Chapter 7

"Mind Explain your lack of answer yesterday at the hospital, Cassandra?"

Cassy could only flinch in her place as she looked at the current Olivera Matriarch, staring at her intensely demanding for the answer that Alia, Alicia's mother couldn't obtain

The Answer she wanted to hear is the answer about Adrian Parker's whereabouts

"Does that young man present at the hospital yesterday?" Alia, stated looking at Cassy who's shivering in fear Infront of her presence

She knew that she's intimidating, probably because she got that from her own mother also, but she also know that she's not as scary as the former Matriarch

"Mother, We-"

"I didn't asked you Paul, so shut up" the young man could only had his mouth shut, hearing Alia's words filled with venom, the coldness of her voice could be heard

Cassy doesn't want to answer the question because even if she hated Adrian, they're still friends....with or without memories,Alicia will come to love him

"Adrian- hmm...Adrian is at the hospital, I presume you already knew that he's hiding at the cabinet"she honestly told Alia who seems satisfied by her answer

Because she knew better, even if she lie right here,right now...Alia would be able to know, that's how great her connections are

"I see, it seems that you didn't turn your back against me,Cassandra" Alia happily said,knowing that her best friend's daughter will be forever loyal to her

Because Cassy is tied on a leash, on the two of them knows that, except for Paul of course, he only know Cassy in the outside....not what's inside

"How about you Paul? I presume that you also helped that young man, hid his presence from everyone's eyes" this time, her attention diverted on Paul who's silently comforted Cassy who's been shaking in fear ever since while ago

"Yes,I did mother.... We wanted to have a vacation together but I didn't expect that he and Ali would coincidentally meet" He tried to defend his best friend, because he knew....that Alicia was the one who ran to him

She was the one who held unto him, even if he pushed her away....

"It seems that Ali's heart still remember the love she had for the young Parker" Alia stated as she stood up from her seat, walking at a specific corner, watering the roses she had in the table

"It's such a shame that he was somehow involved with that scheme, if he were to be wed to Ali, I would've held the power of the Parkers"

The two lovers flinched in their place, as they saw Alia, grabbing a piece of scissors, and cut the roses she had,

"My 54th batch of roses is no more, gonna have my assistant replace them"she uttered, walking back to her table and texted her Secretary to replace the roses ASAP

A vicious woman who inherited her mother's rotten personality, but is sensitive when it comes to their daughters

"And I hope that you'll tell Andrew that he mustn't be involve in your schemes, he will be home next month from Korea, and I expect that the two of you shall be professional like you two have done in the past"Alia added, as she brush her hair with her fingers staring at the two lovers who's obediently listening to her

"We understand Mother" Alia could only smile hearing her little children listening to her, like what they're supposed to do

"Good, I expect that you shall hid that young Parker away from Mother's eyes....You know how Mother is so sensitive when hears that the man who turned her precious granddaughter to what she is now is back in Australia" Alia reminded the two again,

She wanted her daughter to be wed to the Parker's, she knew that the young man could be easily manipulate because he's so inlove with her daughter so much that he is willing to abandoned his family's name just for her

If she had the heir of the Parker's be wed to their family, she can now be obtain the Parker's secrets.... Silently smiled only the thought about it

"Good, you two can scram along now and make sure to look after my precious daughter until she wakes up" she happily told the two to go back to the hospital,

They're like dogs who followed each order from the Matriarch, but knowing that they wanted to protect both of their friend's, they must at least do that much

Not knowing that Cassy did it with an another reason,

As they walked out of the main house of the Olivera Mansion, going inside to their car, as Paul then drove it away from the main mansion of the Oliveras

As Cassy looked at the mirror, to see the house gets further and further away from her.....

Reminiscing what happened to the past, how she was force to be Ali's friend, how she is force to be protective of her....

She knew that Alia isn't a bad woman, and wants her daughter to be protected, she understand that....but how much longer can she endure?

At first she didn't want to be Ali's friend but as time grew old, she grew closer and forgot her grudges

And one thing she doesn't want Ali to knew her past, because she knows that Adrian is only not the one at fault that time....

'"Do you think that I want to be your friend?..."'

She could only close her eyes, trying to forget what she just told Ali that day, before at the accident

She's the last person she met and probably the main reason other that she ran away.....

'I don't want her to remember what happened'

She thought, she vowed that she will do her best, on not letting Alicia knew her past....and by the doing that is too separate Adrian and Ali for reals

'but it's gonna be hard now, knowing that Ali already fell for him the second time' she thought again remembering one time they met and saw an article of Adrian, she could see the blush in Ali's face that time

'But would I be able to tell Paul the truth?' She thought, taking a glimpse at her beloved who's focus on driving back to their home

'would he be able to accept the true me?' she thought again, as she took a glimpse at their engagement ring....

"I just hope he will" she mumbled not knowing that he almost heard it all "Pardon?"he asked his beloved who seemed flustered that he heard what she just said

He didn't actual hear the entire sentence, but he could clearly heard '...he will'

"It's nothing, just thinking about Adrian and Ali"she lied, she doesn't want to...but was afraid to be left at, she could only smile Infront of him,making him doubt whether she's telling the truth or not

"I see, but I hope that you won't burden yourself again, we will be one in the few months....let me also be part of you"Paul assuredly told her, holding her hand at his free hand, giving her a sweet smile

Not knowing that it made her feel guilty even more to see his sweetest smile...

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'A dark space...'

Is what she thought, Alicia couldn't see anything other than a dark place, she couldn't see anything nor hear anything

It's filled with darkness and she hated it.....

'"I only want us to be happy forever..."'

Hearing a familiar voice, she turn to look at her back and front all over again but couldn't see anything.... She heard it for the first time but it felt like she already had know it

'"Will you marry me?and make me the most luckiest person alive?"'

As she heard those words, said by a unfamiliar yet a familiar person, she couldn't help but notice her heart's beatings

It's as if that she already heard those words but doesn't know where.....

'"I-I Like You..."

' a confession?' she thought, heading a new set of sentences.... Her mind kept on thinking about the things she doesn't know

A confession that felt new but felt old to her.....

She's trapped in this dark Void, only to hear some set of sentences she can't understand.....

'"Do you even think that everyone around you is your friend?"'

A voice that made her heart feel anger and furiousness was heard, it's the first time she heard that voice but her heart says the other wise...

It's the first time her heart and release a very large amount of hatred at the same time,

'is this my memories? But why does it feel like it isn't?'

She thought again, doubting on the current happenings she faced....

'"How dare you do this to me..."'

As this last set of words was heard,she could feel a large amount of brokenness in her heart.....

A pyschological thinking that it happened, it hurts so much that she almost regain her consciousness....

"...cia!"

Someone is calling her, as her eyes slowly opening, her vision is still blurry

"Ali...!"

Looking at the sides, her eyes still half open and her vision is still blurry...only to see a pair of people going inside the room

"Alicia!!!!wake up!!"

Immediately regain her vision,only to geF Isabella's yellings, making her head hurt.. looking at the room only to see Isabella and Catherine and the two sleeping guys

While at the entrance only to see Cassy and Paul that had arrived from who knows where

"Ali!!!! Please rest first!" Cassy panicked, as soon as she made eye contact with Ali, only for the patient to sit carefully at the bed,

Ali couldn't move in her place when Cassg immediately helped her up..."I'll get my things first" Catherine said as she rush outside leaving the group

"How long has it been?" The first time she asked from everyone.... it felt as if it's just a while ago she fainted "It's been 2 days, Ali..."Catherine immediately came back along with her stethoscope and stuffs

Checking her....

"Ehh? 2 days??" She was shocked, she never expect that it will take it too long for her to wake up "everyone has been worried sick about you Ali, and thank God your perfectly fine now"Isabella told her as she then nodded at her friend's statements

'should I tell them about the dream?' she thought looking at her friends who's been immersing themselves by their own conversation about her health which she doesn't get it why she's not part of it

'No...if I tell them they'll overreact' she thought again, remembering what happened in the past after hearing some words she doesn't understand

'its best I'll hide it from them' she thought again, can't afford for this important information to be forcefully forgotten by her friend's overprotectiveness

Her eyes roam in the room, in hope to see Adrian Parker...not knowing that he's nowhere to be seen

She wanted to ask but was afriad on what her friend's think....

And probably force her not to meet with again because they'll accuse him on making her faint

She hypothesize that happened, because she couldn't see even of Adrian's shadow "Can I watch for the News?"she asked her friend's, waking them up from their talks

"Sure! Paul,turn on the tv for her please" Cassy told her future husband only nodded in her orders

Grabbing the remote near the cabinet that the TV was placed, turning it on and change the channel to the TV news

Not knowing what she'll use it for.....

Seeing some news that she is disinterested in.....

"It seems that tomorrow will rain"Liam muttered but enough for her to hear,taking a huge yawn because he only just woken up and the first thing he saw was the news of rain tomorrow

Taking a glimpse at his dear Isabella..... who's busy on whatever their decision about Adrian

'would she be able to notice my feelings now?' he thought again, shooking his head knowing that Isabella won't notice and believe him ever

'"Next on the news, is the famous billionaire Adrian Parker, who've been home in his hometown for who knows when, he's been spotted in...."'

Hearing the news, everyone's eyes are on TV widened their eyes seeing the picture of Adrian in the news, only wearing casual clothes who entered his Car

"What the hell just happened for him to be captured just like that"