Six months quickly passes by... At the Tierra Alta Mental Health Facility. "Eliza, someone is looking for you!"Eliza momentarily stops from watering the plants at the huge garden when she heard someone calling her. She saw Irene, one of the staff at Tierra Alta waving at her."Who's looking for me?" she curiously asks Irene.Irene just smiled at her in return, but didn't really answer her question."Well, your special visitor is waiting for you at the Visitor's Area. Grandma Miranda is having a chat with your guest." she mysteriously announced.And before Eliza could ask another question again, Irene smilingly walks away to take care of another patient.She lets out a sigh before she decided to stop the faucet from running."Good morning, Eliza." one of the female patient greeted her with a smile."Good morning, Sheila. Back to your regular morning walk again?" Eliza gently asks her."Yes. I've missed walking in the garden after being sick for a few days." Sheila said in return."I
Eliza lets out a helpless sigh after hearing Grandma Miranda. She's not blind to see that Dr. Clark Lee is giving her a special treatment, and she knows what it is.... But she doesn't know how to deal with it, as she is still naive or a novice when it comes to love and relationship."---I don't want to be a villain here but I really want you to marry my grandson, Eliza. I'm ready to join my husband in heaven once my dream comes true." Grandma Miranda seriously stated.Eliza shook her head, while gently tapping the old woman's hand."You still have a long time, Grandma. I'm sure you'll find a better and much suitable woman for your grandson, and you'll see and play with your future great grandchildren...""Eliza, dear---!"Let's talk again tomorrow, Grandma. It's getting late and you need to take a rest now." Eliza decided to change the topic.Grandma Miranda just sighed but she didn't say anything else. She places the photo album on her bedside table and finally lays on her bed."Good
After a few days... Eliza's currently standing in front of a high-rise building. Grandma Miranda's lawyer, Attorney Richard Sloan gave her Quiel's office address. Today, she mustered all of her courage to go to his office building to meet up with him.She is now making her way at the entrance door of Maximus Company Building.Her main purpose for today is to have a serious talk with Quiel about the inheritance. But she's now having second thoughts because she thinks that she's not "looking her best" and she doesn't have the right to go inside the office and meet Grandma Miranda's billionaire grandson... Anyway, whether she likes it or not, she needs to settle this thing once and for all. She wants to go back to Tierra Alta Health Facility and continue having a peaceful life. She took a deep, calming breath and afterwards, she mustered all of her courage to take a step and walk inside the building. As she was about to enter the building, two burly male figures suddenly approached h
Eliza is currently inside the bus, as she is now taking a trip to Lockwood County, where she is going to have a meeting there with Grandma Miranda's grandson, Quiel Montecillo.A few hours later she saw the signboard which is the entrance to Lockwood County. The bus conductor was kind enough to drop her off at the main entrance of the Montecillo Farm. Eliza roamed her eyes around, and she mostly saw vast fields, green trees and many horses. She is now wondering on how can she get into the Montecillo's main house...Eliza snaps out from her reverie when she heard a horse's footsteps coming towards her direction. She squinted her eyes to get a good look at the man who's riding the horse. She gasped in surprise when she realized that it was Quiel Montecillo, the one that she is looking forward to meet."Good day, Eliza Montreal. It's such a great pleasure to finally meet you." Quiel was the first one to speak.Eliza forces herself to smile, even though her heart is beating so fast becaus
"I miss you everyday, Grandma Miranda. But I know you wouldn't like to see me crying like this, so I promise you that this will be the last time crying like this. From now on, I will always smile and laugh, and live my life to the fullest, just like what you always tell me..." Eliza poured out all her sadness. Eliza felt Quiel's hand on her shoulder. She didn't realize that she was standing by her side, giving her emotional support. And it somehow made her feel better. "Everything happens for a reason, Eliza. Grandma Miranda's with our Creator now, and there's no more suffering and pain for her. My parents and my grandfather are reunited with her now." Quiel gently told her.Eliza lovingly touched the Grandma Miranda's tombstone. Come to think of it, Grandma is peaceful now, and there's so many things that they can do while they are still alive. She's absolutely sure that Grandma Miranda would tell them that they should go on a travel adventure, do daring things like bungee jumping
"Are you willing to get married to me, even though we're not in love each other?" Eliza did a follow-up question."Well, there's nothing to lose, right? Grandma Miranda wants the both of us to be okay. And well, let's see what will happen to our marriage." Quiel replied."You don't have someone else that you love? I mean, don't you have someone else special like a girlfriend or something?" Eliza bombarded him with numerous questions."For your first question, no, I am not in love with someone else. Secondly, I don't have someone special and as a result, I don't have a girlfriend. And last but not the least, I'm a very much single man. I'm a bachelor from head to toe." Quiel responded to all of Eliza's questions. Eliza became speechless after hearing all of those things from him. She doesn't know what to say anymore, and she is extremely overwhelmed with the sudden turn of events."You don't have to make a decision right away, Eliza. For the meantime, please stay here at the farm, and
The next day.Quiel has been teaching Eliza how to ride a horse for almost three hours already. When Eliza finally learned the ropes of horseback riding, Quiel finally lets her ride on another horse, but he is making sure that he is beside her to support and assist her..."Are you alright, Eliza? Are you getting used to horseback riding?" Quiel smilingly asks her."Yes, I'm getting used to riding a horse, and it's all thanks to you." Eliza answered with a smile."That's good to hear... By the way, if you look further up to the mountains, it is still under the property of Montecillo Farm. My grandparents really worked hard to build the family farm." Quiel suddenly informs Eliza, while pointing at a certain direction.Eliza became more curious and interested to explore the Montecillo Farm. Without any warning, she started making her horse run fast."Let's run faster than the wind, Astra!" Eliza commanded the horse with a smile, and it immediately obeyed.Eliza never felt so free and exc
The next day. Eliza slowly opened her eyes. She realized that it was already morning, and she woke up really late because it was already wee hours in the morning when she and Quiel decided to leave the party and go back home. The staff at the Montecillo farm prepared a simple and enjoyable party for her and Quiel to celebrate their engagement. She made lots of great friends, and she really enjoyed eating and talking with them. It was really an amazing night for her, and she's extremely thankful to all of the staff. Eliza decided to get up from her bed, so that she can start with the household chores eventhough it's bit too late...She was slowly making her way towards the kitchen but she suddenly stopped when she heard a woman's voice."I'm really glad to see you again after so many years, Quiel." =================================Eliza quickly hid herself at a nearby wall and secretly listened to the conversation. She saw a certain woman who is sitting comfortably at the one of