Chapter 34: Annoying Pervert “Annoying pervert who only eats my money,” he cursed and returned his phone to its base. “He always has a way of getting on my nerves,” he hissed and continued trailing behind Rose, taking every turn she took.He couldn't afford to lose Rose, and that was on point. Losing Rose would mean losing everything he had worked for all his life.As he trailed behind Rose from a far angle, he watched as her car halted in front of a massive mansion.“Phew! That must be her house,” Derek breathed out in relief, a sweet smile playing across his lips. But he wasn’t so sure yet; he had to confirm it was really her house, so he waited. He watched as Rose came out of her car instead of driving in then he got confused.“If this was really her house, then she would have driven in. Why is she waiting around?” Derek muttered, dissatisfaction quickly spreading across his face. “I really hope I didn’t follow her here in vain,” he muttered on, his eyes still locked on her.A
Chapter 35: You!?Derek sat in his familiar backyard, taking a deep sip from the cigarette in his hand. “F-ck!” he laced as he emptied the smoke in his mouth into the air. “How are they so comfortable holding hands like they’re married already?” he hissed and took yet another sip from his cigarette.“And to think she was even shining her teeth like a fool, but when it comes to me, she suddenly becomes a tigress,” he hissed on, unable to take the sight of Rose being with another man out of his mind. “She is supposed to still miss me and cry daily, right?” he turned to John, who stood not too far from him, and he nodded positively, not wanting to upset his boss more.“She is annoying and so full of herself,” Derek continued and took yet another draw from his cigarette. “Empty more alcohol into my glass,” Derek giggled stupidly, and John did as he had said with a worried look on his face. This was the fifth bottle of alcohol his boss was consuming, and he wasn’t finding it funny any
Chapter 36: I am done forThat was when John received the most unexpected shock of his life.“Micheal!” he muttered in shock, his eyes dancing around the man who stared back in shock as well.“Micheal!” John stuttered again, ensuring he wasn’t seeing things. However, instead of responding, Micheal continued staring at him in shock.“You’re still existing? It’s been a while,” John added, and that was when Micheal finally snapped out of his trance and responded.“I’m fine. It’s been a while,” Micheal stuttered, his eyes darting around John.“Yeah, I know, right? It’s been 10 years since I last saw you, and you haven’t changed a bit,” John smiled and playfully hit Micheal on the shoulders.“Yeah. How have you been?” Micheal replied with a smile.“I’ve been good, Micheal,” John replied. “What brought you here?” he asked immediately, his eyes scanning Micheal, who let out a bright smile before responding.“I came to get flowers for my wife; tomorrow is our anniversary,” Micheal blushed.“O
Chapter 37: What!John watched as Micheal drove off and let out a light chuckle. “Do you think I am a fool, Micheal?” He giggled and slapped his hand in wonder. “You thought I wouldn’t know that you would follow me? Do you think I am as stupid as you?” He laughed on. “You can’t fool me no matter how wise you think you are.”He pulled out from the place he parked. “But… Micheal is still alive, how?” he suddenly realized. “Wait! How is Micheal still alive?” He stuttered after remembering something.“I thought he died with his boss, then why is he still alive? Wait! If he is still alive, that means his boss is still alive…” “No! No! That can’t be true, there’s no way his boss will still be alive, right?” He hit his head as he tried to make sense of everything.“They’re definitely no way Derek’s brother is still alive, it’s impossible,” he stuttered. “But why is Micheal alive and in NYC? Why is he suddenly back in NYC after all these years?”“This can only mean one thing, that his bo
Chapter 38: Avoid MeSEXUAL WARNING: THIS CHAPTER CONTAINS SEXUAL SCENESMicheal stood at the long highway, waiting for his boss to arrive. As he stood there, he could hear his heart beating tremendously loud, as tension clouded him. He was obviously afraid of his boss’s actions when he arrives, he wondering what he would do to him after telling him he lost John. He was so scared to death and just couldn’t shake off the feeling of being in trouble.“How long have you been here?” he heard, and immediately he turned to the direction the voice came from, and his eyes stayed on his boss. As his eyes met the huge man, he found himself gulping down nothing in particular. And he could feel a sense of dread washing all over him.He watched as his boss walked to him, his face barely dictating his emotions. “I hope you have something positive to feed me?” his boss questioned, standing only a few inches from him now. As he watched his boss’s eyes dance around him, he gulped down nothing in
Chapter 39: A man outstdeRose yawned out loud and sat up on her bed. “Another day to face life,” she stuttered out and stretched her hand.“Oh fuck!” She screamed as her hand hit someone. “Who the heck…” she turned to whoever she hit, and her eyes stayed on her kids.“Oh my! When did they creep into my room?” She giggled, her eyes dancing on her kids, who were still fast asleep.“I don’t know why they still prefer this room to their rooms,” she stood up from the bed and strode off to the bathroom.Few minutes later…Rose walked out of the bathroom, her towel wrapped around her chest, and her hair still dripping with water. She walked to her mirror stand, where she applied her skin lotion, and thereafter, she strode off to her wardrobe and pulled out a simple gown.Putting on her gown, she returned to the bed and pulled her phone from the charging point.“Mom… good morning,” she heard Kendell’s voice and turned to her.“Good morning, darling,” she patted her daughter on the head and
Chapter 40: Be goneForgetting to stare at the peephole, she pulled the door open, and her eyes fell on her gateman, who had a pissed look on his face.“Ma,” he said as soon as she pulled the door open, and Rose’s eyes opened in curiosity.“A man is making a fuss outside the gate, and he urgently wants to see you,” her gateman stuttered, and Rose’s eyes flew open in shock. “A man? Making a fuss?” She repeated after him in surprise.“Do you have an idea of who he is?” Rose questioned, certain it wasn’t Dave. “No, ma, I have no idea who he is, neither have I seen him in my entire existence,” the gateman replied. Immediately, Rose knew there was a problem.Quickly, she rushed out with the gateman, different thoughts flushing through her mind. “Who could it be? What does he want? What if it’s a kidnapper?” She was restless and couldn’t think straight.When she finally got to the gate with the man, she breathed out, trying to calm her tension before she stared into the peephole.Her eye
Chapter 41: A ToastThe drive home was a long and hectic one. Derek’s face was gloomy, and his hands were sore from hitting his car’s steering wheel countless times. When he finally parked his car in his garage, he walked out of the car after picking up some important stuff. As he stood out there before going into his house, he pulled his phone out of his pocket and dialed a number. On the second ring, the receiver picked up the call, and Derek let out a simple command: “I want you in my house now; we need to settle things.” Saying this, he ended the call and walked into his personal house.This house was different from the one he stayed in with his wife; this particular house was just for him personally. A place he come to relieve his stress and drink his life to stupor. Standing for a while, he turned to the gateman and said, “John would still be here, so be on alert.” He watched as the gateman gave a light nod and bowed. Derek turned to his massive mansion and walked into it,
Chapter 67: A Broken Glass. “You know, when he told me that he would be getting married to you, I thought he was lying,” he led Rose to the dining table and pulled out a chair for her to sit. Rose smiled at his kind gesture as she took her seat. She turned to Mr. Reynolds and said, “Thanks for having me.”“Oh, my dear Rose, you don’t have to be thankful,” Mr. Reynolds smiled and took his own seat. “So, how have you been?” he questioned, his eyes fixed on Rose as he awaited a response from her.“I have been good, Mr. Reynolds,” Rose replied with a forced smile. “I am a bit disappointed in you, anyway,” Mr. Reynolds said with a sad pout this time around. And as Rose wondered what she had done to him, her mind almost exploded. “What does he know?” she wondered.“I am sad because you just stopped working for me without informing me, and when I call you, you don’t even respond to my calls,” Mr. Reynolds said sadly, and Rose took in a deep breath. For a while, she thought she was in tr
Chapter 66: A Feast Rose sat in front of her mirror, taking in her beauty. Her face was highlighted with light makeup, and her body was designed in a long, flowy black gown. Her neck, ears, and wrist were decorated with gold jewelry, and on her feet sat a beautiful diamond shoe. Her face held satisfaction as she stared at her beautiful reflection in the mirror. Her eyes quickly moved to the wall clock, and she muttered something to herself: “It’s already 12:00 p.m. When is this jerk showing up?” “Must he always be late to everything? He hasn’t really dropped this old habit of his,” she hissed. She was already having enough of Derek.As she sat there, still reeling on the next step to take, her phone, resting in front of the dressing mirror, rang, alerting her of a call. Quickly, she picked the phone from the table and took the call after discovering it was Derek. “You should have slept in your house. Didn’t I tell you that I don’t have enough time, because my kids will be back
Chapter 65: Track Them“I will quickly tell you what I have to say and take my leave, since the kids don’t like me,” Derek turned to Rose and said. He took in a deep breath and went straight to the point. “My grandfather wants to see you and me tomorrow, and we need to come as lovers,” Derek hit the nail on the head.He bowed his head and waited for Rose’s response. He was unsure of how she would react.“Huh? As lovers?” Rose screamed, forgetting the kids were there. “Mom! What is it? You look surprised?” Ken chimed in, and that was when Rose realized the kids were there. She turned to him shyly and faked a smile. “I will just talk to him outside,” she excused herself and walked outside, while Derek trailed behind.“What the hell are you saying? Your grandfather wants us to come see him as lovers?” Rose hissed as they got outside. “ Yes, Rose. I didn’t want to do this either, but I have no choice,” Derek replied.“He thought I was lying when I told him I would be getting married t
Chapter 64: We hate him, mom.Derek walked back to his car, devastated. What his grandfather asked him to do was almost impossible. “How do he expect I and Rose to act as lovers when she hates me so much?” he thought to himself, his eyes itched with worry.“I find it hard even convincing her to come see my grandfather with me, talk more of asking her to act as lovers. Gosh! This is frustrating,” he scratched his head angrily.He finally got to his car and got in after his driver pulled the door open. “You can’t open the door properly,” he knocked his driver, venting his frustration on him.The young man scratched his head as the effect of the knock sank in. “You can’t just do anything properly,” Derek mumbled, already sitting inside the car.The driver apologized for what he didn’t do wrong and rushed to the driver’s seat. He got in and ignited the car engine. “Don’t take me home,” Derek said as his driver drove out of the parking lot.“I will tell you where to take me, so just dri
Chapter 63: A ProveDerek walked down from his car after his driver opened the door. He wore a black suit that fitted perfectly to his muscular body; his legs were baptized with a tuxedo black shoe that gave more details to his dressing. His eyes were enclosed with dark sunglasses, and his hair was finely brushed back.As he walked out of the car, he stood close to the car and stared at the huge building in front of him before he let out a deep sigh. He had come to inform his grandfather about the good news of him getting married to the mother of his kids, as he had always wanted.Without waiting another second, he took bold steps into the building. “Good morning, sir,” his grandfather’s workers greeted him as he walked into the building. He would acknowledge some of the greetings and ignore others.After walking for what seemed like an eternity to him, he finally arrived at his grandfather’s office. He gave a light knock on the door and waited for his old man to give a response
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