‘I thought you said that we would be eating alone. I wouldn't have come if I knew it was going to be like this!’ Liam texted his mother sharply, his hands trembling as he burned with repressed fury, upon seeing the most unexpected crowd at their supposed family dinner. After the last fight, Liam had with his father on the phone, his mother, Tracy, had been trying to get both of them back together on good terms. She was deeply frustrated that her husband and son never seemed to see eye to eye, and had barely managed to convince her husband to set up a friendly family dinner outside their home where they could settle all disputes. However, she had no idea that her husband would invite the Garcias to their private dinner too, making things more complicated than they were supposed to be. His intention for the shared dinner was not hard to decipher either. ‘Your father didn't tell me he invited them until now. I had no idea either,’ she replied to Liam's message with a sullen and apolog

“That is great, Felicia! I had no idea that you were even ahead in plans already,” Austin seethed with a broad smile, as he poured himself a glass of champagne, and his friend, Antonio, one too. “I mean, that wedding hall is so hard to book for many months because of endless reservations, and I found the right time to do it. It is better now than later,” Felicia explained with a bright grin curving her lips, as her eyes sparkled with gladness. “Isn't that true, Tracy?” Felicia impulsively invited her into the discussion, seeing that she had been quiet all evening. “Yeah. That is great!” Tracy forced a bright smile and gave a reluctant answer, knowing well that her son was not interested in the union at all. “Then that is final. We can start making the preparations,” Austin declared with exhilaration, as he and Antonio toasted to greatness. “Wait… wait… wait here. Everyone, wait,” Liam chimed in, after waiting for them to ramble on, his voice laced with incredulity, “Wedding halls?

Stacy was utterly shocked beyond her mind when she saw the news when one of her colleagues showed it to her, and her face turned pale as she read the words that were used to defame her over and over again. Though the news was taken down less than thirty minutes after it was posted, the hospital technical team promised to find out who had posted it. Everyone laughed over it and told Stacy to not be mindful of haters, however, she still could not help but hear the side talk of others talking about how likely the news was definitely genuine.Liam came to see her after he heard about what happened, and they talked about it over lunch together while laughing. He promised to help her get to the root of the matter too. They talked about Nadia too, and talked about physiotherapy though. Stacy appreciated the kind gesture from him because he helped her to feel a little better, but her mind still couldn't get over the worries of who it could be. ‘Who would have done that?’ she wondered endless

Unable to hide his recent struggles from Stacy anymore, which he had hidden under a mask of a smile, she demanded to know what was going on with him and why he wasn't telling her anything at all. “Why would you not yell anything, Carlton?! Why do you always hide everything to yourself and suffer alone,” Stacy demanded from him as soon as they entered his house after waiting patiently without saying anything in the car, her eyes blazing with anger and hurt as she struggled to contain the storm of emotions raging within her.“It is not like that, Stace, calm down. A lot has happened since I returned, and it is quite a hassle for me to start telling you everything. I can fix everything with time,” Carlton tried to explain to her in the best way that he could, when he realized that she was angry than he had ever seen her before. “So it does not matter enough for me to know whatever struggles you are going through, regardless of what it is, because you can sort it out yourself? Is that w

On the rooftop of the towering heights of a city skyscraper, was Nadia, standing and staring at the beautiful night scenery from that height, while allowing the cold breeze of the night to tousle through her long, flowing hair. Rather than the sight she was gazing at, her mind was ladened with the thoughts of the unexpected encounter that she had with Xander, and the overwhelming emotion that she was yet to get over from the thought of meeting him in that manner at her favorite café. “Fancy meeting you here,” he drawled, eyes gazing at her with so much surprise because she was the last person he would ever have thought to meet.Her head banged at the sight of him and her heart began to beat so fast like she was running out of breath, the more she gazed into his eyes and remembered the torment and pain he had put her through. “How have you been?” He asked her with a smile curving his lips, and her words hung up her throat in disbelief. Her jaw clenched so hard and her fingers tighte