Abandoned as a child, Andrea’s life was a script of hardship. Her mother, once an aspiring actress, left her poor father for a wealthy man, erasing them from her glamorous new life. Raised by a loving stepmother, Andrea harbors a burning desire to conquer the acting world and surpass her mother’s success. Now her world is shattered: her stepmother's cancer is in its third stage, her acting career crumbles due to a false accusation, and her boyfriend's betrayal leaves her heartbroken. A drunken night leads to an unexpected encounter with Niklas, a wealthy but arrogant heir. Desperate to save her family from financial ruin, Andrea reluctantly agrees to a marriage of convenience. However, this marriage intended as a lifeline, becomes a battlefield as Niklas's lover returns, threatening to destroy Andrea's already fragile existence. When a heartbreaking miscarriage leaves her reeling, she must confront a crucial decision: will she remain in the shadow of others, or break free from her gilded cage to reclaim her dreams and identity?
View MoreThe days that followed were all a litany of the same routine she had grown accustomed to.Waking up early to join the nannies in making breakfast, even if she did not help out in the cooking, she always makes sure she stays with them at the kitchen till Niklas dresses and leaves for work.She wouldn't want him getting angry at her nor assaulting her with no reasons. Taking her cellphone was already enough for her. And she having no means of leaving the house nor access to any funds were also.She always duely hoped that her parents would be safe and her sickness wouldn't act off until she had regained her feet in the house to an extent.Xyrielle was also a helper. She was her angel in the house, sent from the heavens to be her best friend.While waiting for the return of her mother in-law who was the only person she felt close to in the whole house, Xyrielle kept her company.She even helped her in watching over her brother at school, her brother whom she had gotten to know was being
Niklas couldn't tear his eyes away from the sight of Andrea crying in the arms of another man. His fury was palpable, his fists clenched tightly in his lap. He knew he had no genuine affection for Andrea—it was an arranged marriage but seeing her in such a vulnerable state, seeking solace from someone else, stirred something deep within him. Was it possessiveness? Jealousy? He wasn't sure."Drive faster," he barked at his driver, his voice cold and hard. He needed to get home, to confront Andrea, to assert his control. As the car sped through the streets, his mind raced with conflicting emotions. He didn't love her, but she was his. His to control, his to dictate.She wasn't given the permission to be seen in the street so she could be seeking for solace from men, and what was with the man patting her back.By the time he reached home, his anger had reached a boiling point. He stormed into the house, slamming the door behind him. The echo of the impact reverberating through the hallwa
"Sir, don't you think we should try another way?"" Why? Are you inlove with my wife?" Niklas asked." Of course not sir. Far from that" he protested while defending himself." Then don't bring that up again if you're not" " I'm sorry sir but it's just that I think it might be too extreme"" And who are you to judge what's extreme or not?" His voice began to grow cold." Don't forget your place Lee. You're just a secretary I picked up and brushed up. Are you trying to tell me that my decision is wrong? That my plans are not worth it?" He blew hot angrily." I'm sorry sir. I'm sorry I misunderstood"" Well better!!! She is my pawn and I get to do whatever I want with her"" Yes sir" he said agreeing, though his eyes said otherwise." What's the media saying now? Are the people still bothered about my silence on the scandal?"" A few still are sir and the hashtag for your resignation is still the second most searched on the internet as if this week"" Second most searched? Why don't th
The weeks that followed several days after made Andrea realize her place in the Eduardo mansion.Not just was she always the victim of Claudia's nagging nor her daughter's berating, her situation with her family was also awfully sinking down the drain.Her brother had stopped answering her calls, and as he was the only one in her family that has a cell phone, it was hard for her to communicate with her parents, making it months since after her marriage, since she last spoke with them.She felt imprisoned knowing that she could not leave the street to go visit them. The clause she had signed blinded her from leaving. Her brother was her only hope to be able to speak to them to know how they were faring but the more she tried calling him, the more he ignored and snoozed her calls as if they were not family.Ignoring the countless messages she sent to him as well.She was drastically loosing weight and becoming a shadow of her old self, even tho she were bigger as a poor single woman.Ma
"Take it before I change my mind" Xyrielle said to Andrea, her toke low as she did not want to sound disrespectful.Andrea stole a glance at her and collected the tissues she was offering her to dry her tears with."I'm sorry, I didn't know he was your brother. If I had known, I wouldn't have returned with him" she apologized, blaming herself for the awful things she had heard her brother say to her while they argued." It's okay Xy. It's not your fault" she barely said and managed to plaster a smile on her face." I didn't say it was" she immediately uttered and looked away." Though it is" she paled and looked back at her." I'm sorry for stealing the wrist watch too. If only I hadn't taken it and you got blamed for it, this wouldn't have happened"" Breathe Xy. It's not your fault, it's just how nature wanted things to happen" she muttered again, her face looking more pleasing than before after she wiped her tears." You're a pretty woman. You don't need to cry. If you do then my
"What are you doing here?" She questioned."What am I doing here Andrea?" He questioned her as well."What?" Andrea surprisingly asked." What?" He repeated." Why are you being so disrespectful and rude. What's with your tone? I asked you a simple question, what are you doing here? How did you find this place? Were you the one that called Beatrice? Did you find Xyrielle?" She threw all the questions at him once, bee body tension not hidden as she wanted to get to the root of his presence in the mansion."You're speaking as if you do not want me to be here Andrea. Fuck but did you get married and think you'd be able to ditch us? Even your father?"" What?" She asked surprisingly, her jaws dropping." What are you insinuating? What are you trying to mean by that?"" I'm trying to mean the truth Andrea Eduardo!!!" He mocked sarcastically.Andrea let go off his hand she still held, standing and waiting for him to disclose all that were in his heart." It's already a week since you got ma
The serenade of the evening breeze calmed Andrea's self. With the way Beatrice answered the phone call, she was sure that she had heard good news about her missing daughter, she wouldn't get blamed for it.She who were the easiest to at such levels.Thinking about it, she really was.Xyrielle had stolen a wrist watch which she was in turn accused of being the culprit and then Xyrielle goes missing just a day after she was exposed of being the thief.Even if outsiders were to hear, no one would believe that she had no hands in the little girl's disappearance. "Xyrielle, what were you thinking? Why did you leave the house?"Beatrice sharp voice did not fail to penetrate the walls of her room and Andrea could tell that the driver has picked her up from wherever she had been said to be found." What were you doing at the slums? Why did you go there? Do you want to be kidnapped by a group of hunger stricken people? Do you know how vile they can be just to get chicken change from the rich
"Took Xyrielle to where? What are you talking about?"" Took Xyrielle, what did you tell her that made her leave. What did you do to her that made her leave the house?"" I said nothing to her. I haven't even met up with her since yesterday. What's there for me to say to her that'd get her missing?"" You didn't shout at her for........ " She wanted to continue but abruptly ended it the second she saw Niklas walking into the house."Xyrielle is missing and that is the bottom line" she blurted out almost as if the exact words she had wanted to got stuck at her neck." She's missing?" Andrea repeated, glancing up the stairs. That explained it and perhaps also explained the reason for her absence."So what are we going to do?" She added."What we are going to do? Don't you get it? You're the prime suspect of this. If there's anyone that needs to do something, then it'd have to be you. Don't go about acting innocent, you're also the cause"Andrea shaked her head but contained her thoughts
"" Oh well, what are you going to do? You're clearly the one in the recording!! The CEO of EMC Conglomerates caught in a scandal? Oh gracious me!!"" Look, our stocks have began to drop and netizens are trending a hashtag to boycott our products because of the rude behavior of the CEO" another board member chirped in.Niklas sat in utter dismay and watched while his secretary, had a feeling of sheer horror plastered all over his own face.How quick the tables turned, the perpetrator didn't even allow him to get his congratulations for making Dante Daniel agree to join their company as a partner for his upcoming event.He looked at his aunt Claudia who sat quietly and listening to the jabs being thrown at him.She looked composed but he knew her well enough and knew she was secretly rejoicing in her heart because he just became an enemy of the public. His cousin Ethan was on his phone as the noise from the arguments between the two opposing parties of the board members intensified.He
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