She's My Sleeping Pill

It was also at this moment that Cayenne turned around to ask Luna a question, so when she heard that soft-spoken voice, her entire body froze.

All their eyes turned to the little guy who was staring at her mother, probably wondering if he did a great job.

Cayenne's live stream also turned silent for a minute before her live room got flooded with comments. Not long after, thousands of posts circulated online with the short video clip of Zeki saying Yen's name.

"Am I supposed to cry or smile?" Cayenne muttered while raining kisses on her child's face. "You cannot call me by my name. It's mama for you."

"That is still worth something," Jillyanna said stealing glances at her husband. "At least, he called you first."

Monet: "Let us celebrate Zeki's first word."

Stefan: "I'll definitely keep a copy of a video clip with his first word."

Travis: "That could be a mistake, you know."

Everyone turned to Travis and glared at him. He was such a mood killer.

However, after that one time, Zeki didn't speak again. He didn't respond to his mother's urges. Though it disappointed Cayenne, it still didn't erase the fact that her youngest called her name first. The challenge remained for Jahzara and Aziel.

A few days later, Dominic and Kyle arrived.

Both of them would be staying for a week-long vacation this time.

After receiving a message from his brother that they had touched down Germany safely, Luiz felt deflated. He went over to his social media account and posted his jealousy which only garnered a laughing emojis from his fans.

Some expresses gratitude that he decided to stay and show them his work, and others suggested that he should have a little vacation of his own.

[Hmph! I will surely wrap up my work before July next year and I will leave the country with my girlfriend. Just you wait!]

Although he promised this, he was also praying at the same time. After all, there's no guaranteed tomorrow.

***

7:30 PM; Dumrique's family villa

Ferdinand was sitting on the couch with his eyes on the family altar not far from him. His eyes were moist.

Josephine. Alexander. Magnus.

His wife. His grandson. His son.

These three people left him all alone in this world. Despite the fact that Alexander wasn't really related to him by blood, the child made its way to his heart. He loved him like his own.

Tomorrow would be Stefan's birthday, but like every other birthday, he wouldn't be celebrating it with them.

In the past, they didn't hold any celebration for him because Clara hated him, and the only time that they all agreed to celebrate a little had turned to a mourning day for all of them.

Last year, he was able to attend his birthday thru Cayenne's invitation.

"I'm old. I'm weak. I've been diagnosed with a heart disease, but why am I not dying?" Ferdinand whispered with his lips trembling in agony.

"Dad."

The tone was hesitant but the voice was oh-so familiar to him. How can he forget?

"Dad." Celestine called again and sat next to him. "Dad, I'm sorry to bother you. I just came over to check if you are doing fine."

"Thanks. I'm still alive."

The sarcastic remark didn't escape Celestine's hearing.

"Dad, I thought we have resolved our misunderstanding. Why are you still hostile to me?"

"Why do you think?"

Celestine had no idea at all. Ever since she returned, she had been threading on egg shells and she made sure not to offend anyone related to Cayenne and Stefan.

She was well-behaved.

Seeing that her father wasn't willing to speak to her, Celestine stood up and left. "I'll just visit you next time."

"You don't have to come over anymore. Just visit my grave in the future." .net

Celestine clenched her fists while trying her best not to cry in front of anyone else.

She knew that at some points, she had become an evil person. She made several wrong decisions in life, but she tried to atone for those mistake she made.

She thought her father would forgive her this time, since she had made up with Stefan already. In fact, Ferdinand agreed to Stefan that the villa will be given to her.

They only left the villa this time because Ferdinand was around and she didn't want to give him a headache.

Who would have thought that the outcome was the same?

"So, have you talked to grandpa?" Julia asked in anticipation as soon as her mother came out of the gate. However, seeing her expression, she knew the talk wasn't successful. "He's not going to help me?"

"Your grandpa is frail. He had withdrawn from any business affairs. You know that your cousin is the one managing the empire now. Why don't you ask him for help?"

"No, I can't." Julia refused instantly which earned her a raised eyebrow from her mother. "I mean, I can't just depend on him. I will try to work things on my own."

[I can't ask him for help. He might know some of the things I've been doing behind my mother's back.]

Celestine didn't think too much of what her daughter said. She just gestured Elliot to drive the car and returned to the hotel where they stayed for the meantime.

Celestine may not have any idea of what Julia was doing, but after visiting her father, seeing how he didn't acknowledge his presence and how Julia refused to ask Stefan for help, she already had a guess.

She wasn't stupid.

The moment Julia got inside her room, Celestine called for Elliot. "Tell me what my good daughter has been doing when I didn't supervise her."

***

The next day...back in Germany...

Cayenne made plans for Stefan's birthday already. This year, it will be a celebration for their small family only.

"After breakfast, let's have a family picture. I already brought their onesies that match ours," Cayenne said as she began to tell him their schedule for the day.

"Whatever it is you want to do today," Stefan muttered while keeping her tightly wrapped in his arms. "If I can, I only want to spend the day with you."

He was asking the impossible, though. He knew that they couldn't because their children came with them.

"Let's stay in bed for about ten minutes more," he said and buried his face on the crook of her neck.

Cayenne just indulged him.

At 8:00 in the morning, they finally went out and ate their breakfast. The children had their fill already with the help of their uncles who just arrived yesterday.

Like what she said, they took a family photo with the triplets before changing to another set of clothes to hangout.

They just walked around the place and took more photos with just the five of them. Of course, the bodyguards were following closely for their safety.

During lunch, they ate outside and had another family picture together.

It was only after 2:00 in the afternoon that their team went back to their hotel so that the kids can take their afternoon nap.

It wasn't the end of Stefan's birthday yet.

"Hon, wait for me in the car. I'll just grab something from our room. We'll have our date this afternoon."

Stefan's eyes sparkled when he heard that they would be going for a date. Dating his wife was the best gift he could ever have during his birthday.

He really thought the triplets would be accompanying them all day.

He had no idea what his wife had in store for him and he was very excited.

"I'll leave the kids in your hands," he told Kyle and Dominic before going back to the parking lot while humming a song to himself.

"It's really easy to make him happy," Dominic commented while shaking his head in disbelief.

"If it was two year ago, I would have presented my sister to him in a large gift box," Kyle added as they made their way to the room where the triplets stayed.

Meanwhile, Cayenne was calling someone to make sure that her surprise won't fail. She can't afford to fail.

It was only after ten minutes that she came down with a paper bag in hand. It wasn't her gift, or partly it was.

"Let's go!"

"Huh? Where to?"

Cayenne gave him the address and Stefan followed the direction that his phone was giving him, hoping it was accurate.

After two hours of driving, they finally arrived at the place that she wanted him to see.

It was indescribable.

He never thought that such a place existed in Germany.

***

Mini Theater

Zeki was staring at his mother after calling her name. He heard so many people calling her that name so he thought he did the right thing.

Aziel: Why are you staring in daze?

Zeki: I made a mistake.

Aziel and Jahzara: ???

Zeki just ignored them and continued to ponder what he should do to make it up to his mother.