Lilian Monroe slept peacefully she was exhaustion from the day's activities and her eyes close.
She dreamt that she was floating and before she knew it she arrived at the scene of her death.
She saw herself laying on the sidewalk her phone meters away from her. Many were also hurt and injured from the truck. The truck that hit them was on the side. The driver talking to police and many people circled around the scene. Moments later an ambulace took her but she knew she would be died on arrival.
Hours passed before her dad arrived, soon after her stepmother and her stepbrother too. When they saw her, unexpected her father cried and wailed leaning against her stepmother.
Many people looked at them but she couldn't help but sneered at him. He was crying yet when she was alive he didn't pay any attention towards her. She felt like an outcast in her own home.
Elizabeth mother died when she was 10 years old not even a year after her death her father brought home another woman and her son.
She still couldn't even process her grief when she was thrown into another situation. Her new stepmother was only 20, she was so young and immature, she didn't know how to handle a depress kid. She remembered her father's words when he brought her stepmom home "I am sorry sweetheart but I can't live without a woman besides me"
Young Elizabeth could only nod and looked down as her father brought home a new family.
Elizabeth started to feel lost she felt like an outsider in her own home and at school all her friends tried but they couldn't comfort her.
Soon she found her only solace was books.She felt at home at the library. Everyday she would borrow a book and finished it in one to two days. She found a little bit of happiness but sadly she and her dad never found common ground again.
They would fight and fight over the smallest matter. But she learned to live with it and escape to the land of books then on her 12th birthday her dad gave her a phone that started her love for romance novels.
She found another world of books and romance books were her favorite.
One of her latest finds was the "The Film Emperor's Journey to Love" but instead of being drawn to the Male lead she was drawn to the second male lead. He was kind and his love for the FL was pure as long as the person he loved was happy he was also happy.
His selfless and unconditional love drawn her because she never had that after her mom died.
Elizabeth floated some more until she saw that they were in a cemetary. Her father and her stepmother were infront of a tomb."I am sorry sweetheart I was weak....I love you my Lizzy" She heard her father say as he put some white roses on her tomb.
"I am sorry but I was immature I am weak I can't be by myself sweetheart. I know this past few years our relationship wasn't the best if I knew you would be taken from me this fast, I would have talk to you more but I feel guilty sweetheart I love your mom. She will always be in my heart. I just don't have any excuse anymore I fell in love with your stepmother. She is the comfort that I need to move on and live. I am sorry for being selfish"
She watched as her dad sobbed and she felt herself tearing up too. Her stepmother wasn't cruel or abusive she was just naive and inexperienced to handle a grieving kid.
"I am sorry too Elizabeth. I wished I was a better stepmother to you. I am sorry that I didn't notice that you still needed a mom's comfort and attention" her stepmother also sobbed.
Watching them she couldn't but tear up too. It wasn't any one fault maybe they just needed to talk and be open more. Sadly they missed there chance. If she knew she would die this soon maybe she would have put an effort to understand them and be open to them.
'13 years Elizabeth Torres you only lived for 13 years, if I knew I would have done so many things but there is no use crying over spilled milk' She thought wiping her tears.
She was lucky she had another chance. She vowed to live her life to the fullest this time. Closing her eyes again she felt herself floating into the unknown.
"Power punch take this you villain..." The sound of the TV was the first thing Lilian noticed. 'Where am I?' she thought as she tried to remember the last thing she remembered doing was riding a car and she guessed she fell asleep.
The bed was so soft and the blanket around her was fluffy. The room smelled of comforting mint and bamboo when she slowly opened her eyes she was surprise when she saw the person beside her.
Alphonse was beside her reading on a tablet. Alec stared at him and noticed that he changed out of his suit and he was now wearing some lounge wear. He was wearing a plain white tshirt and some grey pants. He looked so relax a contrast to his aura this afternoon.
"Are you awake Little Lilian" Alphonse asked the little girl beside him. Upon hearing the question the little girl slowly sat down and rubbed her eyes.
Seeing that his big sister was awake Alec walked towards them. "Big sis grandpa bought us some clothes go on take a bath, the clothes are so comfortable and after daddy said he would bring us to tour the place" Alec excitedly explained pulling his sister from the bed.
"Wait! I will call Auntie Mai to give you a bath" Alphonse stated standing up and walking towards the intercom.
After a few minutes Auntie Mai arrived, Alphonse introduce Lilian to the housekeeper. The little girl greeted the housekeeper with a smile and followed her into the ensuite bath.
After the bath Lilian felt excited upon seeing the pretty collection of clothes that grandpa bought.
"What do you wanna wear young Miss?" Aunt Mai asked "I wanna wear the tiger pjs Aunt Mai" she happily pointed.
Aunt Mai helped Lilian put her pjs on and smiled at the little girl as she twirled around.
Lilian was excited to wear such comfortable and soft pjs. Back when she was Elizabeth she was to uncomfortable to asked her stepmom for clothes, so she wore her old clothes or her mom's old clothes.
They were already rough on the skin from lots of washing. Only for her birthday or new year did she get new stuff from her stepmom or dad. She couldn't help but hugged herself, she loved the feel of the clothes.
"Big sis are you done? Daddy said he will take us to tour the house" Alec said impatiently at the other side of the door.
"Yup I am done! wait for a moment Aunt Mai will fix my hair" she stated as Aunt Mai seated her in a stool fixing her hair up in pigtails.
Minutes later an impatient knock was heard at the other side of the door "Are you done yet?" Alec asked again.
Smiling Lilian opened the door to the bedroom seeing Alec guarding the door she couldn't help but laugh.
"Come one Alec let's go" she took his hand and they walked towards Alphonse.
Alphonse looked at the two kids hand in hand and he felt happy. Both were clean and freshly bathe no longer disheveled like this afternoon.
"Come on let's go and start this tour"
Alphonse held one child at each hand Alec on his right and Lilian on his left. The trio walked around the ground's of the Emerald Garden. He showed the children the fonds and they watched as the gardener fed the fish."Does the Young Miss and Young Master want to try?" The garderner offered them some fish food. The two children happily agreed and held out their small hands. Each got a little bit of fish food and they scattered it and when the fish huddled infront of them. They smiled observing the shiny fishes eating.After a few minutes Alphonse looked at his watch and signaled for the kids. "Come on it's my turn to feed you two munchkins" He explained leading them to the dining room.But before they could reach the entrance to the main house. They stopped as a car approach them. Slowly the door opened and CEO Monroe went down the car.CEO Monroe looked at the trio holding hands and smiled. The twins were now cleaned and wearing t
Alexander Monroe woke up excited for the day's excursion. He hurriedly went to the office looking forward to going home at lunch.His Secretary George stood at the side and observed his boss wondering if there was any occassion. He had been working for CEO Monroe for almost 45 years. He had memorized all of the important dates for anniversary, birthdays, and holidays. He tried to remember there was a holiday or occassion he forgot."I am going to take my grandchildren shopping today" CEO Monroe stated looking at his Secretary. After 45 years they were so familiar with each other he understood the invisible question his secretary wanted to ask. "Now give me those papers the faster i finish the faster I could go home"Meanwhile in Emerald Garden the twins just woke up. It was around 10am and the two held hands as they walked down the stairs. They were guided by Butler Wu to the dinning hall.When they arrived at the dinning hall they
"My love welcome home" CEO Monroe greeted his beloved wife walking towards the trio. Madam Monroe slowly let go of the twins and embraced her husband. "I am home dear" she said giving CEO Monroe a kiss on the lips.Alec looked at her grandmother as she tried to recall her storyline. The mother of the ML and SML was said to be kind and gentle. She was born into a impoverish couple her father worked as a construction worker and her mother a housewife. Even if they were poor they treasured there daughter and encouraged her to study.She worked as a secretary at Monroe Congolomerate when she met CEO Monroe. They fell in love and against all odds they married and had two children.As Madam Monroe she stayed at home and looked after the children that is were she discovered her love for making jewelry. She started a small jewelry line that boomed and now her brand was known world wide. Sadly she died later on in the novel from a plane crash.&nbs
The grandparents and there grandchildren sat on a 4 seater booth. CEO Monroe and Lilian sat on one side and across from the Madam Monroe and Alec.The twins were happily browsing the menu. Lilian picked ordered some pasta while Alec was confused at what to get. He was hungry and everything looked so delicious. In the end he ordered some fried chicken.After the food arrived the two happily ate to the delight of there grandparents. The ordered dessert after a few slices of cheesecake."Grandma can we order another cheesecake for dad?" Alec asked after finishing his slice. "The cake was really delicious and I think Dad would love to try it" he explained."of course sweetheart will get one to go for him" Madam Monroe aswered she loved how thoughtful the twins were.She recalled how Lilian was at the toy store. How thoughtful she was now Alec. She wondered what circumstances led them to be so thoughtful and disciplined.She remembered her own ki
CEO Monroe sat in his chair and felt himself relax. Today was a fun day beside him Madam Monroe was also in her work area. She was inspired by the twins and she wanted to make them something memorable. CEO Monroe closed his eyes and enjoyed the silence. After an hour a knock was heard and Manuel entered the study. "Master Madam the Young Master has arrived" He stated opening the door for Alphonse. Alphonse looked at his parents. This was a familiar scene to him, his father on his desk and and his mother working on something. He wanted to cry as he saw his mother. She died unexpectedly in a plane crash. Before his mother could speak he walked towards her and embraced. "Mom your back" he greeted his mother "I miss you" he added. Madam Monroe smiled as she returned her son's embrace. The reunion was cut short when Madam Monroe remembered the current issue. She pushed Alphonse away and started to hit him. "ALPHONSE GREGORY MONROE y
Alphonse Monroe opened his eyes and looked at his window. He could see the sunlight slowly peeking in. He stretched his arms and sat down.It's been so long since he had a holiday it felt unusual. He smiled to himself and remembered that today he would bring the kids out to play. He stood up and went through his usual morning routine.In the twin's bedroom both Alec and Liliam were both sound asleep. Alec cuddled his turtle while his sister had both arms stretch out like a star fish.Outside CEO Monroe was going through a morning stroll with his wife in the garden.At 7:30am breakfast was served at the dinning hall.CEO Monroe sat at the head of the table. Madam Monroe at his right and Alphonse at his left. The trio was slowly eating when the door opened and Auntie Mai guided the twins inside.Lilian and Alec sat beside Alphonse. They looked at the food and their hunger awaken. Their were some fried rice, congee, dimsum, sparer
Alphonse runned to the fields immediately and reassured himself that Alec alright. He immediately borrowed a horse and went to follow his daughter.He was thankful that he learned to ride a horse as he franticaly searched for his daughter. Many thoughts and scenario played in his head he could only pray for her safety.In the middle of the forest Lilian was staring at an familiar yet unfamiliar face."Are you alright little girl?" the handsome uncle asked her as he helped her go down from the pony. The uncle bend down until he was face to face with the little girl."Little girl what's your name?" he asked but the little girl just stared at him. He was starting to vet worried as the little girl just stared at him.Maybe the little girl was shock and frightened is what he thought.Alphonsw stared at the handsome uncle. She felt that this uncle really looked familiar but she couldn't match the name with the face."I am fine uncle my name is Lili
Robert Monroe stared at his brother. Since the day he walked away from Emerald Garden he never expected to see this person again.He was conflicted, he felt happy to see his big brother yet his anger also surfaced."As you can see I am doing fine brother, I see congratulations are in order, I can't help but feel hurt I didn't hear the news that i have a niece and a nephew" he stated"Sadly Robert I only found out 2 days ago that I was a father" his older brother admitted "Rob why don't you go home? Mother and Father miss you" he added"Go home? I would gladly go home brother if you stop messaging and coveting my girlfriend and for father to finally accept Claire" Robert angrily remarked."Coveting your girlfriend?" Alphonse asked "Robert it has been years I moved on with my life. I admit I loved and admired Claire a long time ago but now I am happy for both of you" he explained"Really brother that is hard to believe when a