-Conner’s POV-
“Say what?” I was in shock. I have an uncle? “You heard me right young man. I am your uncle. Do you mind if we come in? It’s drizzling.” I blinked my eyes a couple of times trying to figure out what’s going on just then I realized that the man was right it was drizzling outside. “I-I’m sorry for my manners. Please do come in. I am sorry about my place I didn’t expect any visitors especially not at this kind of hour.” I quickly picked the trash on the table and some clothes on the floor. “My place is not big at all, but it’s my home. Please, take a seat. I only have one couch though.” I scratched the back of my head feeling awkward. Mr. Jack gave a soft laugh “Don’t you worry too much, son. I am just so happy that I finally found you.” I stiffened. I really didn’t know how to react. This man came out of the blue and is now claiming that he is my uncle. I mean, not just some uncle, he is a brother to my father. “I am sorry. I truly am in a shock right now. I mean, I didn’t know that my father has brothers or sisters. After they died, I went with my life not knowing that I still have relatives. Everything was actually a blur for me. I couldn’t even recall bits of events during that time until a man tapped my back and asked me a couple of questions like do I have an aunt who lived nearby or maybe a cousin? Since I couldn’t point one, he decided to send me to an orphanage.” Uncle Jack nodded. “I understand, son. Your father and your grandfather had issues back then but believe me I have been trying to get contact with your father. By then, I heard the news about his death and your mother’s." He gave out a heavy sigh like letting out a burden that he has been carrying for a long time. "I searched to and fro for you. Unfortunately, when we arrived at your house nobody was there anymore. I asked your neighbors about your whereabouts, but nobody can tell. That’s when I decided to hire investigators and through them, I learned that you were sent to an orphanage by an unknown man. It has been 10 long years of searching and I was about to give up until one of my investigators tracked you here.” He looked at me intently and seriously said. “Conner, seeing you here and alive is one great miracle for me. For the last ten years I felt so restless knowing that you are on your own. Now that I found you I’m not going to ever leave you behind. Hearing information about your past was horrible." He looked down and said. "I know what my brother has done to you and your mother. I am deeply sorry for it. I’m going to give you the life that has been taken away from you and wipe out the pain that the past gave you. I will give you the life that you well deserve.” I shook my head. “It-it doesn’t matter anymore. I have lived my life well and I am quite happy with where I am right now. This garage maybe little, but it has served me well. This is my home now.” He came near me and placed both hands on my shoulders as his gesture of assurance. “Son, I truly understand your point, but please give me this chance to make it up to you. You are my flesh and blood. You are a Lowell. If that doesn’t appeal to you, that’s okay all I’m asking is let me take part of your life as your uncle. Do this for your old man. I’m going to take you home.”
-Lucy's POV-
The next morning, I hurriedly went out to the beach to see if I will meet Mr. Wise Man there. I could barely sleep last night and I’m anxious to see him again. I looked at myself in the mirror and chuckled to myself, “You are one naughty brat!” I immediately went down not recognizing my mother’s presence. “Good morning, dear you are up early.” I stopped my track and looked at the direction where my mother was. “Oh! I’m just going to go jog outside a bit.” My mother smiled teasingly “Or maybe you are just going to jog outside and meet your mystery man.” I rolled my eyes “Mom! That’s not it. I’m just going to have one round and I’ll be back.” Really Lucy? You couldn’t even sleep because of him! “Okay! Okay! What I’m trying to say is it’s not bad to have some romance in your life. I mean you’re already 20 it’s about time to have some spice.” My eyes widened and I can feel myself blush “Mom! Geez.” I turned my back with a big smile on my face. I so feel like a teenager. I roamed around, asked some people who passed by if they knew who Mr. Wise Man was. Oh crap! Why did I ever forget to ask his real name! I remember him say he lives nearby. I started strolling and strolling until my feet hurt. Where could you be? I sat on the sand and watched the sun rise. It was a beautiful day, but my heart is weary. Will I see you again? Or was I just dreaming? Did I make a fool out of myself? You said you will come back for me. I hope you will keep your promise. I sighed as I felt my tummy grumble. I checked the time and it was almost 12 noon. I stood up and gave one final glance to the people around, but there was no Mr. Wise Man in sight.
-Lucy’s POV- I woke up staring at the ceiling not wanting to get up. What have I done? What should I do? And what will I do? My mind was looping around those questions when my mother knocked on the door. “Honey aren’t you going for walk today?” I sat up on my bed and sighed. “In a while, mom.” It has been my routine to go out and have a walk. Honestly, it wasn’t just an ordinary walk. I walk to get a chance to see Mr. Wise Man again. Everyday I look around and sometimes knock on doors to ask if they knew who Mr. Wise Man was and where he could possibly live. However, all were in vain. I stood up and went to the kitchen where my mother was. There was toasted bread and strawberry jam on the table. I grabbed a bite sluggishly that my mother noticed it. “Anything wrong, hon?” I gave out a fake smile to her and said, “No mom, just feeling a little lazy today. Thanks for the bread, I’ll go take my walk now.” I hurriedly went outside to avoid my mother’s eyes. I can’t affo
Nick’s POV- A month ago.. I was about to do some stretching when I noticed this young lady walk past my house. A new lady in town? She was walking and looking around like she was trying to find something until she started approaching people like she was asking something from them. I stopped what I was doing and ended up observing her. She got me curious of what she was trying to do. She was walking with no direction and stretching her neck while her eyes were searching. That confirmed my initial reaction that she was truly looking for something or maybe it could be someone until she stopped her tracks and began to slowly sit on the white sand. I guess she got tired from all the walking she did since early morning. I saw her pulling her hair up into a bun and wiped the sweat that was dropping from her forehead down to her neck. I swallowed concurrently as her hands went down her neck to wipe her sweat from there. What was that for, Nick? You are acting li
-Conner’s POV- A month has passed, and a lot of things has happened. When I agreed to go with my uncle Jack. It was a difficult decision to make, however there are so many unanswered questions about who I truly am, my blood line, my family and relatives. There has always been this empty space inside me, and I wish to fill it to make me whole. When we arrived at the Lowell mansion, he immediately introduced me to the rest of the Lowell family and to my surprise I was treated rather nicely than I was by my own father. Everyone was so warm to me that I questioned what was behind my father’s attitude. My uncle said that my grandfather and father had some misunderstanding in the past, it must be something really serious to make my father act like a monster I knew he was. There should be something behind these walls and I am going to find out what it is. I am going to find out the truth. While looking around the mansion I was truly amazed by how luxurious it was and what t
-Lucy’s POV- When mom and dad divorced, my mom got really depressed and lost her interest in managing our family business ‘The Delight Café’ and so I decided to take over especially that we don’t have any other source of income. I hate to say that my mom became engrossed with my dad’s decision to leave and so she started to drink alcohol, date different men, she literally became irresponsible and forgot how to become a mother. I had to work my ass off because I still have two siblings to take care of. A miracle happened the night I met Mr. Wise Man and finally, my mom is back on her track. Now, we have 7 cafes around Brisbane. We do catering services, hold events, and pastries as well. It has been a year now and I have been on my toes, making myself in a busy frenzy just to forget the person whom I have been longing for, Mr. Wise Man. Even if I got hurt because of what he did to me, I still wish to say thank you to him for if it wasn't for him, for the realization that he ga
-Lucy’s POV- It has been a week now since my mother told me that I am to marry a stranger. I haven’t had enough sleep for 3 days thinking about what’s going to happen next. Today is Saturday and I just want to shake off everything from my shoulders and enjoy the rising sun. I am sitting at the balcony, sipping a cup of coffee and taking pleasure of the view in front of me. I breathed in deeply and rested my head on the back rest of my couch when I was startled by the knock on my door that I almost spilled my coffee on my chest. Who could it be? I am a little pissed, but I was determined enough not to ruin my day. I opened the door and saw the smiling face of my mother, but there’s a slight touch of worry in that smile. “Hi mom, good morning” I kissed her on the cheek before letting her in my condo. “What brings you here so early in the morning?” I asked as we both sat on the couch in the living room. “I came here early so that you can prepare yourself.” She said in
-Lucy’s POV- I blinked my eyes a couple of times trying to figure out if I was dreaming or not. Here in front of me is the man that I have been searching and longing for a year now, but he seems a bit different now. There is this distance between us and the tenderness in his eyes that gave me comfort once is gone. He took my hand and kissed it gently. “Nice to finally meet you, my lady.” I felt the same feeling when we first met. He sent thousands of bolts inside making me blush. However, he is acting as if he doesn’t know me. Could it be that he has forgotten about me? I bowed down and responded “Nice to finally meet you as well, Mr. Lowell.” He smirked upon hearing me call him by his last name. “My future wife calls me by my last name, how rude.” I was flabbergasted. Since when did this man learn how to tease? “I-I am sorry I didn’t mean it that way.” He took a sip from his glass of red wine while eyeing on me. “I’m Conner, my future wife.” My face became redder and hotter
-Conner’s POV- It has been a year since I left Brisbane for the inventory reports of “L Airlines” in Canada, Japan, and Singapore. I also got tied up with Indonesia which allowed me to open a port in there. Ever since I saw Lucy together with Nick I devoted myself in managing the business that my uncle Jack endorsed to me. I read the airline’s history, a couple of strategic designs and other documents that would help me understand the business more. I made a couple of action plans which I presented to my uncle and made the necessary modifications that I think would best benefit the airlines and its employees. I trained and worked day and night. I had to focus because a lot people depend on me now and most especially I need a lee way to keep myself from thinking about Lucy and her ongoing relationship with Nick. Now that it has been a year I feel that maybe I have gotten over what I have felt about Lucy. I was about to loosen my tie when uncle Jack knocked on the door. “Welco
-Lucy’s POV- I looked at the man who confidently wrapped his arm around my shoulder. I felt goose bumps all over my body and literally do not know how to react on how he acted in front of Nick. I thought they were friends, but somehow it doesn’t feel right. What is going on between these two? My mind was so absorbed that I flinched when Nick talked “Welcome back, Conner. Good to see you again old friend.” Conner looked surprised with Nick’s response. “Good to see you too, Nick.” He offered his hand for a shake, but Nick didn’t receive it. “Where were you all this time?” Nick’s eyes squinted like he was peeling every skin Conner has.” Conner placed his hand inside his pocket when Nick didn’t accept it and gave a seemingly awkward smile. “Well, I don’t really need to explain much, but this right here, this place we are in is my mansion. I worked HARD to build this sweet thing so that I can truly say that I DESERVE everything that I have because I didn’t earn it from STEALING.”