The kids seemed a bit reluctant, but still nodded. “Big uncle, come and play with us when you have time, okay?“ Carter said.“I will do that. Just ask your mommy to call me if you want to,” he said, and turned to Natalie.He pulled her into a quick hug before pulling away. He could see that she looked surprised. He smiled. “Are you okay?“ He asked.Natalie quickly nodded. “Yeah, I am good,” she said. Was there any other thing that she could have said?Luca nodded with a smile too. “That is great. I am in a bit of a hurry, but I brought you something that I think could be of help to you,” he said, and pulled a small notebook from his pocket.Natalie creased her brows as she looked at the book. “What is it?“ She asked. But the more she looked at the book, the dizzier she began to feel.Luca helped her put the notebook into her pockets. “You don't have to go through it now,” he said. “It is something you valued so much in your childhood. Go through it later on, okay?“Natalie sighed. “H
Sonia looked at the thing that he had pointed at and froze. “Luca… um… I mean, are you getting back with Natalie? Do you love her?“ She asked while crying.Luca assumed her and tried to reach for the camera. “I will tell you why I still choose her over you once we both see this,” he said.But Sonia reached for the camera first to hide it from him. No! She was never going to allow him to look at that camera. It would expose her.“Luca… the camera has my important things. I am sorry I can't give it to you,” she said hurriedly, forgetting that she was supposed to be crying.Luca sighed and looked at her angrily. “I have just seen a man leaving your room now, Sonia. Don't think I will buy those fake tears of yours,” he said. He was beginning to lose his patience.Sonia froze immediately. “Um… Luca, don't get me wrong. I did not do anything with him. You are the only man I love. He… he was bringing me my camera,” she said.And Luca looked at her like she was a fool. “Stop being stupid, Son
Natalie paused to look at him, a little confused. “Nope, I did not go to meet anyone,” she said.But she regretted her words the moment she said them. She did not know why she did not want to tell him about Luca.He must have known that she was with Luca for him to ask her such a question. Again, she felt annoyed. Why didn't he just go straight to the point and ask her if she had met him?Wait! Why did she even have to explain to him everything that was going on in her life? He also had his life to live!Huh! Her stubborn nature was kicking in all of a sudden. This was how she could get stubborn at times. She pursed her lips and refused to explain anything.Ivan, who had been waiting for her all this time, pursed his lips when she hurriedly refused to meet anyone.He had wanted her to explain it to him all by herself. He had felt so bad when he got the report that she was with Luca at the park. And the worst thing was that it looked like they had a lot of fun.He looked at her silentl
Even though Tom wanted to hear more about that tiny girl, he knew he could not push for anything from Luca . He was that man who, if he did not want to speak about something, he would never do it.He sighed. “What kind of help?“ He asked teasingly. “I am only a doctor and cannot help you catch some little girl!“Luca chuckled at the words. He somehow liked the thought. Wouldn't it be great if he captured Natalie and made her his once and for all?He was sure that Ivan might not want her back if he forced himself on her. It would even be great if she conceived on the first try! How great would it be having her by his side every day?He shook his head at the thoughts and took something from his pocket. Tom looked at him in confusion. “What are those?“ He asked when he saw something like strands of hair. “Don't tell me that you began practicing witchcraft!“Luca sneered immediately. “You are a doctor for heaven's sake! Why would you think about something like that?“ He asked and looked a
He wanted to walk out. But Natalie closed the door and leaned against it. She was not going to let him leave.Ivan looked at her stubbornness and sighed. “What do you want?“ He asked. Had she finally learnt how to speak?Natalie swallowed hard and tried not to cry. “Why are you mad at me?“ She asked. Wasn't he a grown-up man? Why would he get mad at such useless things?Ivan pursed his lips. “We are not open to each other, Natalie. You keep hiding things from me. Do you think there is anything for us to talk about now?“ He asked.Natalie froze a little. Then she hurriedly shook her head. “I did not hide anything from you, you fool! You asked if I was going to meet someone, and I told you no!“ She was getting mad again. Why did he sound like he had the right to know everything about her?Ivan calmly looked at her. “Are you still denying it? You were with Luca in the park yesterday, right? You even allowed him to play with the kids. Don't think that I don't know anything.“Natalie look
“Ivan?“ Natalie called in shock. She could not believe that the one Ivan that had always been so sweet would do that for her.But the man did not turn to look at her, he walked out and got into his car. Natalie stood on his balcony, tears still on her face. She looked down as he said something to the butler before he drove off.Natalie felt so bad. After crying for a while, she realized that crying wouldn't help. She cleaned her face and went back to her room.She wanted to write something in her diary when she remembered the notebook that Luca had given her.She pulled open the drawer that she had put it in and took out the notebook. Her heart began racing again when she looked at it. For some reason, she felt scared.Still, she opened the book and went through the words. On the first few pages, there were a few normal words. She had written some things about someone making her angry, another bullying her and such.They were all dated five years ago. That must have been her diary at t
The butler looked apologetic. “I didn't mean to offend you. It is just that he said you are not allowed to leave,” he explained.He could clearly remember his boss's words in the morning. “If she leaves this house, I should not find you here either,” Ivan had said in the morning.The butler trembled a little. No! He could not lose this job. He had depended on it for so many years. He would better do as his boss wants.Natalie felt frustrated. “Why doesn't he allow me to leave? I am a grown up!“The butler just sighed. But he was very determined not to open the gate for her. He was not letting her leave.Natalie hungrily called Ivan. Was he a fool? She needed the freedom to go out and do her own things.Actually, she had not thought that he would pick her up. But he did! In fact, he picked up the call just on the third ring.“What is it?“ The man asked from the other side. His voice was no longer cold. But Natalie still trembled. She had not thought that he would want to talk to her.“
She tightly shut her eyes then opened them again. Her heart was beating so fast and her body was covered in sweat.But she felt stupid with her own reaction. Why did she clutch onto Carter like that? The baby that had been taken from her was probably not him.Ahh! Who said that all those dreams were real? Maybe she was just dreaming, right?But, the events seemed so real! And her dad who had ordered the child to be taken away… wasn't he the same man that she had read about in that diary?Seeing the two people look at her in confusion, she felt like slapping her head. She should not have reacted like that.“What happened?“ She asked. Even though she was awake, she was still muddle-headed. She could not think straight.Ivan looked at her face that was covered with tears and sighed. Who knew what was going on with her? He took his handkerchief and gently wiped away her tears and sweat. “Are you okay?“ He asked.Natalie quickly nodded her head with a blush. She was sure that she must hav
Black and Ivan looked at each other before turning to Natalie. Ivan cleared his throat. “Honey, I recently found out that Black wasn't the person that killed my family. It was June and her accomplices!“Five years ago, Black really did have intentions of killing Ivan and the whole of his family. But his first aim was Ivan, and that was the reason why he sent Natalie to kill him. His family, back in the country, were out for a night. Black was prepared to attack, because Ivan was away and he would not be there to protect them. But an hour earlier, he received information that they were already killed.After gathering information, Ivan had recently realized that June was behind everything. Despite being around and pretending to be a naive and innocent girl, she had caused more havoc.She had killed, thinking that the company belonged to Ivan's dad. To her shock, it was Ivan who owned it. So she lost. She was not able to put her hands on the company.Luckily, she was now behind doors. I
The old lady chuckled. “I was so stupid! How could I not differentiate between someone with a good heart like you from those full of bad intentions? Instead of protecting him, I exposed all of us to danger. Please forgive me…”Natalie, who had never had any experience of an elderly person apologizing, did not know what she was supposed to say. She pursed her lips in fear.The old lady sighed. “I am not saying all this because you saved my life. I just think I was too blind in the past not to see the good in you. Please, take good care of my grandson, and my great grandchildren!“Natalie was just so shocked. She had not expected that things would be this easy after so much struggle. That meant that the old lady was blessing her marriage with Ivan, right?She lifted her eyes to look at Ivan, and seeing the broad smile on his face, Natalie relaxed. Everything was fine. They were finally going to be together without any difficulties.Ivan winked at her, and Natalie could not help but roll
The doctor sighed with disappointment. “You don't know it? That thing that healed you!“ He was not sure if the girl was just pretending or she really knew nothing about it.Natalie shook her head. “Wait… I think I was wounded! What happened? What is that Gello you are talking about?“ She asked.The doctor sighed. “When you were brought here, we all thought you were going to die! You had wounds, you had lost a lot of blood and you were almost losing your child. But… that thing they gave you… it healed you in less than ten minutes…”Even though Natalie was pretending not to know anything about Gello, she was shocked to hear that she was healed like that. “Doctor, are you sure about what you are talking about?“ “Yes… it happened… He just wrapped it around your hand…” The doctor had begun speaking when the door was pulled open and two men walked in. Trevor went directly to the doctor and held his hand. “Doctor, would you mind us having a small talk?“ He asked while pulling him out, not
Natalie froze up. She waited for the excruciating pain, then maybe, death. She had been so sure that June had shot her straight in the chest. She would be dead in just a few seconds.However, after a few seconds, nothing happened. She did not get any pain either. Confused, she opened her eyes.“Natalie…” Someone called her. All she could hear and see were the movements of people here and there.But her eyes caught one person who was running towards her direction. “Natalie… are you okay?“ Ivan asked as he pulled her into his arms.Due to the pressure he applied, Natalie winced in pain. Her body was covered in several wounds due to the torture that these people had inflicted on her. She saw June lying on the ground, her gun some distance away from her.“You are hurt! Quickly, call an ambulance!“ Ivan ordered as he tried to untie her. Trevor and a few other men were checking up on the old lady.“Ivan… you came…” Natalie said in shock. She had not expected him to be back that quickly. But
Carter opened his eyes when he heard Natalie's voice. “Mommy…” he called between cries as he struggled. His mommy was finally there to save him.Natalie hurriedly untied him and pulled him into his hands. “You are fine now…”“Mommy…. Save great grandma. She is in the backyard. Auntie June has a gun…” Carter said the moment he remembered what had happened.Natalie shook. “It's okay,” she said and carried Carter to the room where she had locked Melan. “She will protect you,” Natalie whispered to Carter.She handed Carter to Melan. “Melan, don't open the door until I come back. Don't make any noise,” she said while trembling.“Sister… will you be safe?“ Melan asked in fear. Natalie hurriedly nodded and locked the door behind her, leaving.She ran upstairs to Ivan's room and took out her phone. Luckily, Ivan hurriedly picked him up when she called him.“Natalie…” Ivan called. “Did something happen? I am done here. I am taking the plane soon…”“Ivan… hurry up! Grandma is in danger!“ Natal
When Black came back to the room, Natalie wanted to keep her distance from him. If this man could send his wife away without blinking, what was he not capable of?Black sighed seeing her action. “Daughter, I sent her away to make up for what we caused you to go through in the past,” he spoke up. “Please, forgive me…”Still, Natalie could not fully understand if the man had changed or he was just pretending. “Why did you bring me back?“ She asked at last. She wanted to end things as fast as possible. She wanted to go back to Ivan and Carter.Black took a seat beside her. “I heard about your break up with Ivan… that man has wronged you. I am your father. I had to come for you. I will help you carry out revenge if you want to…”Natalie pretended to be really heartbroken. “But… why are you two fighting?“ She asked. She was still mad that the man had pretended that the break up had nothing to do with him.Black was silent for a while. “ We were fighting in the past, not anymore. I won't li
…Natalie's eyes widened when she woke up on an unfamiliar bed, her mind finally connecting the dots. The room she found herself in was lavish and spacious, a real contrast to the small, cramped space she had been forced to inhabit in the past in this house. The memories of the mistreatment she endured flooded her mind, making her feel annoyed and anger about those two people that called themselves parents.She moved, and her body ached. She could not help but wince in pain. She had expected to be taken away by Black, but the fact that they had sedated her before bringing her here spoke volumes about their intentions. It was as if they didn't even want to give her the chance to fight back or escape.Her thoughts were interrupted as the door was pushed open, and a woman around forty years old stepped inside the room. The woman's eyes widened in disbelief as they landed on Natalie, and she let out a horrified scream."Aaaah!" the woman shrieked, her hands flying to her mouth as if to st
Natalie tried to sit up, her concern immediately shifting to the boy who had accidentally knocked her off her feet. "The boy who just knocked me off... Is he okay?" she asked, showing her compassionate nature even in her own moment of distress.Ivan scanned the crowd and locked eyes with the worried boy. He noticed the blood on the boy's hand and pursed his lips. "Someone check up on the boy," he instructed, and the people around quickly rushed to help him.Still feeling disoriented, Natalie held onto Ivan's hand. "Can you help me up?" she asked, her voice trembling slightly."Of course," Ivan replied hurriedly, carefully assisting her to her feet. He guided her away from the gathering crowd and led her towards the car, where they could have some privacy.As they distanced themselves from the scene, Ivan noticed Natalie's expression changing. Her eyes turned red, and sadness enveloped her face. He gently helped her into the car, his heart aching for her."Are you feeling hurt anywhere?
Ivan woke up with Natalie in his hands, a broad smile appearing on his face as he looked at her sleeping face. He brought his hands to her face and gently caressed her, feeling the sense of peace that he had missed for days.Natalie's eyes fluttered when something kept moving on her face. Slowly, she opened her eyes and met a man's warm gaze. She snuggled closer to him, a smile on her face. "Good morning, beast," she greeted him jokingly.Ivan smiled and pinched her nose. "You look so happy today. Did that mean that I satisfied you well last night?" He joked back.Natalie buried her face into his chest to hide away her embarrassment. "Can't you just talk like a normal person?" She asked and pinched his waist playfully.Ivan hurriedly held her hand. "Stop messing around unless you want to awaken the beast again," he said, and kissed her lips lovingly.Natalie smiled, her cheeks flushed. She seemed to have thought of something and sat up. "Um... Black will be taking me today, right?" She