"Thanks for the food, Felix."“I'm glad you like my smoked salmon. Would you like a snack?”"Hmm ok, I want ice cream.""Wait a moment. I'll get some ice cream from the fridge.""Thank you very much Felix.""Never mind."Ezra raised his eyebrows seeing Mila who looked radiant tonight. They had been home since three hours ago and they had just finished their dinner. As expected, Mila likes the house they currently live in. This house has a high fence and a large yard. This was the home his grandfather used to live in apart from the main house south of Chicago.“Are you happy? Felix spoils you a lot right?”"He is very good with pregnant women."“Am I not good? I bought you all the things you wanted when we went to the supermarket.”Ezra remembered that they almost filled his car with Mila's groceries. It seems Mila is deliberately fulfilling all her lust for shopping after being allowed to buy all the things she wants at the supermarket.“It is your duty to fulfill all my wishes. After
"Oh my God... what's this ordeal... Huekk.. Hueekk.."Mila crouched weakly in front of the toilet while spilling all of the food she had just eaten. Stepping on the second month of her pregnancy, Mila began to experience what is known as morning sickness. But what she is currently experiencing is not just morning sickness, but every day, even every time she feels nauseous and always wants to vomit all the food she has eaten. And this is her sixth vomiting ritual throughout the day until she feels completely powerless to get up from the toilet. Yesterday Ezra had called her obstetrician to check her condition at home, and the doctor said that she had quite severe hyperemesis."You're still throwing up?""Stop there. Don’t come close!"Mila shouted loudly at Ezra who had just come back from... who knows where this man came from. Sometimes Ezra showed up in the morning to have breakfast with her, sometimes not at all. Sometimes Ezra would come home in the evening and they would have dinn
Mila slowly squirmed on her bed while feeling the nauseous sensation that had not gone away from her stomach since earlier. Roughly she pushed aside the blanket that covered half of her body, then she walked towards the balcony to breathe the night air which at this time was damp because it was mixed with the raindrops that had started to wet Chicago."Until when are you going to torture me, baby?"Mila stroked her belly which was starting to bulge while sighing softly lamenting her unwell condition. She felt that her stomach was hungry right now, but she was afraid that she would vomit again after she ate her food like what happened a moment ago."What do you do there? You could get sick if you stood outside.”Without looking up, Mila muttered softly in response to Ezra's question while still feeling the moist wind blowing on her face. It felt strange being around Ezra on good terms without a fight because she was so used to swearing at the man with her harsh words.“You must eat. Fe
Expensive food with great taste served on the table with a bottle of the best quality wine. Two waiters worked quickly to serve starters to five guests who booked a special table at the vvip lounge today to celebrate their success with their new partnership. “Thank you for having us, Mr. Felix.” "You're welcome. By the way I am very sorry for your son's death.” "Thank you for grieving for me and my family." “But you have found an extraordinarily great replacement. Let's make a toast to Mr. Prince for joining us all here.” Felix entertained his guests splendidly. He pretended to be one of the representatives from Abraham Corp who had come to host Edward and Hunter. Until now they have not met with the official owner of Abraham Corp. At first Edward and Hunter had wondered, but they finally gave up and no longer asked about the official owner of Abraham Corp. The money written in the agreement has silenced them. It no longer mattered who the real owner of Abraham Corp was, as long
"Where are we going today?" Mila furrowed her brows in confusion at Ezra while watching him drive calmly. It was Sunday, and suddenly Ezra asked her to go somewhere. Previously, Ezra had asked her to go to the park and buy flowers from a flower seller on the sidwalk. It was strange seeing Ezra continue to show concern for her like this. She was more used to his rough demeanor than his gentle one. She suspected that Ezra was deliberately asking her out today because last night she was left alone at home. Completely alone. There is no Felix who usually always accompanies her. She only saw five fully armed guards in front of the house. But Felix and Ezra weren't home at all. "You'll find out later," Ezra answered mysteriously while still staring at the slightly crowded street in front of him. "Where were you last night? I was left alone at home.” "We have important work." "What? Kill again?” Mila said skeptically. "Nope. We didn't kill anyone." "I can't believe you're telling the
The night was getting late and Mila was still awake in her room hugging her knees on the bed. Since earlier she wanted to close her eyes and forget about all the bad things that happened today, unfortunately her brain kept thinking about Ezra who never came back after dropping her off at the hotel room. Ezra chose to leave without saying anything to her after the incident on the beach that strained their relationship again. She thought that Ezra might be having fun with a beautiful and sexy beach girl right now, so he forgot about her, who was currently waiting angrily in the room. “Tsk, where did that cruel man go? It's been more than three hours since he left me alone. And ahh... damn! I left my phone in the car." Mila continues to grumble angrily while hitting the pillow in front of her. Right now she was imagining that the pillow was Ezra's face which she could hit to her heart's content until she was satisfied. Unfortunately, she became increasingly worried about Ezra's condi
When he woke up this morning Hunter didn't have any bad feelings. He had forgotten the incident two weeks ago at the hotel and was working normally as usual. He made up stories with his mother in fluency about parties and drinking himself into a stupor. He and his father had bought new clothes when they returned home because their clothes were full of the scent of women's perfume. They agree to work together to hide the little crime in order to save his mother's mood from chaos.Hunter didn't want to hear his mother get angry and sulk because his father slept with another woman. He prefers his home filled with peace. Even though now the house feels bland and empty. Mila's disappear from his house made the atmosphere at his house depressing. If his mother didn't force him to stay at home, he would prefer to live in an apartment and stay away from everything that has memories of Mila in his house.Hunter blinked once. He saw Edmond Prince in the mirror, his tie tied around his neck. Som
The building is nothing special. Just a two-story house standing in a quiet area on the outskirts of Chicago. There is a swing and a pink bicycle in the yard. On the verandah, a little girl is playing barbie alone. She was busy muttering, talking to her doll and then pretending to pour tea into a miniature pink cup. The girl looked up when she heard footsteps approaching her. Her round eyes blinked twice. She was only up to the man's waist when she stood up and tried to greet him. "Hello. I'm Sasha. What I can do for you?” Her mother was the most perfect and the kindest teacher for her. Ever since she was very young, she had been taught to be polite to people who came to their house. Her grandparents are even proud of her because she always remembers the manners lessons from her mother well. “Hello Sasha. Is your mother at home?” The man smiled faintly and squatted down. He stroked the top of Sasha's head gently. The girl's hair was brownish blonde and hung over her petite shoulde
Mila walked through the living room towards the front door with her eyes half closed. Her apartment bell rang loudly many times to wake her who fell asleep after breastfeeding Gerrald in her baby room. Luckily, Gerrald didn't wake up because of the sound of the apartment bell that the annoying guest kept pressing repeatedly. "Wait a moment." Mila shouted in annoyance between the sound of the bell that kept echoing around her. Mila quickly pressed the combination numbers on the lock panel and a soft beep sounded at the door. The annoying knocker immediately burst in while growling in annoyance. “Why did you have to change your apartment password? I've been standing outside for half an hour." "I overslept while nursing Gerrald." Ezra's eyes moved down to Mila's blouse button which was not fully buttoned. He looked up briefly to meet Mila's face, then his hands quickly reached for the buttons of the blouse to button. “What are you doing? I can do it myself.” "To shorten the time."
3 months later The people applauded enthusiastically after the red ribbon for the inauguration of the new office was cut by the main star. Camera flash immediately rained down on his body mercilessly until it felt like he would go blind any minute. But Ezra can't complain too much about the enthusiasm people have for the merger between his company and Mila's company which is now growing rapidly. The three months since the shooting incident at Mila's apartment have brought many changes to their lives. Especially now that they have a little man in the middle of their new life. Mila smiled a little at Ezra's figure who was serving the paparazzi who were busy surrounding him. Ezra practically looks like a lump of sugar swarmed by hungry ants. Mila's hands occasionally rocked her stroller when her little one, baby Gerrald, whined a little because of the noise around him. Gerrald was used to the silence in her penthouse. He was rarely exposed to the noise of the paparazzi who would hunt h
Ezra moved warily to protect Mila behind his back. He cursed many times for not incapacitating Jonas first before discussing things with Mila. "But what did you come into my apartment for?" Jonas smiled wryly. He pretended to pat his denim jacket as if it was dusty. Jonas has a bruise on his right jaw from Ezra's precise fist that landed there shortly after he snuck into Mila's apartment. "To get revenge on you." Jonas took a gun out from under his boots and pointed it at Mila and Ezra. “Drop your weapon or you will regret choosing to do that.” “Are you scared, Ezra? You're not the only one with a gun. Even I have it too. You have destroyed my plans. I thought you were already rotting in hell, but you tricked us all.” “Glad that you were stupid enough and duped. You have terrorized Mila and disturbed her life.” "Because of you. I had forgotten about my stupid desire to take revenge on you when you were reportedly drowned in the sea. But who would have thought that you would ri
"Ssshhh... Don't scream, Mila!" "Who are you?" Mila's body froze when an arm stretched forward and hugged her chest until her shoulders pressed against the man's chest. From his voice and body aroma the man was very similar to Ezra. But it is not possible. Ezra is dead. Even the police had given her an official statement that the rescue team had not been able to find Ezra's body that had fallen into the sea. "You can't possibly forget me. You know me so well, Mila.” "Ezra is dead. Don't try to be Ezra in front of me." Mila's voice trembled as she tried to bully the man. In fact, Mila almost fell to the floor if the man's strong arms didn't support her shoulders. "Look at me." Mila's body was rotated one hundred and eighty degrees until now Mila was facing a man whose face was very similar to Ezra's. Her face stiffened as she stared at the man's face. Mila wanted to push the man's chest away, but her body couldn't move because she was too shocked by what was happening before her
"Wait here. I won't be long." Meyer stopped his car in the middle of the forest and let Ezra get out of his car to walk along the path in the middle of a lonely forest. "Good luck. Make Felix pee his pants seeing your ghost.” Meyer laughed loudly before Ezra slammed his car door loudly. Ezra walked to his lonely hunting house in the middle of the forest. He had seen Mila come with Jonas crying hysterically in Felix's arms. Apparently Felix didn't wait until the next morning to tell Mila that he had fallen overboard and might have died. His palms itched to punch Jonas when he saw him put his arm around Mila's shoulders. But luckily Felix chased him away quickly and Mila didn't try to keep Jonas from staying in his house. Ezra decided to make a detour through the back of his cabin. He saw the kitchen light was still on and saw Felix's silhouette standing by the sink. Looks like Felix and Mila are talking about something serious. He then hid behind the firewood storage rack, waiting
The high and ferocious waves rocked his boat so many times that he couldn't even sit still in the boat. His face was wet and his lips were twitching coldly because of the splash of sea water that was almost below freezing. The buoys and layers of clothing that wrapped around his body couldn't block the super cold sea breeze that was blowing very hard around him. Only a madman would go out to sea in the midst of a raging storm like this one. And damn that crazy person is him. Meyer repeatedly looked up at the sky, hoping that a violent storm would not come soon because he was still bobbing in the middle of the sea. It would take him at least another twenty minutes at the earliest to get to the beach and quickly find a warm place to keep him from catching frostbite in the morning. At first Meyer thought his ship was being hit by waves again. He heard the sound of water hitting solid objects, and then the boat shook slightly. He had almost given up on surviving in the middle of the sea
"Thanks Felix. I don't know where else to go but here. My apartment is not a good choice when I have problems with Jonas.” Mila took a sip of her hot chocolate, letting the delicious chocolate liquid flow down her throat and calm her down. She was on the verge of deep frustration. “I told you that his intentions weren't pure.” Felix took a place in front of Mila while looking at her concerned. "I know it. But I don't think he will force me to accept his proposal. He's crazy. He even screamed in the restaurant and made us both a spectacle.” "Relax Milla. You can't be stressed. Remember what Doctor Rosaline said at the last check-up." Mila sighed and nodded. "I remember. My blood pressure is very low and I have to have a transfusion if it stays low.” “Good girl. Better forget about Jonas. You have to distance yourself from him." "I have done. But he often comes to my apartment, helping me organize my future baby's room. How could I possibly ignore his kindness.” "Now he won't c
"Thanks for inviting me to dinner, Jo." "You're welcome. Please sit down Mila.” Mila smiled faintly and pulled the chair in front of her. Jonas looked like he was about to pull out a chair for her, but Mila refused and said that pregnant women are not disabled. "How's the little one?" "Very good. Well it's been seven months, two more months before his birth. Really really fast.” Mila sighed softly. "I'm grateful. I'm glad to see you're fine. The last few months have been tough for you." "Very tough." Mia smiled weakly. It was a miracle that she survived two more months without Ezra by her side. She had shed tons of tears since the past two months. When finally the rescue team failed to find Ezra and the police officially stated that Ezra was lost due to drowning in the sea. Her legs literally went limp when she received the news. She almost fell to the ground if Felix didn't put his arm around her shoulders and support her limp body. Her heart… she didn't know if her heart had
Hunter was ushered out of his cage into the courtroom. After a week in jail, now Hunter looks so messy and ugly. His face was pale and shabby. The dark circles under his eyes were very dark. Hunter let his sideburns grow wildly on his face so that he looked like an old hermit who had just been taken out of a cave. Hunter's hands were handcuffed behind his back. Hunter took a deep breath in the scent of the courtroom and felt a tinge of relief that he could finally smell something other than the rotting smell of rotting prison food. Two policemen gently pushed Hunter's shoulders and pressed him to sit on the prison chair. Not many were present at his trial. Hunter didn't even expect anyone to come. But suddenly his eyeballs met Mila's eyeballs who were looking at him gloomily. Mila's face was somber and it looked like she had been wallowing in sadness for so long that there were no traces of joy on her face. Hunter's breath caught when he learned that Mila was present at the trial thi