“Look who’s here.” Clark’s bully voice echoed in the canteen.
At that time, Adam was eating with his classmates.Together, they looked at the owner of the voice.“The nerds are here.” Clark chuckled grimly with his two tall buddies.
Adam and his classmates just ignored him as they continue eating.“New star!” Clark called Adam.
It was his name for him and it was his title before.Clark was the most popular boy in the school before Adam came in.He was the most loved by teachers and kids because he was the richest boy in their school before Adam came in.He owned the school as students there were all his puppets.No one dares to disobey and offend him.“Is it true that your mom used you to marry your billionaire dad?” Clark grabbed a chair and sat next to Adam.
Adam still ignored Clark as he didn’t want to get indulged in his bullying.
He cāUncle??ā Ivan was surprised to see his only uncle. When his parents died in a car accident, he was with them. He was supposed to die too but he lived. The accident made Ivan aloof to everyone. His grandmother adopted him and brought him to Capital Z away from his uncle.His uncle Eric was the only brother of his mother. Heās his best friend and he visited him once in a while. Eric was very handsome and elegant when he strode inside.His eyes instantly captured Arabella. He smiled at her like he saw the most alluring creature in the world. Parent mothers couldnāt help to be amused with Eric especially when he smiled at everyone. āWelcome, Mr. Grant.ā Prof. Hence stood up quickly. No one had not known Eric.Even if heās not from Capital Z, he was always featured in business and lifestyle magazines. Like Bill Sky, he is also a famous billionaire, a top-notch bachelor, and an excellent businessman all over the world.
Arabella watched the scene calmly. She believed the two were a good match. They were both clever and fake. She could only wish for them to live happily together.“Trishia!” Bill quickly held Trishia’s arms away from him. “What are you doing?” With a scolding tone, Bill added.“Oh sorry… I am just so excited to finally work with you.” Trishia answered wearing her seductive sweet smile. She even fixed Bill’s tie.Arabella just wanted to flee as Trishia’s presence alone annoyed her so much. So, she turned around slowly to the exit.“Stop!” Bill sounded annoyed. Though Arabella didn’t know whom he was commanding among the two of them, she stopped and slowly turned around only to see Bill’s questioning face.She froze on her spot while Trishia rolled her eyes on her.“Let’s get to work,” Bill ordered. “Trishia, pl
Hearing the name of an old acquaintance, Arabella froze. Her hand shivered. Cold sweats were instantly forming on her forehead. She could feel her knees had softened like anytime she would collapse soon.“Who’s that?” Bill asked seeing Arabella had turned pale.“Oh! Is that the great Bill Sky?” William mockingly sounded hearing Bill’s voice.Arabella was unable to answer the caller. She was so shocked as she felt her spirit go out from her body. She seemed to run out of words and her brain malfunctioned.Arabella wasn’t responding so Bill quickly snatched her phone. ‘“Who’s this?” Bill asked sternly but the caller dropped the call immediately.“Damn!” Bill muttered in the air. Bill dialed the number again but it could not be reached anymore.“Come here.” He held Arabella who was still unable to speak. Bill a
Arabella’s cellphone rang again. It was an unknown number.‘William… No! Please no!’She felt tensed up. Her nervousness was eating her up and her breathing became erratic. “Arabella, are you, okay?” John asked worriedly.She smirked and managed to put up a smile at John.John wasn’t her close friend. They only knew each other because of Lira.For some unexplainable reason, she could see William Zimmer in his aura. Maybe because of his smile or maybe she was just imagining things.She didn’t know what to think of so she decided to make an alibi to get out of the place.“John, I have to answer this call and I have to go back to work so I have to excuse myself,” Arabella uttered politely. It was absurd that she had this kind of feeling for John. What if she was wrong? It’s not fair if she would treat him poorly because of his baseless doubt.
“Adam, what do you think of Ivan?” Arabella went to see Adam who was now in his bed.“I love Ivan and the rest of the gang. Why do you ask mom?” Adam answered with sincerity.“Are you willing to help Ivan? His uncle talked to me about his treatment.” Arabella opened up.“Of course. Ivan is one of my best friends now. I will be more than willing to help mom.” With full of eagerness in his round eyes, Adam replied.“Good. I am blessed to have you, my son.” She muttered proudly then hugged Adam as she was very thankful that Adam grew to be so kind and helpful.“I am also blessed to have you, mom. I love you.” Adam hugged him back tightly and closed his eyes.“I love you too, son.” Arabella kissed her son’s forehead and caressed his back to sleep.In the middle of the night, Arabella could not sleep. She was in Adam’s bed and her body was tired to ge
“Dad, Mom, can my friend and his uncle join us?” Adam was so excited.Bill looked at Arabella seriously then he smirked meaningfully.Arabella couldn’t answer her son immediately. In this kind of situation, she should let Bill decide.“No problem son,” Bill replied messing Adam’s hair. Then his sharp glare was pointing to Eric who had a smile on his face.“Yes!’ Adam was very happy as he ran back to Ivan.Eric strode forward to Bill. He was always wearing a meaningful but calm vibe. Arabella could not help wonder what was the real score between the two billionaires?Do they have a personal hatred for each other? Or just simple competitors in business.“Mr. Sky, thank you for letting my nephew enjoy this kind of activity.” Eric blurted.“Hmmm…” Bill muttered lazily as he continued assembling the tent. Arabella just watched the two bu
Bill grabbed Arabella’s head and let it rest on his shoulder. She didn’t resist.“Dad, mom, Thank you for this trip.” Adam sounded very happy seeing his parents’ romantic scene.Bill held Arabella’s hand and interlocked their fingers. “Come here,” Arabella asked Adam.Adam quickly ran to them and they hugged him. Arabella tickled Adam with her kisses. Adam laughed and giggled.“Mommy, brother Adam, can I also have a hug with uncle Eric?” Ivan suddenly sounded timid. His expression again was afraid to be rejected.Everyone looked at Ivan whose face was facing down.“Ivan.” Eric tapped Ivan’s shoulder. “Come here, buddy.” He added hugging his only nephew.Adam ran towards Eric and Ivan. He joined the group hug.“Mommy?” Ivan called Arabella to join them. He was waiting for her.Arabella’s smile st
"Arabella, this is the first night that we will do this out of love. Would you agree?" Inside the tent, Bill held her shoulder facing him.Arabella's wondering eyes met Bill's deep serious eyes.Their eyes were like talking with each other. Her eyes were full of worries while Bill's eyes were reassuring."Please trust me." He insisted while his serious stare was not leaving her eyes.Arabella nodded. She had nothing to lose.Bill Sky was every girl's dream man.She would enjoy everything for a moment before he got sobered."Will you also trust me?" Arabella asked trying to get a hold of the time. Bill frowned a little. His eyes were studying her." I trust you." He heaved a deep sigh before he continued."... but I don't trust the men around you." He added with a jealous tone.Arabella chuckled. Bill Sky was jealous."Why are you laughing?" Bill frowned like her laugh puzzled his entire world."Nothing." A
āBiā¦ Bill?ā She frowned deeply as she hissed apologetically.How she missed identifying him?Now she realized his kiss was the kiss she ever wanted.The best kiss she ever tasted.She felt the intense familiarity but of course, due to her situation, she had no time to dwell on the feeling, or else she would fall into its spell and would cause her to be caught by her abductor.Billās face was red due to the slap she gave.He looked at her unreadably.Arabella felt nervous about his stare at her.āArenāt you tired of running away from me?ā Bill suddenly asked in a strict tone.Judging from his stern expression, Arabella was sure that she was the only human who had hit him.Now, he was angry and maybe felt humiliated.His seriousness was bringing a subtle dark vibe into the area.This signaled Bill's men to get rid of the people around.This left them alone.āOhā¦ Iām sorryā¦ I thoughtā¦ oh, I justā¦ā Arabella didnāt know what to say.Clearly, she misunderstood the intention of his men becau
The next morning, Arabella woke in a strange room again.Compared to the present condition, she felt her body was gaining back her strength.She seemed to already recover her energy and for her, it was a good thing.She heaved a sigh of relief.Her breathing was fine now but she wasnāt sure if she was still alive.The immense darkness was gone just like that.Her eyes moved trying to figure out something.Then she suddenly lifted her hand to touch her face.She needed to feel the pain to know she was still living.When she saw her arm, her eyes widened.It was the only time she noticed that she had a drip again.Arabella halted in fear as her eyes stared at the needle in her hand.She was quickly taken aback as her memory brought her back to the time when she was held kidnapped by Damien.Her memory in Damienās room immediately flashed across her mind.She wracked her brain trying to remember everything at that time.She knew there was something she needed to remember.Something impor
"Bill..." Sounding like a ghost, Arabella's voice was so cold. "Bill...my love. Help me... Help me, please..." Arabella felt trapped in the unending darkness. She could not move nor cry. Not even her tears were moving. They were stuck inside her eyes. Her body was very light but numb like it could float in the air. She could not hear herself breathing nor feel her heartbeat.'Am I dead?'She had thought trying to figure out where she was in. The darkness was consistent. It had no plan to allow some light to enter like it was very oppressive. "Bill...help!" Struggling to make her voice come out, she spoke again even if she knew that it was too impossible that one could hear her. It was like Bill was the only person who could get her out of the darkness. Arabella was waiting...She was patiently waiting for himā¦Even if there was no hope that he would come...still, she was hoping for him to save her.Meanwhile, the commotion in the airport went out of control when Damien got a
āBill, where are you going?!ā Kelly asked angrily and in panic seeing her son was going out somewhere with his terrible condition. George, his great assistant was putting him a coat.Bill didnāt say a word. He seemed not to want to talk to his mother or his mind was just so preoccupied with something that he missed hearing her or even noticing her presence.Either way, clearly, Bill was not in the mood.After getting a call from Lira, he quickly sat up and took off his hospital gown. āBill, son! Your doctors were still not letting you go out with your condition. You are still not well for Godās sake! Can you listen to me please for once?!ā Kelly was worried about him. Her heart was thumping like a drum. She could not just let him do whatever he wanted as his condition was not yet to be called stable. āLetās go, George.ā Bill didnāt answer her instead he walked through the open door with George behind.āBill! Stop!ā Kelly shouted angrily. Her eyes were in rage like she would not
On day 10 at the hospital, Bill got a call from an unknown caller. āSir,ā George, his right hand handed his phone to him. Bill just looked at him then his eyes landed on his phone. His eyes were soulless like a hawk that was too sharp and dangerous.It was only George who could talk to him not even his mother, Kelly, or his secretaries.No one wanted to be with him right now even his doctors. Just meeting Bill's dangerous eyes, they already wanted to run away or avoid him as he already fired 10 doctors in just one day and another 5 doctors the other day. He seemed to build strong invisible walls around him that nobody wanted to enter or they would greatly suffer.They say the real Bill Sky was back. The literal Bill Sky who was known for his merciless behavior and impatient demeanor. Looking at the phone, he just smirked without planning to receive it from George then his unfathomable eyes closed. āArabella, where is she? Where is she, Mom?ā On day 3 after he got shot, she wo
Arabella looked at the woman in shock. Her eyes were questioning her but the woman could not look her in the eye. She obviously felt uneasy with Arabella. āMa'am, youā¦ I know you. You are Damienās mom, right?ā Arabella asked quickly hoping she could get any help from the woman. Woman to woman, Arabella wanted to believe that she had a heart if she would know what Damien did to her. āPlease help me, maāam. Your sonā¦ā Without wasting any time, Arabella continued. āNoā¦ā The woman cut her abruptly. Finally, she faced Arabella with discomfort in her expression.Arabella could feel the woman was struggling to look her in the eyes but even though she did. āI am not his mother. He is not my son.ā The woman dropped the bomb with a firm stance. She seemed to know what Arabella wanted from her. Hearing the womanās words, Arabella halted. The glimpse of hope in her heart suddenly shattered.āI am just a paid actress miss. I do this for a living.ā The woman said directly without backing
Arabella felt her body was cold and trembling tremendously. The surrounding was quiet but her mind was screaming for freedom.Her longingness to see her son and husband was invincible.She could not believe she did reach the ground successfully as she thought of giving up in the middle. She could still feel her nerves were shaking but now that she felt the ground with her bare feet, she felt quite a relief. Now, all she needed to do was to run far away from the place. Along with the chilly wind outside and the rough stony ground, Arabella was full of hope that she could see her son and her husband again but to her shock, someone seemed to wait for her on the ground. He waited for her to come.He made a trap and she fell for it.In the dark, Damien was standing smoking a cigarette. The heavy smoke coming from him blended with the chilly air giving Arabella a creepy side of him. She was not expecting to see him there as she thought Damien was already asleep at this time but she w
Trishia stood out from a wheelchair. The only woman who was in a wheelchair among the guests was none other than Damienās mother. Due to her infection, her face was covered in half with a thin brown flowery-designed fabric. Loose full brown gown not too catchy and easily blended with the crowd. Arabella clearly saw what she saw. Damien was with that woman whoever she was.Not to be embarrassed by her condition, Arabella personally informed the head of security about the additional guest.It seemed that, she made a huge mistake.A terrible mistake. It was clear to her now that the woman in a wheelchair was Trishia all along and not Damien's mom.Damien tricked her but why?It was her biggest question to her old long friend.Why he had to break her trust in him?What happened to Damien?His reason was so blurry but it was so clear that he connived with Trishia's evil plan.They deceived her by using Damien's mom as a ploy.She didn't even know if that woman was his real mom or jus
āMommy, wake up!ā The sweet little voice in her head made her open her eyes. Then she saw her little boy Adam smiling at her so sweetly. His lovely smile instantly lightened up her day. She smiled back at him and then suddenly kissed his forehead. Then, she kissed his nose tip and for a while, she touched it with her nose tip hitting his little nose side to side repeatedly.Adam chuckled happily then finally she kissed his chubby cheeks and tickled him non-stopped. Their laughter echoed around like they were the happiest mother and son.She was so happy being with her son and her heart was full. āDid I miss something?ā Suddenly, another charming voice was approaching. The mother and son suddenly stopped and looked at the handsome owner of the voice. āDaddy!!!ā Adam jumped out from her and ran toward the man excitedly. Arabella smiled at them. Seeing the two together was her happiest. Bill winked and her cutely then he smiled. Until now, Bill was giving her butterflies in th