Diego stared at the teary lady in front of him as he rubbed his forehead."Why didn't you tell me you were coming back?" He asked quietly as Stephanie swallowed her saliva."I wanted to surprise you," Stephanie said with a small smile as Diego nodded."Fair enough. I was really surprised when I heard that you had gone to visit my wife" Diego said as Stephanie paled slightly before wearing an aggrieved expression."Didn't we agree to marry each other?Didn't you agree to wait for me?"Stephanie asked as Diego wore a surprised expression."We?" He asked."You and who?" He asked again as he smiled, his smile not in any way looking like a smile."You were the only one who made those decisions yourself. I have nothing to do with them" Diego said as Stephanie felt her heart being squeezed directly."Diego !" She exclaimed."How could you do this to me?"Stephanie asked in pain."Do what to you?" Diego asked clearly not affected by whatever face Stephanie was making."You know how much I lov
Gabriella had long admitted that whatever everyone said about Diego online was a big lie and a complete mess. Whether be it the part of him being a cold statue or him being unable to relate with other people because with her, he never exhibited those traits or characteristics. Whether he was pretending or not, she had no idea but one thing she knew for sure was that he was always relaxed at home.Unconsciously after being a marriage with him over a month, Gabriella found herself always wanting to hurry home, wanting to wait for Diego to come back home, waiting for him so she could share all the details of how her day went. Her friends thought that this was normal; after all they were in love, only Gabriella knew that it wasn't in the least normal. It wasn't normal. It was a marriage where she was supposed to be a free bird, maybe date and then spend money. She wasn't supposed to start getting feelings for him but Gabriella knew better.Fear and emotions entangled together leaving her
Both Diego and Gabriella arrived home at the same time. Diego raised an eyebrow as soon as he walked into the house and saw Gabriella trying to remove her sneakers."You just got home?" he asked asGabriella nodded her head."Yeah. Stayed at Alex's ward while coming back from school" Gabriella replied."Ohhh. Being a while we've gone to see him. How's he now?" Diego asked asGabriella smiled."He's responding well to treatment but he's still very weak. He can barely stand on his feet for more than ten minutes" Gabriella replied as Diego chuckled as they walked into their room."That's an improvement if you ask me.Could he even stand at all before?"Diego asked as Gabriella smiled."I guess so" Gabriella said as Diego nodded her head."I have a quick meeting with someone.Wash up, I'll be downstairs with you in a bit" Diego said as he walked into his study and closed the door behind him.Gabriella raised an eyebrow at the door as she chuckled. She suddenly realized that she hadn't eve
At exactly two minutes past 11pm, the person watching the CCTV cameras for the server room noticed abnormalities but as he was instructed before, he didn't make any movements. All he did was dial a number on the telephone beside him and the latter picked up on the first ring."The guest is here" he muttered."Then no worries. Do not alert him, allow him do whatever and let him leave" a feminine voice replied him."Yes Director" he said as he dropped the telephone back curious as to what the person wanted to do.Barely less than fifteen minutes later, he watched the person fully masked attach another device to one of the severs and as quietly as he came, he disappeared. Even he had to admire the skills of the intruder. He was too good but unfortunately, he wasn't good enough.Gabriella yawned as she laid on the bed stretching her legs while scrolling through her Instagram, unlike interacting with others in person, Gabriella preferred to scroll their pages on Instagram and go through t
Diego turned to his younger brother slowly as he furrowed his brows."What do you mean by do I know if she took a tech course?" Diego asked asNoah shrugged his shoulders."I asked you if you knew" Noah replied as Diego shrugged his shoulders."I don't know" Diego replied as Noah nodded."Why? You saw something?" Diego asked as Noah pursed his lips."Yesterday at Alex's; the way she was using her computer, one would think she was an hacker" Noah said as he burst into laughter."But then Alex said his sister did a lot of weird things to make sure he was able to receive treatment" Noah said as he folded his arms."Is there a way to schedule an overseas check up? I really want him to get better" Noah added while Diego turned to him."You as much as handle that yourself or can't you?" Diego asked as Noah swallowed his saliva quietly."You know about it?" He asked quietly as Diego laughed.*I'm not your elder brother with just a title okay?" Diego replied as he nodded."Talk to Like, he'll
Diego had hung up the phone without any hesitation. He had already had a hunch of who had told Stephanie about Gabriella, he just wanted to be sure.Right from their elementary school all the way to middle school to high school, Stephanie had always put Leon in trouble. None of them knew why but Leon was always taking the fall for her either intentionally or unintentionally.All the time.Neither of the boys could understand whether it was Leon who was the extremely stupid one and couldn't smell trouble when he saw one orStephanie was the extremely smart and coy one. They all never understood.Diego was really mortified to realize that even after they had grown up, Stephanie would still use Leon to her advantage. A lot of times, he never really knew what was going on in Leon's head.It was an hard gamble that always have him an headache. Resting his head on the sofa, he reclined on his seat as his younger brother words came back tohim.Flashback.Diego turned to his younger brother
"Oh hi Fenji" Mona greeted rather with excitement while Angel smiled up at him. Gabriella was sure she could easily see the reflection of Lu Feni's image in Angel 's eyes."Oh hi, could I borrow Angel for an hour?" Fenii asked and it was as if he did some thinking because the very next moment, his words were changed immediately."No, two hours. Three hours" he said glancing in between the girl who all wore amused looks at this time."For the rest of the day?" he asked carefully but yet the confidence he had always excluded remained on his face."Who are you?" Gabriella asked as a look of confusion appeared on Feni's face."Excuse me?" He asked carefully as he finally gave Gabriella his attention." asked you who you were" Gabriella replied as she folded her arms while staring at him as well."You don't have a name or you don't have an identity?" Gabriella asked asMona covered her mouth trying not o laugh or disrupt the serious atmosphere; Gabriella wasn't going to let her go scot f
Gabriella was taken aback for a moment after hearing Mona's words. She had only known Mona and Angel almost all her life, there were the only ones who were there for her when she had no one. They had stood by her even when no one stood by her. Listening to Mona say those particular words had triggered something in her."Thank you Mona" Gabriella said with a smile that startled Mona for a moment.Gabriella had never been the one to use words to convey her thoughts. Mona and Angel had learnt to easily understand her with her expressions and actions."Is there something good going on at home?" Mona asked, her eyes twinkling and Gabriella laughed lightly, shaking her head."Nothing you should care about"Gabriella replied as Mona started cooing."What the hell did Feni do to you?"Mona asked, remembering what had happened a few minutes before again while Gabriella shrugged her shoulders."I was just teasing him" Gabriella admitted shocked at the fact herself as Mona burst into laughter a
TWO AND HALF YEARS LATER."Jaden, come back here" Gabriella hollered trying to adjust her graduation gown as a small boy not less than one year old came running towards her and before he could reach her, someone else scooped him into their arms.Gabriella raised her head as a soft smile appeared on her face."Skipped a meeting?" she asked with an amused smile as Diego shrugged."Actually felt the shareholders arguing"Diego said as Gabriella shook her head while laughing as Diego reached towards her and dropped a small kiss on her forehead."You came right on time else we would have had to fix a picture of you into it"Trisha said as everyone burst into laughter"We were just about to take pictures"Trisha added as Diego snorted at her moving towards Gabriella and standing beside her.He had been reckless during one of their nightlife and Gabriella ended up getting pregnant. The latter was almost in her final year so she didn't mind and gave birth to a bouncing baby boy and his great
Diego walked into his mom's room and saw the latter holding a picture. A small smile drifted to his lips while approaching her wanting to check what the picture contained but his smile immediately froze upon seeing the picture."Mom, what are you doing with that picture?" Diego asked as his mom smiled at him."You two really look good together" she replied waving the picture at him. It was a picture of both Diego and Gabriella smiling brightly at the camera.Diego didn't bother replying as he climbed into bed with his mom and placed his head on her laps."I know you miss her" his mom started but Diego kept quiet not saying anything."And I know you love her" his mom added as Diego chuckled silently."And you think she'll want to come back?" Diego asked as his mother smiled."I know she'll want to come back" his mother replied as he stated patting his head quietly."I know how exhausting this has been for you Diego , has painful this whole experience has been for you and the amount of
Gabriella could feel her hart slamming against her chest as she finished watching the video, her legs seem to walk faster than her brain and Gabriella could feel her world crashing down on her. Mona had insecurity issues? She almost didn't believe it if not for the fact that Mona herself had used her mouth to say it. Mona ahd these so many issues and she almost didn't have an idea of any of them? Gabriella couldn't believe herself. Tears rolled down her eyes nonstop as she hurried towards Mona's apartment.Every single word that Mona ahd said in the video tore into her heart like a tornado. To think that this was what Moan had been feeling like all these years and the fact that Mona was right in virtually everything she had said made Gabriella even panic more. She had darted from the cafe seeing as how Mona had tore the bracelet off her hand.She definitely couldn't lose her best firends, she couldn't. They were all she had left. Mona spilling out her guts had made Gabriella reali
Diego stood motionlessly as he stared at the grave in front of him. There hordes of people behind him but no one dared to get close to him. No one knew who it was but they all knew an important member of the Rodriguez family had died. No matter how hard they tried, the information on who had died wasn't found.An older woman walked closer to Diego as she slowly rubbed his shoulders while Diego turned slightly and buried his head in her arms.Whatever was happening, whatever was going to happen; they had to live first."He was very proud of you" she muttered quietly as Diego smiled lightly.I know. He made that very obvious before he left" Diego replied as the woman squeezed his shoulder lightly while Diego smiled as he removed his head from her embrace and placed the woman in her arms before leading her towards the car."Let's go home" Diego said softly as one of the bodyguards opened the door for them and they both got into the car.As the car sped off; a figure clad in black clothes
By the time Gabriella finished climbing the stairs, what she saw a very familiar female figure leaning on the car and staring at him. Gabriella swallowed down her saliva rather painfully as she turned her head and attempted to walk away pretending not to see the latter but she was wrong. The latter had come for her."Are you going to pretty that your eye sockets have gone backwards or you are going to pretend that your eyesight chooses who it wants to see?" she asked as Gabriella winced slightly as she paused in her steps and quickly took a few rapid breaths to calm down as she turned to the other wearing a serene face, her voice as calm as a still river."We already parted ways. There's no need for you to ocme and see me" Gabriella replied but the reply she got in return was the latter opening the car door for her."Get in" she said turning back toGabriella who stared at her in surprise before shaking her head."I'm not getting in the car" she said resolutely."Then if you dare wlak
By the time Diego opened his eyes, all he could see was the white ceiling. A turn of his head reminded him where he was and why he was there. Trisha was the first to rush to him, her hands frantically touching him to check if he was alright."Are you alright?" Trisha asked."Diego " Peter called as Diego sighed softly while he tried to seat up on the bed. Trisha slowly helped him seat down on the bed and they all watched in atnoshiment as Diego tore off the drains on his body. His face even didn't wince as he pulled the wires from his body."Diego , you need to rest" John started as Diego turned to him with an icy glare that froze John down to his bones.He stood up from the bed and Leon immediately blocked his way whileDiego slowly raised his head to meet the latter's eyes. Leon stood firm despite meeting the eyes that seemed to be shooting ice pickles. The pickles tore at him wildly but Leon stood his ground."What are you doing?" Diego asked."Get out of the way" Diego added."Y
Gabriella didn't know why she followed the horde of agents that rushed out to rescue Diego 's parents. She knew she wouldn't be able to do anything and much to everyone's shock, the glowing couple back then were almost a shadow of themselves, they had aged way much than they actually were and what was more, no one knew how or why but Diego 's parents had contracted something that sent him straight to the doors of the ICU as soon as he was found, his mother was also placed under intensive care in the hospital. The hospital was immediately surrounded by policemen and all kinds of agents scaring everyone while the top floor where Diego 's father and mother were receiving treatment were completely sealed off.Gabriella stared at Diego who had his head buried his arms as she sat in front of the ICU, guilt that she had been trying to push to the back of her mind rushed and welled her up in a matter of minutes. Her own father was safe and sound and Diego 's parents were fighting for their
"Director Fiona, we are found traces of agent Parker" one of the hackers suddenly muttered as Director Fiona turned to Diego and seeing the latter give no reaction at all. She nodded at the agent who immediately barked out an order and Diego slowly rose from his seat. His knuckles were hurting badly and he didn't even think they hurt these much when he was competiting.He had finally made a decision in his mind. At this point, there was no going back.The bodyguards in the room immediately stood at attention as Diego strode out of the room without a word. Gabriella pursed her lips trying to blink back her tears as she tried to rush after Diego . She didn't even know what to say."Diego !" she called as she turned into the corridor. The man stopped and turned to her with a blank face. The face immediately made her mute and the kind of pain that tore through her couldn't be described. The words in her throat couldn't be spat out no matter what. She watched as the man withdrew his e
It had been one week since Diego had joined hands with the CIA to find his parents and Gabriella 's father. Much to the CIA shock, the secrets that were been unrivalled were much huge that they thought and they had to bring in the higher ups. More evidences and more evidences were been found and what was more, everyone was certain that these agents that had disappeared for over fourteen years could still be somewhere waiting to be found and saved and this was even confirmed when a program was found and shockingly it was Morse code to tell the agency that one of the agents had rebelled and changed sides and they needed urgent help but somehow the program had mixed with other programs and seven years later, they were just seeing it.For everyone, they would easily say the week had been stressful and horrendous for them but for Diego and Gabriella , it had to be the time where their mental health was tasked the most. Ever since raw evidence had been found against her father, Gabriella