Artemis' POV"Is that you, Mama?" she asked with surprise on her face. She even tried to touch my cheek so I smiled at her. After a while, her tears began to fall."I'm not dreaming at all, right, Mama?" she asked, so I nodded to her, which is why she started crying. She couldn't stop herself from hugging me so I couldn't stop my bitter smile while I hugged her back. She cried even more while Ares and Seb just chuckled because of the two of us."You look like you are oppressed, huh?" Her Uncle laughed teasing her but she didn't let go of me. She can't stop crying so I can't stop my own tears. I just caressed her back while her tears kept on falling."I miss you so much, Mama," she said to me. I just smiled before kissing her forehead."I miss you too, Baby..." I softly said to her."I wanted to call you every time and ask you to go home to me," she said so I just smiled before staring at her. She was looking at my eyes now. It was as if she was memorizing everything about me so I just
Artemis' POV"Not yet, Baby..." I said to Athena so she poured before nodding at me."But I'll try to introduce you and him to each other someday..." My voice is almost like a whisper and unsure of what I'm saying to her."Does he know how to fight?" she curiously asks."He'll start to learn, he said..." I said, making Athena nod."I'll protect him while he can't fight yet then," she said so a smile gradually curved from my lips before I messed up her hair."I hope he wants a sister so we can be close, Mama..." Athena continued to say so I just smiled. I don't really know what to say. I don't know if I'll be able to bring her brother with me. I'm not giving up that idea but I know I'll have a really hard time doing that. My son has his complete family right now. He is happy with his father and Ms. Yu. Even if Ms. Yu sometimes acts rude, she's a good person to my son."He was also always ranked 1 at his previous school... And he was known as one of the youngest kids who won in a nation
Artemis' POV"What did you just do, Artemis?" he asked angrily. He wasn't even wearing his formal clothes. He was wearing only a black jogger and a gray shirt while anger was clearly visible in his eyes.“Oh, I just tried to check my health. I was feeling bad earlier. I also intend to return to the island," I said, laughing awkwardly, but it seemed that my smile could do nothing on his angry face now. I also felt nervous when he looked at the hospital. He came closer to me and tried to put the back of his palm on my forehead."Liar," he said, so I cleared my throat."You fucking went out of the island with just you in the boat. Fuck it. Are you even thinking, Artemis?” he asked, glaring at me. I just closed my eyes and didn't speak. He also knew that he was right."Well, I survived and I'm okay. I checked up. I intend to return to the island now," I said, smiling at him but the coldness in his eyes remained as if he was judging my entire personality."Can we go back now? I'm tired alr
Artemis' POVI did not speak to his question. I already said that I can die just for my daughter. He just kept looking at me. His anger subsided for a little while. I don't know if I read his eyes correctly or if my eyes are just deceiving me. He looked sad. He turned his back on me and it seems that he called Junio. He just called them to stop looking for me because I was already with him. I'll be really true to my words but before that, I should inform my brother not to talk about Athena whenever we text and call each other when we are talking about finding the culprit for the attempted kidnapping. Athena and I should be patience for a while. I just don't know if I can handle not talking with her for a while.Zelo turned to me when he saw that I was standing quietly on one side watching him."Let's go," he said coldly and walked towards the yacht first. I don't know where this yacht came from. I just obeyed and didn't argue with him anymore because he seemed to be in a bad mood alr
Artemis' POVMy lips parted. I'm not really sure of what he was saying but I felt like I knew. I was just forcing myself to think that it's not what I think it is. "What, Baby? I don't understand… Can you enlighten me?” This time he turned to me. I could clearly see the anger from his eyes so I could feel the pain from my chest."I know that you are my biological mother... You... You disgust me... I don't like you to be my mom at all... I hate you..." he said. Tears rolled down from his eyes as he said that. My eyes suddenly become blurry. As if several daggers pierced my chest when I heard what he said. It is more painful to hear it from my son's mouth."I'm sorry, I'm sorry, Baby... Mama didn't stay with you... Forgive me, Anak..." I couldn't stop sobbing and felt the weakness of my knees. I can also see that he started to cry. He stifled every sob. I don't know when he started to know about it but the thought of him hiding the pain killed me. I am his first heartbreak… And I fucki
Artemis' POVWe already went back to Manila. Everyone didn't enjoy Zelo's stay on the private island in Cebu either. Hades and Zelo weren't in the mood to have fun. I also know whose fault is that but I can't just bring myself to regret it.My brother still secretly informed me about Athena. Well, just some coding that we came up with when we were still a child. I'm sure Athena misses me so much, but I've been missing her more these past few days.I can't even bring myself to be sad. Do I even deserve it? "I'll be the one to drop him." I immediately said when they were looking for someone to drop off Hades. "He wants any of the bodyguards except you," Junio said so my face remained with an unwavering expression. But deep down, it hurts me a lot to hear it. Hades really didn't want to see me at all and when it can't be help at all, he treats me like I'm just a ghost. I know that I have no right to be hurt by that because I did that to myself. I left him. Maybe I'm regretting all
Artemis' POV"You don't really pass up any opportunity, huh? You are really pathetic," she whispered to me so my facial expression didn't change. I'm here in Zelo's office now. It means I'll be starting to work. She was even more irritated because I didn't even move, so she rolled her eyes many times before she turned to Zelo."Come on, Babe, let's go now. We should shop together so we can wear a couple of clothes for Mama's birthday," Ms. Yu said to Zelo and she even tried to reach out to his arm. I looked at her hand which stayed on Zelo's skin for a while until I looked up to their face. I met Zelo's eyes. I didn't know if he was looking at me or what. A corner of his lips lifted slightly before he turned to Ms. Yu."Alright, Babe, let's do that." Hades is not here now but my chest feels heavy. I don't know why something seems to pinch my heart once again. I just bit my lip hard."What are you still doing standing there? We are going to the mall now. You are one of our guards, rig
Artemis' POV“Why don't you hold this? So there's something you could do," Ms. Yu said to me."Stop being rude, Angel," Zelo said, his eyes still on me. I just took the paper bag from Ms. Yu."Just give it to the staff, they will put it in the car," Zelo said to me as he tried to take the paperbag from my hand but I immediately pulled it away from him."It's fine, Mr. President. I'll think of it as one of my extra jobs," I said coldly, my voice still formal before I moved a few inches away from him. I immediately saw his lips parted, he looked at me for a while so I immediately looked around.I should really mind my distance especially since I heard that Ms. Yu. and him will be married anytime soon. Ms. Yu said to the person she was talking to earlier, that they are just fixing something and maybe in the next year or months, the wedding will finally happen. I feel disgusted just by the thought that I'm liking some