"I won't curtail Lucy's right to be your son. He deserves it" her soft voice rang amid their sobs and sniffles.
With what she said, his shoulders shook from his sobs. He bent to place a kiss on Lucy's small hand, cupping it inside his hands. Zia's words relieved him though he was bent on doing what he think would be best for his son despite her possible resistance."You will be alright my brave boy...papa is here..." he whispers while he showers his small hand with tender kisses.Silence rules as they gave themselves time to compose their emotions. It's a painful yet amazing moment and Lucien was overwhelmed by the chance he was given. Knowing Lucy is the greatest surprise in his life. After Zia had left, having an heir become a dim predicament for him, even with Ellen around."When will he have his surgery?" he asks after a long while that they have been silent."He will still undergo some tests and depending on the availability of the spec"Good morning Director Lee, pardon me for calling this early. I want to talk to you regarding some urgent matter. I am here at Ace Hospital and I want to discuss the capacity of the hospital's facility to conduct pediatric heart surgery. I will be waiting for you in an hour. See you Director"Even before the break of dawn, Lucien had already made several phone calls, which is what Lexie woke up to."Contact Dr. Miles and tell her I want her team not later than tomorrow" another call ended without the response from the other line."What are you doing in this holy hour?" with a hoarse voice from sleep, Lexie asks. She was disturbed by his voice despite it being low."Have you slept?" she added before he could answer."I had a nap..." he casually replies after pressing a kiss on her forehead. If Lexie was surprised, she tried to act cool upon seeing him go back to being busy with his phone."How's your sleep?" he asks without turning to l
Before the strike of noon, Lucy was transferred to a suite room and his face has never dimmed since then."Mama, this is awesome...they have a huge television. This is my room?" Lucy was gawking at everything around him. His room is of massive size with a wide television in front of the bed. Aside from his bed with complete medical apparatus, there is another one near it, intended for family members. The entire place even the bathroom screams luxury.Looking around, it's more of a hotel suite than a hospital room. Outside of the ensuite were the receiving area and an eight sitter dining with a huge refrigerator and some basic kitchen appliances and utensils."Yes, baby love. Papa prepared this room for you..." though still in awe of the changes since early in the morning, Lexie casually explains to her son."Papa is rich?" his eyes were sparkling with astonishment as he looks around.Lost of what to tell her son, she becomes quiet."Are we rich now, mam
Lexie was startled when a group of people went inside the room following Lucien."Papa!" Lucy raves upon seeing his father but was suddenly becomes timid, noticing the other's presence.The three people were all earnestly staring at the boy who tries to hide his face by lowering his head."Hello, buddy...how are you?" Lucien tenderly asks as he cups the boy's face to look at him."I'm great, Papa..." he whispers as he spares nervous glances at the visitors.Lexie, like her son, was anxious about the unexpected visit of the Wright family. She knew it would come but not this soon. After sharing polite smiles and nods the three focus their undivided attention on the boy who is now hugging his father's neck."I want you to meet some people...they are Papa's parents and sister" Lucien carefully told his son who is nervous around his visitors."Papa..." he whispers anxiously, burying his face to his father's chest."It's fine, buddy. The
"Papa...take care of mama please..." Lucy whispers while he was prepared to be brought for surgery."Of course, buddy. Papa will take care of mama while you are inside. But you have to be strong, Papa and mama will be waiting for you. If Mama cries long, Papa can't make her stop but you, buddy" Lucien assures him, holding his small hand."I am strong, Papa. But my heart is not strong. I'm happy you found us. Mama will not be alone anymore. Mama if papa said not to cry, you have to listen" he turned to his mother with a weak smile."I was never alone, baby love. I have you. You are mama's life. And you must be stronger this time because papa will be waiting to play with you. Can you do that, my love? Mama and Papa will be waiting for you, we will go to the park, right?" anxiousness and panic were consuming her as the time nears Lucy's surgery."I will mama...thank you for always taking good care of me. Even if it's difficult, even if you no longer have money
Lexie went inside the elegant room for her unexpected meeting. Yesterday she had the surprise of her life. She received a call from a design company asking her for a further discussion about her submitted designs. Which she readily accepted. She has been submitting her portfolio to different design companies and she was delighted to get feedback today. And it's not just any company, it's the leading brand in the market.After Lucy's first surgery, she had so much time to make fresh designs and Dom had encouraged her to send them to different companies, which she did. She thought it was already hopeless for her designs to be noticed after several months of waiting. But today proves she made the right choice to gamble her chance in the design world.Thankfully, Carla and Bill have yet to go back home. She ask them to look after Lucy while she is away, which they delightedly accepted.Lucy has been recovering quite fast than his doctor's prognosis after
Still, in a daze, Lexie went back to the hospital just before dinner time. After their meeting, she has already taken part in the planning and thankfully, she brought her iPad where she had several designs she had already finished aside from the ones she submitted.They have done a lot earlier. And with Emily and Jason's supervision, she learned a lot. Tomorrow she will be back for the finalization of the already approved designs. She will be choosing the fabric and all its accessories. Which will be forwarded for production. She can't believe, soon she will see her design materialize.They are in a hurry for the three weeks time frame before the launch. And the pressure is mostly on her as the added designer. Later she plans to add some intricate details to the remaining designs she has.It's quite tiring but at the same time satisfying. It has been her dream to make her designs into reality. For someone to wear them. And she will make sure she will nail
Enjoying his lips against her burning skin, she explores his toned muscles as she used to do back then. Lucien is a demigod. His tan skin, his slightly masculine athletic physique, his towering height, his dominant aura, the powerful contour of his face making him look fierce, the enigma surrounding his mere presence, and not to mention the billions of dollars net worth. He is a whole package, beyond any woman's dream. And she has him now, craving for her body. For how long, she doesn't know. And she doesn't want to entertain insignificant thoughts at this time. She will enjoy him as he will enjoy her.Her palms trail down, fervently touching his washboard abs she missed so much. Her hands find every curve and crevice of his perfectly toned body."Ahhh...missed your touch so much... Touch me more, Zia" he panted with his ragged breaths. His kisses were trailing down her neck down to her prominent collar bone until he reaches her mounts."Ahhhn..." her moan
After the steamy encounter, they had last night, Lexie becomes more comfortable around him. She made sure not to elude whenever he initiated to touch her.Thankfully, Lucy is still peacefully asleep when they went out of the bathroom. And had their late dinner in comfortable silence.With three weeks timetable, she becomes busy with the team of Silhouettes Designs. She has no time to dally. She had visited the production site to choose the fabrics for her every design, which she had so much fun with. Aside from the clothes she designed, she also included a few bags as a customized accessories for her collection.She even proposed contracting Dom for one of the designs of her bag. A customized hand-painted handbag.Submitting her proposal to Eve and the president, she hopes it will be approved. She would love to showcase Dom's arts in her creations.They were in the middle of checking the swatches for the designs when a report on the televis
It's Alek's fifteenth birthday and the family celebrated it with the entire family. The Wright-Deutche-Petrov gathered in Soul Island."Happy birthday, Alek!" everyone greeted after their birthday song. "Thank you, thank you" Alek playfully bows to everyone before he faces the cake with the lighted candle. He closes his eyes for a moment before he opens them to blow out the candle. "Yey! Alek is fifteen" Lissie claps her hands together with the entire family. With the festive atmosphere surrounding the gazebo, one by one, the family hugs and kisses the birthday boy. After all the younger ones greeted him, Alek went to the sides of the oldies. Their grandparents.Seated in one corner were Daniel and Levinia Wright, Donovan and Diane, Sully and Andrea, Timmy and his wife, and Donny, the present Godfather of Petrov Mafia, with his wife, Samara. Four years after Levinia's reconciliation with her father and the entire Petrov family, Carlos Petrov peacefully left in his sleep. Carlisle
"Lucy, Alek...can you drop me at my classroom?" sweetly smiling, the six-year-old Lissie links her arms to her brothers.Two arched brows turn to her like she lost her mind. "I thought you doesn't want us near you at school?" Lucy suspiciously asks."What happened, Lissie? Is someone bothering you? Tell me who and I will deal with them" Alek who suddenly becomes serious, sharply mutters."Alek, there you are again. No one is bothering me and no one would dare" she incredulously glares at her brother."Then why do you want us to drop you at your classroom?" Lucy added. His suspicion intensified. For an eighteen-year-old, he could protect his sister from anyone at school. Not to mention Alek who is fourteen and quite hot-headed for any provocation. Xander, who is the softer version of Lucy, serves as their peacemaker. They would always visit Lissie in grade school without her knowledge. It's been in secret after she issued her ultimatum. She doesn't want to be overly doted upon, sin
Determining the gender of their fourth baby is an intimate event for Lexie and Lucien. Like her two previous pregnancies, they never did a gender reveal party. They both prefer it to be just between the family."Mama, I'm excited to know our baby" Xander whispers in his mother's ear while seated near her head. Lexie is already lying to undergo an ultrasound. "Yes, baby love. We will meet our new baby later" Lexie whispers and peck a kiss on her youngest's forehead. "I'm still a baby?" Xander softly asks. Insecurity reflects on his face. "Of course, my love. Lucy, Alek, and Xander will always be Mama and papa's babies. We will just have another baby love but we love you all equally" Lexie was surprised. Never did Xander show insecurity or jealousy towards their new baby since they announce her pregnancy. "Xander, buddy. Nothing will change despite having our new baby. We love the four of you so much, you three and the baby inside mama's tummy" Lucien leans toward his son to assure
After the conference at the principal's office, all parties departed with an amicable settlement. Alek was somehow pacified by the assurance from the parents of the three boys. But not before he made another warning."You three must tell everyone around here that I won't be tolerant of any provocation. You all heed my warning or I will deal with all of you myself" Alek's last words to the boys who fearfully nod at him. He even coldly glares at them before turning away to join their parents who are still in conversation with the other parents and the principal."Lucy and Alek beat those boys?" Lucien asks the head security of his sons after he stayed outside to give his instructions. The boys were already with their mother inside the vehicle."Yes, boss. The food tray did the trick. The school might reconsider using those food trays and might regard them as deadly for the children" Allen proudly and amusingly relayed to Lucien. Lucien stares at his man, trying to imagine what his s
"Good day, Madame Wright, CEO Wright" teachers, and even students greeted the serious-looking couple as they strode the hallway of Wright Star Academy.Lexie's heels were digging at the well-polished floor, echoing amid the silence."Good afternoon, CEO Wright, Madame Wright" the principal instantly stands from his seat the instant Lucien and Lexie enter the room."Good afternoon" with a grim and serious tone, they greeted back before their eyes looks around the room. Two groups of boys were quietly sitting two arms apart from each other.The group with three boys was way bulkier and obviously older than the two slender boys at one corner. He was told they were in grade six.Teachers were fidgeting beside the principal while the rest were looking tense at the arrival of the couple."Speak. What happened, Mr. Crain?" casually, Lucien commands, ignoring the chair being offered to them."CEO Wright, these seniors have already apologized to Lucas and Alek" Mr. Crain, though nervous around
The day after the successful fashion show, the Wright family went out in public. With Lucien carrying the four-month-old Alek and Lexie holding Lucy they leisurely walk around the Eiffel Tower. "Whoah... It's magnificent, Papa!" Lucy excitedly raves as he looks upward to the towering structure afar. "Yes, it is, buddy. And we will be going there" Lucien replies with a wide smile. His son's happiness is swelling his chest with inexplicable contentment. "I'm excited, mama" Lucy turns to his mother who smiles at her. They could arrange for a discreet entrance to the Eiffel tower but the couple has decided to make Lucy's first experience to be as normal as it could be. They wanted him to mingle with other tourists while he admires the scenery around. The couple's public appearance created an uproar among media companies as they camp near the whole entourage. Though Lucien has brought his children in public, security personnel were doubled to ensure their safety. Ben and his elite tea
Expectant eyes fixed on the model while she quietly stand beside the wealthy CEO."Hello, Miss Montes. You need something from me?" Arman Varce amicably asks after he came to his senses. The sudden appearance of SD's designer surprised him. He doted on her, that's undeniable, but not in the middle of an important discussion with the ruthless CEO. He doesn't want to miss the chance to talk to him. "Nothing, Mr. Varce" her smile adds to her charming feature. She has been standing next to Lucien but he has been giving her a cold shoulder. He hasn't even glanced at her. Mr. Varce waited for her to leave, which she didn't do. She is waiting for the man beside her to acknowledge her but after a while of standing, she still got none. Heaving a sigh, she looks around and saw Ben's sympathetic look on her. He also knows her predicament. But then it made her remember something. She made Lucien promise not to get involved with her in any circumstance. Which is obviously what he was doing. Wh
Prestige, glamour, elegance. Elements surrounding Lexie in her new world.Despite having given birth four months ago, she is now back in shape to model one of her designs in the biggest fashion show in Paris. The most awaited collaboration between Arman Varce and Silhouettes Designs. "Good evening Paris, please welcome the men and women behind this prestigious night, Arman Varce and Silhouettes Designs, President Arvin Deutche. Together with the magnificent designers behind these fabulous designs" Together with the cheers and applause is the festive upbeat music as the group marched along the catwalk previously grazed by hundreds of designers' masterpieces. Led by Arvin Deutche and Arman Varce the whole team waves and bows at the guests gracing the event. Lexie looks around, basking in the jovial atmosphere around. It was a success and she was part of it. Tonight, she shares the limelight with other famous fashion designers and models. And the world is watching as she claims her o
"That is Straw, papa, not Berry" Lucy corrects his father.Lucien stares at his son before glancing at the chickens. He still can't compromise how his son knows who's who. The chicken looks the same."This is Straw" the boy got another chicken who looks exactly the same as the first one."Oh, I didn't notice, buddy. So this is Straw" he grins while staring at the chicken."That's enough you two. Baby love, spare your father. He looks ready to call for a stockholders meeting to identify which chicken is which" Lexie amusingly interrupted the father and son. "The goats too, my doll. How would I know who's Bubbles and who's Snow? They look the same" Lucien hopelessly whispers to his wife."Neither do I, so don't feel bad. Only Lucy knows who's who" she chuckles while patting Lucien's sweaty face. They are at the animal shed after Lucy eagerly wanted to introduce his pets to his father. They arrive early in the morning on the island and they just took a short rest before their boy jumps