Contracted Wife of the Zillionaire

Contracted Wife of the Zillionaire

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Introduction

To pay her mother's hospital bills, Diandra lingers on the contract offered by Zillionaire to be his WIFE.

Chapter 1

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.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.

"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.

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After the Affair: Falling into a Billionaire's Arms

After the Affair: Falling into a Billionaire's Arms

856.8k Views · Ongoing · Louisa
From first crush to wedding vows, George Capulet and I had been inseparable. But in our seventh year of marriage, he began an affair with his secretary.

On my birthday, he took her on vacation. On our anniversary, he brought her to our home and made love to her in our bed...

Heartbroken, I tricked him into signing divorce papers.

George remained unconcerned, convinced I would never leave him.

His deceptions continued until the day the divorce was finalized. I threw the papers in his face: "George Capulet, from this moment on, get out of my life!"

Only then did panic flood his eyes as he begged me to stay.

When his calls bombarded my phone later that night, it wasn't me who answered, but my new boyfriend Julian.

"Don't you know," Julian chuckled into the receiver, "that a proper ex-boyfriend should be as quiet as the dead?"

George seethed through gritted teeth: "Put her on the phone!"

"I'm afraid that's impossible."

Julian dropped a gentle kiss on my sleeping form nestled against him. "She's exhausted. She just fell asleep."
Omega Bound

Omega Bound

846.3k Views · Completed · Veronica White
Ayla Frost is a beautiful, rare omega. Kidnapped, tortured, and trafficked to rogue clans and corrupt alphas to do with as they pleased.  Kept alive in her cage, broken and abandoned by her wolf, she becomes mute and has given up on hope for a better life until one explosion changes everything. 

Thane Knight is the alpha of the Midnight Pack of the La Plata Mountain Range, the largest wolf shifter pack in the world. He is an alpha by day and hunts the shifter trafficking ring with his group of mercenaries by night. His hunt for vengeance leads to one raid that changes his life. 

Tropes:
Touch her and die/Slow burn romance/Fated Mates/Found family twist/Close circle betrayal/Cinnamon roll for only her/Traumatized heroine/Rare wolf/Hidden powers/Knotting/Nesting/Heats/Luna/Attempted assassination
The Biker's Fate

The Biker's Fate

1.2m Views · Completed · Piper Davenport
"You are absolutely my fucking woman, Dani. Got me?"
I squeezed my eyes shut.
"Dani," he pressed. "Do you get me?"
"No, Austin, I don't," I admitted as I pulled my robe closed again and sat up. "You confuse me."
He dragged his hands down his face. "Tell me what's on your mind."
I sighed. "You're everything my parents warned me against. You're secretive, but you're also honest. I feel wholly protected by you, but then you scare me more than anyone I've ever known. You're a bad boy, but when I dated a so-called good one, he turned out to be the devil, so, yeah, I don't get you because you're not what I expected. You drive me crazier than anyone I've ever met, but then you make me feel complete. I'm feeling things I don't quite know how to process and that makes me want to run. I don't want to give up something that might be really, really good, but I also don't want to be stupid and fall for a boy just because he's super pretty and makes me come."
Danielle Harris is the daughter of an overprotective police chief and has led a sheltered life. As a kindergarten teacher, she's as far removed from the world of Harleys and bikers as you could get, but when she's rescued by the sexy and dangerous Austin Carver, her life is changed forever.
Although Austin 'Booker' Carver is enamored by the innocent Dani, he tries to keep the police chief's daughter at arm's length. But when a threat is made from an unexpected source, he finds himself falling hard and fast for the only woman who can tame his wild heart.
Will Booker be able to find the source of the threat before it's too late?
Will Dani finally give her heart to a man who's everything she's been warned about?
From Substitute To Queen

From Substitute To Queen

902.4k Views · Completed · Hannah Moore
For three years, Sable loved Alpha Darrell with everything she had, spending her salary to support their household while being called an orphan and gold-digger. But just as Darrell was about to mark her as his Luna, his ex-girlfriend returned, texting: "I'm not wearing underwear. My plane lands soon—pick me up and fuck me immediately."

Heartbroken, Sable discovered Darrell having sex with his ex in their bed, while secretly transferring hundreds of thousands to support that woman.

Even worse was overhearing Darrell laugh to his friends: "She's useful—obedient, doesn't cause trouble, handles housework, and I can fuck her whenever I need relief. She's basically a live-in maid with benefits." He made crude thrusting gestures, sending his friends into laughter.

In despair, Sable left, reclaimed her true identity, and married her childhood neighbor—Lycan King Caelan, nine years her senior and her fated mate. Now Darrell desperately tries to win her back. How will her revenge unfold?

From substitute to queen—her revenge has just begun!
Alpha Nicholas's Little Mate

Alpha Nicholas's Little Mate

225.9k Views · Ongoing · Becky j
"Mate is here!"
What? No—wait… oh Moon Goddess, no.
Please tell me you're joking, Lex.
But she's not. I can feel her excitement bubbling under my skin, while all I feel is dread.
We turn the corner, and the scent hits me like a punch to the chest—cinnamon and something impossibly warm. My eyes scan the room until they land on him. Tall. Commanding. Beautiful.
And then, just as quickly… he sees me.
His expression twists.
"Fuck no."
He turns—and runs.
My mate sees me and runs.
Bonnie has spent her entire life being broken down and abused by the people closest to her including her very own twin sister. Alongside her best friend Lilly who also lives a life of hell, they plan to run away while attending the biggest ball of the year while it's being hosted by another pack, only things don't quite go to plan leaving both girls feeling lost and unsure about their futures.
Alpha Nicholas is 28, mateless, and has no plans to change that. It's his turn to host the annual Blue Moon Ball this year and the last thing he expects is to find his mate. What he expects even less is for his mate to be 10 years younger than him and how his body reacts to her. While he tries to refuse to acknowledge that he has met his mate his world is turned upside down after guards catch two she-wolves running through his lands.
Once they are brought to him he finds himself once again facing his mate and discovers that she's hiding secrets that will make him want to kill more than one person.
Can he overcome his feelings towards having a mate and one that is so much younger than him? Will his mate want him after already feeling the sting of his unofficial rejection? Can they both work on letting go of the past and moving forward together or will fate have different plans and keep them apart?
I Slapped My Fiancé—Then Married His Billionaire Nemesis

I Slapped My Fiancé—Then Married His Billionaire Nemesis

332.9k Views · Completed · Jessica C. Dolan
Being second best is practically in my DNA. My sister got the love, the attention, the spotlight. And now, even her damn fiancé.
Technically, Rhys Granger was my fiancé now—billionaire, devastatingly hot, and a walking Wall Street wet dream. My parents shoved me into the engagement after Catherine disappeared, and honestly? I didn’t mind. I’d crushed on Rhys for years. This was my chance, right? My turn to be the chosen one?
Wrong.
One night, he slapped me. Over a mug. A stupid, chipped, ugly mug my sister gave him years ago. That’s when it hit me—he didn’t love me. He didn’t even see me. I was just a warm-bodied placeholder for the woman he actually wanted. And apparently, I wasn’t even worth as much as a glorified coffee cup.
So I slapped him right back, dumped his ass, and prepared for disaster—my parents losing their minds, Rhys throwing a billionaire tantrum, his terrifying family plotting my untimely demise.
Obviously, I needed alcohol. A lot of alcohol.
Enter him.
Tall, dangerous, unfairly hot. The kind of man who makes you want to sin just by existing. I’d met him only once before, and that night, he just happened to be at the same bar as my drunk, self-pitying self. So I did the only logical thing: I dragged him into a hotel room and ripped off his clothes.
It was reckless. It was stupid. It was completely ill-advised.
But it was also: Best. Sex. Of. My. Life.
And, as it turned out, the best decision I’d ever made.
Because my one-night stand isn’t just some random guy. He’s richer than Rhys, more powerful than my entire family, and definitely more dangerous than I should be playing with.
And now, he’s not letting me go.
The War God Alpha's Arranged Bride

The War God Alpha's Arranged Bride

407.2k Views · Ongoing · Riley Above Story
On the day Evelyn thought Liam would propose, he shocked her by getting down on one knee—for her stepsister, Samantha. As if that betrayal wasn’t enough, Evelyn learned the cruel truth: her parents had already decided to sell one daughter’s future to a dangerous man: the infamous War God Alpha Alexander, who was rumored to be scarred and crippled after a recent accident. And the bride could’t be their precious daughter Samantha. However, when the "ugly and crippled" Alpha revealed his true self—an impossibly handsome billionaire with no trace of injury—Samantha had a change of heart. She was ready to dump Liam and take Evelyn's place as the family daughter who should marry Alexander.
Yet Alexander made his decision clear to the world: “Evelyn is the only woman I will ever marry.”
Invisible To Her Bully

Invisible To Her Bully

163.5k Views · Ongoing · sunsationaldee
Unlike her twin brother, Jackson, Jessa struggled with her weight and very few friends. Jackson was an athlete and the epitome of popularity, while Jessa felt invisible. Noah was the quintessential “It” guy at school—charismatic, well-liked, and undeniably handsome. To make matters worse, he was Jackson’s best friend and Jessa’s biggest bully. During their senior year, Jessa decides it was time for her to gain some self-confidence, find her true beauty and not be the invisible twin. As Jessa transformed, she begins to catch the eye of everyone around her, especially Noah. Noah, initially blinded by his perception of Jessa as merely Jackson’s sister, started to see her in a new light. How did she become the captivating woman invading his thoughts? When did she become the object of his fantasies? Join Jessa on her journey from being the class joke to a confident, desirable young woman, surprising even Noah as she reveals the incredible person she has always been inside.
My Possessive Alpha Twins For Mate

My Possessive Alpha Twins For Mate

771k Views · Completed · Veejay
"No... You can't do this to me..." I almost squeezed the words through my teeth, my voice trembling.
My drunk stepfather remained indifferent, his weight suffocating, making it hard to breathe as my heart raced.
Suddenly, the door slammed open, and two figures burst in.
"Get off her!" a deafening roar echoed.
I didn't expect the twin brothers who'd bullied me at school to come charging in like gods to save me.
After my grandmother passed, I had to move in with my mom and stepdad, who treated me like a servant. I prayed every day for my 18th birthday to come, so l could leave and escape this broken home.
However, on my first day at my new school, l encountered the legendary twins everyone feared.
To make matters worse, the Moon Goddess revealed they were both my mates!
After helping me out with my stepdad, my twin mate cornered me, played with my hair, and whispered possessively, "You belong to us, our little mate..."
Rise of the Banished She-Wolf

Rise of the Banished She-Wolf

138.5k Views · Completed · Lily
"White wolf! Kill that monster!"
That roar stole my eighteenth birthday and shattered my world. My first shift should have been glory—blood turned blessing into shame. By dawn they'd branded me "cursed": cast out by my pack, abandoned by family, stripped of my nature. My father didn't defend me—he sent me to a forsaken island where wolfless outcasts were forged into weapons, forced to kill each other until only one could leave.
On that island I learned the darkest edges of humanity and how to bury terror in bone. Countless times I wanted to surrender—dive into the waves and never surface—but the accusing faces that haunted my dreams pushed me back toward something colder than survival: revenge. I escaped, and for three years I hid among humans, collecting secrets, learning to move like a shadow, sharpening patience into precision—becoming a blade.
Then, under a full moon, I touched a bleeding stranger—and my wolf returned with a violence that made me whole. Who was he? Why could he wake what I'd thought dead?
One thing I know: now is the time.
I have waited three years for this. I will make everyone who destroyed me pay—and take back everything that was stolen from me.
The Pack: Rule Number 1 - No Mates

The Pack: Rule Number 1 - No Mates

1.7m Views · Ongoing · Jaylee
Soft hot lips find the shell of my ear and he whispers, "You think I don't want you?" He pushes his hips forward, grinding into the back of my ass and I groan. "Really?" He chuckles.

"Let me go," I whimper, my body trembling with need. "I don't want you touching me."

I fall forward onto the bed then turn around to stare at him. The dark tattoos of Domonic's chiseled shoulders, quiver and and expand with the heave of his chest. His deep dimpled smile is full of arrogance as he reaches behind himself to lock the door.

Biting his lip, he stalks toward me, his hand going to the seam of his pants and the thickening bulge there.

"Are you sure you don't want me to touch you?" He whispers, untying the knot and slipping a hand inside. "Because I swear to God, that is all I have been wanting to do. Every single day from the moment you stepped in our bar and I smelled your perfect flavor from across the room."


New to the world of shifters, Draven is human on the run. A beautiful girl who no one could protect. Domonic is the cold Alpha of the Red Wolf Pack. A brotherhood of twelve wolves that live by twelve rules. Rules which they vowed could NEVER be broken.

Especially - Rule Number One - No Mates

When Draven meets Domonic, he knows that she is his mate, but Draven has no idea what a mate is, only that she has fallen in love with a shifter. An Alpha that will break her heart to make her leave. Promising herself, she will never forgive him, she disappears.

But she doesn’t know about the child she’s carrying or that the moment she left, Domonic decided rules were made to be broken - and now will he ever find her again? Will she forgive him?
Falling for my boyfriend's Navy brother

Falling for my boyfriend's Navy brother

625.5k Views · Ongoing · Harper Rivers
Falling for my boyfriend's Navy brother.

"What is wrong with me?

Why does being near him make my skin feel too tight, like I’m wearing a sweater two sizes too small?

It’s just newness, I tell myself firmly.

He’s my boyfirend’s brother.

This is Tyler’s family.

I’m not going to let one cold stare undo that.

**

As a ballet dancer, My life looks perfect—scholarship, starring role, sweet boyfriend Tyler. Until Tyler shows his true colors and his older brother, Asher, comes home.

Asher is a Navy veteran with battle scars and zero patience. He calls me "princess" like it's an insult. I can't stand him.

When My ankle injury forces her to recover at the family lake house, I‘m stuck with both brothers. What starts as mutual hatred slowly turns into something forbidden.

I'm falling for my boyfriend's brother.

**

I hate girls like her.

Entitled.

Delicate.

And still—

Still.

The image of her standing in the doorway, clutching her cardigan tighter around her narrow shoulders, trying to smile through the awkwardness, won’t leave me.

Neither does the memory of Tyler. Leaving her here without a second thought.

I shouldn’t care.

I don’t care.

It’s not my problem if Tyler’s an idiot.

It’s not my business if some spoiled little princess has to walk home in the dark.

I’m not here to rescue anyone.

Especially not her.

Especially not someone like her.

She’s not my problem.

And I’ll make damn sure she never becomes one.

But when my eyes fell on her lips, I wanted her to be mine.