“Wow, it's so beautiful… I love it,” some women kept exclaiming while checking Alana's dress. Just like Brigitte had told her. There would be some rich women who loved fashion more than anything. The four women surrounding her didn't stop complimenting her dress and simple makeup. “I'd love one…for my birthday…this is incredible" another one chimed in, Alana couldn't help but smile wholeheartedly. “She's the best…” Brigitte said and secretly elbowed Alana, both giggled inwardly. “But how come she isn't famous…with such rare talent… I've never heard of her,” this time it was the blonde lady who said. Alana noticed it was the one who wasn't impressed. Her father held some position in the government. “Emma, cool down…she's new okay…even if she's new…take a look at this,” her friend said coaxing her, but the so-called Emma shrugged and held her champagne flute elegantly. “Sweetie, I don't believe this… I mean, has she held any fashion runway…released a collection…no right…so why wo
The room looked like the fancy kind. Alana spotted some trophies in the cabinet. She walked closer to the desk. He was at least a few feet taller than what gave him an imposing look. His shoulders were broad although not muscular, but he had an aura which could be par to Ricardo. Even so, Alana knew Ricardo's demeanor was overpowering. “May I know your name?” Alana asked politely. The man didn't dare turn around, which made her even more curious. “Mrs. Romero, do you think it's a good idea to leave the party and follow a stranger…secretly,” the man said calmly as he turned around. Even his voice was rather raspy and more like spoke from the stomach. Alana wondered if it was his voice or uttered by the mask he was wearing. “I'm just curious to know the genius behind the great designs people are going crazy over,” Alana said nonchalantly, earning a chuckle from the man. Despite the mask, Alana could sense a smirk in his laugh. Either way, he stared at him hoping to see his eyes but t
Alana panicked once they arrived home, apparently, Santiago had fallen ill and was rushed to the hospital. Chloe had gone with him; hence they rushed there. Ricardo was pacing back and forth outside the hospital room, while Chloe sat in the waiting room. Alana was worried about the little boy. When she left, he was okay, although she noticed something odd about him.“A-Alana, I thought you knew Santi wasn't feeling well… I…” Chloe stammered while scratching the back of her neck, Alana's lips parted to speak, but she couldn't find words to explain. “He was okay when we left… I thought…”“You knew he wasn't feeling well, and you didn't dare tell me,” Ricardo was not happy, his sin came first. No matter what, Santiago meant the world to him. However, Alana composed herself and blinked away tears.“I'm sorry… I didn't think this could get worse,” she muttered and averted her eyes from him. Ricardo ran his hands through his hair furiously. “Why didn't you tell me, huh?” Ricardo asked as
Marcela's cold eyes darted around the room and then shifted back to Ricardo. After Chloe left, the room remained quiet. “And I thought you changed…what's all this, huh?” She was not happy seeing how Ricardo was behaving after everything. She thought he finally accepted Alana, but he was still hiding what happened in the past. “It's my private life…she doesn't have to know,” Ricardo simply said and concentrated on his files. Marcela frowned even more and walked closer to the desk. “She's your wife…why don't you stop this and tell her what happened…” The best thing he could do was confide in Alana, she already proved to be a great wife and a mother. However, Ricardo was busy shutting her out. “My son and I were fine before…if she wants to stay she can…if she doesn't want then no one will stop her,” Ricardo said nonchalantly, he didn't care whether a woman wanted to stay in his life or not. His son meant the world to him. If she made such mistakes concerning his son, then she would ma
Ricardo was agitated, and nervous as the doctor told him the news he wasn't expecting. Blinking a few times, he felt his heart thumping painful. He thought he heard wrong, but no, the doctor said it.“I'm sorry we can't save the baby…she's too weak to carry the pregnancy,” the doctor repeated, the words which caused Ricardo's knees to weaken. Shaking his head, he glanced over the closed door and then at the doctor.“What happened to my wife…you need to save them both,” he muttered and rested his hand on the chair support. He couldn't take it anymore. So much had happened to his wife and he wasn't aware of it.“She wasn't taking proper care of herself…your wife was too stressed, which affected the baby… I'm afraid if we don't do this…we might lose her,” the doctor remarked, realizing how hard it was for the mother and father of the child. Ricardo ran his hands in his hair furiously, he didn't know what to do. His mind was a mess.“Save my wife…please I'll do anything, I'll pay any amou
“GET OUT NOW!” Alana yelled and pushed away the servant girl, everything she was holding scattered on the floor, shattering the glass into pieces. The girl was scared out of her wits that she didn't dare go close to her boss.“P-please eat something…t-take your medicine,” the girl dropped to her knees and tried to gather the pills scattered all over.“M-madam please you are not well…” the girl pleaded with Alana, but she kept throwing things around. Afraid of what might happen to her boss, she ran out of the room to call for help. The girl was running down the passageway when she nearly bumped into someone. “I'm so sorry, I…” she said nervously and glanced up only to find her boss.“What is it…has she eaten?” Ricardo asked the girl she asked to give Alana something to eat. She would rather not see him. It had been five days since the incident and his wife refused to see him.“No, sir…she threw away everything… I'm afraid” the girl said and dropped to her knees. She hoped her boss did
Chloe paced back and forth by the stairs with the curiosity of wanting to know what was happening behind the closed door. She heard half of it, but Ricardo dragged Alana to the study room before she could hear more. But from what she heard, Alana asked Ricardo for a divorce. She didn't think things would escalate to such an extent, but she smiled and waited for the outcome.“Ms, the drink you asked for,” one of the servant girls said to Chloe, startling her. Turning around, her gaze was sharp and frightening that the girl lowered her head.“Pathetic," Chloe muttered and snatched the glass of water from the servant. “You can go,” she added, and turned away from her. The servant girl didn't waste any time but left right away.“What could be happening?” Chloe muttered while glancing around for those nosy helpers if they were around. When there was no one, she quickly tiptoed to the study, hoping to eavesdrop more.“You are making such a decision without considering your family,” Ricardo
“She's your wife…she said that, and you let her go,” Marcela was in disbelief as she paced back and forth in Ricardo's office. She got a call earlier, only to find out Alana and Ricardo separated.“Go now and get her back…do you think marriage is a joke,” she had worked hard to get a girl like Alana for Ricardo. She was exceptional and a good girl from a good family.“Her parents entrusted her to us…she's your wife so now go and apologize to us,” she said with a slam of her hand on the desk, Ricardo was silent as he listened carefully. Alana made her decision, he tried to stop her, but she wouldn't listen. “You forced this on me… I don't want her back…she left and that's it,” he wasn't going to ask her back because she chose to leave his life. Despite everything, he wasn't willing to force any woman into his life.“You are still stubborn…do you prefer I call Armando here…maybe he can pump some sense into you,” one thing Marcela hated about Ricardo was that he was arrogant. He wasn't