LOGINVICTORIA ~When I was discharged from the police station, given the fact that my statement proved my innocence, I was directed to the hospital where Liam was admitted.It was the police that even drove me to the hospital.They had detained Brandon to provide information necessary to get Elese, who is the best person to explain what had happened to Liam because, according to Brandon, Liam was hale and hearty, watching a movie when he left for the airport to welcome me."I really don't have anything to say now until something happens to my son," I muttered under my breath, trying shake off the distraction."Good evening, Ma'am," a nurse said to me as she approached me.Before she could talk further, the police with me interfered. "She's the mother to the boy. Please, how is he now?""Oh, really?" The nurse's forehead rose a little; pity instantly flashed through her face."How's he now?" The police repeated the question."Well," the nurse exhaled a deep sigh. "There is improvement, I mu
BRANDON ~ By the time Victoria and I got to my house, Elese's car was already at the garage, a sign that she had returned, which was what I had never expected. Earlier yesterday, she had told me she was going for a business trip and would stay for three days. I knew very well that wasn't true. I knew it was her side dude that she was going to visit, but I did not put my mind into it given the plan I had in my mind already. That event was even what gave me the medium to book a flight to Asheville City to take Liam from his school. I never knew Elese would go back against her words. Meanwhile, I had left Liam at home to go welcome Victoria at the airport. The thought that she had just returned and met Liam in the house alone gave me goosebumps. To think she would recognize that he's my son at first glance due to the striking resemblance made my heart sink. Elese would not be happy to realize I have a child outside our union. I can't stop imagining her action towards him given th
VICTORIA ~ "Who else if not Brandon?" I replied with a tired tone. "Of course, it's Brandon." Logan huffed a deep sigh of frustration. "What exactly does he want from you?" he lamented. He wanted to talk further, but I wriggled free from his grip and left. Nonetheless, he chased after me. "I don't even know why you're so much in a hurry to go meet your doom," he spoke, his words cutting through me like shards of ice. That statement from him made my heart sink. For a moment, I paused and reflected on my decision. I rolled my eyes at him and then asked him, "What made you say so?" Logan stared at me for a second, and instead of answering my question, he let out a smirk. "Do I really need to tell you?" That was his response. "Well," his eyelids rose as he sighed. "Since you're trying not to miss your flight, I need you to do only one thing..." "Which is?" I asked immediately, almost cutting him short. "Turn on your live location feature on your phone and share it with me." Wit
VICTORIA ~ "I'm sorry, Victoria, but Liam is asleep right now. Maybe tomorrow." This was precisely what Brandon had told me after I requested to speak with my son. After I requested to speak with Liam, whose voice I had heard clearly in the background, asking him who he was speaking with. To say I was short of words was an understatement. For a moment, I wanted to crash at him, but then I realised that would only worsen the situation. Given that we're speaking on the phone, he might end the call and then block my number, making it impossible for me to reach him again. That way I would lose the little hope of seeing my son again. Even Liam's voice I had heard in the background eased the tension boiling in me a little, so I can't let my emotions get the best of me and miss that opportunity. I breathed a deep sigh, trying to bring myself together. "Brandon, I want us to see," I requested. "We need to talk, please." There was a brief silence from his end. For almost five seconds
VICTORIA ~It was exactly five o'clock when I left my boss' office after speaking with him about taking some time off from work to deal with the issues happening around me.Thankfully, he had listened.Not only had he listened, but he had also been surprisingly understanding. After hearing me out, he granted me a two-week furlough and advised me to focus on putting my life back together before worrying about work.As I walked through the building, heading towards the parking lot, other colleagues joined the previous ones in asking me what the issue was."Victoria, are you okay?""Is something wrong?""You don't seem like yourself today."Their concern was genuine, and under different circumstances, I might have appreciated it. However, I was not ready to explain anything."I'm fine. I'm just not in a good mood today." I told them even though there are blaring evidence it was a lie. A terrible lie.Nothing about me was fine.I was saying those words because it was an easier answer to g
BRANDON ~ At Manhattan City, I stepped out of the airport with a weight in my chest that made every breath feel heavier than the last. My grip on Liam’s small wrist was firm, too firm, as if someone were dragging him with me. I couldn’t bring myself to loosen it. It was the only thing grounding me at that moment, the only proof that I hadn’t already lost everything. The airplane authorities had denied me boarding. "We're sorry, sir, but you can't travel with this kid. The mother has to be with him." The words still echoed in my mind. It was sharp and humiliating. They hadn’t even tried to hide their suspicion. They insinuated I was attempting to leave the country with another person's child. I had explained all I could, but they refused. They had insisted, calmly but firmly, that the child’s mother had to be present. They didn't even mind the resemblance we shared. No amount of explanation, persuasion, or carefully crafted lies had changed their stance. To make matter
BRANDON ~ Watching Elese and the strange man openly express their love to each other made me nearly confront them out of jealousy. I felt jealous even though my heart doesn't belong to her anymore, but because she had never been this feminine and romantic towards me even when we were secretly d
VICTORIA ~ "Wow, I can't believe you went through all of that with Brandon," I exclaimed in disbelief after hearing Benita's story. She had finally made it to Asheville City. When she arrived at my place yesterday, it was already night due to her flight being delayed in Manhattan. Because of this
BRANDON ~ I left Elese's house at six o'clock p.m. for Greyson Resort, where I stopped over to cool off my mind first. With the way I was feeling, I might not be able to drive home safely because I wouldn't concentrate fully on the road. My mind would linger on the i
VICTORIA~ "What is happening, Victoria? Has it come to this?" He asked dumbfoundedly, mouth agape, his eyes darting between me and Mr. Wilson. A smirk crept across my lips as I watched him in shock. "Are you surprised?" I chuckled slightly and sighed. "Well, don't be. It is what it is, Brand







