"What?" I asked him shockingly. He's Mr. Ho Shein? If he is my husband, then who is the man I saw with white hair outside earlier?
"Are you kidding me? Isn’t Mr. Shein an old man?" He immediately let go of me, but I heard his weak laugh.
Is he crazy already? His laugh grew louder, and I was stunned with that. He's handsome when he laughed.
"So my wife was expecting that her husband was an old hag, huh?" I bit my lip hard at what he said. If he's telling the truth, then he's really Mr. Shein. God! But why is his voice so beautiful?
"Aren't you old?"
"Do I sound old to you?" No. He’s not! In fact, his voice is fascinating. But maybe he is a mafia boss or drug lord?
"Are you a mafia boss?" I asked him nervously. "Or maybe a drug dealer?"
I don't know why again, but he laughed like there's no tomorrow. Okay, I’m funny now.
"Really, wife? So your husband is a mafia boss now, and what’s the other again? Oh drug dealer. I see." There’s something in his voice. I can see his eyes. The color of it is a shade of blue, but it looks so sad. His beautiful eyes were shining in this dark room. He was laughing, but his eyes didn’t.
And why doesn't he seem like a madman as I heard?
He sounded like a well-educated man.
I swallowed a few times, especially when he held my hand again. This time he was tracing my hand to see whether it was soft or not. Embarrassing. I felt embarrassed and inexplicable trembling in my chest.
He took my hand and led me out of the house. I can't totally see him right now, but I know later I will see the true look of my husband, who they called a madman.
When we got out, I was immediately greeted by the helpers who dressed me. In their side , there's Richmoon and the man with white hair I saw earlier.
I was so surprised to see the look of the man who I thought Mr. Shein. The owner of that white hair was not an old man but a young man with a Korean-like face.
If so, then the man with me in the room is Mr. Shein, who is none other than my husband. I could hardly move when I thought of that thing. He was behind me, but I still couldn't look back.
They were all staring at me. I want to look at Mr. Shein, but I'm embarrassed.
"Where did you find her?" Richmoon asked.
"She came into my room," he said, and all the hairs on my body stood up.
"Oh. You didn't orient her brute?" The white-haired man asked Richmoon. The man shrugged and looked at me, which is why I backed away.
I ran into Mr. Shein. He suddenly grabbed me so that I wouldn't fall down, which made my heart tremble. How can he make me freeze like this?
When I looked at him, I was momentarily stunned. I stared at his face for a moment. I frowned. Why he was wearing a hat and a mask?
"Are you really Mr. Shein?"
"Yes, sweetheart. My name is Harold Olver Shein, and I'm your husband," he said, offering his hand in front of me. I just stared at it. I couldn’t move my hand to accept his hand.
Is his face ugly? Why is he wearing a mask? I can't really see his face except for the eyes.
"Brute, I think your wife is a bit slow?" I looked at the white-haired guy who was followed by Richmoon's laughter. I looked at them both. They really insulted me.
"Shut up, raw Korean," I told him angrily. His face frowned, but Mr. Shein's laugh echoed..
I saw the two stunned for a moment as they watched my husband laugh in front of us.
"What did you say?" the white-haired guy said angrily. I just stared at him and faced Mr. Shein again, who was amused while looking at me. I also don’t know why he was so amused.
I held out my hand in front of him for formalities. He looked at it before accepting it.
"Hi, I’m Lorelay Sugala, and it's nice to meet you, Mr. Harold Oliver Shein." His eyes darkened, and we all saw that. I even heard his friends swear. I was suddenly nervous about why he reacted like that if I had just formally greeted him.
"Stop that," he said. Embarrassed, I withdrew my hand and looked at him, confusedly. Doesn't he want to get acquainted?
"Do your thing here and don't mind me," he said in a hushed voice and turned his back on us and went back to his room. I looked at Richmoon and his Korean companion.
"He doesn’t like formalities. Especially for you." Richmoon replied as if he already knew what I was going to ask. But why? Is there a reason why he doesn't want to?
"Because he doesn't like ugly people like you," the Korean replied. In annoyance, I kicked his foot.
"You're uglier than me," he cried out in pain. Serves him right. "Aside from that," I smacked him on the shoulder and went to my room. I just changed into this dress, but I want to change clothes that are comfortable to wear.
"I'll assist you, Lady Lay," the maid said, and I took another bath to remove all my make-up from my face and sweat from my body. I was sweating earlier when I met my husband.
I just took a quick shower and laid down on the bed. I don’t know why he’s masked and capped. Doesn't he want me to see his face?
I won't make fun of him if he's ugly. My parents did not raised me that way. I just really don’t like criminals because they are the reason my father died.
I rested for a while and then went out when the maid picked me up to eat. I took a deep breath, then came out. Mr. Shein's friends are gone. So this big house is pretty quiet.
"Excuse me, won't my husband eat with me?"
"Mr. Shein doesn't really eat here, Lady Lay. We just deliver his food to his room."
"Didn't you see his face?"
"I can't answer that, lady Lay. Please be patient. He forbade us to tell you anything about him."
I'm even more curious why it's forbidden.
"Can you tell him that I want him here?"
"I will tell him. I can't promise that he will follow you." I nodded. The people here are kind. Maybe Mr. Shein is kind too, because if his behavior is bad, they are not that loyal to him.
"I’m sorry, Lady Lay, but he's busy doing something. He will only eat after you eat." I just nodded and continued eating. Come to think of it, I have a good life here, but I don't like it.
I ended up eating alone at the dinner table. The food prepared here was delicious, but it's different. I would rather eat in our home in town. At least there, we were happy and we always eat together.
I'm in bed and I'm still thinking about Mr. Shein. My room is too big but too cold. You won't hear anything. I can't be bothered. I feel like a ghost will show up to me later.
I grabbed a pillow of mine. I really don't want to be alone. I went out of the room again to go to living room. But I was surprised to see that all the helpers, were carrying their suitcases.
"Where are you going?" I asked them.
"Since you're already here, we need to leave Lady Lay."
"Leaving? Why are you leaving? Did Mr. Shein fire you?"
"No. We have to go back to to his other mansion. He just ordered us today to prepare for your arrival.”
"How about me? Who can I be with here?" I'm nervous. In that case, it's just the two of us live here?
"Don't worry, Lady Lay, Mr. Shein is with you. Anyway, we'll go ahead." I have done nothing. I just watched them all come out of the house.
I don’t know if destiny is playing tricks on me because before I could close the door, a cold wind blew. I immediately hugged my pillow. I'm on my way back to my room, but I didn't know why my feet were carrying me into the room I had entered earlier. To my husband's room.
Why am I here?
I turned around and faced his door again. This situation of mine is insane. I sighed and then mustered up the courage.
I knocked. "Hi. What are you doing there?" He did not answer. Because of the silence, his house, almost looked like a haunted mansion.
"Are you hungry? Do you want to eat?" he was still silent. I sat on the floor and laid my head on the pillow above my knees. I gradually felt drowsy when I felt the door of his room open.
I closed my eyes and pretended to be asleep.
I felt his lips on my forehead and on my neck. I restrained myself from inhaling. I want to open my eyes to see what he looks like because he’s not wearing a mask right now.
But I couldn't do it because we entered to his room, which was covered in darkness, and then he laid me on his bed.
"You're awake, don't try harder." He said so I open my eyes immediately.
The darkness has resurfaced for me. I know there is a lamp in his room, so I'm curious why he dislikes turning it on."Why is your room so dark?" I wonder. He might think I'm nervous. I'm simply curious. I wouldn't dare come here if I didn't have autophobia."I don't like it," he said. He laid me down in bed, so with a blanket wrapped around my body, I looked at the direction of his voice.He was looking out the window, which was wide open, allowing fresh air to enter. It was extremely cold due to the strong wind caused by the approaching rain and from the air conditioner.Mr. Shein is leaning against his window. I couldn't see his face, but I could make out its shape thanks to the flashes of lightning.He's facing sideways from where I was, so I could see how pointed his nose was. I can also see his long eyelashes and the smoke from cigarettes coming from his mouth.He's smoking. He isn't dressed, so I can see a glimpse of his body as well. I just lay here, watching him, who was obse
I knew I'd messed up the moment I hit her with this fvcking water from the hose.I supposedly watered that soil, but she quickly let go of the hose and turned around, so I also hurried to catch it.Then I inadvertently pointed the hose at her, so it's not my fault that she got wet. But now my wife is glaring at me. What should I do?"What the hell!" I bit my lip when I heard her curse. Damn! I swear! I'm going to punish her lips for swearing."What did you do?"She's enraged. She's furious.I was about to open my mouth when I realized that he thought I couldn't speak. I didn't have my voice changer device with me at the time, so I had no choice but to remain silent the entire freaking time. I wouldn't think that she'd think my tongue was amputated."Say sorry to me!" she demanded. I wanted to wife, but I can't."Wait!" she exclaimed as she walked away. I had no idea where she was going, so I waited for her to return.She has paper and a pen with her. Her eyes glowed with anger as she
"Are you bored?" Lorelay asked Harold, but the man just shook his head. They are both in the living room. Lorelay was sitting on the long sofa and watching a show on the big TV screen in Mr. Shein's house.Lorelay returned her gaze to the show, but she was already frowning. "He's weird. Why is he always looking at me?" Said the girl in her mind."Do you want me to move the show?" The corner of the man's lips rose when he saw how his wife reacted to his gaze. He asks her almost every minute. He took a piece of paper and wrote, "It's fine." Don't bother.'Lorelay sighed and glanced at the time. It's almost eight o'clock, but Mr. Shein is not yet home. She got up to go get some water. When Harold noticed the girl walking away, he stood up and ran into his room.He immediately removed his clothes and changed into elegant office attire. "If Richmoon and Lee find out about this, I'm dead."Meanwhile, when Lorelay returned to the living room, Harold was no longer sitting where he had been. F
10 years agoI woke up panting from sleep. I always have nightmares about that night. I want to forget, but I can't.It was raining heavily when I left the house. Sita, mommy's trusted helper, greeted me at home."Sir Oliver, where are you going?" I ignored her and continued walking until I met Richmoon. He had a car with the window down."C'mon, Ho." I rushed inside and took off the raincoat I was wearing. Richmoon immediately threw the can of beer at me, which I immediately caught before he started the car to go to school.Because the guard knew us, we were immediately admitted. Lee was already in front, frowning and holding a ballpoint pen. Before I went out, I took Richmoon's hat that I found on the chair."It's been a while, Shein. I'm late for my last subject." I didn't answer and just continued to Lee's father's office."Oh Oliver, what are you doing here?""Can we stay here, uncle? We'll be good." He narrowed his eyes at me. He can't say no to me, especially since he is my par
"Happy birthday, Ho/Shein.""Happy birthday, bro!"Greetings from Mr. Shein's friends while he was still lying on his own bed."Hey, wake up. Your parents will probably come here later. You better get up now." Lee said, but his friend was still asleep not minding his threatening words. His parents won't scare him anymore."I have a cake here." TG exclaimed happily, holding the cake."Can I eat it?" Richmoon said so, and TG glared at him."Is it your birthday?" the young man frowned, which Lee just laughed at."We travel for 4 hours, Shein. Get up there, you freak." Lee said while looking at his friend with his eyes closed."I slept late earlier. What did you expect? You barged in and expected me to welcome you? Help yourself, man. I'm so sleepy." The young man spoke sleepily to his friends.The three sighed at what Mr. Shein said and decided to go downstairs to cook."I like his house; it's quite huge." Richmoon commented while looking at the house, which was later agreed upon by Lee.
----Back to the present----- I moved to the edge of the bed. I don't want to be near Mr. Shein because it's kinda awkward. I feel like he can see me even though it's very dark in his room. "You're not asleep yet. How's your day?" I heard him ask. I faced the ceiling while holding the blanket. I didn't do anything all day but clean his house. "I just cleaned with Harold. Speaking of, he disappeared suddenly earlier. Where does he go home?" He cleared his throat. "I don't know." He replied, shortly. Is that so? I forgot to ask him earlier. Suddenly, there was silence between us. It was really awkward. I'm feeling him beside me. I'm not really used to sleeping with a stranger. It would have been fine if it was my mother or my brother or at least Shiela, but this time, it's totally different. Well, not at all, since he's my husband on paper, but... sigh. "You're thinking too deeply." Mr. Shein spoke suddenly, so I faced him. I lay sideways on the bed, where I could see his two pairs
What the fvck is my wife thinking? She wants to take me inside her room? What the hell!I'm stupidly waiting here in the room. I'm pretty mad. I wanted to scold her earlier. How can she be this careless? What if I'm someone else?I'm really annoyed with her. Why does she let other man wait inside her room? I was so happy earlier when I saw my shirt on her. I imagine a lot of images of her in my mind wearing my things.But when she told me to fvcking wait for her because she was going to take a shower, I felt like I was going to explode. She's so damn innocent.I can hear water dripping inside. I don't know how I should feel now. I don't know why I'm upset. To her or to myself? Damn it. I can feel my friend. He's really alive.I closed my eyes, trying to calm myself. What was I thinking in the bathroom? I'm sorry, baby.A few minutes passed when she finally came out.She has also changed her clothes. I looked at her all over. There was still a towel around her head, and she was fully d
The next day I went with Harold to town. I'm going home to visit Dave and mom. I think they are back home. Last night, I nervously said goodbye to Mr. Shein because I thought he wouldn't let me. Fortunately, he agreed as long as I took Harold with me.Seatbelt. I sat up straight when Harold came to me suddenly to put the seatbelt on me. "Thank you," I said when he finished putting it on. He just smiled and immediately drove away from Mr. Shein.I would like to ask Harold why he suddenly disappears every time I see Mr. Shein, but I remembered that he couldn't speak.I leaned against the window and saw the students entering the school. I smiled while looking at them. Nothing really makes you happy when you graduate. If money wasn't a problem, I might be an engineer now.When we passed the school, we were about to reach home but we stopped when the road was blocked due to road construction in our area. So they started it? It's good then because the road to us is very bumpy."It looks lik
"Ma'am, are you out yet?" Lorelay nodded to Arman, one of the waiters at the club where she worked. When he got down to the ground floor, he saw Mr. Shein with another woman. It is sitting while holding someone."Just every Saturday," Lorelay said weakly and tried to get the pain out of her system.Lorelay continued to leave, ignoring the eyes that followed her out.He immediately hailed a taxi, and drove to Zee's house. When he got there, he found only helpers. Zeebal did not rebel. 'Is he still mad?' Lorelay asked absently as she attended to the assistants in preparing their suitcases."Sister, please wake up the children." Now they are leaving, back to their old house but the kids don't want to leave their daddy Zee's house.Everyone looked at Sico who frowned as he looked at the suitcases scattered in the living room."Sico, you understood mom, didn't you?""Mama, I don't want to leave. I'm only with daddy Zee." Sico cried to Lorelay. When Lorelay looked at Rico, she saw the same
"WHERE ARE YOU?" Zee asked Lorelay as she saw her sneak away after putting the twins to bed in the bedroom."Don't make a noise Zeebal. I'm leaving. Just going to buy something." Lorelay was disgusted with the man who couldn't stop smiling while facing her.'She's scary yet sexy,' Zee said softly in her mind as she looked at Lorelay who was about to board a taxi.It's like Timang leaning against the door and looking at the taxi leaving. He spent a minute there before deciding to enter.Zee let out a deep breath and lay down on the sofa. Just then he realized something that made him wake up suddenly. "That brat! Don't tell me I'll be the one left behind by his children?" Annoyed, he chased Lorelay outside but it was too late because the girl's taxi was already leaving.He angrily kicked the rock only to be hurt. Dejected, he entered the house again and threw himself on the sofa."I'm so freaking tired." Zee softly whispered in the air while looking at the photo hanging on the wall of h
The music inside is loud, the lights are changing. Lorelay was inside the office, not even reviewing what she had to pass on to her boss this month when a staff suddenly ran to her and called her."Ma'am Lorelay, someone is fighting downstairs." Lorelay felt dizzy and was forced to stand up to go downstairs. It's a headache that he always settles other people's fights. 'Where are the guards?' he's only been starting here for three months but he seems like he wants to give up.When he arrived at the ground floor, the two men involved were already separated. In this bar, it is not their business to sell bodies to their Entertainers. If they want to serve their clients, the bar is out there.All extra service is a decision of the staffs and if many clients force them and they don't want it, they won't think twice about kicking the client out of their bar so Lorelay is satisfied with her job."Ma'am, I think you are stressed." The bartender laughed as Lorelay leaned against the island cou
"YOU ARE COMING?!" Zee couldn't hide the smile on her lips when Lorelay told her that they would come back to Luzon with her. Her parents are sending Zeebal back to them because of personal matters that Zee is trying to escape from.“Yes. I'm preparing our plane ticket bill. Actually, I thought that we would go next because we would just go by ship to save money." Lorelay said that they are having a hard time budgeting the rest of their money."I'll take care of your plane tickets," Zee presented to Lorelay, which Lorelay immediately frowned at. “Stop Zeebal!” He said this to his friend. Zee's lips tilted because he knew that the girl was ashamed of him."You're a family to me. You children and auntie Lorena. I consider you family." Zee tells Lorelay that she was ignored.'You have helped me and Zee a lot. It's embarrassing,' said Lorelay in her mind."I know you will insist that we go together, so go ahead, I'll buy plane tickets later."Zee's smile widened when the woman said that.
"Brother, is this where they say is a famous restaurant? Why is there no store?” Dave frowned when he asked Lee because he was still hungry and Lorena's restaurant is the most famous restaurant in Valencia that the two of them even thought about."Yeah. They say it's here but it looks like it's closed," the two were about to leave when they heard someone inside so Lee and Dave looked at each other and decided to go ahead. They found a child inside who was jumping up and down with a cookie and a chocolate bar in his hand.Zee was stunned to see the people who entered. Lyrico also ran to Zee and hid behind her. The two men looked at each other when they saw the boy. 'Sister?' Dave said in his mind while looking at Rico who was peeking from behind Zeebal.'Lorelay,' Lee said in his mind as he met the boy's blue eyes. "Yes? What do you need?” the two immediately lost sight of the boy and looked at Zee."Is Lorena's Restaurant here? We would have eaten here." Lee said."Oh yes, right here.
-5 years after-"Mommy!" I'm almost at a loss for what to do, especially since I don't know what to do first. First, I still have to work because my aunt and I have sold our place here because of her hospitalization. We are still in debt.My auntie is diabetic so she has maintenance insulin since the last few months. But before that we went back to the hospital.The twins are already studying and we have almost no money left to meet our daily needs. There were more bills for water, electricity and the remaining savings of auntie and I barely fit for the next month."Mama, it's fine. I'll be the one to help Musico with his assignments." I smiled at Lyrico."Why? Is that difficult?" I asked the two. My naughty daughter Sico short for Musico smiled at me and Lyrico shook her head."No mom. Just pay attention to Sico." When I looked at Sico, he stood up laughing and ran to me. "I love you, mom. I'm sorry." He said and returned to the twins who were frowning at him.Between Sico and Rico,
"Lorelay, child!!" auntie called me. We were in his carenderya and I was in the kitchen because I was washing a lot of dishes and I left the twins outside.I was in a hurry to get out, and I was like a statue where I stood when I saw the unexpected visitor.Shiela holds Musico and Jax holds Lyrico. I gasped and tears welled up in my eyes when I saw them smiling happily at me."Well!!!" Shiela's voice echoed and handed Musico to Kay auntie before running to me and hugging me."I miss you beees!!" I was crying while returning his hug because when I left, we didn't talk before.I just told him to leave me alone and respect my decision. I just told him the place I was going, and I thank him for not telling Mr. Shein where I am."Oh! Continue that at your house. Let's put it away so we can go home," said auntie. First I introduced Shiela and Jax Jay auntie Lorena and this to them as well.Jax helped me wash up because Shiela was watching over the two toddlers who giggled every time Shiela
"El, look at your son!!" Zeebal stressed to me while looking at my son Musico who was crawling on the floor because he wanted to come near me."It's Lorelay and not El," I said laughing as I sat down and greeted my daughter who was giggling as she approached me with open arms."It's the same! Lorelay starts with letter L that makes you as El (L)." I didn't respond to Zee's logic because I'm the only one who will be poured into it."Son, you are defiled." I said when I saw Musico's dress that looked brown even though it was white."Your babies are weird," Zee said grimacing but smiling when Lyrico crawled up to her and held her leg as if she was loading her.They crawl at their 7 months. That's when the babies really started to crawl, but I agree with what Zee said. My babies are not weird, they are just talented."Don't you have anything to give birth to now that you're here?" I asked him while mixing Musico's milk."Just finished. I'm sick of looking at other people's fo-keh. I hope
"Zee, you are like a father to those two handsome babies," Mia- my lovely Ob-Gyn who gave birth to me said with a smile. I am currently signing the paper for the birth certificate of both. Lyrico Shein and Muico Shein."Musico likes me," Zee said happily because he was sleeping soundly with her while Lyrico was not. When Zee picks him up, he will suddenly cry so he puts it down immediately or gives it to Auntie."How are you feeling beautiful mommy?" I laughed at what Mia said. He is also a volunteer from St. Heaven Hospital together with Zee. They were only supposed to be in Harver for six months but they submitted an application to move here in the province.The owners of Heaven and Harver are brothers and as far as I know, Zee's brothers are the owners of these two hospitals, so it's no wonder that they and Mia got through easily."I feel fine, Doc." I said smiling. Tomorrow at two o'clock we will be able to leave here so I am very excited to go home with my two children."I have g