"Don't you trust me?" "Who sent you that picture?" This is what he said next. I removed his grip on my hands. "Don't answer me another question, Lucas," I said coldly. "Fine..." "The woman in the picture is my step-sister, Sanya. The baby? That's my niece, Charmaine. That's her daughter." Somehow my heart slowed down after I heard him say these words, but there was still a bigger part of me that doubted. "Step-sister? You have a sister outside? You didn't tell me that, Lucas." He sighed and rubbed his temple slowly. I bent down slightly and tried to follow his gaze, because I wanted to see if he was really telling the truth. "I know, Dianna..." "And I really want to apologize to you because I didn't say that, that I didn't let you know even when I was dating you." "T-The truth is that our family's past is complicated, especially when it comes to her. She's been through a lot. She's addicted to drugs, despite being a famous model. She's been going back and forth to rehab.
"Dianna, where are you going?" After she told me where his cousin Dylan lived I went straight to the garage to my car. "I'm going to talk to your cousin, Chelsea! She needs to tell me the reason why he's messing up our lives." "Huh? Why? Wait a minute, I really don't understand you." I closed my eyes tightly and then looked at her for a moment. "Oh, why do you look at me like that?" "Chelsea, do you know something?" "What? I really don't get you, Dianna." "The unknown number that sent me the picture is none other than Dylan's number. Didn't I show you the message? Why didn't you tell me that it was Dylan's?" "I didn't notice that, Dianna. Dylan's number that called me earlier must have been three weeks since he bought it. He has two numbers from me, and I still haven't memorized them." "Another thing is that my cousin is not a bad person. Even though he grew up in another country, I know his true character. If he is the one who sent it, he is sure of it." I took a deep bre
He just returned after his work in London two weeks ago, which I'll admit added more distance between us, but all the wasted time we spent with each other in the past few months was replaced by his warm embrace. I now feel true joy more. "This is one of the things I missed so much honey," I said as he pulled me closer to his body and hugged me. I rested my head on his shoulder. "Me too. We are too busy with our jobs. But I said, I will get back to you." We stayed lying on our bed just enjoying the warmth coming from each other. This is it, we have started to fulfill our dream as a couple. I just looked up at him for a few moments. "Um, so..." I began. He was already looking at me, waiting. "We can start planning to have a baby, right?" He nodded at me and gave me a deep look. As I see his reaction , I couldn't help but smile broadly. "Of course. I'm actually researching on google how I can make you easily pregnant. As well as those things that I need to prepare for whe
"Bye honey! No need to cook for our dinner later. I'll just buy it outside." He quickly kissed me on my cheek. I nodded to him. "Be careful!" "Are you sure you won't go with me?" This is one of the things I enjoy. Since he came back here to the Philippines, almost everything has gone back to the way it was before. "I want to but I haven't gotten dressed yet, my work schedule is still later. You'll just be late if you wait for me." "Okay then, take care too." I waved my hand at him and when his car started and I couldn't see him anymore, I entered our house. I was about to go up to our room to take a shower when I noticed his cell phone lying on the table in the living room. "He left his cellphone ah..." I whispered. I walked towards the phone and thought that his secretary at the company had just called to let him know that he had left it, but before I could do that, his cell phone rang, someone texted. "R.D?" I read. My heart was pounding, and then I grabbed the necklac
"Ma'am, please don't tell Sir. Lucas, I showed you the list of his appointments." I sparingly smiled at Jovelle. "You don't need to be nervous, Jovelle. So go ahead, show me that." Her hand was shaking as she handed me a folder. "Thank you, you can leave me here for now." "Go ahead, Ma'am." After she left my husband's office, I turned my eyes. I opened every cabinet on his desk, but I didn't see anything unusual there. Next I approached a suitcase, but it had a code so I couldn't open it. When I couldn't find anything out of the ordinary, I turned my attention to Lucas' list of appointments. I swallowed before opening it. I skimmed the first page until I got to the fourth page. My heart beat faster when I saw the dates and times. The place was different, but my eyes focused more on his schedule the day before he went to Batanes. "Blocleaf Cafe? Roxanne Domingo?" I read in some detail. I felt weak and sat down on a swivel chair. I clutched my chest, as I continued to t
"Ahh..." "My head hurts. It's a good thing Lucas hasn't come back from Batanes yet." "Chelsea, thank you, by the way. It's a good thing you picked me up, so you saved me from the guy who had plans to disrespect me at the bar last night." I looked at her as she remained speechless. "Why are you silent about that? Did I say or do something wrong to you last night?" worried that I asked her more. "Dianna, I'm not the one who saved you from the maniac guy you are talking about. I'm not the one who took you to your house either." I leaned back in my swivel chair and let go of the ballpoint pen in my hand. "You must be kidding. You're the only one I know who knows I was in that place last night." My voice dripped with disbelief. "I'm telling the truth." "If it's not you, who is it? Could it be my husband? Did he go there for a moment and take me home before he went back to his work?" Her eyes were rolling because of what I said. "It's Dylan I'm talking about, Dianna." I laughed
"Then that's a double celebration! I am so happy for you, Dianna." Chelsea looked at Lucas who was next to me. "And of course, this Lucas' dream of having a family will finally come true. Isn't it Lucas?" "Maybe this husband of yours jumped when he saw that your pregnancy test was positive! Right, Lucas?" I looked at Lucas and then I lightly squeezed his hand that was holding me. "Yeah..." "By the way, why don't you seem happy? You must be happy because it's your first child with Dianna, or maybe it's the second that I'm just not aware of?" I saw how Lucas swallowed. I pointedly looked at Chelsea, to which she just laughed. "Oh hey, let's go! I'll talk to my other guests first. Thank you for your gifts." Chelsea kissed my cheek, before she left us again. When Chelsea was out of my sight I looked at Lucas. He kept rubbing the back of his neck. My gaze fell on our hands holding each other, I could feel the coldness of his. "Lucas, are you okay?" "Ah, y-yes! Where is their
I woke up to the light of the sun coming from the bedroom window. I opened my eyes and saw that Lucas was no longer by my side. I got up and tied my hair. I peeked out of our room when I noticed a shadow. I put on my cellphone and slowly walked. "Good! I am willing to double the money. As long as you do what I tell you to do." He hid his cellphone on the side below him. And he went down the stairs. My mind wondered who he was talking to, but another day passed without me knowing. The following days passed, I still did not receive any news from the private investigator I hired. In the quiet garden behind our house I ate another slice of mango, Chelsea did the same. We both stopped our work first, that was my own decision, while he was what Dave ordered her to do, which at first she didn't want to follow. "Your belly is already big, Chelsea. Your husband made the right decision," I said, pointing with my fork to her protruding belly. Chelsea's face glow more. She really love