“Sasha, how’s Michael doing? Where’s Desiree?” Sasha stopped pacing upon seeing him, the worry on her face twisting to anger as she glared at him. “You have some nerve showing your face here and asking about Michael when you’re the reason why he had a heart attack.” Gerald froze, staring at her in
"You have no right to be touching my girlfriend like that," Liam gritted out, still glaring at Gerald. Gerald dragged in a deep breath, his nostrils flaring. "If you were observant or cared enough, you would realize that I was only comforting her." Liam sneered, "She doesn't need you to comfort he
She arrived at the hospital around 6:15 a.m. and made her way to her father's room. When she knocked and entered, she found her mother sitting on a chair beside her father's bed, and they were talking with smiles on their faces. "Desiree, my baby girl, you're here," her father said as soon as she e
After Desiree and her mother finally broke the hug, they went back to her father’s bed and sat on either side of him, each taking his hand. “My two most precious treasures,” her father said, kissing each of their hands. “From now on, I’m always going to be there for you, Dad. I’m going to take suc
“Oh, yeah. He’s about to have a press conference which is starting in about a minute from now.” “A press conference? What for?” A surge of anxiety went through her. Had he called the press to double down on his accusations against her company? Mark shrugged. “I don’t know. He didn’t tell me anyth
For several seconds, Gerald stared at Desiree, wondering what was going through her mind. It felt like they were the only ones in the room, even as cameras flashed at her. But suddenly, they were transported back to the real world when several reporters rushed towards her, firing several questions.
Desiree hesitated. If she told him that she hadn’t believed that it was him, he would take it as her still having confidence in him. “That’s what everyone thought.” She said instead. Gerald pursed his lips, knowing he couldn’t fault her. Somehow, someone had started these rumors and fake reports t
True to Gerald’s words, the reporters were still around, waiting to barrage Desiree with questions. Thankfully, Hugo was there to ward them off until she was securely in the car. She spent the ride to the hospital lost in thought, recalling everything that had happened in the past thirty minutes or