Valerie wanted to disclose to them both of her attempts at confirming Melissa's identity but was afraid of alarming the Cortezes.Melissa and her were not biological sisters, after all. She couldn't cross the line. The fact that she was carrying out her plan without Melissa's knowledge weighed on h
In subsequent photos, Melissa's face had slowly taken shape. Valerie began recognizing her better in photos taken in middle school."I'm sorry, Melissa," Valerie said without warning."Why?" Melissa questioned. Melissa was left hanging. Without a word, Valerie rose and went to wash her face before
Before long, something crossed Valerie's mind. She asked, "Darling, Newton was the one hit by an apple on the head, right?""Val, were you in the liberal arts or science track in high school?" Kieran asked, surprised."Why? Does it matter?"Kieran shook his head lightly. What intrigued him more was
"You show me what you have, Grandpa."William stole a look at the race track that he found challenging to maneuver in. He didn't get to have a glorious start in the game because of that. Hands behind his back, he said, "No, you do it. I'll guide you at the side.""It's because you don't know how,"
After that, Kieran headed to his study and picked up the call. Holding the phone to his ear, he asked, "Got the comparison results yet?""Yep. The expert's skull analysis says Ms. Kingsley's photo is about 60 percent similar to Melissa's. But Melissa still looks more like her younger self," Thomas'
"You better hurry. A strategy game like 'Dawn of Kings' might be a bit too much for an old guy like him," Julian replied.Having just won the round, Valerie put away her phone and headed out.Fresh out of the shower, Kieran entered the bedroom. He said with a hint of annoyance, "Don't spend all your
After class, Valerie sprinted out of the classroom straight to Kieran. She left all her stuff behind."Darling, I skipped your chauffeur offer this morning, and now you're here to pick me up in the afternoon. Miss me that much, huh?" Valerie teased.Kieran had picked up some sweet talk from Valerie
"Pass me that book," Kieran said.Valerie grabbed a random book and handed it over."Here you go."Without warning, Kieran put his arm around Valerie's waist, lifting her with one hand. She ended up sprawled across his lap, face down, butt up—ready for a good smack!Valerie propped her arms on the co
Valerie and Morgan held sparklers in their hands and exclaimed, "We're lighting up the night just for you."Julian was left stunned and without words.Inside Kingsley Estate, a warm and cozy feeling enveloped everything. It felt like a pleasant spring day. The sound of the television softly humming
Morgan blinked and asked, "Wait, are you only marrying me to, you know, sleep with me?""Yep." Bennett nodded.Morgan blushed without meaning to. She didn't think Bennett would be so straightforward."Just because you want to sleep with me doesn't mean it'll happen. Dream on," Morgan snorted. Lately
After Kieran had some water, he refilled the glass and handed it to Valerie. Valerie, lazy to move, drank from the glass in his hand.Oliver, now fully-fed, turned around and stared curiously at his mom who was drinking water. Everything in the world was new to him.Kieran let Valerie deal with Oliv
Oliver rested on Kieran's chest. With his foot on Kieran's shirt, he placed his hand on Kieran's strong shoulder. Tired from all the crying and wailing, he quietly enjoyed a sunbath with a squint, oblivious to the grudge that Julian held against him.Julian was forced to join the meeting due to Kier
Julian pointed out, "But Oliver keeps crying and won't take any milk."Kieran stared at the scowl on Oliver's face and felt bad for the little one as the father. After a pause, he resumed bottle-feeding Oliver slowly. Then, he said to Julian, "You should go back to work."By this time, Oliver was t
After Valerie brought it up, Amelia realized that Morgan was nowhere to be seen all day. Valerie tapped into Morgan's Facebook profile and showed it to Amelia. "Look, it's Bennett's off day today. See, there's a guy's hand in Morgan's photo she just posted."Valerie did not even need to guess the id
That conversation reminded Kieran of Valerie, who was in her prime but was cooped up at home all day. He didn't recall seeing Valerie go clothes shopping.When he got back home, he opened the closet to check for Valerie's clothes. When he turned around, he found Valerie cleaning the baby's backside.
Kieran asked, "A president is human too, no? How could I miss my wife and my son's health check-ups just because I'm too busy? Did I hire my assistant hired solely to take care of my family affairs? The nanny is not omnipresent either, you know.""Well, the company presidents I know are always busy
No one thought that William would agree to it so quickly.Even Valerie was wrong.She looked at her husband and awaited an explanation.Kieran looked at her and smiled, then put his hand over hers.Valerie knew from this gesture that he had predicted this from the start. She was still too naive to p