CHAPTER SEVENTY-FIVE:
Unfounded...?
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Tyler panicked when he realized that Kai was not with them, he scolded Sharon for being neglectful, he almost called the cops and his mother's private soldiers when the kid appeared next to them.
He was glad and mad at the same time, seeing the kid was okay and unscathed, he angrily rubbed his small head and abandoned the idea of calling higher authorities.
He asked Kai where he has been, but the kid told them nothing and just smiled at them. Seeing that he wasn't willing to tell them the truth, he did not press any further, although he was very curious.
After scolding him for a few times, he finally calmed his raging heart. And then, they stopped a little bit in a supermarket to buy fruits for Althea and headed directly to the hospital.
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The first thing Tyler saw when he opened the room's do
CHAPTER SEVENTY-SIX:More questions--"You know what, Althea." Tyler said in his gritted teeth. He was trying to surpass the anger that is bubbling inside him. "I used to think that you're reasonable."Althea glared at him with disbelief. "What...?""I thought by using logic is enough to understand you- but I was wrong." He sighed loudly. "Who could have thought that you will hate me with something that happened years ago?""What...?" Althea almost spat out blood that time. If she can stand, she already slapped him crisply on his cheek. But all she can do at the moment is stare at him with anger bubbling in her throat. "What..?!""Your anger," he sighed. "Your anger is unfounded. It's unreasonable. I know you hate me, you have the right. But- seven years had passed, seven years already Althea. Had that anger never eased eve a bit? How can you hold such anger on me?
CHAPTER SEVENTY-SEVEN:Silver hair and Silver Eyes--Afternoon that day.A door opened violently that it banged against the wall. The loud noise took the attention of the medical staffs on the floor and the near by patients. They all took a curious peek to see what’s going on. They didn’t dare to go near, and just watched as a woman, wearing a sophisticated dress, barged inside a familiar room. Even though they only saw her back, they can guess that she was pretty and gorgeous.Her features were that from rich peoples, but what differentiate her from other rich people was her hair.It was silvery. Like the moon’s hue and color. It shone like metal against the fluorescent light on the ceiling.The woman entered the room, and no one knows what happened after that.But all the witnesses left wondering; who was t
CHAPTER SEVENTY-EIGHT:CHARLOTTE--Althea hit her until Charlotte begged and apologize, saying she was just kidding, and she knows Tyler. Althea huffed and squinted her eyes on her; of course, how could she forget about him? Charlotte rubbed her arms that were reddening from her pinches, honestly, Althea felt bad, but she didn’t show it. Serves her right.Charlotte complained that it stings, she sneered at her. “You want more?”“No thanks,” she mumbled while flinching away. She continues to rub her arms and look at her. “Is he really with him? Of all people?”“Hmm.” Althea just hummed in agreement and recounted the events of what happened as how Becca did to her. Charlotte nodded in understanding before turning silent, it was brief, but Althea saw guilt flashing in her eyes.She pursed her lips and smack h
CHAPTER-EIGHTY:An Old Enemy--The door of Tyler’s house busted open; a startled gasp escaped from his maids. Multiple pair of eyes darted towards the doorway and saw a lady in her office clothes with an expensive handbag on her left arms. She reached for her big sunglasses with her right hand, and the jade bracelets she has on that arm clinked against each other.Stopping right before the red carpet of the receiving room, she placed her left hand on her hips and gracefully removed the sunglasses that was blocking the view of her green eyes. When her eyes settled on the person it was looking for, a wonderful, cunning, bewitching smile stretched across her red lips, showing her perfect set of teeth.The person that was under her gaze smiled awkwardly, and told; ‘I have a bad feeling about this-‘“Althea!” Her name rolled on her lips comfortably. There was a hint of amusement in her voice. “I heard your s
They were about to discuss what happened when Victoria came into the scene.His mother looked at him and nodded. She gave Althea a one last pat on her back and finally gave the both of them a distance. “What will you do about your shop? Want us to rebuild it with you?”Shaking her head, Althea replies. “No but thank you for the offer. I can manage.”“How?”“How…?” Althea raised a brow. “Victoria, I own another two other shops. It’s okay. Besides, I have my friend backing me up.”“Ah!” Victoria nodded in realization. “It was foolish of me to forget about that! What a shame…”“Pardon?”“Nothing!” She smiled again. “By the way… Where are you sleeping? You and Kai?”&ldqu
Victoria and Tyler also stood, and they watched them exit the house in silence. Only when Victoria gave her son a piercing glare did he move to follow after them, laughing lowly.-“Are you done?” Becca asked, peeking through the gap of the barely opened window. She stayed on the car after they got here, saying that it’s not necessary for her to come inside too.Althea pulled open the door of the backseat and made Kai enter then closed the door again, sighing loudly. “It’s done. Have you booked a hotel room already?”Becca nodded her head, “Yes, the hotel’s 20 minutes away from here.”Althea nodded back and sat on the wheels. “Is that so? Then let’s go.”While Althea was wearing her seatbelts, Becca leaned on her seat and stared outside, thinking. Althea was about to start the
CHAPTER EIGHTY-ONE:A Nobody--Becca decided to stay with them until she finds an apartment and a new work. The haunt is awfully slow, so bitten with the guilt of something she didn’t do, Althea was still paying for her when she babysits Kai whenever she has to go out to do something. Before Becca was able to find a new job, Jack expressed his sadness to Althea about what happened to the shop. He blamed himself for not guarding the shop that day. If he did, he might even stop the fire before spreading or stopped that man before he can even light a speck of fire.Althea just shook her head and laughed it off, saying it was nobody’s fault. Although it was pretty ironic for her to say that since she herself was feeling guilty. Later that day, he also passed his resignation letter to Althea. She was worried at first, thinking that he might not see a job immediately, but Jack assured her that he already found one, he ev
CHAPTER EIGHTY-TWO:They, Them--Two days after, Becca moved out with Jack. Both expressed their gratitude to her and vice versa. Althea wished them good luck before watching them leave from afar. The sight of them driving away was rather lonely, it was like she was sending her children away for boarding school. The time they spent might be small and short, it didn’t hinder the fact that they all grown closer.When they were already nowhere in sight, Althea turned back and went inside the hotel, trying to smile despite the emotions swirling inside her. It was really funny, to think she’ll be like this to the people she didn’t spend her whole time with. If her old self sees her like this, she’ll mock her. She was known to be aloof and cold after all.“Mom.” Kai called out after she entered their room. Althea looked up and saw the kid making a small hop to jump