LOGINDesperate for her own reasons, Jillian accepted the role to pretend as her twin sister, Julia, when the latter fell into a coma. She was the unwanted daughter that was cast away and left to fend for herself. And yet when the family business was on the verge of bankruptcy, she was obliged to marry Julia's fiance, Billionaire Sake Fortalejo. But Sake must not know that she was not Julia in the whole course of the pretense. The agreement would be to come and go as if she never existed. When Julia wakes up, she would resume whatever Jillian started. Sounds easy as Jillian was Julia's exact replica, but if only Jillian did not find herself falling for the man she couldn't have. But fate had other plans and the secret was out before she could stop it. Julia suddenly woke up from her coma and Sake found out about Jillian's deceit. Everything happened so fast that before Jillian knew it, she was faking her own death as an exit. She would leave like how they planned it in the beginning. Only that this time, Sake knew Jillian happened. But could she really pretend to be dead forever? Or would fate intervene again?
View MoreElian stormed into the wildly decorated bedroom, already peeling off every layer of clothing on him. He threw the million dollar suit on him to the floor and turned to glare at his rival, aka his husband, who just walked past him, pretending as if he wasn't even standing there.
Anger boiled in him as he stared at the broad back of Dex Russo, a dangerous and ruthless Mafia Boss, who was now his husband. The thought alone spiked the anger already boiling in him and before he could think, he unsheathed his dagger and aimed at the back of his head, but Dex turned just in time to pin him roughly against the wall, his back against Dex's very broad chest, and his large, rough hands found Elian's throat immediately. In such unfavourable state, Elian still had it in him to twist his neck sideways and glare at his husband, whose eyes were filled with a type of craze Elian knew too well, he'd seen it a lot in the past few years of rivalry with him, such a shame that the man he once swore to hate to death was the one he was now bounded to. Dex twisted his wrist and snatched the blade from Elian's grip, he tossed it to the side and smirked back at him. “You look disappointed Elian.’ He hissed, his thumb pressing hard against Elian's pulse just enough to feel the frantic rythm. “Did you think I'd let my guard down enough to let you play your stupid tricks?” Elian's glare dissolved into a sharp grin and he leaned back into Dex's chest, his eyes dancing with some kind of maniac light as he looked into his eyes, they were nose to nose, eyes to eyes, and lips barely away from each other. Another knife he'd hidden in his sleeve dropped into his caged hand and he pointed it at Dex's torso. Dex looked down and glared back up at Elian. “I'd be surprised if you didn't try to choke me Dex.” Elian said softly and twisted himself out of Dex's hold. He raised the knife and placed it against Dex's chin, pressing it dangerously close to his skin. “But don't get too comfortable. I'm pretty sure you know that already.” He whispered in his face and stalked off to the other side of the bedroom and began taking the rest of his clothes off. Dex stared at him with a strange heat in his eyes. Those dark eyes of his, filled with irritation? Anger? They were glued to Elian's skin as he slowly undressed himself. When Elian was done, he turned to look at Dex, whose eyes were still on him. “I'll be taking a shower now.” He announced, not giving a damn about the fact that he was naked. “No you're not.” Dex said evenly. “And who are you to stop me?” He sneered and tried to walk past him to the bathroom but Dex grabbed him again for the second time that night, he twisted Elian's arms behind his back, forcing a genuine gasp of pain from him and hauled him on to the massive bed covered with roses. They hit the bed like two collapsing stars and Dex pinned Elian's wrists above his head with a single hand and rested his weight on him, his breaths came out in short pants as he locked eyes with Elian's crazed filled ones. And Elian, despite being pinned heavily to the bed, used his legs to hook Dex's waist and pulled him impossibly close, his teeth grazing Dex's earlobe. “You're shaking husband. Is it the hate? Or are you finally succumbing to me?” He whispered in his ear. Dex smirked and turned his head to meet his eyes, their noses barely inches away from each other, and their lips a breathe away from touching. “Am I?” He asked and made a move to grab Elian's dick. Elian's eyes widened as he saw what Dex was about to do, and on instinct, he kicked him in the torso and grabbed the gun placed by the side table. Dex grunted in pain at the kick and looked at Elian who already had the gun pointed in his face, he doged just in time as two bullets flew past him and broke the mirror into pieces. “You fucking bitch!” Dex roared and lunged at Elian. —————— An hour later, the room was a wreck. The bedside lamp lay scattered, blown apart by no doubt, a bullet. The smell of gunpowder filled the room, the roses on the bed barely remained on the bed and was mostly scattered and crushed on the floor. The silk sheets of the bed was half torn and the dressing mirror layed on the floor in a million pieces. Dex sat at the edge of the bed, shirtless, Elian had tore the shirt off him like an animal in the middle of their mission to unalive each other. He lit a cigarette and let out puffs of smoke, wincing when he felt the scratches on his back pulsate. 'My husband is a fucking animal.’ he thought to himself as he continued to inhale and exhale smoke. Behind him, Elian sprawled on the bed, breathless and bruised. He now wore a bathrobe to cover his nakedness but did nothing to cover the red bruise around his neck from where Dex choked him to get him to drop the gun. He stared at the ceiling with a terrifying contentment. Then at Dex's bruised back, he smiled maniacally, sickly satisfied at his work. He reached out with his foot and slowly traced the scratch marks with his toe. Dex turned abruptly and smacked his leg away. He took out the cigarette from between his lips and slowly puffed out smoke, making deadly eye contact with Elian. “If you try to kill me in my sleep.” He started slowly. “Make sure you don't miss. Because if I wake up, you'll wish I'd blown your fucking head off tonight.” Elian let out a loud hysteric laugh. “Promise?”When it’s not the first day of November, the silence in cemeteries is deafening. Only a few visit the graves of their loved ones on ordinary days.Like on that day, Jillian walked from the cemetery entrance toward the grave she intended to visit. The place was very quiet but not frightening because the sun was shining brightly.As she walked, she recalled the events of her life.She had failed so many times. She planted anger and reaped pain. She made mistakes — too many to count. But when she finally had the chance to make things right, she didn’t waste it. She asked for forgiveness and forgave others. She sacrificed and gave in, even if it hurt her. But the Lord had been gracious to her. He gave her the people she loved. Until the bombing happened...Jillian stopped in front of a mausoleum, went inside, and placed a basket of flowers on top of the marble tomb.“It’s been a long time, Papa.” Tears welled in her eyes as her hand traced the name of her father engraved on the tombstone.
Shawn was still asleep when she peeked into his room. So she went to her own room to take a bath and change. They had just come from the hospital, and she didn’t want to risk bringing home any bacteria that might harm her son.She had just finished bathing and dressing when Sake knocked on her door. Though hesitant, she opened it for him."Jillian!" She was startled when he suddenly pulled her into a hug. "Don’t go...""Sake—" she said, catching a whiff of alcohol on his breath."Don’t leave with Shawn... please?" he pleaded."Sake, you’re drunk," she said gently. "We’re not leaving yet. Why don’t you get some rest?” She tried to pull away from his embrace, but his arms only tightened around her, like quicksand that only dragged her deeper the more she struggled."Tell me what would make you stay," Sake begged. "I can’t lose you a third time, Jillian.""Let’s talk when you’re sober, Sake," she replied, even though her heart ached at how easy it would be to say she loved him back at t
All of Julia’s test results came back normal. That was enough to relieve Jillian. If her sister had ended up in critical condition again, she wasn’t sure she could bear the weight of guilt—no matter how many times Sake insisted that none of it was her fault.It was already morning when they left the hospital. Valeria and Victoria had arrived not long after. And of course, their mother wouldn’t just let what happened to her favorite daughter slide. Valeria blamed Jillian, cursed her out—even in front of Sake. He defended her without being asked, taking full responsibility for what happened to Julia.Sake admitted that he broke up with Julia earlier that night. He apologized to Valeria and told her honestly that he could no longer love her daughter. Then, without a word, he reached for Jillian’s hand and they left the hospital together.“There’s someone else in Julia’s life,” Sake finally said once they got back home. “She’s been cheating on me for a long time,” he added when she looked
“Is Daddy home yet?” Shawn asked sleepily, yawning.“Not yet, sweetheart,” she replied while tucking him in. “Daddy might be working overtime. I’ll just wake you up early tomorrow.”“Promise?”“Promise, Shawn.” She kissed his forehead. “Sleep tight, baby.”“Good night, Mommy. I love you.”“I love you too, baby.”Jillian watched as Shawn drifted off to sleep. She had also been waiting for Sake so they could finally talk—but it seemed he wouldn’t be coming home that night.Once she was sure her son was sound asleep, she quietly left his room.Instead of heading to her own, her feet carried her outside the house. Sake still wasn’t home—he was way past his usual time. Not that she expected him to always come home to her and Shawn.But for a little while, she just wanted to feel like they were a family—even if she knew deep down it would never come true.She had gone through so much in her life. Some things she considered mistakes, others blessings. And some, like Sake, were mistakes that t
Sake carefully entered Shawn’s room. Jillian was there, sound asleep beside their three-year-old son.The sight of his little family warmed his heart. Maybe it would feel even better if he could lie down beside them and sleep, too.He smiled bitterly at the thought before moving to pull the blanket
"What are you doing here?" she cried as Sake collapsed, bloodied, into her arms. "Why did you save me?""Because you're stupid," he said, blaming her despite the pain he was clearly in."I didn’t ask for your help! Look what happened to you!" she sobbed. "Sake, please, fight! I’ll get help!"But wh
It was only fifteen thousand for three months of rent, but Mrs. Olivar was already threatening to sue her if she couldn’t pay within a week.It was a small amount, but Jillian’s life had been in chaos over the past weeks, and coming up with that money felt impossible.Unless she asked for help. But
Jillian stayed at Lora’s house.It was better that way so Julia couldn’t easily get in."I don't know what Sake is thinking. But this has got to stop," said Lora as she cleaned Jillian’s wounds. "He cannot keep the both of you. He needs to choose." "Ma, Sake and Julia are in a relationship. He alr






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