Maybe Dalmi wasn’t comfortable with him. People have different phases and expressions in their lives, and they also have other friends for those.
“Those muffled noises you are pertaining of are her sobs, Mr. Thompson,” there was a hint of insult in Jackie’s voice when he said it. His eyes drifted from Dalmi’s face to Carden’s, his lips pressed in a grim line.
Dalmi tilted her head and reached for her phone. In her mind, Carden was acting really strange. How can a grown-up man with an Adonis built hold a hair blower instead of going to his work?Carden put the blower down on the table and combed her hair. His eyes were focused on doing it, like if he ever gets a wrong slide down to the strands, it would break. Seeing him in this state makes her want to laugh, but she’s afraid he would lose her focus, so she just settled on watching his reflection in the mirror, biting the fat inside her chin to stifle her smile.
Dalmi stretched her arms upwards as she pulled herself off the bed. She walked towards her big glass window and pushed the cream-colored curtain aside.The television was still flashing behind her. The characters are speaking, yet the only thing she has in her mind right now was Carden’s messages.No matter how hard she thought of it throughout the day, she would still end up telling tha
Dalmi didn't know, but she even got more annoyed at Carden when she heard that whisper. She asked herself whether this man wanted her to tie her hair instead of letting it down because the woman looked gorgeous with it or no.Her face contorted and suddenly felt like she lost her appetite. She threw the girl a momentary glimpse before standing up."Where are you going?" Carden asked, startled at her sudden move."To the bathroom," Dalmi answered. She flipped her hair and walked past the table while rolling her eyes.And the man didn't even offer to accompany her! Just the thought of him choosing to talk with the girl instead of providing her guidance made her grit her teeth."But it's not like I need it; I'm a strong independent woman," she told herself and put down her black handbag on the tile part of the sink. She wiped a brown-orange lip tint in her lips, trying to wash away the paleness of her skin before reaching for the silk scrunchie on her
Dalmi couldn’t help but march out of that store. She knew it would look like she was overreacting, but she expected this night to be good, not something like this.Carden Thompson was unreasonable. He brought her there, and he was also the one who told her to pick things to design her room, but he wouldn’t allow her to select the quantity she wanted.She would make it pass if that
Carden didn’t want those words to come out from his mouth, but seeing how Dalmi reacts to every bit of his actions earlier told him he needs to.In his mind, he kept on telling himself not to smile or even twitch his lips. He couldn’t understand how he finds her fuming mad face adorable and how her arguments seemed like a rant of a jealous wife instead of an offended woman.“
When Dalmi finished combing her hair, she immediately walked towards their kitchen, expecting to see Carden cooking or eating in the dining room.Earlier, she strode back to her room and took a quick bath before going out again, but when she entered the room, she found nothing but the food and a glass of pineapple juice on the table for only one person. She glanced at the sala and didn’t see her husband.
In a gray jogger pants and black pull over, Casimir Thompson walk her way towards the trainer, stopping right beside Dalmi."Cas! I didn't know you'll come today. You just got here yesterday," Maja said, smiling at him like Dalmi wasn't in the middle.Casimir then, shifted his gaze when he sensed that someone was beside her. Dalmi's lips were parted a bit, shocked about seeing the man she liked from the past this close.The last time she saw him was on his brother's wedding but they were not able to talk to each other."Oh! You are here!" In a surprised tone, Casimir pointed at her. Dalmi hesistatingly smiled and wave her hand, shifting her gaze to the lady in front of her to give the papers back."You know each other?" Maja asked, glancing at
"Where are you?" it was the first thing Dalmi heard when she answered the line.Carden was inside his office, loosening his tie as he waited for her wife's answer. The meetings for the afternoon were canceled, and he just finished a board meeting, so he thought he would bring Dalmi to a restaurant for lunch.In his mind, Dalmi wasn't able to go to these places anymore, and he wants to pay her back. He was thinking of how he accidentally ignored her just because Farrah Evans, the wife of one of his business partners, was there.He didn't mean to, but he still wanted to take her out."Ah, I'm..." Carden heard some muffled noises on the other line and some low footsteps. "I'm just inside the tower; why did you call?"Dalmi couldn't understand why she has to leave the kitchen just to answer his phone call. She could just click accept without having to jump off the stool, but she found herself leaning on the wall of Casimir's sala.His unit was s
Hi. This is the end of the story. Thank you for reading!EpilogueCarden Thompson’s POV“And the winner of this competition is….” the drum rolls made my heart thump fast. My eyes were too focused on the contestants that lined up on the stage as I watched how Cadmus Thompson waved his arm while holding a trophy by his hand.Holding my wife’s hand beside me, I dragged her towards the stage and stood beside my little boy as the official photographer’s camera flashed multiple times. The flashes were shocking, but endurable enough.We are inside Cadmus’ school in Chicago and he joined a poster making contest. I hadn’t thought about it much, but out of all the talents he could have
Chapter 143: When They Thought Things were fixed “This is why I don’t trust you, Carden. I don’t want my child to marry someone as incompetent as you.” The way the old lady said it to him felt like it was a dagger sent to his chest. To hear his wife’s mother those words were too painful to swallow, and his mind couldn't accept. “You...don’t trust me? Auntie, I was just worried about my son!” “Because you know you cannot protect him! You know you can’t protect your family because you are incompetent! I already knew you are that kind of man when I met you!” Carden had never thought that Dalmi’s mother could be like this. Never in his entire life, he had imagined for one of the
Chapter 142: I Didn’t Know You Can Do ThatDalmi’s whole body froze. Cold sweat numbed her fingers, and her heart hammered fast.“D-Denver is w-what?” as if she suddenly became deaf, she tapped her ears with her hands.“D-Denver is missing, Dalmi-”“How the hell would that happen, Carden? You were with him!” she yelled when it dawned on her. She was expecting the man to deny it, or to say that he was just joking and would laugh, but she was wrong!Her eyes turned sharp, and her cheeks burned in anger. “Tell me you are joking right now, Carden! Bring him to me or you’ll never want to experience my anger!&rd
Chapter 141: Where is He?“Mommy! When will Daddy come to pick us up?” Denver pouted his lips and forcibly leaned his back on the couch. It was a Saturday morning and Carden was promised to bring him to the mall and play.It has been a month since that night, and everything was going smoothly. She thought the man was just joking and that he only said it to her because they finished making love, but after a week, with a velvet box and diamond ring in his hand, he proposed to her.It was the second time that they will get married but at that very moment, it felt like it was the first...and it really was. Because they started at a forced marriage and although they had an engagement, there was no love and meaning behind it compared to how it was at that time.Until now, she couldn't believe that she would once again marry Carden Thompson. In a span of a week, the preparations started. The first week became busier than she thought, for it was the t
Chapter 140Carden crossed his arms as he leaned his back at the wall. It was past eleven, and Denver and Dalmi were already in a deep slumber; however, he still couldn’t get himself to sleep.He was standing on Dalmi’s veranda, his back leaning on the wall and his eyes gazing at the deep, night sky. His disheveled hair kept on dancing with the cold wind as if it was upbeat music that won’t stop his hair from moving sideways, but he didn’t mind, for the only thing he wanted right now was to enjoy the peacefulness of the night.Up until now, he still couldn't believe that everything was falling into their right places. Denver accepted him as his father, he and Dalmi were fine...and they’re gonna sleep on the same roof tonight. It felt nostalgic and surreal, like a dream...and he was scared it might be taken away once he wakes up tomorrow because he didn’t want to fall asleep.“I thought you were asleep,” he s
Chapter 139Carden Thompson’s eyes widened when the kid held on to the hem of his shirt.“Are you going to go here again tomorrow?” he asked with his puppy eyes, as though he was telling him to say yes.Did Carden hear it right? Did Denver really call him his daddy or he was just dreaming?“Can you...can you repeat what you just said earlier?” he said. His eyes are still wide from the shock as he glimpsed at Dalmmi who also mirrored what he felt right now.Ecstasy, shock, disbelief...all of it was mixed up in his heart that he didn't know how he would react.“I am asking if you wil
Chapter 138“Mommy! Someone ate my Banana Split!” Denver cried and gripped the white comforter. Tears cascading down his chubby cheeks as his face reddened in anger.“I asked Yaya Linda to find it in the refrigerator but she said there was nothing!”No matter how she tried to act like she was sad about his loss, she couldn't. The kid just said that he didn’t like it in front of Carden, now that he was gone, he was searching for it?“I thought you don’t like it? Why are you asking Yaya to find it for you?” She wanted to laugh, but she knew her child would cry more if she did so she just touched his hair, pushing it upwards to see the whole of his face.
Chapter 137Dalmi’s jaw dropped when she saw how Denver put the spoon down and crossed his arms like a grown-up man. The kid, who obviously looked like he enjoyed the first two scoops when he was tasting it, now looked as though he had tasted the worst banana split he ever had.“I-is he serious?” She shifted her gaze towards Carden who just picked up the spoon and sat at the seat where Denver sat earlier. He picked a portion of the desert and acted as if she was now in front of him.“Carden! Aren’t you offended that your child didn’t like what you did?” she furrowed her brows. If her son was already weird, she already knew that he got it from his father. Instead of thinking as to why Denver had to walk out, he just eats the leftovers! She glared at him.“Why? Should I be sad that Denver walked out?”“Yes! He just said he doesn’t like it!” she retorted and crossed her arms.
Chapter 136“No! Papa Johannes is my father!” the kid’s yell made Dalmi go back to reality. She was then, in gape and shock of the sudden revelation earlier, and seeing how her son ran away from them made her heart hurt.“Denver!” She called and was about to chase after him when he realized that Craden didn’t stand up and that he was still standing on his knees.“Carden, I’m sorry... i'll try to talk to him and explain things,” she said in a troubled voice and sighed. “I told you we can’t just say this to him in a rush, I know Denver would freak out…” she shook her head.But the man just let out a burst of low laughter before he stood up and clapped his hand to clear off the dust.“I don’t want to lie, Dalmi...I am hurt, but I will never give up on him. I promise I will wash off every memory from that man until he accepts me as his father.”That