(Anj’s POV)“Can I borrow it?” Olivia asked me.For sure, she could see my hands trembling as I took the accessory from my hair. When I handed it to her, Olivia took the time to check if it was genuine or not, and then she nodded as if she was talking to herself.“Take a look at this, Angela.” My head moved closer to her. “These are real turquoise stones, the blue ones are sapphire, and the ones at its feathers’ end are real diamonds. I’m sure this is the missing clip because of this etch.”My breathing and heartbeat stopped altogether when I read the small and fainted Mars word, which I never noticed. No one ever noticed it.“The Mars had this for many generations, passed to the eldest daughters, but in my father’s case, he has no sister, so my grandmother gave this box to my Mom before grandma passed away.” She gave it back to me. “Freya is supposed to have them, but we lost her, so -”I stepped back, retreated, and ran away from her. I heard Olivia calling my name, but I was too sh
(Anj’s POV)“How did -” Sky stopped. “What?” His eyes widened. “No!”It was like he hit the stop button that I had stopped crying. What did he just say? “God, no, Angela! Good heavens, we’re not related.” He hissed as if I had said something terrible. “What made you think you’re my sister?”“Because…” I cried again, clutching his dress suit, not minding I was wrinkling it already. Now that I knew he wasn’t my brother made me want to bury my face in his chest.He moved closer to me and wrapped his arms around me, heaving a sigh many times. “I should have talked to you about it, but I was afraid I wouldn’t be able to answer all your questions.”“Finn and I…” My voice trailed off, not knowing how to say it. “Freya.”He moved slightly away from me and cupped my face, his fingers wiping my tears. “This is Dad’s fault.” He shook his head. “It’s a long story, but for the sake of our peace of mind here, Freya died in an accident when they were fourteen,” he said sadly. “Dad… he just couldn
(Sky’s POV)Lalaine has been calling my cellphone, and I have ignored her call while talking to Angela. At this moment, Angela's welfare is more important to me than Lalaine's concerns.When Angela fainted in my arms, my heart stopped beating, yelling Finn’s name for help to ready the car, forgetting my kids were there and we had a nurse at home. If she had not recovered, I would have probably gone crazy. I am not losing another woman in my arms, not after Freya. My sister died in my arms, and I could not do anything to save my poor sister.“Sky, it’s Lalaine,” Frank informed me, transferring the call to me. I picked up the telephone, answering her call.“Lalaine,” I breathed out, hoping not to talk to her right now, but I had to answer her at some point because of this Absolute Glam position issue.“Finally!” She irked as I uttered her name. “Why aren’t you in the office? Just a little more of this rolling of eyes of your secretary, I’d strangle her,” she snarled.“Lalaine, can we ju
(Anj’s POV)“Your cousin never fails to amaze me, Anj,” Dylan shook his head as we watched her taking pictures with my kids in the garden.When Anya and Dylan arrived, she asked me immediately if she could have pictures in the garden. Not wanting to disappoint her, I gave in to her request, and now my kids looked like little tour guides with their cute guard puppy, Nitro, following her around in the garden.I turned my head to Nina when she came with snacks and coffee for Dylan.“Angela, if you need anything else, I’ll be in the kitchen,” she smiled, but I caught her flickering her eyes at my handsome guest.“Sure. Thanks for the snacks, Nina,” I said, but I could not help myself from checking the pastries for the girls, making sure no peanuts in them.“No peanuts,” Nina grinned. “Elenita served the same pastry to the young Mr. Mars.”“Thank you,” I said thoughtfully, remembering that Elenita always prepares the meals, and in this house, she was the queen in the kitchen.When Nina lef
(Anj’s POV)“Who’s pregnant?” Sky looked at me, and for a moment, I was unsure of the emotions I read in his eyes. However, the suspicion was evident as he stared at me and waited for my answer.“I am pregnant.” Leyanne chuckled, putting her stuffed toy under her shirt and answering his question, which Anya and I did not dare answer. Her sisters giggled as they poked her tummy.“You looked funny, Leyanne,” Selene laughed at her. Sky smiled and kissed the girls on their heads, and after that, the three ran back to the middle of the garden.“I’ll probably kill if that happens to my girl at a young age,” He shook his head as he watched our daughters.Dylan smirked. “I’ll skin him alive,” he said, agreeing with him.“Who’s pregnant?” He asked again, sitting across from me and making sure our gaze would not be broken until his question was answered.I shrugged. “Anya?”Dylan moved his eyes from his phone to Anya. “You’re pregnant? You said it’s negative.”“No!” She panicked. “It’s not me
(Anj’s POV)After dinner, Sky returned to work, attending an hour meeting with a business partner. Anya joined me in reading for Steve and entertaining him with her stories about the girls. I smiled, remembering how his eyes sparkled when she showed him their pictures at school. Dylan got preoccupied when Finn started talking to him about dogs, and when he showed him the breeds he has, he had just forgotten he wanted to leave the house.As I closed the door behind us, it was also the same time Sky went out of the study room.“Are the girls sleeping already?” he asked as he walked with us, returning to the family room. “Where’s Dylan?” As if he had spoken the magic word, Finn and Dylan entered the door with a puppy in his arms.“Dylan, what’s that?” She hissed as her eyes widened at the little animal.“I’m sure it’s not a cat, Anya,” Sky chuckled, looking at Finn.He grinned. “Sorry, but this guy here just fell in love with her. What can I do?”Anya sneered at him, but Sky patted his
(Anj’s POV)Mom?She couldn’t be my mother. There was supposed to be a connection, but there was none. I looked at her and saw the possible resemblance we have. Except for our round eyes and heart-shaped face, I could not see our similarities.“M-Mom?” I stuttered, afraid that she might not be the one I was looking for but frightened that I was feeling empty at the woman in front of me, but when she pulled me to her, embraced me, and sobbed like I was her lost sheep, my tears fell.I had to turn my head to Sky, hoping he would rescue me, but like the others, he also looked surprised.“Mom,” I called, not the woman hugging me but Sister Grace.Eden moved away from her, smiled, and wiped her tears as she gazed at me. “I’m sorry,” she said, smiling apologetically at Jocelyn. “She looked just like my sister.”Sister?I breathed in relief. I didn’t know why when all my life I wanted to meet my real parents and see them, but when she hugged me, it was like millions of questions popped comin
(Sky’s POV)Seeing Jocelyn, my mom, again after many years was surprising, but not Eden when I just saw her this week. When she cried and hugged Angela, I thought lightning struck me I couldn’t move.Sister Grace was right, I made a path for Angela to find her birth parents, but I was not expecting this. Instead of walking in a different direction to avoid Lalaine, I only put her right into its door, an exact place where Lalaine was.Fear crept through me when I saw her running away. I knew she was only going to the bedroom, but with the pain, anger, worry, and shock, all mixed in together, Angela was like someone who would not stop until she was far away from me.“Sky, the reason why I wasn’t choosing Dylan is because of Anya. My cousin loves him, but he is blind not to notice her. And I am telling you the same thing. I am not choosing you because of Lalaine.” She explained but lacked the details that she was usually good at.I nodded, only to show her I understood, but I didn’t beca