River's POV"I'm on my way," I coldly said to my secretary. I don't even know why do I need to watch this fucking awarding.I was so annoyed because Grandpa had no other thing to say but to marry someone. I still have a pile of documents in my office but I need to congratulate people who got their awards.The party is already starting when I got there. I was just about to enter when a woman rushed out, which is why she bumped into me."I'm sorry," she weakly said. I had no intention of talking to her but I just frowned when I saw how she suddenly vomited. And fucking worst, she pukes on my hands.“Holy cow! I'm sorry!” There was a look of confusion on her face. She didn’t even know how to wipe my hand. I couldn’t help but wince before irritably removing her hands and wiping mine. She looked so scared while doing it.“Damn it. I'm already late!” I was annoyed and would have gone straight to leave but I could see that she look so pale while in her place. I was even more irritated. I fee
River's POVFor years I always watch her from afar. I tried to think that it was just mere attraction even if I really like her."Are you still a fanboy, Brother?" Ocean asked me laughingly when she heard from Marissa about me, like an actress. She doesn't know Aviena's name. Just know I’m a fanboy of whoever it is. I just gave her a cold look. It's just annoying how both of them tease me. "Looks like the girl you like already has a boyfriend," Marissa said while reading some articles and news about her. She was linked with one of her co-actors. I just smiled there before continuing with the work. I can't really do anything about that. She's pretty and many people like her. I'm just one of them.But I also know that some news is just too exaggerated. I saw her at some parties and they just talked but people will already assume that Aviena's dating them. And she's now having a big fandom so people are really interested in her.Just a small thing she does, it will always be the talk of
Aviena's POV"Where's my niece, Aviena?" Ocean asked me excitedly when she entered the house. I couldn’t avoid shaking my head before turning it to her niece who almost broke her classmate's head earlier.“She’s grounded. You are not allowed to go shopping,” I said so Ocean's eyes widened at me. She seems even more offended because of that.“Why, Aviena? What she has done again?” Ocean asked while laughing. I can't avoid shaking my head because she's definitely on her side again."Ask your good niece about that," I sarcastically said. Camillia, on the other hand, seemed to be listening to our conversation.“I didn’t mean to do that, Mom! He is the reason why I do that!” As well as his dad’s thing when he's frustrated, she also got it. That's saying Tagalog words.“Aba, Hija, when you have a fault, I told you that you don’t have to blame others. Is it right for you to punch your friend just because you are annoyed?” I asked, giving her another bad look. She immediately sit up straight
Aviena's POV“Hey. How are you? It's been so long since the last time I saw you,” she told me. It's Marissa. Her long, curly hair is now short. Even today, her beautiful body still remains. I was a little nervous for fear that she might see Camillia. She's River's best friend, she's not likely to mention that but still, she's Marissa, she doesn't just talk, she teases.“Hey… How are you? You look more blooming right now,” I told her."Just self-love, Beh," she joked so I couldn't help but laugh before shaking my head."What are you doing here?" She asked me."Oh, just a vacation…" I said.“You still don't plan to go home? My friend will die on making himself happy,” she said, still laughing. I couldn’t avoid shaking my head because on the outside Marissa was really innocent, different inside though. I don't know if I'll laugh or miss River instead. I just shook at myself because of the thoughts.“Oh, well. I won't meddle with the two of you. You are grown up,” she said with a smile.“
Aviena's POV“Yup. After Mama's work, I'll come home immediately. Let's go for a walk,” I said to Camillia who immediately nodded at me. We're back in Amsterdam, we went home right away. Ocean get irritated because I'm also going to introduce Camillia to my father, but I'm still taking it longer. She was also really right about that. I'm really a coward and I really hate myself for being that way.River looks like he's ready to make me come home when we meet.It's been 2 weeks since we came back to Amsterdam. It's only 2 weeks and we're going home to the Philippines. I still have work right now. I still have a photo shoot before I head to the animation company I work for.“See you later, Mama. I love you,” Camillia said before kissing me on the cheeks. The smile spontaneously spread on my lips before I kissed her on the forehead."Be nice to Manang Ladies, okay?" She smiled and nodded one after another. Manang Ladies was actually her Nanny since we got here in Amsterdam. I was also to
Aviena's POV“Let’s go. I'll drop you home,” he told me so I couldn't help but to roll my eyes."I told you, I have my car," I said, being annoyed, so I could see the smile on his lips."Where is it then?" he asked me as he leaned back in his Lamborghini."It's just here earlier," I said weakly because even if I turned around the whole parking lot, I still couldn't find my car."Your car got towed I think?" he said seriously but the playfulness was noticeable in his voice. I couldn't help but look at him.Towed— my ass? Here? My car was properly parked earlier! I know he did something again."Where is it, Savellano?" I ask.“Hmm, let me just give you a ride while I was staying here, Mrs. Savellano,” he said before opening the door. He even raised his eyebrow as he ushered me into his car.I can't help but think twice. Should I tell him about our daughter now? What should I do?Eventually, I nervously got into his car. I was about to adjust my seatbelt when I heard Camillia's voice fro
Aviena's POV"Still mad at me, Baby?" I asked Camillia as I approached her. She immediately frown at me so I couldn't stop pouting before I tried to say sorry to her."I'm sorry… Something came up…" I said so she immediately looked at me and raised an eyebrow."And what is that?" she asked. She even folded her arms as she looked at me."Who's with you earlier, Mama?" Camillia asked. Even though she was sulking, she still couldn't stand asking about it."Is that Mister River Savellano?" She could barely utter those questions."That's your father, Camillia… Your Papa…" I said so she stopped."I'll introduce you to him…" I said so she immediately shook her head. She was just staring as if she was thinking so I look at her."Not yet, Mama… I still… Uh… want to win the swimming competition this week before I'll do that…" she said to me so I couldn't help but stare at her. I don't know if I should be happy or feel bad that she's so mature at her age."Don't you want your father to support y
Aviena's POV"Mom." Camillia gripped my waist tightly while hiding behind me. I could feel her nervousness. So am I. I know that she's just scared that her father won't like her."Damn it." I even heard some squeaks and murmurs of River as he averted his eyes from us. I also noticed the redness in his eyes when he realize something. Mixed emotions can also be read in him. Anger, pain, and excitement."She's my daughter… Heck… I have a child…" I don't know but the joy on his face now prevailed."Camillia…" I called my daughter who still wouldn't let me go. She tightened her grip on me even more so I faced her before I sat down in front of her.“That’s Papa… We promise each other that we’ll introduce you to him, right? He's here now… ” I said before kissing my daughter on the forehead. Camillia looked back and forth at the two of us before she slowly nodded. I held her hand before smiling at her. She clung tightly to me as she looked at her father."River, this is Camillia… Our daughter
River's POV"You already have a grasp of Aviena, but seems like it has become a rock," Kuya Spring said with a laugh when he saw me busy on my phone. He grinned broadly as he watched me stare at each photo of Aviena at some brand abroad.“You bought a lot of magazines again? What are you going to do there?” my curious older brother asked. I don't know either. I just like seeing her face.I just want an update from her. She was enjoying her life in Amsterdam. I told myself that I'll just let her for now. But once she came back to the Philippines, I won't ever let her go. However, I also can't bear to visit her so I simply go to Amsterdam once a year. I simply look at her. Just like how I've been admiring her in the past. I thought I was content with just that but I want to fucking wake up in the morning again to see her. I want to live with her again.I was busy with some papers when Marissa called. I didn't feel like answering her call because I haven't heard any news from Aviena so f
River's POV“Damn, Man, you’re so whipped. I won't be surprised when Aviena got scared at you,” Lake told me while laughing.I just followed my gaze to Aviena who was just going straight to our room."She will melt with the way you look at her right now," Pride said who I just heard talking now. I don't even know where the viper keeps on going because he just suddenly disappears."You all should shut up and just fucking drink when we're done here," I said, annoyed with them. The idiots laughed while Demon and I also wanted to enter our villas. These assholes want to drink more. All right, destroy your livers.I want to go in and sleep next to Aviena. Can't you believe it? She's saying that we don't even sleep in one bed. So she doesn't really care if I sleep beside her at all.I just shake with the thought. We were finishing when Ocean called me."Come on!" she look so nervous so I furrowed my forehead at her.“Marrisa's ex is here. He's begging Marissa to come back again. That fuckin
River's POV"Boss, you haven't come home yet?" my secretary asked because he wasn't able to go home while I was still bothering myself with work.“Go home. I won't be going home yet,” I said. He looked at me hesitantly so I just pushed him away.I'm just trying to do my job but I still can't believe that Aviena is actually living in my house. I'm just getting close to the idea that it's just at home now.Just like what I said I won't meddle with anything about her. I won't make her uncomfortable. I would like her to just treat me as a stranger just like usual because I feel like I will really want to stay with her when my feelings for her continue. If I can even do it, I won't talk to her at all.“Boss, your sister came here. She put a picture in your room. She said it was a picture of scared rats.” Veron was still scratching her head as if confused by Ocean.I just shook my head because Ocean kept calling, asking if I was really married to someone she didn't even know.“Are you comin
River’s POVAviena's Sister almost jumped in joy. She even asks for money for some of Aviena’s debt which I also give her. “I want the wedding to be immediately processed,” I seriously said. I want to end it fast, especially since her sister seems like have a lot of lists to marry Aviena off. “Tell her that I’ll only marry her for the sake of my grandfather,” I coldly said. Damn it. How can I fucking act like a lovesick guy?That’s how we ended our conversation. "The fucking asshole came there?" I asked Marissa with a frown when her tongue slipped about her stupid ex going abroad where she is now. She was silenced there. She's actually abused by her boyfriend so she chose to live with her parents but in the end, she still can't get rid of her good ex."Let's not talk about him at all," she said, still laughing. She even grinned at me.“So what’s Kuya Spring talking about? You're going to marry Aviena?” she asked, still unable to believe it until now. There was still a teasing smile
Aviena's POV"I said I want mango!" I complain to him."That's mango?" he asked questioningly."How did such a chin look like a mango?" I asked, still annoyed at him. His lips parted before he looked at it.“Huh? Why do you think so? That's how mango is supposed to look like?” he asked calmly so I couldn't help but look at him. He's even able to answer, huh?! I couldn’t help the irritation I felt while looking at him so he gradually shut his mouth."Are you arguing with me?" I asked as I raised an eyebrow so he slowly shook his head at me and was a little confused."I'm not… I just can't find a perfect circle mango that you want…" he said. I can't help but frown because all the mangoes he gives me have a chin.I just frowned and irritably turned my back on him."Don't be mad, Wife… I'll still look for some…" he said to me."Nevermind! You mean you don't really want to search! You are just being forced!” I was annoyed when I said that.I don’t know why I’ve been so irritated these past
Aviena's POV"What? What happened?” Veron asked me as she peeked into the bathroom. I just shh signed to her while looking at the pregnancy test that was in the sink."Positive!" I can't help but shout silently. Veron couldn't stop herself from staying still because of that. I almost threw her the pregnancy test she was holding because of her noise. She couldn't even stop herself from hugging me.“Finally! Is it a man? I hope it's a boy! I will get Pride pregnant me again so we can really be family,” she told me so I couldn't stop shaking my head at her."What? All of the eight pregnancy tests, all are positive?” she asked. I nodded there so she smiled broadly.“Your husband will be happy for sure! I saw Pride doing the prayer ritual the other day. I thought they were losing their minds because they had a candle around the hideout,” she told me so I couldn't help but laugh before shaking my head.It's been years since the incident happened. The Dark Society tried to have a partnership
Aviena's POVAfter we spend my time with our daughter, we also decided to go to rehab. Camillia doesn't want us to go, we said that we were just going to visit someone. Starting earlier she just keep on clinging to us. Only then did she agree when Seren said that they were going to take a nap because they still have plans to watch their favorite Disney princess later."Are you sure you wanted to meet your sister?" River asked so I immediately nodded. He doesn't have a choice but takes me there. We also have bodyguards who are just scattered around. Even the bachelors have sent a bunch as well.When we arrived at the rehab, Big Sister was immediately called. Big Sister came out with some who was holding her.She's wearing a uniform. I couldn't stop the tears from dripping from my eyes when I finally examined her. She looks so thin. She's just looking downwards."Big Sister…" I weakly said. She immediately looked at me because of that. Her eyes immediately widened before she immediately
Aviena's POVMy eyes immediately widened as I looked back at the speaker. Big Sister Rose let out a wide grin on me when she saw the shock in my eyes."What are you doing here?" I asked inevitably, staring at her. She's wearing a lab gown while her hair is back black now. She just let out a wide grin before approaching. I am not moving in my position. I was just looking at her. I couldn’t help the sadness in my eyes."Don't you fucking dare look at me as if you pity me!" She shouted loudly as she looked at me. I couldn’t help but cry as I looked at her. I just don't know what to feel anymore.“What happened to you, Big Sister? How… How did you end up like this?” I tried to walk in her side but she was the one who backed away now. After a while, she stopped while looking at me angrily.“What do you fucking think? I became a fucking prostitute to fucking survive but what do you think happened? I wasn't able to fucking go out. There's no end to it! They won't let me go!” she shouted loud
Aviena's POV"I will, Wife… I will…" he softly promised as he hugged me again for the second time. I cried even more because this is the first time I asked for help. I always feel like everything is just my burden to carry but right… how can I fucking forget that I have River? I have River, to begin with."I'm sorry…" I cried even louder when I said that.“I’m sorry for not thinking about what you feel at all. I'm sorry for being scared… I… just don't want my daughter to live her life being scared of the world. I'm scared that she'll kill her… I'm scared of all the decisions Big Sister will do… ” I said weakly."When did everything start?" he calmly asked when I calmed down. I was stunned there. River held my hand.“You don’t have to tell me now if you’re not fine, love… I’m sorry for asking a question. You may take your time… ” he whispered before kissing me on the forehead. I smiled at him and shook my head.“6 years ago… When I came back home from a trip, I realized I was pregnant