“Hello?”The line was silent when Vale picked up the unknown number.“Who’s there?” she asked, starting to get annoyed.“Its... it’s me...” A hoarse voice answered the phone.Vale stiffened and wanted to end the call when Keith shouted, “Don’t! Don’t hang up...please...” he pleaded.Vale felt a lump on her throat.After six months, this is the first time that she heard his voice once more.“What do you want?” she walked to the large transparent glass that shows her the view of the city.Staring at the distance.“I...I can’t...I don’t know-” his words were halted when he falls down in front of the fridge, covering his stomach with his arm. He grimaced at the pain on his stomach.Vale frowned when she heard his pained groan.“Keith?” her face wavered for a second, “What’s wrong?”She heard no response from him. Only the sounds of the phones dropping down the floor.“Keith?” her blood went cold.When she didn’t hear any response from him, she ends the call and scrolls at her contacts.Loo
“He needs you.” the man said.Vale holds the phone on her ear with a trembling hand.“Please.” the man pleaded when he didn’t hear any response from her.“Where’s Sherry?” she asked.The man was silent for a minute.“You didn’t know, did you?” he asked.Vale frowned, “Know what?”“Keith was forced by his father to marry Sherry.”Vale chuckled bitterly, “What does this have to do with me?”“You killed a woman a few nights ago.” the man stated.Vale raised an eyebrow, “What are you implying?”“I know you still loved him, and no one knows you. Why don’t you killed-”“Brett! Stop! Do you know what you are saying?” Vale interrupted him.She walked down to her sofa before sitting on it, rubbing her forehead.“I know what I’m saying! Keith didn’t like her at all! He ordered us not to allow her to enter the house. He even refused to meet her after you...” Brett halted.“Then why did he kick me out?” Vale asked.Brett sighed.“It’s not my place to tell you. Why don’t you ask him when he wakes u
“I’m sorry...”Vale, who’s wiping Keith’s forehead with a wet towel stopped her actions.She looked at Keith with a complicated look.Sighing, she turned around and put the wet towels back on the basin on the nightstand.She sits at the side of the bed with her back on him.Both of her hand went to her sides.She lowered her head and closed her eyes.Immediately after, the scene six months ago appeared in her eyes.***FLASHBACKVale came back to his mansion after meeting with the five gangs.She went to her room.She opens the door, and just as she closed the door with a click, someone pushed her back onto the door.Her back hit the door hard.She hissed in pain.Before she could analyze the situation, someone covered her mouth with a pair of lips.Vale’s eyes widen in shock when she saw Keith.His kiss was brutal and domineering.Vale tried to push him away but failed.Within seconds, her clothes scattered down the floor.***“Sign it!”Vale rubbed her eyes tiredly.Her body was sore
Xavier sat in his study room, thinking about Vale and their encounter six months ago.***FLASHBACKXavier went to the beach in the afternoon.The reason why he went to the beach this time is to hide from his grandmother. His matchmaker.He was strolling along the beach when he saw a person lying unconscious on the beach.He strode towards the person and was shocked when he saw a familiar face and figure.He felt like he had met this person before, but he was not sure.The woman’s face had turned pale, and her lips had turned blue. Even her skin had turned cold.What shocked him the most is the dried blood on her back. There was a long cut on her left shoulder blade.“Hey! Wake up!” He patted her cheek gently, trying to wake her up.However, there was no response.Only a few people were living in the villas near the beach. Most of the villa was private property and owned by a prestigious person.The hospital is far from the beach.So, he decided to take him to his villa.After he put t
“Xavier, I need to call my brothers.” Vale looked up at him.Xavier pulled his phone out of his pants pocket and gave it to her.Fortunately, Vale still remembers Mason’s phone number.She pressed the dial button and waited for him to pick up.“Hello?” Mason’s voice rang through the phone.“Thank god you pick up!” Vale exhaled in relief.“Nana? Is that you? Why-” Vale cut him off.“Mason, I need your help. I think I’ve been poisoned.”“What?! Where are you now?”“I’m at the Private Blue Villa.”“Are you alone?”“No. My friend is here.”“Good. I’ll be there in a second.” He ended the call.Vale returned the phone to Xavier.“Thanks again.” she smiled.Xavier’s hand reach out to knock her head gently.“Why are you thanking me again? Your life is in danger, and you still have the guts to smile?” Xavier said disapprovingly.“Yes, yes. I’m wrong.” Vale nodded her head, but her pale lips still arch up.***Xavier had ordered Nicholas to go back first.Not long after, they heard the roar of a
Mason and Peter gather their people and allies to attack the Black River Gang that afternoon.The moment both of them arrived at the Black River Base; the place was already in chaos.The Black River Gang was caught off guard by the attack made by the Blood Brother’s Gang and The Underworld’s.In less than 15 minutes, half of his people had gone down. Most of them suffered a severe injury, and some were unfortunate enough to live a short life.Mason and Peter had given words not to show mercy to them after hearing that Lint River’s daughter poisoned their sister.Peter and Mason stood and watched as Lint River and half of his uninjured member struggled to fend off their attack.“Dad! Dad! Help me!” A sudden cried caught Lint River off guard. It was too late the moment he tried to avoid the sword coming at him.A roar of pain rang out at the sky.Lint River staggered back as he looked at his left arm on the ground.The remaining member immediately made a circle around him to prevent thei
ONE WEEK AGO
5 MONTHS AGOVale woke up with a nauseous feeling.She pushes the blanket aside in a hurry and strode towards the bathroom before vomiting.A few minutes after, she presses the flash button before leaning on the wall, panting slightly.She tried to remember every food that she’ve eaten yesterday and realize that she had eaten the leftover fried rice.But why is she vomiting?If she had eaten anything bad, then, she’s supposed to have a stomachache.Forget it. Maybe it’s just a common side effect for eating leftover rice.She decided to wash up and went out to do her usual business.However, this phenomenon happens to her again for the next few days. Sometimes, she would rush to the toilet just for smelling sweats or someone’s perfume.She also realized that she had been craving many kinds of foods recently.Her heart sped up when a thought appeared in her mind.Is she pregnant?Her face paled.To confirm her thoughts, she rushed out of her home and drive to the nearby pharmacy to buy a
“Babe, the baby...” Leslie mumbled sleepily as she tried to shake Peter’s awake.Peter grumbled before he got off the bed slowly and moved to the baby’s cradle and lifted the crying b
“Mitchell Grey!”“What?”
“Get out!”A pair of slippers fly past Brett’s head.
“What about this?”Dylan turned his head to look at Jenny, who was currently holding a pair of cute baby clothes in her hands.
Keith and Vale sat on the sofa in the living room after having dinner.They leaned on each other’s, watching variety shows on TV.
“Where are you going?”Nancy grabbed her purse on the sofa, “I’m going out.”
“They did what?!” Keith’s face turns dark.“It’s fine. I killed Mia, and Kayden wouldn’t last long either.”
“How’s your stomach? Is it still hurting?” Keith rubbed Vale’s stomach nervously.“No.” Vale leaned deeper into his embrace.
“Why are you so noisy?”