As Kirsten and Matthew made their way further into the hall, Graciella, while talking to one of Lincoln's family friends, caught sight of them. "Excuse me for a while, I'll come back in a bit," she said and strode off to Matthew and Kirsten after the person nodded. Though feeling embittered, Graciella wore a smile on her face. "Mr Roosevelt… " Graciella paused for a moment and continued despite the niggling feeling she had. "Mrs Roosevelt." As though they had talked about it, in synchrony, Matthew nodded their head and said, "Mrs Lincoln." The exchange between them was watched by the people inside the hall. Following Graciella's lead, Matthew and Kirsten took the front seat and then left them, seemingly restless. The people who had witnessed the whole fiasco the night before began to rethink if Jenny's statement was true. "Looking for him?" Matthew's jealous voice rang in her ears when her eyes scanned the place looking for James. Like a child caught stealing a candy,
The car was dark but Matthew could sense the apprehension coming from Kirsten. He leaned and said in a low voice. “If you aren’t ready to conceive yet, I won’t force you.” Kirsten was still young and he was not in a hurry to have a child. They have to strengthen their bond before welcoming a child together. Significantly, Kirsten's highly strung body relaxed in his arms. “Thank you, Matthew.” When they came back home after a two week holiday in Norway, Kirsten was occupied with many cases while Matthew was expanding overseas and was always on business trips. She and Matthew barely spent time together except during the nights when sleeping together. This went on for nearly two months. One evening after a tiring work, as Kirsten was dragging her exhausted body into the penthouse, Matthew was rushing towards her. Kirsten was taken aback at the urgency in his face. “Something’s wrong?” She grabbed Matthew’s wrist to stop him. “I have to go for a business trip,” Matthew kissed
After being discharged from the hospital, Kirsten and Matthew flew back home. The time she was confined in the hospital, Kirsten was able to think about her relationship with Matthew. What a fool she was. To begin with, she and Matthew entered a year-long contract marriage. Why didn’t she thoroughly think about Matthew’s behavior towards Monalisa? He married her not to make Monalisa jealous. Lucille was right; she was just a chess piece in the hand of Matthew, protecting his beloved. It wasn’t surprising he was such a legendary tycoon, he was a prodigy at manipulating a situation to his advantage and this was a classic example. At the thought of being played, Kirsten wanted to get revenge. “Here for breakfast?” His voice was casual, light even but his eyes roamed over her small figure almost hungrily, taking in every single detail of her face and figure which is getting rounder because of her pregnancy. They had been living past each other for nearly one month, with Kirsten de
Kirsten sat up and was preparing to get her t - shirt that was thrown on the floor. But Matthew encircled her waist, hindering her.“Don’t go. We have to talk about it.” Matthew said with a begging tone and Kirsten agreed reluctantly.They sat on the edge of the bed, Matthew bent forward, picking her t - shirt and gave it to her. It was cold in the room and he couldn't let her go bare while they were seated as she might catch a cold.“The mastermind behind the abduction and assault was my enemy and I felt guilty that it was because of me, Vanessa went through a nightmare.” Matthew was guilty for Vanessa but at the same time thankful because his enemy didn’t go for Kirsten. He didn’t know what he’d do if it was
“Good morning, my love,” Kirsten heard Matthew’s voice when she opened her eyes in the morning. Mesmerized by the handsome man standing near the foot of the bed, she stared at him without blinking her eyes.Finding her reaction adorable, Matthew could not hold back his laughter which snapped back Kirsten into reality.“Are you not going to your office?” Kirsten asked when Matthew sat beside her and surrounded her with his pair of powerful arms.“You still have two days left of your leave of absence and I’m going to stay with you.” For the previous months they barely had time with each other. He realized that he had neglected her, just because she wasn’t complaining doesn’t mean that he could go on
“No, I don’t want to stay there.” Norman stubbornly said.“Okay, you’ll stay here. But don’t make it hard for the doctor and nurse.” Matthew said and picked his phone to give instruction to Steven to arrange for doctors and nurses for Norman.“I think my time is near, it won’t take long before I die. Can you stay with me until I die?” Norman said.Kirsten’s heart lurched in sadness and teared up. “Don’t you want to see Matthew’s child? The child will be your first great grandson. You’ll still see him grow, grandpa.”“How I wish I could still see them grow, but if not and had given a chance to
Before Kirsten could blink her eyes, the atmosphere around them became suffocating. Matthew’s jaw was so tightly clenched that she could see the little muscles knotting just below his ears and his knuckles showed white where his grip had tightened.“What?” Donna asked when Kirsten took a long time to answer her.Kirsten swallowed to lubricate her dry throat. “I haven’t seen James since his father’s wake.”“But James is your best friend, you can call him.” Donna had a huge crush on James and when she learned that James was Kisten’s best friend she thought of asking her help but it took a few months to muster her courage to ask for Kirsten’s help.
Flanked by Gillian and Klaire, Kirsten entered a fancy restaurant followed closely by four men in black suits. She could feel the discomfort emanating from Gillian and Klaire, nevertheless, she would not let the bodyguard leave. Not ignorant of the viciousness of Gordon and Lucille, letting her guard down would give them a chance to inflict harm. Neither did she explain why she needed a bodyguard as it would only scare Gillian and would trigger her hypertension. The thought that Gordon and Lucille would use her family as a trump card Kirsten considered requesting bodyguards to secretly protect them. As they were enjoying their time giggling while having a chat they were interrupted by Lucille who saw Gillian but she didn't notice Kirsten as her back was facing her. "What a small world Gillian," Lucille wore a gentle smile while she spoke. Gillian's smile froze and her eyes darted at Kirsten in worry. Kirsten turned to look at the woman behind her and was taken aback to see Luc
Later after the wedding, Matthew was starting to carry out what he told Kirsten before the wedding, when an incessant knocking sounded at the door.Matthew sighed in exasperation and got up from the door, muttering to himself, “Who on earth is knocking at this time.”Fireball was looming over his head and was about to explode as he put on his pajamas.Once the door was opened, the little boy bolted towards the bed, leaving Matthew no time to stop him.“Go back to your room.” Matthew ordered as we walked back towards the bed.“Daddy, seemed to forget. We made a bet, didn’t we?” Mark said as he
At the airport, Lorna together with her son and the father of her son were waiting to board the plane. The man was her boyfriend, together they planned to get a hand on Gordon’s wealth.She had Gordon wrapped around her fingers and had him sign all his properties to her including his bank account promising to help him get out of jail.In just a short time, she was able to sell all his properties, amassing substantial money to leave the country. Gordon, a cunning man, had been outsmarted by his young wife. A classic example of you reap what you sow.Meanwhile in the obstetric and gynecology department“It’s alright for you to have an intercourse but you can’t get
Warily, James pulled Donna beside him and wrapped his arms around her. He would never allow Matthew to hurt his beloved wife. Donna grinned and patted James arm assuringly. “Don’t worry, my brother isn’t a violent man. He loves me and would never hurt me.” James lovingly looked down at the petite woman in his arms. “I won’t allow anyone to bully my woman, including her brother.” “Lovey dovey!” Kirsten mutter of amusement blossomed into an enormous belly laugh. The two women were affected by Kirsten infectious laughter and started to laugh with her, leaving the two men watching their own woman blushed as they laughed. At the end of their laughter, the corners of the three women’s eyes were stained with tears. Simultaneously they dried their eyes as their laughter subsided. “Let me guess, yours was a whirlwind romance,” Kirsten knew it. Just a week ago, Donna was still single and was not dating. She knew it because Donna would always confide in her. Furthermore, James left the count
Five days had passed since Matthew left but Kirsten hadn’t received a call or message from him. She attempted to call but the line was always busy. The mounting pressure of getting substantial evidence to exonerate her mom and the doubt floating in her mind was taking their toll on Kirsten's emotional and physical health. Good thing that Mark was there to cheer his mother up, alleviating the anxiety she was feeling. She had the feeling that what happened years ago was going to happen again. Was this history repeating itself? The following day, as usual, Kirsten made a little progress and was frustrated that she couldn’t get evidence to prove that someone impersonated her mom. She believed her mom had not met Gustaff apart from the day of Mark’s birthday party. Nevertheless, she had to present concrete evidence to refute the allegation against Lucille. To have some breather, Kirsten left the study to the garden, and strolled. After some time, she went back as she stepped into the man
Before the sun set, Matthew’s car stopped at the courtyard. He was held up and didn’t manage to come home as planned because of some company matters. Upon informing her that he can’t keep her company, though Kirsten didn’t make it difficult for him, he heard the disappointment in her tone. Eager to see Kirsten, Matthew opened the car door, not wasting a moment. With large steps, he walked to the mansion. Gemma had just come out of the study at the time Matthew arrived at the door of the study. “How is she?” Matthew asked quietly. “She hadn’t stopped working since after she took a stroll after lunch,” Gemma informed him, Matthew nodded, holding the door handle, with a click he pushed the door. Absorbed in her work, Kirsten didn’t hear the clicking sound and kept her eyes trained on the screen of her MacBook. From where he stood, he could see her side profile. Silently he watched her with a smile hovering his lips. Matthew cleared his throat to get her attention and Kirsten whiske
Caught between a rock and a hard place, Kirsten massaged her temple. She didn’t want to disappoint her half sister but her mom needed her too. What should she do? “Where are you now?” Kirsten asked and let out a sigh. Discussing such a crucial thing with her sister over the phone felt not right for her. She decided to talk to her in person. “Just disembarked from the plane,” Sherry answered, sighing. “I will head to the police and see Gustaff.” “Come and see me after you speak with Gustaff.” Fatigue laced Kirsten’s voice as she spoke but Sherry did not notice it because she was preoccupied with Gustaff’s matter. “Alright, I’ll see you then,” Sherry said and slid the end call button. Without being asked, Matthew drew Kirsten to him and had her prop her body on his hard chest and surrounded her in his arms. “Take a nap. I will wake you up when we’re home,” Matthew whispered in her ear and pressed his lips on her temple. “Mm,” humming, she shut her eyes though she had no plan on ta
At eleven in the morning, Matthew was back in the interrogation room, through the spy mirror, he watched his father being questioned by an officer. He could not deny the allegation that he was an accomplice of Victoria as she had handed over all evidence that he took part in the crime. “I know another crime,” Gordon knew that he had no chance to get out of this but he wasn’t willing to let Matthew and Kirsten have it easy. He heard that Kirsten forgave Lucille and had a great relationship with her. This would make Kirsten and Matthew suffer. He confessed about the kidnapping that happened years ago and that Lucille was the mastermind of the crime. Matthew’s knuckles made a cracking so
Flora’s beautiful eyes narrowed and retorted without regard to Kirsten. “I was hired by your husband.”She was implying that Kirsten had no power to fire her. Waiting for Matthew to defend her, she held her peace, but the man beside her remained silent.Pain took hold of her heart that Matthew did not speak and stand up for her. Despite it, Kirsten didn’t lose her composure and said with a calm voice. “My husband and I are one.”The indifference of Matthew boosted Flora’s confidence to snicker, Matthew was completely angered by her insolence. He had been observing Kirsten as she watched the nurse like a hawk. Keeping his mouth shut didn’t mean he wanted an insignificant person to demean his wife, he just wante
Looking down, Donna’s worried look arrested his eyes. He bent down to kiss her forehead, attempting to allay her anxiety.“Grandma, I’m sorry, I can’t do as you said.” He listened to her and he lost Kirsten to Matthew. That was enough. He would fight for Donna.“James Lincoln! Have you grown bones to defy my order?” The old woman roared, feeling his eardrum was pierced by the screeching sound, James drew away the phone from his ear and ended the call.Sensing the uneasiness of his woman, he pulled her closer in his embrace. He wouldn’t let her suffer grievance for a second. “She can’t dictate my life. I won’t let you go.”