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BEATRICE:Why should I react to Sarah's statement when it was the truth? My ex-husband had married me because I was rich. He could use our family’s influence. Wasn’t we the reason why the investors kept on trusting him? That was the reason why. “Drake. All the women whom you had relationships with were wealthy and influential. You use us to your advantage so it will never be a surprise if…” she trailed off. Sarah. She was an example of an annoying bitch. She minds the other’s business.But what she said was true, right? You were married to each other. He agreed because the Watson family was wealthy. Most of you were already billionaires. And some zillionaires even. That was one of the reasons why your mom was confident to marry you off to someone else because no one would be able to say no.Men and women practically wanted to be with us because of what we could offer. Prestige. Power. Money. Anything that you could name."Watch your mouth, Sarah," Drake growled. "I respected you a
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BEATRICE:Doll…The words kept on ringing in my head.Doll.It brought happiness to my heart. You like hearing him say those words, right? Who would not?This was the first time Drake had called me into something else aside from my name. Doll. Why choose that endearment from the rest? Did he believe I was a doll? I was far from being a doll. There were already some additional fats all over my body. Has everything changed between us? Well, for starters, you two were already making out in the elevator and you almost gave yourself, alright? Second, you’re already envisioning a future with him. That is a good sign, Beatrice. “Old people are usually like that,” he said all of a sudden.”My heart jumped at the sound of his deep voice.“Like what, actually?” What was our topic once again? I already forgot since I was focused on him. I already forgot about the old woman. “Cranky. My grandmother is usually like that. Don’t let her words affect you. We did nothing wrong.”Making out in the
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BEATRICE:The next wedding, huh? Am I ready for that one? I did not think it would happen any moment from now. “You're overreacting, Everette.”He gave me a half shrug. “Am I? Could you blame me when I always put you two together. Your closeness is different from the past, something has changed between you two.” I heaved a sigh and stared at him for a long time. How could he insert anything about Drake when he already had a lot of things on his mind? “You're imagining it,” I denied. If I told him the truth, he would ask more questions. Despite having a lot on his plate, he was still asking about me.Besides, whatever we had right now, I wanted to keep it to ourselves first. Just to make sure. “Am I? Or you're only hiding it?”I averted my gaze and stared at Christina's sleeping form. After crying for so long, this was the first time seeing her face become lighter, as if she had released some of the weight she was carrying.“Why would I hide anything?”“Precisely, Beatrice. Why
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BEATRICE:“ARE YOU …giving your blessing now?” I asked. Everette gave me a pointed look. "I am against your relationship with that bastard. You cannot remove the images of yourself begging him not to leave you.""But?""Do you like him?"I averted my gaze. "W-What do you mean?" I inquired, stammering."You know what I mean by now, Beatrice. Do you like him?"Returning my gaze at him, I replied, "I only wanted to make my son happy, Everette.""I'm not talking about your son, Beatrice. I am asking about you. Do you still have feelings for him?" When I did not say anything, he added, "Why am I asking? You with your ex-husband is enough. You have feelings for him."I fisted on the helm of my dress and asked, "What if I have feelings for him?"As if he was already expecting my statement, he stared at me and said, "Are you prepared to be hurt again?""Loving someone is a gamble. I am willing to gamble again."He heaved a long sigh. "No one can stop you from your decisions."Shaking my head
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BEATRICE:My ex-husband replying with a chuckle felt like he kicked my pride, bruising my ego. Drake seducing me? Why not? It was not difficult to do, right? I did not think that was a laughing matter. Did he seduce you in the past? the other part of my mind asked. Were there any experiences in the past where he did the first move aside from his goal of impregnating you? The smile vanished from my eyes. He did not. Never. Everything was not because he desired me. "Am I not worth it to be seduced? I'm not that pretty to you?" I blurted before I could stop myself from asking.I bit the inside of my cheeks, realizing what I just said. Damn with my stupid mouth. It felt like I was desperate for his attention. That's what you get for not sleeping right away, Beatrice. You're becoming even more pathetic. Maybe it has something to do with not getting laid for a couple of years. You should have listened to me when I said to meet men to satisfy your sexual urges. The thought of me me
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BEATRICE:Was I the only one feeling like this? As if my heart was going to explode? The wine was not helping me at all. Instead, it made my body feel hotter than before. I fanned myself and stood to calm my raging nerves. Damn it. I needed to get away from Drake. He was not helping my condition. "Are you okay, doll?" he asked. He put the bottle and glass and sauntered towards me. "You seemed flustered.""Am I?" I shot back. Well, it's your fault for looking like that. "You're sweating a lot," he added, and wiped the side of my neck and followed my forehead. "Did you hear that?" he asked all of a sudden. Nervously, I asked, "Hear what? Say it before you anger me right now, Drake.”"My heart says it loves you," he whispered and smiled. “My heart said it refused to leave you at all.”My heart tugged. "You're not helping me at all, Drake.""Why not?"I leaned his forehead against his and whispered, "You're making me feel like..." he trailed off. "Like what?"Did we feel the same
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BEATRICE:“You responded to my kisses and that was enough, doll. You did not slap me when I kissed you,” Drake explained, wearing the sweetest smile he could muster. Pouting, I retorted, “I never said yes to your proposal. We are still in the process of getting to know each other again,” I teased. “Don't get your hopes high, my dear ex-husband.”“We will get to know each other for eternity,” he whispered and tenderly kissed the bridge of my nose. “If you are not yet ready to commit to me again, it’s fine, doll. I will be waiting until you get ready, alright? If you will see how I am being true to you, your heart will soften for me.”He had no idea. A life with my ex-husband, huh? A life with Drake version two? Why not? He showed himself that he was worth it. So why not?Proper timing, Beatrice. You will still observe and watch. I wondered what would be the changes this time. If ever I accept his love. Would our relationship become better or worse?You will never know if you won’t t
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BEATRICE:"Thank God you finally answered, little one," Josh said on the other line, relief clearly evident in his voice. "I've been trying to reach you, but you won't answer, little one. Are you still mad at me? Please don't get mad at me. I don't like it when you get mad at me," he begged. His voice seemed to be sincere. Even the wolves wore sheep's clothing, Beatrice. They made others believe that they are kind and when everyone lowered their defense around them, that was the time when they will attack. Josh attacking me? Was he capable of doing that? Remember the rumors around his ex-husband? What if he was only wronged? What if…“Little One? Are you still mad at me?” he inquired, bringing me back to the present. “Why? Do you want me to pretend that I am not scared of you right now? Let me make it clear to you. At first, I really didn't want to answer, Josh. Do you think I could trust you after everything?" I asked. “I will win your trust, I promise. You were able to forg
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BEATRICE:I was about to tell Drake, but stopped myself from saying out loud. There was already too much that was running on his mind and I could not afford to add more problems to him. “It was nothing, babe,” I replied and leaned on his shoulders, as he continued to drive the long road. Grayson was in the backseat already knocked out. “Nothing that you should be concerned about.”“Are you sure because you seem bothered after talking to your Mom. How did your conversation go? You know what? I made sure that you and your Mom will have some time to talk.”“Really? That's the reason why you left us at the table?”How considerate of him. How could I not fall for him over again? He was worth it. He was worth everything. “Yeah. Your Mom won't talk if there's some audience around us.”And she was able to say everything she wanted when we were alone. “Tell me the company's situation.”He was silent for a moment, before saying, “No need to worry about it. Let me handle it, doll. I will make
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BEATRICE:Something about the board losing their trust on you? I wanted to ask, but no words would come out of my mouth.Why was it so difficult to ask him?“Hey. Are you okay?”Are you okay? Why can’t you tell me the truth? Why do you suffer in silence, Drake? Don’t you believe that I could help you, too? We are all in this together, right? Why don’t you let me join your suffering? I want to help you with it. So please…at least let me join you.“I am. How about you?”He chuckled. “I am fine. How about you?”“You’re acting weird, Beatrice. But to answer your question. Yes. I am fine. I am always fine whenever you are with me. I forgot all my problems because there is you, doll.”“Tell me how much the company meant to you.”“It’s my life,” he answered. “I worked hard for it. That was the result of working too much because of our absence, doll. I promised myself that I would make it successful so that when you returned, I could offer it to you.”"You did well, babe. I am so proud of you
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BEATRICE:Seeing my reaction, Mom clicked her tongue together. "Based on your reaction, I assume that your ex-husband did not say anything to you about it.""He...He did not, Mom.""The board of directors agreed that if he did not do something to save the company, they will pull off the remaining of these stocks and what do you think will happen?""Worse case scenario, the company will continue to have losses and would eventually file for bankruptcy.""What about his people? Do you think he is fine with that? He will blame himself for what happened and he's the only one who knows what will happen."I clenched my fist. "Why are you telling me these things, Mom?" She shrugged off her shoulders. "I was surprised that you were able to have a child.""When Drake divorced me, I didn't know that I was already carrying a child during that time.""I won't question that child. He took a lot after you which is fine with me.""What do you want, Mom?""You? What can you do to save your ex-husband
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BEATRICE:Mom and Dad. I wanted to rush to their side and hugged them until they found it difficult to breathe, hoping that a tight embrace would fulfill the countless years of not seeing each other. Back then, I was still debating on whether I would see them face to face, but now... I was glad that Drake had pushed me to meet them. My heart felt like it weighed a ton. Dad's eyes simmered with tears, while Mom... I did not know what she was thinking. She wore a poker face. Mom was always like that. Unreadable. My other siblings called her Ice Queen Mother, for showing rare affection towards us. I always scolded them for calling Mom that, but they would only say that it was Mom's fault for being smart like that.I was the one who fulfilled the emotions my siblings craved. I thought it was enough, but it was not. Despite Mom's personality, they still wanted to feel her affection. "Mommy. Who are they?""Your grandparents," I whispered.They finally reached our table."Beatrice,"
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BEATRICE:Guilt washed over my chest, knowing the tragedy that fell on Zereka's life. Poor child. I should have known that she had suffered. If I did, I should have been patient with her."Oh, my goodness, Drake. Are you telling the truth?""I'm the only one who knows about it, and I hope you will not tell a single soul, doll. She will kill me for sure. The tough exterior was only a facade, because she did not want others to treat her weakly. Deep inside, she was still thirteen years old I saw crying for her Mom's name. Please be patient with her, doll. I know it's unfair to you...""It's fine." Now that I know that child's background, how could I be a bitch? "I called her a bitch. She might be hating me for that.""You also cannot be blamed.""I want to meet Zereka again and who knows? Maybe we will be friends in the end. How about children? Does she want children? Do you think she will like Grayson?""I saw her staking your social media account and stare at Grayson. So, maybe she li
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BEATRICE:“I told him I was going,” I explained. "He invited me at first, saying he will have a better chance than him being alone.""Oh, great. Does Everette know about that?"I shook my head. "He did not know anything. If you tell him right now, that's the only time he will know about the plan.""There's only a slim chance that they will invest in his company and do you know the percentage? Only one percent, Beatrice. After what he did to you, for divorcing you, do you think they will forgive you easily? You two became the talk among your relatives. They keep on asking questions about you and your ex-husband. However, when your Mom snarled and scolded them, they became silent. However, the rumors of your separation did not stop, angering Clara even more. Everette and I were witnesses to that. When you disappear from the family, the rumors become even worse.""More than five years had passed, Maybe she had forgiven what happened?" I hoped she did. And if she did not? I no longer
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BEATRICE:“Beatrice? Are you still there?”What a bastard.He knows that Christina had her miscarriage, yet he called her?“Yes, I am here. What is it again?”“Is there no chance that the two will reconcile?”Exhaling, I inquired, “Did you call because he asked you?”“I was about to call you even if he did not call. But he got the right timing. He called me first before I was able to call you.”“Christina, the next time he calls you, don’t answer it.”“Why?" she asked, her voice full of curiosity. "Did something happen between you two that I was not aware of?"I bit the inside of my cheeks, debating if I should tell her or not.She's still not fully recovered, Beatrice. what if she will be sent to the hospital again, because of stress?There was a point, there. "N-No. Nothing happened.""So why are you evading him as if he is bringing the plague?""I-It's because of Drake. I have decided that I will give him a chance."I heard her mutter a few curses in the background. With a faint v
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BEATRICE:Relax. Don’t fret. Control yourself, Beatrice. You will not lose your control because of that woman.“Did you hear me? She pulled my hair!”“Why would Beatrice do that, Zereka? She’s not the type to—”She sniffed. “You never listened to me, Drakey. You always believed that I was making a scene. That I am lying to you. How could I do that? I love you so much that I will never ever lie to you,” she declared, cutting off his words before he could even finish it. Rude. Every time she said that she loved her brother, the hair on my arms would always stand. It always felt like it had a double meaning. “Do you know what she called me? A bitch, Drake. I’m only eighteen years old and someone already called me a bitch!”“Beatrice. Is that true?”“What do you want to hear, Drake?” I asked. “Tell me so that I will tell you right away. Don’t waste my time anymore.”“Doll… I’m not saying anything wrong. All I wanted is you to tell me your side. I don't want to take sides as much as pos
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BEATRICE:If Drake was here, I would never know why Zereka was here. If Drake was here, she would keep on pretending to be the sweet little sister of his. She could fool anyone with that sweet face of hers. "I'm sorry, but you don't have a say on that, too. We have chosen ourselves to love each other and even if a million people would be against our path, our love will remain strong. That includes you, by the way."It was a cheesy statement. I never thought the time would come when I would say those words, but here it was.She threw back her head and laughed. "Love? Are you freaking kidding me? Don't tell me that kind of bullshit. Love does not exist. Only lust." I was taken aback at her curse. My forehead knotted seeing how she bawled her palms into a fist. "Are you perhaps..." Did she perhaps not experience how to be in love? That she did not know how it felt? That she believed it was all lies? Right. I remembered. This woman was Drake's half-sister. And Drake's family had n
