“Don’t say that” she felt scared hearing her father’s words.
Sebastian doesn’t know how long will they keep on dancing the same tune but he was determined not to give up on Amanda.
“Give chaos to those who want it,
Create peace to those who need it.
When your world starts to crumble,
Will you be left under the rubble?”
Sebastian recited a meaningful poetry before he dismissed Amanda.
The next day, Jack and Penny woke up early excited about the activity for the day.The servants have prepared their horse-riding clothes and Amanda was gearing up the kids when Simon arrived.“Where’s Pa?” Simon casually asked.“If he hasn’t changed his routine, I bet he has already inspected the stable” she said without looking at Simon.Simon reached out to carry Jack but little Jack wanted to be a big boy and walked by himself.He decided to carry Penny instead.“What happened to your hand? Did you get into a fight last night?” Simon just shrugged his shoulders.
When everyone was settled in the dining area, the family had a sumptuous meal and the atmosphere was very lively.Mainly due to Jack’s stories how he successfully ridden a horse.The experience gave him so much joy and he was really looking forward to another round of horse-riding.Too bad they needed to go back to the Metropolitan.“Mom, can we come back here every weekend?” Jack asked expectantly.“It would be tiring for all of us to go back every weekend. How about every vacation instead?” she looked at her father who just nodded in agreement.“But it’s not tiring when we us
Simon just chuckled at the irritated Mark.They were driving towards the airport when Amanda’s phone rang.“Hello?” Amanda could not hear the other line clearly.She was hearing static sounds followed by a voice machine.“Hello?” she greeted again waiting for someone to speak.“Hello! Welcome to ‘how to make babies dot com’” the voicemail said.She quickly ended the call knowing that it was a prank call.She’s receiving such calls recently.She would jus
To prepare for the masquerade ball, they decided they needed to shop for appropriate clothes.Mark felt annoyed having Simon constantly joining them everywhere.It’s like Amanda was having a chaperone everywhere she went.Who would have thought that the murderous man is also a clingy brother?But he couldn’t get rid of him, could he?Since Amanda is attending with Simon, they decided to buy matching clothes.“Little Mandy, look. This one is very sexy.”“It will show your skin and curves and will attract a lot of men.”
As the most luxurious hotel in the Metropolitan, the masquerade ball will be held at the Windmills Hotel.Mark and Amanda decided that they will just book suites at the hotel and let the old ‘Hunters’ to take care of the kids.It would save them travel time as well.As the ‘hotel manager’ Mark was very busy recently preparing for the event.He checked the bookings made by the guests and made sure the socialites are properly placed according to their preferences.At the same time Dexter Henley is also busy monitoring the set-up of additional security cameras.Actually, this is a security nightmar
The masked man slowly turned his head to face her and lowered his eyes to look at her arms.He squinted his eyes and immediately set off his murderous aura.“I’m so sorry, young master Mills” Valerie came out from nowhere and went to Amanda to discreetly pull her hands.“Pardon my sister. This is her first time attending such occasion” Valerie immediately created a distance between them.“Little Mandy, young master Mills doesn’t want to be touched.”“This is an open secret within the high society” Valerie gave her a lecture.She looked at the masked man again
“Why are you crying? I’m just teasing you.”“I thought you people attend these gatherings to fool around?” the masked man pulled back and kept a safe distance between them.His heart ached when he saw the tears in her eyes.“You can play all you want. I don’t care” Amanda said in her low voice while removing her mask.“But you must remember this face, young master Mills” she revealed her red face with full of tears.“Because this is the face that would despise you forever” she said with gritted teeth.She walked away from the masked man not knowing
“No, Mark” she tilted her head exposing her neck.“I drugged us” she showed the empty vial in her hand then threw herself to Mark’s embrace.“I think I’m sick. I feel so hot” she started crying due to the discomfort.She was panicking.This is the first time she made this mixture and she didn’t know it would be this uncomfortable.“Silly girl. What are you trying to do?” Mark lovingly embraced her.“We haven’t been intimate since we came back. You even said I’m sexually deprived” she took deep breaths to ease her discomfort.
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