Sofia and I finally finished our lunch together in an awkward way. We just finished our food without talking to each other and decided to separate our ways. I could see on her face that she was disappointed about what happened. Honestly, I got disappointed, too. The treatment I received from her was different from how she talked to the waiter earlier. I knew that the waiter, himself, deserves to have punishment because of negligence, but I did understand that he didn't mean for all of those to happen. Who could ever want to spill a drink on a guest tho? I understand what the waiter felt during that time, and he felt degraded. I didn't expect Sofia to be that harsh to him. Knowing how innocent looking she is, I didn't know that she has a bad side attitude like that. Now, I was wondering if Nicholas already knew about this bad side of hers, or not. I hope he could handle her in times that she would become like that. When I left the place, I saw my phone sent me a reminder about my meet
After having talks with Nicholas, we both separated ways that night. As much as I wonder about many things regarding Sofia, I didn't dare to ask him. I don't have the right to intervene with their relationship since being a friend to Nicholas has limits. Regardless that I saw the true color of Sofia that day, I chose to remain silent and respect their privacy. Removing my feelings from Nicholas is not that easy. I admit that I had fallen in love with him, but I don't have any other choice. I have to secretly love him from afar. I never told him exactly about my feelings yet. All he knew was that I got jealous with him and Sofia dating. But, I never admitted in front of him that I got deeper feelings for him. I also have to disregard all these feelings since this won't help for the fulfillment of our plans. So, even though, it would be very hard for me to do. I still need to remove everything and go back from the start. During those days that I had the chance to be with Nicholas, he w
VIENNA'S P.O.V.Until now, I still couldn't believe that after all those hardships we did for the company, we finally achieved the first rank! There were not enough words to express how happy I was when I saw the ranking for the first time. There were mixed emotions. I even got teary because of the news. I looked at my people inside the company, and I felt genuine happiness because they got what they deserved after all the effort they gave for the company! Now, it's all up for a celebration. I immediately called for a meeting to tell everyone about the news and they were all overjoyed. I could see the happiness on their faces as soon as they heard the news. In Vienna Cosmetics, I'm not treating my people just employees. I treat them as human beings that deserve to be appreciated. And because of what happened, I told all of them that we will celebrate by tomorrow night, that instant! I told Calissa to set up everything. Call for a catering service to provide everything that we need fo
VIENNA'S P.O.V.The night of the celebration, I went to the company after preparing myself. I sent an invitation to some important people who took part of my company's success including Nicholas. I even invited Robert and Janice to be with me. Janice confirmed her attendance while Victor apologized. He won't come because he was already outside the country which made me very happy after knowing about it. I accepted his excuses and acknowledged his efforts. Then, I turned to Nicholas' number and stared at it. I was having hesitations while thinking about calling him because I haven't heard of anything from him since yesterday. But, I've decided to not call him. It's better for him to decide by himself to reach me, or he'll just ignore me. I just hope that even though he has a girlfriend, he won't forget our agreement. When I reached the building, all things were set. Calissa approached me as soon as she knew about my arrival. She told me that everything is ready, and even told me about
WILLIAM'S P.O.V.The time when the ranking was released, I was in the middle of my meeting with the shareholders. We've been talking about how would we make betterment for the company more than others could do. In the field of business, it's not just earning money. Yes, having the capital and income were the ones should be prioritized, but a businessman should take note of taking care the people behind the success. Our meeting became productive that almost all shareholders gave their insights about the things they thought we should take focus about. When we finished the meeting, all of them told me about the news. They were shocked as soon as they saw that the ranking was different from what they expected. They thought that Tessa's company would still be on the same spot just like before. But, they became too confident of that, they forgot how Vienna tried her best to catch up. And now, the fruit of her labor finally reached the goal. Vienna Cosmetics is at the first rank while Odess
VIENNA'S P.O.V.After the commotion made by Tessa last night, I went outside the building to check what happened to the couple. William came and pulled Tessa away from the event since she's disturbing the flow of the program. I believe William was already embarassed enough because of what Tessa did. And, knowing those two, for sure they'd argue about what happened. In a distance, I saw them facing each other, and just like what I expected, they were arguing. I stood behind a tree near them, enough for me to hear some of their conversation. Tessa was too desperate of proving to everyone that she should be the one in my position. No matter how much William tries to stop her, and explain things to her, she was too stubborn to listen. "There's no doubt that Vienna got the position," William said which made me raised my eyebrows. I felt that he was already favoring me in front of his wife. And he really had the confidence to say that regardless of Tessa's presence. Out of frustration, Tes
I walked straight to my room after closing the gate. I still couldn't forget Nicholas' face when he told me the reason why he was avoiding me all this time. I thought he was just busy or had schedules regarding business, but the reason was far more than I expected. Meeting Sofia never struck my mind because I enjoyed Nicholas' company. I enjoyed being with him. I knew that we were avoiding each other's feelings to grow, but it is indeed true that you cannot teach a person's heart. No one can stop it from falling if it already chooses the one. Nicholas experienced that before, and I rejected him because I got too focused on what was on the agreement. And now, look at how destiny got Nicholas' back. I have the same feeling as he felt before, and this time, it's getting stronger even though I already knew I should stop loving him. I lay in bed and covered myself with a blanket. As much as I wanted to stop crying, I couldn't because of the feelings overflowing from my heart. It's been a
When we heard Nicholas mumble about me, Sofia shook her head and could believe what Nicholas said. Hearing what he said made me have mixed emotions. Now, I felt confused because I don’t know if I would still go outside because of what Sofia said, or stay. After all, Nicholas unconsciously requested my presence.“Looks like Sir Nicholas wants Miss Vienna to stay.”We turned to the door as soon as we heard someone speak. Then, we realized that it was Fred who was at the door listening to us. Sofia narrowed her eyes as soon as she realized that Fred didn’t leave.“Didn’t I tell you to stay outside for a while? Who the hell told you to listen to our conversation?” She asked with an eyebrow raised.Fred intentionally entered the room and looked at him with disbelief. “Miss Sofia, I’m sorry for invading your privacy, but my boss told me that I should always look after Miss Vienna at all costs,” He replied while smirking at her.I got shocked by what Fred said. Did Nicholas tell him about 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