“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
“You should thank me and be kind. Maybe you forgot you had a choice before you left?” Elizabeth quickly looked around, and maybe someone else heard what Stella was saying. “You, shut up! No one will believe you, even if you talk to them!” She gave Elizabeth a scornful look. She is good at pretending, just like Magda. She also uses Sophie, and she is infected by the plasticity of their behavior. “Don’t worry, I have no intention of returning to this family, so your secret will remain a secret.”Elizabeth’s gaze followed Stella’s, full of anger. After she spoke, she turned her back as if she were talking to trash.Inside the library, Sophie quietly approached her brother. When she looked at her stepmother, she was also silent. The aura on her brother’s face was intimidating, and she was even afraid to ask why they were called there. “Tell me everything now, you two.”Sophie and Magda looked at each other, both clueless as to what Charles was talking about. “Why did you tell me befor
“Don’t worry, I’ll return the ring to Grandpa. I forgot he gave it to me.”Charles opened his mouth but closed it again. He can’t say what was on his mind, and his ego is leading him again. “Maybe it’s the ring you’re waiting for to marry Elizabeth.”“I can marry her even without that ring!” She wanted to raise her eyebrows when she noticed that the young man’s jaw had tensed. She didn’t know what was making him angry, and every word that came out of his mouth had an emphasis.“Okay, I shouldn’t feel guilty about why you two aren’t married yet. You can take the jewelry if you regret giving it to the maid. But the clothes, bags, and shoes, let them go to Marimar.” Charles’ jaws clenched even more. It seems that the girl’s things are of no use to her. It really makes him feel like everything related to him is no longer important. “If you don’t need anything else, I’m going into the room to get the ring.” She didn’t wait for Charles to answer. She hastily turned around and made her w
She quickly wiped her lips, as if she were disgusted, when she got away from Charles. She wanted to scold him, but suddenly her cellphone rang. Seeing the caller, she immediately answered it, even though Charles was still in front of her.“Mommy, I’m going to sleep now,” Zion told his mother. His voice was sweet. Stella smiled when she heard her son’s voice. Somehow, the irritation she felt was reduced. “Yes, baby, I’m sorry if I hadn’t called earlier. Have you eaten?”Charles clenched his fist when he saw the joy on Stella’s face while talking to the person on the other line. That kind of female tone in conversation was only used by Stella with him before. And now? It looks like she really loves the person she’s talking to because she’s using the same tone. “Yes, Mommy. I miss you!”Stella smiled again at her son’s sweetness. If she were in front of him, she would have kissed the boy on his cheeks multiple times. “I miss you too, baby!” Charles’s appearance darkened even more. The
“Honey, here’s your coffee.” Elizabeth placed the brewed coffee in front of Charles with a smile. She insisted on making it, even though the young man refused. Charles held his temple and kept his head bowed. He’s not getting enough sleep, so he’s like this. “Honey, drink the coffee while it’s still hot.” She caressed the young man again. “You should be giving him fresh milk to drink.” Charles raised his eyebrows when he heard Stella’s voice.Stella smiled at the two before approaching the refrigerator. She was happy to see the milk she used to buy. It wasn’t there earlier, so it looks like Charles ordered it online. She knew the young man did not like milk. He was only forced when they moved into this house, and she became insistent. Elizabeth annoyingly faced Stella. “Charles doesn’t drink milk,” she calmly answered the woman. Stella didn’t seem to hear anything and picked up some fresh milk. She poured it into the glass, then approached Charles. “It looks like your insomnia i
“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