Just as they were nearing a left turn, Shawn's phone suddenly rang. It was vibrating inside his pocket that he couldn't help but turn his attention to the road and parked it near a stop.
"Excuse me," Shawn said turning to look at her. Once the car stopped, he grabbed onto his phone from his pocket and stared at him for a second.
Who could that person be?
"Hello Madison." Once Shawn put his phone on his ear and answered the call, he immediately mentioned the caller's name that made her turn her head towards the road.
The man made sure to put the phone on speaker so that all doubts from his woman would disappear, although at the corner of his eyes, he can see the disinterest in her face as though she couldn't be bothered at all.
"Shawb, I need your help," the woman from the other side of the phone said.
Ericka, who was listening secretly
On the other hand, Shawn who was staring at the disappearing silhouette of the woman just shook his head and then crossed his arms.He can't help but get irritated at her stubborness. She became so hard-headed ever since she came back from running away. She also keeps pushing him away and starting fights that he couldn't understand why. Did he ever do something to her?However, despite all the things he has been noticing with his fianceé, he can't just deny nor demand her to act the way he wants, knowing that she have gone through a lot and she might not be saying anything about her circumstance.All he could do was to support her every decision including the baby he saw two years ago.His eyes closed for a second as he remembers the scene playing in his head.It was one time when he accidentally saw her on the streets. Her father Mr. Holmes and him were
Immediately, the moment Shawn realized what was happening, he roughly pulled the woman away from him, breaking the kiss midway.He stared at her with a disgusted look on her face followed by his forehead creasing."Are you insane?" he said, almost shouting in disdain. "What are you doing?" he added, not realizing why this woman would do it in the first place.The woman looked at him with a surprised look but before Shawn could continue to react, the door to the car suddenly flew open and a silhouette came inside."Ericka," Shawn called out. He was surprised that this woman suddenly came inside his vehicle making the whole place awkward.Quickly, the woman takes a seat in the backseat and just shuts the door to the car."Good thing you went to pick up my sister and left me," Ericka said. There was something in her tone that shows how di
However, even before she could ask anything about the matter, Jenna managed to brush off the comment and turn her attention back to her."Sissy, congratulations! You'll soon become Mrs. Gray like any other woman has dreamt off!" Jenna said that made her knit her forehead.Her face tried to flash a smile but she could hear the sarcasm in her tone. It was obvious that she is just acting ignorant.Meanwhile, Ericka, who couldn't handle her anger anymore, just exploded from within. She couldn't help but let out sour words as well, as she tried to boast in front of her supposed sister."Oh my, thank you for the greeting," Ericka replied, a wide smirk flashing through her lips. "Don't worry, I will take good care of Mr. Gray and if I ever saw her cheating when we get married, I'll assure you that I'll cut his one and only happiness," she continued before her eyes landed at the rearview mirror.&
A chuckle escaped Shawn's lips and it was music to her ears. She couldn't help but anticipate his words as she lifts her head to look at him, only to notice the man staring right at the old woman."Yes Auntie." There he was, a sincere smile flashing through his face. "I came here to marry my fianceé right away. In front of Uncle since he is a pastor. I want him to bless us now and have our first marriage contract," Shawn said before his eyes slowly turn to look at her.Immediately, Ericka felt her face warming up from the words he mouthed. She instinctively turned away in embarrassment as she noticed Jenna not making a single word.There was a dark expression looming through her face and at the back of her mind, she couldn't help but become confused.Why is Shawn trying to marry her and have Jenna become the first witness? Is he trying to hurt his girlfriend? Or is there some
At the touch of his lips against her skin, she suddenly felt butterflies through her stomach that made her giggle from within.Truth be told, she is still speechless while looking at the man."Congratulations, Mrs. Gray, no one will be able to take me away from you again," Shawn added that pulled her back to reverie. It seems that he is pruposely making his voice loud to make sure that Jenna could hear him say those words.Meanwhile, her step-sister looked distraught yet tried to compose herself. She forced another smile through her lips before weakly saying, "Congratulations… Sissy and… Shawn," she said after a long pause.It was obvious that she wanted to choke down her words, unable to utter sincere greetings for the two of them.Ericka who didn't mind it anymore couldn't help but show her a gaping smile through her lips.
Ericka kept blinking her eyes at the unfathomable thing that had just happened. Her heart was still racing like crazy and at any minute, she felt like it would leap away from her heart and she'd die from this forsaken happiness."Why does it seem like you couldn't believe that the two of us just got married?" a voice asked her from behind. He let out a chuckle and it was like music to her ears.This was the first time in a long time she enjoyed hearing his voice ringing through the four corners of the room.In one instance, it was like they were the only people in the place while their hearts were in sync and she could feel his breath against his lips."Isn't this what you wanted?" Ericka was pulled back from reverie as the man continued to speak. She then turned to look at him abd then quickly, her brows furrowed.What does he mean?"
"What are you going to wear?" Ericka's voice pulled him back from his reverie and quickly, he turned around to face her.He can suddenly smell her freshly bathed skin, the fragrance of her shampoo alluring the whole terrace as stared at him with a dumbfounded look."Hello? Earth to Shawn," she added, which made him jump back a little."Ah, yes," he said, which immediately made him stand up. "I have extra clothes in my car, I just forgot to bring it upstairs," Shawn said, quickly walking away in a panic. He could feel his shaft harder than earlier from Ericka's body that made him leave.It was a good thing that she didn't even notice that's why it was easy for him to walk out.However, midway he was just going through the room, he suddenly remembered something that made him turn around."Ericka," he called that made the woman look at hi
Ericka couldn't help but stare at the door blankly as the man left her in a trance. She couldn't believe what was happening and still felt like everything was a dream.She lets out a sharo sigh as she heard the sound of the shower from across the four corners of the room. She knows that after Shawn finishes taking a bath, he'll lay beside her and then… they sleep together in one bed.However, is it even alright for them to sleep in one bed? They are married, that's true but it still concerns her knowing that it was did overnight.There shouldn't be any reasons for them to sleep on separate beds yet she still feel tensed.She shook her head upon the thoughts in her mind. She shouldn't be thinking too much about it when they're already a couple.Just as she tried to squirm through the blankets of her bed, another thought suddenly passed her mind. 
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