"All that shopping made me hungry and thirsty, Mom. How about having lunch at one of our favorite restaurants?" Gracie Anne smiling suggested to her mother.
"That's a good idea, dear. I am so exhausted of walking around. So, what do you have in mind for lunch? Where do you want to eat?" her mother agreed rightaway."Well, I feel like having an Italian right now..." answered Gracie Anne."Okay, then. Let's have an Italian cuisine for lunch!"The mother and daughter duo started walking to their favorite Italian restaurant, which is also inside the shopping mall.=================================Gracie Anne and her mother are currently having lunch at their favorite Italian restaurant. She is secretly watching and observing her mother, to see if there's something wrong, or if she has any problem in mind. But just to make sure, she decided to muster up all of her courage to ask her mother."Mom? Can I ask you something?"After being in a flight for seven hours and twenty-five minutes, Gracie Anne is now at Madrid-Barajas Airport in Spain. She is just waiting for her next flight that will take her to Deia, Mallorca. She still has one hour of waiting time until her next flight, so she decided to call her parents just to check up on them and also to let them know that she safely landed in Spain.She dialled her mother's number, but much to her dismay, it went straight to her voicemail. She then decided to call her father's number, but it also went straight to his voicemail."What on earth is going on?" she curiously asks herself.Well, maybe her father is in a middle of a very important business meeting, and her mother is busy doing her usual charity activities with her friends..."Stop being a worrywart, Gracie Anne! I'm sure they are okay." she tries to convince herself.To stop herself from worrying too much and getting all paranoid again she decided to s
"We sincerely apologize, Madame. But we shouldn't say anything. We were only ordered to get you ready for your dinner appointment. We can absolutely assure you that you are not in danger, and you are in a safe place. Please just cooperate with us and everything is going to be alright." one of the maids, tries to reassure her.Gracie Anne doesn't have any idea why, but her heart and mind is telling her to trust the people infront of her. And come to think of it, if they want to hurt her, they should have done it earlier...And besides, she really wants to know who is the person that she's supposed to have a dinner meeting with.After a few moments, she was able to calm down and she let the maids do their own work on her.She has to get her mind straight even though she feels like she's about to lose her mind...=================================An hour have passed.Gracie Anne is all dressed up, and she is wearing the mos
After their meeting with the five families, Carlos and Antonio decided to go on horseback riding and take a stroll at the wide grassland, which is a bit faraway from the mansion.Carlos wanted to blow off some steam, and just loosen up a little bit.“--You’re already 32 years old, man. That's old enough to get married and have your own children for the future of La Familia. Have you given it a thought of getting married and being a father in the near future?" Antonio suddenly asked, as he steps down from his horse."Don't get me wrong, Antonio. I can see myself being a husband and a father, but I just can't seem to accept the idea of an arranged marriage..." Carlos voiced out what was on his mind.“There you go again, Carlos. Despite of your serious and strict personality, I can't believe that you're a hopeless romantic." Antonio stated, while shaking his head."I don't know what to say and think anymore, Antonio." said Carlos. He is now
A few moments later, they finally decided to visit Carlos Fortalejo's Family Mausoleum.Carlos helped Gracie Anne get down from the horse.Gracie Anne noticed that the entire mausoleum was made of white marble, from the walls and the floor. It also has a big gate."Our family's ancestors are all laid to rest here at our family mausoleum..." Carlos started to speak."Wow, all of your family members are here." said Gracie Anne. She suddenly became interested in Gale's family."I haven't met my grand parents because they already passed away even before I was born. Also I haven't met my father because I grew up.in an orphanage. My father and mother hasn't been present my whole life." relayed Carlos."Oh, I'm so sorry to hear that." Gracie Anne responded, in a sincere manner."So, how about you? Where are your grandparents?" Carlos curiously asks Gracie Anne."Well, both of my grandfather's from each side of the fami
Few days have passed.Carlos decided to invite Gracie Anne for a dinner date, to get to know each other deeper.They are now walking at the palace grounds, on a very beautiful and romantic evening."I assume that you're hungry, Gracie Anne. Don't you worry, I prepared something special for you." Carlos smilingly told her."Where are we going to eat?" Gracie Anne curiously asks him.Carlos grinned at her in return."At the rooftop." "Oh." that's all what Gracie Anne had to say. She watched too many romantic movies already, and she knows what's going to happen at the rooftop. She knows that Carlos had prepared a candlelight dinner with numerous red roses and maybe, there's some live music as well. She also knows that she'll be eating a 5-star quality dinner tonight...Well, having this kind of date is not a bad idea afterall.Carlos escorted her to go to a gold-plated elevator. After a few seconds, the elevator door opens, and they were instantly greeted by the evening wind.Just like
The next day. Gracie Anne slowly opened her eyes. She realized that it was already morning, and she woke up really late because she finished reading a very interesting book and it was already wee hours in the morning when she finished the whole book. She decided to get up from her bed, so that she can start her morning by having a hot cup of coffee. She is also planning to ask Carlos and ask him if they can have breakfast together. She is now slowly making her way towards the kitchen, while feeling so excited and happy... ================================= After a few minutes. Gracie Anne is now looking for Carlos around the mansion, but she stops in a halt when he saw Carlos talking to a certain woman. She quickly hid herself at a nearby wall and secretly listened to the conversation. She saw a certain woman who was sitting comfortably on one of the sofas in t
Few hours have passed.After talking and saying goodbye to Celeste's parents, Carlos decided to look for Gracie Anne so that they can go back home and take a rest.He is getting worried because he can't find Gracie Anne, and he is wondering what could've happened to her.He was about to go to the Women's Comfort Room hoping to find her there, but he suddenly stops when he heard a familiar voice nearby."I can handle myself, sir. I can still drink! Please get me another glass of cocktail!" he heard Gracie Anne's voice from the distance.He quickly made his way towards the garden, where Gracie Anne's voice is coming from.He was surprised to see her at the poolside with the male guest they previously encountered at the dinner table. He saw Gracie Anne trying to walk in a drunken manner, while the stranger is trying to assist her.Carlos didn't like how close they are, and their closeness is making him feel jealous. He quic
Many days have passed.Gracie Anne is now making her way to Carlo's mini-office, where he usually do remote working. She decided to cook him some lunch, and bring it to him.She smiled when she finally reached hid mini-office. She was about to knock at the door but she suddenly stopped when she heard Celeste's voice coming from the room."What is Celeste doing at Carlo's office? And what are they talking about?" Gracie Anne secretly wonders to herself.She knows that it's wrong, but she can't help. herself but to eavesdrop at Carlo and Celeste's conversation. "Thank you for agreeing to meet me again, Carlo." she heard Celeste speak. Gracie Anne suddenly got worried when one idea came into her mind... What if Celeste wants to seduce and have a relationship with Carlo? What if she wants to be his wife? And the worst part is, what if the feeling is mutual on Carlo's part?She snaps out from her reverie when she hears Carl