As Darren watched Areiza and Dylan be intimate, he realized that it was more difficult to accept than he had ever imagined. The following day, he went back to Los Angeles frustrated and defeated.“Darren, have you seen Areiza?” Lillian asked while they were having dinner.Darren paused and acted as though nothing had happened, “No.”“No? Then why did you go to Kitsap?”“I attended a summit there, and also went to Alex's new bar, Galaxy, for its opening ceremony.” While Darren was speaking, he cut his steak into bite-sized pieces, slowly putting them into his mouth one after another. But for some reason, he could barely taste them.Lillian frowned at him. She was not pleased to hear his answer. She shook, took away his plate, and asked, “Your father said that he was a female doctor helping a patient on a TV. She looked like Areiza, and she was in Kitsap. Didn’t you even think of seeing her?”After a movement of silence, Darren put down his cutleries looked back at her, and said, “Mom,
After hanging up the phone, Darren threw it on the bed. The Moonlight peered through the window, slightly illuminating the dark quiet room. Right now, his room was like a cold cage.Darren turned around, looking out the window. Many lights were surrounding him, yet he felt so lonely. On the glass window pane, a blurry figure was reflected. To him, his every image had become pitiful and desolate. Darren couldn’t bear to look at his reflection anymore, so he stood up and closed the curtains.Now the Moonlight was gone, and so was his reflection. He lay back on the cold bed with a bitter smile on his lips.“I’m walking a soulless walking dead,” he murmured to himself.Like a reflex, Darren reached out to the other half of the bed and soon found that it was empty. His beloved wife used to sleep right here, but now she had begun a new life with another man. Once again, his heart ached. Only in this endless darkness could he tear off his disguise and let himself feel the painful wound in hi
At night in her room, Areiza soaked her feet in warm water, which helped ease the discomfort. She groaned as relief washed over her. During the past year, the injury on her ankle seemed to have gotten much better, but it still had a way to go full the recovery. The pain still tortured her from time to time.After a few moments, Tia walked into the room and said, “I have done what you said, Areiza.”Areiza looked up at her. Her eyes seemed to be swollen, and her face was full of grievances. ‘Had she been crying?’ Areiza thought. She smiled and said, “Thank you, Tia.”“Areiza is it really impossible for you and Mr. Venzor to get back together?”Areiza whipped her head towards her after hearing the question. After a long silence, she said with a bitter smile, “I’m with Dylan now, and I had never seen two men at the same time.”“But…”“No buts. Look to Tia, if you’re not happy here, you can go back and stay with Rosy.” Areiza meant to set Tia free, but hearing her words, she started cryin
Every time Areiza was alone with Dylan, she felt uncomfortable. She knew that he loved her, but she could not love him back. And no matter how hard she tried, she could not force herself to accept his love. When she went back to her room, the two babies were sleeping in their cribs.Every night before going to bed, Areiza would check their conditions several times. Looking at their pure, innocent face reminded her of Aaron. The three of them looked exactly like each other. Each time looked at the twins, she felt like she was looking at Aaron’s face as an infant, and it broke her heart. This awful pain reminded her that Aaron’s death was an unforgivable sin that Darren and she had committed together.“Mom, Mom! I’m scared. Help me! Please help me!”‘It’s Aaron! That’s his voice!’ Areiza remarked inwardly. She fell into an unprecedented panic.“Aaron? Is that you?” she cried. “Don’t be afraid, my love! Where are you? Mommy’s coming! I will be right there!”Desperately, Areiza runs into
Lillian has been in Kistap for several days, yet still didn’t want to come home. Meanwhile, Darren was at home sitting on the sofa when he decided to give her a call. “Mom, why, haven’t you come back yet?” he asked.“I have not seen Areiza yet. I won’t come home until I do.” She sounded disappointed.“Mom, it won’t do you good to be there. Just come home, okay?” Darren suggested, rubbing his temples in frustration. Suddenly, his heart was overcome with stress.“Let me wait a little longer, please,” She replied.“Her leg has not recovered yet. I don’t think she will go out anytime soon. You won’t have a chance to see her,” Darren replied, attempting to persuade her.“Fine. I will be home soon.”Lillian sounded like she was down in the dumps. But once Darren heard her agree, he hung up the phone and went to the tennis court. Lately, he had been dealing with lots of problems and needed some time to relax.Jason and Alex were already there waiting for him. He approached them and said, “Al
“Who is it?” Alex asked angrily.The knocking stopped, and the door suddenly opened and closed. For a moment Alex was stunned at the site of the person who entered.“What are you doing here?”“If I had not come, you had only stirred up more trouble!” Selena, his mother, reckoned with her face as white as a sheet.“What… What’s the matter?” Alex knew very well why she had come here, but he feigned ignorance.“Did you marry Rose behind my back?” Selena asked without beating around the bush.“Yes, I did!” Alex answered frankly. When it comes to Rose, he was honest and upfront.“You bastard!” Selena slapped him across the face.The pain radiated from his cheek to his entire face. But Alex remained unfazed. He said, “If slapping me will make you feel better, go on. Slap me again, I promise I won’t dodge!” Being slapped was nothing. He would endure it as long as his mother would not make things difficult for his wife.“Alex why are you so stubborn? That woman doesn’t deserve you!” Selena sp
“Rose, do you think Aaron is still alive? Is it possible?” Alex put down his cutlery and looked at Rose. Suddenly he was no longer in the mood to eat.“I sincerely hope so. I just couldn’t understand the whole thing. Who sent the message to Darren, anyway?” Rose leaned against the back of her seat and tapped her slender fingers on the table.“I don’t know. Darren said the message was from the number he didn’t recognize. He was still trying to track down the message’s origin.” Back then, Hallie took Aaron away and tossed him to the ocean in front of Darren and Areiza. There was no way that he could survive.‘But could someone have intervened and saved Aaron? Who could that person be? Was it the same one who sent Darren the message? But could he or she possibly want with Darren after keeping Aaron hidden for a whole year?’ These questions were like a puzzle that Rose and Alex could not wait to solve.“We should start with some acquaintances,” Rose mumbled.“Acquaintances? Who do you mea
After Selena left in a hurry, Rose paid for the bill before leaving the cafe. And just as she walked out of the door, she ran into Hannah.Seemingly ignoring her, she walked past her and entered the king’s cafe. It was obvious she didn’t recognize who she was. Rose stopped in her tracks and looked at her back. A thought drawn on her, ‘Hannah is Hallie’s mother. Does she have anything to do with Aaron’s death? If Aaron is still alive, maybe she is the one who hid Aaron in the secret!’Rose’s hut was telling her that this guess was correct, so she decided to follow Hannah with the thought that perhaps she might be able to find some useful clues.Soon, Hannah comes out of the cafe. A black Santana stopped in front of her, and she got in.Rose started her car and followed her secretly. After a while the black Santana drove into a community. Rose got out of the car, intending to follow her in. However, the security guard stopped her, so all she could do was follow Hannah’s car with her gaz
Darren carried Charlotte to the suite upstairs of the hotel near the church, where the reception was held. Inside, he placed Charlotte on the bed while he sat on the edge of the bed and said, “When are you planning to open your eyes?”Charlotte kept her eyes closed and held her breath nervously, not daring to open her eyes.“Well, it’s good things you that you don’t want to wake up!”Before Charlotte could even begin to understand what he meant, she felt his warm breath seep into the skin on her face. Charlotte opened her eyes and met Darren’s deep-set smiling gaze. His face was inches away from her and he was about to kiss her. Fortunately, he stopped the second she opened her eyes.Seeing his smile made Charlotte excited. “You know that I just pretending?”Darren didn’t answer the questions. “Were you aware that I was outside at the time?”Charlotte couldn’t respond to his query, so she just looked at him blankly. She had won the bet. At first, Charlotte just hoped that Stella could
Today was Peter and Anna’s wedding day.Darren came to the villa early in the morning to pick up Charlotte. However, Charlotte didn’t want to show up with him in the same place.“Charlotte, if you don’t want to see news about us breaking up tomorrow morning, then you had better come with me.”Even if their relationship was on the verge of breaking right now, the truth remained that the public still saw them as a loving couple. Though Charlotte was uncomfortable about the idea, she had no choice but to go to the party with Darren.When they entered the banquet hall, Darren wrapped his arm around her waist and pressed her body against her.The fabric of Charlotte's dress was thin, so when his palm landed on her waist, Charlotte’s body temperature rose and she felt her blood coursing through her veins.All the other guests at the wedding looked at them with envy. Teasing and sighing at how sweet they were.Charlotte was so embarrassed that she turned to him and said, “Let me go, will you
Peter was right behind the door when he saw Stella badgering Darren. He watched as Darren pushed her away and ran after Charlotte.Stella fell to the ground, but she got up held onto Darren’s lap, and continued begging regardless of how humiliating her act was.“Darren, where are you going? Don’t go! Please.”“Let me go,” Darren growled. In an act of desperation, Stella shook her head, held on to him, and refused to let go. She was no longer the proud woman she once was.“Darren, I’m begging you. Just give me a chance to be with you!”Finally losing his patience, Darren pushed her away from him and stopped her before she could latch him again.“Stella, you have no idea why I’m letting you show your face to me. It’s not because you are my friend, nor it’s because I want to keep some sort of connection to you.”“Then why?” Stella asked with tears in her eyes.Peter didn’t hear what Darren said in the end. He saw how despair consumed Stella and it showed on her face. She fell on her knee
“Its fine. Rose and I share a birthday. Charlotte is a good friend with her, so I’m sure she will be willing to celebrate her birthday.” Stella said firmly.At that moment, Dora crap out by Stella so well-informed. ‘And she is so adamant on getting her hands on Darren.’The more Dora thought about it, the more she sensed something was amiss.As soon as Dora got home, she told Charlotte everything that Stella asked her to do.Charlotte pondered for a moment and said, “You should ask him directly. He can make decisions on his own.”“Aren’t you worried that rumors would circulate if he attended her birthday party?”“He probably won’t go,” Charlotte replied after some consideration.Dora nodded in agreement.The next morning, Dora asked Darren for his opinion. He just looked at her, and asked, “What did Charlotte say?”“She said that it’s up to you,” Dora answered.“Up to me?” Darren frowned in confusion.“Yes, but she also said that he probably won’t go,” Dora added.“Is that so? I will
“But I can’t stand it anymore, baby! Just let me fuck you, okay?” Darren lifted her chin with his finger and begins sucking on the tip of her tongue.Everything he did felt so good that Charlotte eventually gave in. He began caressing her tits, rubbing her nipples, and then pulling them. Soon, Darren loosened his grip on them. Charlotte’s breasts jiggled and bounced after he let them go.“Ugh,” A moan escaped Charlotte’s mouth, completely arousing Darren. He pressed his body against Charlotte. Thereafter, Charlotte felt he is huge manhood rubbing against her vagina. As Darren kept moving, Charlotte's desire grew, and she could no longer think of anything else.“Charlotte, can I?” Darren pressed his manhood against her, making her wetter by the second.“Darren, I want It. Give it to me.” Charlotte had no strength to hold back his neck. She wanted to grab something, but all she could do was to randomly wave her hands in the air.“What do you want me to give you baby? Tell me.” Darren be
After the meal, Darren touched Charlotte's forehead to check her temperature again and pulled her out of the Starlight restaurant.“Come with me to my office.”“But I wanna go home and rest,” Charlotte complained.“Well, you can sleep inside my office, too. Come on!” Darren put his hand on her shoulder and gently pushed her to his car.When Charlotte got into the car, she was about to fasten her seat belt, but then Darren leaned into it and fastened it for her. The tenderness in his eyes made Charlotte blush.Darren then cupped her cheeks, smiled at her, and leaned closer to her face. “Kiss me!” he said.“Huh?”Just before Charlotte could gather her composure, he lifted her chin and kissed her lips. Charlotte held her breath nervously too anxious to make any noise.It was already lunchtime, so many people were coming and going outside the place. Their car park was visible to many people. Passerby could easily spot them if they would look at them.Charlotte didn’t want other people wat
Because of how he reacted, the doctor felt tense and uncertain about what to do.Charlotte's face palmed and said to the doctor, “Honestly, I am feeling alright already. I’m sure I will get better after taking the antipyretic injections. Thank you, doctor!”The doctor nodded with a smile and left the room.Once he was gone, Darren sat back in his chair and directed his attention back to Charlotte. “You really can’t take your eyes off a handsome man when you see one, can you?”“What are you talking about? I was not looking at him.”He was so angry that he was practically snarling at Charlotte. “Are you not attracted to me anymore, Charlotte?”The look of jealousy and frustration on his face was amusing. He looks so childish!Once Charlotte's infusion was done, Darren held her out of the hospital while holding her wrist. By the time they reached the gate, their fingers were already interlocked. Charlotte’s heart felt a sense of comfort and warmth as she held his hand with him.After the
For a long time, Anna I stood frozen on the spot with her hand hovering above the door.Eventually, she dropped her hand with a sigh. She found a corner by the porch and curled up in it to cry her eyes out. the crowd.After a long time, Charlotte came back and was surprised to see her at the door. “Anna?”Anna looked up at her, her cheeks red with embarrassment. It was indeed abrupt for him to come here, but she had nowhere else to go. “Charlotte, can you take me in for one night?” She wiped the tears on her face and asked brazenly.Charlotte gaped at her for a few seconds before walking up to her. She held her hand and took it. “Come in!” Charlotte said.Charlotte asked the maid to cook some soup and bought it for her.Seeing the steaming hot soup in front of her, Anna felt the warmth and acceptance of the family, which was also something she earned for most. Anna picked up the bowl and felt a lump in her throat.Charlotte’s three kids sat opposite and looked at Anna curiously. Anna
Stella called Peter out of the blue and asked him to come to the bar where she was and keep her company.During her drunken speech, she broke into sobs several times.When Peter hung up the phone, he hesitated for a while but eventually decided to drive to the bar.Judging by Stella’s near-incoherent speech, she was very drunk. Not only that, she was a drunk woman in a bar alone. The number of things that could happen was too high for Peter to even contemplate.When Peter got there, he saw many empty bottles on her table. Stella was in the process of pouring more wine when Peter walked up to her and confiscated the bottle.“You have enough to drink!”With tears streaming down her face, Stella turned to look at him in disappointment. “Why are you here?”“Who else could it be if it were not for me?” Peter asked him confused.“I don’t want you. I want Darren.” And all of a sudden, Stella grabbed his shirt and looked up at him with hatred and determination.Her reaction pissed Peter off a