After settling the inheritance paperwork, Zacharias drove Phyllis back to the Lu Estate. The processing of documents went smoothly. Partly because before Grandma Sandra's passing, everything was already settled. They drove back slowly to the residence with a gloomy atmosphere. Of course, understandable, dealing with all these after a loved one's passing is stressful. However, Phyllis had to guard the property up in fear that her grandmother's sister would claim it. Her grandmother's sister is by no means a simple character. She's a powerful woman backed up by a brigadier general. Of course, she would have the power to swallow up any property she wants. Phyllis understood that the land is important. It's an important asset in the city suburbs. What she just couldn't get is why this specific land. Why would she covet this specific land? Is there something wrong with it? What value does it have for her to go far for a piece of land? Phyllis racked up her brain thinking about her gran
“Thank you, Elli,” she smiled at her friend, completely understanding the reasoning behind this whole ordeal. Ellianna jokingly hit Phyllis' shoulder. “Oh, dear, I know you're thankful~” Phyllis showed the picture of Aria and Eon “Did you know that when they were taking this photo, Eon has a bruise on his tiny arm?” Hearing this made Ellianna's eyes widen in disbelief. “The audacity?! How could she do this to our cute and adorable Eon?!” Phyllis looked at the photo in disdain. “Right? I get that she likes my husband but I hope that she does not involve the child.” “How did she manage to do that to Eon? Did you tell Rui?” Phyllis shrugged her shoulders. “The bruise is so visible on that kid's porcelain white skin, how can I hide it from her?” “How about your husband? What did he say?” Phyllis paused. She immediately recalled her husband's previous reaction when the evidence was shown to him, and it instantly soured her mood. Just the thought of it irritated her. Sure, it w
The elegant lady clung her arms to the young lady beside her. “Thank you for entertaining us today, President Lown. Tiffany and I will get going now. We were just strolling around the city and passed by the building. I figured we would drop by for a second.” “My pleasure, Mrs. Emory.” The young lady beside Mrs. Emory stepped forward and shook Taylor's hand. “It's a pleasure meeting you, Mr. Taylor.” He accepted her hand politely. “Likewise, Miss Klein.” Then, he cordially escorted the ladies to the elevator with a professional and bright smile on his face. “See you again, Mr. Taylor,” said Tiffany as she waved her hand goodbye. He just smiled at her in response. And that bright and friendly smile instantly dropped as soon as the lift's door closed. 'Fucking ruined my schedule,' he cursed in his thoughts as he approach the people he was supposed to meet. “Phyllis, I didn't know you'd be here,” he commented. He knew that her grandmother just passed away and so he was no
Phyllis comfortably sat on the swivel chair and ran her fingers across the keyboard in front of her. She scanned the whole room filled with musical instruments. “Are you using this studio with your groupmates?” she asked, curious about the activities that he was doing in this studio. Zacharias casually flumped on the sofa. “This is my personal studio. I make music here.” “Our group stays on this floor. So our dance practice room, recording studios, and other stuff are here. So I mostly spend my time here on this floor,” he explained. She nodded her head as she spun the swivel chair to look around. “Ah… I see…” “So, do you go to other floors?” she asked. “Sometimes, when there's a need,” he answered. She squinted her eyes and stared at him. “Are you sure you're not meeting your mistresses?” Zacharias jolted up from his seat from surprise. He did not expect to hear this from Phyllis. “What mistresses? I don't have one, babe!” She continued to spin the swivel chair around.
R18 content ahead! His hands playfully caressed her nape as he awaited her response. Phyllis' heart skipped a beat. Perhaps it was nervousness or excitement, she cannot differentiate the emotions she was feeling at all. Between lovers, it was normal to miss one another. However, Phyllis felt her yearning grow the moment she saw him. With every step closer, she felt more and more drawn to him. She wanted to dive into his arms immediately. It was a peculiar feeling that she only felt with him. Maybe it was because they were still in the honeymoon phase, but she wanted to embrace this fe
Zacharias and Phyllis arrived at the Eno family mansion after a brief ride from the office. Zacharias was very familiar with the way to his in-law's house because he is always here whenever he was taking care of his nephew. After parking the car, the couple alighted the car and entered the mansion following Taylor's lead. In a jolly mood, Taylor whispered to them, “They said it was steak night so of course, we have to join them~” “Hey, Taylor! You're here early, huh?” said a strict-looking old man, who was walking down the staircase. He took a quick glance at the people behind Taylor and saw Zacharias and Phyllis. “Oh, the Lohrs! Hello, dear Phyllis!” he excitedly greeted. Phyllis politely approached him to help him out. “Yes, hello, Grandpa Greg. Aias and I are going to join you guys for dinner, is that alright?” He gently patted Phyllis' hands. “Aiya~ of course, it's alright! You're always welcome here at my house, my dear.” “Your father rarely visits me nowadays, how
“Hey—” Zacharias was about to interject but he stopped midway because he felt another pinch on his thigh. His head slowly turned to his loving wife and saw her beautiful smile. It was very refreshing and harmless that he did not realize that he was staring at her. “Do you want to help her out?” asked Phyllis with an innocent and soft tone of voice. “No…” he unconsciously blurts out. Satisfied, Phyllis gently caressed his thigh. “Then, good.” Rui and Chase curiously watched from the sidelines. Rui leaned in and whispered to her dear husband. “She tamed that guy real quick, it's amazing.” “That's because your cousin is a simple man,” he whispered back. Rui giggled in agreement. “True.” Chase placed the teacup back on the table. “Taylor said that he will release an official statement later.” “So, Zach, please don't pity that girl. She took advantage of the situation and we all know that” he continued. “It's also normal to limit the resources of an opportunist artist
Phyllis silently listened to him. Hearing him show his displeasure with his mother is a first for her. Though she knows that he doesn't have a good relationship with his mother, she did not realize it was this bad because he never speaks about her. She can see that he is upset, just because his mother is trying to involve herself in his life. As far as she knows, she doesn't have any reason to visit GEM Entertainment. She is a virtuous wife of a senator, who stayed away from the entertainment industry. She never had any connection with showbiz aside from Zacharias, who's a famous singer. “I don't understand her now, babe… All my life she told me not to speak of her because she doesn't want to be involved in the dirty entertainment industry…” “And yet, she's here. Getting involved with our company. What am I supposed to think?!” “Yes, it was not a secret that I'm her son. But she doesn't want to be involved with me…” he opened up. It was difficult for him to open up about his di
Zacharias remembered the moment when his childhood playmate, Phyllis, developed a fear of blood because of an incident when they were young. After that incident, he limited his visits to her as she was attending therapy. He felt guilty for what happened to her. If they did not play in their house on that day, then perhaps, none of it would have happened. Now that 15 years have passed since that incident, the memories still remain vivid. But thankfully, it's only him that remembered, not Phyllis. Seated comfortably in a coffee shop in East City, he sipped his coffee as he waited for Hill, his online friend that he impulsively invited for a coffee. 'He said he'll wear the Grand Monster hoodie that we bought online…' He looked around and saw no one who wore the same hoodie that he was wearing. Cling-ring! The sound of the door chime ringing prompted Zacharias to look at the entrance. There he saw a person wearing the Grand Monster hoodie. But… That person is not someone who
On a sunny day in the Lohr family's mansion, two little kids were playing in the garden. Zacharias was happily playing with the three years old Phyllis, who was the daughter of the family next door. “Aiash, hide and sheek! Hide and sheek!” The little Phyllis yelled as she ran around the garden with Zacharias chasing behind her. “I'm coming to get you!” he teased as he grabbed her arms. Phyllis playfully giggled as she shook her arms away from Zacharias. “Hahaha! No more tag! Hide and sheek now!” she requested from her playmate. “Okay, okay. Let's rest first.” He then led her to lean against the tree. “Aiash, let's play more games when Lian gets home!” CRASH! The loud sound startled the little girl which prompted her to hold onto Zacharias' shirt. “Aiash, Aiash,” she nervously gripped his shirt. “WINSTON I HATE YOU!” CRASH! CRASH! “Stop it Victoria! Zach will hear you!” Screams from the inside of the house can be heard from the garden. Zacharias, who was so us
“You…” her voice quivered as her hands started to loosen her grip on the handle.She lightly opened the door, enough for him to enter. But because of her fear of confrontation, she still hid behind the door. Her eyes were shut, still nervous about meeting him again after how many days. She knows it’s him. She knows him by his voice. She knows him by his scent. She knows him by heart. THUMPTHUMPTHUMPHis clean scent smelled like home is getting stronger. ‘He’s near…’‘He’s here…’Her heart thumped violently as the excitement, happiness, guilt, fear, sadness, and anxiety fill her in. She felt everything all at once. But it did not feel suffocating for her. Rather, she felt so comfortable, like she was in her safest place.“I’m here now,” he whispered as he pulled her into his arms. ‘I… I’m home…’She gripped his shirt tightly as she guiltily shed tears. “I’m sorry…”“I’m sorry for leaving, Aias… I’m sorry…” she said in between her cries. Zacharias hugged her tightly and said
“Phyllis, where are you?! Your husband went here and told us what happened! Why did you suddenly leave?!” The moment that Phyllis settled in her hotel room, the loud voice of her mom reached her ears. “Mom, calm down…” “Calm down?! You did not tell us that you're going out of the country and you expect me to calm down?! You did not even answer all of my calls earlier! We were so worried!” “Zacharias told me you wanted to get away from the press and we understand that… But you have to at least inform us so we can make necessary arrangements for you!” Phyllis held her phone tightly as she braced herself for her mother's scolding. “Mom…” “You're not a teenager anymore, you're an adult! You don't have to tell us everything that you do but you have to at least not make us worry!” Phyllis sat at the edge of the bed and quietly listened to her mom speak. She did not have the heart to respond to her, especially if she knows that she was in the wrong. “Phyllis, I know you're stres
"Sir, we've already cleared them off.” Zacharias peeked through the window to see if there were still some people from the press. They were quite easy to spot. They're usually wearing face masks and caps with huge cameras in tow. Seeing that there was none, he turned to Phyllis, who was busy packing his stuff. “Good. Please get the car ready, we're going down now,” he said on the phone. He then tucked his phone inside his pocket and approached Phyllis. “Is there anything else we need to pack, babe?” Phyllis just shook her head and said, “Nope, I got it, babe.” Just as she was about to head out while carrying the tote bag, she was hugged by Zacharias from her back. His strong arms embraced her dainty shoulders and whispered, “I miss you…” Phyllis, who was still not over with the commotion from earlier, dismissed him with a tap on his arms. “Don't be ridiculous, we're literally together. How can you miss me?” He inched his body closer to hers, letting her feel the warmth of
With all the controversy about the Klein family, they were completely mobbed by reporters, trying to get a statement from them. In just a matter of two days, the kind-hearted mayor disappeared from the public. Soon after the various documents that were reported, another video went viral. It was a video of Mayor Klein mocking the poor victims of a fire that destroyed a small neighborhood in the city. The area was small and a little cramped and so firetrucks had a hard time killing the fire until it ate the majority of the houses. In the video, the mayor was smiling to the public and promised to help them as much as he can as he helped with the distribution of basic necessities like food and clothing. But the next clip showed him mocking the victims because they were dirtying his beautiful city. His statement instantly gained critics. His image as the kind and caring mayor of Lieren City was crushed in a matter of seconds. No one likes a politician who looks down on his people. “
A large amount of Rohypnol content was found in his lab results. And contrary to what Phyllis suspected, the drug was not laced in the microchip but on the needle itself. Zacharias woke up after three long hours and is currently resting. He's just waiting for the drug to leave his body. The microchip was also taken out of his arm per his request and Phyllis' insistence. “Babe, please stop crying… The chip is already taken out…” Zacharias consoled Phyllis, who was sitting beside his bed. She has been taking care of him earnestly and has not taken a good sleep since the incident. He gently patted her back to comfort her. “I'm sorry… I'm so so sorry… We were researching microchips, babe…” “Hick—and the person who made that was a colleague of mine… If only I did not introduce this technology to him,” she said in between her sobs. She felt incredibly guilty about what happened to Zacharias. “Babe, it's not your fault. It's all on Tiffany who orchestrated all this, okay? It'
The ambulance rushed to the hospital with the unconscious Zacharias, Phyllis, and Leila cramped inside. Now that Phyllis got Zacharias to safety, everything that went down earlier started to finally sink in. When she attacked the bulky man with her heels, it did not cross her mind that some of the blood would squirt on her face. Her hands started to tremble at the sight of blood on her cheeks. She then tapped Leila and murmured in her shaking voice, “Blood…” Noticing the few streaks of blood on Phyllis' face, she hurriedly wiped them off with her blouse. “Shh, it's gone now…” She held Phyllis' hands and gently massaged them. “Okay, breathe with me…” “Inhale…” “Exhale…” “Inhale…” “Exhale…” Leila guided Phyllis with her breathing exercise. Rui taught everyone in their circle how to properly assist Phyllis in case she was triggered. Physical manifestations such as trembling, trouble breathing, and fainting were seen when Phyllis was last triggered. They continued with the bre
A loud thud resounded inside the men's comfort room as Zacharias fell to the floor. His consciousness slowly faded as he tried to reach out for his phone in his pocket. Soon after, a small red light blinked from his right arm. A girl inside a luxurious hotel room tapped the screen on her tablet, revealing a location in Dixon City. “Hurry and bring him up,” she said on the phone. “Got it, miss.” Satisfied with the turn of events, she took a good sip of her pink moscato. “I'll have to thank Auntie Vic for revealing the group's location for tonight.” She giggled as she browsed Phyllis' Ninstagram account. The simple photos posted made Tiffany sneer. She hated Phyllis' perfect life. She despised how Phyllis was cherished by her rich family. She envied how she was surrounded by a successful group of friends. She detested how she excelled academically and in her work. Above all, she hated how she got her crush just because she was his childhood friend. After getting humiliated