Patrice POV-Since yesterday, I couldnât get rid of my suspicions about Andrewâthat maybe he knows about the two of us and knows the truth about me.Is it possible that Andrew already knows the truth?I quickly got up from my bed after I realized something.Right. It is possible that Andrew already knows the truth. Maybe he invited me to hang out yesterday because he wanted to know me better also?Andrew is the type of person that doesnât talk to other people except his friends and maybe thatâs why in the past few days he is often the first to talk to me, because he already knows.Sh*t.Why didnât I realize that right away? Why didnât I immediately think of that thing?If only I had realized that thing sooner...If I immediately realized that thing? What exactly should I do?âOuch!âI looked at the shameless person who attacked me suddenly and looked at none other than my jerk older brother Darryl.âWhatâs your problem?!â I shouted at Darryl in my annoyance.âIâve been calling you fr
Diana Rose Soleta POV-I quickly closed the door of my room, then locked it.I went in front of the mirror and there I confirmed that I wasnât even wearing makeup.Brena already saw my bare face, my true face.Did she not recognize me? But if Brena doesnât know my real face, why is she here at our mansion? How did she know the address where I live?âDiana? Are you okay there?âBrena, call me by my real name. Does that mean she really didnât recognize me?Maybe I should pretend that I donât know her, since she just saw me nowâwith my face like this.Thatâs right.I went back to the front door of my room, then I opened it again and saw Brena smiling at me. Thatâs why I smiled back.âIâm sorry, but who are you?â modest and pretending to have curiosity in my voice when I asked.âShe is Brena Quin Baesa.âBrena and I looked at Darryl, who suddenly appeared towards us.When Darryl approached, he extended his hand to Brena. âHi, Iâm Darryl Soleta.ââSoleta?â Brena asked with a smile. âAre y
Diana Rose Soleta POV-Should I just shut the door on Brena and continue the behavior I showed to her earlier? Or, apologize to her and confess that I am her friend. âCan I come inside your room?â Brena asked me calmly, now with a smile on her face.I did not answer, and even though I nodded, I didnât give her an answer, but she still entered my room.I just closed the door and then I looked at Brena.When I looked at Brena, she was looking at the picture frames on display.âWe have the same picture on display in the room, this one.â Brenaâs pointing in one picture.Meanwhile, I want to cry at Brenaâs reaction now.She already knows, and sheâs not mad at me.âBrena...âBrena looked away from my picture frames, then I approached her and hugged her.âYouâre not mad?â I asked, almost crying.I heard her laugh a little. âWhy would I get mad?âI looked away from Brena and saw that she wasnât even smiling at me.âAre you really not mad?ââNo. Just annoyed.â Straight and she confessed to m
Diana Rose POV-I woke up early today, even before Andrew called me earlier at three in the morning. I sent him a text message so as not to waste time waking me up and sending me a text message or call.Now itâs only 06:08 am and Iâm already at school. Iâm still a little sleepy, of course, but I donât think Iâll be able to sleep right away in the classroom either, so I went straight to the cafeteria to eat breakfast.I think for the next few days until my 18th birthday, my day will be fine. I have a trusted friend and most of all, I am getting closer to Andrew.When I arrived at the cafeteria, I was a bit shocked to see that there were other students also eating the breakfast menu at this time.The past few days because I used to go to school early, I just went straight to our classroom to sleep.I immediately went to the sellers of hot dishes. âTwo pancakes with strawberry syrup, a bowl of mushroom soup too and... uh... bacon and hotdogâalso two boiled eggs.âAfter I bought hot dish
Diana Rose POV-âDianâI mean, Patrice, you need to wash up,â I heard Brena whisper to me as she still helped me walk.âI donât have makeup, my makeup is in my bag.ââWhereâs your bag?ââItâs in the classroom. I sent it to Shin earlier.ââWhat?!ââBrena, I need to get my bag without anyone seeing my face.â I cried to Brena.I heard Brena sigh. âFine, Iâll take care of it.ââThank you so much, Brena.â Iâm still crying.I want to cry now because of the mixture of joy and annoyance that I feel. I was disgusted by the students who smeared cake all over my face for nothing, but I cried because Brena came and defended me.âWeâre almost in the classroom. Weâll get your bag.âI just nodded.Just for a few moments, I heard the door open, and Brena and I suddenly got quiet.I think we are in the classroom now.âBrena, who is that with you? Why are you covering hisâher head?â I heard one of our classmates ask.âNothing,â Brena answered simply, but a bit distantly.Brena and I continued walking u
Diana Rose POV-I gave Isabelle her cell phone back, then I quickly ran to our classroom. I even heard Brena calling me, but I ignored them.âAlright, try to block Patriceâs path. You will all be responsible to me!â I heard Brena shout when there was a group of women planning to block my path.Thatâs why, while Brena was also behind me, no one tried to fight me until we got to the classroom.The moment I got to the classroom, I accidentally opened the door loudly, and thatâs why all our classmates looked at me except for Shin, who had his head on his desk.âPatrice, are all the pictures of you and Andrew are real?â asked one of my female classmates.I looked at Andrew, who was now just looking at me, then I looked back at my classmates, who were waiting for my answer.But seconds passed until I think a minute passed and the whole classroom was silent.I shouldnât deny that Andrew and I met on Saturday because we didnât do anything wrong, but I forgot that everyone who knows us knows
Diana Rose POV-It was not easy for other fangirls here in the H.I.S of Andrew and Shin to forget about the pictures of me and Andrew that were spread. No one knows who spread those pictures, especially the dummy account that uploaded pictures of me and Andrew did not last twenty-four hours.Fortunately, for a few days, I always had Isabelle with me everywhere on campus, especially Brena, to protect me. Whenever the two of them fight because of me, I also want to join the fight and defend myself, but I better preserve my image as Patrice.As Patrice, I am supposed to be unobtrusive, modest and non-belligerentâthe opposite of Diana Rose Soleta, in all aspects.Today is lunch break, Isabelle and Brena and I walk to the cafeteria.But I noticed now that there arenât many students who look at me badly. Maybe they are tired of their tactics to hurt me. I hope so. âPatrice Mauricio!âI closed my eyes tightly after Shinâs voice took over after calling me the full name I use in this school
Diana Rose POV-Today I did not put on fake eye bags because I had eyebags naturally.When I agreed to Shinâs deal yesterday, it never left my mind.Iâm thinking about what could happen to Shin and Iâs new deal when we didnât sign any kind of contract like when we first made a fake relationship deal. I couldnât sleep thinking about it. If Andrew hadnât called me earlier, I wouldnât have noticed that it was three in the morning.When I entered the campus, I suddenly thought about that matter.Shin said in our new agreement that Andrew should not be between us? Does that mean I shouldnât talk to Andrew if itâs not important, like school related?NoâI shouldnât be avoiding Andrew, I should be avoiding Shin for two weeks so that his nonsense will over.âOuch!âI stopped walking without realizing that I had bumped into something that smelled good.âShin?â I was surprised to call him. âWhat time are you here?â I asked in disbelief.I made sure that I was early so that I could find a place
Diana Rose POV-I want to hide my tears. I want to bring my tears back to my eyes but I canât.âDiana, donât cry anymore.â Isabelle said to me.âI canât help it.â I said, still crying. âHold it as long as you canâno until we finish putting all the makeup on your face.â 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.âI was crying like crazy and laughed at Isabelleâs words.âThis is what weâve all been waiting for. This is the day that will happen, so your beauty should dominate. So stop crying.ââButâââNo buts, Diana. Will you stop or I will slap all the makeup in front of you?âI 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 Iâs 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-âMiracle!âBefore 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.âRonald! Miracle!â I was full of worry and shouted as I ran towards them.âMommy, Papa doesnât want to get up!â Miracle said, crying. âWeâre still going to eat, arenât we?âAfter 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 Ronaldâs face. âRonald, please open your eyes. Please.âI smiled when Ronaldâs eyes slowly opened.âHow to stop the bomb in Miracleâs body? Where is the remote to stop the time bomb in Miracleâs body?ââDo you think that I can hurt my daughter?â he said faintly.I stopped for a moment and shifted my gaze to Miracle who continued to cry because of Ronaldâs condition.âNo,â I looked back at Ronald. âI think I was scared.â I also looked back at th
Diana Rose POV-We heard a police siren.âDammit, how did they track it down?ââRonald, please. Stop this. Iâm sure Alex didnât like what happened to your sibling.âI have to make a way for us to stay here until the police find us in this room.âShut up! Whether or not Alex likes it, itâs still Alexâs fault!ââBut, Ronald...âMy lips twitched when Ronald pointed a gun at me.âWill you keep quiet or will I fire the first bullet of this gun at Miracle?â Then he pointed his gun at Miracle.I shook my head. âNo, please. I will shut up. If you want, I will go with you now, just donât hurt Miracle. Please.âRonald 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.âLetâs see who is more important t
Alex POV-Dammit.I miss Diana and Miracle so much. I shouldnât 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 wasnât required in that emergency meeting, I wouldnât have come back without Diana and Miracle.âIâm sorry, but could you please hurry?â I said to Paulo, Isabelleâs 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.âIâve already maxed the speed limit, Alex. If I speed up, I might be over-speeding. This is not an ambulance.âHe is right.âOne more thing, calm down. I will have delivered you in less than thirty minutes.ââFine.âI tried to contact Dianaâs phone number, but I still canât 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 Ronaldâs number but I couldnât call his phone number even though I couldnât count the number of times I tried to contact him. I couldnât think of anything other than going to see Miracle right away. Thatâs 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 didnât waste a single second and told the taxi driver the address that Ronald sent me. âMaâam, itâs farther and then itâs lateââ âI will pay any amount as long as you take me to this address.â I beg in desperation. I understand why the taxi driver almost refused. Itâs a bit late at night and maybe he still has something to go to but at this time Iâm desperate and willing to give all the money I have just to go to Miracle right away. âYou look in
Diana Rose POV-After I finished meeting Ronald, he insisted on taking me to Isabelleâs 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.âOh, my gosh, Diana Rose Soleta, we met!â Isabelle shouted as I entered their house. âIâve been waiting for you. Why did you just visit me now?âThe weather was hot, so we just stayed inside their house.âBecause l met Ronald.ââI see. I understand.âLike Ronald, I just met Isabelle again and just now I could contact her.âI thought you forgot about me.ââSorry, if I just contacted you now. Iâve been busy these past few weeks.ââIâm just kidding. I understand. Are you and Alex getting along?ââYes,â I said with a smile. âOur family is complete now. Weâve been together these past weeks.âIsabelleâs jaw dropped. In joyful surprise, Isabelleâs 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. âMommy, when is daddy coming home?â Miracle asked me as we were cooking breakfast.âTomorrow morning, baby.ââBy the way, do you want to go to school anymore?ââYes, mommy. I want to say goodbye to everyone.ââOkay, Iâll take you later. Then thatâs the last time you attend that school.âAlex 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-âYou two finally made up!â Darryl said when Alex and I visited him in his hotel room. âIâm sorry if I told Diana what I know.ââI think thatâs fine.ââOf course!â I said. âYou should have told me everything before.ââCalm down, Diana. Letâs not bring up the past.â Darryl said teasingly.âIâll just get Miracle and Iâs stuff, then weâll move to Alexâs houseâââOur home, Diana. Thatâs our home,â Alex corrected me. âOur home. Miracle and I are moving there.ââMoving house?â Darryl asked in surprise.âYes, why?â I ask.âThatâs all youâre going to do? I mean, what do you plan to do now that youâve settled? Other than that, I think youâre going to tell Miracle the truth. What else do you plan to do?âAlex and I looked at each other at Darrylâs question.âYou donât have any other plans?â Darryl asked, out of concern. âHey Alex, what are you up to?â
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.âGood morning, my SB.âThen I thought of opening my eyes after I heard Alexâs voice.âGood morningâwhy are you naked in front of me?âAlex was wearing nothing but a white towel for his lower body while he was wiping his wet hair with a white small towel.âItâs like you didnât touch my whole body, you didnât lick my manâââStop it!â 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 didnât mean it, I was just carried away by my emotions from what we were doing last night.