The next morning, Norman and Noah were already in the dining area along with the rest of the family. I have no idea what was the occasion but everyone was present. But imagine our surprise when Jennifer and Jennie were in a race departing their seats and offered me one next to my son. even Mauricia stopped filling her mouth with the food. "Are you two having a high fever right now?" I could not help my curiosity but ask as I settled at the table, pointed my eyes at Norman, and uttered without moving the corner of my lips, "What the hell is going on?" Instead of saying it with words, Norman lifted the tip of his shoulders and smiled at me. Wait does it have to do with what Tanner told them at the Gudiance Office? Who could have thought, huh? My plan of threatening them both worked perfectly. "Can I have my breakfast now?" I broke the awkward sensation in the dining area. After the scrumptious meal, all of us separated ways like we always do. Norman went to the c

In the middle of our journey, a part of me wanted to scream, to let out all the anger, frustration, and hatred that put weight on my shoulders. But the only thing I could do was grit my teeth while holding onto that thought. Good thing the chaperone did not ask me anything about how I ended up almost getting naked. Because if he did, I could have growled at him already - lashed out at him with everything that burned inside me. How dare Norman do this to me? The audacity to use me to win the bet. For what? For a million dollars? To protect his noble fat ass? He even had the face to tell me that he wanted to do everything to get me back. He even lured me with that fucking 30 million dollar evening gown to fall for his trap. Love my ass. If that woman hadn't shown up, Norman could have been smiling in silence, knowing he fooled me with the tip of his fingers. I was supposed to reach out to Justine, to come over and pick me up, but I forgot to bring my phone with me. A

All parts of my body, including my brain ceased to function at the moment. Even my heart softly beats twice within what felt like an eternity. A part of me wanted to push him away but my hands were numbed. The feeling was like his kiss was mixed with a dark magic spell for me to not do anything that he called, "stupid". If my counting served me right, the kiss lasted for about ten seconds or more, long enough everyone thought that I kissed him back. "Let's get back to the mansion, Yvanna," Norman said the second he moved his face away from me. "Our son has been waiting for you to come home." He reached out to my hand and dragged me out of the club, not by force, but my entire body was like voluntarily following him to the parking lot. Then he even fastened my seatbelt and took off afterward. After the magic spell he cast on me expired, I turned my head back to the nightclub, worried that something bad might happen to Tanner. "What do you think you're doing, No

No! What the hell is going on? What am I doing here? It was supposed to be Justine who found me after the collision. But what is Norman doing here? "Noah?" I softly breathed out his name after glancing at him from the car, bursting into tears, and his lips were trembling. "I'm taking you to the hospital," Norman uttered before he scooped me with his hands. I was about to dodge his filthy hands but my body was too weak to do it. Norman carried and brought me to the car with all his security guards, tailing us, and scanning the area with their eyes sharp like an observant eagle. Until we reached the nearest hospital. I refused to get admitted but Norman insisted. He and Noah were worried that I lost consciousness almost an hour earlier. "What are you doing here? How did you know that we are here?" Norman's loud voice echoed in my ears behind the wall across from me. "I'm here to see Yvanna." Upon hearing Justine's worried voice, I lifted half of my body and w

Norman was caught by surprise as we exchanged glances, this not, no longer from the rearview mirror but face to face. He wasn't aware I still used Justine as my second option even if he already come with us to our son's family day. "Focus on the road, Norman." I demanded before I shifted my stares through the window next to me. "we might not be able to reach the family day but to the hospital again." Our intensified conversation stopped since then. The truth is, I was also getting worried about Jusine. I couldn't get a hold of him since this morning. No -- since three days ago -- the same night when he was dragged out of the office. Tanner already reached out to me but Justine didn't. Even though I knew he was doing fine through Mr. Emilio's words, that he had been working in his office for the past three days, it was not enough for me to confirm it. As soon as we reached the main entrance of the school, twenty of Norman's security guards immediately greeted us, an