KATHERINE"Ehhh..."I watched Selena yawning, stretching from side to side as she climbed down the stairs."Oh, you're here," she chirped, smiling at me, while I shyly reciprocated with an awkward one."I need food. I am so hungry. I slept for a long time, right?" she asked while I nodded."Yeah I Know. It feels so good being here in my son's house, and sleeping in it for the first time, I feel so delighted," she said, taking a seat on the couch opposite me. "It's all thanks to you, Katherine.""I'm glad you enjoyed your sleep," I replied."First, serve me wine, and then food." she said, grabbing the TV remote."Yes ma'am," I nodded and headed over to the bar. She looked so care free and full of life. She seemed like a nice person too. I couldn't help wondering why Rock didn't want her to visit him. I returned with a bottle of wine and a glass, placing them on the table as I opened the wine and poured her some."Here," I said, handing her the glass of wine."You're so nice, thanks."
The moment Rock walked into the living room and saw his Mother sitting with Katherine, the frown on his face deepened, his eyes instantly turning red with anger.The two people in the room noticed his mood and gulped down in fright as they quickly stood up, like they were welcoming a furious king. Katherine and Selena, who were laughing as they conversed with each other, were forced to adjust themselves, uncertainty and fear taking over their cheerful mood. "W-welcome h-home, s-son." Selena was the first to speak up while stuttering, a nervous smile on her face. Katherine, on the other hand, was just looking down while playing with her fingers. "What are you doing here? Who allowed you into this house?" Rock's furious voice boomed in the room, his eyes narrowing on his mother. Both Katherine and Selena felt their bodies shudder from the impact of Rock's angry voice. "She's the one," Selena quickly said, pointing at Katherine. She was like a child that had no choice but to say
By the time she got to the door to Rock's room, the courage had already deserted her as she paused in front of the door, contemplating whether to go ahead and knock or not. What if he sends her away without saying anything to her? A lot of thoughts ran through her mind as she stood there bemusedly. But she was already there and couldn't just go back on her determination like a scared rabbit. She took in a deep breath and exhaled before she slowly raised up her hand and hesitated a little before knocking on the door. Katherine pursed her lips, her heart racing erratically as she waited to hear that grumpy voice filled with anger and annoyance, but after waiting for a while, there was no sound coming from the room.She decided to knock again, and again, and still there was no response."Does he hate me that much that he doesn't even want to see me at all?" she thought as she knocked once again.But then, a crashing noise was heard from the room, causing her to pause and listen care
"Are you really going to do this?" Katherine looked over at Rock's mother with a sad face.The woman seemed to have made up her mind. It was nice having someone to talk to and without the woman the house would plunge into loneliness once again. Staying here with the maids who are minding their business is so boring and tiring. It feels like she's in an abandoned graveyard with the workers' spirits. The few days she'd spent with Selena had made her grow fond of her. Katherine had come to realize how an amazing person Selena was; she talked a lot, made jokes when she wanted and the same goes when she's hungry. She's a fun person to be with. It's a pity that Rock doesn't know this side of his mother.If only he had given her a chance.Selena nodded with a sigh. "He hasn't returned for three days at a stretch. Isn't it enough sign to know that he doesn't want me around? I know there are some feuds going on between you two, and I don't want to add more to it.""It's a fake marriage. I'm
KATHERINE I was sitting in the bed, reading a book on my phone, while giggling like a fool. The book was about a contract marriage between a CEO and his secretary. It was more like my situation, but mine was worse. The love between the female lead and the male lead was slowly developing in such a beautiful way, and I couldn't help but feel jealous. Their future was guaranteed, even with the obstacles they were facing. Their relationship was blooming and worth being envious of. Now, I understand why people love to read books. Indeed, fantasy was better than reality. A knock on the door, had my mind returning to reality as I tilted my head towards the door, wondering who the intruder might be. Placing my phone on the nightstand, I slowly climbed down from the bed as I headed for the door. I opened the door and saw Otis standing in front of my room. "Hi," I greeted him with my eyes wide with curiosity. "Hello ma'am, Mr. Figo wants you to dress up and meet him in the car." Otis qu
"We are here, ma'am" Otis announced as he killed the car's engine."Please, address me with my name. Why are you also making things hard for me?" Katherine scolded, feeling angry at the title Otis had used for her.Otis was silent as he got down and opened the car door for his boss' wife. "You're now Mr. Figo's wife and I have to accord you with respect," he said to Katherine with a smile."But I don't want that. Can you please forget about respect, at least when we are alone?" "No, ma'am" Otis politely refused.Seeing that her words wouldn't change anything, Katherine decided to let the man be. She slowly climbed down from the car as Otis led her inside the building. "I don't believe what Rose said," Otis suddenly said, causing Katherine to pause and stare widely at him. "Can't you see that he's not happy with the way he's treating you?" he added. "I don't think so." Katherine disagreed, shaking her head. "I would advise you to pay more attention to him. And please, try your best
"Finally" Hannah muttered, yawning lazily before stretching herself from side to side. She stood up and began packing her things into her bag as it was time to get off work. Her intention was to go and see Katherine before going home. Because of work, she hadn't been able to see her friend. She missed her so much. However, the excitement on her face instantly withered the moment she looked up and saw her boss who was about to knock on the door."I'm happy to see you but don't even dare to send me on any errand right now. I have to see Katherine today," she huffed silently."Are you heading home now? " Jason asked, as he got closer to her. "It's time to get off work, sir" she replied sarcastically."Of course I know that." Jason chuckled. "What I wanted to ask was if you are free to have dinner with me tonight," he said, while staring deep into her eyes, making the lady's heart to flutter as she slowly licked her lips. 'Don't look at me that way, I'm not going to fall for it.' Ha
"Oh my God! What are you doing here?" Katherine chirped excitedly as she rushed into Hannah's arms. "I'm here to see my pregnant friend, of course. I know she has missed me a lot." Hannah chuckled as she hugged her friend back. "I have missed you so much." Katherine admitted excitedly, pulling her friend over to a couch as they sat down."Here, I bought fruit for you." Hannah said, handing her a bag."You didn't have to, there's more than enough in the house." "Well, mine is different from the rest," Hanna countered. "This set is filled with your best-friend's love." "And I will surely enjoy them," Katherine said while the two laughed."How have you been? Hope the baby is kicking very well." "Hmm..." Katherine sighed."What is it?" Hannah furrowed her brows."I'm fine.""I know you are not, but you have to take care of yourself.""I'm trying my best. Even if I don't want to, I know I have to try for the baby."The two continued to chat as snacks were served them by a maid."I wan
One year later. Sitting on a chair in the garden with my eyes trained on one little child and a bigger one as they played, I couldn't help grinning with excitement on my face. It was hilarious watching Rock on his fours as he gave Justin a piggyback, and if he delayed, Justin would flog his back, making him move faster. Who knew that the mighty grumpy CEO would become such a devoted man for his family? It felt surreal and wonderful. It felt like a dream come through seeing the man of my dream and my child playing like two kids while I watched. We are now a complete family after three years of me crying in pain and sorrow. While I was reminiscing about the past, I didn't know when my hand went over to the ring on my finger as I began to caress it out of habit.Yes, Rock did propose to me. It was last month, on a loving, cool evening, when he'd gotten on his knee and asked if I would marry him with a ring in his hand. He had insisted that he wanted us to have an official weddin
Deciding that it was best to just avoid Rock, Katherine hurriedly headed for the door. Although their son might have made their relationship turn around positively, it still felt surreal and strange, making things a little awkward between them. However, her hand was suddenly captured before she could reach the door, causing her to halt her movement. "What is it?" Katherine quirked her brows up in confusion.'What was I even expecting from her? That she will run into my arms with excitement and hug me after everything? Hmph...' Rock shook his thoughts to the back of his mind as he looked at Katherine with a gloomy expression."I just want us to have a good talk", he proposed, releasing his grip on her."Why?" 'Is she still mad at me?' Rock couldn't help but reason with himself as he heard the sound of her voice. Katherine shivered slightly as she was beginning to feel uncomfortable under Rock's burning and unwavering gaze. No matter how much she tried to lie to her
After rescuing Justin, Rock took Katherine and his son back to his house. Katherine couldn't help feeling weird as she stepped into the house she'd once lived in once again. She was in the same room she'd once stayed in and, to her surprise, everything was still the same. She didn't even have to bother about what to wear because all the clothes and other things the man had angrily gotten for her were still intact. She'd expected the man to do away with everything after her disappearance. "Why's all this still here?" she whispered to herself in shock. "Mom, what are you mumbling about? I want to sleep." Justin suddenly screamed, taking his mother out of her head.Katherine chuckled as she quickly closed the closet and turned to look at her son who was sitting on the bed while staring confusedly at her."I wasn't saying anything, honey. Why don't you go to sleep? You've eaten and bathed. What more do you want?" she walked over to the fuming boy on the bed and gave his head a loving
Katherine and Rock got to the location Rose had specified with Alex. It was in an underground garage. Katherine was the first to get down from the car. She bit her lip, tears filling her eyes as she saw her son. "Mom," the boy screamed as she saw his mother. He tried to run towards Katherine, but Rose prevented him, causing him to start crying. "Let him go." Katherine spat coldly. "Not when I haven't seen what I want," Rose snorted. "Let the child go. " Alex said, causing Rose to shudder as she quickly released the child, while Justin quickly rushed into his mother's open arms. "Baby," Rose called out, as she rushed into Alex's arms. "I have missed you so much." "Let's go," Alex said, as he wriggled away from the woman. He headed straight to Rose's car, taking his position in the passenger's seat. "Oh OK," Rose nodded in bewilderment, as she speechlessly strolled over to the car. She couldn't understand why she was getting cold treatment from Alex. However, she quickly turne
Rock's eyes turned red as he looked back at Katherine, who was glaring speechlessly at him. He silently took a step closer to her, while she took some wary ones back. Rock suddenly stretched his hand and swiftly held onto her waist as he pulled her into his arms, hugging her tight while nuzzling her neck."I missed you." Katherine hissed, as she wriggled in his arms trying to free herself, and while she was struggling so hard, coupled with the fact that Rock was a little tipsy, he lost his balance and the two landed on the floor with Katherine on his body. "Ahh..." they grunted in pain. Katherine was atop the man, and their faces were so close that they could feel each other's warm breath.Katherine, whose eyes were tightly shot, slowly opened them and almost freaked out by their position. She hurriedly tried to get off the man, but Rock prevented her by abruptly capturing her lips with his as he kissed her deeply and hungrily. However, he was forced to let go when he felt wetnes
"Mr. Figo." Dr. Steve shivered as Rock sat on the chair opposite his desk. He was surprised when he got a call from Rock, it was like a dream. He never expected that Rock would ever come to visit him and with the way his eyes were so cold and void of any soft emotion, the doctor couldn't help but silently gulp down in fright. He could already feel a bad premonition of this unexpected visit from Rock."Why do you look so startled to see me? I made an appointment before coming," Rock said, folding his arms to his chest as he leaned back against the chair. "I know." Dr. Steve chuckled, trying to hide his uneasiness. "I'm just shocked because it's been a while.""With the status of my health, can I impregnate a woman?" Rock suddenly leaned close and said as he decided to cut to the chase. "I saw a child that resembled me. And I slept with his mother prior to our parting a few years back." Dr. Steve was taken aback by the unexpected question, as he didn't know whether to say the truth or
After relocating back to her hometown, Katherine decided to open her own business. She was inside her flower shop, when a chime sounded from the front of the store. She came out from the back store to attend to her customer. But then, she suddenly froze seeing the face she hadn't expected to see ever again in her life.Rock also stood there speechlessly and their gazes locked, longingly. Time suddenly stopped as the two stared into each other's eyes. Katherine was the first to realize herself, as her mood instantly changed."What do you want?" She spat coldly, with no form of emotion on her beautiful face. "Are we going to pretend that you don't know me?" Rock felt a pang in his chest. She had turned colder than he knew her. She's like a different person. "Are we going to pretend that you're nothing but a customer?" Katherine threw back. Apparently, she wasn't ready to be bothered at all."Mom, is that my dad?" Justin suddenly asked, rushing out from where he was. He held onto hi
In his office, Rock felt troubled and restless as he paced back and forth in the room. He had been lost in his thoughts and dying of curiosity ever since that very day he had run into Katherine and the little boy at his brother's wedding. The image of the little boy had refused to vanish from his memories. It's so vivid and each time he closed his eyes, he would see him gripping him with his innocent blinking eyes. Rock didn't even know how Katherine had managed to vanish from the wedding with her child. He tried looking for her even at the reception party, but she was nowhere to be found. It was as if she had disappeared into thin air with her son.He took out his phone and dialed a number."Mr. Figo." a voice was heard from the other end of the call. "Where are you?" Rock asked, his voice serious, indicating that he wasn't in the mood for any joke."I'm in my office, of course." Greg replied, while chuckling. "What is it? Why do you sound so grumpy?""I need you to fin
Three Years Later."Kat," Hannah screamed with excitement while waving her hand as she saw Katherine, who also had a smile on her face. The two quickly rushed into each other's arms as they hugged so tightly while swinging from side to side and were only forced to pull away by a little hand that suddenly tapped on Katherine's side. Katherine and Hannah slowly looked down and saw round eyes staring at them with a pout and smiled. The little guy felt left out from the look on his face."Justin." Hannah's smile widened as she crouched down to meet the kid's level while patting his hair lovingly."I missed you," the kid said before rushing into Hannah's arms to get his own long-awaited hug, while Katherine burst into laughter."Oh so adorable" Hannah chuckled as she carried the kid in her arms, teasing his smooth cheek. "I miss you more,""The car is over there" Hannah pointed, taking the lead with Justin still in her arms, while Katherine followed."Why did you come to pick me up? You c