-Country A-In a private apartmentâs storeroom, two men stood in front of a desk in a dimly lit room, their heads bowed to avoid the intense gaze of their lady boss seated opposite them after reporting the outcome of their mission.The room had been renovated into an office on the inside, but on the outside, it was a normal storeroom, one would never believe the kind of meetings, and transactions that have been held there if informed.The men had their heads down, as they received scolding from their Mistress. âIncompetence bastard!!â Valerie shouted, âYou couldn't kill a single woman! Why the hell am I wasting money on you?!!â she screamed, slamming her palm on the desk.âSorry boss, but when we arrived at the location, we found out the lady had moved out two weeks ago and we tried to track her but itâs like she disappeared into thin air.â Morris, the leader among the two, explained.âHow is that possible?! I heard my dad ask his colleague in that country to arrange a place for her?!
Meanwhile, in Don Antonio's office, he has been busy working on the tons of files on lodging on his desk that required his signature. He stared at the small photo frame on his desk, a photo of him and his parents together with little Martina and her parents, a photo that was taken on the day he got engaged to her, the happiest day of his life, a dream come true, but all that change when she and her family traveled to country A. Country A! After resuming his role as a mafia boss, he investigated the cause of the accident and found out it wasnât just an accident but murder. And the previous mafia lord, who was Treyâs grandfather, had an involvement in it, he may have instigated the accident because all the clues point to him, and the only way to have contact with him is through Trey. Antonio's plan is simple, Lisa for Trey and Trey for his grandfather. He initially decided to terminate his plan to use Lisa and her unborn child as a pawn to bait Trey into succumbing to him. Howeve
Dr Grace rolled up Lisa's blouse, exposing her flat tummy. Lisa stared at Susan as they both shared a smile. She was nervous but also anticipating meeting her baby, she heard it was a nice sensation but, maybe because she had pictured herself together with Trey when she became pregnant, she had thought she would be going to her checkups with him, and he would bring her all her cravings during that time no matter the time, even at midnight he would bring her whatever she yearned for, but here she is, all alone.Dr Grace unraveled some tissue paper and tucked it under the elastic band of Lisa's underwear after pulling down her trouser. Dr Grace reached for the tube of ultrasound gel and shook it. âThis will be a little cold, dear,â she notified her, Lisa nodded her head in understanding. Then Dr. Grace squeezed a bit of gel on Lisa's abdomen, she then pressed the probe tool into the gel on Lisa's skin while her eyes stared intently at the screen of the monitor.âTake a look at this.â s
But the person laughing, she could never forget that voice.âValerieâŠ?ââYes, cousin,â she said in a taunting voice, âHow have you been? It has been a while since I heard from you.ââValerie, where is Trey I need to speak to him, can you please pass him the phone?â Valerie made weird faces, twisting her lips as she listened to Lisa speak. Does Lisa think she is stupid, why would she convey the phone to Trey? She wouldn't do that, even if he was in front of her, not to mention he isn't here.âOhh, I'm sorry Lisa but Trey can't answer the phone right now, he's in the shower,â Valerie said, her voice sounding concerned.âIf he is taking a shower? why are you there?â Lisa asked in a shaking voice if he was showering and Valerie was with him, it only meant one thing, they were together right now and inside the same room, how could Trey do this to her?âDon't be silly Lisa, you know Trey divorced you so he could be with me, what do you think I'm doing! with him right now?â she asked in an at
Back In the restroom inside the city hospital, Lisa was clutching her chest tightly with her hand as tears kept running down her cheeks, her blouse was crumbled due to the excessive squeezing of it by Lisa and was wet from the continuous tears that kept falling down her face. She was in bottomless despair and the pain was unbearable, she was regretting leaving Trey, she should have fought a little more, if she had thought the pain she felt back at the hotel when she saw Trey together with Valerie was unbearable, then she was wrong what she was feeling now was the worst, knowing that trey married Valerie was killing her. She kept sodding loudly, oblivious to the fact that others may be present in the restroom and may hear her.Outside the restroom, Susan had been standing outside the restroom for some time now, but Lisa still hadn't walked out yet and she was starting to worry as to why she had watched many people get in and out of the restroom but Lisa hadn't come out. Precisely th
âDad? Mum?â She uttered in surprise. As she stared at the photo in her hand, she began to recall the memory from 15 years ago, she was very little at that time, but since her father had taught her to understand the world, so as little as she was she understood what was happening at that time. ~~~âMy beautiful Martina, you know Daddy loves you very much right?â Don Luis asked as he tickled Martina who was seated on his lap, she could not answer her dad because she was so immersed in the sensation of being tickled, she laughed uncontrollably. She managed to speak to her dad with some difficulties.âI love you too Daddy,â she said. Just then, her mom strolled into the living room and said,âLa miel (honey), sheâs going to pee herself if you donât stop,â Martina called out to her mom to come to her rescue.âMom help meeee,â she said through giggles. Her mom walked over to them and then helped to release her daughter from her husbandâs clutches.âLa Miel, I want to speak to you about so
Three weeks later at Pearl City Hospital.BeepBeepBeepThe beeping sounds from the multiple cardiac monitors in the emergency ward could be heard from outside the ward. At the far end of the general emergency ward, the frail body of a child could be seen lying in a hospital bed. Her small face was swollen, while her forehead and neck had been bandaged, an IV drip was inserted into the back of her hand, an infusion her body relied on to keep it hydrated and a pulse oximeter was attached to her thumb, to measure her heartbeat and respiratory conditions.âNo! itâs been 3 weeks now, but youâre still informing me of the exact excuse,â the man said angrily, his patience was running out, he lost his beloved sister together with her husband, he was grateful their daughter survived, but since he read on the news three weeks ago about the accident and arrived at the hospital, he had been told the same old story, but now he's out of patience and won't take âeverything is fineâ for an answer. â
The instant Lisa's question registered in Susan's mind, her heart skipped a beat, making her buckle, âWhat!ââNo, what I meant to say is, Antonio and I got engaged when we were little,â Lisa explained, giving her the benefit of the doubt.âYes, Susan, Lisa is the surviving daughter of Don Luis,â Don Antonio said.âWow, Lisa,â Susan exclaimed excitedly, â it turns out I was right about you.ââWhat do you mean?â Lisa asked, puzzled.âWhen I first saw you, I thought you looked familiar but I didn't know why, now I know why,â she grinned. âMartina, it's me, Susannah, your friend, we both attended grade school, we ate and shared our lunch, we were always together in school.â Lisa smiled and said,âI'm sorry Susan, I do not remember that, but donât worry Iâll try to remember,â Lisa said and they embraced each other.âDon Antonio, earlier, you said you wanted to talk about something?â Lisa asked.âYeah, about that,â Antonio sighed and made a gesture with his hand, implying that they sit down