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John Rey
Chapter 1
I'm sitting on the cold bench outside the emergency room. Many people were crossing by in the hallway but I couldn't stop the tears from streaming down my face.
I was on my way home from my internship when Auntie Marila called, my Mother had a heart attack, so they rushed her to the emergency room. The doctor hadn't examined her thoroughly yet.
She's now stable but still unconscious.
"Who's the patient's family of Diana Alvarez?" The nurse's voice made me alert.
I immediately went to her, "I-it's me! H-how's my mom?" My voice trembled as I faced the nurse.
"I'll be honest with you, hija. Your mother's condition is serious. She needs immediate surgery," she said.
"It will require a large sum of money… We will immediately perform the surgery if you already have the exact amount for her operation," she said directly.
My throat went dry.
"H-how much d-do I n-needed to pay for that?"
"Seven hundred thousand."
I fell down on the floor.
Where would I get that large amount of money?
I stopped outside the gate of a large and luxurious mansion.
"Who are you? What do you need?" I slightly flinched back as the security, guarding the gate aggressively approached me.
"The Fuegos don't have any expected visitors today, leave." He said gruffly, but I couldn't be swayed. This was the only way left to get my mom operated.
"Uhm… I-is Mr. F-Fuego here?" Even though there was a hint of fear in my voice, I mustered the courage to face the guard.
"No. Leave now, Miss."
"I just need to talk to him—" But before I could even finish my words, the gate suddenly opened.
"What's happening here?"
Elle. My half-sister stepped in, wearing a fancy lacey dress.
When she saw me, she immediately came out of the gate.
"You! What are you doing here?!" she hissed, pointing at me. My anxiety increased.
My heart was pounding so hard. I looked wearily at my sister.
"How dare you to even come here!?" she yelled. I stepped back as she walked towards me.
"I-I just need to talk to D-Daddy…"
"Daddy? Huh! Guard! Why haven't you gotten rid of this pest yet?!"
"Y-yes, Miss. I'm sorry." The guard immediately went to me.
"Miss, leave now!" He grabbed my arm and pulled me away from the gate. I tried to struggle free from his grip.
My tears started to silently form at the sides of my eyes as I tried not to sob or cry.
"S-sister, please! I need to talk to our Dad!" I pleaded desperately.
But before she could speak, someone else spoke up.
"What's going on here?" A calm yet authoritative voice echoed. A woman walked in from the mansion.
I felt like I was about to collapse from nervousness.
She's my father's legal wife.
"Mom!" Elle looked at her mother.
She ignored my sister and walked past her towards me. The guard still had a hold of me, I wanted to break free, but it felt like I couldn't move my body anymore.
She looked very intimidating and I'm so nervous that I'm almost numb.I'm sitting on the cold bench outside the emergency room. Many people were crossing by in the hallway but I couldn't stop the tears from streaming down my face.
I was on my way home from my internship when Auntie Marila called, my Mother had a heart attack, so they rushed her to the emergency room. The doctor hadn't examined her thoroughly yet.
She's now stable but still unconscious.
"Who's the patient's family of Diana Alvarez?" The nurse's voice made me alert.
I immediately went to her, "I-it's me! H-how's my mom?" My voice trembled as I faced the nurse.
"I'll be honest with you, hija. Your mother's condition is serious. She needs immediate surgery," she said.
"It will require a large sum of money… We will immediately perform the surgery if you already have the exact amount for her operation," she said directly.
My throat went dry.
"H-how much d-do I n-needed to pay for that?"
"Seven hundred thousand."
I fell down on the floor.
Where would I get that large amount of money?
I stopped outside the gate of a large and luxurious mansion.
"Who are you? What do you need?" I slightly flinched back as the security, guarding the gate aggressively approached me.
"The Fuegos don't have any expected visitors today, leave." He said gruffly, but I couldn't be swayed. This was the only way left to get my mom operated.
"Uhm… I-is Mr. F-Fuego here?" Even though there was a hint of fear in my voice, I mustered the courage to face the guard.
"No. Leave now, Miss."
"I just need to talk to him—" But before I could even finish my words, the gate suddenly opened.
"What's happening here?"
Elle. My half-sister stepped in, wearing a fancy lacey dress.
When she saw me, she immediately came out of the gate.
"You! What are you doing here?!" she hissed, pointing at me. My anxiety increased.
My heart was pounding so hard. I looked wearily at my sister.
"How dare you to even come here!?" she yelled. I stepped back as she walked towards me.
"I-I just need to talk to D-Daddy…"
"Daddy? Huh! Guard! Why haven't you gotten rid of this pest yet?!"
"Y-yes, Miss. I'm sorry." The guard immediately went to me.
"Miss, leave now!" He grabbed my arm and pulled me away from the gate. I tried to struggle free from his grip.
My tears started to silently form at the sides of my eyes as I tried not to sob or cry.
"S-sister, please! I need to talk to our Dad!" I pleaded desperately.
But before she could speak, someone else spoke up.
"What's going on here?" A calm yet authoritative voice echoed. A woman walked in from the mansion.
I felt like I was about to collapse from nervousness.
She's my father's legal wife.
"Mom!" Elle looked at her mother.
She ignored my sister and walked past her towards me. The guard still had a hold of me, I wanted to break free, but it felt like I couldn't move my body anymore.
She looked very intimidating and I'm so nervous that I'm almost numb.
"What are you doing here?" she asked seriously.
She coldly glanced at the guard holding me, "Let her go," she said firmly. The guard quickly released me.
"Mom! Get rid of her!"
"Why are you here?" she asked again, ignoring her daughter.
"I-I need to t-talk to our D-Dad…" Even though my voice was full of fear, I still mustered what I had to say.
Her face was expressionless, as she's just staring at me coldly.
"Why? What do you need from my husband?" she asked.
"My mother is in the hospital. I-I have no one e-else to t-turn to…" I said, my voice trembling.
My mother's parents are in Europe. I also have no connection with them because they disowned their daughter when Mom left them for my Dad.
"Oh? Is that her karma?" she scoffed.
"P-please, my father—"
I hadn't finished what I was saying when a cold hand fall on my cheek.
I almost went deaf from the slap Mrs. Fuego gave me. Holding my cheek, I couldn't react.
"How dare you show your face to us?" she fired.
I shook my head as I realized the truth. My tears gradually flowed.
My mother was just my Daddy's mistress. I was so insensitive to have shown myself to them. Because of me, their family was ruined.
But why? I didn't want this to happen. I don't know what to do anymore. I don't know where to get the money needed for Mom's operation.
Mrs. Fuego looked at me with disgust before turning her gaze to her daughter.
"Your friends are coming over. Fix yourself, honey," she said in her sweetest voice before turning her gaze back to me.
"Tsk!" Elle rolled her eyes at me before going back into the house.
"Get out of here and never show your face to us again!" Mrs. Fuego said and turned her back on me.
"Leave, Miss." The guard approached me, seeming to pity me, so he helped me up.
"I can manage." I stood up on my own and ran away from that place. I shouldn't have come here in the first place.
"What did you get from your father? Nothing, right? If I were you, I'd accept the job I'm offering you." Auntie Marila stood up from the sofa.
"Rest for now. If you change your mind, you know where to find me," she said before leaving me alone in our house.
This house is my dad's property. I had to let go of our only housemaid because we needed the nurse who's with my Mom at the hospital more here at home, Daddy pays their salaries. Dad also pays all our bills, even my school expenses, but last month, he stopped providing and giving me money. I can't talk to him anymore. He used to visit me every week to check on me, but he's been absent for weeks.
I've already used the last allowance he gave me.
I wiped away the incessant flow of my tears with the back of my hand.
What am I going to do now?
I didn't realize I had fallen asleep on the sofa. My eyes hurt from crying. I looked at the window outside, it's already dark. I glanced at the clock on our wall: 8:00 PM.
I stood up and went to my room. I showered and fixed myself, I also put on some makeup on.
Afterward, I went down to the garage. Daddy gave me this car last year for my birthday.
The drive to the club took thirty minutes.I'm sitting on the cold bench outside the emergency room. Many people were crossing by in the hallway but I couldn't stop the tears from streaming down my face.
I was on my way home from my internship when Auntie Marila called, my Mother had a heart attack, so they rushed her to the emergency room. The doctor hadn't examined her thoroughly yet.
She's now stable but still unconscious.
"Who's the patient's family of Diana Alvarez?" The nurse's voice made me alert.
I immediately went to her, "I-it's me! H-how's my mom?" My voice trembled as I faced the nurse.
"I'll be honest with you, hija. Your mother's condition is serious. She needs immediate surgery," she said.
"It will require a large sum of money… We will immediately perform the surgery if you already have the exact amount for her operation," she said directly.
My throat went dry.
"H-how much d-do I n-needed to pay for that?"
"Seven hundred thousand."
I fell down on the floor.
Where would I get that large amount of money?
I stopped outside the gate of a large and luxurious mansion.
"Who are you? What do you need?" I slightly flinched back as the security, guarding the gate aggressively approached me.
"The Fuegos don't have any expected visitors today, leave." He said gruffly, but I couldn't be swayed. This was the only way left to get my mom operated.
"Uhm… I-is Mr. F-Fuego here?" Even though there was a hint of fear in my voice, I mustered the courage to face the guard.
"No. Leave now, Miss."
"I just need to talk to him—" But before I could even finish my words, the gate suddenly opened.
"What's happening here?"
Elle. My half-sister stepped in, wearing a fancy lacey dress.
When she saw me, she immediately came out of the gate.
"You! What are you doing here?!" she hissed, pointing at me. My anxiety increased.
My heart was pounding so hard. I looked wearily at my sister.
"How dare you to even come here!?" she yelled. I stepped back as she walked towards me.
"I-I just need to talk to D-Daddy…"
"Daddy? Huh! Guard! Why haven't you gotten rid of this pest yet?!"
"Y-yes, Miss. I'm sorry." The guard immediately went to me.
"Miss, leave now!" He grabbed my arm and pulled me away from the gate. I tried to struggle free from his grip.
My tears started to silently form at the sides of my eyes as I tried not to sob or cry.
"S-sister, please! I need to talk to our Dad!" I pleaded desperately.
But before she could speak, someone else spoke up.
"What's going on here?" A calm yet authoritative voice echoed. A woman walked in from the mansion.
I felt like I was about to collapse from nervousness.
She's my father's legal wife.
"Mom!" Elle looked at her mother.
She ignored my sister and walked past her towards me. The guard still had a hold of me, I wanted to break free, but it felt like I couldn't move my body anymore.
She looked very intimidating and I'm so nervous that I'm almost numb.
"What are you doing here?" she asked seriously.
She coldly glanced at the guard holding me, "Let her go," she said firmly. The guard quickly released me.
"Mom! Get rid of her!"
"Why are you here?" she asked again, ignoring her daughter.
"I-I need to t-talk to our D-Dad…" Even though my voice was full of fear, I still mustered what I had to say.
Her face was expressionless, as she's just staring at me coldly.
"Why? What do you need from my husband?" she asked.
"My mother is in the hospital. I-I have no one e-else to t-turn to…" I said, my voice trembling.
My mother's parents are in Europe. I also have no connection with them because they disowned their daughter when Mom left them for my Dad.
"Oh? Is that her karma?" she scoffed.
"P-please, my father—"
I hadn't finished what I was saying when a cold hand fall on my cheek.
I almost went deaf from the slap Mrs. Fuego gave me. Holding my cheek, I couldn't react.
"How dare you show your face to us?" she fired.
I shook my head as I realized the truth. My tears gradually flowed.
My mother was just my Daddy's mistress. I was so insensitive to have shown myself to them. Because of me, their family was ruined.
But why? I didn't want this to happen. I don't know what to do anymore. I don't know where to get the money needed for Mom's operation.
Mrs. Fuego looked at me with disgust before turning her gaze to her daughter.
"Your friends are coming over. Fix yourself, honey," she said in her sweetest voice before turning her gaze back to me.
"Tsk!" Elle rolled her eyes at me before going back into the house.
"Get out of here and never show your face to us again!" Mrs. Fuego said and turned her back on me.
"Leave, Miss." The guard approached me, seeming to pity me, so he helped me up.
"I can manage." I stood up on my own and ran away from that place. I shouldn't have come here in the first place.
"What did you get from your father? Nothing, right? If I were you, I'd accept the job I'm offering you." Auntie Marila stood up from the sofa.
"Rest for now. If you change your mind, you know where to find me," she said before leaving me alone in our house.
This house is my dad's property. I had to let go of our only housemaid because we needed the nurse who's with my Mom at the hospital more here at home, Daddy pays their salaries. Dad also pays all our bills, even my school expenses, but last month, he stopped providing and giving me money. I can't talk to him anymore. He used to visit me every week to check on me, but he's been absent for weeks.
I've already used the last allowance he gave me.
I wiped away the incessant flow of my tears with the back of my hand.
What am I going to do now?
I didn't realize I had fallen asleep on the sofa. My eyes hurt from crying. I looked at the window outside, it's already dark. I glanced at the clock on our wall: 8:00 PM.
I stood up and went to my room. I showered and fixed myself, I also put on some makeup on.
Afterward, I went down to the garage. Daddy gave me this car last year for my birthday.
The drive to the club took thirty minutes.I'm sitting on the cold bench outside the emergency room. Many people were crossing by in the hallway but I couldn't stop the tears from streaming down my face.
I was on my way home from my internship when Auntie Marila called, my Mother had a heart attack, so they rushed her to the emergency room. The doctor hadn't examined her thoroughly yet.
She's now stable but still unconscious.
"Who's the patient's family of Diana Alvarez?" The nurse's voice made me alert.
I immediately went to her, "I-it's me! H-how's my mom?" My voice trembled as I faced the nurse.
"I'll be honest with you, hija. Your mother's condition is serious. She needs immediate surgery," she said.
"It will require a large sum of money… We will immediately perform the surgery if you already have the exact amount for her operation," she said directly.
My throat went dry.
"H-how much d-do I n-needed to pay for that?"
"Seven hundred thousand."
I fell down on the floor.
Where would I get that large amount of money?
I stopped outside the gate of a large and luxurious mansion.
"Who are you? What do you need?" I slightly flinched back as the security, guarding the gate aggressively approached me.
"The Fuegos don't have any expected visitors today, leave." He said gruffly, but I couldn't be swayed. This was the only way left to get my mom operated.
"Uhm… I-is Mr. F-Fuego here?" Even though there was a hint of fear in my voice, I mustered the courage to face the guard.
"No. Leave now, Miss."
"I just need to talk to him—" But before I could even finish my words, the gate suddenly opened.
"What's happening here?"
Elle. My half-sister stepped in, wearing a fancy lacey dress.
When she saw me, she immediately came out of the gate.
"You! What are you doing here?!" she hissed, pointing at me. My anxiety increased.
My heart was pounding so hard. I looked wearily at my sister.
"How dare you to even come here!?" she yelled. I stepped back as she walked towards me.
"I-I just need to talk to D-Daddy…"
"Daddy? Huh! Guard! Why haven't you gotten rid of this pest yet?!"
"Y-yes, Miss. I'm sorry." The guard immediately went to me.
"Miss, leave now!" He grabbed my arm and pulled me away from the gate. I tried to struggle free from his grip.
My tears started to silently form at the sides of my eyes as I tried not to sob or cry.
"S-sister, please! I need to talk to our Dad!" I pleaded desperately.
But before she could speak, someone else spoke up.
"What's going on here?" A calm yet authoritative voice echoed. A woman walked in from the mansion.
I felt like I was about to collapse from nervousness.
She's my father's legal wife.
"Mom!" Elle looked at her mother.
She ignored my sister and walked past her towards me. The guard still had a hold of me, I wanted to break free, but it felt like I couldn't move my body anymore.
She looked very intimidating and I'm so nervous that I'm almost numb.
"What are you doing here?" she asked seriously.
She coldly glanced at the guard holding me, "Let her go," she said firmly. The guard quickly released me.
"Mom! Get rid of her!"
"Why are you here?" she asked again, ignoring her daughter.
"I-I need to t-talk to our D-Dad…" Even though my voice was full of fear, I still mustered what I had to say.
Her face was expressionless, as she's just staring at me coldly.
"Why? What do you need from my husband?" she asked.
"My mother is in the hospital. I-I have no one e-else to t-turn to…" I said, my voice trembling.
My mother's parents are in Europe. I also have no connection with them because they disowned their daughter when Mom left them for my Dad.
"Oh? Is that her karma?" she scoffed.
"P-please, my father—"
I hadn't finished what I was saying when a cold hand fall on my cheek.
I almost went deaf from the slap Mrs. Fuego gave me. Holding my cheek, I couldn't react.
"How dare you show your face to us?" she fired.
I shook my head as I realized the truth. My tears gradually flowed.
My mother was just my Daddy's mistress. I was so insensitive to have shown myself to them. Because of me, their family was ruined.
But why? I didn't want this to happen. I don't know what to do anymore. I don't know where to get the money needed for Mom's operation.
Mrs. Fuego looked at me with disgust before turning her gaze to her daughter.
"Your friends are coming over. Fix yourself, honey," she said in her sweetest voice before turning her gaze back to me.
"Tsk!" Elle rolled her eyes at me before going back into the house.
"Get out of here and never show your face to us again!" Mrs. Fuego said and turned her back on me.
"Leave, Miss." The guard approached me, seeming to pity me, so he helped me up.
"I can manage." I stood up on my own and ran away from that place. I shouldn't have come here in the first place.
"What did you get from your father? Nothing, right? If I were you, I'd accept the job I'm offering you." Auntie Marila stood up from the sofa.
"Rest for now. If you change your mind, you know where to find me," she said before leaving me alone in our house.
This house is my dad's property. I had to let go of our only housemaid because we needed the nurse who's with my Mom at the hospital more here at home, Daddy pays their salaries. Dad also pays all our bills, even my school expenses, but last month, he stopped providing and giving me money. I can't talk to him anymore. He used to visit me every week to check on me, but he's been absent for weeks.
I've already used the last allowance he gave me.
I wiped away the incessant flow of my tears with the back of my hand.
What am I going to do now?
I didn't realize I had fallen asleep on the sofa. My eyes hurt from crying. I looked at the window outside, it's already dark. I glanced at the clock on our wall: 8:00 PM.
I stood up and went to my room. I showered and fixed myself, I also put on some makeup on.
Afterward, I went down to the garage. Daddy gave me this car last year for my birthday.
The drive to the club took thirty minutes.I'm sitting on the cold bench outside the emergency room. Many people were crossing by in the hallway but I couldn't stop the tears from streaming down my face.
I was on my way home from my internship when Auntie Marila called, my Mother had a heart attack, so they rushed her to the emergency room. The doctor hadn't examined her thoroughly yet.
She's now stable but still unconscious.
"Who's the patient's family of Diana Alvarez?" The nurse's voice made me alert.
I immediately went to her, "I-it's me! H-how's my mom?" My voice trembled as I faced the nurse.
"I'll be honest with you, hija. Your mother's condition is serious. She needs immediate surgery," she said.
"It will require a large sum of money… We will immediately perform the surgery if you already have the exact amount for her operation," she said directly.
My throat went dry.
"H-how much d-do I n-needed to pay for that?"
"Seven hundred thousand."
I fell down on the floor.
Where would I get that large amount of money?
I stopped outside the gate of a large and luxurious mansion.
"Who are you? What do you need?" I slightly flinched back as the security, guarding the gate aggressively approached me.
"The Fuegos don't have any expected visitors today, leave." He said gruffly, but I couldn't be swayed. This was the only way left to get my mom operated.
"Uhm… I-is Mr. F-Fuego here?" Even though there was a hint of fear in my voice, I mustered the courage to face the guard.
"No. Leave now, Miss."
"I just need to talk to him—" But before I could even finish my words, the gate suddenly opened.
"What's happening here?"
Elle. My half-sister stepped in, wearing a fancy lacey dress.
When she saw me, she immediately came out of the gate.
"You! What are you doing here?!" she hissed, pointing at me. My anxiety increased.
My heart was pounding so hard. I looked wearily at my sister.
"How dare you to even come here!?" she yelled. I stepped back as she walked towards me.
"I-I just need to talk to D-Daddy…"
"Daddy? Huh! Guard! Why haven't you gotten rid of this pest yet?!"
"Y-yes, Miss. I'm sorry." The guard immediately went to me.
"Miss, leave now!" He grabbed my arm and pulled me away from the gate. I tried to struggle free from his grip.
My tears started to silently form at the sides of my eyes as I tried not to sob or cry.
"S-sister, please! I need to talk to our Dad!" I pleaded desperately.
But before she could speak, someone else spoke up.
"What's going on here?" A calm yet authoritative voice echoed. A woman walked in from the mansion.
I felt like I was about to collapse from nervousness.
She's my father's legal wife.
"Mom!" Elle looked at her mother.
She ignored my sister and walked past her towards me. The guard still had a hold of me, I wanted to break free, but it felt like I couldn't move my body anymore.
She looked very intimidating and I'm so nervous that I'm almost numb.
"What are you doing here?" she asked seriously.
She coldly glanced at the guard holding me, "Let her go," she said firmly. The guard quickly released me.
"Mom! Get rid of her!"
"Why are you here?" she asked again, ignoring her daughter.
"I-I need to t-talk to our D-Dad…" Even though my voice was full of fear, I still mustered what I had to say.
Her face was expressionless, as she's just staring at me coldly.
"Why? What do you need from my husband?" she asked.
"My mother is in the hospital. I-I have no one e-else to t-turn to…" I said, my voice trembling.
My mother's parents are in Europe. I also have no connection with them because they disowned their daughter when Mom left them for my Dad.
"Oh? Is that her karma?" she scoffed.
"P-please, my father—"
I hadn't finished what I was saying when a cold hand fall on my cheek.
I almost went deaf from the slap Mrs. Fuego gave me. Holding my cheek, I couldn't react.
"How dare you show your face to us?" she fired.
I shook my head as I realized the truth. My tears gradually flowed.
My mother was just my Daddy's mistress. I was so insensitive to have shown myself to them. Because of me, their family was ruined.
But why? I didn't want this to happen. I don't know what to do anymore. I don't know where to get the money needed for Mom's operation.
Mrs. Fuego looked at me with disgust before turning her gaze to her daughter.
"Your friends are coming over. Fix yourself, honey," she said in her sweetest voice before turning her gaze back to me.
"Tsk!" Elle rolled her eyes at me before going back into the house.
"Get out of here and never show your face to us again!" Mrs. Fuego said and turned her back on me.
"Leave, Miss." The guard approached me, seeming to pity me, so he helped me up.
"I can manage." I stood up on my own and ran away from that place. I shouldn't have come here in the first place.
"What did you get from your father? Nothing, right? If I were you, I'd accept the job I'm offering you." Auntie Marila stood up from the sofa.
"Rest for now. If you change your mind, you know where to find me," she said before leaving me alone in our house.
This house is my dad's property. I had to let go of our only housemaid because we needed the nurse who's with my Mom at the hospital more here at home, Daddy pays their salaries. Dad also pays all our bills, even my school expenses, but last month, he stopped providing and giving me money. I can't talk to him anymore. He used to visit me every week to check on me, but he's been absent for weeks.
I've already used the last allowance he gave me.
I wiped away the incessant flow of my tears with the back of my hand.
What am I going to do now?
I didn't realize I had fallen asleep on the sofa. My eyes hurt from crying. I looked at the window outside, it's already dark. I glanced at the clock on our wall: 8:00 PM.
I stood up and went to my room. I showered and fixed myself, I also put on some makeup on.
Afterward, I went down to the garage. Daddy gave me this car last year for my birthday.
The drive to the club took thirty minutes.I'm sitting on the cold bench outside the emergency room. Many people were crossing by in the hallway but I couldn't stop the tears from streaming down my face.
I was on my way home from my internship when Auntie Marila called, my Mother had a heart attack, so they rushed her to the emergency room. The doctor hadn't examined her thoroughly yet.
She's now stable but still unconscious.
"Who's the patient's family of Diana Alvarez?" The nurse's voice made me alert.
I immediately went to her, "I-it's me! H-how's my mom?" My voice trembled as I faced the nurse.
"I'll be honest with you, hija. Your mother's condition is serious. She needs immediate surgery," she said.
"It will require a large sum of money… We will immediately perform the surgery if you already have the exact amount for her operation," she said directly.
My throat went dry.
"H-how much d-do I n-needed to pay for that?"
"Seven hundred thousand."
I fell down on the floor.
Where would I get that large amount of money?
I stopped outside the gate of a large and luxurious mansion.
"Who are you? What do you need?" I slightly flinched back as the security, guarding the gate aggressively approached me.
"The Fuegos don't have any expected visitors today, leave." He said gruffly, but I couldn't be swayed. This was the only way left to get my mom operated.
"Uhm… I-is Mr. F-Fuego here?" Even though there was a hint of fear in my voice, I mustered the courage to face the guard.
"No. Leave now, Miss."
"I just need to talk to him—" But before I could even finish my words, the gate suddenly opened.
"What's happening here?"
Elle. My half-sister stepped in, wearing a fancy lacey dress.
When she saw me, she immediately came out of the gate.
"You! What are you doing here?!" she hissed, pointing at me. My anxiety increased.
My heart was pounding so hard. I looked wearily at my sister.
"How dare you to even come here!?" she yelled. I stepped back as she walked towards me.
"I-I just need to talk to D-Daddy…"
"Daddy? Huh! Guard! Why haven't you gotten rid of this pest yet?!"
"Y-yes, Miss. I'm sorry." The guard immediately went to me.
"Miss, leave now!" He grabbed my arm and pulled me away from the gate. I tried to struggle free from his grip.
My tears started to silently form at the sides of my eyes as I tried not to sob or cry.
"S-sister, please! I need to talk to our Dad!" I pleaded desperately.
But before she could speak, someone else spoke up.
"What's going on here?" A calm yet authoritative voice echoed. A woman walked in from the mansion.
I felt like I was about to collapse from nervousness.
She's my father's legal wife.
"Mom!" Elle looked at her mother.
She ignored my sister and walked past her towards me. The guard still had a hold of me, I wanted to break free, but it felt like I couldn't move my body anymore.
She looked very intimidating and I'm so nervous that I'm almost numb.
"What are you doing here?" she asked seriously.
She coldly glanced at the guard holding me, "Let her go," she said firmly. The guard quickly released me.
"Mom! Get rid of her!"
"Why are you here?" she asked again, ignoring her daughter.
"I-I need to t-talk to our D-Dad…" Even though my voice was full of fear, I still mustered what I had to say.
Her face was expressionless, as she's just staring at me coldly.
"Why? What do you need from my husband?" she asked.
"My mother is in the hospital. I-I have no one e-else to t-turn to…" I said, my voice trembling.
My mother's parents are in Europe. I also have no connection with them because they disowned their daughter when Mom left them for my Dad.
"Oh? Is that her karma?" she scoffed.
"P-please, my father—"
I hadn't finished what I was saying when a cold hand fall on my cheek.
I almost went deaf from the slap Mrs. Fuego gave me. Holding my cheek, I couldn't react.
"How dare you show your face to us?" she fired.
I shook my head as I realized the truth. My tears gradually flowed.
My mother was just my Daddy's mistress. I was so insensitive to have shown myself to them. Because of me, their family was ruined.
But why? I didn't want this to happen. I don't know what to do anymore. I don't know where to get the money needed for Mom's operation.
Mrs. Fuego looked at me with disgust before turning her gaze to her daughter.
"Your friends are coming over. Fix yourself, honey," she said in her sweetest voice before turning her gaze back to me.
"Tsk!" Elle rolled her eyes at me before going back into the house.
"Get out of here and never show your face to us again!" Mrs. Fuego said and turned her back on me.
"Leave, Miss." The guard approached me, seeming to pity me, so he helped me up.
"I can manage." I stood up on my own and ran away from that place. I shouldn't have come here in the first place.
"What did you get from your father? Nothing, right? If I were you, I'd accept the job I'm offering you." Auntie Marila stood up from the sofa.
"Rest for now. If you change your mind, you know where to find me," she said before leaving me alone in our house.
This house is my dad's property. I had to let go of our only housemaid because we needed the nurse who's with my Mom at the hospital more here at home, Daddy pays their salaries. Dad also pays all our bills, even my school expenses, but last month, he stopped providing and giving me money. I can't talk to him anymore. He used to visit me every week to check on me, but he's been absent for weeks.
I've already used the last allowance he gave me.
I wiped away the incessant flow of my tears with the back of my hand.
What am I going to do now?
I didn't realize I had fallen asleep on the sofa. My eyes hurt from crying. I looked at the window outside, it's already dark. I glanced at the clock on our wall: 8:00 PM.
I stood up and went to my room. I showered and fixed myself, I also put on some makeup on.
Afterward, I went down to the garage. Daddy gave me this car last year for my birthday.
The drive to the club took thirty minutes.I'm sitting on the cold bench outside the emergency room. Many people were crossing by in the hallway but I couldn't stop the tears from streaming down my face.
I was on my way home from my internship when Auntie Marila called, my Mother had a heart attack, so they rushed her to the emergency room. The doctor hadn't examined her thoroughly yet.
She's now stable but still unconscious.
"Who's the patient's family of Diana Alvarez?" The nurse's voice made me alert.
I immediately went to her, "I-it's me! H-how's my mom?" My voice trembled as I faced the nurse.
"I'll be honest with you, hija. Your mother's condition is serious. She needs immediate surgery," she said.
"It will require a large sum of money… We will immediately perform the surgery if you already have the exact amount for her operation," she said directly.
My throat went dry.
"H-how much d-do I n-needed to pay for that?"
"Seven hundred thousand."
I fell down on the floor.
Where would I get that large amount of money?
I stopped outside the gate of a large and luxurious mansion.
"Who are you? What do you need?" I slightly flinched back as the security, guarding the gate aggressively approached me.
"The Fuegos don't have any expected visitors today, leave." He said gruffly, but I couldn't be swayed. This was the only way left to get my mom operated.
"Uhm… I-is Mr. F-Fuego here?" Even though there was a hint of fear in my voice, I mustered the courage to face the guard.
"No. Leave now, Miss."
"I just need to talk to him—" But before I could even finish my words, the gate suddenly opened.
"What's happening here?"
Elle. My half-sister stepped in, wearing a fancy lacey dress.
When she saw me, she immediately came out of the gate.
"You! What are you doing here?!" she hissed, pointing at me. My anxiety increased.
My heart was pounding so hard. I looked wearily at my sister.
"How dare you to even come here!?" she yelled. I stepped back as she walked towards me.
"I-I just need to talk to D-Daddy…"
"Daddy? Huh! Guard! Why haven't you gotten rid of this pest yet?!"
"Y-yes, Miss. I'm sorry." The guard immediately went to me.
"Miss, leave now!" He grabbed my arm and pulled me away from the gate. I tried to struggle free from his grip.
My tears started to silently form at the sides of my eyes as I tried not to sob or cry.
"S-sister, please! I need to talk to our Dad!" I pleaded desperately.
But before she could speak, someone else spoke up.
"What's going on here?" A calm yet authoritative voice echoed. A woman walked in from the mansion.
I felt like I was about to collapse from nervousness.
She's my father's legal wife.
"Mom!" Elle looked at her mother.
She ignored my sister and walked past her towards me. The guard still had a hold of me, I wanted to break free, but it felt like I couldn't move my body anymore.
She looked very intimidating and I'm so nervous that I'm almost numb.
"What are you doing here?" she asked seriously.
She coldly glanced at the guard holding me, "Let her go," she said firmly. The guard quickly released me.
"Mom! Get rid of her!"
"Why are you here?" she asked again, ignoring her daughter.
"I-I need to t-talk to our D-Dad…" Even though my voice was full of fear, I still mustered what I had to say.
Her face was expressionless, as she's just staring at me coldly.
"Why? What do you need from my husband?" she asked.
"My mother is in the hospital. I-I have no one e-else to t-turn to…" I said, my voice trembling.
My mother's parents are in Europe. I also have no connection with them because they disowned their daughter when Mom left them for my Dad.
"Oh? Is that her karma?" she scoffed.
"P-please, my father—"
I hadn't finished what I was saying when a cold hand fall on my cheek.
I almost went deaf from the slap Mrs. Fuego gave me. Holding my cheek, I couldn't react.
"How dare you show your face to us?" she fired.
I shook my head as I realized the truth. My tears gradually flowed.
My mother was just my Daddy's mistress. I was so insensitive to have shown myself to them. Because of me, their family was ruined.
But why? I didn't want this to happen. I don't know what to do anymore. I don't know where to get the money needed for Mom's operation.
Mrs. Fuego looked at me with disgust before turning her gaze to her daughter.
"Your friends are coming over. Fix yourself, honey," she said in her sweetest voice before turning her gaze back to me.
"Tsk!" Elle rolled her eyes at me before going back into the house.
"Get out of here and never show your face to us again!" Mrs. Fuego said and turned her back on me.
"Leave, Miss." The guard approached me, seeming to pity me, so he helped me up.
"I can manage." I stood up on my own and ran away from that place. I shouldn't have come here in the first place.
"What did you get from your father? Nothing, right? If I were you, I'd accept the job I'm offering you." Auntie Marila stood up from the sofa.
"Rest for now. If you change your mind, you know where to find me," she said before leaving me alone in our house.
This house is my dad's property. I had to let go of our only housemaid because we needed the nurse who's with my Mom at the hospital more here at home, Daddy pays their salaries. Dad also pays all our bills, even my school expenses, but last month, he stopped providing and giving me money. I can't talk to him anymore. He used to visit me every week to check on me, but he's been absent for weeks.
I've already used the last allowance he gave me.
I wiped away the incessant flow of my tears with the back of my hand.
What am I going to do now?
I didn't realize I had fallen asleep on the sofa. My eyes hurt from crying. I looked at the window outside, it's already dark. I glanced at the clock on our wall: 8:00 PM.
I stood up and went to my room. I showered and fixed myself, I also put on some makeup on.
Afterward, I went down to the garage. Daddy gave me this car last year for my birthday.
The drive to the club took thirty minutes.I'm sitting on the cold bench outside the emergency room. Many people were crossing by in the hallway but I couldn't stop the tears from streaming down my face.
I was on my way home from my internship when Auntie Marila called, my Mother had a heart attack, so they rushed her to the emergency room. The doctor hadn't examined her thoroughly yet.
She's now stable but still unconscious.
"Who's the patient's family of Diana Alvarez?" The nurse's voice made me alert.
I immediately went to her, "I-it's me! H-how's my mom?" My voice trembled as I faced the nurse.
"I'll be honest with you, hija. Your mother's condition is serious. She needs immediate surgery," she said.
"It will require a large sum of money… We will immediately perform the surgery if you already have the exact amount for her operation," she said directly.
My throat went dry.
"H-how much d-do I n-needed to pay for that?"
"Seven hundred thousand."
I fell down on the floor.
Where would I get that large amount of money?
I stopped outside the gate of a large and luxurious mansion.
"Who are you? What do you need?" I slightly flinched back as the security, guarding the gate aggressively approached me.
"The Fuegos don't have any expected visitors today, leave." He said gruffly, but I couldn't be swayed. This was the only way left to get my mom operated.
"Uhm… I-is Mr. F-Fuego here?" Even though there was a hint of fear in my voice, I mustered the courage to face the guard.
"No. Leave now, Miss."
"I just need to talk to him—" But before I could even finish my words, the gate suddenly opened.
"What's happening here?"
Elle. My half-sister stepped in, wearing a fancy lacey dress.
When she saw me, she immediately came out of the gate.
"You! What are you doing here?!" she hissed, pointing at me. My anxiety increased.
My heart was pounding so hard. I looked wearily at my sister.
"How dare you to even come here!?" she yelled. I stepped back as she walked towards me.
"I-I just need to talk to D-Daddy…"
"Daddy? Huh! Guard! Why haven't you gotten rid of this pest yet?!"
"Y-yes, Miss. I'm sorry." The guard immediately went to me.
"Miss, leave now!" He grabbed my arm and pulled me away from the gate. I tried to struggle free from his grip.
My tears started to silently form at the sides of my eyes as I tried not to sob or cry.
"S-sister, please! I need to talk to our Dad!" I pleaded desperately.
But before she could speak, someone else spoke up.
"What's going on here?" A calm yet authoritative voice echoed. A woman walked in from the mansion.
I felt like I was about to collapse from nervousness.
She's my father's legal wife.
"Mom!" Elle looked at her mother.
She ignored my sister and walked past her towards me. The guard still had a hold of me, I wanted to break free, but it felt like I couldn't move my body anymore.
She looked very intimidating and I'm so nervous that I'm almost numb.
"What are you doing here?" she asked seriously.
She coldly glanced at the guard holding me, "Let her go," she said firmly. The guard quickly released me.
"Mom! Get rid of her!"
"Why are you here?" she asked again, ignoring her daughter.
"I-I need to t-talk to our D-Dad…" Even though my voice was full of fear, I still mustered what I had to say.
Her face was expressionless, as she's just staring at me coldly.
"Why? What do you need from my husband?" she asked.
"My mother is in the hospital. I-I have no one e-else to t-turn to…" I said, my voice trembling.
My mother's parents are in Europe. I also have no connection with them because they disowned their daughter when Mom left them for my Dad.
"Oh? Is that her karma?" she scoffed.
"P-please, my father—"
I hadn't finished what I was saying when a cold hand fall on my cheek.
I almost went deaf from the slap Mrs. Fuego gave me. Holding my cheek, I couldn't react.
"How dare you show your face to us?" she fired.
I shook my head as I realized the truth. My tears gradually flowed.
My mother was just my Daddy's mistress. I was so insensitive to have shown myself to them. Because of me, their family was ruined.
But why? I didn't want this to happen. I don't know what to do anymore. I don't know where to get the money needed for Mom's operation.
Mrs. Fuego looked at me with disgust before turning her gaze to her daughter.
"Your friends are coming over. Fix yourself, honey," she said in her sweetest voice before turning her gaze back to me.
"Tsk!" Elle rolled her eyes at me before going back into the house.
"Get out of here and never show your face to us again!" Mrs. Fuego said and turned her back on me.
"Leave, Miss." The guard approached me, seeming to pity me, so he helped me up.
"I can manage." I stood up on my own and ran away from that place. I shouldn't have come here in the first place.
"What did you get from your father? Nothing, right? If I were you, I'd accept the job I'm offering you." Auntie Marila stood up from the sofa.
"Rest for now. If you change your mind, you know where to find me," she said before leaving me alone in our house.
This house is my dad's property. I had to let go of our only housemaid because we needed the nurse who's with my Mom at the hospital more here at home, Daddy pays their salaries. Dad also pays all our bills, even my school expenses, but last month, he stopped providing and giving me money. I can't talk to him anymore. He used to visit me every week to check on me, but he's been absent for weeks.
I've already used the last allowance he gave me.
I wiped away the incessant flow of my tears with the back of my hand.
What am I going to do now?
I didn't realize I had fallen asleep on the sofa. My eyes hurt from crying. I looked at the window outside, it's already dark. I glanced at the clock on our wall: 8:00 PM.
I stood up and went to my room. I showered and fixed myself, I also put on some makeup on.
Afterward, I went down to the garage. Daddy gave me this car last year for my birthday.
The drive to the club took thirty minutes.I'm sitting on the cold bench outside the emergency room. Many people were crossing by in the hallway but I couldn't stop the tears from streaming down my face.
I was on my way home from my internship when Auntie Marila called, my Mother had a heart attack, so they rushed her to the emergency room. The doctor hadn't examined her thoroughly yet.
She's now stable but still unconscious.
"Who's the patient's family of Diana Alvarez?" The nurse's voice made me alert.
I immediately went to her, "I-it's me! H-how's my mom?" My voice trembled as I faced the nurse.
"I'll be honest with you, hija. Your mother's condition is serious. She needs immediate surgery," she said.
"It will require a large sum of money… We will immediately perform the surgery if you already have the exact amount for her operation," she said directly.
My throat went dry.
"H-how much d-do I n-needed to pay for that?"
"Seven hundred thousand."
I fell down on the floor.
Where would I get that large amount of money?
I stopped outside the gate of a large and luxurious mansion.
"Who are you? What do you need?" I slightly flinched back as the security, guarding the gate aggressively approached me.
"The Fuegos don't have any expected visitors today, leave." He said gruffly, but I couldn't be swayed. This was the only way left to get my mom operated.
"Uhm… I-is Mr. F-Fuego here?" Even though there was a hint of fear in my voice, I mustered the courage to face the guard.
"No. Leave now, Miss."
"I just need to talk to him—" But before I could even finish my words, the gate suddenly opened.
"What's happening here?"
Elle. My half-sister stepped in, wearing a fancy lacey dress.
When she saw me, she immediately came out of the gate.
"You! What are you doing here?!" she hissed, pointing at me. My anxiety increased.
My heart was pounding so hard. I looked wearily at my sister.
"How dare you to even come here!?" she yelled. I stepped back as she walked towards me.
"I-I just need to talk to D-Daddy…"
"Daddy? Huh! Guard! Why haven't you gotten rid of this pest yet?!"
"Y-yes, Miss. I'm sorry." The guard immediately went to me.
"Miss, leave now!" He grabbed my arm and pulled me away from the gate. I tried to struggle free from his grip.
My tears started to silently form at the sides of my eyes as I tried not to sob or cry.
"S-sister, please! I need to talk to our Dad!" I pleaded desperately.
But before she could speak, someone else spoke up.
"What's going on here?" A calm yet authoritative voice echoed. A woman walked in from the mansion.
I felt like I was about to collapse from nervousness.
She's my father's legal wife.
"Mom!" Elle looked at her mother.
She ignored my sister and walked past her towards me. The guard still had a hold of me, I wanted to break free, but it felt like I couldn't move my body anymore.
She looked very intimidating and I'm so nervous that I'm almost numb.
"What are you doing here?" she asked seriously.
She coldly glanced at the guard holding me, "Let her go," she said firmly. The guard quickly released me.
"Mom! Get rid of her!"
"Why are you here?" she asked again, ignoring her daughter.
"I-I need to t-talk to our D-Dad…" Even though my voice was full of fear, I still mustered what I had to say.
Her face was expressionless, as she's just staring at me coldly.
"Why? What do you need from my husband?" she asked.
"My mother is in the hospital. I-I have no one e-else to t-turn to…" I said, my voice trembling.
My mother's parents are in Europe. I also have no connection with them because they disowned their daughter when Mom left them for my Dad.
"Oh? Is that her karma?" she scoffed.
"P-please, my father—"
I hadn't finished what I was saying when a cold hand fall on my cheek.
I almost went deaf from the slap Mrs. Fuego gave me. Holding my cheek, I couldn't react.
"How dare you show your face to us?" she fired.
I shook my head as I realized the truth. My tears gradually flowed.
My mother was just my Daddy's mistress. I was so insensitive to have shown myself to them. Because of me, their family was ruined.
But why? I didn't want this to happen. I don't know what to do anymore. I don't know where to get the money needed for Mom's operation.
Mrs. Fuego looked at me with disgust before turning her gaze to her daughter.
"Your friends are coming over. Fix yourself, honey," she said in her sweetest voice before turning her gaze back to me.
"Tsk!" Elle rolled her eyes at me before going back into the house.
"Get out of here and never show your face to us again!" Mrs. Fuego said and turned her back on me.
"Leave, Miss." The guard approached me, seeming to pity me, so he helped me up.
"I can manage." I stood up on my own and ran away from that place. I shouldn't have come here in the first place.
"What did you get from your father? Nothing, right? If I were you, I'd accept the job I'm offering you." Auntie Marila stood up from the sofa.
"Rest for now. If you change your mind, you know where to find me," she said before leaving me alone in our house.
This house is my dad's property. I had to let go of our only housemaid because we needed the nurse who's with my Mom at the hospital more here at home, Daddy pays their salaries. Dad also pays all our bills, even my school expenses, but last month, he stopped providing and giving me money. I can't talk to him anymore. He used to visit me every week to check on me, but he's been absent for weeks.
I've already used the last allowance he gave me.
I wiped away the incessant flow of my tears with the back of my hand.
What am I going to do now?
I didn't realize I had fallen asleep on the sofa. My eyes hurt from crying. I looked at the window outside, it's already dark. I glanced at the clock on our wall: 8:00 PM.
I stood up and went to my room. I showered and fixed myself, I also put on some makeup on.
Afterward, I went down to the garage. Daddy gave me this car last year for my birthday.
The drive to the club took thirty minutes.I'm sitting on the cold bench outside the emergency room. Many people were crossing by in the hallway but I couldn't stop the tears from streaming down my face.
I was on my way home from my internship when Auntie Marila called, my Mother had a heart attack, so they rushed her to the emergency room. The doctor hadn't examined her thoroughly yet.
She's now stable but still unconscious.
"Who's the patient's family of Diana Alvarez?" The nurse's voice made me alert.
I immediately went to her, "I-it's me! H-how's my mom?" My voice trembled as I faced the nurse.
"I'll be honest with you, hija. Your mother's condition is serious. She needs immediate surgery," she said.
"It will require a large sum of money… We will immediately perform the surgery if you already have the exact amount for her operation," she said directly.
My throat went dry.
"H-how much d-do I n-needed to pay for that?"
"Seven hundred thousand."
I fell down on the floor.
Where would I get that large amount of money?
I stopped outside the gate of a large and luxurious mansion.
"Who are you? What do you need?" I slightly flinched back as the security, guarding the gate aggressively approached me.
"The Fuegos don't have any expected visitors today, leave." He said gruffly, but I couldn't be swayed. This was the only way left to get my mom operated.
"Uhm… I-is Mr. F-Fuego here?" Even though there was a hint of fear in my voice, I mustered the courage to face the guard.
"No. Leave now, Miss."
"I just need to talk to him—" But before I could even finish my words, the gate suddenly opened.
"What's happening here?"
Elle. My half-sister stepped in, wearing a fancy lacey dress.
When she saw me, she immediately came out of the gate.
"You! What are you doing here?!" she hissed, pointing at me. My anxiety increased.
My heart was pounding so hard. I looked wearily at my sister.
"How dare you to even come here!?" she yelled. I stepped back as she walked towards me.
"I-I just need to talk to D-Daddy…"
"Daddy? Huh! Guard! Why haven't you gotten rid of this pest yet?!"
"Y-yes, Miss. I'm sorry." The guard immediately went to me.
"Miss, leave now!" He grabbed my arm and pulled me away from the gate. I tried to struggle free from his grip.
My tears started to silently form at the sides of my eyes as I tried not to sob or cry.
"S-sister, please! I need to talk to our Dad!" I pleaded desperately.
But before she could speak, someone else spoke up.
"What's going on here?" A calm yet authoritative voice echoed. A woman walked in from the mansion.
I felt like I was about to collapse from nervousness.
She's my father's legal wife.
"Mom!" Elle looked at her mother.
She ignored my sister and walked past her towards me. The guard still had a hold of me, I wanted to break free, but it felt like I couldn't move my body anymore.
She looked very intimidating and I'm so nervous that I'm almost numb.
"What are you doing here?" she asked seriously.
She coldly glanced at the guard holding me, "Let her go," she said firmly. The guard quickly released me.
"Mom! Get rid of her!"
"Why are you here?" she asked again, ignoring her daughter.
"I-I need to t-talk to our D-Dad…" Even though my voice was full of fear, I still mustered what I had to say.
Her face was expressionless, as she's just staring at me coldly.
"Why? What do you need from my husband?" she asked.
"My mother is in the hospital. I-I have no one e-else to t-turn to…" I said, my voice trembling.
My mother's parents are in Europe. I also have no connection with them because they disowned their daughter when Mom left them for my Dad.
"Oh? Is that her karma?" she scoffed.
"P-please, my father—"
I hadn't finished what I was saying when a cold hand fall on my cheek.
I almost went deaf from the slap Mrs. Fuego gave me. Holding my cheek, I couldn't react.
"How dare you show your face to us?" she fired.
I shook my head as I realized the truth. My tears gradually flowed.
My mother was just my Daddy's mistress. I was so insensitive to have shown myself to them. Because of me, their family was ruined.
But why? I didn't want this to happen. I don't know what to do anymore. I don't know where to get the money needed for Mom's operation.
Mrs. Fuego looked at me with disgust before turning her gaze to her daughter.
"Your friends are coming over. Fix yourself, honey," she said in her sweetest voice before turning her gaze back to me.
"Tsk!" Elle rolled her eyes at me before going back into the house.
"Get out of here and never show your face to us again!" Mrs. Fuego said and turned her back on me.
"Leave, Miss." The guard approached me, seeming to pity me, so he helped me up.
"I can manage." I stood up on my own and ran away from that place. I shouldn't have come here in the first place.
"What did you get from your father? Nothing, right? If I were you, I'd accept the job I'm offering you." Auntie Marila stood up from the sofa.
"Rest for now. If you change your mind, you know where to find me," she said before leaving me alone in our house.
This house is my dad's property. I had to let go of our only housemaid because we needed the nurse who's with my Mom at the hospital more here at home, Daddy pays their salaries. Dad also pays all our bills, even my school expenses, but last month, he stopped providing and giving me money. I can't talk to him anymore. He used to visit me every week to check on me, but he's been absent for weeks.
I've already used the last allowance he gave me.
I wiped away the incessant flow of my tears with the back of my hand.
What am I going to do now?
I didn't realize I had fallen asleep on the sofa. My eyes hurt from crying. I looked at the window outside, it's already dark. I glanced at the clock on our wall: 8:00 PM.
I stood up and went to my room. I showered and fixed myself, I also put on some makeup on.
Afterward, I went down to the garage. Daddy gave me this car last year for my birthday.
The drive to the club took thirty minutes.I'm sitting on the cold bench outside the emergency room. Many people were crossing by in the hallway but I couldn't stop the tears from streaming down my face.
I was on my way home from my internship when Auntie Marila called, my Mother had a heart attack, so they rushed her to the emergency room. The doctor hadn't examined her thoroughly yet.
She's now stable but still unconscious.
"Who's the patient's family of Diana Alvarez?" The nurse's voice made me alert.
I immediately went to her, "I-it's me! H-how's my mom?" My voice trembled as I faced the nurse.
"I'll be honest with you, hija. Your mother's condition is serious. She needs immediate surgery," she said.
"It will require a large sum of money… We will immediately perform the surgery if you already have the exact amount for her operation," she said directly.
My throat went dry.
"H-how much d-do I n-needed to pay for that?"
"Seven hundred thousand."
I fell down on the floor.
Where would I get that large amount of money?
I stopped outside the gate of a large and luxurious mansion.
"Who are you? What do you need?" I slightly flinched back as the security, guarding the gate aggressively approached me.
"The Fuegos don't have any expected visitors today, leave." He said gruffly, but I couldn't be swayed. This was the only way left to get my mom operated.
"Uhm… I-is Mr. F-Fuego here?" Even though there was a hint of fear in my voice, I mustered the courage to face the guard.
"No. Leave now, Miss."
"I just need to talk to him—" But before I could even finish my words, the gate suddenly opened.
"What's happening here?"
Elle. My half-sister stepped in, wearing a fancy lacey dress.
When she saw me, she immediately came out of the gate.
"You! What are you doing here?!" she hissed, pointing at me. My anxiety increased.
My heart was pounding so hard. I looked wearily at my sister.
"How dare you to even come here!?" she yelled. I stepped back as she walked towards me.
"I-I just need to talk to D-Daddy…"
"Daddy? Huh! Guard! Why haven't you gotten rid of this pest yet?!"
"Y-yes, Miss. I'm sorry." The guard immediately went to me.
"Miss, leave now!" He grabbed my arm and pulled me away from the gate. I tried to struggle free from his grip.
My tears started to silently form at the sides of my eyes as I tried not to sob or cry.
"S-sister, please! I need to talk to our Dad!" I pleaded desperately.
But before she could speak, someone else spoke up.
"What's going on here?" A calm yet authoritative voice echoed. A woman walked in from the mansion.
I felt like I was about to collapse from nervousness.
She's my father's legal wife.
"Mom!" Elle looked at her mother.
She ignored my sister and walked past her towards me. The guard still had a hold of me, I wanted to break free, but it felt like I couldn't move my body anymore.
She looked very intimidating and I'm so nervous that I'm almost numb.
"What are you doing here?" she asked seriously.
She coldly glanced at the guard holding me, "Let her go," she said firmly. The guard quickly released me.
"Mom! Get rid of her!"
"Why are you here?" she asked again, ignoring her daughter.
"I-I need to t-talk to our D-Dad…" Even though my voice was full of fear, I still mustered what I had to say.
Her face was expressionless, as she's just staring at me coldly.
"Why? What do you need from my husband?" she asked.
"My mother is in the hospital. I-I have no one e-else to t-turn to…" I said, my voice trembling.
My mother's parents are in Europe. I also have no connection with them because they disowned their daughter when Mom left them for my Dad.
"Oh? Is that her karma?" she scoffed.
"P-please, my father—"
I hadn't finished what I was saying when a cold hand fall on my cheek.
I almost went deaf from the slap Mrs. Fuego gave me. Holding my cheek, I couldn't react.
"How dare you show your face to us?" she fired.
I shook my head as I realized the truth. My tears gradually flowed.
My mother was just my Daddy's mistress. I was so insensitive to have shown myself to them. Because of me, their family was ruined.
But why? I didn't want this to happen. I don't know what to do anymore. I don't know where to get the money needed for Mom's operation.
Mrs. Fuego looked at me with disgust before turning her gaze to her daughter.
"Your friends are coming over. Fix yourself, honey," she said in her sweetest voice before turning her gaze back to me.
"Tsk!" Elle rolled her eyes at me before going back into the house.
"Get out of here and never show your face to us again!" Mrs. Fuego said and turned her back on me.
"Leave, Miss." The guard approached me, seeming to pity me, so he helped me up.
"I can manage." I stood up on my own and ran away from that place. I shouldn't have come here in the first place.
"What did you get from your father? Nothing, right? If I were you, I'd accept the job I'm offering you." Auntie Marila stood up from the sofa.
"Rest for now. If you change your mind, you know where to find me," she said before leaving me alone in our house.
This house is my dad's property. I had to let go of our only housemaid because we needed the nurse who's with my Mom at the hospital more here at home, Daddy pays their salaries. Dad also pays all our bills, even my school expenses, but last month, he stopped providing and giving me money. I can't talk to him anymore. He used to visit me every week to check on me, but he's been absent for weeks.
I've already used the last allowance he gave me.
I wiped away the incessant flow of my tears with the back of my hand.
What am I going to do now?
I didn't realize I had fallen asleep on the sofa. My eyes hurt from crying. I looked at the window outside, it's already dark. I glanced at the clock on our wall: 8:00 PM.
I stood up and went to my room. I showered and fixed myself, I also put on some makeup on.
Afterward, I went down to the garage. Daddy gave me this car last year for my birthday.
The drive to the club took thirty minutes.I'm sitting on the cold bench outside the emergency room. Many people were crossing by in the hallway but I couldn't stop the tears from streaming down my face.
I was on my way home from my internship when Auntie Marila called, my Mother had a heart attack, so they rushed her to the emergency room. The doctor hadn't examined her thoroughly yet.
She's now stable but still unconscious.
"Who's the patient's family of Diana Alvarez?" The nurse's voice made me alert.
I immediately went to her, "I-it's me! H-how's my mom?" My voice trembled as I faced the nurse.
"I'll be honest with you, hija. Your mother's condition is serious. She needs immediate surgery," she said.
"It will require a large sum of money… We will immediately perform the surgery if you already have the exact amount for her operation," she said directly.
My throat went dry.
"H-how much d-do I n-needed to pay for that?"
"Seven hundred thousand."
I fell down on the floor.
Where would I get that large amount of money?
I stopped outside the gate of a large and luxurious mansion.
"Who are you? What do you need?" I slightly flinched back as the security, guarding the gate aggressively approached me.
"The Fuegos don't have any expected visitors today, leave." He said gruffly, but I couldn't be swayed. This was the only way left to get my mom operated.
"Uhm… I-is Mr. F-Fuego here?" Even though there was a hint of fear in my voice, I mustered the courage to face the guard.
"No. Leave now, Miss."
"I just need to talk to him—" But before I could even finish my words, the gate suddenly opened.
"What's happening here?"
Elle. My half-sister stepped in, wearing a fancy lacey dress.
When she saw me, she immediately came out of the gate.
"You! What are you doing here?!" she hissed, pointing at me. My anxiety increased.
My heart was pounding so hard. I looked wearily at my sister.
"How dare you to even come here!?" she yelled. I stepped back as she walked towards me.
"I-I just need to talk to D-Daddy…"
"Daddy? Huh! Guard! Why haven't you gotten rid of this pest yet?!"
"Y-yes, Miss. I'm sorry." The guard immediately went to me.
"Miss, leave now!" He grabbed my arm and pulled me away from the gate. I tried to struggle free from his grip.
My tears started to silently form at the sides of my eyes as I tried not to sob or cry.
"S-sister, please! I need to talk to our Dad!" I pleaded desperately.
But before she could speak, someone else spoke up.
"What's going on here?" A calm yet authoritative voice echoed. A woman walked in from the mansion.
I felt like I was about to collapse from nervousness.
She's my father's legal wife.
"Mom!" Elle looked at her mother.
She ignored my sister and walked past her towards me. The guard still had a hold of me, I wanted to break free, but it felt like I couldn't move my body anymore.
She looked very intimidating and I'm so nervous that I'm almost numb.
"What are you doing here?" she asked seriously.
She coldly glanced at the guard holding me, "Let her go," she said firmly. The guard quickly released me.
"Mom! Get rid of her!"
"Why are you here?" she asked again, ignoring her daughter.
"I-I need to t-talk to our D-Dad…" Even though my voice was full of fear, I still mustered what I had to say.
Her face was expressionless, as she's just staring at me coldly.
"Why? What do you need from my husband?" she asked.
"My mother is in the hospital. I-I have no one e-else to t-turn to…" I said, my voice trembling.
My mother's parents are in Europe. I also have no connection with them because they disowned their daughter when Mom left them for my Dad.
"Oh? Is that her karma?" she scoffed.
"P-please, my father—"
I hadn't finished what I was saying when a cold hand fall on my cheek.
I almost went deaf from the slap Mrs. Fuego gave me. Holding my cheek, I couldn't react.
"How dare you show your face to us?" she fired.
I shook my head as I realized the truth. My tears gradually flowed.
My mother was just my Daddy's mistress. I was so insensitive to have shown myself to them. Because of me, their family was ruined.
But why? I didn't want this to happen. I don't know what to do anymore. I don't know where to get the money needed for Mom's operation.
Mrs. Fuego looked at me with disgust before turning her gaze to her daughter.
"Your friends are coming over. Fix yourself, honey," she said in her sweetest voice before turning her gaze back to me.
"Tsk!" Elle rolled her eyes at me before going back into the house.
"Get out of here and never show your face to us again!" Mrs. Fuego said and turned her back on me.
"Leave, Miss." The guard approached me, seeming to pity me, so he helped me up.
"I can manage." I stood up on my own and ran away from that place. I shouldn't have come here in the first place.
"What did you get from your father? Nothing, right? If I were you, I'd accept the job I'm offering you." Auntie Marila stood up from the sofa.
"Rest for now. If you change your mind, you know where to find me," she said before leaving me alone in our house.
This house is my dad's property. I had to let go of our only housemaid because we needed the nurse who's with my Mom at the hospital more here at home, Daddy pays their salaries. Dad also pays all our bills, even my school expenses, but last month, he stopped providing and giving me money. I can't talk to him anymore. He used to visit me every week to check on me, but he's been absent for weeks.
I've already used the last allowance he gave me.
I wiped away the incessant flow of my tears with the back of my hand.
What am I going to do now?
I didn't realize I had fallen asleep on the sofa. My eyes hurt from crying. I looked at the window outside, it's already dark. I glanced at the clock on our wall: 8:00 PM.
I stood up and went to my room. I showered and fixed myself, I also put on some makeup on.
Afterward, I went down to the garage. Daddy gave me this car last year for my birthday.
The drive to the club took thirty minutes.I'm sitting on the cold bench outside the emergency room. Many people were crossing by in the hallway but I couldn't stop the tears from streaming down my face.
I was on my way home from my internship when Auntie Marila called, my Mother had a heart attack, so they rushed her to the emergency room. The doctor hadn't examined her thoroughly yet.
She's now stable but still unconscious.
"Who's the patient's family of Diana Alvarez?" The nurse's voice made me alert.
I immediately went to her, "I-it's me! H-how's my mom?" My voice trembled as I faced the nurse.
"I'll be honest with you, hija. Your mother's condition is serious. She needs immediate surgery," she said.
"It will require a large sum of money… We will immediately perform the surgery if you already have the exact amount for her operation," she said directly.
My throat went dry.
"H-how much d-do I n-needed to pay for that?"
"Seven hundred thousand."
I fell down on the floor.
Where would I get that large amount of money?
I stopped outside the gate of a large and luxurious mansion.
"Who are you? What do you need?" I slightly flinched back as the security, guarding the gate aggressively approached me.
"The Fuegos don't have any expected visitors today, leave." He said gruffly, but I couldn't be swayed. This was the only way left to get my mom operated.
"Uhm… I-is Mr. F-Fuego here?" Even though there was a hint of fear in my voice, I mustered the courage to face the guard.
"No. Leave now, Miss."
"I just need to talk to him—" But before I could even finish my words, the gate suddenly opened.
"What's happening here?"
Elle. My half-sister stepped in, wearing a fancy lacey dress.
When she saw me, she immediately came out of the gate.
"You! What are you doing here?!" she hissed, pointing at me. My anxiety increased.
My heart was pounding so hard. I looked wearily at my sister.
"How dare you to even come here!?" she yelled. I stepped back as she walked towards me.
"I-I just need to talk to D-Daddy…"
"Daddy? Huh! Guard! Why haven't you gotten rid of this pest yet?!"
"Y-yes, Miss. I'm sorry." The guard immediately went to me.
"Miss, leave now!" He grabbed my arm and pulled me away from the gate. I tried to struggle free from his grip.
My tears started to silently form at the sides of my eyes as I tried not to sob or cry.
"S-sister, please! I need to talk to our Dad!" I pleaded desperately.
But before she could speak, someone else spoke up.
"What's going on here?" A calm yet authoritative voice echoed. A woman walked in from the mansion.
I felt like I was about to collapse from nervousness.
She's my father's legal wife.
"Mom!" Elle looked at her mother.
She ignored my sister and walked past her towards me. The guard still had a hold of me, I wanted to break free, but it felt like I couldn't move my body anymore.
She looked very intimidating and I'm so nervous that I'm almost numb.
"What are you doing here?" she asked seriously.
She coldly glanced at the guard holding me, "Let her go," she said firmly. The guard quickly released me.
"Mom! Get rid of her!"
"Why are you here?" she asked again, ignoring her daughter.
"I-I need to t-talk to our D-Dad…" Even though my voice was full of fear, I still mustered what I had to say.
Her face was expressionless, as she's just staring at me coldly.
"Why? What do you need from my husband?" she asked.
"My mother is in the hospital. I-I have no one e-else to t-turn to…" I said, my voice trembling.
My mother's parents are in Europe. I also have no connection with them because they disowned their daughter when Mom left them for my Dad.
"Oh? Is that her karma?" she scoffed.
"P-please, my father—"
I hadn't finished what I was saying when a cold hand fall on my cheek.
I almost went deaf from the slap Mrs. Fuego gave me. Holding my cheek, I couldn't react.
"How dare you show your face to us?" she fired.
I shook my head as I realized the truth. My tears gradually flowed.
My mother was just my Daddy's mistress. I was so insensitive to have shown myself to them. Because of me, their family was ruined.
But why? I didn't want this to happen. I don't know what to do anymore. I don't know where to get the money needed for Mom's operation.
Mrs. Fuego looked at me with disgust before turning her gaze to her daughter.
"Your friends are coming over. Fix yourself, honey," she said in her sweetest voice before turning her gaze back to me.
"Tsk!" Elle rolled her eyes at me before going back into the house.
"Get out of here and never show your face to us again!" Mrs. Fuego said and turned her back on me.
"Leave, Miss." The guard approached me, seeming to pity me, so he helped me up.
"I can manage." I stood up on my own and ran away from that place. I shouldn't have come here in the first place.
"What did you get from your father? Nothing, right? If I were you, I'd accept the job I'm offering you." Auntie Marila stood up from the sofa.
"Rest for now. If you change your mind, you know where to find me," she said before leaving me alone in our house.
This house is my dad's property. I had to let go of our only housemaid because we needed the nurse who's with my Mom at the hospital more here at home, Daddy pays their salaries. Dad also pays all our bills, even my school expenses, but last month, he stopped providing and giving me money. I can't talk to him anymore. He used to visit me every week to check on me, but he's been absent for weeks.
I've already used the last allowance he gave me.
I wiped away the incessant flow of my tears with the back of my hand.
What am I going to do now?
I didn't realize I had fallen asleep on the sofa. My eyes hurt from crying. I looked at the window outside, it's already dark. I glanced at the clock on our wall: 8:00 PM.
I stood up and went to my room. I showered and fixed myself, I also put on some makeup on.
Afterward, I went down to the garage. Daddy gave me this car last year for my birthday.
The drive to the club took thirty minutes.I'm sitting on the cold bench outside the emergency room. Many people were crossing by in the hallway but I couldn't stop the tears from streaming down my face.
I was on my way home from my internship when Auntie Marila called, my Mother had a heart attack, so they rushed her to the emergency room. The doctor hadn't examined her thoroughly yet.
She's now stable but still unconscious.
"Who's the patient's family of Diana Alvarez?" The nurse's voice made me alert.
I immediately went to her, "I-it's me! H-how's my mom?" My voice trembled as I faced the nurse.
"I'll be honest with you, hija. Your mother's condition is serious. She needs immediate surgery," she said.
"It will require a large sum of money… We will immediately perform the surgery if you already have the exact amount for her operation," she said directly.
My throat went dry.
"H-how much d-do I n-needed to pay for that?"
"Seven hundred thousand."
I fell down on the floor.
Where would I get that large amount of money?
I stopped outside the gate of a large and luxurious mansion.
"Who are you? What do you need?" I slightly flinched back as the security, guarding the gate aggressively approached me.
"The Fuegos don't have any expected visitors today, leave." He said gruffly, but I couldn't be swayed. This was the only way left to get my mom operated.
"Uhm… I-is Mr. F-Fuego here?" Even though there was a hint of fear in my voice, I mustered the courage to face the guard.
"No. Leave now, Miss."
"I just need to talk to him—" But before I could even finish my words, the gate suddenly opened.
"What's happening here?"
Elle. My half-sister stepped in, wearing a fancy lacey dress.
When she saw me, she immediately came out of the gate.
"You! What are you doing here?!" she hissed, pointing at me. My anxiety increased.
My heart was pounding so hard. I looked wearily at my sister.
"How dare you to even come here!?" she yelled. I stepped back as she walked towards me.
"I-I just need to talk to D-Daddy…"
"Daddy? Huh! Guard! Why haven't you gotten rid of this pest yet?!"
"Y-yes, Miss. I'm sorry." The guard immediately went to me.
"Miss, leave now!" He grabbed my arm and pulled me away from the gate. I tried to struggle free from his grip.
My tears started to silently form at the sides of my eyes as I tried not to sob or cry.
"S-sister, please! I need to talk to our Dad!" I pleaded desperately.
But before she could speak, someone else spoke up.
"What's going on here?" A calm yet authoritative voice echoed. A woman walked in from the mansion.
I felt like I was about to collapse from nervousness.
She's my father's legal wife.
"Mom!" Elle looked at her mother.
She ignored my sister and walked past her towards me. The guard still had a hold of me, I wanted to break free, but it felt like I couldn't move my body anymore.
She looked very intimidating and I'm so nervous that I'm almost numb.
"What are you doing here?" she asked seriously.
She coldly glanced at the guard holding me, "Let her go," she said firmly. The guard quickly released me.
"Mom! Get rid of her!"
"Why are you here?" she asked again, ignoring her daughter.
"I-I need to t-talk to our D-Dad…" Even though my voice was full of fear, I still mustered what I had to say.
Her face was expressionless, as she's just staring at me coldly.
"Why? What do you need from my husband?" she asked.
"My mother is in the hospital. I-I have no one e-else to t-turn to…" I said, my voice trembling.
My mother's parents are in Europe. I also have no connection with them because they disowned their daughter when Mom left them for my Dad.
"Oh? Is that her karma?" she scoffed.
"P-please, my father—"
I hadn't finished what I was saying when a cold hand fall on my cheek.
I almost went deaf from the slap Mrs. Fuego gave me. Holding my cheek, I couldn't react.
"How dare you show your face to us?" she fired.
I shook my head as I realized the truth. My tears gradually flowed.
My mother was just my Daddy's mistress. I was so insensitive to have shown myself to them. Because of me, their family was ruined.
But why? I didn't want this to happen. I don't know what to do anymore. I don't know where to get the money needed for Mom's operation.
Mrs. Fuego looked at me with disgust before turning her gaze to her daughter.
"Your friends are coming over. Fix yourself, honey," she said in her sweetest voice before turning her gaze back to me.
"Tsk!" Elle rolled her eyes at me before going back into the house.
"Get out of here and never show your face to us again!" Mrs. Fuego said and turned her back on me.
"Leave, Miss." The guard approached me, seeming to pity me, so he helped me up.
"I can manage." I stood up on my own and ran away from that place. I shouldn't have come here in the first place.
"What did you get from your father? Nothing, right? If I were you, I'd accept the job I'm offering you." Auntie Marila stood up from the sofa.
"Rest for now. If you change your mind, you know where to find me," she said before leaving me alone in our house.
This house is my dad's property. I had to let go of our only housemaid because we needed the nurse who's with my Mom at the hospital more here at home, Daddy pays their salaries. Dad also pays all our bills, even my school expenses, but last month, he stopped providing and giving me money. I can't talk to him anymore. He used to visit me every week to check on me, but he's been absent for weeks.
I've already used the last allowance he gave me.
I wiped away the incessant flow of my tears with the back of my hand.
What am I going to do now?
I didn't realize I had fallen asleep on the sofa. My eyes hurt from crying. I looked at the window outside, it's already dark. I glanced at the clock on our wall: 8:00 PM.
I stood up and went to my room. I showered and fixed myself, I also put on some makeup on.
Afterward, I went down to the garage. Daddy gave me this car last year for my birthday.
The drive to the club took thirty minutes.I'm sitting on the cold bench outside the emergency room. Many people were crossing by in the hallway but I couldn't stop the tears from streaming down my face.
I was on my way home from my internship when Auntie Marila called, my Mother had a heart attack, so they rushed her to the emergency room. The doctor hadn't examined her thoroughly yet.
She's now stable but still unconscious.
"Who's the patient's family of Diana Alvarez?" The nurse's voice made me alert.
I immediately went to her, "I-it's me! H-how's my mom?" My voice trembled as I faced the nurse.
"I'll be honest with you, hija. Your mother's condition is serious. She needs immediate surgery," she said.
"It will require a large sum of money… We will immediately perform the surgery if you already have the exact amount for her operation," she said directly.
My throat went dry.
"H-how much d-do I n-needed to pay for that?"
"Seven hundred thousand."
I fell down on the floor.
Where would I get that large amount of money?
I stopped outside the gate of a large and luxurious mansion.
"Who are you? What do you need?" I slightly flinched back as the security, guarding the gate aggressively approached me.
"The Fuegos don't have any expected visitors today, leave." He said gruffly, but I couldn't be swayed. This was the only way left to get my mom operated.
"Uhm… I-is Mr. F-Fuego here?" Even though there was a hint of fear in my voice, I mustered the courage to face the guard.
"No. Leave now, Miss."
"I just need to talk to him—" But before I could even finish my words, the gate suddenly opened.
"What's happening here?"
Elle. My half-sister stepped in, wearing a fancy lacey dress.
When she saw me, she immediately came out of the gate.
"You! What are you doing here?!" she hissed, pointing at me. My anxiety increased.
My heart was pounding so hard. I looked wearily at my sister.
"How dare you to even come here!?" she yelled. I stepped back as she walked towards me.
"I-I just need to talk to D-Daddy…"
"Daddy? Huh! Guard! Why haven't you gotten rid of this pest yet?!"
"Y-yes, Miss. I'm sorry." The guard immediately went to me.
"Miss, leave now!" He grabbed my arm and pulled me away from the gate. I tried to struggle free from his grip.
My tears started to silently form at the sides of my eyes as I tried not to sob or cry.
"S-sister, please! I need to talk to our Dad!" I pleaded desperately.
But before she could speak, someone else spoke up.
"What's going on here?" A calm yet authoritative voice echoed. A woman walked in from the mansion.
I felt like I was about to collapse from nervousness.
She's my father's legal wife.
"Mom!" Elle looked at her mother.
She ignored my sister and walked past her towards me. The guard still had a hold of me, I wanted to break free, but it felt like I couldn't move my body anymore.
She looked very intimidating and I'm so nervous that I'm almost numb.
"What are you doing here?" she asked seriously.
She coldly glanced at the guard holding me, "Let her go," she said firmly. The guard quickly released me.
"Mom! Get rid of her!"
"Why are you here?" she asked again, ignoring her daughter.
"I-I need to t-talk to our D-Dad…" Even though my voice was full of fear, I still mustered what I had to say.
Her face was expressionless, as she's just staring at me coldly.
"Why? What do you need from my husband?" she asked.
"My mother is in the hospital. I-I have no one e-else to t-turn to…" I said, my voice trembling.
My mother's parents are in Europe. I also have no connection with them because they disowned their daughter when Mom left them for my Dad.
"Oh? Is that her karma?" she scoffed.
"P-please, my father—"
I hadn't finished what I was saying when a cold hand fall on my cheek.
I almost went deaf from the slap Mrs. Fuego gave me. Holding my cheek, I couldn't react.
"How dare you show your face to us?" she fired.
I shook my head as I realized the truth. My tears gradually flowed.
My mother was just my Daddy's mistress. I was so insensitive to have shown myself to them. Because of me, their family was ruined.
But why? I didn't want this to happen. I don't know what to do anymore. I don't know where to get the money needed for Mom's operation.
Mrs. Fuego looked at me with disgust before turning her gaze to her daughter.
"Your friends are coming over. Fix yourself, honey," she said in her sweetest voice before turning her gaze back to me.
"Tsk!" Elle rolled her eyes at me before going back into the house.
"Get out of here and never show your face to us again!" Mrs. Fuego said and turned her back on me.
"Leave, Miss." The guard approached me, seeming to pity me, so he helped me up.
"I can manage." I stood up on my own and ran away from that place. I shouldn't have come here in the first place.
"What did you get from your father? Nothing, right? If I were you, I'd accept the job I'm offering you." Auntie Marila stood up from the sofa.
"Rest for now. If you change your mind, you know where to find me," she said before leaving me alone in our house.
This house is my dad's property. I had to let go of our only housemaid because we needed the nurse who's with my Mom at the hospital more here at home, Daddy pays their salaries. Dad also pays all our bills, even my school expenses, but last month, he stopped providing and giving me money. I can't talk to him anymore. He used to visit me every week to check on me, but he's been absent for weeks.
I've already used the last allowance he gave me.
I wiped away the incessant flow of my tears with the back of my hand.
What am I going to do now?
I didn't realize I had fallen asleep on the sofa. My eyes hurt from crying. I looked at the window outside, it's already dark. I glanced at the clock on our wall: 8:00 PM.
I stood up and went to my room. I showered and fixed myself, I also put on some makeup on.
Afterward, I went down to the garage. Daddy gave me this car last year for my birthday.
The drive to the club took thirty minutes.
"What are you doing here?" she asked seriously.
She coldly glanced at the guard holding me, "Let her go," she said firmly. The guard quickly released me.
"Mom! Get rid of her!"
"Why are you here?" she asked again, ignoring her daughter.
"I-I need to t-talk to our D-Dad…" Even though my voice was full of fear, I still mustered what I had to say.
Her face was expressionless, as she's just staring at me coldly.
"Why? What do you need from my husband?" she asked.
"My mother is in the hospital. I-I have no one e-else to t-turn to…" I said, my voice trembling.
My mother's parents are in Europe. I also have no connection with them because they disowned their daughter when Mom left them for my Dad.
"Oh? Is that her karma?" she scoffed.
"P-please, my father—"
I hadn't finished what I was saying when a cold hand fall on my cheek.
I almost went deaf from the slap Mrs. Fuego gave me. Holding my cheek, I couldn't react.
"How dare you show your face to us?" she fired.
I shook my head as I realized the truth. My tears gradually flowed.
My mother was just my Daddy's mistress. I was so insensitive to have shown myself to them. Because of me, their family was ruined.
But why? I didn't want this to happen. I don't know what to do anymore. I don't know where to get the money needed for Mom's operation.
Mrs. Fuego looked at me with disgust before turning her gaze to her daughter.
"Your friends are coming over. Fix yourself, honey," she said in her sweetest voice before turning her gaze back to me.
"Tsk!" Elle rolled her eyes at me before going back into the house.
"Get out of here and never show your face to us again!" Mrs. Fuego said and turned her back on me.
"Leave, Miss." The guard approached me, seeming to pity me, so he helped me up.
"I can manage." I stood up on my own and ran away from that place. I shouldn't have come here in the first place.
"What did you get from your father? Nothing, right? If I were you, I'd accept the job I'm offering you." Auntie Marila stood up from the sofa.
"Rest for now. If you change your mind, you know where to find me," she said before leaving me alone in our house.
This house is my dad's property. I had to let go of our only housemaid because we needed the nurse who's with my Mom at the hospital more here at home, Daddy pays their salaries. Dad also pays all our bills, even my school expenses, but last month, he stopped providing and giving me money. I can't talk to him anymore. He used to visit me every week to check on me, but he's been absent for weeks.
I've already used the last allowance he gave me.
I wiped away the incessant flow of my tears with the back of my hand.
What am I going to do now?
I didn't realize I had fallen asleep on the sofa. My eyes hurt from crying. I looked at the window outside, it's already dark. I glanced at the clock on our wall: 8:00 PM.
I stood up and went to my room. I showered and fixed myself, I also put on some makeup on.
Afterward, I went down to the garage. Daddy gave me this car last year for my birthday.
The drive to the club took thirty minutes.
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He’s my boyfirend’s brother.
This is Tyler’s family.
I’m not going to let one cold stare undo that.
**
As a ballet dancer, My life looks perfect—scholarship, starring role, sweet boyfriend Tyler. Until Tyler shows his true colors and his older brother, Asher, comes home.
Asher is a Navy veteran with battle scars and zero patience. He calls me "princess" like it's an insult. I can't stand him.
When My ankle injury forces her to recover at the family lake house, I‘m stuck with both brothers. What starts as mutual hatred slowly turns into something forbidden.
I'm falling for my boyfriend's brother.
**
I hate girls like her.
Entitled.
Delicate.
And still—
Still.
The image of her standing in the doorway, clutching her cardigan tighter around her narrow shoulders, trying to smile through the awkwardness, won’t leave me.
Neither does the memory of Tyler. Leaving her here without a second thought.
I shouldn’t care.
I don’t care.
It’s not my problem if Tyler’s an idiot.
It’s not my business if some spoiled little princess has to walk home in the dark.
I’m not here to rescue anyone.
Especially not her.
Especially not someone like her.
She’s not my problem.
And I’ll make damn sure she never becomes one.
But when my eyes fell on her lips, I wanted her to be mine.
The War God Alpha's Arranged Bride
Yet Alexander made his decision clear to the world: “Evelyn is the only woman I will ever marry.”
Accidentally Yours
Lola Marlowe’s morning-after is a disaster. She’s got a killer hangover, zero memory of Burning Man, and a half-naked, sculpted stranger tied to her bed with her own lavender silk ropes. To make matters infinitely worse, the furious (and frustratingly handsome) “accidental hostage” is Enzo Marchesi, Vegas’s most notorious mafia Don.
For Enzo, this is the ultimate security breach. But the fiery, unpredictable tattoo artist is the most intriguing thing to happen to him in years. To stop his crew from “neutralizing” the threat, he makes an impulsive claim: she’s his fiancée.
Thrust into a world of high-stakes lies and feral attraction, they must navigate rival families and their own explosive chemistry.
One wrong move sparked it. Now neither of them wants out.
Crowned by Fate
“She’d just be a Breeder, you would be the Luna. Once she’s pregnant, I wouldn’t touch her again.” my mate Leon’s jaw tightened.
I laughed, a bitter, broken sound.
“You’re unbelievable. I’d rather accept your rejection than live like that.”
As a girl without a wolf, I left my mate and my pack behind.
Among humans, I survived by becoming a master of the temporary: drifting job to job… until I became the best bartender in a dusty Texas town.
That’s where Alpha Adrian found me.
No one could resist the charming Adrian, and I joined his mysterious pack hidden deep in the desert.
The Alpha King Tournament, held once every four years, had begun. Over fifty packs from across North America were competing.
The werewolf world was on the verge of a revolution. That’s when I saw Leon again...
Torn between two Alphas, I had no idea that what awaited us wasn’t just a competition—but a series of brutal, unforgiving trials.
Author Note:New book out now! The River Knows Her Name
Mystery, secrets, suspense—your next page-turner is here.
Goddess Of The Underworld.
When the veil between the Divine, the Living, and the Dead begins to crack, Envy is thrust beneath with a job she can’t drop: keep the worlds from bleeding together, shepherd the lost, and make ordinary into armor, breakfasts, bedtime, battle plans. Peace lasts exactly one lullaby. This is the story of a border pup who became a goddess by choosing her family; of four imperfect alphas learning how to stay; of cake, iron, and daylight negotiations. Steamy, fierce, and full of heart, Goddess of the Underworld is a reverse harem, found-family paranormal romance where love writes the rules and keeps three realms from falling apart.
Mated by Contract to the Alpha
William—my devastatingly handsome, wealthy werewolf fiancé destined to become Delta—was supposed to be mine forever. After five years together, I was ready to walk down the aisle and claim my happily ever after.
Instead, I found him with her. And their son.
Betrayed, jobless, and drowning in my father's medical bills, I hit rock bottom harder than I ever imagined possible. Just when I thought I'd lost everything, salvation came in the form of the most dangerous man I'd ever encountered.
Damien Sterling—future Alpha of the Silver Moon Shadow Pack and ruthless CEO of Sterling Group—slid a contract across his desk with predatory grace.
“Sign this, little doe, and I'll give you everything your heart desires. Wealth. Power. Revenge. But understand this—the moment you put pen to paper, you become mine. Body, soul, and everything in between.”
I should have run. Instead, I signed my name and sealed my fate.
Now I belong to the Alpha. And he's about to show me just how wild love can be.
My Marked Luna
"Yes,"
He exhales, raises his hand, and brings it down to slap my naked as again... harder than before. I gasp at the impact. It hurts, but it is so hot, and sexy.
"Will you do it again?"
"No,"
"No, what?"
"No, Sir,"
"Best girl," he brings his lips to kiss my behind while he caresses it softly.
"Now, I'm going to fck you," He sits me on his lap in a straddling position. We lock gazes. His long fingers find their way to my entrance and insert them.
"You're soaking for me, baby," he is pleased. He moves his fingers in and out, making me moan in pleasure.
"Hmm," But suddenly, they are gone. I cry as he leaves my body aching for him. He switches our position within a second, so I'm under him. My breath is shallow, and my senses are incoherent as I anticipate his hardness in me. The feeling is fantastic.
"Please," I beg. I want him. I need it so badly.
"So, how would you like to come, baby?" he whispers.
Oh, goddess!
Apphia's life is harsh, from being mistreated by her pack members to her mate rejecting her brutally. She is on her own. Battered on a harsh night, she meets her second chance mate, the powerful, dangerous Lycan Alpha, and boy, is she in for the ride of her life. However, everything gets complicated as she discovers she is no ordinary wolf. Tormented by the threat to her life, Apphia has no choice but to face her fears. Will Apphia be able to defeat the iniquity after her life and finally be happy with her mate? Follow for more.
Warning: Mature Content
To protect what’s mine
Fangs, Fate & Other Bad Decisions
After finding out her boyfriend cheated, the last thing she expected was to stumble across a wounded man in an alley. And definitely not one with fangs. But thanks to a mix of cocktails, shame, and her questionable life choices, she takes him home. Turns out, he’s not just any vampire—he’s a king. And according to him, she’s his fated mate.
Now, she’s stuck with an overprotective, brooding bloodsucker who keeps rescuing her, a growing list of enemies who want her dead, and an undeniable attraction that’s making it very hard to remember why falling for a vampire is a terrible idea.
Because if she’s not careful, she won’t just lose her heart—she’ll lose her humanity.
Fake Dating My Ex's Favourite Hockey Player
Zane and I were together for ten years. When he had no one, I stayed by his side, supporting his hockey career while believing at the end of all our struggles, I'll be his wife and the only one at his side.But after six years of dating, and four years of being his fiancée, not only did he leave me, but seven months later I receive an invitation... to his wedding!If that isn't bad enough, the month long wedding cruise is for couples only and requires a plus one. If Zane thinks breaking my heart left me too miserable to move on, he thought wrong!Not only did it make me stronger.. it made me strong enough to move on with his favourite bad boy hockey player, Liam Calloway.
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John Rey
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