"Let me go!""You bastards, you will pay for this!""Get me out of here!""I will kill you all!"Stacey screams as she struggles to open the door of the vehicle in the middle of the wrecking balls. Earlier, she woke up on the floor with a throbbing head. And the unfamiliar place gave her more confusion aside from the battered men slumped on the same dirty floor not far from her.Everything seems not right. Since the last thing she remembered was she had successfully trapped Arah and her mother inside the restroom. Victory is just at the tip of her gun. Her gun.With her labored movement and whilst the splitting pain in her skull, she searched for her gun. But no matter how she scavenges her entire clothing, she found nothing. Her bag is missing. And there's no way there will be a gun buried in the thick dirt on the floor. Groaning furiously, she tries to determine where she was but got nothing. All she could see is dark and dirty walls. She tries to speak but her throat feels parche
It's been a month since they returned home and Arah's baby bump is already prominent. She went back to having her clinic and enjoying every moment of being a mother. "Dr. Rechner, you have guests. Sir Levy approved" her secretary interrupted her deep thoughts while studying on her iPad. After her return, she limited her patients so as not to exhaust herself. And today she finished early.Looking up from the screen, she stares at May. Guests? She was not expecting any. But thinking Levy approves, she smiles and nods at her. "Please let them come in. Thank you, May" "Yes, Doctor. Excuse me" She went back to her reading while waiting for the guests to come in. "Dr. Rechner" a gruff voice from the door tears her away from reading. Looking up, she saw two old men and two younger ones about her age. There is something familiar about them, which she still cannot put words into it. "Hello, welcome to Rechner Aesthetic" she with her usual polite tone, greeted after standing up from her
"Your mouth, Carl. Arah doesn't fancy those words" Helen glares at him despite his pain. Groaning incredulously, he closes his eyes. He will never have sympathy from anyone. "Oh, it's fine mom. I'm used to it by now" Arah mumbles with a smirk while Luther suddenly becomes uneasy. Which did not come unnoticed. "I'm wondering where you've been hearing that" Carl interjected despite the throbbing pain in his face. A smirk slightly carves his lips while averting his gaze to Luther. As expected he got a sharp warning from him, which only made him chuckle. "Our family has become a bad influence on Amara. Shameless boys" Helen added while sharply looking at his nephews and son. She was aware of how they are fond of using profanity even in usual conversations. "Your son is more of a bad influence on her, auntie" Carl insisted, fully knowing what Helen missed. But his mischievous smirk appeared on his face again when Luther turn to glare a warning at him. "Just don't swear as much as y
After the enchantment by Luther's proposal, their families approach to congratulate them. But seeing Arah's eyes linger on her mom they gave them mom the chance to greet each other first. "Mom, you came" tearful, she throw herself to Diane. For a moment there was silence as the mother and daughter hug each other, crying. And it's been a while before they parted, comforting each other. Luther stays at the side, watching together with the rest. "I've missed a lot of your important celebrations. When you were growing up, I was never allowed to come close to celebrating with you. I can only watch from a distance. So I won't miss this time to be with you at this important milestone in your life" Diane quivers while wiping Arah's tears. "Thank you, mom. I'm so happy right now it's scaring me. This might be a dream and once I wake up it will all be gone" she anxiously mumbles."Oh, my love. This is real. Don't be scared. You deserve this moment after what you've gone through. This is a d
Tension rises when Dr. Rene Rechner arrived. Everyone is gauging. Kevin instantly become protective of his wife seeing her ex-husband. Pulling her close to him while Riley stands on the other side of his mom. Calvin steps forward in front of them. Blocking whoever might come close to Diane and Kevin. Arah while in Luther's arms stares at her mother. And she clearly saw the fear reflecting in her eyes."He cannot touch your, mom. We will never allow him, don't worry. But I invited him in respect as your father" Luther snuggle her ears to whisper."I'm here, pumpkin. It will be fine. Your mom has nothing to fear. Receive your father as a daughter" he softly added. Nodding, she smiles at him before taking a deep breath. Luther has a point. She has nothing to do with whatever happened to her parents in the past. In one way or another, they are both significant parts of her life. Each is important to her to a different degree. Her father has been a great provider. He gave her all the
Tearfully staring at her father, she heaves a disappointed sigh. She could see the cold ultimatum in his eyes and she felt hopeless."No matter what happens, I'm your daughter and you are important to me" she bitterly smiles. "As I have said, I will never forsake you but I refuse to be subjected to your quest for retribution" she softly added without averting her gaze from him. "I refuse to choose. I don't think I need to. You're both important to me. I can't force you to set aside whatever you deemed right. But I will cherish those who will stay by my side despite the differences we have" she sadly smiles."You brought that whore into your life. You have made a choice, Amara. That is how I understand it" Rene grimly retorted. And his response made Arah heave a devastated sigh."Dad... " she hopelessly whispers."I wish you a happy life, Amara" with his eyes piercing on her, he mutters. He tries to stand up but is too muddled and weak to even keep himself upright. She watches him s
Arah waited for Luther to answer while the rest remains quiet."He left a few months ago and nobody knows where he went except for Vasili" Luther solemnly responded."Why did he leave? Something happened?" she was thinking of something tragic."We don't know the real reason. He only confided with Vasili and though he got his parent's approval, aunt Lexie has been unhappy about his decision. She cannot hide how she missed him" Luther earnestly explains. "He might have been overwhelmed with everything. Of all the Wright children, Lucas is the softer one among the three brothers. He is more like Lexie in a lot of ways although he is a spitting image of Lucien. And being in a Mafia family is not easy" Samael casually interjected. A gentle smile adorned his face. No one among them knows the real reason. All they have are purely assumptions.Listening, Arah thoughtfully nods while trying to understand. The Petrov family may be dominated by men heirs but she was surprised at how close the t
After Luther arrives to pick her up, they went straight to the Steel mansion to meet with their visitors. "Arah, meet your aunt Lexie" Helen instantly stands up and carefully drags her to meet the woman whose back is on them. Luther was amused by his mother's enthusiasm but lets go of Arah's hand. He too is excited to see his mother's cousin. Arah has been anticipating the moment to meet the famous fashion designer and her heart is thundering with excitement. "Hello, Arah" after standing up, Lexie gracefully turn to her with a charming fond smile. For a while, she was mesmerized. She was unable to respond while she gawks at the perfection in front of her. Yes, she too is beautiful and people are gawking at her most of the time. But seeing the gorgeous model and fashion designer, though older than her, made her feel ordinary. "Hello, Auntie Lexie. At last, we met" she dazedly mumbles while being pulled into a warm hug. "I've been hearing a lot of great things about you, Arah. H