CHAPTER ONE

CHAPTER ONE

“CONGRATULATIONS, Miss Knight. Another job well done.” Waverly flashed a formal smile, before nodding her head.

“Thank you, Mr. Castiel.” she murmured.

“Miss Knight! Congratulations!” her workmates beamed at her happily.

“What do you expect from Waverly? She's a prodigy.” one of the investors said when they got close to her.

She smiled humbly, and shook their hands while exchanging greetings.

“Aside from that, She's the daughter of Alana and Poseidon Knight.” she heard someone said in their circle.

“Oh, my parents are still the best.” she replied, chuckling.

After moments of greetings and meeting the other investors, she's now heading towards her team. They smiled at her smugly.

“Congrats, doll.” Reysell said, her second in command.

She shook her head and reached for Reysell's and Dwayne's hand. She squeezed them lightly and smiled sheepishly, “It's congrats to us, you two. A man's grief wouldn't be a success if you aren't present.”

The two immediately wrapped their arms around her shoulder while chuckling.

“Chicken and beer?” Dwayne murmured lowly.

She and Reysell exchanged looks before smiling at each other. “Call!”

It's been a long night for her and her team. She was awarded for being the youngest proficient Chemist and her team's new chemical was introduced to the market world.

They called it: A man's grief.

It was a chemical for women to drink, the chemical stays in their body for the whole forty-eight hours and if ever someone penetrated the woman, the chemical will collect DNA from the predator to tell who was it, and it will undergo into the Man's grief partner: The predator's den. It is a type of technology where everyone's file and autobiography is present, when I said everyone, It's literally the whole population in the planet.

But it will only undergo in the predator's den if the woman who drank the chemical will inform them. They designed it that way because the rape crime is totally rising each day in every country,, especially in theirs.

Waverly and her team are planning to make a sister chemical for it, and they will call it, A woman's grief, and it's for men to drink this time. They know that women are not the only victims of this crime, so they wanted to make it too. They will also upgrade the predator's den, so it can exactly tell if the client is telling the truth about being a victim.

There is no room for errors in these projects for them. Everything should be precise, calculated, well-designed, and perfect.

BACK AT laboratory, Waverly fixed her things hastily so can meet her friends who are already waiting for her.

They just texted her about the celebration they organized for her success. She didn't have the heart to cancel it because it's been months since the last time they saw and bonded with each other.

She also took it as her rest day because starting next week, she's going to be very busy again.

Arriving at the place, she feels giddy and excited. She's been stuck in her laboratory for months, she may have Reysell and Dwayne beside her but still, the three of them are deprived of human interaction.

The moment she opened the door, the light turned on and many party poppers and loud voices welcomed her.

She looked around and smiled sheepishly. There's a big banner with “Congratulations, our best chemist!”

Her heart melted that she can't help but to tear up a little.

Carla, one of her friends, walked towards her and hugged her tight. “Aww, don't cry. We're so proud of you, Alaia.”

“All of us are proud of you, hermanita,” little sister, “The fact that you're awarded at that and your chemical is very deadly. mi encanta.” I love it. The voice of her older brother stunned her.

“Hermano?” big brother, “I thought you're busy!?” she said smiling, and she run towards her older brother to give him a hug.

Wave kissed her hair and hugged her tight. “Siempre harè tiempo para ti, little sis,” I will always make time for you, “Always, Waverly.”

She nodded happily and kissed Wave on his cheek.

The party started, and they are all having fun as they catch up with one another.

Seeing her friends happily like this, she silently wished that she hope it will always be like this, even though it's impossible.

Reysell tapped her shoulder and smiled. “Congratulations, Alaia. After all the hard work, your plan is smoothly sailing.” he, then, kissed her temple and left.

Being an Etheridge-Knight isn't easy, everyone kept saying that she's lucky because of these surnames because she gets to live glamorous, but they didn't know the weight and responsibilities of being one.

Being an Etheridge means she's born with a golden spoon on her because she's a royalty, and being a Knight means she's born to be a great chemist.

Her mother, Alana Etheridge is a princess of The Royal House of Etheridge in Riratanian. But things happened in their country that it was split into four lands with four different leaders and now on war. Now, Their family is the highest rank of Riratanian's fourth land, her uncle named it Moravia.

She was crowned as a Duchess of Moravia's Madeia. That's why it isn't easy being her, just like anybody else said.

She has chemicals to work on and a city to rule in her country. She's forevermore in love with Riratanian that when things got messy, she left and settled in the Philippines with her brother, Wave, who never likes to be away from her.

Her father, Poseidon Knight, taught them to be independent and responsible. He always reminded them that whatever decision she makes and made, it has consequences, and she had to accept it and face it head on.

That it is okay to make a mistake as long as you learned something of it and as long as you are not involving someone that you can hurt in the process.

Waverly grew up as she carved her parents words in her heart. That's why she was never angry whenever she made a mistake and in every mistake that she made, she carved it in her heart and mind every lesson she gets from it.