"Mommy! Daddy!" Astraea screamed happily as she ran towards them.Their daughter is wearing an apron, indicating that she is assisting Selene in baking some cakes and cupcakes."How's your day, baby?" She asked while fixing Astraea's hair."It's fantastic, mommy; I work at Aunt Selene's cafe. I'm their little waiter. I takes customers' orders and because of my cuteness mommy our profits today have increase" Astraea said while giggling.It was obvious tha Astraea really had an awesome day."And you know what, mommy? Aunt Selene said she would buy me some toys and I said no because I do my work as a waiter in the cafe of my own free will and I have fun doing it, but Aunt Selene was so persistent, so I said yes."She laughed at Astraea. She doesn't know if her daughter really doesn't want Selene's offer or if she's just pretending she's not interested."Well baby, your Aunt Selene will not take no for an answer." She cupped Astraea's face and kissed her nose.After dinner, they immedia
When she opened her eyes, she saw Zeus' handsome face, who was sleeping beside her. She looked around the room and was confused as to what the hell she was doing in it until she remembered what happened last night.Oh God, I made love with Zeus.She shot her eyes when a memory from last night entered her mind. She can feel embarrassed when she remembers what she did last night.She was so wild, moaning Zeus' name!What happened to her when she said to herself that she would never ever make love with Zeus until he was still tied to Claire?Zeus just kissed her and all of the defense she had just disappeared like that. She even let Zeus take her in every position and every corner of the fucking guestroom.Argh!She bangs her head on the bed because of the stupidity she committed. She's not even drunk when she and Zeus make love; there's no alibi this time. She's sure that Zeus will tease her about this.She slapped her face until she was wide awake to the truth that she had made love to
The wind chimes rang when she entered the cafe near her workplace. She looked around to find Beth, and there she was, sitting on the left side of the cafe, which was their favorite spot. When Beth saw her, she immediately waved her hand. So she walked towards her table, where she was sitting."Thank God you're here. It's my birthday but you and Nate are late," Beth said in an annoying tone. "I have to meet with the client first before I go here, so I'm sorry if I'm late. By the way, where did we spend your birthday this time, huh? " She said, while putting some lipstick on her lips."I already rented a nightclub, so there are no worries. I want you to drink this time. Don't be a killjoy. It's my birthday after all. " Beth rolled her eyes and got the lipstick out of her hand."You shouldn't wear lipstick like this. You should wear red. It suits you better and you look hot in it. And why are you wearing that dress? That's not the proper dress code if you are going to have some fun. "
She stiffened when Nate embraced her with his arm around her waist while they were sitting and drinking. She wanted to push Nate away, but she knew it would make a scene. She didn't want to be this close to Nate because she felt the sharp stares of Zeus coming towards them. "Relax, Freya," Nate whispered to her ears. "You will not die just because of his sharp stare."She turned to face Nate. "So you're pissing him off?"The corner of Nate rose up. "Of course not. Why would I do that? " Nate smiled innocently, but the look in his eyes said something different. "I'm innocent as a new born baby.""Innocent my ass." She said and rolled her eyes. "If I were you, get away from me if you don't want to be in the morgue." Nate laughed.Nate was about to say something when a man suddenly came towards our direction and spoke."Hi, ladies and gentlemen. I hope you guys have a wonderful night. " The man said, then raised his glass.The man looked like a bad guy in the movie, with an evil grin on
She and Zeus didn't say a word while they were inside the car while he was driving. She saw the anger in Zeus' eyes as he kept his eyes on the road. His knuckles were turning white because of his tight grip on the steering wheel.Is he angry? Why is he angry? ' Freya thought as she cast her eyes down.She wants to shout at Zeus, feeling annoyed, as if she's about to lose control. Zeus forced her to go home, and she wasn't even able to say goodbye to her companions. Especially to her best friend, Beth.Right on the bat, as soon as Zeus parked the car, Freya quickly got out and slammed the door behind her. Without looking back, she entered the mansion and almost stumbled on the stairs. But before she could take another step, Zeus pulled her by the arm, forcing her to turn in his direction. "What the fuck is your problem?" She was obviously upset, anger painted on her eyes. "Let's talk," Zeus spoke, his voice firm, implying how serious he was.She frowned, "about what?""To talk about
She never saw Zeus again after that night. Zeus does not go home or go to work. He knows this because she always goes to the ZGH company and to his law firm every day. His secretary always tells her that Zeus hadn't been on the job since last week.She was unsure of Zeus' location. She searched wherever he may have been, but she was unable to find him. She knew she was to blame for what was currently happening. Even her daughter is looking for her father.She also asks Ares and Selene about Zeus, but they both have no news of him, not even his parents. Sometimes she asks herself if she hasn’t released her emotions, she won’t look like a fool trying to find him.Yes, she admits that she misses Zeus. She was always waiting for him every night to come back because she would go crazy if she never saw him again. She knew in herself why she felt this; it was because she loved Zeus."Freya are you listening?" She came back from her reverie when she heard Nate's voice. Because of thinking to
[Zeus Pov]It's been a hell of a week of not seeing his daughter, and, of course, his amore. But she doesn't have a choice but to give Freya a space to think, and then, after that, she plans to seduce her. She will not let Freya just dump her. But even though he didn't go home, she made sure to still protect the two important people in his life. He was like a creepy stalker who was always following Freya around.For a week, he always followed Freya wherever she went, but when he saw her with Nate in a restaurant and the two were hugging each other, it was like a thousand knives had pierced into his heart.Because of what he saw, he wanted to beat Nate into a pulp, but he knew Freya would get mad at him, so he refrained from turning into a beast.He feels like he's starting to get drunk. It seemed like her world was spinning, so he closed his eyes so that he couldn't get dizzy and leaned his head on the back of the sofa he was sitting on. But even though he was drunk, he still reached
Another week had passed and there was still no Zeus. She also didn't have any news about it, and it made her annoyed. She was worried about him, and she also sees that Astraea is sad.And she was sad too. She couldn't go a day without thinking about Zeus. Sometimes she thought that if she hadn't pushed Zeus that night and just believed what he said, maybe Zeus was with them.But she was scared to love again. What if Claire came back and destroyed their family? That's why she was more afraid of depending on Zeus because she knew there was no certainty that her relationship with Zeus would last forever as long as he was married. She is afraid that what has happened in the past might happen again.But every time she thought about it, she remembered what Blaze had said to her.Don't live in the ghost of the past. Learn "how to move on. "And he was right. She is aware that she is unable to move on from the past and that she is the one who is always looking back. And she should learn to le
It was the last time she and her brother talked. It didn't call her again, and she doesn't know if it was because her brother was mad at her. She tried to call it, but it seems like her brother doesn't want to talk to her, so she just gives him space.On that day, she decided to leave behind all of her problems because they were going to celebrate Selene's birthday, and she wanted to make it memorable and fun because she missed having fun because of what happened to her the past few weeks.She was happy that she was going to bond with her daughter and Zeus again. She doesn't remember when they last had a family bond.They were going to celebrate selene's birthday at the Herreras' private resorts. So she immediately called Zeus because she wanted to arrive there and because she and her family were complete.She was patiently calling Zeus, but he didn't answer her call. She was curious about what he was doing. The man said earlier that he was going to the office to fix something, so she
After what she knew weeks ago, she has been avoiding having a talk with the people in the house. She knows that it's a pathetic threat, but she just can't act like nothing happened. Every time she looks at the Herrera family, she feels guilty. For a week, she always goes to her office so that she can avoid the heroine. She doesn't want to stay in the mansion feeling so guilty.On that day, she was busy finding her keys in her bag while she was going down the stairs. The moment she reached the end of the stairs, she saw Ares, who was looking at her while his hands were inside her pocket. She couldn't maintain eye contact, so she looked away."Stop avoiding us," Ares said, still not stepping in the way. "It doesn't change anything; you're a family, and what happened before will stay in the past and be forgotten."She looked at Ares, and tears were already building in her eyes. "Why are you so good to me? I mean, I just used to think that people hated me because of what my father did.""I
She couldn't believe what she just heard. Her father did what? She knows how evil her dad is, but she doesn't know that she can commit such a crime. For all people, why is she the one in that situation?She doesn't deserve to feel that kind of suffering all of her life. She has been a good daughter; she always follows whatever he wants her to do, so why has the universe made her suffer?For all the people, why should it be Aunt Grace who experienced such a traumatic event? The woman was so kind and positive in life that she even knew that she had experienced such a thing.From what she just knew, it made her hate her father more. She hated her life; she hated being an illustre. She doesn't have the right to live after what her father did, even if it wasn't her who committed the crime. Still, she remains the daughter of a criminal.She hated her damn life!"I d-don't know t-that my f-father could d-do that; he w-wouldn't do t-that, Z-zeus..." she said, still hoping that she just mishea
It was still fresh in her mind what happened that day—the day that her mama, Riza, died in front of her. She still couldn't forget how her father shot her mother, Riza.If her brother didn't bring her to the psychologist, she wouldn't move forward because every night she would have a nightmare, and that is how her father killed her mama. And as the years went by, she forced herself to forget about it and move forward so that she could be the best daughter for her father.And the day that Claire told her about Mama Riza, everything came back, and she felt guilt in her heart. She didn't do anything to save her mama, Riza. That day, everything was clear to her: why Claire hated her so much was because of what her father did to Claire's mom."I'm sorry," she said, tears flowing down her cheeks. "I didn't want what happened; I begged my father not to do it, but he wouldn't listen to me. I did everything..." she said as what happened played back in her mind.She saw Claire's eyes full of an
(FLASHBACK)She was 11 years old when her mother left; that day was the beginning of her father's evil. Her father would hurt her or say something hurtful. At first, she doesn't get why her father can do such things to her when, in fact, she loves her so much, but as time goes by, everything slowly makes sense: her father hates her because she is a carbon copy of her mother, which makes her father remember her mother.One day, after her father hurt her by lashing a belt on her, she went to the basement to hide, but little did she know that there was a lady there. No, more like a prisoner.When she reached the basement, she saw a bombshell like a prison. She twisted open the door knob, but it was locked.Hmmm. She was about to leave when she heard a soft sob from inside the house. Instantly, she became worried. Someone's inside and crying!She strongly knocked on the door, even though her body was in pain because of what her father had done to her. "Hello! Hello! I mean no harm! Please
"You don't mean that," Claire said, her eyes begging. "What about me? I'm your wife, Zeus; you can't do this to me, no!""Just go, Claire; we already talked about this, and my decision is final!""Zeus, please, I'm willing to do anything; just don't do this.""Just go!" "No!" Claire stands up, gets the vase, and throws it at Zeus; lucky for him, he dodges it. "I won't let you leave me; I will tell Freya everything; let's see if she will still love you," Claire said, laughing evilly."Don't try me, Claire; you know that I know something too that will be the cause of your downfall; your power, money, and connection—all that you have—will vanish if you mess with me." Zeus threatened, and from where she was standing, she saw that Claire's expression changed. "One call, and everything for you is over."Freya was curious about what Zeus knew. Is it Claire's best secret?"No! You can't do that to me; you know that my father is powerful; with just one flick of my hand, my father would be wil
As she was ascending the stairs, she was calling Zeus' secretary. She was trying her luck, hoping that maybe his secretary knew where Zeus was.When she reached the parking lot, she immediately opened her car and put the seatbelt on. She was getting annoyed because Zeus' secretary was not answering. She wanted to scream and pull her hair out of her head, but she reminded herself that it wasn't time to be rational. She put her phone on the dashboard of her car, then took a deep breath to calm her mind, which wanted to explode. When she was about to start the car, she heard Beth talk."Are you sure you'll be okay? Don't you want us to come with you?" She can feel that Beth was just concerned with her."I got this; I am Freya Elise Illuste. I will just give Claire the fight she wanted, and I will make sure that she will taste my wrath doubly as painful as she gives me," she said as her blood boiled, ready to lash out her fury at Claire."That's my girl; just say hi to Claire for me," Sel
"Freya..." Beth rubbed her back. "Stop crying already... shh.... Don't cry."She bit her lower lip, tears welling up in her eyes. "I can't stop crying because the pain won't stop eating my heart."Selene took a deep breath, then cupped her face and stared at her seriously. "Listen to me. Freya." She dried the tears on her cheeks. "This video hurts, we know. We can see that you are hurting right now. But don't you think you're overreacting? "Her eyes were sharp. "You think I want to be hurt like this, huh?" She couldn't stop herself from raising her voice. "How could you possibly think that—""That's not what I meant." Selene interrupted what she was going to say. "I know you don't want to get hurt. We know you avoid it. I'm saying this because I know that Bitch is a cunning woman. She's just doing this to hurt you," Selene pointed out. "What I'm saying is that the video was not true. I know my brother. She wouldn't kiss a hyena. Gross " Selene pulled a face then rolled her eyes. "Hav
Her heart skipped a beat as her cellphone fell to the floor. She didn't realize that she let it go because her chest was so tight because of the pain she felt.Her heart ached, her breathing was ragged, her hands shook, and her mind turned upside down. She wants to deny herself what she saw. She wanted to deny to herself that it wasn't Zeus. But as she watched Zeus in the video earlier, her eyes watered. She was sure it was Zeus.She has two hands on her heart. Her chest was tightening, as if she was going to lose consciousness from the pain in her heart."N-no,..." she stood up. Tears welled up in her eyes.She has to calm down. Her heart... Her heart is aching... and breaking... It hurts.She tried to suppress the pain in her heart. She tried to calm her mind. She tried to give a rational reason for what she saw, but she couldn't take the pain anymore.Her heart was in so much pain, she couldn't take the pain anymore."I...can't... take... a... breath..." She looked up at the ceili