TESSA'S P.O.V.Just like what Sofia and I agreed, I came on time to the place where we should meet. As I parked my car, I already saw her inside the restaurant waiting for me. I went out of the car and entered the restaurant. As soon as she saw me, she stood up and greeted me. I remained silent and sat in front of her. I scanned her from head to toe and didn't say any word. She sat down in front of me, and the waiter started to ask about our orders. We silently ordered from the menu given to us. Immediately, the waiter wrote everything we ordered on his list, then he went away to process everything. Sofia remained silent while facing me. I raised an eyebrow and removed my shades in front of her. "So, tell me all about it," I said while looking at her seriously. She couldn't look at me and I don't know the reason why. "Speak! Are you mute? Didn't you hear what I said?" I asked while looking at her. "Miss Tessa, please, let me do other things. But not this one," She said while looki
VIENNA'S P.O.V. A week has passed after Andrew asked of me to join him in a staycation. I don't know where could that be since he never told me anything about it. The whole week, I got busy because of all the opportunities given by Andrew. He sometimes visits the building just to see me, and check the progress of the company. He also reminded me about the promise he told me. That he would help Vienna Cosmetics in whatever cost it may require. I don't know what's with him, why he suddenly appeared into my life and helped me beyond expectations. His influence really brought my company in a stable condition. Even though people already knew about my products, it was him who added flavor to my career. Many companies asked for a contract with us with Andrew's help. And we immediately used the 2.5 Million Dollar cheque he signed for the benefit of the company. Yet, after all those things he gave me, he told me that he is not finished. I'm too overwhelmed of everything he did, yet I took ca
It took us about thirty minutes to ride the plane until we reached Andrew's rest house. The plane landed safely at the exact place where we planned to go. As soon as we went out of the plane, Andrew held my hand and escorted me. Our baggage was being taken care off the staff of the place. I looked around and was mesmerized by the beauty of the place. The sunlight was directly shining above us which made us see the blue sea surrounding the whole island. People were also here to have their vacation. Others were taking pictures of the beautiful scenery of the place. There were also restaurants, and souvenir shops surrounding the whole island. Some children accommodated us by playing and singing with their musical instruments, and they gave us flowers while walking. From where we stand, we were able to see the blue transparent sea surrounding the whole island. There were tall trees and sandy ground. Women were wearing bikinis and chose to bait under the sun. The waves were very calm. An
"Miss Vienna, wake up."I felt the hands of Calissa touching my shoulder while trying to wake me up. I rolled on the other side of the bed since I don't have the energy to wake up yet. "Miss Vienna, you have to wake up," Calissa insisted. Regardless of what she was saying, I covered myself with a blanket and continued sleeping. "I'm sorry, Sir. Looks like Miss Vienna needs more rest. Do you want to wake her up for yourself?" Calissa said as if she was talking to someone. Suddenly, I felt sudden movements near me. Then, someone touched my shoulder. "Vienna? Are you awake?" He said, and I felt how close his lips were to my ear. I felt a sudden sensation in my ear, so I rolled over again. I felt that my pillow went too high than usual. As soon as I opened my eyes, I saw that I was already leaning my head against Andrew's lap. And because of that, I immediately sat down and covered my body with a blanket while looking at Calissa and Andrew. They were also looking at me while smiling.
Before this all happened, Andrew already told me that he asked Vienna to have a staycation with him here in this place. He also asked me to be here since I was the first person who knew about his feelings toward Vienna. He told me about his plans of confessing to Vienna as soon as we arrived. At first, I wanted to decline his invitation since I consider not involving myself in their concerns, especially to Vienna because that might cause arguments in my relationship with Sofia. But, there's a strong urge in me that I still should go. So, I invited Sofia to be with me even though I knew that Vienna would be there. I think it would be better if I would be reminded that I am with Sofia so I should not focus my eyes on Vienna during the staycation. Yet, beyond my knowledge, Dyson invited two more unexpected guests. I couldn't do anything about it since it was Dyson's control whether to continue the invitation or not. To my surprise, I heard that the Mendozas accepted his invitation which
VIENNA'S P.O.V.After listening to all of Andrew's confessions, I told him honestly that I wasn't ready to accept any commitment yet. After all, it was too sudden for him to ask me about this. He was taking everything seriously, and if I would let him do it, that would divert my attention from what I was really planning to do. This would be the perfect timing to get the attention of my prey, and this is not the time to focus on other things than that. Regardless of Andrew's serious confession to me, which was quite interrupted because of some disturbances, I told him that he has to wait. He humbly accepted what I said, and after finishing all the food he prepared for the moment, we finally walked back to our place. It was already 6 p.m. when we reached my room. Before I entered my room, he stared at me for a while and smiled. "Vienna, I don't know what happened to me. Why am I being serious whenever you're here with me? I admit that I had many affairs before, but when I met you, it
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
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