Adrian was playing with him while waiting for the food to be cooked."What's your name, uncle?" Adrian asked,"You can call me Uncle Dwayne." he said."Wow, you have such a nice name, and you're also handsome." Adrian said, he was smiling."Thank you, your name is also beautiful, and you're handsome, either." Ash said to him.Adrian joked, he loved to be admired the most. Grandpa Leo joined them."So, you and your wife just got married?" he asks.Ash nodded."Let me guess, arranged?" he asks.Ash was stunned. How Grandpa knew about it."Yes, you're right." Ash said.Leo smiled/"Hmm, nowadays, especially those who are so wealthy. They let their children marry for a contract, but I guess your parents have other reasons why they let both of you marry." he said.Ash was thinking about it, he barely knew his parents. He knows that they don't like Andrea in the first place, but they were just trying to accept her for the sake of him."Maybe, parents know best." Ash said."You're right." Gra
Ivanna and Ash were walking to the entrance and going to their office. The employees were still curious about her. They didn't know she was his wife."So, where's my office?" she asks him.Ash told Mrs. Dorris to show her her office. Ivanna was excited about seeing her office."Here we are." Mrs. Dorris said.Ivanna was stunned, her office wasn't what she was expecting."Wait, what? You must be mistaken." she said."Mr. Villareal told me that this is your office." she said.Mrs. Dorris left. She was left dumbfounded. Her office wasn't an office, she thought. Ash made her like a normal employee. The other employees were staring at her."She's the new recruit.""she's pretty.""she looks stupid."That's all that she heard from their mouths."Ahhh!" Ivanna yells and stomps her foot, making the employees shut up.Ivanna headed to his office, angrily. Mrs. Dorris was trying to stop her, but she couldn't."Ash, what's the meaning of this?" she asked.Ash just ignores her, but Ivanna takes of
Ivanna started to work. Little by little, she's accepting where they have put her. She was doing the last papers when she heard a noise from her co-employees."Hey, work hours! You need to work." she said.All the employees were staring at her, like she was some kind of joke. One of the guys started to laugh, she was pissed. If they all knew that she was the CEO's wife."Oh come on, you're not our boss to tell us what we are going to do." the man said."Yeah, just join us here if you want to." the other man said.The staff were eating, even though it was not snack time or lunchtime. Ivanna stood up, staring at them with her death glare."Hey, don't be so like that. We're just the same here." the woman said.Ivanna was pissed, she wanted to tell them who she was, but she didn't want to. All of them were shocked and went silent when Ivanna kicked the table in front of them and made their food scattered."What the hell is your problem?!" the woman stood up and made eye to eye contact.Iva
The woman was stunned, yet afraid of her warning. The woman just nodded her head many times."Kidding, go back to your place and do your job." she said.The woman quickly went back to her cubicle. She was starting to feel nervous, that the CEO's wife was watching them. Good for her, she doesn't have any problems, and she has no friends there."Hey, doesn't that mean that you have a connection to the CEO, you can just say whatever you want to say here." the man that almost hit her said.Ivanna just shrugged her shoulder."Yeah, maybe you just seduced him, right? It's impossible for a wealthy man like our boss to like you." the woman said.Ivanna turned from her chair, to face them."If you'll excuse me, I am here to work, and not just me, but all of us. We're here to do our job because the company's paying us." she said.They all laughed again, except for the weird woman she had just talked to. Ivanna just ignored them. Good thing, their boss in that area came and made them silent."Wha
Ash woke up, and he couldn't move his body. He feels like a heavy stone or an object sleeps on top of him."Ahmm." he roared.He slowly opens his eyes, and he isn't sure of what he is staring at. He slowly caressed his eyes with his hands."What the." he groaned and his eyes widened.He quickly pushed Ivanna on top of him. She fell."Ouch!" Ivanna groaned, on the ground.Ivanna was holding her back and waist. She was throwing him a death glare."What the hell is your problem?" she asked, angrily."Why are you on top of me?" he asks.Ivanna's eyes widened, Ash was throwing her a death glare."What? that's impossible. I thought it was the pillow I was hugging." she said.They both stared at the pillow on the floor. Ivann bites her nails, in shame."Ohh, am I that fluffy and soft? I am not fat." he scoffed.Ivanna threw him the pillow."Shut it!" he said.Ash went downstairs to take his coffee. Ivanna was fixing the bed."That man, feeling so whatever." she whispered.They decided to get
"Yeah, dad came here a while ago." he said.Ivanna's eyes went wide."What?! did he saw me sleeping?" she asks, very shock."Yeah." he said."Why didn't you wake me up?" she asks.Ash just shook his head."You're sleeping so peacefully, he also wants us to have dinner with them if you want to." Ash said.Ivanna thought of it."Do you want to?" she asks him.Ash blurted his gaze at her."Of course, I missed my mom's food." he said, glaring at her.Ivanna smiled, now they agreed to go and have dinner with them."So, we're going later. Are you not going back to yor desk and do your job?" he asked her.Ivanna shook her head."I don't want to." she said.Ash was staring at her."Did you do something again?" he asked.Ivanna didn't stare at hm back.FLASHBACKIvanna was eating her snack alone at her desk when someone throw her a chips, at first she didn't give them a damn."Look who's snob!" the man said.That man was the man she fought yesterday, and that they hated each other. That man was
Ash summoned the couple to come to his office, after they were finished to the clinic. The couple were on their way to his office. He told his wife that they were coming."Okay, Let's see their faces." she said, laughing.The door opened, and they didn't see Ivanna sitting on the sofa. Ash told them to sit down, they sat down in front of him."So, can you tell me what really happened?" he asks."Sir, that woman was really bad, she just didn't hurt us but some of us in that area." the woman said.Ivanna noticed that she was flirting with him, due to the tone of her voice."And?" he asks.The man replied to him."You need to fire her, she was bad and feisty. We're just telling her to do her job but she was still rude to talk back at us." he said.Ash sighed, he knew that they were both lying. Ivanna was making a face, at their back."Is that so?" Ash asked.they both nodded."Okay, Candice, is that true?" he asked.the couple was shocked and freaked out to see her that she was watching t
"So, when are you going to have a baby?" Ash father's asked.Ivanna chokes out."OMG! Here, drink it." Mrs. Villareal handed her water."Honey, you startled her." Mrs. Villareal told him.His father was worried and apologized."Are you okay, now?" their mom asked her."Yes, mom. I'm just shocked."Ivanna said, smiling.Ash groaned."I'm sorry to startle you. Me and your mom were just too excited to have a little kid running around the house." their father said.Ivanna and Ash didn't know how to react, they wanted to laugh like they wanted to chuckle. Ivanna kicks his foot underneath the table making him glare at her."I'm also excited, when are you going to decide?" their mom, clears her throat."Mom!" Ash told her.His mom just gave them a peace sign, smiling bitterly. Their dinner went on nicely, they enjoyed and also finished out the foods."Okay, take care, okay? Dwayne, drive safe, okay?" their mom told them.They kissed their parents goodbye and went inside the car."Why are you k
Ivanna and the head of the police saw the preacher coming."Oh, I think they're done. Let's go." the police said.They headed to Rhea's area and he told her to wait for her at the area where she can talk to her. Ivanna was very nervous and didn't know what to tell her."Miss Andrea West, you have a visitor." the head of the police said and opened her jail..Andrea was very shocked."Who is it?" she asked."Just see for yourself." the police said.Andrea went to see who is her visitor and she was stunned to see Ivanna. She didn't see it coming."Ivanna." she said.Ivanna raised her head to see her."Andrea." she said.At the moment, they were waiting for who will be the first one to talk."Ivanna, I'm so sorry." Rhea said.Ivanna diverted to gaze at her."I already forgave you a long time ago." Ivanna said.Andrea was very shocked."You're such a nice person. You deserve to be loved and cherished. I'm happy that Ash loves you and you love him too." she said.Andrea tears up and she is s
"What if I still can't forgive? It's okay if you aren't ready to forgive someone; just take some time to think about it. If you decide you are ready, but you're having trouble working through the steps, you can also try these suggestions:Talk about the situation with people you trust. An outsider's perspective can help shed new light on things.Write down your thoughts and emotions. They can become clearer once they're on paper.Speak to a professional. If your experience is particularly hard or complicated, it can be really useful to talk to an expert, such as a counsellor.Forgiveness isn't always an easy process, and it's understandable if you struggle with it. But it's worth trying out some of the suggestions above, to see if you can re-shape the way you think and feel about the past and let go of any hurt feelings around it." the preacher added.Rhea was being hit by its words and statements. It's not just her but all of them who were there in that hall. She didn't know how she e
"Thank you, ma'am." she said.Rhea's mom smiled."You have a cute baby. What's her name?" she asked."Elise Iris." Ivanna said.Rhea's mother was stunned."She's so cute." she said.Ivanna and Ash were happy to see her playing with their baby. Ash drives Rhea's mom going to the prison."Are you sure, you don't want to see her?" Rhea's mother asked.Ash went with her, he had once loved and cherished her. They were waiting for Rhea to come."Mom." she said.But started to cry when she saw Ash."Ash...." she whispered.Rhea's mom left them, she wants them to have closure and to forgive each other."What are you doing here?" she asked."I'm here to see you for the last time." he said.Rhea was hurt by his words."Okay, so you can go now." she said."No, unless, we forgave each other. Your mom is right, we once loved and cherished each other but I'm here to forgive you for what you did because I know you." he said.Rhea just cried and nodded."I'm so sorry, I didn't dare to hit her." she sa
"I, Ashford, take you, Ivanna, to be my wife; to have and to hold, from this day forward, for better, for worse; for richer, for poorer; in sickness and in health; to love and to cherish; until we are parted by death." Ashford said with a smile on his face.Ivanna was tearing up."I, Ivanna, take you, Ashford, to be my husband; to have and to hold from this day forward, for better, for worse; for richer, for poorer; in sickness and in health; to love and to cherish; until we are parted by death." she said smiling."May I please have the rings?" the priest said.It was Adrian who was their ring bearer, he's so cute.The priest handed the rings to both of them."Since ancient times, the ring has been a symbol of the unbroken circle of love, with no beginning and no end. Love given freely has no giver and no receiver, for each is the giver and each is the receiver. May these rings always remind you of the freedom and power of this commitment you make here today." the priest said."Ash, wh
Ash called Zeke to tell the police to take it easy. He parks his car behind her car. He saw her coming out and ran towards him.Rhea hugs him so tight."I'm really sorry, I was just jealous and I hated her so much." she said.Ash understands her feelings but he doesn't want to let her escape from what she did."I know, I know, shhh." he said.Rhea started to cry and sobs but she was alerted when she saw many lights surrounded by them."Ash.. did you." she whispered.Ash sighed and smirked."I'm sorry." he said.The police went near them and handcuffed her hands. Rhea was very miserable, she was crying out loud and kept on asking for his help but Ash wanted her to think of what she did."You have the right to remain silent." the police told her.Rhea can't get out of their grip. One of the police drives her car following them. Ash was left and the sunset came out."I'm sorry." he whispered.He went back to the hospital and he was shocked to see Ivanna talking with her parents and their
Ash woke up so early and went to the hospital. He was so hopeless to see his wife lying down on the bed unconscious."Mom dad, I think you need to go home. I'll be here to watch her." he said.Tina and Langston really need to rest."Stay with her." they told him and left.When he hears the door close, he walks slowly towards her. He caressed her face and fixed her face."You look so pretty." he said."I know, it's the first time I ever tell you that." he whispered.He held her hand and his eyes landed on her baby bump."Hello baby, I'm your daddy. I'm sorry I didn't know you were there." he sighed.Ivy and Zeke saw him by the window and they decided to watch him first."I'm really sorry, it is all my fault." he said and hugged Ivanna.Ivy and Zeke went emotional, they pitied him. Ash wipes his tears when he hears the door open."How are you?" Zeke asked."I'm good." he said.Ivy was just silent and fixed Ivanna's posture."You know what, Ivanna keeps talking about you. How hard-headed
Ezekiel was worried, he knew how ruthless he was when he was very angry. Ash went out and Ezekiel was chasing him but Ivy called him."Zeke, tell me. Is it her?" Ivy asked.Zeke went mute."Yes." he said.Ivy massages her head and controls her anger."I'm going to kill that bitch!" she said."Ivy, let's calm down first. Let's wait for the result if it was really her." he said.He didn't say that the car was familiar to them and they couldn't see the driver because it was tinted. Ezekiel thinks that maybe she hired or she is really the driver. The nurses transferred Ivanna to her room, many dextroses were being wired at her."Bessy, wake up." Ivy holds her hands.Ivy even caressed her baby and stuck her ear on it."I know you're there and you can hear me, Please tell your mom to wake up, okay." she whispered.Tina and Langston were watching them."You can't blame Ivy on how protective she is of Ivanna. They grew up together since they just a baby, they were more like sisters and they re
"She should have been here a while back, it was just a minute from there." her dad said.They were very worried until their home phone rang."Yes?" her dad answered."Is this Langston Hendrix?" from the phone asked.He didn't know but he was starting to feel numb."Yes." he said."You need to come here immediately to the hospital. Your daughter was just hit by a car." the staff said.Langston let go of the phone and he started to feel numb. Tina was very curious about what happened."What happened?" she asks.He was just staring at her."Honey!" she said.They rushed into the hospital, no one dared to talk inside the car. Tina even called Ivy and Ivy was very worried."Aunty." she cried and hugged her.Langston was numb and he didn't know what to do."Please, get my daughter out of danger." he whispered.They were outside, waiting for the doctor to come out from the emergency room. There, one of the witnesses came near them."She was walking on the road towards the cake shop, but a car
Ivanna went out with her family for a family dinner, They went to a fancy restaurant."Thank you mom and dad." she said.Her mom and dad hold her hand, both left and right."We are your parents and we need to comfort and guide you." her dad said.They order and eat like they used to be."Honey, come on. You need to eat more so that you and your baby will be healthy." her dad said.She was very happy that she had parents who were very supportive of her. Rhea was very persistent in thinking of a plan, Ash was very curious about her and yeah, she was at their house."Rhea, are you okay?" he asked.Rhea felt shivered."Yeah." she said.But he noticed that she was uneasy. And he knows something isn't right."Honey, did you come up already with the name of your baby?" her dad asked.Tina and her daughter laughed."Honey, her belly was still one month old and we can figure out the baby's gender after 3 months." his wife said.Langston was very demured and shocked."Oh, I forgot." he said and