“TSK!”Adriella click her tongue and rolled her eyes protesting about how Sam is looking at her right now. “I know what you are thinking right now and trying to say to me, Sam. But we already talked about this and I am not backing away from what I have started.”Adriella emphasizes and stands by her decision. Which makes it a bit frustrating to Sam, knowing how difficult his mother is trying to make Cath do. “But isn’t this a bit too much?” Sam tries to convince Adriella, playing the card of having that pity and a bit of consideration. “You know that I chose her, mom.”With a hint and two that the two of them are a bit running in circles. Adriella smiles, proud and impressed by how Sam is playing for the sake of a woman. “So, you investigated?” She figures out and more or less is now aware that Sam knew that she did further digging not just about Cath’s background, but the past that includes Sam’s stupidity towards Cath. “Your past and what you did does not mean anything from wha
“THEN, I’ll be waiting impatiently for the entire day.”Sam teases smiling widely. Flustered and a bit playing, Cath pushes him out of the twins’ room. Closes the door and heads back to finish one of the hundred tasks that Adriella wanted her to do. “Are you two will have a date later?”Monique asks curiously, but then again with a bit of a sly smile that Cath knew and is used to by now from the witty little daughter of Sam.“I’ll leave that thought for the both of you to imagine.”The twins then giggle, knew her a bit deeper by now. “And that’s enough for the both of you. Let’s hurry or you will be late for school.”She reminded, but in truth is just evading the twin’s teasing that is greatly influenced by their aunt Lindsey herself. “Yes ma’am.”The twins salute in the wrong way playing with her and still. Letting it pass, Cath attended to everything down from their school uniforms, to the twins' school stuff and making sure that everything is complete. “Monique, in here.”Cath
“YOU need to step up your game Catherine Wayne.”Lindsey pins the facts and the words with her burning eyes toward Cath. Serious and more that is not like her, but saying Cath’s name in full is enough for Cath to take her seriously too. “My mom is one hell of a strict one. She doesn’t want anything less than perfection.”Lindsey emphasizes that added the burden and knowing fear from her words of intimidation towards Cath. That though she doesn’t mean it that way, it is showing. “I am here to help you and at the same time warn you, Cath.”Her determination and a bit go against Adriella’s plan and back. Yet, she is thinking that nothing at this point is wrong, for both of them her mother, only wanted the best for Sam. The best one that she thinks to be and only is Cath. "Mom is hard to please, but once you find her weak spot you will end up holding the winning trophy in your hands, securing your future in the family.”A bit dramatic, yet Lindsey is all that, and Cath is used to it ev
“DON’T worry Cath, at the end of the day it is my call and I will never let anyone even mom take you away from me.”Cath somehow faintly remembers, yet she doesn’t dive into the fact deeper and let it slide. “Mommy is the best cook in the whole world!”Cole appreciates Cath more, giving her little kisses on her cheek that Adriella appreciates in secret. “I think daddy wants that little treat too.”Monique teases, all with her little scheming giggle and eyes. “Do you think daddy should have it too?”Sam added and typically riding into the situation that his daughter casually and gladly gave to him. “You should daddy!”Cole agrees that almost chokes Cath from the water that she is drinking. The typical awkward situation that she doesn’t want to be into especially with Adriella’s presence. “Well, if your mommy doesn’t mind if I will.”Sam added and teasing Cath more. Which Cath finds not funny even a bit, smiling sheepishly towards Sam. “Do you mommy?”The twins ask her and in unis
“LET go of my twin brother you bully!”Monique squeals, gritting her teeth and both hands into a tight fists. “Stay away from this you freak!”The little leader of the bullies and all boys from the twin’s class screams back at Monique. While the other two are holding Cole's arms and the third one along with their little leader is punching Cole’s face. “Teacher!”Monique’s close girlfriends run in a panic, calling their class adviser. When the little bullying to Cole turns into a big mess. “Let go of him!”The little girl screams, running in between the boys, yet she is easily overpowered by them and thrown out of the way. Falls on her knees and scrapes them. “Monique!”Cole screams, fighting back upon seeing her big twin sister on the ground with wounds on her both knees and a scratch on her elbow and arms. “Stay quiet, you little mute boy!”The little leader and the entitled boy who thinks that he owes the world and he can do whatever he wanted just because he is the only
“I WON’T ACCEPT SUCH AN EXCUSE.”Adriella protested, arms crossed and brows high with her strong demand of reprimanding her grandchildren’s bullies. “We do not allow such in this school Ma’am.”The vice-principal, Mr. Grey, and the one that ever since the beginning is siding with the school’s bullies. Especially the son of the politician who in turn is giving a high amount of donations to the school. “We understand your sentiment.”He explains, keeping everything cool inside the principal’s office is about to get chaotic. “If you do, then do your part and take this seriously.”Adriella defended and strongly demanded, eyeing the four boy’s nannies who are in the middle of a situation where they couldn’t say or do a thing. “We will, do not worry Ma’am.”The principal and director of the school calm Adriella. Weighing the situation and keeping her at bay. “For now, we need to wait for the parents of the kids and talk everything out.”“I do not mind that,” Adriella assures, but with
“I SEE.”Adriella’s voice drops, disappointed and a bit enraged, yet she kept her calm and sophistication upon seeing the person that she hated more than anything. Her worse nightmare and past business rival, Charles Gideon.“What a surprise to see you and in this circumstance Adriella.”“Mrs. Lawrence.”Charles casually address Adriella and she immediately corrected, with a bit of an authoritarian tone. “Mrs. Lawrence?”“The grandmother of the twins that your son and his friends bullied.”Adriella emphasizes, foreshadowing the fact that she doesn’t need to guess who Charles's son is for the fruit doesn’t fall out from the different tree. “Your grandchildren. I see, but I highly doubt that my son and his friends are the ones who should be blamed here. For my son is not a bully.”Charles stands on that ground, to which Adriella replied with a smirk and an unbelievable expression on her face. “Well, I also doubt it. Besides, it is not impossible now that I knew who is the father.”An
ON her way to the principal’s office after dropping the kids in the hospital and leaving them with Sam who she didn’t allow to come with her knowing that something might happen big. Cath sure knew what she is doing, hitting the bull’s eye like she had foreseen the future and now is in front of the principal’s office and overheard the heated conversation inside. “I know my son he isn’t a bully. Maybe those twins are the ones to blame and started everything?”“Tsk!” Cath click her tongue in dismay. Couldn’t believe what she is hearing for it is clear as a sunny day that they are all now ganging up on Adriella. “I do not think that was the truth.”She opens the door after knocking thrice and didn’t wait for an invitation. Stepping inside with that firm look and voice, the principal’s expression lightens upon seeing her. “Mrs. Lawrence.”The principal addressed her, with her tone like she had just seen her savior. For she honestly thinks of Cath as one, especially after she defends
“MOMMY!” The twins, Monique and Cole opens the door and runs up to her with excitement and twinkling adoration to their eyes upon seeing her. “Wow, you look like a princess, Mommy.” “You do, you do!” Monique’s comment with wide smile and agreed by Cole. Admiring her beauty as she is dress in a sophisticated white dress. Her wedding gown and the day that she will finally tie the knot with Sam. After all the problems that are resolve, the secrets that are said, apologize, forgiven and done. With the twin’s biological mother gracefully out of the picture by her death. Everyone is there in that very special day to witness and congratulate them. “Thank you.” Cath smiles and giving the twins one kiss each on their cheeks. Making the twins giggle more in excitement. Just then, the wedding coordinator knock on the door and asks her. “Miss Catherine, shall we?” “Of course.” She couldn’t contain her happiness and smiling all the way through. With the wedding theme of like mystical fore
“HOW long has it been since then, Leo?”The expected meeting, but the unexpected expression and tone that is in a mix of disappointment and anger that Cath is showing right in front of him. Left alone in the headmistress office and at first glance they are seem to share a casual tea time. He looks down, not in shame, but a bit of worry from how things unfolded. Which makes him think if he is regretting his decision of giving Cath a clue about the past.“Or should I call you now with your known name, Aaron?”“Tell me, do you hate me that much after what you have learn, Cath?”“Hate you? Why should I? You didn’t do anything to me which needed me to resent you. Instead I am the one who should be asking you of that question, for I failed to recognize my old friend.”Old friend. The words that means more than the shallow meaning of it. Words that will disappoint anyone, for it means more than just a rejection, but a total abandonment towards someone who only thinks about one person and dea
MORE than being stripped of everything that he had, Harry is slapped with the truth and faces the wrath of Adriella in her calm demeanor whom everyone knows that it is worse than a tyrant in that kind of mood. “You do not need to explain anything to me but sign the divorce papers, right now.”“I-I…”Definitely shaking within his wits, Harry couldn’t even utter a single word nor look at the face of his mother-in-law worst towards Lindsey whose expression is indistinguishable for lacking nothing to see. Worst with the atmosphere in the room that is getting heavy and dreadful upon their conversation that a while back is going smoothly and just like always. Only to be struck by the divorce papers and the secret that Harry is been hiding for almost a month now. “I stayed quiet and compose for the sake of Lindsey. But since it all comes to this and the fact that you are caught red-handed. There is no need for further discussion.”“But I… I only did it once, or maybe twice or thrice, but t
“WILL this be alright?”Lindsey’s worry and her thoughts about what Sam decided upon after what happened. Hiding the fact that they were kidnaped. Letting Jun handle the rest with the pieces of evidence at hand and the new ones that were suddenly sent to them just a while back. With all of them know that it was from Beatrice, leaving Francis in the air and saving herself. “This is better and the appropriate thing that we should all do.”Cath seconded, forcing everyone to have this talk and all from Sam’s protest. With her injuries and critical state in the first few hours after they are saved. Luckily Cole wasn’t hurt in any way nor the child is traumatized. But make sure, Sam sends his son to the psychiatrist, and is currently under the care of Adriella. Lindsey recovers fast, and can now move on her own, unlike Cath. “Let’s just leave it to Jun and Nadia. They both know what to do.”She added, hiding the fact that she doesn’t want Sam to know about the organization that Francis on
DAMN alive and still breathing despite his injuries and the gunshot that he just receives from Aaron a while back. Francis stands before Cath, with his gun up a bit shaking from his wound, but directly pointing it towards her. “I may stupidly fail at first, but this time I will not fail to end your life. You who put me behind bars, Catherine Wayne.”“Cath!”Two familiar voices echo in the air, but before Cath could look and see for herself who could those two people be? Francis fired his gun, missing Cath’s vital spot from his shaking hand due to his injuries. Yet still, inflict Cath with another injury and a gunshot to her left arm. Stumbling backward made her lose her footing and leads her to fall to the cliff.“Damn! Just die!”Two gunshot echoes, now directly to Francis's legs leaving him impaired and down helpless. “You cannot save her, she is gone! You failed to save your girl, Samuel Lawrence!”Consumed with anger, Sam clenches his hands tight, yet he didn’t blow up on Franci
STARTLED and quickly stops in her tracks, now standing and still. Lindsey instructed Cole to close his eyes and cover his ears. Do not let go no matter what happens and wait for her to say so. “Do you understand, Cole?”“Alright, aunt Lindsey.”The little boy replied and quickly borrow his face to Lindsey’s chest. Being an obedient child, Lindsey could feel the fear of her nephew with Cole’s shaking body and cold hands. “Stop, or find yourself swimming in your blood.”More than a familiar voice and the only person right now that Lindsey could think of who. She slowly looks back and is not surprised to see the Governor, no, Francis, pointing a gun right in front of her and with a cursing look on his face. “Just how low could you go for doing this to our family? Are you desperate to establish your dominance over us that you are going this far for your selfish desire?”“Low? Who, me? Tsk! Do not make me laugh Miss. Lindsey Lawrence.”Their exchange made it clear and more than to Linds
TRAIL OF BLOOD is visible from near. Cath’s breath is heavy and her sweat is dripping from her forehead. She’s easing the pain from the gunshot wound that she got to her left arm and right leg. Dragging her heavy body and following the path that she instructed Lindsey at first if anything might happen and they needed to separate. “Tsk!”She clicks her tongue in anger and irritation. Tired and has been losing a lot of blood after she fought and struggled against Ivy. Now holding the gun that almost took her just a while back. “CATHERINE WAYNE!”The name, her name that Ivy screams in anger at the last second when she pulled the trigger and put a hole in its forehead. Ending a nightmare that she took within her hand and fails to put her back behind bars. “Almost. Just how many it is right now?”Suddenly reminisced and the similar danger that she took and choose for her career and passion. She chuckles and a bit rested behind a large tree. Ripping her bolero and tying it around her leg
GUN shots can be heard from a distance and back. The exchange and the loud crash with the blow of a bomb shake the ground for a few seconds. Holding on to a tree while tightly holding Lindsey’s hand with her right one, Cath held her ground looks back when Lindsey screams in surprise at what just happened. Starling Cole awake, that worried Cath even more than she is under a lot of stress right now. “Lindsey, are you alright?” “I am. I am just startled.” “Mom? Mommy?” “Cole.” They both immediately coax the child back to sleep. Lindsey covered Cole’s ears while hugging the little boy tight into her arms. “Mommy, aunt Lindsey, what is happening?” “Don’t worry Cole, that was just nothing, just go back to sleep.” Relieved that the little boy is still sleepy and that it didn’t give them the hard time to coaxing it back to sleep. Cath looks around and a few steps away from where she instructed Lindsey to stay covered and safe with Cole. “Tsk!” She couldn’t help but click her tongue
“THIS is what you need to do.”Instructions that Beatrice needs to follow. Things that she is hesitant at first to do since it might drag her name along with the danger that she just run away successfully from Francis. But with Hiro’s assurance and the things that Hiro just told her. The plan and the fact that the organization has Cath, Lindsey, and Cole, the truth that the organization is the other party that is rubbing Francis's patience, and the little deal that Hiro on behalf of the organization strikes a deal with Cath. Is more than a heavy reason for her to believe. No, she had no choice but to believe. For in between the organization and Francis, added with the fact that Cath strikes a mutual deal with the organization. One thing is only left for her to choose from, and that is to follow the plan Hiro just told her about, and put everything of the blame on Francis.“I got it. I’ll prepare everything as soon as possible. I’ll call you when everything is ready.”“Thirty minutes.