After Amanda turned her back from him, a smile gently appeared on Mark’s face.
His heart is swelling with pride.
Finally, she’s willing to let him know who she really is.
But he was still fixated to the number of hospitalizations Amanda had.
He was doing mental calculations but his tiredness forced him to sleep.
The couple was still in deep slumber when Amanda’s phone started vibrating.
When she sat up, she felt her body was sore and she decided to fall back to the bed.
That’s when she noticed her phone vibrating, she felt irritated but still picked up her phone to answer.
“Greetings, my fair lady. You’ve been chosen to receive a complimentary service from our sperm bank” says the
After sending her texts she immediately called Simon.“Where are you?” her voice was cold.“I need a safe venue. Can I use Jack’s Latte?” Simon could sense something was off based on her tone.He just said ok and started off to prepare the coffee shop.It has started.He just hopes the old man won’t overdo it this time.After confirming the location, she sent another message to Fiona.“Jack’s Latte, 4PM. This better be good Fiona. You don’t want to piss me off” she typed her message with gritted teeth.“Invite FORTRESS they should have a recording of the person who left this notice in your office” she said coldly.Mark was worried for her lack of expression.
“This was taken from the national road leading to the Eastern Province” Dexter pointed to his laptop.“Timestamp: 1pm”“This was taken when the woman left your office this morning”“Timestamp: 11am”“That’s my client, Meredith Lee” Fiona said calmly.“It seems, she went to the hotel then take Penny then drove off to the Eastern Province” Mark started putting the events in sequence.“Can you have a photo of the driver?” Amanda suddenly asked.She was having a bad feeling about i
“Go directly to the island” Mark instructed the helicopter pilot.Although the island was not very small, it was full of trees and landing would be difficult.But for Mark, they have to land there directly no matter what.General Mills said they could not find the house.They had been scouring the island and the coordinates that they have is pointing to a vast forest.There was no house.Mark could not believe it.He needed to see the ground for himself.He tried to read the map again trying to build
“Shhhhh” she heard the voice of the old man when she pushed open the door.“You will wake her up” he gently reminded her.“Ohhh Papa” she hugged her father who sat on the bed.“I thought, I thought you left?” she cried in her father’s embrace.Then she saw the little girl and gently carried and kissed her.“Mommy misses you, sweetheart” she could not help her tears from rolling again.“Papa – “ she was about to question her father when he cuts her off.“It’s late Amanda.
As requested by the two kids, the group went to the stables to ride horses again.“Where’s Simon?” she asked Uncle Ben.She noticed an empty stable and she had a bad feeling about it.“I haven’t seen him since last night, my lady” Uncle Ben replied.“Pa, did Simon talk to you last night?” she asked worriedly.“Yes, it was quick chat. Don’t worry about your brother.”“He can take care of himself” the old man immediately dismissed her.“Get me a horse” she ordered a servant.
“Papa, let’s talk” Amanda started.“How did you rescue Penny?” her tone is accusing.“Sit down, would you like some tea? It would be a long story” Sebastian rang the bell for the servant.After the servant delivered their tea, Sebastian started his story.“It started when Jack called me that Penny was taken”Jack informed him of the exchange between the old lady and the red-haired lady who was trying to take Penny away.He gave the color of the car, the size and the number behind the car.He also described the gu
Mark carefully knocked on the study room and was invited to come in.“When do you plan to get married?” Sebastian asked immediately.Mark was surprised to hear the old man.He sat in front of the old man and sized him up.He wanted to see the sincerity behind his words.“The soonest possible”“Does it mean you already agree?” Mark asked in disbelief.“Of course not” he scoffed.“No one deserves my daughter, especially someone who casually spreads his seeds” he smirked at Mark.“That was even before I met her” he explained himself.Sebastian just raised his eyebrow in doubt.“If you want to get married soon, you need to work with me. I’ll give you a month” the old man said.“I’m listening” Mark replied.“You need to convince her to accept her responsibilities to her people”
“Not really, he just mocks my donation and challenged me to a poetry recitation” Mark lovingly smiled.“He did that to you too?” Amanda chuckled.“Yeah, well it’s all fun”“He said he agrees to our marriage” Mark pretended to be excited.“If you will agree to his request”Amanda felt her world stopped after hearing his last sentence.How could she agree to such demand?“Did you ask Papa what he wanted me to do?” she tried to calm her voice.“Hmmm, I did not enquire.”‘Technically, I did not enquire. He just told me. So, I’m not lying, am I?’ he defended himself.“I thought it should be between the two of you” Mark could feel the hesitation in her eyes.“Darling, now that Penny is safe. I need to go back to the city to handle some matters”“Since the kids a
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