Mabel got ready for school in the morning and said goodbye to Amy. Maria had left earlier, mentioning that she had a lot to do and needed to arrive at school early. Mabel waited a little longer until it was almost a few minutes past eight. Eventually, she said to Amy, "I need to go. I would've called Armstrong, but I don't think he's done with his meeting, and I don't want to disturb him. He must be very busy, so just take care of yourself, okay? I'll see you later." Amy replied, "All the best," and waved her goodbye. After Mabel left the house, she walked out of her street to hail a cab to school. However, she spotted Bastian in his car, honking to get her attention. He opened the door and stepped out when Mabel turned away from him, rolling her eyes. "Hold on, Mabel," he said. "What do you want?" she snapped. "I just need to talk to you," he replied calmly. "I have no interest in what you want to say," Mabel replied. "Do not come close to me or try to speak to me." She turne
A FEW DAYS EARLIERAnn sat at home, thinking of what to do. Her mom came to her and complained, "Have you seen? Look at how we ended up. Look at where we're staying. Even Amy, who is as poor as dirt, doesn't stay in this type of apartment." Ann snapped, "Come on, Mom, can't you say anything without mentioning Amy's name? You know that her name alone drives me crazy." "Why won't I say her name?" Her mom asked. "I just got the news that Amy is back in town. Yes, she's back and Bastian is all over her. The next thing you'll know, she'll be back at the palace, and before you know it, Amy will be giving birth to princes and princesses, and she'll become the next queen." Ann sighed, "Come on, Mom, Amy will not give birth, trust me." "What do you mean by that?" Her mom asked.Ann said, "I already made sure of it, so don't worry about that.""Okay, that's by the way, did you hear what I just said? Prince Bastian is going to take her back to the palace anytime soon. At the rate he keeps
Amy and Armstrong arrived at the police station, lodged a complaint, and had Courtney arrested. However, despite how much she was interrogated, Courtney cried and denied the accusations. She agreed that she had threatened Mabel out of jealousy. She had initially gone to convince Mabel to give up on Armstrong, but then Mabel rubbed her engagement to Armstrong on her face, so she became jealous and her outburst was a result of that, but she did not mean it. Ever since she left Mabel, she had been making arrangements to leave the country. She showed them her flight schedule and told them that she was to leave in two days. If she had kidnapped Mabel, it means she would've still been planning to get Armstrong, but she had already given up on him.As Armstrong stared at her while she spoke, he couldn't tell if she was telling the truth or lying. She was someone he had dated for years, and he had trusted her so much back then. But after she cheated on him, he came to the conclusion that he
As she went back home, Raya kept thinking about how to get an opportunity to finish Ivy off. She knew that she'd only be able to achieve this if there was no one else at the hospital, which was almost impossible since both Charles, her mom, her dad, and Mrs. Harlow took turns staying with Ivy at the hospital.The next morning, she called Charles and told him she wanted to come to the hospital to see him, and he said he was alone. "This is my opportunity," she said to herself. She quickly left her house in a hurry, and when she arrived at the hospital, she sat beside Charles and exclaimed, "Oh my God! Charles, you have dark circles under your eyes. Did you get any sleep at all?" He sighed, "I tried to, but I ended up spending the night staring at Ivy. I still can't believe what happened. It's like a dream to me.""You know what, why not go back home and freshen up?" Raya suggested."No, I don't want Ivy to be all alone," Charles replied. "She won't be here all alone. I'll be here an
While she was being locked up, Mabel thought about her loved ones and felt very sad. When she thought about what Amy might be going through, she began to cry."I don't know what Ann is making you do," she said to herself. "I'm sorry, Amy. Because of me, you must be suffering over there. I'm sorry, Armstrong because I know you must miss me so much. We were supposed to go see your mom in two days, but now I know you'd be very depressed. I'm sorry, Maria. You always act strong, but at this moment, I know you'd be the one who'll cry the most. I don't know why this had to happen to me?" She laid on the floor and cried until she got tired.Meanwhile, at this time, Armstrong, who had not gotten any reasonable news from the police and the private investigators he had sent, also sat at home sadly thinking about Mabel. He couldn't go to work or do anything else. He kept thinking about where Mabel could be or who it was that was keeping her.In the evening, Ann, who had moved into the palace,
Amy came down from the taxi in front of her street and ran into the house. When she rushed in, however, she saw Maria sitting in a chair, and Armstrong was sitting in another chair. They both got up and stared at her. Amy was already crying, and her eyes were very red. She also looked exhausted and had dark circles under her eyes. The moment Armstrong looked at her, he knew that she was going through a lot. She ran to Maria and hugged her."I'm so sorry, Maria. I'm so sorry. Please, don't ever think of suicide again." Maria stared at her in surprise, realizing that what Armstrong had said was the truth. Out of anger, she had said so many bad things about Amy, and now she regretted them. "I'm sorry too," Maria replied. "Please, Amy, do not hide the truth anymore. Tell us, tell Armstrong so he can help our sister.""What are you talking about?" Amy asked. She turned to stare at Armstrong. "I don't understand what she is saying. I came here because Maria said she wanted to end her li
Armstrong stared at Mabel in surprise and walked closer to her as she laid on the ground. The men rushed towards him, but in anger, he beat them thoroughly until they all became unconscious. Afterward, he lifted Mabel and ran out of the building, heading toward his car.When he got to the car, he placed her in the passenger seat and put on the seatbelt before getting into the driver's seat to drive her to the hospital. Meanwhile, Amy sat on the couch in her bedroom, watching as Bastian sat on the bed with Ann beside him. He unzipped the back of Ann's gown and took it off, leaving her with nothing but her bra and panties. His eyes went towards Amy, who was staring intently at him, and when their eyes met, she smiled.Amy was afraid that if she showed any other emotion, Bastian would change his mind and everything would be ruined. So she pretended to be happy about it. Bastian took his attention back to Ann. He cupped her face and crashed his lips against hers. He pushed her towards
In the past few days, Charles had been coming to the hospital to feed Ivy and spend time with her. Despite the fact that she did not respond to anything he said but just sat down staring at him, he always spoke to her, telling her about his day and how things went. Raya came there almost every day pretending that she was giving him support, but what she was doing was looking for an opportunity to make sure she carried out her plans completely. Most times, Ivy's parents also came, stayed with her, and left, but Charles was always there with her. His mom had also come to the hospital to spend some time with them. He thought of reaching out to Amy to tell her about Ivy's condition, but he decided not to. Ivy had told him that Amy was going through so much, so he did not want to add to it. As he sat by her bed staring at her, he said, "Do not worry, Ivy. I believe that someday or very soon, you will get back on your feet, and you'll go back to the Ivy I've come to know." Right at th