"What is happening?" she uttered in panic, shivering when the guys opened the door forcefully as one of them had already pulled the driver to the side.
Kathleen's heart seemed to be jumping out of her mouth out of stress. She was pregnant and these men didn't seem to care about her condition because the moment her door opened, the guy with a red scarf, hiding his face, pulled her out with force.
She couldn't notice anything in haste but the cross tattoo on his chest that she could look at from the unbuttoned shirt was something that grabbed her attention.
"What do---you wa---nt," she was murmuring under her breath as the two of them pointed a gun at her and the others at the driver.
"Give us whatever you have," they demanded from the driver but then one of them turned his attention towards Kathleen, who was starting to panic until she passes out.
"She seems like a rich lady," one guy spoke when he probably recognized her from the news earlier, "I s
During the entire car ride, she had the 911 on speed dial but something still didn't feel right to her.She thought maybe it was because she was too nervous, or maybe the fear of being close to him had reminded her of her last encounter with Cain when he offered her a roof and then locked her inside a room so that he could force her into sleeping with him.
"Ryker!" Kathleen jumped the moment she realized how close he was to her. Even though they had been through a lot, it still surprised her that her skin got goosebumps to his touch."Relax! I'm not gonna eat you." He frowned, not pulling away from Kathleen. She lowered her face whilst he gently massaged her back in the most awkward position but it didn't take Kathleen too long to get back into her sense and gently push Ryker away, he looked surprised."Don't start what I have finally stepped back from." She uttered very softly with her eyes lowered at her empty fingers, "Wait! Where is my ring?" she questioned, looking around on the couch and running her hands around to look for the ring.It wasn't anything expensive, but she had it on after she found it in her brother's bags, he had bought it for her birthday but couldn't give it to her due to the accident."What happened?" Ryker saw her going crazy after something so ordinary and couldn't help but to ask
Kathleen was confused why her brother didn't look excited to see her. The people around her too were concerned at the sudden change in his attitude.He woke up after years, everybody thought he would be very happy to meet his sister again, his baby sister."Lewis!" Kathleen still managed to smile and approach him but he hurriedly looked away from her."What's wrong honey?" Lady Lyl noticed the tension between her kids and couldn't just stand in silence."Ask her to leave." As he muttered out of anger, Kathleen gasped and covered her mouth in her hands."What? Why would you say that?" Lady Lyl bent over her son, watching his face in confusion. She had met him after years of not being with them, she had a lot to learn about her son, who wasn't a kid anymore.Kathleen was taken aback by Lewis's reaction to her arrival. She thought he would be as excited as she was."Don't you see, she got herself pregnant with the man who hated me to the
"Tell me, tell me why did you all do me like this? Why is everybody so mean---so meaaan to me." She was having a mental breakdown and by the time, Ryker could find a spot to park the car safely, Kathleen had already messed it up."I wanna see how you all will feel if I die," having no reaction of sympathy from others made Kathleen desperate. It was sad that whenever she tried to pick herself up and move on, one thing or other pushed her back to the ground."Kathleen! We will talk about it okay? Just please let me drive." Ryker was having a hard time in keeping the concentration on such a busy road as he was concerned Kathleen might end up hurting herself.She didn't listen to him and took the belt off, her mind has entirely blocked the thought of her being pregnant. Depression and anxiety won since nobody helped her feel better.As she attempted to hit the steering wheel again, the car hit a bump and Kathleen collided with the dashboard but not very hard
"Congratulations, Kath!" Ryker said in his melodic voice with a smile of happiness covering his lips. As he got closer to her, she couldn't help but open her eyes wide enough to express the shock she had received.After stopping close by, he bent over her and gently gave her a peck on her forehead, making her close her eyes and letting the tears fall down freely."You did it for me?" Ryker stepped ahead to drag a chair and sit by the bed, slouching down to stare at her face with no
Once Kathleen was discharged from the hospital, she was welcomed with a decorated home. Things were finally looking good for Kathleen; her only stress was about her brother.Her mother did call her and apologized for not being able to come and see the baby, but that was it.Kathleen was also a little busier with Juan but thankfully, Ryker was a good help.
"You wanted revenge? Revenge for what? There was no crime committed," The moment Lewis announced the news to her, Kathleen felt her feet going numb."He tried to kill you," She stated as she recalled the texts she had seen in his cellphone, the diary she had read in his stuff."Look at you, accusing your husband in front of me so that you can make a way back in this family. If you really wanted to help me, you'd go for the cops, not for a marriage." Lewis didn't want to believe in
Things weren’t the same after that day. Ryker who had been super nice to her after the birth of their son had changed completely. He wouldn’t speak to her or care for her, his focus was back on the brand and shows.“Can we talk?” Kathleen had gathered enough strength to speak to him after three days of ignoring the subject. She stood in the doorway of his room, her dull eyes watching him work on the laptop.“I don’t have a free time to waste on a useless conversation with you. I’ve some important things to deal with.” Ryker didn’t even raise his face to look at her. His ignorance after raising her hopes so high was something too painful to deal with."Ryker, I just want a few minutes of your life." Kathleen felt humiliated to be begging for a few minutes of someone's life with who she had a baby."So that you can ruin the entirety of my life?" He slammed the laptop's head shut and glared at her w