Today was the fourth day after that tragic accident at the warehouse. Ava was finally discharged from the hospital and went back to their Villa. Stacy was worried about her mental health so she accompanied her. It was also convenient for her to check on her and dress her wounds that hadn't healed yet.StacyStacy had just finished preparing breakfast and served it to Ava but the woman spared the food no glance. She just sat, staring at nothing. Occasionally, she would just burst to tears that would last for hours." You should eat your breakfast." Stacy informed the woman who had a far away look on her face as if she was on planet Mars.Seeing that Ava had no intention of eating nor talking to her, Stacy lost her temper. Yes, she could understand her pain, afterall losing the person you love hurts like hell but that was no excuse to neglect one's health especially now that sfe was still recovering." You better eat your food and face the reality Ava. We are also hoping that Ronald sur
The news about Ronald's narrow escape spread like wildfire. His friends came to visit. It is then that he learnt that the other group was exterminated, including the man who kidnapped Ava. It is then he learnt that the lean guy and the muscular Man twelve years back were brothers and he wanted to get rid of both Ava and him to avenge the death of his brother.After Ava fully recovered, Ronald took her to a surprise vacation. They went to Maldives and Ronald finally decided to fulfil Ava's wish to be intimate like couples. After narrowly escaping death during the warehouse incident,he kicked away his reservation and decided to live for the moment because tomorrow was unknown.One month later, Ava discovered that she was pregnant. She was overjoyed and video called her girlfriends to announce the mood news to them." What's up Ava,you are a glowing girl." Lucia chimed." Yeah, she seems different. Happy and...well fucked I must comment." Stacy said with a teasing smile. As usual Miranda
" I only wish to be by your side in this life." The card read. Ronald smiled at her words. His woman was outspoken and would always tell him how important he was to his Life. She was never shy when confessing to him,so what's with this new style of sweet talking?Taking the card with him,he walked further only to step on another card. He picked it up and opened it to read it. This time,it was a red card, with a rose engraved in it.If he was a flowerHe would be a lotusPure and untaintedIts purity brings sanity to my darkened world.If this was a dreamI wish to never wake upIndulging to the beamLiving for the momentA dream without youWill always lose my favourWifeyRonald was grinning from ear to ear upon reading the love letter. He never knew his wife had a poetic nature in herself. That came as a surprise,a pleasant surprise. He might be a powerful man feared by people but at the end of the day,he was human and craved for some sweetness and spice in his life. Moving in with
Three weeks later at the hospital." Honey,you can do it. A Little bit More and the baby will be out." Ronald begged his wife who was laying in bed, surrounded by doctors. She was in labour." Painful... Very painful.." Ava said amidst her cries. She had been in labour for hours and she was getting exhausted. The doctors had said it was risky to have caesarean birth. With her blood pressure shooting up, she could only result in giving birth to the triplets naturally." Mrs Johnston,the baby is almost here... Take a deep breath and when the pain hits, push harder." The doctor instructed.With the help of the doctors and Ronald accompanying her, Ava gave birth to three bouncing babies. They were all healthy. Two boys and a princess.Four years later." Nelly, where is Nelly and Kelly?" Ava asked her older son." I don't know, maybe they went pranking the maids again." The boy called Nelly answered. He was the eldest of the triplets." But I told you to look after them!" Ava said." You
Lucia and Ezekiel's storyEzekiel was busy preparing supper while Lucia just sat on the couch watching her favourite band performing. After getting introduced to BTS by Ava,the band became her favourite. She would squeal Every Time she saw them performing something that of course brought bitterness to his mouth." Honey, come and see.. I hope is such an amazing dancer. Wow and those abs,jungkook is sure to become hotter everyday." She yelled much to Ezekiel's displeasure but what could he do other than stomach it. He couldn't make his woman angry by displaying his jealousy. So he did what he always does. Ignore her.The doorbell to the house rang but Lucia who was so engrossed in listening to Rm's solo on boy with love ofcourse did not hear it. Switching off the stove,he cleaned his hands and walked to see who decided to visit with an apron on.Without looking at the peephole he opened the door and behold, in front of him stood his parents . His father was wearing his signature poker
" What?" The four elders said at once, each having their own thoughts in mind." You heard me, Lucia and I are expecting a baby. So Mom,drop the Idea of me marrying your selected bride." Ezekiel replied, giving his parents a Stern look, especially his mother." What do you mean? Who said anything about marrying her? My daughter in law is already here with me, why would I want you to marry someone else?" Mrs Greene said happily. She immediately stood up, walking towards Lucia before hugging her intimately.The woman's change of attitude surprised everyone including Ezekiel. This was the least of his expectations. Knowing how headstrong his mother could be,he expected this meeting to end on bad terms." Wait a minute!!! What daughter-in-law? You just said that your precious son can't be with a common woman just a moment ago or is your memory that bad?" Mrs Mendez argued. As the women argued,the men silently watched. They dared not interrupt." Come on Mrs Mendez. You know that I was jus
A week later,the Greene family arranged an engagement party for the two. Everything was settled on each end and nobody opposed their engagement. After the two were finally engaged, Lucia was allowed to stay with Ezekiel under Stern rules by Mrs Mendez to take care of her to which he agreed readily.Ezekiel was in his office reviewing documents when his nose started bleeding. He had been experiencing the same thing recently. Although at First he simply brushed it off as being under the weather or simply tired but lately,the bleeding had become alarming.His secretary Who was waiting for the signed documents, was the First one to notice his nose bleeding." President,you are nose bleeding again." Only then did Ezekiel touch his nose and felt the sticky warm liquid flowing before a drop landed on the files.Removing his hand,he covered his nose while leaning on his chair to help backflow of the blood." You should see the doctor." The secretary advised. He was worried about the health of
Ezekiel left the hospital and didn't Know how he ended up at Lucia's shop. He was in a daze the whole time trying to digest the words of the doctor. Three months? That wasn't enough time until his daughter came to this world! Did that mean he will never set his eyes on his beautiful daughter's face. Securely locking the results in the compartment of his car,he checked himself in the mirror and tried fixing himself before going to meet Lucia. He didn't want her thinking that something was wrong. He smiled but his smile was do ugly that it resembled a scowl.Stepping down,he Made his way to the shop but just as he was about to enter,his vision blacked out causing him to stumble and knock a flower vase by the door. The case fell with a clang alarming everyone in the shop." Oh no please! Not now please." He pleaded with himself. What wrong timing for his vision to black out? He couldn't let Lucia learn about that but he knew at the end of the day he would have to tell her. He was reluctan
After the glaring contest ended, Justin helped Ezekiel to the house. They all sat on the couches and silence reigned in the house. No one said anything, nothing could be said either way." Now that we have found Ezekiel,I think we should leave the couple alone. I am sure they have a lot to say to each other." Miranda finally proposed and they all agreed. Minutes later, only Ezekiel and Lucia remained in the house." Why honey. Why didn't you tell me?" Lucia tried to gather her composure and try not to break down in front of Ezekiel. At this point,she understood that he needed her support more than ever." I thought this is the best way to not burden you. I knew that I would lose my eyesight anytime soon. I am also about to leave this world. What's wrong with wanting to spend my last days alone?" Ezekiel replied. He didn't like this topic but he knew he couldn't avoid talking about it either." If it was me in this situation, will you abandon me?" Lucia Inquired calmly." Ofcourse I wouldn'
One week. Two weeks and the news about Ezekiel's whereabouts never reached the girl's ears. They followed the lawyer who was the legal advisor of Ezekiel and the Hawk construction company but never got to trace Ezekiel. The newly appointed CEO also refused to say anything about Ezekiel's whereabouts. The secretary knew nothing about his boss' departure.Lucia tried begging Ezekiel's parents but they refused to talk saying they respected their son's decision. The four girls were seated together with their fiances and husbands. They had tried looking everywhere for Ezekiel all in vain ." He must be somewhere in the country. I already checked every record from the airport. Ezekiel never Left this country,but where could he be hiding?" Miranda wondered out loud."Isn't there a place, Maybe a property he bought secretly?" Ronald asked Justin who had a contemplating look on his face." Now that you mention it,he once talked about a beach house he liked and was planning to buy. Back then he
While they were still contemplating on where to start their investigation,the doorbell rang." I'll get that, " Ava said, walking downstairs. Looking through the peephole,they saw Lucia's parents standing at the door,worry evident in their eyes. She opened the door and offered them a polite smile." Aunty, uncle you are here." She greeted with a bow." Yeah,we came as soon as we got the letter. What's happening here my daughter?" Mrs Mendez asked. To her,the four Ladies passed as her daughters." A letter? From Who?" Ava asked, puzzled." From Ezekiel. He said he wanted to officially break the engagement and set Lucia free. He also talked about taking care of his daughter for him." Mrs Mendez replied." It seems he was really prepared to leave." Ava mumbled but her words were caught by Mr Mendez." What do you mean dear, where is he going and why does he have to cancel the engagement if he would be coming back." Mr Mendez asked, puzzled." Aunty, uncle it seems like Ezekiel is not com
" I Know by the time you get this letter I will be away,far away from you and my daughter but will be thinking about you.I am sorry my love,I know sorry will not fix anything and you must be cursing me for being a scumbag, which I am .I love you Lucia but I will not become a burden in your Life just because I love you. I set you free,live your Life and take care of our daughter. I already sent an engagement cancellation request to your parents and explained myself. I hope you can forgive me.All arrangements for her future have been made,you don't have to worry about her finances, ofcourse I know that's the least of your worries.I left a video,let her watch it when she turns twelve,tell her that Daddy loves her the most and most importantly, don't come looking for me."Ezekiel.By the time she finished reading the letter, streams of tears were flowing down, wetting her clothes. So that's it? Was that the end of it all? Why didn't he wait for her and tell her those words instead of l
, After dropping Lucia off to work, Ezekiel went straight to the office. He had a few things to do before taking his leave away from his family, his love. He ringed his lawyer and instructed him to prepare a ownership transfer of all his properties, including the company.He also called a number and when the call was connected,he briefly said. " Meet me at my private Villa by the beach tonight."Arriving at the office,he called his secretary to give him a few instructions." I have transferred ten percent of the company shares to your name. I am resigning and never coming back. Please be here to guide the person who will take over after me and probably when my heir finally succeeds, support him too. Take care of yourself and your young madam while I am away." Ezekiel instructed his secretary to widen his eyes in astonishment." Boss,are you going anywhere? Why don't you let me accompany you?" He asked. After working with Ezekiel for years,he had gotten used to him. Their relationship
Ezekiel thanked the doctor for keeping his health condition from Lucia but the doctor informed him that he did it for her. Seeing that she was pregnant and knew nothing about his condition,he decided to keep it a secret from her. He then urged him to break the news to her because according to his diagnosis,he barely had two months to live. Ezekiel assured him that he would definitely discuss the matter with Lucia and thanked him yet again before leaving to Join Lucia who was waiting for him in the waiting lobby." That took you a long time to just say thank you." Lucia commented. He had been gone for fifteen minutes which according to her was a long time for just a thank you." He was occupied and I had to wait for him." Ezekiel replied casually trying to keep a straight face. Lucia didn't probe further and dropped the topic. She was so exhausted and jet lagged that she went to bed immediately after they got home.After ensuring that she was asleep, Ezekiel took his phone and went to
Tomorrow marked the second week of their long vacation. Ezekiel was very secretive of their last destination. He told Lucia that it was meant to be a surprise for them and he didn't reveal until they were receiving their boarding pass. Upon checking their last visiting destination, Lucia's eyes widened with both surprise and excitement. Of all places, Ezekiel decided to close their vacation by taking her to Africa and precisely to Kenya,her dream country." Honey,did you do this on purpose?" She asked,tears of happiness streaming down without restraint. Ste was deeply touched by his consideration. Along the way he had taken her to places sfe wished to visit but she never in her wildest dreams think that he would take her to visit Kenya as their last destination. She couldn't help but kiss him In Front of the people." This was supposed to be our vacation, not just mine. I have known for a long time that you have always dreamt of visiting that country so I chose it as our last destinat
The following morning, Ezekiel was the first to wake up. By the time Lucia woke up,she found Ezekiel ready with two packed suitcases." Good morning my Queen." Ezekiel greeted pecking her lips." Morning." Lucia replied, eyeing him then added," going somewhere?" She inquired. Yesterday,he didn't mention going anywhere. What was more surprising was the fact that one of the suitcases belonged to her." Yes,we are going somewhere." Ezekiel replied with a smile on his face. After last night,he figured out that before going to meet his maker,he might as well fulfil some of the wishes piled up. He had always wanted to tour the world with the woman he loved. He still had like three weeks before completely losing his sight,he might as well take advantage of that available time and fulfil that wish." You didn't mention something about that yesterday!" Lucia stated." I decided on it overnight. I want to take you on a vacation as we tour the world together. After this month,I'll be busy with c
Lucia had this unsettling feeling that something was up with Ezekiel but she couldn't say what exactly. How did she know? His frequent out of mind moments. She had caught him staring at her with pity filled eyes. Sometimes,his expressions would spell sorry. She couldn't quite understand why he looked sorry towards her.Pushing those thoughts at the back of her mind,she decided to go prepare something for him to eat once he woke up. He had been the one taking care of her all these days so while he rested, she figured out she should return the favour. Another reason was because she had noticed that his body was declining and his appetite poor. These days,he hardly eats anything and would always say he's full. That was alarming according to LuciaShe cooked his favourite chicken rice and veggies. She didn't forget to prepare pumpkin soup which was known for increasing appetite.Evening came and Kiel had slept for six good hours, something that added more to Lucia's suspicion. Despite how