LOGINAviannah’s lips parted in shock as the man suddenly stabbed her.Because Alfred was desperately struggling and forcing his way in from outside, the knife struck Aviannah in the side instead.The man cursed under his breath. He had intended to deliver a fatal blow, but when he tried to stab Aviannah again, Jamie and Sandra rushed out of the bedroom.“Aviannah!” Sandra screamed, while Jamie quickly grabbed the nearest figurine and hurled it at the attacker.The man cursed again, but in his panic, he immediately ran toward the window and desperately tried to escape.Sandra rushed to Aviannah, who was now sitting on the floor, clutching her side as blood gradually soaked through her white blouse.“Avie! Avie!” Sandra cried in panic.A few moments later, with the help of the apartment security guards, Alfred managed to get the door open and rushed inside.“Aviannah!” Alfred shouted the moment he saw her condition.The security guards immediately called for emergency assistance.Meanwhile,
“Why am I only finding out about all of this now?” Ark asked Aviannah in a firm yet calm voice as the two of them sat inside a private room at the police station.Aviannah couldn’t answer because she didn’t know what to say to her father.Even now, she was still trembling from the overwhelming fear and anxiety she had felt after seeing the CCTV footage from outside her unit.Although she hadn’t been able to see the man’s face clearly, she was absolutely certain that he was the same man who had tried to kill her in Palawan years ago.Even now, she still didn’t know his motive. She had no idea who had ordered him to kill her. As the years passed, she had tried to bury those memories deep inside her. She had convinced herself that perhaps the man had mistaken her for someone else because he never came after her again. Not until now. After all these years, the man who had once tried to kill her had finally returned.
About twenty minutes later, the police arrived at Aviannah’s unit.They immediately placed police tape across the entrance and began examining the entire apartment. One by one, they photographed the damaged furniture, the shattered mirror, the open drawers, and the torn sketches and design boards.Alfred stood quietly by the door, watching the officers as they carried out their investigation, while Aviannah’s heart continued to pound with fear.“Avie!”Aviannah and Alfred quickly turned toward the familiar voice and saw Jamie and Sandra hurrying toward them.“Avie! Are you all right?” Sandra asked anxiously as soon as she reached them.Aviannah gave a small nod.“I’m okay.”“I called them. I think it would be better if you stayed with them for the time being,” Alfred said to Aviannah.She immediately turned to him.“Did you tell Dad too?&rdquo
The entire emergency room was in chaos as Andrei was rushed into the hospital. Nurses and doctors shouted instructions one after another while they hurriedly pushed his stretcher into the treatment area of the emergency room.Aviannah could barely breathe as she followed closely behind them. Her hands were still trembling from what had happened.The screech of the brakes, the terrified screams of the people around them, and the memory of Andrei throwing his arms around her to shield her from the car that had nearly taken both their lives kept replaying in her mind.“I’m sorry, ma’am, sir. You’ll have to stay here.”Aviannah and the others stopped when a nurse blocked their way at the entrance to the treatment area.“No, I want to see my son,” Cristy whispered, her voice trembling.Aviannah had immediately called her father, who had still been inside the restaurant when the accident happened. Even bef
Aviannah quietly stepped out of the car and stopped in front of an elegant restaurant in Calapan City.She took a deep breath before finally walking inside.A waitress greeted her and led her to a private dining room.As soon as she entered, she saw her father seated at the long dining table. Beside him was her stepmother, Cristy—the mother of the man she loved, Andrei. Alfred’s parents were also there.“Aviannah…” her father called softly.Her eyes instinctively searched for Alfred, but he wasn’t there.“Where’s Alfred?” she asked. She had expected him to be there already since she had messaged him earlier.“He’s on his way, dear,” Mrs. Guden replied with a smile.“Have a seat, sweetheart,” her father said.Aviannah nodded and quietly took the seat across from him.The food had already been served, so they began eating in silence
Aviannah woke to the sunlight streaming through the window and falling across her face.She stirred slowly and opened her eyes, but a sharp pain immediately shot through her head, forcing her to shut them again.“Ahh!”She pressed a hand against her forehead.“Why does my head hurt so much?” she muttered to herself before trying to open her eyes again.Little by little, she became more aware of her surroundings.The moment she realized she wasn’t in her own room, she bolted upright.“Why am I in… Andrei’s bedroom?” she whispered to herself.The room was familiar.She had slept there once before.A few moments later, the delicious smell of food drifted in from outside the room.Her heart instantly skipped a beat.There was only one person she could think of.“Andrei…” she whispered softly.The last thing she rememb
“Aviannah, wake up or you’ll be late for school.”Aviannah felt a throbbing pain in her head for reasons she couldn’t quite remember.“Aviannah, wake up. Breakfast is ready, and your dad is waiting for you downstairs,” her nanny, Yaya Vangie, called again. But her eyelids felt so heavy that she cou
“Avie!”Lifelessly, Aviannah lifted her gaze toward the voice that had called her. Amidst the crowded bar, she immediately spotted her two best friends—Jamie and Sandra—making their way toward her.“Girls,” she murmured weakly as they reached her.“Are you okay?” Sandra asked, worry written all ove
“No, Dad!” Aviannah blurted out quickly and loudly, stopping both her father and her stepmother in shock. Andrei, on the other hand, just stared intently at her.“What do you mean, anak? What’s wrong?” her father asked, his brows furrowing in confusion.She swallowed hard, meeting Andrei’s steady g
Aviannah immediately stood from her seat the moment she saw the person she had been waiting for. Her heart pounded heavily in her chest, nervous at the thought that the old man might also be angry with her for the lies and deception she had committed—especially now that he already knew the whole tr







