“Sheila…”
Jason was still trying to wrap his head around what he had just seen. All these revelations and mysteries were too much to take. Alya witnessed his parents’ deaths? She was in the car with them? Why? How?
He racked his brain to try and recall anything he could before that accident but nothing happened. He had also lost those memories. Was it all a coincidence? Both of them losing the memories of an accident they were involved in so many years ago?
But Sheila died protecting this girl. Jason was still not forgiving his sister but he could not overlook her desperation either.
“I have to find her!” he exclaimed and got off the bed. He rushed past Yang who was on his
Jason bought rice cakes, tomato flavored instant noodles and braised tofu from a store nearby. He asked the cashier to heat them up before striding over to his car to hand them to Alya who was sitting inside. She was excited to get her hands on the food and immediately began to chow down on the noodles with a plastic fork. “Don’t you dare spill anything on the car’s floor!” he warned. “I won’t!” she promised and slowed down to eat carefully. He sighed and drove off. “Will you recognize those men?” he asked. “The ones who killed Sheila?” “I can!” she replied. “If they come in front of me, I can recognize them.” Jason pondered over her words.
Jason was in his office with David who was briefing him for their daily routine.“At 10 AM, you have a meeting with the design team for the dress you’ll be preparing for Oskar Jung,” David stated.“Did they finalize a design?” Jason asked, raising an eyebrow.“Not that I know of,” David confessed. “They are having a hard time with the requirements and they’ll need a lot of guidance.”“You’re saying that Alexandra’s designs are not enough?” Jason demanded. I’m sure she has something up her sleeve!”“Er…” David hesitated. “Sir, how do I put
“Wow!” Alya exclaimed, her eyes widening in awe as she stared at the skyscraper in front of her. The building was the tallest one she had ever seen and she craned her neck to see the top but all she saw was that the building disappeared into the clouds. Alina stood next to her, snickering while David only sighed.He had followed Jason’s instructions and brought them shopping at one of the malls Jason owned. All throughout the ride, Alya had pointed at places and asked him about them which was quite an arduous task. The girl was excited about every little thing as if she had seen them for the first time. She was even about to jump into a manhole to check what it was but David and Alina had to pull her away with great difficulty.Alya was now staring at all the high fashioned people who were entering the mall. She gap
The Cray Town Hotel was a few blocks away from Jason’s office and was one of the most luxurious hotels in the country. Being an exclusive place for VIP’s, the hotel was famous for its venue which was the dream spot for all events. With the largest pillarless hall in the country, it was the perfect place for the fashion show.As soon as Jason entered the large lobby, he was welcomed by several of the staff members. All of them knew who he was and paid extra attention to his needs.“Welcome, Mr. Cho,” the concierge greeted him. “You reservation with Ms. Walter has been booked on the eighth floor.”“Is she here yet?” Jason asked.“Yes,” the concierge replied.
Jason pulled back, making Stephenie purr. They were only beginning to deepen their kiss when Jason felt his heart go cold. It was not simply an emotion nor a brief, fleeting feeling. He literally felt that his heart had become cold to the point that his chest was beginning to cool.“What happened?” Stephenie asked seductively. She ran a finger up his arm. “Why did you pull out? You wanna go someplace more private?”“No, it’s not that…”Jason frowned at the phenomenon that had occurred. This was unusual. He had never heard of the heart becoming icy like this and even if it did, the feeling should have killed him. Instead, the coolness in his chest was increasing as if it was literally turning him into ice. He clutched his
Adrian checked Alya’s vitals while the rest of the group stood outside. Jason had instructed David to take Alina home but the little girl protested and threatened that she would not eat if she was sent back. Seeing how determined she was, he had to resign to her demands. She was now seated on a bench while Jason was pacing to and fro.“This woman sure is a troublemaker,” he sighed.“It’s your fault anyway,” Alina muttered but Jason did not hear it. Now that they were at the hospital and the girl was being treated, his rational thoughts were returning. He was wondering why Alya did not inform him about any pre-existing heart condition. It was not like he would have thrown her out but the people in the mansion would have been more careful. Maybe the long shopping trip had tired her out and was too mu
“I’ll give you all a moment alone,” Maxwell’s Secretary said and backed away from the room.Jason’s mouth gaped open but before he could say anything, Maxwell pushed his grandson out of the way and studied Alina very carefully. He peered at her carefully. The little girl stared back at him. She had the same jet black hair as Jason and her eyes were the same shape as Jason’s…“Grandfather, it’s not what you think-” Jason began but Maxwell turned around and to everyone’s surprise, began to beat his grandson with the walking stick.“OW!” Jason protested as he dodge the old man’s attacks. “What the hell are you doing you old man?”
Both Jason and Alya were shocked at the bold little girl. The second condition had rattled Jason to the core while Alya was inwardly delighted. Ever since Alya had told her about the pearl incident, Alina had done some digging on the internet. Even though mermaids were considered to be mythical creatures, there were many lores on them. One of the famous lores talked about a mermaid who lived hundreds of years ago and had given away her pearl to a human. When the human betrayed her and fell in love with someone else, the mermaid began to experience constant pain in the heart until one day, her one year was over and she disappeared into the sea. Ever since Alya suffered the heart attack, Alina suspected that it was because her uncle had been fooling around with someone else. Now that they had him under their thumb, it w
*Three Years Later*Jason was pacing back and forth outside the operation theater. His heart was anxious but thankfully, it was not in pain like the other times. However, it was extremely cold thanks to what was going on inside.“Relax uncle!”He looked around to see a spunky eleven year old girl with long, curly hair and the same blue eyes as him. Alina had a growth spurt over the past three years. She was now almost reaching his shoulder.“Aunt Alya will be fine!” she told him. “If you get too anxious, she’ll only panic.”“I can’t help it!” he scowled. “And kids shouldn’t be here! Why aren’t you at school?”
The sun was shining brightly in the sky. Its lights fell on the series of tombstones in the graveyard. Colorful flowers were blooming all around the family which was standing next to a pair of graves with a shared tombstone. Despite the nice weather, the family was solemn as they paid their respects. The tombstone had a writing on it:“Here lies Sheila and Charles Wang. Loving parents and good people. Date 19XX to 20XX”Max dabbed his eyes, lamenting the loss of his granddaughter and her husband. Cain and Jason told him that they died in a car crash and also revealed that Alina is Sheila’s daughter who was being taken care of by her uncle and his fiance. Jason and Cain stood on his sides with their lovers. Alina was kneeling in front of her parents’ graves, silently crying.“I miss you
Alina woke up in the hospital. She was heavily sedated; Jenna’s beating had caused her arm to be fractured.“Alya...sis…” she mumbled.“I’m here.”The girl’s eyes flung open and she was delighted to see that Alya was there with her.“You’re here…” she whispered, reaching out for Alya. Alya smiled and took her hand.“I am. You should rest.”“How long have I been here?”“Almost two weeks,” Alya said. “You were badly hurt by Jenna.”“But...Aunt Jenna
Jason and Cain sped towards the factory. Cain was on the phone with his men, giving them instructions.“My men just informed me that Heath Seo was spotted outside that factory we’re heading to,” Cain told him. “How did you know he’d be there?”“I just do,” Jason muttered. Cain was suspicious but he did not ask anything else. He had filled in Jason about what happened at the Tang mansion that morning and even though Jason was tense, he was also worried about Maxwell.“Looks like grandfather took this well,” he muttered.“Well, he never really liked my mother in the first place so he wasn’t too sad seeing her leave,” Cain remarked. They were now about to leave the main city but the factory was st
Jason pulled up in front of a restaurant when he suddenly felt the familiar sensation in his heart.“Agh!” he winced when his chest became cold. He was gasping for breath and closed his eyes to lay his head on the steering wheel.“What the hell?” he muttered. “Why is that sensation happening again?”He touched his heart and it was colder than the earlier attacks. Jason was sure that it was a warning sign and that Alya was in immense danger. Flashes of her running through the rain were popping in his head.“Why is she outside?” he whispered. He was so engrossed in his pain that he did not notice a familiar Maybach pulling up behind his car. There was a knock on his window and to his surprise, it was Cain.
*Few Hours Ago*Monty arrived at the place where Jenna called him. It was a narrow alley located within an industrial area where several factories were meshed together. The buildings were in a series of rows, put side by side. A small dockyard was situated at the end of the place where a few ships were anchored.The workers had gone home for the day because the sun was setting. The gloomy clouds hovered in the sky, indicating that it was going to rain that night. Monty looked around for Jenna and finally spotted her standing a few meters away. He slowly walked towards her.“You called for me?” he asked.Jenna was wearing a pair of large sunglasses and she took them off to examine him.“Did you fi
Malorie quietly followed Cain to the patio and waited for him to talk. He was quiet for a while before turning to face her.“You should have told me about this,” he began. “That my mom was threatening you. We could have worked something out.”“I wanted to find our child first,” she replied in a small tone. “If I had told you, she might have gotten alerted and killed Billy. I couldn’t take the risk.”Cain stared at her for a while before sighing. “We’re both idiots,” he muttered. “We talk about being on our own but in the end, we let my parents manipulate us…”Malorie was staring at her fingers, unable to understand what to do. So many things had happened and it was going too fast.
Dahlia was hosting her regular afternoon tea with the socialites at her home. As a tradition, she hosted these gatherings every week with the elite class women so that she could increase her network and influence. Despite the setback with the wedding, she was now more determined to match Cain up with someone even more influential than Jenna.“Mrs. Wang, I hear that your daughter Catherine is coming back to town!” Dahlia was saying. They were sitting in the living room, sipping tea and having cakes. Butler Austin put the trays of food in front of them and stood aside.“She is,” Mrs. Wang replied. “For a business deal.”“I hear that she is now a very renowned interior decorator,” Dahlia remarked. “Maybe we should have her over for dinner sometime next week? I&rsquo
Malroie was watching the news, filled with dread. Over the past week, there was nothing other than James Park’s sudden death which had caused the business world to go into a frenzy. The stocks of his company fell and it was acquired by the notorious research firm owner, Heath Seo. Jenna took over the business and the Tang’s were in great debt. If there was no additional investment, the Tang’s were going to be ruined.The reporters were crowding outside Cain’s office. They hounded him as soon as he was out.“Mr. Cain, what’s your next strategy to pull this business together?” the reporters demande.d “Can you save the company?”“Is it true that your wedding to Jenna Park has been called off?”“Can you