Mervin paced up and down the waiting area. He was so anxious. His eyes could not leave the closed door before him. 'How are things going on in there?', he thought to himself each passing second. He took a glance at his wristwatch then he sighed. It had already been more than two hours since Crystal was wheeled into the theater room, yet there had been no news of how things were going inside there. Mervin could feel his energy draining out. His wife was in there, fighting for her life and for that of their child. He just felt as if he was carrying the sins of the world. Today has been the most exhausting day ever. He could hardly believe all that had happened in the period of a few hours since he landed in the country. Just thinking of the fact that Miranda and Teddy's escape added to his headache. Back in the forest, just when the police were about to apprehend the Griffin cousins, more of their thugs showed up from nowhere and fired their arms at the police while shielding the c

The rays of the sun penetrated the room through the open window. As Crystal pressed down the last dinner plate, she couldn't help but smile. Seven years had passed by in a wink. It has never been easy for her over the years, yet she stood strong. She had to deal with malicious comments every day. The news of her adopting a baby had spread over the city like wildfire a week after she was discharged. Wherever she goes, people would point fingers at her and gossip before her. "How shameless of her to still be married to Mervin when she is as good as a fig tree" Some would say. They just could not understand why Mervin, now the president of the top one wealthiest organization, was still with such a woman. They pitied him since he had to name an adopted daughter as his heiress. Despite all this controversy, Crystal still raised her head high up. The more the people gossiped, the more the love between Crystal and her adopted daughter grew. In those seven years, the police had done a

Chloe stood before the huge mirror. She was wearing a new blue tracksuit and her hair was packed into a ponytail. Beside Chloe, was Crystal showing off her white set of teeth as she stared at Chloe as if she were the only one in the room. The joy of a mother felt up her whole body.  Crystal's eyes were filled with warmth and her breath was smooth, she extended her hand and ran her fingers through Chloe's hair.  Chloe suddenly flinched and she looked at her mother with dark circles under her eyes. "Shoot it, Mom, I hate that" she half yelled in her tiny voice.Crystal chuckled, she could not believe how much the little girl had grown in just