“YOU know each other?”Eleonore’s curiosity and immediate reading of the situation that shows her wit in this type of social gathering. But unlike any doubts or alarm that Lindsey and Aaron had in secret to each other. No one notice anything and thinks of it as one of the perfect coincidences that the wealthy people are running in circles before formally meeting.“I just met Mr. Wayeright when my family decided to sponsor an orphanage which he happens to be doing also and such.”Eleonore’s eyes brighten and impress by what she heard. Fully thinking and taking advantage of the new information that she got that will definitely benefit her and her future, along side her husband’s political career and their entire family.“I see.” She smiles. “So, you tow have formally meet each other in a delighted way such as your similar interest in helping and charity works.”Lindsey smiles, riding along Eleonore’s words and her thinking. All to stall Aaron away and in a fair distance to Cath, but she
“HOW come the most beautiful woman in this ball is alone?”Aaron’s compliment that Cath appreciates somehow, yet something from those words in between is making her uncomfortable for some reason that she couldn’t pinpoint. “Mr. Wayeright.”She casually acknowledges his presence. Throwing her current thoughts about him aside, and a bit trusting him. Besides, he is the one who saved her two times in a row in recent days. “Wayeright?”Aaron whispers in disappointment. Cath is addressing him too casually and not the way that he expects to be treated by her. A little impatient, yes. But how could he not? He’s been waiting for this chance for a long. “Thank you for your compliment Mr. Wayeright.”Cath gladly thank him which is not the reply that he expects from her. Nor he wanted to hear from her to say. “Addressing me formally, then does it mean that this is nothing but a kind of business, Miss. Wayne?”His tone and words that Cath quickly get what he is trying to mean. The same line f
“I DIDN’T expect to meet you here and formally, Mr. Wayeright.”Sam’s authoritarian tone, and a bit of a threatening meaning in between his words. While casually presenting himself as the States top Bachelor and the youngest Billionaire ever. Reaching his hand for a handshake and standing beside Cath. “So do I.”Aaron had few words of reply. Taking Sam’s hand for a handshake. Being a civil and businessman alike, but is boiling in rage for Sam’s sudden arrival, his jealousy from Sam’s presence and his oozing presence, and the territory that he has over Cath. “Mr. Samuel Lawrence.”Eleonore and Governor Charles interrupted their little conversation which is a bit going into a heated one because of Cath, yet no none of them is showing it even a little to their faces. “Governor Gideon, Miss. Eleonore.”Sam’s casual greeting and the Governor’s wide smile both them Cath knew that it was all fake. “I apologize for being late.” He immediately gives them a courtesy. “But I guess my fiancée
“BEING reckless is different from being stupid.”Jun reminded Sam, and a bit lectured him behind with his words after Sam wake up and now insisting that he need to go to the ball.“Save the scolding for Cath. Besides, I am not listening at you with this, Jun.”His reply that wasn’t intended to insult Jun, but his shot rejection about his words and setting aside his worry that he knew Cath told him to do.“I can take care of myself.” He added.But it doesn’t convince Jun in anyway, yet he also isn’t forcing anything to him.“Sure, you can. But in that condition.”Jun reminded him. With the gunshot wounds and not that recovered strength that he needed.“A medicine and two will do the trick.”“Taking control of everything just because you are the boss, doesn’t mean your employees are not to be held responsible if anything might happen to you.”Jun use the hospital employees and Sam’s standing as the son of the Chairman of the RD Corporation, Adriella. To convince him to abandon his plan,
“GOOD LUCK.”Jun’s head’s up for Sam after he give him the same devices that he gave to Cath and the rest of the team. Reminding him that this time he shouldn’t be caught into trouble. By means of trouble, he shouldn’t make Cath worry about him.“Tsk! I don’t need that.”Sam’s reply, smirking and proud. Assuring Jun that he knew what to do and this time he will make sure that no one of them will be a collateral in anyway possible.“Sir.”His temporary assistant opens the car’s door for him. With some body guards tailing him in secret and for the additional security for all of them without anyone knowing. Jun took his words and watched him leave. Living him with his own matters to attend for.“Drive faster, we need to get there as soon as possible.”Sam’s command that is then heeded by his temporary assistant. All the while taking his breathing at bay and calming his nerves from his wounds that is a bit aching under his suit. Immediately taking a medication and two to subside the pain
“WILL it be alright, Monique?”Cole’s worried voice knowing that they needed to separate from the grown-ups and join the other kids at their respective little event rooms at the hotel and during the party. “Why are you being a chicken right now Cole?”Monique’s reply and disappointment. Scolding her brother for a thing and two. “Remember that you said to mommy that you will not be a crybaby for tonight. You even swear to me that you will be brave and stand on your feet when we will meet Cedric and the rest of his gang.”She emphasizes that fact and the point that no one of them could turn back and run to Cath’s side. All after promising that they will be on their best behavior for the rest of the night.“But I feel kind of scared now?”Cole’s honest reply with those puppy eyes and begging her older twin sister Monique to give it a second thought. “You do know that you have me, right?” Monique’s ever brave and a bit of an entitled self, for being the brat that she is. “Just be brave
“HEY!”Monique’s eyes widen then turns into an expression of disgust and hate. While Cole almost jumps from where he stands, scared, and grabs Monique’s arms. All after hearing the voice and somehow the footsteps of the person that Monique senses that turns the atmosphere into a threatening atmosphere. “Cedric.”Cole whispers, stuttering in the middle and a bit, and is scared upon laying an eye on the group. That even though Monique convinces him to be brave enough and take his stand against their bullies. Cole is someone whose been in a lot of pain in the past, which Monique as his big twin sister is supporting and giving him strength and inspiration from. “What did I tell you, Cole?” Monique hold’s her little twin brother’s hand and looks at him with assurance, saying. “You need to be brave. Remember that we both promise mommy that.”She then smiles and consoles the almost crying face and eyes of Cole. With the newfound strength and will, Cole steps out from Monique’s back and sta
“DON’T tell me that you are being maltreated because of what happened?”Monique said and almost screaming out of the blue which surprises Cole and put Cedric at the edge with his angry expression and sure enough, offended by her words. “What?” Cedric screams and pointed his finger toward Monique. “Are you out of your mind? Where do those words come from? And how does your brain work for saying such a thing?”The conversation that a bit turning like how adults fight. Monique’s expression is screaming that she is not even slightly convinced of anything. Adding the irritation that Cedric is about to blow any moment now. Cole felt that he is between a couple that was starting to bicker with each other. “You do not have to hide it. I can see it all in these two eyes of mine.”Monique still insisted what she is thinking is the fact and the case that she is seeing around Cedric. Which does not help and puts a lot of misconception and puffing angry expression on Cedric’s face. While on the
“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.