AT TORILLIO’S MANSION. Madrigal slowly took to the stairs, taking every step with a depressed feeling and a hurting heart. "Will you walk faster? It’s not as if we got into a fight." Aliaana asked him briskly. Madrigal kept walking slowly until they got inside Torillio’s mansion. "Look at you two; where have you been?" Torillio’s aide asked them rudely, tossing Madrigal on his abs violently. Madrigal also pushed him in a rage. "Calm down, really?" Aliaana yelled, pulling Madrigal back. "I always thought you were some cool-headed man; what’s up with you?" she asked him angrily. "Go tell Torillio that we want to speak to him," Madrigal said to the man aggressively. He left them and went for Torillio. "Can we have a word together before he comes?" Aliaana asked, pulling Madrigal to a corner inside the mansion out of everyone’s view. "What do you have to say? I won’t hide anything from him," Madrigal uttered immediately before she could say anything. "Will you listen to me

AT THE PRISON. "Who was that young man? He looks so suspicious; why was he hiding his face?" Jordan asked Brandon curiously. Brandon left his seat beside Jordan and went to his bed without saying a word. "I get it; you don’t want to talk about it in private, huh?" Jordan asked. He joined Brandon in sitting on the edge of the bed. "Why are you here?" Brandon asked coldly. "You gave me an offer then; I’ll take it," he replied, grinning. "It’s gone; someone else took the offer," Brandon responded absently, coppering his body with the cover cloth. "Is it Major Bautista?""No, do you mean to say anything else? I thought you were here to tell me how you failed to keep Hailey in locks; it was so easy, but it slipped off your fingers. I brought her to you this time," Brandon asked icily. "Sit-up" "Come down," Jordan requested. Brandon grudgingly came down from the bed and returned to the table with Jordan. "I got suspended today; I’m sorry for not trusting you from the star

AT THE GLASS HOUSE. The table was rounded by the Ramirez’s all-red eyes, fuming with anger against each other. Olvido took out his tablet and placed it on the table. "If no one talks, then I will. Which one of you did this?" Olvido asked bluntly. The tablet displaced the news about his kidnapping and release. It was going viral on the internet. "You’re pathetic and useless; you should be happy there’s someone out there that want’s you around," Andallio bashed him. "Enough both of you! We are on the brink of losing everything Grandma Pillar built for years, and you’re here blabbing,""Or didn’t you realize our family rights have been given to the public?" Herveuax gnarled ragingly, and he flung the tablet on the floor. "You’re right, but who was that?" Andallio asked interestedly. He moved his seat closer to the table, kicking the broken table away from his leg. "Who else but Arturo? We are bound to fail, and you all know it; our market is bleeding since that announcem

AT THE SILVERIO’S Depressed, hurt, and her head was clouded with a lot of maybes. Vanessa slowly withdraws herself from her family, becoming a loner in her father’s mansion. She found solace in being alone and out of everyone’s sight.The pool was her escape place this morning, sitting beside the water with her legs soaked inside as she continued her deep thoughts. She swung her legs rhythmically in the water as a song played on her phone. "Vanessa," Fidellin called her. "Vanessa," he called the second time, but she gave no response. "It’s been days now, and you still don’t want to talk to me?" he asked as he took the place next to her. Fidelin bent down to remove his shoes so he could join her legs that were in the water. "What are you doing here? You don’t have to," Vanessa replied coldly. She took her headphones and placed them on her ears angrily. Fidelin removed them and held them to himself."Why?" Vanessa asked tearfully. "Why are you doing this to yourself? He

AT THE COMPANY.Esmeralda’s face was folded up, frozen with surprise. “What did you say? Pregnant? For Torillio?” she flagged, rolling her chair out of the table. “Are we talking about Torillio? Stop playing with me; I don’t even know why I am talking to you,” Vanessa hurled. “I’ll get out of here!” Vanessa snapped. “Hold on!” Esmeralda pulled her back. “Told anyone about it?” she asked passively, in a low tone.“Not yet; I don’t trust you, but please keep it between us,” Vanessa arced as she walked out on Esmeralda. Her mind was faster than her legs could carry her. She broke down in the middle of the road in tears.“Why now? He’s back with his ex; he gave her back their shares, and I am here pregnant." “You’re stupid, Vanessa!” She smacked herself on the head several times.“Hey! Stop! You’ll hurt yourself; what’s wrong with you?” Fredrick arced. He came into the company unannounced, following Andallio’s orders to meet with Marcellus. “Fredrick, what are you doing here?” Sh