ログインI swallowed and released a deep breath. I also closed my eyes for a moment. “Okay, face him,” I told myself. As soon as I opened my eyes, I started to hear footsteps coming my way, and when I was about to fully push the door open, someone from the inside pulled it. I waited for the door to be ful
“You’re not coming with us, daddy?” she innocently asked. I actually expected her voice to be full of pain and disappointment if ever she would ask that question, but I was so proud to hear her voice full of understanding. She might have realized that Arzhel and we have our own houses here in Los
When the pilot finally announced that we landed in Los Angeles, my heart started to beat so fast. I looked for my phone. I checked if Adrian at least messaged me, but there was none. I think he wanted to surprise us. I mentally sighed. I leaned back on my chair and stared at the window. My hand w
We packed our things and prepared to go back to Los Angeles. Arzhel was on his phone, I looked at him. He looked serious while listening to the person he was talking to, my doctor. He called him to make sure I was really clear to go because he was worried I might still need additional follow up t
“Who will take care of Arriana?” I asked Arzhel while we were changing clothes. He was wearing his jeans, while I was buttoning my long-sleeved blouse. “Veronica just arrived here in New York. I texted her to come here,” he said. I nodded. Surprisingly, I somehow felt at peace knowing that it was
We spent the rest of our day in Arzhel’s penthouse. Arriana told us she wanted to swim, so here we were in the pool area. Arriana and I were busy swimming, while Arzhel was busy grilling some pork, and seafoods. Arriana suddenly splashed some water on my face. I silently gasped and looked at her
I couldn’t think of any reason. I was not yet allowed to tell him the truth. I needed to give him the same reason I told him before. “He is my friend,” I said. Arzhel pressed his lips, then released a deep breath. He looked at me. His eyes were full of warning. “I will give you one last chance,
But then I did not know what Veronica told him. What if she fed him another reason and my answer would confuse him more? He was looking at me, waiting for what I was going to answer, so I felt pressured. “What did Veronica say?” I asked in a low tone. That question made me feel stupid. Imagine, I
It was an unregistered number. But the number was very familiar. It was from Veronica. I had memorized her number before. “What does she want?” I asked myself. Curious, I answered it, already annoyed. “What-” “You b*tch!” she cut me off. She said it in a whispering way like she was also gritting
“Rest for now. I already called Janna. If anything happens that needs your attention, she will call right away,” Adrian said. I was behind him. He was fixing my pillow and bed before I could lie down. He actually looked kind of overreacting right now, as if something bad really happened to me, lik







