"Yep! I am back home and I love the surprise Daddy made for my birthday! All my classmates and my teacher were very happy. They said they loved the Iceman who made the ice cream 'cause it was good and that I should do something close to that next year," She giggled. Stacy laughed. "Okay, go freshen up and I will tell Aunty Eddie to prepare something for you to eat,“ "Okay, mummy. But I will check up on Daisy first. I locked her up in my room because of Uncle Edward. He threatened to kill her so I am just being cautious. I don't want anything bad to happen to her," A side of Cherry's lip fell. Stacy frowned at Cherry's words at the mention of Edward. The scene of what Edward did in the bedroom early that morning replayed in her mind. Her teeth gritted in irritation just at the thought of him. "I did threaten to kill that little bitch but I did not do any of that, did I?“ They turned around and saw Edward approaching from behind with an unusual smile that barely appeared o
**** "Yes, Ma'am. Mr. Yates called my line. He said he us waiting outside the estate gates for me,“ Eddie informed Stacy so she would know before she left for her brother's surgery which Bruce had called her for. "Mummy, let's go along with them! I want to see Aunty Eddie's brother. please!!!“ Cherry pleaded. "I will do my take-home once I get back home, mummy. please I promise, mummy," Eddie laughed at how much Cherry wanted to come along. She looked cute, especially with her hands clasped together as she formed the puppy eyes. "Fine, if you say so. But don't forget to do your take home just as you promised, Pookie," "Yes, I won't forget. So can we go now?!" Cherry asked, feeling excited to leave. "Sure," Stacy laughed as she led the way out of Cherry's room. They got outside the estate gate and saw Bruce's car parked right outside. Bruce leaned onto his car, patiently waiting as he checked his wristwatch and then raised his gaze at them. He saw Stacy, Cherry
The loud honking of the car before them pierced into their ears and they averted their gazes to Bruce who sat in the car with a big frown on his face. "Aren't you guys done exaggerating unnecessarily?“ Bruce asked, "Get into the car in the next five seconds or I will leave. I have important matters that need my attention so do not waste my time," "Exaggerating unnecessarily?“ Stacy repeated in thought as stared at Bruce in disbelief and a slight heartache in her chest. She did not know why he suddenly acted harshly towards her. Could he be mad over something that might have happened earlier or was she the one who got him angry which resorted to him being harsh and cold toward her? But what could she have done cause she had no memory of offending him? Taking a slow gulp down her throat, Stacy turned to Eddie with a smile. "Eddie, you should go. We will be waiting for you at home,“ Stacy urged her and Eddie nodded with a a little reluctance in her eyes. She felt hur
Mika jumped on Cherry in a tight hug out of nowhere making Cherry Yelp for help "Mika, are you crazy?! i'm not breathing, please release your hands around my neck," Cherry pleaded, feeling suffocated in Mika's tight grip. "No Way! I'm not leaving you yet,“ Mika disapproved of Cherry's plea but at least she had released her grip a little to avoid making her best friend blacking out when she ran out of breath. Stacy chuckled at them. "Who brought you here, Mika?" Stacy inquired, and Mika flung one of her hands over Cherry’s shoulder as she turned to Stacy. "It's my mummy. She's on her way here,“ Mika said as her eyes moved outside the door but her mum was not in sight yet. "I guess she is still finding a good spot to park her car outside because Uncle have so many cars in the villa and I sometimes wonder if he drives them all,“ She chuckled and the rest of them joined in the laughter. Edward had silently left tbe scene and stood at the distance away from their boring convers
"Pack my luggage out of my old room. Take them upstairs into Bruce's room, I will be there very soon," Stacy and Miriam turned to the source of those words which made their brows squeeze. Who dared to call Bruce by his name in the Yates Mansion and what luggage could they be taking up to Bruce's room in the first place? Confusion clouded Stacy’s mind as she stared blankly at Bruce who stood before them with a stoic expression and a slender arm wrapped romantically around the side of his muscularly built arm. Bruce's bodyguard carried a pink small traveling box and a big red luggage, taking it up the stairs like he didn't notice the stares that were on him. Stacy's eyes glanced to the side of Bruce and saw Eddie clinging to Bruce so closely as she relaxed her head on his arm with a bright smile lighting up her face as she looked back into Stacy's amber eyes that were filled with a thousand questions that needed answers. She also noticed that Eddie had changed out of the
"Why did you do this?" Stacy whispered, releasing herself away from Miriam and approaching Bruce. "What was the need for you to get married to me, make me fall harder than before for you only for you to dump me aside?" Stacy wanted to let out a laugh like before but she felt suffocated. The heartbroken pain that was building in her chest made it hard for her to breathe. "Why did you purposely hurt my feelings when it could have been easily avoided? You could have chosen her to be your wife and also the mother to Cherry if that's what you wanted but you decided to torment me by doing this." She asked, pausing for a moment to control the emotions and tears that overwhelmed her. "Why choose me as her substitute mother when you know you were going to get married to someone else and also impregnate that woman?! Why did you promise to be with me alone just for you to end up bringing another woman and claiming that she's your wife!" Stacy demanded, her voice reverberating in the sittin
After Miriam and Mika left the Yates mansion, Cherry had already gone up to her dad's cause she needed to get some explanations from her dad for what had been happening. Stacy went up the stairs, heading for her room when she got blocked by a figure she shut her eyes, drawing in a deep but sharp breath before looking up at the familiar person who seemed to irritate her at everything. "You see what I told you? I told you that thar scoundrel Is undeserving of you. He doesn't deserve your love. He keeps jumping from one woman to another and as expected; he brought in another woman who isn't just his wife but also soon to be the mother of his kids because she's pregnant," Edward nearly screamed at Stacy in his deep voice He wanted to bring Stacy back to her senses. To let her know that he was the right one for her and not Bruce. Bruce doesn't deserve Stacy and he only proved it by doing what he did downstairs and outside the estate gate. "If only you listened to me when I told y
Miriam's words replayed in Stacy's mind as her blood boiled furiously. It was the same Eddie who earned her sympathy and she had promised to help her get Edward whom she said she was deeply in love with and was yearning for his love from high school. it was the same Eddie who they promised to help out by paying her brother's bills, paying her a substantial amount for cooking in the mansion, and also giving her a space to live with them as one. As a family, even Cherry had accepted her and was always calling her Aunty Eddie. But it turns out that she's a sly fox who made her way into living with them and also stole her husband away from her right under her nose! "Get your despicable self away from my husband, Eddie Lara!" Stacy commanded through clenched teeth. "You can try doing that yourself, first wifey," Eddie laughed and giggled more when Bruce rubbed her flat tummy with his large palm carefully. "Our baby is going to grow up to be as handsome as you are, hun," She
Stacy just glared at him. "What? it's not like I believed him, did I?" Bruce defended then moved his gaze around the sitting room. "And why isn't Eddie around here?" He asked, suspecting that she might be up to something. "I told the guards to throw her out of the estates. She's doing too much and I can't accept it any longer. I've taken more than I can chew," Stacy snorted, twitching the side of her lips as she folded her arms over her chest. Bruce walked over to Stacy in slow and calculated steps that Stacy had to look up at him, wondering what he wanted to do. " Wh_what?" She stuttered and Bruce swiftly wrapped his hand around her waist, pulling her closer to his chest. "You did a good job by taking out the trash, little birdie," He smirked, leaning closer to her ear. Vanessa glared at the couple romancing before her, her eyes full of hate and jealousy. He had taken everything from her and now he was about to imprison her on top of that? Who does that?! Cough Cough
"Bring her In,” Bruce commanded. One of the police who didn't handcuff anyone went outside and informed his team using a hand sign then he returned to the sitting room. "She is coming,” He informed with a bow. Stacy saw Bruce nodding and soon she saw someone getting pulled into the sitting room by another police officer like she was some sort of criminal and her jaw dropped to the ground! Exact features, exact eyes, exact hair color, and style! The only difference was that the clothes she had on were worn out and looked ragged. Edward's feet staggard back in disbelief. "This can't be true. There's no way she would be the one I fell in love with. She can't be the one,” He whispered to himself, his gaze fixed on her as he shook his head. Edward refused to believe cause the girl he knew back in school didn't look this ragged. She was well-kept and was a good girl who was barely noticed but he did the moment he bumped into her in the hallway when she was in tears. How
Everyone listened to it attentively. * "Bruce, I can't live on like this. I love you. I've always loved you from the beginning! That's why I decided to date Edward, at least that way I'll get a chance to speak to you once at least because I never had a chance to speak to you," CShe confessed, her breath coming out shakily. "I have always loved you right from when we were little but I am just a girl no one took notice of. Just a girl behind the wall and when someone finally did, I did not. I do not Love Edward Yates. I love you, Bruce. It's you I want and love. I can do anything to make you believe me. I can strip myself right before you if that's what you need to see before you believe me, Bruce Yates," her voice begged desperately and for some seconds there wasn't anyone responding to her "I do not love you neither would I do so after you strip yourself. I love someone else and it's only her that I will keep loving," Bruce told her to her face genuinely."You should have some
* * * * After dropping Cherry off at school, it was already noon and she needed to pick her up before the bell rang for closing. Stacy headed upstairs to get her purse as she made a call to Bruce's line for God knows how many times now with no answer from him. She kept calling every time and now she was about to pick Cherry up from school but he was yet to answer his calls. "What's wrong? Why hasn't he been picking up?" Stacy's face was wrinkled as she glared at the screen of her phone. She was bothered about his whereabouts and worried about his well-being. "He should at least pick up and let me know that he is doing good rather than getting me so worked up!" Stacy grumbled, making another call to his which was yet ignored again with no answer. "Pick up the damned phone, Bruce!" Stacy yelled out at the screen, venting her anger and worry on the phone by the way she angrily held it. She climbed up the final stairs and was about to make a right turn when she b
"Where did he go? Wasn’t he here last night?” Stacy gasped, wondering why he wasn't on the bed and it was still very early in the morning. A knock on the door caught her attention and she moved her gaze to the door. "Mummy? Daddy? I've been knocking, why aren't you guys answering the door?” Cherry’s little voice caught Stacy’s ears as Cherry kept knocking on the door, outside the room. She immediately got down from the bed and was about to answer the door when she noticed how rough her hair was the moment her gaze brushed past the mirror. The rough night Bruce had with her replayed harshly in her mind. How could Bruce have left the room just like that without saying anything to her? Or was she thinking too much about it? She blinked her eyes three times, moving the memory and everything concerning Bruce to the back of her mind for the time being, and quickly combed through her hair, fixing the out-of-place strands of her hair. "Mummy?!” Cherry screamed and banged h
"I_i...I do," Her voice came out shakily that she couldn't tell him that she didn't want him. Or perhaps she did. She did miss him, his breath against her sensitive skin, his touch, the way his tongue played on her skin. She missed him a lot in these few hours while he was away, spending his time with Eddie. She just wished she could find out the reason why he was hurting her so much. He hurt her at first and now he was getting close to her like nothing happened before. Why should she let him her close to her again after what he did? He should pay for it. He must pay for it! "You do, huh?" Bruce smirked and slammed the door next to them shut with one of his hands, then twisted the key till it got locked as his gaze remained on Stacy, keeping her in place. "Then why bother to pull away from me when you know you want the same from me? Isn't that being inconsiderate? Being selfish when you know I need you? and miss you so badly? huh?" Bruce confessed as he whispered again aga
"What? How can cockroaches be in here?" Bruce frowned. Eddie hid behind him instantly. "Don't ask me those damned questions! How would I know? First, it was ants, and now cockroaches? What the heck is up with your room?” Eddie asked. “I don't know. It's never been like this,” "What do you mean by that? Are you trying to say all these insects started coming Into your room ever since I came here? Huh?” Eddie asked, glaring at Bruce. "I didn't say anything like that but if you take it that way, it might be true,” Bruce shrugged his shoulders. "I will call the guard to come and clean up the room so you can have some sleep. I might also have to hire another maid to clean up-” "Sleep where? So another type of insect can climb up my body? I can't sleep here, Bruce. I won't sleep in this scary room filled with all sorts of insects!” Eddie suddenly screamed when she felt a cockroach crawl up her feet. "Kill it! Kill it! Kill it!” She screamed but Bruce was confused about what h
An unknown knock was heard on their door and Bruce moved his gaze to the transparent door but could not see who was outside his room due to the way the glass was built. Eddie looked at him and then at the door, she knew that there were only two people who could come to Bruce's room by this time, knocking on his door. "Those witches won't let me enjoy my time here," She whispered under her breath, her eyes full of annoyance. Bruce was about to get up from the bed when she beat him to it. "I will check," She said you him gently and Bruce relaxed back. "Who is at the door?" Eddie asked as she walked to the door and opened it. There was no one before her till she moved her gaze downwards and saw the blonde-haired girl she had expected. She frowned her face at the sight of her before throwing questions at Cherry's face. "What do you want?" Eddie asked but the moment Cherry opened her mouth to answer her questions, she threw another."Shouldn't you be sleeping in your room
Eddie froze midway through her facade as she frowned and pouted her lips at Bruce. "Such a grumpy man. He can't even feed a pregnant lady who is in pain," She complained with a sneer on her lips. "I know that I am not pregnant but what if I was pregnant for him?! Could this have been the way he would have ignored me like I am a nobody all in the name of he is sleepy and tired?" Eddie rolled her eyes. "Douchebag!" She cussed him and sighed. "Goodness! I have to think of something really quick." She thought as she averted her gaze to his broad back that was faced against her. A few moments later_ "Oww!!" A loud cry erupted In the room. "I need water, please. My belly is hurting so bad! Our baby is in danger," The annoying cry pierced into Bruce's ears and he grumbled. "The heck is she up to now?" He almost yelled out. Shutting his eyes tightly, he remembered that damned man who forced him to do this. " Doctor Miles, I will make sure you pay for making me pass through this hel