KATHERINEThe weather was soothing and comforting, the cool night breeze tousling my hair everywhere, disheveling it. But I didn't mind, because I was enjoying the comfort. It wasn't as bad as the burden on my chest right now, which I wish it would wash away. However, I hastened my steps when the wind became heavier and unbearable, as well as the loud rumbling of thunder and lightning.The rain had already started to drizzle by the time I got home. I barely made it out. Although I would have loved to dance in the rain, I had to rush home since I didn't want Hannah to be worried about me.I love rain, but it makes me feel sick with a cold and fever whenever I get beaten."How was it?" I could feel the excitement in Hannah's voice as she asked me this question. She wanted to know everything in detail, causing me to sigh helplessly, regretting why I mentioned this to her. But she's my best friend, and I didn't want to hide my whereabouts from her. I have been lying to her about differ
NARRATOROtis went into the bar, and scanning through the bar, he saw his boss leaning against the booth seat, arms crossed and head slightly bent. It looked as if he was meditating, but he knew better."Sir, can we go now?" he got closer to his boss and asked respectfully, his hands clasped behind him.But he didn't hear any reply, even after repeating the question, so he tapped the man a little, gently.Rock finally lifted his head and stared at his driver. Then, he looked around but found no sign of Katherine."Where is Ms. Whites?" he asked, as he grabbed his glass with one hand, the other holding the whiskey bottle as he poured himself a drink."Sir, she went home." Otis informed his boss, hoping that the man would stop drinking already. He had never seen his boss like this before. This was the first time he would drink like this ever since he started working for him.Looks like there's something bothering him. Otis couldn't help but silently pray for his boss.Although Rock hard
NARRATORIt was Thursday morning, the weather was bright. Although it had rained cat and dog the previous night, the sun was now shining like it never did, radiating through the gloomy city.Katherine was in her position in the office as usual, her hands on the keyboard moving with zealousness and meticulously as she typed like her life depended on it.She was only trying to get her mind off what had happened last night. Her impulsive act was catching up with her. She could still recall that moment, the picture was vivid in her eyes.Although she regretted her actions, she couldn't deny how splendid it had felt. Kissing Rock, having a taste of those sexy as hell lips had always been her desire.And right now, she couldn't explain how happy she was.Nevertheless, her happiness was also accompanied with some fears, so she couldn't rejoice outright. It was a stupid move that she had made. Now, the fear that someone might have seen her was weighing heavily on her mind. Moreover, Rock him
NARRATORThe room was awfully quiet to a chilly point, making it easier for the sound of the heels that were harshly smacking against the floor, repeatedly and in a rhythmic motion, to be heard clearly. There were two people in the room; one looked furious and menacing like a beast out to suck blood while the other fidgeted and cowered in fear.Katherine could feel the sound of Rose's shoe hitting hard on her chest, making her tremble tremendously. It was agonizing to endure and she just wished Rose would stop already and say what it was that was making her fume with so much anger. Rose, who was pacing back and forth, suddenly paused, as she turned to look at Katherine.Katherine swallowed anxiously and quickly looked down."A friend of mine owns a bar, a luxurious one at that..." Rose began, causing Katherine to slowly look up at her. "One day, something happened and they decided to find out what by checking the CCTV. Do you know what they discovered?"Katherine licked her lips ner
NARRATORKatherine was practically in a trance as she dejectedly walked home, her mood damped with sadness, her glasses hanging loosely on the bridge of her nose. Her legs were heavy as they moved one after the other, mirroring the sadness in her heart. All of a sudden, she paused and sighed as she slowly raised her hands up and felt her cheeks. She could still feel the soreness of the scathing slap on her cheeks. Rose had made sure to distribute the hot slaps between her cheeks and it still hurt. She knew that Rose would be mad if she found out her secret, but she never expected her to hit her so hard. The best thing for her to do was to stay off Rose's fish in order not to perish while sniffing it.Katherine decided to be careful and refrain from anything that would make Rose get angry to the extent of hitting her again. She was no masochist and detested anything called pain. With this resolve in mind, Katherine finally calmed her aching heart as she strutted home like nothing had
NARRATORRolling her eyes inwardly, Katherine quickly grabbed her bag and rushed after her boss. This was the second time he had done this to her; taking her to unexpected places without any prior arrangement or informing her earlier.Not that she didn't want to go. In fact, she would love to spend every moment with her boss- it's been one of her fantasies. However, that would only make things more difficult for her. What would happen if she couldn't keep her feelings to herself or let her emotions get the best of her? Then, he would find out what she had been hiding just like Rose did. She needed no fortune teller to know what that would cost her."Just when did our relationship change to the extent that we are now going to places together?" Katherine silently cried, as she walked into the elevator beside her boss. Standing close to the man was enough torture already, talk more of sitting beside him in the car. Just when she thought that she would finally be left alone. "It's goi
NARRATORRock, was fast enough to catch Katherine, thereby preventing her from crashing to the hard floor. Rock blinked confusedly, as he suddenly felt strange. His eyes moved from her captivating blue orbs that were hidden behind her glasses, to land on her thin pair of lips. Then he felt it, his heart acting up for no reason."What's this feeling?' he voiced his confusion in his head, with his brows furrowed. Katherine silently purred in pleasure when she realized that she was in her boss' arms. The way his warm and comfy hands wrapped around her tiny frame protectively felt so good. She would love to fall over and over if that was the only way of being in those arms. She waited for the man to let go of her but he didn't, as their gaze suddenly locked. Feeling the burning gaze of the onlookers, Katherine tried to move herself away from her boss and her action brought the man back to reality as he finally let go."Mm... Are you okay?" he cleared his throat before asking."Y-yes" K
NARRATORKatherine was momentarily speechless, bewildered by the words Alex had said, without any hesitation. What baffled her the most was that there was not a shred of remorse in his eyes, and his attitude was nonchalant. It was as if he was doing the right thing and he had every right to do so."Then you must really have a death wish. I'm so disappointed in you," Katherine finally let out, staring incredulously at Alex. She couldn't help but think of how efficient and diligent Alex had been with his work, how much Rock trusted and valued him. She also had some respect for the man, but now, even a dog would earn her respect before Alex."Is that all you really have to say?""What about you? You think I don't know how you feel about our boss? The way you look at him, you always want to cease every opportunity to see him, the way you giggle foolishly at yourself?" Alex suddenly snapped. Katherine's face instantly turned red, as she pulled her lips into her mouth nervously. "Am I tha
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