"Who could that woman be? She doesn’t look familiar to me. This is the first time I’ve seen her here,"
said a woman whom she passed by. "I think I saw her here before. She was applying for a job here," another one said. "Oh, I remember her now. But what is she doing here? She wasn’t hired by CD Inc." "Uhmmm! She’s heading toward Sir Winson’s office. Oh no, we’re in trouble if we don’t stop her! Sir Winson’s mother is currently in his office—they’re having a conversation right now!" Panicking, they all hurried to stop the woman who was trying to enter their boss’s office. "Wait, MISS! Hold on, where are you going? Do you have a scheduled meeting with our boss?" "Oh! I didn’t come here to see your boss. I wanted to surprise my husband by coming here without him knowing," Lorain replied. "Your husband? Who is your husband, ma’am? What’s his name? Maybe we can help you find him," another woman asked her rapidly. Lorain was about to respond when someone behind them suddenly spoke. "HEY! Lorain?" Rica asked in surprise. She didn’t expect her best friend to show up at her workplace. "WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?" "Well, I wanted to surprise my husband, Rica." "Does your husband work here?" Rica asked in shock. Lorain had never introduced her husband to Rica because ever since she got married, she and her best friend never got the chance to meet him. Rica had no idea who Lorain’s husband was. "What’s your husband’s name again? I forgot—it’s been so long since you two got married and I’ve never met him." "It’s Inson… I mean Winson. The name I told you before was just his nickname. His real name is Winson Durumio," Lorain replied with a smile. "WHAT?! Your husband’s name is Winson Durumio?!" Rica shouted, catching everyone’s attention. "Keep your voice down, that’s embarrassing!" "No way?! Is it true, Winson is your husband?" she asked again, still in disbelief. "Ahh! Okay, I’ll look up that name. But for now, you should go home, Lorain. I’ll let you know right away once I find your husband." (Meanwhile, the gossip spreads...) "What is she saying?! How could Sir Winson’s wife be here? His family is in Florida right now! Oh my, that woman must be crazy—just saying nonsense," said one of the women. Not far away, one of Winson’s mother’s staff overheard everything they were saying. She immediately reported it to Winson’s mother. "What do you mean he has a wife here?" "It’s true, ma’am. Sir Winson is living with another woman. They even have a daughter together." "This can’t be happening! Let their neighborhood know that she is not legally married to Winson!" Winson’s mother ordered, and her staff immediately complied. (While Rica was walking, she couldn’t stop thinking...) "But how could that be? If she’s really Sir’s wife, why wasn’t she even allowed in his own office? What secret is Winson hiding? What about us? What will happen to my friend once she finds out I’m her husband’s mistress?" These were the questions swirling in Rica’s mind as she walked toward Winson’s office. As she thought about it more, she started considering breaking things off with the man—she didn’t want to betray her friend. Knock! Knock! Knock! on Winson’s office door. "Come in!" "Sir, can we talk for a moment?" Before she could even finish the sentence, Winson kissed her on the lips. "Winson, stop it. Let’s end whatever we’re doing," Rica said, pulling away from his kiss. Despite feeling torn inside, she couldn’t bring herself to hurt her friend. "WHY? What’s the problem, Rica? Don’t you love me anymore? You don’t like what we’re doing? Are you getting tired of me?" Winson asked, questions Rica didn’t want to hear. What she longed to hear was "I love you," but those words never came from Winson’s mouth. "HEY, RICA! What’s the problem?" he snapped her out of her thoughts. "I need to know so I can understand why you’re pushing me away!" he added, clearly upset. Rica burst into tears and asked: "What am I to you? Did you ever love me, even just a little?" "Of course! Would I do this with you if I didn’t love you? Stop overthinking things! Just love me, Rica, and I will love you too," he replied sarcastically. "What about your wife?" she quickly asked. Winson looked directly at her. "What do you mean? How did you find out about that?" Rica didn’t answer. Instead, she asked another question: "CAN YOU LEAVE YOUR WIFE? Will you choose me over her?" Winson was silent for a moment before finally answering: "Yes, I can leave them. I’ll marry you, Rica, so you don’t have to worry anymore." Because of what Winson said, Rica threw her arms around him tightly, forgetting all about her best friend—the very woman she was helping to betray.“Sh*t! What should I do now? How can I follow them?!”Leo threw the gun he was holding in pure frustration.“I need to call Winson—he has to know what happened.”Meanwhile, Winson and Rica were already on their way back to the police station with the officers when Leo’s call came in.Winson immediately answered.“Leo! Where are you? Is Lorain with you?”“Lando got away,” Leo said breathlessly. “He took Lorain with him. I noticed they were both shot—Lorain and Lando are both wounded.”“What?! I thought you were supposed to protect Lorain! Why didn’t you save her from him?!” Winson yelled furiously.“Don’t talk to me like that! Have you forgotten I’m only helping you save your mistress?” Leo shot back.Winson froze. Damn… I can’t tell him yet that Ricca isn’t really my wife. He might stop helping me find Lorain.“Okay… I’m sorry. I didn’t mean it. What’s your plan now? Where do you think they’re headed?” Winson asked.“I’ll call you later—there’s a car approaching. Maybe I can still cat
Winson was on his way to the police station to report the chaos happening in his family.When he arrived, he was surprised to see Rica, Lorain’s friend, already there.“What are you doing here?” they both asked at the same time.“I have to report something! I saw Lando dragging Vina — and Lorain was with them! I didn’t know where they were going, so I came straight here!” Rica said, panting heavily.Winson rubbed both hands over his face, clearly panicking. He wanted to act fast but chose to trust Leo, the man who had saved him and his child.“Rica, please. Don’t get involved in this,” Winson said firmly.“Why shouldn’t I? My friend’s in danger!” Rica shouted angrily.“You’ll only make things worse if you interfere! Let’s wait for Leo’s alert signal — he’s the one who saved me and Shane.”“Why? What exactly happened to you?” Rica asked, confused.“It’s a long story, Rica. Let’s just wait in the car. I already talked to the police — they’ll move as soon as Leo sends the signal.”Meanwh
“Lando!” Winson shouted, anger burning in his voice.“What do you think you’re doing? Why did you tell everyone we were in an accident? What do you want from us? Why are you chasing me and my family?”Lando laughed mockingly.“Family? Hahaha! You’re mistaken, Winson. That woman you call your wife is actually the widow of my brother—the one your wife’s husband killed! And now he’s fighting for his life in the hospital!”He glared furiously.“I just want what’s rightfully mine—the fortune Frank left you! Return it to me, and I’ll let you go. You’ll be free to live your quiet little life.” Lando’s smirk was cruel and cold.Lorain’s voice trembled with both anger and confusion.“How could I return something I never had? I don’t even know that Frank left anything to me! I have no idea about any inheritance or will!”Lando’s eyes narrowed.“Don’t lie to me! I know you’re hiding Frank’s will somewhere. Hand it over!”“I’m telling you the truth!” Lorain shouted. “If you don’t believe me, go s
“Tita Ricca? What happened to you? Why are you lying on the floor?” Shane cried out, rushing toward Ricca who was motionless on the ground.Suddenly, Lando’s men grabbed Shane.“Carry the kid and put him in my car!” Lando ordered sharply.Just then, Ricca regained consciousness. She scrambled to reach for her gun, her hand trembling. When she saw Lando’s men about to take Shane, she pulled the child into a tight embrace and cried out,“Run, Shane! Run! I’m sorry for everything I did to you and your mother!”She pushed him away, forcing him to escape. Gunshots rang out as Ricca opened fire on Lando’s men, giving Shane a chance to flee.Winson appeared out of nowhere and caught the boy in his arms, quickly running to safety.“Let me go! Let me go!” Shane screamed, struggling.“Shane! It’s me—your father!” Winson said urgently.Shane froze. Tears filled his eyes as realization struck.“Papa! Mama!” he cried out, clinging to them tightly as Winson sped away in the car.Lando saw them from
"Forgive me, Frank. I never wanted to do this... But this is the only way I can claim all the wealth you left behind. I need money to find my child." "I know you'll understand me, Frank," Lorain said tearfully as she made her way out of the hospital, clutching the keys to Frank’s car still parked at Francy House. “Lorain!” Winson called. “Why are you still here? I thought you already left?” “We haven’t left yet—because my brother is still here! Did you forget that he’s here?” she replied, visibly annoyed. “Why would I forget that? I know he’s the one who saved me from the brink of death... all because of your wife’s doing!” “Enough talk! Where’s Carlo? Is he okay now?” “Yes, he’s fine. Just exhausted and sleep-deprived, which is why he’s sleeping so soundly. He only got minor scratches and didn’t hit his head hard enough to cause any damage. Mama is watching over him so that when he wakes up, someone can explain everything to him.” Then, Lorain and Winson left the hospital to
“Don’t let go, Carlo! We’re almost there!” he cried out in worry as blood flowed from Carlo’s head. “I’ll head home for now. I just need to get something. I’ll bring my grandson with me—he’s filthy and reeks. He needs a proper bath,” Mrs. Divina said to Ricca and Winson. “Alright, Mama. Just come back tomorrow. I know my son is tired, he needs to rest,” Winson replied. “I thought you missed your papa? Shane, why are you going home? You can just take a bath here,” Ricca interjected. “What are you talking about, Honey?! My son needs to rest! Can’t you see how pale he looks?” Winson snapped. “Mama, go ahead and leave now!” he added firmly. Ricca couldn’t say anything in response to Winson’s words, so the grandmother and grandson left the hospital room quietly. “Grandson, when we get home, tell me everything that happened to you while you were outside.” Shane nodded. But when he saw his mother entering the hospital while he was helping push a patient in a wheelchair, he suddenly f