For a while, I was still confused. But we all hugged and cried. Dealan could not let me go. “It is my fault that she tortured you. I did not take good care of you,” she said.I rubbed her back gently. “That was nothing that you could control. I am really happy to know that you are my biological mother," I said.When I thought that Sofia was not my mom, I felt so happy and relaxed. This was a prayer I had always had for years.“Sofia has done so many despicable things. She shouldn't be free like this,” Dad said. He pulled Dealan into his hands again and kissed her.Dealan cried. “Zack, thank you for taking good care of her. We now have a family,” she said.Dave smiled and pulled me away with him. “Dad, you guys should go and rest,” he said.I looked at him in confusion. “I have just reunited with my mom. Why are you taking me away?“ I asked.But he scoffed. “Your mom has just reunited with her long-lost love. Give her some time. They have a lot to talk about,” he said, leading me to hi
I trembled. It meant that things had gotten worse. I looked at dad, and he nodded at me. That meant that he had received the same message from Dave.He held my hand, and we proceeded to take our seats. The funny thing was that Dad did not cause a scene because of his seat.He sat on an ordinary seat beside me and looked up at Sofia. “So tell us. What are you trying to do today?“ He asked.Sofia chuckled. She seemed to be so joyful that day. Maybe she was sure that she had succeeded in whatever plan she had.“Just relax, love! I don't see the need for too much hurry. You are going to learn everything soon,” she said.A few minutes later, everyone began looking at their phones with curious gazes. I stole a look at Dad and decided to look at my phone too.And I froze at the trending news. There was a statement online that said that Sofia had acquired ZD after gaining a total of forty-three shares, being the biggest shareholder.I froze. I felt like the energy in my body was all gone. “Da
I swallowed hard and looked at Sofia. “How did you fake this?“ I asked. I could not believe that she could go to that extent to make me look bad.“Darling…” Sofia called with a smile. “Are you afraid of him now? You shouldn't be scared since Mommy is going to protect you. You did the right thing to side with me."Everyone was throwing me crazy looks. And I felt so annoyed. “I asked you how you got this!“ I shouted. The woman was getting on my nerves. Why was she trying to make everyone believe that I was working with her?Sofia smiled and looked at the reporters. “Don't mind her. She is just scared. I will take good care of her."“To hell, Sofia! First, you are not my mother! How do you think I would help you? Don't taste my patience! How did you get my signature on these?"I stopped talking when I thought of something. Annie! I was sure I had signed more than two documents that day.I wanted to say something else, but Dad held my hand and pulled me away. “I trust you, darling. Just b
“Is it true?“ The reporters turned back to Sofia. “Did you really try to kill her?““Does that mean that you took her daughter away from her and pretended that she was yours and Zack's? That was inhuman!““Are you really capable of killing? Did you kill her parents?““Is it because of Zack? You did all that to get her out of the way, right?“Sofia's face turned so pale. “She is making up everything. I did not even know her in the past,” she said, pointing at Dad. “Get your stuff and leave! You people are framing me!“Dad smiled at her. He held Dealan's hand on one side and mine on the other. "We'll leave,” he said calmly.“Wait!“ The reporters shouted and ran after us.“You just accused her of killing. Do you have any evidence for that?“ One of them asked. I looked at Dad while trembling.However, Dad remained so calm. “My wife's parents are not the only people that she killed. There is a long list. You will know more once I get enough evidence."“They are lying. Wait, Zack, did you j
...After Sofia was taken away, Dave looked at the reporters who were still surrounding us, trying to ask more personal questions.“I will count up to three, and if I still see any of you here, I will charge you for trespassing,” he said.The huge crowd had caused quite a mess. There were broken glasses and broken flowers here and there.The reporters trembled, and they all disappeared. It looked like they did not want to end up like Sofia.“Brother…” I called him while close to tears. He had rectified the whole thing in just a few minutes.Dad smiled and patted Dave's shoulders. “I did not trust you for nothing,” he said. He then held his wife's hand and pulled her into the house.Dave bent down and looked into my eyes. “What? Are you crying?“ He asked in confusion.I wrapped my hands around him and cried on his chest. “Dave, it was Annie who tricked me into signing that document. I should have been more careful,” I said.Dave sighed and wiped away my tears. “You scared me. I thought
Emah widened her eyes in shock. Why did Dave look like that? Wasn't he supposed to be happy that Mia wanted to confess to him?“Dave… You should listen to her. She has sacrificed a lot for that,” she tried to say.But Dave was already running up the stairs. “No! I am going to stop her,” he said, and he disappeared.Emah trembled. She hurriedly took her phone and called Dan. They had to stop Dave from saying anything that would make Mia feel bad or unwanted.“Dan! Dave is not okay! He doesn't want Mia's confession," Emah said while panting. She was scared to death.Dan, on the other side, was confused. “What? Shouldn't he be happy?“ He asked. But he paused when he saw Dave run towards them. “He is here."“Dan! You have to stop him. He can't stop Mia. Hold him till I am there,” Emah said, running to the rooftop.…I was confused when Dan seemed confused by the call. Then, suddenly, Dave came running.I felt so apprehensive. I wanted to walk forward and speak to him like Emah had told me
“Um… Where are we going?“ I asked in confusion. Why was he even taking a week off? And who had told him that we were getting married now?Dave turned to look at me like I was a fool. “To the Bureau of Civil Affairs,” he said. “You just agreed to marry me, right?“I shook my head quickly. “Dave, I agreed to marry you. But not now," I said it in fear. I was only twenty-one. Did he really want me to get married?Dave sighed and held my cheeks. “Mia, there is nothing wrong with getting married. We are only getting the certificates. I am worried that someone might take you away from me if I wait. We can hold the wedding when you are ready, okay?“I pouted and looked away from him. I was not ready for that yet. How could I explain it to him?But Dave seemed to have made up his mind. “You won't regret it, darling. We can even keep it a secret if you want. Just let us get married today,” he said, lifting me up into his arms.He carried me princess way into the house and pulled his drawer, tak
“Leaving?“ I asked in shock. “Dave, didn't we talk about this already?“Had he already changed his mind about the honey moon? We could not leave yet.“Where are you going?“ Mom was the first to ask. I knew she would never want us to leave this soon.But Dad rolled his eyes. “Go! Go! You have to know how to live by yourselves now that you are married. My wife and I need some space too,” he said.And it was then that I realized that Dave wanted us to move to his house. But, noo!I looked at Dad with wide-open eyes. “Dad? Are you fed up with me this early? You can't chase us out of the house,” I said with a pout.I was scared of living with Dave all by ourselves. Who knew what kind of beast he would turn into once we got in bed?At least, in Dad's house, he would hold back because he knew that there was someone else in the house.But Dad chuckled. “Look at you, darling! He is your husband now. You have to learn how to live with him. Dad loves you,” he said.I looked at Dave pitifully. No