Danielle's run for her life caused the deaths of the two important women in Lucas' life, Ruth, his sister and Jane, his fiancee. From the very first time they met, Danielle knew that she could no longer redeem herself in the eyes of Lucas. Faking memory loss and temporarily named Dana, she never thought to find refuge in the families who lost loved ones because of her. No one blamed her nor hated her but the man who wanted nothing but blood as revenge. Dana's life for the lives she had taken away from him. But there's a fine line between love and hate. Lucas was very sure that he hated every bit of Dana's existence. But when Dana's past caught up and threatened her life, Lucas found himself protecting the woman he vowed to kill with his bare hands. Then suddenly, Lucas was no longer certain of his feelings towards Dana.
View More"Do you really have to leave?"
"I'll be back before you know it." Lucas cupped Jane's face and stared into her eyes lovingly. "Besides, I will call you everyday."
"I will miss you, Lucas." Jane was teary-eyed. "I'm sorry, I just-" her tears fell as she started to sob. "I just don't feel good about this."
Lucas pulled his fiancee into a hug. He didn't want to leave either especially that their wedding was just around the corner. But it's necessary that he flies to New York to attend a very important matter. The success of the trip would make him more confident in being able to provide for Jane and their future family together.
"Don't cry. I'll be back safe, alright?" he kissed her forehead. "I'm still marrying you, and I can't wait to make you my wife."
Jane nodded as she pulled away. She forced a smile.
"Promise?"
"Promise. I love you, future Mrs. Del Fierro." He took her hands and planted them a kiss.
"Then be back safe. I love you, too..."
"Wait for me. Once we're married, I'll take you with me where ever I go."
"You're my world, Lucas. I'll wait for you."
Lucas couldn't remember how many times he looked back at Jane that time. It was never like her to cry whenever he needed to be away for business trips. He's a businessman and he works hard for the future with the love of his life. Everything that he does, he does for Jane. And he knew that Jane's supporting her. So her sudden sadness had got him thinking and unsettled during the entire time that he was away. But a video call with Jane from time to time helped ease his worries.
Days passed by so quickly and it's almost time to come home. He was excited because it's going to be the last time that he had to travel alone. On his next trip, his wife would be tagging along and would never ever leave his side.
Lucas was very happy with Jane. They had known each other since they were kids. She's a beautiful woman inside and out. And he knew she would make a good wife and a mother to their future kids. They have their life planned out and upon his return, it would only be a matter of days before they would start their happily ever after.
Never in a million years would have Lucas thought that one call from his father was all it would take to shatter his world into pieces.
"Lucas, you have to come home, now." Marcus Del Fierro's voice betrayed him and Lucas would've never believed his words had he not heard the man who was his pillar of strength, cry for the first time in forever.
The next thing Lucas knew, he did the impossible just to fly back that very moment.
"God, this is not happening! Wait for me, Jane!" Visions blurred with tears, Lucas didn't know what to do. He felt helpless thinking he never should have left Jane in the first place.
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"Lucas, what are you doing?! Calm down!"
"No!!! She should die! I will kill her! She must never wake up again!"
"It was an accident. Lucas, listen to me..."
"What will I do now, dad? Tell me! Jane's gone... My Jane's gone. It's that woman's fault! Let me kill her, let me avenge Jane!"
Danielle could hear everything and a pair of tears proved she was aware of those painful words from a crying and angry man named Lucas.
She couldn't believe what she was hearing. No. It couldn't be!
She wanted to wake up, ask him, find out if he was telling the truth. And if it was true, tell him she didn't mean it. But Danie couldn't summon her strength to even open her eyes.
Where's she anyway? Why couldn't she move? What happened after they crashed with another car? What happened to the good ladies who helped her? Did they not make it?
"Sir, please leave. The patient's condition is not good." She heard a female voice.
"Not good?! I hope she gets worse!" Lucas cursed. "I hope she dies!" He added, each word laced with venom that it could kill. "She's a killer! Why are you letting her live?"
'I'm sorry... I'm sorry... Did they die because of me? Please, forgive me!' Tears continued to flow from her eyes. It's the only thing she could do. He was right. She didn't deserve to be the one alive! She never should have accepted their help. God, she caused the death of them!
"Please don't say that. Sir, I beg you, this could worsen her condition." The female voice, probably a nurse, said again.
"Lucas, let's leave. Instead of being here, why don't you go and see your sister? Ruth's been waiting for you," the older man's voice was shaky but it somehow made Lucas to come back to his senses.
"Yes, Ruth-"
"Lucas! Stop! What are you doing?!!"
Danie suddenly felt that she was short of air. She heard a buzzing sound and a commotion. And then rushing footsteps.
'What's happening?'
Then she saw Jane and Ruth. They were smiling at her.
Memories of the moments they helped her flashed before her eyes.
'Hey, what's your name?'
'Danielle... Danielle Williams!'
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When Danielle opened her eyes, the light above hurt her eyes. It was like waking up from a deep slumber for the first time. She looked around the white color dominated room. There's a two-seater sofa, a bedside table and a wall mounted tv. Just above her head were drips connected to her left arm.
Hospital. She was in a hospital!
Shock enveloped her and was about to pull herself up when she realized that she couldn't feel half of her body.
Tears immediately welled her eyes. What happened?
All she could remember was she was running for her life. Men, whose orders were to kill her, followed her wherever she went. She remembered how she boarded a bus and was forced to alight in a place that she wasn't familiar.
However, she did not successfully lost the determined men. She was running, pushing people off her way, she was desperate. Why did they want to kill her?
Rather, why did the very man who raised her, suddenly wanted to kill her? A bitter smile made its way to her lips. She couldn't understand. She loved him like he was her own father. Though he probably didn't love her as much, Danie knew that their relationship as a family was genuine.
So, why the sudden change? Why?
When it was already a dead end for her a pink car pulled in front of her.
'Get in! Quick!'
As if waking up from a trance, Danielle jolted back to her senses when she remembered them - Jane and Ruth!
The two brave ladies who didn't mind the dangerous situation when they decided to help her. Where are they? Did they make it too?
She searched her mind for the things that transpired after she lost consciousness. But all she could remember was their car colliding head on with another vehicle on a sharp blind curve.
After that was a haze of memory.
Danielle was still disoriented and didn't exactly know why she couldn't move. All she knew was, she was feeling scared. Scared that she had no home to return to. Scared that behind the walls of her room were men waiting to kill her.
Tears streaming down her face, the door suddenly opened to reveal a nurse coming in.
"Hi! You're awake!" The female nurse who was just about to do a routine check on her was surprised and immediately sprung into action. She called her doctor and began checking her vitals.
"How are you feeling? You've been in coma for three weeks." The nurse asked her.
Three weeks? Danielle was shocked. She was unconscious for that long? But before she could utter anything, her attending doctor came and immediately started a series of tests.
Giving her almost no opportunity to think things through, an unfamiliar elderly couple came to visit her later that day.
Still shocked, she had to face the parents of Ruth Del Fierro.
"How are you feeling?" Mirriam Del Fierro gently asked, taking her one hand to hold. She had just finished introducing themselves.
She didn't managed a single word as the gentleness on the woman's voice overwhelmed her. Why weren't they mad at her? She caused harm to their daughter.
Danielle wanted to ask about Ruth but was afraid they might blame her. She was afraid that the gentleness in the woman's voice would be replaced with hatred. She didn't want another person hating her.
"You've been in a coma for three weeks," Marcus Del Fierro told her, he had just replaced the flowers on the vase. "We didn't know who you are and didn't find any IDs with you. We're sorry if we weren't able to inform your family."
Family. The word was like a bomb. It exploded and alerted every fiber of her body. No. They shouldn't find out that she's alive!
Suddenly, a great deal of fear overtook her being.
"Are you okay?" Mirriam asked, worry was written all over her face. "Dad, call the nurse."
It was just then that Danielle realized that she was shaking.
'No! Please, don't tell them that I am alive!'
Finale"Danielle, what is wrong with you?" Myrtle was complaining again for the nth time. "Do you ever plan to be in a relationship with Lucas?"It had been a year and everyone's waiting impatiently for Danie to bring her status with Lucas to the next level. Especially Myrtle, who claimed her nine year relationship with Dr. Levi was going nowhere until Lucas got married first."Come on, you and Levi can always go ahead first," she rolled her eyes.Truth was, she was taking her sweet time with the courtship stage. Lucas was the best suitor ever. Not that she had past experience to compare to, but Lucas was simply incomparable.He was
LXVDanielle felt like her whole world was crushed into pieces when she saw that Lucas' body was already covered with white blanket.She couldn't breathe. Her heart was bleeding. She could feel the pain as if her heart was being torn literally and her blood was gushing out like a fountain.Why? Why did everything have to end that way?Was she a bad person? Why was it so hard for God to give her just this simple happiness she found in Lucas?"Lucas!" She cried. She wanted to hug his body, but she didn't want to accept that he was already gone.They were just minutes awa
LXIVShe didn't mean to fall asleep. But when Danielle opened her eyes again, it was already the next day.She was still at the Del Fierros. She used the same room as the one she used three years ago. Maybe she felt so at home or maybe it was the fact that she traveled hours to get there again or it could also be because she had been restless the last few days that she easily drifted off to sleep.When Danielle got up from her bed, she saw her bag carefully placed inside the room. She didn't remember bringing it when she and Tabitha went there hastily yesterday. Perhaps Tabitha brought it last night.She stood up and found something to wear before heading to the shower. While taking a bath, she couldn't help but be nervous.Was Lucas back home?He should be.Although nervous, she was also excited to see him. She prayed to God that everything's going to be fine when they face each other again.
"D-Dana?" Jio couldn't believe his eyes when he saw who their visitor was. For half a minute, he was just staring at Danie with wide eyes."May I come in, Jio?" She asked, smiling at the boy who visibly grew several inches taller since the last time she saw him."Dana, are you really here?""Who's that, Jio?" Tabitha's voice echoed from the kitchen."Mom!" Jio called. "It's Dana!" He excitedly ran to his mother and forgot to let Danie in who just helped herself in.For one whole year in the past, she lived in that house."What?" She heard Tabitha asked Jio."Yes! Mom, Dana is here. Come and see, quick!""Auntie," Danielle called Tabitha who seemed to not believe Jio so she was not coming out to see her.In less than two seconds, Tabitha came out from the kitchen. She held her hands over her mouth as tears began falling from her eyes."It's really you, Dana!""I'm sorry to visit only
It had been a week.Danielle hadn't returned to her usual self since coming back from the island. Even if she would deliberately busy herself with loads of work, her mind would drift back to the short-lived happiness she had with Lucas.Why was life so unfair? Just when she thought she would finally get a taste of true happiness, reality would come slapping her in the face.Did Lucas really love her? Why didn't he come to explain to her?'You left, Danielle,' her mind reminded her.Hadn't she left, would Lucas come to her that time to tell her it was her he chooses?But no matter what, the truth didn't change. He didn't try to explain because he chose Olivia.When James learned what happened, her Uncle couldn't help but roll his eyes at her."I already asked Lucas about that woman. He made it clear to me that they were not in a relationship. Oh please, Danielle, why did you leave him again
TMS LXI"What is the meaning of this, Lucas?" Hurt and devastation flashed in Olivia's eyes."Olivia?" Lucas looked confused. And Danielle interpreted that in a negative way.He looked like a boyfriend who was caught cheating with another girl.She felt like the happiness she was feeling just a few minutes ago was replaced by pain. So Lucas and Olivia were together? Her reaction made sense, right? Besides, why would Olivia be there if Lucas didn't bring her with him?"How could you do this to me?" Olivia continued. Tears were streaming down her lovely face. "Did you bring me here for this? What did I ever do to you to deserve this?"
The next thing Danielle knew, it was just her and Lucas standing by the seashore. She found herself staring at her feet which she had already freed from her shoes, enjoying the stroke of shallow waves. “So, this is the kind of life that you grew up with,” Lucas said after a short while of silence. His both hands were inside his pant’s pocket and his gaze was to the vast ocean before them. “If you meant luxury, then, yes. I was born with a golden spoon. Really, I’ve always gotten every material thing I wanted,” she answered, casting him a glance. Before they parted three years ago, they started having calm conversations like this. The most beautiful part was when Lucas said that he already forgave her. She could still remember how they sealed their friendship by shaking their left hands instead of their right hands that were both injured. She remembered the times when she badly wanted to stay with him but had no choice but to leave.
The following day, Danielle got busy sending off the VIPs. She hadn't seen Lucas yet and she wondered in her heart if he forgot that he promised to see her again. Although, she was also somehow thankful for the delay in confrontation."Are you leaving as well?" Danielle frowned at James and Myrna who looked like they're included in the first batch of guests to leave the island."I left loads of work in the office. It's probably piling up now," James answered."Aunt Myrna, why is Uncle so workaholic? And he won't even allow you to stay and relax here for a few days," she complained, hoping Myrna would back her up and then James would decide to stay."You know your Uncle. Work is his life. Let him be. Besides, I
The first time Lucas saw Dana, she was lying helplessly on a hospital bed. Tubes were connected to her body and her lower extremities were wrapped heavily in gauze. But he didn't feel an ounce of pity for her. All he wanted to do that time was to kill her with his bare hands.He hated her so much. He saw her as a curse. Yet because of his family, he still helped to keep her secret safe despite her unwillingness to tell him the truth about the accident.Lucas thought that he would never forgive her. But when he spent time with her, his heart opened up for forgiveness. And not only that, he feared losing Dana. That when her past caught up with her because of his wrong decision to bring her to the city, he willingly laid everything he had got just to keep her safe.In the end, his efforts were in vain as Dana decided to protect him instead. As a man who failed, it was a blow to his ego that in reality, what he had was not enough to make Dana trust him and sta
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