Contracted Wife of the Zillionaire

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Chapter 3 Meet Again

"Take these papers. Hurry, Mr. Hudson might be here!" Ms. Maries instructed me. I quickly grabbed the papers from the table and followed her.

He probably wouldn't be here... I've been working here for a few days and haven't seen him—no, it's impossible that I would see him again...

But he's our CEO... It's been two days since what happened at the club and I'm still trying to forget it.

My mother is in a coma, but the doctor said she'll be fine after surgery. "I hopI'm sitting on the cold bench outside the emergency room. Many people were crossing by in the hallway but I couldn't stop the tears from streaming down my face.

I was on my way home from my internship when Auntie Marila called, my Mother had a heart attack, so they rushed her to the emergency room. The doctor hadn't examined her thoroughly yet.

She's now stable but still unconscious.

"Who's the patient's family of Diana Alvarez?" The nurse's voice made me alert.

I immediately went to her, "I-it's me! H-how's my mom?" My voice trembled as I faced the nurse.

"I'll be honest with you, hija. Your mother's condition is serious. She needs immediate surgery," she said.

"It will require a large sum of money… We will immediately perform the surgery if you already have the exact amount for her operation," she said directly.

My throat went dry.

"H-how much d-do I n-needed to pay for that?"

"Seven hundred thousand."

I fell down on the floor.

Where would I get that large amount of money?

I stopped outside the gate of a large and luxurious mansion.

"Who are you? What do you need?" I slightly flinched back as the security, guarding the gate aggressively approached me.

"The Fuegos don't have any expected visitors today, leave." He said gruffly, but I couldn't be swayed. This was the only way left to get my mom operated.

"Uhm… I-is Mr. F-Fuego here?" Even though there was a hint of fear in my voice, I mustered the courage to face the guard.

"No. Leave now, Miss."

"I just need to talk to him—" But before I could even finish my words, the gate suddenly opened.

"What's happening here?"

Elle. My half-sister stepped in, wearing a fancy lacey dress.

When she saw me, she immediately came out of the gate.

"You! What are you doing here?!" she hissed, pointing at me. My anxiety increased.

My heart was pounding so hard. I looked wearily at my sister.

"How dare you to even come here!?" she yelled. I stepped back as she walked towards me.

"I-I just need to talk to D-Daddy…"

"Daddy? Huh! Guard! Why haven't you gotten rid of this pest yet?!"

"Y-yes, Miss. I'm sorry." The guard immediately went to me.

"Miss, leave now!" He grabbed my arm and pulled me away from the gate. I tried to struggle free from his grip.

My tears started to silently form at the sides of my eyes as I tried not to sob or cry.

"S-sister, please! I need to talk to our Dad!" I pleaded desperately.

But before she could speak, someone else spoke up.

"What's going on here?" A calm yet authoritative voice echoed. A woman walked in from the mansion.

I felt like I was about to collapse from nervousness.

She's my father's legal wife.

"Mom!" Elle looked at her mother.

She ignored my sister and walked past her towards me. The guard still had a hold of me, I wanted to break free, but it felt like I couldn't move my body anymore.

She looked very intimidating and I'm so nervous that I'm almost numb.

"What are you doing here?" she asked seriously.

She coldly glanced at the guard holding me, "Let her go," she said firmly. The guard quickly released me.

"Mom! Get rid of her!"

"Why are you here?" she asked again, ignoring her daughter.

"I-I need to t-talk to our D-Dad…" Even though my voice was full of fear, I still mustered what I had to say.

Her face was expressionless, as she's just staring at me coldly.

"Why? What do you need from my husband?" she asked.

"My mother is in the hospital. I-I have no one e-else to t-turn to…" I said, my voice trembling.

My mother's parents are in Europe. I also have no connection with them because they disowned their daughter when Mom left them for my Dad.

"Oh? Is that her karma?" she scoffed.

"P-please, my father—"

I hadn't finished what I was saying when a cold hand fall on my cheek.

I almost went deaf from the slap Mrs. Fuego gave me. Holding my cheek, I couldn't react.

"How dare you show your face to us?" she fired.

I shook my head as I realized the truth. My tears gradually flowed.

My mother was just my Daddy's mistress. I was so insensitive to have shown myself to them. Because of me, their family was ruined.

But why? I didn't want this to happen. I don't know what to do anymore. I don't know where to get the money needed for Mom's operation.

Mrs. Fuego looked at me with disgust before turning her gaze to her daughter.

"Your friends are coming over. Fix yourself, honey," she said in her sweetest voice before turning her gaze back to me.

"Tsk!" Elle rolled her eyes at me before going back into the house.

"Get out of here and never show your face to us again!" Mrs. Fuego said and turned her back on me.

"Leave, Miss." The guard approached me, seeming to pity me, so he helped me up.

"I can manage." I stood up on my own and ran away from that place. I shouldn't have come here in the first place.

"What did you get from your father? Nothing, right? If I were you, I'd accept the job I'm offering you." Auntie Marila stood up from the sofa.

"Rest for now. If you change your mind, you know where to find me," she said before leaving me alone in our house.

This house is my dad's property. I had to let go of our only housemaid because we needed the nurse who's with my Mom at the hospital more here at home, Daddy pays their salaries. Dad also pays all our bills, even my school expenses, but last month, he stopped providing and giving me money. I can't talk to him anymore. He used to visit me every week to check on me, but he's been absent for weeks.

I've already used the last allowance he gave me.

I wiped away the incessant flow of my tears with the back of my hand.

What am I going to do now?

I didn't realize I had fallen asleep on the sofa. My eyes hurt from crying. I looked at the window outside, it's already dark. I glanced at the clock on our wall: 8:00 PM.

I stood up and went to my room. I showered and fixed myself, I also put on some makeup on.

Afterward, I went down to the garage. Daddy gave me this car last year for my birthday.

The drive to the club took thirty minutes.I'm sitting on the cold bench outside the emergency room. Many people were crossing by in the hallway but I couldn't stop the tears from streaming down my face.

I was on my way home from my internship when Auntie Marila called, my Mother had a heart attack, so they rushed her to the emergency room. The doctor hadn't examined her thoroughly yet.

She's now stable but still unconscious.

"Who's the patient's family of Diana Alvarez?" The nurse's voice made me alert.

I immediately went to her, "I-it's me! H-how's my mom?" My voice trembled as I faced the nurse.

"I'll be honest with you, hija. Your mother's condition is serious. She needs immediate surgery," she said.

"It will require a large sum of money… We will immediately perform the surgery if you already have the exact amount for her operation," she said directly.

My throat went dry.

"H-how much d-do I n-needed to pay for that?"

"Seven hundred thousand."

I fell down on the floor.

Where would I get that large amount of money?

I stopped outside the gate of a large and luxurious mansion.

"Who are you? What do you need?" I slightly flinched back as the security, guarding the gate aggressively approached me.

"The Fuegos don't have any expected visitors today, leave." He said gruffly, but I couldn't be swayed. This was the only way left to get my mom operated.

"Uhm… I-is Mr. F-Fuego here?" Even though there was a hint of fear in my voice, I mustered the courage to face the guard.

"No. Leave now, Miss."

"I just need to talk to him—" But before I could even finish my words, the gate suddenly opened.

"What's happening here?"

Elle. My half-sister stepped in, wearing a fancy lacey dress.

When she saw me, she immediately came out of the gate.

"You! What are you doing here?!" she hissed, pointing at me. My anxiety increased.

My heart was pounding so hard. I looked wearily at my sister.

"How dare you to even come here!?" she yelled. I stepped back as she walked towards me.

"I-I just need to talk to D-Daddy…"

"Daddy? Huh! Guard! Why haven't you gotten rid of this pest yet?!"

"Y-yes, Miss. I'm sorry." The guard immediately went to me.

"Miss, leave now!" He grabbed my arm and pulled me away from the gate. I tried to struggle free from his grip.

My tears started to silently form at the sides of my eyes as I tried not to sob or cry.

"S-sister, please! I need to talk to our Dad!" I pleaded desperately.

But before she could speak, someone else spoke up.

"What's going on here?" A calm yet authoritative voice echoed. A woman walked in from the mansion.

I felt like I was about to collapse from nervousness.

She's my father's legal wife.

"Mom!" Elle looked at her mother.

She ignored my sister and walked past her towards me. The guard still had a hold of me, I wanted to break free, but it felt like I couldn't move my body anymore.

She looked very intimidating and I'm so nervous that I'm almost numb.

"What are you doing here?" she asked seriously.

She coldly glanced at the guard holding me, "Let her go," she said firmly. The guard quickly released me.

"Mom! Get rid of her!"

"Why are you here?" she asked again, ignoring her daughter.

"I-I need to t-talk to our D-Dad…" Even though my voice was full of fear, I still mustered what I had to say.

Her face was expressionless, as she's just staring at me coldly.

"Why? What do you need from my husband?" she asked.

"My mother is in the hospital. I-I have no one e-else to t-turn to…" I said, my voice trembling.

My mother's parents are in Europe. I also have no connection with them because they disowned their daughter when Mom left them for my Dad.

"Oh? Is that her karma?" she scoffed.

"P-please, my father—"

I hadn't finished what I was saying when a cold hand fall on my cheek.

I almost went deaf from the slap Mrs. Fuego gave me. Holding my cheek, I couldn't react.

"How dare you show your face to us?" she fired.

I shook my head as I realized the truth. My tears gradually flowed.

My mother was just my Daddy's mistress. I was so insensitive to have shown myself to them. Because of me, their family was ruined.

But why? I didn't want this to happen. I don't know what to do anymore. I don't know where to get the money needed for Mom's operation.

Mrs. Fuego looked at me with disgust before turning her gaze to her daughter.

"Your friends are coming over. Fix yourself, honey," she said in her sweetest voice before turning her gaze back to me.

"Tsk!" Elle rolled her eyes at me before going back into the house.

"Get out of here and never show your face to us again!" Mrs. Fuego said and turned her back on me.

"Leave, Miss." The guard approached me, seeming to pity me, so he helped me up.

"I can manage." I stood up on my own and ran away from that place. I shouldn't have come here in the first place.

"What did you get from your father? Nothing, right? If I were you, I'd accept the job I'm offering you." Auntie Marila stood up from the sofa.

"Rest for now. If you change your mind, you know where to find me," she said before leaving me alone in our house.

This house is my dad's property. I had to let go of our only housemaid because we needed the nurse who's with my Mom at the hospital more here at home, Daddy pays their salaries. Dad also pays all our bills, even my school expenses, but last month, he stopped providing and giving me money. I can't talk to him anymore. He used to visit me every week to check on me, but he's been absent for weeks.

I've already used the last allowance he gave me.

I wiped away the incessant flow of my tears with the back of my hand.

What am I going to do now?

I didn't realize I had fallen asleep on the sofa. My eyes hurt from crying. I looked at the window outside, it's already dark. I glanced at the clock on our wall: 8:00 PM.

I stood up and went to my room. I showered and fixed myself, I also put on some makeup on.

Afterward, I went down to the garage. Daddy gave me this car last year for my birthday.

The drive to the club took thirty minutes.I'm sitting on the cold bench outside the emergency room. Many people were crossing by in the hallway but I couldn't stop the tears from streaming down my face.

I was on my way home from my internship when Auntie Marila called, my Mother had a heart attack, so they rushed her to the emergency room. The doctor hadn't examined her thoroughly yet.

She's now stable but still unconscious.

"Who's the patient's family of Diana Alvarez?" The nurse's voice made me alert.

I immediately went to her, "I-it's me! H-how's my mom?" My voice trembled as I faced the nurse.

"I'll be honest with you, hija. Your mother's condition is serious. She needs immediate surgery," she said.

"It will require a large sum of money… We will immediately perform the surgery if you already have the exact amount for her operation," she said directly.

My throat went dry.

"H-how much d-do I n-needed to pay for that?"

"Seven hundred thousand."

I fell down on the floor.

Where would I get that large amount of money?

I stopped outside the gate of a large and luxurious mansion.

"Who are you? What do you need?" I slightly flinched back as the security, guarding the gate aggressively approached me.

"The Fuegos don't have any expected visitors today, leave." He said gruffly, but I couldn't be swayed. This was the only way left to get my mom operated.

"Uhm… I-is Mr. F-Fuego here?" Even though there was a hint of fear in my voice, I mustered the courage to face the guard.

"No. Leave now, Miss."

"I just need to talk to him—" But before I could even finish my words, the gate suddenly opened.

"What's happening here?"

Elle. My half-sister stepped in, wearing a fancy lacey dress.

When she saw me, she immediately came out of the gate.

"You! What are you doing here?!" she hissed, pointing at me. My anxiety increased.

My heart was pounding so hard. I looked wearily at my sister.

"How dare you to even come here!?" she yelled. I stepped back as she walked towards me.

"I-I just need to talk to D-Daddy…"

"Daddy? Huh! Guard! Why haven't you gotten rid of this pest yet?!"

"Y-yes, Miss. I'm sorry." The guard immediately went to me.

"Miss, leave now!" He grabbed my arm and pulled me away from the gate. I tried to struggle free from his grip.

My tears started to silently form at the sides of my eyes as I tried not to sob or cry.

"S-sister, please! I need to talk to our Dad!" I pleaded desperately.

But before she could speak, someone else spoke up.

"What's going on here?" A calm yet authoritative voice echoed. A woman walked in from the mansion.

I felt like I was about to collapse from nervousness.

She's my father's legal wife.

"Mom!" Elle looked at her mother.

She ignored my sister and walked past her towards me. The guard still had a hold of me, I wanted to break free, but it felt like I couldn't move my body anymore.

She looked very intimidating and I'm so nervous that I'm almost numb.

"What are you doing here?" she asked seriously.

She coldly glanced at the guard holding me, "Let her go," she said firmly. The guard quickly released me.

"Mom! Get rid of her!"

"Why are you here?" she asked again, ignoring her daughter.

"I-I need to t-talk to our D-Dad…" Even though my voice was full of fear, I still mustered what I had to say.

Her face was expressionless, as she's just staring at me coldly.

"Why? What do you need from my husband?" she asked.

"My mother is in the hospital. I-I have no one e-else to t-turn to…" I said, my voice trembling.

My mother's parents are in Europe. I also have no connection with them because they disowned their daughter when Mom left them for my Dad.

"Oh? Is that her karma?" she scoffed.

"P-please, my father—"

I hadn't finished what I was saying when a cold hand fall on my cheek.

I almost went deaf from the slap Mrs. Fuego gave me. Holding my cheek, I couldn't react.

"How dare you show your face to us?" she fired.

I shook my head as I realized the truth. My tears gradually flowed.

My mother was just my Daddy's mistress. I was so insensitive to have shown myself to them. Because of me, their family was ruined.

But why? I didn't want this to happen. I don't know what to do anymore. I don't know where to get the money needed for Mom's operation.

Mrs. Fuego looked at me with disgust before turning her gaze to her daughter.

"Your friends are coming over. Fix yourself, honey," she said in her sweetest voice before turning her gaze back to me.

"Tsk!" Elle rolled her eyes at me before going back into the house.

"Get out of here and never show your face to us again!" Mrs. Fuego said and turned her back on me.

"Leave, Miss." The guard approached me, seeming to pity me, so he helped me up.

"I can manage." I stood up on my own and ran away from that place. I shouldn't have come here in the first place.

"What did you get from your father? Nothing, right? If I were you, I'd accept the job I'm offering you." Auntie Marila stood up from the sofa.

"Rest for now. If you change your mind, you know where to find me," she said before leaving me alone in our house.

This house is my dad's property. I had to let go of our only housemaid because we needed the nurse who's with my Mom at the hospital more here at home, Daddy pays their salaries. Dad also pays all our bills, even my school expenses, but last month, he stopped providing and giving me money. I can't talk to him anymore. He used to visit me every week to check on me, but he's been absent for weeks.

I've already used the last allowance he gave me.

I wiped away the incessant flow of my tears with the back of my hand.

What am I going to do now?

I didn't realize I had fallen asleep on the sofa. My eyes hurt from crying. I looked at the window outside, it's already dark. I glanced at the clock on our wall: 8:00 PM.

I stood up and went to my room. I showered and fixed myself, I also put on some makeup on.

Afterward, I went down to the garage. Daddy gave me this car last year for my birthday.

The drive to the club took thirty minutes.I'm sitting on the cold bench outside the emergency room. Many people were crossing by in the hallway but I couldn't stop the tears from streaming down my face.

I was on my way home from my internship when Auntie Marila called, my Mother had a heart attack, so they rushed her to the emergency room. The doctor hadn't examined her thoroughly yet.

She's now stable but still unconscious.

"Who's the patient's family of Diana Alvarez?" The nurse's voice made me alert.

I immediately went to her, "I-it's me! H-how's my mom?" My voice trembled as I faced the nurse.

"I'll be honest with you, hija. Your mother's condition is serious. She needs immediate surgery," she said.

"It will require a large sum of money… We will immediately perform the surgery if you already have the exact amount for her operation," she said directly.

My throat went dry.

"H-how much d-do I n-needed to pay for that?"

"Seven hundred thousand."

I fell down on the floor.

Where would I get that large amount of money?

I stopped outside the gate of a large and luxurious mansion.

"Who are you? What do you need?" I slightly flinched back as the security, guarding the gate aggressively approached me.

"The Fuegos don't have any expected visitors today, leave." He said gruffly, but I couldn't be swayed. This was the only way left to get my mom operated.

"Uhm… I-is Mr. F-Fuego here?" Even though there was a hint of fear in my voice, I mustered the courage to face the guard.

"No. Leave now, Miss."

"I just need to talk to him—" But before I could even finish my words, the gate suddenly opened.

"What's happening here?"

Elle. My half-sister stepped in, wearing a fancy lacey dress.

When she saw me, she immediately came out of the gate.

"You! What are you doing here?!" she hissed, pointing at me. My anxiety increased.

My heart was pounding so hard. I looked wearily at my sister.

"How dare you to even come here!?" she yelled. I stepped back as she walked towards me.

"I-I just need to talk to D-Daddy…"

"Daddy? Huh! Guard! Why haven't you gotten rid of this pest yet?!"

"Y-yes, Miss. I'm sorry." The guard immediately went to me.

"Miss, leave now!" He grabbed my arm and pulled me away from the gate. I tried to struggle free from his grip.

My tears started to silently form at the sides of my eyes as I tried not to sob or cry.

"S-sister, please! I need to talk to our Dad!" I pleaded desperately.

But before she could speak, someone else spoke up.

"What's going on here?" A calm yet authoritative voice echoed. A woman walked in from the mansion.

I felt like I was about to collapse from nervousness.

She's my father's legal wife.

"Mom!" Elle looked at her mother.

She ignored my sister and walked past her towards me. The guard still had a hold of me, I wanted to break free, but it felt like I couldn't move my body anymore.

She looked very intimidating and I'm so nervous that I'm almost numb.

"What are you doing here?" she asked seriously.

She coldly glanced at the guard holding me, "Let her go," she said firmly. The guard quickly released me.

"Mom! Get rid of her!"

"Why are you here?" she asked again, ignoring her daughter.

"I-I need to t-talk to our D-Dad…" Even though my voice was full of fear, I still mustered what I had to say.

Her face was expressionless, as she's just staring at me coldly.

"Why? What do you need from my husband?" she asked.

"My mother is in the hospital. I-I have no one e-else to t-turn to…" I said, my voice trembling.

My mother's parents are in Europe. I also have no connection with them because they disowned their daughter when Mom left them for my Dad.

"Oh? Is that her karma?" she scoffed.

"P-please, my father—"

I hadn't finished what I was saying when a cold hand fall on my cheek.

I almost went deaf from the slap Mrs. Fuego gave me. Holding my cheek, I couldn't react.

"How dare you show your face to us?" she fired.

I shook my head as I realized the truth. My tears gradually flowed.

My mother was just my Daddy's mistress. I was so insensitive to have shown myself to them. Because of me, their family was ruined.

But why? I didn't want this to happen. I don't know what to do anymore. I don't know where to get the money needed for Mom's operation.

Mrs. Fuego looked at me with disgust before turning her gaze to her daughter.

"Your friends are coming over. Fix yourself, honey," she said in her sweetest voice before turning her gaze back to me.

"Tsk!" Elle rolled her eyes at me before going back into the house.

"Get out of here and never show your face to us again!" Mrs. Fuego said and turned her back on me.

"Leave, Miss." The guard approached me, seeming to pity me, so he helped me up.

"I can manage." I stood up on my own and ran away from that place. I shouldn't have come here in the first place.

"What did you get from your father? Nothing, right? If I were you, I'd accept the job I'm offering you." Auntie Marila stood up from the sofa.

"Rest for now. If you change your mind, you know where to find me," she said before leaving me alone in our house.

This house is my dad's property. I had to let go of our only housemaid because we needed the nurse who's with my Mom at the hospital more here at home, Daddy pays their salaries. Dad also pays all our bills, even my school expenses, but last month, he stopped providing and giving me money. I can't talk to him anymore. He used to visit me every week to check on me, but he's been absent for weeks.

I've already used the last allowance he gave me.

I wiped away the incessant flow of my tears with the back of my hand.

What am I going to do now?

I didn't realize I had fallen asleep on the sofa. My eyes hurt from crying. I looked at the window outside, it's already dark. I glanced at the clock on our wall: 8:00 PM.

I stood up and went to my room. I showered and fixed myself, I also put on some makeup on.

Afterward, I went down to the garage. Daddy gave me this car last year for my birthday.

The drive to the club took thirty minutes.I'm sitting on the cold bench outside the emergency room. Many people were crossing by in the hallway but I couldn't stop the tears from streaming down my face.

I was on my way home from my internship when Auntie Marila called, my Mother had a heart attack, so they rushed her to the emergency room. The doctor hadn't examined her thoroughly yet.

She's now stable but still unconscious.

"Who's the patient's family of Diana Alvarez?" The nurse's voice made me alert.

I immediately went to her, "I-it's me! H-how's my mom?" My voice trembled as I faced the nurse.

"I'll be honest with you, hija. Your mother's condition is serious. She needs immediate surgery," she said.

"It will require a large sum of money… We will immediately perform the surgery if you already have the exact amount for her operation," she said directly.

My throat went dry.

"H-how much d-do I n-needed to pay for that?"

"Seven hundred thousand."

I fell down on the floor.

Where would I get that large amount of money?

I stopped outside the gate of a large and luxurious mansion.

"Who are you? What do you need?" I slightly flinched back as the security, guarding the gate aggressively approached me.

"The Fuegos don't have any expected visitors today, leave." He said gruffly, but I couldn't be swayed. This was the only way left to get my mom operated.

"Uhm… I-is Mr. F-Fuego here?" Even though there was a hint of fear in my voice, I mustered the courage to face the guard.

"No. Leave now, Miss."

"I just need to talk to him—" But before I could even finish my words, the gate suddenly opened.

"What's happening here?"

Elle. My half-sister stepped in, wearing a fancy lacey dress.

When she saw me, she immediately came out of the gate.

"You! What are you doing here?!" she hissed, pointing at me. My anxiety increased.

My heart was pounding so hard. I looked wearily at my sister.

"How dare you to even come here!?" she yelled. I stepped back as she walked towards me.

"I-I just need to talk to D-Daddy…"

"Daddy? Huh! Guard! Why haven't you gotten rid of this pest yet?!"

"Y-yes, Miss. I'm sorry." The guard immediately went to me.

"Miss, leave now!" He grabbed my arm and pulled me away from the gate. I tried to struggle free from his grip.

My tears started to silently form at the sides of my eyes as I tried not to sob or cry.

"S-sister, please! I need to talk to our Dad!" I pleaded desperately.

But before she could speak, someone else spoke up.

"What's going on here?" A calm yet authoritative voice echoed. A woman walked in from the mansion.

I felt like I was about to collapse from nervousness.

She's my father's legal wife.

"Mom!" Elle looked at her mother.

She ignored my sister and walked past her towards me. The guard still had a hold of me, I wanted to break free, but it felt like I couldn't move my body anymore.

She looked very intimidating and I'm so nervous that I'm almost numb.

"What are you doing here?" she asked seriously.

She coldly glanced at the guard holding me, "Let her go," she said firmly. The guard quickly released me.

"Mom! Get rid of her!"

"Why are you here?" she asked again, ignoring her daughter.

"I-I need to t-talk to our D-Dad…" Even though my voice was full of fear, I still mustered what I had to say.

Her face was expressionless, as she's just staring at me coldly.

"Why? What do you need from my husband?" she asked.

"My mother is in the hospital. I-I have no one e-else to t-turn to…" I said, my voice trembling.

My mother's parents are in Europe. I also have no connection with them because they disowned their daughter when Mom left them for my Dad.

"Oh? Is that her karma?" she scoffed.

"P-please, my father—"

I hadn't finished what I was saying when a cold hand fall on my cheek.

I almost went deaf from the slap Mrs. Fuego gave me. Holding my cheek, I couldn't react.

"How dare you show your face to us?" she fired.

I shook my head as I realized the truth. My tears gradually flowed.

My mother was just my Daddy's mistress. I was so insensitive to have shown myself to them. Because of me, their family was ruined.

But why? I didn't want this to happen. I don't know what to do anymore. I don't know where to get the money needed for Mom's operation.

Mrs. Fuego looked at me with disgust before turning her gaze to her daughter.

"Your friends are coming over. Fix yourself, honey," she said in her sweetest voice before turning her gaze back to me.

"Tsk!" Elle rolled her eyes at me before going back into the house.

"Get out of here and never show your face to us again!" Mrs. Fuego said and turned her back on me.

"Leave, Miss." The guard approached me, seeming to pity me, so he helped me up.

"I can manage." I stood up on my own and ran away from that place. I shouldn't have come here in the first place.

"What did you get from your father? Nothing, right? If I were you, I'd accept the job I'm offering you." Auntie Marila stood up from the sofa.

"Rest for now. If you change your mind, you know where to find me," she said before leaving me alone in our house.

This house is my dad's property. I had to let go of our only housemaid because we needed the nurse who's with my Mom at the hospital more here at home, Daddy pays their salaries. Dad also pays all our bills, even my school expenses, but last month, he stopped providing and giving me money. I can't talk to him anymore. He used to visit me every week to check on me, but he's been absent for weeks.

I've already used the last allowance he gave me.

I wiped away the incessant flow of my tears with the back of my hand.

What am I going to do now?

I didn't realize I had fallen asleep on the sofa. My eyes hurt from crying. I looked at the window outside, it's already dark. I glanced at the clock on our wall: 8:00 PM.

I stood up and went to my room. I showered and fixed myself, I also put on some makeup on.

Afterward, I went down to the garage. Daddy gave me this car last year for my birthday.

The drive to the club took thirty minutes.I'm sitting on the cold bench outside the emergency room. Many people were crossing by in the hallway but I couldn't stop the tears from streaming down my face.

I was on my way home from my internship when Auntie Marila called, my Mother had a heart attack, so they rushed her to the emergency room. The doctor hadn't examined her thoroughly yet.

She's now stable but still unconscious.

"Who's the patient's family of Diana Alvarez?" The nurse's voice made me alert.

I immediately went to her, "I-it's me! H-how's my mom?" My voice trembled as I faced the nurse.

"I'll be honest with you, hija. Your mother's condition is serious. She needs immediate surgery," she said.

"It will require a large sum of money… We will immediately perform the surgery if you already have the exact amount for her operation," she said directly.

My throat went dry.

"H-how much d-do I n-needed to pay for that?"

"Seven hundred thousand."

I fell down on the floor.

Where would I get that large amount of money?

I stopped outside the gate of a large and luxurious mansion.

"Who are you? What do you need?" I slightly flinched back as the security, guarding the gate aggressively approached me.

"The Fuegos don't have any expected visitors today, leave." He said gruffly, but I couldn't be swayed. This was the only way left to get my mom operated.

"Uhm… I-is Mr. F-Fuego here?" Even though there was a hint of fear in my voice, I mustered the courage to face the guard.

"No. Leave now, Miss."

"I just need to talk to him—" But before I could even finish my words, the gate suddenly opened.

"What's happening here?"

Elle. My half-sister stepped in, wearing a fancy lacey dress.

When she saw me, she immediately came out of the gate.

"You! What are you doing here?!" she hissed, pointing at me. My anxiety increased.

My heart was pounding so hard. I looked wearily at my sister.

"How dare you to even come here!?" she yelled. I stepped back as she walked towards me.

"I-I just need to talk to D-Daddy…"

"Daddy? Huh! Guard! Why haven't you gotten rid of this pest yet?!"

"Y-yes, Miss. I'm sorry." The guard immediately went to me.

"Miss, leave now!" He grabbed my arm and pulled me away from the gate. I tried to struggle free from his grip.

My tears started to silently form at the sides of my eyes as I tried not to sob or cry.

"S-sister, please! I need to talk to our Dad!" I pleaded desperately.

But before she could speak, someone else spoke up.

"What's going on here?" A calm yet authoritative voice echoed. A woman walked in from the mansion.

I felt like I was about to collapse from nervousness.

She's my father's legal wife.

"Mom!" Elle looked at her mother.

She ignored my sister and walked past her towards me. The guard still had a hold of me, I wanted to break free, but it felt like I couldn't move my body anymore.

She looked very intimidating and I'm so nervous that I'm almost numb.

"What are you doing here?" she asked seriously.

She coldly glanced at the guard holding me, "Let her go," she said firmly. The guard quickly released me.

"Mom! Get rid of her!"

"Why are you here?" she asked again, ignoring her daughter.

"I-I need to t-talk to our D-Dad…" Even though my voice was full of fear, I still mustered what I had to say.

Her face was expressionless, as she's just staring at me coldly.

"Why? What do you need from my husband?" she asked.

"My mother is in the hospital. I-I have no one e-else to t-turn to…" I said, my voice trembling.

My mother's parents are in Europe. I also have no connection with them because they disowned their daughter when Mom left them for my Dad.

"Oh? Is that her karma?" she scoffed.

"P-please, my father—"

I hadn't finished what I was saying when a cold hand fall on my cheek.

I almost went deaf from the slap Mrs. Fuego gave me. Holding my cheek, I couldn't react.

"How dare you show your face to us?" she fired.

I shook my head as I realized the truth. My tears gradually flowed.

My mother was just my Daddy's mistress. I was so insensitive to have shown myself to them. Because of me, their family was ruined.

But why? I didn't want this to happen. I don't know what to do anymore. I don't know where to get the money needed for Mom's operation.

Mrs. Fuego looked at me with disgust before turning her gaze to her daughter.

"Your friends are coming over. Fix yourself, honey," she said in her sweetest voice before turning her gaze back to me.

"Tsk!" Elle rolled her eyes at me before going back into the house.

"Get out of here and never show your face to us again!" Mrs. Fuego said and turned her back on me.

"Leave, Miss." The guard approached me, seeming to pity me, so he helped me up.

"I can manage." I stood up on my own and ran away from that place. I shouldn't have come here in the first place.

"What did you get from your father? Nothing, right? If I were you, I'd accept the job I'm offering you." Auntie Marila stood up from the sofa.

"Rest for now. If you change your mind, you know where to find me," she said before leaving me alone in our house.

This house is my dad's property. I had to let go of our only housemaid because we needed the nurse who's with my Mom at the hospital more here at home, Daddy pays their salaries. Dad also pays all our bills, even my school expenses, but last month, he stopped providing and giving me money. I can't talk to him anymore. He used to visit me every week to check on me, but he's been absent for weeks.

I've already used the last allowance he gave me.

I wiped away the incessant flow of my tears with the back of my hand.

What am I going to do now?

I didn't realize I had fallen asleep on the sofa. My eyes hurt from crying. I looked at the window outside, it's already dark. I glanced at the clock on our wall: 8:00 PM.

I stood up and went to my room. I showered and fixed myself, I also put on some makeup on.

Afterward, I went down to the garage. Daddy gave me this car last year for my birthday.

The drive to the club took thirty minutes.I'm sitting on the cold bench outside the emergency room. Many people were crossing by in the hallway but I couldn't stop the tears from streaming down my face.

I was on my way home from my internship when Auntie Marila called, my Mother had a heart attack, so they rushed her to the emergency room. The doctor hadn't examined her thoroughly yet.

She's now stable but still unconscious.

"Who's the patient's family of Diana Alvarez?" The nurse's voice made me alert.

I immediately went to her, "I-it's me! H-how's my mom?" My voice trembled as I faced the nurse.

"I'll be honest with you, hija. Your mother's condition is serious. She needs immediate surgery," she said.

"It will require a large sum of money… We will immediately perform the surgery if you already have the exact amount for her operation," she said directly.

My throat went dry.

"H-how much d-do I n-needed to pay for that?"

"Seven hundred thousand."

I fell down on the floor.

Where would I get that large amount of money?

I stopped outside the gate of a large and luxurious mansion.

"Who are you? What do you need?" I slightly flinched back as the security, guarding the gate aggressively approached me.

"The Fuegos don't have any expected visitors today, leave." He said gruffly, but I couldn't be swayed. This was the only way left to get my mom operated.

"Uhm… I-is Mr. F-Fuego here?" Even though there was a hint of fear in my voice, I mustered the courage to face the guard.

"No. Leave now, Miss."

"I just need to talk to him—" But before I could even finish my words, the gate suddenly opened.

"What's happening here?"

Elle. My half-sister stepped in, wearing a fancy lacey dress.

When she saw me, she immediately came out of the gate.

"You! What are you doing here?!" she hissed, pointing at me. My anxiety increased.

My heart was pounding so hard. I looked wearily at my sister.

"How dare you to even come here!?" she yelled. I stepped back as she walked towards me.

"I-I just need to talk to D-Daddy…"

"Daddy? Huh! Guard! Why haven't you gotten rid of this pest yet?!"

"Y-yes, Miss. I'm sorry." The guard immediately went to me.

"Miss, leave now!" He grabbed my arm and pulled me away from the gate. I tried to struggle free from his grip.

My tears started to silently form at the sides of my eyes as I tried not to sob or cry.

"S-sister, please! I need to talk to our Dad!" I pleaded desperately.

But before she could speak, someone else spoke up.

"What's going on here?" A calm yet authoritative voice echoed. A woman walked in from the mansion.

I felt like I was about to collapse from nervousness.

She's my father's legal wife.

"Mom!" Elle looked at her mother.

She ignored my sister and walked past her towards me. The guard still had a hold of me, I wanted to break free, but it felt like I couldn't move my body anymore.

She looked very intimidating and I'm so nervous that I'm almost numb.

"What are you doing here?" she asked seriously.

She coldly glanced at the guard holding me, "Let her go," she said firmly. The guard quickly released me.

"Mom! Get rid of her!"

"Why are you here?" she asked again, ignoring her daughter.

"I-I need to t-talk to our D-Dad…" Even though my voice was full of fear, I still mustered what I had to say.

Her face was expressionless, as she's just staring at me coldly.

"Why? What do you need from my husband?" she asked.

"My mother is in the hospital. I-I have no one e-else to t-turn to…" I said, my voice trembling.

My mother's parents are in Europe. I also have no connection with them because they disowned their daughter when Mom left them for my Dad.

"Oh? Is that her karma?" she scoffed.

"P-please, my father—"

I hadn't finished what I was saying when a cold hand fall on my cheek.

I almost went deaf from the slap Mrs. Fuego gave me. Holding my cheek, I couldn't react.

"How dare you show your face to us?" she fired.

I shook my head as I realized the truth. My tears gradually flowed.

My mother was just my Daddy's mistress. I was so insensitive to have shown myself to them. Because of me, their family was ruined.

But why? I didn't want this to happen. I don't know what to do anymore. I don't know where to get the money needed for Mom's operation.

Mrs. Fuego looked at me with disgust before turning her gaze to her daughter.

"Your friends are coming over. Fix yourself, honey," she said in her sweetest voice before turning her gaze back to me.

"Tsk!" Elle rolled her eyes at me before going back into the house.

"Get out of here and never show your face to us again!" Mrs. Fuego said and turned her back on me.

"Leave, Miss." The guard approached me, seeming to pity me, so he helped me up.

"I can manage." I stood up on my own and ran away from that place. I shouldn't have come here in the first place.

"What did you get from your father? Nothing, right? If I were you, I'd accept the job I'm offering you." Auntie Marila stood up from the sofa.

"Rest for now. If you change your mind, you know where to find me," she said before leaving me alone in our house.

This house is my dad's property. I had to let go of our only housemaid because we needed the nurse who's with my Mom at the hospital more here at home, Daddy pays their salaries. Dad also pays all our bills, even my school expenses, but last month, he stopped providing and giving me money. I can't talk to him anymore. He used to visit me every week to check on me, but he's been absent for weeks.

I've already used the last allowance he gave me.

I wiped away the incessant flow of my tears with the back of my hand.

What am I going to do now?

I didn't realize I had fallen asleep on the sofa. My eyes hurt from crying. I looked at the window outside, it's already dark. I glanced at the clock on our wall: 8:00 PM.

I stood up and went to my room. I showered and fixed myself, I also put on some makeup on.

Afterward, I went down to the garage. Daddy gave me this car last year for my birthday.

The drive to the club took thirty minutes.I'm sitting on the cold bench outside the emergency room. Many people were crossing by in the hallway but I couldn't stop the tears from streaming down my face.

I was on my way home from my internship when Auntie Marila called, my Mother had a heart attack, so they rushed her to the emergency room. The doctor hadn't examined her thoroughly yet.

She's now stable but still unconscious.

"Who's the patient's family of Diana Alvarez?" The nurse's voice made me alert.

I immediately went to her, "I-it's me! H-how's my mom?" My voice trembled as I faced the nurse.

"I'll be honest with you, hija. Your mother's condition is serious. She needs immediate surgery," she said.

"It will require a large sum of money… We will immediately perform the surgery if you already have the exact amount for her operation," she said directly.

My throat went dry.

"H-how much d-do I n-needed to pay for that?"

"Seven hundred thousand."

I fell down on the floor.

Where would I get that large amount of money?

I stopped outside the gate of a large and luxurious mansion.

"Who are you? What do you need?" I slightly flinched back as the security, guarding the gate aggressively approached me.

"The Fuegos don't have any expected visitors today, leave." He said gruffly, but I couldn't be swayed. This was the only way left to get my mom operated.

"Uhm… I-is Mr. F-Fuego here?" Even though there was a hint of fear in my voice, I mustered the courage to face the guard.

"No. Leave now, Miss."

"I just need to talk to him—" But before I could even finish my words, the gate suddenly opened.

"What's happening here?"

Elle. My half-sister stepped in, wearing a fancy lacey dress.

When she saw me, she immediately came out of the gate.

"You! What are you doing here?!" she hissed, pointing at me. My anxiety increased.

My heart was pounding so hard. I looked wearily at my sister.

"How dare you to even come here!?" she yelled. I stepped back as she walked towards me.

"I-I just need to talk to D-Daddy…"

"Daddy? Huh! Guard! Why haven't you gotten rid of this pest yet?!"

"Y-yes, Miss. I'm sorry." The guard immediately went to me.

"Miss, leave now!" He grabbed my arm and pulled me away from the gate. I tried to struggle free from his grip.

My tears started to silently form at the sides of my eyes as I tried not to sob or cry.

"S-sister, please! I need to talk to our Dad!" I pleaded desperately.

But before she could speak, someone else spoke up.

"What's going on here?" A calm yet authoritative voice echoed. A woman walked in from the mansion.

I felt like I was about to collapse from nervousness.

She's my father's legal wife.

"Mom!" Elle looked at her mother.

She ignored my sister and walked past her towards me. The guard still had a hold of me, I wanted to break free, but it felt like I couldn't move my body anymore.

She looked very intimidating and I'm so nervous that I'm almost numb.

"What are you doing here?" she asked seriously.

She coldly glanced at the guard holding me, "Let her go," she said firmly. The guard quickly released me.

"Mom! Get rid of her!"

"Why are you here?" she asked again, ignoring her daughter.

"I-I need to t-talk to our D-Dad…" Even though my voice was full of fear, I still mustered what I had to say.

Her face was expressionless, as she's just staring at me coldly.

"Why? What do you need from my husband?" she asked.

"My mother is in the hospital. I-I have no one e-else to t-turn to…" I said, my voice trembling.

My mother's parents are in Europe. I also have no connection with them because they disowned their daughter when Mom left them for my Dad.

"Oh? Is that her karma?" she scoffed.

"P-please, my father—"

I hadn't finished what I was saying when a cold hand fall on my cheek.

I almost went deaf from the slap Mrs. Fuego gave me. Holding my cheek, I couldn't react.

"How dare you show your face to us?" she fired.

I shook my head as I realized the truth. My tears gradually flowed.

My mother was just my Daddy's mistress. I was so insensitive to have shown myself to them. Because of me, their family was ruined.

But why? I didn't want this to happen. I don't know what to do anymore. I don't know where to get the money needed for Mom's operation.

Mrs. Fuego looked at me with disgust before turning her gaze to her daughter.

"Your friends are coming over. Fix yourself, honey," she said in her sweetest voice before turning her gaze back to me.

"Tsk!" Elle rolled her eyes at me before going back into the house.

"Get out of here and never show your face to us again!" Mrs. Fuego said and turned her back on me.

"Leave, Miss." The guard approached me, seeming to pity me, so he helped me up.

"I can manage." I stood up on my own and ran away from that place. I shouldn't have come here in the first place.

"What did you get from your father? Nothing, right? If I were you, I'd accept the job I'm offering you." Auntie Marila stood up from the sofa.

"Rest for now. If you change your mind, you know where to find me," she said before leaving me alone in our house.

This house is my dad's property. I had to let go of our only housemaid because we needed the nurse who's with my Mom at the hospital more here at home, Daddy pays their salaries. Dad also pays all our bills, even my school expenses, but last month, he stopped providing and giving me money. I can't talk to him anymore. He used to visit me every week to check on me, but he's been absent for weeks.

I've already used the last allowance he gave me.

I wiped away the incessant flow of my tears with the back of my hand.

What am I going to do now?

I didn't realize I had fallen asleep on the sofa. My eyes hurt from crying. I looked at the window outside, it's already dark. I glanced at the clock on our wall: 8:00 PM.

I stood up and went to my room. I showered and fixed myself, I also put on some makeup on.

Afterward, I went down to the garage. Daddy gave me this car last year for my birthday.

The drive to the club took thirty minutes.I'm sitting on the cold bench outside the emergency room. Many people were crossing by in the hallway but I couldn't stop the tears from streaming down my face.

I was on my way home from my internship when Auntie Marila called, my Mother had a heart attack, so they rushed her to the emergency room. The doctor hadn't examined her thoroughly yet.

She's now stable but still unconscious.

"Who's the patient's family of Diana Alvarez?" The nurse's voice made me alert.

I immediately went to her, "I-it's me! H-how's my mom?" My voice trembled as I faced the nurse.

"I'll be honest with you, hija. Your mother's condition is serious. She needs immediate surgery," she said.

"It will require a large sum of money… We will immediately perform the surgery if you already have the exact amount for her operation," she said directly.

My throat went dry.

"H-how much d-do I n-needed to pay for that?"

"Seven hundred thousand."

I fell down on the floor.

Where would I get that large amount of money?

I stopped outside the gate of a large and luxurious mansion.

"Who are you? What do you need?" I slightly flinched back as the security, guarding the gate aggressively approached me.

"The Fuegos don't have any expected visitors today, leave." He said gruffly, but I couldn't be swayed. This was the only way left to get my mom operated.

"Uhm… I-is Mr. F-Fuego here?" Even though there was a hint of fear in my voice, I mustered the courage to face the guard.

"No. Leave now, Miss."

"I just need to talk to him—" But before I could even finish my words, the gate suddenly opened.

"What's happening here?"

Elle. My half-sister stepped in, wearing a fancy lacey dress.

When she saw me, she immediately came out of the gate.

"You! What are you doing here?!" she hissed, pointing at me. My anxiety increased.

My heart was pounding so hard. I looked wearily at my sister.

"How dare you to even come here!?" she yelled. I stepped back as she walked towards me.

"I-I just need to talk to D-Daddy…"

"Daddy? Huh! Guard! Why haven't you gotten rid of this pest yet?!"

"Y-yes, Miss. I'm sorry." The guard immediately went to me.

"Miss, leave now!" He grabbed my arm and pulled me away from the gate. I tried to struggle free from his grip.

My tears started to silently form at the sides of my eyes as I tried not to sob or cry.

"S-sister, please! I need to talk to our Dad!" I pleaded desperately.

But before she could speak, someone else spoke up.

"What's going on here?" A calm yet authoritative voice echoed. A woman walked in from the mansion.

I felt like I was about to collapse from nervousness.

She's my father's legal wife.

"Mom!" Elle looked at her mother.

She ignored my sister and walked past her towards me. The guard still had a hold of me, I wanted to break free, but it felt like I couldn't move my body anymore.

She looked very intimidating and I'm so nervous that I'm almost numb.

"What are you doing here?" she asked seriously.

She coldly glanced at the guard holding me, "Let her go," she said firmly. The guard quickly released me.

"Mom! Get rid of her!"

"Why are you here?" she asked again, ignoring her daughter.

"I-I need to t-talk to our D-Dad…" Even though my voice was full of fear, I still mustered what I had to say.

Her face was expressionless, as she's just staring at me coldly.

"Why? What do you need from my husband?" she asked.

"My mother is in the hospital. I-I have no one e-else to t-turn to…" I said, my voice trembling.

My mother's parents are in Europe. I also have no connection with them because they disowned their daughter when Mom left them for my Dad.

"Oh? Is that her karma?" she scoffed.

"P-please, my father—"

I hadn't finished what I was saying when a cold hand fall on my cheek.

I almost went deaf from the slap Mrs. Fuego gave me. Holding my cheek, I couldn't react.

"How dare you show your face to us?" she fired.

I shook my head as I realized the truth. My tears gradually flowed.

My mother was just my Daddy's mistress. I was so insensitive to have shown myself to them. Because of me, their family was ruined.

But why? I didn't want this to happen. I don't know what to do anymore. I don't know where to get the money needed for Mom's operation.

Mrs. Fuego looked at me with disgust before turning her gaze to her daughter.

"Your friends are coming over. Fix yourself, honey," she said in her sweetest voice before turning her gaze back to me.

"Tsk!" Elle rolled her eyes at me before going back into the house.

"Get out of here and never show your face to us again!" Mrs. Fuego said and turned her back on me.

"Leave, Miss." The guard approached me, seeming to pity me, so he helped me up.

"I can manage." I stood up on my own and ran away from that place. I shouldn't have come here in the first place.

"What did you get from your father? Nothing, right? If I were you, I'd accept the job I'm offering you." Auntie Marila stood up from the sofa.

"Rest for now. If you change your mind, you know where to find me," she said before leaving me alone in our house.

This house is my dad's property. I had to let go of our only housemaid because we needed the nurse who's with my Mom at the hospital more here at home, Daddy pays their salaries. Dad also pays all our bills, even my school expenses, but last month, he stopped providing and giving me money. I can't talk to him anymore. He used to visit me every week to check on me, but he's been absent for weeks.

I've already used the last allowance he gave me.

I wiped away the incessant flow of my tears with the back of my hand.

What am I going to do now?

I didn't realize I had fallen asleep on the sofa. My eyes hurt from crying. I looked at the window outside, it's already dark. I glanced at the clock on our wall: 8:00 PM.

I stood up and went to my room. I showered and fixed myself, I also put on some makeup on.

Afterward, I went down to the garage. Daddy gave me this car last year for my birthday.

The drive to the club took thirty minutes.I'm sitting on the cold bench outside the emergency room. Many people were crossing by in the hallway but I couldn't stop the tears from streaming down my face.

I was on my way home from my internship when Auntie Marila called, my Mother had a heart attack, so they rushed her to the emergency room. The doctor hadn't examined her thoroughly yet.

She's now stable but still unconscious.

"Who's the patient's family of Diana Alvarez?" The nurse's voice made me alert.

I immediately went to her, "I-it's me! H-how's my mom?" My voice trembled as I faced the nurse.

"I'll be honest with you, hija. Your mother's condition is serious. She needs immediate surgery," she said.

"It will require a large sum of money… We will immediately perform the surgery if you already have the exact amount for her operation," she said directly.

My throat went dry.

"H-how much d-do I n-needed to pay for that?"

"Seven hundred thousand."

I fell down on the floor.

Where would I get that large amount of money?

I stopped outside the gate of a large and luxurious mansion.

"Who are you? What do you need?" I slightly flinched back as the security, guarding the gate aggressively approached me.

"The Fuegos don't have any expected visitors today, leave." He said gruffly, but I couldn't be swayed. This was the only way left to get my mom operated.

"Uhm… I-is Mr. F-Fuego here?" Even though there was a hint of fear in my voice, I mustered the courage to face the guard.

"No. Leave now, Miss."

"I just need to talk to him—" But before I could even finish my words, the gate suddenly opened.

"What's happening here?"

Elle. My half-sister stepped in, wearing a fancy lacey dress.

When she saw me, she immediately came out of the gate.

"You! What are you doing here?!" she hissed, pointing at me. My anxiety increased.

My heart was pounding so hard. I looked wearily at my sister.

"How dare you to even come here!?" she yelled. I stepped back as she walked towards me.

"I-I just need to talk to D-Daddy…"

"Daddy? Huh! Guard! Why haven't you gotten rid of this pest yet?!"

"Y-yes, Miss. I'm sorry." The guard immediately went to me.

"Miss, leave now!" He grabbed my arm and pulled me away from the gate. I tried to struggle free from his grip.

My tears started to silently form at the sides of my eyes as I tried not to sob or cry.

"S-sister, please! I need to talk to our Dad!" I pleaded desperately.

But before she could speak, someone else spoke up.

"What's going on here?" A calm yet authoritative voice echoed. A woman walked in from the mansion.

I felt like I was about to collapse from nervousness.

She's my father's legal wife.

"Mom!" Elle looked at her mother.

She ignored my sister and walked past her towards me. The guard still had a hold of me, I wanted to break free, but it felt like I couldn't move my body anymore.

She looked very intimidating and I'm so nervous that I'm almost numb.

"What are you doing here?" she asked seriously.

She coldly glanced at the guard holding me, "Let her go," she said firmly. The guard quickly released me.

"Mom! Get rid of her!"

"Why are you here?" she asked again, ignoring her daughter.

"I-I need to t-talk to our D-Dad…" Even though my voice was full of fear, I still mustered what I had to say.

Her face was expressionless, as she's just staring at me coldly.

"Why? What do you need from my husband?" she asked.

"My mother is in the hospital. I-I have no one e-else to t-turn to…" I said, my voice trembling.

My mother's parents are in Europe. I also have no connection with them because they disowned their daughter when Mom left them for my Dad.

"Oh? Is that her karma?" she scoffed.

"P-please, my father—"

I hadn't finished what I was saying when a cold hand fall on my cheek.

I almost went deaf from the slap Mrs. Fuego gave me. Holding my cheek, I couldn't react.

"How dare you show your face to us?" she fired.

I shook my head as I realized the truth. My tears gradually flowed.

My mother was just my Daddy's mistress. I was so insensitive to have shown myself to them. Because of me, their family was ruined.

But why? I didn't want this to happen. I don't know what to do anymore. I don't know where to get the money needed for Mom's operation.

Mrs. Fuego looked at me with disgust before turning her gaze to her daughter.

"Your friends are coming over. Fix yourself, honey," she said in her sweetest voice before turning her gaze back to me.

"Tsk!" Elle rolled her eyes at me before going back into the house.

"Get out of here and never show your face to us again!" Mrs. Fuego said and turned her back on me.

"Leave, Miss." The guard approached me, seeming to pity me, so he helped me up.

"I can manage." I stood up on my own and ran away from that place. I shouldn't have come here in the first place.

"What did you get from your father? Nothing, right? If I were you, I'd accept the job I'm offering you." Auntie Marila stood up from the sofa.

"Rest for now. If you change your mind, you know where to find me," she said before leaving me alone in our house.

This house is my dad's property. I had to let go of our only housemaid because we needed the nurse who's with my Mom at the hospital more here at home, Daddy pays their salaries. Dad also pays all our bills, even my school expenses, but last month, he stopped providing and giving me money. I can't talk to him anymore. He used to visit me every week to check on me, but he's been absent for weeks.

I've already used the last allowance he gave me.

I wiped away the incessant flow of my tears with the back of my hand.

What am I going to do now?

I didn't realize I had fallen asleep on the sofa. My eyes hurt from crying. I looked at the window outside, it's already dark. I glanced at the clock on our wall: 8:00 PM.

I stood up and went to my room. I showered and fixed myself, I also put on some makeup on.

Afterward, I went down to the garage. Daddy gave me this car last year for my birthday.

The drive to the club took thirty minutes.I'm sitting on the cold bench outside the emergency room. Many people were crossing by in the hallway but I couldn't stop the tears from streaming down my face.

I was on my way home from my internship when Auntie Marila called, my Mother had a heart attack, so they rushed her to the emergency room. The doctor hadn't examined her thoroughly yet.

She's now stable but still unconscious.

"Who's the patient's family of Diana Alvarez?" The nurse's voice made me alert.

I immediately went to her, "I-it's me! H-how's my mom?" My voice trembled as I faced the nurse.

"I'll be honest with you, hija. Your mother's condition is serious. She needs immediate surgery," she said.

"It will require a large sum of money… We will immediately perform the surgery if you already have the exact amount for her operation," she said directly.

My throat went dry.

"H-how much d-do I n-needed to pay for that?"

"Seven hundred thousand."

I fell down on the floor.

Where would I get that large amount of money?

I stopped outside the gate of a large and luxurious mansion.

"Who are you? What do you need?" I slightly flinched back as the security, guarding the gate aggressively approached me.

"The Fuegos don't have any expected visitors today, leave." He said gruffly, but I couldn't be swayed. This was the only way left to get my mom operated.

"Uhm… I-is Mr. F-Fuego here?" Even though there was a hint of fear in my voice, I mustered the courage to face the guard.

"No. Leave now, Miss."

"I just need to talk to him—" But before I could even finish my words, the gate suddenly opened.

"What's happening here?"

Elle. My half-sister stepped in, wearing a fancy lacey dress.

When she saw me, she immediately came out of the gate.

"You! What are you doing here?!" she hissed, pointing at me. My anxiety increased.

My heart was pounding so hard. I looked wearily at my sister.

"How dare you to even come here!?" she yelled. I stepped back as she walked towards me.

"I-I just need to talk to D-Daddy…"

"Daddy? Huh! Guard! Why haven't you gotten rid of this pest yet?!"

"Y-yes, Miss. I'm sorry." The guard immediately went to me.

"Miss, leave now!" He grabbed my arm and pulled me away from the gate. I tried to struggle free from his grip.

My tears started to silently form at the sides of my eyes as I tried not to sob or cry.

"S-sister, please! I need to talk to our Dad!" I pleaded desperately.

But before she could speak, someone else spoke up.

"What's going on here?" A calm yet authoritative voice echoed. A woman walked in from the mansion.

I felt like I was about to collapse from nervousness.

She's my father's legal wife.

"Mom!" Elle looked at her mother.

She ignored my sister and walked past her towards me. The guard still had a hold of me, I wanted to break free, but it felt like I couldn't move my body anymore.

She looked very intimidating and I'm so nervous that I'm almost numb.

"What are you doing here?" she asked seriously.

She coldly glanced at the guard holding me, "Let her go," she said firmly. The guard quickly released me.

"Mom! Get rid of her!"

"Why are you here?" she asked again, ignoring her daughter.

"I-I need to t-talk to our D-Dad…" Even though my voice was full of fear, I still mustered what I had to say.

Her face was expressionless, as she's just staring at me coldly.

"Why? What do you need from my husband?" she asked.

"My mother is in the hospital. I-I have no one e-else to t-turn to…" I said, my voice trembling.

My mother's parents are in Europe. I also have no connection with them because they disowned their daughter when Mom left them for my Dad.

"Oh? Is that her karma?" she scoffed.

"P-please, my father—"

I hadn't finished what I was saying when a cold hand fall on my cheek.

I almost went deaf from the slap Mrs. Fuego gave me. Holding my cheek, I couldn't react.

"How dare you show your face to us?" she fired.

I shook my head as I realized the truth. My tears gradually flowed.

My mother was just my Daddy's mistress. I was so insensitive to have shown myself to them. Because of me, their family was ruined.

But why? I didn't want this to happen. I don't know what to do anymore. I don't know where to get the money needed for Mom's operation.

Mrs. Fuego looked at me with disgust before turning her gaze to her daughter.

"Your friends are coming over. Fix yourself, honey," she said in her sweetest voice before turning her gaze back to me.

"Tsk!" Elle rolled her eyes at me before going back into the house.

"Get out of here and never show your face to us again!" Mrs. Fuego said and turned her back on me.

"Leave, Miss." The guard approached me, seeming to pity me, so he helped me up.

"I can manage." I stood up on my own and ran away from that place. I shouldn't have come here in the first place.

"What did you get from your father? Nothing, right? If I were you, I'd accept the job I'm offering you." Auntie Marila stood up from the sofa.

"Rest for now. If you change your mind, you know where to find me," she said before leaving me alone in our house.

This house is my dad's property. I had to let go of our only housemaid because we needed the nurse who's with my Mom at the hospital more here at home, Daddy pays their salaries. Dad also pays all our bills, even my school expenses, but last month, he stopped providing and giving me money. I can't talk to him anymore. He used to visit me every week to check on me, but he's been absent for weeks.

I've already used the last allowance he gave me.

I wiped away the incessant flow of my tears with the back of my hand.

What am I going to do now?

I didn't realize I had fallen asleep on the sofa. My eyes hurt from crying. I looked at the window outside, it's already dark. I glanced at the clock on our wall: 8:00 PM.

I stood up and went to my room. I showered and fixed myself, I also put on some makeup on.

Afterward, I went down to the garage. Daddy gave me this car last year for my birthday.

The drive to the club took thirty minutes.I'm sitting on the cold bench outside the emergency room. Many people were crossing by in the hallway but I couldn't stop the tears from streaming down my face.

I was on my way home from my internship when Auntie Marila called, my Mother had a heart attack, so they rushed her to the emergency room. The doctor hadn't examined her thoroughly yet.

She's now stable but still unconscious.

"Who's the patient's family of Diana Alvarez?" The nurse's voice made me alert.

I immediately went to her, "I-it's me! H-how's my mom?" My voice trembled as I faced the nurse.

"I'll be honest with you, hija. Your mother's condition is serious. She needs immediate surgery," she said.

"It will require a large sum of money… We will immediately perform the surgery if you already have the exact amount for her operation," she said directly.

My throat went dry.

"H-how much d-do I n-needed to pay for that?"

"Seven hundred thousand."

I fell down on the floor.

Where would I get that large amount of money?

I stopped outside the gate of a large and luxurious mansion.

"Who are you? What do you need?" I slightly flinched back as the security, guarding the gate aggressively approached me.

"The Fuegos don't have any expected visitors today, leave." He said gruffly, but I couldn't be swayed. This was the only way left to get my mom operated.

"Uhm… I-is Mr. F-Fuego here?" Even though there was a hint of fear in my voice, I mustered the courage to face the guard.

"No. Leave now, Miss."

"I just need to talk to him—" But before I could even finish my words, the gate suddenly opened.

"What's happening here?"

Elle. My half-sister stepped in, wearing a fancy lacey dress.

When she saw me, she immediately came out of the gate.

"You! What are you doing here?!" she hissed, pointing at me. My anxiety increased.

My heart was pounding so hard. I looked wearily at my sister.

"How dare you to even come here!?" she yelled. I stepped back as she walked towards me.

"I-I just need to talk to D-Daddy…"

"Daddy? Huh! Guard! Why haven't you gotten rid of this pest yet?!"

"Y-yes, Miss. I'm sorry." The guard immediately went to me.

"Miss, leave now!" He grabbed my arm and pulled me away from the gate. I tried to struggle free from his grip.

My tears started to silently form at the sides of my eyes as I tried not to sob or cry.

"S-sister, please! I need to talk to our Dad!" I pleaded desperately.

But before she could speak, someone else spoke up.

"What's going on here?" A calm yet authoritative voice echoed. A woman walked in from the mansion.

I felt like I was about to collapse from nervousness.

She's my father's legal wife.

"Mom!" Elle looked at her mother.

She ignored my sister and walked past her towards me. The guard still had a hold of me, I wanted to break free, but it felt like I couldn't move my body anymore.

She looked very intimidating and I'm so nervous that I'm almost numb.

"What are you doing here?" she asked seriously.

She coldly glanced at the guard holding me, "Let her go," she said firmly. The guard quickly released me.

"Mom! Get rid of her!"

"Why are you here?" she asked again, ignoring her daughter.

"I-I need to t-talk to our D-Dad…" Even though my voice was full of fear, I still mustered what I had to say.

Her face was expressionless, as she's just staring at me coldly.

"Why? What do you need from my husband?" she asked.

"My mother is in the hospital. I-I have no one e-else to t-turn to…" I said, my voice trembling.

My mother's parents are in Europe. I also have no connection with them because they disowned their daughter when Mom left them for my Dad.

"Oh? Is that her karma?" she scoffed.

"P-please, my father—"

I hadn't finished what I was saying when a cold hand fall on my cheek.

I almost went deaf from the slap Mrs. Fuego gave me. Holding my cheek, I couldn't react.

"How dare you show your face to us?" she fired.

I shook my head as I realized the truth. My tears gradually flowed.

My mother was just my Daddy's mistress. I was so insensitive to have shown myself to them. Because of me, their family was ruined.

But why? I didn't want this to happen. I don't know what to do anymore. I don't know where to get the money needed for Mom's operation.

Mrs. Fuego looked at me with disgust before turning her gaze to her daughter.

"Your friends are coming over. Fix yourself, honey," she said in her sweetest voice before turning her gaze back to me.

"Tsk!" Elle rolled her eyes at me before going back into the house.

"Get out of here and never show your face to us again!" Mrs. Fuego said and turned her back on me.

"Leave, Miss." The guard approached me, seeming to pity me, so he helped me up.

"I can manage." I stood up on my own and ran away from that place. I shouldn't have come here in the first place.

"What did you get from your father? Nothing, right? If I were you, I'd accept the job I'm offering you." Auntie Marila stood up from the sofa.

"Rest for now. If you change your mind, you know where to find me," she said before leaving me alone in our house.

This house is my dad's property. I had to let go of our only housemaid because we needed the nurse who's with my Mom at the hospital more here at home, Daddy pays their salaries. Dad also pays all our bills, even my school expenses, but last month, he stopped providing and giving me money. I can't talk to him anymore. He used to visit me every week to check on me, but he's been absent for weeks.

I've already used the last allowance he gave me.

I wiped away the incessant flow of my tears with the back of my hand.

What am I going to do now?

I didn't realize I had fallen asleep on the sofa. My eyes hurt from crying. I looked at the window outside, it's already dark. I glanced at the clock on our wall: 8:00 PM.

I stood up and went to my room. I showered and fixed myself, I also put on some makeup on.

Afterward, I went down to the garage. Daddy gave me this car last year for my birthday.

The drive to the club took thirty minutes.I'm sitting on the cold bench outside the emergency room. Many people were crossing by in the hallway but I couldn't stop the tears from streaming down my face.

I was on my way home from my internship when Auntie Marila called, my Mother had a heart attack, so they rushed her to the emergency room. The doctor hadn't examined her thoroughly yet.

She's now stable but still unconscious.

"Who's the patient's family of Diana Alvarez?" The nurse's voice made me alert.

I immediately went to her, "I-it's me! H-how's my mom?" My voice trembled as I faced the nurse.

"I'll be honest with you, hija. Your mother's condition is serious. She needs immediate surgery," she said.

"It will require a large sum of money… We will immediately perform the surgery if you already have the exact amount for her operation," she said directly.

My throat went dry.

"H-how much d-do I n-needed to pay for that?"

"Seven hundred thousand."

I fell down on the floor.

Where would I get that large amount of money?

I stopped outside the gate of a large and luxurious mansion.

"Who are you? What do you need?" I slightly flinched back as the security, guarding the gate aggressively approached me.

"The Fuegos don't have any expected visitors today, leave." He said gruffly, but I couldn't be swayed. This was the only way left to get my mom operated.

"Uhm… I-is Mr. F-Fuego here?" Even though there was a hint of fear in my voice, I mustered the courage to face the guard.

"No. Leave now, Miss."

"I just need to talk to him—" But before I could even finish my words, the gate suddenly opened.

"What's happening here?"

Elle. My half-sister stepped in, wearing a fancy lacey dress.

When she saw me, she immediately came out of the gate.

"You! What are you doing here?!" she hissed, pointing at me. My anxiety increased.

My heart was pounding so hard. I looked wearily at my sister.

"How dare you to even come here!?" she yelled. I stepped back as she walked towards me.

"I-I just need to talk to D-Daddy…"

"Daddy? Huh! Guard! Why haven't you gotten rid of this pest yet?!"

"Y-yes, Miss. I'm sorry." The guard immediately went to me.

"Miss, leave now!" He grabbed my arm and pulled me away from the gate. I tried to struggle free from his grip.

My tears started to silently form at the sides of my eyes as I tried not to sob or cry.

"S-sister, please! I need to talk to our Dad!" I pleaded desperately.

But before she could speak, someone else spoke up.

"What's going on here?" A calm yet authoritative voice echoed. A woman walked in from the mansion.

I felt like I was about to collapse from nervousness.

She's my father's legal wife.

"Mom!" Elle looked at her mother.

She ignored my sister and walked past her towards me. The guard still had a hold of me, I wanted to break free, but it felt like I couldn't move my body anymore.

She looked very intimidating and I'm so nervous that I'm almost numb.

"What are you doing here?" she asked seriously.

She coldly glanced at the guard holding me, "Let her go," she said firmly. The guard quickly released me.

"Mom! Get rid of her!"

"Why are you here?" she asked again, ignoring her daughter.

"I-I need to t-talk to our D-Dad…" Even though my voice was full of fear, I still mustered what I had to say.

Her face was expressionless, as she's just staring at me coldly.

"Why? What do you need from my husband?" she asked.

"My mother is in the hospital. I-I have no one e-else to t-turn to…" I said, my voice trembling.

My mother's parents are in Europe. I also have no connection with them because they disowned their daughter when Mom left them for my Dad.

"Oh? Is that her karma?" she scoffed.

"P-please, my father—"

I hadn't finished what I was saying when a cold hand fall on my cheek.

I almost went deaf from the slap Mrs. Fuego gave me. Holding my cheek, I couldn't react.

"How dare you show your face to us?" she fired.

I shook my head as I realized the truth. My tears gradually flowed.

My mother was just my Daddy's mistress. I was so insensitive to have shown myself to them. Because of me, their family was ruined.

But why? I didn't want this to happen. I don't know what to do anymore. I don't know where to get the money needed for Mom's operation.

Mrs. Fuego looked at me with disgust before turning her gaze to her daughter.

"Your friends are coming over. Fix yourself, honey," she said in her sweetest voice before turning her gaze back to me.

"Tsk!" Elle rolled her eyes at me before going back into the house.

"Get out of here and never show your face to us again!" Mrs. Fuego said and turned her back on me.

"Leave, Miss." The guard approached me, seeming to pity me, so he helped me up.

"I can manage." I stood up on my own and ran away from that place. I shouldn't have come here in the first place.

"What did you get from your father? Nothing, right? If I were you, I'd accept the job I'm offering you." Auntie Marila stood up from the sofa.

"Rest for now. If you change your mind, you know where to find me," she said before leaving me alone in our house.

This house is my dad's property. I had to let go of our only housemaid because we needed the nurse who's with my Mom at the hospital more here at home, Daddy pays their salaries. Dad also pays all our bills, even my school expenses, but last month, he stopped providing and giving me money. I can't talk to him anymore. He used to visit me every week to check on me, but he's been absent for weeks.

I've already used the last allowance he gave me.

I wiped away the incessant flow of my tears with the back of my hand.

What am I going to do now?

I didn't realize I had fallen asleep on the sofa. My eyes hurt from crying. I looked at the window outside, it's already dark. I glanced at the clock on our wall: 8:00 PM.

I stood up and went to my room. I showered and fixed myself, I also put on some makeup on.

Afterward, I went down to the garage. Daddy gave me this car last year for my birthday.

The drive to the club took thirty minutes.I'm sitting on the cold bench outside the emergency room. Many people were crossing by in the hallway but I couldn't stop the tears from streaming down my face.

I was on my way home from my internship when Auntie Marila called, my Mother had a heart attack, so they rushed her to the emergency room. The doctor hadn't examined her thoroughly yet.

She's now stable but still unconscious.

"Who's the patient's family of Diana Alvarez?" The nurse's voice made me alert.

I immediately went to her, "I-it's me! H-how's my mom?" My voice trembled as I faced the nurse.

"I'll be honest with you, hija. Your mother's condition is serious. She needs immediate surgery," she said.

"It will require a large sum of money… We will immediately perform the surgery if you already have the exact amount for her operation," she said directly.

My throat went dry.

"H-how much d-do I n-needed to pay for that?"

"Seven hundred thousand."

I fell down on the floor.

Where would I get that large amount of money?

I stopped outside the gate of a large and luxurious mansion.

"Who are you? What do you need?" I slightly flinched back as the security, guarding the gate aggressively approached me.

"The Fuegos don't have any expected visitors today, leave." He said gruffly, but I couldn't be swayed. This was the only way left to get my mom operated.

"Uhm… I-is Mr. F-Fuego here?" Even though there was a hint of fear in my voice, I mustered the courage to face the guard.

"No. Leave now, Miss."

"I just need to talk to him—" But before I could even finish my words, the gate suddenly opened.

"What's happening here?"

Elle. My half-sister stepped in, wearing a fancy lacey dress.

When she saw me, she immediately came out of the gate.

"You! What are you doing here?!" she hissed, pointing at me. My anxiety increased.

My heart was pounding so hard. I looked wearily at my sister.

"How dare you to even come here!?" she yelled. I stepped back as she walked towards me.

"I-I just need to talk to D-Daddy…"

"Daddy? Huh! Guard! Why haven't you gotten rid of this pest yet?!"

"Y-yes, Miss. I'm sorry." The guard immediately went to me.

"Miss, leave now!" He grabbed my arm and pulled me away from the gate. I tried to struggle free from his grip.

My tears started to silently form at the sides of my eyes as I tried not to sob or cry.

"S-sister, please! I need to talk to our Dad!" I pleaded desperately.

But before she could speak, someone else spoke up.

"What's going on here?" A calm yet authoritative voice echoed. A woman walked in from the mansion.

I felt like I was about to collapse from nervousness.

She's my father's legal wife.

"Mom!" Elle looked at her mother.

She ignored my sister and walked past her towards me. The guard still had a hold of me, I wanted to break free, but it felt like I couldn't move my body anymore.

She looked very intimidating and I'm so nervous that I'm almost numb.

"What are you doing here?" she asked seriously.

She coldly glanced at the guard holding me, "Let her go," she said firmly. The guard quickly released me.

"Mom! Get rid of her!"

"Why are you here?" she asked again, ignoring her daughter.

"I-I need to t-talk to our D-Dad…" Even though my voice was full of fear, I still mustered what I had to say.

Her face was expressionless, as she's just staring at me coldly.

"Why? What do you need from my husband?" she asked.

"My mother is in the hospital. I-I have no one e-else to t-turn to…" I said, my voice trembling.

My mother's parents are in Europe. I also have no connection with them because they disowned their daughter when Mom left them for my Dad.

"Oh? Is that her karma?" she scoffed.

"P-please, my father—"

I hadn't finished what I was saying when a cold hand fall on my cheek.

I almost went deaf from the slap Mrs. Fuego gave me. Holding my cheek, I couldn't react.

"How dare you show your face to us?" she fired.

I shook my head as I realized the truth. My tears gradually flowed.

My mother was just my Daddy's mistress. I was so insensitive to have shown myself to them. Because of me, their family was ruined.

But why? I didn't want this to happen. I don't know what to do anymore. I don't know where to get the money needed for Mom's operation.

Mrs. Fuego looked at me with disgust before turning her gaze to her daughter.

"Your friends are coming over. Fix yourself, honey," she said in her sweetest voice before turning her gaze back to me.

"Tsk!" Elle rolled her eyes at me before going back into the house.

"Get out of here and never show your face to us again!" Mrs. Fuego said and turned her back on me.

"Leave, Miss." The guard approached me, seeming to pity me, so he helped me up.

"I can manage." I stood up on my own and ran away from that place. I shouldn't have come here in the first place.

"What did you get from your father? Nothing, right? If I were you, I'd accept the job I'm offering you." Auntie Marila stood up from the sofa.

"Rest for now. If you change your mind, you know where to find me," she said before leaving me alone in our house.

This house is my dad's property. I had to let go of our only housemaid because we needed the nurse who's with my Mom at the hospital more here at home, Daddy pays their salaries. Dad also pays all our bills, even my school expenses, but last month, he stopped providing and giving me money. I can't talk to him anymore. He used to visit me every week to check on me, but he's been absent for weeks.

I've already used the last allowance he gave me.

I wiped away the incessant flow of my tears with the back of my hand.

What am I going to do now?

I didn't realize I had fallen asleep on the sofa. My eyes hurt from crying. I looked at the window outside, it's already dark. I glanced at the clock on our wall: 8:00 PM.

I stood up and went to my room. I showered and fixed myself, I also put on some makeup on.

Afterward, I went down to the garage. Daddy gave me this car last year for my birthday.

The drive to the club took thirty minutes.I'm sitting on the cold bench outside the emergency room. Many people were crossing by in the hallway but I couldn't stop the tears from streaming down my face.

I was on my way home from my internship when Auntie Marila called, my Mother had a heart attack, so they rushed her to the emergency room. The doctor hadn't examined her thoroughly yet.

She's now stable but still unconscious.

"Who's the patient's family of Diana Alvarez?" The nurse's voice made me alert.

I immediately went to her, "I-it's me! H-how's my mom?" My voice trembled as I faced the nurse.

"I'll be honest with you, hija. Your mother's condition is serious. She needs immediate surgery," she said.

"It will require a large sum of money… We will immediately perform the surgery if you already have the exact amount for her operation," she said directly.

My throat went dry.

"H-how much d-do I n-needed to pay for that?"

"Seven hundred thousand."

I fell down on the floor.

Where would I get that large amount of money?

I stopped outside the gate of a large and luxurious mansion.

"Who are you? What do you need?" I slightly flinched back as the security, guarding the gate aggressively approached me.

"The Fuegos don't have any expected visitors today, leave." He said gruffly, but I couldn't be swayed. This was the only way left to get my mom operated.

"Uhm… I-is Mr. F-Fuego here?" Even though there was a hint of fear in my voice, I mustered the courage to face the guard.

"No. Leave now, Miss."

"I just need to talk to him—" But before I could even finish my words, the gate suddenly opened.

"What's happening here?"

Elle. My half-sister stepped in, wearing a fancy lacey dress.

When she saw me, she immediately came out of the gate.

"You! What are you doing here?!" she hissed, pointing at me. My anxiety increased.

My heart was pounding so hard. I looked wearily at my sister.

"How dare you to even come here!?" she yelled. I stepped back as she walked towards me.

"I-I just need to talk to D-Daddy…"

"Daddy? Huh! Guard! Why haven't you gotten rid of this pest yet?!"

"Y-yes, Miss. I'm sorry." The guard immediately went to me.

"Miss, leave now!" He grabbed my arm and pulled me away from the gate. I tried to struggle free from his grip.

My tears started to silently form at the sides of my eyes as I tried not to sob or cry.

"S-sister, please! I need to talk to our Dad!" I pleaded desperately.

But before she could speak, someone else spoke up.

"What's going on here?" A calm yet authoritative voice echoed. A woman walked in from the mansion.

I felt like I was about to collapse from nervousness.

She's my father's legal wife.

"Mom!" Elle looked at her mother.

She ignored my sister and walked past her towards me. The guard still had a hold of me, I wanted to break free, but it felt like I couldn't move my body anymore.

She looked very intimidating and I'm so nervous that I'm almost numb.

"What are you doing here?" she asked seriously.

She coldly glanced at the guard holding me, "Let her go," she said firmly. The guard quickly released me.

"Mom! Get rid of her!"

"Why are you here?" she asked again, ignoring her daughter.

"I-I need to t-talk to our D-Dad…" Even though my voice was full of fear, I still mustered what I had to say.

Her face was expressionless, as she's just staring at me coldly.

"Why? What do you need from my husband?" she asked.

"My mother is in the hospital. I-I have no one e-else to t-turn to…" I said, my voice trembling.

My mother's parents are in Europe. I also have no connection with them because they disowned their daughter when Mom left them for my Dad.

"Oh? Is that her karma?" she scoffed.

"P-please, my father—"

I hadn't finished what I was saying when a cold hand fall on my cheek.

I almost went deaf from the slap Mrs. Fuego gave me. Holding my cheek, I couldn't react.

"How dare you show your face to us?" she fired.

I shook my head as I realized the truth. My tears gradually flowed.

My mother was just my Daddy's mistress. I was so insensitive to have shown myself to them. Because of me, their family was ruined.

But why? I didn't want this to happen. I don't know what to do anymore. I don't know where to get the money needed for Mom's operation.

Mrs. Fuego looked at me with disgust before turning her gaze to her daughter.

"Your friends are coming over. Fix yourself, honey," she said in her sweetest voice before turning her gaze back to me.

"Tsk!" Elle rolled her eyes at me before going back into the house.

"Get out of here and never show your face to us again!" Mrs. Fuego said and turned her back on me.

"Leave, Miss." The guard approached me, seeming to pity me, so he helped me up.

"I can manage." I stood up on my own and ran away from that place. I shouldn't have come here in the first place.

"What did you get from your father? Nothing, right? If I were you, I'd accept the job I'm offering you." Auntie Marila stood up from the sofa.

"Rest for now. If you change your mind, you know where to find me," she said before leaving me alone in our house.

This house is my dad's property. I had to let go of our only housemaid because we needed the nurse who's with my Mom at the hospital more here at home, Daddy pays their salaries. Dad also pays all our bills, even my school expenses, but last month, he stopped providing and giving me money. I can't talk to him anymore. He used to visit me every week to check on me, but he's been absent for weeks.

I've already used the last allowance he gave me.

I wiped away the incessant flow of my tears with the back of my hand.

What am I going to do now?

I didn't realize I had fallen asleep on the sofa. My eyes hurt from crying. I looked at the window outside, it's already dark. I glanced at the clock on our wall: 8:00 PM.

I stood up and went to my room. I showered and fixed myself, I also put on some makeup on.

Afterward, I went down to the garage. Daddy gave me this car last year for my birthday.

The drive to the club took thirty minutes.e Mr. Hudson isn't here yet! Diandra, I'm telling you, if he gets mad at me again!" Ms. Maries complained.

The elevator dinged, and I was shocked to see Mr. Hudson inside with two other men. They were talking, but their conversation stopped when we entered. Ms. Maries froze, covering her mouth, probably because of what she said earlier.

I stayed silent and looked down. My goodness! I just told myself that I don't want to see him again, but why?! And guess what, he's our boss?! Gosh, Diandra!

From my side, I could see Mr. Hudson staring at me. "Do you have any idea where we can find her, Hades?" I heard one of the men ask.

Oh, right. Hades is his name.

Find her? What were they talking about? We didn't hear his response. A few moments later, the man spoke again.

"Miss, are you a new employee here?" he asked, looking at me. Ms. Maries nudged me, making me look at her. She winked at me. Then, she turned to the man. "Ah, yes sir. She's my intern-assistant for now," Ms. Maries said calmly, then nudged me again.

"Oh, what's your name, Miss? How old are you?" the man asked.

Is he talking to me?

I looked down and turned to the man. Gosh! "I-I'm Diandra Fuego, I'm twenty-one..." I said softly. Before anyone else could speak, the elevator dinged. Ms. Maries exited first, so I followed.

"Sir, we'll head to your office now," Ms. Maries said to Mr. Hudson. I glanced at him, and when our eyes met, I'm shocked because he was already staring at me. I immediately looked away. It felt like something was stuck in my chest, and I couldn't breathe. He was probably thinking about what happened at the club... that I'm a prostitute.

When we reached Mr. Hudson's office, Ms. Maries went straight to the sofa in front of Mr. Hudson's desk. She opened her laptop and started typing, while I organized the documents I brought.

"Oh my God!"

"What's wrong, ma'am?" I asked Ms. Maries, startled by her sudden outburst.

"Gosh, Diandra! Stay here, I forgot some files! He'll kill me!" she said, rushing out of the office. What? She can't leave me here! I can't!

I stood up to chase her, but the door opened, and Mr. Hudson entered. My breath hitched. I remembered his touch—gosh! My face flushed. I was rooted to the spot. I couldn't move. He was looking at me intently. I felt like I might faint. Can I just leave now? Can I just leave now? God!

I swallowed hard as he started walking towards his swivel chair. Now I was standing directly in front of him. I couldn't look at him straight, while he could definitely look at me in the eyes!

"Take a seat." I swallowed. The cold baritone of his voice gave me chills. That expression in his eyes told me he was dangerous. I couldn't speak. I sat back down on the sofa.

"What's your relation to the Fuegos?" he asked coldly.

I looked up at him. Why was he asking me that? "George Fuego." he said, mentioning my father's name. Why? Does he know my father? Well, Dad is a tycoon... I swallowed and shook my head slightly. "I-I don't know him," I said softly.

My father did everything to hide everything about me and my mother. So, when anyone asked who my father was or where he was, I refused to answer. He simply took the documents from me and then sent me away. It was good, because I couldn't breathe when he was around. What happened between us was just for my mother's sake. I got the money I needed, and he got what he wanted.

I wanted to forget about it, but I don't have any regrets because my mom was now in a stable condition.

Now, I was in Ms. Maries' office, organizing the files she had forgotten earlier. They were in the conference room with Mr. Hudson.

I finished my work quickly, so I decided to get some food in the cafeteria.

Were Shane and Kira finished yet? It was good that we, all my friends, were in the same company for our internship.

"Did you see Mr. Hudson? Girl, he's so hot!" Kira exclaimed, hitting our arms excitedly. I just forced a smile.

"For real! He's so handsome!" Shane chimed in. This was kind of awkward for me. I just continued eating and let them talk. I had more important things to worry about than our boss. I sighed. I hoped Mom would wake up as soon as possible. I missed her so much. Her surgery was next week, I hoped she would be fine.

After lunch, I went back to work.

"Ms. Fuego, take this to Mr. Hudson's office," Ms. Maries said, holding the files while still facing her laptop. Oh, gosh! I can't face him anymore. I closed my eyes and unconsciously took the papers.

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