"LUCAS!" I happily called my husband when I saw him outside the small house. He just stood there. I opened the door of my car and hurriedly got out and ran to where he was. My tears flowed quickly and the heaviness in my chest suddenly disappeared when I saw him after two years of his absence. "Lucas..." I cried, saying his name and hugging him tightly. I could feel his stony face and I knew he was surprised by what I did. "I-I miss you so much, Lucas... I've been looking for you for so long... I thought... I-I thought I'd never see you again..." I told him crying and I buried my face in his chest. My tears fell one after the other. He has been missing for two years after the accident happened to him and we have not been able to find him. Most people said that he might be dead, even though we didn't see his body. It was raining heavily at that time. The ship they were on sank and we spent several years looking for him. I never got tired of looking for him because I knew...he was alive. My husband is alive... He promised that he would never leave me. He promised that we would be together forever. That's why I felt so much pain when we lost him and fortunately his friends helped and we found him in a distant province. Even though it was dark, I still came out. I miss Lucas so much that I couldn't wait any longer. I traveled alone to this place. I just cry on his chest but I feel like he doesn't move. But I didn't pay attention to that and I hugged her tighter. "B-Let's go back, Lucas... Let's go back to Manila... S-I missed you so much... I love you... M-I love you so much..." I said and he started moving . I thought he was going to hug me back but I was wrong. He slowly released my hands that were hugging his body and retreated slightly. "L-Lucas?" I said his name in confusion. Why is he walking away and why? "Bythesea..." he said my name. I nodded tearfully. "Y-Yes, it's me... It's me, Lucas... I'm Bythesea..." I said. "Only a few of my memories came back but..." According to my private investigator, Lucas developed amnesia due to his head injury. That's why he didn't come back to us right away because he forgot about us. It was painful for me that my husband would forget me, but it all disappeared when I saw him again. I was so happy and the iron-like thing attached to my neck disappeared so I can breathe well. "U-Let's go home, Lucas..." I said and held his hand. I felt something cold on his finger. I looked down at it and I thought at first it was our wedding ring but I was wrong... This is no longer her ring... I stopped crying for a moment and my lips parted. I looked at him again... "Lucas..." "Franko, dear?" I froze when I heard a woman's voice and she approached my husband. He hugged his arm and he didn't notice me yet. "Franko, it's foggy here. You might get sick... Come inside, my love..." My chest felt numb at what I heard and I looked confusedly at Lucas who was no longer looking at me. But with the beautiful woman... There is a sparkle in her eyes... That I only see every time she looks at me. Why do I see that in others? I cried... It was like I felt a little jealousy. "Come on, Franko..." "Just a moment, dear..." I suddenly felt soft... My knee immediately shook. What... What's dear? Who is he? Who is this girl? B-Why... "W-Who are they?" "Who are you?" instead of answering him I just returned his question. "Who are you?" I repeat my question. "My name is Nenina. Franko is my husband. M-Do you need anything?" My eyes quickly searched for an evidence if what they were saying was true. It was like something like a knife went into my chest when I saw the partner of the ring that my husband was wearing... "L-Lucas..." "Franko... His name is Franko..." the woman corrected me and I shook my head. I started crying again. I can't even wipe my cheeks anymore. "Lucas... W-What is this?" It took a long time before he answered me... "I'm married to Nenina, Bythesea... Sorry..." I clutched my chest. I was deafened by what I heard and felt like the world stopped spinning. My heart stopped beating for a moment until it started beating faster. "Lucas..." I can't accept... How...is he already married to someone else? W-We are married... He is my husband... Lucas is my husband...
Chapter 1 1
I woke up EARLY to prepare breakfast for my husband Lucas. Today he is leaving Manila but later at 9AM.
They had a business trip to Pangasinan and they thought of going there by ship. They can even ride the company's private helicopter.
I stared at him for a long time as if I was getting familiar with his handsome face. I ran my fingers all over his face.
I also caressed her soft hair. I couldn't stop kissing her head.
I gently squeezed his sharp nose. I smiled when his sharp nose crinkled. I shook my head and laughed softly because of how he gently held my hand before he removed it too. I kissed that then I left him still asleep in our bed.
When I left the room with my husband and I, the door on the other side opened and I took big steps to approach that side.
"Baby..." I muttered softly when I saw my three year old son. He just woke up. Her long hair is messy and she is still cute as she rubs her eyes.
He immediately separated from us because he is a big boy so he sleeps in his room but there are times when he also sleeps with us.
"Mommy?" he called me sleepy.
"Good morning, baby. How's your sleep, son?" I aksed him and quickly promised him. He wrapped his small arm around my neck and rested his head on my shoulder.
"Fine..." he simply answered me. He was even sleepy because his voice and aura were not in the mood. I rubbed his back then I started to go down from the stairs.
Lucas and I have been married for four years, Eberjey Lucas Villanueva is his full name and Louie Zhi is our eldest son.
My husband is a business tycoon and he now runs their company that manufactures materials for the construction of buildings and houses. He also became an investor in companies owned by his close friends.
I am also a professor at Albison College University. I finished my course at Stanford University and my Master in Degree.
I grew up in the States but I was also born in this country and I chose to teach in Albison. My parents are here. Lucas and I only met in the States and he first offered me to live in the Philippines for good, and I agree. That was time we became.
I also don't want to be away from my family. My dad just wanted me to study abroad because all my siblings also chose to study there.
We have five siblings and I am the eldest, followed by Sander, who is only one year apart. Clover, Ishie, they are three years apart and our youngest brother is Zynder, he is only ten years old now.
My parents are not strict so they don't control us in the things we want. So when I said that I wanted to teach they immediately agreed. Because what we want to achieve in life is our own decision and they will not be an obstacle for our dream.
Not all parents are like them. Children are often pressured by their parents being strict and controlling them. They prefer to be followed because they know what is best for their children. But they didn't ask if that was what their children wanted? Is that what their hearts are crying out for?
We can't stop someone's dream, even your own child. Especially if you have your own mind, decision and stance in life.
"Mommy?" I heard Louie Zhi calling me again.
We got to the kitchen and I carefully put her down in the highchair. I first adjusted his sitting position so he wouldn't fall.
"What do you want, baby? Fresh milk or warm milk?" I asked him. Sometimes he wants cold milk.
"Hot milk, 'My..." he replied, still having trouble pronouncing it. I nodded my head and planted a soft kiss on the top of his head before I approached the fridge to prepare his milk.
I opened it and took the fresh milk to heat it up. I smiled at my son when our eyes met. His eyes were wide, silently watching my every move. His arm was on the island table and turned it into a pillow.
My son, Louie Zhi. He got more of my physical appearance. He looks a lot more like me than his daddy, who only got him with his eyes and his demeanor, which is a bit quiet, snobbish and stuck up. He smiled at me.
"I will cook our breakfast first while we were waiting for your milk to heat up, right LZ?" I said softly to him. LZ is the nickname given to him by his daddy, he likes it anyway.
"It's okay, 'My..." he answered and I laughed when he yawned.
"Are you still sleepy?" I asked him.
"A little bit, but I'm really awake," he panted.
I opened the rice cooker because I knew there was some rice left in there to make my sangagang. We have maids here but they only move about their work when we give orders.
If I'm not too busy, I cook for our breakfast and dinner. It was only during lunch time because I was at university at that time. LZ is sometimes left at our mansion with his babysitter.
But I often take him with me. So my students have fun with him. She would come home to us with red cheeks and lipstick smeared all over her cheeks. He won't complain but he immediately thinks badly of people who want to stop him but when it comes to his father. He reports.
He would just tell her, "That's how handsome he is. It's confusing." I just couldn't get enough because of his arrogant and airy Daddy Lucas.
My son smiled at me, he moved his eyebrows up and down. What a silly kid, his attitude, inherited from his father.
The heater rang while I was frying the rice that I added two eggs to. I turned off the stove first and poured milk into a glass.
That litte cup by LZ has cartoon characters on it. His favorite anime. I approached him and gave him his milk.
"Do you want it in your feeding bottle, LZ?" I asked smiling. His muzzle got longer because of that.
"I'm a big boy now, 'My," he reasoned out. I laughed at him and kissed his cheek before I returned to my cooking.
I finished what I was going to cook, fried rice with egg, hotdog that my brother loves to eat, beef tapa and pancit canton. Juice and coffee that is still steaming because of its heat.
'Just as I had served on the table, I first saw LZ chewing on a hot dog. I held both of my waists. He took one bite after another and he had finished two pieces of it only then he noticed my presence.
"Oops!" he exclaimed and even covered his mouth when he realized that I had caught him. I just laughed because of his naughty child.
"It's okay, honey. Eat well and I'll just call your Dad," I told him. He shook his head and he pointed his little finger on my back.
"'Dy is here. Come on, 'Dy. I'm so hungry," he said with a snort and I turned my back.
It turned out that my husband was standing at the door while leaning on it. His hand is just crossed on his chest and he has a smile on his face as he watches my mother and me. He was wearing only a plane dark blue shirt and black pajamas. She hasn't bathed yet but she looks fresh.
He smiled at me and started walking towards where LZ and I were. He first greeted our son. Tousled her hair after kissing the top of her head.
"Good morning, kiddo. You're already sneaking three hotdogs without Mommy noticing, ah," he said teasingly. The boy quickly protested.
"Dy, I only ate the two not three hotdogs," he defensively said and shook his head repeatedly.
"LZ, what about the three you were holding right now? Isn't that three?" he asked with a smile.
"But 'Dy, I didn't eat yet. I was just holding this..." Lucas just laughed because of his son's excuse.
"Where's my fist bump, little bud?" he asked and carefully raised his clenched fist. LZ's muzzle no longer squinted and he just gently pressed his small fist. His smile is still sweet. He is very happy when they do that.
"Oh, that's my boy," he said and put her hair back in order. After he messed up... Hey...
I turned around to get a pitcher from the fridge when I felt a strong arm wrap around my waist. At the same time he kissed my neck, causing my body hair to stand up and my heart to beat fast. I'm like this, my heart if only he were nearby.
"Good morning, wife. Thank you for the breakfast," he said to me softly. He gently turned me towards him.
"Son, close your eyes," he said and I even saw him quickly cover his eyes. I was about to laugh when my husband quickly grabbed me by the waist, close to him and claimed my lips completely.
His lips moved for a moment and bit my lower lip then he released me. I know he's not satisfied yet, but he can't take it long, especially since LZ is right in front of us.
"Good morning, too," I greeted him back. I reached for her hair and also fixed it that was falling on her forehead.
I could feel his heavy gaze on me but I ignored it. I looked down at his thick eyebrows, at his eyes that could see the twinkle and different emotions that he also often showed me. Down to his sharp nose and his lips with the corner slightly rising.
I only stopped looking at him when he caressed my cheek.
"I love you," he said sincerely.
"I love you too," I said and planted a light kiss on my forehead.
"I love you, too, Miss." We both laughed because of LZ's reply. "But I wanna eat now," he added.
Lucas pulled me away when I pointed to our refrigerator. "I'll just get a pitcher, hon," I told him. He shook his head.
"Just sit down and I'll take it," he said and I just let him.
I sat next to LZ and I spooned him some fried rice. He himself took many hotdogs from his plate. That's five. Her milk is half as well.
Lucas came back and sat down next to our son. So we have LZ in the middle.
As is his habit, I was the first one he scooped up rice on his plate.
"Thanks, hon," I said to which he just smiled.
"You're always welcome, wife," he said. I brought the cup of coffee closer to his plate. It was water for LZ who also quickly reached out and asked her Daddy to drink it.
Chapter 1 1
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Chapter 2 2
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Chapter 3 3
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Chapter 4 4
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Chapter 5 5
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Chapter 6 6
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Chapter 7 7
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Chapter 8 8
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Chapter 9 9
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Chapter 10 10
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Chapter 11 11
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Chapter 12 12
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Chapter 13 13
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Chapter 14 14
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Chapter 15 15
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