FIRE AND ICE 🔥~~~~~~EPISODE 8
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"F*ck! Where the hell are you, Jeslyn?!" Ray ruffled his hair in frustration.
"What about that lawyer and her…" he paused. How can he call that stranger her husband? He refused to give that pauper that title. "...that stranger she contracted to marry her?"
"Ehm… we couldn't find anything about them. They seem to never exist."
"That's not possible. Go and look into them! Don't come back here if you don't find anything about that contracted husband and lawyer!"
"Yes, young master." The guard bowed and left with his people.
Ray narrowed his eyes as he thought of where Jeslyn was. "Jeslyn, I hope you are not with that contracted man–"
His eyes widened like he had gotten his answer and he threw the glass of wine in his hand against the TV that was reporting on the court case of two days ago.
Yes, it had been two days already and Ray still couldn't find Jeslyn.
After he left the bar, he went to the places he believed Jeslyn would be. Using the keys she had given him to all her apartments and houses, he opened the doors but found no Jeslyn.
Those keys that were up to 8 were given to him whenever she was gifted or bought a new house but he had never thought of using them until two nights ago.
He didn't know why he went there nor how he went there, but when he couldn't find her, something he didn't know he would feel for her erupted in his heart.
At first, he felt fear and immediately called the young Miss and Christine, thinking they had done something to her because while doing his own path a few months ago, he made sure they promised him that they were never going to harm her after they had taken her property.
That decision of his had caused the young Miss to fight him for a few weeks before they reconciled.
After he got to know that no one touched Jeslyn, he thought she went to one of the rest houses to cry, but his guards couldn't find her there either, so he started to panic.
For two days he had been on her case and was even thinking of getting the police involved until he thought of the possibility that she was with that wild contracted man.
"Jeslyn, you better not dare!" He roared.
The front door burst open and Ray's friend walked into the house with rage. "Ray, what did you do to Jeslyn? How could you do that to the woman you love?!"
"Shut the f*ck up frank! How many times do I have to tell you that I don't love her? I don't love Jeslyn!" Ray roared.
"You do, you a*shole!" Frank retorted with the same amount of energy. He walked up to Ray in large strides and stood in front of him.
"Ray, I said, you love her!" With eyes spitting fire and a voice filled with anger, he said to Ray with gritted teeth, waiting for him to deny his feelings one more time.
"I don't–"
"Pow!"
A heavy punch landed on the side of Ray's mouth.
Ray felt that. It was damn painful, but still, he had no zeal to fight back. Instead, for some reason he didn't know, he wanted more of that punch.
"You d*ckhead, I know how much I love Jeslyn, but I stayed back when you got into the picture. I couldn't drag a woman with my best friend and when I saw how happy she was with you, I was also happy, but what did you do? You broke her for greed!
If I had known before now that you were only playing games with her despite loving her so much, I would have taken her away from you.
When did you intend to tell me about this huh? So if I hadn't forced your sister to spill the beans, I would have still been in the dark, thinking Jeslyn betrayed you on the altar and you sought revenge by testifying against her in court.
You knew I didn't go to court, you knew I hate the news, yet you didn't intend to tell me the truth?!
Ray, this will be the first and last chance I'm giving you. If you don't find Jeslyn and bring her back here, I'll ruin you… along with your family." Frank spat out before storming out.
Ray lost his momentum and staggered to sit on the couch behind him.
Frank was a classmate with Jeslyn and the two got to know each other after Ray got into a relationship with Jeslyn.
Frank has a dubious origin that even Ray, his alleged best friend, couldn't find out. He is the young master of the second richest family in Rose City and has stuck with Ray for some reason since his return to the city five years ago.
Ray had no idea that his best friend was in love with his woman until now. What the f*ck has he done?!
Losing Jeslyn and Frank were the two things he didn't want to ever happen to him.
He doesn't want to lose Jeslyn, not because he loves her, but because he can't let her go, especially not after the humiliation.
Yes, his feelings for Jeslyn are not clear. He doesn't know what he feels, but he was sure that whatever he feels, hatred is part of it.
As for Frank, well, there's a mystery around him that Ray wants to unravel. Aside from that, he genuinely likes to be around Frank.
"What the f*ck is wrong with me?!" Ray pulled at his thick black hair in frustration with reddened eyes and bleeding lips.
That injury left on the corner of his lower lip was so deep that it would take a few weeks to heal.
Christine on the other hand has been discharged from the hospital and was just entering the Chen mansion.
Getting out of the car, she looked around her environment and got lost in deep thought for a while before she stepped into the house.
The minute she did, confetti and cheerful voices welcomed her.
"Welcome home, young Miss Christine!"
The rows of servants in brown uniforms and white aprons exclaimed.
Christine nodded with a faint smile while her eyes darted around the luxurious sitting room. It was beautiful, but the Lee house was prettier.
"Welcome back home, child," Mr. And Mrs. Wales stepped forward and hugged Christine in a tight embrace.
"Thank you mom, dad," she smiled stiffly.
"Older sister, welcome home!"
The cute voice of a little girl of about 6–7 years old sounded, and very soon, a girl in a braided ponytail, decorated with a pink tiara and pins, wearing a pink school uniform trotted over and hugged Christine's thighs.
Christine looked down at the child and smiled brightly before picking her up.
"Older sister, Chi chi missed you," she hugged Christine around the neck.
"Older sister missed you too."
"Are you going back to those bad people?"
"No, not anymore. I'm done with work and will stay here with you."
"What about older, older sister? When will she join us?"
Christine stayed silent for a while before she said: "Call her eldest sister and call me older sister."
"Ok, eldest sister."
"That sounds better… As for when sister would return, I have no idea, she's very busy at the moment." Christine said that while looking at her parents who shook their heads.
"Chi chi baby, come, let your nanny take you to school before you get late." Mrs. Wales peeled the child out of Christine's arms and handed her to a lady in a servant's uniform.
"Bye," the child waved at them as she was being carried away.
After the child left, Christine brushed her gaze through the servants that had their heads down and said: "you all should return to your duties and sweep this rubbish off the floor. They look disgusting." The voice was not as welcoming as it was a while ago.
"Yes, miss," the servants scattered after that. Some went to get cleaning tools to get rid of the confetti littering the floor.
"Christine, see me in my study," Mr. Wales said and headed upstairs.
Christine and her mother followed behind him, with Christine's mother holding her arm.
…
Inside the study room, Mr. Wales looked at his wife and daughter sitting on the couch in front of him with a stern look on his face.
"What is that sister of yours up to? What does she mean by the whole property should be transferred to her? Jeslyn is my daughter too and I have the right over those properties more than your sister does!"
"Father, I don't care what you and my older sister had. However, I'm not in for your drama. Sister wanted the properties and she plotted for years to get them.
If you had also wanted the properties, you should have plotted when you married Alice, but no, you were busy enjoying the marriage… as if cheating on mom wasn't enough, you got her pregnant and she gave birth to that idiot, Jeslyn.
Don't get me involved in your fight with my sister. Sort out your problems. I'm heading back to transfer all the properties to her like she instructed." Christine stood up, ready to leave but her father's roar made her sit back down.
"You dare take a step from that place!"
"Dad, what exactly do you want? You don't expect me to disobey sister for you, do you?" She raised a brow at him.
"Both of you take it easy. Wales, Christine is not wrong. You know the daughter you gave birth to. You know what she's capable of doing if she doesn't get her way. She wouldn't mind striping you off everything you own just to prove a point. Let Christine give her the properties. After all, we already have enough wealth.
As for you, Christine, I have told you times without numbers that your father did nothing wrong by staying with Alice for so long. I permitted it and thanks to that decision, we are this wealthy…"
"Notwithstanding, he deserves to be hated. A man who could do that to his wife and daughter isn't worthy to be called a man!" With that said, Christine glared at her father and got up before storming out of the room.
It wasn't that she found fault with what they did to Jeslyn and her mother. She was only upset that people kept rubbing it in her face that she was enjoying the privilege of being rich because she was adopted.
She had spoken to her father multiple times to tell the world that she wasn't adopted, but he wouldn't, saying it was for the greater good.
Now, after the greater good, he got nothing from his sacrifices and he's mad about it.
Well, let him be mad because Christine is also angry at him for how her life had turned out.
She would forever be at the mercy of Jeslyn and her family for the rest of her life. Who likes that?
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"F*ck! Where the hell are you, Jeslyn?!" Ray ruffled his hair in frustration.
"What about that lawyer and her…" he paused. How can he call that stranger her husband? He refused to give that pauper that title. "...that stranger she contracted to marry her?"
"Ehm… we couldn't find anything about them. They seem to never exist."
"That's not possible. Go and look into them! Don't come back here if you don't find anything about that contracted husband and lawyer!"
"Yes, young master." The guard bowed and left with his people.
Ray narrowed his eyes as he thought of where Jeslyn was. "Jeslyn, I hope you are not with that contracted man–"
His eyes widened like he had gotten his answer and he threw the glass of wine in his hand against the TV that was reporting on the court case of two days ago.
Yes, it had been two days already and Ray still couldn't find Jeslyn.
After he left the bar, he went to the places he believed Jeslyn would be. Using the keys she had given him to all her apartments and houses, he opened the doors but found no Jeslyn.
Those keys that were up to 8 were given to him whenever she was gifted or bought a new house but he had never thought of using them until two nights ago.
He didn't know why he went there nor how he went there, but when he couldn't find her, something he didn't know he would feel for her erupted in his heart.
At first, he felt fear and immediately called the young Miss and Christine, thinking they had done something to her because while doing his own path a few months ago, he made sure they promised him that they were never going to harm her after they had taken her property.
That decision of his had caused the young Miss to fight him for a few weeks before they reconciled.
After he got to know that no one touched Jeslyn, he thought she went to one of the rest houses to cry, but his guards couldn't find her there either, so he started to panic.
For two days he had been on her case and was even thinking of getting the police involved until he thought of the possibility that she was with that wild contracted man.
"Jeslyn, you better not dare!" He roared.
The front door burst open and Ray's friend walked into the house with rage. "Ray, what did you do to Jeslyn? How could you do that to the woman you love?!"
"Shut the f*ck up frank! How many times do I have to tell you that I don't love her? I don't love Jeslyn!" Ray roared.
"You do, you a*shole!" Frank retorted with the same amount of energy. He walked up to Ray in large strides and stood in front of him.
"Ray, I said, you love her!" With eyes spitting fire and a voice filled with anger, he said to Ray with gritted teeth, waiting for him to deny his feelings one more time.
"I don't–"
"Pow!"
A heavy punch landed on the side of Ray's mouth.
Ray felt that. It was damn painful, but still, he had no zeal to fight back. Instead, for some reason he didn't know, he wanted more of that punch.
"You d*ckhead, I know how much I love Jeslyn, but I stayed back when you got into the picture. I couldn't drag a woman with my best friend and when I saw how happy she was with you, I was also happy, but what did you do? You broke her for greed!
If I had known before now that you were only playing games with her despite loving her so much, I would have taken her away from you.
When did you intend to tell me about this huh? So if I hadn't forced your sister to spill the beans, I would have still been in the dark, thinking Jeslyn betrayed you on the altar and you sought revenge by testifying against her in court.
You knew I didn't go to court, you knew I hate the news, yet you didn't intend to tell me the truth?!
Ray, this will be the first and last chance I'm giving you. If you don't find Jeslyn and bring her back here, I'll ruin you… along with your family." Frank spat out before storming out.
Ray lost his momentum and staggered to sit on the couch behind him.
Frank was a classmate with Jeslyn and the two got to know each other after Ray got into a relationship with Jeslyn.
Frank has a dubious origin that even Ray, his alleged best friend, couldn't find out. He is the young master of the second richest family in Rose City and has stuck with Ray for some reason since his return to the city five years ago.
Ray had no idea that his best friend was in love with his woman until now. What the f*ck has he done?!
Losing Jeslyn and Frank were the two things he didn't want to ever happen to him.
He doesn't want to lose Jeslyn, not because he loves her, but because he can't let her go, especially not after the humiliation.
Yes, his feelings for Jeslyn are not clear. He doesn't know what he feels, but he was sure that whatever he feels, hatred is part of it.
As for Frank, well, there's a mystery around him that Ray wants to unravel. Aside from that, he genuinely likes to be around Frank.
"What the f*ck is wrong with me?!" Ray pulled at his thick black hair in frustration with reddened eyes and bleeding lips.
That injury left on the corner of his lower lip was so deep that it would take a few weeks to heal.
Christine on the other hand has been discharged from the hospital and was just entering the Chen mansion.
Getting out of the car, she looked around her environment and got lost in deep thought for a while before she stepped into the house.
The minute she did, confetti and cheerful voices welcomed her.
"Welcome home, young Miss Christine!"
The rows of servants in brown uniforms and white aprons exclaimed.
Christine nodded with a faint smile while her eyes darted around the luxurious sitting room. It was beautiful, but the Lee house was prettier.
"Welcome back home, child," Mr. And Mrs. Wales stepped forward and hugged Christine in a tight embrace.
"Thank you mom, dad," she smiled stiffly.
"Older sister, welcome home!"
The cute voice of a little girl of about 6–7 years old sounded, and very soon, a girl in a braided ponytail, decorated with a pink tiara and pins, wearing a pink school uniform trotted over and hugged Christine's thighs.
Christine looked down at the child and smiled brightly before picking her up.
"Older sister, Chi chi missed you," she hugged Christine around the neck.
"Older sister missed you too."
"Are you going back to those bad people?"
"No, not anymore. I'm done with work and will stay here with you."
"What about older, older sister? When will she join us?"
Christine stayed silent for a while before she said: "Call her eldest sister and call me older sister."
"Ok, eldest sister."
"That sounds better… As for when sister would return, I have no idea, she's very busy at the moment." Christine said that while looking at her parents who shook their heads.
"Chi chi baby, come, let your nanny take you to school before you get late." Mrs. Wales peeled the child out of Christine's arms and handed her to a lady in a servant's uniform.
"Bye," the child waved at them as she was being carried away.
After the child left, Christine brushed her gaze through the servants that had their heads down and said: "you all should return to your duties and sweep this rubbish off the floor. They look disgusting." The voice was not as welcoming as it was a while ago.
"Yes, miss," the servants scattered after that. Some went to get cleaning tools to get rid of the confetti littering the floor.
"Christine, see me in my study," Mr. Wales said and headed upstairs.
Christine and her mother followed behind him, with Christine's mother holding her arm.
…
Inside the study room, Mr. Wales looked at his wife and daughter sitting on the couch in front of him with a stern look on his face.
"What is that sister of yours up to? What does she mean by the whole property should be transferred to her? Jeslyn is my daughter too and I have the right over those properties more than your sister does!"
"Father, I don't care what you and my older sister had. However, I'm not in for your drama. Sister wanted the properties and she plotted for years to get them.
If you had also wanted the properties, you should have plotted when you married Alice, but no, you were busy enjoying the marriage… as if cheating on mom wasn't enough, you got her pregnant and she gave birth to that idiot, Jeslyn.
Don't get me involved in your fight with my sister. Sort out your problems. I'm heading back to transfer all the properties to her like she instructed." Christine stood up, ready to leave but her father's roar made her sit back down.
"You dare take a step from that place!"
"Dad, what exactly do you want? You don't expect me to disobey sister for you, do you?" She raised a brow at him.
"Both of you take it easy. Wales, Christine is not wrong. You know the daughter you gave birth to. You know what she's capable of doing if she doesn't get her way. She wouldn't mind striping you off everything you own just to prove a point. Let Christine give her the properties. After all, we already have enough wealth.
As for you, Christine, I have told you times without numbers that your father did nothing wrong by staying with Alice for so long. I permitted it and thanks to that decision, we are this wealthy…"
"Notwithstanding, he deserves to be hated. A man who could do that to his wife and daughter isn't worthy to be called a man!" With that said, Christine glared at her father and got up before storming out of the room.
It wasn't that she found fault with what they did to Jeslyn and her mother. She was only upset that people kept rubbing it in her face that she was enjoying the privilege of being rich because she was adopted.
She had spoken to her father multiple times to tell the world that she wasn't adopted, but he wouldn't, saying it was for the greater good.
Now, after the greater good, he got nothing from his sacrifices and he's mad about it.
Well, let him be mad because Christine is also angry at him for how her life had turned out.
She would forever be at the mercy of Jeslyn and her family for the rest of her life. Who likes that?
WATCHOUT FOR EPISODE 19
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