Red Eye looked at the man running and sighed. “How will I do it?“ He asked, but there was no one to answer him.With pursed lips, he reached for his phone. He just prayed that whatever he was going to do would work.He punched in some digits and numbers, sweat forming on his forehead. And only two minutes later, he exhaled deeply. “You should thank me properly for this, Boss,” he said.…“Eze, please don't do this,” I said, tears falling from my eyes. I could not look away from the gun in fear that he would actually shoot.But Eze did not flinch. “I don't want to do it, Bella. And that is why you should sign it quickly. We don't have time,” he said.And at the same time, a loud groaning of an engine was heard above us. I shivered more when I saw a helicopter circling above us.“We are late,” he said, holding my hand and yanking him towards himself. He wrapped his hands around me tightly. “I am really sorry about this. We have to go.““Eze!“ I cried out aloud. I regretted ever contacti
…I felt ashamed every time I looked at Xin. After leaving the house secretly, he still showed up to save me.I pursed my lips and looked at him again. “Um, I am sorry.”“It is fine, Bella. You don't have to apologize about anything,” he said, cutting me short. And I looked at him in confusion.Wasn't he supposed to be mad at me? Why did he behave like I had done nothing wrong?“Aren't you mad at me?“ I asked again. The whole thing was making me so uneasy. I would be fine if he was mad at me or if he said some hurtful words to me.Xin pursed his lips and looked at me. “If I hadn't come, would you have left with him?“ He asked.And I quickly shook my head at him. “No, I was going to fight,” I explained. I would never have allowed Eze to take me away with him. I wouldn't leave my son behind.A small smile appeared at the corner of Xin's lips. “I am not mad at you,” he said.I inhaled deeply. “Really?“ I asked. I hoped that he wasn't planning something.Xin nodded his head. “Yes, Bella.
…I opened my eyes, and I was confused for a while. The room was filled with light, and it didn't look anything like night anymore.I looked at the clock on the wall, and I sighed. It was nine o'clock in the morning.I quickly checked my phone, and I sighed in disappointment. I should have fallen asleep while waiting for a reply from him. Huh! That was very stupid of me.The text was obviously read, but he hadn't replied to it. Did he choose to ignore it? I had gathered so much courage before I decided to send him that.I lay still for a while before going to clean up. It didn't matter. I had done it, and I couldn't undo it.When I went to the living room, he wasn't there. Annie told me that he had left so early in the morning.I could only shrug and go back to my room. If he chose to avoid me, then it was fine.…As usual, Abby was the first one to walk into Chris's room in the morning. He cleaned his face and sat on the bed beside him.“Chris, I have been here for the last month. Wh
…Xin walked into his grandfather's house and found him drinking tea. He didn't bother to greet him. He took a seat right away and looked into his eyes.“You are back,” the old man said calmly. “Did you take her back to your house?“Xin looked back at him coldly. “I want to know something, grandpa. What happened to the Yan Company?“ He asked.The old man seemed shocked to hear the question. Then he burst out laughing. “What do you mean? You know very well that it was sold to us,” he said.And Xin clenched his fists. “Yes, it was sold to us. But I want to know who sold it to us,” he stated. He just didn't want to believe that he was a fool for not realizing the truth earlier.The old man became uneasy. He looked at his grandson, and he trembled a little. “Taylor? Kaycie? I don't know, and I don't care. My interest was to make XY better. I paid whatever they wanted in full,” he said.And Xin stood up angrily. “Grandpa, you know clearly that it wasn't Taylor who sold it off. Why don't yo
Xin seemed surprised. He was silent for a second, probably trying to digest the words.Slowly, he looked up at me. “Can you repeat the words you just said?“ He asked.I felt embarrassed. I didn't know what had come over me for me to say such words. “Um, I…”Xin held my hand and looked into my eyes. “Bella, just say it,” he said, pushing me to speak.I rubbed my forehead and looked back at him. “I won't marry you if you separate Yan Corporation from XY,” I said at last.A small smile appeared on his lips. “Let's get married then,” he said, standing up.I widened my eyes at him. “What are you doing?“ I asked. I hadn't said that we were getting married immediately.“Going to register for our marriage again... No! This time, we are holding a wedding! A great one.”I was about to stop him from talking when his phone rang. I sighed in relief. Who knew? Xin was capable of dragging me all the way to register for marriage.…A while back.Abby sat on the bed beside Chris, holding his hand. It
Abby sighed inwardly. “No, I didn't. Chris was fighting to wake up,” she said. She didn't want trouble with anyone.Trisha chuckled and sat on the floor beside her. “It is good that you know that. He was fighting to be with his baby,” she said, rubbing her belly.Abby's face turned a little sadder. But she still nodded her head. “That's right,” she said.And this annoyed Trisha. “The time has come, Abby. You have to pack your things and leave for good. If I see you again, I will kill you,” she said.Abby sat there quietly for a while. Was she threatening her?Then she chuckled and looked at Trisha. “I was going to leave anyway. But that's not because of you. I am not scared of you because I know that your end is coming soon,” she said, standing up. She didn't have any more time to waste.But just a short distance away, she almost bumped into Chris's dad. “Sorry,” she said, her head bowed.Mr. Blake immediately steadied himself. “Abby, I was looking for you,” he said.Abby tensed up. W
My heart began beating so fast when I heard the words. I quickly unfolded the letter to read it.'Chris, I'm so happy that you finally woke up. You had scared me to death.I want you to know that the days I spent around you were the best. I love you.I'm also very happy that your family was so good to me. Your mom treated me like her own daughter.However, we both know that I can't stay. You need to take care of your unborn child, and I can't get in the way. If fate allows it, I know we will meet again.I meant it when I said I had something to tell you. But I am scared of the outcome now. One day, you might get to know it.I'm going far away. Don't worry about me. I will take very good care of myself. Please, don't come looking for me.Abby.'My eyes turned teary immediately. When I told her to accept the truth, I didn't mean that she should leave.Abby was still a baby. I didn't think she could take care of herself like she said. We really needed to find her.“Chris!“ I called. “You
I held her hand and looked into her eyes. “To take you back home. You can't be out here on your own,” I said.But she shook her head. “No, Bella. I can't come back. It is just so hard for me,” she explained, her voice trembling.“You can't leave when you are pregnant,“ I said. I didn't know why she was so stupid. “Abby, I did this same thing when I was pregnant. It is not easy at all,” I explained.“But you still survived, right?“ She asked, tears falling from her eyes. “Bella, I don't want to go back. Please, just leave. Tell them you didn't see me.“I sighed. “Is it because of Trisha? Chris isn't her child's dad. You don't have to worry about that anymore,” I said at last.I had thought that it would be a good idea if she heard that directly from Chris. However, I had to do anything to make her stay.She froze in place and stopped struggling. “What?“ she asked.“Abby!“Chris ran towards us and pulled her into his arms. “Where the hell did you think you were going?“ He asked.I sighe
Xin seemed to have come back to his senses when I called him. He dropped the gun he was holding and held tightly onto me.“Bella, are you still there?“ He asked, his body trembling.I could feel that I was actually losing consciousness. So I could only groan at him. There were so many things that I wanted to tell him, but I could not.“Hang in there!“ He shouted and rushed to his car. “I am going to make sure that you are fine.““Xin…” I called. To be honest, I never felt like I could make it. “Take care… of Little Lion,” I said.“Bella!“ Xin called out fearfully, and that was the last thing I heard from him.…I tried to move my hand to get rid of the thing that was obstructing my breathing. However, I felt numb, like my body didn't belong to me.“Mommy?“ I heard a small voice beside me, and I quickly opened my eyes.I was confused for a second as I stared at the child before me. “Little Lion?“ I called. Wasn't I dead?“Mommy? You woke up?“ Little Lion asked and sprang to his feet. “
I felt my blood boil in anger, but I was too scared at the same time. I pulled Little Lion into my arms and hugged him tightly.He had been shot in the arm, and he was bleeding. I was scared that I would lose him if I wanted any longer.“I'm fine, mommy. We have to get out of here,” Little Lion said weakly. He was biting on his teeth, obviously trying to suppress the pain. And that hurt me even more.“Hold on a little longer, baby,” I said, standing up. I took the gun that he had been holding and pointed straight at the man in front of me.The others tried to shoot, but they were too slow for me. I shot at them, knowing that it was either me and my son or them.In a split second, most of them were lying on the ground. I didn't want to check whether they were breathing or not.The others, including my mom, looked a bit scared. They no longer dared to shoot.I took another gun from the man lying closest to me and pointed at them. "I am going to walk out of this place with my son," I sai
Knowing that he was talking to Old Xin, I felt so annoyed. “Old Xin, I want to talk to you. Why are you a coward? Come out and face me!“ I shouted.Why was he hiding in the shadows while trying to take advantage of us? If he wanted to kill us, then he should have done it himself.However, two men walked forward and captured me. “Watch your tongue, young lady,” they said.I struggled against them when they tried to pull me towards the gate. “You have to live and never come back. If you show up ever again, he is going to kill you,” one of the men said.I struggled intensely. “I am not going anywhere. I want to see my son. What have you people done to him?““Stop!“ Someone shouted when the gate was opened. And seeing that it was my mom, I felt even more terrible.The men paused, but they didn't say anything to her. They just stared at her calmly, as though nothing she said mattered.“I will get her out of here. She is going to leave and will never show up again, right, darling?“ She aske
“Killed? He won't kill his own grandson,” I said. Was something wrong with Kaycie?But she took the phone and threw it far away. I was sure it was broken into tiny pieces. “He is willing to kill Little Lion. Do you think he cares about a grandson who doesn't listen to him?“ She asked.Though shocked by the fact that she seemed to understand Old Xin so well, I thought Little Lion was more important at the time.His new phone indicated that he was within fifty meters of range. I had to find him before anything happened to him.I pushed Kaycie away and ran back into the house, checking every room and box that I could find on the way.And when I could not find him, I ran for the nearby houses. I didn't care about what others thought of me. I would know what to do after I found him.“Stop it, Bella. You are going to get yourself killed,” Kaycie said, running after me. But it was just too late for that.…“Hello? Hey, Bella. Are you there?“ Xin asked in fear when Bella stopped talking all o
I looked at her in confusion. “Mom? Is that why you called me here? Is that why you didn't want Xin to know I was coming?“ I asked.Kaycie held my hand. “Darling, it is for your own good. Once everything is settled, you can come back,” she explained.But I couldn't listen to her. I wasn't going to lose everything that I had once again. “I'm sorry, mom. I am going back.“She quickly held my hand and stopped me from going. “You are an idiot, Bella. That man is going to kill you. He gave you the lady chance to live. Don't go back,” she insisted.And I stopped to look at her in shock when something rang in my head. “You are working with him, aren't you?“ I asked.Her lips moved, but she didn't say no. I couldn't help but sigh angrily. “You have been working with her all this time. You sold him the company. Mom, what changed?“ I asked, tears welling in my eyes.She shook her head, her Dave turning pale. “Darling, everything I did was for our own good. We both wouldn't be here if I didn't d
…Once Little Lion was dropped off at the old mansion and Xin left, Old Xin made a call.“I have him here. How are things on your end?“ He asked.“Settled. She is on her way,” said the person on the other side. “It will be done soon.“Old Xin sighed in relief. “You will receive the amount on your account the moment you have it done,” he said and hung up.But when he turned around, he saw Little Lion standing behind him. He coughed awkwardly. “What do you want to eat for dinner, dear?“ He asked.Little Lion looked at him calmly for a while before raising his brows. “Do you want to hurt my mommy again?“ He asked.The old man pursed his lips. But he couldn't let himself be exposed at such a time. “What are you talking about?“ He asked, faking ignorance.Little Lion shrugged. “I don't know who you were talking on the phone with, but if you hurt my mommy, I will never forgive you,” he said and walked away.Old Xin quickly walked after him. “Kid, what makes you think that I want to hurt you
…On Friday morning, I was feeling so tense. I had told Xin that it would be a night out for me and Abby so that he didn't suspect that I was going somewhere.“You don't look well,” Xin suddenly said as he parked the car. And I looked at him in shock.“Mmh? What do you mean?“ I asked. Could he have suspected something?He looked at me for a while before shaking his head. “You seem deep in thought. Remember that you can share anything with me, okay?“I nodded with guilt. “Of course,” I said. “I can tell you anything.“Xin sighed. “Grandpa wants Little Lion to spend the weekend at the old mansion,” he explained.I was quiet for a while before I sighed back. “Xin, I think we should let him go,” I said. And of course, I got that look of shock that I expected from him.“What?“ He asked. “You know how things are, darling. Do you really think we should? Little Lion might not even be willing to do it.“I held his hand. “Relax, honey. Little Lion is his great-grandson. He will never do anythin
…For days, I kept wondering whether it was true that my mom was still alive. That thing had eaten up my brain.“Are you okay?“ Xin asked, waving a document in front of me.I came back to my senses and looked at him. “Do you think mom had something to do with dad's death?“ I asked.Xin seemed shocked for a second. Then he pulled me into his arms. “Darling, try not to think about it now, okay? Once you meet her, she'll explain everything,” he said.I nodded my head in understanding. More than a month had passed since I learned that she was alive. Yet, until now, I hadn't gotten any information about her.“What if she never wants to talk? What if she never agrees to see me?“ I asked. That could only explain some things to me.It had been fifteen years, and she never showed up. What made us think that she would finally do it?I could feel Xin tense up a little, and I realized that he could know something I didn't. A smile appeared on my lips. “You met her already, right? She refused to s
…Immediately after Xin left, Kaycie hurriedly made a call. “Did you tell your grandson where I was?“ she asked.The person on the other side was silent for a while. Then he cleared his throat. “Did he come to find you? What does he want?“Kaycie took a deep breath. “He wants to know what happened. He wants me to explain everything to my daughter. You know that I can't see her. You have to do something about it.“The person on the other side was silent for a while again. Then he exhaled deeply. “Kaycie, what if it is actually a good thing to meet her again?“Kaycie hurriedly shook her head. “No! That wasn't part of our deal, old Xin. I left everything behind, including her. I don't have the courage to see her. I won't know what to say to her,” she said while trembling.“Kaycie. Both you and I know that some rules have to be broken. You know my grandson, right? Nothing can stop him from doing anything he wants. Sooner or later, he is going to bring her right to you. You can never avoid