Things have been back to normal for the past two weeks. The newly reunited pair is happy, although their current relationship feels a bit weird since they used to be married. They actually prefer this setup, where it's like they're starting all over again, getting to know each other as boyfriend and girlfriend. Travelling together or wherever they decide to go is also part of their plans."Wow, you two seem like you're on your honeymoon already! Where do you plan on making our future grandkids?" Lucille asked when Nigel and Nathalie told them about their vacation plans. "M-mom!" Nathalie exclaimed, her face quickly turning red from her mother's teasing. Lucille and Rebecca burst out laughing, while Armando just listened quietly as he sipped his coffee. "Just kidding, why are you blushing so quickly?" ."Um.... I-it's just..."Nigel gently rubbed Nathalie's back to calm her down, although he couldn't help but feel a thrilled. "Alright Aunt, Nathalie might change her mind and we won't
"Nathalie, listen carefully...." Nigel 's expression was utterly serious. "You must hate her because she's the one who started it all...." And then he told her about Elaine's fake heart condition.Nathalie clenched her fists. "So, she wants me dead? What did I ever do to her to make her want my life? I already gave you up to her back then and I even decided to donate my heart to her just to prolong her life.""Well, she's not worth it. She's evil, and if she really needs a heart donor, it would be a mistake for anyone to donate to someone like her." "Never mind, it's over now. What's important is that she didn't succeed completely. She may have separated us for three years, but we're still together. For everything she's done, let's just leave it to God to punish her."Nigel smiled slightly. "Um, from now on, no one can ever separate us again... not even her... Nathalie..." He wrapped his arms around her waist. "We haven't done this yet, but can I...?" Nathalie smiled sweetly, she le
"Your brother Nigel is already home with his girlfriend," Rina pointed out."What's the point, anyway? Our plan won't push through since the result is negative," Lyka replied. She looked somewhat disappointed."I know we didn't get what we wanted, but are we just going to give up like that? It would be a waste to come all the way to the city for nothing.""What else can we do?... Aunt, why don't we just go back to the countryside? I'll just continue my studies there.""What? No way! I'm not going back there to be a farmer and get my skin burned again by the intense heat of the sun. Why would I struggle there when my sister and her son have such a great life here?""But Aunt...""Just don't give up yet, I'll see what I can do. Maybe I can find a way, you never know." Lyka fell silent and didn't say another word.Rina headed to the hospital where Lyka had taken a pregnancy test. When the result came out negative, she almost got into a fight with the doctor.She went there because it w
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
"Your brother Nigel is already home with his girlfriend," Rina pointed out."What's the point, anyway? Our plan won't push through since the result is negative," Lyka replied. She looked somewhat disappointed."I know we didn't get what we wanted, but are we just going to give up like that? It would be a waste to come all the way to the city for nothing.""What else can we do?... Aunt, why don't we just go back to the countryside? I'll just continue my studies there.""What? No way! I'm not going back there to be a farmer and get my skin burned again by the intense heat of the sun. Why would I struggle there when my sister and her son have such a great life here?""But Aunt...""Just don't give up yet, I'll see what I can do. Maybe I can find a way, you never know." Lyka fell silent and didn't say another word.Rina headed to the hospital where Lyka had taken a pregnancy test. When the result came out negative, she almost got into a fight with the doctor.She went there because it w
"Nathalie, listen carefully...." Nigel 's expression was utterly serious. "You must hate her because she's the one who started it all...." And then he told her about Elaine's fake heart condition.Nathalie clenched her fists. "So, she wants me dead? What did I ever do to her to make her want my life? I already gave you up to her back then and I even decided to donate my heart to her just to prolong her life.""Well, she's not worth it. She's evil, and if she really needs a heart donor, it would be a mistake for anyone to donate to someone like her." "Never mind, it's over now. What's important is that she didn't succeed completely. She may have separated us for three years, but we're still together. For everything she's done, let's just leave it to God to punish her."Nigel smiled slightly. "Um, from now on, no one can ever separate us again... not even her... Nathalie..." He wrapped his arms around her waist. "We haven't done this yet, but can I...?" Nathalie smiled sweetly, she le
Things have been back to normal for the past two weeks. The newly reunited pair is happy, although their current relationship feels a bit weird since they used to be married. They actually prefer this setup, where it's like they're starting all over again, getting to know each other as boyfriend and girlfriend. Travelling together or wherever they decide to go is also part of their plans."Wow, you two seem like you're on your honeymoon already! Where do you plan on making our future grandkids?" Lucille asked when Nigel and Nathalie told them about their vacation plans. "M-mom!" Nathalie exclaimed, her face quickly turning red from her mother's teasing. Lucille and Rebecca burst out laughing, while Armando just listened quietly as he sipped his coffee. "Just kidding, why are you blushing so quickly?" ."Um.... I-it's just..."Nigel gently rubbed Nathalie's back to calm her down, although he couldn't help but feel a thrilled. "Alright Aunt, Nathalie might change her mind and we won't
Nathalie didn't see that coming from Nigel, she found herself glancing around at the people teasing them, egging her on to respond. Her eyes then landed on her parents. Her mom, Lucille, gave her a reassuring smile and a nod, as if to say, 'The decision is yours.'Nathalie couldn't help but think of all the times Nigel had helped her and her family, and how patient he had been with her. She didn't want to respond to him just out of gratitude, so she took a moment to search her heart. She leaned forward slightly, her hand on her chest. In those few moments, she confirmed to herself what she truly felt, and so..."Nigel..." She called out to the man standing before her, who had been waiting for her response. Though he didn't show it, he was clearly anxious. His embarrassment was the least of his concern, but that she might not give him another chance. "I'm grateful for all the help you've given my family, but I don't want that to be the reason I give you what you're asking for–""Nathal
When Rebecca told her son about his sister's apology, Nigel just shrugged it off. But when she mentioned that Rina would be attending his birthday party, he scowled. "No!" Rebecca frowned. "Nigel, can't you just forgive your Aunt Rina? Give her a chance to make things right, she really regrets everything she's done.""Regrets? Do you think she can just have regrets like that? If she wants me to believe her, she should go back to the countryside." "Nigel!" Rebecca's forehead was furrowed. "Is your anger towards her really that great? She's your aunt and your own flesh and blood. Why are you so stubborn? She's just asking for a chance." "What chance? A chance to pester us again?""Okay...." Rebecca sighed, looking stressed. She rubbed her forehead. "I won't argue with you anymore...... Sorry son, but whether you like it or not, I'll invite her. All I want is for you two to talk and make amends." "You're the one who's in charge, Mom. But I hope you won't regret your decision."....
When Rebecca got home from work, she found Nigel crying while her brother in-law tried to calm him down. Rina was nowhere to be found since she was out to play mahjong. Rebecca was shocked to see that Nigel, who was almost two years old, had a gauze on his forehead. When she asked what had happened, Rina's husband explained:"While Rina was engrossed in playing mahjong at their house, Nigel woke up and immediately cried when he found himself alone in the room. One of Rina's mahjong buddies mentioned that her child was awake, but Rina simply replied that the crying child wasn't hers. She called out to her husband, but he wasn't around because he had gone out to buy something.Nigel's crying persisted since no one was attending to him, until Rina and her friends heard a loud thud from the room, followed by Nigel's intense wailing. Rina decided to take a peek at her nephew, annoyed.But when she stormed into the room, she was shocked to see that Nigel had wound on his forehead and was b
Nigel's face darkened. "Aunt, I didn't ask for your opinion, and who do you think you are to question my decisions?" "You..." Rina was taken aback by her nephew's response. "I'm your aunt!""You may be my aunt, but our relationship only goes as far as blood ties. You've never contributed anything to our lives, so learn your place. If not, you might just find yourself going back early." "Nigel..." Nathalie intervened, worried that things might escalate further between him and his aunt. She spoke softly. "She's your aunt, you shouldn't speak to her like that."Nigel sneered. "Heh, aunt? I've had enough of this woman. If only you knew her true nature.""Are you threatening me, huh, Nigel?" Rina asked loudly. At that moment, she was being held back by Lyka, who had pulled her away earlier because she seemed to want to charge at Nigel. "And what are you saying that I haven't contributed anything to you and your mother?... Pfft!" She pretended to spat to the side. "You ungrateful little
As soon as they entered the suite Nigel booked for them, they were amazed. The VIP suite was huge and luxurious, with two bedrooms and a spacious living room. "Wow, this room is massive! And look, the bed is so soft!" "That's right, aunt. It's crazy how rich your sister's husband is. I'm so jealous." Lyka said while checking out the amenities in the room. Rina suddenly fell silent. Earlier, she had a smug look on her face, but now it seemed like she was consumed by envy. She couldn't help but compare her simple life in the countryside to her sister's luxurious life in the city. 'Why hasn't something like this happened to me? Is it because Rebecca is prettier than me?' She clenched her fists in frustration, gripping the bedsheet tightly.Rina's reverie was interrupted by a sudden knock. When Lyka opened the door, a hotel staff member stood before them. "Good afternoon, ma'am, just checking in. Are you getting hungry or do you need anything?"Rina approached the staff member in curi
"What's wrong with you, do you want to kill us?!" Nigel's aunt shouted angrily."What did you just say? Where were you planning to go?" Nigel asked.When the aunt's companion saw Nigel's disposition, she knew he was unhappy with what he heard, so she spoke up instead."W-we're going to her friend's place..... Aunt had already arranged for us to stay with someone before we left." The truth is she was intimidated by Nigel because his demeanor was really frightening."No! We're not going to Merly anymore, why should I stay with someone else house when I have a relative here?" The aunt then turned to Nigel and ordered him in a commanding tone. "Take us to your place instead.""No!" Nigel replied firmly.The young woman felt a little nervous. "A-aunt...." She shook her head at the older woman, but:"What no? Why don't you want us to stay at your place? Is it because we're from the countryside? do you look down on us?" "Aunt... That's enough," The young woman intervened. The older woman