* Reda Faith *Days have passed by until it became weeks. I tried to keep myself busy by going out to the malls and buying things that I didn't need. Pretending that everything is alright, that I am enjoying my vacation. Dad did not ask me again for my job, but I knew that he would be asking soon. Then it was one month when I felt more tired than ever. Perhaps what I felt was more emotional than physical, because I had a hard time sleeping whenever I thought of him. He can't call me because I changed my number and blocked him on my phone.But one day when I was just sleeping and woke up late, I heard my Dad and my grandpa in the living room watching the news. I walk out of my bedroom surprised to see the time on the wall clock that strikes at five pm."Hello dear, you woke up just now?"Grandpa turned his head from the television and into me. After breakfast, I was feeling sleepy since I hadn't slept the night before. And was not aware of the time I slept and woke up just now."Yes Gr
Axel came down from a passenger’s jeepney and walked straight in the small street of Tondo Maynila. On his back is a small backpack that he uses daily for school. A deep frown on his forehead formed when he saw two expensive cars parked at the road going to the apartment where him and his mother lives.
TWO years later...."Get up Axel!
Chapter 3"Happy birthday baby girl"...His dad whispered in her ear and gave her a peck in the cheek. Then he handed over a small velvet box to her hand, his gift for her birthday.
Chapter 4"Boss Axel!"Yes!
"Hey baby, why don't we go somewhere private? Hmm".The woman's sweet voice whispered in his ear. She's the club's most famous stripper in one of the VIP clubs in Broadway New York. The woman run her
"Welcome to the Phillippines,Thank you for flying with us".The cheerful and warm greetings of the flight attendants standing at the airplane's door exit barely reaches Axel's hearing. He just came out from the business class deck of a famous international airlines. A total of six men are behind his back while he's walking the stairs getting out of the plane. The long flight has been exhausting.
“Oh Red! I’m so happy you came to help me today, this luxury jet will be full of guests. How’s your Dad? I am glad he allowed you to take the part time work today”.
* Reda Faith *Days have passed by until it became weeks. I tried to keep myself busy by going out to the malls and buying things that I didn't need. Pretending that everything is alright, that I am enjoying my vacation. Dad did not ask me again for my job, but I knew that he would be asking soon. Then it was one month when I felt more tired than ever. Perhaps what I felt was more emotional than physical, because I had a hard time sleeping whenever I thought of him. He can't call me because I changed my number and blocked him on my phone.But one day when I was just sleeping and woke up late, I heard my Dad and my grandpa in the living room watching the news. I walk out of my bedroom surprised to see the time on the wall clock that strikes at five pm."Hello dear, you woke up just now?"Grandpa turned his head from the television and into me. After breakfast, I was feeling sleepy since I hadn't slept the night before. And was not aware of the time I slept and woke up just now."Yes Gr
* Reda Faith *As the cold wind blew my hair at the side of the street where I waited for my Dad to pick me up outside the airport, I couldn't stop myself from thinking of him and how is he doing at the moment. I know that he already found out that I left and the reason behind it. It's easy knowing that I left the clue on the small table beside our bed. I took a deep breath in and filled my lungs with courage in order not to let those tears drop again. I cried at my seat on the plane while I was on board, good thing that the seat beside me was empty.I waited for a few more minutes until I recognized my Dad's car approaching. He went out after stopping beside the road and came towards me."Welcome back Reda, let me get your luggage sweetie.""Thank you, Dad."He quickly took the luggage away from me and brought it to the back of the car while I opened the door beside the driver's seat and got inside. He then joined me and maneuvered the car back to the road."So, how was Singapore? An
* Axel *I waited for the lawyer to finish all the matters concerning the police before leaving the casino. It wasn't long before the police informed him that someone had already surrendered himself at the police station for the murder of Mister Bernard Ang. The fast act only came from Julliana of course, I know she did it after I agreed that she use my casino to deal with some of her clients. "Boss, did the lawyer call you?"Donte went inside my office right after I spoke with the lawyer on my phone. Following behind him is Rafael. Both of them refused to leave as soon as they found out that I was taking over time."Yes, and you all focus on the construction of the interior. The casino has to finish and operate soon."They looked at each other and both nodded. "I am in it Boss, the workers will be well compensated for overtime starting tomorrow and I guess one more month and we can start operating.""Great! Now it's time to go home, it's late and it has been a long day."They walke
* Axel *As we were on the road to the casino building, Donte got a call from Rafael as he was the one in charge of the unfinished building. I let my eyes wander on the road and recalled the conversation I had with Julliana. I didn't like the way her face was giving strange reactions that I couldn't read behind those dark glasses and I felt that something was off. The series of explicit words coming from Donte as he speaks on the phone made my eyes turn towards him. He looks tense while holding the mobile phone and then turning it off as an indication that he finished talking."What is it, Donte?"He exhaled sharply as he met my gaze."There are police in the area Boss, it's better if you stay in the car while I go check what's going on."My eyes widened. If police are involved it could only mean that something bad had happened to our building."Damn it! What happened? I can't possibly just stay in the car if there is something serious going on with the casino!"Donte shook his head.
* Axel *"Hello there! Didn't think you were here early?"With her dark shades on, I could still spot her on especially when the expensive restaurant is not too crowded. Donte seated on the farthest table from us made sure to come with me, and I didn't refuse the idea since having him around is the safest for me."I wasn't here for a long time, just arrived a few minutes and ordered something refreshing to drink first."Her lips curved in a smile before standing up to greet me with a hug and a brief kiss on my cheek. I could feel the tension from her and recognized her three bodyguards sitting not far from us. The waiter immediately came forward for my order, and I asked for a glass of water and a shot of whiskey."What's up Julliana? I thought you were busy with the business that you're running, why have you invited me out for lunch?"I know that the casino issue was not really what she wanted to talk about and she just made it as an excuse to meet me. "Your casino is almost finished
* Reda Faith *For hours, I locked myself inside the bedroom crying my heart out until I figured out the things that I had to do. It was all too much to bear, that I find difficult to comprehend or believe that everything is true. Yet the evidence is screaming right in front of me. The paper signed by Axel himself and Julliana, the truth that they were married. How could something like that happened, why did Axel hide everything from me?"Ma'am, are you alright?"Following the knocks on the bedroom door was the voice of Ana who sounded worried as she might have heard me. It is time for lunch and I have not gone out of the room telling her what to cook. I wiped my face with the tissue beside me and moved to stand up from the edge of the bed where I was sitting. I opened the door to see her standing."I am not hungry Ana, please go have lunch and then you can leave for the day."The surprise was written all over her face along with the worry. "Are you sure ma'am? Would you like me to ge
* Reda Faith *Three days after that sweet romantic night, our relationship had just gotten stronger and the hours passed by like it was nothing. However, without the knowledge of my family, I contacted the airlines and tendered my resignation. Following the plan of my future husband, I am happy to be spending the rest of my life with him. Too happy to defy my father, still I didn't have enough courage to tell him about our relationship, and just like what Axel had planned after two weeks more we would go to Australia together."Ma'am, someone's outside the door. It's a woman. Shall I open the door?"From browsing on my laptop, I looked towards the bedroom door where Ana was talking. My brows furrowed as I stood up to follow her."How long was she standing there outside?""A few seconds ma'am, I supposed."I took a look at the peephole and saw, Miss Goh. "Go back to what you are doing Ana, I'll talk to her."She looked at me and then exhaled, thinking that I probably knew who was on t
* Reda Faith *I could not measure the amount of happiness that I felt because of his gift. It's a feeling as though I am being put into the clouds, just like they said that a diamond is a girl's best friend and maybe that is why feeling it around my neck made me feel important. Suddenly I felt that I was the most cherished person in his life, not because of the expensive diamonds but because he chose to give them to me. The dinner went well with the romantic music that a is playing in the air."How's your food sweetheart?"I meet his gaze before I answer. "It's great, this restaurant is not expensive for no reason. The chef must have done a great job serving us such delicious food."He chuckles and lowers his head to accommodate his spoon. Then I had a glimpse of the people behind him, it's impossible not to notice the woman from the other table. She's wearing a fancy gold dress embroidered with sparkling stones and when she moves her body sways showing delicate pearl white skin. She
* Reda Faith *Thirty minutes before he said he would come, I was already dressed up and turning around in the full-length body mirror inside the room. I have sent Ana home after confirming that we are dining out tonight. He is finally coming home early, unlike the previous days when he stayed late and came home tired. Maybe it was because of the confrontation we had this morning, but I was relieved to know that it was just an honest mistake from his business partner. She was here only for business purposes and they were not alone, Axel had Donte who never left his side.I'm wearing a light blue, it falls above the knee with a tight waistline and a top that hugs my breast showing off my bare shoulders and arms. It is quite comfortable with the combination of cotton and silk fabric perfect for the summer. I paired it with white sandals two and a half inches tall so that I could walk properly and a white shoulder bag from a designer brand.The noise coming from the front door made me fe