Chapter 60Ren checks his wristwatch for the sixth time as he sits in the spacious restaurant while holding the brown envelope tightly in his hand. "Am I doing the right thing?" He asks himself, staring at the envelope. The thought of what is likely to happen after this hits him hard, and for some seconds, he doubts if he'll be able to take the pain. Alicia would definitely find out about everything after this, and his fear would finally come true. Is this not the right time to do this? The sound of the footsteps behind him pulls his attention, and he tilts his head in the direction, to see Clement walking over to where he's sitting. "Hey, dude. Did I keep you waiting?" Clement asks as he pulls out a chair, and sits on it. The thirty-one years old young man is graced in black trousers and a shirt which are hugging his body tightly, revealing his muscled-up body. His blonde hair is messy, yet looks good on him. "No, you didn't. I got here not quite long now. What would
Chapter 61The sound of the blaring alarm pulls Alicia out of her deep sleep, and forcing her eyes open, she tilts her head to the side of the bed and finds it empty as usual. Ren has already woken up and is probably in the kitchen, making breakfast now. Sitting up on the bed, she takes a deep breath, while running her fingers through her hair. 'Let's get a divorce' tears well up in her eyes as the words echo in her head. Is he really going to divorce her? What about their baby? Who will father him in the future? Realizing that it's a Monday morning, and she needs to be in the office very early, she drags herself out of the bed and drags herself sluggishly into the bathroom to have her bath, which only lasted for about thirty minutes before she walks back into her room. She gets dressed in less than another thirty minutes. Glancing at her reflection in the mirror one more time, she finally picks up her handbag from the bed and strides out of the room. Descending t
Chapter 62 Silence assumes the car as Clement drives down the road a few minutes later with Ren in his car. "Are you ok?" Clement glances at him and asks. "Hmm," He nods his head and hums, even though it's obviously written all over him that he's not fine. How would he be fine while they are on their way to see the mysterious boss he is going to be seeing for the first time since he started this dirty job? 'He knows Alicia is pregnant' those words are still scaring the gut out of him whenever they replay in his head. What will happen now that the man knows about it? Will he threaten to hurt Alicia? "It's obvious that you're not fine, dude. Just calm down, and stop being overly nervous," Clement says to him as he pats his shoulder as if it's easy to do. The rest of the drive to the place was filled with silence, and they finally arrive at the front of a big iron gate after a long drive. Clement finally drives into the compound, and they both hop out of the car
Chapter 63 Ren POV "Shit!" I curse under my breath as I pull over at the side of the road, and a drop of tears slid down the corner of my cheeks. I never believed that a time would come when I would be in this difficult situation of choosing between what is wrong and saving the person I love the most. I know I deserve all the pain I'm going through now, this would've been avoided if only I wasn't greedy from the start. And now, an innocent person has to suffer the crime I committed. 'If you insist to back off, you would have yourself to blame when I decided to make Alicia and your unborn child pay later. Get the company's documents as soon as you can, and you'll be free' How can Mr. Douglas be this heartless? How could he be so inhumane to his own brother? This journey of my life began three years ago. Then, I had nothing, I lived and dwell on the street. I could barely feed myself, let alone raise money to buy clothes for myself. I bet you wouldn't want to know what h
Chapter 64 "Why? Why didn't you tell me all this while? Why the hell did you never tell me about it?" He snaps at her angrily, tears streaming down his cheeks. His heart hurts so much that he can't think of anything at the moment but just cry his eyes out. "Why should I have told you about it? Do you know how painful it has been all these while to see you with her? Do you know how I felt when I saw you first and wanted you, but my dad stopped me? She always gets all she wanted..." "Just shut the fuck up, bitch! You and your dad are nothing, but bastards. You are both selfish, greedy, and do nothing, but ruin the lives of people who are even close to you, all because of your greediness!" He yells at her as he slams his hands on the desk, and she scoffs as a drop of tears slid down the corner of her cheeks. "You have no right to talk about me and my dad in that manner, Ren..." "What the hell will you do? Slap me for saying that?" He scoffs as he wipes off his te
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 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,