"Doc, what happened? Is dad okay?" Jackson asked worriedly."Your father has bone marrow cancer, right?" the doctor asked while browsing the patient's record."Yes, doc! What happened to dad? Why did he suddenly lose consciousness earlier?" Jackson asked."Your father has arrhythmia," the doctor announced.Jackson frowned. "He has what?""He has an arrhythmia. It is an irregular heartbeat. It means his heart is out of its usual rhythm. We monitored his vitals and found out that his heart is beating too fast. Tachycardia is a condition which makes your heart beat more than 100 times per minute," the doctor explained."What are the possible causes of that, doc? Is it dangerous?" Jackson asked."Arrhythmias can be an emergency, or they could be harmless. I have read your father's medical history. He has no heart disease. I also conducted some tests to see if his electrolytes like potassium and sodium in his blood are balanced or not. Fortunately , it's balanced. He also has no fever and
"J-Jacob, w-what are you doing here?" Ivana asked in shock.Jacob grabbed Ivana's waist and kissed her on the forehead."I'm done with my task, so I traced your location and I ended up here," Jacob explained. He frowned. "How about you, love, what are you doing here? Why are you with Freya?" Jacob asked. He took a glimpse of his ex-girlfriend."Hmm, it’s because, love," Ivana bit her bottom lip. "I...I invited her to attend our engagement party later, hehe," she lied. She plastered a fake smile."Is that so? I thought..." Jacob said. "I changed my mind, love. I want her to witness one of the happiest days of our lives. One day, she will also experience being engaged because of your half-brother, right Freya?" Ivana said smiling.Freya forced a smile at Ivana."Love, let's go?" Ivana said. She held Jacob's hand."Wait, love! After all, we are still here. Why don't you let us stay at your house first, Freya?" Jacob said, smiling. He looked at the small house in front of them. That's n
Diana repeatedly hit her head on the pillow. It's only a few hours before her brother's engagement party starts. After she arranged her belongings, she immediately lay down on her bed. Her thoughts were deep. She had to fix herself but here she is, staring at the ceiling."What should I do?" Diana said in a low tone. She rolled on her bed and put her face on the pillow."SHIT!" Diana shouted loudly. She relaxed and quickly sat up. She sighed. "I will not allow that naughty girl to marry my Kuya Jacob! It is time to bring out my little vault!"Diana walked towards her cabinet. She opened it and looked for a small vault that she had hidden there, seven years ago."Those who should be angry should be angry, but I can't bear being with someone demonized by one Ivana Del Mundo!" Diana said. She pulled out the small vault from the cabinet and opened it using her mother's birthday combination."Sorry, Freya! Sorry, Kuya Jacob! But everyone needs to know the truth." Diana got the ultrasound
“A-are you sure, Jackson? Is it okay to wear this?” Freya asked while looking at her reflection in the mirror.Freya is wearing a long formal dress with a deep emerald green color. Fully-lined, this long green dress features sparkly sequin appliques from one-shoulder bodice to the floor. It has four thin shoulder straps that fan out across the open back. The floor-length skirt smooths over the hips and opens in a side slit.“Jackson!”“I … I am sorry, Freya. I was mesmerized by your beauty!” Jackson said.“Don't tease me,” Freya said. “I am not lying, Freya! You look drop dead gorgeous tonight! I mean, not just tonight. You are … you look exquisite every single day!”“Thank you for the dress and for the makeover! Hmm, thank you for the compliment, by the way!” Freya said.Jackson approached Freya and touched her chin. He gradually lifted the face of the woman he was courting.“You have the most beautiful eyes,” Jackson said while glaring at Freya’s eyes.Freya smiled. Her cheeks seem
“MY VAULT! WHERE IS MY VAULT?” Diana shouted at the top of her lungs.“Ma’am, calm down,” the young maid said.Diana stopped looking and faced the young maid.“SHUT UP? DO YOU KNOW WHAT THAT VAULT CONTAINS? DON’T YOU? SO SHUT UP, IF YOU DON’T WANT TO LOSE YOUR JOB!” Diana’s face was red. She almost overturned the equipment and furniture inside of her room, just to find her small vault.“Ma’am Diana, you will not find what you are looking for here in your room. No matter how hard you try to look for it,” the young maid said.Diana took a deep breath. She dropped the suitcase she was holding when she remembered how strange their new maid had been when she picked her up. She slowly walked over to the young maid who was now crouched at the door.“Ma’am,” the young maid whispered.As Diana stepped closer to the young maid, she walked backwards to get away from her.“You know … you know who took the vault,” Diana said coldly. She stared at the woman in front of her.Beads of sweat began to
“I am sure that my friends and cousins will be jealous of me,” Jackson said as he drove to their mansion.“Why will they be jealous of you?” Freya asked with a laugh.“Because I have you,” Jackson replied with a smile.“Huh?” Freya looked at Jackson.“They will be jealous of me because you are my date tonight. You are so beautiful,” Jackson said in a serious tone.“Date? We are not an official couple and to be honest, I really do not want to go. I am just shy of your dad and then to … Miss Ivana.” Freya shifted her gaze to the road.Jackson chuckled. Freya frowned and faced him.“Why are you laughing?” Freya asked.“You mentioned Ivana. Really? You are shy of her?” Jackson laughed. He drove his car even faster when he saw that it was almost seven o’clock.“Yes. I just found out last night that Miss Ivana is the daughter of my former boss. Sir Del Mundo has been so kind to me, that I decided that I will no longer want an argument with Miss Ivana,” Freya said.“What? You have worked for
The young maid carefully opened Ivana’s room. Diana gave her the duplicate key to her room. Diana’s room used to be where Ivana is staying now, so she had a duplicate key to it.“Ma’am Ivana, I am sorry for what I am going to do,” the young maid said as she opened the room with trembling hands.She slowly opened the door. She looked around before she finally entered the room. She breathed a sigh of relief when she got inside.“Lord, guide me. It’s not like I’m going to steal because I’m just going to take back Ma’am Diana’s things,” the young maid said.The young maid quickly locked the door. She sighed.“Every room here in the mansion is really big. It’s bigger than our whole house. I hope one day I can build something like this for my parents. Even if it’s only half the size.”The young maid quickly opened each door of the large wardrobe to find Diana’s small vault. She was in awe of the antique wardrobe. It was very smooth and the design was really unique. She held her forehead whe
"Are we close to the mansion?" Freya asked, smiling. The truth is, she is not excited for the event. She could not explain why there was still a little pain in her chest.Jackson nodded but Freya did not notice him because she was thinking about something.This is not new for you Freya, isn’t it? This was not the first time he chose Ivana. You always knew that she was really Jacob's greatest love. You also know that she is a wife material for the father of your child. Just be happy for them. You have Yael. He is enough to make you happy. His love is enough to carry on in life. You can do it, Freya! You can do it!'Jackson touched Freya. "I have been calling you for a while now. You are not paying attention to me. It seems that you are thinking about something and it’s deep. Come on, share it!" he commented."Ah, hehe. I am sorry. We are almost there. I was just thinking about Yael. I hope he's asleep by now," Freya said. She was embarrassed to admit to Jackson that she was still think