moment.A thought passed through his mind and he wiped his right hand over his face with the left still on the waist.Patricia’s phone rang, and he walked to the cabinet on the bedside and picked it up. “Who could be?” He wondered with his eyes furrowed, confused, and before he could turn to the door, the call ended and a message came into her eyes.Since Patricia’s phone was always unlocked, Cohen saw the message’s content and his eyes enlarged as a surprised tone escaped his mouth. “Hun!”He bit his lower lip and after a few second thought, he reached a conclusion and instantly swiped the message to the left to delete it. He returned the phone to the bed cabinet and rushed out of the room.He arrived in the sitting room and saw his mother watching the TV while Elsie was packing their breakfast out of the kitchen an
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Chapter: chapter 248“Who is here for me?” Anna threw a question at the security officer escorting her out of the room, showing no interest in meeting the person. The security officer opened the door for her and immediately as she sighted Patricia, she veered around.Patricia quickly stood on her feet. “Is that how to treat a guest?” She threw a question. “Shouldn’t you at least stay to hear why I am here? Your daughter, Rachel, don’t you have any message you want to pass to her?”Patricia’s words made Anna’s feet froze, and she halted for a minute before she slowly veered around and walked to the chair and sat down. “I have no message for Rachel. She doesn’t deserve a mother like me. I don’t worth to be called a mother,” she poured out. “Tell me why you are here. I don’t want to talk with you.”Patricia discharged a deep breath and sighed. She stared at Anna with a pity and despite having a lot of things in her mind, she couldn’t open her mouth to talk at the moment.Anna sighed. “Take your eyes away fro
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Chapter: Chapter 247Anna abruptly opened the door and banged in, panting. “Ma! Ma! Ma!” She shouted, running towards Patricia’s desk.Patricia was shocked, and she couldn’t utter a word. Instead, she widened her eyes and watched Anna arrived in front of her desk before she could pull a word out. “What happened?” She asked, the worried in her voice cooperating with the concern in her voice.Anna breathed heavily as she bent her back and placed her hands on her knees.“What happened?!” Patricia raised her voice. She was getting more scared by Anna’s reaction.Anna panted for another second before she raised her hand and stood straight on her feet. “It’s him…” she uttered, but couldn’t complete her statement.She pointed her thumb at her back, crossing it over her shoulder without looking backward. “It’s him…” she continued, struggling to complete her statement but couldn’t.“It’s who?” Patricia asked, with her lips already quivering. “Calm yourself and talk, Anna. What happened? It’s who? Please, talk. You’
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Chapter: chapter 246Ailee walked into the office and stood in front of Bastian’s head. She bowed her head, holding a file in her hand. “Good morning, sir,” she greeted, but Bastian, whose head was placed on the desk, didn’t respond to her.“Good morning, sir,” she greeted again, but still no response.She furrowed her face. “What’s wrong with him?” She asked herself in a low voice. She observed him for a second and bent a bit to check if he was sleeping, but his eyes were wide open, making her guess he was just lost in thought.She elevated her shoulder a bit with her mouth shaped to the left a little. “What’s wrong with him?” She asked herself put the file on the desk and let out. “The president said I should give this to you.”She eyed her for another few minutes and turned around to leave, but as she took three steps forward, she halted because she was worried and couldn’t leave Bastian in that situation.“Gosh…” she uttered and discharged a soft breath and, without giving her decision a second thought
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Chapter: Chapter 43“Stop!” Gage commanded, and Richard immediately hit the brakes as if he'd been waiting for the order. The sudden halt sent the cab driver rolling forward a few inches before he managed to pause. As the cab skidded to a stop on the roadside, Kaylie flung open the door and, forgetting to settle the fare, sprinted out of the car, racing toward Gage’s vehicle.The driver quickly shed his seatbelt and leapt out of the cab, calling out, “Ma’am!” He waved his arms to catch her attention, but Kaylie was oblivious, her focus fixed on Gage. The driver swiftly caught up with her, grasping her arm from behind and spinning her around. “You haven’t paid me, ma’am,” he said, extending his left hand expectantly.Kaylie’s eyes widened in surprise. “Huh?” She uttered, patting her jeans pockets in a panic. She checked again, but her pockets were empty.The driver’s finger jabbed toward her face. “You’re paying before you leave here!” He said, his voice escalating. “How could you hail a cab without the
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Chapter: Chapter 42Over an hour had passed since Dr. Gage finished Gage’s physical assessment. He’d headed to the radiology department to collect Gage’s imaging and neurological test results.Kaylie had remained silent, not uttering a word to Gage, while Gage, who’d been eager to start a conversation, had lost his nerve. His mouth had betrayed his heart, and the silence continued.The door swung open, and Dr. George entered, a smile on his face, clutching a file tightly in his hands. “I’m sorry to keep you waiting…”Kaylie’s face lifted, and she glared backward. A smile spread across her face. “Dr. George…” she murmured.George walked around the table, taking his seat and placing the file in front of him. “There’s a free test going on in the hospital today, so the queue was quite long.” He explained.Kaylie nodded, her eyes fixed on the file. “Okay,” she said softly, her mind still on the main point bothering her. “The test… how is it?”George handed her the file, his expression professional. “This is th
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Chapter: Chapter 41“We're here,” Kaylie announced, a bright smile spreading across her face. She glanced up at the hospital sign, her eyes scanning the letters on the board while reading them out. “Care Haven Hospital,” Her gaze snapped back to Gage, her excitement palpable. “This is the biggest hospital in the city. You know that, right?” She asked.Gage nodded, his expression a mix of resignation and fatigue. He had been cooped up in the car for too long and was itching to stretch his legs, but Kaylie’s enthusiasm was infectious, and he couldn’t deny her excitement.Richard hopped out of the car, fetched the wheelchair, and positioned it beside Gage’s door. He spread it, ready to assist Gage out of the vehicle, but Kaylie’s hand shot up, halting him.“Don't worry,” she said, her voice gentle. “I’ll take care of him.”Kaylie quickly exited the car and walked around to the other side, her eyes locking onto Gage’s as she opened the door.She offered a reassuring smile, which made his heart skip a beat. H
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Chapter: Chapter 40Kaylie held up the file, her eyes scanning the staff as she asked, “Does anyone know what this is?”The staff remained silent, deliberately turning their faces away to show disinterest.A smile crept onto Sadie and Vera’s lips as they exchanged a knowing glance, their plan already bearing fruit.Sadie’s gaze dropped slightly, and she softly bit her upper lip, a hint of satisfaction crossing her face. Then her head snapped up, her expression transforming into a cold, stoic mask. “Your lives, your jobs, your fate in this household—it all lies in this file I hold. Anyone care to look?”Vera turned to Sadie, her brow furrowed in question. “What's she talking about?” She asked, but before Sadie could respond, Kaylie continued, her words hanging in the air like a challenge.“What most of you don't know is that my co-wife,” Kaylie said, glancing over her shoulder at Sadie, “isn't the one who signs your paychecks. It’s Gage.”The staff’s eyes widened in surprise, their mouths agape. “Ehn!” The
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Chapter: chapter 39“I can’t take this anymore!” Sadie screamed, her breath coming in ragged gasps as she sat on the edge of the bed, her teeth clenched in frustration. Vera stepped forward, her eyes fixed on Sadie’s tense form. She had been standing there for minutes, watching Sadie’s anger simmer just below the surface, but she had waited for the right moment to intervene. “If only you’d listened to me,” Vera said, her voice laced with a mix of concern and exasperation. “Things wouldn’t have escalated this far.” Sadie’s gaze snapped up, her face etched with regret and guilt. “How was I supposed to know, Vera?” She whispered, her voice barely audible. “Kaylie was a master manipulator. She made her plan seem flawless, and I fell for it hook, line, and sinker. I thought her tears and concern for Bryson were genuine,” Sadie’s voice cracked as she struggled to continue, the pain of her past interactions with Kaylie still raw. “Her smiles, her reactions whenever I talked about Bryson’s success…” Her word
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Chapter: Chapter 38Chairman Paul entered the dining room, and Kaylie and Bryson stood to greet him. Without a word, he adjusted his chair to his liking before taking a seat. His eyes were noticeably red.“Are you okay, sir?” Kaylie asked, her voice laced with concern. She couldn’t help but notice his reddened eyes. “What’s wrong? Are you feeling unwell?”Chairman Paul’s gaze dropped, and he shook his head slightly. “I’m fine,” he replied curtly. “Are you serving the meal or the maid? Please, let’s hurry. I have a meeting.”Though Kaylie wasn’t convinced, she didn’t press the issue, aware that Gage’s presence meant she should maintain a level of detachment. She nodded and began serving the meal, trying to gauge the chairman’s condition without drawing further attention to it.“Okay, sir,” she said, rising from her seat since the maids were still out on errands. Despite no longer seeking the chairman’s approval, a lingering habit prompted her to attend to him first. As she approached the chairman’s place,
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Chapter: Chapter 014Clara grabbed Rebecca’s arm and shook her body. “You heard her, don’t you?” She asked, instructing. “Apologize this instant, Rebecca! This is your only opportunity and I bet you won’t want to trade it for anything,”Seeing Rebecca not making any move, tears clouded in Clara’s voice and she lowered her voice, saying, “I bet you know the wrath this stubbornness is about to bring upon you,”She took her hand off Rebecca and weakly nodded her head twice. “This is our only chance of surviving and if we lose it, I won’t forgive you,” she threatened, slightly hitting herself on the chest. “I’ll disown and never forgive you.”A drop of tear fell from Clara’s eyes as she proceeded. “Upon all my struggles on you, Rebecca, is this how you want to repay me? You want me to keep struggling until my old age, right? You want me to lose hope, right?” She tried manipulating her. “Is this how you treat your mother, Rebecca?”Rebecca sniffed and tears rushed out of her eyes. She didn’t want to apologize.
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Chapter: Chapter 013“Yes!” Clara confirmed with a raised voice.Rebecca’s eyes widened, and she weakly took a step back. “No… no…” she uttered in a low voice, slowly shaking her head. “This can’t be…”She scanned Mia from head to toe and joggled her head, speaking with a treble voice. “This lady is impersonating Mia,” she objected. Mia was the only heiress to the second wealthiest in the city, but she never appear in a public place people couldn’t identify her.“Why will an heiress wear something like this?” Mia uttered, staring at Mia, disgusted.Rebecca snickered. “I mean, this dress is cheap and her bag isn’t even a designer one,” she pointed out. “No diamond ring, no special bracelet,”She elevated her shoulder, belittling, “common on, mom. Don’t let this idiot fool you. She can’t be the heiress. She doesn’t even have a physique for that.”Clara winked at Rebecca, cautioning her, but Rebecca turned a blind eye and continued pouring out her mind.“Mom, I think the best to do is call the police and arre
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Chapter: Chapter 013“What should I do?” Christine uttered, almost in a whisper.Sarah, Harold, Rebecca, and Charles shifted their attention to the speaker. With furrowed brows, they watched her walk closer in a long stride. Her heel resonated on the floor, and another lady walked behind her.Immediately as she arrived beside Sarah, Rebecca raised her eyebrows, challenging, “who are you to intervene in your conversation? Are you also a worker here? Why are you all so rude?”Christine’s eyes widened, and she looked at Rebecca. “How dare you?!” She challenged, but the lady stopped her with a raise of her hand.The lady chuckled. She authoritatively raised her brows and bent her neck to the left a little. “Me? Rude?” She uttered in disbelief.Rebecca joggled her head, her eyes enlarged, staring into Mia’s eyes. “Yes, you are,” she confirmed and took a step forward. “You’re rude, I repeat. You’re so rude. Is that too much for me to say? Hun,”She took another step forward, boasting, “Do you know who I am? Hun?
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Chapter: Chapter 011-A week and a few days later-Sarah stood at the roadside, phone pressed to her ear, trying to soothe Sandra's yelling. “Sandra, calm down. I’ll explain everything when I get back, please,” she said, her eyes half-closed in frustration. She knew Sandra wouldn’t listen, so she hung up and switched her phone to ‘do not disturb’ mode.Sarah had been secretly planning her next move. She had stumbled upon a job posted online for a waitress position at Food Lab, the city's most popular and biggest restaurant. Without telling Sandra, she had applied for the job and now sneaked out of the house for the interview.Sandra had been overly protective of Sarah, forbidding her from doing household chores, cooking, or even leaving the house until after she gave birth. However, Sarah was determined to find a job so she could support Sandra with the bills.Sarah returned her phone to her jacket pocket. She took a deep breath and without waiting for another second, she raised her gaze and walked onto th
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Chapter: Chapter 010Sarah snickered. “Didn’t you disappear?” She threw another question, which the response felt too big for Harold’s mouth to say, and since she wasn’t expecting a response, she proceeded. “You disappeared, Harold!”“You abandoned me. You left me to face your mother’s wrath all by myself, with no one to lean on to cry. Your mother took away my precious human. She killed my father and still didn’t let me be!”“My father lost his life because he loved me. Now, tell me, what’s your definition of love?”“Disappearing? Betraying?” She teased. She crossed her hands over her chest and looked into his eyes. “Harold, you claim you love me, you claim to care about me, but what did you do to fight for our love?”“Sarah…” Harold tried to find a space to tell his side of the story, but Sarah had gone wild already, and his voice added to the flame of rage boiling in her mind.She moved her head left and right in slow motion. “It’s not your fault, Harold; my stubbornness led me to that,” she made a poin
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Chapter: Chapter 009Harold’s eyes widened, and he gulped his saliva with an unclear sound fleeing his lips. “Hun!” He toned, staring at her face, unable to say a word even though a lot was running in his mind, but he couldn’t find a proper way to start.“I’m asking why you did what you did.” Sarah explained.“My mom-” Harold wanted to answer her, but Sarah interrupted.“My question isn’t about the past; I’m talking about what you did earlier at the courthouse.” She clarified.“Oh.” Harold shut up. He cast his face downward and squeezed his hands on his thighs, unable to say a word.“Why did you come? And why would you say all that in Rebecca and Charles’s present?” She questioned. “What if-”Before she could complete her statement, Harold raised his gaze. “Because I mean it,” he let out in simplicity.“I said it so they would know. I made my intention clear because I want you to be mine and I will trade anything, and even everything, to make it come true.” He confessed, his neck muscles tensed, the veins
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