"I'm really sorry for what Gun did to you. I didn't expect him to do this," Arielle apologized to her friend as she applied an icepack to his jaw, which had quickly developed a bruise."How am I going to explain this big bruise on my jaw to my grandpa? Your boyfriend was scared to be jealous, Arielle. He just started punching without warning. And his punch was so strong, my gosh! I think my jaw is dislocated. Is he a boxer?" he said to her, crying.Bret was thinking that the reason Gun punched him was because he was jealous of him, but he was mistaken. Gun had told him why he punched him, but Bret probably didn't notice or hear it because he was so shocked by what his former bodyguard had done.'Tell your grandpa that the reason you have a bruise on your face is because you got into a fight. You saw a woman being disrespected and you couldn't hold yourself back from defending her. You will not only become a hero, and a gentleman in your grandpa's eyes, he will also see you as a real m
"You're drinking again, Gun. What's the problem now?" Jacob asked as he entered Gun's house and saw him drinking alcohol while sitting in the living room.His heart was heavy because he found out that Arielle and Bret were already in a relationship. He didn't know what she saw in that man, as he didn't think he could defend her. Aside from his good looks he seems to be gay, he thinks that there's nothing lovable with him. He didn't even fight back when he punched him last night if he was a real man."Arielle's friend Bret is her boyfriend now. I saw them at the restaurant where Amanda and I ate last night. I heard Bret introducing her to his grandfather," he told Jacob after taking a deep breath to ease the tightness in his chest.Jacob also took a deep breath and approached him. "Give up on her, Gun. There are many other women out there. Arielle is not the only woman, so I'm sure you'll fall in love with a better woman. Or it would be much better if you just made Amanda your girlfrie
Arielle woke up in her room, lying on her bed. Bret and Kim were sitting beside her, their faces full of worry. Even her two maids were in her room, also worried about her."Are you okay now?" Bret asked worriedly, holding her hand and squeezing it gently."What happened to you?" Kim asked her too.Instead of answering their questions, she started crying softly. Her chest hurt, accompanied by guilt. It was because of her that the Cabagan couple died. If only she hadn't gone to them and asked about the accident involving her parents, they would still be alive and living peacefully in their place. It's all her fault.They just let her cry and let out whatever was weighing on her chest. She cried silently for a few minutes. Her crying turned into sobs until she finally stopped. When she had calmed down, Bret gave her a glass of cold water that Emma had brought from the kitchen. Her chest felt relieved after drinking the cold water."Now that you're okay, maybe you can tell us what happen
"I'm sorry, but I didn't get the cellphone from that woman's house, Boss," apologized the man who was none other than the one who broke into Arielle's house."A simple task, but you couldn't do it!" angrily shouted the man sitting in the wheelchair. He is the man who ordered the killing of the couple who witnessed the accident involving Arielle's parents. And the identity of this man is mysterious."I'm sorry, Boss. I failed to get the cellphone, but I won't fail to kill her," he promised."Make sure this time you don't fail, because if you mess up again, I'll be the one to kill you. Understood?""Yes, Boss!" the man quickly replied before walking out of the room unsteadily. He was in pain because he was hit by the baseball Arielle was holding and fell down the stairs.As one of his men left, the man sitting in the wheelchair clenched his fists tightly. He had been waiting for this opportunity for a long time. He took advantage of the fact that someone else wanted to kill Arielle so t
Arielle forced herself to endure the loneliness, even though she was sad being alone. Despite her fear that someone might be waiting outside her room to kill her, she bravely faced her fears.She called Kim to see if she could accompany her to her house, but Kim was in a distant province conducting a medical mission while her friend Bret was in the State and accompanying his grandpa who went back home after visiting him. She had no one else to call, which only made her feel more saddened.Unable to sleep, she went out to the terrace to get some fresh air and try to fall asleep. She frowned when she saw the familiar car parked near the gate of her house. She became anxious as she remembered seeing the same car parked next to hers earlier when she went to the cell phone repair shop.Surely the person in that car is watching her and just waiting for the opportunity to enter her house to kill her. Out of fear, she quickly returned to her room and covered herself with a blanket."Has your
"Arielle!!!" Gun shouted loudly as he ran towards the woman. He likes to hug her tightly but it comes to his mind that it will only waste the time of saving her. So when he got close to her, he immediately picked her up and took her to his car. He almost flew his car just to reach the nearest hospital. His car honked nonstop, disturbing the other motorist. But he doesn't care at all. What he wants is to make a way for his car to get past and quickly arrive at the hospital.The hospital was only ten minutes away from the incident and he drove his car faster than normal speed so he arrived almost early than ten minutes. Upon arrival at the hospital, he was immediately greeted by the doctors when they saw Arielle's condition and she was rushed to the emergency room.While Arielle was in the emergency room, Gun fervently prayed to God to save Arielle's life from danger. Though he believes in God he seldom prays and asks anything from Him. But this time, he sincerely prayed for Arielle's s
Arielle was able to pass the 24-hour critical stage as stated by the doctor, so her condition has stabilized and she has been transferred to a private room. During the days when Arielle was unconscious, Gun did not leave her side. He is afraid that the person who ordered to kill her might find out that she has survived and order someone to kill her again in the hospital. It's better to be sure and safe and be sorry and regretted later.After four days of being unconscious, Arielle finally woke up. She immediately noticed Gun sitting and leaning back on the chair, sleeping while holding one of her hands. She feels like a warm hand touches her heart. She couldn't deny that she felt very happy the person she cared about the most was the one she saw when she opened her eyes."Gun," she called out in a hoarse voice. "Gun, wake up" she repeated, calling his name when he did not wake up from her first call.Gun was finally awakened when he heard her faint voice. He immediately stood up from
Gun had just finished bathing that evening when he received a call from his police friend, Major Rex David. He informed him that he had apprehended the person who stabbed Arielle. Since Gun could not leave Arielle's house as she was alone, he instructed Rex to bring the person to Arielle's house.After talking to his friend on the phone, he opened his app which was connected to the monitors of all the CCTV cameras in Arielle's entire house, including the inside of her room. Only the bathroom was not fitted with a CCTV camera to give her privacy.Arielle knows that there is a CCTV inside her room and she does not object to it because it is also for her safety, so she agreed to have it installed. When he saw on the monitor that Arielle was sleeping soundly, he took his silenced gun and then went out of his room to wait for the arrival of Rex together with the man he had been looking for for several weeks with the help of his friend.It wasn't long before his friend arrived with his two
"Yes. I will marry you, Gabriel," Arielle said tearfully, accepting Gabriel's marriage proposal. Why would she play hard to get when she truly wanted to marry him and become his wife?Gabriel's face lit up with immense joy upon hearing her answer. He embraced her tightly and lifted her, spinning her around in his happiness.After they were certain that Tyron and Claire could no longer escape the charges they filed against them, they decided to get married. Arielle was overjoyed because she was finally going to marry Gabriel. A day before her wedding to Gabriel, she suddenly remembered her parents' cellphone. With everything that had happened, she had forgotten about the phone she had sent for repair. She left her house and went to the cellphone repair shop."I thought you weren't going to get your phone back, Ma'am. I couldn't contact you because I lost the contact number you gave me," said the owner, sounding embarrassed. "It's okay, boss. I also forgot to pick up the phones becau
"Gabriel Adamson! What are you doing in my house?" Tyron angrily asked Gabriel, who responded with a strong punch to Tyron's stomach. The man kneeled on the floor while coughing. Gabriel's men, Harold, Tres, Dos, and Six quickly beats Tyron's men and throw them outside the house.Gabriel approached her and immediately untied her then hugged her tightly. "I'm sorry. I'm almost late. I almost lost you again."She hugged him tightly as well. She cried on his chest, not out of fear, but out of the joy of seeing him again. She missed him so much, but she was holding herself back from showing up in front of him again after her surgery. She wanted to be done with what she needed to do before facing Gabriel again."How did you know I was here?" she asked as she released herself from Gabriel's arms."It's Mr. Sanchez who told me you were going to come here to chase some dogs inside your house," he replied with a smile."Are you and Arielle acquainted, Gabriel Adamson?" Tyron asked Gabriel in d
When Arielle left Gabriel's house she first rented a small condo unit, then she arranged her documents to go abroad. With her money and the help of her Uncle Edgar, she quickly arranged her passport and US visa. After almost a month of waiting, she flew to America to have her face restored through plastic surgery.She chose to have the surgery from a famous plastic surgeon. And two weeks after arriving in America, she underwent an operation. The operation on her face lasted four hours. When she woke up, her entire face was wrapped in bandages.After two weeks, the doctor removed the bandage from her face. She cried when she saw that the appearance of her face had been restored. Even the small trace of the large scar on her face was gone, so she was extremely grateful to the doctor who operated on her face.After the bandage was removed from Arielle's face, she waited another month before returning to the country. And upon her return, her Uncle Edgar had a nice surprise for her. He had
Arielle woke up and Gabriel was no longer by her side. She smiled sweetly as she remembered their passionate lovemaking. However, the smile faded and was replaced by worry, as she feared that Gabriel might think she gave herself to him too quickly since they had just met. He might think that she was an easy-to-great woman.She admitted that she thinks Gabriel is a Gun and the latter not just didn't remember her. They had known each other for a long time, so she didn't hesitate to give herself to him a second time. She thought that the two were just one person. She took a deep breath and tried to remove the worries she felt from her mind.She got up from the bed and looked at the time on the wall clock. It was only 4 in the afternoon. She thought it was already night but it wasn't.She got down from the bed and went to the bathroom to take a bath. She didn't bother to put on the clothes she had taken off because she was alone in her room. She was happy that the pain in her foot did not
Arielle admitted the whole truth to Gabriel about the secret she was hiding. She didn't hide anything except the part where her mind time-traveled to the past while she was unconscious. She thought he would get mad at her because she lied to him, but his face only darkened after learning everything, and he carried her back into her room."Don't move. I'll just get some ice and medicine so your foot won't swell up too much and the pain will go away," Gabriel said to her before leaving the room. He was only gone for a few minutes, and when he returned, he was carrying a tray with a glass of water, medicine, and two ice packs. "Here. Take this medicine to reduce the pain."She was like an obedient child who followed what Gabriel told her without complaint."Won't you fire me because I lied to you, Boss?" she couldn't help but ask after she took the medicine.From her feet where the icepack was applied, Gabriel's serious face rose to her face. "Why? Do you want me to chase you out of my h
Arielle ran quickly towards the stairs and as she was running, she put her cellphone in the pocket of the pants she was wearing."Come back, Arielle!" she heard Tyron's voice as he chased her.She did not look back and just kept running down the stairs. But unfortunately, her right foot suddenly stumbled when she was on the fifth step from the bottom. She screamed as she rolled down the stairs.Even though she was hurt from falling down the stairs, she quickly got up. But she suddenly sat down because the pain in her right foot, the one she slipped on, was searing. She was worried that Tyron might be close by, so she looked up the stairs. But when she turned the stairs, she was met with a strong slap from Tyron's hand, who had apparently approached her. The force of his slap made her sit on the floor."Did you think you could escape us, Arielle? You're mistaken! Because we won't let you leave with the video of Tyron and me on your phone," said Claire as she walked down the stairs. She
Arielle woke up early that morning and took a bath before going out of the room and then went down to the living room. She thought she was the first to wake up, but that was not the case because she was already on the third step of the stairs when she saw the man sitting in the living room, reading the newspaper while drinking coffee. The stairs in Gabriel's house are circular, so she doesn't see him sitting in the living room right away.She slowly turned around to go back upstairs, but Gabriel saw her and his forehead wrinkled when he saw that she was planning to go back upstairs."Did you forget something upstairs?" Gabriel asked her. She slowly turned around again to face him and smiled slightly while shaking her head. "Come here," he ordered her.She nervously walked towards Gabriel. Luckily, she had applied concealer on her scar before going out in her room, so he didn't see her big and ugly scar again."What will be my job, Boss?" she asked him as she approached him."Sit down,
Arielle was brought by Gabriel to his very large house. When she got out of his car, she realized that it was not only Harold who was always with him, but also six other muscular men who got out of the car and followed them. "Are they your men?" she asked Gabriel as she looked at the six men standing beside the car, seemingly waiting for Gabriel to go inside the house. "If you want to work in my house, then don't ask too many questions," Gabriel replied to her with a serious expression before walking into the house. "Our boss, Harold, is so grumpy. I was just asking a question, and he got angry right away," she said irritatedly to Gabriel's driver. Harold laughed when he heard what she said, and even the six men working for Gabriel couldn't help but laugh. "That's just how the Boss is, but he's kind and generous," Harold replied with a smile. "Right, guys?" he asked his six companions. "Harold is right, Miss Arielle. Our Boss is kind even though his face is always serious a
Arielle went back to the cellphone repair shop to pick up her parents' phones that she had brought in. She couldn't wait to know what had happened to the cellphones so she went into the repair shop even if the owner of the shop hadn't called her.This time, she no longer had to check if the mother and daughter were downstairs or in their room so she could escape because, after the confrontation, the two women had been avoiding her, which was better for her to move around freely."I'm sorry for coming to your shop even though you haven't called me yet. I was just too anxious to know if the phones were already fixed or not," Arielle apologized to the shop owner."I'm sorry but I haven't fixed your cellphone yet, Ma'am. I'll just call you when it's okay," the shop owner replied shyly.She felt a mix of sadness and disappointment when she heard what the man said. She could do nothing now but wait for the cellphone to be fixed. And she hoped it would be fixed as soon as possible so she cou