JAYCEL’S POV:After all, they are sleeping, and it is not that safe if I leave them too long, especially the children. Although there are some guards, my heart and mind will not be at ease once I am not the one who will watch out for them personally.I sighed helplessly and told the two girls, "I think it is better if one of you buys coffee and food to eat later."The two of them looked at me, and Taylor was about to say something when the door of the operating room suddenly opened, which made the four of us become alert.I saw the two nurses come out while pushing a stretcher with a sleeping Xercel on it. She was still unconscious and pale while wearing a blue hospital gown.They passed us since they would bring her to a room that she could use to recuperate, but I still saw her situation, which somehow made my heart break.Without saying anything, Jensen followed behind the stretcher while the two girls faced me first.Ysabelle mumbled weakly, "I will guard her together with Jensen
JAYCEL’S POV:I heaved a sigh at this before I walked toward the counter and sat on one of the stools in front of it.When the bartender saw me, he immediately smiled at me and greeted me politely, "Good evening, miss." He paused somehow as he asked, "What drink do you like to try tonight?"I smiled back at him and placed my arms above the counter before answering, "One shot of Tequila, please."He chuckled and commented playfully, "I am assuming that someone really wants to get drunk tonight." He paused and got a shot glass before pouring me a drink as he added, "Are you new here?"I chuckled and nodded my head as I answered, "Yes, since I am having insomnia tonight, I decided to get some drinks to refresh my mind."He smirked at me and pushed the shot glass of tequila with salt and lime in front of me before saying, "Enjoy your drink."I just hummed in response before holding the shot glass and lifting my chin upward as I placed the tip of the glass on my lips to pour the liquid.I
JAYCEL’S POV:However, I was really wrong. Everything became wrong because when school days came, he pestered me to the point that I just wanted to bury myself somewhere that he couldn’t find. It turns out that it is a family tradition to marry the person they devirginized.Yes, I was still a virgin when we did it, and he was the only man who touched me like that.I was shocked because everyone knew that he was a womanizer, but he told me that it was just a facade. Even though he was flirting and dating random women, it doesn’t mean that he was having sex with them.Unfortunately, I do not want to get married, especially not to him. I did everything just to hide from him, but I couldn’t do that when he was so determined about it.I don’t know if those things that happened to the Empress were good or not, because it became my scapegoat to file a leave of absence so that our paths would not cross anymore.I was so surprised by that, but at the same time, my trust issues are kicking in.
JAYCEL’S POV:As soon as the elevator door opened, I immediately went inside and pushed the button where the Empress’s room was located. While I was inside the elevator alone, my tears started to run down my cheeks since I couldn’t stop the pain that I felt in my heart.Those memories happened a long time ago, but the pain, the wounds due to their harsh words to me. Yes, I was subjected to verbal abuse rather than physical abuse, which lasted for many years. Am I bad when I say that there is part of me that was quite happy when they both died?When I saw that the elevator was almost there, I immediately wiped the tears from my face and calmed myself so that they would not suspect anything. Why am I even crying anyway? Damn it! This is so not me, but I can’t help it. I need to stay calm. As soon as the elevator sounded and its door opened, I hurriedly went outside while still carrying the bags in my hand.However, I suddenly stopped in my tracks when I saw the figure of Kiana walking t
JAYCEL'S POV:After a few minutes, they immediately looked at me and smiled. Before one of them could say something, Jensen suddenly told us, "I’ll go now, then, so that I can also start washing up and help Arthur look out for his sister."We all looked at him and nodded our heads as the Empress told him, "Get your share of food first before you go so that Arthur can eat his share as well."This made him look in a certain direction, and when I followed his gaze, I saw that he was looking at the center table, but I saw nothing on it. I was about to ask him about it when Taylor suddenly bent down and got something from the feet of the center table.When she raised it, I saw that it was three plastic bags, which I assumed were the food. She put down the other two plastic bags above the table before standing up straight and giving the remaining one to Jensen, who immediately accepted it while still carrying some bags that Kiana had brought earlier.He immediately smiled faintly at us as w
GRAYSON’S POV:If I do not knock these people down any minute now, I can only be picked up from the cliff that was ahead of me. Why is that cliff there during this time? Damn it!I guess I don’t have that much choice, so I open the compartment of my car while gritting my teeth in annoyance as I grab my gun inside. I didn’t even bother closing it anymore since I don't have the freaking time to do so.I immediately pulled down my window and put my left hand, which was holding a gun, to shoot at their car before withdrawing my hand in a hurry.I am good at using guns, but since they were also showering me with bullets and I was alone at the moment, it became hard for me to fight back, but I didn't have any choice since I still wanted to live even though this world was too cruel for me.I am not going to die here without putting up a goddamn fight. I heaved a sigh to calm my nerves as I looked at the road with determination while gripping my steering wheel until my knuckles turned white b
GRAYSON’S POV:I sighed and looked at the back of this girl before heaving a sigh. I don’t know why I trusted this person even though I didn’t know anything about her except the name Zee.However, even though I don’t want to let my guard down against her, I already did because of how she risked her life in saving me earlier.After a few minutes of driving, she suddenly stopped in front of a cafe that was unfamiliar to me. In fact, since I don’t have that much time to roam around the Philippines unless it is important, I am not quite familiar with many places around the country.She parked her big bike in a parking lot, so this was my cue to get down, which I immediately did and remove the helmet I was wearing before using my other hand to fix my hair that was messed up because of wearing it.She also got down and stood up beside me before removing the helmet she was wearing as well and placing it above her big bike, just as I put mine beside her helmet.After that, she immediately loo
GRAYSON’S POV:A lot of pictures were here as well, which came from CCTV footage during the night of the said kidnapping incident. Even though I flip through or read all the papers, everything is still the same.I heaved a sigh and closed my eyes to calm my nerves because I could already feel my whole body trembling due to this unexpected information. I couldn’t help but recall the things I experienced all those years ago with the family that I grew up with.There is a possibility that everything that was here is the reason why they are being like that to me. Maybe they knew something about my identity. If everything written here is true, I guess I'll have to find my true family to settle everything about me.When I think about these possibilities, I can’t help but feel disappointed and angry toward the people who kidnapped me. I also felt somehow agitated about the thought that maybe, just maybe, gaining some love from a family member wasn’t that impossible after all.I opened my eye