All Chapters of The Love I Have Hoped For: Chapter 101 - Chapter 110

This is not what I had in mind. Of course I was expecting that it would be difficult, but not as difficult as this. Everyone seems not to like me. I wasn't expecting they would welcome me with open arms, but at least they should be nice to me. This is one of the days I hope I am like other women who could stand up for themselves. If Nancy is here, I'm sure everything will be different. She will push me to ask more questions to others. She will tell me what I have to do. Should I ask Colin to give Nancy an internship position here as well? But maybe Nancy wouldn't like the idea. She is doing fine with her writing work. She doesn't need work that would require her to be in the office the whole day. Why am I so timid?I got out of the cubicle after 5 minutes or so. I didn't want to leave this place. I could stay here until 5PM and I'm sure no one would notice, or if they do notice, they would be happy and wish I never come back. Good thing no one came inside the restroom. In dramas, rest

That day seemed forever to finish. I ran towards our apartment unit after getting off the car. I missed Athena so much. Colin was not able to pick me up due to a sudden meeting he has with a client. He sounded apologetic in his call and said he was looking forward to my stories. I would love to tell him everything, but I think it's not yet the right time for him to know how I was treated in the office. I don't want him to get mad at anyone. This is my battle, I accepted this opportunity from him, I need to solve it on my own.I opened the door as fast as I can then searched for Athena as I walked inside the door."Where is my little baby?" I walked from living room then to her bedroom. She any mom were not there. I saw them in the media room. They were watching an animation which I have also seen countless of times. I hugged her instantly."I missed you much. Did you miss mommy?" I said sweetly, hoping I could attract her attention. Her eyes are fixed on the TV. She just brushed my ha

I left a printed copy of my article on Melanie's desk. Today is my second day here and I realized I don't have any of her contact details. I planned to send it as an email, but since I don't know what her email address is, I decided to print out a copy and leave it on her desk. I wanted to ask Nica about Melanie's contact information, but I thought it would be more professional if I give her a printed copy, so she can write her notes in more detail.I went home that day feeling worried. I spent my time playing with Athena but my mind was wondering about how Melanie would think of my article. Maybe I should have added pictures of me and my family, including Marshville where I stayed while I was in hiding. Articles are more effective when they are with pictures, so the readers can understand the feelings the author wants to convey. "Mommy, you are doing it wrong!" Athena said in an angry tone. "Why did you put the bathtub in the kitchen?"We were playing with her doll house and we were

Cristoff! I haven't seen him in ages! He was not that nice to me either when I was still living with Geoff. If I remember it correctly, the two don't really have a good relationship. I looked at Nancy in disbelief. "What is this guy doing here? Why are the three of you together?" To give her the benefit of the doubt, although I already know the answer, I still asked her that question. I am hoping, although it may sound impossible, that it was just a coincidence that he was with her and Athena."He's my boyfriend." She confidently said. I was expecting her to say more, maybe to explain her side why she didn't tell us about him, but she remained silent after."Since when?" I picked Athena up and carried her in my arms."Long time ago.'"Why didn't you tell us?" I said coldly."For this exact same reason. You will just ask me to stay away from him.""You saw how I suffered when I was with them. Didn't you learn anything at that time?" Cristoff didn't utter any word. He was just there, li

The next day, I was so anxious waiting for a message from whoever has Nancy. I was still trying to convince myself that Nancy is just somewhere, calming herself down before meeting me. She would show up in our house unannounced anytime soon and say how much she misses all of us, especially me and Athena. I decided to be on leave from work indefinitely. I kind of blame myself for being so busy that I didn't spend much time with my family, including Nancy. It feels like I abandoned them just because I want to prove something to Geoff and Ericka. I got so busy avenging that I forgot the most important people for me.We also asked for Athena to stop going to school for the meantime. She sounded hesitant about the plan at first since she likes spending time with hwr friends, but later she realized that playing with her toys and reading books at home are more fun.Mom is sometimes suspicious of how I was acting, but I was happy that she didn't ask too many questions. I don't want to make he