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At Denise’s apartment…The news about Hannah and Xander’s dispute and agreement reaches her, and she’s not happy about it. She took a pillow and held it tightly. “He let Hannah shoot him and let her get away with it?” She yelled while slowly ripping the pillow’s case.“Since when did Xander let her get away with anything? This can’t continue to happen. We must do something about this, Dad.” She cried out. Hector closes his eyes and puffs his cigar.He seemed to be deep in his thoughts. Despite that, Denise could see a hint of danger and darkness surrounding him. Soon he opened his eyes and put his cigar out on the table, leaving burn marks on it.His action made Denise’s face grimace. He disregarded the look on her face, he remained silent, he leaned on the couch, lifting his gaze, and blankly staring at the ceiling.Shortly, he broke the silence in the room, “I really don’t want to do this but… Hannah needs to go.” He declared in a malevolent tone.The tone of his voice piqued De
Lani sat in front of her vanity mirror. She stared at her face with sorrow in her eyes. She intently gazed at the fine lines on her forehead, mouth, and around her eyes.Even with the variety of anti-aging creams she uses and the expensive treatments she avails, it renders no match for the inevitable reality of time that has been passing by. She sighed and an air of disappointment was written all over her face. She was tired of the mask she built around her. No matter how many, jewelry, luxury bags, and branded clothes can’t hide the unavoidable truth that she’s nothing more than a bastard and was treated as such growing up.No matter how lavish she portrays herself in public, she knows she’s still the young girl who grew up on the outskirts with her stripper mother and a wealthy father who never once loved her.She smiled bitterly, and her eye caught a glimpse of her husband's photo. A photo taken almost two decades ago.She stared at Bernard’s smiling youthful face,“Look at your be
Xander anxiously ran to the maze-like hallway of the hospital while carrying Bridget’s urn. He was searching for the nurse station to ask about Hannah’s condition.“Do you have a patient here named Hannah Smith?”“She has red hair.”“She was brought here more than an hour ago.”“From a fire accident.” He asks impatiently.Breathless. He began panting.“Yes, we have a patient with that name. May I know who you are to the victim?” The nurse asks. Then he stared at the man in front of her. “He looks familiar. Where did I see him before?” The nurse asks herself.“I’m Xander Miller her husband. I mean ex-husband.” He stated while glancing around as if searching for Hannah through the corridor.“Miller?” The nurse mumbles to herself. “Right, he is that starlet’s friend. So this is the ex-wife he refers to on the news ‘Hannah Smith’.” She thought.“Room 404.” She replied to him.“She’s not in surgery. She’s in a room. That means she’s fine.” He says, trying his best to calm himself.He entere
After Gloria’s outburst, Denise and Xander are kicked out of Hannah’s room.Denise wanted to go with Xander, but he was too upset to even look at her. He didn’t utter a word to her. The only thing she got was a resentful gaze as he drove out of the parking lot.Denise felt aggrieved but coaxed herself that Xander would come around once Hannah was gone.She soon walked to her car and dialed Lani to give her an update. “Hannah’s still alive. She’s in a coma right now.” She reports.Lani grunted in disappointment, “From now on, don’t do anything. I’ll take care of everything on my own end. What I want you to do is take care of Xander. He’s been acting weird lately,” she replied.Lani’s words were like music to Denise’s ears. “Of course.”The moment the calls ended, Lani instantly called another number.“I have a job for you. I’ll send you the details later.” She said. Her eyes filled with animosity. The tinge of guilt she felt before and the deal she made with Hannah about safety is now
A man holding a newspaper was sitting in the corridor and discreetly taking notes of the people coming in and out of Hannah’s room. “Too many people. Why are there too many people?” The man uttered. Two days had passed since he received the call from Lani to take care of Hannah, but ever since he arrived there was always someone by her side. She was never left alone. He just needed a small opening, a few seconds so he could enter her room and inject poison into her IV that would put her to sleep forever. “What a sweet innocent face you have. Too bad you have to die,” he says as he glances at Hannah’s photo sent by Lani.His line of thought was interfered with when he saw Xander carrying a basket of flowers while knocking at Hannah’s room.The man then used the newspaper he was holding to hide his face, as Xander might recognize him. The man then discreetly watched how Clarise denied Xander’s request to visit Hannah and the latter’s face frowned in sadness. To the man’s surprise, X
Xander had just finished an important meeting at the Miller Group when he decided to spend the remainder of his day in the hospital. He might not be allowed to enter Hannah’s room, but at least he feels good knowing that she’s a few feet away from him, and she’s safe with all her friends around her. However, there was a part of him that wanted to take her away and hide her somewhere safe where he could hold her hand every day until she woke up. He knew he could do it easily, but he also knew that once she woke up and learned about it, she'd hate him even more.Unintentionally, he began touching his left ear. He could still feel the scab from his gunshot wound. He couldn’t stop recollecting the look on her face when she shot him. He was fixing his stuff when an envelope on his table caught his attention. “I almost forgot about that,” he said to himself as he read through the primary investigation report of the fire. His eyes dilated, “Possible suicide?” he mumbled in disbelief. “Wha
Ashton and Toby continued their conversation in a nearby café as Toby had a lot to say.“Is Hannah going to be okay?” Ashton asks in concern as Toby gives him a summary of what had happened in Texas while he was gone.“She’s in a coma. They said all the tests they did on her show normal. Now, all we could do was wait for her to wake up,” Toby lowered his head. “To tell you honestly, I haven’t visited her yet. I chose to see you as the issue with Xander is urgent.” Meanwhile, in Texas…Xander was watching a movie with Denise in a VIP room in a luxury mall. He was staring at the screen, but his mind was somewhere else. Soon he felt his phone vibrating. He took it out and saw it was Yuri. He was about to answer the call when suddenly Denise grabbed his hand and stared at him with her doe-eyes as if she were a child who needed his undivided attention. “You told me we'd watch a movie together. Let’s at least finish this.” She said coaxingly.He was in deep thought. He stared at her and t
“I wonder where I put that boy’s necklace,” Hannah mumbles to herself while holding her memorial pendant and staring blankly at Bridget’s urn.She was in a trance attempting to remember everything that had happened the day she saved the boy from drowning.“Did he tell me his name?”“What does he look like?” She asked herself. In the depths of her mind, something started flickering, and slowly a blurry image was forming in her head.“I remember he was thin.”“He has brunette hair.”“Blue expressive eyes…” She recalls. Suddenly, she felt a light tap on her hand jolting her back to her senses.“Hannah, are you okay? Are you listening to what I said?” Leon asks. Still startled, she could only nod her head. He grinned, “Good. The doctor said you can start eating solid food... And on the latest results of your check-up and lab tests. They said you can go home in three days.” He added while arranging the food on the table in front of her.She gave him a thankful smile.Meanwhile…Ron was
In the blink of an eye… Months had passed and Ashton still hadn’t proposed. He started to become busy with his company, despite that not even once did the ring leave his pocket.During that time a lot of things happened. Charles had successfully dominated the shipping business and ended Hannah’s contract. She’s free to work for any company she likes. Toby continued to visit Xander and was happy to know that he was starting to respond to psychotherapy.Lani is still in maximum prison, and she is treated like a slave by everyone. She never thought in a million years she would be pushed around like trash by women half her age. That she needed to massage someone's callus feet just to have protection from other inmates.Aside from the hellish treatments, no one had visited her ever since she moved there. Ron even stopped sending her letters. She never felt alone and helpless in her life.Meanwhile, for Clarise and Zane, the day they had been waiting to arrive. It's a love story more than a
In Hannah’s ward. It was already 8 pm when Ashton returned. When he got to Hannah’s room, only Heidi was in there. “You’re back,” Hannah uttered in glee. She could sense that he was a bit calmer than before.“Have you eaten?” Heidi asked Ashton. He shook his head.“I’m buying us some food. Hannah wants some pasta. How about you? Anything particular you want?” Heidi asks. “Let me buy the food for us,” he suggested.Heidi shook his head, “You stay here. You should be resting not roaming around.” She insisted. “You kids stay here.” She added as she headed outside.He smiled and swiftly walked to Hannah to hold her hand. “I asked Clarise to buy me a hair clipper.” She blurted out while showing them to him.He narrowed his gaze, “Why?”“To cut my hair. So it will grow back the same length as my bald spot, and it would be all-natural. My hair grows back fast and it would be presentable enough at the time of Clarise and Zane's wedding. Would you help me cut my hair?” She asked as she ha
At Texas Southwestern Medical Center...“Ashton, where are you going?” Cyrene asked as she watched how his son got up from the bed and headed outside.“I want to see her. Where is she?” He replied in worry.She sighs, “She’s in the next room. Her friends are in there, and she’s still asleep. So calm yourself down. You just had 14 stitches on your chest and leg,” she explains.He shook his head, “I’m fine—”.Before he could finish his sentence, beeping sounds from the other room roared in the air, followed by shouting and cries.“Nurse!” “Nurse!” He heard Clarise and Zane’s voices in the hallway.He stood up immediately and checked what was happening.“Ashton!” Cyrene yelled, but all she could do was follow him.He entered the room next door and there she was being coaxed by Clarise and Zane to calm down.She’s having nightmares. Keeps seeing that she'll wake up in captivity and seeing a hospital ward is not helping her condition. She felt like she was still trapped in the cabin.She
After lunch, Zane and Clarise drove to one of their vendors.Zane couldn’t stop staring at his soon-to-be wife. She tried her best to smile, but she could not hide the uneasiness in her movements.He could no longer take it and finally voiced out his concerns. He closed the binder he was holding, "Do you want to postpone the wedding and wait for Hannah to return?" He asked in a soft voice.She shook her head, "She won't like that. She would hate to know that we delayed our wedding because of her. Aside from that, we have already paid for our vendors," she explained.He sighs, “I don’t want to say this... You know that... I love Hannah. She’s like a sister to me but… What kind of friend leaves her friends like that? She knew we were getting married, and she just left.” Her hands trembled. He felt fear in her. She inched close to him and glanced around the room, “The type that’s been abducted.” She said in a low voice.“Abducted?” He repeats in a louder tone.She covered his mouth imm
~Toby and I tried to call you, but you didn’t answer.~Ashton’s voice woke up Hannah from her slumber.“Ashton?” She called out. Her eyes expressed glee to hear his voice. She glanced around only to realize she was still trapped inside the room. ~You know I need to go back to dating~~You know I need to go back to dating~His recorded voice kept on repeating for a few more hours. Shortly, Xander arrived with a smug look on his face. “You’ve heard the recording. Ashton is back to his old ways. Drinking and partying with a random woman in the bar, like the filthy animal that he is. He'll sleep with anyone available.” He says mockingly.“Do you still think he is better than me?” He added as he caressed her face.She evaded his touch by hiding under the blanket. She remained silent. There’s a part of her happy that he is moving on with his life, but she can’t ignore the fact that it hurts so badly. It's like confirmation that she has already lost her chance to be happy.“How long am I i
Hannah woke up with the smell of savory food in the air.She could feel her stomach gurgling. “Are you hungry?” Xander asks her. She nods. He smiled eerily, “I made tomato soup and salad. Come get your food.” He suggested as he motioned at the table. She slowly rose from her bed, but before she could take her first step she noticed one of her feet was chained to the bed. There was confusion on her face. She slowly turned her head to him.“What games are you trying to play this time?” She asks with a trembling voice.He shrugs, “Say ‘Please’ and I'll move the table near you.” He uttered. “I will even throw on a piece of bread if you sound a little sweeter.”She doesn't want to do it, but she's hungry, thirsty, and weary. She lowered her head to hide how annoyed and angry she was, “I want to eat, please.” She uttered in a low sweet voice.He moved the table near her and then patted her head, “See, that’s not hard, is it? I knew you just needed to be retrained to be obedient. If you
Ashton’s hands are sweating. Now that his and Clarise’s suspicions were proven correct, he needed to act fast to look for Hannah. Despite that, everything must remain in secrecy as one wrong move might alert Xander, and he might move her somewhere farther away. As he stopped his car at the intersection traffic light, he began to utilize Galvin and his team to help him search for her. He dialed Galvin and he was soon answered. “Galvin, how are we on the list of Xander's properties?” “Check your email. I just sent it to you.” He replied.“Good. I want you to do something for me. Station a person in the Miller Mansion and document any movements.” Ashton demanded.“Sure, anything else?” Galvin uttered. Ashton sighs. Something is bothering him. First is the letter, then Xander is staying in the Miller Mansion, while Hannah is in Asia.It doesn’t add up and it doesn’t make any sense. A dozen questions are inside his mind. “Did Xander threaten her to write the letter, and she chose to l
“Come on, eat your pancakes,” Xander suggested as he pushed the paper plate at her.She began stabbing her food with the plastic pork in exasperation. “What did I ever do to you for you to treat me like this? You already know the truth that I’ve saved your life and this is the thanks I get. Imprisonment in this place…” She yelled at him. He raised his arm, and she flinched in fear and shielded her head with her hand. He lowered his arm and sighed deeply. “Why won’t you just be obedient? Like before?”She laughs mockingly, “And where will it take me? Years of misery? Whatever I do, you end up hurting me.” She remarks.“You don’t understand I’m just protecting you from making more mistakes in your life.” He explains.“How about you protect me against yourself? Let me go and never show yourself ever again,” she suggested.He shook his head, “I can’t. I won’t.” He held her shoulders firmly, “You’re the only one that genuinely cares for me, and you’re the only one I have.”“I used to car
Ashton effortlessly carried the boxes of Hannah’s files inside his room. Searching for anything that might point to where she is.But all he could find were the documents about her research into Denise, Lani, Ron, Donnie, and Hector Reese and the crimes they committed.On how she will convince Donnie to bring down Hector and Denise. While reading through the mountain of paperwork she had, he felt so proud of the effort she put through.“You are so amazing,” he mumbled.He then remembered Clarise’s words.~Someone might have threatened her.~“Xander,” he thought to himself.Soon he decided to message the investigator to get him a list of all of Xander’s property as he might have her held captive. “If he took her, could she be in the Miller Mansion?” He asked himself.Soon Toby’s statement lingered in his head.~He locked himself inside the mansion.~He starts pacing back and forth as he questions everything that has happened.“But… If that’s the case, how did he get her? If she’s in A