“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
“WE can do that,”Cedric replies after collecting himself and faces the twins with his usual expression minus the flustered face that caught him unguarded by Monique’s smile. “Can I take that as your promise to not be a bully anymore?”Somehow Monique’s assuring question not just for the two of them of Cole, but also the rest of the kids in their academy. “Tsk!” Yet, Cedric smirks, cross his arms, folded in front, and smugly said. “I didn’t say much. Besides, I do not believe in promises.”The boy’s words and premise that Monique and her smarty brain immediately realize what Cedric means by those words. His honesty reflected how his life is with the kind of family that he has and the name that he bears. “Everyone has their own story. All you need to do is look carefully and listen. In that way, you will understand them and even how their mind works.”Monique remembers Cath’s words. Advice that she didn’t understand that closely at that moment, but now she thinks that she just did.
“WH-WHO’S boyfriend?”Sam’s jaw almost drops, while Cath is flustered in surprise at what just Cole told them. With Monique’s reddened ears and pouting lips, the little girl looks at their parents and almost screams in her protest. “No, I didn’t have one! It came from Cedric.”“Cedric?”Cath asks puzzled, then chuckles and smiles in a teasing manner that Monique cried from their misunderstanding. “Are kids allowed to court these days?”Sam added, teasing his daughter that quickly understand what had happened which his innocent son Cole might just misinterpret. “Well, Cedric is a handsome boy if you look at it. You two as a pair is not bad at all.”Cath seconded, riding along that the two of them Sam is laughing as they both tease the little girl. “No!” Monique denies it. Both hands clasped and expression that is blushing red with anger.“You are both wrong. Cedric is not my boyfriend, nor he is courting me in any way. Cole just misinterpreted things all. Besides you two should be
“EVERYTHING is taken care of. Be careful Cath.”Lindsey’s worry and blessing. A bit unnecessary for the part of worrying about Cath, knowing that among them who are present that evening. Cath is the only person who can pull everything perfectly. “I will.”Cath assures Lindsey and only took a glance and fast towards the now sleeping Sam in the hotel room that they took with the alibi that it is for the twins. All for the precautions and the unnecessary suspicion that should be avoided by the Governor and his companions. “Right now, or never.” She then closes the door and meets the employee of the hotel that they paid by a lonesome for their plan to be placed perfectly as possible. “This way.”Immediately leading her inside the employee’s dressing room where not more than one CCTV camera is installed. The only ones are all been hacked by Jun from outside. Cath is handed the hotel’s chambermaid uniform. “Guard the doorway for a while.”Cath’s command, having been in the same situati
“YOU, stop right there.”Her heart beats fast and sweat forms on Cath’s forehead after being told to stop on her way by the Vixen whose nose is just like her title depicted her to be. ‘DAMN! WHAT NOW?’Her worry and thoughts, knowing how the Vixen mind works, and her suspicion are not unlikely for her to have. “You came from the penthouse, right?”The question that Cath expected and at the same time not. Not at all by the very least, for none of them is expecting that this Vixen in front of her will show up casually with the elegance and façade that she is known to be. “Cleaning?”Cath could feel the menacing stare that the Vixen is directing at her with her eyes. Yet, she couldn’t just look back at her nor is allowed to do so as an employee and an acting chambermaid of the hotel. She kind of glad and thank about, for having the perfect excuse to not look at the Vixen who is now standing in front of her. “I did ma’am, the owner requested it. “She casually said and informed, which
“LOOK who finally showed up.”Charles's words and a bit stealing the nearest crowed attention with his bland enthusiasm upon seeing Adriella having her grand-like entrance to the party. “Happy birthday Miss. Gideon.”“It’s such an honor that the Chairman of the RD corporation is here and greeting me on this special day.”Charles’s wife gladly accepted the gesture, while on the other hand, Adriella just pops the Governor’s bubble by not responding to his greeting and ends up casually smiling to save some face in front of the crowd. “The also is also mine.”“I see that you’ve been preoccupied lately, but we are glad that you still got the time to accept our invitation today.”The Governor’s rebuke, but casually did so without anyone noticing a thing or two. With the fact that there is an existing heavy atmosphere between the two of them of the Chairman of the most influential and powerful Corporation in the State. “I believe my daughter, son-in-law, and daughter-in-law, already infor
“SUCH an unfortunate coincidence to see you here Miss. Lindsey Lawrence.”“I see that you have no filter with your words, Mr. Wayeright. But I do feel the same.”A meeting and an exchange that neither the two of them expected, and immediately despise. Somehow, they are destined to be at each other’s throats, yet they needed to be civil to each other, especially since eyes are watching their every move. “And I guess you do so yourself Miss. Lawrence.”Aaron’s spiteful words that Lindsey casually smiles and rebukes. “Yes, I am quite known for that characteristic of mine. But you see, I usually play like this with my words in front of the people that shouldn’t be trusted.”“Tsk!”Aaron smirked and that somehow caught into a conversational fight that he highly does, no, he never did and on the contrary, be the very first against the younger sister of his rival. “To trust someone or not.” He started to play with his words while looking at Lindsey in a threatening way. “I see that you kn
“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.