Sofia's face turned dark all of a sudden. “Do you really want to know? Why don't you ask Zack himself? I am sure he will be so glad to meet you,” she said with a sneer.Yuel shrugged. “I will find it soon, sister. Take good care of yourself,” he said, and began walking away.But Sofia hurriedly stopped him. “Don't do anything stupid, Yuel! Zack cannot find out what we are up to now. We have to get him off guard, okay?“ Yuel chuckled, but he still nodded his head. “I have been working for you all these years without ruining anything. You should trust me…”Sofia smiled. “And that is why I am so happy that you are my brother. I love you, Yuel,”she said, and hugged him. All their lives, they had been by themselves. And Yuel had taken care of her all through.“You are always welcome, my dear,” Yuel said and rubbed her hair. “Just know that I am the only person you can trust. And I will always be here for you. Zack must pay for wasting you like that…”…I had just woken up in the morning w
…One week later, Emah came to visit me. And I was shocked when she told me that she was also leaving the country.“What? Why is everyone leaving?“ I asked with a pout. “Everyone? I am going after Dan, Mia. We can't let him stay there by himself. He is new to that country,” Emah explained.She apologized to me for what she said that day. And I told her that I did not hold it against her. How could I be mad at her when she was someone who had been there for me my whole life.“Emah, I think I should talk to my dad about it. I also want to leave. I will go look for Dave,” I said. I had had that thought for a few days now.Since Dave did not want to talk to me, then I would go look for him. After all, he would not chase me away once I found him.Emah seemed shocked. “Mia, even though I don't think that is a good idea, you could still talk about it to your dad. Are you planning to leave him alone? Dave left. What will happen if you also leave?“I was silent for a while. That made sense. I
I stood by the window in the office and looked at the busy streets of the city. Two and a half years had gone by just like that, but nothing had changed.Ah, my bad. Of course, I graduated from campus one year ago with a bachelors degree in business management. And finally, I was being of great help to dad.After Dave left, things had become too much for dad, and I swore to do my best to help him. Luckily, we managed everything.But the saddest thing was that I had never heard from Dave. He never cared to talk to me after he left.I looked at the phone that I was holding. I still had that series of sixty-one messages that I had sent him the first two months after he left.Day six: Dave, that day, I wanted to tell you that we could be together. Can you come back? We can talk about it.Day twenty one: Brother, I don't know what is going on with me. But… I think that I loved you. It is so hard to live without you.Day twenty seven: Brother, why are you so quiet? Please, say something to
What?“ Dave looked up at him with a start. “She is getting engaged?“ He asked, his face turning cold all of a sudden.Fortune trembled a little. “Boss, that is what I heard when I went home recently. I think you should…”“Book a flight!“ Dave ordered and stood up, taking his coat. He could not believe that Mia was really getting engaged.The last two plus years, he had made sure he knew everything she was doing. Luckily, Forune was always travelling to meet him from time to time, and he would report everything that happened to him.Fortune was stunned. “Now?“ He asked in shock. His boss had been perseverant all that time. He even kept his cool when he knew that Mia was crying over him all that time. How could he think of going back now, just when he was about to complete what had brought him into the country?“Yes, now!“ Dave said. He was never going to allow her to get engaged or married to anyone else. Mia belonged to him! She was his!But Fortine quickly held him back. “Boss, you c
Fortune trembled in fear. “Boss, I did something wrong,” he said. But he stopped when he remembered that he had not even mentioned Mia's name. Denis had said her name before he did.Dave creased his brows. “What did you do?“ He asked. He thought that Fortune was acting crazily.“No… I just remembered! It is not my fault. But… boss, that Denis is a bit suspicious. He knows Mia… and he seems to know something about you two…”Dave stood up in shock. “That's impossible! You mentioned her to him, right?“ He asked angrily. He was scared that Mia would be in danger.Fortune swallowed hard. “Boss, I was just helpless. I told him that my boss needed to meet him earlier since he had to go back and take care of his future wife. But… he asked if Mia was getting engaged…”Dave furrowed his brows more. “And? Did he say anything else?“ He asked. He admitted that at times, his assistant was stupid.But the matter concerned Mia. He had to find a way to make things right instead of blaming him. Nothing
Sofia chuckled. “Brother, you know I have not loved anyone as much as I love him. That year, I was only trying to make him jealous. I didn't expect that I would get pregnant. And that stupid Isa was in love with me. He did everything on purpose!“Yuel sighed. “Just don't say I did not warn you. We should take the company from them and step on them. Being with him will only make things hard…”“I might just want him as a toy, Yuel. I have to satiate my desires for him…”Annoyed, Yuel scoffed. “You always want to do things your way, Sofia. This time, don't come to me crying,” he said, and hung up.Sofia chuckled again. “I won't rest until I have my hands on him. After all, he is not married…”…“Done?“ Fortune asked hurriedly when Dave came out. He was worried sick about his boss being there.“Everything is settled. I have all the evidence I need against Sofia. I'll get ready with everything and travel tomorrow. You can go back now and see if things are okay,” he said.Fortune smiled. “I
Two hours later, Percy stood, her mouth open in a stupor. She looked at the red booklets she had in hand in shock.Fortune hugged her from the back. “What are you thinking about, sweetheart?“ He asked. But his heart was beating so fast, and happily. He had finally married her.Percy pursed her lips. “I still can't believe that we are actually married,” she said. Never in her life did she expect that she would be married to someone like Fortune.But Fortune kissed her cheeks. “Yes, we are married, darling. I just could not let you have a child before marriage. I will organize the greatest wedding if you want…”Percy hurriedly shook her head. “No! Not now! I still want to keep my identity hidden. We are already married, right?“ She asked.Fortune understood her fears well. So he nodded and kissed her lips. “You are now officially mine!“ He said. “Sadly, I have to let you hide this…”…I stood by the window and looked down at the cars on the street. That window had turned out to be my fa
I was stunned for a second. I looked up at Dave, and seeing him acting so seriously, my heart began beating so fast. “You still love me?“ I asked.Dave hurriedly nodded his head at me. “Yes, I have always loved you. Mia, I did not leave because of you. I just had to complete something that my dad had begun…”I sighed and looked away from him. “You should have told me, at least. I have lived all these days blaming myself.“But he held my chin and looked back into my eyes. “Honey, let us forget about it. Can we start fresh? Do you still love me like you said in those messages?“ He asked.My lips moved, and I did not know what to say for a second. Then, I chuckled. “It doesn't matter, Dave. There is something you have to know. I am getting engaged…”“I know,” Dave said, and I could see his Adam apple move up and down. “I know that you are going to get engaged to Tony.““You know?“ I asked, sighing in relief. At least, I did not have to struggle to explain things to him.But I was shocked