Chapter 30

Chapter 30

“She's my wife, she's a Luciero, and no one can ever touch a Luciero.”

He grabbed my hand and pulled me away from there. I didn't resist him anymore and allowed him to get me out of there. My head was flying already. I couldn't think properly while my emotions were eating me up. I was breaking every step that I made.

“You did well,” I heard Elijah say. My eyes remained to nowhere while my parents' words satiated my head.

It was almost a very successful day. I thought everything was already fine when I was called there and expressed my gratitude to my entire team. Why do they have to show up here and ruin my success as if I am not their daughter?

He captured my eyes when he placed his hand on my chin and gently raised my head. Tears began to slip out of my eyes as soon as I glanced at him. If Elijah wasn't there, I would probably lose my own balance.

“The event was a success. You finished it,” he said, trying to uplift my spirits.

I looked away and chose to watch the ocean again. We stopped right on the shore and for a moment, I wanted to be eaten by the ocean. Would it satisfy them? Would it make them feel the light of joy if I vanished and died?

“Do I not deserve to be happy with the things that I worked hard for?”

I sounded like my life was so unfair—because it really is.

“I’ve worked so hard to be at the place where I am right now. I didn't ask for their help or for a penny to succeed. I gave my all to it, Elijah. My foundation was me—my sweat, my blood that I invested in it. Why can't I smile? Why do they want their daughter to suffer?”

I knew that I was with Elijah while telling those words. But that moment, I was talking to the ocean. I was throwing out on the ocean everything that my heart is aching for. What did I do wrong for them to do this to me?

“Ssshhhh,” he pulled me closer to him and hid my face on his broad chest. He allowed me to take that moment to cry as he locked me in his arms.

My heart was so heavy. I couldn't breathe properly, filled with despair instead of joy.

“I love them so damn much, but why is it so hard to love them?” My voice broke already as I was bursting into tears.

I don't know how long I cried on Elijah's chest. I didn't come back to the venue as well and Elijah was the one who took care of everything for me to wrap up the runway. I chose to isolate myself in our room to cleanse my mind as well.

The next day, I had to move and get myself out of the bed as we are going to leave Siargao already. The entire trip was almost a perfect one for all of us—only if that scene didn't happen last night.

“Faith Luciero’s parents do not support her. They are dragging her down and hate to see her success,” my secretary read aloud while we were all in the airport for our flight. Elijah was beside me, holding my hand tightly.

“Stop it,” he said and made her stop from reading all the posts about me.

She took a heavy breath before she glanced at me. I remained silent while their words were planted in me.

“You're trending. It's not just about the runway, it's also about that scandal your parents made, Ms. Faith.” I saw how she massaged her forehead, feeling the stress that my parents created.

“It was still a success. At least, they are not bashing you, so you don't have to worry about anything. Your sales won't be affected,” Elijah explained, trying to relieve me.

I was expecting those news and posts already. I knew from the very moment that my parents suddenly showed up there would create a huge mess and a stain on my name. Now, I'm all over the news. The whole world now knows that my parents despise me that much.

“It's not about the sales,” I finally said. “I am confident that it won't affect my career,” I added. What I am stuck with is the fact that they are dragging me down from my own success that I've worked hard for.

“Everything was almost perfect. We all worked hard for it and my parents came to ruin it al—”

“They ruined themselves, not your efforts.” Elijah quickly cut me out, trying to cheer me up.

Even when we rode the plane, I was not into myself. I felt like the mirth that was already growing in me died again.

“Thanks,” I uttered. He glanced beside me while it was already dark on the plane.

“For?”

“For standing up for me,” I said. If he didn't do that, the mess would probably be bigger than that.

It was the first time he did that for me. He was the only one I have there to protect me as Lucas and Lily are away from me.

“You're my wife, Faith. I won't let anyone touch you,” he held my hand tighter, which calms all my storms down.

Elijah became my strength when I didn't have any. He became a partner who catch me all he could when I was falling. I needed it the most, and he gave it all for me.

As soon as we arrived back in our country, Lily immediately called me. I knew from that very moment that she already heard what happened at the end of the runway.

“Take it. She's just concerned,” Elijah said when he saw that I was hesitating to answer the call.

I crumpled my hands and breathed lightly before I took the call.

“Lily,”

“Are you okay? Where are you now? What did they do again? Damn them!” I chuckled when she was already being hysterical.

“You read it?” I asked. I looked like someone who was sick and still trying to regain her strength back.

“Of course! It was all over the news, Faith! There was even a video!” She exclaimed over the phone. I could imagine her face right now.

“Don't worry, I'm fine. Besides, Elijah was there.” I glanced at Elijah beside me who remained silent.

“It was a good thing that he stood up for you. I watched the video and I saw what he did,” her voice calms a bit and I can sense that she was a bit relieved with what Elijah did.

“We're already back. We're on our way to our house now,” I mentioned.

“I see. I'll meet you tomorrow if you have time. By the way, you don't have to worry about the scandal, another news is up.” She laughed, which made my brows cross. Another news?

“What do you mean?”

“Gabriel is going bankrupt,” my brows crossed even more. Gabriel?

“Gabriel?”

I looked at Elijah as I have that Gabriel that I know in my head.

“What?” Elijah asked and even raised both of his hands, surrendering.

“Well, your husband has something to do with it. I heard he pulled his shares and everything he invested in his company,” Lily added, which made me glued my eyes to my husband beside me. That playful smile was even circling on his lips.

“I'll call you back, Lily.” I said and ended the call immediately.

“You pulled out your shares?” I asked. That Gabriel was the one who tried to harass me during Elijah's Mom’s birthday.

“Don't worry, I just took care of it. Besides, I was already annoyed with his arrogance even before.” He reasoned out, trying to be innocent.

It got me thinking and realized that it was not his fault. It's his shares after all. He has the right to do anything he wants to do with it.

“He's going bankrupt. It's covering up the scandal of my parents during the runway,” I heaved a heavy sigh. I don't know if I should be happy or not with that.

“You don't have to worry about that jerk. Everything's fine. You should just rest for now,” he drew a soft smile at me as he held my hand.

Later on, we finally arrived back home after a week of being in Siargao.

“Ms. Faith!” Marie exclaimed and ran immediately towards me, wearing his broadest smile at me.

“Marie!” I chuckled when she quickly hugged me so tight as if she missed me that much.

“Did you miss me that much?”

“Of course! I've been waiting for you,”

“Faith! Elijah!”

Both of our eyes shifted from that voice. My lips parted when I saw his parents coming out of our house. His mother's eyes were on me and she went towards me immediately to give me a hug.

“I saw the news,” she whispered in the middle of the hug.

“If they disowned you as their daughter, I want you to know that you are our daughter, Faith.” She looked at me with her eyes filled with genuine love.

“Not just a daughter-in-law, but a real daughter, Faith. We are so proud of you,”

I burst into tears when she said that. I quickly embraced her again as I needed that the most.

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