NARRATOR"Hello sir,""Get me coffee, Ms. Whites." the man's sharp voice instructed, before the call abruptly ended. Katherine shuddered, staring dazedly at the intercom as the call ended. She tried to wrap her head around what had just happened, not knowing which scared her the most; the fact that her boss was in the office so early or that his voice was alarmingly frigid. For the first time in months since Rose had introduced her to Rock as her friend, his voice was kind of different. It was as if they had gone back in time with how cold and irritated he sounded. Or was it in her head? Only one way to find out.Katherine sighed, pulling wandering thoughts together as she quickly stood up and, with hurried steps, she went to attend to her boss' needs. Meanwhile, in his office, Rock sighed for the hundredth time. He slowly rested his back against his chair, his hand playing with the head of a pen. He was trying to concentrate on his work, with the hope that it would help him get his
NARRATORThe new discovery was able to change Rock's mindset towards his wife. Instead of heading home after work, he was in a bar trying to get himself drunk to oblivion. As much as he wanted to hate himself for believing in mere suspicion, he couldn't just lie to himself by assuming she was innocent.Perhaps he was afraid of going home because he didn't want to face her at all. The evidence in her eyes was so too much to ignore. Then, her pretense as if everything was fine was baffling. How could she look into his eyes and smile so warningly after lying to him? Sighing helplessly, he grabbed his glass, taking a swig of the whiskey."Why are you out here drinking all by yourself? Shouldn't you be with your lovely wife?" a voice suddenly interrupted his messy thoughts.Rock slowly tilted his head to the side to see the source of the intrusive voice, hissing in irritation when he saw Nora Jones smirking at him. He just shook his head and looked away, ignoring her sarcastic comment. The
KATHERINE I glared at my food, sighing for the hundredth time. Looking at the food, I suddenly lost my appetite. How can I eat when the only thing I can feel right now is the sadness, worry, guilt and regret that keeps choking me. Shaking my head, I quietly stood up and cleared my table before making my way back to my desk.It's Friday already and I have not been able to hear anything from my best friend, or her whereabouts. She just vanished from my life. Perhaps she didn't want to see me again. I have never felt this lonely and abandoned in my life before. It was as if my life had plummeted into darkness. Hannah's disappearance has created a void in my life, and I just wish I could go back in time and fix what I have done wrong. But it's too late, which is so sad. I only hope Hannah forgives me and that she's fine wherever she is.I groaned in frustration while glaring at the computer before me like it was the cause of my problems. I wasn't in the mood to continue working. In fact,
NARRATOR Katherine was lost in her thoughts, as she wondered why her boss was busy reading that book. It was strange. She'd never seen him reading any book that was not related to business. Moreover, that very book looked familiar and she couldn't help but wonder where she'd seen it. After pondering over it a little more with no idea coming to mind, she decided to brush off the thought. However, her concentration was already lost, swallowed by curiosity."It looked interesting, maybe I should also try to read it," she concluded with a smile. While she was still lost in her thoughts, her boss suddenly zoomed passed her. She blinked confusedly, scratching her head as she stared at his receding back in a daze, wondering where he was heading to with such a hurried step. Then it dawned on her that Rock was supposed to attend a meeting in the next hour. She scrambled up to her feet immediately, as she dashed after him. She had to use her hand to stop the elevator from closing,
NARRATORJason looked excited and distressed as his hand moved across the screen of his iPad, scrolling through the pictures on the screen with so much concentration that one might think that he was balancing a million dollar account. He was so lost that he didn't notice when a slight knock sounded on the door before it was pushed open."What are you doing?" he heard a familiar voice and quickly looked up at once. A smile crept up his face, abandoning what he was doing to focus on his brother, who had a dark conflicted expression on his face. "Look who is here. Is it going to rain today?" he let out, as he stood up and rushed over to the window, flipping the blinds to take a look. "What are you doing?" Rock asked, furrowing his brows.Jason looked back and smiled, "Checking if the weather has changed, oh, it has." he said, pointing at the cloud. "I'm sure it will rain soon. I can't believe you came to my office for the first time since I started to work here."Rock sighed with a ro
NARRATOR Resting his muddled head against the car's seat, Rock sighed while closing his eyes. The meeting with Mr. Gilbert had just ended and it had taken him so much effort to endure the agonizing duration of the meeting. He couldn't concentrate as his attention was divided, and all he could think about was his wife. He was grateful that the meeting had ended perfectly without any problems thanks to his professionalism. He would've canceled the meeting, but he couldn't because it was very important. So he had to give all his best, irrespective of his personal issues. At some point, he became so impatient and couldn't just wait for the meeting to end. All he thought about was his wife. She probably didn't know that he was already aware of her affairs. She must be in the store smiling at the customers like usual. He wished he could just see her face right now, but that could wait till after he had met Greg. Greg was holding back some piece of vital information from Rock and had r
"What are you doing here?""To see you, of course."Rose walked over to a couch in her office and sat down while crossing her legs, arms folded. She looked so elegant, calm and collected like nothing was happening. It was as if nothing could affect her. "I'm listening, make it snappy. I'm a busy person," she barked, glaring impatiently at Katherine. Katherine couldn't help but roll her eyes inwardly, she was irritated beyond imagination. Rose's calm demeanor when the storm was obviously approaching was so baffling and unnerving. And God knows that she has had enough of her nonsense. She wanted to know if the lady would remain calm and unfazed after hearing what she was about to say. "Before you keep pretending like nothing is happening, do you even stop to ponder over what would happen if your husband finds out about you and Alex?" she asked, her hands emphasizing how serious she was."Who knows? Why do you ask?" Rose shrugged. "Go ahead and tell me why you're here," she said, as s
NARRATOR Alex inhaled sharply upon the sight of Rose. He closed and opened his eyes, but she was still there and he was doomed. Rose gasped, taking some wary steps back as she saw the faces that weren't supposed to be there. That was when she realized she'd actually done something unreasonable, she'd done this, not even stopping to give Alex a call. How was she supposed to know that her husband was already one step ahead of her? She just stood there at the entrance, heart racing in her chest, not knowing whether to take a step into the room or turn back and make a run for it. She felt like the ground could just open and swallow her. The look on Rock's face showed how disappointed, disgusted and angry he was and, at this point, she knew the man could do anything to her. She'd been careful, discreet and calculated with her moves all these years only to mess up at the end. Her situation rightly fits the saying 'everyday for the thief and one day for the owner'. "I'm screwed" was
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