A/N: OMG! Everytime i finish another story, i feel emotional. :) Anyway, thank you for all the comments and votes guys. I appreciate it. 

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BREY's POV

I stared at the picture of Juno that I was holding, full of longingness. My father just came from the detention center to visit me but already left a while ago. He informed me that Juno already went back to Greece after a couple of days of staying at the house with them. I heaved a sigh then smiled bitterly.

It was my birthday yesterday and I really wanted to see Juno but I didn't have the courage yet to see her.

It was my first time that I couldn't celebrate my birthday because I was still in the detention center. I touched the picture of Juno, imagining that she was with me. I knew that she wanted to visit me to greet me on my birthday but she didn't come because she respected my decision for her to not go back in the detention center.

I thought it was for the better for now but I already missed her so much. Since she became my girlfriend, this was the first time for us to be separated this long and it was already killing me.

Well, I already accepted that I might get convicted and spend a couple of years in the prison. I thought I could endure but it has only more than a week and I felt like I'm losing my mind already. I wanted to see her so bad.

"I miss you so much, cara mia. I hope that you're thinking of me too. Just take care of our baby. I just hope that everything will be alright soon so that we could be together once again." I whispered. I felt like there was a sudden lump in my throat as my emotions began getting the best of me. My hands balled tightly.

I promised myself to do the right thing and let the law judge me but now, I realized that doing the right thing was so hard considering that I was sacrificing my time with Juno.

If I used my connection, I could get out of all these mess but I wanted to be free from the past by suffering the consequences of my past actions.

"Mr. Amouretti, you have visitors." The voice of the guard brought me out of my own little world. My eyebrows creased but stood up as if I wanted myself. Maybe, papa came back because he forgot to tell me something.

I followed him to the visitor's area but got surprised when I saw who my visitors were. Oeris, Kyrus, Zardius and Zandro. My eyebrows creased but I couldn't deny the happiness that I felt upon seeing them.

"What are you doing here?" I couldn't believe that they actually came.

"Do you really need to ask us that? Of course, we're here to help you. Our TBG friends were asking if you need their help but we told them that we're going to handle this problem. We didn't come right away though because we thought that you were going to use your connection to get out of this mess but you actually didn't do anything and remained like a goody-goody here. Do you really want to spend the next few years of your life in prison?" it was Zandro. He seemed pissed off.

The four of them looked so serious and it was refreshing to see them that way. Well, Zardius was an exception because he's always the serious type.

"I surrendered myself and admitted what I've done because I wanted to fix everything up the right way. I don't want to get away with it by using my connection because that would ruin my purpose of turning myself to the police in the first place." I answered before I heaved a sigh.

"We get it. You love Ms. Morgan this much but you should've sent someone to investigate what really happened to MMTC last year before you made this decision. This isn't like you, bud. Where's the wise and smart Brey?" Kyrus said exasperatedly.

"This is the reason why I don't want to be serious with women. Look at you, bud. You're head over heels in love with Ms. Morgan and because of that, you can't even use your brain properly anymore." Oeris voiced out brazenly while shaking his head.

"Did you guys come here to insult me? If you can't understand my point of doing this, then just get out of here." I stood up and was about to leave them there when Zardius finally spoke.

"Aren't you going to hear what we came here for first before walking out on us?"

"Nothing's going to change anyway. I committed a mistake that hurt my cara mia and it's just right for me to pay for my sins the right way for her to forgive me."

"What if I told you that T actually asked someone to investigate the MMTC scandal last year and guess what this person found out." What Zardius said caught my attention.

I slowly turned around to face them.

"T? I thought that guy was busy preparing for his upcoming wedding next week?"

"Well, he saw you on TV and he felt the need to do something. Anyway, we dragged Zardius here because he will be your lawyer. We gathered a lot of evidence and in no time, you will surely get out of here without a problem." Zandro stated proudly.

I sat back on my chair while staring at them as if they grew horns and tails.

"What are you talking about?" I asked confusedly.

Zardius took out a brown envelope from his briefcase and then handed it to me.

"Read this. This is what T's agent found out." I gingerly took it from him and then brought its content out. It was a report file consisting few pages.

I began reading it. With every sentence of that report, rage was slowly building up inside of me. I couldn't believe of what was written there. When I finally finished reading everything, I couldn't help but to pound the table with my fist in so much anger.

"Are you sure about this? Is this really what happened back then?" I asked them through gritted teeth.

"Yes, bud, and you almost fell into her trap once again. Even if she's already in jail right now, this is her one last chance to get her revenge on you. Apparently, Ophelia was the one behind all this. She discovered your plan of destroying MMTC to get your revenge to the Morgan family. When she found out that you withdrew your plan of sabotaging MMTC, she paid someone from MMTC to push through that plan.

"She wanted to frame you up so that you would be out of her way for good but everything didn't go as she planned because you managed to get your name out of the scandal using your connections. She had to back out after that because she couldn't risk getting caught as the mastermind.

"But when you admitted everything and surrendered last week, she used that as her last resort. I don't know how she managed to contact someone to help her of her plans because all the victims of the accidents caused by the sabotaged cars by MMTC last year came forward and filed a case against you earlier today. Now that someone is going to file a case against you, you will surely go to jail if we don't do anything about this." Oeris explained.

My jaw flexed as my fists almost turned white because of how tight I was clenching my hands.

I couldn't control the surge of hatred and rage within me. I wanted to fly into a fit of rage. I underestimated my opponent. I've never thought that she even discovered my plans even before I officially met her in person.

I didn't bother about Ophelia before because I haven't discovered about what she's done to my parents in the past. I thought, she was just a normal woman who happened to be my father's wife but I was wrong because ever since I was still a child, she was already lurking in the dark, ruining my family's life without me knowing anything.

"But of course, we won't let that happen that's why we're here. Don't worry, Zardius here already knows what to do next." Kyrus said and patted my shoulder.

The corner of my lips lifted as I chuckled humorlessly.

"So, I don't have to lift a finger to do something about this because you already did everything for me." I tried to sound amused even though my blood was boiling in anger.

"Lift a finger, my a*s! You didn't even have any plans of doing anything aside from sitting here and wait for your verdict. I didn't know that you've become a saint now." Kyrus said sarcastically. He still looked ticked off for some reason.

"Let's move on from that. The important thing is we have all the evidence to point Ophelia as the mastermind. Anyway, thank you for doing all this for me." the four of them looked shock as they stared at me in surprise.

"What? You look like p*ssies right now."

"Well, we didn't expect to hear that from you." it was Zandro while chuckling.

"Fùckers. Just accept my gratitude!" I hissed but they just laughed at me. We talked for about 30 minutes more before they left.

When I returned to the detention cell, I had a smile on my face. At last, I saw hope of my situation.

I took Juno's photo from the small and old bunk bed and stared at it again. This time, all the negative feelings inside of me disappeared.

"Just a little bit more, cara mia." I whispered lovingly before I kissed it.

The next day, I didn't know what happened. All the people who filed a case against me withdrew their complaints and filed a cased against Ophelia instead.

I don't know what my friends did because the next day after that, they finally set me free from the detention center. At last, my name was finally cleared.

I couldn't help but to feel emotional. I thought, I wouldn't have the chance to see Juno for the next couple of years; I thought I wouldn't get the chance to see our baby be born in this world but thank God because when I thought everything was hopeless for me, my friends gave me hope and chance to be happy with the love of my life by helping me clear my name.

When I stepped foot outside, the happiness within me doubled when I saw my parents outside the detention center, waiting for me. For the first time, I didn't hold myself back in front of them. I rushed towards them and hugged them both.

I looked up the sky and smile. At last, I could finally reach for that happiness that I've been longing for all my life.

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JUNO's POV

I blinked for a couple of times, making sure that he wasn't just a figment of my imagination. He was standing there with a smile on his face while staring at me full of longingness. He was holding a beautiful bouquet of flowers.

I furtively wiped my tears.

"I'll just go inside, Juno." I heard Angelique said and left without waiting for my answer.

"Hi, cara mia. Aren't you going to hug me?" he asked with puppy dog eyes and opened his arms for me. Even though he was confidently standing there with a small smile on his lips, I could see the reluctance in him as well.

I slowly stood up and was about to run towards him when I remembered something. His eyebrows creased as his smile disappeared.

"Is there a problem, cara?" there was a sudden tinge of nervousness in his voice as he stared at me. He even swallowed hard.

"I thought you didn't want to see me anymore?" I couldn't help but to sound sulky. His eyes widened.

"I'm going to kill whoever told you that!" he hissed. I glared at him, letting him know that I wasn't happy of his choice of words. He cleared his throat.

"Ahm, I mean, I'm going to give them a piece of my mind." he even scratched the back of his head.

"Listen to me. I've never said that. I just didn't want you to get worried of me and stressed yourself out if you saw me inside the detention cell but believe me, I almost went insane of not seeing you these past two weeks. It was hell." He confessed.

Even though I wanted to smile because of what he just said, I chose to remain serious. I wanted to clear something first.

"How come you're here? I thought you were willing to pay for your sins and go to jail?" I saw the pain that registered on his face upon hearing that. I suddenly wanted to take back what I've said.

"D-Don't you want to see me anymore, cara? I know I made a lot of mistakes and I've been nothing but a liar but I came here because I was h-hoping that I still have a place in your heart; that we still have a chance to be together." His voice was almost inaudible as if he was having a hard time speaking.

I didn't answer and remained staring at him. I could see the pain that he was feeling through his tantalizing amethyst eyes and my heart ached for him.

Oh, God. I couldn't believe how much I love this man. After all the things that he'd done, my heart still beats for him. It's impossible for me to get mad at him and prevent myself from loving him.

"Did I really hurt you this much? I'm sorry if I came unannounced. I just wanted to see you right away. I'm sorry for being insensitive. I-I'll be back when you're r-ready to face me." he turned his back with a heavy heart and then put the bouquet of flowers that he was holding on top of the garden table next to him. He was about to start walking away from me when I finally found my voice.

"You're just going to leave just like that? I didn't know that my caro was actually a coward." His body obviously went still before he faced me again.

"W-What did you say?" I rolled my eyes.

"I said, I didn't know that my caro was a co---" before I could even complete what I wanted to say, he already closed the gap between us, cupped my face and then kissed me hungrily on the lips.

I didn't expect that but my body responded to him in an instant.

I automatically tipped my toes and wrapped my arms around his neck as our lips moved in sync.

I kissed him back with equal fervor and need. Gosh! It has only been two weeks but we're already like two thirsty people in the middle of the desert who suddenly found an oasis to quench our thirst.

We kissed like there's no tomorrow until we had to stop to breath for air. We stared into each other for a couple of seconds before our lips met once again. Our breaths mixed, our tongues tangled together erotically.

"I missed you so much, cara mia. You don't know how much." He breathed when our lips pulled away from each other. We were both catching our breaths. I was about to answer when he suddenly knelt on his knee and kissed my tummy.

"Hi there, baby. Papa is finally here. Don't worry because from now on, I promise that papa will never leave you and mama ever again." He kissed my tummy once again before he stood up, all the while staring into my eyes lovingly.

"Please tell me that you'll have me back, cara mia." He took my hand and then kissed its back. I raised my free hand and caressed his cheek. I couldn't deny my longing for him.

"What do you have that after all the things that you've done, I still love you so much? Why can't I resent you? Why can't I stay mad at you even though you hurt me?" I asked confusedly.

He smiled emotionally.

"I'm sorry for all the pain that I've caused you, cara mia. I'm sorry because I tried taking revenge on your family. I'm sorry because I wasn't honest to you in the beginning. Please forgive me and I hope that after this, we could start all over again. I can't live my life without you in it. Please tell me that it's still us." His eyes were begging and full of expectation.

A smile finally appeared on my lips as we stared into each other's eyes. I nodded my head. His eyes went wide.

"You mean---"

"Yes, caro. I forgive you. I love you and I don't want to get separated from you again." Happiness passed through his amethyst eyes.

"But I'm not going to lie to you. I'm feeling guilty right now because I feel like my father wouldn't want me to be with you after what you did to us. I know that my father did terrible things to you, especially to mom but he's still my father and I can't change that no matter what." I couldn't help being emotional when I remembered him. Tears threatened to fall from my eyes.

Brey cupped my face.

"Listen to me carefully, cara mia. You don't have a reason to feel guilty of choosing to be with me because I've finally cleared my name." that surprised me. Now that I think about it, how come he's here? He haven't explained what happened yet.

"What do you mean?"

"Even though I initially planned to sabotage MMTC, I cancelled it because I didn't want for other people to get involve. But when the cars still reached the market, I really thought that it was my fault; that I'm still liable of what happened because I cancelled it late, but I was actually wrong. One of my friends sent someone to investigate what really happened last year; how come the sabotaged cars got out of the market and guess what he found out.

"It was actually Ophelia who carried on and continued my plans without me knowing it. She also paid someone in MMTC to execute the plan for her. Her plan was for me to get caught as the mastermind so that she could finally get rid of me for good." I gasped in shocked. I didn't expect to hear that. I couldn't even react right away.

"I know that this is not going to spare me from all the blames because I was the one who originally planned everything. She wouldn't have that idea in the first place if it wasn't because of me and I'm sorry for that." I kept on staring at him, unable to utter even a single word.

Then a smile finally broke across my face. I felt relieve but at the same time, my anger towards Ophelia tripled. I couldn't believe that such vile of a woman exists but I chose to not think about her anymore.

I didn't want her to take this moment from us too. She's already done enough damage and it's time for us to be happy. She's already in jail anyway.

"Thank God. I-I thought you were the one who did it. I-I was having a hard time of thinking that I love the man who caused my father's death but thankfully, it wasn't you." my voice even faltered because of all the mixed emotions in my heart.

His eyes sparkled with joy.

"I'm thankful too, cara mia, because if Ophelia didn't do that, I might really go to jail and be away from you and our baby for how many years." We hugged each other as happiness enveloped us both. I felt like the dark cloud above us finally cleared out.

At least, we could finally get the justice that we deserve because Ophelia would finally pay for all the things that she's done.

Finally, all the doubts, hesitation and confusion that I was feeling before he came here disappeared too.

"I love you so much, cara mia. Thank you for forgiving and accepting me again." He uttered gratefully.

"And I love you so much too, cara. Always remember that." He pulled away from me.

"When I came here, I had a lot of fears in my chest and unsure if we could still fix everything between us. But even so, I proceeded with my plan and prepared everything for this day." I saw him slipped his hand inside his pocket.

I was about to something when he suddenly knelt on his knee once again and then held my hand while staring at me.

"Why are you kneeling down on your knee again?" I couldn't help but to ask amusedly. He only smiled and then kissed the back of my hand.

"I wanted this occasion to be special for both of us so I planned it to be perfect. I wanted to throw a grandiose one so that I could make you smile and achieve your sweet answer but I realize that those things aren't important to have the perfect moment.

"For me, this is the perfect moment to do this because we just declared how much we really love each other and accepted each other wholly after all the things that we've been through. Even though I made mistakes and lied to you which caused you to get angry at me and left me, that didn't change our love for each other.

"Now, I want to take this opportunity to ask the most amazing woman in the world that I love so much the question that I've been dying to ask months since we confessed our feelings for each other." After he said those words, he finally pulled out his hand from his pocket and my eyes watered when he opened that small red box in front of me.

I gasped when I saw that beautiful ring inside it.

"Ms. Juno Alexia Morgan, will you give this man, who's hopelessly and madly in love with you, the honor of marrying you?" Oh, my God! Is this really happening?!

My heart was beating like a drum. I wanted to shout for joy but I felt like I got rooted on my feet because of shock. Then a rush of so much happiness surged within me.

The tears of joy that I was holding back, fell upon hearing those words from him. I felt like the world suddenly stopped revolving.

I couldn't explain all the happy emotions that I was feeling but I couldn't voice them out because I got overwhelmed.

I saw his Adam's apple moved as he swallowed hard, indicating that he was nervous.

"Cara mia, please, say yes to your caro. I'll do anything for you to say yes." I smiled and cupped his faced before I bended over and kissed his waiting lips.

"W-What is the meaning of that kiss?" his voice was shaking. I shook my head inwardly. He was really nervous.

"You don't have to beg me, mio caro, because my answer will be the same." I answered with a sweet smile.

"And that is---?"

"Yes, caro. I'm going to marry you." his eyes widened and to my surprise, he suddenly stood up and shouted in so much happiness. He even jumped.

If I saw someone do that, I would surely think that he's being corny but I felt the opposite. Just watching him like that made my heart swell.

"She said yes! Yohoo! She said yes!" he kept on shouting like a kid before he cupped my nape and pull me for a passionate kiss.

"Thank you, cara mia, Thank you." he then put the ring on my finger with a wide smile. To my surprise, I saw tears that feel from his eyes.

"Are you crying?" I teased him. He quickly wiped his tears.

"I'm just so happy right now. I've never thought that this kind of happiness existed. All my life, I've been wondering if I could be happy one day; if I could have the chance to be complete. I thought, it was impossible for me to achieve that but you came into my life and gave all that to me. Thank you, cara mia, for coming into my life."

"Thank you too, caro, because you did the same to me. You're my life and you made me complete. I love you so much."

"Anche io ti amo, cara. Così tanto" he answered while gazing at me full of love. Then we kissed once again with all the emotions within us. Our hearts were singing the same song and it felt so wonderful. At last, after all the trials in our relationship, we could finally move forward and start anew. 

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