Jilly stood before the opened door while looking ahead to the guests who just arrived. He changed much but she could tell that he was still papa’s boy.
“Julliane,” he smiled brightly at her and then come forward and peck her on the lips in front of everyone. “It has been a while.” Since Jilly couldn’t move fast, she didn’t object to him.
“Gael, I should really talk to your papa later to thank him,” Jilly spoke.
“You can thank me instead, that old man is busy. How about the dinner I offer you years back?” He winked in a friendly but flirting way.
When everything unfolded right in front of his eyes, he was being shielded by two people which were Marco and Kook under Katherine’s demand.
“Dinner would be nice. Should I tell mama Mariah we would
“I missed her.” Both Jilly and Cayn were lying down on their back looking up at the ceiling in their bedroom. Only their breathing sound could be heard in the entire room, this felt like the silence before the storm. Cayne had his arms underneath his head while Jilly’s head made a pillow out of it. “Does she miss us?”“I’m sure she does,” Jilly replied to him.“Can you at least tell me what you are going to do with the chip?” Cayne turned his head to the side to see her face.“I told you that I’m going to use it.”“To bait them out?” She hummed in to respond with a small nod.“Let’s go out,” Jilly requested.“Right now?” She nodded. “In the middle of the night?” She nodded again. “Out of the house?” She finally turned
Since no one was willing to leave the house, Jilly reserved the library for the dinner. A more private room for Jilly to have a conversation with Gael. She seriously had a lot to talk about with him after she found out some interesting information about him and his life.“Did you tell Antonio before coming here?” Jilly started the conversation and sipped on her white wine. Their dinner menu was steak for Gael and pasta for Jilly.“Antonio?” Gael was almost choked by the asparagus he eat.“Antonio Delgerosso, a therapist, Marco’s friend.” Jilly listed what she was familiar with, his name, profession, and even relation. “Your boyfriend.” She finally said the fatal one, her intense eyes looking at him thoroughly.“I’m a bachelor, single as ever. What are you talking about, Jilly?” He chewed on his meat nervously and digest it down a
Jilly sighed out loud and dropped to the couch. It had been a few days since that dinner and Marcus was also had been silent.“You have improved a lot and fast but Julliane, try not to fight. I know that is what you are trying to achieve from this session. Can’t you just let the others help? Gael is here to help.” Antonio tried to convince Jilly to just rest and let the other do the work. He just didn’t know it yet that nothing and no one could change her mind, especially when it involve her family. All she wanted was for them not to get hurt, it was and always would be her battle.“Thank you for today,” Jilly said to him and he sighed. “Out now while I’m still being nice.” She looked at him, with so friendly eyes.
“War it is,” Jilly declared as soon as they got home. Kook was the first one who approached her.“They were there?” Kook asked as he already suspected because they had been keeping an eye on her for a while. “As expected.”“They know about Grace,” Cayne stated, joining them in the conversation. He couldn’t understand how they find out about their daughter when they had done everything to hide her. He listened to her and never contacted Marcus’s household for her safety but now it got leaked, someone from their side must have done that.“I told him to consider Rachel, but he seem to be convinced that she had nothing to do with them,” Kook said, pointing out his conversation with Marcus a while ago.“I’m going to visit him,” Jilly stated. “No company needed.”Cayne stopped himself
Jilly heaved out and took the water bottle to gulp down the contain. She felt thirsty after a boxing practice. She knew someone who does kickboxing and had been her partner for a long time. Besides getting trained to fight from time to time, Jilly also does other sports like boxing, archery, shooting, and the list goes on.“It was great to hear from you again, Julliane.” Ronny, the kickboxing trainer said. He doesn’t have a favorite among the people he trained but Jilly was his great partner to have.“I didn’t slack off, did I?” Jilly asked about her ability in kickboxing since it had been years she was into it.“You are still as good as you were, Julliane. I wonder why you always ask things like that, you’re a pro.” Ronny praised her. Even a professional like her still doubted her abilities, how about the others then? “Aren’t you going to let your boyfrie
Cayne groaned out of pain like his head was being banged hard, maybe that was what happened. He couldn’t clearly remember what happened after getting down the stairs and checking the house just in case. It was not that he felt betrayed, he somehow knew that she did it on purpose. She was trying to fight back against them.“Are you finally awake?” Cayne opened his eyes after hearing a voice. He blinked a couple of times to get rid of the soreness around his eyes. He could easily find the person who was talking because the person was familiar and sitting like a boss behind the desk. “I was waiting for you to wake up. Is she not coming? It has been a couple of hours.”“Jilly? Why would she come?” Cayne replied casually and calmly.“Because her boyfriend went missing and she should be worried.” Luciano pointed out and Cayne laugh at him. Was he that naïve? “Why
“Is this the right place?” Lincoln asked. They just arrived at the abandoned building Jilly was describing. Kook and Lincoln pulled some strings and gather all the information about abandoned buildings around the area, so here they were. “This kid didn’t know places to get in trouble.”“Do you even know how he ends up here?” Katherine asked as they keep on walking over the reeds.“Isn’t it obvious? He messed up again. How would he get in trouble like this if it was not for Jilly? Do you think I can forget about this?” Lincoln showed them his pinky finger which was a perfect match with his little shit as a brother. “This is unforgettable and you were all there.”“Well,” Katherine shrugged. “You made the mistake then.”As they were approaching the old building, Lincoln saw another figure next to his brother. “There’s someone with him.”Kook take a look inside from their spot to see how was inside before getting in. “It’s Luciano, the one that he rambled to about Jilly.”“That eye cover
Everyone was waiting for Cayne to wake up and it was already dinner time. Lincoln moved Cayne up to their room and frequently checked upon his brother.“Everything is normal but why is he not up yet?” Lincoln looked at Jilly to hear an answer or at least expect one.“I’m not a doctor, so I don’t know,” she replied to him. “He should take his time to wake up, I won’t bring her back until then.”“Of course, it would be a great thing to do. Grace is not supposed to see things like this, she is just a baby.” Katherine said, agreeing with her.“I’m going to rest now. So, don’t come in without my permission.” Jilly warned them beforehand. Privacy was privacy and worry was a different thing. Everyone nodded in understatement and Jilly left them downstairs while she went upstairs to their room.She twisted the door handle of their room and push open the door before walking in. She took a look at the room before fully in, she frowned when she saw that he was awake. “How long have you been awak
Jilly had found their location and it was a bit odd because the location was in the coastal area. There was no call or message after Cayne called, which was even weirder. It was the first time she handle this kind of kidnapping. They went silent with no clue at all. So, she decided to handle this lightly and go with Marco, just the two of them.“Do you have friends in this area, Jilly?” Marco asked. They have reached their destination in the coastal area.“Not that I recall,” she said and sigh out of uncomfortable. “I don’t like meeting like this.”“Then, do you want to go back around and make a plan?” He raised his eyebrow in question.“That is a waste of the trip and I need to get my daughter fast. I would have made a plan and taken my time if it was only him getting kidnap but Grace was also with him. A kid would have trauma when experiencing bad things they remember,” she said seriously. After being a mother, she considered a lot of things.“Kidnapping has not been this easy and s
Jilly, Mariah, and Marcus were waiting for Marco for dinner. While Jilly was enjoying Mariah’s angst, Marcus was stiffly sitting on his seat afraid of her outburst. When he first got home, Mariah was giving him an earful about guiding Marco the right way. Right there and then, he knew Jilly must have been talking about Marco and told her everything he try to hide from her. He didn’t want her to find out for a reason, because he doesn’t want to stress her out about him.Marcus was tapping his finger on the table and shaking his foot in the air under the table. Jilly turned to look at him who looked unknowingly unconscious, she smirk at him. Marcus caught her smirking at him from his sightline and then he glare at her for putting him in this position.“Are you happy now, Julliane? Are we your laughing stock?” Jilly pouted to Marcus for being so mean to her. Her mood had livened up because of them, she admitted that.“Marco are, not you. But, if you feel that way then I’ll be grateful.”
Jilly was waiting at the airport for her baby's arrival from New York. She missed her badly and couldn’t wait to hold her in her arms. She was waiting by herself in the lounge of the private airport. She furiously typed on her phone, answering to many emails which were waiting for her response.“The plane is landing, Ma’am,” a staff informed her as the jet was on its way down. She put her phone down and thanked him before looking outside where she saw the jet going down. She stood up and walk out to greet her right off the jet. She was standing at a safe distance waiting for the engine to die down.She was excited to greet her under the stair but when she saw Mark walking out on his own, she got confused. She looked at him with a raised eyebrow, silently asking him where her daughter was. When Mark got down and before she could scold him, another person appeared in the doorway. She saw Cayne along with Grace standing there ready to make their way down the stairs.“What are you doing?”
Luca came back to Jilly’s spot along with Lyan which confused her. They waited for Jilly to be done with her session because it was her right to have the time. The three men stood behind her as they wait, Marco was kind of in an awkward position there. Nobody was talking and beside him was Lyan Bargin, a former enemy unofficial line.Seeing Jilly was done with her session, Marco came forward to help her with the boy. He took the bow from her so she could talk comfortably with her guest.“I thought you were going to give me a tour? I reserved a solo, not a group.” She glanced at Lyan who come unexpectedly.“My apologize, Miss. Vantes. Mr. Bargin wants to see you in person.” He pointed at Lyan who still silently standing next to him. Jilly looked at him with a sinister look and ask what he want from her this time.“Do you like the archery place?” Lyan stepped forward to finally talk to her. While she was here, he wanted to impress her, and maybe that could change her mind. “I’ll give yo
While her daughter was out of the country, Jilly tried to do something she had never done in a long time. She even drove out of the town to find the perfect shooting range, not guns but archery. She tried it once, so she wanted to give her skill a try after a long time.“Welcome to the WiArchery,” a male worker greeted Jilly as she approach the front desk. The archery range was huge and in a winery field, so that combination was what attract the shooters to come. Everyone could come but amateur beginner was not recommended since the range was prepared for someone who knows archery at least the intermediate level.“I called yesterday, thank you for making a slot for me.” Jilly shook hands with him. She knew the reputation of this archery range, they didn’t take sudden or on-the-spot customers.“We don’t usually do this but since you said you don’t have much spare time, we took you into our available spot.”“It was very much appreciated,” she replied.“This way, I’ll lead you to the sto
Around lunchtime Kook finally brought Grace to meet his father. She spent the entire morning with him and Katherine. She took care of Grace wholeheartedly, he love seeing that but to have a child of their own, he didn’t think he was ready enough for that. That topic never came up in their conversation or life nor did someone ask about it to them. They had lived live comfortably and would continue to do so.Since the bar was not an appropriate place for them to meet, Kook actually didn’t tell Cayne that Grace was coming but he did ask Lincoln if Cayne was home. He said that he barely come outside during daylight. He also came out only to the bar which was at night. Kook didn’t know what kind of lifestyle he was doing but he better does good for Grace.Kook knocked on the front door of his house and waited for him to open up.Cayne opened the door and was totally shocked when he saw Kook standing there with Grace and also Mark with them. Cayne was literally just woke and still have diff
Today was the day Jilly going to send Grace off to the State to meet her father. This was her way of not cutting off their relationship but meeting him again in person, she was not ready yet. She would need more time for herself. A month was definitely not enough.“Kook will be on standby the moment you get off the jet. So, make sure to keep my daughter’s safe. That’s the only thing I ask from you, Mark.” Jilly had trusted Mark ever since they work alongside him, so she ask him for a favor comfortably based on trust.“I understand, Jilly,” Mark assured her that she would need no worry. He would put his life on the line for Grace. Grace was a baby everyone in the family cherish, so no harm should come to her.“Thank you.” After thanking him, she goes to get her daughter who was still occupied with her toys. She was in the living while Jilly talk to Mark in the kitchen. She bend down and picked her up from the ground. “Are you ready to go, My Grace?”“Yes,” she replied in her baby voice
“What are you doing keep coming here, Leira?” The house was not so crowded anymore. It had been a month since everyone left. The only visitors she had lately were neither her family nor Leira. She would visit with Marco at times but in the last few days ago, she had been visiting alone.“Taking care of Grace. She likes me,” she replied while playing with Grace.“So?” Jilly brought the breakfast she had just made to the living room where the two were playing. She put the plate down on the coffee table and sit down. “I don’t know about you, Leira, but I called Marco to come here to take care of your problem. Understand?”“Jilly.” She turn to her and raised an eyebrow. “Marco, he has been busy.”“I understand, that’s his job as an heir of the don. You get a bit of the life we’re living in, right? Giving service is not that much different from what he did.” Both heads turned to the front door when they heard the doorbell.Jilly got up from the ground and walk up to the door. She knew it w
“Do you even know what family means?” Marcus stared at Cayne. Marcus valued his family the most in this world and he would die for them, it had been his life’s motto. “It’s not just about to be together with them. You have to know what you want to do with them. From what I see until now, your life is extremely the opposite of what people live. Is that how you want to be living every day?”“Okay, we’ll take care of that ourselves.”“Julliane seems to be sick of it. Didn’t you hear?” He was referring to the earlier event. “What about you, Rachel?”Marcus was just asking her when the door was being knocked on, so he let them in. He saw it was one of his men. “What?”“Fran is here to see you,” he said and Marcus look at him with a raised eyebrow.“Does he mention anything?” He found it weird that his right-hand man wanted to see him without telling him beforehand. The guy shook his head to answer his question. “Let him in.”The man leave and Marcus was in his own world to find a reason wh