Awkwardness was still forming on their background since what Mr. Gray have mentioned have been going through her mind. She still can't process everything she have learned so far until she heard his voice.
"Honey, tell me where we should go," Shawn said, as though he was trying to make a conversation with her. He knew that staying silent will just make thinfs harder for the two of them. "Should we go and visit your daughter?" he suggested that suddenly made her stop
"Huh? Are you sure that this is the right time?" she asked, surprised about his proposal.
They were already at the parking lot when it all happened and Shawn turned to look at her.
The man frowned, confused about what she meant. "Why? Is there anything weong?" he asked, dumbfoundedly that just made her heart race in anxiousness.
"No, it's nothing," she replied, after a long while. She knew that there is nothing wrong w
Ericka frowned after she saw the reaction on his face. She knew that by how he reacted, he would immediately just deny the things she'd ask. "Okay, forget about it," Ericka suddenly said, which made Shawn surprised."No, tell me which scene you are referring to. Please don't change the topic," he added, before shifting his head back to the wheels. "I'll answer your question in full honesty."Ericka took his words to her mind as she let out another sigh. After all the years she has been thinking about it, she finally had the chance to voice out her pain.Immediately, as she tried to recall what she witnessed that day, a few years ago, she couldn't help but feel her throat dry. "Alright, if you… if you insist," she started, gulping her saliva. "What I wanted to refer to is the time I saw you kissing Jenna," she added, after a long while. It took her a few minutes to muster all of her courage to say those words.Shawn looked at her with a dumbfounded look. What's with that face?And be
Along a short drive from Mr. Gray's house, they arrived in a simple two-story house with modern decorations. The way it looked in front made it suitable for families although, when you entered, it surely looked like it was missing something from the inside. As though someone was living alone, you could tell how gloomy it was.Well, it wouldn't be for too long since after a long while, she'll finally live here together with him and maybe…The thought from her head suddenly made her feel flush red. Why is she thinking about creating a family with him here?Ericka shook her head as she turned to look at the man. They were now walking in the house when she decided to ask."Are you living here alone?""Yes I do, but I'm not used to staying here. Most of the time I stay in my father's house, since he is alone there, along with the servants," he explained.
Ericka couldn't help not to frown at the sight of a woman standing close to their car. She was wearing big sunglasses across her face while her face seemed like someone who had a resting bitch face.When the two of them managed to look at each other eye to eye, the woman gave her a dirty finger and surprised by the gesture, she went inside the room.She went straight downstairs to look for Shawn and saw him still in the kitchen wearing a blue striped apron. Immediately, she was in awe. The apron suited him so much that he looked like someone who just came out of a kitchen show commercial."Hey Honey, you suddenly came down." Shawn pulled her from her thoughts that made her look in his eyes. "I was about to bring you a sandwich and juice while I was cooking our lunch," he added, showing the food on top of the kitchen counter. Meanwhile, Ericka who was dumbfounded for a few seconds suddenly remembered why she came down. "We can eat later. Come, I'll show you something," she said with
"Boastful," she mumbled, which made the two of them burst into laughter.The man then started working on the food, peeling and cutting the potatoes in half while Ericka continued to munch away her sandwich."What are you cooking?" she asked him, after a while."I'm making mashed potato, mushroom soup, tenderloin steak and vegetable salad.""Oh damn, that sounds delicious." Eeivka couldn't help but feel her mouth watering from the food he had mentioned. The sandwich was not enough to satisfy her hunger and she could feel her stomach grumbling yet again."It is delicious, Shawn said, chuckling to himself. "I made it.""Next joke please!" Ericka exclaimed that made them laugh again. "Anyway, how many women have you cooked for before?"She couldn't help her curiosity as she continued to stare at this man who was skilled in h
"Me?" Shawn asked. He couldn't believe what she just said to a point that he widened in shock. How was he one of the main reasons why she became so done? Was he such a scumbag that she ended up like this?"Yes," Ericka replied, shortly. The way she said it seemed like she was indifferent to him and at the same time filled with sadness."But why me?" Shawn asked. He just couldn't believe that something like that had ever happened. If only he knew what she meant at that time then maybe he could have done something for her."What makes it impossible?" Ericka replied. A bitter smile loomed through her lips."No, I just can't believe it," Shawn said. "What did I ever do to make you go through all of those? I feel so bad that I've done something so wrong to you," Shawn sincerely said. All of those words that came out of his mouth are the truth. He still can't move on from the fact that instead of helping and treasuring the woman he has ever loved, he has caused her pain.Meanwhile, Ericka
"Honey, don't worry, I will never let that thing happen any longer," Shawn said, trying to reassure her. He slowly broke from their hug and then stared right through her eyes while caressing her cheek. "I will never let anyone hurt anymore, over my dead body," he added, which made Ericka squeeze him in another hug.Those words managed to touch her insides as he said those words and it was enough to melt her completely.These were the only words she had been waiting to hear all along. Through the years she has endured, all she wanted was reassurance, affection and acceptance.After a short while, Shawn finally broke from their hug again."Alright, finish your salad, and I'm going to cook the steak," he commanded, which just made her nod her head.She then let out a chuckle as she wiped off her cheek. "You've stained my cheek with the sauce," she said and th
Shawn noticed that Ericka's face was turning bright red. He knew that just because of the drinks they have earlier, his wife is already drunk enough not to be able to hold herself together.He was watching her the whole time when she suddenly stood up and before she could even fall down, he was able to catch her in his arms and lift her up in a bridal position."You drunk so much, my wife," he whispered near her ear but she was too drunk to hear him. Just as the woman was almost passed out on his arms, he kissed her on his forehead.He couldn't help but find it cute that he have realized something about his wife.They've known each other for years but this are the little moments he have realized that he knows too little about her.They might have been childhood sweethearts, friends or business partners but those are something that he can only know as that
It wasn't enough to tie this woman with a paper, he needed more to make her fall in love with him.As he continued to leave love marks, he slowly went from her neck to her collarbone while his other hand pulled through her bottom, exposing her fair smooth skin.She looked like a porcelain doll with no marks on her body. She even tried to cover herself yet he only whispered her words of 'don't be shy' and 'I love you' that made her agree.He then started suckling on her nipple, feeling her erectness as he continued to play with her.Ericka then let out a moan, unable to contain herself anymore. She could feel something burning inside of her as she continued to let him touch her.It was like music to his ears, hearing her look aroused from his actions. It was the best way he could to satisfy his wife's desires.Once he was finished with
Because of Carol's question on him and his current anxiety, he couldn't help but had the urge of doing something about his doubts.If it was true that he had a child with Jenna, though he never heard about it from Ericka and Shawn, he still needed to be sure.Carol received a call from Ericka that she needed to go to the hospital because today was the day that Rica would be discharged. That cute little girl stayed for two nights and two days at the hospital. Though Nick and her only visited her niece the day before, along with Nicki, she was still worried.She was in the middle of driving to the hospital when her phone suddenly ranh. She parked on the side of the road with an emergency flickering sign light. Afterwards, she immediately swiped the answer button on the screen when she saw it was Ericka."Hello, Ms. Ericka," she greeted."Carol, can you just call me Ericka? After all, you are the aunt of my daughter, and the girlfriend of my husband's best friend…" Ericka kept on insist
Nick immediately stood up when he saw his brother. He knew that Nicki was angry as he could see it in his facial expressions. He immediately went and stopped his brother midway."Bro, Rica is fine,” he whispered, which instantly made Nicki calm down a bit."Tell me what happened?" he asked in a firm tone.Nick narrated what he heard from the elderly woman, but he didn’t know how he related it to Shawn and Ericka.After everything was fine and Rica’s condition was already stable, they decided to go to the nearest restaurant for lunch. After giving their order, Shawn looked at Nick, and he knew what it meant."Well, Carol and I are in a relationship. Besides, you also need to know that she is Rica's Aunty, Carol. Coraline Sandoval is the eldest sister of Carolina Imperial," he explained hastily, giving shock to the couple in front of them."Really…?" Ericka and Shawn replied in unison."Yes…" With that, he narrated everything to them, including the letters."One more thing, Rica’s biolo
They were all sitting in the living room with a bottle of vodka on the top of the center table."Here, read the letter that Caroline gave to you…” Nicki said and handed the paper to Nick while he was putting the stainless bucket on the table that was filled with ice cubes."Should I read it now?" Nick asked with doubt and hesitation as he was holding the rough textured paper between his fingers."Yes, I advised you too, so you can know about the truth,” Nicki said blandly.She could see that there's something serious written on the letter that Carolina had left for the brothers. It was evident based on Nicki's gesture and his blunt reply to Nick."I'm sure the last time we met, you were shocked as to why I left without telling you," Nicki said to her while pouring her glass with vodka."Oh, yes, regarding that, I am really surprised. I thought you were just in a hurry, or an emergency occurred," she replied."No, when you told me about your boyfriend coming, and I saw that it was my b
Carol was surprised when Nick suddenly hugged her as soon as he got inside their house. On the usual days, once he got home, he would open the door by himself. However, tonight was different. He rang the bell, making her open the door for him as she thought that there was a delivery or an unexpected guest.It didn’t occur to her that it might be Nick as she was aware that he went to have dinner with his brother and her employers. He never texted her earlier that he won’t be eating at home because they would be meeting at a restaurant."Babe are you alright?" she couldn’t help but ask with confusion because of his gesture."Yes, Babe. I'm fine. I just couldn't help but be happy after meeting them. One more thing, there's something I need to tell you," Nick uttered in such a manner that he seemed to be too excited to tell her something.Suddenly, she remembered that he promised to tell her something about his secret after he had a meeting with her employer and his brother."Is it about
Carol swallowed a lump in her throat as a ridiculous idea ran through her head. She couldn't believe that she thought that Nick would do that to his deceased girlfriend. She could see how kind Nick was. Unless, of course, if he was only pretending and hiding his true colors."I'm scared…" she murmured. It was already too late before she realized that she had voiced those words."I'm sorry. I have no intentions of scaring you. I promise you… Once I'm done talking with Shawn and Ericka, and when everything turns out to be fine, I will introduce you to my family. I know that they’ll be happy to meet you." After hearing his words and the name of her employer from his mouth, she couldn’t help but feel relieved."Mr Shawn and Ms Ericka?" she asked."Yes, there's something I need to settle with them. I hope that once you find out everything about me, you will listen to the entire story first before judging me. I promise you that I’m not a bad person which is why I don’t understand why Carol
He felt confused, and his heart felt heavy. Every question he had in his mind was answered after he heard his brother's confession. All this time, the girl's voice he heard on the other line of the phone was his daughter.The longing he felt for his daughter was soon to be filled. Out of excitement, he immediately hugged his brother. Though Carol didn't tell him about his daughter, she did well by handing the custody of their child to Ericka and Shawn."Yes, bro. I know them well. Carol has something to give you; she asked Ericka to give it to you before she died," he said before he distanced himself from hugging his brother."For me…" Nicki asked with a smile plastered on his lips."Yes, for you…" Nick affirmed after they heard the sounds of the knocking, making them look at the door, which suddenly opened. Looking, they found that it was their parents."Mom… Dad…" they said in unison and immediately embraced each of them."What's going on here? Are you both crying?" Their mother ask
After the meeting with Shawn, Nick went to their ancestral home where Nicki was staying.As soon as he parked his car, he saw their butler coming out from the main door. He immediately got out of the car and greeted the elderly woman."Hello, Aunty Amy…""Sir. Nick," the elder woman replied back."How's everything, how's my brother?" he asked.Amy smiled at him and replied, "He's doing fine. I just served his breakfast.""Where is he?""He's in his bedroom," the butler replied."Thank you, Aunty," he mumbled and went inside the house. From there he went straight to the staircase, heading to his brother's bedroom. He took a deep breath before he knocked on the door three times and waited for his brother's response, but he got nothing. He held the doorknob and twisted it before he pushed the door to open.He saw that the bed was empty, and the sounds of the running water echoed from the bathroom. He headed to the bed and sat there at the edge. He decided to wait for his brother to come
"Shawn, I'm just testing you. The truth is that the birthmark I was asking for was here behind your ear," Grandma Mila said as she touched the small mole that was behind his ear. If he purposely looked for it, they could see it."Oh, Grandma…" Shawn mumbled and hugged the old woman tight."Tell me, Mr. Grey, if I'm not mistaken, there's embroidery name, Shawn, in his shirt and shorts when you found him?" Grandma asked, looking at Mr. Grey."Yes, Mrs. Mila. There is,” he admitted."You see, I wasn't mistaken. You are my grandson. I'm just checking on you earlier." Grandma giggled.They stayed there until lunchtime, and the old woman cooked a dish that was Shawn's late father's favorite dish."This is one of your father's favorite dishes, steam fish with mayonnaise sauce.""Shawn's favorite is seafood, anything that's seafood. He likes it. Either you cook it with sauce, fried or grilled." Mr. Grey said."He is like his father. His mother likes to do embroidery. The truth is that his mot
"Hon, what should we bring for her? Should we buy cake," he asked, trying to think carefully.Ericka thought for a while and helped her analyze. "Cake, I don't think so. She loves to bake, and usually, she's giving it all a slice of cake every time she makes a cake.""Really..?'' he asked in surprise."Yes, Honey. Grandma Mila love's to bake. That's one of her habits," Ericka shared with a smile."Then what should we bring for her?""How about a basket of fruits?""Well, that's a good idea, and a bouquet of red roses.""Yes, why not."After they got the best gift to bring, they arrived at the place of Grandma Mila. They looked at each other and Shawn turned off the car engine."Are you ready?" Ericka asked."Yes, actually, I'm excited. I was wondering what could be her reaction," Shawn said while feeling nervous as well."Well, let's find out," Ericka said after she unbuckled herself."Hon, I'm nervous," Shawn said while smiling."I understand you because I felt the same when I return