Leap OF Fate

Chapter 72

The black Prius stopped at the front of the apartment. Behind them, another car had also stopped. She

did not leave their car, instead two men from the other vehicle came out and got in the apartment.

After a while, the men came out of the building carrying the luggages she prepared and loaded them in

their car.

Their convoy drove to the airstrip they used three years ago and boarded a small plane. It chartered

them to Nevada, and from there they took another plane going to Saffron City. They will then board one

of Ellis Inc.’s fishing vessels docked in Meridian Port that would bring them to the neighboring port of

Coast City.

The trip was more arduous than normal, but this is the only way they could escape Justin’s radar. In 24-

hours, she had once again stepped to Coast City after three long years. She left her children with the

Lewis’s then drove to the hospital to see her father.

“Mom…” she softly called Carol, who was sleeping on a chair beside Conrad’s bed.

“Shen, you’re here!” she said, opening her arms to embrace her daughter.

“How’s Dad?” she asked, looking at the pale burly man lying on the bed. She’s not used to seeing her

father looking weak and helpless.

“The Doctor said, he’s lucky to have escaped this stroke. He did not lose any of his senses or function.

He just needed to rest and adjust his diet and to reduce his stress.”

Serene bit her lips at the sight of her father. Thankfully, he’s alright.

Conrad stayed in the hospital to recuperate for three more days before being discharged. Knowing that

Serene and her children have come back for good gave him an energy boost.

Arriving home, as expected, Felicity ran towards her grandfather and jumped into his welcoming arms.

She squealed in laughter as Conrad kissed her chubby cheeks and tickled her sides.

Pax, meanwhile, walked to his grandfather and gave him a peck on his cheeks before returning to play

with his Legos. Having children at home lifted their home’s energy and atmosphere.

“Grandpa, Mom said you’re sick. Are you feeling ouchie somewhere?” Felicity asked Conrad. Her

round eyes scanned his face while her tiny arms tightened around his neck.

“Grandpa is better now because you’re here,” he answered, chuckling.

“And me too, Grandpa?” Pax asked, leaving his Legos for a moment. His round eyes looked at Conrad

with expectation.

“Of course, you too, young man,” he answered amusedly and ruffled his grandson’s hair. Pax gave a

smile, then returned to playing.

Carol and Serene came into the house carrying Conrad’s belongings. Carol looked at her husband and

gave a tiny smile at the sight of him. He looked energetic. It’s hard to believe that he just got out of the Contentt bel0ngs to N0ve/lDrâ/ma.O(r)g!

hospital because of a stroke.

It’s been too long since they had small children in their house and having the twins now had lightened

up the mood in their home. As Felicity’s crisp laughter vibrated through the house, she watched her

husband sit down with the twins to play with their Lego. Although her husband looked intimidating

because of his bulk, he’s really a gentle giant. His soft voice cooed the children and his chesty laugh

made even the standoffish Pax laugh with glee.

Carol felt her daughter’s arm snake around her waist and her head lean on her shoulder. The two

women looked at the view in front of them with tenderness in their eyes. “Dad will be alright,” she softly

said to Carol.

“Uh-hum.” Carol nodded, her eyes not leaving her husband. After a while, she looked at her daughter

and asked, “Are you sure it’s OK for you to be back?”

“Yes.”

“What do you plan to do with Justin? What if he learns about our twins?” Carol asked, with worry in her

voice.

“I don’t care if he knows about them. You don’t have to worry about it, Mom.” she smiled at her mother.

Carol simply looked at her daughter, but her daughter’s words did not assure her heart. After all, Justin

sits at the helm of Rain International, a powerful conglomerate. He could take the twins away from

them if he willed it.

Meanwhile, in Hyacinth Bay, Justin was fuming when his men reported they lost track of Serene.

“I can’t believe I hired a bunch of imbeciles. How could they disappear? I thought you’ve been following

them? How could they escape you?” he berated the person on the other line. He threw his cellphone

against the wall in frustration.

How could she appear one moment and disappear the next? He felt like she’s playing him. He spent so

much resources to find her for the past three years, and all the people he sent could not find her. His

men scoured the whole California state and did not find a trace of them, only to find out three years

later that she’s on the opposite coast.

And when she finally appeared on his radar, she vanished again like a bubble. He felt like a child who

got promised a gift but got denied one. He got his hopes high when he received the news that his

people found her.

Seeing hers and their children pictures added petrol to his already burning desire to have them back.

He felt empty ever since she left. There was never a day that he did not blame himself for his narrow-

mindedness. Even without knowing that they had children, he longed to have her back in his life.

For the past two years, he lived like a hollow shell. He focused on his work and expanded Rain

International, but all those achievements amounted to nothing. The emptiness he felt inside only grew

as days passed. Only she completed him. But he lost her.

When he learned about the twins, his desperation to have her back increased. He wanted to build a

family with her, to be a part of his children’s lives. The nagging feeling that Serene could have found

somebody in her life now and that person’s witnessing his children grow eats him up every day.

Thinking alone that Serene was spending her life with another man lights up his fury. She can’t be with

another man. She belonged to him as much as he belonged to her.