Chapter 23Silence reigns in the car as Ren drives down the road, stealing glances at Alicia whose attention is outside the car. They're finally going on the date, but she doesn't look too happy about it. "Are you OK?" He asks, disrupting her thoughts. "Hmm," She nods her head as she just hums. This is what she has been saying since each time he asked if she was OK. "Come on, Alicia. Just talk to me. Are you feeling sad about anything? It makes me feel uncomfortable to see you like that," He convinces her, glancing at her and returning his gaze to the road. "I told you that I'm fine, Ren. Can you stay focused?" She rolls her eyes at him, and he shrugs. After the incident earlier, she has been mad at him for some reasons unknown to herself. Why the hell would he tell her that shit? After driving for what seems like forever, he finally parks in front of the restaurant and steps out of the car. Walking side by side into the spacious restaurant, Alicia keeps a straight face. "Alici
Chapter 24"I'm fucking fucking horny, Alicia," He groans, and she rolls her eyes, pretending not to see his erect manhood. "Horny? Good for you," She says, then dashes into the bathroom and slams the door hard behind her, crashing against the wall afterward. She feels the space between her legs wet, and she groans as she rests her head on the wall. It has been a while since she last felt like this and knows that this urge is so crazy. It's something she can't always control whenever it comes to her. "Fuck!" She curses under her breath, as her hand slides in between her legs, grabbing her pubic area, trying to stop this feeling, but it only gets worsens. What the hell has her mom done now? "Are you going to stay there all day?" Ren's voice pulls her attention, and she sighs briefly, biting her bottom lip. "Get the hell away, you idiot," She snaps angrily, slamming her hand on the wall as another groan tears through her throat. After staying in the bathroom for what seems like for
Chapter 25She shuts her eyes tightly as she throws her head away in embarrassment. Her heart beats rapidly against her chest as she curses under her breath, blaming herself for being such a talkative. Maybe he wouldn't have heard that if she had talked less, but no, she had to blab until he heard her. Gulping down the lump that formed in her throat, she raises her gaze to see the smirk dancing on his lips while having his hands inside his pockets, and her heart sinks into her stomach as she stares at those pair of innocent-looking eyes. She tries so hard to maintain a straight face and act like she's not drawn in by this man's charming eyes. "Maybe you heard wrong. I didn't say anything like that," She shrugs while praying silently that he believes her. She would be screwed if he doesn't believe her. Studying his facial expression for a few seconds, she almost runs out of her mind, seeing the blank expression on his face. "I'm really saying the truth, Ren. Why would I say those di
Chapter 26"Do you want us to bathe together?" He asks as Alicia stands up from the bed a few minutes later, holding the duvet to her body, and looking everywhere else except his direction. Her cheeks flush in embarrassment each time she thinks of what happened. She can't believe that she had sex with Ren. She fucking slept with this young man, how the hell is she going to face him later? Fuck! "No," She quickly replies to him, before she scurries into the bathroom, while he chuckles softly and rolls his eyes. Standing up from the bed, he picks his shorts from the floor and wears them. Grabbing his robe, he wears it and picks up his phone from the bedside table, exiting the room afterward. Of course, he knows she would be embarrassed, so giving her some time alone would be a good idea. Minutes laterStepping out of the bathroom, she heaves a sigh of relief when she sees that her crazy husband is not in the room. "Fuck, Alicia!" She groans as she slumps on the bed while having the t
Chapter 27"We're watching a movie tonight, according to our schedule," Ren announces, as he arranges his shirts he washed moments ago, glancing at Alicia who's laying on the bed, and having all her attention on her phone. "I'm not interested," She rolls her eyes at him, not taking her eyes off her phone. Thinking about what he said to her earlier is still annoying, but she can only be stuck with her phone, so she can get those ugly words off her mind. Who the hell does he think he is? Telling her that he's just being like that because he's learning to get married later. That's the most annoying thing anyone has ever said to her. "Come on, Alicia. You are..." "Don't push it, Ren. I told you that I'm not interested!" She snaps at him, finally throwing her phone on the bed angrily as she sits up on the bed. If the phone is not so important to her, she wouldn't have minded smashing it on the wall, due to the way she's so pissed right now. "Come on, don't be like that. Are you OK? Why
Chapter 28"Fine! Let's go clubbing tonight," She finally suggests, and his face beams with excitement. "Yeah, club. That'll be a better place, you know?" He smiles excitedly and winks at her. "Whatever! Can we go before I have a change of mind again?" She smirks at him, and he quickly ignites the car engine. "I'm on it already," He says before he zooms off. The drive to the club was quite relaxing, and the gentle night breeze makes it even more relaxing. After thirty minutes of driving endlessly, they finally arrive at the clubhouse. "Have you been here before? How did you know this place?" She questions, as they both step out of the car, and walk side by side to the entrance door of the clubhouse. "That's why we have Google map," He rolls his eyes, and she scoffs unbelievably. The smell of alcohol and buzzing music welcomes them as they both step into the rowdy clubhouse. The place is quite dark with dim lights everywhere, making it almost impossible to see the faces of the
Chapter 29 "Kevin!" She squeaks excitedly, as she stands up to her feet, and hugs the tall man that just walked up to them. "It has been a while, Alicia. Look at you. You're looking so gorgeous. You've grown so big," The Kevin guy says, checking her out. "And you too. You're so handsome, like more handsome than before," Hearing her compliment another man in front of him, he slowly grits his teeth and tightens his hand on his thigh as he glares into space. He shouldn't be angry, but he can't help it. Why the fuck would she be so comfortable with another man, huh? He just fucking told her to stop talking to another man before they left home earlier, how can she be so inconsiderate? "Are you in love with her?" His subconscious mind asks him, and he scoffs. Hell no! He can't possibly be in love with her, right? She's older than him for fuck sake, how can he be in love with her? "I'm just angry that he doesn't respect me enough," He assures himself, trying so hard to be calm and handl
Chapter 30Tears stream down her cheeks as she stands on the balcony of their suite, staring at the picture in her locket. "Where are you, Felix?" She shuts her eyes and throws her head back as more tears stream down her cheeks. It's not the memories that hurt, but the fact that she still so much loved him even after everything that happened between them, the fact that she still can't get over him, no matter how much she tried to, over the years."Are you thinking of me too?" She whispers, even though she knows that there's no possibility of him missing her. He would've reached out to her if he missed her, right? 'If you want to get over Felix, you have to do something that'll get him off your mind. Maybe getting involved with another man' recalling what Lilian told her some years ago, she sighs briefly. Where the hell is she supposed to start? "Are you OK?" Hearing Ren's voice behind her, she quickly locks the locket and hides it beneath her dress as she turns to see him walking o
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,