Chapter 46: Things are getting Funny“Are you playing deaf with me?” his grandfather’s question pulled him back to reality, and Derek lifted his head to look at his old man. As his eyes locked with those of his grandfather, he knew this was the right time to tell him the truth and make everything clear to him.He cleared his throat and began, “I can’t get married to my kid’s mom, grandfather. It’s just impossible.” He spoke in a hurry, his face bowed as he spoke. He didn't know what his grandfather’s reaction would be, nor did he know what his next decision would be.As he sat there waiting for his grandfather’s next action or word, he could feel his heart beating faster against his chest, and his legs shaking uncontrollably. His palms were sweaty from tension, and his face clouded with fear. He just couldn’t fathom what could happen next, but he was ready for whatever was going to happen.“Are you indirectly telling me that you are no longer interested in my wealth, your own inhe
Chapter 47: The Email“Hello, Sofia baby,” he said into the phone, but instead of Sofia’s laugh welcoming him, her loud shout did instead. “There’s trouble, Derek,” she stuttered into the phone, and her words sent Derek flying from his seat.“T-trouble?” Derek stuttered after her restlessly. “Just tell me what’s wrong, just tell me where you are? What’s the problem? Just give me details, I need to know, what’s going on?” Derek threw countless questions at once. He was way beyond confused and didn’t know the next step to take.“Derek… I am in trouble, I am currently hiding somewhere as I am speaking to you,” Sofia cried into the phone. “I am being trailed, Derek. Some men are trying to kill me, and they are on the lookout for me. Please, come and save me immediately,” Sofia cried further.“Trailed? Kill? How? I don’t understand?” Derek stuttered into the phone, his voice filled with terror. Everything was just like a dream to him.“Where exactly are you now? Just give a clear expl
Chapter 48: Mabel Paradise As she finally clicked on the message, she breathed out before reading the contents of the message, and that was when her eyes stayed on the most unexpected. Rose’s expression changed, and she quickly grabbed her phone to call Derek.But on second thought, she dropped the phone back. She was still reeling from shock, and her hands were trembling. Even as she stared at the life-threatening email in front of her, she knew it was going to change her life forever. But still, she needed to be the one to implement it, so it doesn’t get twisted.“If I call him, I won’t be able to explain everything to him; it’s better I have a meeting with him,” she stuttered and pulled out her phone from her pocket. Quickly, she sent a message to Derek: “Meet me at Tunop Eatery tomorrow; I have something really important to tell you.” She texted and clutched her phone to her chest.As she stood there, still reeling from shock and waiting for Derek’s response, her son’s voice
Chapter 49: Meet MeAs Derek’s eyes stayed on her, he recognized her immediately. “Sofia!” he screamed at the top of his lungs, rushing to her side. ‘That is my wife, officer. This is my wife,” he stammered, lifting Sofia from the ground.“Let’s go, let’s take her to the hospital,” Derek rushed out of the cottage with his unconscious wife, and the police followed immediately. Outside the cottage, he rushed her to his car and laid her on the back seat.“We will continue our investigation; take your wife to the hospital,” the police head said to Derek as he made to get into his car. Derek nodded and got into the car. “Please, alert me if you find out anything,” he said to the police.“I will definitely do so,” the police men smiled and waved at Derek as he drove off.At the hospital… Derek paced back and forth as he waited impatiently for the doctor to come out from the emergency ward.“I can never forgive myself if anything happens to you, so please wake up,” Derek mumbled, tighte
Chapter 50: No idea “Mtweew!” he hissed and wanted to return the phone to his pocket when his eyes fell on a message from a familiar name.“Rose!” he stuttered in surprise and opened the message, which read, “Meet me at Tunop Eatery tomorrow; I have something really important to tell you.”“Meet me at Tunop Eatery?” Derek repeated the message, his face plastered in shock. “What is it?” Sofia, who noticed the shock on his face, questioned, her worried eyes dancing around her husband as she waited for a response.Not wanting Sofia to find out anything about him and Rose, who had held her hand and lied, “It’s nothing to worry about,” he smiled.“Are you sure? You know you can always share your problem with me?” Sofia urged on, her eyes locking with Derek’s, whose lips still wore a forced smile.“I told you, nothing is wrong, Sofia. You know I won’t hide anything from you, right?” he took her hands and massaged them as he assured. He was sure this act would make her believe him.“Okay,
Chapter 51: A Quick AnswerDerek walked into Dunop Eatery, his presence alarming. He could feel eyes fall on him as he located a seat at the far end of the eatery.“Gosh! Isn’t that the popular businessman, Derek Reynolds?” he heard some girls seated not too far from him whisper.“Gosh! He’s so handsome and looks better in reality than most of his pictures,” another lady whispered, biting her lip.“I could eat him up right away,” he heard another whisper, but he played dumb to it, as he did with the rest. He was used to these kinds of things, and it didn’t freak him out anymore; instead, it annoyed him. He hated it when girls gushed over him and threw themselves at him, and he hated it when they follow him like bugs.As he sat there, he had a stern look on his face, one he put on to chase most desperate chicks away.“Dahm! I think I should get his number; we could meet up some other time,” he heard a lady say the only thing that caught his attention.“Get my number so we can link up
Chapter 52: A Rash Decision “Just tell me the reason you brought me out here,” he muttered, and Rose nodded.She was ready to go straight to the point now without taking chances.She gave Derek a quick glance before spitting out her words: “I have agreed to get married to you,” she forced out. The air seemed to fall quiet around them as she splurged out these words. For some time, it felt like they were both alone in a lonely room. Derek opened and closed his eyes countless times; he felt he was having a dream, or maybe he was imagining things.“This really can’t be happening; there is absolutely no way this is happening,” that would be his reply if asked. He felt there was no way a woman who warned him to back away from her would suddenly invite him over only to accept his proposal.“What did you just say?” he heard himself saying, after what seemed like an eternity. He needed to be sure he heard her right. He watched as Rose locked eyes with him and repeated herself: “I have
Chapter 53: I will be getting married “Such a pervert! What does he think? That I am head over heels for him?” Rose muttered, an irritated look on her face. “I even had to touch that disgusting man,” she took her handkerchief and wiped her hands. “Eish! I can’t believe I literally touched that man; he is the most irritating man in the world,” she said, her eyes filled with disdain. “I loathe him so much, and I can’t believe I have to spend a little while of my precious life with him. That would be the most horrible months of my entire existence,” she scoffed.“I wonder how he feels now, like a superhero?” she lamented further.“Ash! This is freaking me out and giving me goosebumps. The fact that I even touched him with my precious hands is the most annoying part of everything,” she wiped her hands again. The hatred she had for Derek was evident in her eyes, and she was unable to hide it or control it.“You better come back with a positive response, because if you dare come with s
Chapter 62: One Last TimeAs her response hit Derek, he cooled down immediately, as if he had been drenched with a cold bath. “O-oh, you went to hang out?” he stuttered, and Sofia nodded. “Yes, I went to hangout, but it seems you don’t like it,” Sofia faked sadness.“I am so sorry, Sofia. I am sorry for shouting at you like you are a baby; I was just concerned….” Sofia cut him off. “It’s nothing, Derek. I totally understand your worry, but I am on my way home already,” Sofia smiled.“Really? But I hope you didn’t have to cut your fun to return home,” Derek questioned, feeling quite guilty. He wasn't feeling guilty only because of how he spoke to his wife, but also because he was going to reveal a sad truth to her.“Yes, baby, you didn’t cut my fun,” she assured with a bright smile on her face. “Okay, I will see you when you get home; I have something really important to tell you,” Derek finally stuttered, after gathering all the courage left in him.“Something important?” Sofia c
Chapter 61: Where are you?Sofia sat opposite her ally, her eyes dancing around the pretty lady who just couldn’t do anything. Sofia had a frustrated look on her face as she stared at her; she had had enough of forcing the lady to speak.“What exactly is the problem? Just speak to me. I am sure you know your kidnappers’ faces, so can you tell me who they are?” Sofia grunted in frustration. She had been asking her ally this question for a while, but she just kept playing dumb.“Please, we need to help each other, Maureen. If you keep acting this way, your boss will be so angry,” Sofia pleaded further. She hoped her ally would reply, but instead, the lady let out a loud laughter.“Haha!” the lady laughed and scratched her head, with a silly smile on her face. Sofia stared at her in great shock; she had never seen her act this way. She watched as Maureen jumped up high like a toddler.“What the heck is wrong with you, Maureen?” Sofia fired at her ally and stood up from her seat imme
Chapter 60: His True Intention “Thanks for coming over,” Rose said as she walked Dave outside. The kids trilled behind them, chasing and playing with each other. The day was actually dark, and the evening air played around their skin as they walked to Dave’s car. Rose had a quick glance at her wristwatch and gasped, “I was wondering why today is windy; it’s just 8:30 pm.” Rose said. “Yeah! I myself am also wondering; it’s always this windy around 11:00 pm,” Dave supported, and Rose nodded. “Yeah! I know right? I am really astonished also,” Rose said looking up.“Well, I think this is where we call it a day,” Dave said as they finally got to his car. “Yeah!” Rose muttered sadly, “I wish you could stay longer than this,” she added, and Dave smiled. “I wish that I could also, but I really have to attend to something,” Dave said and patted Rose’s shoulders. “Uncle Dave, when are you coming over again?” The kids who were now conscious of what was happening around them asked. “I
Chapter 59: I Forgive You“Huh? Who could be knocking? I am not expecting anyone,” she stood up from the couch she was seated on and walked to the door. He pulled the door open when she finally got there, and as she flung the door open, her eyes stayed on the most unexpected person.“D-dave,” she stuttered, barely believing her eyes. He was the last person she expected to see; she didn’t believe he would ever show up at her place after what she did to him.“Won’t you let me in?” Dave said with a smile, and Rose stuttered, “O-of course, come in.” She moved away from the door, making way for Dave to come in.Dave walked into the parlor and sat on one of the parlor couches. “It’s so good to be here,” he chuckled and looked at Rose. “Congratulations on your upcoming wedding,” he smiled at Rose, who still stared stupidly.As she stared at Dave, she had many thoughts flowing through her mind: “Why is he here? Has he forgiven me? Has he accepted the fact that we can’t end up together? Is
Chapter 58: Divorce Your WifeAs she sat there, different thoughts flowing through her mind, her phone rang again, and she pulled it out of her pocket. She picked up the phone and placed it on her ear. “Hello, Derek. Are you calling to give me a response now?” she said firmly and waited for Derek’s response.“I have been trying to reach you, Rose. Where was your phone, and why weren’t you responding?” Derek threw desperately, but his questions only angered Rose.“Hey! You have no right to ask me such questions. Who the fuck do you think you are to ask me such questions?” Rose fired angrily, not hiding her irritation. “I gave you a chance; that doesn’t mean you have the right to question me, got it?” Rose fired on.“I didn’t mean it that way; I was only concerned about why you weren’t….” Derek tried to explain, but she cut him off immediately.“You have no right to be concerned about me, Derek. You have no right to care for me or be concerned, got it?” She splurged, and Derek apolog
Chapter 57:Uncle Dave is sad “I….” she couldn’t complete her next lie when her phone vibrated, alerting her of an incoming call.She stared at the caller ID, and her eyes stayed on the familiar name: “Derek”.As her eyes stayed on the name, her face brightened, but she just couldn’t pick the call without attending to her kids. So she shoved the phone back into her pocket and turned to her kids, a bright smile on her face.“What do my babies want?” She smiled, her eyes dancing around the kids.“But you know you haven’t answered our question: ‘What is wrong with your eyes? Why is it so red?’” Ken questioned again, and Rose’s heart beat increased again. She found herself stuttering with no right word to say.“I…….” she tried to say, but she couldn’t get any words out.“Were you crying?” Kendell chipped in, her eyes dancing around her mom.“Cry? No, why would I cry? I am just having a headache,” Rose stuttered out. If there was one thing she avoided so much, then it was her kids find
Chapter 56: A RansomSofia paced hopelessly in her room as she waited for her call to be picked. Her phone was resting on her ear, and her face held a worried look. “Come on! Pick your call,” she cussed impatiently. She had been calling her ally continuously, but there was no reply. “What have they done to her? She isn’t someone who wouldn’t pick her call,” Sofia said worriedly. She just couldn’t shake off the feeling of something being wrong with her ally. “Oh God! Please keep her safe,” she stuttered, and quickly ran her left hand through her hair.She redialed the number and placed the phone on her ear again. And as the phone rang again, she wished dearly that her ally would pick up this time around. And as if the universe heard her plea, the call was finally picked.“Oh my! I have been trying to reach you so I can know how you are doing,” Sofia said into the phone in one breath. But instead of hearing her ally’s voice, a muscular voice chuckled from the other end.“Hello, d
Chapter 55: The Real Deal“I am the one running back into his hands because I am a betrayer and a wicked woman, so stay far from me,” she screamed. “I am dangerous and would harm you if you stay close, understand?” Rose pushed Dave and took the stairs immediately, tears gushing down her eyes. Dave watched her as she ran off, and his heart shattered further. Slowly, he sat on the couch, his mind filled with different thoughts. What did she really do this for? What is her true intention for hurting him? He felt something wasn’t right, but he really couldn’t place the problem. “Rose, what are you hiding from me, huh?” he mumbled, his eyes void of emotions now.As he sat there, trying to get a valid reason why Rose did what she did, his phone suddenly rang, alerting him of a call. Slowly, he pulled the phone from his pocket, and as his eyes stayed on the caller ID, he stood up immediately. “Why is this jerk calling me now? Didn’t I ask him to avoid me for now?” he hissed and walked
Chapter 54: I am a bad person She turned to Dave, who had a smile on his face as he ate his pizza, and she cleared her throat and hit the nail on the head immediately. “I will be getting married,” she said in one breath. She watched as Dave turned to her, his face plastered in shock. She expected that.“You would be what?” He stammered, his eyes dancing around Rose as he waited for a response. There was no way he was believing his ears; maybe they were just playing tricks on him because they were aware he wanted Rose. He watched as Rose lowered her gaze in an attempt to avoid his stares.“I am getting married,” Rose repeated, still avoiding his eyes; she wasn’t ready to face him. As Rose repeated herself, that was when it started sinking in on him; he wasn’t imagining things – Rose really said what he heard. Her bodily language was enough to prove to him that he didn’t hear wrong. But then, he thought he might be joking, so he laughed it out.“Don’t be silly, Rose. What are you