Freya has subsequently returned to her former employer, where she worked as an architect and Astraea her daughter easily adjusted to the new atmosphere after they returned to the New Jersey a month ago."Mommy! "Freya instantly shifted her gaze to Astraea."Yes, baby?She inquired, smiling."It's Saturday means we're going to the mall!," Astraea exclaimed enthusiastically as she clapped." So, what exactly do you want us to do?Freya asked while fixing Astraea's hair, which continues to obscure her vision."Do you have a spot you wish to go to?" She can see that Astraea is eager to share her plans with her."Yes, mommy, I have somewhere I'd like to go. The mall is close to your workplace, and it has a play ville for kids like me." with a smile on Astraea's face, her daughter said."Ok then, we will go there," Freya said while carrying Astraea to the bathroom, "but you should take a bath first, ok?"As soon as Astraea finished her bath, Freya dressed her and dried her hair."I hope we se
She's in the office, making some changes to the layout that they will present later to their client. While she was busy with what she was doing, she did not realize that her friend was already in her office, who was also working with her on this project."Sis," Beth began beaming, "I heard that the owner of the Gariellemo resort is handsome," Beth continued, before pouting. "But it's a pity that he's married, "she couldn't stop laughing at Beth's reaction."Just look for someone else. Do you intend to pursue a career as a hooker? '' I said while still laughing. Beth just rolled her eyes while still talking about the owner of Gabriellemo Resort."I don't care about the owner; I care about the work," she says. "It's better if you just go over the presentations so you're doing something.""Excuse me, sis," Beth says as she points to the laptop on my desk, saying, "I've finished reviewing the presentation and everything is OK. Only the layout is needed. ""That's good. And as for the la
Freya thought the Gabriellemo Project would be canceled after what happened to her and Zeus in the conference room. So she was shocked when Beth announced that a contract signing would take place in conjunction with their CLM CEO's birthday celebration.And now, while she was at the event where everyone was celebrating, Freya was busy discussing the Gabriellemo project with Engineer Galvante. But someone called her, and she instantly turned around. It was Beth who was running towards her direction."Freya, I've been looking for you. Mr. Mojica wants to talk to you. " Beth said, while catching her own breath."Really?" she asked, shocked since she couldn't believe Mr. Mojica, the well-known billionaire and CEO of the Mojica group of companies, as well as the owner of Mojica de Eliseo Hotels around the world, wanted to speak with her."Yes, now go. Mr. Mojica is waiting for you. By the way, I have to go. I still have someone to talk to. Bye" Beth left immediately.Freya shook Mr. Mojica
She opened her eyes slowly while her head was pounding. She furrowed her brow as she felt the unfamiliar ambiance of the room around her. She roamed her eyes around and was shocked when she saw a picture frame and recognized that the man in the picture was none other than Zeus. The thought that she and Zeus shared a room drained all of the colour from her face.Can someone please wake her up if this was some kind of nightmare?She immediately ran out of the room to escape, and when she found the door out of the house, she immediately turned it open, but she stopped when suddenly someone spoke."Where do you think you're going?" The nostalgic owner of that voice stopped her. She immediately turned to face Zeus. She gasped when she saw Zeus only wearing an apron and khaki shorts.With a taunting look on Zeus's face, he asked, "Are you eying raping me?"Because of what she heard, she immediately averted her eyes and said, "In your dreams, anyway, why am I here at your house?""I brought y
When Zeus and Freya arrived at the parking lot of the hospital, she immediately got out of the car.Her daughter was the only thing on her mind at the time, and she needed to see her daughter's condition or she would go insane.Zeus said worriedly, "Freya, I can't go with you inside. There's a problem with the company, and I have to go." She could see in Zeus's face that he wanted to go with her inside."Okay, I understand. Now go. " After she said those words, she immediately ran into the hospital and searched for the emergency room. And when she saw Beth sitting outside the emergency room, she approached her.As she approached Beth, her hand trembled. "W-Where's A-Astraea? H-How is she? Beth, answer me! " Beth immediately hugged her when she saw her crying."Freya, calm down. Astraea is inside the emergency room. and the doctor is still examining her," Beth said while rubbing her back."How can I calm down, Beth? Look at your shirt; it's full of blood!" She said, as she fainted, to s
It's been 2 weeks since Astraea has fully healed, and today Astraea is going to be discharged from the hospital. She was sitting on the side of the bed where Astraea was lying asleep. At that moment, she was thinking about what she should do so Zeus wouldn't take her child away from her, and when an idea popped in her mind, she immediately got up and took her bag.She could only think of one person who could help her in this situation: her older brother.And Freya guessed that the hiding from the billionaire game is still on.While the phone was ringing, she was walking back and forth, nervous about how her brother would react, but she had to do it.When her older brother answered the call, she immediately spoke, "Shaun, I need your help." She said nervously.Her brother asked, "Why did something bad happen?" She feels her brother is worried because of its voice."Can you pick us up here with your private helicopter?" she asked as she put all of Astraea's belongings in the bag.Her br
Freya's body went cold as she can feel every hair on her body standing as her heart pumps loud and fast. Dreadfulness was starting to consume her whole that she could feel her legs trembling."Did Cat got your tongue, Freya?" Zeus stepped toward her, glaring. "W-What are you doing here?" She said while stepping back. She was afraid that Zeus might hurt her again."I'm here to take my daughter." Her hand went cold when she heard what Zeus said. "Z-Zeus p-please don't take her from me, don't take my daughter," she said as tears started to fall down her cheeks. She almost knelt down, which she would really do."And what? You're going to keep my daughter from me again? "Zeus raged, shouting at Freya, "I'll take her, and you won't be able to stop me." "Z-Zeus, please don't take my daughter from me please!""She's my daughter too, but what did you do? You hid her from me! " Zeus shouted at her."I only did that because I knew you would take her away from me," she said while holding Zeus'
"W-What?" She asked, stuttering, and was about to speak more when Grace interjected their conversation."Why don't we talk inside first?" Grace said, then went inside the house, so Freya and Zeus did nothing but follow.She took Astraea upstairs first because she didn't want her daughter to hear what they were talking about. Grace sat on the other sofa, and she and Zeus sat facing each other."We don't have to talk anymore. I won't change my mind. I will get Astraea now. " Zeus grumbled impatiently. Grace raised an eyebrow at Zeus and drank her coffee."I won't be surprised why Freya hid your child away from you," Grace said while putting down her coffee and looking at Zeus. "Because no one could stand your bad habit."Zeus stood up, not minding what his mother said. "Enough with this discussion, mom. I'll take my child." "Try me, son, and you'll see what I can do just to stop you. I will not tolerate you this time for what you are going to do. You don't have the right to just take A
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