Chapter 37Untie "Where's Gabe?" Gavin asked when he just went to his room and he was not there. "They are still not here," David answered while cooking for dinner."But they should be home now," he uttered while checking the time in his wrist watch. "Maybe they overtime again," David commented, telling him what possibly happened."Why is it raining so heavy? Goodness," they both looked at Leo who was walking towards them, soaked from the rain. Both of them stopped as their brows met while staring at him."Why are you alone?" Gavin asked."Where's Gabe and Annalise?" David asked as well. Leo now stopped and checked the time on his wrist watch. Now, his brows met as well as he looked back at them."They are not here yet?" He asked with confusion."Yes, I was looking for Gabe." Gavin replied."But I left first because I went somewhere. They should be here by now," Leo explained. The three of them were stuck with each other's eyes, thinking where did the two go right now. "Where ar
Chapter 38Mistake"You went to your sister?" David asked. They were all talking in the office. David just came here because he ran some errands and decided to wait for them to pack up so he can go home with them. He didn't bring the car. That means, they are going home with the car they brought here. "Yes. That's why I didn't go home with them that night," Leo answered.Gabe couldn't even focus on the last sheet of paper that he had to review. It's because Annalise looks absently-minded. Earlier in the morning, she kept looking out of nowhere, pondering about something. He knows one thing. Something's weighing her mind. It bothers him a lot. Up until now, she was only looking at the wall. "So, what did you do there?" David asked."I just visited. It's my nephew's birthday," Leo replied. "I should have brought Annalise. But good thing I didn't. Right, Annalise?" Leo asked before all their eyes shifted at her. She didn't respond. She was completely agitated that she didn't even hea
Chapter 39You have no rightAnnalise just added fuel to the fire that makes it burn even more. The fire that they were playing with became huge because of what happened between them last night. Her eyes began to open the next day as she woke up. Headache greeted her immediately early in the morning. "Sh*t," she mumbled. This is now the consequence of getting wasted last night—the hangover. That's why she doesn't want to drink. Headaches the next day are the worst. "Hmmm," she froze as soon as she heard that. Everything now flashed back in her head. All she could remember was kissing Gabe last night when they were both drunk. Her heart began to pound so fast when her eyes shifted down on Gabe's hand wrapped on her waist. She was too stunned and stiff. Slowly, she looked at him behind her and confirmed that it was him. Gabe Clyborne was sleeping so tight beside her. She began to panic. Until her eyes went down on her body under the comforter that was covering their bodies. What s
Chapter 40 Conscience shall be buried"Larisa, you have to execute the plan as soon as possible," it is her Aunt, Yna. Candice put the call on a loudspeaker so they could all hear her. She was only standing on the veranda of her room, staring at the ocean a bit far from there. The wind was blowing gently, enough to play with her hair. It was cold, but she was still outside to greet and welcome the wind. She will only cry if she stays on her bed. Crying makes people weak. She hates it. "We all know Gavin Clyborne. He has been investigating so we are also being cautious in all our actions," Lucinda mentioned."His eyes are everywhere even if he is with all of you on the island," his father added. They were all reminding her of what she needs to do. How could she even do it? She was too scattered to focus on her mission here. "Make sure to do it very carefully. One wrong move and they will find out who you are," Gabriel now speaks. "I understand," she uttered and shut her eyes to c
Chapter 41 Divorce"I didn't do any of these, Estevan!" Amber said aloud while Estevan was searching all her stuff looking for more. She was already crying a river while watching the mad Estevan, thinking that it was her behind everything that happened. "Stop it, Estevan!" She exclaimed and pushed him away from her things. But it was already late when Estevan saw other evidence inside her luggage. Their eyes were locked at the brown envelope in Estevan's hands. Another picture of them before all the incidents happened. The anger is sinking in him. He was shaking because of furiousness filling his entire body. It feels like his world collapsed. He couldn't breathe properly. "Why is it there?" Amber asked with her widened eyes, shivering in fear. "Why is it there? I don't know any of that!" She shouted. Before she could throw a fit and defend herself, the phone that Estevan found earlier beeped. There was a message, a video message that was sent there. Estevan didn't hesitate and p
Chapter 42Your childEstevan and Amber separated from their hotel room. Estevan was so affected that he couldn't accept that it was Amber in all people. Guilt is bothering her even more. She feels sorry for the two of them. Annalise will not deny that Estevan and Amber became close to her heart. But now, she was playing them, betraying them. "So what happened now?" Candice asked. The call was probably on loudspeaker."We did it," Annalise said. There's no way that they reconcile, unless they prove soon that it was really not Amber and they were all just being played. "Estevan will file a divorce," she uttered and shut her eyes heavily.She never once thought that she will feel this bad before she accepted this mission. Who would have thought that she will like them all? Why do they have to be kind when they could treat her as a trash so she could have a reason to hate them and betray all of them? "Good. We can call it a success," she heard Yna said with joy beaming from her voice
Chapter 43AlmostAmber is pregnant. It was stuck and glued in Annalise's head. Her lips parted after Amber announced it with her eyes watering while staring at Estevan, her husband. Annalise catched herself clenching her hands. Her conscience and guilt were pestering her. It's haunting her every second. She's ruining a child's family like she's making their baby miserable. "You're what?" Estevan asked.The rest of them were processing what Amber just told them. They were all stunned by what they just heard. "I am…you heard me, Estevan." Amber sobbed as her tears went down from her eyes. She handed the pregnancy test on Estevan's palm, showing the two red lines on it. Confirm. She's telling the truth. Amber is pregnant. Estevan's eyes were stuck on it. He couldn't move. Should he be happy that he's going to be a father now? Given the situation they have, he was not sure. He's going to be a father and the mother of his child is the traitor who was behind everything that happened to
Chapter 44Someone"Who was that?" Gabe asked again. His eyes were locked at her as if he didn't have any plan to remove his gaze at her. She was shivering. Her nails were already buried in her palms while she couldn't say anything in front of Gabe. She was stunned and was in awe. Her heart was drumming deafeningly. Her knees suddenly wanted to tremble and she was holding herself back so as not to be weak in front of him. If she fails to cover this one, everything's over for them. She will not be able to go out of here alive. She can't be caught. This is not the right time to unleash all her dark secrets.Calm down, Larisa. She mumbled in her head."Oh, it's a friend of mine…" she chuckled awkwardly. When Gabe looked unconvinced with that, she knew she had to explain more. "I called her Mom since my parents died. Her parents were dead too so we decided to call each other 'Mom', and got used to it." Annalise discussed and pretended to clean some of her things around her room to avoi
Epilogue"You look so beautiful," Gabe's mother said and held her hand. They are already inside the car, waiting. Gabe and the others were already inside the Cathedral Church. Larisa smiled the softest as his mother praised her. "Are you nervous?" She asked. Well, she could tell it by her face. "I am," she replied. Her heart was drumming heavily. It feels like she's a student who was being asked by her own teacher about a certain topic in the class. Her hands were cold. How is she gonna walk on the aisle? What should she do inside once she sets foot? She was indeed agitated and overthinking about many things. "You know what, every bride feels like that. But you know what you should just think of once you enter the church?" She asked with a lovely smile. "Remember how you met him. Remember how your story began. Remember all those happy memories that you've spent with him and remember how the two of you overcame all the problems that you encountered along the way," his mother look
Chapter 116A ring to foreverHer knees dropped on the ground and her eyes were glued at Lucinda's dead body, covered with her own blood. It's over. Everything's fine now. She got justice in her own hands for her family and for Noah. All of a sudden, she just felt feeble as if she was able to release all the rage. "Larisa!" It was David. The moment he sat foot inside the abandoned place, he saw the different blood of the Valestine around. And there was Lucinda Valestine in front of Larisa, lifeless. The gun from his hand fell from his grip. He quickly ran towards Larisa who was bent in her knees. "Are you okay?" He asked. She didn't speak. Only a tiny smirk drew on her lips. "I killed them," she uttered. "But even if I do, I cannot still see my parents…my family that they killed," she mentioned with bitterness and pain. "David," Gabe called. "Leo," he simply said. He quickly stood up and ran towards them a bit far from Larisa. "Hey, you okay?" David asked Leo. "I am," he utte
Chapter 115Final card"We have to figure out where the hell they are hiding them," Gabe uttered with so much frustration. Well, all of them are frustrated. Larisa kept walking repeatedly while trying to ponder a lot. Estevan was talking with the IT men. While Gabe and Gavin were talking about where they could possibly bring his parents. "There's nothing in the car. They didn't leave anything that we can use to track them," Estevan said as he took a heavy breath. "B*llsh*t," Gabe cursed, was near to hit the wall with his fist. "Where could they possibly bring them?" Larisa mumbled to herself while walking endlessly, thinking of all the places that the Valestine used to do their transactions. "Can you stop? You look like Gabe when he's anxious," Gavin commented, annoyed by her. "Shut up. I'm trying to remember all the places that the Valestine used to use," she replied and continued walking there as if that was helping her to figure it out. "They are putting an end to this," Ambe
Chapter 114Put an end"Hmm, it tastes good." Gabe commented to the cake that Larisa baked."It's a new flavor," she replied. There was a huge smile on her lips while watching him. "What should I do? I only know how to bake. Would you be fine eating sweets everyday when we get married?" They both laughed with that thought. "I can cook, you don't have to worry." He said while shaking his head. Larisa looked at the time on her wrist watch. "You said your parents are on their way here, right?" She asked with her brows crossed. "Yeah. Dad told me that my Mom bought a lot of things for you," he mentioned. "What? She's spoiling me," Larisa commented unbelievably. She really treats her like her real daughter. "You know her. She really likes you," Gabe replied with a tiny smile before he stole a kiss from her soft lips."Where are they? They are taking too long," she uttered, and could not help but to wonder."Maybe it's just traffic. You know this country," he took a heavy breath as i
Chapter 113Evil to evil"She's all over the news now," Leo commented as they stopped working in the cake shop and watched the news. All the customers were also watching it, how Larisa Castellan took over the properties that actually belonged to her. "It's just a little revenge," David uttered as he stood up beside him. There was the Valestine, avoiding the cameras that were taking their photos. "I can't even go to the hospital and visit Amber, I'm too weak for that." Leo said and took a deep breath as he continued to serve the orders. "I heard she's not in good condition. One of the men told me that she almost died earlier, but she still fought hard to live." David discussed. Just like them, they are also worried. But all they can do is to wait and stand by until Larisa makes her move."Do you think Larisa really plans to kick them out that quick?" Leo asked while Bea and Nathan were busy. "Of course not. She probably just did it because of what happened to Amber," David replied,
Chapter 112The end is near"I can see myself to Estevan," Gabe uttered while Larisa and him were watching Estevan from the door. Since the incident happened, Estevan didn't leave his wife's side anymore. He stayed there beside her, talking to her while holding her hand and planted kisses on it. "I was actually delighted that you were the first person I always see when I woke up from those incidents we've been through before," Larisa uttered as she took a deep sigh along with a small soft smile that flashed on her lips. Gabe reached her hand and held it tightly. "I know what he feels, I've been there." He uttered with a small smile as he turned back his eyes at Estevan inside the room. "Do you know what I always felt during those days that I was waiting for you to wake up?" He asked and glanced at her. "I felt like my world was collapsing. It feels like I'm gonna lose my mind if I lose you," he replied with a weak smile. "You were scared," she said. Gabe simply nodded at her. "
Chapter 111Burning rageLarisa was walking repeatedly in front of the operating room as Amber was brought there after what happened to her. She could not calm her mind. A lot of what ifs are pouring in her head. She was still stained with Amber's blood but she never wants to leave her side. "Amber Clyborne, she's my wife. Where is she?" Her eyes were captured as soon as he heard Estevan's anxious and frightened voice as he asked the nurse about her wife."Larisa!" Gavin exclaimed aloud that his voice almost echoed in the hospital. Their eyes all went at her who was standing in front of the operating room, shivering. When her eyes found Gabe, the weakness that she has been holding back for Amber finally filled her out. "What happened?" Gavin asked immediately. But before Larisa could even answer him, Gabe quickly pulled her towards him and locked her in his arms. He knows—he knows those eyes of hers. He can tell just by looking at her eyes what she feels. That is how Gabe Clyborne
Chapter 110Interfered "Hey, Larisa. What's with you?" Estevan asked when Larisa was only staring into nothing while they were having a funny conversation together. She looks anxious. "Did Amber reply?" She asked. "No. Maybe she's still busy shopping," Estevan uttered. She washed her hands on her face in frustration. "Where's that mall?" Larisa asked. "The only mall here in this city," Gavin answered instead. Larisa quickly stood up and was about to leave them behind. "Where are you going?" Gabe asked. "I'll follow her," she said. "Hey, calm down. Nothing's going to happen. My men are with her," Estevan said, making her calm. But then, her instincts tell her something that is bothering her. "Estevan, your wife is pregnant. How can you be calm there? The Valestine can quickly kill your men!" She exclaimed with frustration. They all became silent, especially Estevan. Larisa took a heavy breath and cooled herself down. "This is a war. Among us, Amber is the only one who cannot
Chapter 109The most treasured Clyborne "Why don't you pull the trigger, Lucinda? Let's end each other here," Gavin uttered, provoking her. She kept her gun on her grip tightly, pointing it at Larisa. They were cornered. It was when she realized that Larisa anticipated it all. She was only waiting for them to come and she was too dumb to decide recklessly again. "We retrieve, Lucinda." Yna uttered, glaring at them. "I will wipe off that fvcking smile of yours," Candice said firmly before they slowly retrieve and leave her cake shop. Larisa watched them leave with a smirk. "You were right," Estevan said. "Lucinda will really attack," Amber said unbelievably. "I told you. I know how they think and how they move," she said and chuckled as she put down the gun at the counter. "They buried Gabriel today," Gavin mentioned. "Obviously," Gabe uttered as he took a deep breath."What do we do now?" Leo asked. Larisa looked at them as she became silent. "We wait," replied. "We have to