CHLOE’s POV(“What the heck, girl? Is that true?!”)I rolled my eyes and leaned back against the headboard of the bed.“Yes, she’s alive! That b***h is alive!” I angrily exclaimed to my friend on the video call.My friend’s eyes widened in disbelief.“Oh my gosh! What was Mateo’s reaction?” she asked.I clenched my fists. “What do you think? He was completely shocked! And now he's following Ana around like a lost puppy!”(“Really? Oh no, girl! She might be stealing Mateo from you!”) she joked.I glared at her. “I will not let that happen! Mateo is mine!”I was interrupted by a knock on my door.“Who is it? You’re disturbing me!” I shouted, getting up to answer the door.Mateo wasn’t at the Hacienda, either, as he had business to attend to. There were problems with his company that we couldn’t understand, and it seemed like investors were starting to pull out.I’m sure that was Ana’s doing! That bitch!I shook my head and finally opened the door.“Ma’am, someone left this outside the H
When Ana returned to the Hacienda, she suddenly heard beautiful music coming from the piano. As she entered, she noticed that the lights were off, and the only sound she could hear was the piano. She followed the music and was surprised to find Martin playing the piano.Leaning against the wall, she watched Martin play with a grin on her face, and she also noticed a bottle of wine next to him.“How was it?” he asked.Ana blinked, realizing that Martin had finished playing without her noticing because she was so engrossed in the music.“Beautiful! I didn’t know you could play the piano,” Ana said with a smile. Martin raised an eyebrow and shook his head slightly.“No, not that. How was it going back to the Villalobos hacienda?” She paused and hesitated, but later on, Ana just smiled and approached Martin to join his Wine night.“Chloe is funny! I didn’t expect her to still have fears,” Ana said with a laugh. Martin’s face turned serious as he looked at Ana before grinning.“She knows
When they arrived at the mansion after the lunch meeting, Mateo immediately confronted his wife.“Are you going crazy?!” Mateo pulled Chloe tightly by the arm.Chloe winced as she tried to free her arm from Mateo’s grip. “Ouch! You’re hurting me, Mateo!” Chloe cried.Mateo tightened his grip even more. “You’regoing to get hurt! What did you do?!” Mateo angrily demanded.Chloe begged to be released. “P-please… Y-you’re hurting me,”Mateo ignored her pleas as his anger took over.“Answer me! What did you do? You embarrassed Ana!”Chloe stopped and looked at Mateo, feeling even more nervous, as she had never seen her husband so mad before.“Mateo, I’m your wife! I just did what was right!” Chloe cried out. Mateo turned to her and laughed sarcastically.“Right? Was what you did earlier right?!”Chloe pushed Mateo and confronted him. “YES! Ever since she arrived, everything has been chaotic! Open your damn eyes, Mateo! She’s not your wife anymore! Do you understand?!”In his anger, Mateo
ANA’s POVAs I looked around San Alfonso, I didn’t realize that the car had already stopped.“Lady Ana,”I looked at Alexis and raised my eyebrows, wondering why we had stopped. “Hmm?”He scratched his head and seemed hesitant to speak.“Alexis, what’s going on?” I asked him. He took a deep breath and pointed towards the entrance of the ranch.“It’s forbidden to enter the Montes’ territory,”I furrowed my brow, not understanding what he was saying.“Their properties have been closed for a long time. Don Levi also prohibited us from going to this area.”What?“How did he forbid it? Wasn’t the former Vice Mayor the pillar of the Montes’ family?” I asked. He sighed and shook his head slowly.“Since the incident in San Alfonso, they have closed the Montes’ properties. It was also Don Levi’s order, as it would be detrimental to the future of San Alfonso.”I stopped when I heard that story before, when I overheard Martin talking to his uncle.“How long have you been here in San Alfonso, Ale
THIRD POVThe long-awaited night for Ana has finally arrived…“Chloe, Mateo, please do not fight at Ana’s party,” Caridad said seriously, as they still avoided eye contact.“Show your Villalobos pride. Don’t embarrass us. There will be many guests at Ana’s party,” Don Levi added, adjusting his necktie.Chloe just rolled her eyes and gave Mateo a dirty look, who still couldn’t speak properly after coming home completely drunk.“Mateo, show everyone your love for your wife,” Caridad said seriously.Mateo paused and looked at his mother. “Ana is the only wife I have.”Chloe’s eyes widened as she heard her husband’s voice for the first time since he came home, as he had been silent ever since.Don Levi cleared his throat and put his hand on Mateo’s shoulder. “Son, you will take over for me when I retire. And Ana? She’s no longer your wife, okay? She’s our enemy,” Don Levi said softly to his son, who just brushed his hand away and adjusted his outfit.Don Levi sighed at his daughter’s acti
Ana finished playing the song, and a moment of silence followed. The audience was captivated, and familiar music filled the room. Ana’s fingers danced across the piano keys, and the audience, both familiar and foreign, rose to their feet to applaud her performance.Ana wiped away tears from her eyes and looked around in disbelief. “Martin, we thought… Ana didn’t know how to play the piano,” one of her friends said.“Yeah, I remember that. We taught her because she said she didn’t know how to play any instruments, right?”“She’s outstanding!”Ignoring his friends’ comments, Martin continued to stare at Ana, who was still staring blankly at the piano.The host coughed and quickly made his way to the stage to praise Ana. “Wow! That was an outstanding performance, Lady Ana!”Ana blinked and smiled at the host before standing up to face the audience. “How did you learn to play the piano, Lady Ana?” the host asked.Ana smiled and took a deep breath. “I don’t know, to be honest. I don’t kno
It has been months since the party ended, and they returned to their respective activities. Ana went back to work and resumed her investigation of the Montes family, but they were still struggling to get information because Levi strictly prohibited discussing what happened 28 years ago.Despite their efforts, they were still unable to gather information, making it difficult for them to identify the other wrongdoings of the Villalobos family aside from their abuse of the townspeople.Ana visited the municipal office several times to discuss the upcoming events. With Martin’s help, her work became easier.“Yeah! I’m done!” Ana exclaimed with a smile, stretching her arms after working all morning in her office at the mansion.Martin also returned to Manila to attend to the work he left behind, along with their friends, except for Maximiliano, who had not yet returned to Spain. Ana was also intrigued by his personality.She shook her head and tried to avoid thinking about him, fearing tha
Ana has been busy for the past few days due to her work, so she has been focusing on her tasks and the evidence they have. She still hasn’t found any loopholes that would further incriminate the Villalobos.She also needs to be careful because she knows Levi Villalobos may be taking action to get her out of the town of San Alfonso.Furthermore, she cannot afford to lose the battle. She has been preparing for all her plans against the Villalobos for a long time. She doesn’t want to go back to the past where she had no chance and was considered a coward, as her opponent is not to be taken lightly. But as long as she is by Martin’s side, she will be at ease.Tyron continues to serve under the Villalobos to find out their every move. Ana no longer trusts the people she is with at the hacienda, as Levi might bribe them to betray her and reveal his plans for her.Ana thought her work would be quiet, but she heard some bad news from Tyron.“Ana, Grandma Tasing is dead. She was found lifeless