Ara suddenly woke up and found out that she was not sleeping in the bed with Harvey. It was dark, but she could still see her surroundings with the help of the lampshade on the bedside table. While looking around, the quilt covering her body fell off. That was when she realized that she was not wearing anything. She attempted to sit up, but a hand pulled her back. Ara jolted in surprise, then thought that it was Harvey. But Ara could not see the man’s face when she was trying to look at the man. It was as if it was covered by fog. She wiped her eyes, thinking that her eyes were the problem. But suddenly, the man hugged her tightly and started kissing her. She felt alarmed and started to struggle, but her strength was not enough. The man was so strong that her attempt was in vain. She cried desperately. She cried for help, for mercy from the man, but her cries were drowned on deaf ears. “Hon, wake up!”“Huh!” Ara suddenly woke up gasping for air.“Hon, you’re awake. You’re having a ni
“Miss, can I see that suit,” she asked and pointed her finger to the display area. The sales staff nodded and picked up the suit that she chose. However, even before the sales staff handed the clothes to her, a hand snatched them.“I want this one.” the woman said. Ara raised her brows and looked at the woman. She knew her. She’s Eliza, one of the hottest actresses in the country and well-known in the social circle, not because she has an impressive background but because she was a friend of so many rich and famous young ladies. “I’m sorry Miss, but this is a limited edition, and there’s only one in the store. And someone already...” The staff politely explained, and before she even finished what she was saying, Eliza turned her head in her direction.“Oh, Arrianne Montemayor! It’s nice to see you. Oh, by the way, you don’t want this, right?” Eliza smirked provocatively.“So what if I don’t want it? And so what if I want it? What is it to you?” Ara said with the same smirk with provo
Without waiting for an invitation, the three ladies asked the waiter to put additional chairs at the table.Since they were being friendly to Lulu and it seems that they were just want to talk with Lulu, she did not speak and let Lulu deal with it. She just continues with her dinner and from time to time picks some of the dishes and puts them on her son’s plate.“Hi, Arrianne! Actually, we are looking for you.” the woman said, and later she learned her name as Divine. Her brows raised when she heard her words. Hearing the woman speaks to her with familiarity, she assumed that Arrianne knew her, so she smiled back at the woman.“Eliza said that she had a conflict with you a while ago, that was why we are looking for you to apologize. How about this? Why don’t we pay for this dinner?” Divine continued.“It’s okay. I had fun. Besides, we already ordered.” She said. It seems that Eliza did not tell them that she paid double the price just to go against her.“No, I insist.” the woman smile
Ara was surprised at first when Harvey called her and said that he was waiting in the parking lot of the mall and there to pick them up, but she just shrugged it off.But when they were already alone in the room, she saw that he was somehow distracted and restless, so she couldn’t stop herself but ask him.“Hon, there’s nothing between Divine and me, not in the past, not in the present, and most especially not in the future,” Harvey said with his pitiful look. She raised her brows when she heard what he said.“Hmmph? How about the necklace?” she asked. Ara wanted to know where Divine saw the necklace because, from the time she woke up from the accident and occupied the body of Arrianne, she never saw Harvey wearing it. Based on her father’s narration of the past event, it was her Uncle Domeng who discovered the necklace after he checked Harvey’s belongings after his death. Then right now, the necklace might be secretly hidden somewhere, where only known to Harvey. Or maybe it was hid
While on the road, Ara read the information her father sent to her about Aries, the young man that came with her grandfather and uncle. According to her father, Aries was her cousin and stepbrother of Anaya. Apparently, her uncle married Aries's mother, but she died due to complications of giving birth. Then, later he married Anaya’s mother, who already has a daughter, which is Anaya. When Ara read the information, she was a bit conflicted after knowing that she was oppressed by someone who was not blood-related to her and just imposing to be one. She sighed. Ara doesn’t know whether it was a blessing in disguise that Ara was not the one that the Montemayor found. On the other hand, if she was the one who was in Arrianne’s situation, she was sure that no one would ever have the chance to bully her. Anyways, that was not her concern at the moment, she will think about it some other time. Upon their arrival at their residence, Ara offered some snacks to her family while preparing the
After Arrianne cried, she felt exhausted. Harvey carried her to their room, gently put her in the bed, tucked the quilt, and kissed her forehead before lying beside her.In the morning, Arrianne woke up a little late than her usual wake-up time, and when she went down, she heard some noises in the kitchen. She went directly to the kitchen and saw Adrian cooking while her grandfather was sitting looking at him, and her cousin was helping him.“Good morning, Mom!” Adrian said when he looked up and saw her. Adrian went to her side and kissed her on her cheeks.“Good morning, baby!” she responded and kissed him back.“You need help?” she asked while looking at her cousin.“No need Mom we are doing just fine. Uncle is a good helper.” Adrian replied.“Just sit there and have fun with grandpa,” Aries replied. Then, he served her breakfast. She smiled and let her son do what he wanted to do while watching him on the side, just in case he needed help while chatting with her grandpa.“Grandpa,
When they returned home, their friends with their families were already there. The meals were ready. And Ara found out that her father prepared the food, and Uncle Domeng picked it up from one of the branches of Twins. The foods were all her favorites. It was the foods her father usually served during her birthdays and family events.Thinking about her previous birthdays when her family was still complete, her parents would bring food to the school to celebrate her birthday with her friends and classmates. Then they will celebrate her birthday at home, just the three of them. Simple and intimate. After they learned about her father's death, her mother tried to continue celebrating her birthday just like before. The only difference was that they were just the only two left. But now, it seems that it will only be her and her father who will celebrate her birthdays in the future. Then, when her mother died, she no longer celebrated her birthday. She will only bring food when she visits
When Harvey heard his father-in-law's request, he immediately became wary, but he just said that Ara needed the necklace. Although Harvey had some doubts about why he asked him to give back the necklace that Ara had given him before, however considering that Ara recognized him as her father and trusted him, Harvey reluctantly pulled out the necklace from his neck and gave it to the man. In any case, he has the means to retrieve it if he found out some irregularities in the man.He didn’t leave his gaze on the necklace while the man reached it. He has been using it since it was given to him, and he safely kept it in the vault after he got married to Ara. Then, wear it again after Ara’s accident. At the time, he decided to lock it in the vault, he didn’t know what was on his mind because he only felt that he needed to secure it first, and after Ara’s accident, he had the urge to wear it again.Now, that necklace will return to the rightful owner.He saw the man pick another necklace fro