Freya's body went cold as she can feel every hair on her body standing as her heart pumps loud and fast. Dreadfulness was starting to consume her whole that she could feel her legs trembling.
"Did Cat got your tongue, Freya?" Zeus stepped toward her, glaring. "W-What are you doing here?" She said while stepping back. She was afraid that Zeus might hurt her again. "I'm here to take my daughter." Her hand went cold when she heard what Zeus said. "Z-Zeus p-please don't take her from me, don't take my daughter," she said as tears started to fall down her cheeks. She almost knelt down, which she would really do."And what? You're going to keep my daughter from me again? "Zeus raged, shouting at Freya, "I'll take her, and you won't be able to stop me." "Z-Zeus, please don't take my daughter from me please!" "She's my daughter too, but what did you do? You hid her from me! " Zeus shouted at her. "I only did that because I knew you would take her away from me," she said while holding Zeus' arm, stopping him from entering the house. "You are correct, I will really take my daughter away from you!" Zeus said while he was trying to remove Freya's hand from gripping his arm."Let go of me because if you don't you will be really hurt!" Zeus threatened, but she still didn't listen. Zeus' rage flowed through him like lava as he glared and seized Freya's arm and pinned her against the nearest wall. Her arm and back were in excruciating pain. As a result, she lacked the strength to struggle. "Mommy?" Zeus and Freya were both shocked to hear Astraea's voice, so Zeus let her go. Even though she was scared, she still tried to calm herself when she saw Astraea coming down. "Why are you shouting at my mommy?" Astraea walked over to her and held her hand. And then her daughter turned to face Zeus. "You don't have the right to shout and hurt my mommy," Astraea said while her hands were on her hips. Zeus was just stunned while looking at Astraea.What surprised her even more was that Astraea pushed Zeus, "Get out! Bad guys are not welcome to our house. " "I'm... not," Zeus stuttered, as if he didn't know what to do or say to their daughter. With her brows raised, Astraea asked, "What are you saying?" "I'm not..." Zeus closed his eyes and took a deep breath. "I'm not shouting at your mom." "Don't lie to me. I saw you shouting at my mom, and I heard you threatened my mom that you would hurt her. " Zeus pinched the bridge of his nose and sighed, like he was running out of patience. That's why she approached her daughter. "Baby," she calls out to Astraea, "Mommy's fine, just go upstairs, okay?" "But mommy, I don't want to go upstairs as long as he's still here at our house. He might shout at you again, "Astraea said, pouting."Don't worry, mommy can handle this promise," she swore, raising her hand. Astraea looked at her first, so she smiled to let her daughter know that she was okay. "OK, mommy," Astraea said, hugging her. Astraea turned to Zeus one last time and said, "If you try to hurt my mommy, I will report you to my daddy." He was surprised when she heard what Astraea said to Zeus. Zeus immediately averted his eyes, like he was scared of their daughter . When Astraea was able to enter their room, she immediately turned to Zeus and saw that he was still in shock and was trying to process in her mind what Astraea said. "I'm sorry about that. Astraea doesn't really have that attitude. She's just not really used to someone fighting with me." She said, defending her daughter. Zeus might say that she didn't raise Astraea properly."I didn't know that my daughter was feisty; she's really a herrera." Zeus said while still amazed by what Astraea did. She, too, was shocked but at the same time proud of her daughter because she knew that Astraea could defend herself. "Astraea, my princess, grandma is here!" Grace's face was flushed with surprise. When she saw Zeus in their house. "Son, what are you doing here?" Grace asked, confused. "Shouldn't I be the one to ask you that? Zeus's brow furrowed. She knew that Zeus was also surprised by his mother's presence. "I'm just visiting my adorable granddaughter. Is that bad?" Grace simply said that made Zeus even more surprised."So you know about Astraea?" Zeus asked, unable to believe what his mother said. "Of course." Grace said, like it was nothing. "Since when and why didn't you tell me, mom?" There was resentment in Zeus's voice. "Since Freya left you and... oh I didn't tell you because you deserve it, son." Grace's words had left Zeus speechless. It seems like Grace didn't really tell Zeus what she knew about Astraea. Because it was obvious from Zeus' face that he really didn't know anything about their daughter, she was thankful that Grace really did what she promised. Grace turned to her and walked towards her, hugging her. "Freya Hija, I came here when I found out Zeus was coming here." Grace said and looked at Zeus, glaring, "Did he do something stupid?"She was about to answer when she suddenly heard Astraea's voice. "Grandma! I miss you! " Astraea shouted while running towards Grace. "You know what, grandma, we went to New Jersey. It's a pity we didn't meet there. " Astraea said while kissing Grace. "Oh, that's nice, my baby; by the way, grandma brought you presents; do you want to see them?" She saw that Astraea was excited by what Grace said. "Of course, grandma, I would love that," Astraea said while jumping. Grace prompted her two guards to bring the large box into the house, which she figured was a toy.Astraea was happy as the two guards brought the big box into their house. And when the guards put it down, her daughter immediately opened it. Astraea kissed Grace and said, "Wow grandma, thank you for this; you are the best grandma in the whole wide world." She turned to Zeus's direction, who was just looking at Astraea and Grace, and she felt guilty because she knew Astraea wouldn't have treated Zeus like earlier if she hadn't taken her daughter away from him. She knew Zeus was hurt by what their daughter said, so she felt sorry for him while looking at it, but she quickly averted her gaze when Zeus suddenly looked at her with cold eyes."Pack Astraea's things were going back to New Jersey." She was astonished by what Zeus said. Freya's heart raced in her chest as she looked at Zeus. She willed her hand to stop shaking as she spoke. "Never! I will not allow you to take Astraea back to New Jersey. " Freya's nostrils flared as she stared at Zeus. She would not allow Zeus to take Astraea from her, over her dead body. "Who says you're not coming with us," Zeus said, in a cold voice."W-What?" She asked, stuttering, and was about to speak more when Grace interjected their conversation."Why don't we talk inside first?" Grace said, then went inside the house, so Freya and Zeus did nothing but follow.She took Astraea upstairs first because she didn't want her daughter to hear what they were talking about. Grace sat on the other sofa, and she and Zeus sat facing each other."We don't have to talk anymore. I won't change my mind. I will get Astraea now. " Zeus grumbled impatiently. Grace raised an eyebrow at Zeus and drank her coffee."I won't be surprised why Freya hid your child away from you," Grace said while putting down her coffee and looking at Zeus. "Because no one could stand your bad habit."Zeus stood up, not minding what his mother said. "Enough with this discussion, mom. I'll take my child." "Try me, son, and you'll see what I can do just to stop you. I will not tolerate you this time for what you are going to do. You don't have the right to just take A
"But first, mommy has a question for you, okay?"Astraea nodded immediately."What did you think about the guy earlier?" She was nervous about what her daughter would answer."Uncle Zeus?""Uh... Yes, you still remember his name?" She asked her daughter in shock because she thought she had forgotten Zeus' name."Yes, mommy, I still remember his name. And to answer your question, mommy, at first I liked her because he helped me at the mall, but what I saw earlier made me hate him, "Astraea said while pouting."You can't hate him, baby," she said.Astraea got up from lying down and looked at her while frowning, "Why is that, mommy? He shouted at you and he made you cry too."She sighed at what her daughter said. It was like what had happened earlier could not be erased from her daughter's mind. This was harder than she thought."You know what, he saved your life." She saw Astraea was stunned by what she said."What do you mean, mommy?""Remember when you fell down the stairs? You needed
When they arrived at the Herreras' house, she immediately roamed her eyes around the whole house. It still hasn't changed. It's still the house that she once lived in. And being here again made her feel nostalgic, like all the memories she had with Zeus in this place made her heart swell and ache at the same time."Wow!" Astraea said, and it was obvious on her face that she liked the house."Are we going to live here, mommy?" Astraea asked, and Zeus answered her question."Yes, princess, do you like your new home?" Zeus asked while smiling and caressing Astraea's face."Yes, daddy, it's like a palace," Astraea said happily.She was just looking at the two. While there was a smile on her lips, she could see that Astraea was treating her father well, so she was happy."Freya!" She heard Selene yell, so she turned in its direction. Selene walked towards her with a wide smile on her face. "Omg, you're going to live here again. I'm sure we could bond again just like before. I can't wait f
She and Astraea lay side by side. Astraea's arm was wrapped around her waist. Freya hums while combing her daughter's hair. She was lulling Astraea to sleep, but she was still awake."Do your bruises hurt mommy?" She heard Astraea say. She was thankful that her daughter had spoken because she had been silent for a while. "Did you cry earlier because he hurt you?"She sighed because Astraea hadn't really forgotten what happened earlier."No, your daddy didn't hurt me." She said the truth because Zeus hadn't really hurt her earlier.She wants to slap herself if she hadn't just cried earlier. Astraea wouldn't have thought that Zeus was hurting her. She sighs; remorse is pointless because it has already happened and she can't change it.So instead of blaming herself, she just put on a wide smile to prove to her daughter that she is okay."Mommy, don't give me that fake smile and don't lie to me." She was stunned by what Astraea said and that made her silent.She sighed. It seemed like her
Days passed, and Zeus still treated her the same way. He always waited for her to wake up, and they had breakfast together. Zeus also served her at the table, and she was not used to how Zeus acted lately, but even so, she still managed to act as if it was okay even though she was uncomfortable with it.When she arrived at the Gabriellemo resort site, she was exhausted because this was the fifth site she went to and it was already lunch time, but she could do nothing but work because she had also been absent for a long time. When she saw Engineer Galvante, she immediately approached it because Nate was already grumpy talking to the workers."Engineer Galvante." She called his attention because he was busy ordering the workers.Nate turned to face her, and his emotions said that he had seen an angel when he saw her. "Thank goodness you're here. Don't you know how stressed I am when you're not here? " She laughed at Nate's face; he looked like a child who was grumbling.I'm sorry, there
"Stuck out tongue, winking eyes emoticon!" Selene and Ares shout at the same time.Astraea was happy to applaud when the two guessed the emoji.They are playing "Guess the emoticon" that they just thought of. She was on a day off, but she was still working because she still had contracts to review before signing. She couldn't help but be distracted by the noise of the three."I said it first," Selene said, arguing with Ares like a child."Never! I said it first, "Ares said."Aunt Selene the Pretty said it first," Astraea said, obviously taking Selene's side. She saw Selene smile because of Astraea's bias towards her.She laughed when Astraea put lipstick on Ares' face because Ares looked like a clown. When it was Selene's turn, she saw Ares swallow hard because Selene had a devil's smile on her face while holding the lipstick."I will take revenge on you," Ares said, since Selene put lipstick all over his face.Ares stood in front of the two because he was the one who would take the a
"Baby, can we talk? She said that as she entered the bedroom, she saw Astraea was reading a book while lying down on the bed. "About what, mommy?" Astraea asked while still not taking her eyes off the book she was reading. She sighed and approached it. "It's about your father." Astraea was stunned by what she said, so her daughter put aside the book she was reading and faced her. She would not let her daughter be bad just because of what happened to her and Zeus. She wouldn't allow Astraea to continue her bad treatment of her father. And Astraea is still too young to be affected by her fight with Zeus."You shouldn't treat your dad like that." She spoke softly to Astraea. She didn't want to raise her voice because Astraea might be afraid of her and refuse to listen. She wants her daughter to obey because she knows what she is saying is right."But I hate him, mommy, because he promised me that he would never make you cry or yell at you. He broke his promise, and the worst part is t
She woke up when she felt herself hugging an awkward object. So she decided to open her eyes. Her eyes widened. When she saw that Zeus was hugging her, she looked down, and her lips parted when she saw that Zeus didn't have a t-shirt and they only shared one blanket. She remembers last night that the three of them slept together in one bed because it was Astraea's request.She needed to get up because her heart was beating so fast, as if it was coming out of her rib cage. So she slowly got up and removed Zeus's hands from cradling her. She held her breath as she slowly left the bed, but she gasped when suddenly Zeus grabbed her waist and, because of that, she lay on top of Zeus."Stay," Zeus said as he hugged her waist and buried his face in the hollow of her neck. Her heart was beating so fast, like it was racing. She didn't know how to get out of Zeus's hug, so she did her best to give an alibi. "I need to get up, Zeus; I have to go to work already, and you do as well, so get up,