Forgotten Romance: Take Me Back To You

She was biting her nails anxiously while pacing back and forth waiting for her father. 

Rachelle may have faced Jade confidently a while ago but as soon as the woman left, she trembled in fear! The fear of losing her place in Marcus' life. 

"Father, where are you?!" She kept muttering while waiting near the big window at the living room. It's already dark outside yet her father's car is nowhere to be seen.

She already called him an hour ago but he said he'll be late for a few minutes since he is in a meeting with a very important client. If he will be able to convince the foreigner investor, then he will secure his position as the chief of the boards of director in the company where he currently works.

Rachelle suddenly touched her belly when she remembered the conversation she had with Jade. She didn't lie when she said she was also pregnant and her father didn't know about it yet. 

FLASHBACK:

Last week, Rachelle fainted during one of her photoshoot and when her manager rushed the celebrity model to the hospital, the doctor discovered that she was six weeks pregnant.

She was alarmed as well as her manager!

"I am not against you having a baby if you want to. But I also know that you are well aware that it will greatly affect your status. It may ruin all that you've been working hard for the past few years… fame… popularity and all."

She lowered her head and heaved a heavy sigh. "I want to abort the baby. I've been working so hard for years just to attain where I am right now, so there's no way I would give up just because of this." She made her decision clear. 

"Then let us schedule the operation then." The manager agreed and talked to the doctor in charge of the woman.

"And please make sure no one learns about this thing, especially any of the media outlet. You know what will happen if this thing gets out, right?" The manager warned the doctor before facing the woman once again. 

"But Rachelle, tell me… Who is the child's father?" Her manager asked her out of the blue. 

"You don't have to know." She muttered weakly. 

"Tell me, is it Marcus? Because if that's Marcus' spawn then you don't have to abort the child." The she manager smirked meaningfully at the thought that crossed her mind. "You can use that child to raise your popularity!"

"Miss Zaza, can you sit down for a while? Cause I have something to tell you." Her gaze tells her it's important and urgent.

Zaza, Rachelle's manager, sat on the empty chair beside the hospital bed before staring at the woman wearing the hospital gown. 

"This better be important or else…." She raised her brows. 

"I need… to abort… this child immediately." She voiced seriously as if her life is on the line if the child in her wȯmb won't die.

**End of Flashback**

Rachelle heaved a heavy sigh once again. The abortion operation is supposed to be tomorrow but when she heard Jade was pregnant, she couldn't help but tell her about her pregnancy with Marcus' child as well. 

After a few more minutes, she finally heard an engine outside. She looked out and after confirming it was her father, her mind became a bit stable. Thank God, she thought. 

"What is it?" Rachelle's father asked as soon as he saw the woman waiting for him in the living room. She looked perplexed for whatever reason. 

"Father…We have a very big problem." Rachelle started.

"What do you mean?" He raised his brows puzzled.

"That woman is pregnant!" She bawled. 

"That woman? Who are you talking about?" 

"Jade! Marcus' wife!"

"What?!" His eyes widened in disbelief. "Are you certain about that?"

"Yes! The woman came and visit me at my workplace a while ago. She even told me to stop seeing Marcus."

The man heaved a sigh.

"You must do something about it father. What if Marcus decides to keep the woman beside him forever because of that child?"

"That's definitely a great problem." Her father ċȧrėssed his jaw while in deep thought. If Suzette learns about that woman's pregnancy, then it will be even more difficult to break them."

Rachelle once again touch her stomach while thinking about something. After coming into terms with her thoughts, she breathes before speaking.

"Father, there is something I want to tell you. But please promise me you won't get mad at me, please."

"What is it?"

"Dad, I'm… I'm pregnant!" She whimpered. 

Her father literally doesn't know what to say. He was beyond shocked! 

But after a few more minutes, he heaved a heavy sigh. 

"Why are you telling me this now?" 

"I'm sorry but originally, I do not have the intention to tell you about it since I decided to have an abortion tomorrow."

"Abort?!" The man bawled in surprise. "Are you insane? Why are going to destroy the greatest weapon you have to counter your enemies?"

"Greatest weapon?" She thought. 

"Yes! that child is!" 

Only then did Rachelle realized what he truly meant.

"But father, we have a problem with that." She looked at the man guiltily. 

Seeing how she shies away, the man observed her carefully. "Don't you dare tell me that Marcus is not that child's father." He looked at her sternly and his eyes made the woman a bit nervous.

Her father looks like a lion ready to kill his prey! Dang!

"I'm sorry father! Please don't get angry at me." She immediately knelt before the man who is now angry.

The man was trying to control his anger. His disappointment towards his only daughter was so great that he wanted to grab her hair and throw her out of the house.

"I'm sorry! I'm truly sorry! I didn't mean any of these things to happen but that man blackmailed me so I didn't have a choice but to sleep with him… I'm sorry father!" The woman was now crying in despair. "Please father, help me… I don't want this child." She grabbed her father's foot and held it tight. She doesn't have any plan to let go of him unless he forgives her.

He didn't say a word for a few minutes but his mind was in deep thought. What else can they do but pretend that the baby was Marcus' spawn!

"Who is that man? Tell me who slept with you?" He was beyond angry and his tone was like someone ready to kill anytime, anywhere. 

"T-the director of that famous new blockbuster movie." She was hesitating to tell the man's identity. 

"I'll make sure to dispatch him as soon as possible. And as for you, informed Marcus that you are pregnant with his baby."

She stood up and met her father's eyes. 

"But… What if he'll find out? The truth is, I never slept with Marcus the past few weeks. He seemed to be avoiding me."

"No, he will never find out as long as you stick with our plan."

"Plan? What plan?" She raised her brows confused. 

"Convince Marcus that you are pregnant. Doctor Esper is a close ob gyne friend of mine so we can use her service for the time being to fake your pregnancy records."

"But what will we do if my belly starts to get big? Marcus is not that stupid not to notice it!" She can see a lot of flaws with her father's plan. 

"I thought about that as well but we will cross the bridge when we get there. But for now, let's put a temporary solution on the current problem. And no matter what happened, you can't lose to that poor woman, understand?" 

"Y-yes, father."

"I'll deal with that woman soon. That child in her wȯmb will never come out to this world and I'll do whatever it takes to make it happen." He smirked evilly.

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"Father, why are we hiding? Why do a lot of people chasing us? Are we criminals now?" The girl was trembling in fear but she managed to asked his father who was putting a few folders on his bag pack. 

"Sweetheart, we are not criminals but we are being chased by some criminals."

"Are they going to kill us? Are we going to die soon, father?" The man paused for a few seconds before he continued packing their things. He shouldn't be surprised if his daughter asked such a question even at a very young age. 

He felt guilty then he teared up. But he immediately wiped his eyes and faced the girl. "No, you are not going to die. Father is here." He held the child's shoulder with both hands and pulled her in his embrace. His heart ached greatly to see her child suffering because of him. 

'I'm sorry, honey….' He muttered within him. 

"Sweetheart…" He broke away and took a golden wristwatch in his pocket. "This is your mother's favorite wristwatch and I am entrusting this thing to you. Don't ever, ever lose this no matter what happen. Protect this as if you are protecting your mom… and me as well. This watch will soon save a lot of lives. Will you promise to protect this for me?" He pleaded.

"Ehm…" She nodded and engraved what her father said in her heart. Little did she know that it was her father's last words that day.