Chapter 4 Contract Marriage
When I got to the 40th floor, I prepared myself. I needed to be professional. Gosh. I knocked before opening the door. He was sitting back in his swivel chair.
"Did you have lunch already?" Mr. Hudson asked as soon as I entered.
I blinked. I looked at his desk; it was covered in food.
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.
"Uhm… Yes, Mr. Hudson." I said softly.
His jaw tightened as he glanced coldly at the food on the table, then nodded slightly. "S-sir, these are the files that Ms. Maries sent." I said, showing him the files I was holding.
He stared seriously at the papers in my hand. "Take a seat, I'll check those later." he said firmly.
What? Why wouldn't he just take them so I could leave? I want to leave now. I sat on the sofa, as he told me. I looked around the office, trying to avoid his gaze. Just let me leave, please.
I thought he would eat since the food was already laid out in front of him, but he just moved it to the side of his desk, then opened his laptop and started typing.
Hmm? Okay, so what do I do here? Gosh!
Since he hadn't given me any instructions, I took out my phone to ease my anxiety. As soon as I opened it, a message popped up. I saw Dad's text right after Jake's unread text message. My heart hitched.
After a month, he decided to message me.
Daddy: I'm sorry, Diandra. Can we meet for dinner later, my daughter? My assistant will pick you up.
What does he want from me now? I thought he had already abandoned me. Even though I wanted to say no, I was lying to myself; I wanted to see him.
My father might not have been a good partner to my mother, but he had been a good father to me at least.
Diandra: Okay. I'm working today, at Hudson Corp.
Daddy: I'll see you later.
I put my phone down and realized Mr. Hudson was staring at me, his brow furrowed. I swallowed. I had almost forgotten that he was here. "Sir, is t-there a problem?"
He looked away. "Do you have a boyfriend?" he asked coldly while facing the computer.
Why was he asking that? I shook my head. "No, sir…" I said softly.
Did he really think so lowly of me? Did he think I could do that kind of job even I had a boyfriend? My chest tightened at the thought.
I looked down at my hands.
Actually, anyone would think that… I had given my body for money. I was a paid escort, but I didn’t want it. I had to do it because I had no other choice. I had no one else to turn to, I needed the money as soon as possible because even if I worked for a year, I wouldn’t be able to save that much money.
“Don’t do that again." I looked up; his serious deep voice gave me goosebumps.
"W-what?" I asked stammering.
“I don’t want to see you there again.” he said coldly.
I looked down, nodding slightly. If only he knew, that was the first time I had been there. He was also my first…
He stood up from his swivel chair and walked towards me. “I need you.” he said seriously.
I swallowed. He was so close. And what?
He lifted my chin so I could face him. His face was too close. I swallowed hard. Gosh, I’ve never met someone this handsome before.
"Marry me."
My jaw dropped at his words. What did he say? He took his hand away from my face and then looked away. Marry you? I'm too young for that, and we're not even in a relationship, why was he asking me to marry him? Oh my God!
"Pretend to be my wife, I'll give you everything." he said seriously, looking directly into my eyes.
Is he serious? Everything?
"Are you serious?" I asked.
"I'm serious." he said coldly.
I swallowed again. Diandra, this is your chance to get Mom treated abroad!
"I'm just going to pretend?" I asked.
"Yes, but you will sign a contract and live with me while we are married." he said. He turned away from me and walked back to his swivel chair.
He opened a drawer in his desk and took out an envelope containing documents. He took a paper and placed it on the table. "Sign this."
I read what was written on the paper.
Certificate of marriage.
He was staring at me while I'm reading the papers.


