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Danielle felt like her whole world was crushed into pieces when she saw that Lucas' body was already covered with white blanket.
She couldn't breathe. Her heart was bleeding. She could feel the pain as if her heart was being torn literally and her blood was gushing out like a fountain.
Why? Why did everything have to end that way?
Was she a bad person? Why was it so hard for God to give her just this simple happiness she found in Lucas?
"Lucas!" She cried. She wanted to hug his body, but she didn't want to accept that he was already gone.
They were just minutes awa
Finale"Danielle, what is wrong with you?" Myrtle was complaining again for the nth time. "Do you ever plan to be in a relationship with Lucas?"It had been a year and everyone's waiting impatiently for Danie to bring her status with Lucas to the next level. Especially Myrtle, who claimed her nine year relationship with Dr. Levi was going nowhere until Lucas got married first."Come on, you and Levi can always go ahead first," she rolled her eyes.Truth was, she was taking her sweet time with the courtship stage. Lucas was the best suitor ever. Not that she had past experience to compare to, but Lucas was simply incomparable.He was
"Do you really have to leave?""I'll be back before you know it." Lucas cupped Jane's face and stared into her eyes lovingly. "Besides, I will call you everyday.""I will miss you, Lucas." Jane was teary-eyed. "I'm sorry, I just-" her tears fell as she started to sob. "I just don't feel good about this."Lucas pulled his fiancee into a hug. He didn't want to leave either especially that their wedding was just around the corner. But it's necessary that he flies to New York to attend a very important matter. The success of the trip would make him more confident in being able to provide for Jane and their future family together."Don't cry. I'll be back safe, alright?" he kissed her forehead. "I'm still marrying you, and I can't wait to make you my wife."Jane nodded as she pulled away. She forced a smile."Promise?""Promise. I love you, fut
Panting, Danielle looked at the wall in front of her. It was too high, there's no way she could climb it up. She was forced to enter the alley in desperate move to lose the men that were following her.And now, she might get stuck there and wait for her death. But if she could go back on the road-"Get in! Quick!" Suddenly, a pink car pulled over, blocking the alley's small entrance. "Now! They're coming!" The lady in the passenger seat shouted at her.Danielle didn't want to involve anyone in her dangerous situation. But she had no death wish yet. So without thinking twice, she hopped in the car. Maybe God sent them to help her! Her prayers were heard all along! "Why are they after you?" The beautiful lady in the passenger seat asked her."T-thank you... Sorr
One year later..."Dana, are you done yet?" Jio called from outside her room.Danie gave up zipping the back side of her dress. She wasn't really that flexible.She took her crutches and opened the door a little."I'm sorry, Jio. Can you ask auntie to come and help me with my dress?" She asked apologetically.The thirteen year old boy blushed when he saw her. He was always like that around her. That's why everyone teases him that he's got a crush on her.Danie only laughs every time. She always treated Jio as a younger brother. Besides, she promised Jane that she would take care of her brother the way she would have if she were alive.Jio ran away to call his mother after blushing profusely.Dana was the name they gave her. It was because of her D pendant. She didn't mind as it was close enough to her real name, Danielle. But she couldn't tell the
"I'm sorry for what my brother did to you,"The next day, Lucas' sister, Esther, came to visit her. She was the youngest among the Del Fierro siblings. Lucas being the eldest, Levi, Ruth, the twins Elijah and Ezekiel and then Esther.Being the only girl after Ruth died, Esther was always complaining to her how her older brothers were so protective of her.But Danie always tell her how lucky she was to have them. It must be a nice feeling when somebody worries for you because they love you.Having a sibling was a dream for Danie. But it wasn't possible as her parents died when she was just a baby. Her uncle, Justus Williams, acted as her parent since then. She was his only family aside from her grandfather. The latter was a super strict old man who Danie seldom see.She grew up in a family that only see each other on certain occasions, her birthday not included. Sometimes, she was wonderin
Danielle was probably the only heiress who didn't celebrate her 18th birthday. Actually, her billionaire grandfather hadn't introduced her to the public yet. She wasn't sure if he was waiting for the right time to do so or he simply didn'tcare about his granddaughter.As for her Uncle, he sent her a gift five days later. A limitless card that she found to be funny. Did he think she needed more money? Although she had been living on a certain budget, it was already more than enough for her and all the staff that works for her.For the record, Danie had twenty people who works for her alone. Six bodyguards, two drivers, four nannies that takes care of her every needs, three cooks, one nutritionist and four househelp. Nanny Evelyn, who had been with the Williams since her father's childhoodoversees everyone and counted as the twenty first person who takes care of Danie personally. There were different people who work for he
Lucas didn't know how he drifted to sleep last night. When he opened his eyes, the curtains were already open allowing the sunlight through. He could also hear the sound of running water from the bathroom."You're awake, good morning!" His mother greeted him. She seemed to be cleaning the bathroom. Lucas vaguely remembered throwing up last night."Sorry, mom," he suddenly felt his head aching."Hang over? Get up now, I prepared soup for you. I anticipated that you'd be feeling bad since your dad told me you were drinking last night." Mirriam gently said, making him feel guilty even more."Sorry, mom," he said again. How could he face his mother knowing that he brought an alcohol home?"Lucas, don't do it again. I'll leave you to freshen up, but you must come down quickly before the soup gets cold. Alright?"He nodded and Mirriam left his room. The thirty-year old Lucas Del Fierro suddenly felt like a child being scolded by his parents for do
"Not good?! I hope she gets worse! I hope she dies! She's a killer! Why are you letting her live?"Danie's first encounter with Lucas was when she was still in coma and he just got back from overseas. That time, he had just learned that Jane died and Ruth was in ICU like Danie. He was so mad at her that he attempted to cut off her oxygen supply. Danie learnt of this through Esther.But those words spoken by Lucas, Danie could still remember clearly as though she was fully conscious that time. In reality, she stayed comatose for another eighteen days before finally waking up. She didn't know how was that possible, but she really remembered his voice.Their next encounter was when Tabitha just brought her home. She was looking at Lucas and Jane's engagement photo when the former suddenly arrived and almost successfully choked her to death.From that time, in every chance that he got, Lucas targeted Danie with a purpose of ending her life. But