NARRATIVE Alvin speed off in his car in pursuit of the bikers who were immediately taking off after fulfilling their purpose. Several meters down the highway, he brought out a small pistol from the cabinet of the car. With a hand on the steering wheel and the other wielding the weapon, he aimed it out the window at the tyre of the closest biker. His shot made the biker lose control of the bike and somersaulted several times to the floor, the bike laying several meters from him. The others sped off not bothering to check on their injured partner. Alvin immediately stopped his car the moment he was close to the guy. He hurriedly stepped out of the car and walked to the fallen man before he could even think of escaping again. Without a word, he gave him a hard kick across his stomach before he effortlessly pulled him up, taking off his helmet and dragging him to the car._____ "Sis! You're back early. How was work today?" Clara cheerfully asked as she walked down the sta
CARLO'S POV 'Seeing you here now makes me mad! I can't help but imagine how you're here at such a time, makes me think you might have a hand in this! I mean, if you could abandon the woman you claimed to love on the day of your matrimony, what other spiteful thing can you not do? Who knows, you might have staged this also so I can fall for your devious trap again!' Those words kept reverberating in my ears. I keep hearing her angry voice and hateful words in my head.Adele! How could you do this to me?!I raised the glass of beer to my mouth again and in one shot emptied its content. My eyes felt hot, tears blurred my vision as I poured beer again to my glass. I dropped the bottle and picked up the glass from the table, looking into the dark night from my rooftop patio. All I've ever done was love her sincerely, protected and cared for her. How is it that she won't even give me a chance to explain myself? "Hahaha! Hahahaha!!" I laughed out mirthlessly as tears roll
NARRATIVE "Yes, I'm dressed to go to work already. I told you I was gonna tell you if I'd change my mind." Adele waved back at Clara as she walked out of the house. She was on a phone call with Lu Cheng. As she walked towards her car, another car drove to her building and stopped by the gate. "Alright Cheng, I'll see you later then." She said and hung up. She placed the phone inside her handbag and turned to the gate. Adele smiled and walked up to him when she finds it's Arsenio. He'd promised to check on her today. Trust him to fulfill his words. "Good morning." She smiled as she opened the gate for him to enter. "Good morning beautiful. How are doing? I'm sorry about the damages your company suffered yesterday. I hope to hear positively from the police today. "Thank you Arsenio." Adele smiled at him. "I see you're about going to work." Arsenio looked over her appearance and smiled. "Do you mind joining me in my car today? I wanted to stop by your company t
CLARA'S POV I swung my hips along to the music booming loudly from the huge music box I'd brought along. My sister isn't much of a music person so I knew if I wasn't willing to die from boredom at her place, I'd better take my bestie with me. Yo! My bestie is my music box. Currently, what am I doing? Well, I'm dancing my way to the kitchen to get me a glance of milk. I smiled on seeing Adele's pretty photo on the wall before I danced off. The few days I'd been here, I must say I haven't heard Adele mentioned anything concerning her past relationship with Carlo. I've been the one teasing her about Arsenio who's clearly smitten by her or rather, in love with her since -who knows when- I don't know why she wouldn't give him a chance. He's a good guy by every standard possible. Also, I haven't told her that Carlo sent people to the house to ask of her whereabouts several times since three years after she left home. I'm yet to tell her because I don't know how she'll
ADELE'S POV I suddenly felt the urge to cry as I stared after his retreating figure in shock.Carlo ignored me! But why am I bothered? Why do I feel so worthless? Isn't this what I've always wanted?! Don't I want him out of my life forever like I've screamed about?! Have I gotten used to having him around me in such a short while? Has my heart opened up to him again?!Jeez! This is just too much! I pursed my lips and blinked back the tears that had pooled at my eyes. I nodded slowly and turned around. "Isn't this a good thing?" I turned sideways to Arsenio. "He seemed to have given up. This is good." He smiled and I forced a smile too. "I mean, we won't have to pretend to be in a relationship because of him, we could make it real instead." I glared at him immediately and he started laughing. "Just look at your face. Hahahaha." "Sschh!" I scoffed and began walking towards the car park. "Come on, my friend's waiting for me." I said. "Aye aye captain." He chuckled, w
ADELE'S POV "C'mmon come off it already." Lu Cheng said after I'd explained what happened with Carlo today. As expected, Cheng was already at my company when Arsenio dropped me off. She was waiting at my office lobby. Mira was kind enough to serve her tea while she waited for me. Now we were in my office. "If he ignored you that's his business. We actually wanted him out since. Wasn't that the plan? Or, don't tell me you fell for him again." She said seriously and I hurriedly disagreed. "No. Not at all. I was just surprised he ignored me that easily. You know..." I shrugged and took a sip of my tea. "Well, just forget about him. Personally, I'm glad he didn't bother you again after that time. I wouldn't need to confront him again, as I'd thought of doing earlier." She said. "You were going to do that? No need for that Cheng. I think he'll stay away." I said and she nodded. "I heard there's a gala coming up soon in NYC. Are you attending?" Lu Cheng asked curiously
NARRATIVE Brenda leaned back on her seat as she listened to John give her all the information about her younger brother's activities these few days_what he was aware of though. "I can't believe he's risking it all for this girl yet she's not even responding positively. Do I have to intervene and scream it into her ears that Carlo has been saving and protecting both her and her company from reaching rock bottom ever since he saw her again?!" Brenda exclaimed the moment she heard what John said about Carlo helping Adele's fashion house find the culprits behind the recent attack. Brenda was even more stunned when she heard the woman behind this attack and the previous ones, was here in Ottawa. "You must make sure that woman is deported back to America and placed behind bars. I don't want any trouble for my brother in future." She said and John bowed slightly. "Yes, Ma'am." "You may leave now." Brenda said as she turned her attention to her laptop on the desk._____
NARRATIVE "Woah! This is huge! So beautiful." Clara gushed the moment she'd stepped out the car in the parking space of her sister's company. Adele chuckled as she closed the door after her and walked to Clara's side. Clara was gaping at the building which_surprisingly, had been fixed to the manner it used to be before the gangsters attack. Geraldine told her the workers insisted on finishing up the work earlier than usual so she let them, provided they used the right materials. "Come on, let's go in." Adele said and Clara nodded and walked with her towards the entrance door. The security guards at the gate immediately bowed slightly in greetings to her before they proceeded to make way for them to enter. As soon as the glass doors gave way and Clara was inside the first floor of the building, she was gaping again. The interior was even more exquisite than the exterior and it was a huge building. "Sis, this is impressive! You're impressive!" She said and Adele just
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EPILOGUE~Five Years Later~ Someone was tapping her gently, trying to wake her up. Adele frowned in her sleep and pulled the duvet even more, over her face. "Bebeeee!" She groaned. "Just one more hour. It's soooo cold." Carlo smiled and pulled down the duvet once more. He stared down at her pouting lips and chuckled. "Come on now, otherwise Kerrin wouldn't spare us if she's unable to attend Celestine's 6th birthday party. You know how persistent she gets." He tried to coax her using their three year old daughter and his plan pulled through successfully. Adele sat up with a start at the mention of their daughter. Kerrin was just as persistent as Carlo. Not only that, she also shows great personality similarities with Maddy, Adele's Mom. The only thing the cute little one got from her was her appearance. Kerrin has pretty hazel eyes __which she obviously got from her Dad, Adele's smile and her facial features but her black hair was also from her Dad. She's so cute a
FINAL CHAPTERADELE'S POV Some hours later, our plane landed at the 'Ninoy Aquino International Airport' and the moment we stepped out of the terminal, some escort cars were already waiting for us. Moments after I'd stopped on my tracks and inhaled the scent of the country I've not stepped foot in for many years, I exhaled sharply and nodded slightly to Clara. Without wasting time or much words, we both stepped in the car and the thirty minutes drive to Quezon City began. "Clara, not much have changed in this city over the years. It still looked as exactly as I could remember..." I said with my gaze out the window and a small smile on my lips while I stared through the streets as our car drove past. "Oh, look at that stall Ma always sent us to get her beverages. I guess she still shops here." "Yeah, she still does. Although Willy does most of the shopping these days." Clara said beside me and I chuckled. "I thought as much."They'd be so surprised to see me again after
NARRATIVE "I'm sorry okay? I promise you Lisa, this is the last Elaine and I would set you up on a blind date. Okay?" "Wasn't that what you said the last time too?" Lisa frowned as she stared at hers and Rosy's reflection on her full length vanity mirror. "No seriously, this is different. If at the end of it you still don't like him, you're free to cut me off for one month...oh no, one week.." Lisa smirked as she picked up the red lipstick on her vanity. "One month. You said it yourself. If he really turns out the same as the others or maybe even worse than the last, you'd have to keep to your word, sweetheart." She said. Rosy scratched her neck somewhat reluctantly. "Can we just make it one week? You know I can't keep off from you for even a day." She whinned and Lisa rolled her eyes. "Since you know it, why did you bother? It was your suggestion and I like it even more." She chuckled. "Why? Aren't you certain anymore that I'd like this dude?" "Oh gosh! This girl
NARRATIVE~Five days later~Trixie!The name's of Latin origin, meaning the bringer of joy.And that's what they named her; Trixie Raya Henry. Lana's and Alistair's pretty sunshine. Adele smiled as the memories of the past five days replayed in her head. She leaned further into her seat and closed her eyes, pulling down the black sleeping eye mask over her eyes. Beside her in the luxury first class compartment of the plane, Clara had huge dark shades on and she's deeply engrossed in a novel with Lily __ Adele's cute white poodle, on her laps. During these five days, Adele had taken care of some important matters in her company and had left the company under the care of her PA and sales manager. The news of her engagement to Carlo Rodriguez, hasn't hit the public yet. They had decided it was best not to announce it to the world for now until issues with her family's been sorted out. Thus, Adele refrained from sharing her joy publicly even when she badly wanted to. For now, the
NARRATIVE "A baby girl?" The girls chorused in their surprise. "Yes." The Doctor nodded. "Yesss!!!" Alistair squealed. "I got me a princess! A mini Lana!" He gushed and wasted no time in hurrying inside. Adele and Clara couldn't help but stare at the Doctor in confusion. Noticing this, the middle aged Doctor smiled and went ahead to explain the misunderstandings to them. "Ah, it seems you were all expecting a baby boy huh?" He chuckled. "The fault is from the hospital she had gotten a scan at, in the Philippines. They made a mistake in her scan result, probably an issue of swapped files. And she's not gotten another scan for the sex of the child since then." He nodded at them before he walked off. The sisters stared after his retreating figure in wonder. It seems he had no idea how the situation turned out like this too. "Ah, forget it. Let's go see Lana." Adele smiled, pulling Clara along. She wondered what the girls have to say to this, especially Lu Cheng
NARRATIVEPRESENTLY She leaned up and placed a quick kiss on his lips. "Don't worry, I'll call you." Adele smiled at Carlo and he sighed, finally letting go his hold on her waist. "I know. But are you sure you don't want me to come with you?" He asked for the umpteenth time since he escorted her down here to the rooftop of CR'S Luxury, where his private jet was waiting. "Come on Bebe. We've talked about this already. I can't let you leave the company now, when you've been absent for a long while. In as much as I'd appreciate your company, I can't let you come with me now. Brenda needs you by her side. The company needs you too. I'd definitely keep in touch before traveling to the Philippines as we've discussed. Okay?" She caressed his cheeks with her thumbs, her lips pursed and he slowly nodded. "Okay." He smiled. "You should go in now." He stared behind her at the waiting Jet. "Alright. See you soon." Adele nodded as she turned to leave. However, Carlo caught her hand b
CHAPTER 95NARRATIVE Smiling into each other's eyes as they ate in silence, Adele couldn't help but keep reminiscing over the events from few minutes ago. Immediately she'd said 'Yes' and Carlo had swept her off her feet, both had shared an intimate moment with their lips before they were interrupted by the staff members that'd helped Carlo organize the event. They congratulated the couple on their new journey together, and had taken photos with them also before they quietly dispersed and left the couple to themselves. Carlo had then brought her to the luxurious and romantic dinner table the staff already prepared for them __ based on his earlier instructions. "Once a romantic, always a romantic." Adele said as she stared at the diamond ring in her ring-finger, while Carlo chuckled over her words. "You've always wanted to go on a yacht date, under the sunset and although it took several years, I just granted your wish." He smiled. "Right." She nodded. "In the most
ADELES'S POV I understand Carlo had proposed to me about six years and some months ago. As I stare at him now through my teary eyes, I can't help but remember the proposal at the beach. But comparing both now, this was the most romantic thing I'd ever witnessed. Words can't describe perfectly, how I'm feeling at this moment. I was certain when I had said 'yes' to marrying him several years ago. But this time, I was even more certain that I can't spend the rest of my life without this man in it. I was sure and even more willing to walk through forever with him. He's my soulmate and there's never gonna be anything changing that.Let's do this, Adele!Let's say 'yes' to a promising forever again. "Will you marry me, Adele?" Carlo asked again, his eyes eagerly searching mine. I smiled through my tears and nodded vigorously at him. "Yes!" The flash of relief and joy I saw in Carlo's eyes when he heard me, made me feel like I was floating on air. "Yes please!!" I repeated v