The Hidden Truth

fresh wine. Here came another person who seemed to be a pain in her neck. Unfortunately, she didn't have the power to make him disappear from her life. Ever since he came into her famil

gger," she

sition, walking up to meet him. She gently took a seat righ

't often smile at him except on special occasions. Even after being forced to sign the prenuptial agreement, she

ke the people I detest so much go

I will never stop proving myself to you how

ception about you," she paused for a moment and an idea suddenly dawned on her. "A

r what her condition was all about. He had hoped for this a long time ago, when madam Anita would finally a

ut I doubt that would happen since you are not even meant to be with my granddaughter in the first place... Haven't you thought about it? You are the reason why my granddaughter keeps g

up her mind about him, and there was nothing he could do to change her way of thinking. "Neither of us are a

r best isn

on my words. If the same situation ever repeats itself again, then get ready to disappear out of my granddaughter's life forever. But if it happens to be a good outcome, then I'm going to accept you

ive was being separated from his wife, Vanessa. He knew Madam Anita wasn't someone who failed to keep her promise. Whatever she said would eventually happen

evista's

ie flash of lighting, illuminating the shadows like a photographer's strobe. Gloria hastened to the window, her heart racing with fear of her bedroom turning into a pool. She felt the storm's energy coursing through her veins

nd, Gerald asked, "By the way, ho

to the bed, slipped under the blan

there was no argument betw

even though she didn't say anything, what she feels for me still

d soon enough. She'll eventually see that your

t a languid yawn, her voice barely above a whi

ady. It's fine, go ahead. We'll talk

nks ho

ear against Gloria's gently rounded belly. "Did you hear

e on, we are just two weeks in, and yo

an't wait to become a father, you know?" he said. "Same here, I

r love will continue to grow s

d in, her head finding its haven on G

is arms around her, holding her close as

ths L

erson's

om earlier but she wasn't there. Even the maid was nowhere to be found. Eduardo, on the other hand, had informed home the previous night that he wouldn't be able to make it to the house as he had a lot of work to deal with in the office. So there was nothing to worry about him for

ar ready, and she might want to go out for an important meeting. He had known her to be a very strict woman. She was

guess she sho

manding for a definite response, not a guess. "Do you

madam. I just

ing for the way you feel. It's either a yes

ut something, and anyone could be a target when her temper flared. He had seen this coming anyway– not necessarily in this situation, but he knew she w

? Have you seen

arly tense. One could even tell by her last statement. Her words w

l you where sh

ing anything. By the looks of it,

arted calling Vanessa's cell phone number. Then she heard the ringing tone coming from upstairs. She traced it back to Vanessa's room, where she found her phone lyi

delivery time was already closer and she was nowhere to be found. What if she needed help? Who would come to her aid? At that point, she heard some weird noise coming from the kitchen. She wondered

ave found her safe but the urge to reprimand her right there crossed her mind. However, she knew she couldn't be too harsh on her because of her condition. "So you were here all along." She knew her words wer

r's presence. She rinsed her soapy hands in the running water and took the headset off

er stern look still remained the same. "Come on, Grandm

worried you made me because of your disappearanc

anywhere. I'm jus

know that? I've never seen

sent condition. "I'm sorry for making you worry. I just want to assist Beatrice for a while since I sent her to get me some stuff from the next stre

ve at least informed me s

?" Vanessa flashed her a disarming smile which

thought about the name to give the ba

f the baby is a boy then he's going to be called Micha

? They sound so... ordinary, so... low class. Why not Sebastian? Or even Tristan, that is if it turned out to be a boy. And if it's a girl, Alexandra is

se of their biblical nature. Even the s

omes to giving names anyway. So it's fine. You are fre

lates. As she decides to transport the plates to their rightful place, a sudden jolt of pain shot through her abdomen. Sh

providing a firm arm for her to lean on as she str

body. Then she slowly raised up her gown, and realized her water had just broken. S

her. "I think it is, Grandma," Va

e she got the energy from despite her old age. The last time she felt that energetic was during Vanessa's previous pregnancies, but unfortunately it didn't survive too. During those moments, she would always pray to God and hoped her effort wouldn't be in pain. But this was where she

ssenger's seats before sprinting towards the both. "I can take it from here madam." He offered a supporting hand, and gently draped Vanessa's arm over his neck. Madam Anita led the way, and she opened th