“There is. Listen to me, there’s still a chance!” Delilah said.Caty looked at her. No one knew what was going on in those shallow eyes. “Miss, run!” She said.“No, I’m not going. Caty, listen to me!”“Miss, run! Go quickly!” Caty shouted.At that moment, everyone sensed that something was off.“She has a bomb on her!” A female officer suddenly said.At that moment, everyone became alert.Caty simply laughed and lifted her clothes. Sure enough, a small bomb was strapped onto her.Everyon
“Lyla, if… hypothetically speaking, if I did something to wrong you, would you forgive me?” Titus Shaw said to the girl standing in front of him. His eyes flickered with uncertainty. Lyla Lowe smiled, her eyes and teeth accentuated, albeit it being a faint smile. She shook her head decisively and said one word. “No!” Even though she looked young, she was still old enough to know better. Titus Shaw's eyes looked down dejectedly after hearing her answer. Lyla Lowe smiled instead and looked at him, treating the question as nothing. “If you knew you would wrong me, why would you do it in the first place? I would not let you have that chance to do me wrong!” Titus Shaw laughed bitterly. He raised his gaze to meet hers. His eyes were steeled with determination. “Lyla, I promise that I will make you happy! I promise you that!” Lyla Lowe nodded softly. “Mhm. I believe you. You know that I’ll support you in anything you want.”After that, Titus took her into his embrace.
After getting out of the room, he took out his phone. “President Smith, you may come over now. She is ready.” “Very well.” Titus Shaw hung up the phone after that. He stared towards room 309 with a complex gaze. ‘I’m sorry, Lyla.’ ‘Please forgive me.’ Lyla woke up in a daze, her head stinging with pain. “Titus?” she called out, dazed, yet the room was without a soul. She got up from the bed and slowly walked out of the room. The dizziness in her head was too much. She did not know why and how it happened. Just then, she heard a conversation. “Boss, are you going to 309? I heard that the woman inside is very beautiful. It seems like you’re very fortunate today…” ‘309?’That was the room she was in. Even though her head was still spinning, Lyla could still pick up the threat within the lines. When the elevator door was about to open, she looked up and saw the room in front of her. Room 308. She wanted to hide inside there. Her hands held the door knob and whe
The following morning, at the break of dawn… The first light of day seeped through the window and into the room. Lyla Lowe frowned a little before she opened her eyes.When her consciousness came to and she realized there was a man sleeping next to her, she shot into a sitting position immediately. She wanted to just slam her head into the wall!‘GAH! Lyla Lowe! How could you do this?!’Not wanting to waste a second more, she got up from the bed. She took her clothes and put them on in a haste. As soon as she was dressed, she took off towards the door and was about to leave when she stopped after a few steps.She turned around to see the man sleeping on the bed. He was half naked. His skin, wheat-colored, was completely exposed to the air as he slept like a baby. She was hesitating. Be it as if may, it was still her first time and she should, at the very least, have a look at him…She took a few steps towards him as the thought played in her mind. However, just when she to
At that moment, Gretel came charging into Lyla’s embrace and kissed her. “Mummy! We believe you! Please don’t push yourself too hard! Gretel will be very sad! When we grow up, Hansel and Gretel will take care of mummy!” Her words made Lyla Lowe so happy that she could die in peace. “Very well! When you grow up, I will be in your care!” said Lyla. To have to raise them was her happiness. All the effort, pain, blood, and tears she suffered through to give birth to the two of them was all worth it. Hansel merely glanced at the mother and daughter. He was not for one to join in such a… commotion. “Mummy, are we going back to see grandfather?” Gretel asked. Lyla suddenly remembered what happened seven years ago.When she returned home that day, her father had already brought home another woman. She did not blame him for not being faithful. She only felt bad for the death of her mother. And when that woman came into the house, Lyla felt that the house was no longer a place for
Eventually, all items were purchased. Lyla turned to her daughter and said, “All done, Gretel. We’re done shopping and it’s time to go back!” “Mummy, I still want to buy something!” said Gretel.Lyla nodded and said, “Okay, but be quick about it. Your elder brother is still waiting for us at home!” Gretel nodded and ran off to the place she had in mind. When she found something that she liked and wanted, it was too high up and out of reach. That being said, it was not a problem for her. She turned towards a couple who were doing their own shopping and approached them. With confidence and the confidence that different genders attract, while the same repelled, she went for the man and caught his hand. “Uncle, could you please help Gretel take something?” Mark Pattionson was doing his own shopping when he felt someone catching his hand. He turned around and saw a petite little girl no higher than his waist, looking at him with such cute eyes. Something about the look in
Lyla smiled. For someone to make little Gretel to be so dramatic, he must be handsome to a certain caliber. She could not help but raise an eyebrow and asked, “More handsome than Felix Smith?” “Mhm…” Remembering Felix Smith, Gretel thought hard and compared the two in her mind. “Better, if not the same!” Lyla laughed and could not contain herself when she said, “You little minx!” “I’m not! He really is handsome!” “Alright! Alright! Come on then. We must hurry up and go home!” Gretel nodded and the two pushed the little shopping cart to the payment counter. Meanwhile, outside the supermarket, Kathleen Turner was still clinging to Mark Pattinson as they walked out. “Mark, as I recalled, you were never one to like kids!” “Really now?” Mark replied with a question. “Really!” “Those shouldn’t be my kids…” he said. Kathleen remained quiet as she stared at him. Sometimes, the man was truly an enigmatic presence one would find hard to understand. When they returne
The four of them sat together in a booth. Since little Gretel told Abigail she had never had a hotpot, she decided to be magnanimous and get themselves a large table.The four of them had a good time talking whilst dipping their forks and spoons into the large pot. As she ate, she turned to her brother, Hansel and said, “Hansel! I’d have never thought hotpot could be this good!” Hansel nodded and replied, “Indeed. They are nice.” Gretel continued eating happily. Abigail was talking with Lyla. Throughout the years, Lyla had only briefly talked about herself. However, they had been in constant communication and thus, Abigail could understand her well enough. However, seeing with her own eyes was an entirely different experience. “Enough about that sob story. I want to know about now. Are you going to leave again now that you’ve returned?" Abigail asked. “Unlikely,” Lyla said, nodding away. “What about work?” “I’ve already found a job. After a few days, I’d be going into