It’s the weekend, and she made sure she spent it with her children. Serene had some business to do in Hyacinth Bay for Ellis Inc. for the coming week so she and the children stayed in her Hyacinth Bay villa.
She brought the property a couple of months before her return. Initially, she wanted it to be a halfway home for Conrad when he traveled to Hyacinth Bay for business. However, since his stroke, she had assumed his responsibilities from their business.
In the past year, their business began exploring opportunities outside of Coast City. Thus, she and her children had been living in the villa for the past year.
Like Magnolia Crescent, her villa is on the outskirts of the city, away from all the noise and pollution. The property had two villas. She used one as her studio while the other was where she and the children lived. The two buildings shared a garden and a pool area.
Serene stirred in her sleep and felt her cellphone on the bedside table. The display showed it’s 10 in the morning. Of late, sleeping in had become a luxury for her. She tried to move but felt constrained. Pax’s foot rested on her stomach while Felicity’s arm flayed across her chest. She smiled and continued to lie still, not wanting to wake up her children.
She had just closed her eyes for a couple of minutes when her phone vibrated. Picking it up, she saw Mary’s name on the display calling her.
“Morning,” she greeted in a hushed voice.
“Hi! They’re still asleep?” Mary asked after noticing Serene speaking at a low volume.
“Uh-hum. Why did you call?”
“Well, I told you about my big client who wanted to wear a gown you hand-painted, right?” she asked, then continued without waiting for Serene’s response, “I’ve finished the gown and we’re bringing it to your studio.”
“We?”
“Yeah,” Mary’s voice sounded bashful. “She’s a loyal client and is also your admirer. So, I thought of bringing her with me so she could discuss with you how she’d like the gown to be painted.”
“I see. What time are you coming?”
“Um, we’re actually on our way now. We’ll be there in 15 minutes but don’t hurry to get up if the twins are still asleep. We’ll wait.”
Although Mary said they’re willing to wait, her professionalism got the better of her. She eased Felicity’s arm from her chest and Pax’s foot from her stomach. Then she gently got up from the bed. Since the twins co-sleep with her, she ditched the bed frame and just had the mattress on the floor.
a clean set of clothes, she had
she’s able to enter the area freely. Unlike her gallery, her studio exuded a warm,
were childhood friends. This is her studio as you can see it’s less formal than the gallery. Please feel at home. I’ll just ready the gown,”
Elaina said in unison. However, instead of sitting, the two looked
framed paintings on the walls while the shelf with framed photos caught Elaina’s
a bucket of ice-cold water poured down her spine. Her eyes widened as she scanned all the photos
others showed her with two children in various stages of development.
twins, the more she saw Justin in them, especially the boy. He’s a
tears in her eyes from falling. She excused herself from Crystal and said she just needed to
the studio from the connecting garden. She immediately saw the body form decked in a silk
sorry for making you wait,” she greeted,
and slender woman with slick blonde hair she saw from the exhibit.
in the exhibit is her secretary. She did not want to appear
Crystal Smith,” Crystal said, smiling and extending
and said, “It’s a pleasure to meet you, Ms.
the older woman who was standing in front of the shelf displaying Serene
their sockets
By the way Elaina looked at her, she knew
smiled at her, “Serene. It’s been a while. I do not know
two ladies looked both confused and surprised that Serene and Elaina knew each other. However,
at the
breaths. Their eyes exchanged meaningful looks
Bay? How come his men did not tell him about it? Since when had she been
to his mother, who looked like she’s about
the group. “Ms. Pax let me introduce to you my fiancé, Justin Rain of Rain International. Justin, this is Felicity Pax.” Crystal eyes beamed with pride as
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