《The Billionaire鈥檚 Mistaken Prostitute Grief》


 Chapter 1

    Trigger Warning: Rape


    Amelia¡¯s Point Of View.


    It¡¯s not Friday the 13th today but why am I so unlucky? My phone¡¯s battery is dead, I¡¯m hungry and thirsty, I don¡¯t have any cash with me and I can¡¯t seem to withdraw because I¡¯m lost.


    I don¡¯t know where I¡¯m going!


    I¡¯ve been driving for a while but I don¡¯t really know where I am now, I only see houses and roads.


    I took a deep breath before continuing to drive again while preventing myself from panicking. I thought that when I drive again I will reach my friend¡¯s house that I am going to so I am here now but it is night already but I am still here in the middle of the road and do not know where to go.


    Why didn¡¯t I bring a power bank? I¡¯m sure that friend of mine is worried about me!


    I turned off the engine of my car and just sat back in my seat. What do I do now?


    I looked at a big mansion in front of me when the light suddenly turned on outside of it causing it to get my attention, my forehead frown because of the exterior design of the mansion.


    I quickly opened the door of my car thinking of a solution to my current problem, why didn¡¯t I immediately think to ask the people here?! That¡¯s the only thing I can do now!


    I walked fast and breathed as I approached the big mansion, and when I arrived I sighed loudly and rang the doorbell. And I was surprised because it opened quickly and a tall man appeared to me, he looked like a club bouncer.


    He looked at me from head to toe causing my eyebrows to rise.


    ¡°The prostitute that Sir Chase chose today is sexy,¡± said the man, causing my forehead to furrow.


    What the hell is he saying?


    ¡°What the fuck are you talking about-?!¡± I shouted angrily but I was stopped by the man¡¯s quick hold on my arm and forced me to enter the mansion.


    ¡°Let me go! I¡¯m not a fucking prostitute!¡± I shouted angrily but the man holding my arm didn¡¯t seem to hear because he just kept walking while holding my arm. ¡°Fuck you! I¡¯ll tell this to my dad and you¡¯ll fucking go to jail!¡±


    Damn! He¡¯s too strong for someone like me!


    I was surprised when the man suddenly let go of me and looked at me badly. ¡°You¡¯re so noisy, do you know Sir Chase hates noise?!¡± he shouted angrily before pping me hard causing me to lose consciousness.


    ¡°What the hell did you do? Are you sure this bitch is still alive? Why did she take so long to wake up?¡±


    ¡°She¡¯s so noisy that¡¯s why I pped her, Sir.¡±


    ¡°Damn it!¡±This content is ? N?velDrama.Org.


    I slowly opened my eyes and saw the white ceiling of an unfamiliar room.


    ¡°Oh it¡¯s looks like she¡¯s already awake,¡± said the man so I quickly looked at him and saw him looking at me with a smile on his lips.


    And I realized that I was lying on a big bed and my hands and feet were tied.


    ¡°What the fuck?!¡± I shouted. ¡°Why are my hands and feet tied?! What do you want to do to me?!¡± I shouted angrily as I tried to break free from being tied.


    ¡°Why is this prostitute so innocent?¡±


    I stopped moving  because of what I heard and looked at the man who was looking at me seriously.


    His face looks so cold, he¡¯s almost pale white. And his eyebrows were thin and narrow and had a pointed nose, his eyes are screaming coldness and violence.


    ¡°I have no idea, Sir Chase. Maybe she¡¯s just faking it,¡± answered the man who pped me.


    What the hell, do they think I¡¯m a prostitute? Why would they mistake me for a prostitute?! I don¡¯t know what¡¯s going on!


    I looked again at what he called Sir Chase because he was looking at me seriously, he signaled the man who pped me to leave the room, which he quickly followed.


    ¡°I¡¯m not a fucking prostitute!¡± I shouted angrily when the man who pped me came out.


    ¡°Oh really?¡± he said.


    ¡°Yes! So let me go!¡± I shouted, my throat hurts from repeatedly shouting.


    He frowned and slowly walked towards me and when he got close, he quickly grabbed my jaw and made me face him, my breathing became faster when I saw his eyes.


    ¡°Why don¡¯t you introduce yourself to me then if you¡¯re not a prostitute?¡± he said coldly. ¡°What are you a sex worker? A rent girl? But you¡¯re still a whore, right?¡±


    ¡°Fuck you,¡± I said angrily and I frowned when he looks at my body.


    ¡°You have a nice body and I can¡¯t wait to taste it,¡± he said and looked at my face seriously. ¡°A strawberry sweet lips, a long ck hair that suits you. Soft angled eyebrow shape and a dainty nose,¡± he added.


    ¡°Fuck you! That¡¯s not apliment!¡±


    ¡°Why are you blushing?¡± he said and a grin appears on his lips. I was about to shout again but was surprised when he quickly grabbed my top and ripped it off. I was quickly filled with fear because of what he did.


    ¡°Stop please! Stop! Fuck!¡± I shouted but he didn¡¯t listen and grabbed my bra and quickly removed it, and at the same time as he removed the bra, tears slowly came out of my eyes.


    I tried to hide my breasts even though my hands were tied but he quickly came on top of me causing my sobs to get louder.


    ¡°S-stop please! I¡¯m begging you,¡± I cried but he seems like he didn¡¯t hear me because I could see the lust in his eyes before he finally kissed my breasts. ¡°Help me please! Someone help me! Stop please! Please!¡±


    I couldn¡¯t help but cry as he loved what he was doing. If I had known that this would happen, I would never havee to this mansion.


    I cried even more when he removed my shorts and quickly kissed me but I avoided my face and cried loudly.


    ¡°Stop being a bitch!¡± he shouted angrily causing me to be even more scared, he grabbed my jaw and brought it to him before kissing me again.


    I can¡¯t do anything but let him do whatever he wants to do to me. I hate how he touches me! I hate how I¡¯m so weak that I can¡¯t even protect myself.


    He bit my lower lip, and inserted his tongue inside my lips. I just let him do all that while tears kepting out of my eyes.


    That night I did nothing but cry while he was enjoying himself on top of me as if I were just a toy that he could do anything with.


    I can¡¯t even protect myself, am I too weak or am I just really weak? Why did I let him do that to my body? Why did I let him y with my body?


    My voice was almost exhausted when I screamed for him to stop but he still didn¡¯t listen to me.


    When I woke up I could feel the pain of my womanhood and other parts of the body, I quickly felt angry and tears came to my eyes again.


    I was surprised to notice that my hands and feet were no longer tied, I didn¡¯t waste any more time and picked up the clothes that fell on the floor and quickly put them on before leaving the room even though my whole body was still in pain.


    I didn¡¯t see anyone until I got out of that mansion, I quickly got into the car and started driving it, my hands were shaking with fear and anger. I was not in the right frame of mind while driving.


    All I want is to get away from that mansion!


    And when I felt that I was far away from that demonic ce, I turned off the engine of my car before I cried loudly because of the anger I felt.


    I covered my mouth while crying loudly, I was having trouble breathing but I didn¡¯t care anymore because I needed to release what I was feeling right now.


    I grabbed my body but I quickly stopped because of the pain I felt, my crying got louder and louder. I hate my body! I let that demon get my body dirty! And now I suffer and hate my own body.


    When I calmed down, I continued to drive again, I tried to remember the way home and I¡¯m so thankful that I still remembered. I don¡¯t want to get out of this car and talk to people I don¡¯t know.


    I need to tell this to my fiancee! I know he can help me. I need him tofort me, I need to hear from his mouth that everything will be fine and I don¡¯t need to worry because that demon will also go to jail.


    When I got to his condominium, I was going to knock quickly but I noticed it was open so I quickly entered.


    I frowned because there was no one in the living room, but there were two food on the table that had already run out.


    ¡°Faster, Mike! Please!¡±


    My breathing became heavy because of hearing that voice especially familiar. My whole body felt cold when I heard it, I also felt the speed of my heart beating because of the nervousness I felt.


    But still, I slowly walked towards Mike¡¯s room, I still continued to hear their moans.


    I already know what I will see inside this room. But why do I still want to open the door in front of me?


    ¡°What the fuck is this?¡± I said while looking at Mike, my fiancee and Chelsey, my stepsister. Mike was on top of Chelsey and they were both naked.


    They both looked at me in shock while my heart was broken into pieces by what I saw.


    I felt my hands shaking because of the anger I felt, tears were forming in my eyes as I looked at the two of them.


    ¡°A-amelia! Let me exin-¡±


    ¡°Fuck you, Mike! Exin?! What are you going to say, how delicious it is on top of Chelsey?! Is that what you¡¯re going to exin?!¡± I shouted angrily, I felt tears in my eyes. It felt like my heart had been stabbed a million times.


    ¡°You don¡¯t know what happened to me before I got here! Of all people, you¡¯re the one I need the most right now, Mike! But bullshit, you¡¯re fucking my step sister behind my back!¡±


    ¡°A-amelia. . .¡± Mike said and was about to approach me but I quickly stepped back, I disgust them both!


    ¡°Let¡¯s fucking end our rtionship,¡± I added angrily, causing Mike¡¯s eyes to widen in shock.


    ¡°No! You can¡¯t do that, Amelia! I love you!¡± he shouted and I frowned, does he know what he is talking about?


    ¡°You love me but you¡¯re here fucking my step sister,¡± I said while tears fell from my eyes. ¡°Let¡¯s break up¡­¡±


    ¡°You cancelled the wedding, Amelia?!¡± dad shouted angrily at me.


    ¡°I told you the reason why! Isn¡¯t that reason enough for the marriage not to go through?!¡± I murmured.


    I don¡¯t understand why dad is still insisting on me marrying Mike even though I told him what happened, he thought I could settle for such a rtionship especially since my stepsister was involved in our break up?


    ¡°Theirpany will help us a lot if you marry him, Amelia! I told you this, didn¡¯t I?! Are you not using your mind anymore?!¡± he shouted causing me to frowned harder.


    Does he have nothing else to think about but thepany, is he also thinking about my situation?


    ¡°I will not settle for such a rtionship, dad! And I also said that I don¡¯t want to marry him because of thepany!¡± I said angrily, I¡¯m breathing fast because of the frustration I feel.


    ¡°If you don¡¯t marry him, don¡¯t expect to be considered you as my daughter anymore, ¡± dad said angrily to me before leaving in front of me.


    My lips parted in shock.


    I closed my eyes in annoyance, why can¡¯t dad understand the reason why I don¡¯t want to marry Mike? Why is only thepany in his mind?


    With each day that passes I still struggle to forget what happened that night, I¡¯m traumatized. I was scared to leave the room and I didn¡¯t say to anyone about what happened.


    I¡¯m scared that no one will believe me.


    And I thought that was the scariest thing I would ever experience, but my life was filled with more fear when I found out I was pregnant.


    ¡°What the hell, Amelia?! You¡¯re leaving?!¡± My friend said, she was surprised when I told her I was going abroad. ¡°But why?!¡± she added.


    ¡°I¡¯m still hurt by what Mike did,¡± I answered even though that wasn¡¯t the real reason because the real reason was that I was leaving because I was pregnant.


    ¡°Have you told that to your dad?¡±


    ¡°He doesn¡¯t care about me,¡± I answered and sighed loudly. ¡°He won¡¯t consider me as his daughter anymore just because I don¡¯t want to marry Mike.¡±


    It¡¯s better that I don¡¯t tell him what happened about that night, ever since he married someone new. He has changed too, he is no longer my father I knew before.


    ¡°Damn I¡¯ll miss you! Take care of yourself there!¡±


    ¡°Of course,¡± I said and touched my belly. I¡¯ll take care of my baby too.

 Chapter 2

    Amelia¡¯s Point Of View.


    ¡°Why do you have to not tell me you¡¯re pregnant?! Oh my god, Amelia! Do youeven consider me your friend?!¡±


    I closed my eyes because of the loudness of Sandy¡¯s voice.


    ¡°You¡¯re just going to tell me now that you¡¯re 9 months pregnant and about to give birth?!¡± she shouted from the other line.


    ¡°I¡¯m sorry¡­ I just told dad when I was 3 months pregnant,¡± I exined and sighed.


    Like Sandy, dad was also surprised when I told him, he thought Mike was the father but I told him the truth that he¡¯s not the father.


    I don¡¯t know if dad tell Mike that I was pregnant, I don¡¯t even care of what he will going think. That bastard is a cheater!


    ¡°Damn so okay, you¡¯re pregnant! Is it a girl or a boy?¡± she asked immediately, I could feel the excitement in her voice so I smiled.


    ¡°A baby girl and a baby boy,¡± I answered.


    ¡°WHAT? IT¡¯S A TWIN?!¡±


    Iughed. ¡°Yes, Sandy.¡±


    Even I couldn¡¯t believe it when my doctor said that my baby would be twins, but joy and excitement dominated my heart when I found out about it.


    I know when I gave birth, I will have a hard time but I don¡¯t care anymore. I just want to take care of my babies.


    ¡°Oh my god! I feel like I want to go there next to you and apany you until you give birth!¡± she shouted.


    My smile grew wider, we talked for several hours and she kept asking about my pregnancy. But when she asked if Mike was the father I told the truth, when she asked who I quickly changed the topic.


    I looked at my reflection in the mirror, I¡¯m 9 months pregnant and I¡¯m about to give birth. I know for myself that I still haven¡¯t forgotten what happened that night.


    I can abort the babies inside my tummy, because I am a rape victim and these babies have no father. But every time I think about what mom told me before, that she thought about aborting me because she didn¡¯t want to have children right away.


    I thought my children would feel the way I felt when I found out my mom was nning to abort me.


    But even though my mom said that to me, every night I still missed her. I wish she were here right now, supporting me for being a mother. I still haven¡¯t moved on from what happened to her, even though dad re-married. I still missed her.


    I don¡¯t know if dad is already moved on about what happened to my mom, I remembered when he said to me that he will marry again.


    My heart was filled with pain because maybe at that time I still didn¡¯t understand that there were times when someone had to move on and get married again.


    But until now, I still can¡¯t ept that he is re-married to someone else. I hope someday, I will understand him. Now that I will be a parent too, I hope I can understand the decision he made.


    I am very angry with the man who made me hate my body until now. I should not pour my anger on the babies in my tummy, they should not be the ones to suffer because they are not at fault for what happened.


    I should not me them because that man should feel my anger and not my future babies.


    I never thought I would have a child, I don¡¯t know if I will be a good mother because suddenly my life changed from that night.


    I quickly wiped the tears that fell from my eyes. That demon took my dignity, and he will never be able to get it back even if the payment is death.


    I stopped looking at my reflection when I heard the sound of my cellphone, signaling that someone was calling.


    My forehead furrowed when I saw that it was dad calling, I sighed loudly before answering the call.


    ¡°Hey dad.¡±


    ¡°Amelia, how are you?¡± he asked.


    ¡°I¡¯m okay, don¡¯t worry I¡¯m not neglecting myself especially since I¡¯m about to give birth,¡± I answered.


    ¡°Aren¡¯t you going toe home here? Are you sure you¡¯re going to give birth abroad?¡± he asked seriously.


    He has asked me about that several times but I am sure that I will give birth abroad.


    ¡°Yes dad.¡±


    ¡°Okay then there¡¯s nothing I can do if that¡¯s what you want to happen.¡±


    I thought he would be even more angry with me when I told him I was pregnant. But it seems that my rtionship with him became better because he found out that I was pregnant.


    He asked who the father was but my only answer was that it was just a one night stand and I don¡¯t know the father.


    My n is not to tell him about my pregnancy but I thought he deserves to know because mom is gone and he is the only family I can consider. So in the end I chose to tell the truth and that¡¯s why I went here abroad.


    The night I gave birth, only Sandy was by my side, holding my hand while Iy there struggling. I¡¯m very thankful that she came here abroad because I just realized that it¡¯s so hard to gave birth.


    When I woke up, my newborn twin was next to me. My lips parted as I looked at my children, I looked at my son, he looks like the demon who raped me¡­ he looks like his father¡­


    ¡°They¡¯re both cute,¡± Sandy said. ¡°What¡¯s their name?¡±


    Giving names for your children is the best thing I¡¯m excited about, so I had a hard time picking their names.


    ¡°Aria and Caleb. . .¡±


    All my life, my only wish was to have a mother, because God quickly took mom from me. And now that I¡¯m a mother, I¡¯ll make sure they don¡¯t feel the way I felt before even if they don¡¯t have a father to meet.


    ¡°One night stand?!¡± Sandy shouted in shock when I told her what I told dad.


    ¡°Yes, I don¡¯t know Aria and Caleb¡¯s father,¡± I said and sighed.


    I think it¡¯s better that I don¡¯t tell her or anyone about what happened that night.


    ¡°But you can look for him! It¡¯s hard to raise a child alone, why don¡¯t you look for the man you had a one night stand with?!¡± she said.


    ¡°I don¡¯t know where to start, Sandy. I don¡¯t even know what that man¡¯s name is,¡± I answered.


    ¡°If you didn¡¯t know that man, why didn¡¯t you just abort your children?¡± she said.


    ¡°You know the reason,¡± I said and she was speechless. ¡°Don¡¯t worry, we can be a family even if they don¡¯t have a father to meet,¡± I added.


    ¡°Are you really not going to find the man who got you pregnant?¡±


    It¡¯s better to be a single mother than to find that demon.


    I sighed heavily before shaking my head. ¡°No because I don¡¯t need him in my life¡­¡±


    It¡¯s hard to be a single mom, you¡¯ll often wake up early in the morning because one of your children is crying. I often can¡¯t eat properly because I¡¯m breastfeeding them.


    I can¡¯t take care of myself anymore because I have to take care of my children, I know that my life will change when theye to me. But they¡¯re my blessings.


    When Sandy needed to go home, I hired a baby sitter because I knew I would have more trouble because Sandy was no longer by my side.


    I noticed that Aria cried the fastest than Caleb, she also often needed to be picked up to sleeppared to Caleb who could fall asleep immediately after breast feeding.


    The emotions in my heart are mixed but the joy is more dominant every time I look at Aria and Caleb, it turns out what they say is true. When you look at your children, the tiredness you feel will disappear and that¡¯s how I feel.


    ¡°Don¡¯t you still have ns toe home here, Amelia?¡± dad asked on the phone.


    ¡°I n to stay here abroad for 5 years, dad,¡± I said.


    I mean it, if it¡¯s possible I won¡¯te back to where I was born because I¡¯d rather be here forever.


    ¡°WHAT?! IS THAT STILL BECAUSE YOU¡¯RE MAD AT ME?!¡±


    Iughed. ¡°No, I also want to learn to be independent here abroad, and I found peace here.¡±


    ¡°Really?¡±


    ¡°Yes and don¡¯t worry because I¡¯ll be back with my twins,¡± I said.


    During the five years I stayed abroad, I learned a lot. I learned to be independent, I also looked for a part time job even though dad gave me money every month even though I didn¡¯t ask him to give it to me.


    That also helped a lot, especially with my children, before I was working with my dad as the secretary of hispany. I knew that I would inherit hispany, dad didn¡¯t want to resign yet so I took a job as his secretary first so that I could have experience.


    And now I have been staying here abroad for five years with my two children. I¡¯ve proven that I can live without everything being expensive, I¡¯m sure dad will be surprised when he finds out that I¡¯m not spending half a million a week anymore.


    When Aria and Caleb came, my life changed, I found happiness with them.


    ¡°Really, mom?! Will Caleb and I meet grandpa?¡± Aria said smiling as she looked at me.


    Many people say that Aria and I have the same smile and I really think that what they are saying is true.


    I smiled widely. ¡°Yes baby.¡±This content is ? N?velDrama.Org.


    ¡°I¡¯m so excited to meet him!¡± she said.


    ¡°He¡¯s excited to meet you too,¡± I answered and looked at Caleb who was right next to Aria. ¡°Are you also excited to meet your grandpa?¡± I added.


    He smiled and nodded. ¡°Of course, mom.¡±


    Caleb is the quiet one of the two, but he doesn¡¯t hide his emotions. He¡¯s always curious about everything, he and Aria are both smart. Caleb is also often more observant than Aria who just goes with the flow.


    So when Caleb asked about his father, I waspletely speechless.


    Now we¡¯re going back because dad really wants to see Aria and Caleb, I don¡¯t want to go back but dad said if we don¡¯t go home now he might die because he¡¯s getting old.


    I didn¡¯t do anything but packed our things to go home.


    When we left the airport with Aria and Caleb, I was feeling mixed emotions and Caleb seemed to notice that because he asked if I was okay and I only smiled.


    When the car stopped, we quickly got off and the familiar mansion opened up to me.


    I¡¯m finally home. . . after avoiding it for so many years.


    ¡°You look so matured, Amelia!¡± dad said and Iughed.


    Even Sandy said that when she visited me, I know I really matured.


    ¡°This is Aria and Caleb,¡± I introduced the twins to him, Aria smiled while Caleb only smiled a little.


    ¡°Wow! My grandchildren are beautiful and handsome,¡± dad said smiling so I smiled and was about to speak when I suddenly stopped when I saw Chelsey.


    ¡°Oh you finallye back!¡± Chelsey said and looked at my children. ¡°It¡¯s true you¡¯re already a mother.¡±


    ¡°Yeah,¡± I said in a cold tone, I still feel the anger inside me because of what happened five years ago. How can I forgive them if they are not sorry for what they have done?


    Chelsey was about to speak but suddenly Mike came from behind her and quickly hugged her, it seemed like he didn¡¯t notice us so he acted like that.


    ¡°I missed you, babe.¡± Mike said to her.


    I frowned and dad seemed to notice that so he cleared his throat causing Mike to look at us and I saw how his eyes widened in shock when he saw me.


    ¡°You don¡¯t seem to know yet, Amelia. Mike and Chelsey just got engaged,¡± dad said and my lips parted in shock.


    How the fuck that happened?


    ¡°Why are you so shocked, Amelia?¡±


    I turned my back and saw my step mother Cecelia, her eyebrows raised while looking at me.

 Chapter 3

    Amelia¡¯s Point Of View.


    ¡°We are the ones who should be surprised because you already have children,¡± Cecelia continued.


    ¡°And?¡± I asked while looking at her.


    I really really want to roll my eyes but I still have some respect left for her even though several years have passed but nothing has changed her behavior.


    A small grin appears on her lips.


    ¡°Mommy, who is she?¡± Aria asked so I looked at her and smiled.


    ¡°She¡¯s your grandmother. Greet her, baby!¡±


    ¡°Really?¡± Aria said and I nodded so she looked at Cecelia and waved. ¡°Hi grandma¡­¡±


    Cecelia smiled. ¡°Hello,¡± she said.


    I looked at Caleb who was looking at Cecelia. ¡°Greet her too, Caleb.¡±


    Caleb looked at me because of what I said, I frowned because he didn¡¯t seem to have any intention of doing what I said.


    ¡°Caleb,¡± I said and he sighed.


    ¡°Nice to meet you,¡± he said but there was no smile on his lips unlike earlier when he greeted dad.


    ¡°Nice to meet you too,¡± Cecelia said.


    Cecelia¡¯s behavior still hasn¡¯t really changed, dad always tells me to call her mom or auntie. But how can I call her that if she is not mom and she does not treat me well.


    He will never rece mom in my heart.


    When we had dinner, Aria and Caleb were next to me while I was in the middle of them. I looked at Mike when I saw him looking at Aria and Caleb, when our eyes met I quickly looked away.


    ¡°How was your pregnancy, Amelia?¡± Cecelia asked.


    Why is she always talking to me? Why didn¡¯t she just eat and shut her mouth? Did she think I wanted to talk to her?


    ¡°Is it hard but I survived,¡± I answered casually while eating, also checking to see if Aria and Caleb ate properly.


    ¡°You¡¯re a single mom, right?¡± Chelsey suddenly asked so I turned to her, she¡¯s looking at me as if she and Mike didn¡¯t do anything to me before thatpletely ruined my life.


    ¡°Yeah . . .¡±


    ¡°That¡¯s why you raise your children like that,¡± Cecelia said with a smirk on her lips.


    ¡°What do you mean?¡± I let go of the spoon I was holding and looked at her seriously.


    Damn, doesn¡¯t she have anything good to say?


    Cecelia justughed at me. ¡°I don¡¯t mean what I said, I just want to say that it¡¯s hard to be a single mom.¡±


    ¡°Mom educated us well even though she was a single mom,¡± Caleb suddenly said so I turned to him and saw him looking at Cecelia. ¡°She¡¯s amazing and strong because even though she was alone, she never made us feel like something was missing,¡± he added.


    Cecelia was stunned to speak.


    ¡°Yes, In fact we don¡¯t need a father because mom can be our mother and father,¡± Aria said. ¡°I¡¯m happy that she became our mom.¡±


    I smiled at Caleb and Aria, I don¡¯t just find happiness in material things, because when they came to me it was like I didn¡¯t need anything else.


    Cecelia cleared her throat. ¡°W-well that¡¯s good to know!¡± she said and forced a smile.


    After dinner, I took Caleb and Aria to my old room so they could rest because I knew they were tired from our flight.


    While I was walking first because I miss this whole mansion, except for the people who live here. Nothing has been changed inside the mansion, I have noticed a few renovations but nothing has been changed.


    My mom, she¡¯s an architect and she designed this mansion. And it¡¯s good to see that dad hasn¡¯t changed anything in the mansion even though his wife is not my mom anymore.


    I was suddenly remember when dad said that Mike and Chelsey were engaged. I don¡¯t know why it suddenly happened, but it looks like they love each other and I don¡¯t care about that anymore.


    I already moved on, especially when Aria and Caleb came to myself. I proved that I don¡¯t need a man in my life.


    ¡°You should be taking care of your twins now and not wandering around.¡±


    My eyes narrowed and I turned behind me, Cecelia and I quickly met our eyes.


    ¡°They¡¯re already sleeping now,¡± I answered.


    ¡°Stop being stic, Amelia.¡± Cecelia said irritated so I raised an eyebrow.


    I sighed heavily, she is one of the reasons why I don¡¯t want toe back on this mansion and just live abroad for the rest of my life.


    ¡°What the hell are you talking about?¡± I murmured.


    ¡°We both know that you can onlye back here because you want Mike back in your life because your children don¡¯t have a father!¡± she said angrily, pointing her finger at me.This text is ? N?velDrama/.Org.


    I clenched my fists because of what I heard, how could she think of that?! Is she on drugs or something?!


    ¡°What kind of brain did you have and that entered your mind?¡± I said annoyed. ¡°That¡¯s why I came back here because dad wants to see my kids and not for the nonsense you¡¯re saying.¡±


    ¡°Drop the act already, because even if youe back here, Mike will nevere back into your life because you¡¯re a useless woman!¡± Cecelia said while looking at me evilly.


    Damn! I really don¡¯t know why dad married her!


    ¡°I don¡¯t even want that man toe back to my life just so my children can have a father,¡± I said seriously. ¡°Stop being delusional, Cecelia. Aren¡¯t you ashamed because you¡¯re that age, saying useless things like thating out of your mouth?¡± I added and left her presence because I could no longer stand in front of her.


    But I stopped walking because I saw Caleb standing in the hallway and looking at me.


    ¡°Mom. . . why is she like that to you?¡±


    I quickly came to him and picked him up and continued walking.


    ¡°Why are you still awake, huh?¡± I asked him.


    ¡°I¡¯m not used to not sleeping next to you, that¡¯s why I left the room and looked for you,¡± he answered.


    ¡°Oh that¡¯s so sweet!¡± I said and smiled. ¡°But you know what, when you¡¯re a teenager already, you don¡¯t want to sleep next to me.¡±


    ¡°It must have been like that when you were a teenager,¡± he said.


    ¡°Yup baby. . .¡±


    Caleb¡¯s Point Of View.


    Why does grandma treat mom like that? Shouldn¡¯t she treat mom like that? Why does grandma seem to dislike mom?


    I don¡¯t want to see others treat mom like that and I feel like I want to protect mom.


    When we finished dinner earlier, I saw grandma and auntie Chelseyughing at mom because she is a single mom. Mom is not doing anything else so I don¡¯t know why they areughing, grandpa doesn¡¯t care either.


    What¡¯s wrong with being a single mom? Don¡¯t they understand that being a single mom is hard, so why do they make fun of it?


    ¡°I wonder, what does dad look like?¡± Aria asked me, while mom was in the bathroom.


    ¡°Maybe he looks like me,¡± I answered while watching TV. Mom once said that he looks like me and she never said it again.


    ¡°I really want to see him,¡± she said.


    I want to see him too but I don¡¯t think mom and him have a good rtionship.


    ¡°You said we don¡¯t need a father because mom is there,¡± I said and I heard her sigh.


    ¡°Yeah but. . . how does it feel to have a dad?¡± she murmured. ¡°Why don¡¯t we just look for our dad?¡±


    I frowned and looked at her. ¡°What?¡±


    ¡°We can do that right?¡± she said and I didn¡¯t answer and just went back on watching TV.


    If we find our father, people will no longerugh at mom for being a single mom?


    I was stunned when Aria suddenly changed the channel I was watching, I was about to tell her to turn the channel back but my attention was caught by what was being reported on TV today.


    Breaking news


    ¡°A National Piano Contest wasing up! Participate now and win the prize!¡±


    If I win and be famous, will the process be faster so we can find dad?


    Amelia¡¯s Point Of View.


    ¡°Huh? A National Piano Contest?¡± I said.


    I was surprised when I was arranging our things and he suddenly came to me and said that.


    ¡°Yes, I want to join, mom.¡± Caleb said.


    ¡°Okay sure you can, but why?¡± I asked.


    ¡°I just want to explore my talent,¡± he said and smiled making me smile.


    Caleb knows how to y a piano, he got interested when he was 4 years old. It¡¯s so amazing that at his young age he  immediately found his hobby.


    And of course, I¡¯ll support him and Aria no matter what happens.


    Caleb indeed participated in that contest and Aria and I were going to watch him. I also told Sandy about this contest and she said she will watch it live because she has work now.


    I also told this to dad but he also can¡¯t go because thepany needs him. So Aria and I are the only ones here to watch him.


    Caleb is indeed talented, maybe he inherited it from his father. I also know how to y the piano, because I was once a piano teacher, but Caleb¡¯s talent is different and I¡¯m sure he will win this contest.


    ¡°And the first runner up of the National Piano Contest is Caleb Jameson Salvador for his incredible performance! Congrattions!¡±

 Chapter 4

    Amelia¡¯s Point Of View.


    ¡°I¡¯m so proud of you, Caleb!¡± I said and hugged him.


    ¡°Thank you mom, I won thatpetition for you and Aria,¡± he said and my heart was touched by what he said.


    ¡°I love you so much! I don¡¯t know what I would do if I lost you two,¡± I whispered to him.


    Caleb went viral overnight, many peopleplimented his piano skills. Someone also interviewed me and Caleb, because that¡¯s when I said that I was once a piano teacher.


    ¡°Oh my god, Amelia! Your son is famous now!¡± Sandy immediately called me when she found out who the winner was.


    ¡°I¡¯m so proud of him, my heart is so happy, Sandy!¡± I said while smiling, I feel that nothing else can give me joy but my children.


    ¡°You¡¯re a mother now¡­ when your child is happy, you are happy too. Why do I feel like I want to have a child too?¡±


    Iughed. ¡°Get yourself a boyfriend first.¡±


    Celine¡¯s Point Of View.


    ¡°And the first runner up of the National Piano Contest is Caleb Jameson Salvador for his incredible performance! Congrattions!¡±


    Wow this boy is indeed incredible, at a young age I can¡¯t believe, I can say that he is already a professional pianist.


    I was one of the organizers of the contest and I have seen many children who are good at piano.


    But this boy, Caleb. He made me stand up in my seat and was apuded for his performance. I know he deserves the first ce.


    ¡°Hey, why the hell are you pping?¡±


    I turned behind me and saw Chase go to the kitchen, I leaned on the sofa and sighed heavily.


    ¡°I¡¯m just proud, bro.¡± I answered.


    ¡°Whatever,¡± he said and left the kitchen so I looked at the TV again and the media  interviewing Caleb now.


    My forehead was furrowed as I looked carefully at Caleb¡¯s face, my heart beat faster and I looked at the door that Chase exited.


    Pointed nose, red lips and brown eyes.


    Why do Caleb and Chase look alike?! Could it be?!


    I quickly got up from sitting and went to Chase¡¯s room, I found him watching TV.


    ¡°What?¡± he asked. ¡°Why is your face like that?¡±


    ¡°You¡­ you¡¯ve had a lot of one night stands, right?¡± I asked nervously. I don¡¯t care what he thinks, I just need to know what I¡¯m asking!


    Chase¡¯s lips parted and after a while heughed softly.


    ¡°What the fuck?¡± he said. ¡°Are you on drugs or something?¡±


    My lips parted in shock. ¡°What the hell! I¡¯m not,¡± I shouted.


    ¡°Then why are you asking me about that?¡± he said.


    ¡°Just answer me!¡± I said annoyed, my patience with him was about to run out.


    He sighed heavily before answering. ¡°Well yes,¡± he said while looking at the TV.


    ¡°Unprotected or not?¡± I asked and he turned to me.


    ¡°Damn I¡¯m starting to think you¡¯re crazy,¡± he said. ¡°But to answer your question, all my one night stands are protected but I had one that was unprotected but I don¡¯t care about it anymore.¡±


    ¡°Damn,¡± was all I could say.


    ¡°Why are you asking about my sex life?¡± he said seriously.


    ¡°Nothing,¡± I said and quickly left his room.


    He had a one night stand that was unprotected. Is it possible that Caleb is his son?


    I quickly took out my cellphone and called our older brother Calix and quickly told him about Caleb and Chase.


    ¡°So you¡¯re saying that Caleb is possibly his son?¡± Calix said.


    ¡°Yes can we do a paternity test?¡± I said.


    I feel that my suspicion that Caleb is indeed his son is true even though there is no proof yet.


    ¡°We can but first we need Caleb¡¯s hair,¡± he said.Please check at N/?vel(D)rama.Org.


    Amelia¡¯s Point Of View.


    ¡°Are you guys excited to go to school?¡± I asked them.


    ¡°Yes, mom! I want to have friends!¡± Aria said.


    ¡°Me too,¡± Caleb answered.


    I continued to drive, I decided that they should study here instead of us going back abroad and they study there. I think I¡¯m finally free and recovering from what happened five years ago.


    But the trauma still here, I feel like I will carry that trauma with me for the rest of my life. That trauma will never go away.


    When we got to the Kindergarten School, I quickly opened the door for Aria and Caleb so they coulde down.


    When they got down, I quickly smiled and hugged them.


    ¡°Goodluck on your first day of ss! I¡¯ll pick you both up when your ss is over,¡± I said and smiled.


    ¡°Thank you mom!¡± Aria said and they waved at me.


    I watched them get inside before I left.


    When I was in the car, I felt the tiredness of waking up early because the two of them were about to go to school. It is really hard to be a mother especially when you are also their father.


    I¡¯m thankful that Aria and Caleb came into my life but what that demon did to me is still uneptable.


    Celine¡¯s Point Of View.


    ¡°I already have Caleb¡¯s hair,¡± I said on the phone, I invested my time and effort just to get this!


    ¡°That¡¯s good then,¡± Calix answered. ¡°All of us will be surprised if the results are positive,¡± he said.


    ¡°But you know what shocked me the most? That Caleb has a twin! She¡¯s Aria!¡± I said, I saw that Caleb was with a girl and that¡¯s when I found out that they were twins.


    ¡°What? They¡¯re twins?¡±


    ¡°Yeah, and I¡¯m sure they¡¯re Chase¡¯s son because when I saw Caleb in person he looked just like Chase!¡± I said surely.


    ¡°But we need proof, do you know their mom?¡±


    ¡°Yeah, I investigated and I found out that their mother is Amelia Raine Salvador,¡± I said. ¡°Now, can we do the paternity test?¡±


    ¡°Of course, we will get the results soon.¡±


    Chase Point Of View.


    ¡°Why do you want to talk to me?¡± I asked my siblings, Calix and Celine. I don¡¯t know why their faces are so serious.


    Calix put the envelope on the table, I frowned. ¡°Look,¡± he said.


    I quickly took the envelope and opened it, I was surprised by what I saw.


    ¡°What the hell is this? A paternity test? For what? What is this-¡± I stopped speaking when I saw my name and unfamiliar name.


    Caleb Jameson Salvador?


    ¡°The result is positive, meaning his father is you,¡± Celine said seriously.


    ¡°But why the fuck did that happen?!¡± I shouted angrily, I was confused and did not understand what was happening.


    ¡°You said you had a one night stand that was unprotected, that¡¯s the result,¡± Celine murmured.


    ¡°And Caleb Jameson Salvador has a twin, Aria Denise Salvador.¡± Calix suddenly said with his  arms crossed, my whole body went cold when I heard it.


    My heart is so beating fast at what they are saying, I don¡¯t know if I should believe it but because of the paternity test I am holding, I believe what they are saying.


    ¡°That means¡­ Aria is also my-¡±


    ¡°Yes,¡± Celine answered me.


    ¡°How old are they?¡± I asked, I was just looking at the envelope I was holding and couldn¡¯t move.


    ¡°5 years old. . .¡±


    My eyes widened, 5 years ago I was drugged and I sent a prostitute to my mansion and then. . . I¡¯m a father now?!


    I still remember what happened that night with the prostitute, I was very angry that night because someone drugged me without even realizing it!


    That prostitute stole my sperm!


    ¡°Where are they now? Where do they live?¡± I said immediately.


    ¡°We still don¡¯t know but you can go to their school tomorrow,¡± Calix said.


    The next day I quickly left the mansion early and drove away to visit my twins. I want to see them!

 Chapter 5

    Amelia¡¯s Point Of View.


    I hope this message finds you, we heard that your was once a piano teacher. And our school wants to hire you as a piano teacher. We want someone to hire with experience and we chose you, reply to this email if your interested.


    best regards


    Kindergarten School.


    My lips parted when I finished reading that email, it was from Aria and Caleb¡¯s school! I quickly replied to the email that I was interested.


    I don¡¯t want to waste this opportunity because I know myself that I love teaching! That¡¯s why I stopped being a piano teacher because mom died, I couldn¡¯t teach because of the weight of my feelings, so I chose to resign.


    But now that I¡¯m good and fit, I¡¯ll take this opportunity!


    ¡°Dad! I received an email, I was offered to be a piano teacher where Aria and Caleb go to school!¡± I said to him.


    ¡°Really?¡± he asked.


    I smiled and showed him the email which he quickly read. ¡°That¡¯s good! Will you ept that?¡± he said.


    I nodded. ¡°Yeah I really miss teaching!¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s nice that you¡¯re going back to teaching.¡±


    ¡°Yup but don¡¯t worry! I will still inherit thepany, dad.¡± I said andughed but I was surprised when dad became serious and looked away.


    ¡°Why?¡± I asked seriously, he looked at me and cleared his throat.


    ¡°About thepany, Amelia¡­ I decided that Chelsey will inherit thepany,¡± he said while looking at me.


    I can¡¯t speak because of what I heard, thepany¡­ Will not be mine? But he told me before that I will inherit thepany, so why now suddenly something new?


    ¡°B-but why?¡± I said and my voice cracks.


    ¡°Mike and Chelsey are engaged and when Chelsey inherits thepany, thepany will be more sessful,¡± he said while looking at my eyes. ¡°I told you about this before, right? Mike¡¯spany will help ourpany a lot when you get married but you choose to divorce him.¡±


    ¡°But how about me? What will I inherit?¡± I asked. I can¡¯t believe that this is happening! I¡¯m his real daughter, but why is this happening to me?


    ¡°This mansion and 20 percent shares of thepany,¡± he answered. ¡°Don¡¯tin anymore, it¡¯s good that you can get some of my property,¡± he added and that broke me.


    Since I was a child, I used to imagine myself in my father¡¯spany, but now it turns out that I will not inherit thepany, but my step sister.


    How will mom feel if she finds out? I should inherit thatpany and not Chelsey.


    I tried to be happy even though I was really not happy because I didn¡¯t want Aria and Caleb to see me sad now that I was driving to their school to pick them up because they ss is over.


    I quickly park and get out of the car to look for them, but all the students are already out but I still can¡¯t see Aria and Caleb.


    I started to panic and went to their room but I found it already closed.


    ¡°Fuck,¡± I whispered because I was panicking.


    ¡°Ms. Salvador?¡±


    I turned my back and saw the principal of the school.


    ¡°Mrs. D Cruz, I was looking for Aria and Caleb but their room is already closed and it looks like all the students are out,¡± I said nervously. ¡°I¡¯m worried now! I don¡¯t know where to find them,¡± I added.


    ¡°Oh! Someone picked them up, he said he is the father of Aria and Caleb,¡± the principal said and my whole body froze in shock because of what I heard. ¡°He¡¯s Chase Santiago.¡±


    I quickly left in front of her and left the school, got into my car and started it.


    He¡¯s a fucking Santiago? Damn!


    How did he know about Caleb and Aria?! Is it because of Caleb¡¯s participation in that contest?! Damn him! The gut of him to go to school and take my children!


    I know thepany of Santiago so I quickly drove there. I gripped the steering wheel tightly because I felt so angry.


    I know I¡¯m not ready to see that man because of what he did to me but I won¡¯t let him take Aria and Caleb from me! They¡¯re the reason why I¡¯m still here! I should¡¯ve killed myself already because of depression but when I found out I¡¯m pregnant, I stopped doing that.


    When I got to hispany, I quickly entered but was immediately blocked by the guards.


    ¡°What?! Let me in!¡± I screamed angrily so people looked at us but I didn¡¯t care. I want to get my twins now! I don¡¯t want them to get near that demon!


    ¡°Ma¡¯am, show us your ID first before we let you in,¡± said the guard and Ipletely exploded with anger at what I heard.


    ¡°That¡¯s bullshit! Chase Santiago kidnapped my children, I¡¯m here to get my children so let me in!¡± I shouted angrily and I pushed the guard and quickly entered, I quickly took the elevator so they wouldn¡¯t catch me.


    ¡°Hey, what floor is Chase Santiago¡¯s office?¡± I asked the woman I was with in the elevator and she responded quickly to what I said and I pressed the floor number she said, I was breathing fast because of the anger I felt.Please check at N/?vel(D)rama.Org.


    When the elevator opened, I quickly found Chase Santiago¡¯s office because there was a CEO office next to the door.


    I knocked hard and I almost broke the door because I didn¡¯t knock hard just once.


    The door opened and the demonic man who took my dignity 5 years ago appeared before me.


    I quickly pped him hard. ¡°Where the hell are my twins?!¡± I shouted at him angrily.


    He grabbed his pped cheek before answering me. ¡°They¡¯re hanging out with my secretary next door,¡± he said in a baritone.


    So I quickly went next door and my angry heart seemed to calm down when I saw Aria and Caleb ying with what he said was his secretary.


    Aria was the first to see me. ¡°Caleb, mom¡¯s here!¡± she said so Caleb turned to me, I quickly approached him.


    ¡°How are you? I was worried because I didn¡¯t know where you went,¡± I said and I could feel my tears fall but I didn¡¯t care. I quickly hugged them both.


    ¡°Mom, we¡¯re sorry.¡± Aria said.


    ¡°It¡¯s okay just don¡¯t do it again, I feel like I¡¯m going to die if I lose you too,¡± my voice cracked.


    ¡°Mom, we already found our dad. . .¡±


    I stopped Caleb said, I let go of their hug and looked at Caleb. He also looked at me and smiled a little.


    ¡°We like him, mom. Dad is so nice,¡± Caleb said and I felt like I was deafened by what I heard.


    This is what I fear the most in my life, for my children to meet their father.

 Chapter 6

    Amelia¡¯s Point Of View.


    Trigger warning: Sensitivenguage


    I quickly left Caleb and went to that demon man¡¯s office, I caught him at the door and he was looking at me.


    ¡°Why did you bring my children here?!¡± I shouted angrily. ¡°I fucking hate you, do you know I can sue you?!¡± I added, frowning at him.


    I frowned even more when he grinned. ¡°I¡¯m their father, and I didn¡¯t kidnap them,¡± he replied with a grin, causing my head to heat up even more and explode with anger.


    I was about to p him again but before I could do that my hand was quickly caught, the smile on his lips disappeared. ¡°You are too brave, prostitute,¡± he said coldly.


    I quickly removed his hand from holding my arm. ¡°I¡¯m not a fucking prostitute!¡± I shouted angrily. ¡°Y-you raped me! You took my dignity that night! Who are you to take my children from me?!¡± I added angrily while looking at his eyes, I don¡¯t see any emotion in his eyes while I can feel my tears falling because of the weight of my feelings.


    I pushed his chest in anger and he let me do it. ¡°Who are you to do that to me?! Who are you to destroy my life?! So it¡¯s like you have mercy! While I still have some strength left, I¡¯m telling you to stay away from my family! Especially my children !¡± I shouted in front of him. ¡°You have no right to them!¡±


    ¡°But I¡¯m their father!¡± he shouted angrily and showed the paper he was holding, I was surprised to see that it was a paternity test. ¡°You took my sperm! You¡¯re a disgraceful prostitute! What right do they have that I don¡¯t have if this test says I¡¯m their father?!¡±


    I took the paternity test from his hand and tore it in front of him before looking at him. ¡°Where the hell did you get the courage to do a paternity test on my children?! No matter what happens, you will not be the father of my child! They will not consider someone like you as their father! So stay away from them!¡± I shouted angrily. ¡°I will not consider you the father of my children, Chase Santiago.¡±


    I looked him in the eyes, my heart was full of anger. ¡°I know the Santiagos are smart, but I don¡¯t understand why you are stupid,¡± I said seriously, causing him to frown. ¡°Five years ago, I told you that I¡¯m not a fucking prostitute but you didn¡¯t listen to me and still do it, such a horny billionaire,¡± I added and left in front of him to return to Caleb.


    ¡°Mom, are you crying?¡± Aria asked when I got back and I quickly smiled at her.


    ¡°No, mommy is just happy,¡± I answered and looked at Caleb because he was looking at me seriously.


    I looked away and sighed. ¡°We have to go home,¡± I promised her.


    ¡°Shouldn¡¯t we take dad, mom?¡± I heard Aria ask as we were leaving, I held their hand in my other hand.


    I tightened my grip on Aria¡¯s hand before looking back at her. ¡°He¡¯s not your daddy-¡± I stopped to speak when Aria suddenly cried and sat on the floor, I started to panic because of her cries.


    ¡°No! He¡¯s our daddy! He¡¯s my daddy!¡± Aria said crying.


    ¡°A-aria,¡± I said while looking at her crying.


    ¡°Aria, stop crying,¡± I heard Caleb say.


    ¡°Mom! I thought I already had a dad! I want him to be my dad, mom!¡± Aria said while  crying.Please check at N/?vel(D)rama.Org.


    ¡°Hush baby,e here,¡± I picked him up and stood up. ¡°Stop crying anymore,¡± I said whileforting her.


    ¡°He¡¯s not our dad? Mom¡­ But I want him to be my daddy,¡± I heard her crying as we continued walking, I held Caleb¡¯s hand in one of my hands.


    ¡°It¡¯s okay,¡± I whispered while we were in the elevator, I didn¡¯t care if that demon man was looking at us, all I could think about was that we have to get out of here because as long as we¡¯re here, I don¡¯t feel like we are safe


    ¡°But he told us that he¡¯s our dad,¡± Aria said and I just bit my lip.


    That man¡¯s face was really irritating me and he got the courage to say that.


    ¡°T-that¡¯s not true,¡± I answered.


    I know they have the right to know the truth but I hate that man a lot because of what he did to me. I will never forgive him.


    ¡°I told you not to talk to strangers, right? So don¡¯t believe that weird man because he isn¡¯t your Dad and he will never be,¡± I added and I didn¡¯t hear Aria¡¯s voice because she was already sleeping on my neck.

 Chapter 7

    Chase¡¯s Point Of View.


    ¡°Sir, ma¡¯am Amelia¡¯s car has left,¡± said the guard on the other line.


    ¡°Okay, thanks,¡± I answered and hung up, I leaned back in my chair while thinking about what happened.


    That crazy prostitute, that crazy prostitute just trespassed mypany. And how dare she p me?!


    Right now, I can still feel the pain in my cheek because of the p she made. I can¡¯t believe someone could p me like she doesn¡¯t know who I am.


    Damn her guts! She even manages to lie to me because she says she¡¯s not a prostitute, what does she think of me, a fool?! There is no Santiago living in the world who is a fool and without a brain!


    She makes me look like a fool in front of her, she should be the one to beg me to ept her as the mother of the twins because she is a prostitute! So now I don¡¯t understand why she still has the urge to get angry and hurt.


    She even used me of raping her! What the hell! Is she that crazy?! I know I paid her to make my night happy! So what does she say she¡¯s not a prostitute?! What should I call him? Sex toys? Bend warmer?! A rent girl?!


    ¡°Damn her!¡± I screamed because of irritation, I don¡¯t know why I let hwr push me, p me and talk to me like that. I know what she is saying is not true but I don¡¯t understand why I see her anger in her eyes as if she has been hiding it for a long time and now that she saw me her anger suddenly exploded.


    I also can¡¯t believe what Aria and Caleb said.


    ¡°Really? You¡¯re our daddy?!¡± Aria said smiling, she¡¯s so small unlike Caleb, I also noticed that she¡¯s more talkative than her male brother.


    I smiled at her. ¡°Yes, Aria. You are one of the Santiagos! You are talented and smart!¡±


    ¡°But why did you let mom suffer alone?¡±


    My smile disappeared because of what Caleb said, I turned to him.


    ¡°Mom was alone during her pregnancy, why didn¡¯t you even show up?¡± His voice is serious, I don¡¯t understand why his voice sounds mature.


    ¡°Did you know when mom found out she was pregnant she went abroad. That¡¯s why we were fluent in English, ¡± Aria said with a smile.


    ¡°She was alone abroad?¡± I asked while looking at Caleb.


    ¡°Yes, she was the one who worked hard for us,¡± Caleb answered. ¡°Actually, for me, it¡¯s fine that I don¡¯t know you anymore. I¡¯m because without having a father because mom was the only one who was there for us when we needed her. But how about you?¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m not mad at you because mom taught me good manners, even though the truth is we should be mad at you,¡± Caleb said seriously. ¡°Because you let mom suffer alone. So how can you be our father if you weren¡¯t even by mom¡¯s side when she was pregnant?¡±


    ¡°I-I don¡¯t know about that I¡¯m sorry,¡± I answered and looked away. I don¡¯t know why my chest suddenly felt heavy because of what I heard.


    It is indeed hard to raise a child especially if it¡¯s twins. I wonder about how she was able to raise the two children in front of me now if she was alone?


    ¡°I¡¯m curious, where were you when you disappeared from us for five years?¡± Caleb asked.


    I sighed and leaned back on the sofa before looking at him. ¡°It¡¯splicated and hard to exin. You probably won¡¯t-¡±


    ¡°Understand?¡± Caleb interrupted and I couldn¡¯t speak because of what he said. ¡°You know I¡¯m still young, but I¡¯m sure I can understand that because I¡¯m a Santiago,¡± he added.


    This kid made me amaze every time he talked. Why is he talking like this? Why is it that even though he speaks like that, his voice is still full of respect and even though you know he is serious, his voice is still soft?


    I sighed before speaking. ¡°I just don¡¯t know about you kids, I didn¡¯t know that I¡¯m already a father. Your mom ran away from me,¡± I answered. ¡°I also recently found out that I have children, with the help of my siblings I found out about you. I¡¯m grateful, because my mom and dad have wanted to have a grandchild for a long time,¡± I added.


    What kind of upbringing did that Amelia do for her children to be like that?


    I sighed heavily before taking out my cell phone and dialing a friend¡¯s number. In less than a few seconds he answered.


    ¡°Yes, Santiago?¡± I heard Ryan say on the other line.This content is ? N?velDrama.Org.


    ¡°I need to know who the hell is Amelia Raine Salvador, give me her information,¡± I said quickly.

 Chapter 8

    Chase¡¯s Point Of View.


    ¡°Your new girl again, Santiago?!¡± I heard his loudugh so I frowned.


    ¡°Just do what I say,¡± I answered.


    ¡°Okay sure noted,¡± he saidughing and I quickly hung up.


    I sighed heavily as I thought about what happened. I have to know who the hell is she and why is she acting like that if she¡¯s just a prostitute?!


    Amelia¡¯s Point Of View.


    It waste when we got home to dad¡¯s mansion, he asked why we only got home now and I answered that we went to the mall.


    I don¡¯t want to tell him that the father of my children is a Santiago. My children should forget that they met their father now, I hate to see them with that demon.


    I feel that at any moment he will take my children from me. And when that happens I mightpletely lose myself.


    They are the only reason I stayed strong, and if they were taken from me I would never be able to.


    After eating dinner, we immediately went straight to my room so that Caleb and Aria could sleep.


    Being so tired, Aria quickly fell asleep, while Caleb was still awake.


    ¡°Mom, you said it¡¯s bad to lie,¡± I heard him say causing me to turn to him.


    I was sitting on the sofa near their bed, I saw him looking at me from his side.


    ¡°Yes, Caleb. Why?¡± I asked, I was often surprised whenever Caleb was like this. I feel like we¡¯re the same age because he¡¯s mature enough to speak.


    Maybe he inherited it from that demon man because I wasn¡¯t like this when I was young. I¡¯m just like Aria when I was young.


    ¡°Because you said that Mr. Santiago is not our dad,¡± I heard the sadness in his voice so I couldn¡¯t speak.  ¡°Mom, you¡¯re just mad at him, right? But he¡¯s our dad, right?¡±


    ¡°C-caleb,¡± was all I could say. I saw him get up from lying down and sit on the end of the bed.


    ¡°Mr. Santiago said that he doesn¡¯t know about us, he said that he doesn¡¯t know that you¡¯re pregnant,¡± he said while looking at me and tears started to fall in my eyes so I quickly you wiped ¡°Mom, I always saw grandma bullying you because you¡¯re a single mom. When we met dad, you¡¯re so mad at him. That¡¯s why you¡¯re a single mom?¡±


    I quickly stood up and hugged him. ¡°Caleb, it¡¯s hard to say why. I¡¯m really angry with him and I hate him, but that doesn¡¯t mean you should be angry with him,¡± I whispered while hiding my tears from Caleb. ¡°Even though I don¡¯t want you to consider him as your father, I know it¡¯s impossible because even if the world copses, he¡¯s still your father.¡±


    ¡°I hate him because he let you suffer alone,¡± I heard Caleb whisper.


    ¡°He doesn¡¯t know, he doesn¡¯t know anything,¡± I whispered. ¡°I don¡¯t want you to grow up holding a grudge, so don¡¯t be mad at him,¡± I added.


    I let go of the hug and touched his face. ¡°I promise, when I¡¯m ready to tell you what you should know, I¡¯ll tell you. I don¡¯t want to keep secrets from you, but for now I¡¯ll just keep it to myself,¡± I said. ¡°Alright, go to sleep, Caleb,¡± I said and he nodded andy down.


    I sighed before covering him a nket, when I saw that he was sleeping, I quickly went to the veranda of my room to get some air.


    When I got there, my tears were falling so fast that I quickly held my mouth so as not to make any noise.


    How can I say that they were alive now because their father raped me? How can I say that to my dear children?


    It is painful for them to know that, and they will think that they will never have a proper family because of our situation. It¡¯s hard for me that I can¡¯t give them a good family, I promised myself then that I would be a good mother and I would give everything to my children.


    But what if they ask me for a father?This text is ? N?velDrama/.Org.


    Can I give it to them? Am I ready to forget what that demonic man did to me to make us a family? Can I cover all my pain and wounds for the sake of my children?


    Now I keep wondering if I made the right decision to return here.

 Chapter 9

    Chase¡¯s Point Of View.


    ¡°Really, Chase?! I¡¯m a grandfather now?!¡± dad shouted with a smile because I said I was already a father. ¡°Really? Tell me you¡¯re not joking because I¡¯ll really punch you!¡±


    My lips twisted. ¡°Yeah,¡± I answered. ¡°I have twins, they¡¯re five years old.¡±


    ¡°What?!¡± mom shouted. ¡°Why did you just tell us that now, Chase?!¡± she said angrily, frowning and looking at me evilly so Iughed.


    ¡°He just found outtely, mommy,¡± replied Celine, she was at the door with her arms crossed while looking at us. ¡°Maybe that¡¯s his karma for being a womanizer all his life, his children were hidden from him for five years,¡± she added causing me to look at her badly.


    ¡°How did that happen?¡± dad asked, frowning.


    ¡°She¡¯s a prostitute,¡± I said simply. ¡°She has my children now.¡±


    ¡°What?! A prostitute?! What the hell, Chase! What are you doing with your life?!¡± Mom shouted angrily, I know she is really angry because based on the way she looks, it seems like she wants to throw her coffee cup in my face.


    I¡¯ll just avoid it so Celine gets hit.


    ¡°It¡¯s so hard to exin, mom. But I got her pregnant and ording to my twins, when she found out she was pregnant she went abroad,¡± I exined in simple words. ¡°At least you have a grandchild.¡±This text is ? N?velDrama/.Org.


    ¡°But from a woman who sold her body?! What will my friends say, Chase?¡± Mom said annoyed, she drank some coffee before giving me another bad look.


    ¡°It¡¯s okay, mom. It¡¯s obvious that those kids are from me,¡± I answered.


    ¡°I want to see them, bring them here, Chase. And bring the prostitute you say,¡± said dad and I just nodded before leaving their room.


    ¡°You¡¯re a father now, get your life in order,¡± Celine said angrily as I left their father¡¯s room at the same time. ¡°If you are not a dad, you are not ashamed to make trouble, now that you have children, you should be ashamed of them,¡± she added seriously and looked at me.


    ¡°I know you still haven¡¯t moved on from her, but bullshit, Chase. It¡¯s been a few years and maybe she found someone new, so forget about her,¡± she said and walked away from their room first dad


    I didn¡¯t say a word and just watched her walk away. What the hell did she say?


    I know that I havemitted many sins and troubles, I always made mom and dad¡¯s head hurt, I remembered when I received a p from dad when I made mom cry because she was so worried about me.


    A lot changed when the first girl I loved so much left.


    I started dating more than two girls and Celine always scolded me for that, especially when I was always hanging out in bars. I almost ruined my life because of that. I almost ruined my life for a girl.


    But when dad said that I won¡¯t be the one to inherit thepany if I don¡¯t change my lifestyle, I quickly got scared and started to get a new life.


    Well, I still often have women and alcohol but not like before because my name is now branded in thepany and I have a name to taken care of.


    Maybe, I haven¡¯tpletely changed yet, but I¡¯m trying and I¡¯m forgetting about her.


    I sighed heavily, I couldn¡¯t believe what Celine said affected me. Maybe it¡¯s because she mentioned the first girl I loved besides mom.


    Damn, I¡¯m so fucked up.


    Amelia¡¯s Point Of View.


    ¡°Really, dad?! You bought me a car and a condo?!¡± I said in disbelief as I looked at dad.


    Dad smiled and nodded. ¡°Yes, you can go thereter,¡± he said.


    ¡°But why dad? Don¡¯t you want Caleb and I to be here at the mansion?¡± I asked.


    ¡°Oh no no no, not really. I realized that you should have your own house because your children are growing up, Amelia,¡± he said. ¡°That will be difficult for you especially since you are the only one supporting your family.¡±


    ¡°But I can¡¯t believe you spent money on my family, dad,¡± I said. ¡°Why? Is that because I¡¯m not going to inherit thepany anymore?¡± I added and he quickly shook his head.


    ¡°Of course not!¡± he said quickly. ¡°That¡¯s for my grandchildren,¡± he added. ¡°I know you¡¯re hurting because you won¡¯t be the one to inherit thepany, so right now I¡¯m telling you to ept that you won¡¯t be the one to inherit it.¡±


    Dad and I talked for a few minutes before I left his office. When I got out, I saw Cecelia walking towards dad¡¯s office.


    ¡°Is it really hard to be a single mom? And you¡¯re going to depend on your dad for your house and car?¡± she said seriously while looking at me with raised eyebrows.

 Chapter 10

    Amelia¡¯s Point Of View.


    ¡°Is it really hard to be a single mom? And you¡¯re going to depend on your dad for your house and car?¡±


    I took a deep breath before speaking, this old woman will never change.


    ¡°For your information, I did not tell dad to buy me and my children a house and a car. Stop spreading false information,¡± I said seriously but sounded annoyed.


    After all, if my children and I move to the condo, I will never see this woman¡¯s face. Fortunately, dad bought a condo.


    ¡°Because you didn¡¯t have a husband to buy for you then,¡± Cecelia said sarcastically.


    s! If you only knew who the father of my children was, you might faint from shock! I wanted to say that in front of her but I stopped myself, I was still very angry with that man.


    ¡°Shouldn¡¯t you be happy? Because when we move to the condo, you will be a family here. And I¡¯m happy because I will never see your face again,¡± I said annoyed causing her tough.


    ¡°Yeah! I¡¯m really happy! Because you¡¯re leaving with your devouring children!¡± she shouted angrily and I burst into anger so I quickly came to her and pped her hard.


    ¡°Don¡¯t you dare call my twins like that!¡± I shouted angrily as my eyes red at her. ¡°What did you think of me?! That I was weak like before and would let you talk to me like this?! I¡¯m a new person, Cecelia! I hope you are too!¡± I added.


    She held her cheek and looked at me angrily.


    ¡°Don¡¯t ever mention my children, Cecelia! Because I¡¯m going to show you my true nature, turn me into a bitch, call me whatever you want to call me!¡± I said, breathing fast because of the anger I felt. ¡°But when you do that to my children? You¡¯ll feel my palm on your cheek again.¡±


    ¡°I¡¯ll make sure your dad will know what you did to me!¡± she shouted angrily while still holding her hand on her cheek.This material belongs to N?velDrama.Org.


    I grinned. ¡°Sure, tell him. I¡¯m not fvcking scared,¡± I said. ¡°That¡¯s how you are, isn¡¯t it? ying she¡¯s the victim in everything? That¡¯s what you¡¯re good at.¡±


    I turned my back on her and walked quickly while I calmed myself down. She should be the one to leave! She will take her devouring daughter with her! They are the bitches here in the mansion since then!


    I was fed up with both of them, so when I was abroad I felt a different satisfaction because when I was here my life was hell every day.


    My morning is already ruined. It¡¯s so annoying.


    Chase¡¯s Point Of View.


    My grip on the steering wheel was tight as I drove, I was going to meet Ryan today at a high end bar that the two of us always go to.


    He will give me the information of Amelia Raine Salvador. I don¡¯t know why we still need to see each other when he can tell it to me on the phone.


    Damn that prostitute, I will know who she really is and why she behaved like that. She¡¯s just a woman who uses her body to make money, but why is she acting so opposite?


    I don¡¯t know how she lived with Caleb and Aria, maybe she¡¯s selling her body abroad? Or did she save up so she went abroad? Caleb and Aria seem to be in good shape, they seem to be taking good care of them.


    Well, actually if you look at Amelia, you can¡¯t tell if she is a prostitute or not, she has long hair, good posture, beautiful face, strange guts. She¡¯s indeed beautiful, I won¡¯t hide that but she¡¯s not my type. The only beautiful woman in my eyes is the first woman I loved and no one else.


    Ever since she disappeared, all women have been my toys, and even Amelia is no exception.


    When I got to the high end bar, I quickly went straight to the vip room because I knew Ryan was there. I passed the dance floor and many girls immediately pulled me.


    ¡°Long time no see, Chase! Are you here now?¡± said a woman whose name I can¡¯t remember, her face was full of lipstick and there was barely any cloth on her body.


    ¡°I¡¯m busy,¡± I answered and removed her hand from my arm.


    Damn these hoes.


    When I got to Ryan, he immediately smiled at me which irritated me.


    ¡°You have so many women, Santiago,¡± heughed and raised his leg on the table.


    I got up and sat on the other sofa before looking at him seriously. ¡°Where is what I asked for?¡± I asked and he quickly ced a brown envelope on the table.


    ¡°All the information about Amelia Raine Salvador is there,¡± Ryan said and I raised my eyebrows.


    Ryan never disappoints me with how fast he works.

 Chapter 11

    Chase¡¯s Point Of View.


    Name : Amelia Raine Salvador


    Age : 29 years old turning 30 years old


    Mother: Adina Salvador, died because of a car ident


    Father: Fernando Salvador


    Her father works: Owner of a famous perfumepany


    Her work: Retired piano teacher


    Stepmother: Cecelia Salvador


    Stepsister : Chelsey Salvador


    Her ex-fiance : Mike Velez, currently engaged to Chelsey Salvador


    ¡°I found out she¡¯s the mother of Caleb and Aria and it looks like you already know who the father is,¡± Ryan smirked.


    My grip on the envelope tightened because I couldn¡¯t find the word that should be on the paper.


    ¡°Why didn¡¯t you tell me you were a Dad already? Don¡¯t you consider me your friend?¡± he asked again but I ignored him.


    ¡°She was once a piano teacher?¡± I asked while frowning looking at the paper.This material belongs to N?velDrama.Org.


    ¡°Yeah, I found that the kindergarten school your children attend offered her as a piano teacher, I just don¡¯t know if she epts it or not,¡± he exined. ¡°She also worked before as a piano teacher but she quit with unknown reason.¡±


    ¡°She¡¯s not a prostitute?!¡± I shouted and dropped the envelope before looking at Ryan who was frowning and looking at me, wondering at my reaction.


    ¡°She¡¯s not a prostitute! Why would she be a prostitute if she has a good life?¡± Ryan said while frowning, and I couldn¡¯t believe it even more.


    I held my head and closed my eyes. ¡°Fuck,¡± I cursed.


    ¡°What happened, Santiago? Why did you get her pregnant?¡± Ryan¡¯s now confused.


    ¡°I mistaken her as a prostitute and I . . . identally r-raped her,¡± I almost ran out of breath while saying that. ¡°That¡¯s why she¡¯s using me of raping her! That¡¯s why she¡¯s telling me that she¡¯s not a prostitute! That¡¯s why she¡¯s a virgin when I imed her that night because she¡¯s not a fucking prostitute!¡± I added angrily.


    ¡°Damn it man! What did you do?! I¡¯m speechless.¡±


    My sense made me feel sick. ¡°I was drugged that night, I just found out that someone mixed drugs in my wine that morning, Amelia was gone when I woke up. I was drugged when I asked my butler to send a prostitute to my mansion, I don¡¯t know how Amelia ended up in my mansion but my butler brought her to my room,¡± I exined. ¡°She¡¯s telling me that she¡¯s not a prostitute but because I was drugged I didn¡¯t listen to her and still do it. I found out that my enemies in mypany put drugs in my drink. Those cowards, that¡¯s fine because now they are gone already.¡±


    ¡°But bro! You still raped her!¡± Ryan said in disbelief as he looked at me as if I had killed someone.


    ¡°She will really think about that because she didn¡¯t know that I was drugged that night!¡± I said angrily. ¡°That¡¯s why she was so angry with me when we met because she thought I raped her, now I understand why she was so angry with me. She even pped me! No one has ever pped me like that!¡± I added.


    ¡°What¡¯s your n now? What you did to her paid off, you now have a child,¡± said Ryan. ¡°Will you marry her?¡± he added.


    ¡°Hell no!¡± I quickly refused. ¡°Why would I? She¡¯s not even my type!¡±


    ¡°How about your twins? Poor children if they grow up without aplete family!¡± Ryan said annoyed. ¡°Don¡¯t tell me you still haven¡¯t moved on to Anika?!¡±


    I was silent and looked away, I heard him cursing one after another. ¡°Santiago! How many years has she left you, why won¡¯t you ept that she is gone?!¡± he said annoyed.


    ¡°You can¡¯t understand my feelings because you¡¯ve never had a girlfriend,¡± I said. ¡°It¡¯s not easy to move on, you know?¡± I added.


    Ryan sighed loudly and leaned his back on the sofa before looking at me. ¡°Will you tell Amelia that you were drugged that night so you were able to do that fucking thing to her?¡± he asked seriously.


    ¡°Why would I do that? It won¡¯t change anything, right? She won¡¯t lose his anger at me,¡± I answered and sighed. ¡°So why should I tell her?¡± I added and he quickly threw the envelope at me but I caught it and gave him a bad look.


    ¡°Dumbass! She¡¯s the victim! She needs to know the truth!¡± Ryan yelled in annoyance. ¡°Let¡¯s just say that she won¡¯t lose her anger towards you but she should still know the truth, Santiago. It¡¯s toote to say sorry but you have to apologize for what you did!¡±


    I was speechless after hearing it, he¡¯s right. Amelia is the victim here, but I know that if I show up to her at any time, she might end up killing me because of her hatred for me.


    Because of thinking too much, I ordered wine and Ryan and I both drank, I don¡¯t care if Celine would scold me after this. I need to release this stress!

 Chapter 12

    Amelia¡¯s Point Of View.


    ¡°Amelia! Where are you?!¡±


    I was in the kitchen when I heard dad yell, I quickly went out and looked at him. I saw him frowning and looking at me evilly.


    ¡°You pped your stepmother?!¡± he yelled at me angrily, and I just held my breath because I¡¯m used to this. So that old woman really told him about it?


    ¡°She called my children devour, dad! Do you think I won¡¯t be angry at what she said?¡± I tried to be calm but every time I remembered Cecelia¡¯s face I felt like I wanted to explode with anger.


    ¡°But I hope you showed some respect!¡± Dad shouted loudly, his shout sounded like thunder in the whole mansion. The maid who was going to pass us just turned around and didn¡¯t continue walking.


    ¡°Maybe you have a grudge against Cecelia that¡¯s why you pped her,¡± dad added causing my blood to boil.


    ¡°Yes, dad! I don¡¯t like her ever since you brought her here to the house! I didn¡¯t feel even the slightest liking for that girl,¡± I said annoyed and he looked at me evilly.


    ¡°I know you don¡¯t like her, Amelia! But I hope you show her respect as my wife!¡± he shouted angrily.


    I frowned because of what I heard. ¡°Why, dad?! Is she showed me respect?! You¡¯re not blind to not see that there¡¯s a fight brewing between Cecelia and me!¡± I shouted angrily, I couldn¡¯t control my feelings anymore. ¡°That¡¯s why when I was abroad, I felt a great silence because I was far away from you! That¡¯s why I hesitated to return because I don¡¯t want my children to experience what that Cecelia is doing to me!¡±


    ¡°She  wouldn¡¯t treat you like that if you treated her well in the first ce!¡± dad shouted and pointed his finger at me.


    ¡°It¡¯s not like that, dad! I wish she had shown me her good manners so I could ept her! But no, do you know the real reason why I don¡¯t like that girl?!¡± I shouted angrily and couldn¡¯t stop myself from shouting. ¡°She told me it¡¯s a good thing mom died! Because mom didn¡¯t take good care of you! Was she right to say that?!¡± I was angry and I could feel my veinsing out because of the anger.


    Dad couldn¡¯t speak.


    ¡°You¡¯re a useless husband if you let her say that,¡± I said angrily. ¡°I don¡¯t understand why you¡¯re so quick to forget mom! It¡¯s even better if it¡¯s just the two of us and you¡¯re not remarried with someone who has a trash attitude! Our rtionship started to fall apart when you married someone new, dad!¡±


    ¡°Do you think losing your mom didn¡¯t hurt me too?! It hurts me too, Amelia!¡± he shouted angrily. ¡°You should be happy that I was able to fall in love again after your mom died! Because if I hadn¡¯t met Cecelia I might have gone crazy and died!¡±This material belongs to N?velDrama.Org.


    ¡°I hope it didn¡¯t happen like that,¡± I uttered and didn¡¯t think about what I was going to say because my father pped me and that made me sit on the floor.


    ¡°You really have no respect for anyone! We didn¡¯t raise you that way! But why does it seem like if you talk to me, I¡¯m not your dad?!¡± he shouted angrily but I just bent down and held my cheek.


    He pped me, my Dad pped me for the first time.


    ¡°You¡¯re a mother now, Amelia! I hope you understand how I feel as your parent because you already have children!¡± he shouted angrily before leaving in front of me. When he left, I quickly wiped the tears that fell from my eyes one after another.


    ¡°Are you okay, Amelia?¡±

 Chapter 13

    Amelia¡¯s Point Of View.


    ¡°Are you okay, Amelia?¡±


    I raised my head because of what I heard, Mike and I looked at each other. I quickly looked away and stood up from sitting, I was about to leave when he suddenly spoke.


    ¡°Why are you not answering me?¡± he added.


    I took a deep breath before looking at him. ¡°Is there anything else we should talk about, Mike?¡± I asked gruffly, I know in myself that I still have a grudge against what Chelsey and him did to me.


    They didn¡¯t even apologize to me.


    ¡°I know you still mad at me-¡± I quickly cut him off.


    ¡°It¡¯s good that you know! And not only yours, but with Chelsey as well!¡± I said annoyed, causing his lips to part and not be able to speak. ¡°Don¡¯t you even feel a little shame for me because of what you did?!¡±


    ¡°Shouldn¡¯t I be asking you that because you got pregnant with someone?!¡± he said angrily, causing me to look at him badly because that night came back to my mind, the night I was looking for him to help me and when I went to see him I saw him with his hook!


    ¡°You have nothing to do with that, Mike! Shouldn¡¯t I be digging up your hookup!¡± I spoke angrily. ¡°It¡¯s not like five yearster I can forgive you and forget what happened! I thought you were sane, Mike!¡± I shouted.


    ¡°I had ns to follow you abroad but I found out you are pregnant! I was angry because you promised me that you would be the mother of my children!¡±


    I pped him hard to make him quiet. ¡°You have such a thick face! You have no right to say that after you make out with Chelsey!! You are so shameless! You are so shameless!¡± I shouted.


    I red at him before turning away, I don¡¯t know why today is like this! Why is all the chaos going on?!


    Mike actually went along! What was he thinking?! Is it that easy to forget what he did?! He looks like a fool! Now I don¡¯t understand why I liked that man!


    Yes, he helped me move on from mom when she died, because I met Mike after mom passed away, we became close to each other and because of him I was able to move on from losing my mom.


    I can say that I have notpletely forgotten the loss of mom. But because Mike was by my side I somehow felt like I wasn¡¯t alone.


    But now?! I just want to forget that I met him! He is so shameless!


    ¡°Ma¡¯am? You have a parcel outside,¡± said a maid I met while walking, she looked scared of me so I was surprised. After a while I felt that my forehead frowned so I tried to smile at her.


    ¡°Parcel?¡± I wondered. I didn¡¯t buy anything online.


    ¡°Yes ma¡¯am, your name is on it,¡± the maid replied.


    ¡°Really? Maybe that¡¯s a gift from Sandy for us, can you please just bring it inside?¡± I promised and the maid quickly nodded and left in front of me.


    Later I was surprised that it was not her who was carrying the parcel but our drivers, two people with bags carrying a big box almost as big as a person.


    I frowned as I watched them ce it in front of me. When theynded they quickly left, I ordered the maid to bring me scissors and she quickly followed it.


    I removed all the tape that wrapped the big box, a few minutester I opened it and revealed to me a box full of children¡¯s toys, with male and female toys.


    I smiled because Sandy was so sweet to send so many toys for the twins! I quickly took out my cellphone and called her number.


    ¡°Hello, Amelia?¡± she answered.


    ¡°Sandy! Thank you so much for sending the toys for Caleb and Aria!¡± I said smiling.


    ¡°Huh?¡±


    ¡°I said thank you for the toys you sent! You know Caleb doesn¡¯t y with these anymore but you still give him,¡± I said with a smile.


    ¡°I¡¯m not sending you anything, Amelia? What are you talking about?¡±


    ¡°Huh? You didn¡¯t send it?¡± I asked and she replied no. I quickly hung up and took a closer look at the toys.


    Who sent it if not Sandy?Please check at N/?vel(D)rama.Org.


    I stopped thinking when I saw a sticky note stuck to the toy house. I quickly took it and opened it.


    ¡°For my babies only, y them unless you want to be my baby too. . .¡±


    I was disgusted at what I read.

 Chapter 14

    Amelia¡¯s Point Of View.


    I bit my lower lip because of the irritation. That demonic man¡¯s face is really thick!


    Why did he send something like this?! Did he think I didn¡¯t have the money to buy something like this for my kids?! He has no right to belittle me!


    This is ridiculous!


    The paper crumpled in my hand before looking seriously at the maid causing me to see the fear in her eyes. ¡°Throw all that away, I don¡¯t want to see all that here inside the mansion,¡± I murmured seriously while looking at her.


    The maid was surprised. ¡°Oh my, ma¡¯am! Really? These toys are so expensive, maybe they came from abroad. It would be a shame to just throw them away,¡± said the maid.


    I frowned. ¡°I don¡¯t care! Throw all that away! It¡¯s useless and I can rece those-¡± I was cut off when the twins arrived.


    ¡°Mom! What¡¯s that big box?!¡±


    I took a deep breath when I heard Aria¡¯s voice, I couldn¡¯t continue what I was going to say. I sighed again before looking at her and smiling, she ignored me because she was already looking at the contents of the big box.


    ¡°Mom! A lots of toys, mom!¡± she shouted and took the big dollhouse inside the box.


    ¡°Where is this from, mom?¡± Caleb asked as he looked inside the box. ¡°Is it a gift from auntie Sandy?¡±


    I trembled. ¡°No, it doesn¡¯t matter who it¡¯s from,¡± I answered seriously while looking at Aria opening the dollhouse she took.


    Suddenly the maid spoke. ¡°Ma¡¯am, I thought it was going to be-¡±


    ¡°Nevermind, leave it here,¡± I cut her off and she nodded and left.


    I didn¡¯t say a word while watching Aria y.


    ¡°Caleb! Let¡¯s y!¡± when she called Caleb, Caleb took a toy car and hit Aria¡¯s dollhouse and it quickly overturned.


    ¡°Caleb!¡± Aria shouted and I saw Caleb¡¯s softugh.


    The annoyance I felt in my heart from earlier while watching Caleb and Aria ying. I know that when Aria finds out that I¡¯m going to throw these toys away, she¡¯ll cry, even if I want to throw them away because I hate the man who gave them away, I can¡¯t.


    First of all, why does he need to give something like this?! And how did he know our address?! My anger towards him only increased! Doesn¡¯t he feel any shame at all?!


    It¡¯s a good thing we¡¯re leaving the mansion, I¡¯ll make sure he won¡¯t see us again because we¡¯re moving to a condo. I know I will miss this mansion but now I realize it is better that we move because I don¡¯t want my children to grow up always seeing and hearing fights.


    I don¡¯t want them to experience what I experienced. And I will never show it to them.


    Chase¡¯s Point Of View.


    ¡°What the hell did you write on that damn sticky note?!¡± I shouted angrily at Ryan who now couldn¡¯t move in front of me because I was holding my gun while pointing at his face.


    ¡°Damn you! Let go of that gun!¡± he shouted in fear and I quickly drew the gun causing him to turn pale and he looked at me pleadingly.


    ¡°Answer me!¡± I shouted angrily.


    ¡°How can I answer your question when your gun is pointed at me! You might end up shooting me if you find out what I wrote on that note!¡± he screamed in fear as he hid on the desk in my office.This material belongs to N?velDrama.Org.


    My jaw clenched. ¡°I¡¯d rather shoot you if you don¡¯t tell me!¡± I shouted.


    I thought of sending a big box containing expensive toys for Caleb and Aria. I don¡¯t know why I did that, but I had to get them both to the mansion so mom and dad could meet them, I also had to get Amelia.


    ¡°Why don¡¯t you just ask for Amelia¡¯s permission for Caleb and Aria to go to your mom and dad¡¯s mansion?!¡± he shouted and I looked at him evilly.


    ¡°Did you think it was that easy?! You haven¡¯t met that dragon girl yet so you can say that! That girl is so mad at me, do you think she will allow what I want to happen?!¡± I said annoyed. ¡°It¡¯s impossible for her to agree.¡±


    ¡°Then she must have thrown away the toys you sent!¡±


    ¡°I¡¯ll banish you too if you don¡¯t tell me what you wrote on that note!¡± I shouted.


    ¡°Alright alright! I¡¯ll say it!¡± he shouted and sneered at me. ¡°What I wrote there was ¡°For my babies only, y them unless you want to be my baby too. . . ¡±


    ¡°WHAT THE FUCK, RYAN?!¡±

 Chapter 15

    Chase¡¯s Point Of View.


    I was about to touch the gun I was holding but he quickly took it from my hand and looked at me scared.


    ¡°Bro! Don¡¯t kill me!¡± he shouted. ¡°It¡¯s just a note! That girl doesn¡¯t seem to care about that note either!¡± he added and I frowned even more.


    ¡°She might think I type her or like her!¡± I shouted angrily and Ryanughed.


    ¡°I stalked her socials and I can say she¡¯s beautiful, Santiago! I¡¯m sure people like her are your type!¡±


    ¡°You stalked her?! For what?!¡±


    ¡°You asked me for her informations! That¡¯s probably what I¡¯ll do,¡± he exined and I sighed loudly before looking at him again.


    ¡°When that girl thinks I like her, you start hiding, Ryan,¡± I said seriously and he justughed at me.


    ¡°Why don¡¯t you just forget about Anika?¡±


    I looked at him quickly.


    ¡°For me, Amelia is better than Anika,¡± Ryan said.


    ¡°You have no right to say that,¡± I said annoyed.


    ¡°I do have, that¡¯s my opinion,¡± he answered.


    ¡°You shouldn¡¯t have said it,¡± I murmured and sat on the sofa. ¡°You don¡¯t even know Amelia better than Anika who we¡¯ve known all our lives, so how can you say that?¡±This text is ? N?velDrama/.Org.


    My eyes narrowed as I looked at Ryan. ¡°Maybe you like Amelia?¡± I asked seriously causing him tough out loud, he even hit my table whileughing out loud.


    Crazy man!


    ¡°Anika just left you and moved to another country. She ghosted you, bro! She¡¯s worthless,¡± Ryan said angrily. ¡°And the reason she¡¯ll say is because she doesn¡¯t love you anymore but we both caught her dating a boy right away!¡±


    I was silent.


    ¡°Stop defending her, Santiago. I know you still love her, but don¡¯t you feel sorry for yourself? You know you gave her everything but she was still a fool,¡± Ryan said angrily. ¡°It¡¯s not your fault.¡±


    I looked away and sighed. ¡°Our parents already nned our marriage, it¡¯s a shame,¡± I said almost in a whisper.


    ¡°It¡¯s not a waste because what if you¡¯re married and then she leaves you?¡± Ryan said annoyed. ¡°Just think that the lord saved you from harm because you and Anika are not really meant for each other.¡±


    I rolled my eyes. ¡°You don¡¯t know what you¡¯re talking about, you don¡¯t even have a girlfriend.¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m just telling you to move on, especially now that you have a child, you¡¯re a father now!¡±


    ¡°Are you saying we should just be a family?¡± I asked seriously and he scoffed at me.


    ¡°If that¡¯s what you want why not?¡±


    I sighed heavily. ¡°You know, Ryan? I just recently found out that I have a children, I was clueless in the past years that I had a twins,¡± I uttered. ¡°Things areplicated, bro. What Amelia knows is that I did something bad to her but I did it because of my stupid enemies who put drugs in my wine. We don¡¯t know each other very well, what if she has a habit that I don¡¯t like?¡±


    ¡°How about you just get together for the kids?¡± Ryan asked. ¡°It¡¯s hard to grow up without aplete family,¡± he added.


    ¡°I guess they¡¯ll understand-¡±


    ¡°When? When they¡¯re ten years old?! That¡¯s bullshit!¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m ready to stand up for them, I can give them money weekly so they can live,¡± I said.


    ¡°Not all people need money, what if your children need you?¡±


    I couldn¡¯t answer and just closed my eyes, we talked for a few more minutes and he left. My mind was full of thoughts, but what Ryan said couldn¡¯t get out of my mind.


    I wasn¡¯t prepared to be a father, how can I be a good father for them? What Amelia and I have isplicated. And I know it will be difficult for them to understand why that happened.


    I also know myself that I still have some love left for Anika, she¡¯s my first love. So when she left me, I was no longer surprised when almost every woman who came into my life was yed by me.


    I don¡¯t know what to do right now. Do I need to move on and need Anika along with loving her for the sake of Caleb and Aria?


    Damn! How can I be a good father if I have nned the family I want to have with Anika? How can I be a good father if Anika is the mother I want for my children?

 Chapter 16

    Amelia¡¯s Point Of View.


    ¡°Mom! Our new house is so big and beautiful!¡± I heard Aria shout as she looked around the condo that dad bought. Aria seems to like our new house.


    I looked at Caleb and smiled. ¡°How about you, Caleb? How¡¯s our new house?¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s fine, mom. For sure here you will have peace of mind,¡± he answered.


    I was speechless because of what I heard, Aria didn¡¯t seem to hear because she kept looking around.


    I was about to answer but our driver came in carrying our things. I was going to leave the toy sent by that demon man in the mansion on purpose, and send it away, but Aria was the first to tell the driver to put that toy in the back of the van.


    Due to the size, there are still some left in the mansion but they will be returned and brought here.


    I sighed heavily and looked around our new house, this condo is big and has three bedrooms. When I entered a room, the space was also big and bigger than my big bed. In one room, I thought that Aria and Caleb should just stay there because their bed and other things fit perfectly.


    I can also sleep in their room when I want.


    The kitchen is just alright, the living room with arge TV and three couches. The wall color is white, I don¡¯t know if I will paint it or not.


    Since I became a mother, I have a lot of decisions to make, and of course I will think about Caleb and Aria first if they will be affected by my decision.


    It¡¯s not like before that no matter what decision I make, I¡¯m the only one affected, now two people can be effected every time I make a decision. I¡¯ve learned a lot from being a mother, but I always think that I wish mom was here to support me, to tell me if what I¡¯m doing is right or wrong, I wish mom was here to help me.


    I took a deep breath and smiled. I really missed her.


    When all of our stuff arrived, I put it in the third room because I¡¯m going to clean it up tomorrow. Later, I will go to Caleb¡¯s school to say that I ept their offer to be a piano teacher, I have also chatted with Sandy that if it is possible, she will be the one to look after Caleb and Aria while I am away and she agreed. I can¡¯t leave without someone to look after my children.


    After a while I heard the doorbell, I quickly opened the door and Sandy came in front of me.


    ¡°Girl! I missed you so much!¡± she shouted and hugged me, Iughed and hugged her back.


    ¡°I missed you too!¡± I said and she let go of the hug.


    ¡°Where¡¯s my babies?¡±


    ¡°Aunt Sandy!¡± I heard Aria shout as she ran out of the room, Caleb following her and supporting her if she falls.


    When they got close, Sandy quickly hugged them and showed them the two paper bags she was carrying. ¡°Look I have gifts for you!¡± she said with a smile and handed over what she brought to my children, the two quickly thanked her.This content is ? N?velDrama.Org.


    ¡°So how¡¯s your life?¡± she asked me while the two were busy opening paper bags.


    I rolled my eyes. ¡°I¡¯m good, you also have a lot of things you need to know,¡± I saidughing and her eyes widened.


    ¡°Spill immediately!¡±


    I was about to speak but Aria suddenly spoke. ¡°Aunt Sandy, we already found our dad! He¡¯s so handsome and cool!¡± she said smiling and Sandy¡¯s lips parted at what she heard before she looked at me again and I just made her widen her eyes.


    ¡°R-really? That¡¯s good to hear! Do you like him?¡± she asked Aria.


    Aria smiled. ¡°Yes! I really like him! My brother also likes him!¡±


    Sandy smiled in response and looked at me as if she was sulking because I didn¡¯t tell her about that matter right away, I first sent Caleb and Aria to the room to y and then Sandy and I talked.


    ¡°Oh my god, Amelia! Is their father handsome?! How did you find him?!¡±


    I sighed heavily. ¡°Actually, it wasn¡¯t really a one night stand,¡± I said and looked away from her.


    ¡°Huh?! What happened?!¡±


    I feel something in my throat, I don¡¯t know if I can say it now but she¡¯s the only one I can trust here.


    ¡°I was r-raped, I¡¯m a victim of rape,¡± I promised and silence enveloped us.

 Chapter 17

    Amelia¡¯s Point Of View.


    ¡°W-what?¡± she said almost in a whisper, I knew she was holding back her screams because Caleb and Aria might hear her. I see anger and confusion in her eyes.


    I took a deep breath before quickly exining to her what happened. When I finished exining, she didn¡¯t speak immediately.


    ¡°But you can abort them because he raped you, why didn¡¯t you?¡± Sandy said after a while.


    ¡°You know the reason, then if I did that I might still not be happy in my life,¡± I answered. ¡°I¡¯m thankful that they came to me, but the trauma is still inside me.¡±


    ¡°Do you want that man to put that in jail?¡± she said angrily.


    ¡°He¡¯s a Santiago, that¡¯s impossible. He¡¯s Chase Santiago,¡± I exined and her eyes widened.


    ¡°He¡¯s a fucking Santiago?!¡± she said in surprise.


    ¡°Yournguage, Sandy! They might hear Caleb,¡± I said to her but she ignored me.


    ¡°He¡¯s Chase Santiago? The father of your children is a Santiago?!¡± she said in disbelief.


    I sighed heavily before nodding.


    ¡°It¡¯s a very small world, even a billionaire rapes you,¡± she said sarcastically. ¡°But it¡¯s really impossible for that person to go to jail, he has so much money, he can turn everything around.¡±


    I leaned on the sofa. ¡°He did send a big box full of toys, I was going to throw it away but they already saw it,¡± I murmured. ¡°All I know is that when Caleb won the piano contest, he found out that he already had children, his face was thick because it looked like he had done a paternity test to find out if Caleb and Aria were really his children or not.¡±


    ¡°He sent toys? It¡¯s good that he knows your address?¡±


    I rolled my eyes. ¡°I don¡¯t even know how he found out, I don¡¯t want to see the face of that demonic man.¡±


    ¡°But you know, that Chase Santiago funds a lot of charity funds, he also funds orphanages. I just heard that he is a womanizer.¡±This content is ? N?velDrama.Org.


    ¡°He¡¯s still a useless person,¡± I said annoyed.


    ¡°Maybe he wants to y the role of father to your children?¡± Sandy said with a smile.


    ¡°Like I would agree,¡± I said annoyed. ¡°The second time we met, he thought I was still a prostitute, I don¡¯t know why he¡¯s a Santiago because he¡¯s stupid,¡± I added.


    ¡°Oh! Even if he¡¯s handsome and rich, I might p him when I see him!¡±


    I didn¡¯t pay attention to what she said. ¡°I just hope that now that we¡¯ve moved to a condo, he won¡¯t bother us because we might have lived abroad for ten years,¡± I said. ¡°That¡¯s all I want him to do, leave us here and forget that we have a children. I also don¡¯t want him to be known as the father of my children, I don¡¯t want that demon to be the father of my children.¡±


    ¡°But Aria said they like him? How about that when they¡¯re looking for a dad? Will you forget what he did to you to make you aplete family?¡± Sandy asked worriedly.


    I sighed, I hadn¡¯t thought about that yet. ¡°But the question is, is that demonic man ready to be the father of my children? Maybe he couldn¡¯t believe that he already had children so he took a paternity test just to be sure. Maybe he¡¯s not ready to be a father yet because he¡¯s a womanizer.¡±


    ¡°Maybe it¡¯s his karma,¡± answered Sandy. ¡°As long as whatever happens, I¡¯ll be here and support you. Even if that dumb Caleb and Aria because he isn¡¯t ready to be a father, I, I¡¯m ready to be their daddy!¡± she added smiling making meugh.


    We talked for a few more minutes before I dressed formally and left the house after saying goodbye to Caleb and Aria. Using the new car that dad gave me, I left.


    Back then I was nning what job I would apply for when we returned here, but because Caleb joined the contest, I was able to get a job. I think I can teach again, I missed teaching! When I arrived at the kindergarten school, I quickly went straight to the principal¡¯s office, I was stillughing because they thought I didn¡¯t ept their offer.


    ¡°This is your schedule, ma¡¯am,¡± the secretary handed me a folder and I epted it. I was also able to leave school quickly because the process was quick, my ss was only on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays.


    That¡¯s fine with me because when I finish my ss I can go home right away, I¡¯m not a regr teacher like the others here. Then there are grade levels that I won¡¯t teach because they don¡¯t have a subject about ying a piano.


    On the way home I thought of passing by a flower shop and bought a small bouquet of flowers, I wanted to visit mom¡¯s grave. It¡¯s been five years since Ist visited her and I have a lot to say to her.

 Chapter 18

    Amelia¡¯s Point Of View.


    I quickly parked my car to get to mom¡¯s grave, next time I will take Caleb and Aria with me so they can meet mom.


    I quickly got out of the car and walked while holding the flower I bought in my left hand. I immediately found mom¡¯s grave and approached it.


    I stopped in front of her grave. ¡°Hello, mom,¡± I could feel the bitterness in my own voice. ¡°I-it¡¯s been a while,¡± I added.


    I was not surprised when my tears fell one by one while looking at her  grave, I slowly sat down and ced the flower on her grave.


    ¡°Home is not the same anymore after you died,¡± I almost whispered as my tears fell. ¡°Why do you have to disappear, m-mom?¡± I cried more.


    ¡°I¡¯m just like someone else at home, like I¡¯m just watching other people build their families in the mansion,¡± I cried. ¡°I¡¯m still annoyed with dad because he managed to get married again, mom. Do we feel the same way? It would be nice if his new wife was kind, but she¡¯s not, she¡¯s a demon.¡±


    I wiped the tears from my eyes. ¡°Also their daughter, I thought I would be able to get along, but it turned out not to be, I was even able to make a fool of myself because of her and Mike did to me,¡± I said. ¡°How I wish you were still here mom, that you were by my side when I was giving birth to Caleb and Aria, that you were teaching me how to take care of a child, that you could now see your grandchildren.¡±


    Tears came to my eyes again, maybe I still can¡¯t ept her loss. I can never really ept that she is suddenly no longer by our side, I can¡¯t ept that dad suddenly married someone else, had a child and took the person I was supposed to be.


    I don¡¯t know why my life suddenly turned like this.


    My life and my family were fine, but when my mom died in a car ident, Ipletely lost myself. It¡¯s so hard, it¡¯s hard to get up in the morning and let your life go on, it¡¯s annoying because you still have to face all the things you¡¯re used to doing even though you¡¯re in the middle of grieving the loss of your mom.


    The world didn¡¯t end when my mom died when I thought it would.


    So it¡¯s no longer surprising why I resigned from being a piano teacher before because it was very difficult for me to return to being normal after the tragedy that happened in our lives.


    I stayed at mom¡¯s grave for a few minutes before I decided to go home, when I got there I immediately parked and saw Chelsey waiting for me outside the condominium.


    ¡°Hey!¡± she shouted when she saw me, I frowned.


    ¡°What¡¯s up now, Chelsey?¡± I said annoyed.


    ¡°I tracked Mike¡¯s GPS Location and this is where he went! Where is he?! Get him out!¡± she shouted angrily.


    I looked at her whileughing. ¡°Why are you ming me now? Maybe your husband has something to do with this condominium! Don¡¯t ever make me feel sorry for what¡¯s going on in your rtionship!¡± I said annoyed.


    ¡°Stop lying! I know you came back here because you want Mike and you toe back so your children can have a father!¡± she shouted angrily causing me to push her because she wasing closer to me.


    ¡°What are you talking about?! I¡¯d rather die than have Mike be the father of my children! I would never want him to be the father of my children!¡± I shouted angrily. ¡°Don¡¯t make any more usations, Chelsey! Get out of here and find your wandering husband somewhere else!¡±


    She quickly gave me a bad look and pulled my hair so I also quickly pulled her hair too, I¡¯m taller than hee so she quickly let go of me and cursed me loudly. Suddenly I saw Mikeing out of the condominium and he saw us.


    ¡°What the hell, Chelsey?! What is this mess again?!¡± Mike shouted angrily and stepped between the two of us.Please check at N/?vel(D)rama.Org.


    ¡°Hey! Teach your wife good manners!¡± I shouted at Mike while looking at Chelsey.


    ¡°Why are you here?!¡± Chelsey yelled angrily at Mike.


    ¡°I didn¡¯t do anything, Chelsey! My gosh! What the hell are you talking about?! You¡¯re embarrassing people here!¡± Mike yelled angrily and pulled Chelsey to his car.


    ¡°Why did you bring a different car?! Admit that you two still have a connection!¡± Chelsey added angrily.


    I just looked away from them and rushed into the condominium, I couldn¡¯t understand them. Maybe that¡¯s why they¡¯re both getting married.

 Chapter 19

    Amelia¡¯s Point Of View.


    ¡°Mike came here? What did he do?¡± I asked Sandy in disbelief when she told me that Mike came here.


    What is the reason why that man came here?!


    Sandy grinned. ¡°He¡¯s looking for you, he didn¡¯t say the reason,¡± she said and shrugged. ¡°Maybe he still loves you?¡±


    I almost threw up at thest thing she said. ¡°Sandy! Don¡¯t talk like that,¡± I said annoyed. ¡°I don¡¯t know why Chelsey is saying that Mike might have an affair, they¡¯re both cheaters! They¡¯re disgusting!¡±


    Sandyughed loudly upon hearing this. ¡°Maybe Mike is fed up with Chelsey, so he wants to go back to you?¡±


    ¡°I hope he has something toe back to!¡± I said annoyed. ¡°The thing that annoys me the most is that they think the reason I came back is because I want Mike to be the father of my children, Chelsey thought I was going to take that beast of a man away from him!¡±


    Sandy¡¯sughter got louder. ¡°How did she think that?! I can¡¯t believe Mike is going to marry her! They¡¯re not even ashamed! They¡¯re both dirty!¡±


    I sighed. ¡°Maybe dad is afraid that he won¡¯t get the benefits of Mike¡¯spany if he doesn¡¯t marry me, so now, Chelsey is the one he¡¯s going to marry,¡± I murmured. ¡°Dad has been telling me for a long time that Mike¡¯s familypany will help ourpany when we get married, I¡¯m annoyed because dad seems to be saying that I¡¯m only going to marry Mike because of thepany, but I really loved that man then.¡±


    Sandy also sighed at what I heard. ¡°How did you cope with everything? You were raped and then you saw your ex-fiance make out with you stepsister, how did you cope with all that?¡± she said and I could feel the sadness in her voice.


    ¡°I-I couldn¡¯t take it, Sandy. . . .¡±


    I looked away. ¡°I almostmitted suicide, but I always remind myself that there are children who have a future inside of me. That¡¯s why I don¡¯t know how and until now I¡¯m still breathing because many times I wished that I would just disappear in the world,¡± I promised.


    Sandy is speechless.


    ¡°I¡¯m here with myself, I want to leave my body, I can¡¯t even look at my body in the mirror because of the trauma I experienced,¡± I said sadly. ¡°I don¡¯t know how I survived living alone abroad, I didn¡¯t tell anyone else what happened to me, only you, Sandy. I kept everything to myself, I also know that dad can¡¯t do anything for me, well it¡¯s just because I didn¡¯t tell him either.¡±


    ¡°But it¡¯s hard, very hard, even though I¡¯m depressed, I still tried to fix my life because I felt sorry for my future child. If I can¡¯t take care of myself properly, how can they be?¡± I continue. ¡°That¡¯s why I consider Caleb and Aria to be blessings in my life, they are my only happiness, without them I might not exist at all.¡±


    I wondered why Sandy hadn¡¯t spoken yet, when I looked at her I saw her silently crying.


    ¡°Hey! Why are you crying?¡± I said confused but she just faced me and hugged me tightly.


    ¡°I¡¯m disgusted with myself because I wasn¡¯t even by your side when you were at that point in your life,¡± she cried into my shoulder and I bit my bottom lip. ¡°I should have been the one by your side at that time, but I wasn¡¯t. What if you ended up killing yourself? I have no idea what you¡¯re going through.¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s okay, it¡¯s not your fault. Like you said, you have no idea what I¡¯m going through because I chose not to tell you,¡± I said. ¡°So you don¡¯t need to be upset with yourself, I should be the one to thank you because I was by your side when I gave birth to Caleb and Aria.¡±


    ¡°But even! I hope I helped you!¡±


    ¡°You always called me when I was abroad, huh? I¡¯m d because I thought you¡¯d forget about me when I¡¯m abroad,¡± I said. ¡°There are times when I cry and you will suddenly call, do you know how much better I feel every time we talk? You don¡¯t even know my problem, but you make me feel better without realizing it.¡±This content is ? N?velDrama.Org.


    ¡°I love you, Amelia. We¡¯ve been friends for a long time, you know I don¡¯t want you to get hurt, so please don¡¯t be afraid to tell me because I¡¯m your friend,¡± Sandy whispered and I just smiled.

 Chapter 20

    Chase¡¯s Point Of View.


    ¡°Do you think he epts what I give?¡± I asked Ryan, he is now at my condo as if he is my roommate.


    Ryan shrugged. ¡°I don¡¯t know, you¡¯ve been sending her things for a week now, aren¡¯t you tired?¡±


    I rolled my eyes. ¡°I have to get Amelia toe visit the mansion, so mom and dad can meet them,¡± I murmured.


    ¡°Do you think you can get her to agree to giving things like that? Bro! Shoot your shot!¡± he said smiling.


    I frowned. ¡°What the hell are you saying? I¡¯m not going to date her!¡± I said annoyed.


    Ryan burst outughing. ¡°I¡¯m not saying you should flirt with her, I¡¯m just saying that you should talk to her in person, instead of sending her stuff like that! You won¡¯t get anything out of it!¡±


    What Ryan said was true, after I finished sending a box of toys, I also sent clothes for girls and boys, milk, and other things that Caleb and Aria needed.


    But I still have no news if she epts them or throws them away, like Ryan always says.


    I sighed because of my thought. ¡°Come with me, I will go to Amelia¡¯s house and pretend to be a delivery rider and I will give her a bouquet, with a permission letter for Caleb and Aria to go to our mansion,¡± I said. ¡°I want to know if she will ept this bouquet.¡±


    Ryan smirked but didn¡¯t say a word, I walked out of our condo and he followed me. I used my mercedes to buy a bouquet, I let Ryan choose because he knows the girl¡¯s preferences.


    I left the car and when Ryan came back he had a big flower and put it in the back of the car, he grinned at me.


    ¡°What?¡± I asked annoyed while starting the car engine.


    ¡°It¡¯s like you¡¯re really flirting with her,¡± he said teasingly, causing me to scold him.


    ¡°If it wasn¡¯t for mom and dad, I wouldn¡¯t do this nonsense,¡± I said angrily.


    ¡°You¡¯re still in denial, Santiago!¡±


    I red at him but he justughed.


    ¡°Are you sorry? That you have children now?¡± he suddenly asked and I fell silent before answering.


    ¡°I don¡¯t know,¡± I said. ¡°I regret that I was able to do that to Amelia, but I don¡¯t regret it now that Caleb and Aria are here.¡±


    Just thinking about how hard Amelia went when she found out she was pregnant, I want to be angry with myself. I know I¡¯m a bad person, but I never thought it woulde to this.Please check at N/?vel(D)rama.Org.


    I¡¯m angry with myself but I¡¯m even more angry with the fools who put drugs in my wine, if I really knew that someone else who put drugs on my drink was still living now I would make sure that they would suffer.


    When we were about to reach Amelia¡¯s house, I parked my car, not far from Amelia¡¯s house. I took the bouquet and put a hat on my head, Ryan did the same.


    I just now saw Amelia¡¯s house in person and I can say that it is a mansion, its exterior is beautiful. Maybe Amelia¡¯s mom did the design because I heard that her mom is an architect.


    ¡°Wow, their house is beautiful!¡± I heard Ryan say. ¡°Howe you mistake her for a prostitute?¡±


    I looked at him badly. ¡°I didn¡¯t know, okay?¡± I said annoyed, I¡¯m about to aim a gun at Ryan again because he has been trying my patience.


    I sighed before ringing the doorbell and adjusted my hat so I wouldn¡¯t be recognized.


    A maid came out quickly. ¡°Who are you?¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m a-I¡¯m a delivery rider, someone is going to give this bouquet to Amelia Salvador,¡± I promised.


    ¡°Oh my! How many times did someone send for ama¡¯am Amelia, but the sender didn¡¯t know that Ma¡¯am Amelia had moved house with her children,¡± said the maid.


    I frowned at what I heard. ¡°She doesn¡¯t live here anymore?¡±


    ¡°Yes, maybe a week has passed,¡± answered the maid.


    ¡°What¡¯s going on with the parcels that were given for Amelia?¡± Ryan asked.


    ¡°It¡¯s just here, no one visits ma¡¯am Amelia to send these parcels to her, they just umte here.¡±


    ¡°What¡¯s her new address?¡± I asked and the maid quickly gave it to me.


    After I quickly took the other parcels, we said that we will take care of giving them to Amelia.


    Damn it! I didn¡¯t know she had moved house!

 Chapter 21

    Chase¡¯s Point Of View.


    ¡°Damn! She has a different address, now¡± I heard Ryanugh next to me. ¡°Shall we deliver them to her condo?¡± he pointed to the things I was giving behind.


    ¡°Yeah, we¡¯ll leave it outside the door of her condo,¡± I answered. ¡°Including this bouquet.¡±


    Ryanughed. ¡°Now, we will really know if she will ept that or not.¡±


    I didn¡¯t speak anymore.


    ¡°But I wonder, why is no one visiting her in hwe new condo? Doesn¡¯t her family even visit her?¡± Ryan suddenly said.


    ¡°Maybe they¡¯re not on good terms?¡± my answer. ¡°Her dad married someone else after her mom died, maybe they¡¯re not okay,¡± I added.


    ¡°That¡¯s possible, even I will leave the house and move if the house I¡¯m staying in is like hell,¡± said Ryan.


    ¡°I really don¡¯t know her and I can¡¯t believe that we have twins. She¡¯s like a stranger to me, it¡¯s weird.¡±


    ¡°Do you want to get to know her?¡±


    I looked at Ryan for a moment. ¡°For what?¡± I asked.


    ¡°I don¡¯t know, man. For romantic feeling?¡± heughed loudly.


    ¡°If I were you, Ryan. I will shut my mouth, because I would have crashed this car into a tree so that you would die,¡± I said seriously and hisughter grew louder.


    Ryan often like this but even though he is like that I know he is true to me, that he is not friends with me because of money. I¡¯m thankful that I met him even though he often gives me a lot of stress.


    Because I have many friends but they are all fake, what should I do with them?


    Until we got to an exclusive condominium where Amelia lived, Ryan was not really quiet, I just kept quiet and quickly got out of the car while wearing a hat on my head.


    ¡°Are you sure we¡¯re going to do this?¡± Ryan said.


    ¡°You¡¯re only saying that because you¡¯ll be carrying all of that,¡± I pointed to the children¡¯s clothes and other items.


    ¡°This is bullshit,¡± he said and I just grinned when he started bringing them.


    As for me, the bouquet was the only thing I brought. Damn, why do I look like a lover now? It feels so weird to hold a bouquet, when Anika and I were together, I always gave her flowers.


    ¡°What floor is her condo?¡± I asked while we were in the elevator, I didn¡¯t need to introduce myself to the guard because the door was opened for us just a short distance away.


    It was good and he recognized me right away.


    ¡°Fifth,¡± Ryan answered and I quickly pressed the fifth floor. It only took a few seconds for us to arrive, I was delighted with the beauty of the interior and exterior of this condominium.


    It shouts perfection and elegance.


    ¡°Her condo number is 346-009,¡± I heard Ryan say as he walked out of the elevator.


    I nodded and we started walking while looking for her condo number, we found it quickly in just a few minutes.


    ¡°So this is her condo?¡± Ryan said and ced the things in front of the door. I adjusted my hat and ced the bouquet on top of the boxes and rang the doorbell, I quickly grabbed Ryan and we ran together.


    ¡°Man! You didn¡¯t even tell me we were going to run!¡± he said annoyed when we got away, he looked like he was out of breath.This text is ? N?velDrama/.Org.


    ¡°It¡¯s a good thing because we¡¯re wearing hats, maybe she¡¯ll have the CCTV reviewed,¡± I said and looked at my hand, I was surprised to see that I was still holding the note that contained the permission for Caleb and Aria to go in our mansion.


    ¡°Shit,¡± I said and showed Ryan the note, he quickly cursed.


    ¡°Why didn¡¯t you put it in the bouquet?!¡± Ryan said annoyed. ¡°You¡¯re so dumb, Santiago!¡±


    ¡°Fuck you, Flores!¡± I said annoyed to him and turned away from him.


    I looked at Amelia¡¯s condo again to see if she had opened the door but when I saw that she still hadn¡¯t opened it, I walked quickly while holding the note in my right hand.


    ¡°Go, man!¡± I heard Ryan say that I just ignored it.


    When I got to Amelia¡¯s door, I was about to put the note in the bouquet when I heard the door open.


    Amelia and I quickly met eyes.

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    Chase¡¯s Point Of View.


    The two of us looking at each other was interrupted when she looked down at therge boxes opposite hee door.


    ¡°What the hell? You sent useless things again?¡± she said angrily and looked at me.


    I was stunned because of what I heard.


    ¡°This is for Caleb and Aria, they needed it, how can you say those are useless things?¡± I ask seriously.


    Amelia looked at me quickly.  ¡°And who are you to give such things to them? Let me remind you, horny billionaire-¡±


    ¡°Don¡¯t you dare call me that again!¡± I said angrily, frowning, I couldn¡¯t help but be angry at the wordsing out of her lips, I knew she was very angry with me.


    ¡°Why? When you called me a prostitute even though I¡¯m not really a prostitute, did you listen to me?!¡± she shouted angrily. ¡°Let me remind you! You have no right to give such things because for me you are just a stranger in our lives!¡± she added angrily.


    ¡°I¡¯m their father! I¡¯m not doing this for you, you should be thankful because I¡¯m not neglecting my children!¡± I was annoyed.


    She frowned. ¡°What do you want me to say? Thank you?! I¡¯d rather die than be thankful that you do these useless things!¡± she shouted angrily. ¡°What do you think of me? I can¡¯t buy my children toys? Clothes and other things? I¡¯m not as rich as you! But I can raise my children by myself!¡±


    I didn¡¯t answer, I don¡¯t know why I can¡¯t open my mouth now that I¡¯m in front of her every time she sees me, she gets angry.


    But I understand her.Please check at N/?vel(D)rama.Org.


    ¡°What do you really want to happen?! I already warned you to stay away from our lives because you are not the one they should recognize as their father! Why are you still doing this?!¡± she added angrily.


    I sighed heavily. ¡°Mom and dad know about Caleb and Aria, they want to see them. Now, I need your permission for Caleb and Aria toe to our mansion,¡± I said quickly, I couldn¡¯t waste any more time.


    I was surprised when she grinned. ¡°Bullshit,¡± I heard her say. ¡°You don¡¯t need to do this just to get my permission, are you really like that?¡± she looked at me as if she hated me that she wished that I was dead. I clenched my fist. ¡°You have more to give to people like this, really rich people!¡±


    I just ignored what she said. ¡°What now?¡± I asked and looked at her.


    She looked serious before speaking. ¡°Yes I agree, but I have a condition,¡± she said. ¡°I should have been with Caleb and Aria when they went to your mansion, do I know if you don¡¯t return my children to me? I don¡¯t trust you, Santiago,¡± she added.


    I didn¡¯t say a word.


    ¡°And one more thing, the only reason you¡¯re sending things like this and pretending to care about my children is because you just need my permission, right?¡± she added.


    ¡°No, I cared for them-¡±


    ¡°I don¡¯t fucking trust you,¡± she angrily cut me off. ¡°So when we¡¯re done visiting your mansion, just make sure you don¡¯t bother us any more, do you understand?¡±


    I didn¡¯t answer.


    ¡°Just go back to your girls and don¡¯t bother us anymore because we want to leave peacefully, I can take care of them by myself, I can take care of them without your help and especially without your money!¡± she added and pointed to the boxes. ¡°Take all of that! I¡¯ll never ept that, if you don¡¯t take it you¡¯ll just find it in the trash!¡±


    ¡°Okay,¡± I said and took out my cellphone. ¡°What¡¯s your phone number? I¡¯ll contact you so you know if you need to go to the mansion,¡± I added.


    She didn¡¯t even react and said her phone number and said again that I should take the boxes here beforeing into her house.


    ¡°Damn bro! What is the title of the show did I watch!¡± I heard Ryan¡¯s voice, I saw him walking towards me with a smile on his lips.


    I quickly took a box and threw it in his face, I heard his loud moan.


    ¡°Fuck off,¡± I said annoyed as I started to walk.


    I can¡¯t exin what I feel, I feel like my humanity has been trampled on. The image of a Chase Santiago that everyone respects just destroyed by her, she is just a woman.


    Brave woman.

 Chapter 23

    Amelia¡¯s Point Of View.


    That man¡¯s face is really thick! Does he think that I want his money?! He says a lot that he cares about Caleb and Aria but the truth is that he¡¯s just doing it for my permission.


    A hypocrite, I¡¯m not surprised anymore.


    Why didn¡¯t he just say what he wanted to say, he even sent things that make him look stupid! What did he think of me?! A fool?!


    ¡°Mom, I heard a noise, what was that?¡±


    I turned to Caleb when he left the room, he also woke up because of that demon.


    ¡°It¡¯s nothing, I just talked to someone outside,e back inside,¡± I said and he nodded and followed what I said.


    It¡¯s a good thing Sandy left when that happened, I don¡¯t want to have a murder scene in front of my condo.


    I looked at my cellphone when it rang.


    Unknown Number:


    Save my number. I¡¯ll update you when will youe with the twins here in the mansion.


    ¡°Fuck you,¡± I whispered and threw my cellphone on the sofa. I want to scream with the anger I feel, I don¡¯t want to see that man¡¯s face! But why is it like fate is ying with me?!!


    He has many women! Why can¡¯t he just have fun with them and not mess up our lives anymore?!


    Tomorrow is the weekend so I did nothing but decorate the whole house, I also try to forget what happened yesterday. I¡¯m just disgusted by every moment I remember.


    Especially now that Aria was ying with the toys given by that demon man.


    ¡°Would you like another toy, Aria?¡± I asked her while smiling as she sat on the floor and the toys were scattered in front of hier.


    Later, when Aria is asleep, I will take care of putting them away, I will make sure that Aria will never see them again.


    ¡°No, mommy.¡±


    I sighed and looked at Caleb who was on the sofa and was holding a toy car. It¡¯s weird, he doesn¡¯t often y with toys.


    Caleb¡¯s passion is reading books, I don¡¯t know who he inherited it from but I didn¡¯t like books when I was a child.


    I just don¡¯t know about that demon man.


    He likes to read and draw, it¡¯s funny because he¡¯s still young and he already knows his talents. On the other hand Aria likes to sing, her voice is not that good yet and she often croaks but I know if she studies she will learn the right way to sing.


    And I¡¯m sure she inherited that from me because I¡¯ve always loved to sing, but for me it¡¯s just another hobby.


    I lost my thoughts when Aria suddenly spoke.


    ¡°Mommy! When will daddy visit us here?¡±Please check at N/?vel(D)rama.Org.


    I swallowed. ¡°Who¡¯s daddy?¡± I asked, seeing Caleb look at us.


    ¡°Chase Santiago, mom! He¡¯s our daddy!¡±


    I couldn¡¯t move from where I was standing, I didn¡¯t know what to say.


    ¡°Aria, just y,¡± I heard Caleb say so I looked at him, he also looked at me and smiled.


    I smiled because I was relieved when Aria went back to ying.


    I went to the kitchen to prepare food for them, why do they need to meet that demonic man?! It¡¯s annoying, it¡¯s hard to lie in front of your child, I can¡¯t.


    In the afternoon I disturbed Sandy again, I told her toe here and she would watch over the two first. She said it was her day off so she came here quickly.


    I¡¯m leaving because I need to go grocery shopping, we just moved and we need to have something to eat here. When I finished getting dressed, I left immediately, carrying my dad¡¯s gift car.


    He hasn¡¯t even called me since we moved, I don¡¯t know if I should call him or what. I know he is still mad at me and so am I at all of them in the mansion.


    I¡¯m just really thankful that he gave me a condo because I don¡¯t want Caleb and Aria to see our daily yelling.


    Before I went to the grocery store, I looked at a familiar local musical instrument store.


    I don¡¯t know why my feet decided to walk in there and I quickly heard a familiar song being yed on the piano.


    And my suspicion was correct because when I entered I quickly saw Mike sitting and ying the piano.

 Chapter 24

    Amelia¡¯s Point Of View.


    How could this ce not be familiar to me if Mike and I used to go here often?


    -shback-


    ¡°I heard there¡¯s a new guitar at LMIS, why don¡¯t we go there first?¡± I looked at Mike who was driving, he looked at me and smiled.


    ¡°Sure, I also want to buy a guitar pick,¡± he said.


    We both have an interest in music, no wonder why we liked each other. I¡¯m always grateful that I met him at a time when I had no hope of living because of the loss of mom.


    He saved me. He¡¯s myfort person. He¡¯s my protector.


    He is one of the reasons why I am still here, it was funny when he first saw me because he thought I was going to end my life.


    I was on an ind and was on vacation, because dad said I needed to rest there. It was night and I was on a high rock and he thought I was going to jump into the sea.


    I¡¯m stillughing because he yelled when I almost slipped, I know it¡¯s not funny but I can see his concern on his face even though we don¡¯t know each other.


    He also went on vacation then, I thought that my vacation would not be fun because I was alone but I also enjoyed it because I met Mike.


    I don¡¯t know if fate really intended it but he is also from the city where I live, when I was going home we both went back to our home together. Just in case, when I came back, dad told me that he was getting married to his new wife.


    I don¡¯t know how to feel, it¡¯s only been a few months since mom was gone but she immediately found a recement as if mom were to be reced quickly.


    I had a stepsister just a few months ago. My life was totally fucked up.


    ¡°Hey, we¡¯re here,¡± said Mike so I turned to him and smiled.


    When we got inside, my smile widened because of the instruments I could see around, there weren¡¯t that many people so I felt like walking around.


    There are also instruments here that are free to use, which is good because there are still ces like this.


    I looked at Mike holding an electric guitar, he looked at me while smiling.


    ¡°Do I look cool right now?¡± he asked with a smile and Iughed softly.This text is ? N?velDrama/.Org.


    I picked up a ck guitar and yed it before teasing him with it. ¡°No, I¡¯m cooler than you,¡± I said and heughed.


    ¡°Damn okay, I surrender.¡±


    -EndOfshback-


    I was about to leave before he saw me but he quickly looked up and our eyes met.


    I sighed before turning my back on him, I had taken a few steps when he suddenly spoke.


    ¡°Wait, Amelia!¡±


    I stopped and looked at him, he was standing now and looking at me, I didn¡¯t say a word and waited for what he had to say.


    He looked away before speaking. ¡°Can we talk?¡±


    ¡°Is there anything else we should talk about, Mike?¡± I asked while sitting on the bench, while he was next to me but there was a big gap between us.


    ¡°I just want to say sorry, especially for what I said in the past,¡± he said almost in a whisper.


    I looked away.


    ¡°I know it¡¯s all my fault, I¡¯m sorry if it takes five more years before I can apologize for the sin Imitted before,¡± he said and I kept looking at my hand that was resting on my thighs. ¡°I hurt you, I broke my own promise that I wouldn¡¯t hurt you. I didn¡¯t say sorry because I want you to forgive me, I know what I did before is unforgivable even if I say it was just an ident.¡±


    ¡°I was drunk that night so I could have done that, I know my reason was useless but that¡¯s the truth. We were so happy those times but I ruined it. I wish we were married by now, isn¡¯t it a shame?¡± he added.


    I didn¡¯t answer.


    ¡°Amelia, I want a closure,¡± he said causing me to turn around.


    ¡°Huh?¡± I asked.


    ¡°But you¡¯re still the one to make the decision about that matter, I know you won¡¯t forgive me,¡± said Mike.


    ¡°Do you think closure is the solution to this problem?¡± I murmured. ¡°You¡¯re going to marry my stepsister, I ept that. But I can¡¯t help but feel hurt because all of a sudden everything turned out like that because you promised me marriage before but you¡¯re going to marry someone else now?¡± I added.


    ¡°Amelia, I still love you.¡±


    My whole body stiffened because of what I heard, my lips parted as I looked at Mike.

 Chapter 25

    Amelia¡¯s Point Of View.


    ¡°I still fucking love you, Amelia. I didn¡¯t stop loving you,¡± Mike added.


    ¡°H-how about Chelsey? She loves you, Mike!¡± I said annoyed because I can¡¯t believe that he still loved me after he did that, Chelsey obviously loves him, but why is Mike,


    ¡°And one more thing, you two are getting married, what are you talking about?¡± I added, frowning.


    ¡°Your dad forced me to marry her! The only reason I agreed is because your dad is too important to me, Amelia.¡± Mike exined. ¡°But I didn¡¯t love her, I don¡¯t feel anything for Chelsey because I still love you,¡± he added.


    ¡°But I don¡¯t love you anymore, I¡¯ve moved on, Mike.¡± I looked him in the eyes. ¡°I¡¯ve forgotten you because of what you did, so I hope you forget your feelings for me and focus on Chelsey because even though I hate her a lot, I won¡¯t let her marry a man who isn¡¯t her able to love.¡±


    ¡°Do you think I can love her? She¡¯s nowhere near you, Amelia! She¡¯s not the girl I want to present to the lord!¡±


    ¡°In that case, you wouldn¡¯t have epted dad¡¯s offer to marry him!¡± I raised my voice. ¡°If you think that it¡¯s not because you still love me that I¡¯ll just let you into my life, that¡¯s not the case, Mike. It¡¯s different now, we¡¯re not the same as before.¡±


    ¡°Why? I can cancel the wedding and we can go back to the beginning, Amelia-¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s not possible!¡± I said annoyed and stood up from sitting before looking Mike in the eyes. ¡°I have children and I don¡¯t love you anymore, Mike. I can¡¯t trust you anymore like I trusted you before. If that¡¯s the kind of closure you¡¯re asking for, it¡¯s impossible for that to happen.¡±


    ¡°That¡¯s also what I¡¯m talking about! You already have children and you¡¯re a single mom! I can be their father, I can take responsibility for your children, Amelia.¡±


    I took a deep breath and held my senses because I couldn¡¯t believe what he was saying. ¡°I can take care of my children alone, I don¡¯t need a father for them-¡±


    ¡°That¡¯s impossible! I¡¯m sure the day wille when your children will find a father, Amelia!¡±


    ¡°Stop it, Mike! You¡¯re not the man I want to be the father of my children!¡± I shouted loudly at him and left, I quickly entered my car with clenched fists.


    I would never have gone to that local musical instruments store again! It¡¯s annoying because he only talked to me because of that?! I can¡¯t believe I liked a guy like him!


    Even if Chelsey annoys me too, she doesn¡¯t deserve to be with a man who can¡¯t love her, I know they are just as guilty as me but I hate Mike more!


    I went home angry.


    Chase¡¯s Point Of View.


    ¡°How are you? Did you get Amelia¡¯s permission?¡± Celine asked seriously while we were eating dinner, this is when I thought of going home to the mansion so I could tell mom and dad that Amelia had agreed.


    I nodded. ¡°Yeah, and she has a condition that she must also be with them,¡± I answered.This text is ? N?velDrama/.Org.


    ¡°That¡¯s good to hear, son! We can meet your family!¡± Mom said smiling causing me to frown, I saw Calix and Celineughing softly, while dad was grinning at me.


    ¡°We¡¯re not a family, mom,¡± I answered. ¡°She doesn¡¯t even recognize me as the father of my children,¡± I added.


    ¡°That¡¯s really mad at you, you mistake her as a prostitute,¡± Celine said and I frowned especially because I didn¡¯t know that she knew anything about that matter.


    ¡°She¡¯s not a prostitute? I thought you got a prostitute pregnant, Chase?¡± dad asked.


    I held my breath. ¡°I thought she was a prostitute, dad. But the truth is she¡¯s not.¡±


    ¡°If she¡¯s not a prostitute then how did you get her pregnant?¡±


    ¡°I-it was a one night stand,¡± I said and I heard Celine sigh loudly. ¡°Anyway, when will they visit here?¡± I added.


    ¡°We are busy this week, so maybe next week they wille here at night for dinner,¡± said mom and I nodded.


    After eating I talked to Celine.


    ¡°How do you know that?¡± I asked her seriously.


    ¡°Which one? Do you think Amelia is a prostitute? And that you raped her?¡± she asked while crossing her arms.


    ¡°I didn¡¯t rape her! I was drugged by my enemies that night and I sent a prostitute to my mansion, I don¡¯t know how she got to my mansion but my butler brought her into my room,¡± I said ¡°When I mistook her for a prostitute, I heard her tell me that she¡¯s not a prostitute but because I was drugged I didn¡¯t listen to her! I couldn¡¯t control myself!¡± I added.


    ¡°Does she know that you were drugged that night?¡± Calix asked.


    ¡°I haven¡¯t said it yet because our conversation always ends up in a fight when we see each other,¡± I said.


    ¡°She probably really hates you! That¡¯s why you should just tell her that you were drugged that night, and you weren¡¯t yourself that night,¡± said Celine. ¡°She¡¯s the victim here, Chase. Don¡¯t forget that, lower your pride because it¡¯s valid for her to be angry with you every time she sees you, I don¡¯t know how and why she agreed toe here to the mansion. You also have sorry because what you did to her was no joke, man. You took something from her that can never be returned.¡±

 Chapter 26

    Amelia¡¯s Point Of View.


    When Tuesday came, my work started, Caleb and Aria and I went in together.


    ¡°Mommy! I¡¯m so excited to see you at school!¡± I heard Aria say while we were in the car on our way to school.


    I smiled. ¡°I will not teach you, I will teach higher levels,¡± I said.


    ¡°Even so, at least we¡¯ll go in together,¡± she answered and I just smiled.


    I still have no news about dad, he still hasn¡¯t called me until now, maybe he¡¯s still really angry. He¡¯s the only one left with me, and yet our rtionship is still like this.


    When I arrived at school, I quickly brought Aria and Caleb to their ssroom, their friends quickly approached them. I smiled while looking at them, good thing they already have friends.


    After I said goodbye to them, I went straight to the school faculty, the principal¡¯s secretary told me that my desk was at the end.


    ¡°Oh! You¡¯re the new piano teacher?¡± I heard a ma¡¯am say, I nodded and smiled. It¡¯s too early so there are only a few teachers here now.


    ¡°I¡¯m Amelia Salvador, nice to meet you,¡± I said and smiled, the ma¡¯am I was talking to smiled back.


    ¡°I¡¯m ma¡¯am E, grade 5 teacher, I heard that your children are studying here?¡± she said while smiling.


    I nodded. ¡°Yes, they are both kinder,¡± I answered.


    ¡°I¡¯m sir James, it¡¯s good that you epted the school¡¯s offer?¡± I turned to the speaker, he was looking at ma¡¯am E and me.


    ¡°Nice to meet you, sir. I epted the offer because I really missed teaching,¡± I answered. ¡°And of course I need my own money for my children.¡±


    ¡°You know I watched your son Caleb¡¯s performance!¡± I turned to the one next to ma¡¯am E whom she introduced as ma¡¯am Anne, she was smiling at me.


    ¡°Yes, he¡¯s great! He¡¯s already a talented kid,¡± answered ma¡¯am E. ¡°I also heard that Aria is good at drawing, her teacher always praises her because of her talent!¡±


    ¡°You are good at raising children, ma¡¯am Amelia,¡± added ma¡¯am Anne.


    I bit my lower lip when I heard that, it was so good to hear those words especially because I am a single mom.This content is ? N?velDrama.Org.


    ¡°It¡¯s also difficult because I¡¯m a single mom, I have to be a mother and father for both of them,¡± I answered while smiling.


    They were both surprised by what they heard.


    ¡°Oh really, ma¡¯am? That¡¯s hard! It¡¯s good that you managed it!¡± ma¡¯am E said in shock.


    ¡°We are in the same situation, ma¡¯am! I am also a single mother of one of my child,¡± said ma¡¯am Anne. ¡°It¡¯s just one child that my back is almost hunched from taking care of him, but you? You¡¯re taking care of two children like you? I salute you, ma¡¯am!¡±


    ¡°You are also very good, ma¡¯am Anne. It¡¯s really hard to be a single mom, it¡¯s not a joke,¡± I said.


    Ma¡¯am E scratched her head. ¡°That¡¯s why I don¡¯t want to get married! I¡¯m afraid he¡¯ll just leave me, men are really annoying!¡± she said annoyed.


    ¡°Hey ma¡¯am! As long as I¡¯m alive, there¡¯s one man who won¡¯t leave you!¡± Sir James shouted causing us all tough.


    When I got to my desk, I quickly arranged my things. When I was scheduled in a section, I quickly went to their ssroom.


    ¡°Hi, good morning grade 5. I¡¯m ma¡¯am Amelia Salvador, your piano teacher. I hope we all get along,¡± I said smiling to them all.


    The first thing I taught them today was the piano parts, but first I asked a question.


    ¡°Who among you likes or knows how to use the piano first?¡± I asked them, and no one raised a hand so Iughed softly. ¡°So none of you know yet, who wants or is interested in learning the piano?¡± I added and almost all of them raised their hands so my smile widened.


    ¡°Do you guys ever wonder who invented the piano?¡± I said. ¡°The piano was invented by Bartolomeo Cristofori. He was dissatisfied by theck of control that musicians had over the volume level of the harpsichord. He is credited for switching out the plucking mechanism with a hammer to create the modern piano in around the year 1700 .¡±


    I walked ahead. ¡°The impact of the piano is that the piano¡¯s broad range of dynamics and its ability to convey a wide range of emotions allowedposers to explore new musical territories and create groundbreaking works,¡± I continued.


    ¡°I can say that the piano helps us a lot because we can show people what we want to convey if we use it and people can explore their talent more if they learn to use the piano,¡± I added. . ¡°I was only five years old when I started to y piano, it was never a dream for me to know how to use it. I suddenly became interested when I saw it, at first I didn¡¯t take it seriously this because I was only five years old, what do I know about such things, right?¡±


    ¡°I want you all to know how important piano is, ying piano can reduce your stress, it can sharpen fine motor skills and improves hand-eye coordination in the young and developing,¡± as I continued while they listened to me carefully, I suddenly felt happy in my heart because I had the courage to stand again in front of the children who want to learn after I left this job to fix myself.


    I didn¡¯t regret it, I didn¡¯t regret that I quit to fix myself. Because look at me now, I can see the big change in myself.

 Chapter 27

    Amelia¡¯s Point Of View.


    I taught them all the parts of the piano such as the lid, fallboard, top support, upper panel, music stand, key block, lower panel, damper pedal, muffler pedal and soft pedal.


    I want to familiarize them with the parts of the piano first before I teach them how to use it.


    Our time ended well and I¡¯m sure they learned something, they were all quiet, I know why because I¡¯m a new teacher.


    It¡¯s always like that, when they know the teacher is new, they are nice and quiet at first, but after a week, I¡¯m sure they¡¯ll all be naughty.


    When the ss ended, I all said goodbye to them and left to go to the faculty, what I know is that I will only teach their section today.


    The first day of my return to work wasn¡¯t bad because I felt that I was enjoying myself while being ahead of them all.


    But it was really different when I was at the school itself, where I was first epted even though I had little experience, they trusted me that I could teach the children properly. I wonder about how they are now? Maybe those kids are in high school now, and I hope they still haven¡¯t forgotten what I taught them back then.


    I remember suddenly when I told mom and dad that I had a job, they were very happy for me and I was the same for myself, but a year after I started working, mom died.


    My world has started to crumble and I can hardly eat or leave my bed. I just want to always be locked in my room, we used to be a happy family but when mom disappeared, my heart also drifted away from dad.


    I don¡¯t know what to me, I wish I had forced dad to go to that party so that when he got home, only dad would drive the car and not mom. But will everything be changed if it already happened?


    Maybe mom was disappointed when I resigned from my job because I couldn¡¯t face those children with a broken heart. I can¡¯t let them see me I hardly recognize myself anymore.


    But now that I have changed a lot, that even though my heart still has traces of pain and scars, at least now I can face them. It¡¯s not like before that my solution was to quit my beloved job, now no matter what pain is put on me, I can face anyone.


    I will make sure they will never see how broken I am inside because I know how to hide my feelings that only myself should see.This material belongs to N?velDrama.Org.


    Chase¡¯s Point Of View.


    ¡°Aren¡¯t you at work right now? I know you have meetings to go to?¡±


    I turned to Ryan when he entered my office in my condo, I sent him because we had something important to discuss.


    ¡°I let my secretary go to those meetings,¡± I said seriously while sitting on the swivel chair.


    He just nodded and sat on the sofa before looking at me. ¡°What do you want to talk about?¡± he asked.


    ¡°Are you one hundred percent sure that the people who want me dead are dead?¡± I asked.


    ¡°You mean the people who put drugs in your wine that night?¡± he asked and I nodded.


    ¡°That¡¯s not the only thing they did to me to kill me,¡± I said.  ¡°Remember? How many times did they break the brake of my car, did those idiots think that I wanted to die in a car ident? How many times I was followed, so I always tell investors that when there is a meeting, it is in a private that¡¯s just a ce rather than restaurants.¡±


    ¡°Damn,¡± Ryan said. ¡°It¡¯s a good thing you¡¯re still alive? What¡¯s the reason they want you dead?¡±


    ¡°Because they hate dad and want to get mypany,¡± I exined. ¡°I know dad has many enemies and they are taking revenge on me, others I don¡¯t know the reason why they want me to die. Maybe it¡¯s because I¡¯m so rich that they want to kill me,¡± I added.


    ¡°What do you want to do?¡±


    I sighed and leaned my back on the swivel chair before looking at him. ¡°I want you to investigate, I have someone I know who hates me very much. He¡¯s Liam Chen, owner of a famous casino in Las Vegas.¡±

 Chapter 28

    Chase¡¯s Point Of View.


    ¡°Liam Chen? I hear his name once,¡± Ryan said as he frowned. ¡°But why does he hate you so much?¡± he added.


    ¡°He¡¯s really angry with dad, I just feel sorry for him,¡± I said and leaned back on the seat. ¡°All I know is that dad was funding his casino, but when dad stopped Liam Chen threatened dad¡¯s life, of course he threatened us too,¡± I added.


    Ryan¡¯s lips parted. ¡°Don¡¯t tell me Liam Chen is the reason why-¡±


    ¡°I don¡¯t know,¡± I cut him off. My fist clenched in anger. ¡°But there is a chance that he is the reason why Cam died,¡± I added.


    Cam is my sister, she is the third child of mom and dad, Calix is the eldest child and I am the second, while Celine is the youngest. I was only 14 years old when Cam died, and she was only 10 years old at that time.


    Every time I think about that, my heart feels very angry.


    ¡°Damn, why don¡¯t you put him in jail?¡± Ryan said annoyed.


    ¡°We don¡¯t have solid evidence, and besides, Liam Chen has a lot of connections,¡± I replied.


    ¡°That¡¯s bullshit,¡± Ryan said angrily, his forehead furrowed.


    ¡°But we¡¯re still not stopping to find out who killed Cam,¡± I uttered. ¡°We really won¡¯t stop until we get justice for my sister¡¯s death, I can¡¯t just stand here knowing that the heartless killer of her is still alive.¡±


    I sighed heavily. ¡°And you, I know you¡¯re not stupid but I¡¯m warning you to be careful when investigating Liam Chen because that man is a good gamer,¡± I warned but Ryan didn¡¯t even seem to feel scared because he managed to grin.


    ¡°I¡¯ll make him my toy,¡± he said with a smile and I just shrugged. I have a lot of trust in this man even though sometimes he often can¡¯tmunicate properly.


    ¡°When will your children visit your mansion?¡± he suddenly asked.


    ¡°They haven¡¯t visited yet, mom is busy this week. My n is this Sunday the dinner will be held,¡± I answered.


    ¡°Will you follow her condition?¡±


    ¡°Which of the two? That Amelia will also go to our mandion or after they go to the mansion I won¡¯t bother them anymore?¡±


    Ryan grinned. ¡°The second one,¡±  he said.


    ¡°I don¡¯t know,¡± I answered and Ryanughed.


    ¡°You¡¯re useless dad! What if Amelia finds a new man? Are you willing to let that man be the father of your children?!¡±


    Why are useless thingsing out of this man¡¯s mouth?


    But just thinking about what he said, another man will be the father of my children? That¡¯s bullshit! Make me look like a useless father!


    ¡°That¡¯s not going to happen, what will people think? That I¡¯m a careless father?¡± I said sarcastically and hisugh got louder, my forehead furrowed.


    ¡°Amelia has an ex-fiance, you know that what if that man suddenly came back.¡±


    ¡°I don¡¯t care, man. I¡¯ll take my children,¡± I said angrily. ¡°I have the rights for them because I¡¯m their real dad. And I already told them that I should be the only one they consider their dad.¡±


    ¡°You are really strong, Santiago! Even children are manipted by you!¡± Ryan saidughing.


    I sighed. ¡°That¡¯s not manipting, I¡¯m just telling them the truth,¡± I answered.


    Ryan also messed around in my condo for a few hours before I kicked him out. When he left, my condo waspletely silent, I took out my cell phone and quickly searched for Amelia¡¯s phone number.


    I texted her once but she didn¡¯t respond.


    I don¡¯t know what¡¯s wrong with that girl, she¡¯s so brave to even shout in front of me. She is not like the girls who pretend to be beautiful in front of me to attract me.


    I¡¯m sure I¡¯m handsome but why do I feel like I¡¯m just an average guy in front of that girl? Is that because she hates me? But somehow I can see her admiration for me in her eyes.


    Or maybe that¡¯s not admiration but anger.


    I have never met a woman in my life that I couldn¡¯t see in their eyes that they admired my physical appearance.This text is ? N?velDrama/.Org.


    But that girl is weird, is she a lesbian? Does she not know how to attract men?


    I typed a message to her and when I finished I quickly pressed the send button.


    Amelia:


    6pm, this sunday, at Wyvern Subdivision, just say my surname to the guard. Don¡¯t forget to bring the twins and yourself.


    I put my cellphone down after I sent it, butter I heard it ring so I looked at it quickly.


    Amelia replied to my text, I frowned.


    Amelia:


    Okay.


    I almost threw my cellphone at what I read, I don¡¯t know why I felt annoyed by her reply!


    Okay?! Just fucking okay? What did she think she was talking to, a child?!


    This damn woman is really trying to test my patience!


    A lot of girls want to get my number and chat with me! And doesn¡¯t she know that she¡¯s talking to Chase Santiago that everyone wants??


    I even asked for her number to see if she would be surprised but no! There are only a few women in the world I ask for a number, she¡¯s so lucky! She doesn¡¯t even know that?


    Then now she just replied with this one word? Doesn¡¯t she know that there are a lot of girls in my spam because they harass me in chat so many times in one day?!


    If her reply was like this, I hope she didn¡¯t reply at all! She ruined my day already! Just because of her fucking reply!

 Chapter 29

    Amelia¡¯s Point Of View.


    ¡°Oh my god, Sandy! Why did you reply to that demon man!?¡± I said annoyed as I looked at her reply ¡°Okay.¡± to Chase.


    ¡°Why didn¡¯t you reply? Maybe he thought you wouldn¡¯t receive his texts!¡± Sandy said and grinned teasingly at me.


    ¡°Maybe he thinks I like him because I replied! I don¡¯t want to talk to that man!¡± I said annoyed and turned off my cellphone before I red at Sandy.


    She was the one holding my cellphone when Chase texted and only then did dhe tell me that the man had a text when she replied ¡°Okay.¡±


    ¡°Do you really want to?¡± she asked with a smile causing me to throw a pillow at her face.


    ¡°Is it possible, Sandy! I hate that man so much, what you say is impossible!¡± I said annoyed. ¡°Besides, I don¡¯t have time for such childish love, I need to focus more on my two children.¡±


    Sandy snorted. ¡°You can¡¯t say that when you fall in love with a man again. Remember, Amelia. You can¡¯t control what your heart says because when your heart says you already love someone, there¡¯s nothing you can do about it ,¡± she said as if she already had experience with having a boyfriend.


    ¡°How can I believe you, you have no boyfriend since you were born,¡± I said annoyed and she looked at me badly.


    ¡°It¡¯s not because I don¡¯t have a boyfriend that I never experienced having a crush!¡± she said annoyed. ¡°I just don¡¯t understand why they don¡¯t like me, they prefer those girls on the street and for everyone,¡± she added.


    Suddenly I remembered Mike. ¡°Mike told me that he still loves me,¡± I suddenly said and Sandy¡¯s mouth opened.


    ¡°W-what? That bastard still loves you?!¡± she said shocked and annoyed. ¡°Well, aren¡¯t he engaged to your stepsister! Then she still love you?!¡±


    I scratched my head and sighed. ¡°He told me that dad just forced him to marry Chelsey, that dad is important to him so even if he doesn¡¯t want to do that, he will still marry Chelsey,¡± I said.


    ¡°Why, do you still love Mike?¡± Sandy asked annoyed.


    I frowned before violently shaking my head. ¡°I don¡¯t love him anymore, I told him that. He said we can start over, he even said he can be a father to my children,¡± I said.


    I saw the disgust on Sandy¡¯s face. ¡°Why, he has such a thick face to say that after he cheated on you!¡±


    Iughed. ¡°He said he was drunk then that¡¯s why he and Chelsey did that, I don¡¯t care anymore because no matter what his reason is, it wille out and it will stille out that he cheated on me,¡± I said. ¡°He apologized to me, he said he didn¡¯t expect me to forgive him. He said he wanted closure, but I think the closure he wanted was to be reunited with me.¡±


    ¡°Even though your stepsister Chelsey is annoying, she still doesn¡¯t deserve to marry against a man who can¡¯t love her, yes she was with Mike who hurt you. But as a woman, I hope she doesn¡¯t marry Mike,¡± said Sandy and crossed arms. ¡°If that¡¯s her karma for all the bad things she did to you, it¡¯s too much if she¡¯s given a man who won¡¯t love her. Getting married is no joke, poor Chelsey.¡±


    I nodded. ¡°I feel the same way, even though I hate Chelsey, I don¡¯t think she should have to experience marrying a man who can¡¯t love her,¡± I said.


    ¡°Hey, Amelia! If you do that stupid thing to Mike again, I¡¯m going to cut you out of my life! I know how much you loved Mike then, and I hope you don¡¯t blind him just because he said still love you,¡± Sandy looked at me evilly, causing me tough.


    ¡°I¡¯m never going back to that man, Sandy. And he¡¯s not the man I want to be the father of my children,¡± I promised.


    She stayed at the condo for a few hours and when she left, I quickly asked the twins about our going to that demonic man¡¯s mansion, because I still hadn¡¯t told them about that matter.


    I didn¡¯t have a problem with us going to them, I was even surprised because it looked like Chase was the one who told his mom and dad that he had a child.


    How shameless that man was when he introduced me as a prostitute!


    I quickly entered their room and found them ying.


    ¡°Caleb and Aria,e on. Mommy has something to say,¡± I said and they quickly turned to me, I sat on the sofa and they sat on each side of me, Caleb was on my right while Aria was on the left.


    ¡°What is it, mommy?¡± Aria asked.


    I smiled. ¡°This Sunday, we are going somewhere,¡± I began.


    ¡°Mall, mommy?¡± Aria asked smiling, she looked excited because she thought we were going to the mall.


    Iughed. ¡°No, baby. We¡¯re going to your dad¡¯s mansion,¡± I said and I couldn¡¯t believe I said the word ¡°dad.¡±


    ¡°Really?! We can see dad?!¡± Aria¡¯s voice became more excited.This text is ? N?velDrama/.Org.


    ¡°Is that true, mom?¡± I heard Caleb ask, even he seemed surprised by what I said while I was surprised because I saw a small smile on his lips.


    Is he happy that they will see their dad?


    ¡°Yes, because your dad¡¯s mom and dad want to meet you,¡± I exined and Aria was restless by my side because of happiness, while Caleb was smiling at me.

 Chapter 30

    Amelia¡¯s Point Of View.


    On Saturday I decided to go to the mall to buy something for them to wear tomorrow, we were in the car going to the mall when I heard Aria speak.


    ¡°Mom, why didn¡¯t we meet your mom?¡± she asked while ying with the teddy bear hse was holding.


    My grip on the steering wheel tightened because of what I heard, I expected them to ask this because they only knew my dad.


    ¡°Because she¡¯s gone, Aria,¡± it took me a long time to answer.


    ¡°Huh?¡± Aria didn¡¯t seem to understand what I said.


    Caleb looked at her. ¡°Mom said it¡¯s because her mom is dead,¡± he exined and Aria looked surprised at what she heard.


    ¡°That¡¯s so sad, do you miss her, mom?¡± Aria looked at me sadly so Iughed.


    ¡°I always missed her, baby,¡± I said. ¡°I hope she¡¯s here and with us, I know she¡¯ll be happy if she meets you,¡± I added and Aria looked scared.


    ¡°Mom, I don¡¯t like ghosts,¡± Aria said fearfully.


    Iughed out loud as Caleb looked at Aria with a smile.


    ¡°My mom is a harmless ghost, she can¡¯t hurt you, Aria,¡± I saidughing but she didn¡¯t seem to want to believe it.


    ¡°But she¡¯s still a ghost, mom,¡± Aria said in fear, making meugh even louder.This content is ? N?velDrama.Org.


    I scared her the whole way we went to the mall, apart from buying clothes, I also wanted to buy things that I could put in the condo. I have arranged our things again, but I haven¡¯t decorated the whole condo yet.


    It¡¯s in to see because I haven¡¯t fixed it yet because I¡¯m too busy now that I¡¯m back at work. What I can say about this first week of returning to work is that I am happy, it¡¯s like a wound in my heart has calmed down because I returned to the job I love.


    When we got to the mall, I quickly went straight to the kids clothing store, I first looked for a dress for Aria, she was very happy while showing me the dresses she said she wanted. While Caleb is by my side, I¡¯m really happy because at Caleb¡¯s young age he knows how to listen, I¡¯m not afraid that he might get lost every time we go out because I know he¡¯ll listen to me when I say he¡¯s by my side and don¡¯t leave.


    ¡°Mom! Look at this dress,¡± Aria approached me smiling as she showed me the pink dress she was holding.


    ¡°Is that what you want to wear tomorrow?¡± I asked with a smile while looking at the dress and he nodded so I quickly put the dress in the cart and we went straight to find a dress for Caleb, he found it quickly unlike Aria.


    ¡°Mom, I want this,¡± Caleb said and showed me a blue in t-shirt and another pair of ck pants.


    I didn¡¯t ask any more questions and quickly put what he took in the cart, next I was looking for a dress to wear. I quickly found a formal ck dress, we also looked for shoes for Caleb and sandals for Aria. While I didn¡¯t buy anymore because I have a collection of heels that I haven¡¯t used in a long time.


    I also bought new curtains and floor coverings, as well as new sheets and pillowcases. After that I quickly paid the cashier, after paying Aria said she was hungry so we went back to my car and I put the paper bags inside that contained the things we bought.


    I said we should just drive thru Jollibee and she quickly agreed. After we bought, we quickly went home while the two of them were eating in the back.


    When the red light came on, I quickly looked in the mirror on top of my car and watched them eat, still being overwhelmed that in just an instant, I had two children.


    Everything was so sudden to me, at first I thought I would not be able to be a mother to them. Because I have no idea how to raise a child, mom is not by my side to help me.


    So I¡¯m also very proud of myself because even though I was alone I was able to revive them, I suddenly remembered those times when I had just given birth to them and I had a hard time changing their diapers.


    I am very stressed, because there are times when they cry together every morning. I¡¯m alone, so I don¡¯t know who I should prioritize among the two. I can¡¯t even take care of myself, but I know that my hard work is worth it because by just looking at them right now, I know that I have raised them to have a heart for themselves and for others.


    When I got home, I quickly arranged the things we bought, they fell asleep right away because I knew they were tired from walking around the mall all afternoon.


    I sat down on the sofa to rest, I took out my cell phone and called dad¡¯s number, several rings passed but he still didn¡¯t answer the call until my phonepletely died.


    I sighed before cing the cellphone next to me, I don¡¯t know if he¡¯s in the office right now so he didn¡¯t answer his cellphone.


    I feel like with each passing day, I¡¯m losing hope that my dad and I will ever get back together, and I fucking hate it. I don¡¯t want us to treat each otherpletely differently, we were close then so I can¡¯t really ept it.


    He¡¯s getting old and so am I, I don¡¯t want it to get to the point where we can¡¯t even talk properly, I¡¯m not saying he¡¯s about to disappear but life is fast and you can disappear anytime.


    I still have a lot to tell dad.

 Chapter 31

    Amelia¡¯s Point Of View.


    The next day I woke up early without knowing the reason, because it just dawned on me that we were going to the mansion of that demonic man.


    I don¡¯t know why I¡¯m nervous.


    ¡°Are you nervous because Chase might propose to you?¡± Sandy said with augh, and of course, she¡¯s at my house again even though I don¡¯t tell her toe.


    She said she should be here because today is important, what is important about us going to that man¡¯s house?This text is ? N?velDrama/.Org.


    But I¡¯m d that she¡¯s here.


    ¡°I¡¯m more nervous that they might say hurtful words to us there,¡± I said annoyed while nning what we would wear tonight. That¡¯s true, I¡¯m nervous because what if they don¡¯t ept Caleb and Aria? What if they say hurtful words for my children? I wouldn¡¯t ept it.


    ¡°His family must be nice. Santiagos are really great so I don¡¯t think they will say hurtful words to you,¡± answered Sandy and took a bite of the sandwich she made.


    ¡°Tsk. Why does their son behave like that?¡± I asked annoyed and focused on the dress I was going to wearter.


    ¡°You¡¯re really judgmental!¡± Sandy saidughing.


    ¡°That man has a really bad attitude,¡± I said but she ignored what I said and looked at the dress I was nning.


    ¡°Is that what you¡¯re going to wear?¡± she asked smiling and I nodded. ¡°I¡¯m sure you can pull that guy!¡± she added and I looked at her evilly.


    Did I just said that I¡¯m d that she¡¯s here? No, I¡¯m not anymore.


    ¡°This is just a formal dress, Sandy. So that I can look decent in front of them,¡± I said. ¡°Maybeter they will judge me if I don¡¯t wear something sensible,¡± I added.


    ¡°After all, that family is very rich!¡± Sandy uttered. ¡°I hope I can find a man as rich as them.¡±


    ¡°Not all rich people are kind,¡± I told her. ¡°It¡¯s just like Celia, I don¡¯t know how dad likes that, the bad attitude! It¡¯s annoying!¡±


    Sheughed loudly at what I said. ¡°Love is blind, Amelia. And your dad proved that,¡± she said with augh and I just nodded.


    ¡°Mom, why are youughing?¡±


    I turned to Aria who looked like she had just woken up, she was holding her teddy bear, her hair was messy and walking towards Sandy, she sat next to the girl.


    ¡°Would you like some milk, Aria?¡± I asked her and she nodded immediately. It¡¯s a good thing because I was done nning so I went straight to the kitchen and left the two of them there.


    I peeked at Caleb first and saw that he was still asleep so I went to the kitchen to mix some milk, when I finished I went back to the living room and found her and Sandy talking.


    ¡°Are you excited to meet your grandma and grandpa?¡± Sandy asked smiling. ¡°Those people are rich, tell them to buy your mom a mansion, huh?¡± she added and if only I didn¡¯t have milk with me I would have hit her.


    ¡°Don¡¯t teach my child nonsense, Sandy,¡± I said while cing the milk and biscuits on the table, Aria was on the opposite side and quickly ate the biscuits.


    ¡°Okay!¡± Aria said and I frowned. Sandy was apuding, looking very happy, she thought that Aria would follow what she said.


    ¡°When you¡¯re asked who will take care of you when your mommy isn¡¯t around, say my name, okay?¡± Sandy said with a smile and I looked at her evilly.


    ¡°Okay, auntie Sandy,¡± Aria answered and I helped her drink her milk because it was still hot.


    ¡°Stop that,¡± I said to Sandy and she justughed at me and sneered.


    ¡°Are you? Aren¡¯t you going to get excited?¡± Sandy asked me, I frowned.


    ¡°No, but I¡¯m curious about the behavior of that man¡¯s parents,¡± I answered. ¡°It¡¯s just a normal dinner, they just want to meet my children and after that, nothing more,¡± I added.


    ¡°I¡¯m excited to see dad!¡±


    I turned to Aria and saw her smiling.


    Sandy grinned at me and said something. ¡°Why, Aria?¡±


    I bit my lower lip, this girl really has nothing to do but be a bitch. I have three children with me every day! I really just have to wait for this girl to have a boyfriend and I will never see her face again.


    ¡°Because I missed him already! He hasn¡¯t visited us here yet, but at least he sent us toys,¡± said Aria. ¡°I just hope that he won¡¯t leave and that he will always be with us. I just want him to be here so that we can be aplete family,¡± Aria added and Ipletely lost my voice to speak.


    Even Sandy couldn¡¯t say a word and turned to me, my chest was heavy and I didn¡¯t know what to say while looking at Aria and innocently eating the food I prepared for her.


    She wants aplete family.


    It didn¡¯t leave my mind untilte at night, how can I give it to her if it¡¯s tooplicated and messy? I also want aplete family for them, I also want them to experience that we are aplete family.


    But why is this? I can¡¯t give it to her?


    I secretly wiped my tears while I bathed Aria, we were getting ready because it was almost 6pm. It would be a shame if we werete.


    ¡°Mom, are you okay?¡± Aria looked at me and I just smiled at her.


    ¡°Mommy¡¯s just nervous, of course. I¡¯m just now going to meet your dad¡¯s family,¡± I answered and she smiled at me.


    ¡°You¡¯re great, mom! I¡¯m sure they¡¯ll be happy with you because you were able to take care of me even if you were alone,¡± Aria said and I stopped crying even more because of what she said.


    I know they deserve to have a father, but will I be a bad mother to them if I didn¡¯t give them what they want to experience?


    To have aplete family?

 Chapter 32

    Amelia¡¯s Point Of View.


    I finished dressing Caleb and Aria and now I¡¯m fixing myself, I¡¯ve been looking at myself in the mirror and I feel like there¡¯s still something missing in my appearance.


    ¡°It took you a long time to fix,¡± I heard Sandy say.


    I looked at her. ¡°Do I look okay?¡± I asked her, my chest hair was loose and I also put on light make up.


    Sandy smiled at me. ¡°Even if you don¡¯t have make up on, you¡¯re beautiful, and why do you seem so conscious of your face right now?¡± she teased me.


    I blinked and lowered theb I was holding before answering her. ¡°It¡¯s not for that guy, I just want to look good in front of his parents,¡± I said. ¡°Maybe the way I was introduced before was that I was a prostitute,¡± I added annoyed.This text is ? N?velDrama/.Org.


    I heard Sandyugh. ¡°I can¡¯t believe he mistook you for a prostitute,¡± she said with augh.


    I just didn¡¯t answer and continued to fix myself. When 4:30 in the afternoon came we quickly left.


    ¡°Are you sure you don¡¯t want to take me with you? They might ask who your nanny is!¡± Sandy said while looking at us as we were about to leave.


    I made her suffer. ¡°Just watch over my house!¡± I said to her and then entered my car.


    ¡°I¡¯m so excited, mom!¡± I heard Aria say while I was driving, I smiled.


    ¡°What if they don¡¯t like us?¡± I was surprised by Caleb¡¯s question, causing my smile to disappear. Butter I just smiled.


    I don¡¯t care if they don¡¯t like us, their opinion doesn¡¯t matter to me. But I¡¯m sure they¡¯ll like my kids, I¡¯m just not sure about me.


    ¡°I¡¯m sure they¡¯ll like you, Caleb,¡± I promised him with a smile.


    ¡°Yes, mom! We¡¯re so kind and great!¡± Aria shouted as I justughed and focused on driving, it¡¯s a good thing we left early because I knew the subdivision we were going to was far away.


    Are they really that rich? To live in a subdivision that is among the top 10 biggest subdivisions in the world? And it looks like they still own that subdivision.


    They are very rich then, but no matter how rich a person is, not everything they can buy with their money.


    Chase¡¯s Point Of View.


    ¡°Bro, why do you seem nervous?¡± I heard Ryan speak, I¡¯m still here in my condo and fixing myself.


    I looked at him badly because of what he said. I lifted my necktie and showed it to him. ¡°Do you want to die?¡± I said seriously and he justughed out loud.


    ¡°Why are you restless?¡± he added.


    I sighed because he didn¡¯t seem to have any intention to stop talking, I didn¡¯t know what he was doing here in the first ce.


    I know he is busy with his work, but he is good at time management.


    ¡°What if they didn¡¯t show up? What will I tell mom and dad?¡± I ask seriously.  ¡°Mom called me earlier, she said that the whole mansion has been prepared. I know mom is a professional, so I don¡¯t know what to say if they don¡¯te. Mom¡¯s effort will be wasted and I don¡¯t want that to happen.¡±


    Ryan leaned his back on the seat before speaking. ¡°You should chat her, man. Ask if they¡¯re on the way or what,¡± he said.


    I frowned at what I heard. ¡°Is that really your advice or are you fooling me again?¡± I asked him seriously and heughed out loud because of what I said.


    ¡°Hey, I¡¯m not stupid. Nothing goodes out of my mouth,¡± said Ryan annoyed.


    I hesitated for a while before picking up my cell phone, I also thought about chatting with her but every time I saw her replied ¡°Okay.¡± I¡¯m getting annoyed.


    When I told Ryan that and he justughed at me and said maybe I¡¯m not Amelia¡¯s type.


    And I was even more annoyed because of that. Maybe because it offended my ego.


    Amelia:


    me : Are you still going?


    I was about to hang up the phone but I quickly received a reply.


    Amelia:


    her: Otw.


    ¡°Wow?!¡± Ryan shouted and I just realized that he had been peeking at my cellphone.


    I looked at him evilly while he justughed at me.


    ¡°Bro! There is really something about that girl! Maybe you¡¯re just not her type!¡± heughed and shouted and I just frowned.

 Chapter 33

    Amelia¡¯s Point Of View.


    When we got to their subdivision, just like what he said, I quickly told the guard his surname and we were let in right away. The guard also pointed the way to their mansion.


    Sandy said that the security of this subdivision is strict, but the guard didn¡¯t even ask for my ID, I just said the surname of that man, but the guard checked who I was with.


    I couldn¡¯t help but be amazed by the beauty of the houses in this subdivision, Sandy told me that rich businessmen and businesswomen lived in this area and I rightly suspected that the man¡¯s family owned this subdivision.


    ¡°Mommy, it¡¯s beautiful here!¡± I heard Aria say while peeking out the window, I smiled.


    Apart from the beautiful houses, the surroundings are also clean, and the space between each house is big because they have their own gardens and garages.


    I¡¯m sure mom will be happy toe here because she is an architect, she likes to look at things rted to her work.


    Chase¡¯s Point Of View.


    ¡°Have they arrived yet?¡± I asked the security guard standing outside the subdivision.


    ¡°Yes, sir. They have already entered,¡± he answered and I quickly thanked him and hung up, it¡¯s already 5:30, they just arrived.


    I looked at mom watching the maids take out the food, she was pointing where to put the food. Sometimes she frowns when the ce of food is not good to look at, I was just speechless while watching her.


    She looked at me when she saw me looking at her. ¡°Are they on their way??¡± she asked me.


    ¡°They¡¯re on their way here, they¡¯ve just entered the subdivision,¡± I answered and she quickly nodded and pped her hands to get the maids¡¯ attention, they quickly looked at her.


    ¡°Okay! Everyone, our guest ising soon. So hurry up,¡± mom said and the maids nodded.


    I just sighed heavily.


    Amelia¡¯s Point Of View.


    The guard said that I can only drive straight, but why is this road we¡¯re driving so long? We have passed many houses but we still haven¡¯t reached the end of this subdivision, because the Santiagos¡¯ mansion is said to be at the end of this subdivision.


    I drived for a few more minutes and soon my lips parted when I saw a big mansion, it was still far away but I could see it right away because of its size.


    The closer I got, the more overwhelmed I was by the size of the mansion, it was white and all the lights were on so it was beautiful to look at especially now that it was gettingte, it was also surrounded by trees. I saw a big gate open so I didn¡¯t have any trouble entering, I couldn¡¯t believe that their family¡¯s mansion was this big.


    I quickly turned off the car engine when we got inside.


    ¡°Mom, is that a pce?!¡± Aria shouted with a smile and I couldn¡¯t answer because what she was saying was true, the mansion in front of us looked like a pce.


    I stopped looking at the mansion of the demonic man who came out of its big door, to be honest, if he hadn¡¯t done anything bad to me, I might have flirted with him because the man is undeniably handsome.


    Tall, beautiful body, beautiful lips, and ck hair that hardly needs to bebed, even though his eyes are annoying, I can say that his eyes are my favorite part of his face.


    But it¡¯s impossible for my heart to soften for this man. Never not.


    I sighed heavily before getting out of the car, I went to Aria and Caleb and helped them down. When I turned to that man I saw him walking towards us, just now I noticed that he was wearing a dark blue polo shirt and ck pants, his shoes were ck leather shoes.


    And when I saw his watch I just looked away, it¡¯s a gray patek philippe watch.


    ¡°Dad!¡± I heard Aria shout and she quickly ran to Chase, while Caleb was left next to me. I watched as Aria approached that man, when she got close he quickly lifted Aria.


    ¡°Hello, baby. How was the ride going here?¡± Chase asked with a small smile on his lips.


    ¡°It was fun, Daddy! I saw so many buildings!¡± I heard Aria¡¯s answer as she couldn¡¯t lose the smile on her lips and hugged her father.


    I looked away and looked at Caleb who was looking at me. ¡°Don¡¯t yoy want to greet him, Caleb?¡± I asked him and I heard him sigh and I wanted tough because it seemed like I was just talking to someone my age.


    ¡°I can do thatter, mom,¡± Caleb answered and I just nodded. We walked towards them, Chase looked at me and was about to speak but we heard a woman¡¯s voice.


    ¡°Oh my gosh!¡±


    I turned to the source of the voice and saw a woman wearing a red dress and jewelry on her body.


    ¡°Are you the girl Chase got pregnant?¡± the woman asked me as she got closer and I heard the demonic man¡¯s loud sigh.


    ¡°Mom, she has a name,¡± Chase said seriously but his mom ignored him, I can¡¯t believe it¡¯s his mom in front of me now because she looks so young!


    I extended my hand and smiled a little. ¡°I¡¯m Amelia Raine Salvador, and this is my twins, Aria Denice Salvador and Caleb Jameson Salvador, it¡¯s an honor to meet you, ma¡¯am,¡± I politely murmured and the demon man¡¯s Mom quickly smiled at me and epted my handThis text is ? N?velDrama/.Org.


    ¡°I¡¯m Cadenza Valencia Santiago, it¡¯s nice meeting you and your twins and you can just call me Mom,¡± she said me with a smile.

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    Chase¡¯s Point Of View.


    ¡°You two are so cute! Oh my god! You look like my son! Adorable,¡± Mom said smiling as she looked at Aria and Caleb. ¡°You look like your Mom! You¡¯re both so gorgeous!¡±


    ¡°You¡¯re beautiful too, grandma,¡± Aria answered while Caleb just smiled.


    Mom smiled even more. ¡°I have a gift for you and your mom!¡± she said and quickly pulled Amelia to go to the mansion.


    I sighed, my Mom is so energetic. How I wish Celine is just like her.


    I watched the two of them go inside together, while I, Caleb and Aria entered together, I¡¯m still carrying Aria in my arms. While Caleb was silent and wouldn¡¯t speak, I didn¡¯t know why he was silent so I talked to him.


    ¡°Are you tired, Caleb?¡± I asked as we followed mom and Amelia who were walking to the dining room, she also turned to us to look at the two.


    ¡°I¡¯m not,¡± Caleb answered.


    I just nodded, maybe he doesn¡¯t really like to talk.


    Amelia¡¯s Point Of View.


    When we got to the dining room, I quickly saw a man who I thought was ma¡¯am Candeza¡¯s husband, I also saw a woman and a man sitting looking at us, maybe they were the siblings of the demonic man.


    I stopped being surprised by the amount of food on the table, I thought there was a big event happening. Can we finish those meals? I¡¯m familiar with other meals we¡¯ve had in expensive restaurants so I¡¯m sure the meals served at this table are expensive.


    I quickly felt Caleb and Aria approach me, they came to my side.


    Ma¡¯am Candeza smiled before looking at us. ¡°This is Amelia Raine Salvador, the mother of these two cute twins, Aria Denice Salvador and Caleb Jameson Salvador,¡± smiling as ma¡¯am Candeza introduced us.


    I smiled a little while looking at her. ¡°It¡¯s an honor to meet you all,¡± I said.


    The man sitting, who I think is ma¡¯am Candeza¡¯s husband, extended his hand. ¡°I¡¯m Camden Theodore Santiago, it¡¯s nice meeting you too, Amelia. Your children too,¡± the man said and I epted his hand.


    Another man stood up and introduced himself. ¡°I¡¯m Calix Santiago,¡± he introduced himself and extended his hand, I quickly epted it.


    The girl with long hair introduced herself next. ¡°And I¡¯m Celine Calixta Santiago, wee to our family,¡± the woman said and I epted her hand.


    Ma¡¯am Candeza made us sit down, I was in the middle of Caleb and Aria, she was next to the demon boy.


    ¡°It¡¯s good that you epted our invitation toe here despite you know, there are no feelings involved between you and my son Chase, he said it was only a night stand and he didn¡¯t think anything had developed,¡± said Sir Camden, I saw his wife in her seat smiling at us.


    One night stand?! That¡¯s what he fucking said?! I saw Chase looking at me out of the corner of my eye. You¡¯re a liar!


    I took a deep breath and forced myself to smile. ¡°It¡¯s not that bad if we go here,¡± I said. ¡°And my children also want to meet you,¡± I added, causing ma¡¯am Candeza and sir Camden to smile even more.


    ¡°Really? Oh my god! Good to know that my grandchildren want to meet me,¡± Ma¡¯am Candeza said smiling and looked at Aria and Caleb.


    Caleb answered who was next to me. ¡°Yes, because Aria and I are curious about our dad¡¯s family,¡± he answered politely and I smiled.


    ¡°Woah! Caleb sounds so mature,¡± I heard Calix say, looking amazed at the way my son spoke.


    Celine grinned and looked at the demon man. ¡°Your son is more mature than you, man!¡± the woman said teasingly, causing us tough while Chase just looked down and we heard his loud sigh.


    Meanwhile, we started eating, I stopped eating because I had to support Aria with food her food, Caleb was eating well, I was even surprised whenter it was the demon man who was supporting the food to Aria, I didn¡¯t pay attention to that but I paid attention to the smile of her family.


    After a while Sir Camden spoke.


    ¡°Amelia, are you rted to Fernando?¡± he asked me and I quickly answered.


    ¡°Yes, he¡¯s my father,¡± I answered him and saw that Sir Camden was surprised.


    ¡°Oh! He¡¯s one of my business partners back then, but we¡¯re still on good terms,¡± said Sir Camden. ¡°I¡¯m sorry about what happened to your mom,¡± he added.


    I was surprised by thest thing he said. ¡°Do you know what happened to my mom?¡± I ask.


    ¡°What happened to her?¡± ma¡¯am Candeza asked and I was surprised when the demonic man spoke.


    ¡°I don¡¯t think it is okay for Amelia to topic that-¡± I quickly cut him off.


    ¡°My mom died in a car ident,¡± I interrupted and smiled sadly, I saw ma¡¯am Candeza¡¯s lips soften. Even Celine and Caleb who were quiet stopped eating.


    ¡°Oh my god! I¡¯m sorry for asking, dear!¡± Ma¡¯am Candeza said sadly but I just smiled at her.


    ¡°It¡¯s fine,¡± I said and looked at Sir Camden. ¡°How did you know about that thing, Sir?¡± I added.


    ¡°People in the business industry know what happened to your mom because she¡¯s a great architect,¡± Sir Camden answered and smiled at me. ¡°Some think it was just an ident but others think that maybe someone really killed your mom,¡± I added.


    My grip on the spoon in my hand tightened. ¡°I don¡¯t know if dad still cares about mom¡¯s case, because he hasn¡¯t mentioned anything to me since he got remarried,¡± I said and could hardly continue eating.


    ¡°Oh, I also heard that he remarried with someone, I don¡¯t know her name,¡± replied Sir Camden.


    ¡°It¡¯s Celia Cruz,¡± I answered. ¡°That¡¯s the name of his new wife, and I¡¯m not used to calling her mom and especially with the surname Salvador especially since we don¡¯t have a good rtionship,¡± I added, I won¡¯t hide that thing in front of others.This material belongs to N?velDrama.Org.

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    Amelia¡¯s Point Of View.


    Sir Camden raised his eyebrows, ¡°You¡¯re not in a good terms?¡± he asked and I nodded.


    ¡°Yes, as well as my dad and their daughter,¡± I answered.


    Sir Camden nodded and sighed before speaking. ¡°If I were you, I¡¯ll be upset with my dad too. I can¡¯t imagine your pain, just a few months passed after your mom died, and your dad remarried,¡± he said, I just smiled sadly.This text is ? N?velDrama/.Org.


    ¡°It¡¯s true that it¡¯s hard and painful, but now I can say that I¡¯m happy because of Caleb and Aria,¡± I said with a smile and they smiled.


    Ma¡¯am Candeza smiled so I looked at her. ¡°I heard from Chase that you went abroad and you stayed there until you gave birth,¡± she said. ¡°I can¡¯t believe you survived that especially since you were alone. And as a mother, I know the hardships of giving birth and caring.¡±


    I nodded and ate a steak before answering. ¡°Your hardship is no joke,¡± I said whileughing. ¡°It¡¯s very hard, especially since I don¡¯t know anything about parenting, and there is also a painful part of me because I hope that if mom was still alive, she would have taught me how to take care of my child and raise them properly,¡± I added.


    ¡°Oh! I think you raised Caleb and Aria properly,¡± Celine said and Calix agreed so I smiled at them both and thanked them.


    ¡°My friend Sandy is also the one who helped me in taking care of the two, but when she came back from here, I really had to hire a babysitter because I might have to divide my body in two just to take care of the two of them,¡± I added and smile. ¡°And with that, I gradually got used to it because there was nothing I could do but ept that I was now a mother.¡±


    Chase¡¯s mom smiled and spoke. ¡°I know your situation with my son isplicated, because you only had a one-night stand,¡± she said. ¡°But do you have a chance to be a family? It¡¯s like you¡¯re going to get married and live in the same house.¡±


    Sir Camden nodded. ¡°It¡¯s hard to grow up without a father, and I know, Amelia. You don¡¯t want your children to experience that,¡± he said.


    I was not able to speak immediately, if he is going to be the only father of my children, I would prefer that they never experience having a father.


    And that¡¯s how selfish I am.


    ¡°I don¡¯t think I¡¯m open to a romantic rtionship right now, because I just got over a break up. We were going to get married but he cheated on me,¡± I said and tried to smile, I saw them surprise. ¡°That¡¯s why, I can¡¯t me myself if I have a hard time getting to know someone new.¡±


    ¡°You can start slowly,¡± said Sir Camden.


    ¡°I don¡¯t think demo-Chase wants that thing either,¡± I promised and looked at the demon man, I saw the confusion on his face but he spoke.


    ¡°Yes, you know I still haven¡¯t moved on from Anika,¡± Chase said and everyone fell silent, even I didn¡¯t know what to say.

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    Amelia¡¯s Point Of View.


    ¡°You still love that girl? Yuck, man!¡± Celine said while staring at Chase.


    I couldn¡¯t help but frown, so did this demon man indeed have an ex? I can¡¯t imagine that he can love, that¡¯s how bad I think of him to think that.


    ¡°You don¡¯t understand,¡± said the demonic man annoyed and ma¡¯am Candeza sighed.


    ¡°I know she¡¯s your first love, son. But I don¡¯t want to see your life almost ruined when she left you,¡± I could feel the concern in ma¡¯am Candeza¡¯s voice. ¡°She left you, Chase. You don¡¯t deserve someone like her.¡±


    The demon man didn¡¯t answer so Sir Camden spoke. ¡°let him be a martyr,¡± he said and looked at me. ¡°If you¡¯re not going to live in the same house, how will your schedule be? Like, what day will Chase have the twins?¡± he added.


    I bit my lower lip because of what I heard, I don¡¯t want that to happen.


    ¡°I¡¯m sorry, sir Camden. But I don¡¯t think I can agree to that, because Caleb and Aria are the only ones I consider as my family,¡± I politely promised. ¡°But C-chase can visit my condo if he wants to see the twins. I don¡¯t have a problem with that,¡± I added.


    ¡°Really, mom?!¡± Aria said smiling and I smiled back.


    Sir Camden nodded. ¡°Okay, I respect your decision,¡± he said and we all continued eating and talking. After finishing, I let them talk to Aria and Caleb while I talked to the demon man outside their mansion.


    ¡°What do you want to talk about?¡± he asked when we left that¡¯s why I looked at him seriously.


    ¡°I just want to remind you of my other condition that¡¯s why we came here to your mansion,¡± I said seriously while looking into his eyes, I crossed my arms. ¡°I didn¡¯t say that you can visit us whenever you want, you really will visit, I just want to be nice in front of your parents that¡¯s why I said that. Don¡¯t expect that you can still see my children after this day,¡± I added.


    I didn¡¯t see any emotion on his face and he was just looking at me seriously, after a while he spoke. ¡°I know,¡± he said. ¡°I know you are very angry with me because of what happened before, I want to say that I did that because-¡± I quickly cut him off


    ¡°Oh! Is that because you¡¯re horny? Do you really need to say that? You don¡¯t need to exin,¡± I said angrily and rolled my eyes. ¡°I can¡¯t even stand near you without the feeling of disgust.¡±


    I saw his frown. ¡°You don¡¯t understand, I was dru-¡±


    ¡°You want?! Don¡¯t say a word about that night!¡± I said angrily, holding back my screams and calming myself down because I didn¡¯t want the people inside to hear me. ¡°You don¡¯t know what I went through,¡± I red at him before quickly leaving in front of him.


    I can feel the speed of my breathing because of the anger I feel. As soon as I entered, I met Celine.


    ¡°Can we talk?¡± she murmured when she saw me, I sighed before smiling and nodding.


    She took me to the swimming pool of their mansion, we sat on a wooden bench and she talked.


    ¡°I know that what happened to you with that bullshit man was not really a one night stand,¡± she immediately said as she sat down and my eyes widened in shock. ¡°She only recently found out that you are not a prostitute. I¡¯m sorry for that word.¡±This material belongs to N?velDrama.Org.


    ¡°I don¡¯t know why he is forcing me to be a prostitute,¡± I said annoyed and Celine gently grabbed me by my shoulders before talking.


    ¡°I hate him so much but believe me, he had a reason why he did t-that,¡± she said while looking into my eyes, I was filled with wonder.


    ¡°Reason? That demonic man had a reason to do that? But why does it have to be me?!¡± I couldn¡¯t stop screaming. ¡°Why does he have to do that to me? I almost killed myself because of depression,¡± I added weakly.


    ¡°He couldn¡¯t control himself that night,¡± Celine promised almost in a whisper. ¡°But I shouldn¡¯t have exined everything to you because he should be the one to tell you the truth.¡±


    I feel the pain in my chest. ¡°After this day, he won¡¯t show up with us anymore and won¡¯t bother us anymore because that¡¯s my condition so my children and I came here,¡± I said and looked at Celine. ¡°My children want him as their daddy, while I don¡¯t. I know Aria thinks that we will be aplete family, but I¡¯m selfish, I know that. Because I don¡¯t want Chase to be their father,¡± I added and Celine waspletely speechless.


    When we got back inside the mansion, I could hear themughing while talking to Aria and Caleb.


    ¡°I heard Caleb won a piano contest?¡± Calix asked me.


    I nodded and smiled. ¡°It was his first time contest, I¡¯m so proud of him,¡± I murmured.


    ¡°I want to see him y the piano live!¡± Celine said with a smile and pointed to the piano on the side.


    Sir Camden grinned. ¡°It looks like Caleb has an inheritance,¡± he said and he and his wifeughed.


    Caleb looked at me and I nodded so he went to the piano, and when he started to y, everyone fell silent watching him.


    I don¡¯t know why I looked at that demonic man and saw him with a small smile on his face as he looked at his son doing his favorite thing.

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    Amelia¡¯s Point Of View


    ¡°I¡¯m excited to open this when we get home, Mommy,¡± Aria continued with the gift Ma¡¯am Candeza gave them, even Caleb and I received a gift.


    I smiled and looked at the road, now I¡¯m driving back home. It was 8:30 pm when we left their mansion, I had to fake saying goodbye to that demon boy just so his parents would think we were fine. But what Celine said is still ying in my mind, does he have a reason why he did that to me? Isn¡¯t he lustful enough to do that?


    But I don¡¯t care anymore about whatever his reason is, because even if the world turns upside down, the fact that he did that thing to me won¡¯t change. And one more thing, we wouldn¡¯t see that man¡¯s face ever again so I don¡¯t care anymore. I gave him what he wanted, so I hope he won¡¯t show me his face.


    But I didn¡¯t regret that we went to their mansion and introduced my children to their parents, his siblings and parents are different from him. They are very kind despite their family¡¯s wealth. I feel that they ept my children.


    When Caleb finished ying the piano, they apuded and said how good my son is, Ma¡¯am Candeza asked me if I knew how to y the piano and I said that I knew how and that I was a piano teacher. They were surprised and said that the reason my son is good is because of me, I justughed softly and said that Caleb was almost the only one who learned to y the piano.


    When we got home, the two quickly fell asleep, while Sandy didn¡¯t want to let me rest because she wanted to know what happened in the mansion.


    ¡°Were you offered a million to give away your children?!¡± she is overreacting again, she stood while looking at me sitting on the sofa and resting.


    I looked at her badly. ¡°Why should I give my children away? And my children are not worth any amount ofmoney!¡± I said to her annoyed, that¡¯s why hseughed and just sat on the sofa before speaking again.


    ¡°Oh so what really happened?¡± she said


    I leaned back on the sofa and sighed. I told her everything that happened, including what I said when Celine talked to me. ¡°What could be the reason for that?¡± she asked with a frown and I shrugged.


    ¡°I don¡¯t care anymore, the important thing is that he won¡¯t mess with us anymore,¡± I murmured.


    ¡°Are you serious about that? That you won¡¯t let him see your children? What if your children want to see their father?¡± Sandy asked looking at me seriously.This material belongs to N?velDrama.Org.


    I smiled sadly at her. ¡°I¡¯m selfish, right?¡± I said


    ¡°I can¡¯t me you for your decision, but I hope you can exin to your children why,¡± she answered.


    ¡°I know that,¡± I answered thest thing she said. ¡°But they won¡¯t understand yet,¡± I added.


    Chase¡¯s Point Of View.


    ¡°I tried to tell her but she didn¡¯t listen to me,¡± I said annoyed, I didn¡¯t know how to exin that thing to her.


    Celine looked at me badly. ¡°How can she listen to you if you¡¯re like that? Tsk! I can¡¯t believe you!¡± she said annoyed.


    I didn¡¯t say a word and sighed.


    ¡°Are you going to give up, man? You need to tell her the truth,¡± I heard Calix say.


    ¡°I know,¡± I answered while looking at my hands.


    ¡°Sbe told me her condition, how else can you say that after this day you have to stay away from them?¡± said Celine.


    ¡°Stay away? Why?¡± Calix frowned when he asked so Celine turned to him.


    ¡°That¡¯s Amelia¡¯s condition for them toe here to the mansion, after dinner that man can¡¯t see her anymore,¡± Celine replied and pointed at me.


    ¡°So it¡¯s not true what she says that you can visit their house anytime?¡± Calix asked and I just nodded in response.


    ¡°I know she just wants to show mom and dad that we¡¯re fine,¡± I said.


    ¡°What¡¯s your n?¡± Celine asked and I looked at her.


    ¡°I want to buy a new condo,¡± I answered and left.


    Amelia¡¯s Point Of View.


    The next day I woke up early to prepare something for Caleb and Aria to eat, they were going to school and I had work.


    I woke them up and they quickly went straight to opening the gifts given by ma¡¯am Candeza, they didn¡¯t open themst night because they were sleepy and fell asleep.


    ¡°Mom, it¡¯s a shoe!¡± Aria said smiling while showing the shoes, while Caleb¡¯s received a watch, in addition to that, many toys were also given to the two.


    While I was given a perfume, I was not familiar with the brand and when I looked it up online I was almost blown away by the price. Even Sandy couldn¡¯t believe that ma¡¯am Candeza spent so much.


    And I¡¯m sure the one she gave Aria and Caleb is also expensive because I¡¯m not familiar with the brand either.


    Their family is really rich.


    I¡¯m stillughing because Sandy asked if the demon man¡¯s family was still looking for a maid in their mansion and said she would apply. Like she didn¡¯t earn one to half a million per month to apply as a maid?


    After we finished cleaning and eating, we quickly left the house, while I was closing the door of our house, I couldn¡¯t stop looking at the condo next to us, it was open and there were men bringing in furniture.


    I raised my eyebrows, looks like we have a new neighbor?

 Chapter 38

    Amelia¡¯s Point Of View.


    When I entered my first ss, I taught them whatmon piano chords are.


    ¡°Before I introduce to you themon piano chords, first, what is a piano chord?¡± I asked and quickly smiled when someone raised their hand. I quickly nodded and made him stand up.


    ¡°A piano chord is a chord is created when more than one note is yed at once, and contains two, three, or more individual notes,¡± the man answered causing me to smile even more.


    ¡°That¡¯s right, very good,¡± I said. ¡°On the piano, this means you push down more than one key at the same time.¡±


    I continued to speak. ¡°Remember, all piano chords contain a root note ¡ª this is the note the chord is named after ¡ª as well as one or more additional notes. Basic piano chords often consist of only two or three notes, while the more advanced chords tend to incorporate even more notes,¡± I exined. ¡°The mostmon type of keyboard or piano chord is a triad, or three-note chord. A triad contains a root note and two other notes, most often the notes that produce the intervals of a third and fifth above the root note.¡±


    ¡°When ites to ying the piano, pianists have thousands of chords to select from, with some chords being more popr than others,¡± I spoke up and pointed to the monitor. ¡°Check out some of the mostmon chords in the piano chord chart below, or keep reading to find out more about piano chords.¡±


    I read what was written in the power point I made.


    ¡°The mostmon piano chords include: A major (A). A ¨C C# ¨C E, A minor (Am). A ¨C C ¨C E, C major (C). C ¨C E ¨C G, C minor (Cm). C ¨C Eb ¨C G, major (D). D ¨C F ¨C A, D minor (D). D ¨C F ¨C A, E, major (E). E ¨C G ¨C B, F ¨C A ¨C C, F ¨C Ab ¨C C, G ¨C B ¨C D, G ¨C minor. Bb ¨C D,¡± I said.


    ¡°The mostmon type of keyboard or piano chord is a triad or known as the three-note chord,¡± I exined. ¡°One way to get the basic shape of a triad is to ce your thumb and fingers on adjacent white keys and push down with your thumb, middle finger, and pinky. Learning this technique will set you up to y various basic piano chords with ease .¡±


    I went to myptop and moved the slide before facing the ss again. ¡°Now let¡¯s proceed with the piano intervals, the piano intervals is the distance between piano notes (called an interval) determines how they sound when yed together. Intervals are measured in half-steps and whole-steps,¡± I said. ¡°A half-step is the distance from one key to the next key immediately to its right or left. While the whole-step is the distance of two half-steps and themon interval, amon interval used in piano chords is the major third, which is the distance of two whole-steps or four half-steps.¡±


    My ss ended in that section tiring but happy. I am also close to many children, often when I meet them they greet me and smile. I also have teachers who are close to me and friends.


    It¡¯s funny because I¡¯ve only been at this school for about a week and I¡¯m already getting to know people and getting close to them.


    See, mom? This is our dream.


    I don¡¯t have the next ss but I chose to take a break at the faculty because I will wait for Caleb and Aria to end their ss because I want to go home with them. I didn¡¯t do anything in the faculty but read books about the piano, I haven¡¯t been able to show my students how to y the piano itself because they still have a lot to learn before that.


    When the afternoon came, I quickly went straight to Caleb and Aria¡¯s room and picked them up.


    ¡°Mommy! Look!¡±


    As soon as Aria came out, she showed me her start stamp on her hand, Caleb also showed his.


    ¡°Wow! You¡¯re really going to get better,¡± I said smiling and we quickly went straight to my car to go home while Aria kept talking about their ss earlier.


    She said that their teacher is smart and good at telling jokes, while Caleb is reading something from the book he is holding. When we got home, I frowned because we were still far away but I could see Chelsey waiting outside my condo. When she saw me, she quickly looked at me, and I frowned when I saw her eyes narrowed.


    ¡°Let¡¯s talk,¡± she said seriously while looking at me seriously. My face turned a poker face before letting Caleb and Aria into the house.


    ¡°Mom? Is that aunt Chelsey?¡± Aria asked looking confused, I didn¡¯t answer her question and looked at Caleb who was already looking at me.This content is ? N?velDrama.Org.


    I guess he knows that is happening.


    ¡°Don¡¯t ever leave your room and keep an eye on your twin,¡± I said to him and he nodded so I quickly closed the door and faced Chelsey.


    I just noticed that her eyeliner was smeared on her face because of her cries. The dress she was wearing was also dirty.


    ¡°Why do you keep ruining my life?¡± Chelsey said seriously and I could feel her anger towards me.


    ¡°What are you talking about? I never ruined your life, Chelsey,¡± I replied angrily. I don¡¯t understand what she is saying, she is the one who ruined my life!


    I was surprised by the tears in her eyes. ¡°You want my fiance toe back to your life, do you?!¡± she yelled angrily causing my forehead to furrow.


    Chase¡¯s Point Of View.


    I stopped walking when I saw Amelia still in her teacher¡¯s uniform in the distance, she was talking to a woman who didn¡¯t look good because her make up was damaged because of her cries.


    ¡°Why do you keep ruining my life?¡± I heard the girl she was talking to ask.


    I just frowned while looking at them.

 Chapter 39

    Amelia¡¯s Point Of View.


    ¡°I don¡¯t care about that man anymore, Chelsey!¡± I shouted angrily. ¡°If you¡¯re paranoid that your worthless finances might leave you! Talk to him and not me!¡± I added.


    She looked at me angrily. ¡°He already left me! He left me, Amelia! For you!¡± she said crying causing me to be surprised.


    ¡°W-what? The wedding is off?¡± I said in disbelief and she red at me.


    ¡°Yes and that¡¯s because of you! If only you didn¡¯te back here and just live abroad for the rest of your life! I hope Mike and I get married next month!¡± she shouted at me angrily.


    I also looked at her badly, my patience was running out. ¡°What do I have to do with the rtionship between the two of you?! I left the mansion so that my life would be quiet and now you¡¯re still chasing me!¡± I murmured angrily.


    ¡°He broke up with me because he still loves you! He told me that! Maybe you brainwash him that¡¯s why he broke up with me!¡± Chelsey cried. ¡°What did you say to him to make him break up with me?! Do you have nothing else to do but ruin our lives?! Why can¡¯t you just be content with your children?!¡± she added angrily and I was speechless in shock.


    Mike broke up with her because of me? I think that¡¯s exactly what he should do because he shouldn¡¯t marry the person he can¡¯t love but still feels different especially when someone else is hurt.


    That¡¯s why Chelsey looks like this, she really loves that man. I wonder if while Mike and I were together, she had a secret crush on the man.


    ¡°I was right in suspecting that you cane back because you want Mike back in your life! Because your naughty children don¡¯t have a father!¡± she said angrily causing me to re at her.


    ¡°Don¡¯t you ever call my children that!¡± I loudly shouted at her. ¡°You have no right to call them that!¡± I added.


    ¡°Don¡¯t fight me now because that useless man divorced you because it¡¯s not my fault why he still loves me!¡± I exined angrily, he couldn¡¯t speak because of the strength of my yelling, my breathing was fast because of the anger I felt. ¡°And I won¡¯t brainwash Mike! I said I don¡¯t care about that man!¡± I added.


    ¡°Liar! I saw you talking outside a musical store you used to go to when you were young!¡± she shouted angrily. ¡°It¡¯s obvious that you¡¯re flirting with him! Admit it, Amelia! You¡¯re supposed to be a teacher but your attitude-¡± I quickly cut off what she was going to say with my p.


    ¡°Don¡¯t take my profession here! And he was the one who talked to me first before! Don¡¯t ever use me of flirting with him without proof!¡± I said angrily, while she couldn¡¯t move when I pped her. I couldn¡¯t handle the anger I felt anymore.


    ¡°If you don¡¯t want to believe what I¡¯m saying! Leave now before I drag you to the guards! I don¡¯t have time to talk to closed-minded people like you!¡± I said and I was surprised that she was about to hit me but a hand stopped her.This material belongs to N?velDrama.Org.


    My eyes widened when I saw who it was, what was this demonic man doing here?!


    Chase¡¯s Point Of View.


    ¡°Miss, if you don¡¯t want to believe what he says, just leave before I call the security,¡± I said seriously while looking at the woman fighting with Amelia.


    She quickly withdrew her hand and looked angrily at Amelia. ¡°Mom and dad will find this out,¡± the woman said angrily before quickly leaving.


    Amelia quickly faced me and gave me a bad look. ¡°What are you doing here? Didn¡¯t I tell you to never show us again-¡±


    ¡°Chill,¡± I quickly interrupted what she had to say, I pointed to the condo that was right next to her condo. ¡°That¡¯s my friend¡¯s condo, I¡¯m just going to visit him,¡± I said and quickly left her there before entering the condo next to her.


    ¡°Man! Why do you have to say this is my condo?!¡± Ryan yelled after I entered, I found him sitting on the sofa, he seemed to have heard that. ¡°You don¡¯t even want to admit that you bought it because you want to be close to them!¡± he added.


    ¡°Just be quiet,¡± I said and sat down.


    ¡°It¡¯s terrible, the intensity of their fight,¡± Ryan suddenly said.


    ¡°Do you know that girl?¡± I asked him.


    ¡°Yeah. She¡¯s Chelsey Salvador, Amelia¡¯s stepsister,¡± he answered and I raised my eyebrows. So it was her.


    ¡°But I don¡¯t understand, is Amelia¡¯s ex Chelsey¡¯s finance?¡± I frowned when I asked because it looks like Chelsey rushed because her finances were separated from her because the man still loves Amelia.


    ¡°Chelsey¡¯s finance is Mike,¡± Ryan replied.


    ¡°Huh? Amelia¡¯s ex¡¯s name is Mike, right?¡± I ask.


    ¡°Yeah. I don¡¯t know how that happened, but I think that when Amelia left another country, Chelsey and Mike became together. And now, they were going to get married but Mike divorced because he still loved Amelia, ¡± he exined and I couldn¡¯t answer.


    Damn that¡¯splicated.


    That¡¯s why Amelia is so angry with her family. After a while I saw Ryan grin causing me to frown.


    ¡°But why did you stop Chelsey from pping Amelia?¡± he said while grinning and I looked at him.


    ¡°You give meaning to things that have no meaning,¡± I said annoyed and heughed out loud.


    ¡°You¡¯re dangerous, Santiago!¡± he shouted andughed loudly again.


    I just looked away.

 Chapter 40

    Chelsey¡¯s Point Of View.


    -shback-


    ¡°What?! What the hell are you saying, Mike?!¡± I shouted angrily while frowning.


    ¡°I want to cancel our wedding, Chelsey,¡± he answered me seriously, I noticed his clenched hands.


    My lips parted because of what I heard. ¡°Tell me you¡¯re joking,¡± I said annoyed. What the fuck is he saying?! We¡¯re going to marry next month! ¡°I don¡¯t have time for pranks like this, Mike.¡±


    He didn¡¯t answer but he was looking at me as if what he was saying was true and he wasn¡¯t joking.


    My tears started to fall. ¡°B-but why? Our wedding is next month! B-why is this all of a sudden?¡± my voice broke as tears kepting out of my eyes.


    He suddenly looked away from me. ¡°I-I just can¡¯t marry you,¡± he said.


    ¡°Did you even love me, Mike? What¡¯s the point of the five years we¡¯ve been together if the marriage isn¡¯t going tost?!¡± I shouted angrily. ¡°Do you love me, Mike?!¡±


    ¡°I don¡¯t love you!¡± he shouted causing me to remain silent. ¡°I still haven¡¯t moved on from Amelia! I still love her!¡± he added and it was as if he poured cold water on me because I couldn¡¯t move from my position as I continued to cry.


    ¡°I thought I would learn to love you, I thought when I entered into a new rtionship I would forget Amelia but no! I was just wrong because until now she is still inside of my heart!¡± he continues and I just want to be deaf because of what he says.


    ¡°You just used me so you could move on with that useless girl?!¡± I shouted angrily while looking at him.


    ¡°Y-yes and I know I was wrong! That¡¯s why I¡¯m sorry! That¡¯s why I won¡¯t marry you because I know you don¡¯t deserve to marry a man who can¡¯t love you!¡± he exined and I almost wanted tough. Fuck him! Fuck him!


    ¡°Do you think saying that will lessen the pain I feel?¡± I spoke angrily. ¡°What did you see in that girl that you can¡¯t move on?! For pete¡¯s sake, Mike! That girl already has a child!¡±


    ¡°I don¡¯t care, Chelsey! My feelings for her will never change! She¡¯s the only woman I will love and I want you to know that!¡±


    ¡°What about me now? You just wasted five years, Mike! Then you¡¯ll just leave me!¡± I shouted angrily. ¡°You just wasted my time! You are such a bad person!¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m sorry! I¡¯m so sorry, Chelsey!¡±


    I looked at him evilly while continuing to cry. ¡°Now you¡¯re leaving me because she¡¯s back! Do you think if you break up with me and get back together with her, she¡¯ll still ept you?¡± I promise angrily. ¡°I epted you, Mike! I epted all your mistakes and loved you! How about Amelia?! Did she do that to you? She left you and get pregnant by someone else!¡±Please check at N/?vel(D)rama.Org.


    ¡°You know I was drunk that night, Chelsey! So something happened to us, don¡¯t think anything of it!¡± he said angrily.


    ¡°I don¡¯t care! Something happened between us, the conversation is over! That¡¯s why Amelia left you, isn¡¯t it?¡± I said annoyed. ¡°Do you think she¡¯ll ept you back into her life? Think carefully, Mike! Think about who you will choose!¡±


    -EndOfshback-


    I held the steering wheel tightly while driving, tears kepting to my eyes. I can¡¯t believe that he won¡¯t continue our marriage for that girl.


    I braked hard and I was surprised to notice that there was a truck in front of me, I tried to brake but it was toote. I quickly heard the collision of my car with the truck, my head was hit and I lost consciousness.

 Chapter 41

    Amelia¡¯s Point Of View.


    Just as I was leaving myst ss, I felt my cellphone ring in my pocket. I stopped walking and picked it up, I quickly frowning when I saw dad calling.


    Only now did he voluntarily call me, even when I called before he didn¡¯t answer. He didn¡¯t even text me and ask why I called.


    And now he¡¯s calling, why?


    I took a deep breath before answering the call.


    ¡°Dad?¡± I said on the other line.


    ¡°Hey, Chelsey is now conscious in the operating room,¡± dad said and my eyes widened in shock.


    ¡°What? What happened?¡± I asked in surprise.


    ¡°Her car was hit by a truck, she¡¯s not himself because Mike broke up with her,¡± he said seriously. ¡°And that¡¯s because of you.¡±


    ¡°What do you mean?¡± I murmured seriously. ¡°Are you ming me? That I¡¯m the reason Chelsey is in the OR right now?¡±


    ¡°She went to your condo, you know she¡¯s hurt because of what happened to her and Mike. And you even pped her and raised your voice!¡± I felt the anger in dad¡¯s voice, I bit my lower lip and tightened my grip on my cellphone.


    ¡°She is the one who rushed here to me and what she said something bad to me and my children, what do you want me to do, dad? Just let her say those things?¡± Iughed sarcastically. ¡°And it¡¯s not my fault that Mike still loves me, I don¡¯t know why he got into a rtionship if he hasn¡¯t moved on yet.¡±


    ¡°But you don¡¯t have to p her!¡±


    I frowned. ¡°She¡¯s getting too much, dad! What did she think, I¡¯m going to let her call my children all sorts of useless things? She doesn¡¯t even know how hard I worked to raise them! Then she¡¯s just going to call them like that? !¡±


    ¡°You just made her feel worse! I hope you understand!¡± he shouted.


    ¡°Understand? She¡¯s really closed minded! How many times have I said that I didn¡¯t say anything to her worthless soon the be husband to get involved with them! But she still insists that I brainwashed him!¡± I said annoyed. ¡°I don¡¯t know why she doesn¡¯t believe me, but I don¡¯t fucking care at all. I would let her think what she want to think, I don¡¯t care anymore. I¡¯m so tired of her drama!¡± I added.


    ¡°And you have to exin that to Celia, she is angry. You shoulde here to the hospital because she wants to talk to you,¡± he said.


    ¡°Do I really have to do that? I don¡¯t want to talk to your wife,¡± I said annoyed.


    ¡°Just follow it, Amelia. If you don¡¯t want the situation to get worse.¡±


    I was about to answer but dad quickly hung up, I got annoyed and put my cellphone back in my pocket.


    I want to scream in annoyance.


    Did he really me me for what happened to Chelsey? And do I really need to go to the hospital? Ever since mom died, I didn¡¯t want to set foot in the hospital before it reminds me of her and I hate it so much.


    And now I have to go to the hospital?


    My cell phone rang again and I saw dad texting the hospital where Chelsey is now.


    I sighed heavily, there was still an hour before Caleb and Aria ss ended so I could still leave. I quickly left the school and drove.


    When I got to the hospital, I quickly felt like something was blocking my throat, I just ignored it and quickly went inside.


    While walking, I couldn¡¯t help but think that I also rushed to the hospital because mom was in the operating room lifeless.


    I felt sad and sick because of the same reason I¡¯m here today, even though I hate Chelsey so much I still don¡¯t want to see her take her life in the OR.


    I just remembered mom every time I was here in the hospital and I fucking hate it.


    I quickly saw Celia sitting outside the operating room, where is dad?


    ¡°Why do you want to talk to me?¡± I immediately ask and she turned to me.


    ¡°You b1tvh!¡± she said angrily and quickly came to me and pped me, I grabbed my cheek because of the shock.


    ¡°You are the reason Chelsey is in the operating room!¡± she shouted angrily at me, and I noticed that she was crying.


    ¡°What am I?! Am I the one who drove that god damn truck?!¡± I said angrily while still holding my cheek.


    ¡°Stop fooling around, Amelia! You know that Mike broke up with her because of you! I really suspected that you came back because you wanted Mike toe back into your life and be the father of your fatherless children!¡±


    I looked at her angrily. ¡°Don¡¯t ever involve my children here, Celia,¡± I said seriously. ¡°And it¡¯s not my fault why Mike still can¡¯t move on me, I¡¯m out of whatever your daughter has with him.¡±


    I try to calm down and exin properly because I know that no matter what I say, this old woman will not listen to me.This material belongs to N?velDrama.Org.


    ¡°No! You shouldn¡¯t havee back! You ruined both of their lives, especially Chelsey¡¯s!¡± she shouted.


    ¡°The first one to ruin my life is them!¡± I shouted louder at her causing her to remain silent and unable to move. ¡°I don¡¯t have time to talk to someone like you who doesn¡¯t even listen to my side! You don¡¯t even know what really happened and Mike and I broke up and it was because of your daughter!¡± I added causing her to be surprised.


    ¡°So stop talking to me like I¡¯m the bad person here! Because I¡¯m the one voluntarily walking away from your life, isn¡¯t it?! So don¡¯t make me feel like I¡¯m the reason for your problems in life that will never end!¡± I continue. ¡°I want a quiet life! So leave me and my children alone! Forget about me and don¡¯t evere near my life!¡±

 Chapter 42

    Amelia¡¯s Point Of View.


    ¡°You really have the guts to talk like that?¡± I turned my back and saw dad, his brow furrowed as he looked at me.


    I held back my tears because I felt they weren¡¯t helping me.


    ¡°Stop pretending you¡¯re the victim here, Amelia!¡± he said angrily. ¡°Why didn¡¯t you just say sorry?¡±


    I wanted to cry but Iughed sarcastically and looked at dad in disbelief. I can¡¯t believe he said that. Damn it.


    ¡°Sorry? For what?¡± I murmured, I felt the pain in my chest.


    ¡°See? Is that really your daughter? That¡¯s her real attitude.¡± I heard Celia said so I turned to her. ¡°Maybe your mom was thankful that she died because she might see that kind of attitude of yours.¡±


    I red at her angrily. ¡°Don¡¯t talk like that about my mom,¡± I said angrily, holding back because I might hurt her. I¡¯m also annoyed because dad doesn¡¯t even seem to care that his useless wife says those things to his first wife.


    ¡°Why? It¡¯s true what I¡¯m saying isn¡¯t it? It¡¯s a good thing she died because-¡±


    Before she could finish what she had to say, I pped her hard causing her to scream and I heard my dad cursed loudly.


    ¡°Amelia! You¡¯re really trying to test my patience!¡± dad yelled at me angrily so I quickly confronted him.


    ¡°Are you really still my father? You¡¯ve really changed, dad! It¡¯s okay for you that she talks about mom like that?! Really, dad?!¡± I tried to stop crying but my voice broke from screaming. ¡°How many times has mom¡¯s name been ridiculed by her! Because of your worthless wife, dad! You don¡¯t even do anything? You just let it go?!¡±


    ¡°Shut up, Amelia!¡± he shouted at me loudly, I could see the anger in his eyes while looking at me. It¡¯s not the same he looked at me like he loves me very much. ¡°Just get out of here like you¡¯re sorry!¡± he added.


    I quickly wiped the tears that fell from my eyes while looking at him. ¡°You¡¯re not my dad I know anymore,¡± I uttered and quickly left in front of them.


    While I was leaving the hospital, I couldn¡¯t stop expressing my anger and tears came out of my eyes one after another. I¡¯m hurt by what¡¯s happening, I¡¯m hurt that my rtionship with dad is not the same anymore.


    He doesn¡¯t understand me and I don¡¯t understand him either. I want to understand but I just can¡¯t because of his new wife. She made him change, she¡¯s the reason why Dad is like this right now.


    When I got inside my car, I just leaned on the seat while continuing to cry. Because of what happened, we will never go back to what dad used to be.Please check at N/?vel(D)rama.Org.


    Should I ept that everything will never go back to the way it was before?


    I don¡¯t know how many minutes I cried in my car but when I looked at my watch, Caleb and Aria ss was already finished! 20 minutes have passed since their ss ended, so I¡¯m sure they were looking for me.


    I moved quickly and hit the traffic. I just tightened my grip in the steering wheel and tried to call their teacher who was there but my cell phone batter was dead.


    Damn it!


    Chase¡¯s Point Of View.


    ¡°Where¡¯s your mom?¡± I asked them both.


    ¡°I don¡¯t know, dad,¡± Aria answered. ¡°But she should be here right now but today she¡¯s not.¡±


    ¡°Maybe she just left,¡± Caleb answered. ¡°She won¡¯t leave us here and I¡¯m sure she¡¯ll be angry if you take us here,¡± he added while looking at me.


    I didn¡¯t answer.


    ¡°Why would mom be angry?¡± Aria asked, confused.


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