로그인I went on with my day, trying to act as if nothing happened. But the weight of my emotions earlier still stayed with me. I sighed and gently pushed my chair away from my desk, then leaned back and crossed my arms. I sighed again. This time, it made a sound. I heard someone clear her throat. I loo
“Are you going to your office?” Arzhel asked. I was in our room, doing an outfit check. I was wearing a black dress that hugged my body. “Hmm,” I simply hummed. He walked closer and hugged my back. “I talked to Ethan yesterday. They already processed everything for the Europe expansion last mon
Lenie started to clap. She had a big smile on her face. Meanwhile, Joe looked like he was still processing what he heard but still started to clap when he saw Lenie clapping until his eyes started to widen. Then he smiled. He seemed to have processed what Arzhel said. I slowly looked at Adrian. I
Analia’s POVChris excitedly ran to Adrian. Arriana followed him. “Daddy,” Chris excitedly called him and hugged him. Then, seconds later, Arriana joined the hug. “Happy birthday,” Adrian happily told the kids and kissed their foreheads. “Come, let’s eat, Dada Adrian,” Arriana said and held Adria
Arzhel called the waiter.“We're ready to eat,” he said.The waiter bowed and left.There was no other program. We were just here to gather together and eat dinner. The kids agreed and loved that idea too since it was their first time celebrating their birthday like this, and with these people they
When we arrived, the private dining room was already prepared.It wasn't grand or extravagant. It was just a long table decorated with flowers, some balloons, and a birthday cake placed at the center. One for Arriana, and one for Chris.It looked exactly like what we wanted. A simple, intimate birth
It’s been a week. We’re staying in Arzhel’s house. And Jarred was nowhere to be found. After he was seen in the hospital, no one knew his whereabouts. We couldn’t track him anymore. We didn’t even know if he was still in Los Angeles, but we didn’t want to get too comfortable. We still assumed he w
I accompanied Stephanie to the door. Then I locked it to make sure no one could enter easily in case they wanted to harm us. I went back to Arzhel. I saw him smiling. I was wondering what he was smiling about. “Why did you lock it?” he asked, his voice was soft, but there was a hint of teasing in
I opened the door. The doctor and nurse were still beside Arzhel. I heard the doctor asking questions to Arzhel, then the doctor faced the nurse beside him and said some medical terms I didn’t understand. I looked at the woman beside me, she still looked worried. She looked only a little bit scare
“I just found out that he did this to Arzhel!” Veronica said. “B-but how?” I asked, confused. I checked my phone that was in my pocket. “I didn’t receive any calls from the police about him,” I said. But as soon as I said that, my phone rang. It was the New York police. Veronica and I looked







