3.

THE NEXT DAY - PLANS

"Lejandro woke up early. It was past four in the morning, and his things were already packed for Singapore." He didn't wake Elijah because he knew she would cry when she saw him leaving. He also didn't tell her how long he would be gone. He didn't know if it would be days, weeks, or months. He decided it was better not to say anything.

He kissed Elijah on the lips before leaving their room.

He headed to his mother's room to entrust his wife to her care.

Knock, knock, knock.

Lejandro's knock interrupted his mother's phone call.

"I'll call you back later, my son is outside my room and he might hear us."

"Okay, Ma'am," came the reply from the other end.

"Oh, Lejandro, you're still here?"

"I thought you were leaving."

"I'm just about to leave, Mom. I just wanted to leave my wife in your care. I know you're the only one I can rely on here no one else."

"Of course my son. I'll take care of your wife. Don't worry about her, she'll be fine here so don't worry okay."

"Thank you, Mom. I'm leaving now!" "Don't bother seeing me off. I'll just drive myself I'll take Manong Ernes with me so he can drive my car when I get to the airport."

After saying that, Lejandro left Hacienda Ferman. He left his wife in the care of his mother.

Lejandro had no idea what plans his mother had for his wife, who he was leaving in her hands.

A few hours later, Elijah woke up to find her husband gone.

There wasn't even a note on her desk. The only thing left in her room was a maid's uniform.

As soon as Elijah got out of bed, her room door opened, and the Mrs.Donita and the Maid of Hacienda Ferman entered.

The Donya immediately grabbed the uniform from Elijah's desk and threw it at her.

"It's already noon! You're still lying in bed! Meanwhile, your colleagues here in the house are already working!" "You're not a princess in this house anymore! So if you want to stay here you have to work for every bite you eat!" The Donya shouted at her.

"Mom, Elijah said, trembling, "What are you doing to me?"

The Donya only slapped her face so hard.

She said, "Don't you ever call me Mom again! Because you're not my daughter!"

"But I'm the wife of your son, Elijah said, tears welling up in her eyes.

"Put that on and come with us!"

"Maid Leonora will show you what you need to do in this house!"

The Donya said seriously.

But Elijah didn't move.

"No, I won't wear this! I'm Lejandro's wife. I won't be a maid in this house!" Elijah said angrily.

Those words burned in the Donya's ears, causing her to turn back to Elijah.

"Phaaaaakk" "Phaaakkk... phakkkkk" ! "phaakkk"

The Donya slapped Elijah again, on both sides of her face.

This caused tears to well up in her eyes from the pain of the slaps.

"Auuuoocch" "Huhuhuhuhuhu" "What did I do to you that you have to treat me like this?" "Where is my husband?" she sobbed.

The Donya immediately grabbed Elijah's chin and said:

"Hahahahahah" "My son is gone! He left you!" "He doesn't love you anymore."

"After you gave him your body! He just left you without a word. Whahahahaha That's why you're not my daughter, and you're definitely not my son's wife."

"Because you're weak and useless!" "From now on, you're just going to be a maid in this house!" the Donya shouted.

"No!, no!, that's not true. I know he'll come back to me after he solves the problem in Singapore." she said defintly. And she added:

"No, I won't accept this!" "I'm the one who gave Hacienda Ferman a lot of money, so you can't treat me like this!"

"Are you stupid?" "You know the answer to that. Your husband married you because of that money. And now that the money is in his name since you got married, he doesn't have any problems anymore. And besides, don't you know that the reason he went to Singapore is because of another woman? He's going to marry her there, and he's going to forget about you!" The Donya shouted. She grabbed Elijah's long hair.

"Stop!, I'm hurting!"

"Let me go!" Elijah screamed repeatedly.

She couldn't do anything because the Donya had a firm grip on her hair.

Meanwhile, Lejandro, who was on his way to the airport, was stopped by a black car.

"Lejandro's car stopped at that moment."

"What's their problem?" Lejandro asked in surprise. When Lejandro saw who was in the black van, his fear subsided. The van was filled with Furtiza.

"Lejandro got out of his car to talk to Furtiza."

"Oh, hi' Furtiza, it's you. What are you doing here?"

Lejandro asked.

But before Furtiza could answer she handed Lejandro a can of juice.

"For you. Drink i!"You're just going to leave without a word!"

"I'll be upset with you if you don't drink that. You're leaving without a word." She said again, with sadness in her eyes.

Lejandro just smiled and drank the contents of the can without hesitation. He didn't even think about what the consequences might be.

Furtiza had a wide smile as she said to herself, "Go ahead, Lejandro. Finish it. Because once you finish it, hahaha, you won't remember Elijah or go back to her as your wife at Hacienda Ferman. Hahahahahhaha!"

"So, how about that? I finished it. Can I go now? I'm going to miss my flight." Lejandro said, smiling.

"Sure! Let's go." Furtiza said, putting her arm around Lejandro's, which surprised him.

"What are you doing—" But Lejandro couldn't finish his sentence before he suddenly felt weak and dizzy, until he passed out.

Furtiza immediately put Lejandro in her van, while his car was driven by her men.

"You're mine now, Lejandro! When you wake up, I'll be the one you recognize as Mrs. Ferman, and your parents will recognize me too!" "Because that's what they really want!"

"Whahahahahaha" She laughed happily as she looked at the handsome man's face.

"Meanwhile, at Hacienda Ferman..."

"Oh, Bernard! What are you doing here? I didn't expect you to visit so soon."

"I'm sorry, Tita. I remembered that today is Lejandro's departure, so I decided to visit before he left." Bernard said.

"What are you saying?"

"Lejandro isn't leaving?"

"He just went to the hacienda to go horseback riding with his wife, Furtiza."