Chapter 13 "Are you OK?" Ren asks for the umpteenth time as he drives down the road, after glancing at her. She has been putting on that gloomy look, and it's making him uncomfortable. "Hmm," She hums as she stares out through the window with many thoughts flooding her mind. Will she ever get over Felix no matter how long it takes her? Will her life ever become better? What about this marriage she's about to get into? Will she regret it later? She keeps questioning herself as the car drives down the road. If only she can see the future, she wouldn't be thinking about all these, but only God can do that. "Do you need me to get you some snacks on our way?" His voice disrupts her thoughts again, forcing her to cast him a hard glare. Who eats snacks early in the morning? He must be crazy to think that. "Hey, don't be silly. Nobody eats snacks this early in the morning," She rolls her eyes as she turns her face away, earning a confused look from him. "But I do it," He mumbles as he
Chapter 14The rest of the day was filled with Mrs. Williams forcing Alicia to try on different dresses. They're throwing a grand party tonight for Alicia and her soon to be husband. "Are these necessary, mom?" Alicia asks for the umpteenth time as she watches her mom arrange flowers in a basket. "Yes, they are necessary, my dear. My only child is finally getting married tomorrow after so many years. The whole world need to know about it. I have to make it grand, and give it my all. I mean, this only comes once in our lifetime, so we should make the best out of it," Her mom rants, and she sighs briefly, releasing a deep sigh. If her mom had allowed her choose how she wants her wedding, she would've wanted something not too crowded. Even her dad never said anything about this. What would he possibly say when he wants this too? "Is Ren here yet?" Alicia turns to Adelie who just walked into the room a few minutes ago, and asks her. "No, I haven't seen him yet. I think he must be on h
Chapter 15Alicia finally steps out of her hiding place and adjusts herself before she walks elegantly up to them while having a soft smile dancing on her lips. As much as she's satisfied with the reply that Ren gave Emily, there's still no way she would act like she noticed what happened. "Hey, baby. I have been looking everywhere for you. I had no idea you would be here," She smiles as she catwalks over to him, and pulls him for a hug, before planting a quick peck on his lips, while Emily glares hard at them in anger. "Yes, honey. I came earlier, but you were busy in the room with mom and the makeup artist, so I decided to wait for you here," He says as he wraps his arms around her waist, playing along with the acting. He knows that he's in for some shit later for crossing his boundary when Emily is finally gone, so he better watch out. "You look super gorgeous as always..." He commends her, and she chuckles softly. "Thank you, honey. You look good yourself. Have you had anything
Chapter 16The gentle breeze blows on her face as she stands on the balcony, and stares up at the sky. From the balcony, she can still see the party, and how everyone is busy with their business. Her eyes drift to Ren, who's standing beside Emily as they both talk about what she has no idea of. "Pervert," She mutters under her breath as she turns her face away, and sighs briefly. Turning around, she leans against the rail and sighs again. "Where are you, Felix? Didn't you miss me? You don't want to ever see me, do you?" She whispers as she let her tears fall freely down her cheeks. She reaches out for the locket which she hid under her gown, and opens it, revealing the picture that holds her memory with Felix. It's crazy how she is still in love with the man that hurt her so much, it's crazy how her heart still belongs to him, and how her world still revolves around him even after all he has done to her in the past. Maybe she would let go of everything and go back to the way things
Chapter 17The banging sound on the door pulls Alicia out of her deep slumber, and she snaps her eyes open in fear, wondering who could be at her door. The first thing does as she sits up on the bed is check out the time, and it's just 6am. 'Did someone raid their house?' She wonders as she remains on the bed waiting for the knock again, and as expected, the banging sound hits the for the second time, followed by her mom's voice. "It's your wedding day, Alicia. How can you still be sleeping at this time of the day?" Her mom's angry voice sounds from outside, and her eyes widen in shock as it dawns on her that it's her wedding day. After having a long day at the party yesterday night, she slept off quite late. How the heck did her mom managed to wake up so early even as she went to bed late the previous night? "Alicia..." The banging sound continues like she'll bring down the door if she doesn't open the door for her. "I'm coming, mom," She drags herself out of the bed, and walks s
Chapter 18After a long day at the villa, everyone finally return to their respective homes. "You don't have to follow us home, mom," Alicia protests when her mom insists that she wants to follow them home. "Why should I not?" Mrs. Williams asks. "You need to stay with dad...""You don't have to worry about me. Your mom and I already agreed that she will spend some days with you after you get married, so that's fine by me," She know she would eventually have to give up since her dad seems to be in support of her mom going to Ren's house with them. Glancing over to Ren that's exchanging greetings with some people, she sighs briefly and touches her forehead. "Come on, honey. Let's go home," Ren slid her fingers into hers, clasping them afterward. She didn't even stop to ask herself when he got to where she was standing. They all finally drive home.Later in the night... "Mom, are you not sleeping yet? You must be tired," Alicia says as she plunges herself tiredly onto the couch,
Chapter 19Waking up the next morning with a pair of ocean blue eyes staring down at her, she quickly snaps her eyes open to find a weird smile dancing on Ren's face as she stares down at her while having her elbow on the bed, supporting his head with his palm. "Wh... What are you doing?" She stutters as she blinks her eyes repeatedly, trying to understand what this her fake husband is up to. "Staring at my beautiful wife, of course. I heard that a good husband admires his wife when he wakes up. I'm just learning against the future," He half-shrugs, emphasizing his last word, and she scoffs as she rolls her eyes. "Not everything you can do with me. Staring at me like that makes me feel uncomfortable, so I don't want this to happen again," She says to him sternly, and he rolls his eyes. "It's not a big deal, sweetheart. Can I steal a kiss, please?" A thin line appears between his eyebrows as he pulls a funny look. "That's the craziest thing you can ever think of. Hell no," She sna
Chapter 20"I don't want to go to Beijing, Lilian. Mom won't listen to me," Alicia whines as she slumps on the couch opposite where Lilian is sitting. It has been three days since her mom left for her house, and she has been making plans for their honeymoon, which the trip was supposed to be in less than seventy-two hours. "It won't hurt going for it, Alicia. You're just going to spend some weeks with him, and...""Did you hear what I told you? The woman is asking me to bring pregnancy test results on our coming back. Do you know what that means?" She scoffs unbelievably, touching her forehead. "Mom is just full of surprises, and it's annoying. I didn't know she would ask me to do that. I think I messed things up. I shouldn't have gotten myself into this in the first place," She runs her fingers through her hair and sighs briefly. "Come on, Alicia. It's not that serious, OK?" Lilian rolls her eyes at her dramatically. "What do you mean? You know how desperate my mom can be. She wo
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,