Chapter 65 Felix POV Waking up this morning and getting ready for work, I stop on my way out of my room and stare at the picture of me and Alicia hanging on the wall. It was the last pictures we took together the last time we traveled to Miami for holiday before our supposed wedding, which never took place. Although it has been so many years already, I still feel so fucked up and haunted by my past. Taking a deep breath, I finally pull the door open and step out of the room, heading to the parking lot where my car is parked neatly, and just when I'm about to hop inside the car, my phone starts ringing with a strange number displayed on the screen. I slide the answer button, and the voice that comes from the other end makes me freeze on the spot. It's the voice that I would never forget even a hundred years to this day, it's Lilian's voice. "Lilian?" I call, even though I'm already sure of who the caller is, and I heard her scoff. "Turns out that the criminal is sti
Chapter 66 Felix POV I check my wristwatch for the sixth time and sigh briefly. It has been over thirty minutes since I came to the office, and Alicia is yet to be here. She was always the first to come to the office, and this is getting me so worried about her. As much as I want to call her and ask how she's doing, I quickly decide against it. I have already promised that I was not going to disturb her again. I don't want to do anything that'll make her angry. Taking a deep breath, I stare at the screen of the desktop while having my hand on the mouse. I have so much work to do, but I can't even bring myself to do anything. How can I do it, when I'm not even sure about how she's doing now? Another ten minutes passed before the door finally opens, and she walks inside, making that usual straight face. "Good morning, ma'am," I quickly stand up and greet her, but she only hums and continues to walk into her office, not even sparing me a glance. It hurts to think
Chapter 67 Ren POV Been inside the room the whole day, avoiding Alicia. She came to call me down for breakfast before she left for work, but I was just so ashamed of myself. I didn't know how to face her, I didn't know how to look into her eyes and smile at her, knowing the horrible things I've done behind her. My phone suddenly rings, and I roll my eyes upon seeing the caller. It's Clem. What the hell does he want from me after everything he did? I ignore the call, and barely two minutes after the call ended, my phone starts ringing again, and I sigh. I know I can't ignore his call forever. "What the hell do you want from me, Clem?" I snap angrily at him as soon as I answer the call. "Just stop letting your emotions take advantage of you, Ren. I think you should think about this while you still have a chance to," He snaps at me from the other end, and I scoff unbelievably. To think that this bastard doesn't feel remorseful about his action is just driving me so nu
Chapter 68Felix POVI watch as he walks out of the hospital with his hands tucked inside his pockets. Why the hell did he acted that way? Is everything alright? Although he doesn’t look like everything was right with him, but I cant still help asking myself. For someone who was so scared of me being around his woman, he must really be in love with her, but the attitude he just gave is not pleasing, and I cant help questioning his love for her at this point.Taking a deep breath, I stride over to the ward, and just when I’m about to push the door open, I stop and my heart sink into stomach when I hear Lillian’s voice, followed by her footsteps.“What the hell did you do to her, you bastard!” she snaps at me as she walks over to me, and turning to face her, a hot slap lands on my cheek.“This is for breaking my friends heart, this is for showing up, thinking you can leave and come back into her life anytime you want it, and this is for messing with her,” she snaps at me as she sends mu
Chapter 69 Alicia POV My head bangs as I force my eyes open, welcomed by the blurry ceiling. My vision finally becomes clear after a few minutes, and I realize that I'm in a hospital bed. How did I end up here? I remember leaving home this morning, not in very good condition, and I was a bit down when I got to the office. Who knows, maybe I passed out. I groan tiredly as I force myself to sit up on the bed, releasing a deep sigh. Shouldn't I at least see Ren by my side? Why's he not here? I ask myself and sigh for the second time. I hate the fact that Ren now avoids me. I don't know what I can do to make him love me again, but I will try to win his heart back. I have no idea how I fell so deeply in love with him, this was meant to be fake from the onset, but I guess this is our fate. Taking a deep breath, I place my hand on my stomach which is still very flat. I'm just two months pregnant, so it's still not obvious yet. "How are you doing, little one? Mommy is havi
Chapter 70 Ren POV Driving down the road a few minutes later, the sound of my ringing phone pulls my attention, and I pull over at the side of the road when I see that Felix is the one calling. It's not that I want to talk to that bastard, but I have to because of Alicia. I need her to tell me how she's going. "Hello..." "You should go see Alicia at the hospital. She's dying to see you," He cuts me off as soon as I answer the call, and I bite my bottom lip as I throw my head back on the headrest. "I don't know why you're avoiding her, but she's sick now, and needs you now of all time. You should be by her side," He further says before the call finally ends, and I sigh deeply as I throw my phone on the passenger seat. I know what I'm doing is wrong, especially now that she thinks I'm doing this because of what happened. I just wish she understands what I'm going through here, I just wish she knows that I'm doing this for her own good, and that of our unborn chil
Chapter 71 Alicia POV "You really need to sack that bastard, Alicia. His presence makes me sick. I hate him so much," Lilian groans angrily as she drives me back to the office, and I run my fingers through my hair frustratingly. She has been saying this nonstop for the past ten minutes, and I kept telling her that she should let it go. "I told you to let this go already, Lilly. Can you, please? I'm finding it difficult to think here," I whine at her, and she rolls her eyes at me. "Don't tell me you are still in love with her. Are you kidding me? What the hell has she done to you, Alicia?" She scoffs, and I finally glare hard at her. "I told you that I don't love her anymore, shy don't you just leave me the hell alone, you annoying brat?" I roll my eyes at her, turning my gaze to outside the window afterward. I can't help being happy as silence assumes the atmosphere, because I've had enough of her craziness already. 'Will you believe me even if I explain to
Chapter 72Felix POVI look around the big compound one more time before I proceed toward the entrance door. After disturbing and threatening me for so long, I have finally decided to come see him and set things straight with him, because I don’t want to take this shit anymore.Stepping into the villa, I proceed to the rooftop where he asked me to meet him. I wonder why he chose the place to meet with me, but I don’t give a damn about whatever reason he has, anyway.Arriving at the rooftop minutes later, I stop on my track and stare at him, my blood boiling in pure rage, and I feel nothing toward him, but hatred, and the urge to stab him multiple times until he breathes his last. But I know I have to be calmed and talk to him about it.“You are here? I’ve been waiting for you,” he finally turns to face me when he notices my presence. He has been leaning over the rail and staring at nothing, while sipping from the glass of wine he’s holding.“What do you want from me, Eric?” I ask him
Chapter 100 Everything went too fast, Mr. Douglas was finally sentenced to death by hanging since he killed two people, and his wife was sentenced to life imprisonment for being an accomplice and didn't say anything when her daughter was killed. It has been three months since Alicia has been at home, while Ren and Felix have been managing the company in her place. The two men have developed a strong bond together in which they are now best friends. Lilian too has been supportive of her friend, although she was still single. Alicia on the other hand was in her final trimester, and they would be expecting a baby anytime soon. It has been a hard day for Alicia, since she has been struggling the whole day, trying to suppress the pain she kept having occasionally. She has been feeling this pain for the last one month, and the doctor would always tell her that it was fine whenever she had gone to the hospital. Sitting on the couch and watching TV, she suddenly feels a st
Chapter 99 Writer's POV Mr. Williams has finally been laid to rest a few days ago, and the last few days have been hard for Alicia. Trying to balance between getting over her dad's death, and caring for herself and her unborn child has been difficult, but with Ren, Lilian, her mom, and Felix beside her, she was able to improve. It was supposed to be a beautiful morning, but no day has been beautiful to Alicia after everything that happened. Just if she had known, she would've involved the police before and let them handle it, or at least told her dad about it, maybe the innocent man wouldn't have lost his life, but then, she believed that God has already destined this to happen in the first place, so there was no reason to regret it now. Standing on the balcony and leaning over the rail while staring up at the sky, many thoughts run through her mind, including finding out later that Emily died at the hands of her dad. Although they were never on good terms, but she was
Chapter 98 Alicia POV We all pace restlessly in the hallway after dad was taken into the emergency room, and the doctors are trying to revive him. He was shot in the chest, and I don't know if he would survive this. Douglas and his wife have been taken care of by the cops and have been apprehended. "Calm down, babe, he will be fine," Ren tries to calm me down, even though he knows things may not be fine. My dad is inside there, fighting for his life, and I don't even know if he is going to survive it. "Will he be fine, Ren? Will he be ok?" I ask him, but he only sighs and pulls me into his arms instead, hugging me tightly, while I cry on his chest. My stomach is already big and round since I have passed my second trimester. The sound of the footsteps drawing close behind us pulls my attention, and I quickly turn to see that it's the doctor. "How is he, doc? Is my dad ok? Is he going to be fine?" I bombard the doctor with questions while I wait for him to r
Chapter 97 Writer's POV "My uncle, Mr. Douglas Williams, has been blackmailing me for the last few months now..." She stops to see the shock on his face as his eyes slowly widen in shock. "Wh...what are you saying?" He yelled from the crowd, even though his conscience was judging him deep down. "Mr. Douglas hired someone to get married to me, so he could claim my dad's properties," She said, airing confusion in the hall, as everyone started murmuring. "What are you talking about?" Her dad finally stepped forward, confused about what Alicia was saying. "You should ask your brother, dad... Ask him what you have done to him to make him think he could ruin your life. Ask him why he hired Felix, forced him into a relationship with me, and when we planned to get married... Why he sent him away and made him look like a bad person!" She yells at the top of her voice as tears brim in her eyes. Seeing the confusion in her dad's eyes hurts her even more, because this man
Chapter 96 Alicia POV I feel nervous today, especially as Ren is not here with me. It was finally the day for the end-of-the-year party, and I was supposed to be happy, but I don't feel any emotions as the only thing I feel at the moment is emptiness. I arrived with my parents and Lilian moments ago, and they left to greet the guests. My uncle is not yet here, and I think he must be preparing himself to get the title of a CEO today. "Hi, Alicia," Hearing his annoying voice behind me, I turn to see him standing with his devilish wife beside him, both smiling innocently at me. If I was not aware of what they have done, I swear I would think they are the sweetest people on earth. "Hi, uncle, Aunt," I reply to them with a smile, since I have to pretend nothing is going on. I don't want him to do something stupid here. The last thing I want now is someone getting hurt in this building. "Brother, you are here?" My dad utters as he walks up to us, and they both excha
Chapter 95 Writer's POVNext evening It was a beautiful night for the family of Mr. Williams, since they just came back to the country, and the grand dinner date was going to host tonight. Mr. Douglas and his family were also invited by his brother to the date, and of course, he honored the invitation. "It has really been a while, brother. I have missed you so much," Mr. Douglas utters as he glances at his brother, Alicia's dad. "I have missed you too. How are you, Emily?" Mr. Williams replies to his brother before he turns to Emily and smiles at her. "I'm fine, Sir," Emily replies to him. "Where is Alicia? Why is she not here yet?" Mr. Douglas asks as if he was missing Alicia, but that wasn't the case. "I think she should be here any moment from now," Mr. Williams replies, and just then, Alicia walks down the staircase, graced in a red short gown that stops right before her knees. She has her hair packed in a tight bun, light make-up on her face with a red li
Chapter 94 Mr. Douglas POV It was finally a few days to the end of the year party, and I can't help the excitement that fills my heart, since I have been looking forward to it. Yes, my dream is finally going to come true, so it's only right that I am happy, right? As my driver drive me to the restaurant where I asked Felix to meet me so we can talk, I can't help but think back at the things I've done, and I can only be proud of myself. Just a little one more shot, and everything will be fine. I finally arrive at the restaurant a few minutes later, and the driver pulls over at the parking lot before he comes to open the door for me, and I step out of the car. Stepping into the restaurant a few minutes later, I spot Felix already sitting at the far end of the restaurant, waiting for me. I had called him earlier today to let's meet at the restaurant tonight because I have something to tell him. I just hope this works out. "Have I been keeping you waiting?" I ask
Chapter 93 Ricco POV Driving to Emily's house to check on her and maybe get her to change her mind this morning, but I was disappointed when I found her hugging someone in front of their house, but I became perplexed when I drove closer and found out that the person she was hugging was Ren. Is she kidding me? I wanted to turn back and leave, but I can't help it. "Is he the reason you broke up with me?" I turn to Emil and ask after I punch Ren hard in his face, and she sighs briefly. "Can you just leave, Ricco? You are creating a scene here," She utters without remorse, and I scoff as waves of anger spur through me. "Why? You are embarrassed? You don't want me to embarrass him? What has come over you, Emily? Have you forgotten who this young man is? He is your cousin's husband for goodness sake, what the hell do you think you are doing?" I yell at the top of my voice, finding it difficult to contain my anger. I feel my blood boiling in rage, and my knuckles itch to
Chapter 92 Emily POV I know it must've been hard for Ren to have dumped his wife like that and decided to get married to me, but what matters to me is that we are finally going to get married soon, and I don't care about any other thing. I haven't talked to my parents about it, but I'm planning to do so today. Descending the staircase after I left my room a few minutes ago, I take a deep breath and gulp down the lump in my throat as I spot my mom and dad in the dining, having breakfast. It's just 8am. "Good morning, mom, dad," I greet them once I arrive at the dining and pull out a chair to sit on. "Good morning, darling. Did you sleep well?" Mom asks, and I nod my head. "How was your night?" Dad asks with a wide smile on his face as he glances at me, and I nod my head. "It was fine, dad," I reply to him. "I made your favorite, baby. Why don't you have your breakfast before it gets cold," Mom says before she stands up to serve my food. "Thanks, mom,