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2024-10-29 19:42:56After the commotion, Dwayne brings Roxane to their hotel room. She was still crying because of what happened. Dwayne then was too worried about his fiance.
“Don’t worry. I will not let him get near you again,” Dwayne assured Roxanne.
Roxanne sniffed and wiped her tears. She was sitting on the bed and Dwayne was kneeling in her front.
“W-What if he does? I know him, Dwayne. Floyd will never stop!” Roxane exclaims and cries again.
Dwayne sighed and sat down at her side. “I will fire him immediately so he cannot get near you anymore. I will hire some bodyguards for you too. No one can hurt you anymore now that you are my fiance. I will do everything for you to be safe.”
A small grin went off Roxane’s lips. She continued crying. “I-I still have something to confess to you.”
Dwayne frowns. He looks at Roxane and wipes her tears using his thumb. “What is it?”
“Will it be okay? What if you wouldn’t want to marry me because of it?”
He smirks. “Roxane. I love you and you only. I can accept whatever it is.”
Roxane looks into Dwayne’s eyes. When she saw the sincerity in his eyes, she smiled. “Thank you.” She caresses his cheeks. “I love you, Dwayne.”
“Tell me now. What is it? Is it about that bastard again?”
She took a deep breath. She fixed herself and looked away. “Yes. The truth is… We really had a child.”
“He is telling the truth?”
Roxane nodded. “But it was a long time ago! H-Honestly, I haven’t seen our child since he was one year old. F-Floyd… Floyd! He kidnapped our son and is not letting me see him!” She cried again. “I have been wanting to get our son but I am too scared of him, Dwayne! I am afraid of what he is capable of doing! You saw him earlier, right?”
Dwayne grunts. He couldn’t believe that there was a man like Floyd. He hugs Roxane and assures her. “Don’t worry. I will help you. You will reunite with your son again. I will adopt him as my own son.”
“R-Really? Can you do it?”
“Of course, Roxane. I love you so much! Now that we are going to marry each other, I will never let anyone hurt you again.”
“I love you, Dwayne!”
Roxane hugs Dwayne while sobbing. Deep inside, she was too happy because Dwayne will help her. Now that everything is settled. No one can stop her from being the wife of Dwayne Jacinto.
***
Floyd was mindlessly walking beside the street. He didn't know how he would feel now that Roxane left him like a piece of trash. After what he did for her, he simply left her for a man much richer than him.
Floyd sat on the side of the road and cried again while looking at the sky. He couldn't even see any star and it was too dark. As if sympathizing with his feelings.
"Why, Roxane? Why did you do this to me? Is it because I am not a CEO like him? That I'm just a writer in his company? But I gave everything to you! I lost myself just to give you a better life!” he blurted.
All his life he thought that Roxane would be at his side. Maybe his love for the girl is stupid. So many people had told him to stop Roxane but his love prevailed. No matter what wrong things they are saying to him towards Roxane. He still believes that she loves him.
He stayed on the side of the road for a few minutes. He has seen several cars pass by. When he calmed down and thought about standing up. He hailed a taxi and drove straight to the apartment they were renting. Maybe he will talk to Roxane again tomorrow. He will never tire of pursuing her.
Floyd was a bit surprised when he saw three black cars in front of them. That's why they couldn't stop in front of the house. He frowned when he saw some men come out of them. Floyd entered quickly. “Who are you?! What are you doing?!" He shouted when he saw some men in black suits inside their house. One of them looked at him. “What are you doing?! Stop it!”
Floyd was about to stop a man who was looking for something inside because their belongings were scattered. The tables are overturned and the chairs are out of order. Then someone suddenly grabbed him and pulled him out of the apartment and violently dropped him outside. He almost fell on the concrete because of the force of being pushed.
“Who are you?! Why are you doing this?!”
“Stop if you don’t want to get hurt!” said one of the men.
He was stunned when he suddenly remembered his son. "Where is my son?" Floyd quickly stood up and was about to enter the house again. But someone stopped him and did not let him pass. "Let me go! Miguel!”
“Miguel is not there anymore!”
Floyd frowned. He looked at the man who had been talking to him. It was just standing in front of him unlike the others who were constantly restraining him. He suspected that this was the leader of them.
“What do you mean?!”
“Miss Roxane already took him. Starting today, you cannot get near them anymore. This is the restraining order for you.” The man held out a white envelope. “If you insist, Miss Roxane will file a complaint for you. Because you kidnapped him.”
Floyd jaws drop. “What did you say?! Kidnapped? Who? Miguel?” he said, surprised. “He is my son! For pete’s sake! I didn’t kidnap him because I am his parent!”
“It is already done. Let’s go now.”
Floyd looked at the envelope he was holding. Kidnapped? How did it happen? Floyd shook his head. He saw some men going out of their house. They get into the parked cars.
“N-No, wait! Wait! You can’t do this! Where is my son?! Give my son back!”
Floyd tries to stop the men but they don’t listen to him anymore. As much as Floyd wanted to follow them, his legs were not used from their car. Floy shouted in frustration and started crying.
W-Why? Is hurting me not enough, Roxane? Now you are trying to take our son away from me?!
On a car that is already moving. Roxane hugs her five year-old son, Miguel. She was so happy to see him again.
“Where are we going, mommy?” Miguel asked innocently.
“We are going to a very nice home.”
“Is Daddy there already?”
“Ahm, Miguel. Starting tonight, you don’t have to think about your daddy, okay?”
“But why? He is my daddy, mommy!”
“Miguel. You will have a new daddy. You will love him for sure! He can buy you more toys!”
Miguel pouted. “But Daddy will be sad.”
Roxane shook her head. She touches his cheeks and makes him look at her. Roxane makes sure that they are looking eye to eye.
“Listen to me, Miguel. You will never see your dad again, okay? You can forget about him. I promise that mommy and your new daddy will love you more. Okay?”
Miguel just looked at his mom confused. But afterward, he nodded. Roxane then smiles and gives his son a kiss on the cheeks.
“Very good.”
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