Gerald Hallway, the son of a billionaire, marries Nicole Roque for the inheritance that is promised to be given to him by his father if only she marries a decent woman. Nicole Roque suffers ataxia disease, an ailment that makes her unable to walk, stand, and do tasks, which pushes her husband to file for divorce. Their marriage turns to chaos. Four years later, Gerald awaits the adopted daughter of his biggest investor in the airport. Upon meeting her, he doesn't expect it is his ex-wife who fully recovers and changes identity and physical outlook. She came from Germany to New York for her new business, which Mr. Hallway is tasked with helping her manage and build. But Annie, Nicole's best friend, finds all her ways to ruin the woman's reputation. She's determined to steal the man she once loved. How could Gerald and Nicole surpass their trials?
View More"Mr. Ronnie, can I talk to Ms. Ava in private for a moment? It won't take long since we still need to monitor Dylan's condition?" the doctor requested, which Ronnie finds upsetting.He feels that there is something fishy, which is why he is hiding it from him. But to speed up the process, he just fetches what the doctor instructs of him and just nods, then steps to walk out the door.Ava suddenly gets nervous. While the doctor is reviewing the paper he is holding, Ava keeps glancing at her watch, checking how many minutes they have been in that room, fearing that her child might be in danger.The doctor clears his throat and then says, "Ms. Ava, I speak to you in private regarding your son because I want to tell you something. I just want to clarify that Ronnie's blood type does not match Dylan's, meaning he is not Dylan's father. Can you tell me who the child's father is? He might be the only one who can save your child right now."Ava is getting confused, bewildered by the events. H
"Daaaaaaaaaad..." she shouts loudly after seeing her father lying lifeless on the hospital bed.Mr. Hillson is dead. It has been reported worldwide that Mr. Hillson was among those who died in the collision at terminal 3 near the E-Mall. The second and third fatalities were both passengers on the bus involved in the collision. Meanwhile, the other passengers of the van and bus were rushed to the hospital and are recovering.Ava Nicole Hillson cannot accept the death of her foster father because of the memories they had when happily laughing while they were still on their way to her house. It hurts; it hurts so much that after losing their wealth in Germany, they also lost a life of one of their members in the flock.She embraces her father's lifeless body, crying incessantly."Daaaad, why is it you?" The area around her eyes turns red and swollen, and tears continue to flow down her cheeks.Her brother is getting too worried about her, so he approaches her, "Ava, that's enough. You m
Ava Nicole tightly embraces the man she has been waiting to see. Ronnie is intentionally called by Jay, Ava's best friend, to visit Ava and bring her some fruits. The woman has started working online. She is already replying to emails from clients and scheduling their meetings.She also takes Jay from Gerald's company and transfers him to her company making him her personal assistant. He is also the one Ava instructs to hire their new employees."How have you been?" the man asks after they hugged."I'm okay. Please sit down first." They sit on the sofa, while Ronnie keeps staring at Ava's belly."What's wrong with this?" Ava holds her belly, noticing that the man typically stares at her belly."Nothing. I just think we should talk about our baby inside your womb."Really? Is this it?He makes Ava Nicole stand up, who is shocked by what he says. Her suspicion is correct that when they meet, they will indeed talk about her pregnancy.He takes a deep breath and is about to turn around to
Ava Nicole's eyes narrow as she holds her stomach. She doesn't know yet that she is pregnant because of the extreme stress from work and her ex. Her confusion is, why did Gerald take responsibility for her pregnancy when only two days had passed since they had sex?Is he intentionally taking what doesn't belong to him?The crowd elicits a variety of reactions. Some are crying, while others remain chill even though most have started to cry. Generally, the viewers' hearts are touched by the telenovela-like story of Gerald and Ava Nicole."Thank you very much." The CEO is applauded by the crowd as he is approached and embraced by his employees and shareholders.It touches their hearts, yet they are happy because finally, the heir of the second son of the Hillson family will be born. The best part is that he is conceived by two CEOs from wealthy families.*** Ava Nicole immediately calls her ex-partner's number to confirm the news of her pregnancy. She isn't sure if Gerald is the father
The siblings Patrick and Ava Nicole Hillson are watching a television show together. The woman is still on bed rest, so she is not allowed to move. Her only tasks for now are eating, watching TV, and sleeping. If she stands up to go to the restroom, her private nurse assists her because her pregnancy is delicate.Yes, it is confirmed that she is pregnant, which Gerald also knows, but she herself is still unaware of her condition. Besides, she gets scared that her old illness might return, so she wants to move around a bit, but the doctor forbids her.When Patrick read the headline on his phone, he immediately grabbed their TV remote and told Ava, "Nic, Gerald is on TV. He seems to have faced the media," then quickly pressed the remote and switched it to another channel.There, Gerald Hallway's handsome face is in focus, the CEO who is just about to enter, being given a way by the people for him to walk through. His red carpet is immediately ready, stretching from the main entrance all
The next day, Gerald Hallway returns to the hospital where his ex-wife is confined. While he is walking towards her room, he feels nervous, as if his heart suddenly starts racing.He takes a deep breath and continues. When he opens the door, he is shocked to see the bed empty: His patient is gone.He goes inside to make sure there is really no one there. He looks at every corner, but he still doesn't see Ava.The doorknob suddenly makes a sound.Click, cluck!A man in a nurse's uniform is thrown out from outside. Gerald has an opportunity to ask him to clarify things that bother him."Nurse, where is the female patient here?""A—a, they've left, sir.""Why was she discharged? I just spoke to her doctor. She shouldn't have been discharged yet because she was bleeding. Her condition is still not stable.""Sir, I don't know. It was Doc Lyndon himself who discharged her earlier.""What? Lyndon is not her doctor; how did he manage to discharge my patient?" His eyes are red, and forehead cr
"Long time, no see, Mr. Hallway." His smiles are mixed with insincerity, clearly opposing the person he is talking to.Gerald exhales, controlling his emotions so they don't worsen even more when he sees the person he used to avoid. But that is then because now he has money. In fact, he is even richer than Lyndon's family.Now, he has the courage to fight back because he has something to show."I heard you really have something now, huh? You got rich all of a sudden, and now you're acting all high and mighty? Where's your shame? How dare you show your face to the people? Isn't your issue right now having a huge impact on the nation?""Think twice, Lyndon. You don't know what really happened. So, if you want to keep your position, leave me alone!"Hahahaha...The three people in front of Gerald laugh. They think the man is just the CEO of his company, not knowing he has other jobs besides that. Including in this hospital where they work, a thing that makes them mock if they know it."G
Ronnie dials Ava Nicole's number multiple times, but customer service says her number is out of the coverage area. What happened? Why is he not being answered by his love? After he delivered the woman to her house, he did not reach her out. Rumors are spreading about her with the CEO, who is her ex-husband. Many of their pasts have been dug up, which have been celebrated on social media, so Ronnie is very worried about the girl. His last choice is to go to her house, hoping maybe he will see her there. But, sighting from a distance, he could see the outside of her house, which is quiet, and no one is waiting there, contrary to what he thinks that Ava's home might be surrounded by the media.He waits for a while. Later, after five minutes, Patrick comes out of the gate with Dylan, so he immediately goes out to his car to ask him."Mr. Hillson, is Ava there?" The man just stares at him, as if he has no intention of answering him.Is he hiding something from him? Instead of facing him,
Ava Nicole walks back and forth, thinking of ways to go back to her home. She is stuck in the new house built by her ex-husband, where supposedly it's a gift to her as it is her dream house, but she gives it back to Gerald Hallway after the refusal of the comeback proposal.While she is not in a normal phase, Gerald Hallway just looks at her, attempting to ease his woman's heavy burden."Nic, just calm down. We are safe here," he says.The woman blows air, inhales and exhales while still walking back and forth, irritated to hear the man's calming words."Yes, we're safe here, but how about other things that I need to do? I need my phone. Dylan needs me!""We have already reminded your brother, right? He knows how to deal with our son. Just trust him.""What about our work? I don't want to live longer here!" He moves closer to her, touches her hand, saying, "This is temporary. If everything goes well, we will go back from where we are. Just endure a little bit. Besides, we are not str
FLASHBACK"My son, did you bring the girl you promised me for you to marry?" His sick father asked, who was bedridden because of lung cancer disease."Yes, dad," Gerald answered, turning his head at the back while waiting for his woman to come in.They were at ULIV-R hospital for two months, the sick rich man, whose Gerald Hallway's father was only given three months of living as his disease was uncurable due to his body resisting a lung transplant. He had only two sons, who are the inheritors of his money and assets, but the only way to get it is marriage. Each of them will marry a woman, even though they love her or not. The only basis for that is the capacity to bear a child for the next heir. The eldest son, Bright, already had a girlfriend and was ready to get married, while the younger brother, Gerald, didn't have one, so he had to find a woman to get his wealth."Dad, she's Nicole Roque," he introduced.The shy woman bowed her head to Mr. Hallway and smiled, showing her decenc...
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