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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The Biker's Fate

922.2k 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?
The Prison Project

The Prison Project

473.8k Views · Ongoing · Bethany Donaghy
The government's newest experiment in criminal rehabilitation - sending thousands of young women to live alongside some of the most dangerous men held behind bars...

Can love tame the untouchable? Or will it only fuel the fire and cause chaos amongst the inmates?

Fresh out of high school and suffocating in her dead-end hometown, Margot longs for her escape. Her reckless best friend, Cara, thinks she's found the perfect way out for them both - The Prisoner Project - a controversial program offering a life-changing sum of money in exchange for time spent with maximum-security inmates.

Without hesitation, Cara rushes to sign them up.

Their reward? A one-way ticket into the depths of a prison ruled by gang leaders, mob bosses, and men the guards wouldn't even dare to cross...

At the centre of it all, meets Coban Santorelli - a man colder than ice, darker than midnight, and as deadly as the fire that fuels his inner rage. He knows that the project may very well be his only ticket to freedom - his only ticket to revenge on the one who managed to lock him up and so he must prove that he can learn to love…

Will Margot be the lucky one chosen to help reform him?

Will Coban be capable of bringing something to the table other than just sex?

What starts off as denial may very well grow in to obsession which could then fester in to becoming true love…

A temperamental romance novel.
From Substitute To Queen

From Substitute To Queen

644.5k 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!
His Mission

His Mission

354.7k Views · Completed · Sakz Hussain
Meet Emily Wentworth. Since the death of her father, she's been living a home life full of abuse. It's remained a secret for years until she meets the town's bad boy, Jake Melvin. It doesn't take long for him to figure out her secret.

Emily is suddenly thrown from one world of danger and uncertainty into another. The two teens ride the rollercoaster of love, unbelievable betrayal and heartache.
The mafia princess return

The mafia princess return

377.1k Views · Ongoing · Tonje Unosen
Talia have been living with her mother, stepsister and Stepfather for years. One day she finally get away from them. Suddenly she learn she have more family out there and she have many people that actually love her, something she have never felt before! At least not as she can remember. She have to learn to trust others, get her new brothers to accept her for who she is!
Accardi

Accardi

244.1k Views · Completed · Allison Franklin
“I thought we discussed this earlier, Weakness? I warned you. His death is on your hands.”
“I thought you said you were done chasing me?” Gen mocked.
“I am done chasing you.”
Before she could formulate a witty remark, Matteo threw her down. She landed hard on her back atop his dining room table. She tried to sit up when she noticed what he was doing. His hands were working on his belt. It came free of his pants with a violent yank. She collapsed back on her elbows, her mouth gaping open at the display. His face was a mask of sheer determination, his eyes were a dark gold swimming with heat and desire. His hands wrapped around her thighs and pulled her to the edge of the table. He glided his fingers up her thighs and hooked several around the inside of her panties. His knuckles brushed her dripping sex.
“You’re soaking wet, Genevieve. Tell me, was it me that made you this way or him?” his voice told her to be careful with her answer. His knuckles slid down through her folds and she threw her head back as she moaned. “Weakness?”
“You…” she breathed.


Genevieve loses a bet she can’t afford to pay. In a compromise, she agrees to convince any man her opponent chooses to go home with her that night. What she doesn’t realize when her sister’s friend points out the brooding man sitting alone at the bar, is that man won’t be okay with just one night with her. No, Matteo Accardi, Don of one of the largest gangs in New York City doesn’t do one night stands. Not with her anyway.
Mated by Contract to the Alpha

Mated by Contract to the Alpha

249.1k Views · Completed · CalebWhite
My perfect life shattered in a single heartbeat.
William—my devastatingly handsome, wealthy werewolf fiancé destined to become Delta—was supposed to be mine forever. After five years together, I was ready to walk down the aisle and claim my happily ever after.
Instead, I found him with her. And their son.
Betrayed, jobless, and drowning in my father's medical bills, I hit rock bottom harder than I ever imagined possible. Just when I thought I'd lost everything, salvation came in the form of the most dangerous man I'd ever encountered.
Damien Sterling—future Alpha of the Silver Moon Shadow Pack and ruthless CEO of Sterling Group—slid a contract across his desk with predatory grace.
“Sign this, little doe, and I'll give you everything your heart desires. Wealth. Power. Revenge. But understand this—the moment you put pen to paper, you become mine. Body, soul, and everything in between.”
I should have run. Instead, I signed my name and sealed my fate.
Now I belong to the Alpha. And he's about to show me just how wild love can be.
I Slapped My Fiancé—Then Married His Billionaire Nemesis

I Slapped My Fiancé—Then Married His Billionaire Nemesis

192.2k 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.
Omega Bound

Omega Bound

430.2k 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 War God Alpha's Arranged Bride

The War God Alpha's Arranged Bride

222.5k 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.”
THE ALPHA'S NANNY.

THE ALPHA'S NANNY.

217.1k Views · Ongoing · Fireheart.
‘She’s my daughter’s nanny. And my mate.’

Lori Wyatt, a shy, broken twenty two year old with a dark past is given the deal of a lifetime when she is asked to be the nanny of a newborn who lost her mother at childbirth. Lori accepts, eager to get away from her past.

Gabriel Caine is the Alpha of the revered Moon fang pack and the CEO of Caine Inc. A drunken one night stand leads to the birth of his daughter and he finds her a nanny following the death of her mother. When he meets Lori, he finds out that she is his mate and vows to protect her from his enemies.

The two of them cannot stop the instant attraction between them. Lori, who believes she is unworthy of love, cannot explain why the powerful billionaire is after her and Gabriel who is totally smitten with her is unsure of how to be totally honest with Lori about him being a werewolf.

Fate has brought them together and now together they must fight for their love, amidst the conflicts between packs and secrets that Lori’s past holds.

Will their love survive?
A pack of their own

A pack of their own

1.1m Views · Completed · dragonsbain22
Being the middle Child ignored and neglected, rejected by family and injured, She receives her wolf early and realizes she is a new type of hybrid but doesn't know how to control her power, she leaves her pack with her best friend and grandmother to go to her grandfather's clan to learn what she is and how to handle her power and then with her fated mate, her best friend and her fated mate little brother and grandmother start their own pack.