*[FIVE YEARS AGO...]*......Alex POV-I waited for Diana to tell me her secret, too. I waited for her to trust me like how she trusted Andrew but it ended up that I did everything to make her feel I can do everything for her, that I can gamble everything for her until I gave her last chance at the white night holiday ball.As I expected that day, no other students went to the garden, so I carried out my plan. I decorated the garden with many lights, a table for two, foods that I often see her eating. Above all, I even bought fresh strawberries from Baguio, Philippines.When the night came I stayed here in the garden to wait for Diana but it didn’t take long, I went to the entrance and as I was going to the close gymnasium I saw Diana, her beauty was not the only thing that caught my attention if not as well as what she is holding. That’s why when he went inside and no one was looking, I took what s
*[FIVE YEARS AGO...]*...Alex POV-Months ago, after the school camp, I heard the conversation between Andrew’s parents and my parents about Andrew’s engagement with Diana Rose Soleta. After hearing that, I rushed to my room to check if my suspicions were correct. My mind went blank for a moment and it occurred to me that Andrew could not marry Diana. I know the woman Andrew loves and if Andrew marries Diana, then Andrew will not love Diana. I am sure of this.I thought Diana should marry me. I love her. In my desperation, I did everything to get the arranged marriage transferred to me. I set up meet Diana’s father, to convince him to cancel the arranged marriage between Diana and Andrew. Mr. Soleta did not agree to my offer to transfer the arranged marriage to me. When I saw the face of Mr. Soleta already decided, I didn’t mean to tell the truth about Andrew. I convinced him to cancel the arranged marriage
Alex POV-I was with Isabelle in Europe for TEN MONTHS to accompany her in her recovery. Somehow we became closer, and we were almost always together for about a year. My parents were right when they said about Isabelle that she is kind and has a jolly attitude. There is no reason not to love her.“Thank you for the ten months, Alex. Sorry if I bother you for ten months.” Isabelle said, laughing.“I’m happy to be with you for ten months, Isabelle. Believe me, you’re fun to be with.”Isabelle’s condition is not that good yet, but I think Isabelle and also she told me she doesn’t need me to heal her because she has found the person who will help her continue her treatment and build her up.Today, I will leave Isabelle with someone I know will take care of her more and love her more.I look at Paulo. Isabelle met Paulo at the hospital owned by Paulo’s family, where Isabelle was recovering or checking up.
Alex POV-I DID NOT DO THAT THING IMMEDIATELY. I can’t even find out where Diana is, or even find her. I can’t do it yet. In this situation, I could not face her. I don’t know if I am being punished or if all the opportunities I was given before to be with Diana are being taken away from me?One order to our family private investigator is that I am sure he will find Diana, but not yet. I can’t face Diana that what I will bring to her is a problem and I don’t want her to blame herself. But I don’t know what to do. I fucking need her presence right fucking now. Dammit.“Alex, my deepest condolences.”I stood up to meet Andrew with Zennie.Zennie, hug me. “My sympathies, Alex. Be strong, okay? We’re all here for you.” Zennie released from the hug and she forced me to smile for me.“Thank you.” I tried to show them my gratitude.I sat down again. At this time, it seemed as if all my strength had been abso
Alex POV-AFTER I PACKED some clothes, I took a picture that had printed on it, the picture of me and Diana and Miracle where we went to the water park. I have many copies of it digitally and print.Tonight I will fly to Europe where I will rest while looking at my family from afar.When Diana left with Miracle and with Ronald, I thought I could lose them again and leave Diana and Miracle to Ronald. But less than a day after they left, I looked for them and my private investigator found them, from the country they went to the address where they live. By the time I found out that they were in Europe, I booked a flight with only money and a passport. In a panic and excited to see them, I didn’t think of bringing other things, but after I saw Diana and Miracle happy with Ronald, I looked at them FIRST from a distance.It’s been three months since they moved to Europe and it’s been three months since I’ve been flying to Europe to s
Diana Rose POV-I still can’t believe that I’m engaged to Ronald. Happiness radiates from within me as I contemplate the opportunity to give Miracle a wholesome family, and I am absolutely certain that Ronald will excel as a father and husband. Except for my parents and even Darryl, Ronald and I have told no one else about our engagement. “Would you like us to have an engagement party to let the people closest to us know we are getting married?” Ronald asked me.“I don’t think so.” I answered. “Why don’t you want to?”“No. Not that I don’t want to. You’re too busy right now.”“Don’t worry about me. I’ll try to have time if it’s for the two of us and for the three of us and Miracle.”Ronald doesn’t seem to want to lose. “Fine. But, if we’re going to have an engagement party, let’s plan it for when the building you’re working on is completed, and we should commence building our house here in Europe.It’s not that I’m demanding, but I want Ronald to not have to worry about the engage
Diana Rose POV-That night, Miracle and I just went home. I secretly waited for Ronald and saw that he had come home early in the morning.It was two nights ago after that night happened.I asked nothing. I also didn’t remind Ronald of that night, because I wanted him to tell me about that matter. I’m sure it’s impossible for him to forget that night.Until Ronald told me what happened that night, I couldn’t trust him.“Today we will enroll Miracle in kindergarten, right?” Ronald broke the silence between us while I was cooking breakfast.“Yes.” I answered, without looking at him.“I’ll go with you. I won’t do anything today.”“It’s up to you, if you are not busy.”“No. I cleared my schedule for today. After that we’ll go for a walk or we can go to an amusement park. What do you think?”“Why not?”“Diana, is there a problem?”After I put the bacon and ham I cooked on the plate, I faced Ronald. “Nothing.” I answered again with a smile and placed the plate on the table.I was about to
Diana Rose POV-It was MIDDLE NIGHT when Ronald came home drunk. It’s such a relief that he drove without a single accident. I wiped Ronald’s upper body and changed his clothes, I put a blanket on him.“You shouldn’t be getting drunk like this.” I coldly said to him I didn’t know if he heard because his eyes were closed. “I’m going out.”I was about to stand up but Ronald grabbed my hand so I looked at him. Now his eyes are open and bulging from drunkenness. “Diana, I’m sorry.”I raised an eyebrow. “I’m sorry, for what?”Did he really commit a sin? Did he really cheat? Thinking about that, I still can’t handle it. What if I see him with his other girls? From lying down, Ronald sat up and held both of my hands. He caressed it using his thumb. “Diana, you know that I love you very much. I love you so much that I’m afraid of losing you in my life. You and Miracle that I o
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.