NARRATOR Rock wasn't in the mood to laugh and be merry like the others. Everything sounded like noise to his ear, so he'd decided to take a stroll. He walked straight to the spot he loved most in this resort. It was a spectacular spot facing the lake. Sitting on a bench with his back leaned against it, one hand propped on the backrest, he crossed his legs, sipping the beer he'd taken with him as he thought about his life with his gaze focused on nothingness.The more he thought about his life, the more empty he felt. Ever since his father's death, he'd worked hard to take the company which was his father's legacy to the next level and he did succeed. The company is now one of the richest companies in the world with different branches as they manufacture different products. He was filthy rich. But whoever said money can buy happiness was wrong. The amount of things he'd achieved couldn't fill the void in his heart right now.He wasn't in this state because his wife didn't come here
NARRATOR"I can feel how sad you are." Katherine caressed Rock's right cheek as she stared into his eyes, her compelling blue orbs moving back and forth into his eyes. "But you have to be strong no matter what. It will surely pass." she assured him.After saying this, she leaned closer to him with her eyes pining down his. Rock swallowed hard as their lips became awfully close, and he could feel her warmth tickling his face. But just as their lips were about to graze, her head suddenly fell on his shoulder.He sighed, as he found his hand patting her back. "I will take you back to your room now, Ms. whites" he said, as he stood up and he scooped her into his arms and headed towards the building. So far, she was a good distraction that made him forget about his worries momentarily. After sending Katherine back to her room, Rock headed back to his room. He sighed as he went straight to the fridge and took out a bottle of whiskey and poured himself some.Sitting on the couch in his roo
KATHERINE"What?!!!" I practically screamed with my mouth wide open, scrambling up to my feet with dread in my eyes. "I know you will be shocked to hear this, after what transpired between the two of you." Hannah giggled, giving me a suspicious look. I know what she was doing, but now wasn't the right time. "What happened between us?" I glared curiously at her, slightly forgetting about my current predicament. "That's what I want to know too. Do you remember anything at all?" she questioned, her eyes sparkling with expectation and I just rolled my eyes at her as reality hit me.I can't believe I just fucked up. I silently cried as I ransacked the bed for my phone, ignoring my crazy friend. "What is it, Kat? What are you looking for?" I turned to look at Hannah, whose face was now soaked with worry. I just shook my head, even if I told her, she wouldn't understand. In fact, I don't have the luxury to explain anything to her right now. But, I think it's high time I let her in on wh
NARRATORAlthough Hannah was confused, and she didn't know what was happening to her friend at all, she decided to calm her down first. She pulled Katherine into her arms and patted her back warmly. Katherine relaxed a little under her friend's embrace, but after a while, she pulled away as she picked up her phone and rushed out of the room. Hannah was taken aback, not knowing whether to chase after her friend or to just sit back and wait for her. But after a sigh, she decided to run after her friend.Katherine was so worried that she felt so uneasy, her heart beating with trepidation.She kept repeating a silent prayer, as she dialed Rose's number, placing the phone against her ear. But it was still the same result; no response.But she didn't give up.She continued pacing around, biting her index finger as she prayed for a miracle to happen while she dialed the number over and over."That witch," she cursed helplessly, as the phone rang once again but no response. "Now that you're
Rose and Alex were woken up by a persistent and disturbing sound, the doorbell.After the sumptuous and satisfying love-making between them, the two had fallen asleep in each other's arms. Rose was sure that her husband wouldn't return till evening, and besides, Katherine wouldn't let her down. So she felt at ease while having the best nap after their blissful exercise. But the unexpected sound from the door had startled them. The two hummed, as they slowly rolled away from each other, before reality suddenly hit them. They weren't expecting anyone, so who could it be? Of course, just one person came to mind. The two glanced at each other, their expressions pale as they swallowed in fright. One was the wife, and the other, the employee. They needed no seer to realize the deep shit they had entered if Rock were to catch them here together."What if?" Was the only thing that kept ringing in their heads as they scrambled to their feet. With every beat of their hearts pounding with appr
NARRATORKatherine woke up with a heavy heart, not knowing whether she should get up or keep lying helplessly on the bed. However, it was Monday morning. She must get up and prepare for work. She tossed and turned a little while before she shot up from the bed with her eyes still closed. She grunted in frustration, roughing her hair as she slowly opened her eyes and peered confusedly at the window. After the weekend merriment followed by unexpected heartache, it was finally time for her to face her boss, and she didn't think she had enough confidence to face that man. Rose had refused to answer her calls and it scared the hell out of her as only one thought occupied her mind. She ran her hand through her hair, sighing as she picked up her phone from the bedside table. She quickly scanned through the device, disappointment instantly eating up her hope. There was neither a missed call from Hannah nor Rose. She shook her head and sighed as she dropped the phone back. It was as if she
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
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