Chapter 31
“Mom, can I come?” before I got into the car, Hivo followed behind me. I don’t know why he wants to come this time. It’s not his thing to join my walks after we stayed here at Vios’ house.
I built my own house but my son insisted that he prefers it here with Vios, so we’ll just stay here.
“Papa will come too right? I wanna see him mama,” his eyes are full emotions while looking at me. I sighed because he knew I would answer no. That I will not allow him to come.
“Son-
“Please mom. I just want to see him for a moment. I know the real reason why he didn’t come to us. He has a family now,” I was surprised when he said. How did he know?
“It’s over in the internet, ma. I read everything,” he said with sadness in his eyes. But still my answer is no. It’s not the time yet. I need a little time to control everything in the company. And when it’s fixed, then I will no longer be afraid to show my children to the whole world because I know, I can fight. I have money. I have the power to protect them.
“Maybe next time son. Please understand me,” his shoulders sagged and he was forced to go inside.
“What happened? Why is that one sad?” Vios asked me when he met my son while he’s going out.
“He wants to come. He wants to see Steven,” I said worriedly.
“You really can’t avoid that. He met his father so it’s normal for him to look for Steven. Actually, he’s asking for help saying he wants to go to school. He’s sick at homeschool Ria. Let the child go. ”
I looked back at the door Hivo entered before returning my gaze to Vios.
“I’ll think about it. Anyway, where’s Stefanny?”
“She’s with her nanny. She also wants to come, not for her real father tho, she just doesn’t want to be separated from me,” I could see the satisfaction on his face when he said that. Stefanny is very close to him that’s maybe the reason why she’s not asking me about her dad.
“Are we going to get married Ria?”
I hit his head
“It hurts,” he said while rubbing his head.
“That’s because you’re misbehaving again. Tss. Let’s go,” I said and got into the car first.
He’s my driver now while we have a bunch of cars behind us.
“Seatbelt first for my wife,” he said and he himself put on my seatbelt.
“Done wife,” he said. I winced when he called me that.
“Why? The doctor at the hospital said you’re my wife, so perhaps we should married?” he said and laughed like crazy.
“You look crazy there. Let’s go,” I said.
“Okay madame. Your wish is my command,” I just shook my head and looked straight at the road. He’s Vios, one of my trusted friend.
“Ms. RL, this way please,” I was greeted by my secretary who had been waiting here for a while. After I took over the company, I worked under the name RL. To remind everyone that the rightful owner of the company is the person connected to its foundation and that is my father. RL Company stand for Rialyn Loverio Company.ConTEent bel0ngs to Nôv(e)lD/rama(.)Org .
“Ms. RL everything is set,” me, Vios and my secretary are the only people here in this VIP room. I will expose myself later. It’s my first time actually to reveal my identity to the public.
Except for the board, trusted employees and some investors in the company, no one knows who’s really Miss RL is-the new CEO of RLC.
“Are you okay?” Vios asked me.
“Yes. Why?”
“Aren’t you nervous? It’s your first time, right?”
“Viosdado, I prepared myself for a long time here so yes, I’m ready.”
“Alright. I’m always here for you,” he said seriously. I smiled and nodded. I am really thankful to him because I was able to keep up with everything because of him. He’s my best friend and the second father of my children.
“Ma’am, everyone is waiting for you,” my secretary said.
I guess it’s time.
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STEVEN “Daddy, handsome daddy,” I laughed and took the child from Amanda.
“Really? Daddy is handsome?” She nodded which made me smile. She’s adorable and beautiful.
“Daddy is leaving. What does my princess want for a gift?”
“Dolls,”
“Dolls? You like new dolls?”
“Yes daddy,”
“Daddy just bought you some dolls. But okay, daddy will buy you a new one,” she clapped her hands. She’s really happy.
“Thank you daddy. You’re the best!”
“Oh where is my kiss?” she kissed my cheek and I smiled.
“Give Snow to me. You should go, Steven. Who knows, maybe she’ll show up.” Amanda.
Yes. I hope I can see her. I miss her so much. I miss her and my son. I miss them. I want to see them. I want to be with them. I have made many mistakes and I know that they cannot be corrected immediately.
After she left, I still tried to locate them but they disappeared suddenly. I don’t know where they are. My last troupe is my friend, Vios who keeps on blocking me to all of his accounts.
“I hope to see her again,” I said sadly.
“Of course. I believe you are meant for each other. You suffered a lot already. If she finds out all that, I think she will forgive you,”
I smiled before saying goodbye. What I said 3 years ago was a lie. I need to lie to reveal the truth. I know my son and her were alive. I know Hivo is alive. God knows how thankful I am that they didn’t die in the accident.
“Sir, let’s go,” Jamie said. I fixed my coat before getting into the car.
“I can’t wait to see you babe. I miss you so bad,”
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THIRD PERSON
“So it’s true, that we will meet Ms. RL,”
“Yeah. I heard she’s a ruthless,”
“Really? There’s also a rumor that she’s ugly that’s why she didn’t reveal her identity yet,”
“She must be a genius. RLC is very successful now because of her,”
“Yeah. I can’t wait to meet her. Dad told me to befriend her because we plan to enter RLC,”
“So we have the same agenda here. I think we are not the only ones with a plan like that,”
Murmurs of people in the venue.
The name of Ms. RL is a big news to everyone. If the small businessmen are hunting Ms. RL, so are the big companies. And Steven Marcus Alvante is not an exception with that.
Steven knows that Viosdado works at the RLC so he needs to get into the copmany to get close to Vio.
He needs to get information about his son and Ria. Steven couldn’t bear to let the year go by without his son and the girl he loved the most.
“Sir, we’re here”, for the last time, Steven fixed his suit and got out of the car, hoping to see Ria and their child.
In the party, many celebrities were present including Steven’s friends, Agatha and her husband Kael were also there, Divine with Diego, Philip with Hannah, Angie and Lia.
When Lia saw Steven, she immediately approached her.
“Hi,”
“You look good,” she added. Steven smiled lightly at her before answering.
“Thank you,”
“Alone?”
“Yeah”
“Why so distant? I’m Ria’s friend,” Lia said jokingly. Steven just smiled in response. He can’t find the right words to say.
“I know that it’s been 3 years since she died. But still, I’m still sad. But we don’t have a choice but to move on right?” Lia
“Yeah,” Steven answered before making an excuse. His fist clenched and he let out a deep breath.
“Calm down Steven. Calm down,” Steven said trying to control his anger.
“Hey Steven, why are you in a hurry?” Lia followed him where he went and when Philip saw them, he immediately approached Steven.
“Hi,” Philip
“Hi,” Lia answered sparingly.
“Excuse me, I need to snatch my friend. We have something to discuss,” Philip said and pulled Steven away from Lia.
He took his friend to a private room and confronted him.
“Man, wake up. Control yourself. Don’t waste everything just for this day. Calm down or else everything will be wasted,” Philip.
“That b*tch is a great pretender man. I wanna kill her right away! Damn!” Steven said angrily as his face turned red with anger.