Percival carried me and brought me to the bathroom. There was a round ottoman sofa inside. He made me sit there before he took the first aid out.While I watched him, I could see the large cut on his arm. It didn't seem too deep, but blood was still dripping out."Do something about yours first. You're still bleeding," I said while avoiding eye contact."Yeah? Okay. Give me a moment." He sat beside me and quickly cleaned his wound. After that, he wrapped it with a gauze bandage.When he was done patching his wound, he stood up. He took a bathrobe and gave it to me."Change into that," he said.I quickly nodded. I knew it would help us get a better look at the cuts.He walked toward the door and stood there, with his head facing away from me.I didn't have the energy to move, so I stayed where he left me and changed into the bathrobe."I'm done," I told him in a small voice.Percival walked toward me and kneeled in

"Are you ready to leave?" Percival asked.We prepared early for the flight. I wore comfortable clothes, and honestly, I wasn't up for picking a nice outfit, so I played safe with a long-sleeved top and pants.I had informed my father about our flight today, and we said our goodbyes yesterday.My gaze met Percival before I nodded as an answer to his question. He gave me a nod before he left the room.My hand went to where my womb was. I'll be leaving for this child. For now, I have to bury the child's connection with Cadmus and use it when the time is right. I don't intend to hurt the child, just Cadmus. I'll make sure that this baby won't be affected by whatever I'll do to his real father.I took a deep breath before I followed Percy.Percival was waiting for me outside our room. I held onto his arm when he offered it to me. I displayed a blank expression as we walked with our guards surrounding us.

Percival seemed stunned as he stared at me.I assumed it was fine after he agreed to let the baby use his surname."Do you not like it?" I asked.His gaze dropped, lips curved. He shook his head before he looked back at me."That's not it. I'm just happy to finally see him." His eyes glanced at the screen. "And to share my name with him."As I looked at Percy, I thought about how happier could he get if it was his child. Because right now, all I could see in his eyes was warmth and care for the child in my womb.I quickly brushed the thought off my mind. I knew Percy only cared about the child because of me.Neither of us can have an ideal family because of the path we chose to take. I hope he doesn't blame that on me someday—I shook my head, of course, he won't.I'm sure he knew what he got himself into. I might've told him not to fall in love because it can be cruel. But he knew that too. Because the people we loved did

TWO years and four months later, Percival's company had gone ahead of Salazar corporation.It was a year ago when I bought my shares in his company. I provided him the same support — if not more — that I had given Cadmus.The agency is also doing well, rising through the ranks of the world's most successful and well-known modeling agencies.It had been years since I last saw Cadmus and Minty. Things will be different when I return, and I couldn't wait to see the look on their faces once they see me again.Everything that Percival and I accomplished had proved how wrong they were in choosing me as their enemy.It was no time to celebrate. Cadmus could snag our place if we were too complacent. Besides, it was not enough. I still want him to lose more. It still fed my ego to prove that he was not so great without me. I made him the best, and I failed to see that before.Letting him have all the credit in the past was not my intentio

Percival held my hand as we walked inside the airport to get to our car. As expected, reporters were present, and they had a lot of questions for me."What is the status of your relationship?" one of the reporters asked.It was not in our plan to entertain any questions, so I kept my eyes away from them. Luckily the security was keeping them away from us.I looked down at our hands which were intertwined. Do they really have to ask that question? Wasn't it already obvious?Percival smiled as he gazed at me. He squeezed my hand, and I couldn't help but feel relieved that we could freely be this close in public this time. I remembered how he had to keep his distance during my mother's funeral to not create another issue and rumors about us.We drove out of the airport in one of his cars. When we arrived at Crescent Palace, the entire personnel in the lobby greeted us politely. But there was one person in particular who I couldn't wait to see.Percival opened the penthouse door for