“Good morning, my love,” Kirsten heard Matthew’s voice when she opened her eyes in the morning. Mesmerized by the handsome man standing near the foot of the bed, she stared at him without blinking her eyes.
Finding her reaction adorable, Matthew could not hold back his laughter which snapped back Kirsten into reality.
“Are you not going to your office?” Kirsten asked when Matthew sat beside her and surrounded her with his pair of powerful arms.
“You still have two days left of your leave of absence and I’m going to stay with you.” For the previous months they barely had time with each other. He realized that he had neglected her, just because she wasn’t complaining doesn’t mean that he could go on
“No, I don’t want to stay there.” Norman stubbornly said.“Okay, you’ll stay here. But don’t make it hard for the doctor and nurse.” Matthew said and picked his phone to give instruction to Steven to arrange for doctors and nurses for Norman.“I think my time is near, it won’t take long before I die. Can you stay with me until I die?” Norman said.Kirsten’s heart lurched in sadness and teared up. “Don’t you want to see Matthew’s child? The child will be your first great grandson. You’ll still see him grow, grandpa.”“How I wish I could still see them grow, but if not and had given a chance to
Before Kirsten could blink her eyes, the atmosphere around them became suffocating. Matthew’s jaw was so tightly clenched that she could see the little muscles knotting just below his ears and his knuckles showed white where his grip had tightened.“What?” Donna asked when Kirsten took a long time to answer her.Kirsten swallowed to lubricate her dry throat. “I haven’t seen James since his father’s wake.”“But James is your best friend, you can call him.” Donna had a huge crush on James and when she learned that James was Kisten’s best friend she thought of asking her help but it took a few months to muster her courage to ask for Kirsten’s help.
Flanked by Gillian and Klaire, Kirsten entered a fancy restaurant followed closely by four men in black suits. She could feel the discomfort emanating from Gillian and Klaire, nevertheless, she would not let the bodyguard leave. Not ignorant of the viciousness of Gordon and Lucille, letting her guard down would give them a chance to inflict harm. Neither did she explain why she needed a bodyguard as it would only scare Gillian and would trigger her hypertension. The thought that Gordon and Lucille would use her family as a trump card Kirsten considered requesting bodyguards to secretly protect them. As they were enjoying their time giggling while having a chat they were interrupted by Lucille who saw Gillian but she didn't notice Kirsten as her back was facing her. "What a small world Gillian," Lucille wore a gentle smile while she spoke. Gillian's smile froze and her eyes darted at Kirsten in worry. Kirsten turned to look at the woman behind her and was taken aback to see Luc
Perturbed, Knox’s eyes darted at Gillian with an inquiring look.Gillian looked at the entry Knox submitted to the competition. It captured the happy moments of Kirsten with Matthew. Both the smiles on their faces and the emotion shining in their eyes spoke a thousand stories of their strong love for each other.At this moment, their love was in the middle of a fiery trial. The question hanging in the air, will they be able to withstand the test? Would their love vanquish the animosity and hatred lurking around them like a pack of Hyenas?“Let your sister have a rest, Knox.” Gillian didn’t want to agitate Kirsten further. What she had learned today complicated her relationship with Matthew and it was something a susceptible pregnant
Kirsten bit her lower lip to stop herself from sobbing. To shield her eyes from seeing the image of the two from the side mirror, she cast her gaze down her lap. “Take me to Horizon Residences,” Kirsten said. Not in the position to speak about the situation, Tony swallowed his words and just gave Kirsten a sympathetic gaze. He was wondering how she could cope with the situation. Tony noticed the familiar car tailing them and surreptitiously reduced his speed. As they stopped at a red light and waited for the green light, the rear passenger door opened and a man in a gray suit slid into the car. At once Kirsten scooted further to the other end of the car avoiding Matthew. Chuckling, he reached out and pulled her in his warm embrace as she tried to open the car door. But, Tony had locked it to avoid an accident. “Let go!” Kirsten forcefully said moving erratically out of his hold. “Careful, you are pregnant, wife,” Matthew placed his hand over her stomach, stopping her from m
“Shame on you for claiming that you are Kirsten’s mother when you abandoned her while she was only a month old. Do you think she will regard you as her mother?” Evelyn mockingly said while she massaged her sore hand. She slapped her so hard and her palm was burning.“She’s a soft hearted woman and she could not completely ignore her biological mother.” Lucille refuted Evelyn without shame. Lucille was about to say more but Gavin tugged at Lucille’s arm.“Mom, stop creating a scene here.” Gavin was so ashamed of Gordon and Lucille’s behavior.Lucille cupped Gavin's face and said, “Mom and dad are doing this to get what is rightfully yours.”
“We have to do something!” Lucille yelled as she pulled her hair.Under Lucille’s coercion and persuasion, they went to seek a lawyer to contest the will.“There are a few legal reasons that may allow you to contest a will. Keep in mind, you cannot contest a will simply because you don’t agree with it or don’t like it.” The lawyer said which made Lucille frown.“What are the main valid reasons I may be able to contest a will?” Gordon asked.“First, if the testator was under duress, under the influence of a pharmaceutical or alcohol, mentally incompetent or anything else that would result in not being able to rationally and coherently
She eagerly waited for Gillian and Knox to appear, but her smile faded when she saw Lucille coming. Nevertheless, there was a lingering smile plastered on her face all because of her brother, Gavin. Kirsten had a good impression about the kid and held no aversion towards him. “How are you doing now?” Lucille said gently but Kirsten could not feel her sincerity. Unlike Gillian, even without words and only her gaze, she could feel how she loved her. Nevertheless, she did not act rude to her. Though she had abandoned her, she still gave her life. “I’m good,” Kirsten answered with a small voice and then looked at her brother. Her eyes reddened looking at him and took a sharp breath to stop herself from shedding tears. “How are you, Gavin?” Kirsten asked with a little tremor in her voice. “I’m fine, thank you for asking,” Gavin answered shyly. Kirsten wished their circumstances were different. The complicated relationship between them was making it difficult for Kirsten to show