Mariane, Anastacia, and Jacob arrived at their house. Luckily, it was already midnight, and no one recognized them. They still lived in a crowded place. Three years ago, David went to Anastacia and gave them a house near his villa. But Anastacia did not accept the home that David offered to them. And when Mariane left, Diego had changed. He worked as a contractual construction worker, which his friend recommended. While Anastacia still sells her rice cakes and accepts laundry from the neighborhood. And they gradually renovated the house. Now, it has a second floor and a bathroom. Mariane put her son, Jacob, on the bed. “Thankfully, our house had been renovated before you and your son arrived,” Anastacia stated. Mariane looked around. From a wooden house, now it turns into a stone house. “It looks nice and bigger now that we have a second floor,” Mariane said. “Yeah. It is. David offered us to live in a village he bought near your house. But I rejected it. I don’t want to be a burde
Dr. Zachary Smith, also called Zach, is the best neuro-oncologist in the country. And he got an award as one of the top five best doctors around the globe. At the age of twenty-five, he became the head of surgeons at Camella Hospital. Aside from that, Zach was Mariane’s childhood boy-best friend. They lost communication after Zach and his family migrated to another country.“Hello. Is this Doctor Smith?” Mariane asked.“Yan-yan! Yes, it’s me. Zach.”Mariane frowned in confusion. ‘How did he know me?’ She wondered.“H-how’d you know me?” she asked.“Isn’t this Mariane Ramos? Your father is Diego Ramos, right? Doctor Lopez mentioned you to me.”“Uh, yes?” Mariane answered. Her brows furrowed as she doesn’t know how a doctor knew her nickname. Only a few people knew about her nickname, Yan-yan. Mariane looked at the screen of her phone and checked the number if she was right.“It’s me, your childhood best friend, Zach.” Mariane gasped as she remembered who she was calling.“Zach? The Zac
After Mariane prepared the papers for the transfer of David to Camella Hospital, Mariane immediately called Zach to inform him about their transfer. David arrived at the hospital to talk with Mariane. But Anastacia blocked his way.“David, please. I am begging you as Mariane’s mother. Mariane has a lot on her mind right now. Please don’t bother her anymore. About your divorce, Mariane informed me that you already have the divorce papers she signed a long time ago.” Anastacia said.“But I’m still her husband and the father of our child. And I just want to lend a hand to your family. I want to help. I know someone who can help Mr. Ramos cure his illness.”Anastacia shook her head. “You don’t have to worry about us. We can handle ourselves. Someone will help us already.” Anastacia informed him, which made David frown quizzically.‘Who could it be?’ he wondered.“Mrs. Ramos, may I know who helped you?” He asked.“He is Mariane’s old friend,” Anastacia said.“He? So he is a guy?” David ask
“Yes, she is my wife. The one that I’m talking about. And we already have a two-year-old son,” David answered on behalf of Mariane. Mariane got speechless as she was stunned by what David had just said. ‘What the hell is he talking about? Didn’t he hear himself? Wife? As far as I remembered… We are done.’ Mariane thought. Mariane glared at David sideways, before she turned her gaze at Zach and smiled. “Will you excuse us for a second? I need to talk to him, first.” Mariane excused. Zach nodded. “Oh, sure.” Mariane immediately stood up and held David’s wrist to pull him out of the office. Mariane led the way until they reached the emergency exit. She let go of David’s hand and hissed exasperatedly. “What is wrong with you?! What are you talking about earlier?! Why do you have to tell him about our private lives?” Mariane exclaimed. “I was just trying to say that you’re off limits,” David reasoned. “And why do you need to say that?” Mariane scoffed as she made a facepalm. She w
Mariane walked out of the fire exit and headed to the waiting area where Anastacia and Jacob were waiting for her. While David followed her from behind. From a distance, Mariane saw Anastacia talking to a nurse who was holding a paper. She could clearly see her mom looking devastated while talking to a nurse. Anastacia’s shoulders fell as she looked into the paper. As Mariane got closer, she noticed that the paper Anastacia was now reading was a statement of account.“Mom?” Mariane called her attention.The nurse excused herself and exited the scene.“M-Mariane,” Anastacia stuttered as she tried to hide the paper of the statement of account she was holding.But it was too late. Mariane already saw the paper. “Mom, I already saw it,” Mariane asked the paper to her mom. “Can I have that? I knew it was a statement of account. Did you ask for a partial computation for our bill?”Anastacia was hesitant at first, but she had no choice but to show it to her daughter. She handed the paper to
Zach invited Mariane to have a coffee and catch things up. They went to a coffee shop nearby the hospital. Since the coffee was near the hospital, nurses and doctors often came to the said cafe. Their eyes were all on them as soon as they entered the coffee shop.They knew Zach was single and he was a heartthrob inside the hospital because of his tall, dark, and handsome figure. Aside from that, Zach had a bright smile that everyone could fall in love with when he smiled. He may not be active in the gym, but he has a lean and physically fit physique with well-defined muscles. Nurses, including Mariane, gasped when Zach rested his arm on Mariane’s shoulders. Zach was oblivious to the people looking at them, as he was busy looking at the menu in front of him.“I heard Doctor Smithe requested a VVIP suite for his fiance’s father. At first, I won’t believe it, but I think it’s true. I think she’s the fiance.” Nurse One said.Mariane got surprised at what she had just heard. “She’s cute
There are trees lined up along the road, bearing pink flowers. Under each tree was a long wooden chair where Mariane was sitting. While waiting for his best friend, he watched the passing cars to relieve his boredom. She tried to tuck her hair behind her ear every time the wind picked up.‘I will start working next week. Can I handle being with him and seeing him every day?’ she thought.Kim arrives without Mariane noticing her, as Mariane was thinking about what she should do as she was about to enter David’s company.“What are you thinking about that seems to be so deep that you don’t even notice my arrival?” Mariane jumped in surprise on her seat and held her chest as if her heart had popped out from her ribcage.“Pftt. If that’s a guy… Whoever he is, he will definitely be drowning in your thoughts by now.” Kim joked and chuckled when she saw Mariane’s epic reaction.“Dammit, Kim! Do you want me to die? I almost had a heart attack at your silliness.” Mariane continued tapping her c
“Did you really agree to what he wanted?” Kim asked him while they were having a spaghetti snack inside Diego’s room.Mariane stopped eating spaghetti and nodded her head.“Do you think I have a choice? But maybe it’s a good idea so that he can sign the divorce papers.” He replied.After a while, the door suddenly opened, which silenced the two women immediately.“Good afternoon.” A man wearing a white gown smiled and greeted them. “I brought you coffee,” he said to Mariane.“Dr. Smith, you don’t have to do this,” Mariane said as Doctor Smith handed her the coffee he bought for her.“I like to do this every day.” Zach smiled, showing off his beautiful smile.Mariane smiled back, and she mouthed thanks, and she put the coffee on the table. Kim, who was drooling over Doctor Smith, pulled the hem of Mariane’s sleeves.“Care to share who this Demi-god just landed right through my heart is?” Kim whispered to Mariane while her eyes were glued to the doctor’s face.Mariane pursed her lips as
“Am I pregnant?!”David frowned at Mariane’s reaction.“Why do you look surprised? Didn’t you know?”David looked at her in the eye trying to figure out if Mariane was telling the truth about her not knowing their pregnant. But Mariane couldn’t stand to lie to him. She bit her lower lip and winced.“I was about to tell you after our wedding as my wedding gift, but it seems like you knew about it now.” Mariane pouted disappointedly.David sighed. “Love, you don’t have to be disappointed. Don’t worry. I will act like I never knew about your pregnancy.” David smiled while trying to comfort his wife.“By the way, who else knew about this matter?” she asked, alarmed.“I haven’t told anyone yet, except for Stacey.”“Oh,” Mariane suddenly felt sad and frightened upon mentioning the name of the person who cause her wounds in the cheek.David held her hand. “Don’t worry about her. She said sorry and will turn herself in at the police station. I also called some reporters to clear out your name
‘She’s pregnant,’ David kept on thinking about what the doctor had just said. And he couldn’t help but worry about Mariane’s condition as well.‘I should have known in the beginning. So, I could protect them.’ Suddenly, he remembered what Stacey did to Mariane.‘Stacey, you will pay for what you did.’ he thought.His grip on the steering wheel tightened as images of Stacey smirking at him appeared in his thoughts. David stepped on the gas to accelerate his speed. He was on his way to the abandoned building where they found Mariane. As soon as he arrived at the building, John immediately welcomed him.He remembered after knowing that Mariane was pregnant, he immediately called John to stop torturing Stacey. Because he wanted to do the punishment by himself.“Where is she?” David asked.“She’s on the top floor, Sir. Like what you said, we did what she does to Madam.” John informed him.“That’s good. You can have your rest. I can take it from here.”“But, Sir.-”“It’s alright. I’m okay.
If you wish to find your beloved lover alive, you better look for her now. Finder’s keepers, baby.“Who the hell send this message to you?!” Kim asked exasperatingly.After David received those cryptic messages from an unknown number, he immediately contacted Anastacia, Geneva, Kim, and John. But since Anastacia needs to take care of her husband, Diego, Anastacia needs to stay with him. So, to get her involved in the conversation, David called her and put the phone into a speaker phone.“I don’t know yet. But I have my investigator investigate the photo. Let’s wait for his call.”“Do you know where to find her now, son?” Geneva asked worriedly. “If you do so, don’t worry about Jacob. I will take good care of him,” she added.“I’m still waiting for the investigator’s report. Once we find out her location, we will immediately rescue her.”“I want to come!” Kim volunteered.“Are you nuts? What if something happened to you? Dr. Smith will kill me.” Mark butted in, which made Kim roll her
‘Where am I?’ She wondered.After a while, his stomach suddenly started to boil. Only then did he remember that he had not eaten lunch and had only eaten biscuits in the morning. His throat was also parched with thirst. In addition to that, Mariane is no longer comfortable in the gown she is wearing because apart from being heavy, she is also starting to itch and the fabric is sagging around her chest.Mariane tried to feel the surroundings while she tapped her foot to figure out if the floor was cement, wood, or on a road. Mariane tried to turn around the post but then she suddenly felt nervous as her heart stops from breathing when she tapped her foot and could feel nothing.‘Why is there no floor? Did they hang me up?” she wondered.Trembling Mariane, makes Stacey chuckle. Mariane becomes alert upon hearing the voice of a laughing woman. Just seeing her rival struggling makes Stacey happy.“Hmm!!! (Who are you?!)” Mariane hummed as she couldn’t speak properly.From giggling, Stacey
It was a traditional church with wooden pews on each side of the aisle but because of this special occasion. They covered the entrance and down the aisle with vines and festive candles lighting the way to their future. Their chosen flower arrangement group elegantly designed the inside of a church. They created an arc at the entrance with mixed chrysanthemums and pink and white roses. People and media groups who got invited to the wedding of the century gathered inside the church.The media groups were busy preparing their camera at the back, following the other guests invited to the wedding. The wedding coordinator talked to the entourage about their position as they walked down the aisle later. Jacob fell asleep in the chair while Geneva took care of him. Next to Geneva were Anastacia and David. David was constantly blowing his breath while rubbing his hands on his knees. The groom must have been feeling anxious because of his wedding.“Are you all right?” Anastasia asked.“I don’t
After David left her alone in the room, the make-up artists and the wedding planner came to check on her. She needs to get ready, as the ceremony at the church will start soon. The make-up artist and the hair stylist started doing their assigned job. And it was too late for her to cover up the lovebite David made on her neck.‘Dammit!’ Mariane cursed in her mind.“Good morning, Miss Mariane,” the crew greeted her. But they turned all their eyes on her neck that had a love bite, and they all went silent as they looked away.Kim entered the room and was about to greet her friend when she noticed the mark.“Good morning- oooh… Seem like someone just sneaked around.” Kim teased as she walked in Mariane’s direction.Mariane rolled her eyes as she tried to hide the embarrassment she felt. Her cheeks were now as red as tomatoes. Kim suddenly held Mariane’s chin and tilted it sideward, which made Mariane slap her friend’s hand.“Stop it, will you?”But the best friend of the year grinned. “Wh
Everyone is busy with the arrangements for the wedding to be held today. David is in their house and is preparing for his wedding, along with his mother Geneva, and his son, Jacob.Since Geneva apologized to them, she has recovered from her grandson Jacob. he always borrows the child from them. At first, Mariane was hesitant to lend Geneva to their son. But when he saw a grandmother's love for her grandson and a sign of sincerity in asking for forgiveness, he allowed her to borrow his son. And now they can't stop the grandmother from spoiling the child to buy toys and food.“Mom, you can go now. But can you bring Jacob with you to the venue? I have something to do here first.”Geneva frowned as she noticed David was taking deep breaths as if he was confused and restless. He was even pacing back and forth as he was feeling nervous.“Oh-okay. Are you sure you’re okay, son?” she asked worriedly.“Y-yeah, Mom.”Geneva raised her brow while scrutinizing her son in disbelief. “I thought you
After David announced his marriage to Mariane in a press conference, the media did not stop Mariane. Everywhere Mariane goes, there are paparazzi who are following her and she even beat a famous actress because she is always in the news. Even their son Jacob can no longer attend school properly, because of the reporters and the inquisitive parents of his classmates.One day, Mariane and Kim went out to the Salon to pamper themselves. Because it will be three days before the wedding of the century happens. Mariane and David’s wedding. But as soon as they come out of the said Salon, the reporters suddenly popped out and started asking them questions.“Ma’am, can I request your interview about your upcoming wedding with a well-known businessman, David Cruz?” “Excuse me. We don’t want to get interviewed.” Kim interrupted them, but the stubborn reporters didn’t listen and continued asking Mariane some questions.“How does it feel to be married to a David Cruz?”Kim tried to cover up Maria
One year later,Mariane’s wounds healed, and she could walk properly without anyone’s help. They went back to their everyday life. Their son, Jacob, is now a grade-one student at a prestigious school. Mariane started to build her new accounting firm with the help of David. And David is back to being a workaholic aside from special occasions and holidays. He often went home late and went on business trips now and then.After a year of living together, Mariane and David’s relationship is fine. David asked Mariane to marry her for the second time. At first, Mariane refused when she let David stand up. The people around them turned silent as they thought Mariane would reject his proposal.“Why do we have to get married… again?” Mariane asked when David proposed to her while they were having a family dinner.“Because you deserve to have a proper wedding,” David explained.“But we’re already married. Plus, preparing for the wedding is just,” Mariane sighed. “Stressful and expensive.” Marian