When he reached home it was already midnight. Amanda and the kids were already sleeping.
He took another shower before getting under the quilt and hugged the sleeping Amanda.
Due to his movements, Amanda was awoken and heard his deep sighs.
“Honey, what’s wrong?” Amanda softly whispered while reaching out to see Mark’s tired face.
“Nothing. I’m just tired” there’s no need to trouble Amanda of his affairs especially when he is suspecting Simon.
“Come on, tell me. Maybe I can help” she sat up and let Mark lay his head on her lap.
She started massaging his head t
“What news?” she cluelessly asked.Brenda handed her the phone and enlarged the photo where Valerie’s body was leaning over to Mark.The photo was taken in a tricky angle where Valerie’s body is slanted towards Mark and Mark’s hands holding her elbows.Initially, it looked like the man was dragging Valerie’s body and they were engaged in an intimate position.The face of the man was censored that’s why the netizens could not determine the identity of the man.But to Amanda’s eyes, she was very familiar with his clothes and his physique.How could she not? She lives with t
“She has locked herself in the resting room” Brenda said with concern handing over the spare keys.Mark just nodded to her and knocked on the resting room.“Brenda I’m not hungry” Amanda said in between sobs.“I’m coming in” Mark said with a low voice.Amanda doesn’t know how to hide her swollen face when she heard the door clicked.She looked away not wanting to meet Mark’s gaze.“Hey, I thought we could have lunch together. Are you busy?” Mark pretended not to notice her current state.“
“What is it, then?” Mark’s tone was cold and Amanda felt her heart twitched.She felt his tone was filled with doubt.“Would you believe me?” she gave him a bitter smile.Mark didn’t answer but she still wanted to explain.“I told you yesterday that we will have dinner with Simon and we did”“After dinner, we had ice cream and before I could finish, he said I had ice cream stain on my cheeks and he tried to wipe it for me”“I dodged his hand and he tilted his head. Then I wiped my own face”&ldq
Mark was stunned to see this side of her.When Amanda left the room, a smile slowly formed on his lips.It turns out, it was all for their marriage.He immediately informed Adam to arrange for Amanda’s flight and went out of the room.Amanda left the room in a bad mood and he thought he needed to coax her a bit.She has been crying the whole day and his heart ached for the little woman.When he went outside of the room, he heard the movements in the kitchen.Who would have thought?The princess became a ser
When Amanda’s alarm set-off, Mark was already hugging her and teasing her early in the morning.“Hey, we have flight” Amanda gently reminded him but her body was already betraying her words.“Shower together” Mark said while intentionally pressed his morning wood in her behind.Amanda was immediately flushed red but didn’t object to shower together.After their quick release and shower, they went out together to prepare the kids who were still sleepy.“Don’t wake the kids anymore, you can have breakfast in the plane” Mark just carried the luggage in the car then went back to carry Jack.
She could not help but widen her eyes at her father’s suggestion.“It’s best if they could see the whole province”“But, since time is limited, we can just go straight to the town proper”Is that right? Her father bringing them outside of the villa?She just nodded her head and as soon as she does, Sebastian started barking orders.“Prepare two carriages” two servants bowed then left the hallway.“Inform the mayor to close one road for the carriages” another servant bowed and left.The news of Mr. Golding w
“Mom? Why are the people very happy to see grandpa?” Jack asked curiously.She could only give the credit to the loving nature of the Northerners.“Jack, how about I tell you the story of the Northern Province and its contribution to the country?” Amanda started.Jack nodded his head eager to learn about his grandpa’s land.“Diamond Country today is a very prosperous land. But it wasn’t always like this before”“There was a time when people are contented to eat three meals a day. It was a very simple way of living. And people are very happy”“Those are t
After the Golding family finished their lunch, Amanda bathed the kids and set them for their nap time.She appreciated the efforts of the servants to make the kids’ room as comfortable as possible.She saw a baby crib beside Jack’s bed and she knew how much thought was put into it.While waiting for the kids to wake up, Amanda decided to have her tea in the garden while reading a book.She thought she wasn’t tired so she didn’t try to have a nap but the familiar feeling of the garden made all her muscles relax and she instantly fell asleep.She didn’t notice a pair of eyes watching her carefully from the moment she sat at the garden.
Just as announced, the Golding-Mills wedding will be held on the first day of Spring.Since Amanda’s body was still very weak, they decided to hold the wedding in a private ceremony in the Golding estate.Only the big four families were present.The Henleys, the Smiths, the Mills and the Goldings.Valerie came back from abroad as a maid-of-honour while Monica, Fiona and Brenda were tasked as bridesmaids.In the groom’s entourage, Dexter Henley is the best man while Jake, Simon and Adam were groomsmen.Jack carried the ring while the cute little Penny showered the aisle with flowers.Amanda looked like a goddess in her white dress.Her hair was adorned with flowers matched with a simple make-up.When Penny saw her, she immediately ran to her mommy and walked beside her.Jack looked confused and also wanted to join the girls but he knew this is an important event.He went to the girls and led Penn
The guards immediately secured Harley and Meredith and the whole household was turned upside down.When Amanda opened her eyes, her arms felt numb.There was an IV drip attached to her left arm.She tried to sit up but she felt dizzy instantly.When the door opened, John Fields came in with a food tray with a big smile on his face.“You, my lady, should eat more healthy foods.”“I heard you’ve been nibbling on bacons when you’re bored?” John smiled at her warmly.“Oh John, help me call Mark. I have something important to tell him” she said excitedly with a weak body.“John, I think Mark is Jack’s real father”“I know it’s a long shot. But it’s worth to run a test” she thought she said her words properly.Harley’s blurred words were echoing in her mind.‘Tattoo on lower abdomen’‘Jack of d
“They say that it’s takes a village to raise a child” General Mills said meaningfully.“It seems like you need the whole country to raise yours” he roared with gritted teeth.This is not acceptable to him.He was initially fond of Amanda and he really likes her but this action is really serious.She should not play with people’s lives no matter how repulsive they seem.“Feel free to take her” Sebastian said while scratching his head.He also doesn’t know how to save his face right now.Even though they are good friends with the Mills family, everything can be put aside if it concerns a person’s life.The old men were still bantering about Amanda’s action when they heard Mark laughing from the guest room.“I told you she’s getting bolder” he said to the old master Golding.“She’s, she’s done this before” he s
The next day Amanda woke up in a happy mood.She rang her bell and ordered the servant for her breakfast.“Get me Nellie” she said when she was greeted by a new servant.“My lady, I’m afraid Nellie won’t be able to serve you anymore” the servant said with tearful eye.“Why?” she asked in confusion.“She’s being punished my lady, in the garden” the servant could not help her tears anymore.“She will be beaten to death if she did not reveal who ordered her to assassinate young master Mills” the servant said pleadingly.“A-a-assassinate?” she said in shocked.How could it be?She only ordered Nellie to drug the young master and to sleep with him.She never ordered for an assassination.Is it possible that someone wanted to murder young master Mills?She could not be implicated, but she could not let Nellie die beca
“Meredith could not bear a child; I always knew your eggs would come in handy”“We hired a surrogate to conceive the child”“The father comes from a rich family.”“Either family, we could ask for support for the child” Harley said shamelessly.“Why use other person’s sperm then? If you want to have a child with Meredith why use other people?” she asked in disbelief.“Believe it or not, I don’t want Jack to know that he has half-siblings” Harley tried his best to show his sincerity.“Half?” she scoffed.“Why? Are your offspring only consist of upper or lower part?”“How could you call someone ‘half’?” her hatred is visible in her cold stare.“I know you don’t want to believe me. Anyway, I’m not from a rich family” he said self-deprecatingly.“But for our s
Mark felt goosebumps in his arms.He looked inside the house wanting to curse at the old man.“I asked grandpa to bring me” the little boy said defending the old man.“Well, he shouldn’t. Not without me or your mom”“Whatever Harley said to you, just ignore it. Don’t let it affect you, okay?” he hugged the little guy tighter.“It’s okay, dad. I just looked at him.”“We didn’t have any resemblance at all” he said while kicking the ball up and down.“Does mommy know?” Mark doubted Amanda would agree to this meet-up.“No, she said she would stay in her room until the announcement has been cancelled”“Knowing her, she won’t come out anytime soon” he chuckled at her mom.“Jack, what does he looked like? How did you feel when you saw him?”“Were you excited?” he som
“Would you like to send a reply?” Jack enquired referring to the letter.She scribbled some notes and passed the paper to Jack.“Let the servant send it. You don’t need to go there yourself” she reminded him.“I want to go. Unless you want to play ball with me?” she just grins at Jack.Jack knew she wouldn’t play outside with him.“When are you coming out of your room?” Jack was about to leave when he turned around to ask her.“When they retract the marriage announcement” she said honestly.Jack just shrugged his shoulder then close the door.He went directly to the old master’s study room and knocked.“Grandpa, can I meet Harley today? Mom doesn’t want to leave her room until the announcement is cancelled” he started.“She said that?” the old master wanted to confirm.Although he has expected Amanda
She hasn’t finished her slice when she heard a knock and her father came in.When he saw what she’s eating, he immediately ordered the servant to take it away.“Where did you get this rubbish?” the old man asked.“This is not from the kitchen. Who gave it to you?” he looked around and found the open letter.When she still did not reply, the old master summoned Uncle Ben.“Fire the servant who brought her food” Uncle Ben immediately nodded his head.“I-I-I bought it. The servant has nothing to do with it” she would not allow the poor girl to get fired.“Fire the whole kitchen staff” Uncle Ben again nodded his head.“You still want to lie to me?” Sebastian challenged her and started reading the letter.She could only press her lips in defiance.“Mark sent it for me” she admitted instantly when she saw Uncle Ben pulling ou
“Golding? Mom, are you related?” he asked in confusion.“Yes” both Goldings replied casually.“We already tried to trace it before haven’t we Sebastian?” Mrs. Mills recalled their relationship.“Yes, I think our common ancestor is 10 generations back. But then, who cares” Sebastian agreed.“Your mother treats me more of an enemy instead of a relative, anyways” he just shrugged his shoulders.“Don’t worry son, everybody is related to everybody in Diamond Country” General Mills added.“That’s why it’s important to handle your matters cautiously” the general sighed.“Dad, I need to talk to Meredith. I need to know if there are other people who used my seeds” he explained.“No one used your seeds. I made sure that the clinic would seal your donations and not to release it before”“Tsk, wha