"Is mom going home late tonight, dad?" Amelia asks while looking at the door of their room."Maybe a bit late. But don't worry princess, mom will come home before you went to bed."I was also concerned about Ellie. She did not send me a message that she will be home late. Normally, she will send me and the kids a message that she will be late and that we don't need to wait for her. Though, there were also days that she was a bit late so she didn't bother to send us a message. But now is a bit different, she was 3 hours late from her usual schedule. She was supposed to be here at 6 pm. I decided to give her a call. After three rings, Ellie answers my call."Ellie, where are you?" I asked."I'm almost home. Sorry, I forgot to send you a message. Did you guys already have your dinner?" She asked."Yes, we did. Though, the kids want to wait for you. But I don't want to be scolded by you for not eating on time. Did you already have your dinner?" I asked.“You did great Ulie. Our kids' hea
After Hadley went to my office last time, my initial plan was to avoid her because I know her presence will bring chaos to my family, especially Ellie.I don't know why Hadley likes me so much. Many guys are after her. One of them is Quen. Hadley's feelings for me became an obsession to the point that she convinced her parents to arrange our marriage.I was not able to cancel it before because LHI plans to expand in America, and Adelson is a great help for us. I never consider it, but I don't want to rush things since the benefits are great.If only I have my memories with Ellie, I would have rejected the marriage offer with the Adelsons before I went back to the Philippines.I know that regretting it is useless now. What I can only do is to settle things with Hadley once and for all.I was back from deep thinking when I heard Nick's voice."Hey, dude! Are you okay?" Nick asked.I have a meeting with him today about our partnership and also because I want his advice about my current p
Hadley did not have a second thought when I asked her to meet me. I wanted my meeting with Hadley to be a secret to everyone, so I chose a restaurant where it can give us privacy.I was already in the restaurant's private room when Hadley texted me that she was there. A few moments later, I saw Hadley enter the room."Hi, Hadley! I'm glad that you agree to meet me." I greeted Hadley.I assist Hadley to her seat then returned to my seat. I asked the waiter to get our orders."You know that I can't say no when it comes to you," Hadley said in a seductive tone.I just smile at her. When our orders came, Hadley and I started to eat. It was so quiet. No one is taking the initiative to start a conversation.I cleared my throat. "I head you offer Ellie a big project?" I decided to break the silence.She laughed. "Well, it's obvious that she already went to you. What did she say to you? I'm sure she already badmouthed me to you."I shook my head. "Ellie is not that kind of person, Hadley. It
Time flies so fast. Surprisingly, the days have gone down quietly. It was different from what I expected since Hadley went to my office.Ulie assures me that he will handle Hadley. And I think he did great based on what is happening right now. I just hope that it will be completely settled especially now that I am ready to accept Ulie again in my heart.Since then Ulie was the only man I have loved. Ulie was the one who broke my heart, but he is also the one who fixed it. I believe in love and I also believe in marriage because I witness that true love exists from my parents. But at some point, I shove off the idea of falling in love and marriage because of the heartache that I experienced. And now, my heart is ready to accept the only man my heart allowed to own me. I was back from daydreaming when I heard Luna’s voice. “Earth to Penelope!” I ignore her joke and asked her instead. “What is it?”Luna handed me an invitation. “You are invited to Jace’s company party. It will be h
“Is it true that you have a secret date with Mr. Escarrer? And is it also true that you guys are planning to continue your supposed wedding?”Hadley smiles sweetly at the reporter. “It already came from you, it's a secret date so I can't give you the details,” Hadley said which makes the reporter more curious.“So you are not denying that you had a secret date with Mr. Escarrer?” The reporter maliciously asked.“If I tell you that it's not true, will you believe me?” Hadley asked the reporter instead.The reporter laughs and shakes his head. “We have proof that of your secret date with Mr. Escarrer so it's hard not to believe it.” “Oh really?!” Hadley acted shocked by the reporter’s statement. “She can’t be an actress, she's so obvious with her acting,” Luna whispered, and then she rolls her eyes. I ignore Luna’s remark because all my attention was on Hadley and the reporter. I saw the reporter showed something on his phone to Hadley. If my guess is right, the reporter is showing
“Ulie…” I can’t utter anything but his name.Ulie’s words are giving so much warmth to my heart. He sounded so sincere. I can’t help myself but grab his face and give him a soft kiss. I was hoping that through my kiss he was able to feel the words I can’t utter. “I will never marry anyone but you, my Quinn. Don’t ever forget that.” Ulie added.I nodded at him. He went to me again and kiss me, a more passionate kiss. I kiss him back with the same passion and intensity.“I love you, Penelope Quinn Cabello,” Ulie said after our kiss. I smile at him and caress his face. “I love you too Kade Ulysses Escarrer.” Ulie eyes widen. “Y-you love me too?” I chuckled. “I never stop loving you. Well, I thought I did, but I was wrong.”“I always thought that the reason why I am not letting anyone be in my life is that I got traumatized from my first heartbreak. But the truth is, even if you hurt me big time, my heart still longs for you.” I confessed to him.“I’m sorry that I hurt you before, I'm
Despite the buzz that Hadley created, our family was not affected. We live as if nothing happens. Ulie and I decided to just ignore all Hadley’s antics. As long as we know what the truth is, we don’t need to be affected by her. If we reacted to her schemes, then she will just continue to push it. Hadley should realize that she has a zero chance to win Ulie. Today is Saturday, one of our favorite days of the week. But Sunday is our most favorite day of the week because aside from our family bonding, it is also a day to worship God. We have so many things to thank God for.We were having breakfast when I notice Amelia’s sad face.“Hey sweetie, are you okay?” I asked with full concern.“Mom are you sure that dad is your boyfriend?” Amelia asked.My forehead creased. “Why are you asking that sweetie? Don’t you trust me and your dad?” Amelia shook her head. “Of course I trust the both of you. It's just that...”Amelia looks hesitant. I look at Alistair, he also looks sad. I'm sure he k
Kaela’s face reddened until we reach the Escarrer mansion. The kids keep on convincing Kaela to accept Enrique as her boyfriend so that they can have a cousin soon.They want to have a cousin badly. They even ask why they need to wait for a year or two. We patiently explain it to them until they understand the need of waiting.“Welcome Quen! It's good to see you again! I bet my son misses you so much.” Auntie Adelia welcomed Quen.I saw Kaela’s sulking face. I just shook my head. I can’t imagine how hard it is for Quen to pursue Kaela. She sometimes acts like a child. It's one of the reasons why the kids love her is because they felt like their aunt is the same age as them. “I’m your daughter here but you chose to welcome the outsider!” Karma hissed. Uncle Laertes didn't like what he heard from Kaela. “Watch your word young lady. Quen is already part of the family. Your brother treated him as his brother and we also treat him like one. So never address Quen as an outsider. You under