Chapter 82 Aliyah forced her eyes open and the white ceiling welcomed her. Her body felt tired and almost numb, so she just stayed like that for some minutes before she finally managed to it up on the bed, holding the duvet tightly to her chest. As memories of the previous night flashed through her mind, she scoffed and rolled her eyes. Well, she was caught up in this mess forever, but what mattered the most to her was how she was feeling relieved now. It felt like some of the tight nerves around her abdominal area were loosened, and she felt much better now. She felt weak as she stood up from the bed and dragged herself into the bathroom where she met the bathtub already filled with warm soapy water, and she didn't need anyone to tell her that it was her so-called ex-husband and soon-to-be legal husband again, that did this. Releasing a deep breath, she locked the door behind her before she finally let loose the duvet, landing it on the floor and leaving her stacked n
Chapter 83 Aliyah stared at her reflection as she sat in front of the mirror with many thoughts running through her mind. It has just been five days since she moved in with Knox, and these last few days weren't bad as she'd thought it would be. Knox has been so far good to her, he does everything in his power to please her, and she has been so far comfortable with him. It was a beautiful morning and the day they were supposed to go see Mr. Daniels. She was nervous since it has been months since they last saw each other, and if not that the man was so keen on seeing her, she wouldn't have gone there. "Don't think about it, Aliyah. Don't be too nervous and act natural," She said to herself and took a deep breath before she finally left to get dressed, and once she was done, she left her room and headed downstairs where Knox was waiting for her. Knox's heart dropped in admiration as he watched her descend the staircase minutes later. She was looking so elegant in the
Chapter 84 "Ugh! That bastard!" Mr. James groaned angrily as he grabbed the flower vase in his living room and crashed it against the wall, breathing hard. Thinking of the humiliation back at his dad's house, he couldn't help the anger that kept trying to consume him. "You have to calm down, Dad..." "How can I calm down, Janice? That bastard took everything away from me! I gave that man all my love and care, yet just as he chose that bastard's father over me years ago, he is also choosing him over me now. This is crazy and annoying. I can't stand this," He ran his fingers through his hair after he slammed his hands on the center table, slumping on the couch afterward. "Everything that was supposed to be mine, was given to him. He took everything away from me, and made me look like a fool for years. I won't sit back and watch him like this anymore. I won't ever do that," He mumbled as he stared into space, and Janice sighed briefly as she slumped beside him on the c
Chapter 85 "Ugh! I think I'm losing my mind. She is your maid, remember? You can't be thinking like that about her, ok?" Mason tried to pull himself together as he reclined on the chair. Again, he has come to the office today but couldn't concentrate. It wasn't something new since he has been going through this shit for some time now after Charity was discharged from the hospital. He has been thinking of her nonstop, imagining things with her and it was starting to get out of hand. "Should I just go see a doctor?" He mumbled, convincing himself that he must've gone crazy, and needed medical attention, but then, deep inside him, he knew that it wasn't the case. He was perfectly fine. The door to his office suddenly burst open and someone barged in. He almost jumped out of his skin, but raising his gaze and realizing that it was Knox, he sighed briefly and rolled his eyes at him. "Are you going crazy or have you lost your manners?" He rolled his eyes as he watched Kn
Chapter 86 Aliyah tossed on the bed for the umpteenth time before she turned to face Knox, who was fast asleep. "So annoying. How can he fall asleep when I can't even sleep? Do I have to suffer to carry the baby alone, and later he would claim him? Ugh! So annoying!" She huffed angrily before she sat up on the bed, rolling her eyes. She dragged herself toward the door, and just when she was about to open it, Knox groaned as he forced his eyes open. "Where are you going to?" He asked sleepily as he managed to sit up on the bed, rubbing his eyes to get the sleep off. He checked the time and realized that it was 1am. "Since you don't care about me and the baby and can sleep so peacefully like we don't exist, I'm going to tend to my needs," She rolled her eyes before she pulled the door open and strode out of the room, slamming the door hard behind her and he flinched. "Oh, goodness! I'm in for another trouble," He mumbled as he stood up from the bed and left t
Chapter 87 Mason woke up with a banging headache, unable to move his body as he felt so tired. "Ugh! What's wrong with me?" He mumbled as he finally managed to move his hand to his forehead, realizing that he was burning. His eyes were heavy and it felt like he was being suffocated. With all the strength left in him, he managed to sit up on the bed, reaching out for his phone that was laying on the bedside table, and dialing a number afterward. "Come to my room," He said on the phone and ended the call immediately, tossing the phone on the bed and burying his face between his palms, groaning in pain. The knock on the door two minutes later pulled his attention, and he ushered the person in. The door opened, and Charity came rushing in, but she stopped on her track and quickly turned her back to him since he was shirtless. "What's wrong?" He managed to ask as he pulled a puzzled look. "Nothing, Sir. Is there anything you want me to get for you?" She aske
Chapter 88 The night was still young and beautiful, yet cozy. Knox was sitting on the bed working on a laptop when the bathroom door opened and Aliyah walked into the room with just a towel hanging around her chest. She rolled her eyes at him and sighed briefly. "I'm horny," Hearing this, he slowly raised her gaze with his eyebrows raised in shock. "Why are you staring at me like that? I told you that I'm horny," She rolled her eyes at him as she sat in front of the mirror, and he gulped down the lump in his throat. "Uhm... I'm not feeling too well tonight. Can we do it tomorrow, please?" He finally spoke up, trying as much as he could to sound natural so she won't take it the other way around. He has been having sex with her for five days straight now without rest. Both night and morning, and it was already tiring. He was short of energy now. "Really? You think I'm disgusting now?" She scoffed as she turned to face him, and he sighed frustratingly. He should'
Chapter 89 Living with the Andrews for the past two years has been a whole lot of experience for Shirley Lee, the twenty-three years old young lady that was hired to be a maid in the Andrews family two years ago. Aside from being in the family to find money for herself, she was also here for her crush, Tate. The boy she attended the same school with when they were still kids, but sadly, he didn't recognize her again. Just like Tate, Shirley was born with a silver spoon, however, things didn't remain the same after the death of her Dad when she was just seven, and her mom had to take on the responsibility of the girl all alone. Dropped out of school when her mom couldn't afford the tuition fee, but it didn't last long before she got admitted into the best school in town through a scholarship. Shirley lived the next few years of her life being bullied, but Tate, who was a popular student in the school was always there for her. They were best of friends, but the way s
Chapter 148 Two weeks later Aliyah tossed on the bed for the umpteenth time, lazy to get off the bed. Her eyes felt heavy and her head wasn't exempted from the feeling. "What's this?" She mumbled as she finally managed to sit up on the bed, rubbing her fingers gently on her forehead while groaning in pain. Knox has traveled on a business trip since three days and she was left here by herself all alone. Her Mom only comes by once in a while, and now that Tate's fiancee is pregnant and also they were planning to get married, he didn't have enough time to come by. Mason has been busy with work and his girlfriend too, while Janice and Lee traveled on a honeymoon trip to Italy, so she was left here all alone by herself. "I should've just gone with Knox," she regretted her hesitance to go with Knox when he asked her to. "It's just five days you are going to spend there, so it's fine," She had said to him when he asked her to come with him, but now it felt like he has been gone for thre
Chapter 147A lot has happened in the last few weeks. James and Janice have sorted things out, and even after all the hatred, James realized his mistake and asked Janice for forgiveness, and to make up for everything that has happened in the past, he said he was going to take the blame for all the things Janice has done in the past. Janice was going to turn herself in, but he refused. To him, it was all his fault and he should take the blame for everything and let Janice live her life like nothing happened. Besides, she still had a whole lot ahead of her and he didn't want to be in jail.James was put on trial after series of investigation which all proved that he was the culprit, and found guilty of murder, taking the blame for his daughter and going to jail in her place so she could have a good life ahead. Lisa was also given life imprisonment for the murder of Rebecca's husband and an attempt to kill her husband and stepdaughter, Aliyah. Everything has gone back to the way it used
Chapter 146Aliyah stared at her reflection in the mirror, and as she thought about what happened in these past few months, then she could only be grateful that everything although would remain in her heart forever, was always going to be memories to her.Knowing that everything was over now, she was finally at peace. No reason to worry when her husband leaves the house, no need to worry that some assassin might break into the house and harm her. There was nothing to worry about, but most importantly, having her parents alive and healthy was what she was most grateful for, but it hurts knowing that her stepdad died protecting her Mom. He never deserved to die.The sound of the shower in the bathroom finally stopped after a while, and the door opened, revealing Knox. His body was dripping wet and his hair was damp. He had a white towel wrapped around his waist and a little bulge down there."Hey..." He smiled brightly as he walked over to the closet and picked out his robe, dropping it
Chapter 145"I'm scared, Tate. Are you sure about this?" Shirley asked after they alighted from the car."Come on, I told you that there's no cause to be scared. I'm here for you... We are in this together," Tate cupped her cheek in his palms and assured her, looking into her eyes. As planned, Shirley was going to move in to live with Mrs. Andrews. This was the only thing she could do, she was determined to do it earlier, but now that she was here, her fear was already taking over her. What if her plans fail later? What if she ends up getting thrown out of the house? What if she insists that she can't marry her son? What will become of her."I told you there's nothing to worry about. Why do you look so scared like my Mom is a masquerade," He pinched her cheeks playfully, but deep inside he knew that there was really need for her to be worried knowing the kind of tough person his Mom was."Come on, smile for me," He uttered, and she forced a smile."Wait while I go get your things from
Chapter 144A few days later Knox pulled over at the parking lot of the restaurant and stepped out of the car. He then proceeded toward the entrance door, and found Janice waiting for him as soon as he walked inside. She had texted him yesterday and asked them to meet at the restaurant this morning so they could talk about something important, and that had made him curious since last night as many negative thoughts won't stop coming to his mind. Did she change her mind about turning herself in? That was one of the questions he kept asking himself, but he would soon find out about it, anyway."Hi! Did I keep you waiting?" He asked when he got to where she was seated, pulling out the chair across from her and settling in it."Not really. Good morning," She forced a smile at him, tucking her hair behind her ear. She was cladded in a short black armless gown and a pair of black heels like someone going to a funeral."Why is she dressed in all black? Is she planning to do something evil?"
Chapter 143It was a beautiful morning and a special day for Lee and Janice as it was their first day going out as official couples. Janice stared at her reflection in the mirror, trying everything she could to hold back her tears. It was a great day for her, a day she should push all the negative energies away and focus on her man so they could have fun to the fullest, but knowing that this moment won't last long for them was something she couldn't hold herself back for."It's ok, Janice. You already said you were going to enjoy the remaining days to the fullest. You said that you won't let anything tamper with your joy," She assured herself, fighting back the tears that already brimmed in her eyes."Yeah... There you go," She whispered as she leaned forward and cleaned her tears, adding some makeup to cover up her eyebags."Yes! That is perfect," She forced a smile at her reflection, then took a deep breath."Enjoy your day, baby girl," She said to her reflection and finally left t
Chapter 142A few weeks laterArnaldo has long woken up from coma and has been recovering over the last few weeks, but Rebecca was yet to recover although she has woken up too. Knox has been doing well too.It was a beautiful Saturday morning, and the day set for Arnaldo to go see Lisa in the prison along with Aliyah and Knox.Sitting in front of the mirror and staring at her reflection, Aliyah sighed as the thought of everything that has happened in the last few months played in her head. How they were able to survive until now was still like a miracle she couldn't comprehend, and she could only be grateful to her maker for being there for her all along. If anyone ever told her that the one behind the shit that has happened to her was her stepmom, she would've been the last person to believe it. The woman has always been good to her, and although she was never comfortable being around her, she never gave her any reason to doubt her pure heart toward her. She didn't imagine that she c
Chapter 141Aliyah paced restlessly along the hallway, her eyes filled with tears. Her hair was disheveled as a result of constantly scattering it. She looked horrible, but that was the least of the things she cared about at the moment. Her husband and Mom were in the ER fighting for their lives and she was hoping they'd survive it."Just this once, please... Please spare them for me. Please don't take them away from me," She fell to her knees and prayed silently, hoping he'd prayers would be answered. At least just this once.The sound of her ringing phone pulled her attention, and if not that the call was from her dad's maid, then she wouldn't have answered it. "Ma... ma'am Aliyah... There is a problem. Mr. Arnaldo... Blood... He...he was shot," The feminine voice quivered at the other end, and her heart sank into her stomach. Her jaw dropped."Wh... what did you say?" She stuttered, her lips trembling as she stared into space. No! This is not happening, please. Not now."I came ba
Chapter 140 Mr. Arnaldo paced restlessly along the hospital hallway, worried about Rebecca who was in the ER, fighting for her life. Why was this happening? Who was behind everything that has been happening? He asked himself, running his fingers through his hair, but couldn't come up with any answer, so he sighed deeply. Knox was also present in the hospital, and Aliyah too was worried. She was sitting on the bench and burying her face between her palms, crying her eyes out. She has just lost her foster Dad, and it hurts. "Babe, you need to be strong, ok?" Knox tried to comfort her, sitting beside her and wrapping his arm around her shoulder, but more tears came streaming down her cheeks. "What should I do, Knox? Why is everything falling apart?" She cried, and he wished he could provide an answer to her question. He pulled her into his arms and hugged her tightly, slowly patting her hair assuring her yet again that everything was going to be fine even though it was obvious that t