Felicity's POVChristmas day, and I expected visitors to arrive, but when I heard who the guests my mother was expecting, I immediately thought of leaving as soon as possible. Elyana and her parents would be coming, and whether you believe it or not, I felt so ashamed to face her.It all started when I entered the clinic and saw something I was not supposed to see. I was suddenly perplexed about how I had felt that day.It was terrifying—not frightening in the sense that I wanted to scream, but there was something about it that made me feel like I had a fever, and it spread to my head before I passed out.There were thoughts in my head that made me feel extremely uncomfortable, to the point where I questioned who I truly am, and seeing Elyana brings me back to that same emotion.I knew it was strange, but I was disturbed by what was going on with me. That was why I decided to return to my condominium. I did not tell Elyana the real reason because I was afraid of what she would say. I
I did not wait for anyone to say anything else. I dashed to the front door and went to the garage before our visitors arrived, and as soon as I was in the driveway, a car drove inside.Our driveway was wide, so I didn't need to pull over first to let them pass. I knew that car; it was Elyana's new red Mercedez. When I exited the gate, I breathed a sigh of relief. It made me think I was a fleeing criminal because the cops were already on the scene.When I arrived at the restaurant, there were no signs of Quintin. I expected that already because I left home quite early and I remembered I didn't tell him what time he should come. While waiting for him, I took that time to think.I thought of going to my condo that day. Elyana and her parents would surely stay the whole day there because they would be discussing Pretzel and Felix's wedding.Quintin arrived at 11:30 a.m. I thought I would see the annoyance on his face because I forced him to come to the restaurant, but he seemed happy when
Felicity's POV "We didn't fight. I don't have a problem with her. It's just that—I'm starting to doubt myself lately," I said as a starter. I was nervous. I even looked away to take a deep breath first before continuing to answer. "Wait, I am confused; what do you mean you did not when it appeared that something had happened?" I turned to him when he began speaking. There was a frown on his face and the line between his eyebrows was extremely deep. He expressed his confusion as if I were not. He had no idea how much I was struggling with everything going on around me. There were questions. There are so many hows and whys swirling around in my head that I am at a loss for answers. "You know what? Me too," I said, rolling my eyes, which caused him to scratch his head. "Let us analyze the issue here first," Quintin said, pulling his chair closer to the table so he could rest both of his elbows on it and look me directly in the eyes. "What happened and when did it start?" he co
Felicity's POV "Not our day today, it seems," I heard Quintin say. He was dismayed by the sound of it, but because I still didn't know what we were supposed to do in that place, I couldn't agree with what he meant. "Why did you even take me to this place? And what are these women?" I asked Quintin as I continued looking at the countless women looking at me with a desire to take something from me. I didn't like how they stared at me. It was beyond uncomfortable and it creeped me out so much. I turned to Quintin and asked, "Can we leave now? I don't like this place." "Okay, let's go," he immediately told me and walked away. I chased him and the women around me waved goodbye to us. Their shrill voices sent chills, pushing me to hurry on my pace. "Do you know where Elyana is now?" We were out of the room when he asked me this. "She's actually at home right now," I answered with a little relief that we were finally out of the room where we went. "Home? At their mansion or yo
Elyana's POV It was Christmas, but I felt gloomy, even though everyone seemed to be having fun. I was expecting to see Felicity, but he abruptly left. I tried to blend and match their energies, but I could not because they were discussing married life and how to properly raise a child. The subjects they discussed made me feel out of place, which is why I simply listened and smiled whenever they turned their heads at me. However, I thought maybe I would learn some useful tips that I could use in the future, but the sadness inside my heart for not receiving any greetings from my best friend was something that broke me. I was glad there were kids around at that time. Felix and Pretzel's son were there, as was Lea's youngest, who were both inside a huge crib. When the topic went to Felix and Pretzel's upcoming wedding, I simply approached the kids but acting, I picked up the toy that went outside the crib to give it back to them. I let the kids distract me while they held a meeti
Elyana's POV Pretzel held me on the wrist and guided me to the side of the house where nobody could see us. There were tall fortune plants where she took me. I was covering my mouth to hide my shaking chin when I suddenly thought she might harm me. I did something to her and Felix back then and she might use that moment to take revenge. She halted. "What's wrong?" she asked as she faced me. My tears were right in the corners of my eyes, and I was waiting for something to trigger them to fall. The time had come. The tears freely went down my cheeks. She repeated the question, but I was so embarrassed to tell her what I was crying about. I cried. Pretzel unexpectedly pulled me close to her and hugged me. She kept silent for a moment. Her gesture made me cry even more because she was still kind, even though I was a witch to her before. I even felt her hand tapping my back gently. I must say how comforting that was. I didn't know for how many minutes I was crying. When I loosen
Elyana's POV I woke up early the next morning because my mind couldn't stop giving me so many things to think about. It was disturbing, I admit, but I wanted to respect Felicity's decision to make the distance even though I still didn't know the reason behind it. Furthermore, Pretzel promised to keep me updated if she learned anything from Felicity and I wanted to wait rather than disturb that silly gay. It was a good thing there were some other things I wanted to focus on. That was more important than wasting time chasing him with reasons he seemed he wouldn't even care to tell me. I decided to text Quintin that morning. I told him to meet me at the popular ice cream parlor, just not far from the subdivision where I lived. It would not be a good idea to ask him to just come to the mansion because my mother would surely ask him many questions. "Mom, I'm going to the mall. I need shoes to pair with the dress I will wear at the New Year's Eve party." I used an excuse. "Do you w
Elyana's POV I woke up early and didn't tell anyone where I would be heading. My parents were both still sleeping and it was still dark around six in the morning. It was cloudy at that time and the wind was cold. I knew I was earlier than the time Doctor Chelsea told us to come, but I was beyond excited and at the same time nervous. I couldn't even sleep long enough, but I felt I had enough energy to go on from that day onward. I left the house wearing an outfit that anyone would think I went for a jog in so that, in case they became suspicious of where I went, I could easily prove where I went. The clinic was still closed when I came. Doctor Chelsea's secretary arrived around seven and she immediately let me in. I sent Florentin a message to inform him I was already there, and he replied twenty minutes later, telling me he was on his way. After a few minutes, the secretary received a call. She turned to me when she put the phone down. "The doctor told me to prepare you now,
Elyana's POVThat feeling of returning trauma filled my heart with so much fear that Daldalita could do what she said. It was clear to me, in my mind and heart, that of all the people close to me, Felipe, next to my parents and my son, was the person I couldn't live without.'He's only ours. For my son—mine!' My thoughts were accelerating. I was ready to hurt anyone who would try to take Felipe from us. My son needs him. He couldn't sleep without his dad at night. I need him to do that. I need him. My tears continued falling down my cheeks. I covered my face using both my hands and as I did so, I heard whispers in the background that made me feel like they were mocking me. My chest tightened as I heard their whispers. There were so many that I couldn't focus on a single noise.It was deafening, echoing inside my ears. I cried until I could no longer breathe. I felt someone's hand on my shoulder, but that stronger urge to do something to make our servant take back what she said was
Elyana's POVWe boarded the plane before nine o'clock in the evening. Mixed emotions were stirring up inside my heart. I was excited that we finally got back home and, at the same time, worried about Helen and that I couldn't get back to her before she got a chance to hold my son, just like she wished for. I wanted to fulfill that as soon as I could. I knew my parents would understand and they would help me sort everything out for Aqui to meet Helen. I was that preoccupied when I saw Felipe staring suspiciously at me. I frowned and he immediately looked away. He took his cellphone out of his pocket like nothing and started scrolling through it. I thought that was it, but it happened a few times during the flight and whenever I caught him, he would try to ignore me. I tried ignoring him as well and pretended it wasn't bothering me until I fell asleep.We arrived in the Philippines before lunch after the plane stopped over in Dubai because Dad asked the pilot to pick up a package fro
Elyana's POV"Thank you so much for coming all the way here to visit me, Ellie. I really thought we wouldn't get a chance to see each other again after all the mess that happened. Despite that, there were things for which I was thankful as well that happened. When you left, I also found the courage to end my ties with Lucas' father. It was the best decision I ever made in life in my entire existence and thanks to you," Helen told me while holding both of my hands tightly. I was touched by Helen's words. We had a long conversation, but those were the messages that my brain couldn't forget the most."Time for your medicine, Miss Helen." We got interrupted when the nurse announced this. I gave them space. I checked my time and saw that it had been more than an hour since Felipe and I arrived. I waited for Helen to finish drinking her medicine before telling her that I would be going. "It's still early. Stay here and I will ask the cook to prepare dinner for you and Felipe," she insis
Third-Person's POVThree knocks on the front door interrupted Lucas, who was working on his laptop in the living room. He frowned as he wondered who was outside at around two o'clock in the afternoon when he was not expecting anyone that day. It had been a month since they moved into that house and only a few trustworthy people knew that location. He concluded it was their cleaner, but she had already gone there to clean the other day. He had no choice but to check who it was because they didn't have a servant around after he sent her and the driver to get their groceries. He went to the front door. When he was a few steps away from the door, the person outside tried knocking again. Lucas opened the door and his eyes widened when he saw who was outside. A short silence went in between the two. He could not believe he would be seeing her again after visiting the Philippines a few months ago. He couldn't hide how much he was captivated by how much she had changed since then, and beca
Third-person's POV Elyana's parents agreed to her plan to visit Lucas' mother, Helen. The old lady had been kind to their daughter since she first stepped into Wilhem's household. They both knew how close their daughter had become to the lady, and they did not want Elyana to have any regrets about not seeing her for the last time. "I heard you're leaving." Elyana was in the nursery, busy with the book she hadn't finished yet. Her parents were both in an online meeting, which is why she was the one giving Aqui company at that time. She was so caught up in her reading that she did not notice that Felipe had already entered the room. When Elyana turned to look at him, she saw a gloomy expression on his face. She wanted to ask why, but the question he asked already had the answer. "Yes, I will tomorrow. Dad has already fixed everything; a private plane will take me there to make it hassle-free for me, so there is nothing to worry about," Elyana replied. She went back to reading aft
Elyana's POVOf all the people in the mansion, Dad was the one who couldn't hide his anticipation of Felicity's decision to change. He was trying to change his entire self by altering his way of talking and walking and avoiding the gestures of his hands when he spoke. He also wanted us to call him Felipe instead of Felicity since that day, which I found quite suspicious because I often caught him talking seriously to my dad in different parts of the mansion before that happened. The only problem was that I didn't get a chance to know what they had been discussing all those times. They kept choosing places where it was hard to eavesdrop. I already asked my mom if she knew anything about what they were discussing, but she told me she had no idea.My curiosity grew because of the answer I got from her. A few days before his transformation, I caught them in the garden again when I went outside the veranda after deciding to continue reading the novel I started.I changed my plans and imm
Elyana's POVI couldn't be deceived. I looked sharply at him again from head to toe to take one last scan. I was sure he wasn't wearing a contact lens to fool me like that."Ellie? What are you doing? Why are you looking at Felix like that?" My mother panicked right after seeing what I was doing. "Did both of you have a misunderstanding again?" Mom continued, but I didn't have a plan to answer any of them.I just stared at him. He also did the same. I knew he was the one who would eventually give in. I wouldn't let him win anyway.I started counting in my head, and when I was only halfway from reaching ten, I saw the man in front of me grin before laughing out loud. "I really can't fool you. Hmp!" I knew it! He lost it. He returned to his normal shrill and slurred-crazy voice in no time."W-wait...what's going on here?" My mother asked us in confusion."Oh, come on, Auntie! Don't be too slow," Felicity told my mom. My mother's eyes widened as she realized what was happening."Oh,
Elyana's POV "I was calling you. Why were you not answering? You made me so worried." I thought I was hallucinating that I was hearing Felicity's voice, but he was truly there. Felicity carried me, laid me back on the bed in a more comfortable position, tucked me in, and gave me painkillers. He was scolding me while he was doing those, but the pain I was feeling was too much and I couldn't focus on anything he was telling me aside from what he said he heard me scream; that's why he knocked. I couldn't say anything while he was firing me with words. I was too dizzy at that moment to respond to him. As I waited for the medicine to take effect, I heard Felicity cleaning the broken glass on the floor. I had no choice but to stay on the bed while hearing my son cry from the next room; however, I couldn't do anything at that moment. I waited for a few more minutes before the pain truly vanished. Aqui had already calmed down, but I was still bothered so I decided to get out of bed.
Elyana's POVMy day went fast, but the night seemed so long. Felicity didn't come home just like he said, but without Bakla around, the house was like a different place.It seemed I was searching for his presence and Aqui, who got used to spending the night with him, kept on waking up from time to time, crying. He might be searching for him too and even though Dad was the one hugging him to sleep already, he still wasn't satisfied.Around eleven that night, we all woke up when Aqui cried so loud. My parents were the ones who slept in the nursery and I'd pumped enough milk for him to drink the whole night. I wasn't supposed to go to the nursery to check on him because I knew my parents did know what to do, but his cries were bothersome.I rushed over to see why he was crying. My parents were attempting to put him back to sleep. Dad was the one carrying him and rocking him gently in his arms. Mom was the one singing him a song, yet my son didn't want to hush.I want to take him and try