NATHALIE ANDEZA I sat up immediately upon waking, worrying I might be late. I checked the wall clock and breathe of sighed in relief when I saw it wasn't noon, despite the sun was rising. I headed to the kitchen to prepare and cook a breakfast for my majesty; my beloved husband, Nigel, who always leaves early for work. The good thing is that, we don't have children yet, or I'll definitely be exhausted taking care for both of them. But, how can we have children, if nothing's happening between us? Our parents arrange our marriage, despite of that, I loved him for a long time since high school. Unfortunately, he doesn't like and reciprocate my feelings. I cooked a hearty breakfast because it was a special day for us. I designed the food with a heart shape and I put all of my love and devotion into it. Unfortunately, the man infront of me doesn't look like he appreciates it. He just continue munching his food without any care. "Why you cook so much?" Finally, he noticed some
NATHALIE ANDEZA: I could heard from where I stood how sweet they are while cuddling each other on the bed. The sight was breaking my heart. The woman was none other than my bestfriend- Elaine. This woman, she knows how frustrated and worried I was when I told her that Nigel might have woman outside. She even sympathize me and gave me a comforting words but its turns out..... She a viper! She's a leech! She just playing on me. "Nigel, kiss me!" Elaine requested in coquettish look, then Nigel peck on her lips. My heart seemed to be stab by the knife and I seem to have forgotten to breathe, this made my chest hurts. I saw Elaine pouted. "You don't love me anymore!" Nigel took the soup from the table. "Don't make trouble, come on, eat your food." He gently coaxed her. This is the first time I saw this soft and gentle side from my husband. "No!" Elaine pushed the soup away. What was this woman's problem? Didn't she know how lucky she was to be treated like this by my cold hu
"W-what?" Nathalie seemed turned deaf. "Isn't that what you want? Well, I'm giving you your freedom." Nathalie stepped a little closer to the man. "N-nigel, what are you talking about?" She felt panicked. Athough he always hurts her feelings, she's still unwilling to separate from him. "I said, let's divorce. Besides, you already found out about me and Elaine, didn't you? but why did you tell it to my dad when you knew he would be mad? And Elaine, isn't she's your bestfriend? Why do you need to be cruel on us?" 'What? So my in-laws already know about him and Elaine? But.... but I didn't told them anything.' Nigel sat on the sofa and drank a gulp of beer. "Forget it, we will divorce soon..... Get out of my life Nathalie. I don't have anything now, so I have nothing to worry anymore. I can finally divorce you and end this suffocating marriage life with you, but no matter what happens, though I lost everything, I will never leave Elaine." This stab Nathalie's chest once again
After Nigel left, Elaine came infront of the doctor and slapped him. "You sell me out, how dare you?!" She yelled angrily. "And what do you want me to do, just let him slash my neck? you're not in my place, so you never know how scared I was." The doctor retorted. "Even so, why did you say everything, do you have to do that? You even said I wanted to dispose of that damn Nathalie!" "Why, isn't it true? Don't expect me to continuously cover you up. If I don't speak, he'll surely destroy me...... I don't wanted to be entangle in your wickedness anymore, this is the end of our cooperation, 'cause I'll quit." The doctor was sorting his medical suit when Elaine suddenly grabbed him on his collar. "Bastard! You can't just abandon me like this! take back what you had said to Nigel and clear my name right now!" The doctor harshly slapped her hand. "Enough! Do you think Mr. Sarmiento was a fool that you can just take back what you had already said and then he would buy it? Listen Ms.
Nigel wept silently as he buried his face to his hands. Why does everything turned into this? It's already hard to accept when he found out about Elaine schemes and wickedness, he knows that she might be imprisoned, but at least, she's still alive. But now in this discovery, aside from that he had loved a wrong woman, the sad part is that, he can no longer correct his mistakes since Nathalie is now gone, he will never see her again.A few hours had passed but Nigel still in daze at the operating room. Luckily, no one needs to use it at those time. He look at the crampled letter on his hands, he noticed that the letter was quite long and he could not read much of it. He stretched out the letter and read it again:"When we got out, we were both taken to the hospital because my hand and hair were also burned. But I didn't thought you would be transferred to another hospital, when I looked for you, you're already gone."As they were taken to a public hospital, Nigel's parents moved
"Michael, stop running. Come back here!" A woman bellowed on her naughty child inside the plane.Instead of listening, the boy make a face on her mother and continues running, but when he turned around, he bumped by an approaching woman and tossed away. He fell on the ground with his butt first."I'm sorry, are you okay?" The beautiful woman extended her hand to help the boy to get back on his feet but the latter seemed to be upset and embarassed by what had befallen to him.The small guy slapped the woman's hand away and stood up angrily. He raised his small fist and hit her. "Bad woman! Ugly witch, why did you kicked me?"A middle-age woman came and immediately pulled the woman and hid her behind her, she glared at the boy. "Whose child this is? You have no manners! Didn't your parents teach you?"The child's mother hurriedly came, she pulled her child and apologized anxiously. "I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm his mother. This child is quite naughty and mischievous, I hope you let i
Nathalie stood at the door while waiting for her mother. Lucille called by Rebecca when they about to leave to give something confidential. While waiting, she suddenly heard someone calling her from afar so she looked up.She went panic when she saw Nigel walking-running towards her direction. She turned around to leave, but in order not to be suspicious, she walked in a slower pace while calling her mother on her phone.Lucille informed Rebecca. "What should we do? Your son's came back and he's now outside!""Go through the backdoor." when Nigel reached at the door of the villa, Rebecca suddenly came out. She immediately hugged his son the moment she saw him "My good son, I miss you! Where have you been, why did you returned just now?" Nigel struggled from his mother's embrace, he wanted to follow the direction where he saw Nathalie's heading, but her mother's grip was tight. "Mom, please let go.... It's Nathalie, I think I saw Nathalie!""Son, what are you talking about? Are you
Seeing her like this, the executives who's displeased and unfavorable with her sneered. They thought, she might be shocked and overwhelmed after finding out that the business tycoon Nigel Sarmiento. Who dont recognize such an outstanding man? In such a young age, he manage to turned his family's business into a billion-leading company. They thought, the poor girl might be intimidated.Only Armando knows what was gotten into his daughter's mind. He's not sure whether she's already get over with Nigel and moved on, that's why he didn't intend to tell her who the new owner of the land was. He sighed and was about to take back the document from her hand when his daughter avoided his hand.Nathalie continued reading the document. After a while, she put it down.One of senior executive says. "So, what's Ms. Andeza have in mind, can you share some of your thoughts to us?" He seemed to said this out of consideration to give her a chance to prove her self, but the truth is, he just wante
Ever since Nigel and Nathalie patched things up, they seemed to have grown closer. Nigel was still courting her, but to the employees who saw them together, it looked like they were already in a relationship. Nathalie wasn't as shy anymore, and it felt normal for them to keep running into each other and for her ex-husband to drive her around. Sometimes, she was even the one inviting him out to eat.Meanwhile, Mr. Davis's reputation had taken a hit, and he got ousted as the representative of the foreign investors after everyone found out what he did."Mr. Davis, what's the reason for inviting me over today?" Armando asked as soon as he arrived at the golf course.The foreigner stopped playing and gave him a warm welcome. "Welcome, Mr. Andeza! Please, have a seat and enjoy some refreshments first."A sexy foreign woman approached, wearing a daring outfit. As she served Armando, she leaned forward to show off her "assets" with a seductive smile. Armando was almost choke on his own sali
"Here..." Eman, Armando's assistant, looked puzzled as Francesca abruptly handed him her luxurious shoulder bag. She had carelessly shoved it into his chest. They are now walking together as he escorted her to the meeting room."Hey, be careful with that," Francesca said. "It's a limited edition from Pr*da, and it's worth millions in your currency. If you damage it, your salary for ten years won't even come close to covering the cost."As soon as Eman heard the woman's words, he felt a mix of anxiety and annoyance. He had been working for the company for a long time, but this was the first time someone had treated him like this. Even the business partners of his boss were respectful to him, despite him being just a lowly assistant. So, he couldn't help but wonder where this rude and arrogant young woman came from, especially since she was just the daughter of one of the company's foreign investors. It seemed like she wasn't taught good manners by her parents, and Eman couldn't
Lucille went puzzled when Nathalie suddenly rushed downstairs. She followed her and caught up to her by the phone. "Nat, who's this Mr. Davis guy and why are you in such a hurry?" Lucille's eyes widened as a realization dawned on her. "Wait a minute, don't tell me you're actually dating him? Nat, he's old! If I'm not mistaken, he's probably around your dad's age." She approached Nathalie, who was busy on the phone. "Come on, spill the beans - who's Mr. Davis really?""Mom, can you just relax? I'm not dating him, no. Mr. Davis is the representative of the foreign investors in our company." Nathalie replied without looking at her, too busy with what she was doing. Lucille finally calmed down. "Good thing it's just that. Oh, Nat, I don't think I could handle it if you had a boyfriend that old." Meanwhile, on the other line: When Mr. Davis saw the number from Armando's residence on his caller ID display, he cleared his throat for a moment before speaking. "Yes, Mrs. Andeza?""Goo
Nathalie quickly stood up, the sudden chaos also drawing attention from the other diners. "Nigel!" She hastily approached him, almost embracing him just to prevent him from charging. She looked at his face, his brows were furrowed and he had a dark and gloomy expression. This was the first time she had seen him this mad. "Co-cousin?.... Nigel, wh-what's going on here?" Asked Nigel's cousin, who owned the restaurant. He was immediately informed by the waiter that a commotion was happening, but he had no idea that it was his cousin who was involved as they rarely saw each other due to their busy lives.Nigel completely ignored the guy on the floor, he quickly grabbed the paper bag and its contents, and then yanking Nathalie's wrist to pull her out of the restaurant. Just as they stepped out, the guy's phone suddenly rang. He was still wincing in pain as he struggled to pull out his phone from his pocket. "H-hello... They... They went outside... The man punched me and I think I got o
"Oh, Nigel!" Armando exclaimed with a smile as the man walked into his office. "Good afternoon uncle. I hope I'm not disturbing you."Not at all! Why would you say that? You're welcome here anytime... By the way, Nathalie mentioned that she came from your place last night. How's your mom?" Nigel took a seat first. "She's doing fine, thank you." "I think, we should have dinner together sometime, just a simple one, so we can catch up personally.""Sounds good, uncle. Then I'll wait for your call," Nigel agreed."Anyway, why are you here, do you need something? Just let me know." Nigel seemed hesitant. "Well, um... I know I haven't been asking for your permission whenever I invite Nathalie out, even just for simple dinners, but... I feel like since... um, since I'm courting her, it's only right that... that I ask for your permission whenever I invite her out somewhere."A sudden silence took place. Nigel slowly raised his eyes, as Armando didn't respond. His heart began to beat
After dinner, Nigel took Nathalie to the outskirts, according to him, to help their digestion. While they strolled along the lake's edge, both of them were quiet because they didn't know what to talk about. Nathalie felt awkward, wanting to break the silence but not knowing what to say. Little did she know, Nigel was feeling the same way. He walked behind her, his eyes fixed on her as she walked ahead. His gaze was almost as if he was guarding her. "Nat..." he called out softly."Nathalie stopped and slowly turned around. "About Mr. Davis, I feel like he has something against you and uncle Armando. Be careful around him."Nathalie became puzzled "Why did you say that? I don't recall doing anything he wouldn't like. Did he and my dad have conflict?"Nigel shook his head. "I don't know. Just keep your distance from him and don't let him get close to you.""How about his daughter—""Same. You saw what she did earlier, didn't you? Just avoid them." "Um, okay."After that, Nathalie
"Hi Mr. Sarmiento~" Franchesca chimed in. She inserted herself between Nigel and Nathalie, deliberately blocking the latter from Nigel's view. Nigel scowled at her rude behavior, but he didn't want to give her attention. He glanced at Nathalie, who was now behind Franchesca. She was partially hidden because the foreign woman was taller than her and had a more huge frame. "Let's go, Nat. Let's talk somewhere else," Nigel suggested."You're leaving with her? No!" Franchesca exclaimed. Nigel furrowed his brow while Nathalie went speechless because of the woman sudden appearance and attitude. "Excuse me, miss?" "Let's just ignore her, let's go." When Nigel grabbed Nathalie's arm to lead her away, Franchesca immediately reacted. She swiftly removed Nigel's hand and secretly pushed Nathalie. The latter lost her balance and her body pressed against the wall. That's when Nigel's disposition turned bad.He intend to ignore Franchesca, thinking she was acting like a kid seeking attention,
"Dad, tell me more about Nigel." Franchesca asked while her dad was driving them home."Why do you want to know about him, do you like him?" "Kind of. Is he's taken?" "No. What do you like about him?" "Well, he's handsome, his tanned skin look good with his demeanor as a businessman." "That's it?" Her father asked."Well, yeah..... Is there anything else?" "Okay, I'll help you. But make sure you will really get him, don't disappoint me.""Sure!"When Mr. Davis got home, he started investigating Nigel's connection to Armando and Nathalie. He was curious about why Nigel seemed so concerned about them. So, he got his private investigator, who worked at Armando's company, to dig up some dirt. But what he found out left him stunned - Nigel used to be Armando's former son-in-law and he is Nathalie's ex-husband! "Are you sure about this? This is complicated..... Okay, I trust you on that. I'll wire the money to your account tomorrow."Mr. Davis paused for a moment before call
"Where are you off to so early?" Mr. Davis asked while sipping his coffee in the living room, as his daughter was about to leave the house."Oh yeah, Dad, I forgot to tell you that I'm actually going an an out of town trip with my friends.""Out of trip? Where's that? Why are you telling me this now?" Just then, his cellphone rang. "Hold on, don't go yet.""Why? I might not make it on time for our meeting," His daughter's protested as she's getting impatient.Mr. Davis ignored her and answered the call. "Hello?" He suddenly had a surprised reaction. "Oh, Mr. Sarmiento! Yes?... Are you inviting me? Really?... Okay. Alright, I'll go. Now?... Alright."A flash of shrewdness appeared in Mr. Davis' old face after the phone conversation. "Just look at it, It looks like things are going in my favor.""Dad, can I leave now? My friends might be waiting for me.""No, you're not going anywhere. You're coming with me," "What?! I don't want to! I have a commitment.""Stop complaining, Franchesc