NICHOLAS P.O.V."Pool party?" I whispered while staring at the invitation forwarded by the crew. She told me that Andrew invited everyone to attend at his rest house, and they prepared dinner for all of us. I quietly received the invitation and started to think about what I would do.After what happened earlier at the beach, my foot was getting better, but I'm still having a hard time walking because of the wound I got from slipping earlier. How could I be able to attend the party, and swim later on if I have this? "What happened with you?" Sofia approached me. She stood in front of me while staring at my foot. "Nothing. Don't mind this. It's just a small wound," I replied. Sofia narrowed her eyes. She grabbed my hand and brought me to the nearest bench where she could be able to see the wound from my foot. As soon as we reached the bench, she immediately checked the wound. Then, looked at me. "What have you been doing all day that you got this wound?" She asked and looked at me w
TESSA'S P.O.V.I remained inside the room since the a few more minutes, the party will start. I spent my time preparing myself for the party, and all the things I'll be needing including my swimming attire are ready for later's event. I also saw Sofia earlier that she prepared everything just like what I did. In short, the both of us are way too ready for the pool party. "They're gone."I was busy scrolling my phone when I received a message from Sofia. I narrowed my eyes after reading her message. What does she mean by this? The last time I saw Sofia was she went out of our room. I didn't ask her where could she be going since I don't even care about her presence though. Suddenly, my phone started ringing, and it is Sofia calling me. What does she want from me anyway? I rolled my eyes and answered the call, "What do you want?" "I saw Vienna and her assistant went out of their room. Until now, they're not here," She replied. "And, the hell I care about those two?" I sarcastically
WILLIAM'S P.O.V.From the very start when I heard Dyson was looking for Vienna, I knew something was wrong. I also asked Tessa about it because Vienna's room was near theirs, and the way to Dyson's rest house would be in front of Tessa's room. So, I was expecting that Vienna could also come out of her room and walk her way to where we walked earlier. When I asked Tessa about Vienna, she desperately denied everything from me acting innocent about not knowing where Vienna was. I already got doubts about it by the way she explained it to me, but I remained unsure so I let it slide that time. I thought that there was a possibility that Vienna could be with Dyson already, but we had a different scenario when we reached the rest house. Vienna is not yet here. As soon as Dyson learned that Vienna was not with us, he immediately asked for his men to fetch her back to her room. I also saw Hudson go on his way back, leaving his girlfriend behind. While staring at the exit of the venue, I felt
VIENNA'S P.O.V.As soon as we saw the scattered pieces of swimwears inside the closet, we immediately thought about how to resolve the problem. I already have a hint about who entered the room without permission, and the one who could possibly did the sabotage. We were in the middle of resolving the problem when someone knocked on our door. Calissa immediately came to open it, and we saw one of the crew assigned to look after our rooms. He was standing in front of our door. He looked worried, but he was holding his phone. "What can we do for you, Sir?" Calissa asked while looking at him. "Miss Vienna, I'm sorry for knocking at your door like this, but I'm concerned about what I saw earlier," He said while looking at us. I narrowed my eyes while listening to him. "What do you mean?" I asked. He gave us his phone, and we saw a video of two people entered the room after a few minutes when we went out. It was clearly true that Calissa forgot to lock the room. After a few minutes, th
VIENNA'S P.O.V.At the last day of the vacation from Andrew's Island, Andrew talked to me personally and sincerely apologized about what he did at the pool party. That scene instantly ruined the mood of everyone that night. Instead of us having a beautiful night, people chose to leave the place because of tension. I also chose to go back to my room since my mood suddenly changed because of what happened. There were mixed emotions because of what Andrew did. I really thought that he would be a literal jerk in front of me that night because he acted so strange. And another concern was how Nicholas showed his anger against Andrew because of what he did. I didn't expect him to be that mad. I was frustrated, but I couldn't help the positive feelings inside of me. I could still remember what exactly happened and how Nicholas threatened Andrew. I don't want to conclude or assume because the words didn't come from Nicholas himself. But his actions showed it all. Our flight landed safely back
TESSA'S P.O.V."Miss Vienna is requesting you to meet her after office hours," My secretary said. "WHAT?!" Georgina exclaimed after hearing those words. Then, she looked at me in disbelief because of that. "Don't tell us you would agree?" Diana said while leaning against the mattress. I raised an eyebrow and looked at them. "What are you so worried about?" I asked."Tessa, didn't you realize that if you agreed to that meeting with Vienna, you would be like a rat who came out of its hideout unprotected? Think first before you give your answer!" Georgina replied.After hearing those words from her, I looked at Georgina with disbelief. "So, are you saying that I look like a rat? Of all the things and metaphors, why rat? Do I look like one?" I glared at her. "It was just a figure of speech, Tessa. Anyway, we can't either do anything if you wish to meet her," She replied. I faced the secretary and confidently confirmed my attendance. She immediately relayed what I told her to the othe
After hearing those words, I clenched my fists while looking at her. She's literally enjoying this moment that she already knew my weakness. I want to win the conversation, I want to make her feel that she can't handle me, but it was William, I consider thinking about. Anxieties suddenly struck my mind because of all the things she told me, including the video she has at the moment. Who the hell had the courage to record that video, and even send that to her? I gritted my teeth and whispered, "Never. That would never happen!" Before she could say another word, I stood up and didn't finish the food served to us. I went out of the restaurant and entered my car. From the window, I saw her smiled and waved goodbye at me. As if she was telling me that she won the whole conversation, that she has a token of winning! HOW DARE YOU VIENNA ALONZO!When I reached the house, William was not in yet. My daughter came to me and I hugged her tight. I tried my best to act okay in front of her so she
WILLIAM'S P.O.V.I turned to Tessa and looked at her in disbelief. She reached out to me while crying and tried to explain herself. So, this was the reason why she kept on calling me and giving me warnings not to come home because her parents were here and would threaten me again. I clenched my fists while she was clinging to my arm. She kept calling my name and touching my face, but all those efforts she did were not enough to calm me down. Out of my anger, I pushed Tessa away from me. Luckily, she landed on the couch beside us. She looked at me with teary eyes and tried to touch me again. "What made your parents think that I was flirting with Vienna? Do you want me to be embarrassed?" I asked coldly. "William, believe me! I never told them anything about that!" She replied while sobbing. "Then, who the hell would do that?! You're the only person who knows about our close connection to Vienna and others. Now, tell me. WHO TOLD THEM ABOUT IT?!" I exclaimed out of frustration. Afte
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