Hasn’t my husband come home yet?” Stella asked the maid as she looked around the living room. She had just woken up, and her husband was not with her. “Huh, why are you looking for your husband from me?” answered the housekeeper bluntly. She pursed her lips and stopped herself from answering the assistant. They are not far apart in age from the woman and if she treats her, it’s like she’s on the same level with her. Well, who will respect her if her own husband and his sister treat her like a servant? Instead of beating the servant’s behavior, Stella decided to go to the kitchen. The maid also does not prepare food for her when her husband is not around. She is only kind to her when Charles, her husband, is around.Marimar followed Stella into the kitchen and told her, “Hurry up there and clean up your mess immediately because Señorita Sophie and Doña Magda are coming.” As if she heard no one, Stella continued to cook the eggs. The assistant was referring to Charles’ sister and st
Stella is lying weakly in the hospital bed. The doctor did not agree that she could not be confined because her condition was dangerous. “Sweetheart, aren’t you going to call your husband so that someone will watch over you?” the doctor said to Stella. Stella tried to smile at the doctor. “I already texted him.” The doctor smiled and nodded at the girl. And felt sorry for the new patient because her body was obviously not taken care of. Stella sighed when the doctor was gone. She stroked her deflated stomach again and, somehow, she smiled. Finally, they will have a child with their husband. Now, there’s a reason for her husband to love her and start their family.Her pregnancy was good and timely. She didn’t know that she was five weeks pregnant. What she needs now is extra care so that the child in her womb does not fall. “Shall I let him know?” Stella quickly looked at the man she had been with earlier and shook her head. “You can go now, I’ll call you when I need your help.”
FateChapter 3 Stella swallowed her own saliva, and it seemed to dry up suddenly before looking directly at Charles. “I just want to know if I had a place in your heart even just a little bit?”The young man looked blankly at Stella. “You know I only married you because of my grandfather. Take the money you after me, so you married me in exchange for my freedom.”Stella tried to suppress a bitter smile forming on her lips. She couldn’t blame her husband because that could be the only thing he had on his mind until now. She had no excuse when she was asked why she wanted to marry him. Her excuse was that she had always dreamed of marrying a rich man. But she was very hurt because Charles had never been able to love her during the three years they had been together.The lawyer was surprised when the girl, without a word, took the pen she was holding and signed the divorce paper. He looked at Charles, but he turned and left them. Both Magda and Sophie stared at Stella in disbelief. The
“Babe, good morning!” Elizabeth greeted the young man enthusiastically when she caught him in the kitchen having coffee. Charles frowned when he saw his ex-girlfriend. He looked around, and it looked like he had gone to the wrong house. “I slept here last night with Sophie. You didn’t want to be disturbed, so I didn’t let you know.” She smiled at the young man as she explained. “Have a seat.” Elizabeth quickly obeyed and sat next to the young man. Now that Stella is gone, it’s her turn to share the young man’s breakfast from today. There was no space for joy anymore in her heart because she felt that Charles was hers again.“Marimar, wake up Stella, so she can have breakfast.” Elizabeth stopped picking up the fork and stared at Charles in disbelief. “Sir, since Ma’am Stella left yesterday she has not returned.” The assistant answered hesitantly. Even if the relationship between the two is not good, Stella cannot be accompanied by food when her boss is there.Charles dropped the
“Still no news?” Charles asked Roy impatiently. “Sorry, sir, I’ve checked all the hotels, even small apartments, but she’s not there.”Charles angrily let go of the pen he was holding and gave the staff a bad look. “Don’t you have any other way to find her and bring her back to the house?”Roy bowed his head. When the tone of the young man’s voice rose to such an extent, he obviously lost patience. He wants Stella to return to the house he gave her before his grandfather arrived. “Get out!” he yelled at the staff again when he couldn’t answer him right.A few days passed and he couldn’t contact Stella. What makes him angry is that she just took the money but did not follow one of the agreements in the deed. Attached to that is that Stella still needed to show up to the old man and help him convince his grandfather that they parted amicably. And he got a divorce without a third wheel to intervene. Charles fell into deep thought and wondered where Stella could go. He wanted to blame
“Now that you are strong, what do you plan to do?” Lauro asked his daughter.Stella smiled and caressed her son’s little cheek before turning to her father. “We’re going to live abroad first. Then, I’ll be back when the agreed time comes.” Lauro stared at his grandson’s face. The boy is handsome and has a sharp nose. It doesn’t seem like the kid got anything from their blood. His daughter still didn’t want to let her grandfather know who her former husband was. And he kept his mouth shut and did not lead his daughter. He loved his only child, so he gave her everything she wanted. His only mistake was letting her live on her own then. It was too late when he found out that she had married a man and that she did not love him.“I’ll fix the documents for the two of you.” “Thank you, Dad! You can visit us there often.” Lauro nodded with a smile before kissing his sleeping grandson on the forehead. He is happy for his daughter because she has someone to be with her until old age. Stell
Stella cried when she received news from the Philippines. Wearily, she sat down on the sofa and slowly turned to look at her grandfather. “What happened? And who are you talking to?” Fausto asked his granddaughter. Stella cried even more and could hardly open her mouth. She opened her mouth several times but no words came out. “Stella, tell me what happened?” Fausto yelled at his granddaughter and was agitated to see her tears. “Grandpa, Daddy is…” Fausto’s jaw dropped and his shoulders slowly slumped. He shook his head while not taking his eyes off his crying granddaughter. “Daddy is gone, grandpa!” She was sobbing.Fausto quickly approached his granddaughter and hugged her tightly. Suddenly, his heart went numb and he couldn’t cry. “Grandpa, what am I going to do now that Daddy is gone? Why is this happening? I was just talking to him, and he was on his way here.” Even her shoulders were shaking from crying. What happened was sudden and she couldn’t accept it. “I’ll go home
Elizabeth and Sophie are excited to meet at a branded clothing shop. First, they forgot about finding Stella. Their priority right now is buying a nice dress for the event they will be attending next week. “Do you think she could be our friend?” Sophie asked her friend. “Of course, with this beauty of ours, why couldn’t we? When she becomes our friend, there will definitely be many who will be jealous of us.” Elizabeth’s chest heaved and winked at her friend. What was trending on the news today was all about the granddaughter of the richest business person, not only in their country but abroad as well. It was also in the news that a woman was being choosy towards a friend and was rude.Stella stopped choosing a dress when she heard the two women talking. She knew they were talking about her. The two voices were familiar to her, so she listened to them. She had just returned to the Philippines, but no one else knew except her grandfather. “Miss, are you going to buy it?” the salesl
Meashelle chases away nosy neighbors with Ronald’s help. They followed in fear of the young man because he was the barangay captain’s son. When the men and women gossipers were gone, she looked at Mauro. He looked at Ronald so badly that she immediately intervened between them.“I am Diana’s husband, so I expect you to stop courting her.” There is a threat that Mauro talks to the man who is courting his wife.“Husband? All I know is that you are separated and divorced.” Ronald looked teasingly at the one claiming Diana.“You!”“Sir, calm down, and we are not in our own town.” Jules quickly pulled Mauro away before he could punch the man whom his rival to his wife.“Ronald, I’m sorry, but can you leave us for now?” Meashelle also weaned the young man.“Tell your friend not to become a fool again of that guy and that he will only hurt her again.”Jules and Loid grabbed Mauro’s arms again before he could approach his male competitor.Mauro gave the man a sharp look. If no one really stop
“Sir, are you ready?” Jules asked Mauro as they approached Diana’s house.Mauro looked at the people there who had also turned around and were looking forward to what he would do. He is not used to this, but he has to do it for his wife. “Are you sure that what you thought of is going to work?”An hesitant smile formed on Jules’ lips before nodding. Because the reason why they will serenading now is a different kind of case.Diana had just sat down when they heard the noise outside the house again. They hear people’s voices as if they are excited. She just ignored that and faced Ronald.“Sorry if I’m stubborn.” Ronald immediately apologized to the girl.“Ronald, thank you for your love if that’s how you feel about me. But I’m sorry, I walked away from the first man I loved not to find someone else to love. The wound in my heart is still not healed, so turn your feelings to someone else.”“I’m willing to wait, and I just fell in love like this, so I won’t give up on you,” Ronald refuse
Diana woke up because of the noise outside. When he looked out the window, the sun had set. She slept longer again because of her pregnancy. She has been sleepy ever since she got pregnant. But she can’t just be like this; she and Meashelle must have a source of income while she hasn’t given birth yet.“Diana, there’s your suitor again,” Meashelle called her friend.Diana shook her head. It looks like Ronald even brought a companion, and someone was playing the guitar while he was singing. She didn’t brush her hair and just pinned it up before getting off the bed and leaving the room.“Sir, control yourself first.” Jules held Mauro tightly by the arm.“How can I calm down if I see what that man is doing in front of my wife’s house?” Mauro whined as he pointed at the five men.“Sir, Loid is coming with the flower. It’s better that you watch what your rival does first so that you can get an idea of what you should do to make your wife happy later,” Jules’ advice.Mauro is still staring
“How is your investigation going? Have you found which barangay my wife went to?” Mauro asked Jules impatiently.Yesterday, they arrived in a town in Samar and checked in at the hotel. They learned that his wife had gone to that town from the port of the ship. They can no longer trace the exact location of his wife because there is no surveillance camera there anymore. They also talked to the driver of the car she was riding in, but it could not remember the exact barangay where each of his passengers dropped off.“Sir, my companion was in a place, and there was a rumor that someone had arrived there, and the men were making a fuss.”Mauro stood up violently from his seat, and his nostrils almost got bigger. “Take me there, right now!” He ordered.Jules scratched his head even though it didn’t itch. He will bring Mauro to that place, but he was even leading him.During the trip, the aura of Mauro’s face was already dark. Even though he has not confirmed that his wife is in that barang
“Ma’am, what are we going to do now that we can’t follow them?” The man asked Denise.“Just stand by there first, and I’ll take care of it so you can follow them again.” Denise spoke calmly to her staff.After hanging up, Denise dialed the number again with a smile. She called her friend to say hello.Mauro was cursing when his car stopped into a dangerous area. His engine smoked and needed water. Being so busy thinking about his wife, he also lost his mind to gas up the car. Fortunately, the surroundings are quite bright.“Sir, get in my car first, and my companion will be here,” Jules suggested. They cannot neglect the young man, and it is their responsibility.Without saying a word, Mauro got into Jules’ car. They had to find a gas station and a mechanic to check on his car.“Sir, your phone is ringing.” Jules commented and noticed that the young man did not answer.Mauro seemed to realize that he looked at the cellphone that was placed on the dashboard. They are still on the road
Mauro quickly traveled with his father in the car after getting the location given by the taxi driver. Charles was also able to follow them, and his investigating staff was already there first.Charles and Mauro arrived at the bus terminal almost at the same time. The two men immediately approached Mauro when they saw him.“Sir, we have asked if they have seen the woman you are looking for. But there is no record of them having this name.”“That’s bullshit; how come there isn’t?” Mauro growled angrily at the man.“We looked at the surveillance camera and saw her take a taxi again.”Mauro tugged at his own hair in frustration. He thought that he would be able to determine the location that his wife went to today.“Son, we can find her too.” Kobe tapped his son on the shoulder.“I’ll go ahead and leave my staff with you to help search for Diana. I have to go home and maybe what my wife is doing and get tired.” Charles said goodbye to the two.“Thank you; I’ll call you when I need more h
When Stella and Charles arrived at her cousin’s house, a servant greeted them.“Ma’am, I’m sorry, but Sir Vans called, and we are forbidden to let anyone in or receive visitors.” The assistant apologizes.“I would like to talk to Diana,” Stella said. She will take risks, and Diana might go back there.“I’m sorry, ma’am, but Señorita Diana hasn’t been coming home since she got married.”Stella sighed and looked at the house from the open gate.“If Diana wasn’t there, then can we talk to Meashelle?” It was Charles who spoke.“Huh?” The servant looked deaf and surprised.“We were just going to ask her something.” Charles smiled at the assistant.“I’m sorry, but on the day of Ma’am Diana’s wedding, Meashelle had also asked permission to leave here.”Mauro and Stella looked at each other. The assistant also seemed to be in a hurry and was afraid to face them for a long time.“I’m sorry, ma’am, sir, but if you don’t need anything else, I’ll close the gate,” the assistant said politely.“Wai
“Aunty, can I borrow your cell phone? I just want to call my mom.”Beth didn’t ask any more questions to Denise, and she just let the woman borrow her phone. She also saw that her cell phone was out of charge. They are obliged to take care of her now because the girl’s parents are in another country.“I’m just going to use the bathroom.” Beth said goodbye and left the girl holding her cell phone.Denise nodded at the lady with a smile. Her departure is in her favor. She immediately dialed Mauro’s number instead of her parents.Mauro stopped walking when he saw who the caller was. He immediately answered the call and hoped that she had good news. “Yes, Mom?”“Mauro, it’s me.”Mauro was stunned when he heard his friend’s voice. He wasn’t expecting her to call him.“I borrowed a cell phone from your mom because my phone has no charge. How are you? I heard that Diana is missing. How true?” The concern in Denise’s voice was ovbious.“I’m okay; I’m sorry if I can’t visit you there anymore.”
Mauro was restless while waiting for a call from one of his staff that he ordered to find Diana.“Tsk, can you just sit down?” Kobe was irritated with his son. He is the one who is dizzy because, after sitting down, he will immediately stand up and then walk back and forth in front of them.Mauro didn’t seem to hear anything and continued walking while holding his right hand on his neck. And his other hand is holding a cell phone and looking at it from time to time. “What the fuck?” He exclaimed when suddenly a cushion flew out, but he just dodged to avoid it.“I’ve been reprimanding you for a while, but you seem deaf,” Kobe sneered at his son.Mauro sighed before looking at Stella. “Did you think of somewhere Diana could go to or someone else she could go with?” He asked his friend.“Right!”Everyone looked at Kobe in shock because of his sudden shout.“Why did I just think of it now?” Kobe asked interrogatively.“Which one, Dad?” Mauro asked impatiently, then hurried to his father.