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“Why are you spying on me? What do you want from me? And who sent you?” Justin bombarded Isabella with numerous questions within one breath as she jerked off his hand from her grasp. “I’m not spying on you, Justin. My mom isn't feeling well, so I decided to come to the pharmacy to get her some drugs.” she rolled her eyes. “ That reminds me, you haven't answered my question. What are you doing? And who was that you were shouting at on the phone?”“That’s none of your business, woman. Leave me alone,” Justin smacked and attempted to leave, but Isabella sidestepped and stood in his way, robbing him of the opportunity to move.“No, Justin. It's my business. Whatever concerns you, concerns me.” she smirked.“Oh, really?” Justin chuckled. “ Get out of my way, you hypocrite.”He pushed her out of the way and began walking away from the coffee shop.Isabella couldn't help but follow him, eager to convince Justin that she was a changed lady. She considered that moment as the opportunity to dis
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Justin was taken aback by her words. He couldn't believe his ears. Perhaps Isabella was just kidding. He slowly turned around and faced Isabella with skeptical brows, unsure if he heard her well because he couldn't imagine living together with Isabella for months.Living with her might be okay, but what would happen if Liam found out that he was living under the roof of Isabella?Of course, he won't hesitate to mock him. Not only him, but the whole world will mock him if they find out that he is too poor to take care of himself.Another thing was that, if he agreed to live with Isabella, then his relationship with Diana would be over. Diana won't feel comfortable seeing her boyfriend sleeping in his ex's house.After a long silence, Justin finally opened his mouth to ask.“What are you saying, Isabella?” Justin inquired as though he didn't get what she said earlier.“You heard what I said, Justin. Don't say no, please,” she pleaded with him as she was convinced that Justin was plannin
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After pondering for a while, she finally picked up the call.“Hey, Justin. You haven't been picking up my calls. Why?” Diana's voice echoed from the phone after Isabella picked up the call.“Listen, Diana. This is Justin's ex-boyfriend and…”“Wait, what?” Diana cut into Isabella's words. “ What the hell are you doing with my boyfriend's phone? Haven't I warned you to stay away from him?”“Stop ranting and hear what I want to tell you, Diana. This isn't time for shouting or anything. Justin was shot by some bad boys, so he's currently in the hospital. But the issue is that the hospital demanded that his bills should be settled first before they can begin treatment. The hospital is demanding 1 million dollars for the treatment, and I have run out of cash. So…”“Are you kidding me? What are you saying?” Diana cut her off.“I’m not joking, Diana.” Isabella retorted.“Send me the hospital address as swiftly as you can, and I will be there within a few minutes.”Since Isabella didn't know Ju
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As demanded, Liam proceeded and settled Isabella's mom's hospital bills. Her treatment commenced immediately after the bill was paid.Just as Liam was about to scold Isabella for leaving the poor woman alone at home despite knowing she wasn't feeling well, Diana appeared.“What’s happening here?” Diana inquired as though she didn't see when Isabella's Mom was wheeled into the emergency room. Nonetheless, she asked out of surprise.Immediately Liam set eyes on Diana, he was dumbfounded for a while, wondering how Diana found herself in the hospital.“Wait a minute, what were you both doing here before I arrived?” Liam asked the two ladies, but his eyes were fixed on Diana because Isabella was already bitterly weeping and she would be unable to respond to him.Diana gulped down saliva and proceeded to explain. “ Justin was shot by some unknown gangsters. Thankfully, Isabella was present when it happened. So, she rushed him down here. When I got the News, I ran down here to check up on him
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Two weeks after Mrs. Lorelei's burial, Isabella found herself on the road to the hospital Justin was admitted to check up on him. She wasn't opportune to see him after her mom's dismissal. Isabella was left shattered, and depressed, causing her to be an orphan just like the way Justin was before.Although her mom's death was still a surprise and fresh in Isabella's mind, she managed to stay strong with the help of Liam.Liam did everything possible to see that Isabella stayed happy despite what happened. He didn't give her the chance to feel like an orphan as she thought, but even with that, she was still traumatized by her mom's dismissal. Nonetheless, Liam didn't leave her by herself, rather, he comforted her until she was calm and ready to take care of herself. Although no one asked him to, Liam did everything in his capacity and prepared a be-fitted burial for Mrs. Lorelei. Isabella, on the contrary, was caught by her guilty conscience. She always had restless nights, convincin
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At the ward, Justin was sitting on the sick bed, ready to leave the hospital because he was discharged that day.“Thank you for always being by my side, Diana. I never knew you were this caring.” With a smile, Justin confessed to the lady sitting beside him on the sick bed as they held their hands together.Diana smiled back at him and responded, “Don't mention. The pleasure is all mine. If I don't take care of you, who will? It's my duty, so allow me to do it with pleasure. You deserve it, my heartthrob.”Justin nodded with a slight smile and then invited her for a hug. Diana gave in and the two of them romantically embraced each other.While they were still hugging, the door suddenly opened, causing them to turn their gaze to the entrance.Upon setting eyes on Isabella, Justin's mouth widened in astonishment as he was overwhelmed with joy. Isabella, on the contrary, was panicking, wondering what Justin would say about her failing to visit him in the hospital.Nonetheless, she was co
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“Don’t tell me you're planning to leave me and settle with your ex-girlfriend, Justin,” Diana held his hand and spoke frustrated.“No, Diana. Don't miscode me, please,” Justin turned and looked at her. “ I'm not leaving you, neither am I leaving Isabella.”“And… What does that mean? Are you planning to keep the two of us?” she stared at him skeptically.Justin played mute for a few minutes as they gazed at each other. At last, he chuckled, took his hand off Diana's grasp, and proceeded to respond to her.“Diana, you remain the woman after my heart, but that doesn't mean I should neglect Isabella. At this point in life, she needs someone to keep her company and also encourage her so she can have faith that things will get better soon.“Leaving her alone at this point won't help her. She needs me. Besides, I don't have a house or shelter for myself, and she offered me a place to stay. So, why should I avoid her rather than going closer to her? Keep in mind that she was the one who helpe
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While Diana was driving home, her phone began ringing, calling for her attention, but she ignored the call, thinking that it was Justin who was calling her line. The phone rang and went off. After a few seconds, the phone began ringing again. Without checking the caller's ID, Diana picked up the call with her eyes focused on the busy road.“What do you want from me, bitch?” she yelled at the caller.“Huh? What's happening, Diana? What have I done to deserve that?” the caller's voice echoed from the phone.Diana was taken aback when she heard a different voice rather than Justin's voice. She looked at the phone screen and discovered that it wasn't Justin's name that appeared, but Liam's.“Gosh!” she exhaled and proceeded to respond to Liam. “ Forgive me. I thought it was Justin that was ringing me.”“Umm…why? Did anything happen between the both of you that triggered that?” Liam inquired.“That son of a bitch dumped me to settle with Isabella. Wait a minute, did you break up with Isabe
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“How was it possible that five of your colleagues were shot dead the previous night during the operation?” Mr. Rolland raged as he grimaced at his boys.“I have no clue how it happened that way, boss. We have never suffered this loss in any operation before. However, my instinct is telling me that this was a planned case to get us,” Walker explained as he bowed to Mr. Rolland.“What do you mean? The men you exchanged gunshots with were in uniform? I mean, do they appear like the police or any other armed forces?” Mr. Rolland inquired skeptically. “Yes, boss. They were in uniform and the way they handled their weapons was more professional to assume that they were people in the same category as us. I think Diana needs to answer a few questions. Again, I'm suspecting the new young man that was brought here yesterday.” Walker explained.“Where are they?” Mr. Rolland inquired as he scanned the room to find out if Diana and Justin were in the room.“Hmm… Diana is on her way. But I have no
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“Hey, this is not the time for you to listen to what they're saying. As of now, you can't do that until you undergo the training I'm about to put you through,” the young man who was assigned to educate Justin about everything he needs to know called for Justin's attention.Justin, who stood at a corner, nodded and then followed him.“Who, Justin, or Mr. Hemsworth you guys are talking about?” Justin asked the young man, pretending as though he had no clue who the person was.The young man proceeded and explained everything to Justin. The more questions Justin asks, the more explanations he gets. That was when he found out that his uncle who was murdered long ago was murdered by these men and every other misfortune that he had encountered was caused by them.In the end, Justin was told everything he needed to know before he started working with them, and he agreed to everything.Everything worked out smoother than he thought.It was getting dark because it was already evening. Justin l
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“Of course, you can. What's it?” Mr. Rolland inquired as everyone anticipated what he was going to say. “Pardon my manners, but I was just wondering about something,” Justin scratched his scalp nervously with one of his hands tucked behind him. “ You're already a wealthy man. So, I see no reason why you should be competing with others when you already have money. Is this what they mean? Human beings can never be satisfied with money?”Everyone couldn't help, but stare at Justin, wondering what gave him such an audacity to throw such a question to their boss. “Well, I can't blame him because he is new here and has no clue what our boss is capable of doing.” one of the boys mumbled.Mr. Rolland chuckled, received a cigarette from one of his boys, and then puffed out smoke against Justin's face.“Young man, what's your name?” Mr. Rolland inquired.“My name?” Justin asked after him as though he didn't hear him. “ My name is Alfred… Alfred Johnson.”Mr. Rolland placed the burning cigarett
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At Mr. Elias Rolland's house, he could be seen in the garden standing with his hands tightened into a fist as he glared at a lady standing before him.The lady stood in front of him, her head lowered to the ground. One could easily tell how scared the lady was because of her appearance.As Mr. Rolland was about to say a word to the lady before him, he paused after a few of his boys interrupted him.“Boss, we have got a new errand boy for you,” one of the boys spoke, and pushed Justin forward.Justin disguised himself as someone else. He wore tattered clothes, looking dirty, like someone homeless for a very long time.Although Justin was scared to look at Mr. Rolland he had been hearing about, he couldn't help but stare at the lady standing between him and Mr. Rolland in shock. He couldn't believe his eyes, but of course, he was expecting to see her there.“Enough of all these errand boys who keep failing me now and then. And why have you brought a madman into my house as an errand boy
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Upon realizing that Liam has gotten a new girlfriend for himself, anger ruled over Diana, who grinned at the couple standing before her.Liam tried to smile before responding to the lady, but he couldn't. The situation he found himself in.“Darling, you're not saying anything. Who is she?” The lady let go of him and stood beside him, anticipating what he was going to say. “ Don't tell me that you are cheating on me with another woman, Liam.” “No, honey. I'm not cheating on you,” Liam looked into her eyes and explained. “ Babe, meet my bestie, Diana.”“Wait! Wait! Is she the lady you once told me about?” Liam's girlfriend asked excitedly, pointing at Diana.“Yeah, she is. She's the only female friend I have,” he explained.The lady quickly turned around and faced Diana. She extended her hand to Diana for a handshake, but Diana stood silent with her hands folded above her chest as she glared at the lady. Diana hissed and rolled her eyes before taking her gaze away from the lady in a di
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Dawson became enraged. He tightened his hand into a fist and grimaced at Diana, who had buried her face in her palms, feeling embarrassed.Of course, she knew who got her pregnant. It was no one but her male bestie, Liam. He took advantage of her condition and slept with her, and now she's pregnant for him. Impossible!“Talk to me, Diana! Who is responsible for your pregnancy?”! Dawson yelled at her through gritted teeth.He took the case into his own hands, rather than letting Diana's parents deal with it in the best way they could.Diana trembles after Dawson's angry words rang through her ears. It was as if the ground should open and swallow her up because she wasn't ready to face the shame. “Speak, Diana!” Mr. Mike shouted at her, sending shivers down her spine.She flickered and quickly responded, letting tears flow freely down her cheeks to the hospital bed. “ Liam… Liam is responsible for the pregnancy.”Even though she was stuttering, she was able to tell who got her pregnant
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It was a month since Justin and Diana broke up and since then, she avoided meeting any man, including Dawson, who was pressuring her to get married to him.When Dawson found out from Liam that Diana and Justin were no longer in a relationship, he was overwhelmed with joy. He counted it as the right time to get Diana to become his wife, or else he might not get her again. He knew so well that he would be at a loss if another man won Diana's heart. So, he was eager to make her his wife before that happened. However, he told Diana's parents that they shouldn't refund the money he gave to Diana's mom. He was convinced that doing so would make Diana love, yet things didn't work out as he wanted.Although he was too occupied with political issues, he still creates time to visit Diana, so she won't think as if he doesn't care about her. Even at that, he wasn't getting her attention that much.Now, it was another beautiful day and Diana woke wi
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Justin and Isabella arrived at the address that was sent to him by the taxi driver. They were welcomed by the man's family.“You both are welcome to my house,” the man exchanged pleasantries with them as he ushered them into the house.“Thank you for accepting us into your house, sir.” Justin responded as they exchanged handshakes.“ permit me to ask you something, sir.”“Okay, proceed and ask your question, but before you do that, you both should please have your seats,” he responded as he let go of Justin's hand and sat on a different couch, facing them.Isabella assisted Justin to sit down, which triggered the man sitting before wanting to ask what happened. However, before he could open his mouth to speak, Justin had already started speaking.“What’s your name, sir?” Justin inquired, looking at the man and anticipating his response.The man was silent for a minute, as though he would rather not respond to the question. At last, he sighed and responded,“ Well, my name is Emmett Bens
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Isabella and Justin arrived home after taking a taxi from the hospital. “Be careful,” said Isabella as she assisted Justin in climbing out of the car. After he was out of the car, she paid the taxi driver. She lifted Justin's right hand, placed it on her neck, and rounded his waist with her left hand to assist him walk into the house.“Take a rest, so I can quickly prepare you something for you to eat,” Isabella announced as she assisted Justin to sit on the cushion.“Thanks for your care, Isabella.” Justin appreciated it as he rested his back against the cushion.“ You are indeed a changed lady.”“Of course, I am. I was so carried away by luxury that I forgot what you have been through for me. But now, I have realized my mistake and I promise never to leave you, no matter what happens. I love you, Justin,” she confessed her love for him.Instead of Justin confessing back, he played mute as he gazed at her, pondering a few things.“Hello, do you hear what I said?” Isabella waved her h
