Adelia could feel her heart sinking with every step she took, but she refused to give up."Nicolas," she called out, her voice filled with both hope and apprehension.Nicolas turned towards her, his gaze meeting hers for a fleeting moment before drifting away. A pang of sadness pierced Adelia's heart as she realized that her efforts might be in vain.Adelia hesitated for a moment, then gathered her resolve. She took a step closer, her eyes brimming with determination. "Nicolas, we were more than just acquaintances. We were deeply in love. Our hearts were entwined, and our souls danced together under the moonlight. We shared dreams, hopes, and a future that held endless possibilities."Nicolas looked at Adelia, his eyes searching for something he couldn't quite grasp. Adelia continued, her voice filled with emotion. "We laughed, we cried, and we faced the world hand in hand. You were my rock, Nicolas, and I was yours. I miss the sound of your laughter, the warmth of your embrace, and t
Somehow, Adelia had remained oblivious to it all. She couldn't understand why no one had mentioned it to her, leaving her in a state of confusion and sorrow. Adelia's heart skipped a beat. She couldn't believe her ears. How could Nicolas move on so quickly? The pain of their failed engagement flooded her thoughts, and tears welled up in her eyes."Is it that soon that you have a new fiancé, Nicolas?" Adelia's voice trembled as she confronted him in front of his penthouse. The words escaped her lips before she could even comprehend their weight.Nicolas turned to face her, a mix of surprise and guilt etched across his face, But of course, he doesn’t guilty to engage Dianne.Adelia's sadness turned to anger as she looked deep into his eyes. "You broke my heart, Nicolas. And now you've moved on, without a second thought?"The more Adelia heard, the more her sadness transformed into fury. She was furious at him for moving on with Dianne, and force her to suppress her, and tears of pain sp
Hearing Adelia challenge him could only make Nicolas sigh, tired of arguing with this woman.At that moment, Dianne suddenly arrived and saw the two of them talking in front of the penthouse terrace.Dianne has just finished hanging out with Agatha, it's been a long time since she's chatted with her high school best friend. Dianne and Agatha were originally going to go home after dinner but suddenly Agatha had to meet her girlfriend (Eden) who was sulking. Therefore, Dianne returned to Nicolas' penthouse earlier than she had planned. Dianne is shocked to see Nicolas talking to a sexy woman for the first time.The girl got out of the taxi in front of the terrace and was surprised that the woman was with Nicolas. She approached Nicolas and Adelia with an astonished, emotional, suspicious look, but the girl remained relaxed."Who is this girl, Nicolas?" asked Dianne to her fiance.Nicolas looked at Dianne with frustration and exhaustion. He knew that he had something to explain, but he a
Nicolas saw Dianne's arrival and was quite relieved that the girl had returned early to the penthouse.Nicolas immediately asked the girl about Adelia, and Dianne, as Nicolas’s fiancée, should know a few things about Nicolas’s former lovers in the past. Dianne kept her mouth shut tight.Dianne was known for her kind heart and gentle nature, but lately, something seemed amiss. Her fiance, Nicolas couldn't help but notice her strange behavior.How could Dianne calm? She received an unexpected visitor. It was Nicolas’s ex-fiance, Adelia. Adelia, enchanting beauty and mischievous ways, and her arrival seemed to shake Dianne to her core.Nicolas, ever the observant friend, noticed Dianne's surprise and concern. With a gentle touch, he rubbed her back, hoping to provide some comfort. Nicolas, who had been looking at her from the side, rub the girl's back. "You must have been surprised by Adelia's arrival, Dianne?" asked Nicolas, Dianne's fiance, and the CEO, with a guilty face.Of course, s
“Is it true that I and Adelia were engaged in the past?” asked Nicolas with a confused face.Dianne, who was actually in fear of being caught lying about being Nicolas’s fake fiancée with amnesia, could only nod and agree.“I only knew the status that Nicolas and Adelia had lived, not the history of their relationship and the reason their engagement ended,” explain Dianne.Nicolas also asked, “If he and Adelia had just decided to get engaged in December last year, then how come Nicolas and Dianne had suddenly been engaged since May, isn't that too soon to get engaged?”Dianne didn't know what to answer, she just said that Nicolas was the only one who knew because Dianne only accepted Nicolas as he was. “Please, can we stop talking about Adelia? You know, my heart just ruin since saw her talking with you only both.”Nicolas just sighed and nodded. “I am so sorry.”-o0O0o-Dianne hesitated for a moment before grabbing his hand once more, intertwining their fingers. She leaned against h
Nicolas woke up alone in bed. He stretched lazily, the sheets rustling beneath him as he did so. He turned to look at the alarm clock next to the bed. It was only seven o'clock. It was still dark outside, which meant Dianne must be sleeping for another two hours.Nicolas sat up and yawned, rubbing the sleep out of his eyes as he swung his legs off the bed and put on his slippers. He crossed the room and pushed the curtains aside. He gazed outside for a minute and then closed them again, sighing.Nicolas turned around and started pacing the length of the penthouse. It was hard to believe that less than a month ago they had been dating. Now he and Dianne were finally engaged to be married, and they were spending every waking moment together. He couldn't imagine anything better.He shook his head, smiling sadly. That was a lie, there were many things he would give to never have to imagine it. But unfortunately, reality was harsher than dreams sometimes. He sighed again as he walked towar
Dianne pursed her lips together. This guy looked like a teenager. "He's gone," she replied, glancing at her watch. She didn't know how Nicholas managed to make time for these stupid meetings, which were usually only about half an hour long, but she doubted he would mind that they were cut short. She had more important things to worry about. Like finding a job."Oh." The boy looked genuinely disappointed, but Dianne could' tell if it was because she dismissed him or if he truly was expecting Nicholas to come back. Either way, she didn't care. If she ever needed a boyfriend, she knew exactly who she'd pick."Are there any questions you have?" she asked, trying to sound less irritated."No, sorry," he mumbled. "Just wanted to see if he was here. See you later!" And with that, the young man rushed out of the office.Dianne shook her head as she glanced over at the clock hanging on the wall behind her. Nicholas was late, and he better hurry up if he didn't want her to call his boss to comp
Dianne's heart pounded in her chest as she stared at the screen of Nicolas' cell phone. Her eyes widened in disbelief as she read the name that appeared on the incoming message: Adelia. It was Nicolas' ex-fiance, a woman who had been a thorn in Dianne's side since the beginning of their relationship.Dianne's mind raced with a million thoughts. Why was Adelia texting Nicolas? What were they talking about? Was there something going on between them that Dianne didn't know about? She couldn't shake the feeling of betrayal that crept up inside her.Summoning all her courage, Dianne approached Nicolas, who was sitting on the couch, engrossed in his book. She took a deep breath and mustered up the strength to confront him. "Nicolas," she said, her voice trembling slightly.Nicolas looked up, surprised to see the worry etched on Dianne's face. "What's wrong, love?" he asked, setting his book aside.Dianne hesitated for a moment, unsure of how to approach the subject. Finally, she decided to
"Where is Dianne? Why my lovely girl hasn’t shown up yet?"Nicolas glanced at the watch on his wrist as it was already 10 AM. They were supposed to be at the conference center where Nicolas was giving his speech about the new project he had signed with the partner company.However, the girl, his secretary and lover, had not yet appeared. He had to hug Dianne first in order to achieve composure during the ceremonial speech and ribbon-cutting later."Come on, Dianne. He said he was just fixing a stuck zipper on his skirt," Nicolas grumbles, smoothing the tie around his neck. In the near future, Nicolas would not be appointing his new deputy or assistant as Keenan's replacement. He would leave the position vacant for the time being.The CEO received several surprised looks from employees in front of the lift on the same floor, as everyone knew that Nicolas was supposed to be in the conference center.In reply to the astonished look and respectful greeting, Nicolas just nodded formally. A
"All this time I had forgotten that moment, without realizing, I had made a mistake and just forgot about it. Even though my mistake was about Keenan's sister's life," Nicolas continued. "To be honest, until Keenan mentioned his sister's name, I didn't really remember, but I finally remembered that during my college internship, I had reported an individual who leaked the data of the company where we were both interning.""Did that happen before you started your current company?" asked Dianne, showing that she was paying full attention to Nicolas' confession.Nicolas nodded. "Long before that, when I was far from mature. I reported that person, who was one of Keenan's sisters, even though that woman had begged me not to report her and to repent.""Hmm, I see." Dianne nodded.Nicolas pulled his head away from Dianne's shoulder out of pity for the girl to support his heavy back for so long. Instead, Nicolas hugged Dianne's body to seek warmth from his girl. "I didn't even care about that
Now, Dianne knows what really happened to this father and son, Andreas and Nicolas. Fate was too cruel to them. Too many things have made Nicolas as cold-hearted as he is now, but in the midst of his cold heart, Dianne will be the only warmth for him.By Nicolas, he no longer cares if Andreas is his biological father, the man is just like a parasite to him. It was enough for him to endure the man in silence and that's why no one in the public knew Nicolas' family secrets in the past including his extended family.Nicolas manages to make himself known as a single man, which is just a cover for his image, a cover for the various wounds he has been hiding. Finally, Dianne will know all that through the past that Nicolas will tell her later."Now, let my girl go!" shouted Nicolas with a strong growl. He knew that talking to Andreas wouldn't solve the problem at all. But what could he do, he didn't know what else to do."My brother is being held captive, Nicolas!" exclaimed Dianne in betwe
Seeing that things were getting out of control, Nicolas finally confessed. This situation shows that he can no longer hide this secret."What Laura and Tania said is true, Ma... Pa," Nicolas said softly. It was useless to deny everything, the evidence was so strong, and he also didn't want to continue this lie anymore."Nicolas... what do you mean, child?" Mrs. Bianca pressed her chest in pain. It hurt to hear this confession from her son."In the past, Georgia and Andreas were in a relationship. They were dating and Georgia got pregnant," Nicolas explains. "I was so sorry and couldn't bear to see Georgia's downfall. I finally agreed to marry Georgia to protect her dignity. At first, I just felt sorry for her and wanted to help her, but then my feelings for her grew and now I really love her very much."Georgia who was sitting next to Nicolas could only look down to hide her tears. She couldn't bear all this, her heart was so broken because finally the old wound was reopened, even now
BREAK!!"SHUT UP!" Andreas kicked the table because he didn't want to hear any more of that nonsense from Keenan. "Now give me the tape!" he scolded in a threatening tone.Keenan, who was not at all intimidated, smiled and shrugged his shoulders. Of course, the purpose of coming here was to give the recording to Andreas."I can guess what will happen," Keenan grinned to himself as he waited for the audio recording of the conversation between him and Georgia to be sent to Andreas' mobile phone. "Surely after this Andreas will be furious with Georgia. And... their household will be even more fractured, shattered into pieces," he mused.Andreas now had the tape. His face was still as red as the tie he was wearing. He struggled to control his emotions in order to protect his dignity in front of Keenan."Has the recording been sent completely?" Keenan wanted to make sure.Andreas was silent, his breathing was ragged and he didn't know what action he would take with this footage."You'd bet
After praising her for being such a genius, Keenan immediately grabbed his car keys and intended to come visit Georgia at her office.In his usual black car, Keenan drove to the location where Georgia was now.As soon as he arrived at the restaurant that was only a hundred kilometers away from the parking lot of Georgia's office, Keenan immediately entered and cast his eyes over the rows of tables in the restaurant.Her eyes immediately caught Georgia's figure sitting by the window. Alone and looking pensive. In natural style, Keenan pretended to be surprised when he met Georgia and sat in front of her."Well, what a coincidence that you're here, Georgia," he grinned, placing his car keys on the table. "Are you alone?"Georgia nodded. "Are you alone? What are you doing here?" Georgia wondered. She thought Keenan's office was far enough away that there was no way he would have traveled that far for lunch to this restaurant."Ah, I had a lunch appointment with a friend, but it turns out
Since then, Andreas' attitude has slowly changed and he has become cold towards Georgia. For the past few days, the two of them have been communicating less and less. On the one hand, Andreas is busy with his work and so is Georgia whose career is getting smoother and better.However, Georgia certainly felt the change in her man. The few times she tried to engage Andreas in conversation, he would pull away and say that he was tired and worn out.There was a nagging feeling in Georgia's mind that Andreas was still angry with her."I already apologized," Georgia thought in a sad tone as she sat pensively in the room. "I even begged by prostrating myself in front of him, was that not enough?" Slowly, Georgia's tears welled up in her eyes.He turned his head towards the bathroom whose door was closed. The man had taken a shower immediately after waking up in the morning. Normally Andreas would ask Georgia to prepare his clothes for going out but it had been over a week since he had asked
Mrs. Bianca and Dianne chatted until it was getting late. The sun had moved from the top of the head to the western horizon. Mrs. Bianca went into the house first as her knees began to ache when evening came.Dianne, who was just about to enter the house, saw Nicolas' car entering their yard. Suddenly, a smile appeared on her lips because her man was home.Dianne took Nicolas straight up to the room and let him clean up first. Meanwhile, Dianne brought the remaining pieces of fruit into the room for her man to eat."How was work?" asked the woman who wanted to know what Nicolas had been doing at the office all day."As usual." Nicolas dried his hair, the man had just finished showering and his body now felt very fresh. "Ah, yes. But there's something I want to tell you." He remembered as he rubbed the white towel on his head.The man glanced at Dianne who was sitting on the bed while Nicolas was inside the sink room which could be seen from the direction of the bed."What's the story
"Stop messing with my life, Father!" shouted Nicolas in frustration. He had no idea that he, Dianne, and Andreas could be in such a heartbreaking moment.What man wouldn't have a dilemma when the girl he loved was being held captive by his father? Truly, this was Nicolas' worst nightmare in his entire life.Andreas grinned while showing his row of yellow teeth, to be honest, the man had never considered Nicolas as his son, but rather his financial source all along. That way, he could continue to capitalize on this ill-fated relationship."If you want to blame me, then wouldn't you rather blame the universe for having you born as my flesh and blood!" grinned Andreas, tightening his hold on Dianne.Nicolas shook his head. "This time I've had enough! You think I can't put you in jail just because a bastard like you is my father?" he snarled."You know nothing about my past, you should respect me!" added Andreas, not to be outdone."You think I don't know what your past is like to have me