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ALISON is humming happily in the Ripley manor master’s bedroom while scrolling on her phone. She was elated after Latton failed to remove her from the COO position. She stopped bothering her and Albert. “That bitch finally understood that she could never win against me. Once a loser, always a loser.” She mutters to herself. Soon, the bathroom door opens, and Albert emerges wearing a robe while holding another towel to dry his hair. He saw the gleeful smile on Alison’s face, and he felt happy but concerned that she might have done something to retaliate against Latton. “You seem happier than usual. Anything I need to know?” He asks calmly as he walks to her. She shook her head, “None, I’m excited. We are getting married in two days. I’m going to be officially Mrs. Ripley.” She replied with a smile on her face. “That’s good to hear, darling." He cleared his throat, "I hope you have time to bond with Latton after our union. She needs help with her baby on the way and everything," he
THEY both glance at their phones, and they don't have a signal. Lucian pushed the emergency button in the elevator to respond to the person at the other end of the intercom. "What's the estimated time to get this fixed? There's a pregnant lady trapped in here." He yelled on the intercom. Soon a voice replied, “Sir, we already called the maintenance, and it should be fixed within 20 - 30 minutes.” Latton frowns, "My mother will be looking for me. I can't even message her." She said to herself. Hearing that she sat in the far right corner away from Lucian and heaved deeply. “What are the odds, I just want to get away with him and here I am stuck with him alone in this dimly lit place.” She mumbled to herself while caressing her belly. He glanced at her and then sat on the other side of the lift. The silence made everything awkward. Soon he cleared his throat. She peeked at him, waiting for him to speak, but he did not. Instead, he avoided her gaze. It annoyed her and to cut the dea
LATTON was sitting on the swing. Both of them look like they don’t belong in the park. Albert wore his corporate attire while she wore her blue maternity dress. Still holding her ice cream, she swings herself, “I WANT TO KNOW WHY,” she asks. Albert looked at her in confusion. “Why Alison?” She repeats. “Of all people, why her? Walk me down to your love story. So that it's easier for me to accept this. Tell me how you fell in love.” She exclaims. He frowned and then held onto the swing she was sitting on. “It’s hard to explain. All I can say is we love each other,” he remarks. She smirked, “More than you love me, Derek, Catherine?” She inquired with a sorrowful voice. He did not respond. She sighed in despair, “You don’t need to answer. After your wedding, she’s the only one you’ll have beside you anyway.” She commented. “It’s getting dark, I should get home. My husband might be worried sick, and your soon-to-be wife might be sulking.” He held her hand, “Latton, what I said earl
WHEN Albert arrives home he notices that the maids are coming in and out of Latton’s room with garbage bags in their hands, “What’s happening here?” He asks as he walks to them. None of the maids spoke and only lowered their heads. He soon entered the room and saw Alison there on the balcony smoking a cigar while holding the baseball bat. “Ali, what did you do?” Albert asks in disbelief while looking at Latton’s room. Alison growled, “It is your fault you promised to take me out shopping and yet you didn’t. You chose to be with your brat daughter.” She yelled angrily. Albert scoffed, “Get a hold of yourself. You’re acting like a child again. Latton is my daughter, and she just wants to bond with me before we get married. She already knew and understood that I would no longer have time for her because of you.” He explains with exasperation. She starts sobbing, “I’m sorry. I got carried away. I didn’t mean to.” She said while letting go of the bat. “You know that I hate it when you
“I SAW it in my own eyes that Miss Ripley was sent to the hospital in an ambulance but when I got there to investigate there’s no record that she was ever admitted.” Ricky discreetly explained to Lucian while they were sitting on the park bench. Lucian narrowed his gaze in mystery, “Anything else?” he asked. Ricky shook his head, and with that their meeting ended and Ricky left as discreetly as he arrived. "Latton, what are you hiding?" Lucian asked himself. "Is it possible that the child inside her is older than she's claiming it to be? If that's the case, I may be the father and if my suspicion is correct, then that’s a big reason not to let her go.” Meanwhile, Latton slept the whole day conserving all her energy for the event tomorrow. While lying on the bed she couldn't stop reminiscing about all the bad memories she had with Alison, including the one she did yesterday, “You’ve done too much and have gone too far just to keep my father all to yourself. Well, Alison. Your time
ALISON is still sobbing when Albert enters the master’s bedroom. “Are you okay?” He asks worriedly. She moves her head in disagreement, “That brat is too much. Have you seen her? She’s wearing white.” She remarks. “I just wish she wouldn’t see Thalia,” he said to himself. He sighed, “That’s how she is. She’s tough, strong, and will not let anyone get away with anything.” He explains. His words sounded like a threat to Alison’s ears, so she began wailing again, which irritated Albert. “Did I pamper her too much that she acts like this?” He thought to himself. “Do you still want to get married?” He asks with exasperation. She gasped, “Of course I do.” She shouted. He held her hand, “Then get your makeup done. The ceremony will start in 30 minutes. Our guests have arrived,” he commented. She nods. Meanwhile, Latton and Thalia were on Latton’s room’s balcony sitting comfortably on the red couch that Latton specifically asked the maid Sarah to prepare. Soon, Victor arrives to ac
BREAKING NEWS on CBS BREAKING NEWS on NBC All the news channels are showing footage of Albert and Alison's disastrous wedding ceremony, and with that, Ripley International's stocks are plummeting. Lucian was closely watching how the stocks fell swiftly. Oblivious that Latton had made it happen, his concern for her grew as it might affect her baby, which may or may not be his. He called John to his office to make an estimated amount of money they could use to help and plan how to assist Ripley International. John frowns, "As much as I love the idea of helping Miss Ripley, her father's company is beyond us. Helping them will sink us too." He explains. Lucian sighed, “There must be something we could do,” he commented. John fidgeted on his seat then lowered his head, “She’s not your responsibility, Lucian. She’s married. Victor will take care of her,” he pointed out. Lucian’s face dimmed in an instant. He knew John was right but still, he wanted to be close to Latton to know what
IN the middle of the reopened murder case. Albert asks Kirby to process his bail as soon as possible. “Am I going to process Miss Gardner’s bail as well?” Kirby asks his boss worriedly. Albert shook his head. “No. Not yet. Once I get out, I will visit her. I don’t think her being released will help my thin-thread relationship with my daughter.” He pointed out. His face expresses despair. “I created a monster,” Albert thought to himself. Kirby discreetly heaves a sigh of relief. “Finally. He is thinking of his family again,” he said to himself. Shortly, Kirby left. Meanwhile, at the York Villa, Latton is busy contacting all the Ripley international stockholders to purchase their stock as she is anticipating that her father, Albert, will be out on bail soon. She’s taking advantage of the plummeting stocks and her father’s absence to finally take over Ripley International. “I might not be a suitable COO or CEO in your eyes, but I will be a worthy owner of the company.” She said t