"No, I haven't lost my mind. Mom, you once said that Leah was an angel sent by God to save my soul...don't you remember that?"
hissed Adrian, kept her intonation calm, he didn't want to provoke her mother. Beside him, Leah peeked down, started to regret her decision to accept Adrian's proposal. She didn't want to see Adrian fight with her mother.Vivian fell silent, if it was not because of her past, she wouldn't do such a thing to her kids. "Okay enough! All of you!" suddenly Charlie's voice made everyone looked up. He stood beside Vivian and turned to look at Adrian, Leah, and Mia one by one. "We're going to discuss this matter properly tomorrow in my office, now go back to your room and don't make any noise, Vivian, shall we?" Charlie stretched out his hand, taking Vivian's hand. But Vivian refused it. She snorted then rush onto her room. She didn't even bother to say good night. "Mia, get into your room!" said Charlie then rush to catch Vivian up.Leah dressed up beautifully, she didn't want to be intimidated by Vivian. Even though she knew Vivian was indeed a good person, but the tension between them made everything different."Are you ready?" asked Adrian, hugging Leah from her back. Leah sighed, "Yeah baby, I am so ready!" replied her lightly. There's nothing that could beat her spirit!A few minutes later Leah and Adrian were walking hand in hand to Charlie's office where the whole family was waiting.Charlie smiled at Leah and Adrian and motioned for them to sit down.Leah and Vivian sat across, they didn't even greet each other. It wasn't that Leah didn't want to say hello, but Vivian always avoided her gaze. "Okay honey, tell us everything on your mind but don't forget to be polite," Charlie said to Vivian.Vivian cleared her throat, she looked up and throw her gaze at her only son."Adrian, you really not gonna listen to me, do you?" she asked, her intonation were
"Next week? Isn't that too soon?" asked Leah incredulously. Adrian shrugged, "Not at all, we will have an intimate party with family and close friends, I don't think the preparation will be that complicated," he said.Leah squinted, "Why do you look so impatient?" Leah inquired curiously. Adrian smiled then took a deep breath, "It would be easier for me to protect you if you were my wife, you have all the rights as a member of the Parker family to protect, well another reason is that I can't wait to build a family with you," he explained, from his deep eyes. Leah could see the honesty.She had no reason to refuse, she gave Adrian a long look, then, "I'm going to need a wedding dress!" she cried, signaling that she had agreed to Adrian's proposal. Adrian smiled, pulled Leah into his arms, and kissed the top of Leah's head repeatedly.*****Leah spent the rest of the day listing who she was going to invite on her wedd
"Leah! What's wrong? Tell me?" Mia shook Leah's body. Leah looked up, tears streaming down her face. "Adrian had an accident, his condition is quite severe..." Leah stammered. Just like Leah, Mia suddenly felt her legs go limp instantly. After that, she and Leah hugged each other and cried hysterically.Together with Charlie, Vivian, and Mia, Leah flew to New York by private jet. She felt very empty, her body seemed lifeless. She still remembered well the police who contacted her said that Adrian's condition was very serious and asked the family to come immediately because he might not survive.Neither one tried to encourage each other because they were all grieving.A father who was afraid of losing his son,A mother who was afraid of losing her child,A sister who was afraid of losing her brother,And a lover who was afraid of losing her soulmate...How could Leah live without Adrian? She promises herself that she would en
Leah enjoyed every process she had to go through before the kidney removal surgery began. She closed her eyes, imagining herself and Adrian standing face to face in front of the altar decorated with her favorite carnation. The anesthetic took effect and Leah slowly lost consciousness. The last thing she remembered was Doctor Brown's screams for the nurse to rush Adrian into the room."Leah? Are you awake? Leah?" a voice woke Leah from her slumber. Leah slowly opened her eyes, the scent of her favorite lavender wafting into her senses. When her eyes were fully opened, she found someone she knew standing beside her "Donna? Is that you?" whispered Leah hoarsely, her throat dry. "Yes Leah, it's me..." Donna said, Leah could see a big smile on Donna's dimpled face."What about Adrian?" asked Leah, not even thinking about herself. "The operation went well, but Adrian was deliberately put to sleep so he could rest. How about you?" Donna asked, watching Leah from h
A month later,Leah has recovered, although she was not allowed to lift heavy weights yet. Just like her, Adrian also has been allowed to go home but still has to do total bed rest. However, staying at home was much more pleasant for him than having to be in the hospital.Leah and Vivian's relationship was getting better day by day, Vivian has never discussed the cancellation of the separation agreement that she proposed. But Leah didn't care, after all, she didn't want Adrian's treasure.The investigation carried out by Mr. Barnes and his team showed progress. They collect a lot of evidence and relate it to another. It seems that Leah's guess was right, Adrian's accident was plotted. All CCTV around the building and the bridge that was there had indeed disappeared, but Jerome forgot that there were car dashboard cameras and bicycle cameras at several points which were finally able to prove the existence of the perpetrator who deliberately damaged the
Leah pressed the loudspeaker button, letting Adrian listen to the information from Mr. Barnes."Damn it! How could I not be aware of this situation!" Adrian clenched his weak fists. Leah pressed the red button on her cellphone, ended the call from Mr. Barnes.Mr. Barnes said that Damien was involved in many of the crimes that Jerome committed. He found some flow of funds between them. But that's not what surprised them. Rather it was a fact that Venetia and Damien were lovers and both worked for Jerome."When do you think things started between them?" asked Leah, confused. "I don't know, maybe before our meeting in Paris a few months ago, they were both really pain in the ass!" anger still filled Adrian's mind.Leah sighed,"Take a deep breath, don't be too tense, it will affect your health," she said, stroking Adrian's hand gently. "Leah, let Mr. Barnes take care of everything, don't do anything that will put your life in danger, do
Leah knocked on Vivian's wardrobe door three times, as soon as the door opened Vivian hug her tightly. "Congratulation!" she whispered. Leah stunned, "How do you know? We haven't told you anything but thank you..." mumbled Leah lightly. "Mia told me already, she knew you were pregnant even before you did the pregnancy test," said Vivian walking ahead Leah.Leah giggled, "That's weird, what made her so sure about it?" she looked around the wardrobe, still not understand why Vivian wanted her to come. "She said you look different, your face much brighter and..." Vivian hung up his words. "And?" asked Leah, this time more curious. "And it's reminded her of the time when you're pregnant with Beatrice inside your womb..." continue Vivian made Leah stopped her move. Just talking about Beatrice could make her feel sad."Here, I want to show you something!" Vivian jumped on the topic, feeling guilty because she made Leah felt sad. She opened the huge closet and too
"Do you want me to come with you?" offered Adrian when Leah was preparing herself to go downstairs. Leah shook her head, "It's between two long-lost sisters, the bodyguards will be all around me anyway, I have nothing to worry about!" she replied, tried to sound casual even though her heart was pounding so loud deafening her ears."Yeah, you're right, let me know if something happens, I love you!" Adrian kissed Leah's head before she left the bedroom.Nervously, Leah played with her fingers while waiting for the elevator to take her to the first floor where Jessica was waiting. How should she react? What if Jessica came only to throw Leah with her anger because she lost everything after the attorney took over Jerome's property.The elevator clinked open, Leah walked briskly to the guest room. Outside the room, two bodyguards were waiting. "Good afternoon Miss," they greeted Leah as she showed up. Leah smiled nervously, "Where is she?" ask
Right before her eyes, Suzy, Luke, Donna, Mandy, Henry, Esmee, Vivian, Charlie, Mia, Granny, Kate, and even all the people from the publishing company came to surprised her."Oh my God, you guys are the best!" whispered Leah, teary."Owwww, come here!" Vivian moved forward to hug her. She turned her gaze to Adrian who grinned widely to see her wife cried happily.*****"So he won?!" yelled Mia when Leah told her the story about that rock, paper, scissors game that she and Adrian played at the Dr. Philips clinic. Leah nodded, "Yeah, so, I have to wait till the delivery to know the gender," said Leah lightly. Mia chuckled.Suddenly their gaze bumped into Suzy and Luke who were looked very romantic, Leah felt bad for Mia, but she knew Luke would never like Mia. Luke hated rich people."How do you feel about that guy right there?" asked Leah, moved her chin to where Luke was standing. Mia snorted, "At first I'm in pain, but now
Loud applause greeted Leah as she walked into the studio. She sat across the host in her beautiful black dress. She felt a little bit nervous, but she could handle the situation.The host lifted her hand, made the audience silent. "Leah Parker, first, I would like to thank you personally because you dare to write your story to the world through your novel, I read it by the way, and it's just very mind-blowing!" said the host which was a beautiful middle-aged woman named Katherine. Leah smiled, she put her hand on her chest and mumbled, "Thank you, Kate," in a whisper."So as we know this book is a novel which written base on a true story of the author herself, my question is, how do you manage to stay alive after all those horrible things your ex-husband did to you? I mean, even before this novel launched everyone in the U.S. might already hear the news about your experience, we know how miserable your life was..." asked the host, Leah could hear empa
"Leah, I'll explain everything..."Suddenly, Adrian took Leah's wrist and bring her to their bedroom. As the door shut, the sounds of people talking and laughing were gone. Leah took her hand off Adrian and moved quickly to the giant glass that the curtain was wide open. She could see the hustle and bustle of Manhattan below her."What do you want to know?" asked Adrian, somehow Leah could hear the fatigue in his tone that made her offended. She turned her body, "You make it sounds like I'm the one who brought the problem here!"Adrian rubbed his face, he exhaled violently, "Leah, come on! Please, don't make it difficult for me, the only reason I hid that fact was that I don't want you to be reacting this way! You'll be too sensitive and jealous without a reason," he said. Leah snorted, "So now it's officially my fault? Perfect! I know exactly that the past is past! But I demanded your honesty! Talking about jealousy, even you acted that way every time you saw
"I'm sure it's all just a misunderstanding, Leah you're currently married, you have to face all problems more wisely," said Suzy softly. Leah sighed, "Yeah you're right, I don't know lately I've been very sensitive, maybe because of my pregnancy hormones," said Leah, staring at her cellphone which was filled with calls from Adrian."You have to answer Adrian's call, he must be really worried about you," Suzy moved her chin towards Leah's cellphone which was still vibrating. Leah bit her lip, Suzy was right she is a wife, she should be more mature."I'll take this," Leah got up from the sofa, walking towards the tiny balcony that Suzy had beautifully arranged."Leah? Where are you? Are you okay, listen! I'm sorry, okay? I'll explain everything! Tell me where you are?"Hearing Adrian's worried voice made Leah burst into tears. For almost two minutes she just kept crying without saying anything. On the other side, Adrian apologized many times,
"Leah, what are you doing here?" asked Adrian coldly. Leah shrugged, "Just having lunch and accidentally bumped into Luke," Leah replied casually. She picked up the meat with chopsticks and ate it casually. As if she didn't care about Adrian and the oriental woman there."Didn't you say you weren't going anywhere this morning?" asked Adrian, still frowning in annoyance to see Leah with Luke.Leah shrugged,"Maybe Donna forgot to tell you, but earlier I came to your office to bring lunch, but it seems that you are busy with this woman, so I decided to eat here alone because the baby in my stomach is hungry," Leah babbled without looking at Adrian.Adrian looks surprised."You were at the office? Why didn't you tell me? Donna was not at her desk, I think she was having lunch so she forgot to tell me, Ummm Leah this is Lily, umm my client," Adrian introduced Leah to the oriental woman who was next to Leah.Leah looked at the orienta
Leah looked at Donna suspiciously,"Is there something you're hiding from me?" asked Leah narrowing her eyes. Donna shook her head, "What am I going to hide from you?" Donna said with a small laugh. Leah shrugged, "I don't know, maybe Adrian is having an affair with another woman or something," she mumbled as she tiptoed, trying to peek into Adrian's study, but all she could see was just a handbag.Donna laughed, "Adrian? Cheating on you? That's as impossible as a human mission to Mars!" Donna joked, but she quickly grabbed Leah's hand, "Let's go to the Coffee shop, this meeting really can't be interrupted," she said quickly. Leah still occasionally glanced around the room, wondering."So who is he meeting with?" Leah asked when she and Donna were in the elevator. Donna had a nervous look on her face. "Umm with an important client," Donna answered, which didn't help at all to allay Leah's suspicions.Leah suddenly remembered the woman's To
Leah entered the Penthouse, she tried to think of something else, but her mind kept going back to Adrian and the oriental woman at the Chinese restaurant earlier. Should she just call Adrian so she doesn't feel suspicious?Finally, Leah dialed Adrian's number, which had just been picked up after the fourth ring."Yes baby?" said Adrian straightforwardly."What time are you coming home?" Leah asked carefully."Probably in two hours, what's wrong honey?" he asked hastily. Leah bit her lip, looking for an excuse."Leah?""Umm I'm in the mood for Chinese food, I didn't have time to buy it when I went out," Leah finally found an excuse to provoke Adrian, to tell the truth."Okay! I'll buy it for you, I'll hang up the phone, okay, my client has come, love you!" chirped Adrian, not long after the call ended.Leah closed her eyes, dispelling the suspicion that had filled her head. Surely Adrian will tell her later, she didn't need to b
"So who's that Lily from Shanghai?" teased Leah after Adrian shut her phone. Adrian laughed, "She was just a friend I met a long time ago, she said she read the news about my marriage, and congratulate me that's all," said Adrian casually. "Ohh I see," replied her tried not to sound jealous."So, we're going to stay in the room at 65 floors until our house is ready to use, you don't mind, right?" asked Adrian, putting back his suits on his body. Leah shrugged, "I can sleep anywhere as long as it's not a pigsty," joked Leah made Adrian chuckled.*****They walked hand in hand inside the store, arguing about which sofa was better. They finished shopping after 5 hours and repeated that same activity in the whole week. Adrian intentionally accompanied Leah until their house was ready. He didn't want Leah to be too tired handling their new house.Today they had an appointment to meet Dr. Phillips, the obstetrician from Granny's
"Hi, Baby, bonjour! How do you feel?" Adrian touched Leah's cheek softly. Leah opened her eyes, she smiled, "I'm feeling better..." she answered turned her face to Adrian who sighed a sigh of relief. Last night was pretty tense and Adrian was so worried about it. But her mom told her that Leah had that pregnancy hormones thing which involved in all her moods, so Vivian guessed that Leah would get better in the morning and her guessing was right."Breakfast!" Adrian pulled the trolley closer to the bed. Leah frowned, "You don't have to do this, I can walk myself to the dining room," she said. Adrian grinned, "I wanted to serve you like this, at least once every week, you don't mind right?" teased Adrian touching Leah's chin. "Wow, I'm the luckiest woman on the planet!" exclaimed Leah, she grabbed the orange juice and sipped it slowly."So, when will we go back to NYC?" asked Leah, her eyes scanning all the food on the trolley and decided to pick a warm crois