“I am not dictating you or anything Sam. But you should know that Cath deserve to know the truth. For it is best that it will be coming from you and not from someone else.”Adriella reminded him, her words and sincerity that is enough for Sam to know that she is on his side. Knowing and both that what happened that night is not his fault. His act of protecting the person that he dears the most.“One of these days, mom.”He assures and promises. Fully aware that what Adriella told him is the best thing that he should do and he better do it fast and soon.“Then I’ll leave you to that. Just remember that I am here for you. I can always help you explain everything to Cath.”“Thank you, mom.”Sam took a deep sigh, thinking about his recent conversation with Adriella. With the same fact that Jun first made him promise to do something and quick. Confessing everything of what really happened from the past before Cath knew about it from anyone.That dark past that up until now, it is Lindsey w
“REMEMBER, do not do or say any foolish things or words in front of my parents, especially in front of my dad, Cedric.”Monique reminded Cedric for the nth time since this morning and all the way where the two of them are heading to where Cath and Sam are waiting. “Alright, alright, I know, I get it! So, will you please relax and stop nagging?”Cedric’s complaint. Irritated and had enough of Monique’s words like he will do something crazy that will ruin everything in their worlds. “You sound like a demanding girlfriend who is taking her boyfriend to meet her parents for the first time.”“Me? And whose boyfriend? You?”There both turn into a little quarrel that Cedric is honestly not in the mood of doing so. For he is thinking deeply and nervous about what will Monique’s parents had to say to him.“Alright, I’ll shut up.”Monique surrenders at the end, crossing her arms together and pouting like a little girlfriend that is dismayed and a lot towards her boyfriend.“Cute.”Her butler
“BEATRICE.”The name that immediately rings the warning bell inside Cath’s mind.“Beatrice Cruz?”“Yes, that was her name before my father changes it to the one that she is using now.”Cedric’s innocent reply that is damn honest enough to be judge and think that the boy is even lying with it.“The Governor’s private secretary.”“Cath, are you alright?”Sam’s worry with her sudden gesture and surprise expression that immediately turns into worry and then anger.“If I am right, she is also one of the persons that Jun is looking for his entire life’s career.”“What do you mean?”Cath hesitates, looking back at the children and especially Cedric that will be the worst victim and the one with the utter disappointment not just towards his father, but for his life.“Do not worry about me aunt Cath,” the boy assures, brave and firm and subsequently telling her that he had seen the worst and even heard and knew the faults that his father had done. “I can manage. Besides, I am more than prepare
“IF anything will ever happen, call us immediately.”Words that stuck inside Cedric’s mind. The promise that Cath made and he assures of her in exchange. Which is calming his nerves and putting him in the brave front that everything will be alright, and his decision to help the Lawrence is the right thing to do.“Young Master, we have arrived.”His butler informs him, stopping the car right in front of the residency hotel where he needed to be. All while only thinking of one thing, to have those documents copied and quickly sends it to the Lawrence.“Welcome back young master.”He is then greeted by the employees, which he casually ignores like the little brat that he is and known by everyone. He hurriedly gets inside the VIP elevator and up to the penthouse while glancing at his watch from time to time. Calculating his little moves and the known time that his father is not at home.“Welcome back young master.”He is then greeted by their housemaids, taking his coat and hat from his s
“ARE YOU ALRIGHT, CEDRIC?”Monique’s worries, calling Cedric and immediately after their lunch date with her parents’ end. Checking on the young boy and making sure that everything is fine with him.“I am.” Cedric assures the little girl, yet he doesn’t want to lie to her. “But my father might be on to something.” He confesses which worried Monique even further.“What do you mean? Did the Governor knew that you told us everything of his plan?”“I do not think so.” Cedric confess, sewing the facts the he currents have from the tone, mood and actions of his father. “Well he might be, but I think he is not sure yet.”“Will you be alright after what he just said? Especially that you, yourself is having doubts that he might know.”Monique’s concern and all while having her own thoughts and doubts if she will tell this to her mom and dad.“Don’t worry about me, I know my father, I will be careful enough and as promise I will get you those documents as soon as possible.”Cedric assures Moniq
“NO, NO, NO.”Cedric almost stumbles down a few times and loses his balance upon noticing that the doorknob of his father’s office is being twisted. Quickly, he dashes towards the couch and took a book pretending that he is reading. “Cedric?”The Governor is taken by surprise upon seeing his son inside his private office. Untruthful from what he just learned and argue about with someone. He raises his voice and scolded his son. “What are you doing here, Cedric!”He snatches the book away and slams it onto the table, startling Cedric who looks at him with a scared expression. Which is an advantage for the young boy after stealing some documents and almost getting caught. “I’m sorry dad, I was just reading a book like usual.”He lied, but his usual reasoning everything the Governor finds him inside his office. A fact and a thing and two that he allowed his son of doing. With his mindset that as early as possible, Cedric should know how to run their family business and might as well s
“STOP IT!”Francis screams, stopping his wife from making a further scene and smashing everything that she sees from their living room in a not-so-typical way. But in a composed and educated manner. Holding her head up without breaking her pretty face in front of him. “Stop! Why the hell would I stop!”His wife answers back at him. Not crying nor shedding a tear or two, yet is raging with anger toward him. Then she slaps him on the face hard, all along with her grace and posture that is screaming her sophistication and unlike any other wife who is being cheated on by their husband. “What is your problem!”“My problem?”Their sudden fight seems like a one-sided thing, which their housemaids and servants are staying away from. Though it is a surprise and a shock for them, knowing that the two had never had such a huge fight like this, nor the madam of the house ever acted this way. “What is the meaning of all of this Charles?”Her educative question, holding and still of her composur
“DO not worry mom, everything will be alright.”Cedric’s words of concern and worry for his mother. His mom that is staying strong and stopping herself to shed even a tear and two in front of him.“Of course, son, everything will be alright from now on.”The Madam’s words that Cedric doesn’t need to be a genius to know that his mom is just pretending. Lying about what she really feels and the pain that she is baring deep inside.“Mom, you know that you can cry now. Besides, it is only the two of us.”Cedric’s words that surprises his mom, but immediately realize that her son is not a little kid like she thinks of him, and might as well knew what really happening and the situation that she is in right now.“What do you mean son?”She pretends, still trying to held everything in. Straying strong and touch for the both of them that Cedric understand, yet he couldn’t help but be worried about his mother. Which he wanted to cry rather than keep it all in.“My friend says that if you will n
“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.