7 Years ago....
"Nick. I'm sorry. For me, Sunbin left you." Without looking at Nick, Rayan took sips of the whiskey bottle. He didn't understand what happening today, he is drinking the third bottle but no sign of sleep.
He wanted to sleep because the pain his heart was having now is unbearable. He didn't want to think about anything. He just wanted to think that everything will be fine tomorrow. But when you don't want to think about anything, nature will force you to think about everything.
Nick chuckled and shook his head. "It's not for you dude. It's for us. We make deal with everything. Everything is not business. We forgot that."
Rayan didn't hear anything, his brain was fighting with his heart. His heart was wrecking inside him. His brain was telling him it's alright, but his heart telling him the opposite.
She'll never forgive me. In these three years, as much as I recognize her, she will no
"So he cheated on you?" Yejin looked at Crystal with disbelief after hearing everything she said.Crystal shrugged her shoulders. "I don't know. I'm still not sure if he did or not. But... I just think... Back then, I was too emotional because of my age. If I think about it now...""Then What?" Yejin looked at her curiously.Crystal leaned closer to her. "Can I be honest?" As Yejin nodded, she smiled. "I was waiting for him to come back to me.""He didn't? He is now coming back to you."Crystal heaved a deep sigh. "After seven years? It's been seven years, girl. My heart. It is dead.""Don't worry he'll make it alive. With his love dose as a life support." Yejin smiled cheekily. As Crystal didn't reply, she grinned and stood up. "Don't shy. I'll talk with you later huh?" When Crystal nodded, she left.After some time, Mickhel knocked on the door, as he came in, he g
"Dad."Rayan's lips curled up with a soft smile when Anne came to him from the school building, almost running. She looked very happy. Of course, she was. She said the maid usually picked her up from school. But today, her father is picking her up. This feels great.Rayan smiled again. Even three days ago when they chatted with each other here, he didn't know she is his daughter. Own daughter.After coming back home, Rayan helped her to get freshen up and then came to the dining room to feed her the food."Dad. I have a question." Anne said when the maid gave Rayan the plate.Rayan put it down on the table and looked at her. "What now, madam?" She was asking many questions in the car. About the traffic lights, cars, police, etc. She was really talkative and cute just like the previous version of her mother.Anne grinned seeing her father's patience. She thought only Alex uncle liste
A little boy grinned when he saw Crystal walking towards his bed. "Hi pretty." He waved at her. "You're looking extra pretty today." He liked this doctor, she was always friendly and don't hurt him.Crystal narrowed her eyes at her little patient. "Silly boy. You have to protect this burn area from the sun. Okay?" As the boy nodded, She pulled his nose and turned to his parents. "He is alright. If you notice any infection in the burn areas, see a doctor immediately.""Pretty. I'll miss you when I'll go back home." The boy pouted his lips cutely, trying to look sad, making their parents laugh.Crystal took a glance at their parents and let out a soft chuckle. "Silly boy. Call me aunt. I have a daughter. She is just four years younger than you." Kids are really so silly these days.The boy shook his head fiercely. "You're married? You have a husband?" His face downed.The smiled on Crystal's face fade
"Anne... Help me with this."Anne ran to her mother, who was trying to move a big ficus plant pot from the garden. She wanted to shift this beside the Jade plant. The pot is really heavy, she can't move it all by herself. "Mom. Did you come home early for doing this?" Anne pressed her palm on her forehead.Crystal stopped and straightened her body. "I came home early because..." Because I thought he'll be here. But he wasn't. He'll not come today, right? How can he? Stop being greedy Crystal. "Because I really want to do this. Come help me." She lied as she put her hands on the pot to push it."I don't think you'll need my help now." Anne giggled.She creased her forehead and glared at her. Before she could say something, a soft gasp escaped her lips when someone's chest pressed against her back, hard chest. This scent is familiar. It's Rayan!When he put her hands on her hands, She titled her head
"...Anne, You & I."Rayan froze in his position hearing what Crystal said just now. One day! 24 hours! With Anne and Crystal! And who is saying that? He opened his mouth but the sound wasn't coming. Did he hear it right? But why one day? Just 24 hours? When he is more than ready to give her forever? For that forbidden thing? Because she thought she is Muslim and I'm Christian? If that's the main problem, that will not matter after today."Mamma."Both of them turned their face to the glass door surprisingly hearing Anne's sudden voice. Crystal's eyes got widened when she saw her daughter wearing a birthday cap, holding a cake in her hand with candles litten on it."Happy Birthday, Mom." Anne face litten up like the glowing candles. Rayan let out a soft laugh seeing his cute daughter. She looked so cute with that birthday cap on her tiny head.She was trying her best to force herself not to sleep
Rayan rolled over in the soft sheets when the sunlight touched his face. He slowly opened his eyes, letting his eyes to see the sun rays. Slowly he pushed himself out of bed, glancing around the room. He noticed a messy assortment of notebooks, some picture albums, and other stuff on a table in the corner of the room.Why does he feel so much better? This morning feels different. Special. He was under the same roof with Crystal and Anne. He let out a soft laugh. Even his big mansion, his large master bedroom wasn't able to give him this faint feeling. Never ever.He strode towards the table and took one of the photo albums. He pulled the chair and sat on it, opening the album. The first picture of the album was Anne's with an attached date. It was her last year's birthday photo.She was smiling brightly as always. He smiled softly and turned the page. As he saw the next photo, his smile faded. It was Crystal's photo when she was pre
"Anne. you'll fall down. Stop running." Crystal shouted at Anne from behind who was running excitedly towards the merry go round with Rayan. Both of them stopped and turned back to look at Crystal. Crystal glared at her daughter as she walked towards her. "See, you're sweating." She sighed and took a handkerchief out of her bag and wiped the sweat off her face. "You came here before so many times. What's wrong with you this time?" Anne pouted her lips cutely and looked at Rayan. "Because Dad is with me." She smiled sweetly. Crystal let out a soft laugh and looked at Rayan. "Don't let her run. Overe..." "Stop nagging already." Saying that Rayan grabbed Anne's hand tightly and pulled her towards the merry go round. "You're being like a naggy wife now." He said to Crystal with a grin. Crystal widened her eyes and started following them from behind. "
Crystal didn't believe what she heard just now! If Wendy Wilson was his father, then what about Richard Parker? Wendy Wilson's last words were to Richard Parker. And Ely Parker's too. How did they know him? Richard Parker is Christian. Everyone knows that.Inhaling a deep breath, Rayan looked at the graves. "My biological mother and father. They both were Muslim. They get married secretly. My mother found out she was 2 months pregnant that when he passed away by a car accident. My mom was Mr. Richard Parker's, first love. And he was my father's best friend. You can see his last words were for him. Mr. Richard Parker used to love Mom more than his life. Maybe until now. Back then, she was pregnant. She was damn by society. Back then, seeing her condition, he couldn't bear her pain. He grabbed her hand and walked before his father. He said to him that She was pregnant with his baby and he wanted to marry her." He paused.Crystal widened her eyes
Dear diary, How long has it been? 13 years? No, to be exact it's 13 years 6 months and 4 days. I remember the first day we met in the canteen. A coincidence encounter brought us together and changed our life. We talked, we laughed, we fought. No, it was never a fight. I yelled at him. Because he never fights back. Whenever I get mad, he just smiles. Everything was going perfect between us. But one day a simple misunderstanding broke us apart. We cried. We suffered. And fate binds us together again. With our Unexpected Love: Anne. Everything just felt like yesterday. The day he was shot by the gun and was in the OT's bed in front of me. The day I was asking one day from him as my birthday present and he was ready to give me forever. The day when I decided to throw myself into his embrace again. The day when I let him slip the ring around my finger. That was the day when our happy love story be
Five years later.... (Trevi Fountain, Rome)"Aysha, don't run fast. Wait for me." Anne shouted from behind as she chasing her little sister.Little Aysha looked at her sister and smiled sweetly. "Anne, water." She pointed her tiny finger to the beautiful water fountain.Anne grasped her tiny hand and kneeled in front of her. "Yes. This is the Trevi fountain. Dad said most of the tourists will definitely come here to toss a coin."Aysha looked at her curiously. "Toss a coin?"Anne nodded. "According to the legend of Rome’s most famous fountain, the main reason for tossing coins into the Trevi is based on local lore that states doing so will bring you back to Rome again, someday."Aysha's eyes started shining, she looked back at her mother and father. "Mom, let's toss coins. I want to come back here again."Crystal smiled as she took out some coins from her purs
Six months later....Rayan was hugging Anne in his arm with Crystal snuggled close to him in a comfy swing at the balcony."When will the vacation end? I miss school so much." Anne pouted her lips sadly.Rayan looked down at his daughter with his gaze narrowed. "You miss school or you miss Kyungsoo?" He asked with a sour tone.Crystal laughed and hit his arm softly. "Stop being ridiculous.""But dad is right. I miss Kyungsoo." Anne smiled cheekily.Rayan let out a heavy sigh before he smiled. "You already like him so much?" He asked, looking at his daughter.Anne nodded and looked at his father. "I secretly called him with your phone yesterday. He was worried about me and gave me all the notes for the exam."Rayan scoffed with disbelief before he turned to Crystal. "That boy is really good at courting girls. He better be loyal and good to my girl or
Three months later...."Somin." Crystal gave her a smile when she entered her room. Her eyes dropped at her big stomach. "The baby is healthy?"Somin nodded and sat beside her on the bed. "Mom and baby both are healthy. What about you? Daniel said you have a fever."A deep sigh escaped Crystal's lips. "Even he knows that? Ah, Rayan! I'm totally fine, it's just because of the weather. And my husband is worried to death. He is really an annoying husband."Somin laughed. "He loves you a lot." She paused and put her hand on her hand. "He should. Who'll not love a woman like you? 8 years ago you fought with everything just to save his baby. I understand now because I'm pregnant. I wonder how did you survive alone."Crystal's lips curved with a soft smile. "Your husband has changed you a lot. I think you're in love with him already?"Somin nodded. "I'm." She then averted her gaze from her
1 month later in Hokkaido...."Ahh. Dad..." Anne screamed when her father threw a big piece of snowball towards her. She tried to stand up but the surface was so slippery and she fell on the snow again.Rayan laughed at her daughter's clumsiness as he ran towards her and held her hand to help her out. Instead of getting up, Anne pulled him down and Rayan fell on the snow beside her."You..." Rayan scowled. Anne giggled as she picked up a snowball and threw it to her father. Rayan quickly jerked to the side and avoided the snowball. He sat and pulled Anne into his arms and kept tickling her. Anne couldn't help but started laughing. "Dad. Haha. No. stop. Haha." Seeing her laughter, Rayan laughed.Crystal who was standing in front of the cottage porch laughed at them. "You kids better be careful, don't hurt yourself." She reminded them."Mom, come here and play with us." Anne shouted with a wide smile
When Crystal opened her eyes, she was already in the hospital bed. Rayan was sitting beside her. He looked so anxious still now. Her head wasn't spinning anymore. But she was feeling weak.Crystal pulled herself up in a sitting position and looked at Rayan. "Are you okay?" She asked Rayan with a soft voice. He didn't look good.Rayan didn't answer her, he cupped her face. "Are you okay? What happened to you?" He asked worriedly.Crystal averted her gaze from him to Yejin who was now standing beside the door. "Congratulations." She mouthed the word as her eyes met Crystal's and pulled Alex outside with her.Alex clenched his jaw when she closed her door. "What? Is she pregnant?"Yejin released his hand and nodded. "She is.""Do you think she'll be okay this time? She was so weak last time." Alex said worriedly.Yejin turned her head to him. "Are you still not over he
"Congratulations dude. The DNA matched. You're going to be a father." Rayan gave Daniel a friendly hug and patted on his back.Daniel grinned. "Thank you, dude." He was so happy when he saw the 100% matched result of the DNA test."I want an abortion."Hearing what Somin said just now, Everyone in the room turned their head to her, stunned. Daniel's face went pale, the smile on his face has vanished now. "Why?" He asked, shocked.Somin who was sitting on the hospital bed with her head resting on the headboard frowned. "Why? Am I crazy? Why do I keep your baby in my stomach and suffer?""The suffering is worth, Somin. Don't kill an innocent life." Crystal said as she entered the room."You're saying that because you have a baby with Rayan whom you love and he loves you too," Somin said while avoiding her gaze. She didn't know why she wasn't prepared to meet her gaze. "Can you two ple
"I didn't know my husband can sing too. His voice can beat any singer's voice. Why didn't he become a singer?" Crystal smiled as the dewy grass was cool against her barefoot, dark green and glossy, gently fluttering in the breeze.Rayan let out a soft and walked behind her in the grass. "His wife was the one who has made him fall in love with music. She used to give him a bundle of music's list." He remembered those days very clearly.Crystal stopped walking and took steps back to him. She snaked her arm around his arm and looked at him. "You're glowing so much today just like the sun." She put her palm on his face, bringing his face closer. She kissed his chin softly. "And so delicious."Rayan widened his eyes in surprise. "Madam. What's wrong with you today? So touched by today's surprise?" He leaned and kissed her lips.He was about to pull away when Crystal grabbed his hair and pulled him closer, kissing and suc
Crystal parked the car in front of the Han river park and took her phone from her purse before getting down from the car. It's still dark, and so cold. She wrapped her scarf around her and rolled her eyes around.The pathway was dense with rows of cherry blossom trees. The late winter breeze made her legs numb though it was quite refreshing with the touch of the pleasant smell of the trees and flowers. The place was so peaceful at this hour. Obviously, who will come here now?Her phone beeped. She opened the chat on her phone.From: RayanWalk straight and then turn your left.Crystal sighed, inhaling the cool spring air, the fresh scent of flowers passing through her lips and into her lungs.The petals were almost covering the ground in irregular clusters. There were street-lamps stood beside those trees, arching over the silvery road because of the fog, illuminating the way.