Gabby watched his brother in pain, his heart reached out to him and he wished he could perform some miracle so Kristen will remember. Noami was happy with how things turned out. Her almost crashing heart was back in shape in no time. The handshake was taking longer than necessary so Noami cleared her throat and Kristen pulled her hand away. Right there, she felt the void she had constantly felt for two weeks. "Why do I feel like I know this guy more than this? Is he more than what he presents to me?" Kristen was getting confused and started to feel uneasy."Frederick, right?" Kristen asked cautiously and Frederick nodded, "Yes, I am Frederick." Alright, you might know my name but let me introduce myself, "I am Kristen, nice to meet you" "Nice to meet you too, Kristen" He replied then added quietly, "and your hands are really soft."Kristen blushed slightly and Noami sighed heavily which caused both Frederick and Kristen to turn their heads."What's wrong?" Kristen whisp
Frederick's grip was firm and instead of getting off quickly, Kristen found herself leaning comfortably on Frederick's arm. She sniffed his cologne and inhaled deeply, the smell of expensive soap filled her nostrils. His warm arms wrapped themselves around her waist tightly, preventing her from falling to the ground. She raised her head and looked up and found his blue eyes staring directly into hers, a few inches apart, his dark brown curls covering most of his face. When their gazes clashed, neither moved to look away. They stared intently at each other, trying to communicate with their eyes. Kristen knew there was a connection between them but she can't define what kind of connection it is. Both stayed like that until Gabby's voice broke the silence,"Kristen? Are you alright?"Kristen jumped off Frederick's embrace and realized she was leaning on him for too long. She looked away embarrassedly but when she felt someone touch her hand, she froze. Frederick's warm hand was touching
Lucian was pacing around on his balcony when his father, Mr. Daniel Lous walked in with his hands behind him. He is a man of broad shoulders. Tall but not muscular; a bit lean on the side, though not skinny. His face is well-defined, with a strong jawline. His dark brown hair is thinning a little, showing signs of age. His eyes are blue like Lucian’s, with a hint of gray. When he smiles he looks happy and kind. He wears glasses on occasion which makes him look less intimidating to others. And yet, for some reason, Lucian is afraid to look into his eyes as they say ‘I’m your father’ to you for no reason other than that it scares him. But that was before, Lucian suddenly grew thick skin to his father's intimidating aura. He did not know where this attitude came from. Maybe he was just too tired to be scared or he thinks he can do something and his father will dare not stop him.His father stopped right next to him and said without any hint of emotion: “You didn't bring her?""I was to
In the blink of an eye, Kristen was surrendered and rushed into a ward before Frederick could recover from his shock. His brother can't be fighting for his life and his lost love is also unconscious. What's happening? Frederick needed to know what all these were. He wasn't allowed into the ward until Kristen was stable, it was an order from the doctor. It was going to be a long evening for him. Quietly, he sat down in the waiting room, leaning against the wall. He closed his eyes and waited for news. ************* Maria King paced around her room, looking restless. She has been trying to call her daughter but she has not been picking up. Kristen is not angry with her or is she?She somehow knew that something was wrong with her daughter. No matter how angry Kristen will be with her, she can't ignore her calls for that long therefore she is some sort of danger. Maria decided that if she did not get through to Kristen by tomorrow morning, she is visi
Lucian had this murderous look on his face as he stood at the door, the room turned cold instantly and Kristen shivered. Lucian being this angry is what she can't understand. She is lying here in the hospital with a bandage on her head and her baby being in danger, instead of him rushing over to her side and asking her how she is doing, he stood at the door looking so murderous. She huffed in her mind and looked away.Frederick said nothing but continued to watch the angry man at the door. Both men know the truth and from what he had gathered, Lucian was the one who sent the gunman to kill him, mistaking Gabby to be him. The plan was simple; shoot any man with her. It means he was actually keeping a tag on Kristen yesterday but whoever was stalking Kristen did not give him all the information so Lucian had thought Kristen purposely ignored his calls. He just got to know late last night that the man shot wasn't Frederick but his brother and also, Kristen was hospitalized at the
Kristen walked out of the bathroom fully dressed with no smile on her face. Frederick gave her a sad smile and she nodded at him and walked past Lucian angrily towards the door. She didn’t even bother to say goodbye to unconscious Gabby. Kristen just left in silence. Lucian turned to Frederick and shrug off his shoulders before he turned and left the ward. The ride back to Kristen's apartment had been spent in total silence, no one spoke until they got there. Kristen pulled her door and went inside, the apartment wasn't even locked. Yeah, she hadn't come inside after having lunch at Noami's place. Lucian followed her inside as he wiggled his nose, he was displeased at the place. He couldn't believe that inside was that bad. To him, for a billionaire heiress like Kristen. Has she taken a look at the numbers of wealth her father left her? "What do you want, Lucian? I'm tired. You don't need to be here."He raised an eyebrow, "we need to talk and besides, we both are leaving
Her door closing gave Kristen relief, a peace she thought she would never have washed over her. It felt like a burden had been lifted off her shoulders. Kristen Chase felt free and the only thing that came to her mind was to dance. She did a little happy dance and collapsed on the bed, hitting her head in the process. She groaned because of the pain yet it didn't stop her from smiling. The pain in her chest has been greater than the one in her head and now the pain in her chest is not there, she can manage the pain in her chest with a smile. Give her a few days and she is back on her feet. "Do you know, baby, that your momma is free?" Kristen patted her belly and smiled, though the father of her child is out in her life, for now, she will take care of her bundle of joy. She might not get back with Lucian ever but she can promise her baby she'll be the greatest mother and be able to love him/her unconditionally. She knew Lucian doesn't love her and she knows he probably won't
The silence was finally broken by Mrs. King after she could not bear the tension any longer. "You ruined me and my daughter after everything, what did I not do for you?""What exactly did you do for me, marrying me?"Stephen asked coolly, he was trying so hard to put his anger under control. He didn't know how much longer he would be able to do that but he knew one thing for sure, he would explode eventually. "If I haven't forgotten, you begged me to marry you, or are you forgetting that little detail?" He sighed and removed his hand from her face, "Listen, my dear, I am not doing anything wrong. Okay, I admit I had fun with your daughter, of course, sleeping with you and yo.." Whack! A slap landed on his face before he finished his statement. He held his cheek and glared at his wife who had her fingers pointing at his face, "don't you dare, Mr. Stephen King, don't dare speak of my daughter in that manner. I know what you wanted to say, that sleeping with me and my daughter
Kristen drove through the address given to her and parked, she quickly got down but was careful not to fall. Her dizziness had returned and her wound had started bleeding. Throughout her drive down to the hotel, she prayed not to pass out in the car. She took a great risk today and it's all for her mother's sake. Getting to the lobby, she inquired and was told Lucian's room number. She took the elevator. Ding! She was moving out of the elevator at full speed with her eyes glued to her phone. She found the room but what she saw wasn't what she expected at all. Lucian and two other men were taken away in handcuffs with gun wounds on their bodies. Lucian glared at her before he was pushed away She was in shock and when she recovered, she looked up to see her mother was okay yet there was no smile on Mrs. King's face. She looked away from her and finally looked at the man beside her mother. "Dad!"She muttered and passed out. Kristen opened her eyes and found three pairs of eyes wat
Wordlessly, Kristen turned and headed out. Annie thought of following her and when Kristen realized that Annie was following her, she gestured for her to stop with her hand. She has no idea what Lucian had planned to do so she can't endanger Annie's life. Kristen thought that after all of these and she survived, she would then reward Annabel for being her backbone. Both have been through thick and thin. She was full of exhaustion yet she was intending to drive herself to that God damned address. If in her terrible condition she can drive from place to this place? What is a thirty-minute journey she can't do? The address was the popular hotel in town, what a joke! If indeed she is getting married to Lucian, wasn't it supposed to be inside a church or something? A wedding inside a hotel, Kristen hadn't seen it all yet. The servants she saw gave her a kind look and with their deepest hearts, they wished she could pull through. But wait? Wasn't Kristen supposed to report this to the
The phone slipped off Kristen's hand and she went down on the floor, with tears flowing free from her eyes down to her cheeks and disappearing into her dress. It's unbelievable that the lady she saw a while ago was dead, for real? She can't just die. Frederick called and broke the news to her, the fact that Frederick had her number didn't bother her, she was too shocked to even utter a word and worst still, she was blaming herself for Noami's death. She didn't have to die, Kristen wished there was something she could do. Maybe Frederick hadn't kissed her or she hadn't flirted with him earlier, Noami would have still been alive yet deep down, Kristen felt she was not at fault. It was just a kiss, she shouldn't have taken it far and drove off in anger which got her killed however Kristen's heart was pricking her badly and her tears continued to flow nonstop. She was devastated.She forgot all about her tummy and wept. Her face was all red and she felt so weak. She didn't know wh
Frederick cleared his throat, trying to appear cool and collected, "Naomi what are you doing here." Kristen thought he was acting cold but he was actually flustered.Naomi stepped aside "I was looking for you and saw your car outside. It looks like you are busy."She looked hurt and Kristen could see it."Noami, it's not what you think?" Kristen started to explain but Noami never spared her a glance, she had her attention focused on Frederick, waiting for him to say something at least. "Aren't you going to say anything?" She was in dire need of explanation. She wanted him to tell her that he wasn't the one who initiated the kiss between Kristen and him, it will make her feel better and she could forgive him. Of course, she is aware of their relationship and wouldn't blame Frederick if anything like this was supposed to occur, two souls that love themselves can't be separated. She knew all this yet Noami wanted him for herself, she was hurting deeply, and to make matters worse,
Kristen watched him stop and turn to face her, she had her eyes fixed on him, not wanting to miss any emotions at all. The silence was deafening that a drop of a pin can be hard. A moment passed, another did and Kristen couldn't take the silence anymore plus the way he was staring at her like he was caught stealing what is his but who steals what they owe? "I don't know why you're watching me like that."She said and continued, "you looked uncomfortable and I wondered why you still don't want to tell me how you know my bedroom." She added with an annoyed tone "so spill, now."He sighed heavily and put his hands in his pockets. Kristen could see he didn't want to do this, she had this feeling he wanted to avoid it just as much as she wanted to know.Kristen took a step forward and demanded "now!" How in the world will he tell her all that he knows, he can't say anything concerning both of them. Not only will it traumatize her, but it could also endanger her and the lost memories will
As angry as she was that someone had to be knocking at her door, Kristen kept her cool and eventually opened the door to her surprise, she wasn't expecting him to be the one. Her frown dissolved into a smile and she stepped aside. Frederick walked in clutching two paper packs. "You are going out with this broken head of yours?" He asked worriedly and scanned her. Kristen smiled shyly and closed the door then faced him, "What are you doing here? There are two places you should be, the hospital or your girlfriend's place." The way she raised her brows made Frederick chuckle, "you did not even answer my question and you are asking me yours?" He raised one eyebrow."Well yeah, I am going to get what to eat. Can't remember the last time I ate and it's already mid-morning. Don't even know why I left the hospital, I need to be taken care of."She said dramatically and Frederick looked at her with lots of love in his eyes. Kristen lift her eyes and they met, she hadn't seen anyone lo
Gingerly but hesitantly, Noami stood up expecting Kristen to stop her from leaving. Disappointment was written all over her face and she was finding it hard to hide it. Kristen looked away from her as she waited for Noami to leave. Noami didn't look like Someone ready to leave. She was taking too much time to leave and Kristen's patience was running thin."Damn this lady, she should leave already," Kristen spat angrily in her mind."Won't she ask me to stay and also apologize to me?"Noami thought and took a step and then turned towards the direction of Kristen's face, as if on cue both their eyes met and they stared at each other.The tension was thickening in the room. Noami was staring at Kristen, waiting for her to at least say something, anything. As she saw Kristen remained silent, her anger rose within her and she spoke, "you know what?" She glared at Kristen, pointing her index finger at her angrily, "I was a fool to think I can patch things up with you. I am done trying
The silence was finally broken by Mrs. King after she could not bear the tension any longer. "You ruined me and my daughter after everything, what did I not do for you?""What exactly did you do for me, marrying me?"Stephen asked coolly, he was trying so hard to put his anger under control. He didn't know how much longer he would be able to do that but he knew one thing for sure, he would explode eventually. "If I haven't forgotten, you begged me to marry you, or are you forgetting that little detail?" He sighed and removed his hand from her face, "Listen, my dear, I am not doing anything wrong. Okay, I admit I had fun with your daughter, of course, sleeping with you and yo.." Whack! A slap landed on his face before he finished his statement. He held his cheek and glared at his wife who had her fingers pointing at his face, "don't you dare, Mr. Stephen King, don't dare speak of my daughter in that manner. I know what you wanted to say, that sleeping with me and my daughter
Her door closing gave Kristen relief, a peace she thought she would never have washed over her. It felt like a burden had been lifted off her shoulders. Kristen Chase felt free and the only thing that came to her mind was to dance. She did a little happy dance and collapsed on the bed, hitting her head in the process. She groaned because of the pain yet it didn't stop her from smiling. The pain in her chest has been greater than the one in her head and now the pain in her chest is not there, she can manage the pain in her chest with a smile. Give her a few days and she is back on her feet. "Do you know, baby, that your momma is free?" Kristen patted her belly and smiled, though the father of her child is out in her life, for now, she will take care of her bundle of joy. She might not get back with Lucian ever but she can promise her baby she'll be the greatest mother and be able to love him/her unconditionally. She knew Lucian doesn't love her and she knows he probably won't