When he turned his back and walked towards the elevator, the idle staff and patients who had watched the whole thing unfold gathered in small groups to gossip, all of them expressing their displeasure. The ride up the elevator was a nervous one for him as he kept thinking up words to say to get what he wanted, but when he got to the room and had a guard in a suit with a big body like a bouncer open the door for him, all his words dissipated alongside his boldness. At the sight of the Kim family and the top executive, he couldn't work his brain. Olivia looked between her brother and the wretched looking man in front of her and nodded silently. Even though she was still angry at him, he was still a million times better compared to Ken who never cared about her. Ken looked around the room for a familiar face and when he didn't find it, he started to retreat. “Where are you going?” Mr Kim was first to speak even though it disgusted him, “you're no longer a part of the company,” he s
“It's my pleasure, he seems really concerned by this person, who is she?”“Oh, she's my…”“She's my wife,” Zenith stepped in and spoke up as he offered his hand for shaking. “Hmm, can I check on her? I was on my way to the airport but Joseph insisted that I checked on her.” “Sure sure, please this way,” Mr Kim led him towards Gift's bedside and there she was, looking peaceful as she slept. A doctor came in and he asked for the charts, but the more he read, the deeper his frown became. “Is there an issue?” Trenor stretched his neck as he asked. “If I'm right, this coma shouldn't be this long? There's no reason for her to not have woken up by now, except…” the rest of his words were swallowed as he turned to the doctor in charge and cocked his head in questioning.The doctor looked away as if in guilt. Zenith on the other hand knew now that he could no longer hide that fact from his family. “Can you cure her?” Olivia asked as they walked up to him and held his hand. “Of course,
“Darling…” he was crying full time by now, but it wasn't just him.“Please stay,” she was crying too. She just couldn't afford for him to leave her.Not when she finally had him again.Back in the room, curious Olivia couldn't help but ask about his Stepmom's scar.“My dad loves good chefs and that's why my mother was able to get in between them.”“What do you mean?” Mr Kim couldn't hide his curiosity as well.“She is my dad's first love, but my mother drugged him and had me,” he smiled and did a little dramatic twirl, “but when my Stepmom tried to confront her, she burnt her with hot oil and that's why she has to color her face like that. My step mom used to be a children's doctor, but she had to give it up since her face scared the children. But I don't ha
Zenith sprung up from the spanking and when he saw her, his eyes watered.“Gift, you're awake.”“What are you doing here?” She asked coldly with a frown as she stared hardly at him.Shocked by her question, he immediately called for the doctor.“Zenith, it's me, Zenith…” he stuttered as he spoke but her expression did not change. In his mind, he was extremely puzzled.Olivia had speculated according to the books that she read that she might lose her memories again upon waking from the coma and he had believed it easily given her history with amnesia.Gift wanted to roll her eyes."Of course I know that, my question is, ‘’what are you doing here?’ she asked him just in time for the doctors and nurses to run in and surround her, putting a distan
"Your brother is the meanest person in this world!" Joseph wrote on a piece of paper that he sneakily placed on Olivia's desk which was right behind him. After the incident in their class, there had been a lot of changes including their locker spaces. She got the person in front of her to move so Joseph could take the space and when he asked her why, she replied, saying, "a master should have the back of his slave," and although he had wanted to counter that as nonsense, the teacher came in shortly after. "Stop talking in class," Olivia whispered as she poked him with her ballpoint pen.Restless Joseph pouted and decided to listen as his master had said, but no matter how hard he stared at the teacher, he just couldn't bring himself to concentrate and it was pure torture for him as he kept turning back to Olivia who did her best to ignore him. "Joseph Antonio, why are you restless in my class, it's not lunch break yet," the teacher found his movements disturbing and called him out,
Joseph and Olivia who were startled apart stared in shock at the other two. “You, what did you just do to my precious lips?” Arnold was so upset as he rubbed his lips furiously. “I gave you my first kiss, and so what? Why do you only ever look at that girl when I like you. I'm more perfect for you, you should like me instead,” Beauty said as she tried to get close and kiss him again. “Never, she's the most beautiful in the world. How dare you think of comparing to my goddess Olivia?” He continued to back up until his back hit a wall. “Goddess? My kiss will definitely change your mind on that, or do you want more?” She stepped closer, closing the distance between them as she loosened her top button.. “You step back, I'm keeping myself for my goddess,” Arnold panicked as he palmed the wall, trying to get further away from the person in front of him. Joseph who felt like he was watching a TV Drama couldn't help but comment, “how come her name is Beauty, she looks like the beast righ
Next 52: I don't like to see your face After their interaction on the rooftop, Arnold finally managed to make an impression of himself as a crazy guy, completely ruining his reputation as the most admired in their grade in front of his crush and her slave. Earning himself a few more words from Olivia, he became the happiest twelve year old in the world and towards the end of the school hours, they dispersed, Olivia and Joseph went down together to wait for whoever was picking them up. However, instead of having her dad pick her as usual, Trenor was the one in the car with Joseph's mom nowhere to be found. "I'll wait for my Stepmom, you can follow him," Joseph stepped back from the car the moment he saw Olivia frown at the sight of Trenor. "Come in, don't be like that, I got you some snacks, here," he said as he opened the door and picked the snacks he had gotten on the way for Olivia. This was because he always had to pacify her before she ever followed him in the car. "I don't
53 : the insufferable roommate While other kids his age had musicians and artists as celebrity crushes, his was anyone who prospered in the world of farming and the minister of agriculture topped his list. Like that, Trenor had to leave dejectedly after Mr Kim came to pick Olivia up and Joseph, who couldn't let the chance pass by, made an impression on the Minister of Agriculture by telling her all he knew about her, especially the fact that she was his favorite minister. They ended up visiting the Minister's home and her personal farm and eating fresh fruits straight from the tree. The minister was so touched that she invited Joseph especially to an official land opening ceremony that was to be recorded on live television. And like that, he promised Olivia his life for making his dream come through, because from then on, he was sure to use the opportunity well to achieve his dreams which he didn't fail to share with the kind female minister. They went home with a lot of fruits a
Gift's POV Today is the happiest day of my life, or rather each day has been getting happier for me ever since I met him, my boyfriend. We've had a lot of rocky days of course, but seeing him standing in that expensive suit, dressing to match my rhinestone dress which he had gotten for me to celebrate my matriculation just makes me feel even more happier and I have no doubt that he would find a way to make me happier woman by this time tomorrow. I can't help but smile at the thought of all the things he has put together and worked on for us to get here. He changed himself to fit me, a one of a kind man. “Gifty, where's my daughter?” I heard someone call from a distance as I looked around and saw Ruby Yu. She looked unlike how I'd ever seen her all the times we've met either physically or through video calls cos not once have I ever seen her in a pair of denim skirt and a white short sleeved button up shirt. I gasped as I walked up to hug her, “you look so stunning mom, I thought
“Who taught you how to make this” he asked with a voice so soft she had to be sure it was the same meanie talking to her. “No one. It's my first time making this,” she confessed.“How about your mother? She must have cooked this for you when you were younger, right?” He asked as if he was talking to a child, trying his best to be careful with his words“Uhn? I grew up in an orphanage,” She stuttered as she tried to form the words that failed to form. She wanted to tell him to stop acting nice as she had learned to be unrestrained and speak for herself over the months, however, there was a glistening in his eyes that made her stop. Something wasn't right. She watched as he set the chop sticks aside with shaky hands before rinsing a fork and grabbing a small ceramic plate for himself as he sat on a stool. After serving himself a small portion of everything which was a surprise for the young man who was around to assist in the supervision that he stood and watched with his mouth sligh
An hour down and the kitchen was left with just six of the original contestants; Gift, Beauty's mom, an Italian through and through, the lady with a fringe from earlier and two others who seemed to be sisters. “We can do this. Let's learn under Master Luca together,” the sisters cheered for themselves as they continued cooking, arranging the ingredients and trying their best to stay till the end. “It's a little too soon to address me as your master, don't you think?” Chef Luca said coldly and the ladies went silent, but that didn't diminish the brightness in their eyes. They were set and the determination was evident. Gift wasn't lacking behind either although she was with nobody to cheer for her beside her, she worked between sitting and standing while trying her best to remember and incorporate the basics that she had learnt over time. She only had her motivation and occasionally water and candy breaks to keep her company and that satisfied her. “And where do you think you're
“You tell me why you decided to choose this particular cucumber even though it's already starting to ripen?” He asked and the lady who had a fringe gulped and adjusted her expression before answering him. “This is a family dish and although people would not go for the ripe cucumber when buying in the market, I chose it so that that part could be served for the younger ones, l-like the child dish…,” she cleared her throat with a little stutter before continuing, “since the cucumber is not going to be steamed according to the recipe, this is the best way to make it easier for the child,” she said nervously, blinking up to ten times per second. Chef Luca had a straight face as he dropped the cucumber back in the ingredients plates before turning to look at Gift and saying with so much tenacity, “the competition can start, but I'll have you know that I won't hesitate to kick you out for the slightest of errors. Do your best if you want to prove yourself!” He said as the stuttering lady
“You are only standing here because you're lucky I will do anything for my godmother,” The moment chef Luca returned to the kitchen, he glared at her and Gift knew that he wasn't lying about that one, so she nodded and offered a small smile which he didn't bother to appreciate.but the moment he turned away from her, she let out a sigh of relief but she knew how much he valued ruby Yu from the way he personalized ‘godmother’. At this moment, Gift and Winifred had already set their ingredients on the table and were having mini talks until the next phase of the cooking competition would start when there was suddenly a noise coming from the storage area where they went to pick their ingredients.As they turned their head to the side, they saw the pompous lady from earlier who was bragging about her servants run out if the storage room with tears in her eyes. “You just wait until my I tell my husband about this,” she cleared her throat and sniffled before pausing to raise her head up so
“I like puppies more than cats,” Beauty said as she carried the furry car that had two long white stripes running from the back of its two ears to the tail where they joined as one, making the fail complete white on the top and black underneath. “Them leave my cat alone, you aren't even being true to yourself,” Olivia scoffed as she took a sit beside her and started to pet the other two kittens that had run to her laps. “The cat's for your mother, plus you named this very beautiful cat after me. How could I not pet it when we sure the same name?” Beauty argued back as she hugged the cat closer, her hand still brushing it's fur on the back. “I wish she gave Jonold my full name too, but instead she made me share with this fatty,” Arnold lamented as he kissed the face of the cat on his laps. All four of them were seated on a cushion with Beauty,Jornold and two other cats whose owners they didn't know. “Are you blind or do you need me to remind you that I basically can't gain too much
She had some friends who supported her this time, unlike those who considered her as competition back at the orphanage. This time around, her distraction was the genuine love she recieved from her family and not from someone who wanted to bring her down. She was genuinely supported, however, unlike those times when those exam papers were marked without a care for who owned them, those times when they grades were given fairly and without partiality, Gift felt a heavy dose of partiality weigh on her. Winifred squeezed her hand to support her,but they both decided to let it go. “I'll just raise my hand next time,” Gift muttered tl herself and hoped that was really the case. “Now you all will move on to picking out the ingredients as described in the recipes. Just twenty minutes for this stage and there is just enough for everyone.” The Italian in white said and they all nodded stiff for a moment. Him saying just enough for everyone sounded like a declaration of scarcity for Gift and
“These recipe is so strange, I never even knew that such a combination could exist,” Gift muttered to herself as she picked up the small pamphlet that was handed to all thirty of the contestants. While every single one of them was each given the same meal to cook, it was still all strange to them as Winifred and Gift showed eachother their pamphlet and they were able to.confurm it when others started murmuring. Just one dish written in Italian and English, Luca Bellucci family meal, but even those who claimed to have cooking certificates have the little pamphlet the same confusing look as Gift. It was safe to say that they were about to cook a meal based in written steps and no idea of how to go about it or how it should even taste beforehand. Some of them had never even heard of it before.Gift who didn't have the luxury to eat many foreign food due to her financial status before had spent the past two months watching YouTube videos, because she had gotten another helpful tip fro
“Please cooperate,” he was past being stubborn and had to lower himself to make Gift concede. There was still the issue with the cats and the children which included Joseph, Beauty and Olivia as it so turned out that Beauty's mom had connections enough to let her know about the competition and what better way to form a good relationship than cooking together. However, she had gone in ahead while leaving beauty with Olivia and Joseph after begging and confirming that there would be no traces of Scarlet or any friends with a gun. “The kids, but not Zenith. He can't go to somewhere like that, it'll stress him,” Gift said as she remembered how Zenith had to be rushed to the hospital at midnight of the night the cat's were first adopted. He had tried to force himself to adapt to the pets by hugging them through the night but there was only little his body could take then. However he didn't give up the two months that followed, training himself and diligently following the doctor's presc