Everyone was surprised by their reasons. Valentino was quite surprised that the guy he saw Alice hugging last night was Mr. Xu's son. Mr. & Mrs. Xu were surprised at how their son came to know Alice but how? Alice and her husband are new in town so how did they meet? It seemed like he only knew Alice and not Valentino. Explanation needed. Alice was surprised to know that Haoyu was a rich guy. "Since he's this rich, what was he doing in a local club?" Alice's brain was spinning to get things straight and he is also the son of Mr & Mrs. Xu whom Valentino has planned to expand business with and to know that she had told Haoyu their secret about the contract "F**k," Alice cursed under her breath. "How should I explain to Mr. & Mrs. Xu that I met their son at a club while I was out without my husband's concept?" Alice was confused about what to do. Haoyu was surprised about seeing Alice right here in a meeting with his father, mother, and her CONTRACT HUSBAND. Yeah, he did remember Alic
The morning was as quiet as always. Alice woke up with this string of headaches dragging her down each time she tried to get up from her mattress. She couldn't help it so she laid helplessly on her back knowing very well that Theo was going to come wake her once he didn't see her so she waited patiently. Trying not to think back on what had happened yesterday proved to be very difficult so she sat up a bit, stretched her hand to her bedside cupboard, opened the first drawer, and took out a pen & a piece of paper. She wrote down some drugs and kept the paper on top of her bed, knowing that once Theo came in, she could send Theo to help her get it. Right after that, Alice closed her eyes and took a deep breath before turning over to the side.Theo woke up to his dismay, he stood from his bed, walked into the bathroom, took a refreshing bath, and got ready for the day. He stepped out of his room without seeing any signs of Alice anywhere around the house. He thought maybe she was still s
The road was busy, the traffic and sun did not do any better in helping the day. Dominic was stuck in traffic, he had to be the said restaurant before Emile gets there but the traffic says order wise. Little by little the road cleared, Dominic took a race with his car in order not to be late but unfortunately for him, getting to the restaurant he sighted a lady who sat with her back faced to the entrance of the restaurant and seated alone. "She's here already ok, lets do this."Dominic spoke to himself then walked over to where the young beautiful lady sat." Hi beauty, Am so sorry I turned out late, the traffic was hell" Dominic chuckled, he was trying his possible best to sound cool but the cold eyes she gave Dominic made him lose confidence a bit then again he had to do his best."Ok so am Dominic, nice meeting you Emiliana"He stretched his hand forward for a hand shake, Emile stared at him for a few seconds before putting her hand into his in handshake."Nice meeting you Dominic, s
Ander didn't want to leave Jamie so soon, he wasn't even listening when Jamie had asked him to leave.Ander is a Twenty-Four years old boy, who still has that mind of a fifteen. He has always been so considerate on people, he doesn't things the way he wants to and has a good sense in differentiating what's good or bad, which seemed like more reason why Rita had choosed Xavier over him. He was a softie at heart and had grew so fond of Jamie cause Alice was given birth to after one year before Ander was born. Jamie nursed him together with Alice just until he was six, then Rita felt like it was time for her go take her son back and that was how they got separated.Even though they were separated, Ander always found a way to connect with Jamie at least it they were in contact until Ander was taking to the states to study with his brother. Tiles we're cut but Jamie was always in his heart and to meet her after so many year was one of the exciting things he saw but the after display was an
Two Months Later.Mr. & Mrs. Frost had left the country for some business trip that would go on for months or maybe years depending on how fast they got to establish their base. Knowing that their son was married and also, now had a companion who would stay right by his side always, made them stay out there at ease, with not many worries. They had called in every weekend to know how the newlywed was doing, this arrangement was made on days Alice was supposed to come and spend time in the house as Valentino's wife, and with that, Mr. & Mrs Frost wouldn't get to notice anything.Valentino suddenly became cold towards Alice over the past months, he said nothing less than one word or two to Alice whenever she came around. At first, Alice thought it was weird and tried to make him talk but after she had noticed that he wasn't going to say a word to her, she stopped trying and left everything the way it was, things seemed to be way easier with this route which made Alice lose the wanting fo
Theo was amused at the fast thought and reply he got from Alice, so in his conclusion, it's either Alice has already thought this through or she's being the smart badass she has always been. Alice left Theo in an awe reaction to her room to take a shower and relax a bit before heading back to the hospital.Alice entered her room and shut the door as soon as she was fully in. She wasn't surprised to see that her room which she messed up while hurrying over to Valentino's a day before had been cleaned and all her clothes were back in her closet and neatly kept. She only smiled and looked back with the hope of looking directly into Theo to show how grateful she was but was slightly disappointed to face the door which she shut after she had moved into her space.Not knowing what to accomplish first, Alice went into the bathroom and decided to use the bathtub so Soul could be able to relax. Sitting in a bathtub can be as comforting as ever, Alice has never realized this up until now. She w
Emile's hopes constantly came down a bit upon hearing how determined Valentino's words were about Alice being his fiance."His FIANCE" Alice chuckled. Emile thought of something and then shocked Alice with the most expensive laughter she had heard in a long while now."What's up? Why the laugh?""I remember the edge that says that you never can tell not until the last minute where you say I do. So I don't think I have anything to worry about since you are still a FIANCE so, let's race to it." Emile glimpsed to where Mrs. Annabelle was and added." Mom, I hope the challenge is been accepted?" There came a long silence after the question she threw at Valentino's mom."Mom? Hahaha…! Did she just call me mom" Mrs. Annabelle was speechless. She didn't know why and where all this was coming from, she just hoped everything would be done and dusted real quick.Too much drama for an engagement weekend, yeah. Alice wondered why Emile was doing this, she needed to run a background check on her to
Xavier began clapping as his Mom joined him, he stood from where he sat and walked closer to Jamie. "Now the first part is done so I would love it if you leave your phone here then move into your room and have some rest. How about that?" Jamie stared at Xavier for a long time before dropping her phone on the center table and walking out to her room. She knew Xavier would think she would call Alice or anything but she didn't care about those right now.Jamie needed to put her act together, these things might not be the way they look. Xavier might be trying to play her and she won't doubt so in order not to get out smarter, Jamie had put on a voice recorder in her phone and hid it in a particular hide app before leaving her phone there for them. She halfway hoped that things will go well though Alice can be a pain in the ass just until she understands the whole plan. Jamie sat in front of the mirror, gazing at herself, and for some reason, she took pity on herself."How come you got so
Mike sat on the edge of the old worn-out couch, he fingers furiously twinning together. He glanced at Velerio, who stood by the window, looking out into the bright morning sunset. The office had this unsettling air as the tension grew the more.Mike and Velerio have been friends for over the years now, navigating the ups and downs of life with the kind of easy that only a deep understanding could bring most especially when it comes to Velerio, the Ahpla and his problems.There was a tension simmering beneath the surface, which both of them had acknowledged."Valerio, you know we need to talk about this" Mike finally said as he raised his head up to face his Ahpla with his gray eyes clouded with frustration.Valerio signed knowing exactly what he meant. "Mike I don't think there is anything to talk about" He turned away from the window and walked over to his desk where he stood right beside the table with his glare fixed on Mike.Mike took a deep breath struggling to keep his voice cal
Name your price. "Valantino busted out quietly, his cold voice made Alice snapped out of her thoughts to look into the daring green eyes that seeked a quick response from her.Like who the hell is this guy?Alice Greenwood had earlier walked into the restaurant with her shoulders straight, chin and elbows up in an observation mood.Alice was dressed to kill, with her expensive faux jacket, the five inches heel she wore made her stand out from any normal woman in the restaurant was. The short sleeveless gown did nothing but to highlight how good she would be if she was a model. The gown was glued to the body like it's part of her. To cut the story short, Alice was beautiful and she knew it and argued herself along with the charisma that came with looking so endearing. Alice stood tall, as her eyes scanned over the place, glimpsing to where she would find her new client , she got overwhelmed just to figure out that she would do better on her own since her companion was yet to dock. Eve
The door was banged open only just for a tiny but classic creature to apprehend into the room, Theo who was right at the door became curious about the lady" Who the hell is she?"Theo thought to himself. "Hello, Miss Alice Greenhood" A tiny and quiet voice was heard, Alice froze at the sound of the voice, How would she ever forget this voice "How dare this witch step her feet into my mom's ward and say my name.?" she walked over to Alice like she was here for her."Longest time, daughter of a mere dumb mistress" Alice looked over with a spark in her eye, she felt so angered."Hello, to you too Mrs. Rita Goerge, I can't believe you look worse than the last time I saw you and when was that again.?"Alice complimented her with a smile toying on her lips which displayed disgust and anger. The smile went off Rita's face as soon as Alice replied to her in such a rude tone on her voice and, was she supposed to say 'thank you' for the painful compliment she had given her or what."I guess you
STILL ON GEORGE'S POV.Remembering the past between I and Jamie made me regret what I did and what I have done. I know they say the did has already been done and tgere is no going back, I have always wished she could give me a chance to correct my mistake. Though it makes me happy most times to know that I have a daughter and am sure Jamie won't allow it not believe me but I know how much I wish to spend time with her, cherish her and make her feel a fathers love. Rita has always been my problem, ever since she got herself engaged with my business, it only made me discipise her more than anything. I have always wanted what was best for Jamie but Rita was always in the way and me being a selfish person who only cares about money couldn't bare losing Rita for some mere love so I don't engage myself on anything concerning Rita martreating Jamie even up till date.When I noticed Jamie had chosen a tougher part of fighting up against Rita, I got sacred and knew that at this point I needed
"Don't you think it's time you wake up? Am weak, I need to run around. WAKE UP BRENDA..!!!!!!" Brenda sluggishly turn over to a side."I need to get more sleep, go away" Brenda's sleepy voice yawned.Just as she was ready to get back to sleep, a loud alarm bell rang into her ear which made her quickly open her eyes. She jumped up from her bed with her heart racing so fast, wiped her eyes and tried calming herself down after realizing it was just a dream. She layed back on her bed and shut her eyes to help her racing heart stop."Get up Brenda" She heard a tiny voice speak in her head. This time around it sounded so real to her as she flipped her eyes open. She jumped away quickly from her bed and walked over to the mirror where she stood for a few minutes with her eyes closed."Brenda, it's me" "Ariya?""Is that my name? It sounds cute, I like it" Ariya replied in a faint tone."Arrrhhhhhhhh……….. Mom.. Ariya is here" Brenda screamed as she raced herself down the stairs to the kitchen
The sun was so harsh that it could tear up someone's skin. The roads were quite busy as usual not minding the sun and it's unfriendliness towards the earth.Alice drove straight back to the hospital, she for sometime thought that she had forgotten something but didn't know what that was so she only proceeded with her push to the hospital. Getting there she went straight to her mom's ward, opened the portico and entered only to find the place empty. She couldn't get what was going on, she rushed out and went consecutive to the place one of the nurses stood" Hello, pls do you know the where about of the woman that was in this ward?" she pointed at the ward door, the nurse shook her head to the left and right in response to her question. She went straight to the doctors office only to discover that her mom has been discharged by some kind of people."But why did you let them take my mom?"She couldn't help but yell at the doctor."She personally agreed to go with them. At first I didn't h
Valantino didn't really know what to say to his parents with the impression they are exhibiting but Alice knowing her job and what she is been paid for actually chiped in as soon as he needed her help."I was really the one that argued him not to disclose me yet cause it took me time to accept the fact that I was dating someone as influenced and sweet like him, Am so sorry Ma."Alice said looking at valantino with so much passion written all over her face. Valantino's mom raise an eyebrow at Alice and paused while staring at her.Alice didn't really realize why she was getting those hurtful stares "Did I say something.?" Alice thought to herself then turned to fully face Mrs frost, not until she traced back to the moment when she first entered the place, Mrs frost specifically asked Alice to address her as Annabelle not Ma or Mrs frost."Am so sorry Annabelle, I guess it skipped my mind once again"She grilled at Mrs frost and continued."Mrs Annabelle I didn't know you guys were this g
Mike sat on the edge of the old worn-out couch, he fingers furiously twinning together. He glanced at Velerio, who stood by the window, looking out into the bright morning sunset. The office had this unsettling air as the tension grew the more.Mike and Velerio have been friends for over the years now, navigating the ups and downs of life with the kind of easy that only a deep understanding could bring most especially when it comes to Velerio, the Ahpla and his problems.There was a tension simmering beneath the surface, which both of them had acknowledged."Valerio, you know we need to talk about this" Mike finally said as he raised his head up to face his Ahpla with his gray eyes clouded with frustration.Valerio signed knowing exactly what he meant. "Mike I don't think there is anything to talk about" He turned away from the window and walked over to his desk where he stood right beside the table with his glare fixed on Mike.Mike took a deep breath struggling to keep his voice cal
"What in the world has gone wrong this time around?"Alice was already well dressed so she freaked out to Valentino's house. On getting there she went into the room like she owned the place, the house was dead silent, and Alice needed to move into the living room to know what was going on. "Hey babe" Alice went over to where Valentino sat and side-hugged him as she sat alongside "What's going on, why is nobody talking? And babe why are you suddenly back from the hospital?" Alice looked over to her contracted mother-in-law."Mom?""Alice, I think you should come upstairs with me so we can talk"Valentino dragged Alice out of the living room. Alice's eyes were all over just until her eyes settled on a lady seated right beside Valentino's dad with a huge smile on her face. Alice stared at her more before she was finally on the stairs, out of the room and the lady also had a firm watch at Alice as well."Drop the act, what's going on?"Alice questioned right before they had entered Valentino