A/N: I made this chapter longer to make it up to you guys for the late update. Anyway, one more chapter before the Epilogue. 

For my readers of BLAZING DESIRE! I will update tomorrow or Thursday because i didn't have enough time to write because of my tight schedule. I hope you understand! 

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JUNO's POV

I felt like I had a brain freeze as I held onto the doorknob tightly. I couldn't think properly all of a sudden. The word 'sabotaged' kept on repeating in my head over and over again.

I shook my head, couldn't accept what I've just heard. It couldn't be. Brey would never do that...

"You sabotaged their company? Why?" Brey's father asked exasperatedly. Brey didn't answer right away and while I was waiting for his answer, I was quietly expecting that he would take back what he just said; that he just uttered the wrong word.

But when he answered, all the hope that left in me got crushed upon hearing the painful truth directly from him.

"I-I wasn't thinking properly back then, papa. My resentment and rage got the best of me that I planned to take my revenge on the Morgan family. I wanted to get back at them for all the things that I've been through." A whimper escaped my lips as tears welled my eyes.

Even though I didn't want to believe, I knew that I would be just deceiving myself. I looked at the door in front of me. I suddenly got torn between going inside to confront Brey or just turn around and leave.

I chose the latter because I felt like my heart was about to explode. I didn't have the strength to face him right now and hear everything that he's done. Discovering that he was really the one behind all the sufferings and humiliation that my father had been through gave me all the mixed negative emotions. I could feel my entire body shaking.

When I first heard about that from Ophelia, I chose not to believe her because I loved Brey and I didn't want to doubt him. But these past few weeks, that thing has been bugging me. I tried not to think about it but I kept on remembering it.

I attempted to ask Brey about it and hear his side of the story a couple of times but I always backed out before I could even begin to talk because I was scared of what might his answer could be.

Yes, I kneww I became a coward but I couldn't help it. We had a lot to think about these past few weeks, especially Brey and I didn't want to add to his problems.

I was about to turn around and leave when someone pulled the door open. It was Brey. His eyes were wide while staring at me. He looked shock.

"C-Cara...D-Did you---" I wiped my tears but they stubbornly kept on falling. He took a step closer to me but I raised my hand to stop him.

"Don't." my voice was low but firm and that was enough for him to stop right away. I could see the fear in those amethyst eyes of him but I felt nothing. All I wanted to do was to run away.

I quickly left him there and went back to our room. I locked the door, making sure that he wouldn't open it even if he'd use the key, before I leaned my back against it until I slowly slumped down the floor as if all the strength in my body dissipated. I covered my mouth with my palm as I sobbed.

I couldn't believe that this was happening to us. How could fate hurt me like this? Out of all the men who courted me, why did destiny give Brey to me knowing that he would hurt me like this?

Why didn't I realize his motives before? I already knew that he hated mom but why didn't it occur in me that he was just taking his revenge that's why he came to MMTC? Maybe he even asked me to pretend as his girlfriend because that was part of his plan. What if he really didn't love me at all? What if having me as his girlfriend was also part of his revenge?

I clutched my chest as the pain intensified even more. Why Brey? Why?

I suddenly remembered my father and all the things that he'd been through before he passed away...

I excitedly looked at the result of my entrance exam that they sent me through email. I passed. I couldn't believe it! I passed the entrance exam of one of the best universities in France! I quickly ran downstairs to tell the good news to mom.

I found her at the living room, talking to someone on the phone. I had a wide smile on my face as I approached her. I patiently waited for her to finish her conversation before telling her.

"You look happy, sweetheart. What happened?" she asked when she finally ended the call.

"Guess what, mom. I passed my entrance exam! I will be going to France to study university!" I almost squealed in so much happiness. Her eyes widened.

"Really? Wow! Congratulations!" she hugged me and then kissed my forehead.

"I knew you could do it."

"Thank you, mom. I hope daddy will be happy about this too." Her expression changed. It became unreadable.

"I know that your father isn't in favor of this decision of yours to go to France but try your best to convince him. This is a good opportunity for you to attend the school of your choice. I know that this has been your dream school. Don't worry, I'll back you out." I hugged her again.

"Thanks, mom. Thank you for always being there for me."

After an hour or so, my father finally arrived from work.

"Daddy, I have something to tell you." I began as I hugged him from the side.

"You're awfully happy. What is it about?" he said full of gentleness. I bit my lower lip and tilted up my head to look at him.

"Ahm...I passed...my entrance exam." His eyebrows creased.

"You mean..."

"Yes, daddy. I passed my entrance exam so please allow me to go to France to attend university." I looked at him with puppy dog eyes.

When I first told him about my plan of going to France to study, he didn't agree but I still went to France to take the entrance exam anyway.

He didn't say anything when I told him that I would be going there to take the exam except that he let my mom and a bodyguard accompany me that's I knew that there would be a chance for him to allow me if I ever passed the test. I did it so there's no reason for him not to.

"Baby, you know my stand to---"

"Please, daddy. I promise, I will study hard. I will graduate and you won't get disappointed with me. I will help you manage MMTC after I graduate so please let me go. You know that this has been my plan since I was still in high school."

"Just let Juno go. This is her dream school. Besides, you know how responsible she is. She won't do anything that will disappoint us for sure." My mom interrupted. She has a serious expression on her face while sitting on the sofa, staring at us.

"Mom is right. Please, allow me to go, daddy." I even kissed his cheek.

My father's face softened before he heaved a sigh.

"Fine. I will let you attend that school but promise me that you will work in our company after you graduate." My face brightened. I knew it!

"Thank you, daddy! You're the best!" I hugged him full of joy and he chuckled. Well, I've never asked him anything that he didn't give me anyway. I knew that he was just worried of me going abroad to study because he and mom wouldn't be there by my side. But thank goodness, because I managed to change his mind.

I felt really lucky to have them as my parents. They're very loving and always give me what I want.

After a couple of months, I went to France with a lot of plans in my mind. I didn't want to disappoint my parents so I studied as hard as I could even though I didn't really have any plans of working in MMTC after I graduate.

Life there was fun and I enjoyed it a lot. I met a lot of people and the new environment gave me thrill. I tried to enjoy as much as I could. Years went by in a blink of an eye.

"Hey, did you read about this already? It's on the news." Angelique said. She's been my classmate since I started attending school in Paris. We quickly clicked together as friends and we were inseparable since then. As the years go by, we became best of friends.

Even though she came from a renowned family in France, she's such a nice girl.

"What is it about?" she drew her laptop closer to me so that I could see what she was talking about.

My heart began beating faster when I read the article on the internet.

'MMTC, one of the world's leading car manufacturers is currently facing a big scandal after five newly released cars in the market malfunctioned that almost took several lives. 9 people were rushed to the hospital within this week after the consecutive accidents...'

I shook my head. I suddenly got worried about my parents.

I quickly dialed my father's number.

"Daddy, is the news about MMTC true?" I asked right away when he picked up. I heard him take a deep breath.

"Yes, sweetheart, but we're already doing our best to fix the problem." Judging from his voice, I could tell that he was stressed out and worried.

"Are you okay, daddy? Please don't overwork yourself. You know that it's not good for you. The doctor already told you not to over-exert yourself." I couldn't help but to worry that this might affect his health.

"Don't worry, baby. Everything will be fine. Just focus on your studies. One more year and you will graduate already so you shouldn't let this affect you. MMTC will survive this scandal for sure." He assured me but there was a hint of uncertainty in his voice.

My eyes watered. Even though I wanted to help, I knew that I wouldn't be able to anyway. I realized that the only thing that I could do in order to help was to follow what he said.

"Okay, daddy, but promise me that you will not overwork yourself. You know that overworking and being stressed out is not good for your health. I don't want to lose you just because of this." I couldn't help but become emotional.

"Yes, baby. Don't worry about me. Just promise me too that you will not let this affect you."

"Yes, daddy."

After our conversation, I tried not to worry too much but I couldn't help it. The tears that I've been holding back since a while ago, fell.

"Are you okay, Juno? What did your daddy say? Is it true?" Angelique asked worriedly. I smiled at her forcefully.

"E-Everything that's written on this article is true." She gasped.

"Oh, my. I hope that everything will be alright." She hugged me to comfort me. That made me feel better.

"I hope so too."

Months after that, the issue finally died down. I thought everything finally went back to normal but after my graduation and went home, I discovered how that big scandal really affected MMTC. That was the only time that I realized that nothing has been fixed. In fact, our company was already on the verge of bankruptcy.

"Why didn't you tell me about this, daddy? I thought the problem has been solved already since the issue died down. The media doesn't talk about it anymore too." My father heaved a sigh.

"Juno, I don't want to worry you. Besides, nothing would've been changed even if I'd tell you about it." his voice was full of sadness and it affected me. It was my first time seeing him down like that. I hugged him.

He told me that he spent a large sum of money just to keep the issue away. He paid the media and worst of all, he borrowed money from one of his business associates. The market value of MMTC's stocks plummeted down that's why many of our clients left us.

It was a nightmare not just for our family but for everyone in MMTC as well.

The following months after that, I witnessed how my father tried his best to get MMTC back on its feet but to no avail. He tried approaching his so called friends for help but no one helped him. Everything became difficult.

Even though it was so hard for him, he never failed to lose hope. Whenever I ask him about the company, he would always say that everything's getting better. But I knew that he was just saying that not to worry me.

He even lied about his health that I didn't know was worsening already until his body finally gave up and that caused him to get hospitalized. Then after a couple of weeks at the hospital, he passed away.

When I lost him; that was the saddest moment of my life. I couldn't believe that I lost him just because he tried to save our company from eventually falling.

I knew that he loved MMTC so much and already dedicated his life into managing it but I've never expected that it would be the reason of his death.

After what happened to him, I eventually assumed his position and tried as much as I could to continue my father's wish to save MMTC but it was harder than I expected. Until Brey came into the picture...

I wiped my tears because of those memories. It was so hard watching my own father suffer like that until he passed away but the most painful part was knowing that the man I loved was the reason of my father's sufferings before he died.

I couldn't believe that I didn't notice Brey's real motive when he bought major stocks in our company. Now, I finally understoodd why he said that he didn't have any plan of managing MMTC even though he already acquired majority of the shares because he was planning to ruin in from the beginning.

How could he do such thing?

I wiped my tears angrily but they still continuously fell stubbornly. Then I heard series of knocks on the door behind me.

"Cara, please, open the door. Let's talk." It was Brey. He sounded so worried. I didn't answer. I stood up and slowly walked towards the bed. I sat there like I wasn't myself while staring into space, quietly crying.

I didn't know what to do. I was so confused and hurt. It was too much to bear. This was what I was scared about that's why I didn't have the guts to ask Brey about what Ophelia told me. I didn't want him to confirm it because I knew that I wouldn't take it.

Now, my chest felt so heavy and painful.

"Cara mia, please hear me out. I know that I was a b*stard for doing those things and I am prepared to face the consequences of my sins but please hear me out first." He pleaded. His voice broke.

He kept on begging me to open the door but I didn't. I remained quietly sobbing. Then after about ten minutes, he finally gave up. My eyes were already sore from crying too much.

"Ahh!" I clutched my tummy as I suddenly felt a pain. It was brief but it made me scared. I touched my tummy worriedly.

"I'm sorry, baby, that mommy is hurting right now. Please, hang in there." I muttered as I continued caressing my tummy. Thankfully, the pain went away.

I stayed sitting on the bed while affectionately caressing my tummy. I tried to calm down.

"Cara..." I almost gasped in surprise when I heard Brey's voice. I looked up and saw him in front of me. I blinked a couple of times, thinking that I was just imagining things but I wasn't.

I felt the gentle breeze of the air coming from the terrace. The door was open.

"Did you---"

"Yes, cara. I climbed up here because you locked the door. I was so worried of you and I didn't think twice of climbing here to check on you." his face was full of sadness and fear combined. He looked like he wanted to hug me but he was scared to do so.

"You shouldn't have done that!" I stood up and was about to walk past him when he stopped me by the hand.

"Cara mia, please, let's talk." I faced him.

"What for?" my voice was cold and laced with anger.

"I want to tell you everything once and for all. I don't want to hide anything from you anymore." I didn't respond right away. My hands balled into fists. Then a pained smile broke across my face.

"Why, Brey?" was all that came out of my lips. He lifted his hand, wanting to touch my cheek but when I took a step backward, he pulled back his hand. Pain passed through his eyes.

"I'm sorry, cara mia." His eyes brimmed with tears.

"Why did you have to do that? Why?" my traitorous tears were threatening to fall from my eyes once again but I tried to hold them back. My vision was already blurry.

"I-I did it because I was mad. I wanted to see mom and your father suffer because of what they did to me. I was thirsty for revenge so when I've finally gained enough money and power, I decided to ruin MMTC for good. I knew that your father have dedicated his life into managing your company and if I'd struck his weakness, he would surely get hurt and would eventually fall miserably. That was what I thought.

"Four years ago, I began my plans by releasing new cars that were superior compared to those of the newly manufactured units of MMTC. I u-used my connections underground to steal the big clients of MMTC and that's when your company started having problems. I quickly surpassed MMTC by that strategy."

I felt like my head started aching upon hearing those things from his lips. I swallowed hard to prevent myself from breaking down in front of him.

"What about the s-scandal that happened more than a year ago. W-Was that your doing too?" his Adam's apple moved, indicating that he gulped. His eyes evaded my gaze but I caught the fear in there.

"Brey, answer me." my voice was stern, wanting to know everything determinedly.

"Answer me!" I yelled at him in anger when he remained quiet. I couldn't control my emotions anymore. Then, he nodded his head.

"I-I paid one of the engineers of MMTC to sabotage the development of the newly manufactured cars and that caused the scandal that happened last year. I don't know what happened, cara. I cancelled the plan because I realized that I didn't want other people to get involve. The man I paid to execute the plan said that when I told him to withdraw the plan, he did as I was told but the cars still reached the market." And that was the last straw.

Before I could even think clearly, I slapped him on the cheek as my tears pour like waterfalls.

"How could you do that?! Because of what you did, m-my father's health deteriorated that caused him to die. Some people got hurt too. How could you?!" I was already yelling in so much anger. I pounded his chest with my fists but he didn't stop me.

He just let me hit him until I finally got tired. I kept sobbing in so much pain. Pain by discovering that the one who caused my father's death was the love of my life; the father of my unborn child.

I felt so stupid because I let him played with me and used me.

Then I felt him hugged me. I tried pushing him away but he tightened his arms around me and didn't let go.

"Please, stop crying, cara mia." His voice cracked. I felt him kissed my temple and forehead a couple of times while whispering how sorry he was and how much he loved me.

"I'm sorry for causing you this pain. I'm sorry because I was an a*shole. Please forgive me, cara. I love you so much." He kept on repeating. I could feel how his body trembled.

I felt like I was so drained and I couldn't find my strength. Because I didn't succeed on pushing him away from me, I broke down in his chest. I didn't know how long that I cried in his arms while he kept on comforting me.

He kept on asking for forgiveness but his words didn't penetrate my wall. When I finally gathered myself together, I untangled his arms from hugging me and took a step backwards, away from him.

I saw the pain that registered on his face but I was numb already.

"Tell me honestly. Did you ask me to pretend as your girlfriend so that you could use me too in hurting mom and dad?"

He slowly nodded his head and the pain that I was feeling doubled. I felt like I was going crazy because of all the revelations. My tears kept on falling even though I didn't want to.

"I hate you." he shook his head and tried to hold my hand but I didn't let him. Then to my surprise, tears ran down his cheeks.

"That was just in the beginning, cara. It wasn't my plan to involve you in my revenge but when papa mistook you as my girlfriend, that idea came into my mind that's why I did everything so that you would agree. I planned to make you fall in love with me and leave you after but everything changed because I quickly fell in love with you. I tried to forget my resentment towards my own mother because of you. I tried to change for you and I made it. I am not proud of all the things that I've done.

"I let my anger rule over me. I was full of rage all my life and I wanted to make your father and mom experience that hell that I went through. I thought if I did that, I would finally be happy and forget the past and move on but I was wrong. I was left with emptiness instead. I thought I would never find happiness, the place where I finally belong to and get accepted but you made that possible for me, cara mia.

"You're my home and the love of my life. You're my happiness. You changed me into a better person and I'm glad that I met someone life you. I know that I don't deserve you because you're too pure for me but I want to gamble into that tiny chance that I have for us." I almost gasped in surprise when he suddenly knelt before me and hugged me by the waist.

He rested the side of his head on my tummy while tears kept on falling from his eyes. I could see his sincerity.

"I don't know if you would ever find it in your heart to forgive me, cara mia, but I want you to know that you're the best thing that ever happened to my life. You served as the light in my dark world. You're the only woman, aside from my grandma, that loved me unconditionally. You made me the happiest man when you told me that we're having a baby soon." He looked up and stared into my eyes.

Tears were still falling from our eyes.

"Please, don't cry because it hurts me double knowing that you're hurting right now because of me. I love you so much together with our little one. I will wait for your forgiveness no matter how long. I hope that you will still give me another chance." I wiped my tears and drew a deep breath, trying to calm my senses. I couldn't explain the pain that I was feeling.

Yes, I wanted to believe in him and forgive him but it was so hard.

Seeing Brey kneel down made me feel bad but the anger in me was too strong. I didn't want to be around him because I didn't want to voice out hurtful words that I would regret later.

Yes, still love him but something has changed. I needed to think and get away from all of this. I wanted to breathe.

"I want to go back home to Greece." His eyes widened.

"But—"

"I need to get out of here. I am hurting right now. It will not help for us to stay together for now." I thought he would disagree but to my surprise, he nodded his head after a couple of seconds.

"I-I understand, cara. I will give you space. I know this is hard for you but I will wait for you no matter how long. I will ask for your forgiveness over and over again until you finally forgive me. I won't give up on us." He stood up and then cupped my face. He stared at me full of love.

"Don't worry, cara mia. I will correct my mistakes. I already decided to do this weeks ago because of you. I love you so much. Please, remember that." He kissed me on the forehead before he slowly walked out of the room.

I remained standing on my spot for I didn't how long while crying.

Later that day, I talked to mom and told her my plan.

"I understand, sweetheart. If you think that this will help you overcome the pain, then go. We're always be here, waiting for you." I hugged her and thank her for understanding me.

The next day, I flew to Greece with a heavy heart. I tried to forget the pain and tried to start over again but three days after that, I saw the shocking news on TV. Brey surrendered himself to the police. He admitted that he was the one who was behind the big scandal that happened to MMTC last year.

Upon seeing that, the remote fell from my hands because of shock. I've never thought that he would do that. I couldn't believe that he actually surrendered himself to the police. Oh, caro...

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Oh, my. Will Brey get sentenced to jail for his sin?

Will there be another chance for Juno and Brey?

Will they have their happy ending?

What do you think will happen next? A happy ending or sad ending?

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