Diana looked at the woman staring at them. When their eyes met, surprise appeared on her face. “Stella?”Stella didn’t wonder if the woman was surprised to see her. Well, she didn’t know her true personality, so she would definitely wonder why she was there and on that floor. She was about to step closer to the woman when the man she was talking to suddenly turned towards her. Earlier, Diana was the only one who was surprised to see her. Now, she was the one who was shocked when she saw the man. Charles frowned when he recognized the woman he was looking at. What he thought earlier was just a mishearing of the name Diana mentioned. He didn’t think that he would find his ex-wife, whom he had been looking for a long time, in that company alone.“Gosh, it’s you, Stella!” Diana exclaimed exasperatedly and quickly approached the woman. “What are you doing here? I mean, since when have you been an employee here at our company?” Stella wanted to roll her eyes, but she stopped herself. She
“Sir, the meeting is about to start.” Charles turned to his secretary, who unknowingly followed him. He sighed before walking back to the conference room. Stella lost the will to go to the conference room. She also had a sudden headache, so she decided to leave. Alex quickly approached the girl and helped her get to the elevator. Charles clenched his fist when he saw the man with Stella. In that case, the same man was accompanied by his ex-wife. The man seems to have a connection to this company, so they are there. After getting off the elevator, the two faced him. Both of them gave each other a cold look before the elevator closed.“Are you all right, ma’am?” Alex asked the girl. “Let’s go straight to my son,” she whispered to Alex. The man did not ask any more questions and followed what the girl ordered. In the mansion, Fausto is restless while waiting for his assistant to call. He waited another twenty minutes until the phone rang. “Sir, I’m sorry if I called you just now.
“Is he the one you said was your friend, Diana?” Vanz asked his sister. “Brother!” She smiled and held on to her brother’s arm. “That’s him, brother, and please don’t torture him here.”Mauro scratched the back of his neck and could no longer refuse the girl’s invitation. He knows Vanz. He knows that he is one of the nominees for CEO of that company today. Vanz faced the man with a smile. “It’s nice to meet you again. I apologize for being in the conference room earlier if I have a lot of questions.” Diana pursed her lips and gently pulled her brother’s arm. It means that she didn’t like what he did earlier.“I understand that business is business. Even if I were in your position, I would do the same. Thank you for being professional, and please don’t give me special treatment because your sister became my friend.”“Mauro, don’t worry because you are no longer at work, so my brother will talk to you like this. Get used to him because he treats everyone close to me like this.” Her
“Ma’am, let me prepare you your favorite breakfast.” Marimar quickly moved away from the boss’s ex-wife. Stella tried to stop the maid, but she had already moved away. She looked back at Charles, as if she were hallucinating, when the strange emotion was reflected in his eyes. It was as if her sight was deceiving her, and she could read in Charles’ eyes that he longs for her. Charles blinks in realization. It was as if he hadn’t recognized his own feelings earlier and had briefly lost himself. “It’s good that there is still some consent left in your heart and you thought of visiting Grandpa.” The anger returned to her heart because of what the young man said. It seems that she was just deceived by her own eyes earlier. The man is still arrogant and has no love for her. He still thinks of her as a gold digger and a hypocrite.“I don’t want trouble. I didn’t come here to talk to you.” Charles was momentarily stunned by Stella’s cold conversation with him. He stared into her eyes, bu
“Hija, be patient with my grandson. Don’t worry about me because there is a nurse who is already taking care of me. I am happy to see you today, and I am relieved because you seem to be happy with your life now.”Stella smiled and nodded to the old man before turning to Charles. “My husband is rich, so I don’t have to work hard to earn money.”Charles’s jaw tightened and moved. He couldn’t accept that his ex-wife no longer needed him because it looked like he had been replaced with a man with more money. “But don’t worry, I’ll still visit Grandpa Ramon and take care of him when I have time. I guess I am still welcome here anytime I want to come since this is my house, ain’t I?” “Of course, but let Grandpa stay here because he prefers to live here.”The young man’s face was formal when talking to her. She shook herself when she looked at his face again. The man seemed to be doing it with purpose, and he even grew his hair longer. “Don’t assume. You’re not the reason why he grew his
“The million pesos you are talking about; are you sure she took them in exchange for her freedom?” Charles was even more confused by the question from his grandfather. All he knows is that Stella accepted the money and left. “And you believe she has another man?” Ramon asked his grandson again. “Grandpa, you heard her saying earlier that she is married to a rich man.” He seems to be forced to answer his grandpa. Ramon shook his head. “Your sister, I hope he wouldn’t be stupid in choosing a marriage partner. And doesn’t become blind to the truth like you.”Charles sighed softly and didn’t argue with what his grandfather said. If he is the one that follows, he wants to expel his stepmother from their siblings’s lives when their father is gone. But Sophie loves Magda because she is her mother, who has come to her senses. His grandpa didn’t speak again, so he distracted himself with work again. “The food is ready, grandpa. Come on, I know you miss my cooking.” Stella energetically ap
“What are you doing here in my grandfather’s room? What do you need, and why did you come back?” Sophie asked Stella one question after another and immediately approached her grandfather. Stella thought about it. If Sophie acted, it would be like she was doing a disservice to her grandfather. “Sophie, what kind of question is that? It’s Stella’s house, so you shouldn’t be asking her that kind of thing.”Sophie was annoyed with Stella because she’s still the one that her grandfather is siding with. “She didn’t sign the deed, so she has no right to the house from my brother,” replied Sophie. Magda jumped from her stance when she heard what Sophie said. She suddenly got nervous, and the information might reach Charles’ knowledge.“What did you say?” Ramon’s eyes narrowed. “What that means is that you know she didn’t take what your brother gave her, but you didn’t tell Charles?” Sophie suddenly turned pale, and her chest puffed out. It’s too late to take back what she said out of jeal
The old man was already asleep when the doctor arrived. Stella just stayed on one side and had no intention of leaving, even though Sophie looked at her badly. “It’s a good thing that his blood is further prevented from increasing. Avoid getting him too angry.” The doctor’s advice to the patient’s family. “Let her go, brother, before Grandpa wakes up so that Grandpa doesn’t feel bad again.” Sophie pointed at Stella. “If you don’t have anything sensible to say, shut up, Sophie!” he said in a stern voice. Sophie’s lips were tightly pressed together, and her heart was filled with anger. She was the only one who heard what her brother said, but she was very embarrassed because it seemed like Stella was still taking sides.“You need to take him to the hospital tomorrow morning, and he needs to be tested,” the doctor reminded them while arranging the contents of his bag and preparing to leave. “Thank you very much, doc.” Charles shook hands with the doctor before leading him outside th
“Are you Zion’s fiancée?”Rita felt insulted by the woman’s question, and she didn’t seem to believe that she was Zion’s fiancée.“What kind of question is that, Miss?” Jen asked Alexa anxiously.“Is there something wrong with my question?” Alexa replied with another question, seeming entertained with the woman she had been talking to.“Bitch, it is obvious that you are just a new stranger from the province and you don’t know me. Now that you know what my role is in the chairman’s family, maybe you know how to be scared?” Rita looked down at the woman.“Ohhh, I’m sorry to hear that. But I just know now that Zion has a fiancée here at the company. But did you also know Zion is married?” Alexa smiled at Rita.Rita clenched her right palm and darted an irritating gaze at the woman. She thinks the woman has no knowledge of Zion’s real life. She stared at the woman intently; she should not be terrified of her because she seemed to be just guessing. She would not let her be embarrassed in f
“Oh my God, why didn’t I notice right away?” Stella even slapped her forehead.“Are you all right, Mom?” Jenny suddenly worried about her mother because she seemed weird too.Stella was stunned for a moment and darted her daughter an annoying look. “What kind of question is that, Jenny?”Jenny tried to smile as she shook her head. “Sorry, Mom, shouldn’t you be upset or jealous?”Stella smiled at her daughter. “Hija, don’t think negatively about your sister-in-law and your father.”“Why not?”“When I got pregnant with you, I was the same as Alexa; I was always ill-tempered to your daddy because he prefers someone else with him instead of being around me.”Jenny’s eyes widened and glistened with joy. “Am I going to have a nephew or a niece?”“Shhhh!” Stella signaled to her daughter not to be noisy. “We need to confirm it first. And don’t tell Alexa that we have a suspicion, ’cause I don’t want her to feel upset.”“Huh? Why is she going to be upset?” Jenny’s puzzled question.“Daughter,
“Congratulations, hija, we are so proud of you!” Stella was thrilled, and she embraced Alexa as she went down the stage after giving an inspirational speech as a Summa Cum Laude who completed the BSA course.“Thank you, Mom! Thanks for accepting me into your family!” She held her emotion because she hates crying in front of the crowd.Stella smiled and kissed the woman on both cheeks. Her children are also smart, but their grades are not as high as Alexa’s remarks in her graduation.Lourdes cried as she embraced her daughter and was overjoyed. She has nothing else to ask for Alexa now but her happiness for the rest of her life with the man she loves.Liza and her mother smiled at Alexa. Instead of being jealous, which is often the case, Liza’s feelings have changed. She is proud to say now that she is Alexa’s cousin. And she is proud of her achievements as well. She had gone through a lot, but she survived it.Simon was also very pleased with the achievement of her other granddaughter
“Give me your car keys.” The man holding a weapon forced Dave to get the key out of his pocket.“Hey, boss, maybe we can talk about it first? If you need money, I will give it to you right now.” Dave begged the two strangers.Another man pushed Dave into his car. “Don’t talk too much, punk! Get in the car now!”Dave cursed silently because he was about to hit the car door. He didn’t know whether the two were a carnapper or a kidnapper, but he was sure they were not kind people. The man who pushed him got inside and sat down next to him. His companion is in the driver’s seat.“Where are you taking me? If you want to get my car, I will give it to you; just don’t hurt me.” Dave pleaded again to the two.“Fool, we don’t need your car and money. After what we do to you, you will definitely act nicely in the future.” The man next to Dave grinned after speaking.Nervousness was clear on Dave’s face. “Bosses, it’s like you’re sorry. I want to live more!”“I wish you had thought of that before
Dave kicked the wall out of anger after he heard about what had happened. He cursed Ben in his mind. Because if Ben hadn’t acted slowly and let that clever woman outsmart him, his plan would have been successfully done. How he wishes he hadn’t taken time in giving Alexa the wine with drugs in it; then this wouldn’t have happened now.“Bastard! I’m the one who should be upset with you now and not you! You lied to me! And you know what was the worst thing? I was almost getting into serious trouble because of your failed plans!” Ben yelled at Dave from the other line.“Crazy! That’s your karma, so don’t blame me! Even if I didn’t give you a girl, I knew you would take someone else to be your victim!” Dave couldn’t control himself from yelling at Ben. And if the man was just in front of him, he would have burst flames into him.“At least, she doesn’t refuse, and she has nobody behind her who can help her. You, too, are crazy! You wanted me to take the responsibility that you couldn’t do a
Alexa quickly shut her mouth when her husband got into the car and sat beside her. He is quiet, and the anger is still clear in his face. When she looked at Jerry, the man was also quiet. Later on, Jerry started the car’s engine.Without a word, Zion grabbed his wife’s head and leaned it against his chest.Somehow, Alexa’s worries lessened when her husband hugged her softly. She didn’t even make a noise. She closed her eyes and smelled her husband’s fragrant chest. There, she felt safe around his arms. And that feeling of safety was fulfilling.Jerry secretly smiled as he stared at the couple from the front mirror with their eyes both closed. They looked adorable for each other. Alexa seemed to be asleep while hugging her husband. And his boss was like a safe haven for the woman. He was impressed by the magic that love has.Upon arriving at their house, Zion quickly prompted Jerry not to make a noise. His wife was fast asleep, so he didn’t like her to wake up. He slowly sat her down p
Ben’s jaws clenched as he darted a furious look at Jackie. He could not imagine that Zion was the husband of the woman he behaved badly at. If he only knew from the beginning, he would not have planned to throw worse things against that woman again.The four women and four male friends of Dave quickly gathered on the other side when they saw Zion.Zion never became furious until this incident happened. And there is only one person he had to blame—none other than the person who invited Liza. He approached the man. And knock him down. “You son of a bitch! Why don’t you face me now? Show me your courage, you jerk!”Ben quickly wiped the blood on his lip from the man’s strong blow. “Sir, sorry! I didn’t know you were her husband. Please forgive me, and I promise that it will never happen again!”Instead of answering, Zion kicked the man in the stomach. “Motherfucker, who plans all this against my wife?”Jackie looked pale out of fear and hid herself behind their other companions. Zion’s a
“Sir, this way.” A man, who was obviously waiting for them to arrive, greeted them.Zion almost ran into the VIP room where, reportedly, there was a commotion. They were following the manager, and he was stunned in his stance when he saw what the room looked like. He immediately saw his wife, who seemed to have struggled with the wine bottle against a man.“Sir, this woman is the one who made this mess. She wants to break all the drinks here, and I’m stopping her,” Ben explained to the manager.Alexa still didn’t want to let go of the wine bottle even though she knew someone could save her. “Don’t believe him, sir. They are addicts, and they want to exploit me!”Right at that moment, Zion realized what happened to his wife. He angrily pushed the manager out of the door, and he entered.Alexa’s eyes widened when she saw her husband. She quickly let go of the bottle and raised her hands as if surrendering. “Babe, I’m not guilty! They force me to drink!”Jackie stared at Zion when she sa
From Alexa’s sharp gaze to Jackie, she slowly got up and smiled at Ben. “You really want me to drink that, yeah?”Suddenly, the smile on Jackie’s lips was slowly vanishing. She was not pleased by Alexa’s naughtiness in talking to Ben. But she brushes her thoughts away and waits.The aura of Ben’s face cleared, and he smiled. “I thought you were not easy to talk to. Don’t worry, and I’ll make sure you don’t regret going to this party.” A malicious smile formed on the man’s lips.Alexa smiled and took the glass with wine in it from the man’s hand. The man intentionally touched her finger, but she just let him.Jackie smiled again when Alexa turned around to face her as she drank the wine. She almost consumed the contents of the glass, which satisfied her. Everyone applauded, and the girls cheered. She grinned and was about to applaud at Alexa as well, but she didn’t expect what she did next.“Holy crap!” Men exclaimed in chorus.“Ewww!” The women disgustedly exclaimed too, looking unbel