NARRATORRolling onto his side, Rock stretched his right hand and felt the bed, but found no one. He instantly sat up, his eyes scanning the whole room, but it was empty. There was no sign of his wife anywhere. He took his phone on the bedside table to see that it was 6:am. Normally, he wakes up earlier than this. 5:am, he was up but he had worked till late at night, which made him wake up by that time. He dropped the phone back on the table, lifted the covers and slowly climbed down from the bed. He yawned lazily and stretched himself a little before heading towards the bathroom.It was time to prepare for the day. Mondays were always packed with meetings and so on.After brushing his teeth, he quickly washed up, before tying a towel around his firm waist as he strolled out of the room while using another to dry his hair.He walked into the closet, which was fully stacked to the brim. Different colors of expensive suits, shirts, shoes, watches, colognes and so on. He stood in one p
NARRATOR Getting into his office, Rock unbuttoned his blazer and sat on the chair behind his desk.The only reason why he appeared to be in a good mood was because of that very woman God had decided to bless him with. She was the best, the only one that understood him the most and would always be there for him.The doctor's result was out! Rock is currently on medication. He would have to avoid some certain foods and drinks for the time being, as the result stated that he had a low sperm count, which was the reason they hadn't been able to conceive. But instead of blaming him or getting angry at him for not taking good care of himself, Rose was overly understanding. She encouraged him to believe in himself and abide by the doctor's instructions. She even went ahead to tell him that not all men with such problems couldn't give birth. If you work on yourself, you will surely impregnate a woman.It made him wonder the type of woman she was. She was so understanding and caring!Sigh
NARRATORKatherine swallowed nervously, clenching her hands silently as the atmosphere plummeted, and she could feel cold sweat dripping down her back.She suddenly felt confused and lost as her twitching gaze met that of Rose's cold one. It was as if Rose was recalling some bad memories, judging from the way her brows would furrow from time to time. Her hand tightened on the glass in her hand, it was as if the glass had done something bad to her and she wanted to crush it.Katherine couldn't help but wonder what had gone wrong. Perhaps she had spoken too harshly to Rose, causing the woman that was previously smiling and accommodating to suddenly grow colder.Rose acted ignorant, as she tilted her head slightly to the side, stylishly peeking at Katherine's expression. She knew that Katherine was afraid of her, from the way she was looking like someone that was seeing a ghost. It pleased her.While Katherine was thinking that Rose was about to do something nasty to her, Rose did the op
NARRATORKatherine noticed that the driver didn't even ask for the address to her house, so she assumed that Rose must've done a background check on her.That woman was even more scary than she had imagined, and it scared her like hell. The thought of her alone was enough to give her a migraine.How the hell did she get herself involved with such a scary being?"We are here." The driver suddenly announced as the car halted, pulling Katherine's thoughts back to reality."Oh" Katherine nodded her head, as she quietly exited the car. Like she'd anticipated, the driver actually dropped her in front of her house. This confirms her assumptions.With her shoulders crestfallen, she made her way towards her house with a heavy heart.Before she could open the door, it was opened and she was utterly surprised to see Hannah, who was grinning suspiciously at her. Katherine instantly regretted the idea of allowing the driver to drop her off in front of the house. She had forgotten about Hannah, a
KATHERINEThese last few days have been hectic for me. Watching Rose and Alex while they kissed and constantly made out, almost having sex in front of me, was disheartening and agonizing.I mean, why was she even doing this to me? Within these few days of hanging out with the two, I have come to realize that Rose doesn't have a conscience at all. She was a demon in human clothing.I am trapped, stuck in between making the right decision and watching them helplessly, just like I have been doing. How can I back out, when she has already signed up to make things difficult for me?Watching my boss each day was even more heartbreaking. I have been guilt-ridden. I found it difficult to stand before him. I couldn't look him in the eyes and I was always shaking any time he came close to me, afraid that he would find out the secret that I had been hiding deep inside me.I have been stressed physically, emotionally and mentally and I'm almost exhausted.Rose is actually giving me more than I
KATHERINEI knocked gently on the door, and waited for a little when I heard my boss' deep mesmerizing voice say, "Come in."And so, I slowly pushed the door open and walked in.The scene before me was both annoying and irritating. "Mr. Rock was seated on his chair behind his big mahogany desk, his fingers moving gently on the keyboard of his laptop, while his shameless wife was behind him. She was hugging him from the back with her hands wrapped around his neck while she slowly nibbled his neck in a sensual way.I almost threw the hot coffee in my hand away at the sight, but somehow managed to control myself.I had to act like I didn't see anything as I walked over to the desk and dropped her coffee.If it was before, I would've been happy for my boss because he had such a loving wife. However, knowing her secret, I could see through her pretentious act, and it was upsetting. I felt jealousy wash over me, and suppressed a roll of my eyes. She must be doing this for fun, probably to
NARRATORRock was in his office dealing with some paperwork when a knock came from the door."Come in." he let out, while still concentrating on what he was doing.He heard footsteps approaching his desk and looked up.A young man in a black and white suit was standing before him with a file in his hand. Rock had noticed some suspicious relationship between his wife and secretary. And it had him wondering why, because it seemed fake and abnormal to him. He could remember several occasions when Rose was extremely angry with Katherine. Although he had pretended not to see it, there were cases where Rose had seriously reprimanded Katherine in a harsh way. How could they possibly turn to friends overnight?They were like 5 and 6. They shopped together, hung out together and did a lot of things together. His wife even went further to introduce Katherine to him as her new-found friend.He knew that his wife didn't like Katherine to the extent of the two becoming friends. And no matter how
KATHERINEWe got to the venue of the party. Otis drove into the driveway and killed the engine. While Otis quickly rushed out to help Mr. Rock open his door, I helped myself out."Get the gift, Otis, and hand it over to Ms. Whites." He said to Otis, before heading into the building, not even waiting for me.Otis walked over to the trunk and brought out something that was tightly wrapped and handed it over to me."What's this, Otis?""I don't know, but it's a gift for the celebrant," he replied, while closing the trunk." Oh." I nodded my head, as I grabbed the gift and headed towards the magnificent building.This place was indeed beautiful, with different types of flowers decorating the whole environment, and the scenery was gorgeous. The house was made up of two buildings facing each other with a swimming pool in the center. Since it was already getting dark, the lights were switched on, adding more beauty to the scenery.The owner of this place must be loaded."Welcome." A man that
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