IvannaMy eyes flare up at Irene as she clamours, holding me. For a second, I go completely blank and gawk at her with all the flashes.She lied to me. She has been lying about Christian ever since I woke up after that passionate night. She knew Christian was still there. Yet, she chose to lie to me and also to Christian. She took my identity to trap him. I can never imagine she could do that."You're here?" She exclaims.Honestly, I'm in no mood to talk to her. She must be here to meet her father and she will definitely try to force me again to save Richard Rozario. I'm not doing that anymore."Yes. Just came here to meet my mom's murderer for the last time", I gasp. Irene's eyes widen in shock as she freezes as if she's knowing it right now. Didn't Janice ever tell her? Maybe she didn't want Irene to know Richard Rozario's real face. Who cares? "What— did you— say?" She stammers. "Mom's murderer?""Yes. My mom's. My", I repeat and look around
ColtonWhat the fuck is happening? I scream inside my head, feeling the smoky sour taste of that unfamiliar mouth of that familiar woman. Is she just kissing me? No. She is not. We are. I feel my lips also responding to that abrupt attack. My heart freezes— stops beating and absorbs the drastic sensation trickling inside my body as she roughly nibbles my lips and I do the same. Her small hand spirals up to my neck and her other hand grabs mine, guiding my hand around her waist. Getting the access, I yank her from the waist, grinding her against my body and kiss her passionately. It feels wrong on so many levels because she's too young for me which I never really cared about until she dared to do this.She's 21And I'm 33.It's enough to find this wrong. She's immature. I'm definitely not. I should stop.However, the more her mouth lets me explore her, the more it becomes hard to resist. Darn it! I have to. Without slowing down or fin
IvannaUtterly shocked, I cut the call and tossed my phone aside. Where did he disappear all of a sudden? He hardly stays out at night. I try his number again as Mrs Fisher comes with my clothes. "Don't worry. He'll be back. Change your clothes and take a rest. Master has told me to lead you to the bed as soon as you come", she says.There you go!He's never gonna change this bad habit. He can keep a track of me all the time but he will make me suffer worrying about him."Do you know where he is?" I ask, taking the clothes."No. He didn't say anything", she replies. I don't know why I'm having weird vibes. Christian didn't talk to me about Adrian at all. And as far as I know Christian, he's not gonna let it go so easily. I could sense that he was waiting for me to recover before doing anything. Honestly, I'm scared of him sometimes. Overloading my head with a bunch of t
IvannaWhat? I almost scream out, jumping off the bed, my brain refusing to swallow the audio message. I hear it again and again. Is he serious? I immediately call him out of panic. My heart beats a hundred times faster than any moment. He's not picking up. What the hell! How can he do this? How he just— do this stupid prank on me? I know this is a prank— a freaking prank. And I'm not gonna spare him this time for doing this shitty prank. I immediately climb down the bed, tripping over and rushing out of the room. All the housekeepers are surging around the living room which is really shocking for me to see. There's never so much chaos in the villa. I climb down the stairs hurriedly and walk towards Mrs Fisher."Mrs Fisher", I clamour. "You woke up?" She smiles, turning to me. "Should I make lunch for you? Breakfast hour is over""No. Thanks. What's happening over here?" I shrug.She hesitates, rolling her eyes slowly and forces a smile. That
Christian"Irene is my twin sister. My biological sister", Ivanna says in a calm voice. I'm not surprised. Somewhere, I expected this. Not because they looked alike but the similarities between auntie Jen and Irene. However, I didn't really try to dig into that matter. I just came back to the villa after checking out all the arrangements. And Ivanna said this to me out of nowhere. She's sitting at the edge of the bed in her usual pyjamas and an oversized t-shirt. She looks really upset. I sit beside her and slide my hand around her waist, pulling her closer. "And I think you should be happy to know that, right?" I ask."I'm happy", she lets out a deep sigh. "I'm happy with everything happening now""Then why is my beautiful wife so upset?" I gently bite her fluffy cheek as she hisses, smiling slightly. "I'm thinking about dad and Janice"I purse my lips, staring at her. "You met Richard, right?""Yeah. And he still has the guts to yell against you in front of me", she groans and
Ivanna"Okay, tell me. This one or this one?" Emily shows a sky blue and a yellow gown, holding in front of the screen. She seems to be more excited than me. "Any would look good on you, Emily," I chuckle."Ugh! That's the easiest way to run, Ivanna. You know," she shrugs. "Tell me""Well, why don't you ask Kane, huh?"Her mouth falls open right away and her eyes pop out. "What? Did I say something wrong?" "Why would I ask grouch when you're here?" She groans."Stop pretending, okay? I'm not dumb," I roll my eyes."Oh. So, since you know, I can complain, right?" She immediately throws the clothes aside and grabs the phone, leaving me in shock."Complaint?""Yeah. You don't know how I was digesting so much. Gosh! I'm dying to tell you how freaking boring he is," she scoffs, hitting her head. "It's been just three days since I'm officially dating him and he's acting like it's been years. So, damn boring. Do you know what happened just now? I asked him the exact same question. And he
IvannaI never thought of having a wholesome wedding. There's a difference between wholesome and grand. It's indeed grand but I feel wholesome when I realise the amount of heart and effort Christian has put into it by finding out about my old high school friends, my maternal cousins and also the daughter of his business partner who once told me about his daughter getting inspired by me.I thought I had only two bridesmaids, Irene and Emily. Usually, every bride has more than that. It comes true when others join. After years, I'm meeting all my old fellows and joy increases a hundred times more than before. Christian will never stop surprising me. It feels like he can't stop doing enough. He wants to do every possible thing in his capability."Gosh! You're not looking less than a fairy", Emily exclaims, turning me to the mirror. I lift my eyes and scan myself from head to toe. It feels like heaven. The wedding dress is exactly the same as I had pictured. My wedding dress. Though I do
ChristianI hate gatherings now.After the wedding rituals, we got back to the villa directly. It was already evening and the guests came to attend the reception. Even though we already had a grand reception back in Dallas, I wanted to do it again to see Ivanna actually happy and enjoying her wedding. However, her next appearance literally makes it hard for me to attend the reception. Ivanna has worn an off-shoulder halter sundress, and ended up to her knees, perfectly wrapped around her beautiful curved body. I have been through torture ever since she showed up in the reception. No matter how much I try to focus on others, I just can't.We've occupied the round table in the middle of the hall, guests surrounding us, gossiping and clicking pictures. When's this gonna end?Ivanna isn't even focusing on me properly as she keeps laughing at Emily's stupid jokes and obviously, there are my obedient staff who aren't disciplined like before. How would they when I don't act grumpy like b
JohnGetting married in the 50s isn't that strange anymore. But for me, it was— for a man who believed his marriage would last forever and then believed he would never marry again. I stood before the mirror as Ryan helped other groomsmen with their last fit."You all look pretty handsome. Ready to leave. But I wish Kevin had that time to get a good fit. Your suit sucks!""I feel better anyway", Kevin snarls. I chuckle while fixing my bow tie, watching my sons in their 20s still fighting like toddlers. It's been a blessing for me to have a family which didn't break even after the biggest disaster. And maybe it was because, in our family, it had always been us. Me and my two boys. Their mother wasn't there. The death was just a formality. I didn't really change that much. My boys were happier than ever after she died. It's really mean of me to think that way but it was the truth. They were traumatised because they were kids. As they grew up, I realised they had a better and healthier
It's been a while since I updated this book. However, I have delayed letting you know that I'm writing a book on Samuel and Chrisanna titled "Dispute Marriage" You'll find it on my goodnovel profile. This book is a bit different from others which don't have a forced marriage trope or any abusive family since you are already familiar with both families.The story revolves around two childhood friends Samuel and Chrisanna and their sudden marriage after Samuel disappears from Chrisanna's life for eight years. The book deals with heavy mental issues and a dark past. Slow burn. Please give that book a try and let me know if you like it. And I would like to know if you would want a short portion of John and Georgia's story or a direct epilogue to close the book.
Tiffany Emery runs to Sebastian. "Da—dy"And he immediately drives his eyes down and takes her in his arms. They both look at me lovingly. Now, I don't feel bad about pushing the wedding. This feeling would not be the same if we got married before Emery came. Ryan and Kevin walk beside me to the aisle. I wanted them to do this honour because if there's anyone in this world I still love more than Sebastian and Emery, My eyes become teary as I walk to them. Sebastian spreads his arm at me and I immediately dig into his chest.He leans closer to my ear."My beautiful bride"I smile against his chest and look up. He takes my hand and leads me to the centre. I take a look at every one. John, Mr Ryder, Gary, Myra, Christian, Ivanna and the recent teenager Chrisanna. Everything feels so complete and beautiful. Mr Ryder comes and takes Emery from Sebastian even though she doesn't wanna go. With the pastor's words, Sebastian and I looked into each other's eyes deeply. "I, Sebastian Ry
TiffanyI can't figure out how to react and what it's all about because I don't wanna assume anything unreasonable. He's on his knees with a damn ring.It means— God! I can't— comprehend it. My eyes flutter open at his handsome face. No words come out of my mouth. I'm at a loss of words."I know you're shocked! And I'm sorry if I scared you with this sudden—" he doesn't complete, yet keeps his eyes straight into mine. "But I couldn't keep this longer inside me, Tiffany. I had known a long time ago that I needed you in my life. Forever! And I'm not scared to ask you that—"With that pause, my heartbeat stops and my entire body shivers when I wait for him to complete."Will you marry me?" I feel goosebumps littering all over me with those words. Did he really ask me for marriage? It takes me a while to process. His eyes are full of fear and hope and I'm left in shock. Never in my wildest dreams, I had imagined he would propose to me. I hear some people around cheering up and root
TiffanyTime indeed flies like air and it happened in my case in a better way. In the best way, actually. I started my job in the daycare centre with all the lovely kids around which made my life less monotonous after Ryan and Kevin left. They are doing good in their new school and John has also settled into his new office over there. I and Sebastian balanced our life beautifully, supporting each other. As days and weeks passed, our love grew stronger. Among everything, I was happy with the fact that I have my identity now. A good identity. My salary doubled in just three months after joining for my good service and the way all the kids related to me. In a year, I was promoted to manager of the daycare centre, life couldn't be any less beautiful. It's been two years, I and Sebastian are together and we are living our best life. We hardly argued and most of the time it was just silly. He loves to tease me and I go along with it. Sebastian has become the most demanding lawyer in the
TiffanyWe spent the last two days painting the house and I can't describe how beautiful it came out. We did some changes like replacing the furniture and donating some. If everything goes well, I'll be here in less than three days.John has finished all the preparations in Hong Kong and he's leaving the day after we decided to move in. It all happened so fast but I'm glad that John is recovering. It's been eight months since the tragedy and I know it's gonna take years for him to overcome this. I'm happy for him but I would be happier if there was any chance that he finds someone to love him as much as all of us found a person to love.It sucks and I hate the fact that all his life he never found someone like that.I and Sebastian carry the portrayal I had in my room for years. It's a huge one and Sebastian suggested we should place it in the living room because it's beautiful. It's a painting I got from an art summit years back, featuring a mother and her small daughter, surviving
Sebastian"Really, Sebastian? I have never seen you this excited before", Georgia says as I show her some themes I'm confused with and I end up telling her the whole plan. "Isn't it something to be excited about?" I blurt out. "She's moving in with me. Isn't it amazing? People can't even go past dating and we are really moving in!" I tell her and she smiles wider, sitting in front of my desk."That's true", she says. "I'm just wondering what you would do once you guys announce the marriage!" she laughs but on a serious note, it makes my heart stop for a while.She pauses, looking at me. "Sorry. I should not have said that?"I chuckle. "Nah! Nothing like that. I just spaced out when you talked about marriage""Ah! So, that means you're thinking about it", she leans to the desk. I scratch the back of my head with an awkward smile. "I could marry her the moment I saw her! But hell! I'm not repeating any mistakes from the past. Maybe, I'll wait for a while before proposing to her. And t
Tiffany We stop by the nursery. It's one of the biggest nurseries in the city which I can completely believe by the way it looks. The boys run into the green surrounding and I and Sebastian slowly walk to see the plants. One of the workers accompany us, showing us all the kinds of plants we could use for decor. "I want the real ones", he says as I scan those plants which need no sunlight. They would be perfect for indoors."These are real ones too. These are just indoors", I say, watching his expression change. "But I still don't find the realness in them. You can take these. I'll look for others", he walks away to find his REAL plants as I shake my head at him in disbelief.We load all the plants we have got for the decor and Ryan and Kevin took two small ones to plant in the yard. Even though they won't be staying here, they wish to see it all grown up when they would occasionally visit. After that, we stop by a restaurant to have lunch. Surprisingly, Sebastian didn't suggest h
Tiffany We talked a lot today. I'm glad that I took this whole day out for him because we needed to have this conversation. I have finally decided to move in with him. Nonetheless, it'll come with more challenges and I'm ready for it. This decision will not only make our relationship stronger but also give me a world of my own. I can't wait to finally live my life in my own conditions and happiness. Sebastian asked me if he could help me anyway. But I refused to take any help from him as I did with John. It's my call to explore and look for opportunities which I'll be doing from today. I'm thinking about having a conversation with John again. I want him to change his decision of holding back until I settle down. Because that's impossible. I'll need a lot of time to clean the mess and organise my life and I think I'll surely do it if I have Sebastian.I'm glad that Sebastian understood me and more than that he trusted me enough. I'm scrolling through my phone to research the jobs I t