Semua Bab An Ex-Wife's Last Wish: Bab 31 - Bab 40

Hestia cannot help but let out a heavy sigh. With Mavis confirmed not residing in that safe place she prepared, she could not help but feel a heavy weight upon her shoulders. Not to mention, her twin sister was with her fiance at the moment. That alone would cause a domino of jeopardy. The worst part was she had no idea how Maximillian would react once he found out the truth.Even with the thousand of what-ifs rushing in her mind, she shook her head as if to refresh her thoughts. She grabbed her phone once more and dialed Dr. Charlie’s number.“First things first, I have to make sure that Kyler and Karylle are safe, the same goes with Mavis,” she muttered, reminding herself all over again that none comes second to those three.After a few rings, Dr. Charlie finally answers the call, however, even before she could speak, the doctor berated her.“I came here for a business trip, not to be interrogated and be under the constant watch of your fiance’s men. Just for you to know, on my firs

After their quick meeting, Hestia left and took a cab to head home. She already prepared herself with the upcoming nonsensical nagging of her twin’s stepmother. It may be a total hassle to listen to her, however, going too out of Mavis’ character might render them suspicious of her. Hence, upon entering the mansion, she lengthened her patience as the evil stepmother greeted her with a resounding slap. Hestia merely looked down without a word.“When did you become so stubborn?” Mrs. Charter yelled. “Don’t you know that Jackson is the reason why you have been accused of having an affair? Cutting ties with him completely will benefit you, Mavis.”Hearing those words almost made Hestia’s patience snap. She raised her head and looked at her stepmother straight in the eyes, only to receive another slap from her. This time, on the other cheek.“Do not look at me with those eyes. I did not raise you to be like that. Maybe I should slap you more so you can think straight for once.”Mrs. Charte

Jackson finished his rehearsal and brief orientation for the upcoming Hearthwalk Fashion event while Diana explained to Mavis the things she needed to do as part of the invited designers to showcase their masterpiece. Afterwards, the two friends spent their remaining time catching up within Jackson’s private make-up room so as to avoid getting caught from the eyes of Maximillian. “Do you think you can keep acting as Hestia?” Jackson questioned after hearing his friend’s stories at how intimidating Maximillian was even if he was mostly quiet. Her shoulders slumped forward. “I… I do not really know,” she replied with honesty. “But I wonder why Hestia is hiding from her fiance. Even though Maximillian is scary, it is obvious how much he treasures and loves her.” Jackson pursed his lips. Hestia strictly instructed her not to mention their plan to Mavis. He did not want to tell the whole truth to his friend not because he made a promise to Hestia, but because he wanted revenge again

Hestia woke up before 12 PM the next day, finding herself all alone in the tent. She had been fully clothed and even her once wet jacket was now on her. Her fever did not get any better, hence, every part of her body ached that even moving felt too tiring already. “Grayson?” Her voice grew hoarse. No one replied to her call so she groaned, pulling herself as much as she could just to sit up. The burning wood in the desktop firepit had turned to ashes and it seemed to have gone cold.“Grayson!” she yelled louder than the first time.Still no reply.The first thing that crossed her mind was she got abandoned. Maybe Grayson found her as nothing but a burden so he got up and tried to find his way back without her. Or maybe he got more worried about Venice so he just took off without saying anything. As much as she wanted not to make a big deal out of it, her discomfort and fever just stirred her emotions. Tears welled up in her eyes as she rushed to get out of the tent even though the

Grayson returned to Hestia’s ward after an hour and was no longer surprised that she was ready to leave already. “You have not yet fully recovered but you insist on getting discharged. If something happens to you later on, you are responsible for it,” Grayson said as if to scare her so she would change her mind about leaving so early.“Thank you for your concern, but I have to return to Sephis as soon as possible,” Hestia replied before walking out of her ward.Grayson immediately followed, grabbing the bag she was holding.“Did something urgent happen?” he questioned.“At work, yes.”He let out a sigh before opening the car door for her. Once Hestia was settled on the front seat, he got on his seat and started the engine. On their way back to the cabin, neither of them spoke for almost half of the trip.“Where were you before coming back to Sephis?” Grayson suddenly asked out of nowhere.His gaze was focused on the road, but he turned in Hestia’s direction for a quick second.“Does