At exactly 6PM, Amanda, dressed in her best red, body hugging dress that took her a lot of effort to prepare, left with her mom to the hotel where the engagement will take place.
She had done her own makeup because she is used to it given the nature of her job.
She is Val's assistant and she is used to putting make up on her when she goes to film.
Her mom had also dressed to kill. The daughter and mother duo walked hand in hand to the hotel.
Reaching the hotel, there were so many unfamiliar faces but Amanda guessed that they were William's family friends and some of her dads.
When people saw her at the entrance, they gave her strange gazes. Amanda was nervous but she still kept her cool on the outside. Head held high, she walked towards the William's family with a bright and innocent smile on her face.
"Hello grandpa, grandma, Auntie, uncle." Amanda greeted them politely, that sweet smile never leaving her face.
The family nodded and smiled at her, but their smiles did not reach their eyes, only grandma Catherine was enthusiastic as she held her hand.
Jason's grandmother has always been fond of Amanda and treated her like her own granddaughter. And because of her closeness to Amanda, she was left out in the dark about the whole plan of Val and Jason getting engaged.
"Hey my darling, you grow beautiful with each passing day, look at you, I know my grandson will be pleased to see you again."
Amanda blushed as she was teased by grandma Catherine. "Grandma, can you stop teasing me, you know I'm always shy when hearing those words."
"Hehe, how will you feel when you see Jason after five years, and look at how you are glowing, its like you have walked right out of an ancient painting." Grandma said with a big grin on her face.
"Grandma....." Amanda could not take it anymore.
"Okay dear, I will stop teasing you now, I hope you will be happy from today onwards." Grandma gave her her blessings.
Seeing their interaction, Liz just sneered and wondered how they will react once they found out the truth. Sorry mother but we had to do this. I can't let my son marry such a lose woman.
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Being the sensitive woman she was, Evelyn, Amanda's mom could sense that something was not right. She tried to talk to Liz but she seemed to be uninterested.
But it is not the first time, after her divorce, the two started growing apart and Evelyne could not tell what really went wrong with their long lasting friendship.
She stopped trying when she saw that Liz's expression was not right. She had some doubts but she kept it to herself. Today was one of the best days in her daughter's life and she did not want to ruin the mood.
Just then, Juliana came in followed by her son Ryan. Vallery was nowhere to be seen and that surprised Amanda and her mom. Or maybe she will come later, after all there is still time and even Jason had not yet arrived.
Juliana and Ryan walked directly towards the William family with enthusiasm. Recently, they have been visiting a lot and they have become more closer thus everyone smiled at them happily.
Evelyne was shocked as this has never happened before especially when she saw Liz and Juliana talking like best friends.
Liz had always loathed Juliana for being a mistress and breaking up a happy family. Evelyne used to be touched by her care and concern and that was what kept her going knowing that there was someone who could share her pain and burden.
She hated the third parties the most, but looking at the situation now, that did not seem like the case anymore.
"Hey Liz, you grow beautiful each day. You are becoming younger rather than old, I need to learn from you." Juliana said as she hugged Liz's arm like a little girl.
"Hey Juliana, you are still the same, you also maintain yourself quite well, you are not old at all." Liz said as she laughed.
"Yes, unlike someone else, who only knows how to sell her body in order to earn a living, I bet her daughter is the same as her." Juliana said with disgust as she cast Evelyne a provocative gaze.
Liz was uncomfortable hearing those words. Juliana had told her that after the divorce, Evelyne was not given any alimony and started sleeping around with men in order to care of herself and her daughter.
As the daughter from the prestigious family, she did not want to associate herself with someone who had lose morals and that is why she stopped contacting Evelyne even without investigating the truth.
Evelyne expression froze. It was obvious that Juliana was talking about her.
How could she frame her like this after stealing her husband? Was that not enough, now, she wanted to destroy hers and Amanda's reputation?
She was so mad that she almost exploded, but being good at enduring and keeping her emotions in check, she did not explode and took a deep breath to calm herself down.
Amanda heard everything and looked over at the woman who robbed her family and identity.
Looking at their smug faces, Amanda felt that something was going on but she could not tell what! She could only keep her doubts in her heart and continued to chat with grandma Catherine. She was like her mother and did not like others to influence her mood.
No one noticed that after hearing those words, grandpa James had a relieved expression on his face. If that was true, then there was no need for him to feel guilt in anyway about what was going to happen today.
He could never allow a person with questionable character to marry into his family. He was glad that he had made the right choice.
As for his wife, he will explain to her later after the party was over.
If only he knew what awaited him......
...... Two weeks went by in a blink of an eye. Today was Amanda and and Richard's seventh wedding anniversary. Richard woke up early to do nothing but admire his wife's perfect feature. Time has not left a mark on her face and she was addictive to look at. Amanda opened her eyes slowly and was met by a set of deep, full of emotions eyes staring right at her. "Happy 7th marriage anniversary my queen." Richard said with a smile. "Huh?" Amanda had just woken up so her mind was slow to process. "Happy 7th marriage anniversary, my queen." Richard repeated himself. After realising what he was saying, Amanda was shocked. So much had passed but it all felt like yesterday. Her eyes teared up. "Thank you for providing me with a home I thought I would never have." Amanda said emotionally. "That you too, for everything and for betting your whole life on me." Richard said, kissing her forehead lightly. "You are the best husb
Evelyne had been rushed to the hospital where she woke up shortly after her wound was treated. She directly went to see her daughter even though the doctors had told her to rest for a little more. Amanda had given birth to twins and she was now resting in the VIP ward. Due to the exhaustion from pushing the babies, she fainted right after giving birth and she was yet to wake up. Richard was worried about her and had not left her side. "Doctor, will my wife be okay?" Richard asked. "Of course. She just fainted from being exhausted. Her due date had not arrived so she was not mentally prepared, she should be waking up before tomorrow morning." The doctor said. Although Richard had asked that same question hundred times, the doctor still answered him patiently. "Can I see the babies?" "Yes you can, after they have been cleaned." The doctor said.. Richard was excited about his wife giving him two cute babies, a
She greeted everyone, but all of them except grandma Catherine scoffed at her. She did not care about their attitude and sat down. Making herself feel at home. "How is Amanda?" Catherine asked with concern. "Richard called just now and said that there was some accident at home. She was rushed to the hospital. If not for the fact that I was almost here, I could have gone immediately." Hearing that his daughter was in the hospital, Peter had no time to waste. He knew that Evelyne won't be staying for long. It was good enough that she managed to come. "Okay, since everyone is here, let's begin." Peter said as he took out some documents from his briefcase and distributed them among the people who were sitting in the living room. They did not understand what and why Peter was giving them the documents but never the less, they took them. Skimming through them, everyone was shocked. "Uncle, what is the meaning of this?" Jason wa
The following day, Amanda woke up at midday. She had slept too well without any dreams.She was greeted with a pair of deep eyes staring at her. She almost screamed out loud because she was still disoriented from her sleep. Only after she heard the familiar scent did she calm down."Hey, aren't you going to work?""Nope. My paternity leave starts today. I will accompany you until you give birth.""But there are still some more days until delivery.""It's okay. I covered upto three months work. If there is nothing serious, I told Thomas not to disturb me.""Bu.....""No buts. Everything is settled don't worry."Seeing that he was insistent, Amanda could only surrender.Richard looked at her with a deep gaze."What is it?""Err!" Richard was embarrassed to say what was on his mind.He had actually not gotten a wink the whole night and kept thinking about what Amanda had told him.She was r
After thinking about what the doctor told her during their last visit, Amanda blushed. She never knew that she will apply the method today.She had kept mum about it but seeing how much Richard had done for her, and the fact that he was still respecting her even when he was on the verge of losing control, Amanda felt even more guilty. Although she felt guilty, the feeling of being loved and treasured intensified in her heart. She too wanted to make the man who loved her feel loved.She looked at the man who was enduring his feeling for her sake and touched his face gently."Do you want to say hi to your little bun?" Amanda asked."What?" Richard was focused on fumbling with her breasts that he did not hear her well."Do you want to talk to your little bun?" Amanda repeated her question, this time in a seductive voice."Yes." As Richard said that, he placed his ears on Amanda's belly, probably having not understood what Amanda was imply
When Vallery came back, she found her mother lying weakly on bed. Her face was ashen. She did not see her father anywhere."Mom, where is dad?" Val asked, not caring that her mother was not in the right condition.Although she has been pretending to be sick, but because of what Peter had said, she was now truly sick.Getting no reaction from her, Val became vexed."Mom, where did dad go?" She only cared if her scheme had succeeded or not.Not being able to stand her interrogation, Juliana opened her mouth and answered weakly, "he already left.""Did you get the number?""No."Vallery immediately flared up."Is there something that you are really capable of? All you know is mess things up. I have never seen such an incompetent mother who could not even do something for her daughter." With that, she threw the lunch that she had painstakingly used her money to buy and walked out of the door angrily.Her mother was st