Chapter 12The sound of Alicia's ringing phone jolts her out of her deep sleep, and she forcefully opens her eyes as the white ceiling welcomes her. She has barely been asleep for three hours, and now she has to wake up again. Trying to move her body, she feels an arm around her chest and her eyes slowly widen in shock as the realization dawns on her that she slept with Ren in the same room. "Get away from me, jerk!" She shrieks angrily as she pushes him off, and scoffs angrily. Her phone rings again, and she lazily reaches out to it and slides the answer button without checking the call or the caller. Her mom's and her cousins' face pops on the screen, and her eyes slowly widen in shock as she didn't know that it was face time. "Mom!" She shrieks and glances at Ren that is now awake and sitting beside her, popping his head to the screen of the phone while having a smirk on his face. "Good morning, mom. Did I disturb your call?" Ren asks sleepily as he rubs his eyes sleepily. "N

Chapter 14The rest of the day was filled with Mrs. Williams forcing Alicia to try on different dresses. They're throwing a grand party tonight for Alicia and her soon to be husband. "Are these necessary, mom?" Alicia asks for the umpteenth time as she watches her mom arrange flowers in a basket. "Yes, they are necessary, my dear. My only child is finally getting married tomorrow after so many years. The whole world need to know about it. I have to make it grand, and give it my all. I mean, this only comes once in our lifetime, so we should make the best out of it," Her mom rants, and she sighs briefly, releasing a deep sigh. If her mom had allowed her choose how she wants her wedding, she would've wanted something not too crowded. Even her dad never said anything about this. What would he possibly say when he wants this too? "Is Ren here yet?" Alicia turns to Adelie who just walked into the room a few minutes ago, and asks her. "No, I haven't seen him yet. I think he must be on h

Chapter 16The gentle breeze blows on her face as she stands on the balcony, and stares up at the sky. From the balcony, she can still see the party, and how everyone is busy with their business. Her eyes drift to Ren, who's standing beside Emily as they both talk about what she has no idea of. "Pervert," She mutters under her breath as she turns her face away, and sighs briefly. Turning around, she leans against the rail and sighs again. "Where are you, Felix? Didn't you miss me? You don't want to ever see me, do you?" She whispers as she let her tears fall freely down her cheeks. She reaches out for the locket which she hid under her gown, and opens it, revealing the picture that holds her memory with Felix. It's crazy how she is still in love with the man that hurt her so much, it's crazy how her heart still belongs to him, and how her world still revolves around him even after all he has done to her in the past. Maybe she would let go of everything and go back to the way things

Chapter 18After a long day at the villa, everyone finally return to their respective homes. "You don't have to follow us home, mom," Alicia protests when her mom insists that she wants to follow them home. "Why should I not?" Mrs. Williams asks. "You need to stay with dad...""You don't have to worry about me. Your mom and I already agreed that she will spend some days with you after you get married, so that's fine by me," She know she would eventually have to give up since her dad seems to be in support of her mom going to Ren's house with them. Glancing over to Ren that's exchanging greetings with some people, she sighs briefly and touches her forehead. "Come on, honey. Let's go home," Ren slid her fingers into hers, clasping them afterward. She didn't even stop to ask herself when he got to where she was standing. They all finally drive home.Later in the night... "Mom, are you not sleeping yet? You must be tired," Alicia says as she plunges herself tiredly onto the couch,

Chapter 20"I don't want to go to Beijing, Lilian. Mom won't listen to me," Alicia whines as she slumps on the couch opposite where Lilian is sitting. It has been three days since her mom left for her house, and she has been making plans for their honeymoon, which the trip was supposed to be in less than seventy-two hours. "It won't hurt going for it, Alicia. You're just going to spend some weeks with him, and...""Did you hear what I told you? The woman is asking me to bring pregnancy test results on our coming back. Do you know what that means?" She scoffs unbelievably, touching her forehead. "Mom is just full of surprises, and it's annoying. I didn't know she would ask me to do that. I think I messed things up. I shouldn't have gotten myself into this in the first place," She runs her fingers through her hair and sighs briefly. "Come on, Alicia. It's not that serious, OK?" Lilian rolls her eyes at her dramatically. "What do you mean? You know how desperate my mom can be. She wo