In a few weeks, my twins will turn five. We all agreed that we will celebrate the twins’ birthday in Kade Quinn Island along. We invited some family friends like Nick, Luna, and Jace. The twins invited their close friends, some of them are with their parents, some are with their nannies.The preparation for the twins’ birthday is done. I ask Kaela for some help in managing the said party because I want to focus on my presentation with Mr. Schulz. My team and I are now having overtime to make sure that our presentation with Mr. Schulz tomorrow will be perfect. When I reach home, the twins are already asleep. I watch them sleep peacefully for a few minutes, then I kiss them and whisper to them good night. I was about to go to my room when I saw Ulie come out of his room.“You just got home?” He asked.I nodded at him. “Yes. We reviewed our presentation for tomorrow. We want to make sure that we are not missing anything. We want it to be perfect.”He went to me and hugged me. “I’m sure
Today is the twins’ 5th birthday. Most of the guests were amazed by the scenery of the island. I feel proud whenever I hear compliments about the island, especially when they start talking about the villas and suites of the island.“Who’s the architect of this island?” Elena, Cassie’s mom asked.“This island was designed and built by Cabello International Corp,” Ulie answered.Elena face me and started to give me compliments. “I also have an island but not as big as this, it was a gift from my husband. Can I hire your company to renovate my island?”“Of course, I would love to.”Elena handed me her business card. “Here’s my business card. I’m sorry, I know this was supposedly a vacation to you, but I can’t help it. I’m really amazed by your work now that I am seeing the actual product.” “No worries. I will ask my secretary to contact you and set a meeting with you once we are back in Manila.”Aside from Elena, other parents ask me to work with them. Some want me to renovate their res
“Nothing. I will never let myself fall in love with someone like him, even if he told me he liked me. I will never fall for him twice.” I feel weird. I know I should feel at ease now that Ellie is assuring me that she is done with the guy she once fell in love with. But instead, I feel scared without knowing the reason why I am feeling this way.“Hey, dude! Are you okay?”I looked at Nick who was seating beside me. I called him to join me for a drink. I feel like I needed it. There’s a lot of things going on in my mind. “I just feel weird.”“Is it because of Ellie’s first love?”I frowned. First, love my ass. Nick chuckled. He knew I didn’t like what he said.“Why are you frowning? It’s true. Or you prefer it as Ellie’s only love?” Then he laughs aloud.I was close to punching him, I just clenched my jaw. Who the heck is that guy anyway?!“Kidding aside, I know I’m right. Ellie is the reason why you called me this late to have a drink.” Nick said in a serious voice.I heaved a sigh.
I can’t sleep. I am bothered by my past. I didn’t expect that I will be sharing my painful past that casually with other people.FlashbackIt was my first day at the university when I first met him. I was looking for the room for my first class when I bump into him. He was tall, he was thin but still in a good physique. You know that he is handsome despite his eyeglasses. “I’m sorry.”He looks at me and smiles. “No worries. Are you lost?”I shake my head. “No. I don’t think I’m lost. I was looking for my classroom.”“Oh!” Then he grabbed my schedule in my hand and began to read it.“We are block mates. I can show you our classroom if you don’t mind.” He kindly offers.“I don’t mind.”That is the start of our friendship. Even though he has eyeglasses, you will never mistake him as a nerd. He was famous not just in our class but in the whole university. Aside from being handsome, he was smart-which explains the eyeglasses, he has a good sense of humor and is popular with girls.He was
“I miss you too Hadley!”My eyes widen upon hearing the name of the girl. I was curious about her for a while now, I can’t believe that she was in front of me now. I feel weird for some reason. My heart is beating so fast and my body feels so weak. This feeling is different from what I felt a while ago when I signed the contract with Mr. Schulz.“Who is she Quen? Don’t tell me you have a girlfriend now?” Hadley said while clinging her arms on Mr. Schulz.“No, silly! She is Ms. Penelope Cabello, the CEO and President of Cabello International Corporation. I signed a contract with them today for Schulz Tech office building here.” Hadley looks shocked from what she heard from Mr. Schulz. Seems like Mr. Schulz did not tell her about the possible partnership with my company. Good thing we already signed the contract before she came. I have a hunch that she can influence Mr. Schulz’s decision on this project.She went to me. “Hi, I’m Hadley Adelson. How are Kade and his kids doing?” “They
“Why are you so early today mom?” “Mommy miss the two of you that’s why I decided to come home early. Why? You don’t like it?” I answered Amelia. The two of them shake their heads. “Of course not, mommy! We are happy that you are here now, and we miss you too. We wish that you will always come home early.” Amelia said in defense. I smiled at them and gave the two of them a kiss. I decided to come home after my lunch with Enrique and Hadley. I feel so drained after that lunch, I don’t have enough energy to go back to the office and work. I call Luna to inform her about the deal with Schulz Tech and my decision not to go back to the office because I am not feeling well. She sounded worried but I assure her that I am okay. It's no big deal. “I’m sorry kids if mommy is always busy with work. The company is growing and I had no one to rely on but myself.” I told them. I knew that there are times when I don’t have enough time to spend with them. Good thing is that Ulie can handle his
“She’s confident because you and I are still single. If you want her to back off, then marry me, Ellie.” He was serious when he said that. I know he means it. “I can’t marry you. I’m sorry.” I was about to go to my room when he grabbed me. “Tell me the reason, why you can’t marry me.” He said in a cold voice. I almost shiver because of the coldness of his voice. “I told you, you can’t marry me because of the kids. It’s not fair for the both of us.” “I told you, Ellie, so many times that I like you. I don’t think I am just like you. I am sure that for the longest time, I am already in love with you, Ellie. I know you can feel it too.” He touched my face. I can see the love in his eyes. But I just can’t accept. I refuse to believe it, not again. His face went closer to mine. He kissed me. It was a sweet and gentle kiss. I kiss him back like how I usually do. “Say something, my Quinn.” He whispers. I flinched. He called me ‘my Quinn’ again. Did he finally remember me? “What do
I promise myself that I will never fall in love with Ulie again. He broke my heart once, and he can do it again if I let myself fall for him again. I thought that I will never meet him again, but fate has its way. He became the father of my children and now we are living together. He always tried to win my heart but I always rejected him. I can see that he changed a lot compared to when we were in college. He’s more mature and responsible now. But I can’t accept him because I am afraid that I will get hurt again because of him. I am also not sure if he likes me for me or just because of the twins. After hearing that he once tried to end his life, everything changed. It pains me from thinking that I will lose him forever. I don’t think I can handle that. I want him to remember me completely but if remembering me means the possibility of him remembering his trauma and will encourage him to end his life then I don’t want it anymore. We can build a new memory together. I decided to for
I thought that life is so unfair. I even hated God for letting all of this happen. I only loved one woman in my life, but why did God allow me to be the reason for her sufferings? I hated God so much that I tried to kill myself. I feel like, my mere existence is the cause of the suffering of many people. The suffering of the people I love. They said when you don’t understand, you just need to trust God. I failed to do this. I failed to trust Him. One thing God has proved to me was, that He is still in control. He did not let me die, instead, He gave me what I longed desire, and that is Ellie. I can’t believe that she asked me to marry her. It felt like a dream. I can’t believe that I am here on the altar waiting for her to walk down the aisle. Today is our wedding day. Our family and friends were delighted when they found out that Ellie and I will get married. The twins cried with happiness. They have been praying for this to happen, day and night. I can’t stop my tears from f
“Ellie, my brother committed suicide.”“W-what?!” Kaela didn’t say anything. She just kept on crying. My heart was beating so fast. “Kaela please tell me you are kidding. Ulie did what?” I said a bit shaking. But again Kaela did not answer and just kept on crying. My children started to ask me what happened because my tears are flowing again.I took a deep breath. I need to gather myself together because my children are with me. I can’t tell them about what happened. I shake my head and smiled at them. “Nothing. Your Aunt Kaela just wanted me to see your dad.”They just nodded but I know that they are not convinced by my answer. We went straight to the hospital. I called Luna and asked her to go to the hospital because I needed her to take care of my children.When we reached the hospital Luna was already there. “I heard what happen. How is he?” She said upon seeing me. “I don’t know yet. I need to talk to Kaela first. Can you get the kids and take care of them?” I asked. Luna
I was so devastated after my daughter pushed me away. I talked to my son and asked him to stay with her sister tonight. I know that Amelia needed her brother right now. Even though Amelia bullies her twin brother most of the time, Alistair is still her confidant. I am planning to go to my parent’s mausoleum tonight. I needed to see them with all the things happening now. This is what I always do whenever I feel down and lonely. Just being with my parents comforts me, especially when I start praying to God with them. It is just like when they are still alive, we pray and worship God together. It’s a good thing that I made this mausoleum exactly like our home, especially in times like this. I can stay here for as long as I want. When I went inside and saw my parent's grave, tears start to fall again. Losing them only seems like yesterday. “Mom,” My voice broke. “My daughter hates me. She doesn’t want to listen to my explanation. She thought that I will take them away from their fa
“What kind of stupid question is that? Of course, I’m not fine. My daughter hates me now. It’s all your fault.”Ellie hates me and I can’t blame her. It was my mistake who took away the lives of the people close to her... Ellie’s only family.Because of me, Ellie became an orphan. She needs to take on difficulties and responsibilities at an early age. I am proud of how strong she became but I am also mad at myself because she could have avoided this kind of loneliness and hardship if it wasn’t for me. I keep on questioning myself why did I do that?! Why did I try to beat the red light?! I should have waited! I was able to wait for her for five years, but why can’t I wait for a minute or two? If I stop and wait for the green signal then her parents will be able to attend their only daughter’s graduation and still be alive until now.I wish I could turn back the time but I know I can’t. All I can do right now is to support Ellie and help her as much as I could. I will no longer dream
“What’s there to explain about? We heard about your plan with her loud and clear! You are so selfish, mom! I hate you!” Amelia shouted then she went out of my office.I glared at Hadley. She covers her mouth. “Oppps, I’m sorry! But don't worry everything will be alright after I execute my plan. Bye!” Then she went out of my office as if she won a lottery. I felt so weak. My daughter hates me more now. But what is she doing here? I was about to go to Luna and ask her why Amelia was in my office when I saw Alistair looking at me. I went to him and hold his hand. “Alistair I will explain.” Alistair nodded which gave me a huge relief. “Before that, we need to find your sister,” I told him then we both went out and look for Amelia. One of my employees told us that they saw Amelia going down the elevator. When we reach the lobby, one of the guards told us that Amelia already left. Just a second after the guard informed me about Amelia, my phone receives a call from the bodyguard I a
“Hi, Ellie. Amelia called me and she wants me to take her to the mansion.” Karma explained when I was the one who opened the door for her.I just nodded and I open the door widely for her to come in. I showed her to the twins’ room. I saw both of them sitting on their respective bed. But Amelia has a bag with her, looking determined to leave me. I controlled my tears from falling. I know I messed up big time. I guess they are better to stay in Escarrer mansion than be with me. I was still mourning for my parents. I was not able to mourn for them before because things happened so quickly that I find it hard to absorb everything. I was in denial for years. I don’t want to accept the reality. I pretended that everything is alright and nothing has changed. I took over the company as soon as the funeral was over. I took as many workloads as I could so that when I went home I don't have time to think of anything and just sleep. I have been doing that for many years until one day my de
“Come back home. The kids are waiting for you.”I was stunned for a moment. We often believe that everything happens for a reason. But I can’t seem to figure out why all these things happened. Why did God let me fall for someone responsible for my parents’ death? Why did God let me have children with him? I even let myself believe that Ulie was the one for me. “Are you okay?” I did not notice Luna’s presence. I was so consumed by my emotion. “I would be lying if I told you that I am okay because it’s so obvious that I am not,” I told Luna. “I’m sorry. I shouldn’t have asked that. That was insensitive of me.” Luna said looking apologetic. I shook my head. “That’s nothing. I know you mean well.” “So what’s your decision? Are you going back to your penthouse?” Luna asked. I nodded. “If Ulie will leave the penthouse then I need to go back home. No one will take care of the twins in our home. Also, I already miss them and I know they miss me too.” One thing I’m grateful about is
I woke up with a heavy heart. I look at myself in the mirror. My eyes were swollen from crying all night. I still can’t believe that this is all happening. I can’t believe the person I entrusted my heart to broke it again for the second time. I regret meeting him. My phone rang. It's the phone we gave to the twins. “Hello?” “Mommy! Where are you? Why are you not staying in the house? Are you with dad?” Amelia asked. My eyes started to well up again. “I... I was at your grandparents’ mausoleum. I dream of them and they said that they miss me. So I might stay here for a while.”“What will happen to us then? Dad is still in the hospital. And you are staying at grandma and grandpa’s mausoleum.” Amelia asked. Her voice sounds so sad. I bit my lower lips. I’m sorry my children. I can’t meet you right now. I’m feeling devastated and I might not be able to hide it in front of you. I may hate your dad but I don't want you guys to know what happened in the past. I don't want to pass this
“I was the one who killed your parents. I was the one who causes the accident.”“What are you saying?” I was so worried when Ulie suddenly passed out after he was shouting for pain. I immediately call the ambulance. Flashback The first person that came out of my mind was Quen. I called him and told him about what happened. “How is he?” Queen said as soon as he arrived at the hospital. “The doctor said that he is stable now. But they will run some tests to find out why he was suddenly in pain.” I said. “What happened? Where were you again when Ulysses was suddenly in pain?” Quen asked.My hand was still trembling from fear. Thoughts came through my mind. Is Ulie sick? If yes, is he aware of his sickness? Is he going to be okay?I was back from deep thinking when I felt Quen’s hand on mine. “Ellie relax. Ulysses will be okay. Can you tell me now what happened?” Quen asked me again. I heaved a sigh before I answered him. “We were in my parents’ mausoleum. He was fine when he arri