Chapter 52 "Let's talk," He says, now standing beside Felix. "What do you want to talk about?" Felix asks. "You see, I feel like my wife is not telling me the truth. Do you two know each other from somewhere?" He asks Felix, but he only scoffs. "Does that mean that you don't trust your wife?" Felix scoffs, and sips from the tall wine glass in his hand, glancing at Ren with a smirk dancing on his lips. "It's not about my wife... I don't trust your stares at her. Is there anything you two are not telling me? Do you know each other before?" He further asks, even though he isn't expecting Felix to tell him the truth. "Are you scared she will cheat on you with me later?" Felix finally turns to face him, and he slowly clenches his fists as anger spurs through him. As much as he wants to grab him and send numerous punches to his face until that lip of his is broken, on a second thought, he needs to calm down if he doesn't want to ruin this party. "Scared? That's r
Chapter 53 Emily catwalks elegantly toward them with a smirk lingering on her lips. "Yes, we are. Do you have a problem with that?" Alicia asks, turning to face her while crossing her arms on her chest. The sight of Emily disgusts her so much, especially now that she's wearing this nonsense of a cloth. "I see. Can I join you guys?" She smiles sweetly, glancing at Ren whose attention is not even there. He seems to be lost in thoughts. "No, Emily... You can't join us," Alicia replies to her bluntly, and she scoffs rolling her eyes. "Your husband must be a really loyal dog. He is not even looking my way. I guess this was all a waste of time in the first place," She giggles. "Say that again, and I will make sure you regret it," Alicia threatens her angrily, but she only scoffs sarcastically. Does it really look like she gives a damn about her threats? Sadly, she doesn't. "Come on, Alicia... Don't be too harsh on me. Besides, we are cousins," She giggles sarcast
Chapter 54 His phone suddenly beeps, and he quickly reaches out for it. 'I don't think we can meet today, Ren. I'll text you later. I need to be somewhere, and it's urgent.' "Shit!" He curses under his breath and throws the phone on the seat. Turns out that he just called him out here for nothing. He reverses the car and drives back home. Driving into the compound, he parks at the parking lot and steps out of the car. Looking around the place, a thin line appears between his eyebrows as he can't get a glimpse of Alicia's car. Did she go out? He saunters toward the entrance door, and just when he walks into the living room, his phone suddenly starts ringing. Bringing it out from his pocket, he quickly slides the answer button when he sees the caller to be Alicia. "Hey, Ren. I got a call that I need to be at the company in a few minutes, and I'm already on my way," Her voice sounds through the phone. "But we agreed that you're not going to the office today,
Chapter 55 Next day Alicia tosses on the bed tiredly before she forces her eyes open, welcomed by the bright sunlight penetrating the room through the window. It's a beautiful Saturday morning, and since she has nowhere to go later, going back to sleep won't harm her, right? "Good morning, pretty. We have an appointment with the doctor at 9am, and it's past 7am. You should get ready, sweetheart," Ren's voice pulls her attention, and that is when it occurs to her that she isn't the only one inside the room. She tilts her head tiredly to find him standing in front of the mirror, fully dressed. "I have made breakfast. You should come downstairs to have it," He winks at her before he turns and strides out of the room, closing the door gently behind him. She groans tiredly as she drags herself from the bed, holding the duvet tightly around her naked body. She walks sluggishly into the bathroom and slams the door behind her. She crashes against the wall and releases a deep s
Chapter 56 He grits his teeth and clenches his fists as he glares hard at them, his blood boiling in rage. Is he just jealous because of the person, or is it because of his emotions? Taking a deep breath, he walks briskly over to them, and just when Felix extends his hand toward Alicia for a handshake, he grabs her instead and pulls her away from Felix. "Don't you think it's disrespectful and unacceptable, to touch a married woman?" He glares hard at Felix, who stares at him blankly. "Ren..." Alicia tries to speak, but he glances at her with an angry look on his face, and she shuts her mouth. "It's just a harmless handshake..." "And what gave you the right to shake hands with my wife? Are you trying to harass her?" He scoffs angrily, glaring hard at him. "I am his secretary, and it's only right that I come to greet my boss when I see her. I had no idea that it was something bad to do. Mr. Ren must really be protective of his wife, I see," Felix teases hi
Chapter 57 He scoffs as he stares at the picture in the locket, his heart thumping heavily against his chest. He can't bring himself to believe that in all this time that they have spent together, she has been taking the picture of another man around her neck and he never noticed it. "Why did you lie to me, Alicia? Why didn't you tell me Felix was your fiance?" He asked with pain evident in his voice, as he stares at the locket, anger, and pain filling every ounce of him. "Ren..." "It has been eight years and more... Yet you still haven't forgotten about him... All the time we have spent together, you carried this everywhere with you... You carried another man in your heart and allowed me to love you... Isn't that cruel?" He scoffs as a drop of tears slid down the corner of his cheek. "Yes, I know that we have been into this for the sake of contract... We were never married for real, and I shouldn't have crossed my boundary of falling in love with you... But wh
Chapter 58 Tears stream down his cheeks as he drives down the road minutes later. He keeps hitting the steering wheel, venting all of his anger out. As much as he wants to let go of this pain and pretends nothing ever happened, to think that she still loves him, he can't help the pain he's feeling in his heart. Pushing all the thoughts to the back of his mind, he accelerates the car, driving to God knows where. Twenty minutes later, he pulls over in front of the bar, and hops out of the car, heading toward the entrance door afterward. "Hey, Ren. What's up? It has been a while since you've been here. Have you been so busy?" The bartender says as Ren walks over to sit behind the counter. "Yeah, been quite busy," He replies to the bartender. "Alright. What do you want to drink, huh? We're doing promo today, so you can drink as much as you want, and you won't need to worry about the pay," The bartender says to him, but he only rolls his eyes. "I don't want an
Chapter 59 He barges into the living room but stops on his track when he finds her sitting on the floor and in tears. "Are you ok?" Even though he knows that she was not ok, that was the first thing that came to his mind as soon as he saw her just now. She slowly raises her gaze to look at him, her heart which was so heavy with pain moments ago eases at once, and she finds herself standing up to her feet. "Ren..." She whispers before she hurries over to him, and hugs him tightly like he would vanish if she let go of him. "Please don't leave... Don't divorce me, please," She cries out painfully, wrapping her hands around his neck and crying heavily. "It is you I love, please don't go," She cries more, and he bites his bottom lip as waves of guilt spur through him. He's not a saint either. Knowing that all these things were planned in the first place, but his mind was changed because of the love he has developed for her, he can't just help but feel like a bad per
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,