Lahat ng Kabanata ng Taming the Mayor's Wrath: Kabanata 151 - Kabanata 160

I continued driving. That day while we were heading to the flower shop, Luke and I had an agreement. I know I was out of my mind for agreeing on what my son stated. This deal was a bit insane and out of line, but why not? I have higher hopes that Luke will find her one day. What if Luke was destined to meet Annika and not me? Will he be the bridge so that Annika's paths and I will cross once again? I don't know. What if? There is nothing wrong if I believe in his words. Just what if, right?“Okay, as long as you make sure that I won't be in trouble with the conditions you will ask for. I will agree. Make sure that you will find her.”“It's just a little trouble on your part, Daddy.” my smile fades away with his sentence, what does he mean? “I mean you will have a bit of separation anxiety with my request as you are doing it for a long time. I guess that but that is also for your own good, Dad. Not just mine.”What he said made me think even more. What will he ask in return? I'm just n

ANNIKA POV“Madam Annika, do you perhaps know the customer who just left now the flower shop?”I was gasping for air while my heart was almost exploding. I almost jumped out of my feet when I heard Sol's voice near my ears. I quickly stood up and fixed the tangle in my clothes even though my stomach almost flipped. My heart is still pounding hard. I know my face is getting pale right now as a result of that event.“No.” I casually answered, wanted to leave.I did not stay there any longer. I hastily turned around to leave the pantry. Sol followed me. I let Iris go and ran through the flower shop while I was calming myself down. I have to be strong. Sol can't know about my past. I have to hide it from them if I don't want to be judged. I had already forgotten that for a long time. Why did this happen now? Five years have passed.“No, Madam? Then, why are you hiding from them? It seems you are hiding something from us, Madam Annika.” Sol's voice is full of doubt as if she doesn't believ

Surprised by what Luke said I quickly turned around and faced him. It was a mistake that I made. I seem to have acknowledged that what he stated is correct. My feelings loosened up when I saw Luke's appearance. His eyes were bloodshot and his crystal-clear tears were starting to fall from his cheeks. Those eyes of his were full of pain too while his lips were twitching. A throbbing distress hit my chest after watching him like this. At that moment I wanted to embrace him too and put him under my wings like I used to do before when he was crying. Fortunately, I was able to govern myself not to do that. I shouldn't do that. I have no right over him. I'm a different person now. I'm not pretending anymore to be his mom. I'm now Annika and no longer Adeline Parker.“S-Sorry, it looks like you're making a mistake—”I was perplexed by his response after he cut my statement. This is not the Luke I knew from the past. That boy is way more polite.“No! I knew it from the bottom of my heart that

Because of what I said Lucas face darkened. It was also obvious that he didn't like what he heard. It's as if I have misunderstood his feelings. That's what I thought he would do. Who knows? No one. Only Lucas knows what's going on in his mind right now.“Who told you I would do that, Annika? I never said that. This is unfair. You judge me right away without getting my opinion.”I shook my head in disbelief. I shouldn't trust him and let my guard down. Don't believe him, Annika. After all, he is Lucas Romanov. He can do everything he wants in just a snap.“Or maybe you wanted us to take to your mansion and make your second family? With those plans in your mind Lucas, please stop! Don't you even dare to try it? We kept silent for many years, okay? And also I did not even bother to ask you to support your child. I didn't do anything wrong. Don't torment me as if I did something against your will in the past.” I stopped for

With a discreet motion, silently I entered the master's bedroom to check what my daughter doing. I know she runs inside this room. Iris always did that when she was upset instead of hiding in her room. I found her lying on top of the bed. She is facing the opposite direction. I thought she was only sulking but when I peeked at her face, I saw that she had already fallen asleep while holding an enormous grudge against her father, Lucas. From what I saw, I took out a profound sigh. Both of her knees have been scraped. The streak of blood that came out earlier has already dried. It was just a simple scratch but as a child, I know it is still a heartbreaking memory of them. Without saying a word, I took our first aid kit to clean it and put some cream to heal them faster. Despite she was asleep, I needed to clean it and apply betadine to dry it quickly and heal it normally. Not leaving a sign of scar. She groaned and rubbed her cheeks when I unhurriedly touched her knees