Inside the boutique was huge and beautiful, designed in luxurious crystals, its radiating beauty was intense as the sunlight shoned in, hitting directly at each crystal design in the place.Each angle was created for different outfits with each of their labels on them, neatly organized and arranged to capture the eyes of customers.Vanessa saw and admired them, her eyes moved around the place searching for the dresses she needed. Meanwhile, Manuel waited for her to make her choice."This is so beautiful" Cia stated, bringing out a dress she saw on the stand she was near. "Take a look at this Nessa" she showed her. Vanessa loved the purple dress, with pink designs. It looked so beautiful.She started to observe the dress. "Where did you get this from?" She asked Cia who instantly pointed at the dress stand. Immediately Vanessa looked and saw the price labeled on it, she almost fainted.The dress cost $23,000. "Return it!" She declared, turning away from it. Cia disagreed, stating that
When Vanessa reached outside the boutique, she noticed Manuel driving out and she ran quickly to meet him. She banged her first hard on the car, asking him to open up. She couldn't just let him leave, not especially when he acted the way he did in there. Manuel ignored her, all he wanted at the moment was to isolate himself from all of them, especially Vanessa. He wanted to be alone and wallow in agony silently. Being reminded that his mother forced him to act this way, Manuel despised the woman badly for divorcing his father and abandoning him for so many years.He was raised by his uncle Hector, Manuel grew up the hard way, without his father or mother. When he finally mustered the courage to go search for his mother, he found out that she had remarried and she denied knowing him.His mother had a family with another man, a richer man. When Manuel went to visit them, she acted as if he was a stranger and lied to her husband about his identity.She chased Manuel away, he even lived
Vanessa ran into the VIP ward inside the hospital, searching for Manuel. She almost went crazy when she didn't find the room that he was in.After searching for a while she finally saw Ciara, Vanessa entered the room quickly. Yelling out Manuel's name. She saw him laying unconscious on the hospital bed.She went to sit with him. "Manuel" Vanessa tried getting him to wake up but he didn't respond."What did the doctor say?" She asked Adrian who was standing near the bed. Ciara came to meet her. "Vanessa, you have to calm down" Cia tried to talk with her but she shunned Cia.Lisa soon walked into the room, when Cia saw her she wanted to chase her outside. The fault was hers, if she didn't force Manuel to remember his mother, he wouldn't have gone and get into an accident.Cia was so angry, she wanted to hit the little girl. Vanessa stopped her. It wasn't anyone's fault that Manuel became this way. Right now, all she wanted was for Manuel to recorver.The doctor soon walked into the roo
One month later ~Vanessa held the pregnancy test strip which showed two red lines, signifying that she was pregnant. Pregnant with a child for Manuel.She didn't know how to react, if she should be happy or sad about it. Vanessa had mixed feelings. She had gotten pregnant for him before and it didn't end well. She lost the baby.What if something happens and she also loses this one? Vanessa's mind was messed up. She couldn't help but think of what to do. "Vanessa, what are you still doing in there?" She heard Cia's voice speak as the room door opened. Cia walked inside and realized that Vanessa was still inside the bathroom peeing. She left a while ago before Vanessa went in.To her surprise, Vanessa was still inside the bathroom. Vanessa quickly broke the test strip and flushed inside the toilet. She wanted to keep the pregnancy a secret from everyone first.Especially now that Manuel hadn't woken up. Vanessa didn't want to make a fuss with the pregnancy.Vanessa went out and got h
After a few days,Manuel was finally discharged from the hospital. He had fully recovered physically but not mentally since he still thinks that Marina is his wife.Vanessa heard about his discharge. It hurt her that she wasn't in the hospital with him when he got discharged. She couldn't help but cry, she was inside the bathroom, she had morning sickness and had been vomiting since she woke up.It was so uncomfortable for her. She was pregnant again but Manuel wasn't here to help her. He was alive and they were in the same house, but he didn't remember having anything to do with her. Vanessa cried her eyes out until she left the bathroom. She was beginning to feel cold.She laid down on her bed and covered herself with the huge duvet. Trying to subside the cold but it didn't work. What she was feeling was an internal cold that put her whole body system in discomfort."Vanessa?" Cia called as she entered the room. Vanessa jerked up quickly. She couldn't allow Cia to know that she was
When Vanessa woke up in bed, she noticed Lisa and Cia sitting beside her. She looked at them and they both had cold looks on their faces.She felt uncomfortable. Vanessa tried to remember what happened to put her in a sick bed in the hospital. She was sharp to recall the issue of her grandmother and doctor Allen announcing the death of her grandmother to her.Vanessa was still in shock, even when she woke up, she didn't say anything to her friends. They were looking after her, worried about her health."You are awake" Lisa was the first person to notice."Vanessa, what the hell is wrong with you? Just this morning, you were sick and I asked you to stay at home. How did you sneak out without me noticing?" Cia scolded Vanessa at first.Even though she was supposed to be sympathizing with her friend for losing her beloved grandmother, Cia still had to scold her.Vanessa glared at the both of them, she was speechless, she didn't even know what to say or how to react.All she wanted to con
When she arrived at the mansion with Cia, Vanessa heaved a heavy sigh. She was having mixed feelings about going inside.Even though Manuel didn't come to see her at the hospital.Vanessa forgave him. She held no grudges against him and all she wished now was to get comforted by him.Vanessa went inside the mansion with her fist clenched tightly unto her dress. She was scared inside of her, she didn't want to face the Manuel that doesn't remember her but the Manuel who loved and cherished her.The living room was a few steps away from Vanessa, she hadn't even reached there when she began to hear the voices of Marina and Manuel, and it seemed like they were together.Her legs froze on that spot, she didn't want to go further. It hurt her to listen to them, what more will it do to her if she saw them? Vanessa held her beating chest tight.She has to ignore them if she wants her child's safety. She just had to!. Vanessa turned deaf ears as she walked into the living room. She met that Ma
Vanessa's only request to sign the divorce documents was for Manuel to rent her an apartment. He eventually did that but she left without signing the divorce papers. When he saw the blank signature in the documents, he realized that he had been tricked. However, Marina asked him not to worry since she had already left.For a moment, Manuel felt remorseful about his actions. He was sure that he didn't recall who Vanessa was. Why did he now regret everything he's done?After leaving Marina in his bedroom, he went to his study with Adrian."Where is Vanessa now?" He asked Adrian."Mrs Howells…." Adrian said slowly and stopped to correct himself. "Vanessa has settled in the apartment you rented for her" he revealed.Manuel didn't even know the place, but it wasn't a hard thing for him to find out. According to Vanessa, she didn't want him to know the address of the place he was going to rent a home for her.He just sent her the money to rent it. Even though Manuel wanted to obey her requ