FLASHBACK.Sixteen years ago, James Williams sat at a local bar with his long time friend and business partner."You can't be serious James, this is quite unfair to me.""But any more interest you get will be rather unfair to me.""Can't you do this much for me? We are friends after all.""I can not displease myself because of our relationship. I'm giving you a whole thirty percent profit because we are friends.""Can't we just make it an equal fifty?""No Festus, you know we can't do that. Okay, how about this…why don't I add an extra five percent on it? Hmm? How does that sound?""So that'll be thirty five?""It is a good deal Festus.""For you maybe.""To be fair, I did use my money to execute this contract we're talking about here.""But I introduced the contract to you!.""...and that is why I am offering you thirty five percent profit from it. This is a very generous offer Festus, do not throw it away.""Why are you insisting on that thirty five percent? That's petty of you.""
"So, Chuck said you told him to tell me that Mike was acting strange. Could you explain more on that?""Yes well, first he stopped spending time at the hospital. Before, Mike and Avery could be with me all day, and they always visited daily.Avery would come in the morning to take Desmond-my son-and bring him back in the afternoon…it was our daily routine. But now, she doesn't even show up at all.""At all.""Yeah. And Mike's visitation was cut down to half, he only shows up like twice a week or so and whenever he did, he never spent more than five minutes.""Hmm…is that so?""Yeah.""Okay, I'll keep an eye on him as well.""Okay, thanks.""You're welcome. Have you noticed any…strange visitors lately?""Hmm…no, not that I can think of.""Okay, just be at alert.""Okay."★★★"Hello Mrs Williams." Kelly called out, startling Ivy a bit."Oh hey Kelly.""Coffee?""Thanks." She accepted the warm liquid from her.Kelly, Ivy's new and sudden best friend. The only constant guest she always ha
Family. Your blood. Your clan. Your genre. Your household. Your kindred.People have many, many names for the word 'family' but yet, it felt like they hardly knew what it meant.People walk around daily using the word freely, calling people family only to still end up betraying them or hurting them. A family is supposed to be your home, your comfort zone. A place where you never have to re-earn your spot at the table, a place where once you've been accepted, you are supposed to be protected, to be kept safe, forever, no matter what.Ivy wished her family was like that.Ivy's family was the complete opposite of your typical family. Ever since Ivy was younger, she never really experienced the joy of being in a family. All through her education, it was just her and Peter, they went to school together, they went back home together. They went to bed together, they woke up together. Even when she got her first period, Lucas was the one who helped her through it.Now she was basically a gr
FLASHBACK.The Mochi residence, thirteen years ago."Ivy dear, Lucas come here."The duo left their movie and ran eagerly to Blanche who sat at the dining. "Here you go." She handed them their usual medication which they didn't hesitate to use."Mother," Ivy started after she swallowed the pill. "Why do we have to use this pill? Are we sick?""No my darling, you're not sick. This is just supplements to make you stronger and healthier. They're called multivitamins.""Ohh…but what about Peter, doesn't he need to be stronger?""Peter is still young, his body isn't strong enough to withstand the drug.""Oh okay.""Mother, why do I always take extra? Am I sick?" Lucas had always wondered why he had to use two pills and Ivy just used one."Yes, your filthy parents didn't take care of you because they were poor, and now the responsibility has unfortunately fallen on my shoulders."Lucas still wasn't satisfied with his foster mom's explanation because he didn't remember his parents being poor
Hi guys, I just wanted to say thank you for sticking with me for this long. I have been able to reach this far because of your love and support, you guys are awesome.Then I hope you're all excited for the next chapter, things sure are getting intense in the Mochi family. and when will Lucas finally wake up? well I guess you'll have to keep reading to find out. Now, I won't give out any spoilers for the next chapter but I will say this, it is something you're not expecting. So, from this point on, expect the unexpected because things will get interesting.Be expecting new characters, and a come back from old ones as well.Well, that's all for now. Thanks again to all my wonderful readers and I hope you all have a lovely week.
The case of the Mochis and the Williams was a very complicated one. The more he dived deeper into it, the more tangled it kept getting.At first he thought the hatred Blanche Mochi had towards Lucas was just a simple rich woman thing. He thought it was just some rich woman who harbored hatred for a poor guy going near hee daughter, because something like that was very common with wealthy folks.He didn't understand the way some people think. Just because someone was poor, they would isolate them and treated them like they're not humans. When he was younger, he was also a victim of such treatment. His dad was a low paid officer and his mom worked a cafe, as a cleaning lady.He was the main subject of bully for all the rich kids at his school and his neighborhood, and he thought they treated him that way because they were kids, maybe they were immature. But it turned out they were just like their parents.Many times he had witnessed the horrible way people talked to his mother, the way
"Please Augustine, I'm begging you.""I can see that.""Please, don't do this.""Do what?""Please Augustine." Blanche had been begging for almost an hour but it wasn't having any effect on him. "She's my only daughter, please don't do anything to her.""Blanche, what did I tell you about people begging me?"She couldn't answer because what he had said was that he loved putting people in the position where they would have to beg him 'It makes it very easy to extort their weakness' he had said. Blanche had dealt with many callous men over the years and somehow the title of the scariest never left Augustine.He was as ruthless as he was brutal. He even killed his brother's wife over some property and framed his brother for it. His brother was still serving his life sentence while Augustine got to roam free.Blanche did something she had not done in a very long time, she squeezed her hand into a tight fist and slowly got to her knees. "Augustine, I've tried eveything I know how to, Ivy i
Having a good friend was a blessing. A blessing that most people weren't fortunate enough to have.There were different kinds of friends; the crazy one that always pushes you out of your comfort zone, that forces you to do the things you'd never normally do.The gossipy one, the one you only meet for interesting gossips, the one that's always there to update you on the latest news.The work friend, probably you only talk at work, that's the foundation of your friendship. Any meeting outside your work space won't be as strong.Then there's one more, the rarest kind of friends, the loyal ones…and that was Ivy's kind.Ivy was not the flash friend, the one everyone wanted to copy and follow around... She was the raw and vulnerable friend, the one who would wear her heart on her sleeve and make it okay for others to do the same. She was the one you can run to, cry with until the snot runs down your face... and will love you all the more for being so honest and trusting. That was Ivy. Kel