Amber PovWhen we arrived inside the hospital room where Phil's grandfather, Don Fidel, was confined, Karen immediately hugged the old man lying on the bed as if she missed him so much. I secretly cringed and raised an eyebrow because Karen's reaction seemed to be OA. She looks like she is the granddaughter of Don Fidel and not Phil his real grandson. And I think Karen just wants to show me that she is very close to my husband's grandfather than me and wants to intimidate me.Meanwhile, Phil was standing near the door and let the two talk first while I was standing next to him and just looking at Karen as if she wants me to envy her and wanted to make me jealous purposely. But if she thinks that I will be jealous of her closeness with Phil's grandfather, then she is wrong. As far as I can see, the old man only treats her like a real granddaughter, so I don't have a reason to feel jealous. Because if Grandpa wanted Karen for Phil, he would have asked the latter to marry her long ago.
Amber PovI have no intention of paying attention to Uncle Jigo but when I was about to pass by him, he suddenly grab my right arm and held it firmly. His grip was so tight that his fingers almost dug into my skin. I'm sure I will have bruises soon."You're snobbish, Amber. Is it because you're the wife of my proud and arrogant nephew that's why you want to be proud in front of me too?" he asked me with a dark face as his eyes narrowed.Instead of answering, I tried to untie his fingers which is like an octopus that was tightly clinging to my arm. But no matter what I did I couldn't get his hand off my arm. He is a man and I am a woman so naturally he is stronger than me."Let go of my arm," my voice was firm when I speaks to him. I could feel the pain of his nails digging into my skin but I didn't show him that I was hurt by what he was doing."Did your good husband tell you to be rude to me just like him? Maybe you forget that he is my nephew and I am older than him," he said to me.
Phil's PovI was inside a night bar and quietly drinking beer while I waited for Alex to arrive. He is my best friend since we were kids. I chose to sit in the corner of the bar because fewer customers were sitting on this side. Most customers prefer to be near the front where dancing girls wearing short skirts can be seen. The girls are dancing in a group and I can say that they are not obscene to look at. Their clothes are not obscene even if they are short skirts and their dancing is also not obscene. I can't help but think of Amber. Maybe she also works at this kind of night bar because she says there is nothing wrong with her job. So I don't think she's the type to get into dirty work. Amber seems so proud and principled that I'm sure she wouldn't work in a place she knew could bring harm to her. And speaking of Amber, when we got home earlier, she didn't talk with me. Because of the little misunderstanding that happened. I didn't like the way she raised her voice and said bad
Amber Pov"Control yourself, Mildy. Maybe one of our leech co-workers is looking at you and reporting to our manager that you are hurting a customer. You will definitely be fired," I said in a low voice to my friend and co-worker. I saw that she was walking to Sir Alex to entertain him so I walked toward her too. Because I knew that she might annoy Sir Alex again, so I came to stop her in case she slaps this man again. Our regular customer Alex Falcon is a playboy. Every night he brings different women to the night bar where Mildy and I work is working. And when he goes here, Mildy is often the waitress who takes care of him because she is exactly the one doing nothing when he arrives. Sir Alex often joked with my friend which made her angry. Mildy hates playboys because her ex-boyfriend who she loved too much is also a playboy. And she immediately broke up with him when she found out about his boyfriend having a lineup of girlfriends. Since then, Mildy started to hate playboy. So I
Amber Pov This night was tiring but it's okay because the tip I collected from the gallant customers was pretty big. "Are you going home, Amber?" Mildy asked me. Like me, she is also organizing her things because she is about to time out too. It's past nine o'clock in the evening so our reliever has arrived at work and we can go home now. Even if our time work is done we can't still go home if our reliever still has not arrived. But the moment they came that's when we are allowed to go home. "Yes, I'm going home. Let's go out together," I told her after I'm done with my things. "Why? Are you afraid Santi will block you again? Is he harassing you again? Amber?" Mildy asked me in a worried voice. A while ago, after Alex and Phil left the bar, Santi suddenly arrived with his friends. Even though I didn't want to entertain him, I was still forced because he requested from our manager that I will be the only waitress to serve at their table. And since Santi is also one of the VIP me
Amber PovThe sermon I expected Phil to give me didn't happen. Or maybe it won't happen yet. He was only quiet while driving home. I can't help but feels awkward. When I couldn't take it anymore, I broke the deafening silence between the two of us. "Now, you can say what you want to say to me, Phil. I know you have a lot to say to me because of what happened," I began the conversation. Instead of following what I said he just looked at me for a few seconds then turned his concentration back to driving again. I didn't know what he was thinking because I couldn't read any expression or emotion on his face. His expression is just blank which I usually see in him. Because he didn't answer me, so I didn't speak again and just kept quiet in my seat. But when we arrived at the gate of his house, he did not let me out by locking the door. I gave him a bad look. He didn't want to talk to me but he didn't want to let me out of his car. What does he really want to happen? "Have you and Alex
Amber PovAs Phil said he did accompany me to buy a car the next day. I have no choice but to tell him the truth that I know how to drive a car. I chose a black Honda Civic because it was the cheapest of all the car brands he wanted to buy for me. But what he wanted to buy for me was a white BMW but I refused because the price was too expensive. My jaws drop when I know the price of the Honda Civic but I almost couldn't breathe when I found out the price of the BMW. It was much higher than the first one. Fortunately, he agreed to buy only Honda Civic. This car is also beautiful and very expensive. But when our marriage contract is over, I will just return the car to him.After we bought a car, he accompanied me to get a driver's license. He said yesterday that he was going to let Estong accompany me to get a driver's license but I don't know what he ate that day and he was the one who went with me to get a license. After I got my license we went back home. Right when we arrived, the
Amber Pov I was busy removing dry leaves from the plants in the garden when I heard a car pull up in front of Phil's house. I walked near the gate and peeked slightly to see if Phil had arrived. But as far as I know, he is in Hongkong right now for his four-day business trip and now is only his third day abroad. I think maybe the person who arrived was a visitor of Karen or Aunt Aloha. I just shrugged my shoulders then I went back to the garden to continue what I was doing. I again busied myself with removing the dry leaves from the plants. I didn't know the guest who came and I was sure that Aunt Aloha would not want me to face their guest especially to introduce me as Phil's wife. So I better just stay here until their guests leave. I was currently sweeping the dry leaves on the ground when suddenly a pair of feet stood in front of me and stepped on the tip of the broom I was using. I quickly looked up to see who the rude person was in front of me. A tall and slender woman wearin
Amber PovI was lying on a cold floor when I woke up while my hands and feet were tied. I force myself to get up and sit on the floor. I was surprised when I saw Grandpa Fidel one meter away from me. Just like me, he was also lying on the floor with his hands and feet tied up. I quickly approached him to wake him up."Wake up, Grandpa. Wake up," I slightly shook his shoulder to wake him up.I scanned the place where we in and I think we were inside an old or abandoned warehouse.Grandpa Fidel finally opened his eyes and furrowed when she saw me. "Amber? What are you doing here? Did that bastard Jigo kidnap you too?" he asked me angrily."Calm down, Grandpa. Okay?" I quickly stopped him from getting angry. I'm worried that it worsened his health. "I was kidnapped by three men while I was on my way to my wedding. I didn't know who kidnapped me but since you said that you were kidnapped by Phil's uncle I guess that he was the person who ordered these men to kidnap me," I explained to him
Phil PovToday is Amber and Jared's wedding and also the day that my heart will die. Because I don't think I could love a woman just like how much I love Amber. My heart is hurting like hell thinking that it was really over between us. She will live happily with Jared and their future children while I am in pain and miserable."Instead of staying here and making yourself miserable; why don't you just go to the church and stop her wedding with that man? I'm sure Amber will choose you if you only show up now," Alex advises me."You don't know how much I wanted to go and stop their wedding but I can't do it," I replied while shaking my head."Why? Don't tell me that you can't accept her child with Jared?"I quickly shake my head. "It's not about that, Alex. You know the dangerous situation I'm facing right now. So I just have to let her get married to that man for her safety."Unbeknownst to Amber, I already talked with her father. Peter finds me and speaks with me without telling his d
Amber Pov I took one last glance at Mildy's apartment before walking out the gate. This apartment helped me a lot. It has been my home for several years. And starting tonight, I won't be able to sleep in this apartment because I'll be living in Jared's house after our wedding. "Are you really sure about your decision to marry Jared, Amber? Are you sure you won't regret it one day?" Mildy asked me when we got into her car. Her car was the bridal car I chose to take me to the church where Jared was waiting for me. "You think I'm not serious when I'm already wearing a wedding dress and going to the church to get married?" I answered her shaking my head. "What if Phil suddenly appears in the church and objects to your marriage with Jared? What would you do if that happened, Amber?" she asked me with a serious face. I took a deep breath before I answered her question." I closed the chapter of the book of my life with Phil, Mildy. And then ever since he found out I was pregnant and
Amber Pov When I opened my eyes, my child's condition immediately entered my mind. I quickly felt my stomach and if it still contained the child. I felt great concern for my baby when I remembered that I was suddenly bleeding as Phil forced me into his car. If something bad happens to my baby, I will never forgive him. "You are pregnant. Who is the father of that baby, Amber?" I looked to my right side when I heard Phil's cold voice. I was so worried about my future child that I didn't notice his presence in the room I was in. When I looked at Phil's face, his expression was blank. But even though I couldn't see his reaction on his face to what he discovered, I could feel the anger in his voice. Maybe he thinks that the child in my belly is my child with Jared and not his. He should think that way so he won't bother me anymore. "Don't worry because this child is not yours so you are safe from responsibility," I answered him in a cold voice. This time I saw an expression on hi
Amber Pov I couldn't believe it after hearing the truth from my father's mouth. He confessed everything to me and did not hide anything except the person who ordered him to kill Phil's parents. He said that he was afraid that he might suddenly disappear from the world and the whole truth would be buried with him so he mustered courage and finally showed up in front of me. He also confessed to me how he did to make everyone think that he was dead. According to my father's story, inside the car, both his bosses were fast asleep because the coffee he made and let them drink before they got in the car was mixed with sleeping pills. After the couple fell asleep he took them to the place where he was going to execute the plan of killing his two bosses. In a place where cars rarely pass by he brought them. In that same place, there is a big truck parked on the side of the road that he will use to deliberately crash into his boss's car while they are inside so that everyone will think that
Amber Pov "What did you just say, Phil?" I asked him. It was as if I suddenly became deaf to what he told me. "I said, YOUR FATHER KILLED MY PARENTS!" he repeated what he said emphatically. He even emphasized the words I would not believe. I gave him a hard slap. I will not allow him to speak and think badly of my father. "My dad won't kill people, Phil! So if you don't have anything nice to say, just leave us now!" I shouted at him. Phil's face darkened even more when I didn't believe what he said. He approached me and held my arm tightly. "Why, Amber? Are you hurt because I said that your father is a murderer? What about me? Wasn't I hurt when he killed my parents?" he asked me with angry eyes. I was about to open my mouth to contradict what he said but it didn't go through because my stomach suddenly hurt. I bent down slightly and held my stomach with one hand. "Dad, my stomach hurts," I said to my father. My Dad seems to know that I'm pregnant because he has a strange lo
Amber Pov I quickly covered Mildy's mouth with my palm because her voice got louder. "Can you lower your voice? Maybe someone will hear you," I frowned at her. Mildy immediately removed my palm from her mouth and raised an eyebrow at me. "We're here in the hospital room, so who can hear my voice except you and me? Besides, even if people out there hear that you're pregnant, they don't care because they don't know you, anyway." "Even so," I quickly answered my friend. "Does Jared know about your condition? And more importantly, does Phil know that you are pregnant with his child?" I nodded and then shook my head at the same time. "Jared just found out today that I'm pregnant and as for your second question, my answer is no. And like I told Jared, I have no intention of letting Phil know that he's going to have a baby with me," I answered with a serious face. Mildy shook her head. "So you're going to hide your child from its father?" I didn't say anything so Mildy made sure what
Amber Pov When I regained consciousness, I was already inside the hospital and lying on the hospital bed. I immediately felt my stomach which was not yet bulging, worrying that my baby might have been harmed. "Don't worry because your baby is safe," I heard Jared talking to me who had just entered the door and caught up with me checking my stomach. I breathed a sigh of relief when I heard what he said but I was suddenly stunned when I realized that he already knew about my pregnancy. "I'm sorry for hiding the truth from you, Jared. But believe me, I never planned to marry you so my child will have a father. I also plan to tell you about my pregnancy when I'm ready to talk to you about this matter," I apologized to him. I can understand if he's going to stay away from me now that he finds out I'm pregnant and Phil is the father. Because not all men can wholeheartedly accept the child of another man or the woman they love. And maybe Jared is one of them. "I'd rather you let me be t
Amber Pov As Jared said, I stopped my nightlife first. I just stayed inside the apartment even though I was feeling very bored. I also bought vitamins for pregnant women that the doctor prescribed and followed her advice. I took care of myself not only for my sake but also for the sake of the baby in my womb. Jared doesn't know about Phil and I's future child yet. I don't know if I should admit it or not to him. I'm worried that he might not accept my baby with another man and raise the child as his own. Although I will feel sad if Jared couldn't accept the child I will feel more disappointed than sad. Because I think he is different from all men. He is not a judgmental person. But it's okay even if he doesn't accept my child because I won't be forced to marry him anymore. I only used him to hurt and make Phil see that I've moved on from him. But Jared thought that what I said was real and I couldn't tell him about it because he would surely get hurt so I had no choice but to g