chapter 3

"Stop being stupid, you were stupid for the past years you have been with him and you still are" Mrs Nola yelled at her.

Regina who had never seen that side of Mrs Nola since she had been admitted in the hospital. She shut her mouth quickly.

"All you think about is him but not you, look at you, you just survived a surgery, you were rescued and you still don't want to know anything about it" Mrs Nola said.

"I'm sorry" Regina said cleaning up her tears. "So now, ask me the proper question meant to be asked". She said.

"My surgery, what happened?"she said slowly and silently, which could be passed for whispering.

Mrs Nola glared at her a little before decided to tell her.

"A young kind man was about to lose his mother, he heard of your case and decided to let her mother rest and live on in you" she said.

Regina, who was listening quietly had her mouth opened wide, she was shocked by the story, it's sounds so fake.

"He didn't let any means of identification he is more like an angel. I don't know how but your surgery happened" she said and Regina was quiet for a while.

"Who paid the bills?* She finally asked after she was calm. "Did you loan the money?" She asked almost crying again.

"I didn't, it's was a miracle, the man paid everything, he settled all the bills without knowing you, that's what I call kind hearted"

Regina couldn't hold herself anymore when she heard everything, she started shedding tears. "He paid without knowing who I was, he saved my life" 

Mrs Nola walked to her and cleaned her tears, "he didn't save you, so you could wet the bed with your tears" she said in a cold tone.

Regina hugged her tight before Mrs Nola tucked her in on the bed. "Rest, you still have a long way to recover" 

Mrs Nola said and drawed down the curtains and left her. After a short while, she slept off.

****

In Bright's house

Jack walked into the house with his suit hanged on his hand. The butler had already announced his pretense since he drove in.

"Look who finally came home" Mrs Besse said as she walked down from the stairs. She was dressed so elegantly like the mistress of the house.

"Butler, can I see him now?" Jack asked without bothering about the presence of Mrs Besse at all. The bulter smiled and bowed to Jack as a form of greeting.

"He is waiting for you in his study" the bulter said and Jack smiled and walked toward the direction of the study.

Mrs Besse, who had been ignored, was red in anger. She yelled at jack who was leaving, "Jack, didn't you mother teach you how to respect elders" 

Jack stopped in his track and looked back at Mrs Besse who wasn't too far from him. She could see the anger boiling in his eye as she looked at him. 

It was hard for her to swallow her words but she was so afraid of his next action. She turned and walked out of the house.

Jack continued and walked into the study. "Good day, Mr Bright" he greeted and sat down. Mr Bright looked up and sat back to look at him.

"I'm still your father, and this is my house, stop being formal" he said and Jack ignored his words. "She is dead" he announced in a cold tone.

"What!" Mr Bright yelled subconsciously, he looked staright into Jack's eye and couldn't find lie, he knew deep down that he was saying the truth.

"I laid her to rest already" Jack said and looked at the picture of his mother on Mr Bright's table and picked it up.

"You have caused her lot of pains in all her life time and I won't want you to hurt her anymore" Jack said staring at his mother's picture.

"She is my wife" Mr Bright said and Jack looked up at him immediately. "Wife?, Really?" He asked and Mr Bright couldn't look up.

"She was your wife, don't get it mixed up, that woman downstairs is your wife" Jack said without fliter or care about his feelings.

"She isn't my wife" Mr Bright yelled angrily but Jack was not affected, he didn't shake at all. He reminded focused on the picture.

"Lilian, she is ready to come back home" Jack said dropping the second bombshell with ease. Mr Bright's eye widen when he heard the statement.

He was happy neither was he sad, Lilian is his only daughter, his favorite but she vowed never to forgive him.

He could say, Lillian's coming home isn't ordinary. He looked at Jack but Jack didn't raise his face at all to look at him.

"What!" He finally asked after being composed. Jack was surprised at his questions but didn't show it, he raised his head and looked at his father for a little while before smiling.

"Ask her whenever you see her" he replied and stood up. "I am a busy man, I will take my leave now" he said and walked out with the picture.

Immediately he left, Mr Bright brought out another picture frame of Jack's mother. It had become a custom of he and Jack. Jack takes the picture away, he replaces it.

He could no longer hold his feelings as tears streamed down his eye and he could remember the past so vividly.

***

"Simon, let's give birth to two kids, a boy and a girl" the younger version of Jack's mother said while eating ice cream with the younger version of Bright.

"Giving birth is stressful, let's adopt" Simon said as he swipes her mouth. Rose laughed as Simon pouted after talking.

"No, I want my kids, I don't care if it hurts, I want to bear your kids" Rose replied and feed Simon ice cream.

"'okay, I will bear the pain with you all through" he said and they both laughed so well. Simon hugged Rose tight.

"What if I die?" Rose asked and Simon was shocked of her question. He released her from the hug and looked at her seriously.

"Don't say that, you can't die, and if you do, I will die as well" Simon said with all seriousness as he could feel his heart aches when she said so.

"Promise me, you won't die if I do, if you do, who will take care of our kids" Rose said and Simon wanted to oppose but Rose kissed him.

****End of flashback

Mr Bright kept crying for over two hours as he held the picture close to his chest. His dearest has died.

****

"Peter, here is lunch for you" thirteen year old Regina ran to Peter under the tree with two packs of food.

"Why did you bring me food?" The fifteen year old Peter asked as he collected the food. Rose sat down and opened her pack immediately.

"You haven't eaten" Rose replied with a filled mouth. Peter looked at her with sight disdain before looking away.

"I'm in no mood for food" he said and Rose dropped her spoon immediately, she was so worried about him. She scanned through the visible part of his body.

"What's wrong with you?" She asked and Peter lower his gaze at a paper on the floor. Rose followed his gaze and sight the paper. She picked it up and read it through.

"You need money" Rose said subconsciously as she was reading. Peter looked at her and nodded, remembering she wasn't looking up, he spoke up.

"I can raise the money, it's not too large" Rose said and smiled at him. Peter was too shocked to voice out. Rose held his hand and pointed at the food.

"Eat, money isn't a problem" she said and Peter started eating with a raised hope. He was doubting within him but he still wants to give rose a chance to prove herself.

After the meal, Rose ran away from the orphanage house to work in the market, she worked as a cleaner, then a dishwasher, and a server before she was able to gather the money needed.

It's was midnight, when she sneaked into the orphanage home back, she silently hide the money by unfortunately, as she was returning to sleep, she was caught by one of the guidance.

She was punished the second day and label rebellious. She didn't care as she was able to hand over the money to Peter, Peter was so glad that he had the money to register for entrance examination of a low budget business school.

Luckily, he was admitted and given a partial scholarship for being the best student. The orphanage was happy but couldn't raise funds for him.

Rose stepped up to take the responsibility upon herself, she was given the opportunity to start working.

Roses work was cleaning in the market, she was doing this and other works simultaneously just to help him. 

One of the night she was returning back to the orphanage, she met four guys on the road, she was scared but she didn't show it.

The guys took interest in her for being young and pretty and they went closer to her and grabbed her.

She was struggling but they were a lot stronger. She successfully pulled off the finger of the one covering her mouth and finally shouted.

"Help, help!"