EvoI strongly kicked the door where Raina and Mr. Wang were inside. My vision suddenly darkened when I saw that Mr. Wang's upper clothing was off, and he was starting to undress my unconscious wife, who was lying on the bed."You're a shameless beast!!!" I shouted angrily. Then I attacked Mr. Wang, I strongly punched him in the face. With the intense anger I felt towards him at that moment, I wouldn't be surprised if I killed him."Stop it now, Evo! Mr. Wang is no longer moving. You might kill him," Tom firmly stopped me. But I didn't stop punching and kicking the person who wanted to violate my wife. Tom and Pit were forced to work together to restrain me because I might end up killing Mr. Wang."Mr. Wang is unconscious, Boss. We'll take him to the precinct to file charges," Pit said to me as I finally allowed them to take Mr. Wang away from me."He will pay for what he did! I'll make sure he rots in prison," I said to them, my face red with anger."I'll take care of Mr. Wang, Evo.
RainaI woke up when I felt someone stroking my cheek. I immediately remembered the last thing I could recall before losing consciousness.Mr. Wang! I screamed in my mind. Thinking it was him touching me, I suddenly panicked. "Let go of me! You are a shameless monster!"I grabbed the hand that had been caressing my face earlier and bit down hard."It's me, Evo. You're safe now, Raina."I stopped biting when I heard the voice of the person speaking, none other than Evo. I slowly opened my eyes. I saw Evo grimacing while I was still biting his hand. I immediately let go of his hand once I was sure it was really him I was seeing."What happened? Where am I? Where is that shameless old man?" I asked Evo in succession. I got up from the bed and sat down, then panicked as I checked my body to see if that old man had succeeded in what he wanted to do to me."Calm down, okay? Nothing bad happened to you. He didn't succeed in his dark plans against you. It's good that I arrived on time," said
Raina"Flowers for the most beautiful lady in the world!"I was about to open the door of my car when suddenly a man spoke beside me. His face was hidden behind a bouquet of beautiful flowers. But even though I couldn't see his face, I immediately knew who he was. None other than my ex-boyfriend. Until now, he continues to pester me, asking for a second chance, despite knowing that I am already married.Lately, Greg has been acting like a stalker. Every time I leave the company where I work, he often waits for me outside with various gifts in hand, which I always refuse. But for some reason, it seems he never gets tired of following me around. It's as if he doesn't get exhausted.If back then he always followed me around and showed that I was important to him, I would have been very happy. But now that I no longer have feelings for him, I only feel annoyed every time I see him."Can you please stop bothering me, Greg? How many times do I have to tell you that there's no chance for us
RainaI thought of going to my mother-in-law's house. I need to explain to her about what Mrs. Mendoza told her yesterday. She is Evo's mother, so I don't want her to think worse of me.When I arrived at her house, a maid opened the door for me."Where's Mommy? Is she here?" I asked the maid who opened the door for me."She's in her room, Ma'am Raina. Ma'am Emilia is sick, so she can't get up," the maid replied to me.When I entered the house, I immediately went to my mother-in-law's room. I found her trying to reach for the glass of water on top of the small table near the bed. I quickly helped her reach the glass of water."What are you doing here in my house?" my mother-in-law asked me coldly. She was sick, so she spoke weakly and slowly. If she weren't sick, I'm sure I would have been deafened by her sermon and she might have pushed me out of her house."I came here to explain to you, Mom. You're mistaken in thinking that I'm badmouthing you to people I know or to my clients. I do
RainaI couldn't stay still while waiting for the doctor to treat my stepmom to come out. People who witnessed the incident helped get my stepmom into my car, and I immediately rushed her to the nearest hospital. Even though my whole body was trembling while I was driving earlier, I forced myself to reach the hospital.My stepmom didn't treat me well and had bad intentions against me earlier, but I still didn't wish for anything bad to happen to her. I prayed earnestly that she would survive. However, the Creator did not heed my prayer because when the doctor came out, he sadly announced that my stepmom did not survive.He said my stepmom's head hit a hard object, which affected her brain. Maybe her head was hit by the gutter of the road. Her heart and liver were also crushed, which were hit by the car that collided with her.I felt weak and slowly sat down on the floor when I heard the bad news. What will I tell Daddy and Rina when they arrive? I called them and informed them about w
RainaI never tried to go to my stepmom's funeral because I knew that Daddy and Rina would chase me away again. Even when Minerva was taken to her final destination, I didn't show up for them.Although Minerva didn't treat me well when she was alive, I'm still sad that she's gone. Not for myself but for Rina. Even though we were enemies, we were still sisters. And I know how painful it is to lose a mother. I, who never got to see my real mother, still feel hurt when I think about my mom being gone for so long. How much more is my sister, who spent so much time with her mother? I'm sure that because of this incident, her hatred for me has only grown stronger. And even my Daddy hates me now.I took a deep sigh. I missed Evo. His seminar was extended by three days so he hasn't been home yet. I have no one to tell my resentment. No one comforts and listens to me. Ever since Evo and I got married, he has been my moral support. He may not have been my husband in the true sense of the word,
RainaTired of thinking overnight about how I could make my mother-in-law believe me that I wasn't lying to her, I woke up almost noon. I immediately got out of bed and went to the bathroom to brush my teeth and take a shower. I'm going to my mother-in-law's house now. Even if she throws me out again, I'll still explain to her.After taking a shower, I immediately left the house even though my stomach was still empty. But when I arrived at her house, I learned from the maid that she was not at home."Where is my mother-in-law, Adela? Where did she go?" I asked the maid.The maid's forehead suddenly furrowed as she looked at me. "Don't you know what happened to Sir Evo, Ma'am Raina?"My chest suddenly heaved with intense anxiety at what I heard. "W-What happened to Evo?" "Sir Evo is in the hospital in Baguio because they were ambushed on their way back to Manila. When Ma'am Minerva found out about it, she immediately went to Baguio to visit her son," Adela explained.My body suddenly
Raina "I'm sorry, Ma'am. Ma'am Emilia strictly instructed us that no one can visit Sir Evo except her and Ma'am Rina only" The two policemen guarding Evo's room stopped me from entering the room. "I am Evo's wife. Why can't I enter and visit him while other people who are not even related to him are allowed by my mother-in-law to visit him?" I asked the police. "I'm sorry, Ma'am. But as I said, we are just following orders given to us. Please, don't make it hard for us," the policeman pleaded with me. I also pleaded with them that I wouldn't stay long inside, but no matter what I did, they really didn't allow me to enter Evo's room. "The police have already said that you can't go inside, Raina. Why are you still insisting? Do you want me to drag you out of the hospital?" my mother-in-law angrily scolded me from behind. I faced her and pleaded. "Please, Mom. Let me visit Evo. Just for a moment," I tearfully begged her. Evo's mother slapped me and angrily pointed at me. "Didn
RainaI woke up feeling unwell. My head felt heavy, and I seemed to be short of breath. Maybe I lack exercise because I’m always just inside my room. I only walk around the room. But that’s not enough to exercise my body.I decided to go downstairs and drink some milk. The whole house was quiet now. Evo has been in the hospital for a week, preparing for his leg operation. I prayed that his operation would be successful so he wouldn’t have to be tied to a wheelchair anymore. Even though I haven’t experienced it myself, I can feel how difficult it is for Evo because of his current condition.Evo needs to walk again because his enemies are just around, waiting for a chance to take him down. I don’t know what kind of people his enemies are. Are they rivals in politics or in their business?After drinking milk, I walked out of the house to exercise my legs. I hadn't yet reached the door when Pit stopped me. He was left to watch over me while Dave was watching Evo."Where are you going, Rai
RainaI was surprised when I went down to the kitchen and saw Evo's cook busy preparing food in his house. I approached the cook to ask."Is there an occasion? Or is Evo expecting a guest that's why you're cooking so much food?" I asked. If Evo has a guest coming, Mike and I will just eat outside. I don't want my guests to feel awkward if they see that Evo also has guests. And besides, if they occupy the table, where will Mike and I eat? Surely Evo wouldn't allow me to let my guest eat inside my room."Sir Evo said you have a guest coming, so he instructed me to cook. He said he would join you for the meal along with Ma'am Rina," the cook said with a smile."Aah." I didn't ask any more questions and just went back to my room. What was Evo thinking when he covered the food expenses for my guest? And why are he and Rina joining us for dinner? I didn't want them to join because I might not be able to swallow the food. But this is Evo's house and it's his food we're eating, so I have no c
RainaMy body suddenly stiffened when Evo pulled me and hugged me tightly. I could feel his extreme concern in the tightness of his embrace. I couldn't help but be confused by his actions. Isn't he angry with me because he thinks I killed his mother? Why is he worried about me now?When I recovered from the surprise, I immediately pushed him away to make him let go of me. I slightly moved closer to the door on my side to give us enough space from each other."Are you okay? Is the baby in your belly alright? Do you feel any pain in your stomach?" Evo asked me one after another. I don't know if he noticed my attempt to avoid him."I'm okay. My stomach doesn't hurt," I replied to him. It turns out my baby is the reason why he was so worried about me. He was concerned that something bad might happen to the baby in my womb. He didn't want the Mondragons to lose an heir."That's good to hear," Evo said with relief. "Did you see the faces of the people who ambushed you?"I quickly shook my h
Evo"Nurse Nissi is beautiful and kind. Isn't she your ex-girlfriend, Sir Evo? Why don't you get back together with her? You won't have any problems if she is your girlfriend," Pit suggested to me as we entered the door. We just came from the hospital because I had an appointment earlier for my leg check-up.Just like my previous check-up, my ex-girlfriend Nissi took care of me. Nissi was my girlfriend for three years. But we broke up when she left to study abroad. Since then, we haven't had any contact with each other. However, when I was hospitalized after the ambush, our paths crossed again. It turns out that the woman works as a nurse at the hospital where Mommy brought me.Pit was right. Until now, Nissi was still kind and beautiful. But being kind and beautiful is not enough for me to have a relationship with her again. Because I no longer have feelings for her. So, as I told Tom, Nissi and I can’t get back together."Can you shut your mouth? Did Sir Evo say he still likes Nurse
RainaMy blood boils as I hear Rina's loud laughter. She's in the living room together with Evo, and I don't know what they're talking about that makes her laugh as if being tickled in the groin. Even though her shrill laughter was painful to the ears and chest, I just pretended not to hear anything.I wanted to go upstairs and hide in my room, but the two would notice that I was annoyed by their voices. They would think, especially my sister, that I'm jealous of the two of them.Although I'm indeed jealous, I can now control myself. Unlike before, tears would immediately fall whenever I got hurt. I've learned to hide my true feelings to avoid getting too hurt.Even though I was annoyed by the presence of the two in the living room, I just continued cooking for my lunch. As I promised Evo, I do not let his maids serve me. Even washing my clothes, I do it myself even though the maids don't like it."What are you cooking, Ma'am Raina? Why does it smell so good?" the maid asked me when s
Evo"How was your check-up on your legs?" Tom asked when he entered my room. I let him come because I wanted to know the results of what I had asked him to take care of."My legs are better now than before. Next month I can undergo surgery," I replied to him. I asked him to sit on the edge of my bed because I was also in bed, leaning against the headboard."I heard that your ex-girlfriend Nissi is the nurse taking care of you when you go to the hospital," he commented with a teasing smile. Nissi was my ex-girlfriend. Our breakup was just fine, so we treated each other well when we met. We were both civil to each other."Maybe there's still a second chance for the two of you? And what if she's really the person destined to be your forever?" He gave me a meaningful smile.I know what's running through Tom's mind. But if he's thinking that there's still a chance for Nissi and me to get back together, he's mistaken. That woman was just a part of my past life."Stop your crazy thoughts, To
RainaI ate my words when I said that I wouldn't go back and live in Evo's house again. Because I found myself entering his house.It wasn't my desire to live in Evo's house again. I just had no choice but to agree with him because I was worried about the safety of the baby in my womb.When I refused Evo's offer at the hospital to return to his house, there were two attempts to kill me. First, two people broke into my apartment. They pretended to be thieves. But from their actions, I knew they really intended to kill me.If Pit and Evo's other bodyguard hadn't arrived, my child and I might not be in this world anymore. The two said they went somewhere and just happened to pass by my apartment. They claimed they saw the door open even though it was late at night, so they became suspicious and they decided to check on me.I don't know if I should believe their alibi. I think Evo assigned them to watch over me. Because if not, how did they know that the open door they saw was my apartme
Raina"I'm not going back to live in your house, Mr. Mondragon. Have you forgotten that you kicked me out like an animal? And now you decide to bring me back to your house? Aren't you out of your mind?" I strongly objected. What was he thinking of wanting me to return to his house? Isn't he worried that Rina might get mad at him? His savior?"Don't think like that, Raina," Pit interjected, speaking for the first time. "The truth is, Sir Evo wants you back in the house because—""Don't think highly of yourself, Raina. I'm not bringing you back to my house because I still have feelings for you. If you weren't carrying my child, you would never set foot in my home again," Evo said to me with a sneer.I was hurt by what he said. It felt like a small needle was piercing my chest, but I didn't show it to them. I never thought I would hear those words from his mouth.If I look back at how he treated me before the accident, it's very different from how he treats me now. He always supported me
RainaI am standing in front of the window, gazing into the darkness of the night outside. After leaving Evo's house, I rented a small apartment. I also resigned from my job. I couldn't bear seeing people whispering to each other as soon as I entered the entrance of the company where I worked. I have savings and it could support me for a year.As I expected, it spread within the company that my mother-in-law caught me meeting with my lover. And I was blamed for her death. They all cast mocking and insulting looks at me. Not one of them even asked me if the rumor spreading was true or not.I couldn't stop my tears from falling. I feel like the world is so unfair to me. Not a single person is defending me.I took a deep breath and then firmly wiped away the tears that fell from my eyes. I promise this will be the last time I cry over the world's unfairness to me. If no one believes in me, I don't care anymore. As long as I know my conscience is clear.I caressed my slightly rounded bell