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Vengeance of the Battered CHAPTER 10
He even laughed at me just to tease me. "I'm close with Liam. I'm one of his colleagues way back 2016-18, but we just parted ways when I flew to Italy with Gwen.""Whoa. I have no idea about that.” And literally I got surprised upon knowing my brother-in-law has connections with my husband. "Anyway, how are you? How are you and Gwen? Does mom already know that you are back here in the Philippines?""Gwen and I got home here last week. Actually, you're the only one who had no idea we're back." Hen suddenly turned his back on me while taking a look at the venue of Liam and I's wedding anniversary. Because from here, there is a view of the garden area. "Liam loved you so much, didn't he?"As much as I wanted to tell him the truth, I couldn't. Especially now that I found out that Hen is connected to my husband, I think this is not the perfect time to let the bomb explode."He truly is." Even inside, I want to divorce my husband. "He's a loving husband to me... indeed."I took advantage of
Vengeance of the Battered CHAPTER 11
I lost my temper when Liam held my hand. It was so tight that he didn't want to let me go while his eyes were as fierce as fire if he could look.And I know this kind of scene. I have watched it and it has happened several times."Excuse us," Liam said coldly and without a word, he pulled me out of the venue where those guests who were curious about the scandal I made earlier were cutting me.And my body settled down from crying. Now my worry and sorrow for my dying mother has been replaced by fear. He pushed me into our room. The door slammed very hard when he closed it, while I did nothing but protect my baby with my aching arm.At this time, I can tolerate my husband hurting me again, just don't hurt my baby.“Aren't you thinking? There are so many people at the venue, did you really think of spreading out there? Fuck this life! In front of my friends, you're going to tell me that you almost lost respect for me as your husband?!”"M-My mother is dying, Liam. What do you want me to
Vengeance of the Battered CHAPTER 12
I could clearly see the way he clenched his fists before turning his back on me and leaving the room. But even before he was completely out, he suddenly came in again and faced my face."And trust me, Kris. I tried to save your mother's life earlier. While Lance was checking you up, I called several hospitals to pick up your mom. Unfortunately, she's dead on arrival. I'm sorry for being too late.” At the same time as the door was closed, my tears fell one after the other.What the fvck? My mother's gone?My fists started to shiver like hell, trying my best not to scream the hell out of me. I was able to be okay because my baby is safe, but knowing the news of my mother, whom I haven't seen in years after I was imprisoned on the roof where my husband and I live, I can't even imagine the next time I'll meet her, it was now on her burial.I did what I could. I almost begged Liam's visiting doctors, as well as him, to help my mother. In fact, if they didn't act on the safety protocols the
Vengeance of the Battered CHAPTER 13
"He's trying to fight his inner self, Kris. A while ago when I was inside with him, he's trying everything he could just so he wouldn't hurt me…”"Instead, he scratched his own wrist."I cried as I looked down at my husband lying peacefully on the couch. "What can we do, Logan? Is there anything I can do to improve my husband's condition?”"As I say, only he can help himself, Kris." From his table he could see Liam lying down. “DID can be controlled, but it cannot be cured. There are some medications and treatments that help patients with DID manage themselves for the rest of their lives.”"Liam could undergo psychotherapy and he really needs this right now. As I mentioned, it will help Liam if he learns to be open about himself and his condition by talking to a mental health professional who is willing to confide in him about his life. And his trusted mental health professional could also help him deal with his disorder, to give him tips only for a healthy lifestyle and possibly to e
Vengeance of the Battered CHAPTER 14
"Let go of me, Henrix! I want to penetrate-”"Kris, they are no longer there." Henrix locked me in his clenched hands. "And my arrival was too late to save them," he weakly replied. "Let the policemen to bring their remains on the funeral, Kris-""How could you say that?!" Even though there were many people around to gossip about the explosion at our house, I did not use the presence of those gossips as an excuse to raise my voice to Henrix. "You will not understand me because you are not the one who lost your family, Hen!”I squeezed through the crowd of people and struggled to break through the barrier into our house, but another explosion occurred at our house, so that I was completely frozen as I watched our house turn to ashes."Kris, come on." With my body about to collapse due to weakness, it was easy for Hen to take me away from our house. "Gwen did her best to save Margaux and Ludwig... to escape the house."Hen caught my attention and just now realized that we were on a patr
Vengeance of the Battered CHAPTER 15
White ceiling, white walls and the dazzling light appeared to me the moment I opened my eyes. All I remember is that I fell into the river, but why am I now lying on a soft bed—and, how did I get here?"Don't think about anything, Kris. That won't do you any good, hmm?” And what added to my surprise was when I heard Henrix's voice beside me, and he's smiling as an angel while glancing at me. "I looked for you that night. I didn't stop until I found you... and glad I found your car floating in the river. I asked the police to help rescue you.”"But rest assured your husband didn't know you're still alive.""Does that mean what Liam knows is that I'm dead?" I asked in surprise. That night, I don't remember much about the events. All that is clear in my memory is that Liam's car was chasing me before the incident happened. "Because if I remember correctly, Liam may have witnessed my car falling into the river.""That's exactly what happened, Kris," Hen said and sat on the bed. As he face
Vengeance of the Battered CHAPTER 16
"I didn't get to be with you after I married Liam, I didn't expect you to say goodbye to me early. If I had only known that Liam meant to offer just to be his love will be reciprocated by my family being gone, I wish I hadn't accepted it."And after all those thirteen years, I'm still regretful for bringing misery to my family. Even if I turn the world upside down, I can't change that the root of the misfortune that happened to my family is Liam. If only I had been wise in my decision then, I would not be in this life. If I just used my mind that time he asked me to marry him, my life would be really far from this. And I hope my family is still with me up until now."But don't worry... because I will repay you all. As long as I live in this world, I will not stop asking God for justice for your death. Even if this costs my life, I would put it at stake. Because my only goal to live now is to take revenge on the person who did this."As I was satisfied with crying in front of the grave
Vengeance of the Battered CHAPTER 17
"Anyway, just tell us anything we can offer to help your business. Rocco must have laid out the conditions for the agreement with you. Do you have anything to ask about?”"I have," Jessica said. Really don't want to be beaten, huh. “I was raised at the rate we had to pay for the commercial. Hello? That's just commercial. Why so expensive?"My eyes really doubled over this idiot. My first impression of her was really right. There is nothing to know, certainly nothing to contribute to the discussion here."Hello, too? But even if you ask any TV network around, the price you have to pay for TV commercials is really high. Thousands of dollars are paid per second of a commercial and how often it appears on television.”"Is everything clear to you, Miss Jessica?” I asked without letting it be known that I was already tired talking to a fool. "Because if everything is clear, I will leave you for now. I still have a lot to take care of. Should you have any concern about our business here, con
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Vengeance of the Battered BONUS CHAPTER PT. 4
"I am supposedly calling you for an emergency family meeting about what I heard from Echo, son," my mother said to me after recovering from the shock Henrix and I brought to her."But I don't have anything else to worry about, eh! If this man is responsible for you and is willing to marry you, I don't have a problem."All thanks to the Lord, Henrix and I moved ahead of Echo. Although that bastard has already informed my mother that I am pregnant, good thing we have settled everything down to the venue and props just to make Henrix's outdoor proposal to me look realistic.Mama also arrived on time in front of the house that I built-not for Henrix and I, if not for myself-and she was able to witness our show."You can count on me, Tita Miriam. I'm not like other men who run away from their responsibility to women," I heard the reply of Hen next to me. I tightened my grip on his arm."So, when do you plan to get married?" asked my stepdad. "We're not rushing you to get married that's why
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Becoming selfish or not, the situation right now is indeed a hard choice. I think about the welfare of the child in my womb, and at the same time, I shall not ignore the fact that for the sake of the baby, I will suffer.So, I have come to a very complicated decision."I understand if you find it difficult to give in to me, Hen. But I have no choice," I pleaded.I secretly met Henrix in a bar near his house in the middle of the night."The weight of the two options I have now. I can't afford losing the other one out of my hand."I tried to gamble. Instead of letting Echo get ahead of me in making a move to inform my parents about my situation, I should be the one ahead of him.Since Echo is known to be the son of my mother's college friend, Echo is close to my mother. And he has the access to ruin my life by telling lies anytime he wants.The only way to stop him is to step ahead of his plans.So I'm asking for Henrix's help that for the meantime, he acts as someone intimately in love
Vengeance of the Battered BONUS CHAPTER PT. 2
"A country we can trust if you wish to continue aborting the baby is in New Zealand," Doc Nerissa, an OB Gynecologist, premises. "Because in that country, they passed a bill wherein they treat abortion only a health issue not a crime. This is the safest route you can travel, Maui.”I didn't go home immediately after my round because I deliberately made Doc Nerissa here on the third floor of the hospital in his clinic. At this point, I think I really need some advice from the professionals.I'm afraid to make a decision on my own. As much as possible, I wanted to make a decision that I would not regret later."I've got to start packing my things, do you think, Doc?"I am still struggling to this day whether I will continue with my plan or not. So, I ended up heaving a sigh in front of her."Only if you're very sure about your plans. Are you sure about your plan, Maui?” She is asking me like she wants me to have a second thought."For most women, a baby is a blessing. Many of them still
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This chapter intend to elaborate what happen to Maui after revealing her truth.---"How many times do I have to tell you that you can't just come here to my condo, Maui?! Have you forgotten the danger you might cause to me once people around here keep seeing us together?!”I just bowed my head and tightly held the strap of the shoulder bag I was carrying. Echo let me into her condo unit but we were only here behind the door. He said it's dangerous if he talks to me outside because he's afraid of the possibility I might be the cause of his image falling off the ground."You need to know something, that's why I'm here. It's not my intention to cause trouble, Echo." My voice is shaking.I was nervous to continue speaking because just from Echo's eyes, I could read that she couldn't accept what I had to say."Go straight to the point, Maui! Don't waste my time!”The nervousness I feel is increasing even more now that Echo's voice is raising me. He is desperate to get rid of me and I will
Vengeance of the Battered EPILOGUE
Gwen has already left me. And it took me years to forget her completely. I may have fallen for the same woman who has her looks too, but still there is something in Kris that makes me love her. Something that I didn't see in Gwen before - the fighting spirit that Kris has. "Exactly. Make sure you don't even think about what they will say. If they are not our family, their opinion doesn't count." I placed my hand on her head and kissed the top of her head. "I love you." The first 'I love you' I have told her... ever. "Until my last breath..." She looked up at me. "I will love you too." ***** LIAM After two years... "Here's your baby..." I handed to the mother the little baby that we had put in her diaper. "You're a mother of two now... Kris." She cried and took her baby from me. As a mother who is about to glimpse and tickle her child for the first time, I understand the story behind Kris's tears. She must be... really acting like this even before she gave birth to Audrey. "Tha
Vengeance of the Battered CHAPTER 95
"Aether Entertainment is not complete without Miss Gwen–the one that served to be our mother. She honed our skills to make us shine and be talented, just by how you see us now. So, even just by the project we did for her we can show that with the things she is facing now, we wanted to show her she's not alone." That's a very sweet message I heard from Tanya. "And as we represent the other artists that's part of this project, we may show you the art of love." (Two voices, One song started to play) Along with the music video playing on the big screen, Tanya and Coreen sing along to the lyrics of one of the songs that have shaped our hearts. Right now, Kris is just staring at the huge screen while watching the music video... and it's absolutely pretty that Corrine's company makes use of some clips of Kris and me... which seem to be among the ones they took as they invade our privacy . While I was in the middle of enjoying the melody I was hearing, my heart suddenly dropped when I fel
Vengeance of the Battered CHAPTER 94
"We're here to visit Miss Gwen. Where is her room, Doc-" I turned to face the woman who’s asking, and realized it was Tanya and Corrine. Both of them are wearing glasses. The only difference they had is Tanya is wearing a puff crisscross back dress in white color and she pairs her outfit with strap trendy flat sandals in beige color. While Corrine's outfit is always simple yet classy. She wears a solid cut out Mandarin collar dress and paired it with a black minimalist metal decor point toe slingback pumps. In other words, Tanya's outfit is how SHOPEE app users dress, while Corrine is for SHEIN's users. "I'm just reminding you that she doesn't remember or recognize anyone," I said to the two before they entered the room. And they retreated at the same time. "She has suffered a minor internal bleeding on her brain. As a complication, she lost her memory. But she has short-term memory loss." "There's still no definite time as to when she will regain her memory," I added. "So... sh
Vengeance of the Battered CHAPTER 93
I thought before I went back to the hospital, I would pass by Lucile's funeral first. I can't just not show myself there and exhibit my greatest sympathy because of her family's loss. Even though she committed many sins in Kris and I's life, I still have at least a percent of gratitude for her for offering a friendship to Kris... even if it's not true. "My condolences." I don't know the old lady I met, but I guess she's one of the family members of the Soriano's. So, I proceeded to the long coffin and placed the flower I bought on top of it. Now... as I was able to see the dead body of Lucile, confirming she was really dead, I feel a mixture of sadness and joy. Maybe she has run out of time to change, but then... she deserves it. To me that she is in arrears, it's really funny that the demon's minion has picked her up. However, I was also sad because she will not be able to continue the only right thing she has done in her entire life--to save the lives of the stray dogs and cats.
Vengeance of the Battered CHAPTER 92
She was walking back and forth tensely. "My concern is that they will know the location of this place. What if... they take all my pets from here? I can't accept that I took care of them and kept them alive only to die at their hands!" Oh shit. Because Liam and I didn't say anything to Hen that he should bring the police when he comes here, eh. "You go through there," she pointed to the back side of us and there was a door there. "Take that road out here. There's a car parked there and... get in it. It's more of a hassle if you take your car in front. The police will be here at any time." "Come with us-" "Not anymore, Liam." Lucile gave us her weak smile. "As long as I live, I will not let the police set foot on my territory. Until my last breath, I will protect them." The dogs and cats here are noisy and playing happily, they are very lucky to have Lucile. That even if I wanted to try to convince Lucile to just run away, I knew I would only fail. Because right at this moment, the
