From behind the bougainvillea bushes that grew thickly near the garage, a girl quietly spied on Asher, who was chatting with Abravo.She strained her ears for a long time, hoping to overhear the two men's conversation that led to her suspicions of the bald-headed man. However, the suspicious sentence that led to her opinion about Elena's relationship with the two men who came tonight did not appear.For a moment, Katie snorted in annoyance and almost returned to join the other servants in the pavilion. However, Elena's arrival near Asher and Abravo discouraged her from joining the other workers.From a distance, Elena could be seen walking back and forth with one hand on her forehead while the other was above her waist."Damn, this is crazy!" muttered Elena, who could not accept the fact that Asher was only a driver."What's wrong with you, ma'am?" asked Abravo with a panicked look on his face.The woman's face was as red as boiled shrimp, while her eyes widened like they were about t
In front of the bed in a room, a neatly dressed man stood while gently rubbing the bridge of his nose. The clock on the wall reads 8 a.m., but his wife has yet to wake up.His gaze fell on a woman who was still sleeping under a navy-colored bedcover. The woman's bulging belly looked like a hill under the thick blanket.Jonathan pulled the bedcover that Elena used to cover her body, although he was reluctant to do so. However, his concern for the condition of the fetus in Elena's stomach was so great that this morning he planned to take his wife to the gynecologist."Eng," Elena murmured as Jonathan pulled back the blanket she was wearing."Get ready. We should be at the hospital in 20 minutes."Jonathan ordered with both hands tucked into his pants pockets. He had made an appointment with Lucas, the obstetrician whom Theresia trusted.Elena reached back for the blanket that now only covered her calves and below. She then tilted her body to face Jonathan. Elena's eyebrows knit together
Theresia asked Jonathan to take her home when a sudden pulse of pain shot through her head. Her explosive emotions made her blood pressure rise dramatically, but she refused to be hospitalized.Memories of being treated in a room smelling of drugs due to a poisonous insect sting a long time ago made her reluctant to return to that place. Because his movements would always be restricted, and there was nothing to comfort him there.Jonathan then called Russell, the Hayes family doctor, to check on his mother's condition while lying on the bed. The middle-aged woman's eyes were closed with her eyebrows knitted together, as if even in her sleep she was still enduring the pain that attacked her head."How is it, Russell?" Jonathan asked Russell when the man finished checking Theresia's condition."Her blood pressure is very high. It's best to keep her away from things that trigger stress. Remind her to stay away from alcohol from now on." The man's face was filled with anxiety, a sign that
The atmosphere at the dining table seemed quieter than usual. The three people who were there were focused on the cutlery in their hands.Edmund, as a husband, could not hide his sadness because this morning his wife was not by his side to enjoy breakfast.Elena glanced toward the sound of pattering feet. With a glance, she could see Irene walking towards Theresia's room with a tray of food.Just then, Elena put down the cutlery and rose to her feet. Making the two men who were there stare at the woman with questioning looks.Elena walked up to Irene and called the middle-aged woman's name to stop her."Let me deliver the food to mom." Elena asked, which Irene, of course, couldn't refuse. The woman held up a palm, gesturing for Irene to hand over the tray she was carrying."Let Irene deliver the food to your mother, Elena. You'd better continue finishing your meal," Edmund admonished, which instantly made Elena feel proud.This time she wanted to show her good daughter-in-law behavior
"Hang in there, Elena," Jonathan pleaded with a look of panic that never left his beautiful face.Jonathan's words were only met with a slow, wistful blink from Elena. Jonathan hoped that Elena and the baby in her womb would survive. He couldn't imagine how much guilt he would feel towards Elena if something bad happened to her.Several people looked at the wheelbarrow that was being used to carry Elena. The look of panic they saw on Jonathan's face made them immediately give way.A nurse gave him a gesture that instantly stopped Jonathan from entering the emergency room.The door to the room in front of him was closed. Jonathan rubbed his face roughly as he imagined the worst that could happen. The man walked back and forth with a nervous gesture.Just like Jonathan, Edmund was also experiencing the same panic. However, the old man could easily calm himself down in the face of the current tense situation."Sit down, Jo," said Edmund, trying not to show the panic on his old face. He r
As the night wore on, the temperature grew colder. The cries of a baby disturbed the hearing of Elena, who was still deep in sleep.She blinked her eyes to see the silhouette of a man who was rocking Ella in the crib next to the main bed. Elena smiled; the man seemed to genuinely care for Ella.Slowly, Ella stopped crying. The baby girl drifted back to sleep. The corners of Jonathan's lips pulled upward, forming an arch on his luscious lips.Being able to make Ella stop crying brought Jonathan great satisfaction. Suddenly, the man's mind drifted to the series of DNA tests he had taken some time ago.Was Jonathan ready to accept the fact that the test results showed that Ella was not his biological daughter? Will his affection for Ella fade instantly? .....Two weeks had passed since Jonathan submitted a blood sample for the DNA test. That morning, he was about to leave early to collect the test results that had kept him up all night."Honey, is it not too early to come to the office?
Jonathan returned to the parking lot where he had parked his car. His heart was beating uncontrollably, as if it were about to jump out. He wasn't sure if he should open the envelope containing the DNA test results that he had brought. After getting into the car, the man slammed his back on the back of the car seat and let out a long sigh. He seemed to be weighing: should he open it now or choose to keep it? He wasn't prepared to be disappointed if Ella proved not to be his biological daughter. He loved Ella so much.With a frustrated shake of his head, Jonathan finally chose to roughly break the seal on the envelope that had seemed to challenge him.He read the text of the test result letter in order. His eyes narrowed when he found the test results included in the letter, which stated that Ella was not his biological daughter.Jonathan gripped the paper tightly in his hands, leaving a crumpled mess where he held it. His heart beat painfully, while his jaw clenched tightly."How dar
Elena held Ella with her face close to the baby girl's face. Through the window, Elena wanted to show Ella the view of the blue Auckland sky with a few white clouds. It was a very sunny day, and of course the sun outside would bake the skin of anyone under it."Do you see there, darling? The sky is beautiful, and the sun is shining very brightly today. I hope that my days with you will be as beautiful as the sky and as bright as the sun shining this afternoon." Elena said to the baby, who was only silent and blinked his eyes.The conversation full of affectionate words from a mother to her child continued. Elena thought as if the baby in her arms understood what she was talking about.The sound of a phone ringing instantly disturbed her hearing, pausing Elena's conversation with the baby in her arms. Her eyes darted to the flat object that kept calling her to the bed. The screen seemed to be on, but Elena was reluctant to approach it.Elena chose to remain silent, guessing that the ca