John Andrew’s POV-When we got back to the mansion from the eighteenth birthday of what I thought was my fiance, I right away talked to daddy.“What happened? Wasn’t I supposed to be Diana Rose Soleta’s fiance? I already had an arranged marriage with her. You told me that. What happened? Why did my friend—why did Alex arrange a marriage with Diana?”Before this school year started, my parents told me I had an arranged marriage with the name of Diana Rose Soleta and would announce it today.At first, I planned to cancel the arranged marriage because I don’t agree with that matter. My parents can order me to do anything, they can expect me to do anything, run their company, get high grades, be top of the whole batch, start a business that can grow in company—all of that, they can expect me to do those things, but not marrying to someone I don’t love. But it was like magic fate brought Diana and me together. The moment I found out
John Andrew POV-"You and Zennie used to be friends, but you spread false rumors that she killed someone, forcing her to leave, and now Diana is the one you have caused ruin for everyone."“I don’t know what you are talking about,” Brena refused again.If I didn’t know the truth, I might have believed in Brena’s acting skills now and believed that she had nothing to do with what I was saying.“You were the one who told Dylan about Diana pretending to be Patrice. You said that because you knew Dylan was the only one who would get Diana out that night before I got close to Diana, but Dylan came late, so in the end I got close. I was with Diana and said what I wanted to say to her.”“I told Dylan about that matter so that he would know the true condition of her sister.” Brena still even defends herself.“Is that why on that same night you also spread the word about Diana’s impersonation to the H.I.S. group? You d
Diana Rose POV - It’s really Shin who is my fiance and that will never change no matter what happens. After my eighteenth birthday in the last two days, Darryl and I immediately talked to our parents about my arranged marriage to Shin. My parents said Andrew was the one they should arrange for me, but there was a problem with Andrew. I asked them what the problem was, but my parents only answered that it was Andrew’s personal problem and it shouldn’t come from them, and our parents also said that Andrew knew about our arranged marriage. I’m confused about this, so maybe I should talk to Andrew to clarify. I’ll just ask Andrew for clarification, that’s all, because even if we can work things out with Andrew, I still can’t marry Andrew. Because when there was a problem with Andrew, Shin’s parents offered an arranged marriage. Our parents couldn’t refuse the arranged marriage offered by Shin’s parents because it would help the company too much. My parents begged me not to allow Shin
Diana Rose POV - Here I am now outside H.I.S. waiting for Alex Shin, my fiance. I begged Darryl for two days to allow me to go even outside of H.I.S. and with his consent, there are two conditions we agreed on and that is that I should not talk to people who have become acquaintances including my friends here, the second is that I should only talk to Alex and Andrew and no one else. Honestly, I don’t understand why when it comes to H.I.S. Dylan is too strict that he will order me to forget that there is H.I.S. In fact, I don’t think I pretended to be that serious. I only changed my name, but my association with the entire class is real. When I saw the others who were my classmates here at H.I.S. I couldn’t help but feel sad. I want to talk to them but I can’t. Another thing is my focus is Alex. Getting closer and getting to know Alex better is my goal. When I saw Alex coming out of the gate, I ran towards him. “Hi, my dearest fiance!” I happily greeted Alex when I blocked his p
Diana Rose POV-Alex also broke away from the kiss, but moved his mouth to my neck.I felt Alex’s hot breath from his nose.“You smell strawberry yogurt...”I closed my eyes. My mind is arguing. On the other part of my brain is saying that I should push Alex and leave, on the other side of my brain is saying that I should give Alex what he wants to happen.“And I hate that.”“Ah—”I quickly covered my mouth when a strange voice came out after Alex inserted his warm palm into my cloth.I felt Alex’s hand slowly rise until it reached one cheek of my chest. Alex’s palm covered my chest.“What will you do?” I asked, holding my breath.“What do you think?” Alex asked seductively.“S-Stop it...”Alex didn’t listen to me and continued caressing my chest.I have a strange feeling inside my body that I can’t explain to myself. It was my first time to feel i
Diana Rose POV-After I was sure my driver had already left, I left.I don’t feel like going to school and fighting today. It seems like I want to be alone and go to a quiet place, but I don’t know where.I stopped walking when a car stopped in front of me.“Diana.” Andrew was the one I saw when he lowered the passenger seat window.“Can I ride?”“Of course.”I entered the inside of his car and put on the seatbelt. “Have you forgotten anything to your mansion?”“I intend not to come to school.” I admit. “Do you know where I can go?”“I’m not sure. But do you want to road trip?”“Road trip?” I ask.“Yeah, I’ll just go with you.”“No, it may still affect your studies.”Andrew smirks and drives his car. “Who do you think you’re talking to? Did you forget you’re talking to the top student?I couldn’t help but laugh out lou
Diana Rose POV-I think Andrew and I became closer today. A while ago, when he said he has a woman he’s in love with, I asked him if it was Andrea, and I saw the paleness of his lips.He was even accused of being a person who if someone told me that; I don’t know who he was talking about in this matter but I said that I noticed how he treats Andrea, how his mood changes when we are talking about Andrea.I assure Andrew that until he still not admits and not tells everyone his true feelings for Andrea, I will bury that little secret of his and after I assure him about this, it became easier for him to tell me when he realized his feelings for Andrea.Although Andrew and Andrea are not biological siblings, they were raised together and considered each other as siblings until they grew up. Therefore, Andrew still feels a sense of unease towards Andrea.I think if Andrew tries to just move on from his feelings for Andrea,
Diana Rose POV-I was so tired from what Alex and I did last night that I fell asleep soundly even though the name he called me kept bothering my brain, until I woke up that was the first thing that came to my mind.I looked on the other side of the bed and there I saw Alex sleeping soundly without any covering, unlike me who was wearing a wardrobe.I need to ask Alex about what he called me last night. I need to confirm if he knows what I did before. If he knows why is he mad with me?But before all that I think I need to take another shower.When I got up, I saw there was a blood stain on the bed that came from mine last night.I suddenly felt melancholy. I can’t believe that the virginity that I guarded was like a bubble burst that quickly disappeared from me last night. I still want to reserve that for the person I will marry and build a family with.Every step I take to the bathroom is slow and until I finish taking a shower, I can still feel the pain in my whole body, especial
Diana Rose POV-I want to hide my tears. I want to bring my tears back to my eyes but I can’t.“Diana, don’t cry anymore.” Isabelle said to me.“I can’t help it.” I said, still crying. “Hold it as long as you can—no until we finish putting all the makeup on your face.” All the makeup that will be used on you is waterproof, so once the makeup is done, you can cry and cry until your eyes will be swollen.”I was crying like crazy and laughed at Isabelle’s words.“This is what we’ve all been waiting for. This is the day that will happen, so your beauty should dominate. So stop crying.”“But—”“No buts, Diana. Will you stop or I will slap all the makeup in front of you?”I stopped crying and nodded before hitting all the makeup.THIS IS THE DAY.We waited one year and nine months before this special day, Alex and I’s wedding, will happen. The process took a long time after what happened before.Miracle was a bit traumatized by what had happened then, especially the loss of Ronald. Mirac
Diana Rose POV-“Miracle!”Before I could run to Miracle, I saw Ronald was hugging Miracle to protect Miracle from the gun bullets.The rain of gunfire stopped at the same time as Ronald fell to the floor while bathing himself in blood.“Ronald! Miracle!” I was full of worry and shouted as I ran towards them.“Mommy, Papa doesn’t want to get up!” Miracle said, crying. “We’re still going to eat, aren’t we?”After I made sure that there was not even a single shot of Miracle from the gun, I first shifted my other attention to Ronald.I gently tap Ronald’s face. “Ronald, please open your eyes. Please.”I smiled when Ronald’s eyes slowly opened.“How to stop the bomb in Miracle’s body? Where is the remote to stop the time bomb in Miracle’s body?”“Do you think that I can hurt my daughter?” he said faintly.I stopped for a moment and shifted my gaze to Miracle who continued to cry because of Ronald’s condition.“No,” I looked back at Ronald. “I think I was scared.” I also looked back at th
Diana Rose POV-We heard a police siren.“Dammit, how did they track it down?”“Ronald, please. Stop this. I’m sure Alex didn’t like what happened to your sibling.”I have to make a way for us to stay here until the police find us in this room.“Shut up! Whether or not Alex likes it, it’s still Alex’s fault!”“But, Ronald...”My lips twitched when Ronald pointed a gun at me.“Will you keep quiet or will I fire the first bullet of this gun at Miracle?” Then he pointed his gun at Miracle.I shook my head. “No, please. I will shut up. If you want, I will go with you now, just don’t hurt Miracle. Please.”Ronald punched my stomach twice, causing me to feel weak. I felt him loosen my handcuffs, but my stomach felt an unfamiliar pain.I want to fight this time, but my stomach is in so much pain that my whole body is almost numb.“Let’s see who is more important t
Alex POV-Dammit.I miss Diana and Miracle so much. I shouldn’t have returned to New York, especially if I knew I would be stranded at the airport for two days because of the typhoon, and if I wasn’t required in that emergency meeting, I wouldn’t have come back without Diana and Miracle.“I’m sorry, but could you please hurry?” I said to Paulo, Isabelle’s husband.I asked Paulo to pick me up because I know how fast he can drive. He is a doctor and once he drove an ambulance in which I was also riding and how he drove, he even beat the one in the race car.“I’ve already maxed the speed limit, Alex. If I speed up, I might be over-speeding. This is not an ambulance.”He is right.“One more thing, calm down. I will have delivered you in less than thirty minutes.”“Fine.”I tried to contact Diana’s phone number, but I still can’t contact her. When I landed here around seven in the evening
Diana Rose POV - While I was getting my jacket and my bag, I still tried to contact Ronald’s number but I couldn’t call his phone number even though I couldn’t count the number of times I tried to contact him. I couldn’t think of anything other than going to see Miracle right away. That’s why after I got my bag and jacket, I left the house, just in time for a taxi to pass by, so I stopped it right away. I didn’t waste a single second and told the taxi driver the address that Ronald sent me. “Ma’am, it’s farther and then it’s late—” “I will pay any amount as long as you take me to this address.” I beg in desperation. I understand why the taxi driver almost refused. It’s a bit late at night and maybe he still has something to go to but at this time I’m desperate and willing to give all the money I have just to go to Miracle right away. “You look in
Diana Rose POV-After I finished meeting Ronald, he insisted on taking me to Isabelle’s house. Ronald also told me that is why there was no one at the cafe where we met because he rented it for the entire day.“Oh, my gosh, Diana Rose Soleta, we met!” Isabelle shouted as I entered their house. “I’ve been waiting for you. Why did you just visit me now?”The weather was hot, so we just stayed inside their house.“Because l met Ronald.”“I see. I understand.”Like Ronald, I just met Isabelle again and just now I could contact her.“I thought you forgot about me.”“Sorry, if I just contacted you now. I’ve been busy these past few weeks.”“I’m just kidding. I understand. Are you and Alex getting along?”“Yes,” I said with a smile. “Our family is complete now. We’ve been together these past weeks.”Isabelle’s jaw dropped. In joyful surprise, Isabelle’s jaw dropped, and then she hug
Diana Rose POV-Three weeks had passed, but it was still like a dream come true that we have now completed as a family.We did nothing for three weeks except bond after taking Miracle from school. But every Friday night, Alex returns to New York and then returns Monday morning, but often when an emergency in the company he needs it, Alex is back in New York to take care of his work. “Mommy, when is daddy coming home?” Miracle asked me as we were cooking breakfast.“Tomorrow morning, baby.”“By the way, do you want to go to school anymore?”“Yes, mommy. I want to say goodbye to everyone.”“Okay, I’ll take you later. Then that’s the last time you attend that school.”Alex has taken care of all the documents for our departure back to New York. It is a good thing Miracle agreed to return to New York because she said she liked it because his grandparents and his favorite is Uncle Darryl.
Diana Rose POV-“You two finally made up!” Darryl said when Alex and I visited him in his hotel room. “I’m sorry if I told Diana what I know.”“I think that’s fine.”“Of course!” I said. “You should have told me everything before.”“Calm down, Diana. Let’s not bring up the past.” Darryl said teasingly.“I’ll just get Miracle and I’s stuff, then we’ll move to Alex’s house—”“Our home, Diana. That’s our home,” Alex corrected me. “Our home. Miracle and I are moving there.”“Moving house?” Darryl asked in surprise.“Yes, why?” I ask.“That’s all you’re going to do? I mean, what do you plan to do now that you’ve settled? Other than that, I think you’re going to tell Miracle the truth. What else do you plan to do?”Alex and I looked at each other at Darryl’s question.“You don’t have any other plans?” Darryl asked, out of concern. “Hey Alex, what are you up to?”
Diana Rose POV-STRAWBERRY SCENT scented my sense of smell when my spirit woke up. At the same, time I felt a lot of pain in my, body especially in the lower part of it.For a few moments, I felt the edge of the bed I was lying on sink a little and I smelled strawberry scent even more.“Good morning, my SB.”Then I thought of opening my eyes after I heard Alex’s voice.“Good morning—why are you naked in front of me?”Alex was wearing nothing but a white towel for his lower body while he was wiping his wet hair with a white small towel.“It’s like you didn’t touch my whole body, you didn’t lick my man—”“Stop it!” I held my breath, cutting off the teasing Alex said to me.Every time I remember what I did last night with Alex, I feel like my whole body is burning with the shame of what I did. I didn’t mean it, I was just carried away by my emotions from what we were doing last night.