"Ivana, did you hear the news?" "What is it again?" "That Jacob and Freya are married. Don't tell me…” said Joana, Ivana's oldest sister. “Good for them.” Ivana drinks her smoothie while she's browsing on her phone. “Good for them? I thought you love Jacob? Is that just the way it is? Are you going to give up now?” Joana laughed. "Sister, what am I against destiny? What do you want me to do? Squat down and cry out loud here? I am going to make a scandàl here if I act that way, right?” Ivana stood up and fixed her clothes. "Jacob deserves to be happy. He also appreciated me for a few years because of my lies. I don't want to chase after men anymore." "So how do you plan to take revenge on the Grays?" Joana asked seriously. Ivana flipped her hair. "Someone will do it for me," she said. Both of Joana's eyebrows rose as she drank the root beer she was holding. "And what kind of angel would do that for you, anyway?" Ivana smiled. "My soon to be BEST FRIEND." "Who?" Joana asked Iva
"PAPA! YOU KNOW THAT I CAN'T DO THAT!" Jackson shouted loudly, which caught the attention of Set, who was now packing Don Vandolf's belongings. "Then do not expect me to do what you requested of me earlier," Don Vandolf said seriously while putting on his hat. "I can do whatever you want! I can even close any business deal papa… just! Just don't ask me to give up my throne to Jacob. It is too unfair! You are asking too much in return!" Jackson complained as he massaged his forehead. "Unfair? When have I been unfair to you, Jack? I am just asking for the same thing. Do you know that you are going to make me look ridiculous for what you want me to do?" Don Vandolf said in annoyance. "What's funny about that, papa? You are just going to give back all the things you took back from Jacob like the bank accounts, credit cards and his positions in our companies. Isn't it hard? Common, papa!" Jackson insisted. "Where did your common sense go, Jackson? Have you been so blinded by your love
Jackson quickly loosened his necktie when he got home to his condo. He felt like he was suffocating when he was talking to his papa. He still could not believe that he had not given it to him. "Damn it!" Jackson shouted while throwing his necktie on the sofa. Jackson quickly walked to the kitchen and immediately grabbed a bottle of Smirnoff. He gasped for breath when he drank all of the beer. He threw the bottle in the trash and went to the sink to wash his face. "Papa is acting weird," Jackson said as he tilted his head. He looked at himself in the mirror. "All of a sudden, he mentioned Yael in our conversation earlier. Could it be?" He raised an eyebrow. "Couldn't papa already know something?" Jackson shook his head and wet his face with water again. "Maybe it's just a coincidence because if he knew something, I would not be here now," he chastised himself. Jackson walked towards the bathroom. He took off all his body coverings. He also stared at his image in the mirror for a fe
"Grandma, why hasn't mom come back yet?" He calls his grandmother's younger sister mother. "She still has to work, grandson. I am sorry. If grandma could work, I would have left so you could be with your mother," the old woman replied. The boy ran and hugged his grandmother. "You do not need to feel sorry, grandma. I am even grateful to you because you are there to take care of me," he said. The old woman smiled and kissed the boy on his forehead. "And grandma is also grateful because I had a grandson with a good heart and a lot of wisdom. You are the best! By the way, your birthday is coming soon, grandson. What do you want for a present?" "The whole family, grandma. I want to meet my real parents...my father and mother even though they left me where you saw me when I was little. I feel that my whole being will be completed when I see their faces...when I meet them. I want to experience having a mother and father. Where are they now? I want to ask them so many questions when I mee
"Take a bath first," Jacob said while throwing his long sleeve on the sofa."I just took a bath a while ago," Freya whined."Look at how you look in the mirror. Your face is full of makeup and so your arms. When did you learn to do that?" Jacob walked over to where the fridge was and grabbed a vodka."I just learned it recently because I needed to! I laughed so hard when I saw Jackson's reaction. He really believed that these were bruises," Freya said while laughing."You are now qualified to go on an audition in an entertainment agency. Wait, you are changing the subject. Go take a shower!' Jacob exclaimed while he's drinking vodka."I will just wipe it off with wipes and makeup remover. It's so cold here in your house and then you want me to take a bath…AGAIN!" Freya complained. She did not want to take a bath because she's on her period. She got scared that she might have period cramps when the cold entered her body."There's a jacuzzi there. There's also a heater. Why are you comp
"What are you doing here?" Jackson asked his former college classmate, Joana, annoyed. She currently wears denim shorts. "Did Ivana send you?""I'm here to visit you, Jackson. Haven't you missed me? I have been in the US for a very long time." Joana raised an eyebrow. "I was surprised to see your díc—"Jackson quickly covered his mouth."Don't say it. It was an accident. If I were you, I would just forget about it. Okay?" Jackson said. He was a little embarrassed of the girl in front of him."Fine but, it's big!" Joana teased."Stop it, Joana!" Jackson warned her."Why? We are the only ones here," Joana said laughing.Jackson looked at the wall clock. "It's almost time to take a rest. Tell me, what do you need from me?"Joana smiled. "I heard that you are Yvette's boyfriend. Is it true?""You know her?" Jackson asked wryly.Joana nodded. "I am one of her mentors. Anyway, is it true?""We're just playing," Jackson replied."So, it's not true?" Joana played with her hair strands."Does
"Dinner date later…with Jackson and senior?” Freya asked in shock while wiping her hair with a towel."Aha! You heard it right," Jacob replied. He read articles in the newspaper."If your papa called you earlier, I am sure Jackson already talked to him." Freya combed her hair and walked to her drawer to get the blower."I don't think so. He didn't mention anything to me about that." Jacob took a sip of coffee. He is still reading."What were you talking about while I was taking a shower?" Freya asked curiously."You are also a Marites (a term for a gossiper in the Philippines), right?" Jacob said jokingly."Sometimes when I am interested in something." Freya looked at Jacob in the mirror."Papa reprimanded me. He said I got married without even inviting them. He wants us to have a second wedding and another child.” Jacob was about to drop the newspaper he was holding when Freya's voice suddenly got louder."WE CANNOT HAVE A SECOND MARRIAGE AND EVEN MORE… I WILL NOT ALLOW US TO HAVE A
"What? Are we just going to stare at this? The food is getting cold. Eat now!" said Don Vandolf as he watched Freya, Jacob and Jackson. "Set, get some air first," he ordered. Set immediately left because he knew the Grays had something important to discuss.Freya took the food first. While she was choosing food to put on her plate, she took turns watching the siblings. Based on their gazes, she could imagine that something like a light from a lightning bolt was connecting the two. She secretly kicked Jacob's leg under the table causing his eyes to shift to her."I'm sorry, wife. I know you don't like who I'm staring at. Don't be jealous, okay? He's not my type," Jacob said with a smile.Jackson smirked. "Looks like a fool," he whispered."Repeat what you said, Jackson," Jacob said angrily.Jacob and Jackson both looked at Don Vandolf when he slammed the table hard."We're having our dinner! If you want to punch each other, YOU ARE FREE TO LEAVE MY HOUSE!" Don Vandolf yelled.Freya gul