He sat on a chair beside her bed and caressed her face as he said to her, " It's my birthday Nichole. Do you remember, when we were kids how excited you used to be for this day? Even when I would have not been willing to celebrate my birthday, you forcefully would do all the arrangements on your own. This day was no less than a festival for you. You used to wait for this day more eagerly than anyone else.""And today, I don't expect anything from you except that you wake up and just say 'Happy Birthday to me. Please get up Nichole. For God's sake, please come back to us." Ryan started crying after saying this.He covered his face in his hands and kept crying for a few seconds. But still, Nichole didn't give any response. With a disappointed expression, he stood up from there and turned to leave suddenly when he heard a weak voice, " H-Happy B-Birthday Ryan."As he looked at Nichole, she was smiling at him looking extremely pale. He stammered with joy as he leaned towards her and said

Ryan gave a smile and dragged her outside on the lawn. As their parents saw them coming hand in hand with a smile on their faces, they eventually understood what their decision was. But still, just to tease them a little, Ryan's mother asked Ryan, "So what you guys have decided?""I have decided to purchase another house with 3 floors in which one will be your and dad's, one for Nichole's mom and dad, and one for me and Nichole. That way, there will be no issue regarding privacy and we can live together also." Ryan replied to his mother with a serious expression on his face.Though he didn't say clearly that they have agreed to marry each other, he made everyone clear that they needed to prepare for the wedding sooner.Trying to control her laughter, Ryan's mother said to him, " At this age, we don't need any privacy. So you and Nichole can live on a separate floor and we old folks will stay on the same floor. That way, when you and Nichole will not be around, I and Mrs. Fernandez wil

Nichole pulled away from her embrace and took her hand in her hands as she said to her, " Instead I should be thankful to you auntie. If you had not come to meet me in the hotel room that day, perhaps I would have missed out a lot of things including being with all of you.""This is the last time you are calling me auntie. If you dare to repeat it again, then I will show you how alike a mother-in-law is." Ryan's mother said to her with a fake angry expression on her face."Oh, I am sorry mom. I will never call you auntie again." Nichole said in an apologetic tone as she touched her both ears with her hands."That 's like a good girl." After saying this, Ryan's mother covered Nichole's face with her gown's veil and said to everyone, "Let's go. Now, I am more than eager to see my son's wedding. So just don't waste any more time."Everyone nodded as they walked towards the outside. Ryan left with his parents in one car for the church whereas Nichole and her parents left in another car.A

"What? How is that possible? And when did he come out of prison? And what he is doing here?" Ryan asked all the questions in one go with annoyance."I can't tell you anything on the phone. You just hurry up and come to the living room. And make sure to not let Nichole know about this." She hung up the phone after saying this.Ryan tried to calm down himself and decided to face Nichole without showing any sign of abnormality. But when he turned around, he was stunned to see her state. she was completely covered in sweat even in the air-conditioned room.Ryan sat beside her and took her in his embrace. He then tried to comfort her saying, " You don't need to be scared of anyone. I am always with you. Do you trust me?"Nichole looked into his eyes and as she noticed a sense of protectiveness and assurance in his eyes, she felt like her fear was fading away. So she wiped away her tears and nodded her head as she said to him, " Let me get dressed. Then we both will go together."Though his

Jack gave out an evil laugh and said to the lawyer in a triumphed tone, " Maybe the law can't help me in getting her but there is a thing that will surely make her mine forever."As everyone looked at him with curiosity, he pulled out a gun and pointed it at Ryan. Ryan was dumbfounded for a second as he took a few steps back in fear.Nichole, her parents, and Ryan's parents were shocked beyond belief by this sudden action. They were dead scared and couldn't even imagine the possibility of Jack losing his mind and shooting at Ryan.But before anyone could react, Jack said to Ryan with hatred in his eyes, " It's because of you that every time I tried to get closer to her, I could never succeed. And now when you have eliminated every possibility of us being together, I had no choice but to kill you. If she can't be mine, then I will not let her be with anyone else. And trust me, once you are dead she will never dare to involve herself in a relationship."Hearing him, Nichole, who had bee