Royce's POVIt was almost eight in the evening when I arrived home. As I entered the sala, I saw dad and mom sitting on the sofa bed. I thought they were already sleeping because they were used to be in bed at eight."Hi dad, mom!", I approached and kissed mom's cheek, then turned to dad and gave him a slight hug."Hello son, how are you? You looked so haggard, is there something wrong?", mom asked curiously while intently looking at me. I set aside my briefcase and sat beside her on the sofa bed."Son, whatever it is, you need to tell us", dad spoke calmly."Hmm. Don't worry, our housemaids were already in their quarter, so it's safe for us to talk about private matters", he added."Royce, son, what is it?", mom asked again and held my hand.A loud sigh escaped from my mouth. I don't know if it's a good idea to tell them what happened recently at META. Dad is also facing a lot of pressure in the real estate company. And mom's emotional state is not yet stable because of Reid's situat
Royce's POVI was in deep thought when Margaret went out of my office. Still, I couldn't believe that she already knew my real identity. But what if she just made it to blackmail me, and she doesn't really know the truth?Margaret became desperate for what happened to her dad and brother, so, it's also possible that what she said to me earlier were just her drama. In META, only one person knew the real me and that's----I shook my head because it's so impossible. Walter is Reid's best friend, and there's no way he would betray his own friend. But who else have told Margaret about it?All of the sudden, I feel uneasy. I don't know what I supposed to do, since she threatened me to reveal my identity to everyone here, especially to the board of directors, if I will not withdraw the lawsuit against Uncle Sam and Charles. I'm sure that if the BOD finds out the truth, they would immediately call action to dislodge me from my position. And I won't let that to happen, not until Reid will reg
Vera's POV I woke up early in the morning because I still need to fix my things. My flight for Canada will be at nine, so I need to leave the house one hour before the boarding time. Suddenly, my cellphone rang, and I picked it up after knowing that it was coming from Alexa. "Hi gurl, is your decision already fixed?", she asked. "Yes, gurl. I need to start a new life and forget the sad memories here." I heard Alexa's deep sigh from the other line, obviously feeling sad about my decision to stay with my mom in Canada. "Well, that's for your own good gurl, and for the baby of course. Just don't forget to keep in touch with me okay?", she said with a quavering voice. "Yes gurl, thank you so much. I'll hang up now. Bye!" After having my conversation with Alexa, I grabbed my towel and walked into the bathroom. I was not really feeling good, thinking that I would be away from my brother for quite some time. But I need to do it because it's the best thing for me and for my baby. I
Vera's POV "Please help me, Dave!!! Someone is planning to hurt me!!!", I continued sobbing. "It's okay, Vera, come down. He already left", Dave comforted me and gently caressed my back. I looked around to see if that man was still following me. I was still trembling in fear, but already feel relieved when I could not see the black car anymore. Suddenly, I feel an excruciating pain inside my body. I arched when I feel my abdomen was cramping. "Vera, are you okay?", Dave asked anxiously. "Oh--G-God! You're bleeding!", his voice shrieked. Dave picked me up and carried me to where he parked his car. He took me to the passenger seat and quickly pulled the driveway. I did not know what happened then, because the next thing I noticed was that, I was already in the hospital bed. I saw Dave talking with the doctor a little bit far from me. "Excuse me!", I spoke, trying to get their attention. Dave looked at me anxiously as they came closer to me. "Doc, what's wrong? Is my baby oka
Royce's POV "Dude, what happen? Is there something wrong?", Walter asked as soon as he entered my office. Well, there are things I need to clear up with him so I told him to take his seat. "I guess you know already that Uncle Sam and Charles are facing criminal charges right now", I paused for a while and cleared my throat. Walter was just looking at me, waiting to hear something more. "Do you know that Margaret was trying to blackmail me?" "Blackmail?", Walter's eyes widened. "Yes. She said, I need to withdraw the lawsuit against her father and brother, or else she would expose my real identity. I mean, she would tell everyone here that I am not the real CEO. That I am not Reid!" "What? D-does it mean she knows your secret? B-but w-who else had ever told her, when there are only four of us who know the truth?", Walter furrowed his brows in confusion. I looked at him, trying to analyze everything. No! I don't want to think that Walter betrayed me and my family. He is Reid's best
Royce's POVIt's been two days already since Margaret works in META as my EA. Although, I really don't like the situation, but I have nothing to do but to 'dance with the flow'.Charles and Uncle Sam as well, went back to work after I dropped the criminal charges against them. I know, they were making fun of me secretly, but for now, I let it happened because I need to protect our family's agency. Someday, I let them pay for what they have done to us and I swear I'll do it.I continued focusing my eyes on the computer screen and just ignored Margaret's presence. Suddenly, my cellphone rang and it was my Private Investigator. "Yes, hello""Hello, Mr. Miller. There's something I want you to see, and it's related to your brother's car accident, happened two months ago. So, I hope you could come, anytime today", the PI spoke on the other line."Ah, yes, I'm coming now. Thank you", I responded and ended the call. Then I quickly grabbed my jacket and walked towards the door."Reid, where a
Vera's POVIt's been a week already since that incident happened. I just stayed at home because my brother won't allow me to go out. I still feel the morning sickness due to my situation, and I couldn't help but to get pity for myself.If I could only turn back the times, when my life was still peaceful. I was contented then, but since I met Royce, everything turned upside down. I hate him! And I will continue to resent him for as long as I live!There was a sudden pulse in my stomach. "Baby, I know you are just listening. I'm sorry that I hate your dad, but it's not the way I feel for you, because you're the best gift, God has given to me. So please hold on, until I see you. I love you, my little angel."Tears started to form in my eyes. I tilted my head up slightly to prevent them from falling. I don't want to cry anymore because it may affect the baby inside my womb. But it's really hard and it's totally breaking my heart.Our flight to Canada with my brother was already scheduled
Royce's POV "You are a murderer, Vera!!! I swear, I'll let you pay for what you have done to my brother!", I snarled. I heard she was softly sobbing while saying she hadn't done anything wrong. She was playing innocent, and so she kept on denying things, even there were already shred of evidences. A total bitch! Suddenly, the door opened, and I saw mom hastily approaching towards Vera's direction and gave her a slap on the face. "You murderer!!! You will pay for this, Andrea!!! You're a shameless bitch!!!", mom lashed out and was about to unleash another slap, but the police stopped her. I stood up and comforted my mother since she was becoming hysterical. I supposed not to tell her what happened, but I guessed, my parents have the right to know, since it's related to my brother's car accident. But dad was still on a business trip, so mom came here all alone after I talked to her over the phone. Like me, she was burning in anger when she saw the woman who was behind Reid's sit