“I love you.” This is not the first time Jane heard a confession. She was famous in college, and many admired her. However, this is the first time she heard one from someone she was close with. In the dim light with only moonlight to shine down the forest, Jane wordlessly stared at her boss. She had many questions to ask. Why? How? When? She and Lance were good friends. And she respected him as her boss. How did it come to this? “You don’t need to answer,” Lance said after a long silence. “I said it because I don’t want to keep it a secret and regret it later. However, I am not going to force you to give me an answer, Jane.” An answer. Yes. Jane thought that she should give him an answer. She could not accept his feelings because she knew whom she liked. “Lance,” Jane called. “I can’t… accept it.” “I know,” Lance said with a chuckle. “From the beginning, I know that you are not ready to date. Jane, you only focused on Eugene’s happiness. Also, you told me before that datin
Sitting on the ground, Lance took off his shoes.“Damn it! Argh.”His foot was swelling a lot. Although he wanted to spend more time with her alone, Lance didn’t want Jane to spend the rest of the night in the middle of the forest, and that’s why he forced himself to walk. But he reached his limit.“It is a mess,” Lance said while looking at his injury.Speaking of mess, he recalled his confession to Jane. He didn’t plan to tell her tonight.“Because the moment I decide to pursue you, there will be a war,” Lance said.Nonetheless, Lance was ready.“Tomorrow is the start,” Lance uttered.He heard footsteps coming his way. He frowned. It wasn’t that long since Jane left to call for help. Lance thought that it was so fast.Lance narrowed his eyes to the dark and saw two silhouettes coming. He knew that one of them is Jane, but the other one…? He’s not sure.“Jane?” Lance called.He waited seconds until he could see both of the faces.Jane came back with Eric.Lance couldn’t hide the grim
Cyrus gripped the bottle in his hands. His eyes swiveled towards the back of his head in a distressed sense of a headache. He tilted his head towards the edge of the couch as he took a long swig of the dark substance that affected him. He sighed as the walls became part of a fun house, changing figures in a blink of an eye. His breath was the underlying cause of the smell of alcohol that entered his nostrils, and his mouth was sore from the amount of alcohol that he poured down on his throat. “It was my fault,” Cyrus whispered in a drunk tone. He even laughed at stupidity before finishing the bottle in his hand. Cyrus regretted it a lot. He decided to be a villain so he could get his revenge on Haidee. But in the end, he realized that it was his fault. ‘I failed to protect my unborn child and the woman I love!’ For many years, he thought that Haidee abandoned him. But she did not. Instead, Haidee did her best to protect him from her parents. At this time, Cyrus drowned in mel
Today, there will be a meeting for the Chairman nomination in Geelq Corporation.All of the board of directors and the shareholders came to the meeting to discuss the future of Geelq under the new generation.Eric came to the meeting after Lance took him back home. The two of them didn’t talk much as they were both busy today.Seated next to the shareholders, Eric looked at the four empty seats. The first seat, which was in front of the long table, is for his father, Chase Desmond.The second seat is for Lance’s father, Manuel Theodore.The third seat is for Lance, who is also a director at Geelq Car Company. But Lance never attended the meeting, so the board of directors has no clue about Lance.And last, the seat for Cyrus Desmond.Eric glanced at his wristwatch.‘Cyrus won’t come?’ he thought.It is a good sign. If Cyrus would not come, it means that he and Haidee were together, and they fixed their relationship.Now, all Eric had to do is to fulfill his promise.‘I have to be the
“What?!”Valerie Desmond got up from her seat when she heard what happened in the meeting.“My h-husband gave 25% to Cyrus and 10% to Eric?”Valerie felt like dying. She collapsed on the couch while holding her aching nape.“Madam!” The maid, who saw her, ran to Valerie.She held Valerie, but Valerie shook her hands away, as she didn’t want anyone to comfort her right now.Everything was a mess.“What is happening?” Valerie cried without tears. “Why do you let this happen, Chase?”The meeting couldn’t determine the next Chairman of the Geelq. After the voting, Cyrus accumulated 30%, and Cyrus has 30% too.The person who will determine the winner is the last shareholder who has 15% of the shares. And it is no other than Manuel’s son, Lance.[“Since I am new to this position, I am requesting to the Chairman to give me one more day. I will decide whom to support.”] That was what Lance asked everyone.Valerie gritted her teeth.‘So, this is how you fight me, Lance. I should have taken you
Jane doesn’t want Eugene to misunderstand everything. Therefore, she went out of her apartment and planned to meet her son in Desmond’s mansion.As soon as Jane exited her apartment, a man came out from hiding.He’s been watching Jane’s house for hours. And now that the owner had left, he walked towards her apartment.He unlocked the door with the master key and went inside.Jane took a taxi.On her way, she couldn’t help but feel anxious.[“I will hate you, Mom.” ]Eugene’s words kept ringing in her ears. Then he remembered the future.‘Eugene hated me in the future. He wished that he wasn’t born in this world!’ Jane was so afraid that the future would repeat itself. She did a lot to change everything. But it seems fate wanted to play with them.“Please send me off over there!”Jane paid the taxi driver and didn’t bother getting the change. She walked out of the taxi and ran towards Desmond’s gate.The gate was big and thick.Catching her breath, Jane pressed the doorbell.Ding dong
After calming Eugene, Valerie asked the maid to send Eugene back to his room and let him rest. Then she went inside her room and peeked through the window. Valerie saw Jane outside the gate. She was still sitting outside and waiting. Jane didn’t call the police. She had no choice but to protect her son even in this situation. “How foolish,” Valerie uttered. “Why can’t she just give up?” ‘Because she’s a mother.’ Valerie answered her own question inside her mind. As a mother, she could tell why Jane didn’t want to give up. “No. I have to be strict. This is for my son and my grandson’s future.” Valerie closed the window and sat on her bed. While sitting there, Valerie remembered the day when Cyrus began to plant the seed of hatred toward her. It happened years ago, on a rainy day. Inside the room, Valerie watched the rain from the window. Then, she heard footsteps thundering on the ground outside the door of her room. “Help! Help!” Valerie placed the bottle of her sleepi
Eric and Jane went back to Jane’s apartment. Jane changed her clothes, but Eric hadn’t changed his. They sat in the living room wordlessly. Even though they have kissed in the rain before, there are still uncertain things that Jane wanted to talk about. “Since when?” Jane broke the silence. With wet hair, Eric stared at Jane. “Since when did you remember the future?” Eric stared at her and answered, “Tonight. I only remembered everything tonight.” Jane drew a sharp breath before asking again. “H-How?” Eric’s hands clenched. He lowered his head and answered, “At first, I saw illusions. I thought it was just a weird dream. But after some time, I figured out that it was not. When I saw an image of you and Eugene, I searched for you again, Jane. That’s how I found you here.” “You mean, you saw us from the illusion?” “Yes.” ‘Now that explains why Eric suddenly appeared in our neighborhood,’ Jane realized. “But I am not sure why I saw those. The present and the illusion contr