“You're the most beautiful bride I've ever seen, Patricia. You're really my adorable daughter”. Patricia smiled broadly as Claudia kept on raining praises on her. She was dressed in her gorgeous wedding dress. “Have you forgotten from whom I got my beauty, Mom?”Upon hearing that, Claudia chuckled. Her dreams have always been for her daughter to get every good thing in life, especially from her stepdaughter Valerie. “Of course, darling. You're so smart and beautiful. Who else would you have gotten all those attributes from if not your mother?”“Today, I've fully taken that which has always been my sister's. Valerie shouldn't even bother showing her face because whoever her boyfriend is, he'll never match up to Justin” Patricia laughed.Claudia patted her shoulder, and commented. “I can't wait for her to make a fool out of herself with the boyfriend she said she has. You're the only child of the Watson's, who is worth inheriting everything that your father has. I won't let that half s
Valerie stared at him in shock. She was astonished, but she had to get a hold of herself. “Mr. President?” It came out as a muffle. She lowered her gaze immediately. How did he find out she was here? What was he doing there? Countless questions kept running through her mind.Ethan smiled at her warmly. “Oh God! Why am I being mesmerized by his charms?”“Baby, I know I told you that I wouldn't make it. But you have nothing to worry about because I'm here now”.Patricia stared at them confused. She was trying to understand the whole scenario. “This man can't be Valerie's boyfriend. She can't have someone like this as a boyfriend.”Valerie was too shocked to speak, so Ethan started. “Good day ma'am. I'm sure you're so surprised that I showed up” He turned to Claudia, who nodded her head.“I'm Valerie's… I'm her boyfriend” Ethan snapped, and Valerie choked immediately. She turned to him with her jaw dropped.Patricia gasped. “Valerie's boyfriend?”Ethan smiled mildly. “Yes. I'm Mr. Ethan
“K…kiss?”Valerie couldn't find her voice, but of course Ethan heard her and smirked. “You should be grateful to me after what I did for you, right?”With a nervous smile, Valerie nodded her head and replied. “I… I still don't understand how you found out about this event. I mean, I really don't understand, but I'm grateful to you for standing in for me.”Ethan snapped. “What are you doing in the men's restroom, Miss Watson?”She blinked her eyes rapidly, and stepped backwards. Truth was, she was rushing to get into the restroom, and she didn't even know which of the restrooms she stormed into. What if it were someone else who saw her in the men's restroom? “I… I didn't know it was the men's…” She stuttered.Ethan scoffed. “When the hell did you become a stammerer, Miss Watson? You really amaze me with new behaviors every time.”Valerie bit her lower lip hard. She couldn't find the right words to use. Probably, staring at his f******* hot face made her lose words. “Hell no! What's wr
Valerie walked into the apartment tiredly as she sat heavily on the couch. Susan approached her from the inner room with a welcoming smile. “Look who we have here. The little lover girl!” Susan teased her.With a snort, Valerie rolled her eyes. “What are you talking about, Susan? I'm not in for your jokes right now. What's for dinner? I'm freaking starving”.“Starving? Why would you be starving after attending your malicious sister's glamorous wedding party?” Susan snapped at her.Valerie smiled dryly. “Honestly, I wasn't comfortable at all. Especially when my boss had to pose as my boyfriend. Susan, how the hell do I show my face to him tomorrow? I feel so ashamed of myself”.“You didn't invite him, did you? I still don't understand how he found out about your half-sister's wedding”, Susan shook his head.Valerie bit her lips hard and winced. “I can't even remember telling him about it. What if he terminates my contract as his daughter's nanny? Oh, Susan!! I really don't want to los
Unwillingly, Valerie walked down the stairs, holding little Audrey's hand. She wished there was a way she would talk herself out of following the father and daughter. “I'm doomed! How will I face my boss, who had posed as my boyfriend last night?” She suddenly halted, and Audrey turned to her swiftly. “Miss old-fashioned, are you okay? You're acting so weird.” In a bid to cover up for her weird behavior, Valerie forced a smile at her. “Baby, don't you think I should change into a better outfit? I can't wear a nanny uniform.” After a few minutes of silence, Audrey reluctantly agreed with her. “Okay, miss old-fashioned. Daddy and I will be waiting for you outside.” “Okay” Audrey waved at her as she ran out of the mansion. Breathing heavily, Valerie headed to the servant's quarter. Thoughts filled her mind, but she had no answers to the questions in her head. “Think of something, Valerie. You have to think fast.” Hastily, she rushed into the servant's quarter and changed into a b
Pacing around the room, Patricia fumed in annoyance. She was getting countless questions and messages regarding Valerie's show up at her wedding party.Claudia shook her head and sighed. “Patricia, will you stop pacing around? The way you keep walking up and down is starting to make me feel dizzy.”“Mom, I can't take it. You know very well the reason I invited Valerie to my wedding party, right? I just wanted to make a fool out of her, but I ended up making her famous. You were the one who gave me this idea in the first place.” Patricia cried out.Upon hearing that, Claudia turned to Patricia with her eyebrows knitted. “I also thought you would end up being humiliated. No one knew it would turn out like this. You won't believe how many of my wealthy friends wanted that stupid girl for their sons.”With that, Patricia clenched her fist furiously. “That's not even the issue, Mom. Did you see her boyfriend? I can't believe that Valerie would have such a capable boyfriend.”Claudia fumed
“Even the devil or the Red Sea would never stop me from coming on this boat tour.”There was finality in the tone of Rebecca's voice. Her mind was already made up, and there was no way Ethan could send her back. They've gone too far for him to do such a thing to her.Taking a deep breath, Ethan grabbed her hand and dragged her to the other side. She winced in pain. “Let go of me, Ethan. Your grip is so tight, and you're hurting me”.Ethan let go of her forcefully, and she staggered backwards, but luckily got a grip of herself. “What do you think you're doing, Rebecca? This is supposed to be a bonding experience for my daughter and me, but you're ruining it all.”On hearing that, Rebecca scoffed. “Is it really supposed to be a bonding experience for you both, or are you going with the nanny to complete your family?”“What the f***….” Ethan paused, and turned his gaze to Audrey. He shouldn't use such swear words in front of his daughter, and he was just making sure she didn't hear him s
Feeling uneasy, Valerie turned her gaze away from Ethan. Even though Ethan was speaking with the boat riders, he couldn't concentrate. “Have you rowed on a boat before?” Valerie was smacked out of her thoughts by James's voice.Clearing her throat noisily, she replied. “No, I haven't.”“Really? Well, you're definitely going to enjoy your ride with me. You can also visit the orphanage anytime you feel like.” James smiled calmly.“Miss old-fashioned!” The tiny voice of Audrey called. She rushed to her, and held her pinky finger with two cones of ice cream that was already melting down.Valerie smiled warmly, and held her hand. “Audrey, did you really buy this for me?”“Yes, Miss old-fashioned. Where are you going? Don't you want to ride the boat with daddy and I?” She arched her eyebrows at her. Valerie gulped nervously. “Uhm… This uncle here is…. I already promised him that I'll ride the boat with him. Don't worry, you can ride with your daddy and Aunt Rebecca. I'll ride with Uncle Ja
Walking out of the prison with her hands cuffed together and led by the police, Claudia approached the visiting room.She grinned maliciously the moment she saw Valerie and her husband, President Ethan, seated, waiting for her. “Why are you here, Valerie? I'm sure you are here to mock me, but you shouldn't rejoice yet.”Trying hard not to burst into tears, Valerie held Ethan's hand tight. “What have I ever done to you, Claudia? Why do you loathe me so much?”“Ridiculous! Do you expect me to love you? You must be stupid to think I will love you. All you ever did was take everything that I wanted for my daughter and myself. I wish you'd die, Valerie Watson.” She spoke with so much hatred.President Ethan smirked at her. “Before you can kill her, you'll have to get through me first. I, personally, will make sure that you rot in jail.”“President, it's my daughter who you should have gotten married to. She's the one who would have become your daughter's mother, but this thwart took that a
Claudia's eyes widened in shock. She wanted to speak, but words refused to come out of her mouth.“So this is what you've been planning, Claudia? You just want to kill me and take everything I own away from my biological daughter?” Mr. Watson blurted out.Patricia sniffed hard as she rushed to Mr. Watson. “Dad… Dad… I've always loved you as my father. I have never colluded with her to hurt you.” “Get your filthy hands off me, you daughter of a bastard! I have lived with you for so long without knowing that you're not my daughter.” He continued.With that, Claudia went on her knees, sobbing helplessly. Of course, she knew her little show was about to go down. “Eddy, you heard wrong. I didn't mean it that way… I… I…” “Shut your mouth, you chronic liar! You think I wouldn't find out, right? All you've ever done was tear my family apart, and give your bastard daughter a place where she has no place. How dare you, Claudia?” He yelled at her.Sobbing uncontrollably, Patricia rushed to hol
The gate flung open, and a sparkling sports car drove into the magnificent mansion of the Davison's.Immediately the car halted in the parking lot, the door was opened and Rebecca got down from the car.She blew the gum she was chewing noisily as she approached the entrance. The guards standing at the entrance greeted her in chorus. “Good day, ma'am.”Ignoring the greetings, she turned to one of them. “Get my luggage from the car trunk immediately.”“Yes, ma'am.”She walked into the house. Her eyes caught Valerie's figure seated in the sitting room and watching television. She fluttered her lashes in disgust.“What's that b*tch doing here? I thought Ethan would have annulled their freaking marriage.”Walking to the sitting room, she picked up the remote control and turned the television off, before turning her gaze to Valerie. “Why are you still here, you thwart?” “Rebecca, why did you turn off the television?” Valerie asked curiously.Rebecca scoffed. “I see you've got guts, right?
Valerie couldn't stop sobbing. Tears kept falling down her cheeks. “Val, will you stop crying? Do you think crying will solve the issue? You're only going to fall sick if you keep this up.” Susan tried to console her.She shook her head, sniffing hard. “How do you expect me to react? Susan, how do I face the public? Did you see the scornful words I'm getting from people on the internet? What have I done to deserve this?”“Listen, I know that whatever it is that was seen on that movie projector, it must be a plot.” Susan told her.Breaking into tears again, she continued lamenting. “How do I face the world, Susan? And Ethan, how is it going to face the public after the kind of shame that I rubbed on his face? Have you forgotten that all his business partners were present? Most of all, how is my daughter going to see me? Susan, I don't think I can take this anymore. All I want is to go far away from here, I can't stand it any longer.”“To go far away from here? You must be kidding me,
The car drove into the church, and Valerie got down from the car with Susan. Immediately President Ethan sighted her, he ran to her with smiles all over his face. “Hey! Are you okay?” “Yes, I am. Why do we need to switch to another car on our way here? I mean, we were supposed to drive in with a Lamborghini, but we took a bus instead.” Valerie stared at him confused.President Ethan smiled. “Actually, I just had a bad feeling about it, which is why I had you guys switch to another car. I just got a call that the car you were in was ambushed.”Fear gripped Valerie as her jaw dropped in shock. She stared at her friend, who was also as gobsmacked as she was. “Ambushed? Someone got shot, huh?”“Apparently, the gunners thought you were still in the car, which is why they ambushed the car in the first place. Smart enough, I figured out that something bad might happen.” Ethan smiled.Exhaling deeply, Valerie bit her lips. She just couldn't stop herself from panicking. “Ethan, are you sure
“No, you listen to me, Ethan.” Mrs. Davison yelled at him angrily.Calmly, Ethan sipped from the glass of orange juice and replied. “For the past few years, I've always listened to you. Mom, I practically do every single thing that you've ever wanted. This is the only thing I've decided to do, and you're not going to support me, really?” “Ethan, you're my son. I can never deceive you. That woman, you see that Valerie girl, she's not the one for you. Have you forgotten that you have been engaged to Rebecca for almost three years?” She continued ranting.Ethan scoffed. “An engagement that I've already called off, or is there any other one that I don't know of?” Raising her brows in surprise. Mrs. Davison asked. “I beg your pardon.”“That's true, Mom. I already called off my engagement with her. Likewise, I told her that we were done.” Ethan replied.Visibly shaking in annoyance, Mrs. Davison couldn't stop herself from giving Ethan a deafening slap. “How dare you, Ethan?”Without sayin
"Oh, my God! Girlfriend, this is screaming luxury. I don't know how to thank God for uplifting you like this. I'm so happy for you, Valerie. Who could have imagined that you will not only have everyone's dream wedding, but an expensive car and a beautiful daughter. Of course, your handsome husband to be.” Susan shrieked in delight as she ran around the luxurious car parked in front of their apartment.Valerie didn't even know how to express her excitement. “In my entire life, Susan, I've never dreamt of seeing such a car, talk more of being the owner. You know how wretched I was, right? I don't need to tell you how I lived from hand-to-mouth just to be able to feed. What would I have done without you and Andrew?” “Val, you don't have to tell me. I know every f****** thing that happened. Actually, you know my favorite color, right? That's going to be the color of my dress.” Susan chuckled.Valerie giggled. “Come on, Susan. I'll do that and more for you. You deserve the best after trea
Tears circulated in her eyes. It was tears of joy, definitely. She never dreamt, or even thought, that she would see herself being engaged in such a romantic way. Being a surrogate mother was undoubtedly the best decision of her life. She couldn't help but jump in excitement as the man of her dreams knelt right in front of her with her beautiful daughter.The servants and some of Ethan's friends were cheering her. “Say yes! Say yes!! Say yes!!!”“Please be my mommy. This has always been my dream, I've always wanted to be with my mother. Make my dream come true, Mom.” Audrey held her pinky finger as she handed the banquet of flowers to her.Valerie sniffed hard, and nodded in agreement. “Yes… Yes, I will marry you.”Immediately she said those words, Ethan slipped the diamond ring on her finger and quickly carried her up. Everyone cheered in excitement.As soon as he dropped her, they locked their lips together, making their little daughter blush. Audrey quickly covered her eyes with h
Audrey was seated in the dining room, eating hungrily, when she sighted her mommy and daddy walking downstairs. Her eyes bulged out when she noticed her daddy holding Valerie's hand so tight.“Good morning, baby.” Valerie smiled at her as Ethan helped her draw the seat out and she sat down.Audrey gulped. “What's going on, mommy and daddy? Why are you guys holding hands?”“Isn't that what you've always wanted? We are together now, which means you'll be getting a complete family soon.” Ethan snapped at her.She gasped with smiles all over her face. “Really? This isn't a joke, right, mommy?”Shyly, Valerie nodded her head in agreement. “Yes, Audrey. This is not a joke. Your daddy and I are officially dating.”“Oh my God! That means I'm getting a younger sibling very soon, right?” Audrey jumped for joy.Upon hearing Audrey, Valerie choked as she turned to look at Ethan. Surprisingly, he was smiling broadly and nodding in affirmation of what Audrey had just said. Valerie twitched her brow