Chapter 49: LeaveEighty six... eighty seven.... eighty eight... eighty nine... ninety. Ninety pictures are all the photos we took inside that museum. We immediately boarded the bus and went to the second and last destination of the field trip. The next destination was a big mall. It's a mall of the whole city so it's probably big. There are also rides outside that act as an amusement park. Inside, there are only small rides such as a carousel and a mini ferris wheel.I decided to let Selena ride the carousel first and she was already lined up in the lane. Rye and I were just next to the railings waiting for her to ride with the other kids. She is big and she also said that she can ride alone. The ride operator will also help her get on the standee horse so there will be no problem."This is the happiest day that happened in my whole life..." I looked at Rye when he said that. "My heart is so happy. I didn't deserve this but you made me feel better. Thank you for raising Selena and fo
Chapter 50: Forgive me"Mom, you were in my room for too long. Do you have a problem? What do you want to tell me?"My mouth dropped because of what she said. I scratched my head. "Ah... because..." I looked at the wall clock in the room and saw that it was almost nine o'clock at night.It's been one week since the field trip happened. Selena feels as happy as when that day ends. She was so happy to be with Rye and her giggles filled the room before she fell asleep that day. As I watched her fall asleep, she still mentioned Rye in her dreams. And now... now I intend to tell Selena about Rye."Say it, Mom, I might fall asleep waiting for what you're going to say."I just sighed and looked at her directly. I also held her hands. "Do you want to meet your biological father?"I saw that she was stunned. "Biological? Didn't you always say that I should treat uncle Ivo as if he were my own father? Isn't that what you always tell us?"I shook my head at what she said. "What I'm saying now is
Chapter 51: Real culpritI was just looking at my laptop all night because of work. My business is still going well and stable. I just sighed and looked out the window of my room. The surroundings are quiet, neither hot nor cold. The silence around is like a warning. Am I thinking way too much again? But I'm nervous because something bad might happen because it's so quiet. The children are fine with me and they continue to attend school. Rye has always visited us and brought food. After the conversation happened between Lip and Rye, Lip joined us finally when eating but they still didn't have a long and comfortable conversation.I still had to do something... and it was so risky that I couldn't take steps. Lip and Selena will be in danger once they're so exposed. Especially nowadays when they are attending their classes. What if something bad happens to them? I could go crazy with so much worry and anger because of what they might be going through. I don't want them to experience trau
Chapter 52: Missing"Mr. Fujisaki, we have spoken to all the police stations and the police within San Antonio responded immediately. They are doing their best now to find your missing child. We will call you immediately if she has been found and get information about her."Rye approached me and tapped my shoulder. "Don't worry. We can find her right away. Dad has connections with police stations all over the Philippines, which is why the police won't be looking only in San Antonio."My hands and knees can't help but tremble. When I found out what happened from Manong Tasing, I felt like I was going to vomit and pass out. We immediately went to the police station to report what happened. I looked at my watch and realized that it was twelve o'clock at noon. Lip was still in university and attending his class. I won't let him know because I know he will worry too much. He might not be able to focus on his class when that happens."Rye, I don't want to let this go by for a day. I'm going
Chapter 53: HornsI looked at the time. Eight o'clock. I didn't pay attention to Rye and Lip who were in the living room and were just watching my next moves. When I got out, I immediately saw a black car. I entered there fearlessly and the driver immediately drove the car to the place where Divine wanted. There was only one man in the car with me, the driver. He is wearing a mask and I can only see his eyes. The inside of the car is clean even though it's dark…. I can still see it. No bomb. Looks like she's not going to kill me here in the car. Right, she wanted to see me struggling. Maybe in that place, she will do me harm. I'm just praying that she didn't do anything to Selena."The place we're going to is far away, miss. I'm sorry but I think I need to put you to sleep first." I was surprised when he sprayed something in the air source in the car and I didn't immediately cover my nose. "I just did this for work... for my family." Those were the last words I heard before I passed o
Chapter 54: Father"Mom... please tell me that he'll be okay..."I continued to hug Selena tightly because she had been crying for a while. I'm the same way. Lip was just next to us and sad because of what happened. Rye's Dad also went to the hospital, saying that he will take care of Divine at the police station. He said the woman will face the punishment she deserves. She might be going to jail or to a mental hospital because her mind is not stable. Although I'm afraid that she might also kill someone in the mental hospital when she stays there. Her mind is closed and she doesn't listen to anyone. Totally insane not knowing what to do."Sera!"I turned to the person who called me and I was surprised to see Mom, Kira, and Patry. They immediately hugged me as well as Selena and Lip. How... did they know what happened?"It's late... Why did you come at this time? How did you know what happened?" I asked. I can also see the concern on their faces, they know what happened to us."We had
Chapter 55: Answer"How can I answer your proposal if you haven't woken up yet?"It's been four months since an event happened that made us suffer. Until now, Rye is still lying in his hospital bed with many things still attached to his body. I can see that he is still fighting so we didn't give up. Selena did not attend school for one month because of her counseling with her personal psychiatrist. Lip, on the other hand, spontaneously said that it was okay for him to go to school right after he rested for a day. I got strict with Selena and Lip's safety. Two of them are always with the service car. I also said that the two of them will go straight home after classes and there is nothing to go to right after that. When Lip has projects that need to be done at his classmate's house, I have two drivers look after him. I just paid them triple for it.I don't want what happened before to happen again. It's a good thing that my children understand my decision. They didn't complain or say a
Untold Chapter 1/4: LesterWARNING before reading the 'Untold Chapters', you have to read from the start (if you haven't yet) to understand the flow of the story and why it has these additional chapters. **Rye's POV"Do you also want to get rich?"That question has been running through my mind for a long time. The voice of a woman whom I have loved first. I admired her for her extreme resilience and not letting anyone drag her down. She is Francine, a girl who has been in the orphanage for a long time. I was new when I entered the orphanage, because I was just caught by an agency. We were caught being ordered by old men to beg. It is necessary that we get a lot of money, then what will be left for us from what we got from alms was five pesos or ten pesos. Not enough to buy biscuits and water. I'm just thankful that I was caught up so that they don't have to chase me. I think I won't be hungry anymore because I'm in an orphanage.But... My life at the orphanage wasn't easy either. I