"Ethan hurry!" Amelia yelled as she tried to call Owen's grade teacher. They had rushed out of the courtroom immediately to check on Owen. "I have sent Albert to the school… I'm sure they will reach on time." Ethan said as he stepped on the gas. "Fuck!" Amelia cussed when the call ended without anyone answering. Her heart was pounding hard in her chest at the thought of something happening to Owen. The car soon came to a stop and Amelia glared at Ethan, "seriously?!" Ethan pointed ahead with his chin, "there's traffic." Amelia looked ahead and found that it was indeed true. They were unfortunately stuck in traffic and they were in the middle of a highway with no way of turning back. "Maybe I should get out and run to the school." "You can't run that far angel." Ethan said as he looked around looking for a solution. "Are you telling me to just sit here for an hour when Owen is probably in danger?" "Are you going to reach him on time if you run all the way?" Ethan cou

Ethan was frustrated with the slow progress. They had been at it for hours and yet no results came through. "All of you are a bunch of incompetent fools! You all are getting free money in my company if you can't even retrieve a hacked video!" He roared. "Fuck!" Ethan kicked a couch, making the tech team flinch. "Ethan, calm down! They can't work with you pressuring them like this!" Lucas yelled at him. Ethan hissed, "I'm going to check on my wife." When he got upstairs, his heart did a somersault in his chest when he found the bedroom empty. Amelia was nowhere to be seen. He checked the bathroom, trying to convince himself that she hadn't done anything reckless but he knew he was lying to himself. She had defied him and left to search for Owen without knowing where he was being kept. He ran out of the bedroom and his eyes wandered to the window. "No… she wouldn't." He was in denial but the evidence was right there in front of him. Amelia had climbed out of the window

Amelia had recalled how the unfortunate incident had led to an unwanted pregnancy. The looks of disdain she had received back then had plunged her into depression. To make matters worse, it wasn't an easy pregnancy. She was diagnosed with placenta previa so most of her time was spent in bed and she was always bleeding. After the most traumatizing labor for an 18 year old, she lost consciousness for a few days and woke up with no memories of having been pregnant or given birth. Her parents must have seen it fit to lie that the baby was theirs to prevent triggering her depression. Amelia felt like a cat was clawing at her heart. She cupped Owen's cheeks and wiped his tears and said, "my son." She had no idea how Owen would receive the news. What surprised her was that he didn't look confused at all. Instead, he smiled and said something that threw her off completely. "Mommy…" Owen sniffed. Amelia's eyes rounded, "you…" she trailed as understanding dawned on her. "You knew al

"How did you find me?" Amelia asked Ethan as he peeled an apple by the bedside. He had been taking care of her and their son since the day they got admitted. Ethan frowned, not wanting to explain because Luciano was the one who led them to her. He felt jealous. Luciano had been visiting a lot and Ethan was just grateful he always came when Amelia was sleeping. "What's with your expression? I asked how you found me." Amelia's voice broke Ethan out of his reverie. He was about to reply when a knock on the door made them both look at it. "Come in," Ethan called out in a low voice, making sure to not wake Owen who was sleeping on the other bed. The door opened and the man who Ethan didn't want Amelia to see walked in. "Hi beautiful.. Long time no see," Luciano said with a smile. He was wearing a black fitting tee with black jeans. The tattoos on his veiny hands were out on display. Amelia was shocked to see him, "Luciano?" She called out, her eyes had rounded, showing how s

Amelia was shocked to say the least. She could feel her heart hammering hard in her chest to the point of almost bursting itself out. The turn of events was not what she expected at all. In her mind, she thought she would or would not win the award, then she would go back home and spend a very lonely night watching movies because her boys were not around. Suddenly seeing them on the stage made her feel surprised and touched at the same time. Her heart constricted, but not from pain. She was so happy she felt like she was floating on a cloud. Tears of joy streamed down her face and she was grateful for the waterproof makeup she applied. Otherwise, she would have looked like a panda by now. "Babe? Our son and I will have our feet going numb soon." Amelia was brought back to her senses by Ethan's deep husky whisper. She scooted closer to them and stuck her hand out. Nodding her head, she said with a shaky voice, "yes… I'll marry you, Ethan." "Yes!" Ethan made a victory gesture wi