Chapter 46 "Shit!" He cursed under his breath before he stormed out of his office. "Sir, the..." Aliyah was saying, but he was already out of sight before she could finish her statement, so she pulled a puzzled look, wondering what has come over him. "What is wrong with him?" She didn't want to take even a nanosecond of her time to ask that question, but the way he took off was ridiculously strange, and she found everything funny. "Maybe he has something to take care of, who knows," She concluded and shrugged as she sat back on the chair, resuming her work. Knox walked briskly along the hallway, taking the possible route where he could bump into Nina, and fortunately, he saw her step out of the elevator just when he was about to take the other one. "Oh, you are here? Did you come to see me?" Nina stopped on her track and crossed her arms on her chest as a smirk laced up her lips, and he scoffed angrily. "What are you doing here?" He asked, trying hard n
Chapter 47 It was a Monday morning, the day that the shooting of the Orange entertainment project was scheduled to start, and Aliyah was supposed to be there early enough so the preparation could start. The sound of her blaring alarm pulled her out of her deep slumber, and she tossed on the bed tiredly before she forced her eyes open, after which she glanced at the wall clock. It was 6am, and since she had to go to the location early enough, she stood up from the bed and dragged herself into the bathroom to have her bathe, which lasted for fifteen minutes before she walked back into her room to get dressed. She got dressed in less than thirty minutes, leaving her room afterward. As she descended down the staircase minutes later, she rolled her eyes when she saw Tate in the living room. Of course, she knew he was going to be on about how gorgeous she was, and that was the last thing she wanted at the moment since she was nervous. "You are so..." "Don't even go t
Chapter 48 "Knox?" She called surprisingly after she glanced around to be sure she was in the right place. If she was really in the right place, the what was Knox doing here? "I learned you are going to be starting your shoot today, so I came to watch you..." He paused and glanced at Tate, as he clenched his fingers tightly into a fist, the urge to punch him hard on the face spurred through him, but he knew that would be a disaster if he dared raise his hand on him. "To watch me?" She scoffed unbelievably as she crossed her arms on her chest. "Uhm... Yes. I got this for you," He said as he held out the chrysanthemums bunch of flowers he has been holding since, while having a smile lingering on his face. "Oh, wow! That is so sweet of you," She squeaked excitedly as she carefully took the flowers from him, while Tate watched her in surprise, wondering what came over her. How could she get so excited over a flower that hee ex-husband got for her? He asked himself
Chapter 49 The film crew were all set in the enclosed beautiful and large office, ready for the shooting. Tate and Knox were also present. "Camera rolling?... Sound rolling? Speed? And action!" The director said, and the door suddenly flung open, and Emily Donald (Aliyah) walked in majestically. She was graced in a black suit and white inner shirt. She had light makeup on her, her thick black lengthy hair was falling freely down her shoulders, and she smelt nice. "Wow! Seriously? Ugh! What is the meaning of this?" She mumbled as she rubbed her fingers on the table as clouds of dust accompanied them. Slowly, she rubbed her fingers together and scoffed as she fumed in anger. "Who is there? Who is there?" She yelled as she slammed her hands on the table. "Shit! I forgot I don't have a secretary anymore. Ugh! Why is everyone quitting their job? Am I that bad?" She huffed angrily as she ran her fingers through her hair. "I think I must be going crazy, because wh
Chapter 50 "Ugh! I was so nervous," Aliyah whined as she walked back to the dressing room with Tate walking beside him, and he scoffed. "I have always known you to be someone dedicated. You did a good job back there," He uttered, and she stopped walking, tilting her head to look at him with a smile on her face. "Thank you for believing in me, Tate," She smiled at him, and he scoffed. "Now, you are acknowledging me. Aww! I'm so excited. Do you want to buy me food if you are grateful enough?" He smirked at her, and she nodded her head affirmatively. "Of course, I will," She uttered before she started working. "I'll wait for you here to change your dress," Tate said to her before she walked into the dressing room. Standing in front of the mirror as soon as she walked inside, she couldn't help the feeling of satisfaction that filled her heart. 'That was a great acting, Emily' As the director's words echoed in her head, the thought of everyone clapping for
Chapter 51 It was Saturday morning, and Aliyah woke up quite late and got ready for her morning shoot since she had one today. As she stared at her reflection in the mirror once she was done dressing, she took a deep breath as she rubbed her hand on her stomach, a small smile laced up her lips. "How are you doing, my darling baby?" She mutters and chuckles softly as she felt so excited. This baby has been her company since, and she couldn't help but look forward to having him of her in her arms soon, but sadly, they still have about seven months to go before she'll finally be able to see her child. 'Don't you think you should go see her? He just wants to speak to you' It has been three days since Tate told those words, and she has been thinking about it. Should she agree to see him or should she just keep to her words? She asked herself and sighed briefly as she pulled out the chair and sat on it, staring at her reflection in the mirror. Just when she was still thin
Chapter 52 "Ready?" The director asked once everything was ready for the shooting. Still on the shooting of the orange company project. They were going to shoot a scene where Emily came to the beach with her best friend, Lilian to have some fun, and they bumped into Connor there. "Scene two, Emily and Lilian. Camera rolling? Speed? Action!" The director finally gave the command, and the camera turned to Emily, who was laying on the beach chair while staring into space, her best friend, Lilian was also laying on the beach bench beside her. "I honestly don't like that punk, Lilian. What am I going to do?" Emily (Aliyah) asked angrily and scoffed. "I don't see anything wrong with that guy. To me, he is cool..." "Are you kidding me? This is why I don't like telling you things. What the fuck! I didn't say something is wrong with him. The thing is, I don't like him!" She huffed angrily, and Lilian rolled her eyes. "I can only say one thing. You must have st
Chapter 53 The sound of the blaring alarm jolted Aliyah from her deep sleep, and forcing her eyes open, she tossed on the bed tiredly before she forced her eyes open. It was Sunday today, she wasn't going for shooting or to the office, and since she had an appointment with the doctor, she quickly got up from the bed and dragged her feet tiredly into the bathroom where she had a long and relaxing bathe after her usual morning routine, and once she was done, she walked back into the room to get dressed. 'Give me a chance to make this right again' As she stared at her reflection in the mirror, Knox's words rang in her head again, and she scoffed before she grabbed her handbag and turned to leave, but recalling that she has not picked up her phone yet, she stopped and grabbed it from the bed before she finally strode out of the room. "Good morning. Did you sleep well?" Tate asked as she walked into the dining room where the table was already set for her to have breakfast.
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