Chapter 99 Writer's POV Mr. Williams has finally been laid to rest a few days ago, and the last few days have been hard for Alicia. Trying to balance between getting over her dad's death, and caring for herself and her unborn child has been difficult, but with Ren, Lilian, her mom, and Felix beside her, she was able to improve. It was supposed to be a beautiful morning, but no day has been beautiful to Alicia after everything that happened. Just if she had known, she would've involved the police before and let them handle it, or at least told her dad about it, maybe the innocent man wouldn't have lost his life, but then, she believed that God has already destined this to happen in the first place, so there was no reason to regret it now. Standing on the balcony and leaning over the rail while staring up at the sky, many thoughts run through her mind, including finding out later that Emily died at the hands of her dad. Although they were never on good terms, but she was
Chapter 100 Everything went too fast, Mr. Douglas was finally sentenced to death by hanging since he killed two people, and his wife was sentenced to life imprisonment for being an accomplice and didn't say anything when her daughter was killed. It has been three months since Alicia has been at home, while Ren and Felix have been managing the company in her place. The two men have developed a strong bond together in which they are now best friends. Lilian too has been supportive of her friend, although she was still single. Alicia on the other hand was in her final trimester, and they would be expecting a baby anytime soon. It has been a hard day for Alicia, since she has been struggling the whole day, trying to suppress the pain she kept having occasionally. She has been feeling this pain for the last one month, and the doctor would always tell her that it was fine whenever she had gone to the hospital. Sitting on the couch and watching TV, she suddenly feels a st
'You have to get married, and take over the family business, Alicia' her father's deep baritone voice echo in her head for the umpteenth time as she pulls over at the roadside. She can't help the scoff that tears through her throat. For the first time in her twenty-nine years of existence, she feels so empty and like the whole world is against her. She never imagined that her dad who loved her so much and would do anything for her, would go to the extreme length of asking her to get married before she can have access to the family wealth, knowing that she detest the word 'marriage' let alone getting herself involved in it. The sound of her ringing phone pulls her attention, and she reaches out for it lazily. "You have one more week to present your boyfriend to us, Alicia," Again, her dad's deep voice sounds through the phone as soon as she answers the call. It's just like she dug her own early grave by telling her dad earlier that she has a boyfriend. What was she supposed to do whe
Three days later at the mallA pink sports car pulls over in front of the mall, and parks amongst the many cars in the garage. Alicia and a young lady of about the same age as her hop out of the car and walks toward the mall elegantly as they both mutter inaudible words to themselves and laugh happily. Stepping into the mall, the two walks over to the counter where they pick up baskets and start shopping.A few minutes later, they finally return to the receptionist to pay for everything they bought. "Everything is three thousand boxes. Are you paying with cash or a card?" The innocent receptionist asks them politely. "I'll pay with a card," Alicia replies to her. After she paid for the things they bought, they finally stride to the exit door with all the things they bought. Stepping out of the mall, she collides with someone and staggers back. "Are you OK? I'm so sorry I didn't see you coming," Raising her gaze to check who she just collided in, she almost rolls her eyes at the pe
"Hi, it's nice to meet you again, Miss Alicia," Ren smiles at her politely as he quickly stands up to his feet to greet her. Glaring hard at him with her blood boiling in rage, she feels like grabbing the glass of wine on the desk and spilling it on his face, but that'll be too harsh. Not that he has done anything bad to her, just that she never liked him from the onset, or maybe it was because of her hatred for men trying to get close to her unnecessarily. "Now that you're here, you can't just leave like that, right? We should sit and talk," He smiles at her politely, and she sighs briefly. Contemplating whether to sit with him or not, her phone suddenly beeps and she checks the screen 'I'm sorry for arranging a blind date between you and him, I don't mean any harm. Ren doesn't look bad, you can introduce him to your parents as your boyfriend, and sort it out later. Good luck, darling' she scoffs after she finishes reading the text that her friend sent to her. Is she crazy? Her par
Three days laterStaring at her reflection in the mirror, she sighs for the umpteenth time as she shuts her eyes tight. It's finally the day to be present at her parent's house, but she's nervous. 'Where's your boyfriend, Alicia?''Don't tell me you're still single, cousin? That's pathetic''Honestly, you need to get yourself a man. You're twenty-nine and turning thirty soon. You'll eventually get married to an old married man if you're still being like this,' thinking of the humiliation she's going to face when she gets to her parent's house later, she can't help but feel more nervous. This was the same reason she moved out of the house months ago and decided to live with her friend for the sake of her mental health, but it seems like that can't be avoided now. Taking a deep breath, she finally picks up her handbag from the bed and strides to the door, and pulls it open, striding out afterward. Driving down the road a few minutes later, her hands keep trembling nervously on the st
Mr. and Mrs. Williams' faces lits up in excitement as they glance over to Ren almost every second. Seeing their only child have a man in her life has been one of the best things that they ever wanted, and it seems like their dreams are finally coming true. While her parents are busy admiring the handsome man that their daughter finally chose, Alicia is sitting frozen in her seat and still trying to understand what's happening. The last time she checked, he didn't agree when she asked him for this, so how the heck did he suddenly show up at her dad's house? How the heck did he even get her house address? "Be careful with that, babe," Ren says when water spills on her body, and she raises her gaze to look at him, still having that confusing expression on her face. "Wow! Your fiance is cute, Alicia," Adelie commends, and Alicia just gives her a fake smile. Lisa can't just stop glaring hard at her, and her parents too. "So tell me, how long have you and my daughter been together?" Mr.
The next morning...The sound of the knock on the door pulls Alicia out of her deep sleep, and she groans tiredly as she forces her eyes open. Trying to sit up on the bed, she feels her legs heavy like something is pushing her back to the bed. "What's that?" She mutters to herself as she runs her fingers through her hair lazily. Realizing that she didn't sleep alone in the room, her eyes widen as she finally manages to sit on the bed, but she cringes when she finds Ren sleeping like a mad person with his head resting on her lap while having his hands wrapped around her legs. "What the..." She cringes angrily as she screams, snapping him out of his deep slumber. "Can you let me sleep, please?" He whines sleepily. "Get away from me you pervert!" She curses under her breath as she pushes him off the bed and he lands on the ground. "Ah!" He winces in pain, holding his butt. "That was mean, Alicia," He yawns, rubbing his sleepy eyes. The knock on the door pulls their attention, and