Xander motioned for Anna to join him. "Come here. Why are you hiding behind her? Have you two been making secret plans in the washroom?"Anna was startled by Xander's look; she could not stop shaking her head. "No. No secrets."Nancy almost rolled her eyes. 'Didn't I tell her to hide her feelings? She must not have heard me. Or maybe she did hear me, but her lousy brain can't keep up.'Fortunately, Xander never paid much attention to Anna. He could not care less about her, even if he noticed that something was wrong.Anna, on the other hand, was behaving like an unhappy wife who had just been scolded by her husband. She hung her head low like a deflated balloon and went to Xander as she was told."Your dad just called. He told us to go home early tonight, but I said we have a movie date after dinner," Xander explained.Anna's eyes lit up. "Movie date?""Yeah. I got the eight p.m. tickets. Let's go. It's about to start!""Wait for me. I need to go get my bag.""Ugh! You're so annoying."
Nancy knew that Lucy had started the conversation on purpose, but she could not help feeling upset.Knowing that Lucy was fantasizing about having a close relationship with Yaacob, Nancy disapproved of Yaacob giving her a birthday present. Even if it were Yaacob's secretary who prepared the present, Nancy would not be able to bear seeing Lucy's proud face when she received it.Nancy thought about the worst-case scenario. If she and Yaacob could not get away with not giving Lucy a birthday present, Nancy wanted the present to be signed by Yaacob and her as a couple. She did not want to give Lucy the chance to live out her fantasy.After deciding what to do, Nancy was faced with the problem of not knowing what to get Lucy for her birthday. Nancy loved shopping for herself. When it came to buying presents, however, especially for someone she hated, shopping became a dreaded task.Fortunately, Nancy had a helpful friend. Yvonne happily took the ordeal off Nancy's hands after listening to h
The next day, Lucy wore a luminous, champagne-colored gown to her birthday party. She walked down the stairs holding Julian's arm. They looked good together. Who would have thought that they had been fighting the night before?Nancy wore a pale blue organza gown. She tried to keep a low profile, but her captivating curves and stunning features made that difficult. The party had just started, and there were already a few men asking for her company.The birthday party looked more like a college alumni gathering.Most of Lucy's friends lived abroad, so they had never met Nancy. They had no idea that Nancy was Yaacob's wife. Yaacob felt threatened and stayed by Nancy's side most of the evening.Nancy was happy. Yaacob could not take his eyes off her. He asked, "Are you enjoying yourself tonight?"Nancy was quite happy, but she insisted she was not. "This is nothing compared to the events I attended when I was a celebrity. I had more ardent fans then.""Well, now you can only be mine."Yaac
"No, I was the one who contacted Lucy. I can't really get out much, considering my current circumstances. So I could only pass my time on the new phone that you gave me," Ain explained rather embarrassedly.She was nearly bored to death, as she spent all her time alone in the hospital ward, going through with the treatment as prescribed by her doctor. Ever since Yaacob arranged for her to be transferred to another hospital, he no longer visited her, even when her condition worsened.The only way Ain could learn about Yaacob was to login to Facebook and Instagram. However, Yaacob barely used social media, and even when he did post something, it was related to Getson Corporation.Ain found Lucy through the comments and likes on those posts."Yaacob, if I remember correctly, Lucy used to follow you around, showing up wherever you go. I didn't expect her to marry into your family too. How come it feels as if you guys are estranged?" asked Ain curiously."It's nothing. Rest, Ain. I'l
When Nancy walked up to Lucy, a maid who was in charge of the present accepted the gift and passed it to Lucy. Lucy quickly took it over from the maid and treated Nancy as though she was invisible. She asked Yaacob, who was behind Nancy, "Yaacob, I remembered you gave me a wonderful pearl necklace last year and a pair of earrings the year before that. What did you give me this year?"Yaacob replied, "I have been busy lately. Nancy is the one who picked out your present. She, as a woman, has better taste than me, and she understands your liking too."Once Lucy found out Nancy was the one who picked the gift, she lost her interest in the gift immediately. When she was about to return the gift to the maid, Julian appeared with a plate of half-eaten black forest cake. He set his eyes on the gift and was very curious about what he could have gotten for Lucy."What did they give you?" Julian asked.That was a question for Lucy, but he was standing beside Nancy when he said it. It felt as
Nancy continued to struggle hard to get out of the water. Then she saw that a man was squatting near where she fell. In order to free herself from the man, she tried to hurt the man's hand by scratching him with her fingernails. Albeit, it was useless.Luckily, Nancy was a good swimmer. She dived deeper so the man could not reach her and swam to the center of the lake. When she was around four to five yards away, she looked back and realized it was a stranger who pushed her into the lake.The man realized his plan failed, and Nancy had discovered him, so he ran away quickly.Nancy tried to swim to the lake's edge to chase him, but suddenly, she felt like something had caught her feet. She tried hard to get loose from it, but it was pulling her down. After a few attempts, she had spent most of her energy but was still being pulled down.Therefore, she dived into the water to untangle the waterweed pulling her. While in the water, she heard another splash. The first thought that came
Lucy fell into a trance. She hugged herself tightly, but she forgot that she was carrying Buzz in her arms. Buzz felt uncomfortable and barked while struggling to jump off.She snapped back and realized Julian was staring at her, which shocked her. Then Julian started to walk toward her. Her face turned pale because she felt guilty as she knew exactly what Julian was going to ask her.'Wilfred is the one who pushed Nancy! It has nothing to do with me!' she assured herself. All she did was lie to Wilfred that Nancy was the one who was behind Ain's attempted drowning. It had nothing to do with her. Yes, she did not play any part in it at all!The conversation Nancy had with Lucy was not useless. At least, it proved that Wilfred did push her because of Ain. Because of that, she figured out where she could find Wilfred.She called Yaacob and asked him which hospital he sent Ain to. At first, Yaacob told her she did not need to go, but Nancy insisted on visiting Ain. It did not make sen
Ain approached them and showed Yaacob the message she typed in advance. It was a message to tell Yaacob how grateful she was to him for saving her."You're welcome. Rest well in the hospital. Try to stay at the hospital since you have difficulty walking," Yaacob said out of courtesy and not because he truly cared for her.Ain could tell he was trying to keep a distance from her, so she typed out a message.[I'm sorry for troubling you. I'll stay in the hospital from now on.]Nancy just stood quietly without interrupting, but she did not believe that was what Ain would do. How could she make Yaacob think of her if she stayed in the hospital and avoided trouble?Until then, Ain's plan was going smoothly. Nancy could not do anything to her because there was nothing out of the ordinary. No one would think she was the bad person if she kept on being the victim, and Yaacob could not just stand by the side and do nothing about it.That was the most brilliant part about her plan and the