"Mom, why are we hiding? I still want to go swimming," Yael said.

"Son, I'm sorry." That was all Freya could reply to Yael because she did not want to lie anymore.

When Freya saw that Jacob had left, they came out of their hiding place. She was holding Yael's hand. Her shoulders slumped when Yael suddenly gave up on asking questions.

"Yael," said Freya.

"Are you hiding something from me, mommy? Lately, I have noticed that you always seem anxious. Are you hiding something? Do you have a huge debt like the ones I saw on TV?" Yael asked with a frown.

Freya was about to speak when suddenly, someone spoke behind her.

"Is he your child?" asked the man.

Freya turned and put her arms around Yael. "Yes. And you are?" she replied.

The man's eyes sparkled and he smiled mischievously. "Have we met before?" he said.

Freya frowned. 'Why am I talking to someone I don't even know?' she thought. She shook her head and then turned away from the man. She quickly went down to the pool with Yael.

"Mommy, you haven't answered my questions before," said Yael as he swam away from his mother.

Freya swam towards Yael. She swam carefully because she didn't know how to swim. Fortunately, they are in the lower part of the pool. She held his cheeks and kissed his forehead.

"I'm really sorry, son. Mommy can't say it right now. I hope you understand mommy." Freya pouted and then frowned. She knew her son couldn't stand her when she was sad. "Don't be angry with mommy, please," she added.

Yael crossed his hands across his chest. Later, he couldn't stop himself from hugging his mother. "I'm sorry mommy. I'm just really wondering about your actions lately. When I get a job mommy, I will help you pay off all your outstanding loan balances,” he said.

Freya couldn't stop smiling at what she heard from her son. How could a seven-year-old child think like that? He should be focusing on playing games and studying at school.

"We are here to enjoy, Yael. The drama is over, okay? Come on, let's swim over there!" said Freya.

Ivana walked briskly towards her boyfriend.

"Jackson! I thought we were going to the casino? Why are we here at the pool? I would have worn a bikini if ​​I knew we were going here," Ivana complained.

"Sorry babe. I saw someone earlier. I thought I knew him, but I didn't," said Jackson.

"Why are you smiling like a devil again? Are you planning something bad again?" Ivana asked with a frown.

"Nothing. I'm just imagining how my brother Jacob will react when he sees us together tomorrow," Jackson lied. The truth is, he had a strong hunch that the boy he saw earlier was Jacob's son. He can't be wrong. He looked exactly like his stepbrother when he was young!

"Jackson! Jackson!" Ivana called out in annoyance. She looked at who Jackson was looking at. Her nose twitched when she saw Freya. She didn't notice the boy with Freya because Yael was submerged in the pool water.

"Damn!" Jackson screamed when Ivana slapped him. "Why did you slap me?"

"I've been calling you for several times already and you've been ignoring me. Are you attracted to that girl?" Ivana pointed at Freya.

"N-no! No, I’m not!" Jackson answered quickly.

"Eh, why are you looking at her over and over again? I didn't trash Jacob just so you could treat me like this, Jackson. Do better! If you're going to replace me, make sure you will choose someone who is prettier, sexier, richer and better in bed than me! Look at that woman, she's nothing compared to me!" Ivana exclaimed.

Ivana rolled her eyes. She didn't want others to surpass her at all aspects. Most of all, she didn't want to be robbed. She's marking her properties and no one should dare to touch it.

Jackson pulled Ivana's waist closer to him. He stared at her lips while his other hand caressed her cheek.

"I will look at other women but that's it. They won’t be able to taste me because my body was made just for you. They won't experience how a Jackson Gray can love because my heart only screams your name." He took one of Ivana's hands and placed it on his chest where his heart was.

Gradually, Ivana's smile appeared on her face. Jackson knew her weakness. His words were more than an assurance to her.

Ivana knew Jackson's mouth was really flowery but she also knew that was where she first fell for.

"Want me to kiss you?" Ivana teased.

Jackson nodded and soon he felt Ivana's lips on his.

"Let's go?" Ivana asked.

"Mommy Freya!" shouted Yael.

Jackson turned to where the boy was. Yael is drowning. He also saw how Freya swam to where her son was. ‘Something was wrong,' he thought.

"Jackson, I said let's go," Ivana repeated.

Jackson kissed her on her cheeks.

"I'll just save the kid," he said.

Ivana would have objected but when she saw that the child was really drowning, she let her boyfriend go.

Jackson quickly took off his long sleeves and recklessly jumped into the pool. Based on his observation, Freya doesn't know how to swim very well and he was not mistaken in his suspicions. This time Freya is also drowning.

"Shit!" Jackson said while doing freestyle swimming.

Jackson managed to save Yael. He quickly performed chest compressions on the child.

"Wake up kid! I also need to save your mom! No one will help her except me!" Jackson said.

Yael quickly opened his eyes when he heard that. He also spit out the water which he swallowed from the pool.

"Save my mom, please," Yael pleaded.

Jackson immediately returned to the pool to rescue Freya. He needs to gain the boy's trust so he needs to impress him.

~~

"Kuya Jacob!" shouted Diana. She had to stop him from going back to the swimming pool area. She immediately knew what was happening there because of his bodyguard.

Jacob turned to Diana. He frowned. He was about to turn around to go to the pool when Diana suddenly screamed again.

"Kuya, your laptop is missing. I just went into your room and I couldn’t find it! Aren't you going to use it in your presentation to Mr. Clinton tomorrow?" Diana lied.

"Shit!" said Jacob before running towards where the elevator was. He couldn’t afford to lost his laptop.

"Jacob," Ivana whispered when she heard Diana's scream. She couldn't figure out why her feet spontaneously stepped to follow him. She looked at Jackson first. When she saw that he had rescued Yael, she then sped off to follow Jacob.

Abruptly, Ivana hid behind one of the pillars of the building when Jacob suddenly turned around.

"Is someone following me?" Jacob whispered. When he didn't see anyone, he continued running towards where the elevator was.

Ivana just stared at Jacob's back because she couldn't follow him to the elevator. They will only have arguments when he sees her. She went to the buffet area first because she felt hungry out of the blue.

"Since today is cheat day, I am going to eat my favorite sweet foods! I am going to get back to you later, Jackson," said Ivana.

Meanwhile, Jackson carefully lowered Freya after he lifted her out of the pool. Everyone in the pool area was looking at him especially the women. His body is as hot as hell.

"Kid, I am going to save your mother's life but you should follow my order. Is that okay with you?" Jackson politely asked Yael. He looked up at him because he was kneeling on the floor.

"That's fine with me, just … just save my mom. I beg you," Yael's eyes watered.

Jackson nodded. "Now, turn around and don't move until I say so," he ordered.

Yael immediately obeyed Jackson's command. Jackson frowned when he couldn't see where Ivana was but he continued doing cardio-pulmonary resuscitation on Freya.

Jackson placed his hands at the center of Freya's chest then he pushed hard and fast, about twice per second. He lifted his entire body weight off her in between each compression. He repeated it thirty times.

"Kid, don't look yet. I still need to do two rescue breathing," said Jackson when he noticed that Yael already wanted to face the two of them.

Jackson stared at Freya's lips. He swallowed his own saliva and closed his eyes before doing rescue breathing. He failed at his first try so he decided to repeat it. When he was about to put his lips to Freya's lips, he was surprised when she suddenly pushed him away. Freya was in awe.

"What did you do? What the hell are you doing?" Freya said with glaring eyes as she folded her hands over her chest.

"Mommy!" Yael shouted as he faced and hugged his mother. "Sir, thank you! Thank you for saving my mom!" he said crying.

"Saving?" Freya whispered. She looked around. People are already whispering about her.

"If I were in her position, I would pretend to be unconscious so Pogi could kiss me!" said by a woman.

"Same girl! Look at her. She's the one who was saved by him but she still had the guts to be rude," said another woman.

People left their side and returned to their respective places earlier.

Freya's cheeks flushed suddenly. She could feel nothing now but shame. She stood up and put her arms around Yael.

"Ahmm.. I’m .. I’m so-sorry if I pushed you. I-I thought you tried to uhmm ..."

"It's okay. I'm glad you are fine now," Jackson said with a smile on his handsome face.

"By the way, thank you for saving me and my son," Freya said shyly.

"You're welcome. Next time, do not rescue someone who's drowning when you are not trained to do so. Be careful and look after your son." Jackson stood up and walked closer to Yael. "What's your name, little kid?"

"I'm Yael Anderson Gray," Yael replied with a smile.

"Anderson Gray?" Jackson whispered.

"Yes. Mommy Freya said that she followed my name after my dad’s name. How about you? What is your name?"

"I'm Jackson," he replied with a smile.

"I'm sorry, Yael is really talkative. Thank you again for helping us," Freya said while bowing down.

"It’s nothing, Freya. Can I ask you something … if you don't mind?"

"Sure. What is that Sir Jackson?"

"Just call me Jackson. Hmm, where's your husband? I’m sorry to ask this but I noticed he’s not around. Sorry again for being too nosy hehe," Jackson pretended to look around. He already knew that Jacob was Yael's possible father but he also needed to hear it directly from Freya's mouth.

Freya smiled and then told Yael to sit down in one of the modern pool lounge chairs. She looked at where Yael was sitting.

"Since you saved our lives, I'm not going to lie but … promise me that you will not tell this to anyone, especially to my son."

"You can count on me." Jackson was excited to hear Freya's answer to his question.

"I told him, his dad died a long time ago but..."

"But?" Jackson asked with excitement displayed on his entire face.

"But it's just an excuse so he won't tease me anymore about his daddy's identity. The truth is..."

Jackson raised his eyebrows. Why does Freya stop talking again?

"Yael's father is J—"

"Jackson!"

Freya and Jackson turned their faces to Ivana's direction at the same time. Her face was indescribable because she saw her boyfriend talking to that girl. She doesn't know why her blood boils every time she sees her.

"Babe, have you been there for a while?" Jackson asked wryly. He was very annoyed because his girlfriend showed up when he was about to confirm if Jacob was really Yael's father.

Ivana walked faster and pulled Jackson away from Freya. She scanned Freya from head to toe. Jackson did nothing. He just looked at the ceiling.

"What's your name?" Ivana asked.

"F-Freya,” she answered.

"Freya, what a common name! Anyway, don't you already have a child?" Ivana looked at Yael who was now playing on Freya's cell phone while lying on the lounge chair.

"Yes why?" Freya asked.

"Then act like you have one! Stop flirting with random guys especially if you know it's impossible for a guy to not have a girlfriend. Get it?" Ivana remonstrated.

"Babe, Freya and I were just talking. What are you talking about? Don't you trust me?" Jackson replied.

Ivana looked directly into his eyes.

"I'm not talking to you so shut your mouth." Ivana was really not in the mood anymore. Even Jackson felt sorry for Freya.

"Miss, don't worry. I have no intention of taking Jackson away from you. I just thanked him because he saved me and my son from drowning. I'm sorry if you were jealous of us. You have nothing to be jealous of—"

"Jealous? Who told you I'm jealous of you? I know Jackson, he won't consider a CHEAP woman like you." Ivana laughed.

Freya clenched her hands and then slowly opened them. "Sorry again. Uhmm, I'll go first. My son is waiting for me," she said.

Freya didn't wait for Ivana to speak again because she was afraid of what she might say, so as long as she could keep her composure, she turned her back on the lovers.

Jackson's gaze followed Freya until she landed next to Yael.

"Babe, why are you acting like that? You're not like that! She's just being grateful. You know me because you know me so why are you acting like you're being jealous of her?" Jackson said.

"Babe, I'm sorry but for some reasons I can't explain, my blood boils every time I saw her. She looks like a slut! Look, it's like her son has no father. Maybe, he left them for some shitty reasons! I'm sorry, okay? I didn’t … I just don't like her!" explained Ivana.

"I haven't confirmed yet if Jacob is Yael's daddy," Jackson whispered.

"What did you say, babe?"

"No babe. Let's go back to our room. I'll get dressed before we go to the gaming area."

When Jackson and Ivana left, Diana approached Freya and Yael but did not reveal herself.

What are the mother and son doing here? Why out of all the people in the world, they had met my brother, Jackson? Hey! What should I do? Should I introduce myself to them as Yael's aunt? Erase. Erase! They might avoid me. Wooh Brother Jacob! I want to bury you six feet underground while you’re still breathing! If you didn't ignore them, I wouldn't be feeling guilty for them now! Your son looks just like you! Wait, why are Jackson and Ivana together? Has Kuya Jacob and that slut broke up?’ Diana stopped listening to her thoughts when Yael nudged her.

"Miss, your hat fell off," Yael said as he reached for Diana's hat.

"Thank you, kid. So kind of you," Diana said while smiling. 'Yael is handsome, especially up close! His eyes are as big as Freya's, but his presence screams Jacob’s genes! He's definitely a Gray!' Diana said silently.

"Yael, come on. Let's go swimming again later," said Freya.

Diana immediately put on her shades and hat when she felt Freya was looking at her.

"If you look at me, it looks like you want to kill me," Diana said to her Kuya Jacob when she went to see him in the pool area.

"Why did you lie? My laptop was not missing! You just made me run back to my room! Instead of being able to relax, I had wasted my time going back and forth! Is that part of your stupid jokes, Diana?" Jacob asked angrily. He was shocked by what his sister had done. It's not a good joke too.

"I just want to see if you still have that amazing strength in your feet. You are a good runner back then. The university sent you for a sprint before, right?" Diana answered teasingly while drinking a smoothie. She couldn't say that she’s making excuses to prevent his Kuya Jacob to see his family. His family that he abandoned! Besides, he didn't know that he and Freya had a child.

Jacob's ears suddenly turned red. He quickly stepped closer to his sister. He picked her up and threw her into the pool. The glass that Diana was holding suddenly broke. She almost suffocated when her face submerged in the water.

"What the fuck is wrong with you JACOB ANDERSON GRAY?" Diana shouted loudly.

In an instant, a large number of women ran to where Jacob was. He could hardly move from where he was standing because of the crowd surrounding him.

"It's good for you," Diana said with a smile.

Jacob couldn't help but watch Diana. She is now enjoying swimming in the pool. It pissed him off even more when she glared at him.

"Damn it!" Jacob blurted.

Diana went up to the pool. She intended to wander around the other amenities of Escueza while Jacob was still trying to get rid of the women who want nothing but to stay close to him.

"Mr. Jacob, aren't you still single?" asked a sexy girl flirtatiously. Jacob didn't answer. Somehow he could walk away. Unfortunately, they walked too.

"Jacob, will you marry me?" said by a brunette and beautiful woman.

"Mr. Gray, how many children do you want? My uterus is ready. I am just waiting for you. Fúck me hard baby boy," said by a tall and white woman.

Jacob was starting to get irritated. He nodded and then looked up with a smile. Other women are not competitive in taking pictures. The other woman was happy to touch his muscular body.

"LEAVE ME ALONE! I DON'T NEED A WIFE BECAUSE I ALREADY HAVE ONE. I HAVE A CHILD TOO!" Jacob yelled at the top of his lungs.

Everyone was stunned. Jacob couldn't think of a way to get rid of them, except for what he did. Little by little, the girls slowly moved away from him. Jacob smiled because he knew the excuse he thought was effective.

"Pogi problems," Jacob said while laughing. He frowned when there was one more woman standing in his way. She's fixing her slippers.

Jacob grabbed his chest. "What's wrong with you?" he said while looking at his chest.

"That girl is really nice. I wish she would tell me her name. She and Yael are funny and light hearted with each other," Freya said softly as she fastened the torn cover of her slippers . "That's it! I can now have some me time!"

As Freya stood , she saw the man she had been avoiding for days. Her feet felt numb. She couldn't move even an inch! All their happy and painful memories that she had buried in oblivion are slowly coming back to her mind.

"J-Jacob?"

"F-Freya?"

Jacob rubbed his eyes. "Why am I seeing her again?" he whispered.

"Is she your wife, Mr. Gray? How lucky she is!" said by a woman who passed by who earlier Jacob had been close to.

‘It's real! I'm not hallucinating!' Jacob thought.

Freya was about to run away when Jacob suddenly blocked her way.

"Are you following me?" Jacob asked it on purpose. He wanted to know if it was really Freya that he had been seeing these past few days.

"Tsss, how arrogant! You are the one who randomly shows up wherever I am. First at the Supermalls, second at the restaurant and then at..." Freya said irritably. It was too late when she realized what she had said.

That's it! I saw her at the Supermalls, at Ivana's restaurant and at the airport!' Jacob's mind screamed.

"And you still managed to smile." Freya was about to turn around when Jacob suddenly grabbed one of her arms. She felt it again. She felt the same way when Jacob touched her for the first time and she wondered why even now, she still felt electrified when their skin met.

"Freya, don't leave yet. Let us talk first. How are you?" said Jacob. His eyes were shining.

Freya chuckled. She remembered that day and the seven years of her struggles just to support their son, alone!

"Leave me alone, Jacob. We have nothing to talk about," Freya said firmly as her ex-boyfriend released his hold on her.

"Are you still mad at me? Freya, it's been seven years already! Can't we be friends?" Jacob asked while smiling.

This time, Freya laughed her heart out while her eyes were about to cry. Is it that easy for Jacob to forget everything? He abandoned her and their child for the sake of that woman! Freya stopped laughing when she remembered the look on Ivana's face.

It's her! She is that woman! Jacob chose to be with her rather than to be with his own family … but that woman was with Sir Jackson earlier. Have they broken up?'

Freya almost jumped when she felt Jacob getting closer to her. "Stay away from me Jacob!" she yelled.

Instead of walking away, the ex-boyfriend came closer to her.

"Why Freya? Are you still eyeing for me? You still have feelings? Do you still love me?" Jacob said seductively. He chastised himself, 'why the fuck I'm doing this?'

Freya took a deep breath and then pushed Jacob hard. So hard that he landed on the floor.

"You're too shameless Jacob! For your information, I already moved on from you … a long time ago! I'm happy with my life now. I hope we don't meet again," said Freya before walking away from Jacob.

"Are they divorced? That girl is so stupid! She married a Jacob Anderson Gray, and she fúcking messed things up!" a woman bathing in the pool said sadly.

Jacob was stunned as he watched Freya leave. "She's completely different from the old Freya I knew. She … she became fiercer, more beautiful and … and sexy!" Jacob shook his head. "Am I attracted to her?"