Celeste wiped the tears from her eyes and looked at her father who couldn’t look at her.“I don’t know what Hannah’s reason was for letting her do what she wanted. I wish you had thought about how I would feel. Well, whatever I do, whatever I tell you, you let Hannah do what she wants. I just want you to give me a good and acceptable reason why Hannah imitated my face. What is her valid reason, Dad?” Logan couldn’t answer his daughter because even he didn’t know Hannah’s reason for needing to imitate Celeste’s face.Logan wanted to say that he didn’t agree with Hannah’s wish, but he couldn’t do anything when he found out that she had already had a makeover. He avoided his daughter’s gaze. He hadn’t seen or been with her for seven years, then they would argue again when they met.“I didn’t know you were back and that you’ve already met Hannah.” Logan could only say. Celeste just rubbed her temple and her tears fell because her father wasn’t answering any of her questions.“It’s only my
Celeste was busy calculating her expenses when she started producing their new items. She knew she was calculating a lot even though she wasn’t halfway through. The capital wasn’t her problem because Maximus promised to pay for the capital they needed.She bit the end of her ball pen while remembering what else she needed when someone knocked on her door.“Come in,” she said without turning to the door. Maximus’ secretary entered.“My name is Carter Rosales, ma’am, I’m Mr. Lim’s secretary. He sent me here to pick you up. He said you need to talk about the capital he needs to release.” He said, Celeste nodded because the materials she needed to buy were already ready.She took her bag then she followed Carter. All the employees who passed by her were still bowing to her because they thought she was Hannah. She just ignored them, so she just passed them by.Celeste and Carter were walking in the lobby when Hannah saw them. Hannah furrowed her brows then she stared at who was with her si
The siblings couldn’t get Maximus’ face out of their minds, so when they were the only ones left at home while their nanny was preparing their food, Maxwell took out a magazine and put it on the center table.They all stared at it.“No matter what angle I look at, you three really look alike. Brother Zach, look at him when he’s frowning, it’s like you. You’re both serious and when Brother Max also becomes serious, you’re like two halves of a whole. Is it possible that he’s our dad?” Luna said while looking at her brothers and Maximus’ face in the magazine.“I also want to hope that he’s our dad, Luna, but based on my research online, he’s a powerful businessman. Everyone is afraid of him and no one dares to challenge him. It seems like Mommy doesn’t know him.” Maxwell said.“Why don’t we ask Mom about him? Let’s just try. I really want to meet Dad, I want to experience what it feels like to have a dad.” Luna said with a pout, longing for a father’s love.Zachary stroked his youngest s
Celeste went straight to their house. As soon as she got out of her car, the guard who had been working for their family for a long time recognized her immediately.“Celeste? Is that you?” he confirmed because the guard knew Hannah had already come home.“Brother Migs, how are you?” Celeste asked smiling. She was happy that even though she had been away from home for a long time, their old staff was still there.“It’s you, I won’t forget your angelic voice.” The guard said happily and hugged Celeste. Celeste missed the people she had been with for many years. The guard immediately released her from the hug and looked at Celeste in disbelief.“You’re even more beautiful, you’re starting to look like your Mom. You know, no matter how much makeover your sister does, she’ll never be able to imitate the original.” Celeste just laughed at what their guard said.“Don’t you like that you always see me in Hannah’s face.” The guard shook his head because even though they had known Hannah for a
Celeste met Maximus' dark eyes with unwavering courage, as if she felt no fear.“Celeste is right, Hannah. Still no plans to get married, you two? You’ve been together for seven years,” her father added. Hannah chuckled lightly.“Dad, we don’t need to pressure Max. We know how busy he is with his businesses, and so am I. We’ll get there eventually, right Max?” she turned to Maximus, who remained expressionless.Maximus just ate his dessert and didn’t answer Hannah. He didn’t like what they were talking about. In their seven years together, this was only the third time he had visited their house.“There’s nothing wrong with wanting to know when you two plan to get married, seeing as you’re both of the right age,” Celeste said.“If that’s the case, why don’t you get married first?” Maximus retorted, staring intently at Celeste.“How can I get married if I don’t have a groom?” she replied with a raised eyebrow. Hannah wanted to pull Celeste out of the house because she knew Celeste was d
Maximus rubbed his temples when the door to his office suddenly opened.“I said no one comes in without knocking, right? How hard is it to understand what I said?” Maximus said, already hot-headed. His two friends, who had just entered, laughed.“You’re hot-headed early in the morning,” Giovanni said. Maximus immediately turned to see who had entered his office. He sat up straight when he saw his two friends.“What are you doing here?” he asked blankly.“Don’t you miss us?” Hunter asked, so Maximus glared at him. Hunter and Giovanni sat on the sofa and looked at Maximus as if he carried the world on his shoulders every day.“We haven’t seen each other for months, and that’s how you greet us? You’re breaking my heart, bro,” Giovanni even put his hand on his chest as if he was really hurt. Maximus ignored his friends and just rubbed his forehead.Giovanni and Hunter looked at each other.“Are you still thinking about business or about the woman?” Giovanni asked seriously, but Maximus di
Maximus followed Celeste with his eyes until she sat down in a VIP lounge. He furrowed his brows, wondering what Celeste was doing in a place like this with a few men.Maximus turned to face where Celeste was sitting so he could freely see every move she made. Hunter and Giovanni looked at each other because Maximus was staring seriously at Celeste.They knew Maximus, even though he had been with Hannah for seven years, you wouldn’t see any admiration in his eyes for Hannah. They just couldn’t understand why Maximus was still with Hannah if he didn’t feel anything for her.“You’re looking at her differently, are you interested in her?” Hunter asked Maximus seriously. Maximus gulped down the alcohol in his glass before looking at Hunter.“I don’t have any reason,” was all he replied, so Hunter just raised an eyebrow. They left their friend alone and just drank.Meanwhile, Celeste was talking to Mr. Toyco about the raw materials she needed. She knew Mr. Toyco didn’t have time for her to
When Carter opened the door of his Boss's car he almost felt nauseous. He just covered his nose with his elbow.“What happened to your car, Sir?” Carter asked seriously. Maximus handed the key to his secretary. He had wanted to have his car washed last night, but there were no car washes open, so it took until morning.“Just have it cleaned and don’t ask any questions.” Maximus ordered gruffly, then turned his back on Carter. Carter tried to smell the sour smell in Maximus’ car again, but even he felt nauseous.He just bought a mask and wore it double to avoid smelling the smell in his boss’s car, especially since he was going to drive it to the car wash. When he put on the mask, he looked to see what the bad smell was in his boss’s car.He just furrowed his brow when he saw it was vomit. He knew his boss, he didn’t drink much, especially since he was the only one driving home. Carter just shook his head, he knew his boss had someone with him last night.“I wonder how that person is d
Luna was so excited to know the DNA results of the three of them with Maximus Lim. A few strands of Maximus' hair were already placed in a small and clean plastic. The three siblings were waiting inside their godmother's car.“How many days do you think we'll know the result, brother?” Luna asked her brothers impatiently.“Let’s just wait, Auntie Sarah,” Zachary replied. They waited for a few more minutes before Sarah arrived.“How are you, Auntie Sarah? How many days will we get the result?” Luna asked excitedly.“One week,” Sarah replied. Luna's shoulders slumped because she really wanted to know the results.“Don't get too excited, Luna. We'll know the results even if it's one week.” Maxwell said, they knew how excited their youngest was to know if Maximus was really their father.Sarah squeezed Luna's cheek and smiled at her.“Listen to your brothers, okay? They're right, you'll know the truth.” She also said to Luna. Even Sarah wanted to know the results, especially now that Cele
Hannah kept hearing Celeste's words from earlier. They wouldn't leave her mind, especially now that Celeste knew who the man she was with at the hotel really was.“Aaaaahhhhh!” Hannah screamed loudly, then knocked over everything on her table. Her eyes were red and flashing with anger.“I won't let you take Maximus away from me. I've been happy for seven years, I've had my own family, I've had a good position in the company, and I've had the most powerful Lim! I won't let you ruin everything I have, I won't let you take everything away from me again! That won't happen!” she said wildly.She knocked over the things she saw on her table again.“Oh my God, what is happening here, Hannah?!” Elloise asked, surprised by the broken vases. Her daughter didn't turn to her. Hannah's fists were clenched as she stared into space.“Hannah, can you tell me what is happening?” She approached her daughter so she could see her face.“Celeste is trying to take everything away from me. Mom, Celeste know
Celeste was stunned for a few seconds because she didn't expect to see Maximus there.“Are you okay?” Maximus asked her. “Let’s get out of here as soon as possible because they might come back.” Maximus pulled Celeste and put her in his car. Celeste looked at Maximus and couldn't help but think, was it possible that Maximus was the one she was with at the hotel and was it possible that Maximus was the reason why Hannah copied her face?“How did you know that I’m here?” Celeste asked. Maximus put on his seat belt before turning to Celeste. When he noticed that Celeste hadn't put on her seat belt yet, he put it on for her. Celeste held her breath because Maximus' face was so close to hers.“They called me,” Maximus replied briefly. Celeste just laughed awkwardly, she didn't have any problems with the men who kidnapped her, and this was happening. She couldn't explain the fear she felt earlier when she thought this was going to be her end and she would leave her children alone.“They mis
Maximus couldn't sleep for almost the entire night, his mind consumed by Celeste and her relationship with the three children. He wondered if his suspicions were right, if he had found a different woman seven years ago.He stood in front of his mirror in the shower room and just rubbed his face. What possible reason could Hannah have for lying to him and pretending to be the one he was with that night if his suspicions were correct?Maximus hadn't suspected anything back then because he didn't know Hannah had a twin. That's why he noticed the difference between Hannah and the woman he was actually with that night at the hotel, because even though he had only been with her and seen her for one night, it felt like he already knew her voice and body.Maximus clenched his fist, unsure what he would do to Hannah if he found out she had pretended and lied to him just because he was Maximus Lim.After getting ready, Maximus went to his company and immediately summoned Carter."You called me,
Mr. Serrano returned to work with a smile on his face, his name cleared. He wanted to thank Celeste, but he remembered their agreement was a secret.Celeste had found the evidence to prove their innocence, but she gave Mr. Serrano the USB to give to Maximus.When Mr. Serrano saw Celeste, he smiled at her and mouthed "thank you." Celeste just winked and smiled back. She was busy with production so they could deliver all their orders.She would show Hannah how much the company would change because she wouldn't be Mia Moda without her talent in design and business management.Meanwhile, Hannah went home furious. She threw all her belongings around her room. In the seven years she had been with Maximus, he had never raised his voice at her or said hurtful words, but since Celeste arrived, her life and her relationship with Maximus had been chaotic."What is that noise?" Elloise asked, having just arrived home. She went to her daughter's room and looked at Hannah with furrowed brows becaus
Elloise and Hannah returned to the office, both furious. Elloise pulled her daughter's arm to stop her and face her.“You didn't even try to prevent Celeste from having control over production. You know what could happen if she becomes the reason for the company's success!” she said angrily to her daughter. Hannah rolled her eyes.“Do you really want me to go against Maximus?”“If that's what you have to do. You're the CEO of this company, so you still have the right to decide. Maximus is just your boyfriend and he has no position in this company, he's not even a BOD.” Elloise was still irritated.“Really Mom? If I do that, Maximus will get mad at me. We all know Maximus doesn't like being contradicted about his decisions. And yes, he has no position in the company, but Mom, he has helped the company a lot. If it weren't for him, I wouldn't be CEO, people here wouldn't trust me.” Elloise slumped down on the sofa. She was annoyed with Celeste because they were fighting because of her.
Hannah glared at Celeste, feeling that Celeste knew something about what really happened seven years ago. Hannah met her sister's eyes bravely. She wouldn't let Celeste know what really happened to her and how she ended up with Maximus.“I just want to clear Daddy's name. Do you really want him to lose the company too? He was with your Mom when they built this company. I just want his name to be clean with the BOD and our business partners, so I decided to have a makeover and make it look like we're twins.”“And do you think you won't ruin his name and the company if everyone finds out the truth?”“They won't know anything if you don't say anything.” Hannah said bravely, making Celeste laugh awkwardly.“One wrong move, Hannah. I will reveal all your secrets to everyone.” Celeste threatened. After talking to Hannah, she left and went to her office. Hannah's teeth were gritting in anger at Celeste.If Celeste stayed in the company, she was sure Celeste would look for a loophole against
When Celeste returned to the company, she was immediately called to the conference room. She was just a designer, but why did she have to be present at a meeting that was only for those in high positions? She just went because she thought they might be discussing the production. She had no idea how much they had already done because she didn’t control the production team.When she entered the conference room, the meeting was already starting, so she just apologized. She sat in the last seat and when she noticed Elloise, she furrowed her brows.She knew that Elloise didn’t work for the company, but what was she doing at the company now? She was also wearing formal clothes and she was smiling. When their eyes met, Elloise raised her eyebrow at Celeste then smirked at her.The meeting continued and Celeste just played with her pen because she felt like she was on display inside the conference room because they weren’t discussing their new designs.She just lifted her head when she heard
When Maximus returned to his office, he couldn’t get Celeste and Sarah out of his mind. He was starting to doubt Celeste’s true nature. When Maximus visited Hannah at her house, he felt something was wrong.She was completely different from the woman he had spent a night with, but he didn’t think much of it because he didn’t know Hannah had a twin.Maximus let out a deep sigh, his eyebrows furrowed. He just shook his head.What was he thinking? The children just looked like him, and he immediately thought that he might have a child, even though he had been with the woman he last slept with for seven years?For days, the three siblings had been swirling in his mind, and he tried to push them away because what he was thinking was impossible.He looked at his door when someone entered his office. Hannah smiled at him while carrying lunch boxes.“I cooked you some food. Finish what you’re doing later and we’ll eat together.” Hannah smiled at him like an angel. Maximus stared at Hannah. Sh