"He's not picking up his phone," Jayden muttered. He turned to Luke who was admiring the interior of his car. "Son, did your mother go to her agency today?" he asked. "Apparently so. She received a call from her manager this morning and left with me. She took me to school then left," Luke answered seriously. "Hm. Means I have to follow her to the agency," said Jayden. He put his hand on the wheel but Luke touched his arm. "Dad, can you take me to Aunty Shery's clinic first before seeing Mom?" Jayden's eyebrows shot up. "Hm? Why? Aren't we going to see Mom together?" Luke smiled shyly. "I'm afraid she'll be annoyed that I went to your place alone. Maybe ... you can tell her about our meeting in a way she can accept. Do you see what I mean, Dad?" Jayden looked at the serious-faced boy who was looking at him with pride. He reached out and ruffled Luke's silky hair. "Okay, I understand. Now, before we go to Aunt Shery's clinic, would you like to buy something to take there? Some s
"I can't imagine how you got through your day during that time," Jayden said with a somber face. "You must be in a lot of trouble." Lea smiled sweetly and shook her head. "It was tough. I was alone, with a child to raise, no job and no connections. But Luke's presence was also a blessing for me, because he made me strong and not give up." Jayden looked at Lea and stroked her hair gently. "Do you hate me? At least that time. We had sex by accident and that night, you suddenly became pregnant with a child from a man you didn't know." Lea pondered for a moment, re-imagining how she felt before, when for the first time she found out that she was pregnant. She was already in her 15th week of pregnancy when Lea realized she wasn't menstruating. During her life after getting her first menstruation, Lea didn't get them regularly so sometimes she was lazy to count her cycles and mark the calendar. The instant pregnancy test kit she bought at the drugstore cheaply showed a faint line of
"What? She has children? Who is her husband, do you know?""No sir. I don't think she has a husband. At first I thought there was a special relationship between her and Jonathan Issac, the famous young actor, but so far it turns out that they are just good friends. I investigated and found that in the past she was once engaged to Garry Eich, but just broke up and Garry Eich is still with Fely Braiven until now."Andreas Franzine pounded the table with his fists, venting his frustration. "This can't be allowed. He's an alpha, the ultimate pack leader and also the CEO of the Franzine industry, how could he have a relationship with a woman who has a child without a husband? Is she crazy?"Matt Grawind, his bodyguard as well as his trusted assistant, nodded. He had been doing investigative duties and occasionally stalking Jayden for Andreas for over six months and had never once seen Jayden with another woman.The only woman Jayden keeps seeing is an upcoming model named Lea Amarin. She h
"What are you doing here, in that pretty apron, Jay? You're an alpha and you're supposed to be maintaining your image, not playing around--"Jayden exited through the door and closed it slightly. "Dad, how did you get here? Who told you that I am here?" cut Jayden in half sizzling.Andreas tried to look in through the crack in the door, but Jayden's broad and tall shoulders got in the way."That doesn't matter. What are you doing in this rundown, cramped apartment, my child? You have a big, beautiful house, but you're playing cooking in a place like this?" asked Andreas angrily."And who's in there? Are the rumors really true that you're in a relationship with a woman with children? How--"Suddenly the door opened and Luke came out, still in his apron and pencil in hand."Daddy, who are you talking to?" Luke asked cutting Andreas off.Jayden turned and took Luke's hand in his. Andreas looked at the father and son with wide eyes. He looked at Luke, then at Jayden, and then looked back
"I ... forgive me, Mr. Andreas, but I can't accept help from you or Jayden for that amount," Lea said reluctantly. "I might give you guys a hard time with that kind of money.""Lea, the most important thing is that you have to work happily. If you work under a lot of unnecessary pressure and make you experience a lot of difficulties, especially if work problems are mixed with personal problems," Andreas said softly. "Don't get yourself into trouble, girl. You have a son and you must put your son first. Luke will grow up to be an unhappy child if you, his mother, are not happy."Lea was deeply moved by Andreas' concern for her. They had just met, but Andreas' affection for her deeply touched Lea's heart. She always missed her father's affection, but for as long as she can remember, only anger and hatred she got from Dalton--his father."But, Mr. Andreas, I feel--""Lea, can you just call me daddy, or at least uncle? I don't like being too formal. After all, you are the future wife of m
"Are you sure, Lea?" asked Eloise in a worried tone. "The thing is, the penalty money you have to pay is huge. I don't know why they did that, but I suspect Garry Eich set this up for Fely's sake. He made Flower agency take the name Nina Kirk to avoid taxes and become part of Echo entertainment before my fiancé took over and handed over half of the shares to me. Now, due to talk of me resigning and moving overseas, Garry Eich is starting to manage things through insiders he can influence."Lea took Eloise's explanation seriously. Eloise's fiancé wants to marry her soon and move to Canada because he inherited a sawmill and the largest sheep farm in Ontario from his grandfather who recently died.He decided to auction off his stake in Echo entertainment, which he originally bought to be managed by Eloise.Garry has the third largest share in the company, so he was appointed to the board of directors in management, although the agency that he actually owns is the Flower agency, which he
"Ms. Lea, did you just get that?" suddenly a model turned to Lea, who was chatting with an Echo entertainment staff who is also a fan of Lea. The administrative staff member named Caecilia had heard about Lea's resignation and that she had paid a huge penalty. Caecilia deeply regretted the situation and stated that she really admired and liked Lea's appearance. She also prepared a set of cloth hair ties she made herself for Lea which she wanted to give away at this fan meet. "Yes, is there a problem?" asked Lea, answering the model. All eyes that were originally on Fely and her lavish gifts are now on Lea. Fely smiled slyly. "Of course she won't get as many prizes as we do, because actually she doesn't have many fans," said Fely in a mocking tone. "I wonder how Ms. Lea won the female idol of the year award, with so few fans?" said another model. "Maybe, she manipulated the results of voting from fans," responded another model. "There's no question about it," Fely cut in. "The
Lea stared intently at the box containing Ricky's painting. She would try to contact Ricky, when she returned from Echo entertainment, to thank him and also ask how he was doing.However, actually Lea wasn't sure she could contact Ricky because for the past three years, it seemed Ricky had never activated his phone number nor had he tried to contact Lea first.It had been a long time since she and Ricky had lost touch, since the last time they met at a fashion show where Lea was a model walking the catwalk.-Flashback-"Ms. Lea, someone is looking for you at the back door near the property's warehouse," said one of the organizers of the fashion show."Hm? Who, Ms. Neil?""I don't know. He's wearing a mask that covers most of his face and dark glasses. Be careful Ms. Lea, maybe he's not a nice person. Do you want me to meet you there?" asked Ms. Neil worriedly.Lea smiled and shook her head. "No need, Ms. Neil, thank you. I will scream at the top of my lungs if anything happens.""Yes.