Chapter 136"I told you to let me do it," Knox uttered as he took the spoon from her and dropped it gently, pulling her away from the counter."Go get some rest while I make breakfast," he hushed, but she shook her head."I'll cook with you," She insisted, and he rolled his eyes."You are stubborn," he huffed, and she smiled."I can't risk taking concoction," she smirked at him, and he scoffed."Who does that supposed to mean? That I don't know how to cook? This is... Ugh! You are so annoying," he pouted his lips."We both know that I'm good at everything. I'm good at cooking, I'm good at eating, and in the other room, I'm good at handling you too. Am I not good enough? Am I not good at everything?" He pouted his lips, and he rolled his eyes."If you have a spare time, you should spend it on improving your cooking skill. I would've given you at most five on a scale of ten, but you just messed it up by bragging, so I'll drop it to two," she smirked at him, and he huffed. Seeing him pout
Chapter 137The night was beautiful, so also Janice. She stood in front of her mirror, staring at her reflection, and wowed at the beautiful creature that was staring back at her from the mirror. The long purple glittery gown fitted her perfectly like it was tailored for only her. Her hair was falling freely down her shoulders with two braidings on each side, and some strands were falling on each side of her face. She had a little make-up on her face, a diamond necklace around her neck, and diamond earrings in her ear each. She was having a date with Lee, within the house, actually.She breathed out, tears brimming in her eyes as she stared at her reflection. How much pain she needed to hold in and pretend to be fine when she was dying inside. It hurts that she was trying to hold the remaining pieces of herself together when it was clearly not working for her. Everything sucks. "Everything is going to be fine," she whispered to herself even though she knew she was lying to herself. No
Chapter 138"Where the hell are you going, Tate? I'm still talking," Mrs. Andrews retorted as she followed Tate to the living room, and he groaned, turning to face her."What do you want from me this time, Mom?" He asked, and she scoffed."We both know what I want from you, Tate. I told you to leave that girl. She's not good for you," she stated, and he groaned again, throwing his head back frustratingly."You are not the one to tell me what is good for me and what's not good for me. I love her, and that makes her good for me...""I won't ever accept her as your wife...""You are not the one that's going to marry her, so it does not matter. I've always respected your decision, doing everything you ever ask me to do, and as I've always said, allowing you to choose a partner for me is out of it. I won't ever allow that!" He cuts her off."She's a gold digger. She's only with you because of your money...""She proved you wrong, Mom. You offered her money to leave me, isn't that proof enou
Chapter 139Aliyah checked herself out in the mirror and smiled at her reflection. She was getting ready for a dinner date at the cinema with Knox, and she couldn't help the excitement that filled her heart. It has been a while since she last tried it, and it felt like a dream was going to finally come true now. Cladded in a white hooded oversized baggy tracksuit and a pair of white sneakers, she looked gorgeous, especially with her hair packed in a ponytail and a face cap on her head. She was everything beautiful."I look great," she winked at her reflection, then took her phone and finally walked out of the room, heading to the living room where Knox was probably waiting for him by now."Oh, my goodness. My heart just fluttered," Knox covered his mouth in admiration as he watched her descend the staircase, and she blushed. The way he always admires and admits it is always sexy."You are so gorgeous," he cupped his cheeks in his palms and said to her, making her blush."Thank you. You
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
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 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 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