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 54 "You are not going to tell me what happened in there? You don't look too good. Did the doctor say something? Is the baby fine? What about you? Did he say something triggering?" Tate asked worriedly as he drove down the road after they left the hospital, but she rolled her. "I'm fine. How many times do I have to tell you that?" She rolled her eyes again before she took her attention back to her phone. She couldn't believe this was happening to her, but what could she do? There was absolutely nothing she could do about it. How was she supposed to tell Tate what the doctor said? How was she supposed to tell him that she needed to have sex often so she could have a safe delivery? Those were the questions she kept asking herself as she stared at her phone screen unconsciously, but then, she had to hide her worries so Tate won't keep questioning her. "Do you want to hang out? We could go to the restaurant, Park, beach, or maybe shopping. What do you think?" She sudd
Chapter 55 Knoxville tossed on the bed for the umpteenth time, feeling so lazy to get off the bed. As he stared up at the ceiling, he couldn't help the thoughts of Aliyah that filled his mind, and he sighed once again. The sound of his ringing phone pulled his attention, and he lazily reached out for it, and when he checked who the caller was, his heart missed a beat at the sight of his grandfather's name displayed on the screen. He quickly sat up on the bed, his hand trembling as he thought of either picking it up or ignoring it. As much as he wanted to answer the call, getting roasted this early morning was the last thing he wanted, so he dropped the phone on the bed and dragged himself up to his feet before he walked sluggishly into the bathroom. On normal days, he would stay back at home now that he wasn't feeling like going to the office, but knowing that Aliyah was there was another energy boost for him and every reason he had to go to the office. After he wa
Chapter 56 Mason tossed on the bed for the fifth time, looking all tired. His hair is messed up, his eyes are a bit swollen. The buzzing sound of his phone pulled his attention, and he lazily reached out for it, but when he checked the screen and saw the caller, he scoffed angrily and tossed the phone on the bed before he sat up on the bed, running his fingers through his hair. As memories of two days ago flooded his mind again, a drop of tears slid down the corner of his cheeks. He thought he had found love, but it turned out that he was mistaken. The woman he has been so crazy about, broke his heart and left him with nothing but pain. Just two days ago, he caught his girlfriend cheating on him, and the worst thing was that it wasn't the first time she was going to do that. She had been a serial cheater, and while people were telling him what was happening, he couldn't believe it until he finally caught her by himself. "Ugh! I think I'm going to go crazy," He mumbled
Chapter 57 Aliyah woke up with her lower abdomen tightened and it felt like she was being cut with a knife down there. A drop of tears slide down her cheek as she shut her eyes when she realized that she would have to eventually do something unimaginable if she wanted to survive and her baby too. "You will be fine, Aliyah. You don't have to do it," Those are the lies she wanted to tell herself, but she knew that as the month went by, she was going to continuously feel this pain until she do what the doctor asked her to do. The sound of the knock on her door pulled her attention, and when the person didn't hear her reply, the door opened and Carole walked inside, but stopped on her track when she found Aliyah rolling on the ground and in severe pain. The pregnancy was barely three months, and she was already feeling this pain, how the fuck was the rest of the months going to be if it continued like this? "What should I do?" Carole hopped around confusingly before she
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