231 A KING WITHOUT HIS QUEEN

"Mom? Why aren't you speaking?" Ingrid inquired. Her heart raced upon seeing her mother's sudden shift of her facial expression.

"Cliff, Ingrid, I'm sorry, but Ingrid's condition isn't normal."

"What do you mean by that mother? Please, don't keep it in suspense." Ingrid exclaimed.

"She's... she has…" Rose choked on her words and tears fell from her eyes.

"I do have what mom?"

"Twins in her womb. She's two months pregnant." Nonchalantly, Rose declared and grinned from ear to ear.

"WHAT?!"

They all exclaimed. The couple looked at each other and could not believe what they are hearing.

"Come again, mother?" the announcement seems surreal to Ingrid and Clifford.

"There's a twin in Ingrid's womb." This time Rose smiled fondly at her daughter.

"Oh my…" Ingrid is now in tears. He held both his wife's hands and said,

"This is the best news I've ever received in my entire life." Clifford speaks out. He, too, is in tears and the he caress his wife's tummy.

"Hi, there, my twins." He laughed and cried at the same time.

"Yay!!! You mean I have two sisters, grandmom?" Clark interjected.

"We don't know yet if they are your new sisters or brothers or both, dear."

"Oh. I hope it's a girl." Clark mumbled to himself.

"You don't know how much this means to me, Ingrid. You made me the joyful man in the world."

Now Clifford realized why he badly wants to be with his wife and son. He knew, too, that many have mocked him because of his sudden decision to trade his empire for a small family he's starting to build.

He just left his empire to his subordinates like it's just nothing.

He's considered to be the king in the world of business.

He ruled.

He's at the top.

However, he came into realization while he was away from them…

'What is a king without his queen? A king cannot be a king without the strength of his queen.' He pondered.

From that moment, he knew his decision was right.

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In Diamond…

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A loud scream could be heard within the four walls of a room.

"Aaagggghhhh!!!!"

Vanessa smashed everything she sees in sight. Her newly redecorated condo came into ruin again. She screams and threw things at the same time.

"I hate this! I hate this! I hate you Ingrid witch!"

She put to halt on what she's about to do and slowly went to the wall where the framed picture hanged. She reached out her hands to caress his face, imagining he's just in front of her.

"Why can't you just love me? Why did you choose her?" her voice once again quaked, her hands trembled in agony.

Then she looked for a mirror,

"That witch can't compare to my beauty, Cliff. Look at me, I am wealthier than her. My family are influential, what else can you ask for? I love you with all my heart. I can give you everything!"

She turned around again and looked at the picture.

"Can you hear me? I can give you everything!! But why?? Why can't you love me back?"

Afterwards, a loud crush could be heard.

Then Vanessa remembered Paul. She dialled his number and called him. After two call attempts, Paul answered.

"Why are you bothering me? I'm busy!" he scolded her.

"Paauuulll! Clifford is no longer here in Diamond. He's really into that Ingrid witch! What are we going to do?"

The thought of Clifford being with Ingrid and looked so happy makes her so mad and wanted to smash things again.

"We? I don't want to be included with your foolish plans anymore, Vanessa. I've had enough of being humiliated in front of the elites. All I want from Ingrid is for her to trust me again so that I could have start anew with her and who knows we'll end up each other and I'll be managing her family's business. I never thought she's connected with the Briggs…"

"So you're telling me that you'll retreat, after what we've planned?" Vanessa's eyes grew wider upon hearing Paul's reply.

"We've planned? I didn't do anything, Vanessa. It's you who planned everything. I just go with the flow."

"ARE YOU KIDDING ME?" she screamed. "Screw you! I swear, I'll expose you…" her voice quakes with so much anger and threat towards Paul.

But Paul did not show any intimidation instead he laughed.

"Expose me? I have nothing to lose now, wench! OH poor, Vanessa. A spoiled brat, who's easily fooled and have no one by her side. Just accept the fact that Clifford is not into someone like you. I hope you won't call me again in the future."

Vanessa's hands trembled. Her eyes were clouded with tears. She could not accept defeat. She has already invested so much but this has been her return.