LOGINBianca and Gianna were at the park just as promised. "It looks better here, Mother... more than Germany!" Gianna muttered excitedly as they got their bands to enter. Her eyes took in the amazing view of the waterfalls, the slides, and all the other fun activities."Do you think so?" Bianca muttered softly.Gianna nodded and instantly started running off to the slides section. Bianca couldn't catch up to her since she was still taking her time to heal, but she giggled and called out, "Careful!"She watched her daughter take a slide and already start making friends with the other kids. Bianca kept her eyes on Gianna, but suddenly, her phone rang. She answered the call."Ma'am, we have tracked the target exactly like you asked," the voice on the other end said. "And we found a suspicious line-up that looks like it was just centered on them."Bianca grew a little quiet, listening carefully to the report. "Please continue to look more into it," she muttered seriously into the phone.She wa
The doctors ran many tests on Mrs. Camilla at the hospital and gave her medicine to calm her down and put her to sleep. It had been about an hour already.They discovered unusual activity in her brain. It was not a full recovery, but there were strong signs that she was finally becoming responsive."This is the first significant neurological response we've seen in four years," the lead doctor explained, looking over the charts. "Her nervous system is now responding from the second surgery she had in Germany, when they operated on her nervous system to help boost blood to her brain."Charles stood right there in the hospital room, listening to every word the doctor said. He felt a wave of relief and was so glad to hear that his mother was fighting her way back to them."She can be taken home after she is monitored for a little while," the doctor said.He and Charles walked over to check on Mrs. Camilla. As they entered, her eyes were already open because the medication had worn off. Th
The kiss from the night hung throughout the night. Bianca had barely slept; neither had Charles. Every time she closed her eyes, she could still feel his hands on her face, the warmth of his breath and the way he had looked at her like she was something he had found after losing for years. It only made her angrier.By the time she came downstairs, the old man was already by the fire, pouring tea into a cup. He looked up at her and smiled.“I see your driver is outside,” he said as Bianca walked to his side…“Thank you for everything,” she said, lowering her head.The old man waved his hand like it was nothing.“You don't thank an old man for doing what's right.”Bianca gave a small nod. Her eyes moved upstairs, seeing if Charles was coming too, but he wasn't. For some reason, her chest tightened at that. She hated that feeling. She wanted to be angry at him and she wanted him to stay far away from her. Yet, a small, stubborn part of her heart still missed his warmth. It made her furio
The next morning came slowly. The storm had eased and the doctor had already come and gone. He had arrived early, pushing through the shaky remains of the storm after the old man had sounded worried the night before. He came first thing to check on Bianca, who still remained asleep while Charles sat nearby, watching over her.A little while later, the old man returned with a cup of herbal tea. “Drink this,” he muttered, handing it to Charles. “It will give you some strength before you faint too...”Charles took it quietly. “Thank you.”“You should get some rest too, young man,” the old man said softly. “The storm is still coming.”“The doctor said she’ll wake when her body is ready.”He gave Charles a small pat on the back before walking off into the other room.Charles’ eyes remained on Bianca.A while later, leading into the afternoon, Bianca stirred on the bed.Her brows pulled together as her eyes slowly opened, her vision blurry as she looked around at the wooden walls and unfami
Charles’ hands trembled violently as he stared at the blood running from Bianca’s nose while checking her pulse. He cradled her head carefully, positioning her upright and leaning her slightly forward to prevent the blood from running down the back of her throat.“Bianca, no. Please.”His voice cracked, dragging her name out as he scooped her up and pulled her close while rising to his feet. His lungs burned for air.“Stay with me. Don’t you dare close your eyes.”His eyes darted through the heavy snowfall until they landed on her car parked a short distance away. Relief washed over him for a second.His own car was nowhere close.Without wasting another second, Charles rushed toward it, holding her tightly against him. Reaching the car, he shifted her carefully against himself and hurriedly searched through her pocket for the keys. His fingers shook so badly that it took him two tries before he found them.He unlocked the door and gently laid her in the backseat, quickly pulling his co
Her eyes locked with his and as the torch in her hand slowly slipped and fell into the snow, her gaze never broke from his, her heart beating slowly but heavily in her chest. She had left home after Gianna fell asleep, driving all the way here just to be alone and clear her thoughts. She had always loved the mountains and the snow only made them more beautiful."Bianca," Charles said with a slight smile gracing his lips as his eyes lit up with joy, even though he could still recognize her. He removed his hands from his pockets and took a step closer.Their eyes remained locked, with Charles standing just a few steps away from her. In that fleeting moment, everything else faded away, leaving just the two of them standing in the midst of a world blanketed in snow.Until Bianca turned away from his view and hurriedly decided to walk away… whatever she came here for didn’t matter anymore."Bianca," Charles whispered again, a teardrop glistening in his eye as he ran toward her. His hair swa
The voice echoed so loudly through the house that Mrs Camilla was already out of bed. She quickly pulled the sleep cover from her eyes, muttering a curse under her breath as she hurried toward the door.“Aunt Bianca!”The voice rang through the house again. Mrs Camilla frowned, clearly irritated as
He stepped even closer after saying those words, holding her in a piercing stare. Rosina looked as if she had seen a ghost, shaking under his intense gaze.“I know you’ve missed me,” he mumbled, inhaling slowly as though breathing her in. “I’ve missed you too…..God knows my heart.” He bent down sli
Rosina gasped hard as the memory snapped back into place. The same shiver that had seized her in the car rushed through her again. She shot up from the bed abruptly as her whole body trembled…As she tumbled forward out of fear, she kicked Charles’s phone farther across the floor.Her breath hitche
Rosina's eyes fluttered, looking in the direction where Charles stood and she grabbed her chest. While the media was trying to get a question, she screamed."Ahhhhhhhhh!" She stumbled forward, and the media shouted, "What's wrong, Mrs Warren?"Mrs Camilla rushed to her side, panic written all over h







