After Julie finished talking, she was breathing hard, her hair was sticking to her face as the rain poured down heavily on them. The thunder was rumbling loudly. Mr. Sallow went to his wife and held her. "The rain is pouring heavily now. Let's leave or we can take cover if you are not ready to leave now." He said but she was gawking at her and Julie who was on the floor."And so what?" She choked out. "No matter how much she does all those things, it won't still bring back my baby to me. Do you know what always goes on in my mind anytime that I remember my darling girl? I always wished I had not let her out of the house that day. She was supposed to go out with me but she ended up going to your house. She begged me so much that I had no choice but to let her go. To this day, I regret my decision. I had wished every day that I should have forced her to follow me out that day then none of this would have happened. Despite what you did to my daughter. I tried to forgive you but I could
There was a long stretch of silence in the car. The only sound heard was the rain patterning on the car. She saw Julie blink. "A heart condition? How? What is the heart condition?" She asked."The sickness is coronary artery disease. The type I have is Stable ischemic. It does not happen all of a sudden. It is a slow one that is why I have lived with it for a long time without knowing or noticing any serious signs." She said with a low voice.Julie shook her head multiple times. "I cannot seem to process all of this. You have been so healthy and you exercise. You eat good food and you don't look like an unhealthy person to start with, neither do you have the character of an unhealthy person. How the hell did you get it?""It is the same sickness that my mother had."Julie jerked back in shock. "What? How? But isn't that the sickness that killed her?" She asked, her voice sounded incredulous like she could not believe it. I mean even she did not want to believe it but oh well, she had
"You are getting married? And it concerns your health? Explain what you mean because I can't seem to understand." She said."I really don't want my father to find out about what is happening with me. It would break me and I cannot afford that." She paused."So?" Julie's eyes were wide and expectant."So I made this plan up. I will get married to him so that he will become my legal guardian. They won't let me proceed with the surgery without the signature of any legal guardian so after I marry him he will help me to sign it once I explain my situation to him. I know Leo, he loves me so he will do it for me.""You want to use him? You don't want to marry him for love? I thought you loved him?""I do love him. I love him so much and I want to spend the rest of my life with him, I am only speeding the process. Plus it is not a bad idea. That way, my father will not find out about my sickness and I will get whole again." She finished with a smile."But Megan, even if your plan works how ar
Megan walked up to Leo and abruptly hugged him tight. He wrapped his arms around her, she rested her head on his chest breathing in his familiar masculine scent. She heard Julie driving off then the sound of her car faded.She was so happy and glad that she had someone to come home to. Someone she can confide all her worries to. Someone who would hold her and tell her everything is alright. She did not want to think about all the events that occurred earlier. From Esther's parents to her heart attack, she did not want to think about anything. She just wanted to spend time with Leo and lose herself in his embrace."Did you have a bad day?" He asked in worry while gently rubbing her back."Yeah. I did. A very bad day." She murmured."You changed your clothes. Did the rain drench you?" He observed.Megan let out a small smile. So he noticed, she did not think he would since Julie bought a similar dress to the one she wore when she left the house. "Ever the observant man, aren't you?" She
"My mother is hoping that you will go out with her. I think she mentioned something about shopping. I did not get to hear her very well. Anyway, I think you should call her to confirm. Regarding our wedding that is coming up, I have my list of the people who will attend the wedding. They are not much, only family and very close friends with a few business partners. What about you? Have you decided on the people you will invite?""Sadly, I have not yet decided but I will be done tomorrow.""Great. What about the venue, do you still want to pick it yourself or do you need my help?" He asked.She shook her head. "I have already picked it out. I will show you the picture when we are done eating. You need to see it honestly, it is very beautiful and it is by the beach side but it is not too close to the beach. What I am trying to say is that we have a good nice and close view of the beach. Do you understand what I am saying?" She asked when she noticed he was staring intently at her."I un
"Go help her out." She ordered the new housekeeper. She was not newly hired, she was promoted as a regular maid to the new housekeeper. "Yes. Madam." The young girl went to help Julie to bring out the goods in her car.Julie walked up to her with a bright cheery smile. "Hello there." She greeted.Megan's eyes were on the things that the housekeeper and another maid who rushed to help her was bringing out from her car. "That is quite a lot you've got there Julie." She said.Julie glanced at the car then she turned back to her. "Oh. That? I did a lot of research last night and I saw a lot of things that would be good for you so I went to get them today." Her voice was cheery."Wow. You indeed searched for a lot of things. Why did you buy fruits?""Those are fruits that are good for your health. You need them." She convinced her. Megan laughed out loud. "What is it? Why are you laughing?" She looked confused."I am laughing because I already have plenty of fruits in the house. What made
Megan groaned in exhaustion. Who knew that planning a wedding was this difficult? She had been so busy that her body was aching. After the shopping with Leo's mother yesterday, Leo came back home and told her that he had sent out all the invitation letters to all the people that they had written down. He also gave her a few spare copies just in case she wanted to invite a few more people that she may have forgotten about. It amazed her how fast he was because she only gave him her own list after they went upstairs last night and the next morning he had done it. It was quite impressive, considering that he also had a lot of work to do.Today, Leo's parents are on their way to visit her father then tomorrow they have a general family meet-up. She was to follow Leo so that he could get the clothes that he was going to wear at the wedding ready. It was all coming to life. No matter how everything moved it was still going smoothly far better than what she imagined in her head."Megan?" She
Leo sighed deeply. "How can I refuse when you make that face for me? I will talk to him and see if he has time." He will threaten Marvin so that he won't come. Meeting Megan at the wedding will be enough. He can't let that playboy lay his eyes on his fiancée, Marvin is total bad news especially when women are involved."Do it now.""What?" He blinked in confusion. He hoped it was not what he was thinking about that she was telling him to do.She smiled innocently but he could see that the smile was nowhere near innocent. What a sly woman. "Don't act surprised by my request. I want you to do it now. Call him and ask him if he has time to meet with us. How can I not have met your friend whom you have known for a long time? That would not be good of me." She pouted."Well, you don't need to." He murmured. "What did you say?" She asked.He shook his head. "Nothing. I am about to call him right now." He said with a fake smile. He brought out his phone and dialed Marvin's number. It was ri
"Stop fidgeting, everything is going to be alright." Julie tried calming her down but it was not working. She had been anticipating this day two months ago and had been calm all those months, but why was she now so nervous? Today was her wedding day with Leo. The both of them had decided to get married quickly since that was what they were originally doing before they broke up. They decided to get married in Hawaii, and their wedding was private, with only family, friends, and a few close business associates."I don't know why I am like this." She almost sobbed out. "Everything is perfect but I cannot still phantom the fact that I am finally getting married." Her voice was low. Julie, who was wearing her light pink silk bridesmaid dress, grabbed her shoulder and turned her to face the long-standing mirror in the bridal waiting room at the luxury resort where the wedding was being held. "Look at how beautiful and perfect you look," Julie said.Megan stared at herself. She really loo
"Paris! Paris was the place you were taking me to?" She gasped in sheer shock.When they arrived at the airport, she was too stunned to speak, and now that they are in the Eiffel Tower, she is finally able to regain herself. He had taken them straight here and did not even stop at a hotel. Not that she was complaining, though; it was just crazy and nerve-racking."Yeah. Do you like it?" Leo asked her from across the table. They were at a restaurant in Eiffel Tower, and their table was in a corner that was away from the rest of the restaurant. "Yes. I love it." She replied happily."Would you like to order now?" She nodded and took the menu. A few minutes later, she had ordered, and their food had arrived. "Thank you for bringing me here. I really love it." "We can come here anytime you want to. Besides, you are no longer afraid of the height so it won't be a problem coming here again." He said, his voice had a teasing note.She glared at him playfully. "Did you have to mention th
"Why don't you go and continue living with him? I mean, what is the point of coming back to your father's house in the night when you spend the whole day at his house? Also, you keep yapping on about how he is treating you well." Julie ranted.Megan gasped. "What the fuck, Julie? I am not yapping. What am I? A dog?" She exclaimed in disbelief."At this point, you have been sounding like one these days." Megan glared at her and Julie turned away from her. She clicked her tongue and continued speaking. "Anyways, I want to move in soon with Leo." "Do it already. I am sure you have been dying to do just that since you got back together." Julie turned to her, all sign of playfulness gone and her expression turned serious. "What about the wedding? Are you guys going to continue ahead with it?""Oh, the wedding... We are not rushing things right now and we want to take it slow to see how it goes." She said. However, that was not what she was feeling right now. She wished the wedding would
Her driver slowly approached Leo's house; she just remembered that she did not have the remote to his gate because she had left it in his house before all of this started. The driver stopped at the front of his automatic iron wrought gate, she saw the driver glance at her through the rearview mirror."I know. I will do it myself." She came down from the and walked towards the small digital object near the gate. She stood in front of it. A small device near the gate scanned her face, and then the gate opened. She went back into the car and her driver drove inside the house. Leo actually still left her facial ID in his security system. He was actually expecting her to come. Is that why he also refused to send her clothes and belongings back to her? She had been expecting her clothes and belongings, but she did not want to contact him. Was that what he was expecting? That man was really sly. The car pulled up to the front of the house and Megan was about to come down when the driver's
Megan stepped down from the car that her father's driver drove her to the hospital with and immediately cursed under her breath. She was just coming back from the hospital for her checkup, according to her doctor, she is now able to do normal things since it has been five weeks since she had her surgery. Although she still feels tired sometimes it was bearable. Her medication was still one of her enemies at the moment; it still made her feel drunk and groggy sometimes. She missed feeling sane and normal.Back to what she was angry about right now, another set of bouquets was being taken into her father's house together with a gift bag. Was he not tired? It has been a whole month since she came back from the hospital and also the same time when the gifts and flowers started invading her father's house. Walking into the house, she headed to the place where the flowers are always kept, the dining room. This time, the bouquet was not as big as the others. The flowers have been so much th
He needed to get his wits together. If only he could try harder, then maybe she would come back to him. The reason why he has not yet gone to see her, even though he almost has plenty of times, was because her father was the one who advised him not to rush things, especially with Megan. Peter Zendel told him that whenever stuff like this happened, it was best to give her space and not rush things because she might regret any hasty decision she makes, so it was better to let her decide on her own. The only thing that had been keeping him sane was knowing the fact that she was doing fine and alright. He was getting feedback on her health from his friend, Juan, whom he recommended to Megan's father. It was not all because he wanted to watch her. That was why he recommended Juan; it was also because he wanted her to be in good health, and he was aware that she needed a very healthy diet, and Juan was the best option. As for the letters he was sending, he will have to write better. S
It was not just any letter like the one he had been sending to her for a while. It was a handwritten letter of their memories together. How did Leo, who is a businessman, think of something like that? It was so nice, and she did not want to acknowledge it. She could not and she will not acknowledge it. This one was written of their time in the London Eye. He wrote every detail of how she was happy, scared, and sad at the same time. His writing was so accurate that if she did not know him, she would have thought that he probably paid a pro or writer to do it for him or that he bought it. Nevertheless, this was too accurate to not be true. She did not know that Leo was keeping all the memories so stored deeply inside his heart and head. She remembered that time so well even though she did not. She finished reading the letter and her heart was beating fast not in a bad way but in a good way. She dropped the letter in the waste bin, and after a few minutes, she went back to pick it up.
It has been weeks now and she was frustrated. The whole house was filled up with flowers and a nice fragrance, not that she was complaining about the fragrance. Ever since she came to her father's house, Leo has not stopped sending flowers and letters of apology. She wondered how he knew about her current location. She had dismissed the bodyguards that he hired for her because she no longer needed them as she was staying at her father's house. Megan also released to the media that she was sick, which was the reason for the cancellation of their wedding. The day she was supposed to get married, which was yesterday, has passed, and she was still working on her health in her father's house. The wedding cancellation news was the only way to protect them both from criticism; the media still thinks that they are together; she left it that way because Leo would be heavily criticized for leaving her when she was sick and at her lowest. She wanted to wait till everything die down before she r
Delphine drew back in surprise. "Huh? You have broken up with Leo?" Megan shook her head. "No, I did not break up with him. We are only taking a break for now. We need some time to think about our relationship." She explained her lie. She and Leo are not taking any breaks, but they have broken up. More like she broke up with him but she did not want to tell his mother that when she knows how much Delphine loves her and sees her like her daughter. She did not have the guts to break her heart.Delphine sighed heavily. "Oh. It's Leo, right? He is the reason for this break that you talk about." When she saw that Megan was not answering her she continued. "There is no need for you to defend him; I know my son, and I know what he can do. He sometimes is careless and does not know how to value the precious things around him. He also makes some mistakes that are unbelievable and he is not perfect. I don't know what he must have done but I want to tell you that you should follow your heart an