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Chapter 44
It was already two in the afternoon and Ella was feeling hungry but the lawyer did not come yet. She became restless, walking in and out of the dining room. She tried to call him but his phone was off. "He must be on his way here, he promised that he will come so I have to hold on to it," she told herself. Bored and exhausted from the lunch preparations, she fell asleep on the table and was only awakened when the bell rings. She got up quickly and was shocked when she saw a person that she did not expect to come with the lawyer - her rival and nemesis - Cassandra. She lets her in and invited them to sit.
"Happy birthday Ella! I heard that it is your birthday today, please accept a small gift coming from me." Cassandra gave her a small box that contained an expensive watch that she and Imman bought on their way to her house.
"Thank you so much! Please make yourselves comfortable," she said, hiding her disa
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Imman's father did not stay long at his apartment. The old man was restless, thinking a lot about his garden and his house. Cassandra visited him every day, sometimes with the kids. He played with his oldest grandchild whose passion for board games has not changed. As for their mother, she enjoyed cooking for them then watched them spent time together with their grandfather. One evening, she received a call from Imman informing her that his father-in-law has arrived, forcing him to marry his niece but he refused. He wanted her to come to his apartment and stayed with him for the night. Cassandra rushed to his residence and found Imman restless. She smiled at him, then gave him a warm hug. "Imman, what is wrong with you? Is there a problem? Tell me what happened." she asked the lawyer, worried about what he said on the phone. He looked up at the heiress, grinned a little, and continued to keep looking far away.
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The pregnant woman continued to weep, but now she is calmer. Imman hid the knife in one of the cabinets in the kitchen room then he returned to the living room where Ella is sitting. Cassandra did not leave her, instead, she tried her best to stop her from crying. "Ella, please stop, it is not good for the baby, he may be affected, and you don't want that to happen, right" She only looked at the heiress and bowed her head, she wanted to tell Cassandra to leave her alone and never come back to her house but did not. All she did was keep quiet until she finally saw Imman. She jumped off her seat and rushed to him to hug him and make Cassandra jealous but the lawyer anticipated this, so he stood beside the heiress, thinking that this would prevent Ella from embracing him, but he was wrong. Ella did not care if Cassandra was beside him or not, she clung to him and embraced him tightly, not wanting to let him go. The lawyer want
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It didn't take long before the lawyer went to the study room and have a conversation with the chairman. During dinner, they did not engage in any dialogue regarding his relationship with the mother of her unborn child. Both are careful not to touch that one subject that is considered taboo in front of the children. Imman knocked on the door gently and was allowed by the chairman to enter. He sat on the chair opposite the chairman, looking so tense and unexpectedly nervous about what he will hear from the chairman. Rafael Agustin got up from his chair and walked slowly, with both his hands behind his back. After a minute of silence, he decided to start the conversation with the lawyer. This time, he already went back to his seat and examined Imman seriously. "Imman," he said. "I know that whatever my opinion will be, there is no way to stop you and my daughter from getting married. She talked to me last night and she even mentioned what happened
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Everyone who has seen Imman and Ella has thought that they are a couple and were married for a long time. Many a time when the pregnant woman had to ask the lawyer to assist her for she is feeling dizzy and while roaming around looking for the proper clothes for their child. At times, she had to stop and sit down with the assistance of Imman who was glad that he had come with her and promised her that he would also come next time to help her with choosing the stuff for their baby. Most of the clothes they have bought were light colors and all with shades of blue. Imman personally chose the pajamas for his son which resembles the ones being worn by his youngest son to Cassandra but were fit for the newly-born child. They spent almost two hours shopping and were exhausted by doing so. Before going home, they decided to eat lunch in a restaurant nearby. No one could be happier than Ella herself. She has been showing off to the people around the charisma
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Early in the morning, the following day, Imman came in early and placed his resignation letter on chairman Schweitzer's desk. He did not wait for him to come, instead, he told the secretary that the chairman does not need to talk to him anymore for they are already done talking. More and more employees have come and greeted the former vice-chairman, having no idea that he is no longer part of the multi-billion company. Before he started driving his car, he called Cassandra and asked her if they could meet up in a restaurant near the children's school. He knew that the heiress is on her way home after bringing the children to school. Imman was surprised to see that Cassandra was already waiting for him at the table near one of the windows. They kissed each other on the lips and sat opposite. "Have you slept well, honey?" Imman asked his beloved. "Yes, of course, how about you, dear? You don't look fine..." she retorted. &nbs
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Now that Imman has revealed his true feelings to another woman, he resolved to let Cassandra know of his intention to continue their wedding. He wants to know if the heiress would still accept him or if he will be scorned again by her. Inside his car, he saw messages coming from Ella, wanting him to come again that night but he did not reply to her messages or even tried to call her. This action of his made the woman a bit sad but she told herself that she has to be patient and never forget that Imman loves her too and he will come for her anytime. On his way to the Agustin mansion, he stopped by a flower shop and bought a bouquet of red roses which he intended to give to the mother of his three children. He also brought with him the bicycle for his son and the big dollhouse that his daughter asked him to buy. Only Cassandra was at the house that day. She received Imman with an embrace and kisses him on his lips. "What are those Imman? You have brou
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Elijah went home alone. His auntie Jane was surprised not to see him at school when she came to pick her son Billy and him up. He told his cousin that he had to go to a friend's house and that he will go home by himself. Cassandra got alarmed when Jane called and informed her about her son. She called Elijah immediately but he did not bother answering his phone. She got a text message coming from him, saying that he is on his way home, and she must not get worried. Her son rented a taxi cab to bring him to the mansion. Whenever the twins needed the help of their elder brother, they call him into the living room. That afternoon, the kids told him that they have been treated by their parents to an ice cream parlor where they ate their favorite ice cream flavor. "You know what Elijah, I've eaten two scoops of chocolate ice cream with peanuts, it's so delicious and yummy!" said Isabella to her brother while she starts doing her assignment with his help.
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The following day, Imman went to court and attend the hearing with his client. The trial went well and the verdict went in his favor. To celebrate their victory, his client asks him to eat lunch with him and his family. The client - doctor Teodoro Marquez, was accused of murdering his ex-wife but in the end, the true killer has been found and it was her lover. Imman excused himself and said to him that he had an important meeting to attend. "Next time attorney, please free to come to my house, and if you need any help regardless of what it is, I will try to help you." the doctor said to him. Imman thanked him and hurried up to the Schweitzer's mansion. He called her on his way and the young mother replied that she had been waiting for him since morning. He apologized to her and told her that he will come as fast as he could. Imman did not inform Cassandra of what had happened between him and Ella for she will surely get hurt because of his betrayal a
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