(Back to past)"March, you need to break up with Rod," Juni said while we were in the auditorium for the graduation practice.I shook my head. "Juni—""March.. Did you know that there’s already a rumor that you're dating Rod?""What?""I heard that from dad,""Clarissa was the one behind it. And March, you and Rod are not careful when it comes to your relationship. You acted like everything is fine."How can I leave Rod? I don't think I can live without him."Juni, Rod asked me to elope,""WHAT?""But I didn't agree because if we do that, he would lose his inheritance.""When did he ask you?" Junisa."A month ago,"“Oh my God! Rod is crazy,” she said."But I think I’m crazier than him. I want to grab his invitation Juni. I want to run away with him," after I said that, Juni suddenly faced me. Her eyes widened and she touched both of my cheeks."March," she’s worried about me.I smiled even though there were tears in my eyes. I don’t know what to do anymore."D-Don't do that. Please..
“How did you get there? Are you following us?”“That's my aunt's coffee shop. I didn't know that you and your boyfriend went there.""What are you doing there? Don't tell you just thought about going there at this hour?”"I'm not following you if that's what you're thinking. It just happened that I ordered coffee from my aunt because I still had to finish the project I was working on for a client."Is he working? Isn't he still a student? I looked at what he was holding, it was coffee."There was no one to deliver so she asked me to pick up my order. Then I saw you and Rod. Since I know what happened to you, that's why I helped you."I narrowed my eyes at him."Why? What do you know about us?""That you're a mistress," he said seriously.W-What?“Right. Mistress indeed," I laughed, a laugh full of bitterness and pain.He handed me a handkerchief."Go into your room and cry there." He said after he averted his eyes to me.I nodded and took the handkerchief he gave me.All of my problem
(BACK TO PRESENT) "You can walk by yourself now?" "I guess so," Rod said while trying to walk alone without the use of crutches. My smile widened when I saw him walking. I clapped for joy. It's Saturday and since he waited for me to come home from the office, I can say that he has treated me well. "Alright, come here. I'll wait for you," I said and excitedly stood up and then distance myself from him. I even raised my hands while urging him to come to me. He snorted, trying not to laugh. That's when I realize that I'm turning him into a toddler. I put my hands down in shame. "Ah-hehe," "Watch me," he said. I nodded and looked at him. He walked towards me slowly. Does this mean my role in his life is finally over? He can walk now. My smile widened when he successfully came to where I was standing. "Very good," I giggled, teasing him like he’s a baby that just starting to walk. I thought he would be angry, but he just laughed and hugged me. But my smile faded when I noticed
SUNDAY, I am here outside his room because I want him to know that I am leaving but before I could knock, I hear him talking someone over the phone. "I don't want to trust her anymore. I really thought we were fine but she lied. She is no longer the March I knew," I do not know who he’s talking to. "No. I will continue my plan," he added. I didn't bother to knock and tell him I’m leaving. I left without saying goodbye. Whatever Rod is planning, I hope that's not the reason for me to give up on him. I went home to Eya's house where my children were. "MOM!!" They shouted and mobbed me at the same time. “Oh! Your quintuplets miss you so much," Karen said while holding a tea. "Where are the others?" "Symon and Eya left. Juni, visited her family in Tagoloan," Karen Oh, I see. "Mom, up!" I smiled at what AJ said. "How is mom's baby girl doing? Do you miss me?" "I miss you so much, mommy. Why doesn’t your boss allow you to go home?" I frowned and looked at Karen. She’s looking bac
"Who's t-that child?" the chairman asked, staring at my son."Are you the one I spoke with the last time?" CJ asked, casting a disdainful look at the chairman.Talked last time? What does my son mean?"Attorney, why is he with you?" I asked, wiping away the tears that would not stop falling.I was surprised that they were together.Atty. Manilou’s face showed confusion."He approached me and gave me this, hija," her hand trembled as she handed me a small piece of paper.There was an address written on it, Rod's address."He asked if I know this address. He s-said, he wanted to come because he has some business to do here. I knew it was Rod's address, so I brought him here because I was curious about what he would do. I-I didn't know h-he's your son... W-Wait, I'm confused."I bit my lower lip. CJ, why do you have your dad's address?"Cam, who gave you this?" I knelt down to meet his gaze.He looked at me with a furrowed brow."Your boss, mom. Who is your boss? I wanna punch him," he b
"CJ, let's go," I saidBut Rod held my hand to stop me, and I was even more surprised when I saw him bending his knees in front of me."I'm sorry…" he cried. "I'm so sorry.."I don’t know what to do. He’s kneeling and gripping my legs tightly. He's crying uncontrollably, and CJ buried his face on my neck, just to avert his gaze from his dad."Mama, is he really my father?" he asked. It was a whisper but we heard it clearly.Now it's confirmed that I'm not really married; that I just made it all up."He said his name is James. Is he my father?"I nodded while crying. CJ sobbed even more. He’s crying like the world turned against him. That he has been betrayed by fate.It’s painful for me to hear that.Ever since, CJ didn’t cry like this. He’s been acting tough and strong for his siblings.But now, it’s different.CJ shook his head, refusing to acknowledge that Rod is his father. "Mama, I don't want him to be my dad."I could still remember how much he despised his father. Among his sib
"March, we are not your enemy... Haven't I always treated you as daughter?" Attorney said. CJ was already asleep in my arms. Rod was in front, looking at our son. "Is this the reason why you suddenly disappeared seven years ago?" he asked. "I left for my child-" "Our child," he corrected me. "I don't want to argue with you. My mind is confused. I'm in turmoil and my head hurts. I was surprised to see a child angry with me earlier. Then I find out that child is actually mine." "Rod," Attorney intervened, calming him down. He closed his eyes. "It's hard for me. I don't know how to react. I'm so angry. I'm really confused. Damn it!" "Rod, set aside your feelings. Don't just think about yourself. Think about your son who doesn't want to accept you." Atty. Manilou He fell silent and looked at CJ. "He acts like you, son," Attorney suddenly said to Rod. "I see Elias as your small version at school, I never thought you had a child there who's studying," I pursed my lips. Attorney
"Eya, please don't," I whispered. I was in the room, locked by Rod. I had my son CJ with me, dozing off on the bed."We'll report that beast to the police!""Eya, it will just cause chaos. You know how powerful the Chavez is.""But that's kidnapping, March!""He doesn't want us to leave. He wants us to stay by his side.""What? That idiot is really losing it. He's already married."I know and I don't know what he’s thinking for locking us here. Even his mom couldn't stop him earlier. I knew they argue before he ordered the bodyguards to take us to the room."He doesn’t have a plan to lock me here, Eya. But he said he'll take CJ away from me if I try to leave. He's making me to choose to stay."Eya cursed on the other line."What do you want us to do?"I looked at my son.I’m dying now that they found out about CJ, how much more if Rod learn about the other?"Help me to hide BJ, AJ, DJ and EJ, Eya. I have no one else to rely on." I am so damn afraid of what the chairman or Clarissa mi
"Is this it?" Rod said while holding my hand. Ironically, I was the one holding his hand because I felt he might get lost here in the cemetery. "No, it's this way," I said as I pulled him in the right direction. Rod and I were heading to my mom's grave. And because there were many twists and turns along the way, we were having a hard time navigating, especially since he's a big guy. "Excuse me," I kept saying that at every tomb we passed by. "Why are you saying that, babe?" Rod asked. "To prevent your 'eggs' from swelling," I said, laughing. What's wrong with Rod, he's oblivious to any superstition. Actually, since earlier. When we were entering, he was talking so much that I asked him to be quiet since we're in a cemetery. I guess he was wondering why I wanted him to be quiet, so he bombarded me with a lot of questions. As we passed by a large cross, I caught sight of a woman's face that was very familiar to me. Miss Tanya? I looked again, but because of the large blades of
I squint as the drops of water hit my body. After rinsing off, I peeked into the room and saw Rod putting on his watch. He had showered before me, so he's all dressed up now.I stepped out in my bathrobe and caught Rod eyeing me up and down. He quickly averted his gaze when he noticed me looking at him."What are you doing, babe?" he frowned. I chuckled, slapped his arm, and went straight to the vanity area."What are you talking about?""You're seducing me! Can't you see I just got dressed!""Heh! Stop it, Rod! Aren't you tired? It stings!" I said to him. The kids weren't home; they were with the chairman since it's weekend.So, Rod freely does things he can't do when the quintuplets are around.I saw him walking towards me. He held me by the shoulders, and I closed my eyes as I felt his lips on my neck.He's going to the US in the next 2 days. I'm gonna miss him."You're dressed now," I told him. He just groaned and continued kissing me.I closed my eyes and held his head as his lip
When Rod and EJ arrived home, we immediately greeted them outside the house. Eya was still here with us."Hi, baby," Rod said and kissed my cheek. He put his hand on my waist and kissed me again on the neck.I chuckled and pinched his nose. He's so clingy even though his children are watching us. But our children seemed happy about it."Hi, Aunt Eya!" EJ approached Eya to kiss her cheek after he came to me to kiss my cheek and lips."Did you have fun, EJ?" I asked. He nodded and smiled. "Yes and I learned a lot, mom. And I'm excited to learn more," he said.Earlier, he asked if he could accompany his dad because he wanted to see how Rod works. I didn't agree because he had school, but his siblings convinced me, so I relented."Papa! How was it?" CJ asked his dad. I furrowed my brow."Big brother is good!" Rod answered and even gave a thumbs up. The smiles on the kids' faces widened as they looked at EJ."Wow! I'm so proud of you, big brother EJ!" AJ said and even clapped her little ha
"Have you heard about Rod's wife, March?" Eya asked. We were at the coffee shop near the school, and I was with Eya. We were waiting for the four kids.EJ didn't go to school today but went to his dad's office."I don't know where attorney hid her. But one thing's for sure, she's with her child," I said while munching on fries. Eya nodded."What about Tanya? I was shocked by the revelation. So she's the reason why you and Rod got separated? Unbelievable!"Even I, was extremely surprised by what happened."I heard the chairman wants to have her jailed. But you didn’t agree? You feel sorry for her?"I shook my head. I just really don't want us to be stuck in the past anymore. I want to move forward and let Miss Tanya do whatever she wants.But I won't ever approach her again."But you know what, because of what happened with the Malaques, the topic about your Quintuplets with Rod wasn't discussed much. The made-up scandals about Rod's involvement weren't given much attention because eve
"I still can't believe it!" Rod said. We're together now and the quintuplets are already home, Arian brought them earlier."Do you know about this?" he asked. I shook my head. "I just know now. Ralph told me."He fell silent."So that's why. That's why Clark was so hot-headed towards me. And Tanya, her mother?" I felt sorry for Clarissa, but I couldn't help but laugh at Rod. He looks really cute while saying that.He was so mind-blown by the revelations at the party earlier. He could hardly speak. He was stunned when Tanya said Clarissa was her daughter, and he was even more shocked to find out that Clark was Clarissa's lover."If your mom wasn't there earlier, things might have gotten out of hand." I leaned on him.Earlier, when Clark was trying to get Clarissa to go with him, the attorney arrived and intervened. The attorney brought a bunch of bodyguards and personally escorted Clarissa out of the venue. All you could hear was Clarissa crying.Meanwhile, the Malaque family was force
"Clark?" I asked in surprise.I looked ahead, and Clarissa had a light smile on her face as she stood beside Rod, guiding my children."Are you joking?" I asked, waiting for him to say, 'just kidding.'"No," Ralph replied. I looked at him, and he took Punn from me when he saw that Punn wanted to go to him."Why are you telling me this?""Because I want to ask for your help. Protect her. She's going to tell her parents about Punn.""What? Shouldn't she delay that?" If her father finds out about her child, he might hurt her."No. She wants to be with Punn now. She's already decided that even I can't stop her."I bit my lower lip and looked at Rod in front.The quintuplets were already introduced. As usual, many were surprised and angered by the introduction of my children.They couldn't criticize Rod because they could see Clarissa, his wife, supporting him, along with the chairman and attorney Manilou.The venue was filled with applause while my playful children were, smiling and wavin
After a week, the party that the chairman mentioned finally pushed through. I'm with the attorney right now, and we're getting ready with the makeup artists they hired."Mama, look at me. I'm a princess," we all chuckled upon hearing AJ words. Actually, Clarissa is also here with us.Attorney and Clarissa are still not okay with each other, but they're civil.Attorney knows about Rod and Clarissa's conversation about divorce, and other than that, we haven't told anyone else. So at some point, I know attorney understands Clarissa.During the past week, Clarissa visited the house with Punn, and my kids played with her child."I'm nervous, March. What if dad hurts Punn?" she whispered."Punn's with his dad, right? So don't worry," I said, but her expression didn't change."Is everyone from Malaque invited here?" she asked. I nodded because all the elites were invited by Rod and the chairman."Maybe Clark will come," she said. Her brother? Aren't they not on good terms?"March, I'll take
It's been three days since I found out about Clarissa's child in the hospital.Inside the restaurant, we're waiting for Clarissa to arrive."Do you think she'll agree?" Rod asked."She's here," I whispered as I spotted Clarissa approaching us."Hey," she greeted, giving Rod and me a kiss in the cheek. Unlike before when she was so radiant, now she's not. She looks pale."Are you okay?" I asked with concern.She nodded. "I'm fine. I'm sorry for being late," she said.I looked at Rod, and like me, he's also worried about Clarissa."We can reschedule this if you want. You look so pale," Rod suggested."It's fine, Rod. Let's proceed. Is this about the divorce?" Clarissa asked."I'll agree to the divorce. Don't worry," she added.Rod sighed and sat back in his chair."Yes, but I don't want to give you any part of the Chavez estate," Rod said bluntly.Clarissa nodded, not even surprised. It's as if she expected it. She didn't get angry either."I understand. I'm not after your wealth, Rod,"
"After the wedding, Rod and I didn't live in the same roof. Rod left and went back to the Philippines while I stayed in the US for 2 years."I remained quiet as I listened to her."I didn't go back because I was so angry that I got married to him.""I thought you used to like Rod?" I asked. I still remembered how clingy she was to Rod back then."Why would I like him? He has a bad attitude, he's arrogant, and conceited," she said, furrowing her brow.I chuckled.That's Rod. That's how Rod was when I first met him."And he's disgusting. He’s kissing different girls at the bar, so why would I like him? But that's what dad said so who am I to say no?"I met her dad. Her dad is the type of person you wouldn't dare disobey. Even I felt scared when he visited earlier. I wouldn't dream of him becoming my dad."But while I was in America, I got pregnant," Clarissa said, looking at her child who was now peacefully sleeping in bed.I looked at her child, whom she named Punn. That's why this chi