INICIAR SESIÓNFreya jumped out of the ambulance fast. Jacob immediately followed her."Is there a problem?" Jacob asked."There's someone..."Jacob frowned. "Where?"Freya pointed at the large acacia tree not too far away. Her eyes widened when the man suddenly moved away."He's trying to escape. We need to go after him!" She was about to run when her husband stopped her."What are you doing, Jacob? Let me go!"Jacob stared at the large acacia tree his wife had pointed to. "Freya, there's no one there. Come on. We need to go to the mor—"Freya violently yanked Jacob's hand off her arm. "Are you saying that I'm seeing things? Are you saying that I'm lying?" she said furiously.Jacob took a deep breath. "Yes. No! I mean, the person you're talking about is gone. He's already left."The truth was, Jacob hadn't seen anyone there at all.Freya fell silent and went back inside the ambulance. Jacob followed her right away. He held one of her hands while his arm was around her. She started crying again. She
Freya shot up the moment she heard Jacob say that name.She had been right. It. Was. Jia. The victim of the hit-and-run was Jia!Without blinking, she threw herself onto her daughter's body and held her lifeless form tight. And then she screamed."JIA! MY CHILD! MY POOR, POOR BABY!" Freya wailed, tears pouring non-stop.Jacob stumbled backward. He still wanted to convince himself that it was some other child lying lifeless on that stretcher. He grabbed his own hair and shook his head violently."No. No, this isn't real. This is all just a nightmare," Jacob muttered, staring at Freya and Jia. He stepped back again until he lost his balance.Freya held the back of her daughter's head and pressed it to her chest."JIA! MY POOR BABY!" Her voice was almost gone from screaming. She sat down on the stretcher and pulled Jia onto her lap, rocking her. "WHO? WHO HEARTLESSLY DID THIS TO YOU? WHOOOOOO?!"Jacob covered both his ears. He couldn't bear to hear Freya's screams. The crowd's murmuring
Freya ran out of the mansion barefoot, screaming."JIA! Anak! Where are you?!"The veins in her neck were bulging from shouting her daughter's name, while Jacob and Yael inside still had no idea what was happening."JIA! My baby! Where are you?!"Tears streamed down Freya's cheeks as she ran. She stopped every person she passed."Have you seen a four-year-old girl? Have you seen my daughter?" but no one had seen Jia.She kept running, kept screaming her only daughter's name, until she realized her feet were bleeding. Sweat dripped down and stung the open cuts. She kicked off her heels and left them in the middle of the road. No protection, no shoes. She didn't care about the scorching heat of the pavement. She just needed to find her child.She reached the end of the subdivision. Not even a shadow of Jia.Her knees were giving out. Her feet were burning from the wounds. But the exhaustion, the pain in her soles — it was nothing compared to the pain in her chest. She could barely brea
Chapter 1: Eight Years Later 5:00 AM - Monte Carlos Airport "Mommy! Daddy!" Yael's face lit up as he sprinted across the arrival area. His parents had been gone for months, taking his baby sister Jia abroad for treatment. By some miracle of prayers and medicine, she had recovered quickly. "Yael!" Freya's smile stretched from ear to ear, her hand waving frantically at her eldest son. Jacob chuckled beside her, Jia fast asleep on his shoulder. "Go on. Go to him. I've got our princess." Waiting behind them were Set and Jun, already taking charge of the luggage. Freya dropped to her knees and pulled Yael into a tight embrace, kissing his forehead and wrapping her arm around him. "I missed you so much, anak. I brought you so many pasalubongs. I know you're going to love them." "I missed you so much too, Mommy! I have a surprise for you and Daddy when we get home," Yael said, beaming as he laced his fingers with hers. They started walking toward Jacob, talking non-stop th
EndingFREYA'S POVA week after Jacob proposed to me, we immediately flew to Balesin Island for a vacation. We have been here on the island for two days and I can say that it is really beautiful here. Yael, Diana and Hulyo are with us. Papa couldn't come because he had a schedule for a check-up in Florida. Mommy Rhea and Daddy Ramil are busy in doing island hopping activity in El Nido. It looks like I will have a younger sibling soon. Kidding aside, I'm happy for my parents. I can feel their overflowing love for each other.Jacob booked the whole Costa Del Sol. As explained by the staff, Costa Del Sol means "coast of the sun". It features Spanish colonial architecture with arched thresholds, stucco walls, and manicured courtyards. There are six casas in it – Estepona, Fuengirola, Malaga, Marbella, Ronda , and Torremolinos. Diana and Hulyo stayed at Casa Marbella. We are now at Casa Torremolinos. Wherever Casa we're in, we can still have a picturesque view of the Pacific Ocean.I turne
Chapter 72"Yael." Freya ran to her sleeping son and kissed him on the forehead. Abundant tears flowed from her eyes as she watched her son with a smile. "Son..." She was about to wipe her tears when Jacob suddenly wiped her with the handkerchief he was holding. She looked up at Jacob. "Thank you," she tried to say."She's still mad." Jacob murmured as he smiled.Freya heard that but ignored it. She caressed Yael's hair and stared at his son’s face again as he slept soundly."Son, I'm sorry. I'm sorry if I left you in the car that day. If I hadn't left you, all the things you experienced wouldn't have happened to you. Forgive mommy." Freya kissed Yael again on the forehead. "I'm also sorry if they made me believe you were dead. I'm sorry if I didn't even find you. Son, mommy is just starting to look for you but God gave you to me right away. He's so kind, isn't he? Even though I forgot to pray , went to church, asked for forgiveness for my wrongdoings...He still loves me. I don't know
"Mama, how true are you? Are you going to pull out all our investments in LNGC?” Yvette said while slowly drinking milk tea. She raised her feet on the couch. On the other hand, she is holding the latest model of iPhone."Did you buy a new phone again?" Rhea asked. She just arrived at her office. She
"What's the matter?" Freya asked with a frown when Jackson suddenly approached her. She was washing the dishes while Yael was cleaning their room."We need to talk," Jackson replied.Freya immediately stopped what she was doing. She wiped her hands on the towel hanging near the plate holder. "Is there
“Good morning, Yael,” Jackson greeted. Yael rubbed his eyes. “Good morning, Uncle Jackson. Where’s mommy?”“She’s cooking our food. How’s your sleep?” Jackson asked.“My sleep was okay. Do you know, uncle, I dreamed about daddy,” Yael said with a smile.Jackson plastered a fake smile. “Really? What kin
"Diana, Don Vandolf, we have to go. Something urgent came up," Rhea said as she stood up from her seat."Can't you extend even five or ten minutes? You will miss the highlight of the night!" Don Vandolf said. "I would love to, but we really need to go. I’m giving a sincere apology to the both of you.







