I was in the middle of an argument with Sofia when she started kissing me. I felt how desperate she was while doing that. I paused for a while out of shock because I didn't expect her to do that. Then, I suddenly heard a voice calling out my name. It was a familiar voice that I would never want to hear especially in this kind of situation. "Nicholas..." I turned to the person who called my name and I instantly saw Vienna standing in front of us. I pushed Sofia away from me because of that. Vienna gave me a blank expression, and she looked at us without saying a word. I know those stares. She didn't like what she saw, but regardless of everything, she forced a smile and walked away. I felt guilty about what happened. I never wanted her to witness that kind of situation. I never wanted to hurt her just like that. I tried to follow her, but Sofia grabbed my hand and stopped me. I glared at her because of what she did and harshly tapped away her hand from me. Then, I ran as fast as I co
TESSA'S P.O.V. From the very moment that I saw William checking on Vienna as soon as she arrived at the venue, it had already torn my heart into pieces. I knew that his eyes were not focused on me anymore, no matter what I do to impress him, he just ignore every effort that I did for him. He didn't notice that the reason why I always give my best in every outfit that I wear was because I want to get his attention. I want him to at least look in my direction, look in the direction where his wife is. Yet, after all the efforts I did for him, it was just no use! Vienna was still the apple of his eye. I don't understand what he saw in Vienna that I don't have. I'm wealthier than her, I believe I'm more beautiful than her, but still not enough to impress him. "Excuse me," He said and wiped his lips with the table napkin. I didn't dare to ask where he would go, since I knew it already. I saw Vienna go outside the venue, and as soon as he saw that Wench went out of the place, he didn't h
"You can't wait for me, you just can't!" I replied while looking at him. Nicholas slowly removed his hand from me after what I said. Then, he sincerely looked at me. "Vienna, I can! I am willing to wait for you, but what you want is not that instant. I'm not a robot that whatever you do, or say would be easily done. I still have feelings like you. I can't act like I didn't care. I can't act as if I didn't feel anything. I'm trying Vienna, just give me more time to process things. You know that I already let go of those grudges I have in me because I don't want to use you as part of those things. I love you, Vienna. And I am willing to get hurt and accept the fact that I'm on a waiting shed for you," He replied. I suddenly saw tears flow from his eyes, and he immediately wiped all of them away in front of me. He sighed and added, "Do you even love me?" After what he said, I suddenly felt guilty for everything that I did. I made him doubt about my feelings for him which I never i
NICHOLAS P.O.V.Earlier the next day, I was during a business meeting when Fred suddenly entered the room. His scene called the attention of the shareholders which also made the presenter pause for a while. I looked at Fred with a blank expression after what he did. He suddenly bowed to show respect in front of the shareholders including me. Then, I noticed that he was so worried which made me stand up and walked towards him. I told the presenter to continue her presentation while I was addressing Fred's concern. I went out of the conference room to talk to Fred. "What's wrong with you? You're disturbing the whole meeting," I said while looking at him. "I'm so sorry, Sir, but I want to let you know about this news I just heard about," He replied. I raised an eyebrow after hearing those words from him, "What news?" I asked. "Sir, Miss Sofia is dead," He said while looking at me. I looked at him in disbelief because of what he said. I immediately held his collar after that, "Stop
TESSA'S P.O.V.I was on the way to my office when I suddenly received a phone call. I was sitting behind the driver's seat when I answered the call. "Miss Tessa, we did what you told us successfully," The man said as soon as I answered the call. I raised an eyebrow after hearing those words, "Are you sure about that? You know me, I don't want failures," I replied. "Affirmative, Madam. The woman got too depressed and because of that, she committed suicide," He said. I smirked after that. Looks like my men did the work excellently. "You can check the news which just broadcasted this morning about her to confirm what I told you," He added. "If that's the case, you and your men did a job well done. You'll receive the payment for what you did as soon as possible," I replied. Then, we ended the call. After receiving the information from him, I immediately checked the news online. It was true that Sofia committed suicide just this morning. She deserved that though. She was such a usel
WILLIAM'S P.O.V. I was having a break when my secretary went inside my office with Tessa. I instantly saw them since I remained sitting on my chair while thinking about the food I want to eat for lunch. I gestured my secretary to leave as soon as I saw them. My secretary left Tessa and I inside my office. She sat on the couch and faced me. Honestly, I got surprised by her visit since it has been a while since she visited my office. I believe that she was too busy of her own agendas in life, so I didn't dare to ask her about visiting me. Besides, I was too busy as well to watch over her doings. "My parents wants to us to come to their residence and have a dinner with them," She suddenly said while looking at me. I turned to her after what she said. Sometimes, I didn't know if this woman is using her head or what. "You go to them. I'll dinner with myself," I coldly replied. Tessa scoffed in disbelief after what I said and looked at me, "What's with having dinner with my parents? T
"Tessa, I'll just have a word with your husband," Father said while looking at me. I suddenly got nervous because of what my father said. There were many things running inside my head after that. What if he would do the same thing as what he did the night when he humiliated him? I promised William that they would never do that, and I would protect him from that situation. "Father, please," I replied while looking at him. Father raised an eyebrow while looking at me and replied, "What's wrong with you? Am I not allowed to talk to the husband of my daughter? We will just have a heart to heart talk together, that's all." "I think we should," William suddenly replied. So, Father and William walked away and started talking to each other as if nothing happened. I was having doubts about what would they talk about, but I also got the assurance from my dad that he won't do anything. So, I calmed myself because of that. Mother went on her way to talk to our other relatives which made Sh
VIENNA'S P.O.V. A week has passed when Nicholas suddenly fetched me at my house for us to have dinner. I didn't know the reason why he suddenly did that but since I was bored in the house because it was a holiday, I immediately prepared myself to go out with him. We went to a fine dining restaurant where we spent one and a half an hour eating and talking to each other. When we finished eating, we checked the time. It was 7:30 p.m. and it was too early to go home. When we passed by a bar, I suddenly felt the thirst of drinking. I don't know why I suddenly felt that thing, but I want to drink with Nicholas right now. So, I didn't hesitate to ask him to stop by and have some fun while drinking. I had the courage to ask him about it since it won't affect our schedules the next day since it would be a long weekend for us. Nicholas hesitated at first but he ended up agreeing with me. So, we entered the bar and started drinking. Girls tried to come closer to him, but he was telling them th
VIENNA'S P.O.V. William took his last breath, and finally closed his eyes. I touched his face and tried to wake him up. I tap him and started shaking him even though I knew that he already gave me his last words. There was no sign of him coming back to us now. I knew it was all too late for me to say those forgiving words, but at least I told him everything he needed to know. It was very hurting. My wrath against him instantly faded away after I felt how sincere he was regarding his apology. "He loved you so much..."I turned to Tessa after she said those words. "Didn't you realize what you did?" I exclaimed after that while in tears. Tessa smiled bitterly. "I knew from the very start that I had no match of you, Vanessa. Even before that time I knew you were pregnant with William's child," She continued. "William couldn't get you out of his head. I knew that he loved you so much, but it was my love for him that kept me blinded about that. I struggled with fate, that there might
TESSA'S P.O.V.My eyes were swollen... My heart was breaking...My daughter is gone. She was the only reason why I could call myself a mother. The light in my dark world. What would I do now? I called William from prison even though my parents forbid me to do it. They also tried to bring me out of the morgue, but I don't want to. I wanted to stay beside my daughter even though I knew that there was no sign of her coming back to me. The doctors told me to leave the place since it won't be good for my health to stay in the room. So, I had no other choice but to leave and stay outside while crying. After a few moments, a police mobile parked in front of the entrance of the hospital. A cop went out from it, followed by William who was still hand-cuffed. They went inside the hospital, and while they were walking, my parents instantly looked at me in disbelief because they knew that I was the one who called and told William about our daughter's death. William's eyes were swollen, and he
VIENNA'S P.O.V. I paid for a visit from Vienna Cosmetics, and continuously, we were getting good reviews from our customers. As the CEO, I'm very proud of what I have right now. Starting from the dedicated people, and the flow of sales of every product we released. It was all so smooth, that even myself didn't understand where all these things came from, yet all I could say was those efforts we have exerted paid off. I just hope these things would continue, and even if there were times that there would be struggles, I just hope that I could handle them well.I drove back home since I still have one more responsible left at the mansion, and that is taking care of my baby boy, Lucas. Of course, I couldn't forget him as my top priority. When I entered the mansion, the maid came running to me in a panic which made me instantly confused about her actions. "What's wrong?" I instantly asked as soon as she came to me. "Miss Vienna, Sir William was arrested!" She exclaimed while looking at
TESSA'S P.O.V.Today, we agreed that we would let my daughter undergo the operation. No matter what the doctors told us, we insisted. I was desperate since I wanted her to live. The doctors told us already that she might not survive during the operation, but as a mother, I wanted her to. Regardless of what the doctors said, I spent money just for the health of my daughter. I didn't get anything from William or even ask him to give me anything. The last time we talked about our daughter, he didn't believe me. He ignored my cries for help. He thought I was lying all this time. He didn't know that I was dead serious about what was going on with our daughter. I tried to reach him again but looks like he blacklisted my account and number to his contacts. All I wanted was for him to be with us right now in this struggle, but up until now, he chose to be with another woman. I was crying all day long, every night, and every time I remembered how he neglected us. I don't understand why I ended
VIENNA'S P.O.V.After conversing with Nicholas the last time he visited me at my company, I was determined to let Lucas and him take the DNA Test secretly. William never had any idea about us seeing each other since I believe he would suspect us and surely be angry about it. From the moment he saw Nicholas at the party last time, he became too protective of me and Lucas. I don't know what was running inside his head, but I felt that his mood instantly changed when he saw Nicholas that night. But, after knowing the truth about William and Lucas' results, I instantly had an urge to give Nicholas a chance to prove himself. Besides, he also wanted to know the truth. A few days ago, Nicholas and I went to the laboratory to have a DNA Test. I brought something that Lucas was always using since I believe that it could be used to have the laboratory results. After that, the doctor told us to wait for three days. Meeting Nicholas secretly and doing those things was not that easy for me. I bel
TESSA'S P.O.V.I desperately called William out of my panic because my daughter was suddenly having seizures. We already called an ambulance and followed her there. I also called my parents to be with me since I don't know what would I do because of this sudden happening. At first, William was too stubborn to talk to me. Maybe because he got used of me always calling him, but this time is a serious matter. Our daughter needs him! He should be there at the hospital to see her. Regardless of how many rejections I got from calling, I finally received a good answer. His secretary told me that he would go to the hospital, he just needed the address to where he would go. I immediately gave thme everything that they needed for William to visit. While doing those things, I felt like I also pty myself. I pity my daughter, too. William is her father, but William made us feel like we are not important to him anymore. I still needed to beg for his attention, and he would only go just because som
WILLIAM'S P.O.V."Sir, Miss Tessa is on the phone," My secretary said as soon as he entered the room. I narrowed my eyes and looked at him after what he said. "Didn't I tell you that I don't want to entertain calls from the woman?" I asked while looking at him. After hearing those words from me, he nodded and told me that he would relay what I said to Tessa. Then, he left my office. I smirked and shook my head after that. I don't understand why Tessa still won't stop bothering me after all the things that happened between us. She kept calling me and begging for my attention. As far as I can remember, she signed the divorce papers already few months ago. We both agreed that we would never bother each other again, but look at what she was doing to me right now. She kept doing things that would make me disturbed. For the second time, my secretary knocked again. As soon as I saw him enter the room, I already knew that he would insist on the phone call from Tessa. So, I instantly tapp
VIENNA'S P.O.V.A few months have passed, and my son, Lucas, has already reached his 7th month from his birth. I have seen his growth during the months I have cared for him. I saw how handsome he would become in the future, and how many girls would be rooting for him. I tried my best to become the best mother that I could be. Even though I was too focused on him, I never forgot to manage Vienna Cosmetics very well. The company's performance was getting better and has kept receiving higher ratings than before. It was as if I didn't have any other priorities at the moment to the fact that, I was taking care of my seven-month-old child. Ever since I gave birth to our son, William continued giving his best to be the father to Lucas. He kept surprising me whenever he exerted effort for us. He always makes us his priority. As if he didn't want to leave my side. I cannot deny the fact that motherhood hit me that hard because of the changes that happened to me from pregnancy to childbirth.
NICHOLAS P.O.V."WELCOME BACK MASTER NICHOLAS!" The maids greeted as soon as I entered the mansion. I smiled at them after their greeting. It's been a while since I had decided to go to Europe. If I would try to remember the things that happened from the previous months, it all pushed me to decide to leave and stay there for a while. I was too broken-hearted from the events that happened during those times. I could have won them all if that woman stayed with me. If she never cheated on me. I could have won those struggles if only she was with me, but it was all too late for the both of us. During my stay in Europe, I tried to distract myself from all the things that I could do there. I tried to reconnect with my friends and colleagues there. I went to other places that would make me realize that there's more in life to discover. Before I went to Europe, I was blaming myself for the death of Sofia. I knew that the Mendozas had something to do about it, especially Tessa. I tried my b