A female voice answered Mateo's phone." Hello who is this?" There was a moment of silence before Lorraine was able to respond. She was thinking the voice sounded familiar. What is that woman doing answering her husband's phone."I am about to asked the same thing you? Why are you holding my husband's phone Where is Mateo?" Lorraine temper building up. Still baffled about the woman's familiar voice. She tried to search in her memory about the person behind the voice. "Oh...oh I'm sorry he is sleeping after working ..." The woman voice was cut off then a moment of silence followed which made Lorraine boil with temper."Hello! Hello Mateo are you there?""Sweetheart what's the fuss, why are you yelling?" Mateo's voice replied "Who is that woman who answered your phone? Why is she holding your phone ?""What woman? Oh my God! Look Sweetheart it's not what you think. I can explain.""Sweetheart my foot! You get over here and explain and you better make it good Mateo!" Lorraine cut t
"Sweetheart please believe me that woman on the phone was the one who took my suitcase by mistake she had to travel back to return the suitcase, in time for us to settle the disputes of the partner company and seal the deal to make a multi billion dollars merger." But since the expression on Lorraine didn't change Mateo feared that he had blew it all up."Are you telling the truth 'case one call only I can confirm if you're telling the truth? Because it sounds so weard that it took so many days for her to realized that she took the wrong suitcase.""Yes! I found it strange too but she said she only realized she took the suitcase that doesn't belong to her when she cannot open it and she traveled a long way to a remote areas that doesn't have a good communication signals.""Then why did she answer your phone when I called? You gave it to her?""You know the woman was mysterious too. She came to my hotel room in an unholy hour. It was just good thing that my PA and I was discussin
On her way to her next session with the painting with Jake. She felt on an impulse and decided to pass by Mateo's office to have lunch with him.Their relationship was back to normal or even much more better that before. But she recalled her last conversation with her cousin. "What do you think, why he is sweeter to you now sis?" Giah asked when she commented that Mateo's changes for the better."I don't know, it makes me warry that he is just trying to cover-up something.""Such as?"Giah brows cross, she had experienced lthat certain feeling with her relationship with Leo before, he became extra sweet, but behind her back he is already constantly seeing his old flame Irene ,and if she didn't saw it with her very eyes it would have been hard for her to believe."Well I'm not going into detail but there are changes . Gifts , flowers, dinner date. Things that you would not expect from a very busy business man especially he is in the middle of expanding his business.""I think it mig
Lorraine went home and pack her things and baby Matt. In her anger she called Jake to cancel the whole thing."What is wrong Lorraine, have I done something to displeased you?""I just think that I cannot go through with it Jake. I have other priorities that suddenly came up, that I have to deal with as soon as possible. I'm sorry.""I cannot say it's okay because It really need that painting but,I respect your decision. There's only one thing I asked if it's not to much.""What is it?""Can I continue with the painting base in my imagination, and if it good enough, can I submit it for the contest?" Lorraine felt guilty for stopping their work together but she doesn't feel that she wants to continue with the session. She is just avoiding some problems arising in the future."You can do that? It's up to you only our condition holds no nudes." Lorraine trust his promise because he is a man with a reputation to uphold."I know. Thanks Lorraine but I'm hoping you would change your min
Mateo tried to stop Lorraine and her family from leaving but failed. "It's better this way Mom, Dad I will be able to focus on what my priority in the moment." Lorraine said when she saw the desperation in their faces. "We don't judge you baby girl, but would it have better if you gave him the chance to explain himself?" George said." I have given him the chance to speak before everything blows out but he chose to avoid the issues to the extend in lying to me that he and Sandy had met before too many times." He told her father." Isn't she your best friend who stay with you in your apartment when you live away from home? " George asked. " Yes she was my two faced friend who betrayed me. All the while she harbored ill feelings for me while acting friendly. " When she recalled how her friendship with Sandra end, old feelings open up. She should have made her pay for what she did. Instead of letting her be."It was good that you discovered her intentions on you before Sweetie at leas
"Of course, there's a lot of them that wanted us to part ways but who among. Don Emilio, Gordon and his daughter, not to forget the mother and daughter tandem Amira and Zee. Or maybe Sandy works on her own out of spite and jealousy. What do you think?" Lorraine replied when Giah asked her to come down to the number of people who doesn't want her to be happy."I must say you come up with the right people who could have orchestrated this. But I still believe that Sandra Scott does it out of envy, but I don't discount the possibility that someone must have influence her or paid her to seduce Mateo.""Why does this people doesn't give me a break. It tires me to think of this people who is after me and my family. I cannot to think of reason why they are doing this? When will it end?" Frustratedly Lorraine think of how her life had never given peace."Speaking of the end are you ready to face Don Emilio, and end this issue about fatherhood?""Yes, I'm more that ready. But what I am wor
Don Emilio holds his laughter and smirk instead. He told his men to make sure that Lorraine will not be able to reach the courthouse on that day of the hearing.He was at first skeptical when he saw a lady in veil entering the courtroom earlier. She was assisted by another woman who looked like her age is closer or at the same age as Lorraine."He wanted to know if it is Lorraine hiding under the veil herself, but he doesn't want to create a ruckus so he just ask his men outside of the courtroom to look out for that woman in veil.When Lorraine's name was called to testify, he turn his head to the door but in reality, he was looking at the lady in veil taking note of her reaction. But there was no movement. He set his mind free, thinking that his men succeeded on their mission. Maybe that woman in veil is one of those who is interested in witnessing the outcome of the proceeding and doesn't want to be recognize , could be one of his former alliance or can be sent by one of hi
"So they are the ones who took the documents on my previous home how appropriate. I thought it was destroyed by the fire. I always thought that girl was just acting that she accepted me as her father, that time I tried to understand her. Even when that good for nothing George Adams is lying wasted in the hospital, she never abandon him after all the neglect she experienced with his second family." Don Emilio was devastated that Lorraine testified against him and even denied him as her father. "You cannot blame her Boss she grew up knowing George Adams as her biological father." Joe the closest person to him among his men, told him."I was hoping she would change her mind once in the court and saw me in the defense side." He tried to look innocent and pitiful to gain her sympathy at the court hearing, but it seems it failed"I know I have my shortcomings Joe, but I tried to be a good father and husband. All I want is to have a complete family.""We cannot control people's emotion Bo
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