Arranged Marriage: To Hear Your Voice

The spa made Janine feel better plus shopping. Her phone is back and she is so satisfied that she's outside and free from boredom. There are lots of things to do and that includes taking Anastasia's real estate that is under Sabrina's name. She's obsessed on having a big piece of land. It's not just that—since she's the legal wife maybe after she kill Ferdinand and fix his will and testament first—she will be a real queen. Not the dead wife.

Then she suddenly stop fantasizing. Ferdinand knows. She smack her head. She's so dumb and the big fantasy took over her. Ferdinand hate her and even said their marriage is not even legal..

"How's the mansion?" Janine asked Marga who is driving her Mercedes Benz.

"Well, Catriona is there with triplets. Enzo's sons and there are lots of dirty dogs. It isn't peaceful at all."

Janine frowns. Catriona? The one Enzo date and fucked. That bitch had already occupied Enzo's head. How did she do it? That gold digger has to die.

"Oh, by the way…" Marga added. "She's blind." Janine's eyes dilated, surprised with the new information she just received.

"What do you mean blind?"

"Its said that she got into an accident that made her loose her sight. But anyway—dad took her with open arms and he is even fond of her and the triplets."

"Triplets? You mean she was pregnant and Enzo took her there?"

"Yes. Enzo didn't want to leave since Ferdinand said the house was his."

"We have to do something about that." Janine mutter.

"What is the real reason why you hate Alvarez? And even Francisco also hate him… But I can see that he's fond of Sabrina." Marga mutter. "And I also met his daughter, Vanessa…" She murmur.

"Your half-sister. Well—she's the legal daughter…" Janine said with bitterness. She hated how Francisco seduce Guinevere, Vanessa's mother and impregnate her just to get the empire. He was so sweet and doted Guinevere than he doted her. But Francisco said that it was just a show so she stayed and behave as she watch Francisco please Guinevere in bed and everywhere.

In the end, she was just a mistress. Receiving gifts and money and letting him fuck her till he's satisfied… then he will go back home to his wife.

Here we are. They reach the house and the guards are muttering on their earpiece as they block her.

"What's wrong?" Janine asked. "This is my house and I am back." They receive something and allowed her in but one guard followed them making sure that they won't steal anything at all.

Janine scream when the dogs runs at their direction and started barking at them and growling.

"Son of a bitch!" Janine scowl and Marga sigh.

"They won't bite." Marga said.

Janine look upstairs to see Catriona holding on the rail as she walks step by step down the stairs. She walk gracefully though she's blind she look straight at their direction like one who never lost her sight.

"Fake-mother in law." Catriona mutter. "I told you—I will be your daughter in law." Catriona smirk. Janine sneer looking at her from head to toe. "Attention." Catriona command the dogs and they stop barking and sit, suddenly become calm. She strode toward them and patted the dog close to her. "So, how may I help you? This house was named after Enzo and since I am his legal wife I have a right in this house as well."

Enzo couldn't wait for her to be his wife so they file for marriage certificate and sign it. Although there's no ritual or so—they are registered as husband and wife and he gave half of the house to her. Ferdinand didn't mind at all. In fact, he already have his rest house and the study room is still his. Ferdinand is just happy that he had grandsons to attend to.

"What?" Janine asked and glance at Marga who is as well surprised.

"You are kidding. Enzo just proposed to you…"

"Why? Can't we register our marriage first before the fancy traditional wedding ritual?" She asked.

"Step-mom!" Enzo came up from the kitchen with apron. "Hey, congrats!" Enzo said cheerfully tough she knows its a sarcasm she still hated him. Because of him her plan was destroyed. And he even file an attempted murder. "Oh, by the way that's your step-daughter-in-law. You know Cat, right?" Enzo sound very friendly but it was his way of being sarcastic.

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Francisco was walking with his crane on a crowded city in Davao. He is far away from EPUA and no one would see him. He's disguised well and has body guards around him. He inhale the scent of fruits around the market and started pointing the fruit he wants to buy.

But it was like his world stops. Just like when he first met Anastasia. Everything doesn't matter to him. She's wearing a baby pink dress, her hair falls perfectly at her back and it was long reaching her elbow. She's smiling as she pick a grape fruit and taste a piece of it gracefully.

His heart was beating fast—yet had skip a beat. His whole body responded to that goddess away from him. He forget everything as he walk closer to her. But she's too far away until it become crowded and she wasn't there anymore. He look around and found her walking to the garage.

"Stop her." His people responded striding to the woman in baby pink dress. The woman scream and try to grasp from there. Francisco was getting crazy as he walk toward them ignoring his muscle pain.

When the woman remove her scarf and shades he stopped. It wasn't her. From behind it look like her. He remember clearly that she's holding a basket and has that flower on her ear.

He then found another woman wearing the same dress. He look crazy as he follow the woman and his men was confused. He follow it until he almost reach the end of the market. The woman turn around and glower at him.

"Are you stalking me?!" The woman pull out her phone and dialed someone. He left immediately and search around for Anastasia.

Anastasia is dead yet he saw her truly alive.

"Anastasia…" Francisco said frantically. Anastasia was bad for him. He can't control himself around her.

It's very simple. Anastasia was his world and he can't live without her. But he live at this extent just for her. If she's alive—then he would do everything just to have her again.

He had her once yet she died in the fire. But did she really die or someone betray him?

"Ana…" he calls and search around there are at least three more woman wearing the same dress and some are chatting with the vendors and the other has a stroller with a baby on it. The other one was with a man holding hands with him. He pull his hair getting frustrated.