LOGINCHAPTER 141YANASomething heavy drops in my stomach. I read her message again, wondering if she's just trying to joke with me or something. But that message is too serious to craft a joke. You can't just wake up one day and decide to message someone about their father dying.Me: What do you mean?I tap on my screen, waiting for her response, but nothing comes. She decides to leave me hanging with a message like that, and I'm not going to take it lightly.Quickly, I scroll over to my contact log and dial my brother's number. He doesn't pick up the first ring, and that makes me more jittery. Dexter is the type that picks up as soon as you call; the first ring doesn't even land before he picks, so for this to happen, something is definitely wrong.Finally, he picks on the third ring, and I let out a sigh of relief."Yana," his voice comes from the other end."What's going on? You weren't taking my calls, and your wife sent a scary message to me just now. What does she mean by dad is dyi
CHAPTER 140YANASilence falls between us for a few seconds, and all he does is stare into space, looking lost, before he turns to me, looking into my eyes, something shifting there. "You're too good for me, Yana. Trust me. You don't want me. You don't want this at all." I shake my head. "You can't decide for me."He lets out an exhale. "Maybe I can't decide for you. But I can't have something like this. I tried to be happy. I tried to follow my heart. I thought I was happy for a while. I thought I deserved to love and be loved, but now I've realised it was just a mere distraction."My chest squeezes. I was nothing but a distraction to him? I stare at him, not knowing what to say. I don't even have the right words to pacify him."You're drunk," I manage to say."No, I'm not. I know what I'm saying, Yana. There's no future for us, and I'm sorry I led you on and made you feel that way, but it's time to let go. We really need some space."My stomach drops. Is he telling me to leave his
CHAPTER 139YANA Luis left the house earlier than usual. I should have known that meant something because he's the type who works late into the night. Back home yesterday, he had been in his study all day long and only came out once for dinner, during which he only ended up picking his food. He didn't eat breakfast and lunch and disguised it as being busy, but I know he was just trying to keep himself busy because of the anniversary.Today is Scarlett's death anniversary, and even though it's a Monday, Luis only came in to work and spent a few hours before disappearing. He didn't even tell me where he was going or reply to my text messages. Imagine my shock when I went to his office and his secretary told me he had already clocked out hours ago.When I arrive home, Lilica is in the living room colouring on her colouring book, and after the usual exchange of pleasantries, I head to my room. Pulling out my phone, I glance down at my messages, but nothing came from Luis. At this point,
CHAPTER 138YANAIt's a Saturday afternoon, and of course, Luis isn't home. I know he's the type to spend his weekends at home, but after breakfast this morning, he left the house without telling me where he was going. I didn't bother asking him since we've become so distant since that revelation. It's been days, and I don't think I'll heal from it anytime soon.After checking up on Lilica, who is still sleeping, I make my way downstairs. The day had been the most boring ever, and I didn't even have the inspiration to do anything.Settling on the couch, I open my socials after being away for days, and the first thing I see is Valeria's post. She's hugging another man, though it's only his back that is turned towards the camera, but anyone can clearly tell that's not Spencer. She has obviously changed her man. I wonder how she moves on so fast. Did she never love Spencer and the guys in her past, or what?I'm still struggling with my feelings for Luis here, and it's not really easy, es
CHAPTER 137YANA "Luis!" I call as I walk into the house, but Spencer holds the door before I can close it."Let go!" I shoot him a glare.He smiles as he peeps into the house. "Think about it and call me when you have a positive answer. I love you."I slam the door shut in his face. Such an asshole! When I turn back, Luis is no longer in the living room. I let out an exhale before heading to his room.After knocking twice on his door and without any response, I knew he was definitely mad at me. Anyone would have misunderstood the gesture earlier, and Spencer wouldn't stop acting like we got together or something.Ultimately, I push his door open and walk into his room. Luis turns back, his expression unreadable."It's basic courtesy to knock, Yana. You can't just barge into my room," he snaps."You weren't answering, so..."He cuts in sharply. "So you thought it was best to barge in, right? Have you forgotten the rules?"My heart sinks. "Rules?"He nods. "Yeah, the rules. We are not
CHAPTER 136YANAMe: Are you getting off work now?I glance down at my message for the third time. It's been over ten minutes since I sent the message to Luis, and my office is almost empty since everyone has already headed home. I wonder if Luis is still as busy or if he decided to ignore my message."Why are you still here?" Brianna's voice booms from her door, and I jolt up. I didn't even know she was still around.She narrows her eyes at me. "You're not planning to steal anything, are you?"I shoot her a glare. "Why would I steal anything? I'm not as poor as you want to believe, Brianna. I'm sure you're well aware of that."She lets out a scoff. "People do not only steal because they're poor."I arch an eyebrow. "I guess you know a lot about stealing, then. What should I call that?"She clears her throat. "You need to leave now, Yana. Everyone has gotten off work.""And you? Why are you still here?" The vibration of my phone from the table catches my attention, and I grab it imme
CHAPTER 4YANAI've locked myself up for days. The only time I step out is when I want to collect my order. Other than that, I've been wallowing in self-pity while thinking about the way forward. Going back to London will literally be the death of me. I just can't deal with my parents anymore. The
CHAPTER 3YANAI don't think a proposal should be that way. Even though I've never been proposed to, since there was no proposal between Spencer and I. We just decided we'd get married after eloping, not knowing he intentionally brought me here just so he can be closer to his mistress. 'You're not
CHAPTER 2YANA I fling the door open and barge into the room. I couldn't take it anymore, and just like I didn't want it to happen, I was really praying that I'd been hearing things, but here they are. Valeria is on top of Spencer, riding him like her life depends on it. They both scramble away
CHAPTER 1YANAMy husband-to-be is still missing. We are both missing at home, but currently, he's nowhere to be found. And it's our wedding day.It's been over an hour, and I still hold on to the hope that he's probably stuck somewhere. There's no way Spencer will abandon me on our wedding day. W







