At bedtime, Shaina and Travis found Arriana between them. The girl fell asleep easily, unlike Shaina who left awake. It looks like she’s already stiff on the bed and feels Travis movements. She just kept her eyes closed and she’s damn nervous. “What are you afraid of?” Shaina criticized herself. “Goodnight!” Shaina slowly opened her eyes when she heard the young man’s soft voice. She was lying on her side facing the young man because she had to have her one hand around her daughter. They are in the same position and their hands are almost touching. She breathed a sigh of relief because the young man had closed his eyes. “Go to sleep and I’ll take care of giving medicine to the child,” Travis said and kept his eyes closed. “Thank you!” Shaina quickly turned her back on her daughter and the young man.Travis spent a few more minutes before moving on the bed. When he was sure that Shaina was asleep, he got up. He took a moment to stare at the sleeping mother and the children. Until
“Travis, I’ve done everything for you to accept me and your brother. Isn’t it enough that we didn’t give up on you when you were comatose to make you believe that we have no other desire but to be close to your heart? This is your second life and—” “Right, this is my second life and I know you have something to do with why I almost disappeared from this world!”Martha stared at the young man with her mouth agape. She showed him that she was very hurt and angry at what he was saying. “I know you don’t like me as your second mother, Travis! But you have no right to accuse me without enough evidence!”“So far nothing yet, but I won’t take back what I said. I’m not like you think that you can fool around even if it’s not in his own memory. It’s enough that I’ve been kind to you for a few years in exchange for giving me a wrong drugs.”Martha was nervous but she didn’t show it to Travis. “It’s easy to say your accusations to destroy me, especially your brother. If we wanted to kill you, w
Angeline was forced to take the spoon and eat. She cannot make demands on Travis right now and he might suddenly leave. Another thing is that she knows that caring for a woman is not in the young man’s vocabulary.“Mr. Villanova, what are you planning to do with your baby and my daughter? The doctor told you that the fall of her emotions affects her pregnancy,” Matilda asked the young man again. “I’ll try to spend time with her,” short reply of Travis but makes no promises. Matilda has heard enough from the grumpy young man. If he spends so much time with Angeline, he will surely fall in love with her daughter. Travis settles Angeline’s bill and she is about to leave the hospital. While waiting, he looked at Angeline.Angeline bit the inside of her lower lip when her eyes met with Travis’. He was handsome already in her eyes before, but her admiration for him doubled now that he can walk straightly. Her desire to make him fall in love grew and then— her fantasy was interrupted when
Matilda didn’t invite Travis’ lawyer for lunch. Even she was annoyed by what happened. It seems that the young man’s heart is further away from them because of what happened earlier. “Mom, the food is ready on the table,” Lovely greeted the two happily while looking behind them. “Stop looking for what’s not there and feed the dog the food that’s been prepared!” Angeline was annoyed with her sister. “What? What happened and he wasn't with you? I thought he was the one who brought you home,” Lovely asked in disbelief. Instead of answering her sister, she turned around. “Angeline, calm down! Remember you're pregnant so you can’t be hungry!” Matilda angrily reminded her daughter.Angeline suddenly slowed down walking. Instead of going to the room, she went to the kitchen. At Travis’ house, the twins that the young man met were both frowning. He brought up the foods he bought, including the ice cream but no changes in their reactions. Travis sighed before sitting down next to them.
The manager’s eyes widened when he saw the card the boy was holding. “Where did you get that card, huh? Do you know that only a few people own that? Your mother will definitely be in jail if the real owner finds it. So give it to me so I can return it! “Ouch!” Adrian was hurt because the man held his hand tightly and tried to take the card he was holding. Shaina only then came to her senses when she saw that her son was hurt. She pushed the man angrily which caused him to lose his balance. Everyone who was there screamed at the same time when the manager hit a shelf and everything that was displayed there fell out. “See what you did? Oh, my God, how can you pay for all of these now?” the manager yelled at the mother and daughter.Instead of being afraid, Adrian angrily rushed at the man because he was pointing his fingers at his mother. But before he could reach him, someone pulled him and his mother.Joseph picked up Arriana and ran to a crowd when he heard Adrian’s voice from th
“Sister, what’s the feeling?” Nida excitedly asked Shaina in a low voice. Shaina elbowed the child’s chatty nanny to quiet her down. They were still in the office and Travis was busy talking to Joey. Truth was, she could still feel the heat on her cheek, especially where Travis’ soft lips touched earlier. Nida covered her mouth and looked teasingly at her boss. While Joseph went outside the office and did his job as a guard. And the twins? Oh, they are already busy playing games on their father’s phone. Joey opens the laptop and Travis wants to see the footage from what happened in the boutique. Travis saw the woman who is one of Shaina’s accusers. “Where is that lady?” Travis pointed at the laptop where the photo of a woman was flashed.“She’s in the interrogation room with the others involved, even the guard,” replied Joey.“I want you to bring that lady in here to apologize.” Shaina doesn’t know who Travis is referring to. It is okay for her to those who insulted her apologize
Lovely and Matilda were happy to see Travis. Eventhough the aura on his face was dark. they knew he had come to help them. “Travis, thank you for coming,” Matilda greeted the young man. “What did you do and you’re here?” Travis coldly asked Lovely, instead of responding to Matilda.Jomar caught the lady frowning because Travis ignored her. He was quietly observing the surroundings and watching the young man’s back. “This is my cousin’s fault who has a great hatred for me. I did not hurt her son and do nothing to her. She only involved me because she always wanted to get revenge on me.”Travis watched the girl closely and witnessed while she was wiping tears from her eyes.“You heard it right, Travis. She is a black sheep in our family, so she was exiled to another country. And now that she is back, she has started to destroy my children’s lives again.” Matilda’s voice sounded weak and didn’t know what to do with the woman she was talking about. “It seems that the one you are talki
“I’m the one begging, my daughter, you’re the only one who can talk to the father of your children. Maybe he’ll listen to you and let your cousin out now.” Shaina sighed and felt sorry for her uncle. When his tone is like this and he calls her his daughter, she could not refuse.“Your grandma is also sick today. When she hears about it, she might not be able to accept it,” Jessy added.“I’ll try.” She seemed forced to answer her uncle. This is her weakness, when they use her grandma against her, except for the children and her father. “I won’t change my mind.” Shaina quickly pocketed the cellphone and turned to Travis. She didn’t know that he was there and listening. “She deserves it for calling my children as bastards.”Shaina wanted to answer the young man that, ‘yes, you’re right!’. But she only said that to herself. “I know that’s what everyone thinks of my children because we’re not married. But when they insulted the children in front of them, I won’t let it pass. Also, the
Miranda was once again impressed with Alexander when he perfected the exam. He’s not just handsome, but he’s also smart. Brix is not lagging behind either, but he has five mistakes. And her? Here she is; her score hangs in the balance like the rest of her classmates. It doesn’t matter; the important thing is that she still has something to be proud of, and that is the beauty of her face and body.“Girl, are you serious about Alexander being your birthday escort?” Julie asked in a whisper.“Yes, it’s easy to change the invitation.” She smiled and knew that her mother would give her everything she wanted because she was her only daughter. Her brothers also love her and are ready to fight when she is hurt.“The question is, will he agree?” Julie asked her friend teasingly.Miranda glared at her friend; they had free time, so they had time to chat. They went to the canteen and looked for Alexander, but they couldn’t find him.“Ms. Ava, a present has arrived for you, and it’s at the facult
After entering the classroom, Ava immediately looked around. The first person she saw was Brix. He seems to be calm now and not drawing attention to her. Good thing then; maybe he realized it because she slapped him yesterday.The next thing he looked for was Alexander. She frowned when she saw that the young man’s seat was empty. She looked at the others there, and the young man might have just moved seats. But she was just disappointed, and he wasn’t there. She looked at the clock hanging on the wall. The class will start in just three minutes. She didn’t want to spoil her day so much, so she unfolded the papers and turned on the laptop.“Am I late?” Alexander asked from the doorway, gasping for air.Ava suppressed the smile that wanted to appear on her lips when she saw Alexander. His hair was messy, obviously not combed, but she would admit it that he was still handsome despite his messy look. He looks like a bad boy, but it fits on him. “Next time you will enter earlier,” she sai
It was late at night when the gathering ended. They also slept there in their grandfather’s mansion. This gathering of them rarely happens. He hung out for a while on the terrace facing the garden and thought.“Brother!”He turned to his cousin Terence. This is the eldest son of his aunt Trisha. “Why aren’t you asleep yet?”“I just wanted to ask something.”Alexander stared at his cousin. He is only fifteen years old, and his sibling that is younger than him is older than Terence.“Brother, how old were you when you had sex with a girl?”Alexander seemed to choke on his own saliva and stared at his cousin. “Have you never had sex with a girl?”“Tsk, I’m not like you, who is a womanizer and a pervert.”Alexander grinned and placed his right palm on his cousin’s shoulder. Like him, Terence is also a big man. There’s no mistaking him as a teenager. “You want me to teach you how to please a woman?”“You think I can do it at this age?” Terence looked doubtful.“Of course! I was only fourte
The whole family is complete in Travis’ old mansion. His grandchildren are also complete because it’s their grandma’s birthday. There are guests, but only close friends and relatives. This is exactly how Shaina’s birthday is, and she hasn’t liked many people celebrating her birthdays ever since.“Grandma, happy birthday! I’m sorry I’m a little late.” Alexander kissed his grandmother’s forehead.Shaina smiled and hugged her grandson. “It’s fine, grandson, and I know you’re a young man now, so it’s normal that you’re doing something else.”Alexander grinned, and his grandmother really knew him.“But what I heard is that you have fenced a woman in at your university, so you entered there even though you didn’t have to?” Travis said, sitting in a wheelchair.Alexander scratched his neck and looked shyly at his grandfather. When it comes to women, his grandfather was strict, and for him, he became rebellious.“Is she the one who will make you wiser?” Travis asked.“I guess I got karma from
“Go away, and maybe someone else will see us.” She pushed the young man away.Alexander sighed as he watched the girl closely. “I will sleep in your place again later, and maybe that drug addict will try to harm you again tonight.”“No, you can’t!” She refused, shaking her head slowly, which darkened the aura of the young man’s face. “Look, maybe someone will recognize you and see you entering my apartment.” She explained to him so as not to get angry with her or misunderstand her refusal.“If I go to another university, will you not stop me from getting close to you?”She was once again confused about what to say to the young man. Because he’s naughty, and she knows that he’ll do what he thinks when she says yes.“But I don’t want to leave you here, especially with that idiot being around you.” Alexander regained his composure when he thought of Brix.She suppressed a smile when Alexander’s face revealed the problem he was thinking about. His forehead was still furrowed as he thought
Ava looked at the person who pulled her in shock, and it almost hugged her.“Are you okay?”She nodded absentmindedly in response to Alexander’s question. He spoke very gently, and it was as if she were an unbreakable crystal from the way he touched her. But when he faced Brix, he suddenly looked like a demon, ready to kill the person in front of him.“Asshole! You really want to get hurt?”Ava quickly grabbed the young man’s arm when he tried to attack Brix. “Please, don’t make a mess, or I might get suspended here!” She pleaded with the young man in a low voice.Brix laughed because Alexander couldn’t rush him. “What? Are you already under the skirt? Is that why she likes you more because she can fit you under her skirt?” He asked insultingly.Ava quickly let go of Alexander and angrily approached Brix. She couldn’t control herself anymore and slapped the man. “You’re not just rude; you have no respect for someone like me! Don’t bring your bad behavior to school because I’m not like
“Are you insulted?” Brix continues to tease Alexander. “Did you know that our dean is married?”Alexander clenched his fist, but he still approached the man with a smile. “It looks like you haven’t brushed your teeth since you got out of jail last night, and your mouth stinks, dude.”Suddenly, the smile on Brix’s lips was erased, and he gave Alexander an angry look. “You animal! So you are the one who sent the police to where I was staying last night?”Alexander grinned and put his hands in both pockets of his trousers. “I can do anything, so don’t try me. I can even take down your father if you fight against me!”Brix’s jaws are clenching even more with anger. His suspicion is clear now. However, he didn’t want to show Alexander that he felt worried because of his threat. Then he laughed because of the last thing he said. “You don’t seem to know my father, and you talk about him just like that?”Smiling, Alexander approached the man and slightly brought his head closer to him before
Ben smiled when he and the girl were the only ones left in the office before he spoke. “I’m not going to beat around the bush anymore. You probably know that my son likes you, didn’t you?”Ava didn’t like the tone of the gentleman’s question, but she smiled anyway. “I’m used to that kind of feeling among young people, and I assure you that it will pass.”“What if not?” Ben asked tentatively.“Vice Mayor, like I said earlier, my profession is important to me, so expect me to play my role in your son’s life as their professor.”Ben was impressed by the girl’s courage to answer him and her determination. He smiled again as he slowly leaned his back against the back of the chair. “I won’t wonder why my son likes you.”Ava didn’t know if she should smile and thank the gentleman for his compliment, if that’s what it really meant, or be annoyed by the sarcasm in his voice. But she was even more unhappy with his praise of her.“But I didn’t come to question your status in life or your profess
“Who do you think dared to report you to the authorities?” Ben asked his son angrily.A corner of Brix’s lips lifted and he stopped himself from smiling. He knows that his father is more angry with the person who owes him more than the sin he committed that will ruin his name as the vice mayor of their town.“I need to silence him down,” Ben almost whispered.“Dad, I think there is a large syndicate group holding the man I suspect.”“Then he needs to be held accountable for what he did to you!” Ben’s voice rose in anger.Brix smirked and was amused by the anger in his father’s eyes. He will also get revenge on Alexander. He knows that this is the one who reported to the police last night that he rushed to the house where Ava was staying near the university. He will show here who it really collides with.“Go to school today, and I don’t want that guy to laugh at you!”“Thanks, Dad. Promise, I won’t leave any trash next time, so there’s no evidence.”“Shameless!” Ben hits his son on the