“Maris, why did you let them come in here?” The loud voice of Manang Fe could be heard throughout the house as she scolded Maris.“Manang, that's enough…” Atanash intervened, as Maris couldn't speak directly to them and tears were already falling down her cheeks, “It's just that when I open the gate, they come straight in, I'm sorry…” Maris explained what happened.“Stop crying.” Chelsea said as she comforted Maris by patting her back, “Just make sure that next time they come, they won't be able to enter the house, okay?” Maris immediately nodded and wiped away her tears, “Yes, ate, sorry…”“Did you tell Red what happened earlier, dear?” Chelsea suddenly asked Manang Fe.“Not yet… Maybe we shouldn't tell Red for now. He's already thinking about too many things and what happened wasn't that alarming.” Chelsea replied with a smile.Although Manang Fe felt a disagreement, she just nodded her head and didn't mind Mrs. Buenavista's threat. Everyone calmed down and they decided to just cook
In the mansion of the Buenavistas, Mrs. Buenavista and Sofia whispered weakly. Their faces show that something bad is about to happen. "So what's the plan, auntie?" Sofia asked.Mrs. Buenavista smiled, as if an idea had crossed her mind. Even before she spoke, Sofia seemed to understand what she wanted to happen, and it meant they needed a good plan. "I haven't forgotten what that old woman did to me. Who is she to slap her peasant hands on my porcelain cheek? I'll make sure she will regret what she did!" Mrs. Buenavista said with a smile."Aren't we in danger with what you want to do, auntie? I mean, the last time we did something like this, we almost went to jail," Sofia expressed concern about their evil plan."Who does she think she is to defend my son? She's just a maid who stayed in this mansion because of my husband. If it weren't for my husband, I would have thrown her out of this mansion a long time ago. And now that no one will defend her... it will be easy for me to erase h
"Are you serious, auntie? Isn't that too much? What if she dies? I don't want to go to jail..." Sofia's words were becoming panicked as she learned of Mrs. Buenavista's plan."Don't be scared, hija. Even if she dies, I won't let us go to jail. Because no one will know that we are the ones behind it." Mrs. Buenavista replied, but Sofia still didn't agree with what she wanted to happen. She was uneasy and was contemplating whether she should follow Mrs. Buenavista's request."But auntie... We can punish her in other ways... Why do we need to hire someone to harm her? That's too cruel, auntie. I don't think my conscience can handle it..." Sofia was so uneasy that she was biting her nails.Mrs. Buenavista then approached her and took the card that she had handed over earlier. The card contained the contact number of a person who would commit any kind of crime for a large sum of money. Mrs. Buenavista immediately dialed the number and a loud voice of a man spoke from the other line."It's
After two hours of waiting, the doctor who operated on Manang Fe finally came out. Chelsea and Red quickly stood up and approached the doctor. "Doc, how is Manang Fe?" Red asked the doctor.The doctor first removed his surgical mask and exhaled, "For now she's okay. The operation we performed on her was successful. She sustained some fractures in her body, in her arms, wrists, legs, and even her pelvis is broken. We did not find any internal bleeding. She also has minor head wounds. But as I have said, the surgery is successful and she will be transferred to the recovery room soon, but we still need to run some tests and observe her. She'll stay there depending on how fast she wakes up from the anesthesia. The nurse will monitor all of her vital signs and help her if she has any side effects. After that, she can be transferred to her room and you can see her." said the doctor.They felt relieved upon hearing the doctor's statement. "Thank you, doc…" Chelsea expressed her gratitude. Th
"Thank you for your cooperation, Ma'am. We will do everything to catch the person who did this to you." The Detective expressed gratitude to Manang Fe, "Ma'am, Sir, I will go ahead now.""Thank you, Detective," Red said as he escorted the Detective out of the hospital, who was tasked to ask Manang Fe a few questions that may help in the search for the person who hit her.While outside, Chelsea immediately took Red's phone and dialed their home telephone. On the first ring, it seemed like the people there were busy and no one answered. Fortunately, someone picked up on the second try when Chelsea called the phone in the living room.[Hello, Buenavista's residence, may I know who's calling?] A woman's voice answered, and Chelsea immediately thought it was Maris.“Maris? Si Chelsea to, gising na si manang. Paki sabihan si Kuya Roy para sabay na kayong pumunta dito.”"Really, Ate?! Kuya Roy! Manang is already awake! Ate, I have prepared the things you asked me to bring. Should I bring the
"Mom, tell me the truth. Did you do that to Manang Fe?" Red asked his mother as he held onto both of her shoulders. Mrs. Buenavista swallowed hard and took a step back. "Do what, hijo? Is something wrong?" Mrs. Buenavista feigned innocence."Mom, please... Is it true that you ordered someone to run over Manang Fe? Is it true?!" Red's eyebrows furrowed in anger, but Mrs. Buenavista still didn't show any signs of guilt."Who told you that, your husband who does nothing but shame our family again and again?!""Mom, please don't involve others and just admit it to me. Is it true—?""No! I will never do such a thing. What do you take me for? A murderer?! Are you seriously suspecting me now?! I'm your mother, Red Cedric!" Mrs. Buenavista shouted. Her voice echoed in the room.Red didn't know what to do anymore. He felt that his mother was lying, but he also knew that he couldn't make her confess. "Fine, I'll find out myself. Don't expect me to defend you after this."“Stop it, Red. Why are
An hour after Red left, Kuya Roy arrived at the hospital. Chelsea was surprised to see that she had been waiting for someone to enter the door but no one did. "Kuya, where's Maris?" Chelsea asked."She said she had something to attend to, ma'am. She sent me these things you asked for," Kuya Roy replied as he placed the bags on the sofa. Afterward, he quickly approached and stared at Manang Fe. "Oh, she looks at me as if I'm about to die, my goodness!" Manang Fe jokingly said, feeling a bit uncomfortable with Kuya Roy's gaze.After a while, Kuya Roy sobbed like a child, "Manang!" he cried out. He sat on Manang Fe's bed and didn't stop crying. "Why are you crying like that?" Manang Fe scolded him because his crying became even louder.Chelsea immediately stood up, poured a glass of water from the table, and handed it to Kuya Roy, "Drink some water first, kuya." Chelsea handed the water to Kuya Roy. He drank a little and calmed down."Well, when I saw you lying on the road covered in blo
"What's going on?" Chelsea asked without any expression."Love, I'm just--" Chelsea looked at Maris' foot which was wrapped in a white cloth stained with blood. "What happened to your foot?" Chelsea asked with concern. She immediately approached Red, who then helped Maris to sit on the sofa."I'm just going to get the first aid kit," Red said and walked away."Are you okay? What happened?" Chelsea asked Maris. "I accidentally bumped the vase in the kitchen...the glass shattered and cut my foot. I'm sorry, Ate. Please deduct the cost of the broken vase from my salary. I didn't mean to do it..." Maris explained."It's alright, don't worry about it. You don't have to deduct it from your salary. You need your salary for other expenses. Let me see your wound," Chelsea said and slowly removed the towel wrapped around Maris' foot."Argh--" Maris winced in pain. "Oh, I'm sorry. Does it hurt? Wait, please bear with it for a bit, we need to remove this towel," Chelsea said and continued to remo
ChelseaRed sang, "Well I found a woman, stronger than anyone I know, She shares my dreams, I hope that someday I'll share her home, I found a love, to carry more than just my secrets, To carry love, to carry children of our own, We are still kids, but we're so in love, Fighting against all odds, I know we'll be alright this time, Darling, just hold my hand, Be my girl, I'll be your man, I see my future in your eyes."Red said, "It is a song made by Ed Sheeran and I want to use this song to let the woman I love know that I only want to be with her through thick and thin. I know we've been through a lot, but look at us now, we're already fulfilling the things we've been dreaming of. I don't want to waste another year without you in my life. You deserve the world and all the good things it has to offer. If I fail to find that world for you, I promise to give you mine! Chelsea Leigh Martinez, will you marry me, for real?" he asked me and suddenly kneeled in front of me. He took out a box
Chelsea“The day has finally arrived. Two whole years with what feels like a lifetime's worth of the best memories. I used to believe that partnerships with this much love could only be found in the romantic movies that you always mock me for viewing. But here we are, a year later, and you have shown that you are wrong (despite your argument that rom-com gives me and the rest of the female population false hope — so I guess you have proven yourself wrong as well).I've never felt more at ease with anyone, mentally, physically, or emotionally. You are my refuge when I need it. You've given me so much over the last year, but what I value most about your love is the sense of security and reliance. You're my best friend, and I know you'll be there for me no matter what. Never let me face it alone.But you've also taught me how to be self-sufficient. This is something I will always treasure. Before you, I craved the attention of others and despised the prospect of ever being alone. But in
ChelseaIt has been a month since I announced to everyone the formation of the big 3 companies. I still can't forget Red's reaction when he found out that I was one of the people who helped him bring his company back. He was so grateful to me. And now I can say that my plan was really right because we can now see the results of our partnership. Our companies have grown because of our collaboration and we have been individually recognized in different countries.We now have branches in different countries and I can really say that I am very grateful to my parents who helped me achieve all of this and of course to my mom who is in heaven and still guiding me.Today is the birthday of my beloved man in the whole world. Of course, I won't let his birthday be ordinary, so I really prepared for it. We blindfolded him so he wouldn't see what we prepared for him."We're here, you can open your eyes now." I whispered to him and helped him remove the blindfold from his eyes."Surprise!"As the
ChelseaI just found out about what happened to Red's mom. I didn't know that so many people were victimized by her bad behavior. It's good that she's now in jail. Her attitude will never really improve and she'll just victimize more people.And since there's no longer anyone leading my problems, it's time to fix what's been broken. I flew to Manila with Red and had him stay in my hotel room for the meantime. The media is still on the lookout for him and something else might happen if they find Red. It's difficult nowadays because their surname is still a hot topic, and Red might get involved because of his mother's doings."You stay here for now. If you need anything, just give me a call and I'll come here immediately, okay?" I bid farewell to Red.He nodded and I quickly left the hotel. When I got in the car, my driver quickly drove us to a restaurant where I'll be meeting one of the investors in my company, Mr. Hwang. Mr. Hwang is one of Red's father's close friends. I only found o
Chelsea"Why can't I reach you anymore? I've tried calling you several times, but none of your social media accounts or even your phone number can be reached..." I sadly said.We were already inside Manang Fe's house. Manang Fe still couldn't believe that I found their location now. Of course, I didn't say to whom I got the information from. I just said that I hired a private investigator to locate them."I was about to follow you to Australia, but the company started to decline. Although I was expecting the company to fall, I didn't expect it to happen this quickly. It was like I just closed my eyes and when I opened them again, everything was gone. When the company fell, there were many fake news being spread that the reason why the company fell was because we were experiencing guilt because of the employees we killed. We could never kill innocent people, but I have heard that there were some employees who committed suicide due to extreme stress." Red said."I'm so sorry, Love. I sh
ChelseaSecond day of my search for Red. I have already hired more than five private investigators just to find him. They give me places to check, but they still need to confirm if Red is really there.While searching for Red, I am also slowly introducing my products in the Philippines. That's why my secretary is so busy taking care of it. Jake is always following me wherever I go.These days, the media is still making noise about the issue and problems happening with the Buenavista family. It continues to appear in the news, and many rumors are spreading now, making stories about their family. I am doing my best to take down all the fake news they spread, but with their volume, it's getting harder to take them down one by one. I have already spent a lot on this."Ma'am, are we still going to the next place you will check?" Jake asked me. I am planning to check a villa that Red reportedly lived in before, hoping he is still staying there.Ringing * Ringing * RingingI immediately look
ChelseaWhen I arrived here in Sydney, Australia, my mom and dad immediately started teaching me how to properly run the company that I now handle. For almost two weeks, I've been surrounded by books and teachers. I have no news from Red on what's happening with him. I don't even have time to call him because my mom and dad prohibit me from using my phone. They confiscated all my gadgets and only let me use them when I need them for my studies."Hi, sweety! Don't forget your next class. It is Marketing and your professor there is Mr. Jimson. He's one of the smartest people in the world of marketing and he's also a business partner of your dad, so he's the one we chose to teach you because in the world of business, you will really be involved in marketing. You can never escape that." My mom said with a smile.Argh! I just finished a three-hour lesson in Economics, and there's already another subject..."But, mom... Can't I rest for at least half an hour? I just finished my Economics cl
ChelseaAfter my conversation with Dalia, I kept my promise not to tell Red about what happened earlier. When I got home, Red was still busy with his work and didn't even question where I went. He seemed to be still in a daze and didn't even bother to ask me about my whereabouts. As time passed, I couldn't help but feel sorry for him. It pained me to see the love of my life in such a state.Although I wanted to tell him that I saw Dalia and that she was doing well, my conscience stopped me from breaking the promise I made to Dalia. I tried talking to Red about what happened earlier, but he only said that it wasn't important and that it was just about his mother's constant nagging. I also asked him if he was okay, and although he said yes, I knew he was just hiding everything and trying to act strong.If only I could tell him now...It's already midnight, and Red is sleeping soundly in our room while I'm sitting by the pool with my feet in the water. The cold water helps me calm my min
Chelsea"How did you and Kuya Red meet, Ate? You know, Kuya Red isn't interested in girls and he's very aloof towards them. Look at Ate Sofia, she's been pursuing Kuya since they were kids but she never had a chance with him, not even a puppy love. Everyone thought Kuya was gay but I know him, he just doesn't have time for those things. That's why when I found out he's married, I was really curious about you, Ate..." Dalia said."I don't know where to begin but... this is what happened,"—Flashback—"You're such an animal, Mark..." I slurred, drinking beer. I'm here now at the bar after breaking up with my animal of a boyfriend. I caught him kissing my sister Maxine. They're both shameless! They're so dirty-minded, perfect for each other."You think that when I leave you, I won't find anyone else and I'll end up an old maid?!" I shouted, racing to catch the tears falling from my eyes.I noticed people were looking at me but I didn't care about what they thought of me. I slammed my gla