"You must be dreaming. What children are you talking about?" Jesse sneered at him and he swallowed hard."I thought that…""Just continue with what you're saying." Jesse was not laughing at him and he didn't need to be told."Just like me, my mother was thrown out of the house by her father. Although her own case was because she got pregnant with me out of wedlock. At that time, my father was still struggling. It was both of them who worked so hard to build the wealth that those people are now enjoying."Arthur's face ruffled into a frown as he thought of Bryan and his mother. He was so oblivious of the things happening in his father's house. Because his father sent him to prison, he decided to have nothing to do with him again.Jesse's expression was still unfazed."It was the same day that my grandpa told me everything that happened. They asked for my forgiveness and made me their heir. I started acting as a mall guard to know who my real staff are. I needed to know those who are tr
Jesse said those words to Arthur's astonishment. He didn't tell her about the cab driver and she had figured it out herself. Of course she had seen the man with him a few times and had been able to deduce something."But how…." Jesse didn't wait for him to ask the question before leaving."Goodbye Arthur."Arthur's eyes followed the retreating lady in expectation. A lot of things were running through his mind. He thought she would suddenly turn around and come back to him. She would just claim to be bluffing and they'd settle their differences and be a couple again.As his fantasy didn't actualize, Arthur sighed and turned his face back to the table. He tilted his head and reminisced on his relationship with Jesse. It had been going well even though they had just started a relationship not long ago. It'll surely take a lot of work for him to get Jesse back.What would happen now that Jesse had found out? He would no longer be comfortable at the mall.After a moment of silence, Arthur
Janet's mouth fell apart and she stared continuously at Bryan. What was he talking about?"Ugh, I don't understand. What do you mean by what you just said? Why would I be thrown out in a shameful manner and who was going to embarrass me?"Bryan fell silent. Turning around, he began to make his way back to where Janet stood.Standing face to face with the lady, Bryan held her by the chin and lifted her face. "A lot of things have happened these past few days that you are unaware of. It was the reason I haven't spoken to you. I didn't know how to explain things to you, that's why I haven't called."With her face ruffled into a frown, Janet shoved Bryan's hand aside and stared intently at him. "What are you talking about? Will you just go straight to the point." Janet was already losing her patience and was no longer in the mood. Clearly, Bryan brought her to the place just to waste her time. At first, she thought that he was depressed and tried to end his life but that was not true. "
Bryan could not move an inch when Janet left him at the place. He stood at a spot for a while before going to sit down.His Mom was right about Janet and he still could not get himself to hate her. All she cared about was the money. He was the absolute love of her life when there was money. When it seemed like there was no hope, she decided to run off. Why was she so money conscious?"I'll prove to her that she won't find anyone better than me." Bryan muttered to himself before rising to his feet and began to make his way out of the place.A while later, Bryan got home and found his mother busy with a drink. She had gotten home before him."Mom, you're home. How did it go?" Bryan greeted his Mom with the question but the woman didn't say a word. He left her and started towards the kitchen only to learn that there was no food."Why did you not cook anything, Mom?" Bryan scolded his mother from the kitchen with a raised voice. However, the woman did not breathe a word.As he made his wa
Arthur got to work and went back to his duties as usual. While at work, he kept his eyes peeled to see if he'd catch a glimpse of Jesse. He would have gone to her office if he wanted to but felt it wouldn't be a good idea. She wanted to keep her distance and Arthur had to respect her decision. All he had to do was to carefully get closer to her. He had to win her trust again. It was just like when he was beginning to woo her.As he tried to take his mind off everything, Jesse began to approach him. At first, Arthur's heart began to pound faster. However, he managed to let out a deep sigh and calmed his nerves a little. As he stared at the figure drawing closer to him, he kept wondering what was going on in her mind.In a few seconds, Jesse stood before him with an expression that he could not read."Hi." Jesse greeted while scrutinizing him. She had already seen him beyond the security uniform he was putting on."Hi, Jess. How are you doing?" Arthur had a glint in his eyes as he repl
"Arthur please, it's really urgent that I speak to you." The man pleaded but Arthur shoved his hand away."Don't you dare lay those hands on me again. Go back to those people who sent you and tell them that they have failed. They will never be able to get me."The man looked somewhat confused as he cast Arthur a questioning gaze. He was yet to say anything and Arthur had reached a conclusion. "What are you talking about? I've only been sent by…""I don't what to hear anything. Go back and tell Bryan and his mother that I will never have anything to do with them. Whatever it is they're planning will always come to naught.""I was sent by your father, Gregg McCain." The man blurted out and Arthur's mouth fell apart.He gave the man an intense stare and finally heaved a deep sigh before retorting coldly. "I don't have a father and that name doesn't sound familiar."With that, Arthur began to walk away. However, the man continued to follow him but didn't say any more words. He soon reache
Arthur listened in silence.Morris observed his expression before he continued. "I hope I'm not prying? It's just that I want to know what transpired between you and your family? All these while, I really thought that you didn't have a family?"Arthur sighed and replied to him. "I didn't consider them as my family, that was why I never spoke about them. If they were really my family, I wouldn't have worked in a hotel. They would not have sent me to prison."Morris gave him a confused look. As he watched Arthur speak with so much contempt for his family, he could only imagine how much his friend was hurting. Indeed, Arthur had been hurt very badly. It was even more painful that his family cast him out after plotting against him."Ugh, Sir."Arthur gave Morris a dirty look and he corrected himself."Sorry. Arthur, I'm really sorry that you went through so much pain in the hands of your family. Now I understand why you never spoke about them. However, I believe that your father is sorry
Arthur scoffed at him and left the place without saying anything else.Harry must be a fool. Did he think that Arthur would stupid enough to act on his words? To give Morris's job to him. Harry doesn't even deserve to work as a cleaner in his hotel.As Arthur left the place, Harry stared at his retreating figure before he awkwardly left to continue his work.While in the car on his way home, Arthur's mind went to Jesse and he felt bad about their current situation. He didn't mean to betray her or cause her to distrust him. More than Jesse, Arthur felt the sting greater. He never anticipated that anything of that sort would happen.Jesse really meant her words and was not backing down.However, Arthur was not giving up. He took out his phone and dialed Jesse's number and she took some time before picking."Hi, Jess.""Hi, Sir" Jesse replied to him in a little distant voice. She would have blocked Arthur's number but felt that it would be disrespectful.Arthur was her boss after all. I