"If I tell you, will you really listen to me, Panying?" I asked her with a heavy heart and nervousness. "Will you believe me? Because ever since I returned here, all I've heard from you is judgment and insults towards my entire being. You raised your hand against me, even without hearing my side. So why now, Panying?""I'm sorry, Serena, but I can't blame you." Her eyes immediately turned red. "Sir Heskel almost killed himself, and you just came back.""W-What?""You don't know how painful it was for me to see him like that—going crazy searching for you. He kept asking me if you had come back, where you were, and how you were doing. What could I answer him? I don't know why you ran away. I don't know why you went with another man. Suddenly, when I came back one day, I found out that you were gone."A lump formed in my throat. I couldn't imagine the impact of my departure from the mansion on Ezekiel.I couldn't see him sad, crying, or going crazy because of my leaving. In my mind's ima
"What do you think would make me still choose to give birth to Ezekiel's child if I supposedly love someone else, Panying?" I questioned her. "I knew back then that he was deceiving me for Marian, but I still told myself that if he chose me and our unborn child, I would stay with him. But what they did with Marian was a slap in the face!""S-Serena, I'm sorry, but I can't believe what you're saying now. It's just impossible for Sir Heskel to do that," she countered. "Because if he were a womanizer, if something happened between him and that woman while you two were together—I just can't explain why he was so devastated when you left him!""I didn't feel that level of love from him, Panying.""Well, how could you? If he wasn't busy with work, you are! You two were rarely together, and you treated each other with hostility. Ma'am Raquel also constantly complained to Sir Heskel about how much you despised and detested him. Sir didn't know how to treat you in a way that you would like. I
“Sleep now, Serena.”Ezekiel's eyes were heavy as he finished his work.Finally, he stood up from his desk in the office. I felt as if I was the one who got tired and sore for him, even though I was just watching him on my cellphone screen.“You should rest too,” I said with a faint smile. “I’ll hang up now.”He brought the cellphone closer to his face as he walked. “Will you call again tomorrow?”I raised both my eyebrows. “Do you want me to? Aren’t you worried that I have a cellphone now and I can call anyone?”No matter how he turned the camera, his perfect eyebrows, eyes, nose, lips, and jawline were undeniable. He really looked like a celebrity. No, he looked more like a celebrity than all the celebrities in this country.If only he had become an actor, maybe he could have been my on-screen partner.“Don’t worry, once I get back, I'll have that phone checked,” he suddenly responded seriously. “If you break it or try to hide anything, I'll send our son away. You're not going to se
"RAQUEL, why do I need to wait this long for us to be together?" Brantley's lips landed on Raquel's exposed shoulder."Are you being impatient?" she asked in a very strict voice."You know how I'm always being patient to wait." The actor hugged her from behind and kissed her neck one after the other.Raquel looked out of her window, holding a glass of wine filled with resentment in her eyes.In the middle of Brantley's pleasuring her, she suddenly burst into laughter."That fucking bitch," she muttered. "All my hard work went for nothing. If we had just killed her, I wouldn't have any problems.""I told you that many times, but you still insist on making her suffer until she makes her last breath on her own." Brantley's voice was low, carefully not to provoke her."But it’s your fault that Ezekiel found her at the last minute. You're so stupid.""I'm sorry.""If you had made sure she could be sold to the man I mentioned, I would have fulfilled all my plans by now.""I'm so sorry.""Sor
"Ma'am Serena, wherever you are now, I hope you are in good condition and that one day you will read this."I sat on the hard wooden bed while reading the letter, while Freya, Faye's sister, anxiously watched me.In the back of my memory, I remembered that this was Faye's handwriting; I often saw her writing back then."I kept my mouth shut when I accidentally found out about Ma'am Raquel and Sir Brantley's plan against you and Sir Ezekiel. Because my mother was sick at that time, I accepted the money that Ma'am Raquel gave me without hesitation, not even knowing her conditions and schemes. I thought she was being kind to me. On the day my mother had her operation, it was also the day she ordered me to do what she wanted. She said that if I succeeded in what I was going to do, the operation would also be successful. If not, I should prepare my mother's coffin.""Out of fear that it would happen, despite our bond and yours with Sir Ezekiel, I turned my back on both of you. I had no othe
Ezekiel hurriedly entered his mansion without paying attention to the people who were greeting him or the person who kept talking beside him."Boss, I think I really need help. I still can't find out who has been ambushing me these past few weeks! I'm the one being attacked whenever I'm alone!" Ramil said, trying to catch up."Look, I just got off from work. Just pick anyone from the group to help you." He had been busy with the company, so he didn't want to get involved with their illegal organization for now. "If Maxwell is involved in this, then I'll take action."Ramil sighed and didn't pursue it further. "Noted, boss!"He had endured five days of being away from this place. He was taking faster and bigger steps compared to his usual walking pace.Excitement, longing, and anxiousness were fighting within his chest. He was excited because, during the five days he was away from the mansion, Serena treated him well during their phone calls. He admitted that he missed her now.But ther
"Duzeill has fallen asleep."Serena walked towards him from the bed where their child was peacefully sleeping.Ezekiel had just finished showering. He was only wearing a black bathrobe as he sat on the couch."I'll do it." Serena took the white towel from his hand to dry his hair.He was startled by her actions and behavior, but he let her be. He had never experienced his wife doing this for him before.He could smell her natural scent because of their close proximity. He lifted his arm to hold her waist and pulled her closer to him. He then caught a whiff of her fragrance, which grew stronger when he smelled her neck.This spot was very addictive, he thought."How was work?" Serena didn't react to that; instead, she asked him while gently drying his hair. "I'm sure you're tired.""The business is still going well." He secretly smiled. "I'm fine now. Now that I'm with my woman."Serena stopped what she was doing and looked into his eyes as she held both of his cheeks and tilted his he
"C-Come again? What did you just say?"Ezekiel thought for sure he was just hearing things. But because he was used to always hoping, he couldn't let go of the wrong words he heard.He pulled Serena closer, almost embracing her as she remained perched on his thighs.He looked at her desperately, wanting to hear the words he had just misheard.He held one hand of his wife and gently caressed it, as if coaxing. There was a pleading sparkle in his eyes.Serena swallowed her saliva and bit her lower lip, and her face came very close to his! His eyes widened as Serena suddenly kissed him on the lips.Without hesitation, he responded. As he deepened the kiss, Serena also pulled away from him.When he looked at his wife, tears were already brimming in the corners of her eyes. He wiped them away with concern before they could fall."W-What's wrong? I'm sorry, I-I didn't mean to..." he explained, even though he didn't know why he was apologizing."Y-You heard it right, Ezekiel..." she sniffled