It was finally time for the second round of the game contest. And of course, Daisy, Dahlia, Lucius, Damien, Anya, Lucian, Asher, Diana and Jayden, were already present and waiting under the large tree. Stealing a quick glance at Lucius, Daisy muttered to herself, “Eh, why is his face pale like a ghost? Why do I even care?”. “Did you say something to me, big sis?”. Dahlia, who was beside Daisy, questioned, as she felt like she heard Daisy's voice. Daisy just slightly shook her head at Dahlia, confirming that it was nothing. Meanwhile, Lucius was standing at a far distance away from the others. He was in a pretty bad mood and didn't want to entangle himself with the others. “What's wrong with me? Why am I like this?”. Lucius questioned himself and hissed when he recalled what happened last night. Last night, the security guard brought Lucius his cell phone, indicating that his wife wants to speak to him. And of course, Lucius totally ignored the security guard and went on hi
Lucius indeed meant what he said and didn't return back to the contest camp. Plus, with Lucius gone, the participants were now 8 in numbers. Also, this sudden incident caused the game of the contest to cease for the meantime. Inside the duplex’s living room, Daisy, Dahlia, Damien, Anya, Lucian, Asher, Diana and Jayden, were in the living room. “Gosh. Just why did this happen? I was already preparing to win this game's round”. Anya announced and immediately, she sat on the sofa while she started muttering words to herself. “As if. I was already certain that I'd win this time”. Dahlia said and pouted her lips afterwards. Later on, she turned towards Daisy and noticed that something was wrong with Daisy. So she got curious and asked, “What's up sis?” “I'm just disgu-”. Daisy wanted to say this before she realised her mistake. She corrected, “It's nothing”. “Alright”. Dahlia said. Everybody was busy discussing among themselves since they didn't have their cell phones with them. Th
Daisy's car drove into the mansion before they all came out from the car. Nobody said anything and entered the mansion in front of them.All of a sudden, Alexander couldn't keep pretending that everything was alright. So he spoke out, “Mom, I don't understand. Why are we back to our mansion?”. Daisy was caught off guard for a sec before she composed herself. Staring at Alexander, Daisy sighed deeply and rubbed his head. She wanted to excuse herself, but suddenly came to a conclusion to tell the kids about everything. “My babies, I don't want to keep you in the dark. So here's the thing that happened”. Daisy admitted before she continued talking, “You see, everything that happened today was all because of Lucius”. Alexander’s face immediately darkened as he heard the name, ‘Lucius'. But because he wanted Daisy to continue talking, he tried his best to look normal. Daisy was just about to continue talking when Dahlia beat her to it and started explaining instead. “That's right kids, e
“How- how did everything come to this?”. Lucius stuttered as he said. Once more, he stared at everyone's faces and saw that they were all staring at him with total hatred. “Remember Daisy, you didn't sign the divorce agreement. I promise you, I'll win back your love before that ever happens”. Lucius assured Daisy before he left with shame. Dahlia hissed after she saw that Lucius had already left. ‘I assure you, Lucius, you'll never win back my sister's love because, even I won't allow that to ever happen’. Dahlia thought to herself before staring at Daisy. “Everyone must be hungry right? Don't worry, I'm going to make us breakfast”. Daisy announced with a weak voice. She later journeyed to the kitchen. “Mom”. Daisy turned behind her when she heard Henry call her. “That's not the way to the kitchen, it's the other way”. Henry pointed his index finger as he said. “Oh, my mistake”. Daisy simply said and turned back to follow the other way Henry pointed at. After Daisy left, Dahlia
Annabelle almost threw her cell phone away because of fear. But at the end, she didn't, and even replied to Levi, “Le- Levi, it's me, Annabelle. Do you remember me?”. Annabelle asked. “Annabelle?”.“Yes, I'm Annabelle. We both went to the same university, plus, we also dated for a while before we broke up”. Annabelle immediately added as she felt the doubt on Levi's voice as he mentioned her name. Although Annabelle wasn't seeing Levi face to face, she noticed that he let out a heavy breath through his mouth before speaking to her, “I remember”. Annabelle shuddered upon hearing Levi's voice speak again because this time around, his voice was more deeper and deadly!.“Tha- thank goodness you remembered me. Since you remembered who I am, I need your help urgently”. Annabelle didn't waste any time and spoke straight to the point.“My help? Since when did we develop a relationship that you could ask for my help? As long as I remembered, our relationship back in the day was a fake. In c
Dahlia had already come out from the mansion through the gates. She was just about to put on her headset when someone touched her. She turned behind her and stared down before she was able to see Alexander. “Eh? Alexander? What are you doing out here?”“I followed you”. Alexander simply replied. “You want to go on a walk with me?”. Dahlia curiously asked Alexander even though she already had the idea that he wanted to.“Yeah. But actually, I wanted to discuss something with you”. Alexander admitted. Dahlia raised an eyebrow after hearing what Alexander admitted to her. ‘What does he want to discuss with me about?’. Dahlia wondered before she bent down and let Alexander climb on her back. The moment Dahlia started walking with Alexander, she permitted, “Alright, Alex. You can discuss with me”.“Sure”. Alexander replied before he started with the discussion. It took only a while and Alexander explained everything to Dahlia who remained silent for a while before speaking up.“Wow. S
When the time was around 4:15 pm, Annabelle cleaned up and also dressed up as she was already preparing to meet with Levi at the newly opened restaurant he mentioned. Annabelle came out from her room and when she arrived at the living room, she was greeted by Clara who wanted to lead her the way to the dining room. “Not now, Clara. Can't you see I'm going out?”. Annabelle said with a hiss. “I'm sorry, madam Annabelle. I didn't know”. Clara bowed her head as she apologised. Meanwhile, Annabelle just scoffed upon seeing Clara’s movement. She went on and said, “Don't be a village moron, Clara. Would I have dressed up so beautifully if I wasn't going out?”. “Of course not, Madam. You're correct, I'm a fool”. Clara replied immediately as she didn't want any trouble to herself. “I knew it all along, Clara. You're indeed a fool, you don't have to remind me because I always remember”. Annabelle stated before she added, “Anyways, I don't think I'll be back soon. But make sure if I return
8am.Daisy was already done dressing and was ready to report to her company for duty. Actually, early this morning, she got a call from Sasha who stated that a popular CEO wanted to meet with her. “Alexander, Jack, Henry! Hurry up outside, let's get going already”. Daisy called out. She was already seated in the driver's seat of her Honda. In no time, Alexander, Jack, Henry, including Dahlia, came outside. Dahlia held Henry's little hand and went to put him to sit on the second front seat of Daisy's Honda. She said, “I guess only this little guy is going with you, big sis”. “What do you mean, little sis?”. Daisy asked as she stared at both Alexander and Jack who remained where they were and didn't come to her. “Oh, I plan on taking Alexander and Jack out today. You see…. It's nothing. I'm just going to take them out with me, big sis. I hope you won't stop us”. Dahlia announced. Now, Daisy wasn't a fool, so she already noticed that something was off and that Dahlia was definitel
The other city of California, It was just a few hour ride and Asher returned to their hometown with Zeke and Zach. Asher parked his car inside Lucian's mansion before they all got down. Zeke and Zach ran into the massive building which was in front of them. “Mom, we're back! Lily, Emily, Dad!”. Zach excitedly yelled out as soon as he entered the mansion. Anya was inside the kitchen when she heard Zach's voice. She immediately stopped what she was doing and went to the living room to meet him. Upon arriving inside the living room, Anya said to Zach, “Calm down, son. Reduce your voice. Your father and sisters, including me, we're all around in the mansion. Actually, your father is in his study room with Lily and Emily”. “Mom!”. Zach excitedly exclaimed and ran to hug Anya tightly. Zeke saw the way Zach behaved and slightly shook his head at him. ‘Tsk, Zach is still behaving like a baby’. Zeke thought to himself. Later on, he simply waved his hand at Anya. “You bra
Almost throughout the day, Daisy and Dahlia were busy because they were finalising the contracts for their companies’ cooperation. Daisy's office, “All done. Dahlia, you've finally signed all the contracts. Now, my company would be able to invest in your company”. Daisy announced with a smile. Meanwhile, Dahlia was so over the moon. She didn't exactly know how to react. Dahlia suddenly said to Daisy, “It's already 4pm, big sis. Which day are we preparing to go to China?”. “What are you talking about?”. “I mean, this morning, didn't you say we'd all travel to China to meet our mother?”. Dahlia raised an eyebrow as she reminded Daisy about what happened earlier in the morning. “I know that, Dahlia. I was only kidding. Anyway, we're going to the airport exactly by 7pm. Our flight to China is tonight”. Daisy suddenly announced, causing Dahlia to be super stunned. Dahlia's mouth was opened for a while before she eventually said some words, “That fast? You've already bought our t
“So that's it, my dear. Your Mom is currently in China. She's currently admitted to one of the best treatment centres over there”. “It's been 20 years already since she was in a coma”. Diego added and his face was filled with worries. “I can't believe this. My mom is still alive. It's– it's really unbelievable!”. Daisy muttered, and the tears she held back started gushing out again. “I'm so sorry for not telling you sooner, daughter. But my point is, forgive Lucius about what he'd done to you, so that you won't live in regret like me”. “Father, I've wholeheartedly forgiven Lucius. But, I don't think I'll get back with him”. Daisy replied sincerely to her father. Diego and Daisy spend many more minutes outside before they return inside the mansion. Diego went to his room, same with Daisy. As soon as Daisy entered her room, she went to her bed and laid on it. Different thoughts were playing inside her head, so she couldn't sleep, at least, not yet. After thinking for a while
The kids arrived inside their bedroom and immediately informed Zeke and Zach about what was going on. Unfortunately, Alexander, Jack and Henry, received a heartbreaking response from Zeke and Zach. Zeke and Zach informed them that they were also going to return to their hometown by tomorrow. “What are we going to do now, big brother Alex?”. Henry asked, as he was reluctant to return back to Las Vegas. “I- I don't know”. Alexander honestly replied, and said nothing afterwards. The time was running fast, and it was nighttime. Everyone ate dinner with dull faces. In fact, no one was happy. After dinner, Dahlia took all the plates to the kitchen, as she wanted to wash them all. Upon arriving in the kitchen, Dahlia began washing the plate like a robot. Meaning, her emotions were off and on. Dahlia was still doing the dishes when Teresa came to meet her. “Seriously? Is no one really going to say anything about this? Don't tell me you really want Daisy to return back to Las Vegas
Louis was silently staring at his unconscious son, but deep inside his heart, he was feeling great stinging pain. Meanwhile, Cassandra continued to cry as she pleaded with Lucius to wake up. Seeing what was happening, Damien felt even more guilty within himself. He confronted Louis and apologised, “I'm sorry, big brother”. After saying this, he left the ward. Actually, many hours ago, after Damien had brought Lucius to the hospital, he called Louis and informed him about what had happened to his son. Speaking of which, as soon as Damien came outside Lucius's ward, he saw Daisy– who looked as if she was thinking. She didn't leave yet, instead she squatted by the opposite wall– which was facing the door to Lucius's ward. In no time, Damien copied Daisy and also squatted beside her. “Are you alright? You know it's not your fault”. Damien suddenly broke the silence and said to Daisy. Daisy didn't say anything yet, as she was still at a loss for words. “To be fair, befor
Teresa and Dahlia arrived in the kitchen and immediately, they began making breakfast. Since Teresa was injured, Dahlia allowed her to do an easy task, which was– making the tea. Meanwhile, Dahlia handled making the toast breads and scrambled eggs. It didn't take 20 minutes, and they finished making breakfast for everyone, except Andrew. Andrew was already journeying to Las Vegas with the 7 strikers and Annabelle, so there wasn't any need to prepare breakfast for him. “Alright, I'll leave everything to you”. Teresa said to Dahlia after making the tea. She put all the cups of tea in the empty tray pan, after which she carried the tray pan to the dining room. The dining room, Now all the food was on the dining table. Everyone gathered in the dining room, and sat in the chairs– which surrounded the large dining table. After taking a bite from her toasted bread, Dahlia finally realised that the kids hadn't arrived in the dining room. “Big sis, where's Alex, Jack and Henry? Aren't
“What?!”. Diego exclaimed after listening to the whole story. Actually, Dahlia explained to Teresa and Diego about what happened. Plus, Alexander, Jack and Henry were also in the living room, so they heard the whole story as well. “Yes father. Lucius got in the way and took the bullet for Daisy”. Dahlia said one more time, before her eyebrows furrowed. Seeing the way his daughter's face was frowning, Diego got worried, and so he asked her, “What is it, Dahlia?”. “It's just that, I'm angry. I know that if Lucius didn't protect Daisy, it would have been her who got shot. But…. If Lucius survives the injury, I don't want him to think Daisy would get back together with him!”. Dahlia didn't waste any time and spoke her mind. “You silly child. Don't think about that now. We should all hope that nothing would happen to Lucius, even though he was once a jerk”. Diego calmly said, causing Dahlia to nod her head at him. The time was now 2am, and Daisy hadn't returned. Andrew tried his b
Daisy stepped backwards in panic after seeing Lucius who was unconscious on the floor. Without doubt, she knew that he took the bullet hit for her. “Why?!”. Daisy yelled out with reddened eyes. While Daisy was busy lamenting, Dahlia and Andrew finally arrived outside. Dahlia also saw Lucius who was bleeding heavily, so she stuttered when she asked, “Wh-at happened to him?”. No one replied to Dahlia. The same striker pointed his gun against Daisy again, and when he was about to pull the trigger, Damien rushed and knocked him out immediately– just like how the other 6 strikers were also knocked out. After Damien dealt with the striker, he rushed to Lucius' side. “Hey, little nephew. Open your eyes for me”. Damien calmly said, and when Lucius didn't react or move, he panicked and painfully cried out, “Open your damn eyes, little nephew! Stop playing tricks with me!”. Dahlia was still lost about what was happening, so she confronted Daisy and stood in her front, before asking, “
Lucius decided to call Damien, but he hesitated at first. He couldn't bring himself to call Damien because– he knew Damien opposed him getting back with Daisy. Lucius already made his decision to defend Daisy and his kids alone, but feeling that it was a very risky job for only him– he punched his wall, as he didn't have any other choice, but to call Damien. Lucius sighed deeply before dialling and calling Damien's number. Upon calling Damien's number, Lucius wanted to hang the call and change his mind, but to his great surprise, Damien answered the call almost immediately. “Uncle Damien”. Lucius swallowed the invisible lump in his throat as he called out calmly. “What is it, little nephew?”. After hearing Damien's voice question him, Lucius began explaining everything that happened– to him. A second after explaining, Lucius heard Damien say, “Wait for me at your condo. I'll come pick you up and we'll go to Daisy's mansion together!”. “Sure”. Lucius replied and soon after, hung