"How did you know Auntie?" Lorraine asked after all this years she get surprised how her aunt is so observant on details. Seems like she had sixth sense."When we walk into the room I had noticed that all of the house plants are dry, some are dying. But this one is still green and sturdy. There's only two possibilities I think why it is so, one is that it is one of those kind that don't need to water often. When I came nearer I saw that it is just an ordinary house plant that needs water regularly. So I thought it might have been placed recently here. You didn't have the time to buy new plants so someone have place it here." Barbra enlighten them."What for?""I don't know? Do you have an enemy Lorraine?" Barbra asked."No, But as Lorraine there is my stepmother, but I don't think that she is capable of harming me she might just need information." She said but her brows crossed still thinking."Are you forgetting that she had abuse and physically hurt and punished you? But we don'
"What are you hiding Sweetheart?" Mateo insisted to know what his wife is avoiding to discuss. "If you must know Mateo I was just avoiding for Dad to learn that I did some monstrous things in my rebellious and wild days." She was fed up with Mateo's constant asking. "What have you done Sweetheart?" Lorraine look at him hesitating. "Everyithing you can think of!" She replied annoyingly. "You did not not kill a person? Did you?" Mateo he meant it as a joke, but when he think about it, he will be shocked, if he found that his beautiful wife is capable of doing wild things. But her answer shocked him evenmore. "Almost." Lorraine answered feeling ashamed that was the episode of her life that she wanted to forget, "What? Why?" "I was prompted by my so called friends and I attack my victim not knowing that She was a blackbelter in Karate.." "What made you do it?" "I need some Cash It was my first year studying abroad I befriended some thugs and they encourage me to do it to b
Giah's first day at work in the Collins Contractors as Raine Stevens went smoothly. Lorraine has briefed her of what she is going to expect and how she would project. "Raine you're back! How was your leave your Mom is alright?" Giah was suprised and became tongue tied with the person infront of her she had forgotten who he is. Her mind is working fast"What's wrong got a hangover on your leave?""I....."t Then someone call out to the man they both turn to that direction. She was thankful that his name was mention. So he is Leo Alister."I'm sorry Leo I guess I'm still prossesing the back to work situation."" You have time for coffee?""No, I don't drink coffee!" but she recalled that Lorraine is a coffee drinker. "What I mean is. I have take easy on my Coffee, doctor's advise, he he he.""No problem what you prefer, juice or tea. The important thing is we will be able to update each other's development. So?" Giah found it hard to refuse incase he will suspect he is talking to anot
"How are you George?" Barbra visited her brother-in-law she was feeling recuperated and ready to resume her job and go back to Timberville, but she still have to get to know her brother in-in law. There are things that she had to prove all by herself." Better, compared to the last few years." He rep;lied not knowing how he will act infront of his sister-in-law. He thinks that she must resent him for his first wife early demise."You could have prevented your condition to deteriorate if you seek medical attention after you were diagnose.. Lorraine told me." Barbra said just like she was told."Yes it's one of those irreversible mistake that I make. That no matter what I do I can't forgive myself seeing my daughter is in pain. Even when she doesn't show it.""Then why? What made you do it?" Barbra asked. "I guess I have to come clean on it." George thought for a while. He never told anyone about it but he thought that if he had to confess his wrong doing Barbra is best person fo
"I know that you know, what exactly I mean. You wanna use it agaisnt me? Go ahead Amira do it I dare you!" But unknown to Lorraine. The mother and daughter had already made their move before visiting the furniture shop. Mateo already contemplating in his next move."Ha ha ha! we will see Lorraine who will have the last laughed!" Amira said."...and you come knocking in our doorstep begging us for help." Zee added, they are so sure that their plan would work." Dream on Zee, Amira. I hope whatever you are planning will not blow back into your faces. Goodbye and see you in court." Lorraine revealed tauntingly."what do you mean?" Amira asked perplexed."You'll be notified, Now get out of my shop you're obstructing my business activities." Lorraine call the guards to escort them out of the premises."You will pay for this disrespect Lorraine!" Amira said her parting words while shoving the guards not to touch them. " Let go of your filthy on us!" As Lorraine and some of the clients who w
"Ahhh....! " She was shocked seeing Mateo lying beside her with the blanket covering halfway his body. Leaving the upper part uncovered exposing his hard chest. She wondered what lies under that piece of cloth covering the lower part of his body. Realising this her face colored."What happen why are you screaming? Are you hurt.?" Mateo rise resulting to the blanket to roll lower. He look at his wife's face in horror. "You! " She points an accusing finger at him."What?"" He begins to panic."What about me?" "You took advantage of me!" "What? Oh come on Sweetheart that accusation is uncalled for!" Althought it was unplanned move what happened both of them consented to it. Isn't it? Why is she screaming like a Banshee, feels like its doomsday."You pervert stay away from me!" Lorraine try to gather her senses but she had to do it without his presence."Sweetheart your over reacting, It's not like its agaisnt the law that a married couple engaged in that activity we are legally marr
" Did she left me again? Have I overdone it this time?" He thought aloud. But Lorraine won"t leave her father here if she left for good. He went to her Father's room but he was asleep and he doesn't want to disturb a sick man. He return to his room feeling desperate.The whole night Mateo toss and turn waiting for Lorraine to call.But it has been three days since she left but he didn:t hear anything from her no calls no letters. Her father Assured that she is coming back she will just have fix things in Timberville City. Mateo decided that after Three days if he won"t hear anything from her he will march with the cavalry which are his bodyguards to Timberville City, She might be in danger.Going back to Lorraine, after she arrive at the Timberville City's local airport she directly went to office to sort the trouble arrising from the mismanagement of the people they assign to look after the company when they left. When Barbra met an accident the situation gradually turn from bad to
Lorraine is glad that the problem with the rallying workers is over she was able to raise the money to cover the back pay of everyone's due. She still have to meet the client's who were affected by the problem. She had a serious talk with the executives and lawyers to fix the situation and the lawsuit was avoided but Lorraine lost a lot of money she is afraid that if she wouldn't be able to take back what was lost she will have to close down. This has been the worst situation that she has been.She only have herself to blame if only she could turn back time she would have not accepted the Collins's contract that's where all her trouble began. She became tired to Mateo although she admits to herself that she was glad that she is free of the stress of hiding from him. But it also forced her to disguise herself into two personalities. Then later on she had to asked Giah's help in her disguise. Then after her aunt and Giah stayed in Emerald city this things happened."When are yo
Lorraine step out of the courthouse with Giah."This is becoming a common scene sis, don't you think?" Giah declared."Don't worry this is going to be the last sis. I hope this would be the last." She repeated convincing herself. They both giggled as they walked to their waiting car.It has been a year since the arrest of both the father and daughter, Gordon and Kira Montenegro. Then a series of hearing, lawsuits arraignment follows, until they reach the guilty verdict and sentence to imprisonment. Unlike the Montenegro's Sanda Scott was set free after Lorraine dropped the charges against her. The money that she inherited from Don Emilio she gave all to Sandra."I cannot accept this Lorraine it was given to you by Don Emilio." Sandra refused to accept."Sandy he gave it to me thinking I was his daughter. That means it belongs to you since you are his daughter. Besides you need this money to start over." Lorraine smiled , she is so glad to see the changes in her twin.After Anna took
"Scott you have visitor." The prison guard called Sandra's attention."Me?" Sandra was surprised to learn that there is someone came to visit her. The guard must be mistaken. She look around among her prisonmate most of them urge her to go. Some doesn't care. As she was lead to the visiting room she tried to think who could have mistakenly visit her except for her mother . But she was gone forever. She is the only person who really cared, for her loosing her seems like she lost a part of her life.Sandra was left alone to fend for herself at an early age. When her mother died she went to stay from one family relatives' home to another being treated with unkindness and abuse until she learn of the truth. That made her understand why she is being treated worst than an animal.At time she was tag as juvenile in conflict with the law. Until she decided that she have enough of running and must face what fate has instored for her, and use it to her advantage."What are you doing here?" S
Gordon's lazily walks in his territory, a territory he had just acquired brought about by the sudden death of the original owner. Silently he laughed at how the late Don Emilio Bradshaw took his life. If only he knew everything, he would have fought the odds. But the as what they say that ' one man's trash is another man treasure.' He took his life just so that he and his daughter Kira will live to enjoy the fruit of Don Emilio's hardwork.He continuedly mocking the other man's fate not knowing that his happiness is shortlived."Gordon Montenegro you are under arrest for theft and illegal detention! " The arresting officer had finally have the change to catch him after he resurface his identity to gain access to the Don's frozen assets.Not knowing that his case was already reported and his activities was closely being documented by none other than Giah and Lorraine with the support of the CEO of the Collins group of company. Mateo Collins and his sister's security Agency."Wha
"Share, what do you mean?""Lo... Lorra...ine help..." Mateo's voice was barely audible ."What have you done to him Sandy?" Hearing her husband suffering voice she had forgotten the issue that Sandra declared. "Ooops... I could have overdosed him . Let me read the dosage...hmm." she obviously delaying the action. Lorraine snatched the paper she is holding. She was shocked to see the name of the medicine it is a highly regulated drug used to administer to mentally ill, but in persons who doesn't have health problems like Mateo that is healthy it can be fatal."You poisoned him!" Lorraine exclaimed."You are overreacting, I just gave him enough to raise his libido." "You're a beast Sandy!" Lorraine yell calling the guards to help her bring Mateo to the hospital . "We are not over Sandy you'll pay for this." She asked the guards to keep Sandy until the police arrived."Mom, we rush Theo to the hospital."Lorraine called her mother the first person she thought of calling. " Did
"You!" Lorraine saw Joe first before she the person behind him. She tried to grab Joe but she was restrain by Anna and her father."I'm sorry Lorraine, I know that there's no forgiveness for what I have done. I do not seek to be free from my crimes. But I came to ensure the safety of your son and his nanny." Joe drop on his knees revealing Jena stap on her chest is her precious baby.Lorraine immediately run to her baby, that Jena immediately unstrapped from her chest and handed over to his mother."My baby!" She was so glad as she observed that her son is taken care of. He had that healthy glow unexpected from someone who was kept hostage."Thank you!" Thank you so much." She said as she peppered him with kisses that the child seem to appreciate as he giggles."Thank you Joe, I was never wrong about you." Anna declared."Madam you talk, you remembered?" He was surprised."Of course! Those medicine you bought are not exactly to restrain my illness from getting better but rather the opp
Lorraine, wake up seeing her husband beside her bed dosing while sitting down. through his haggard appearance makes her recall the last scene before she collapse due to stress and fatigue as a result of her anxiety. She can't helped but wonder, where is her son? What happen to him? Why were they unable to rescue him? Remembering baby Matthew, she realizes that she had not fully able to be a hands on mother, her child is almost two years old but he undergone a series of nannies and sometimes family members took care of him and eventhough her family and Mateo's relatives understood the circumstances surrounding her inability to be able to watch her son grew up fulltime. Will Matthew be able to understand if later on he will have the knowledge of this events ever happening.This thoughts bring tears to her eyes. She feared that she won't be able to see her son again. Mateo stirred as he open his eyes he saw the tears that his wife tried to wipe away.He tried to reassured her by hugging
In another place Joe and his subordinates were waiting for their contact in the courthouse to know what action to take. He left baby Matt with Jena in the other room and place some guards on the door. Preventing them to escape.Jena sensing that it's now or never, knowing that if she won't try to carry out her plans of escape it may be too late for her and baby Matt. She yell fake a panic voice for the guard to open the door. as soon as the door open she pulled the rope she braided from the strips of cloths cut out from blankets it fit exactly to the neck of the guard as soon as he step inside the room and before he knew what is happening, he is being lifted from the floor when Jena tied the rope against one of the post.He struggled to get loose but she smashed the bottle of milk in his head with all her strenght the glass shattered on the impact rendering the guard unconscious.She didn't anticipate another guard to follow on entering resulted from the commotion. But she always
"Of course Sweetie we will not gamble the safety of my grandson.""Mathew's safety will be first and foremost we will not allow my great-grandson to be harm." Peter Collins voice filled the high tensioned room."Grandpa what are you doing here?" Mateo was surprised to see his grandfather."I want to show my grandson how to handle this problem I have been taking the sidelines for a long time." "There's no need for that, grandpa I have it under control.""Thank you grandpa." Lorraine acknowledge the old man's offer, and pulled her husband to the side. "Grandpa has the experience and the wisdom beyond ours allow him to help us." She whisper to her husband."Okay, I guess you're right."The days that followed Don Emilio's men headed by Joe calls Lorraine daily reminding her of his boss Condition in releasing Baby Matt and his nanny."Until the day of the arraignment of Don Emilio arrived. Lorraine told Joe that every is already iron out by their legal team. But Joe make sure that she
"Is this a kind of a game Lorraine?" She was surprised with the obvious annoyance in her husband's voice and action."Don't you want us anymore Theo?" She was in the verge of tears."Of course, it is not like that! I am just surprised that you could still be cheerful and make funny of the situation you reputation is being ripped into pieces.""Everything is getting back to normal. We, Giah and I already salvage the situation.""You did?""Yes! Where have you been Theo? It's been all over the media. Jake already admitted and made a public apology about the whole thing he admitted that it was not my body that was display, so I didn't actually posd naked Infront of him it was only the face that was mine""I was out in the field the whole day I was waiting for an update from my men but nothing came. I was thinking of filing a lawsuit to Jake for what he had done." He sighed."I'm sorry Sweetheart I wasn't there to give you moral support." He added."It was okay I never expected you to be