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🎯99BEATRICE:My heart felt so heavy seeing Christina. Her face was pale and did not even bother to wipe her tears. When her eyes landed on mine, her lips quivered and burst out crying uncontrollably. It seemed like seeing me made her cry even more.What the heck did I just do? I did not do anything wrong, right? I did not.My insides were already panicking inside. I held my hands in the air, planning to comfort her, but stopped mid-air. She would only slap my hands away. Everette automatically rushed towards his wife while I stood on the doorway, without knowing what to do anymore. All I could do was stare at the two of them while painfully witnessing how the woman who was always strong in front of me became vulnerable. Christina was always smiling when I had some problems. She was my cheerleader in the past. But when I was on the verge of returning my favors towards her, I could no longer do it. "Why did you bring here, Everette?" she said between sobs. “That woman was the caus
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BEATRICE:My phone beeped when I stepped out of the hospital. Finally, my nose was free from the smell of something which I quite did not understand at all. I hugged myself when it started to get even colder. The cold breeze was nothing compared to the cold I was feeling right now. Christina…what could I do for that woman to ease her pain even for a little? On times like this, I wished I had chosen medicine during college so that I would be the one taking care of my sick relatives. Having a patient was not that easy. Everything was almost stripped from you. Your physical aspect. Emotional. And everything. As I inhaled deeply, I fished out my phone out of my pocket and read who was texting me. Drake. My ex-husband. He was always the first honor when it comes to checking up on me. Did he think I was some kind of teenager? [Beatrice. What's up? Where are you now? Do you want me to ask the driver to fetch you?] Another text message was sent, but this time, it was coming from Josh.
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BEATRICE:True to his words, Drake was still in the house when I arrived. I did not know why, but while we were talking I drove him away a couple of times while saying that someone was already waiting for him at his house. I was referring to the woman he had been housing in his house. Of course, as stubborn as he was, he did not listen to me. When did he listen, anyway? He always listened to what his mind wanted. Nothing else. Josh had been sending me a couple of text messages, but I could not afford to answer him. Or maybe I did not have the strength to answer him. Or perhaps I did not have any desire to answer him. When I did not respond, he tried to call me, but I did not answer.I did not know the real answer anymore. My ex-husband's eyes were closed while the television was still on. Was he sleeping from waiting for me? What time was it? Ten o'clock in the evening. I did not have any dinner since I lost my appetite.Glancing at the television, a cartoon movie was playing in
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DRAKE:My heart tightened seeing the woman who mothered my son. Beatrice. She looked so fragile with her parted lips and soft snores. She was already sleeping heavily. I should wake her up so that she should be in bed right now and that she would be comfortable, but choose not to. I could not afford disturbing her sleep. She looked so cute sleeping. This was the only time where I could watch her like this and I should grab the opportunity. I put my hands to the side as I struggled to keep them to myself.The urge to brush her cheeks and her lips was trying to overpower me, and I did not want to awaken her and that she would think of some weird thoughts about it.Her beauty had not faded despite the test of time. And even if she had a lot of wrinkles all over her face and beside her eyes, my feelings for her will never change. Not even a bit. That was a promise. Smiling, I remembered her always looking at herself in the mirror, and constantly asking me how she looked. I only glanced
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DRAKE:"You started it, Drakey. Let's go back to the topic. Why are you asking if I know about him? Are you perhaps plotting something evil? Like you want him to die? I am telling you right now that it will be your most regretful decision. You should not decide when you are at the height of your emotions. You hear me? Nothing good will come out of it."“Is that how you view me? A murderer?”“Jealousy will make you kill someone. I've been hearing a lot of that in the news.”“Not all of them. I have a son that I want to take care of. Do you think I will be able to do that if I am already behind bars?”Zereka chuckled on the other side of the line. “I’m glad that you finally understand that. What is it that you’re trying to say again?”I bit the inside of my cheeks, debating if I will tell her or not. Knowing this woman, she might be laughing at me right now. "I will believe that you're good at playing Cupid if you successfully matched him with someone else. Josh. If he falls for someo
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BEATRICE:I felt refreshed when I woke up from sleeping. It felt like all the stress from my body disappeared from having a good night’s sleep. Glancing at the side of my table, Grayson was no longer with me. The cold spot told me that he had already gone for a long time. Who was with him right now? Drake? I trained him into staying inside the house while I was still sleeping for safety precautions. Drake must still be here.Thinking about that man made me remember the dream I had last night. In that dream, my ex-husband was kissing me, torridly and full of passion. The shocking part? I returned his kisses with the same intensity as if we were yearning for each other’s body. After the passionate night, he whispered again that he loved me and that time, I just accepted his love. It sounded ridiculous.Why did it have to be him? Why not Josh? Like what the heck. Was I always thinking of him unconsciously to the point that I was dreaming of him? I shivered at the thought.I should b
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BEATRICE:I was expecting that Josh would deny it, but he surprised me by saying, "Where did you learn about my wife, Little One?" he whispered softly. "Why are you asking? Is that supposed to be a secret? Are you keeping your wife away because you don't want her to know that you are cheating?"Relax. It’s still early in the morning, Beatrice and you’re already picking a fight with Josh?Well, it was his fault for calling me this early. “Do you really want to know?” “Of course, I want to know. I deserved to know if you wanted to get in a relationship with me.”Long silence passed between us before I heard him saying, "Can we meet so that we will talk about this in person, Little One? This is a long discussion. You can also ask a lot of questions and I promise to answer all of them as truthfully as possible. You deserve my honesty, Little One. So...are you free?"I bit my lower lip. Would knowing the truth be far more important right now?Dang.My son was also waiting for me.It h
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BEATRICE:What was there to deny? It was true that Josh and I would be on a date. Will, it was not really a date. But something about uncovering the truth. And I will learn everything later. But Drake was not the type who would listen to my explanation. He would listen more to his feelings than my words. “Do you remember your allegations about him? Of him murdering his own wife? I want to hear it from him. Please don’t say anything anymore, Drake. If you don’t want to babysit Grayson while I meet him, it’s fine. I will just ask someone.”Drake yanked his hair in frustration. “Don’t put my son in some stranger’s care.”“Good. So you’re letting me go now? It will be a quick meeting, Drake. No need to worry. You can ask me about the time or monitor me when I will be going home.” “That’s not the issue right now,” he said, his voice flat.“What is it, then?” I asked, faking innocence. “Come on, Beatrice. Why would you do that? He might deny it. We don’t know if he will tell the truth or
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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
