Mr. Jake, who is Mr. Martin's twin, was the wealthy old man who adopted Cassandra and inherited her wealth.
Their encounter took place on a street where the universe seemed to have arranged the fate of their meeting.
Cassandra was bleeding, and she's about to give birth back then.
The streets seemed deserted. Rarely anyone passed by there. If Mr. Jake did not pass through that deserted street that day; and that day he had a strong desire to choose that road home. He wouldn't have seen Cassandra lying helpless by the side of the road.
"Sir, there is a woman who seems to need help," exclaimed Mr. Jake's driver, Keanu.
Keanu in his late 20s was a naïve and kindhearted man.
Mr. Jake, who was in a somber mood having just met his twin brother initially, simply replied, "Don't mind her."
Keanu put great pity on the young woman who turned out to be pregnant, but he said nothing. Keanu had seen his master's facial change after meeting his brother. But he doesn't know what exactly triggered their problem.
As they passed Cassandra, Mr. Jake looked up and stared. He saw that the fresh red color had replaced the white of the negligee the woman was wearing.
"Stop! Stop!" Mr. Jake exclaimed, his face trembling when he saw Cassandra's condition.
"This woman needs help." Mr. Jake's orders made Keanu breathe a sigh of relief. Keanu is a good believer, so helping people is always his first on the list.
Cassandra was soon rushed to the hospital. There was a hospital not far from Cassandra's whereabouts, so an ambulance arrived immediately and helped her.
Cassandra's dress was old and shabby, her hair was matted and tangled, and her face was tanned from long exposure to the scorching sun.
But despite that, her face became more noticeable to Mr. Jake. Cassandra's face was very similar to Mr. Jake's former lover named Lucia.
Lucia is a gorgeous woman who has played a big part in Mr. Jake's life.
She had a slim, hourglass figure that invites the passion of the people of Adam.
Her skin is perfect and glowing that every woman would want to achieve. Her eyes were so beautiful; her thick eyebrows covered the look of her shady eyes matching her long and enticing eyelashes that men often notice. Plus, she had a spiky nose perched atop her blushing, pilgrim-pink lips. What a lovely woman!
Mr. Jake had already fallen in love with her at their first meeting. But unfortunately, Mr. Jake and Lucia did not get married even though Lucia was Mr. Jake's, first love.
The harsh reality had to be accepted by the young Jake back then. He was still innocent and inexperienced, so by the time he turned twenty-nine, he had to see his twin brother marry the only woman he loved for the rest of his life.
Martin learns Jake loves Lucia as well. He tries to approach Jake, and says, "Do you want to swap roles?" Martin doesn't want to hurt his brother. Martin's love for Lucia is as great as Jake's love, but Martin was ready to relent for his brother's happiness.
But Jake is Jake. He is a person who will lose the most valuable treasure in the world for the sake of the family, so he refused Martin's offer.
We can lose the woman we love, but we must not lose the family that loves us, Jake thought.
The two agreed, and Martin married Lucia. Unfortunately, after Martin marrying Lucia, Martin had changed. He was always jealous whenever Lucia talks to a man and gets paranoid every time Lucia leaves the house.
"Whose child are you pregnant with?" Martin insinuated. Lucia was offended; things like that have happened many times.
Since then, Martin and Lucia's relationship has been strained. But still, they were still blessed with a second child.
Mr. Jake was married to a woman of his father's choice at the time. But his wife died along with their baby. His heart was broken, so until the end of his life, he remained widowed.
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"Lucia," whispered Mr. Jake when he saw Cassandra for the first time.
Although Cassandra's appearance looks messy and unkempt, there is something strange in Mr. Jake's heart regarding Cassandra. It was like seeing Lucia in her youth, so the memories came back.
If Lucia's first daughter hadn't died, she would have been the same age as this woman, Mr. Jake thought, reflecting on the woman he had just helped.
Mr. Jake is a sixty-year-old wealthy man who lives without a wife and children accompanying him in his old age.
Together with his Aunt Petunia, who took care of him since birth, Aunt Petunia still takes care of him every time he's sick.
After meeting Cassandra, Mr. Jake's life changed. The presence of Cassandra and her daughter gave a happy color to Mr. Jake's life, so he devoted the rest of his life to caring for and helping the two, which he considered as a real family.
Cassandra, one year ago, was a girl who always acted without thinking first.
Her actions were reckless and always caused problems.
Mr. Jake gives her a variety of personality development programs and courses related to running the company.
"My name is Fernanda," Cassandra said, "but no one can know my real name."
"Why?" asked Mr. Jake with a curiosity that could no longer be contained.
Mr. Jake is curious about Cassandra's background. He brought a woman with her cute baby in his palatial home, but he must also make sure that Cassandra is neither a criminal nor a drug kingpin.
"Because I want my ex-husband and his family to experience the hardships and pain I've been through!" Cassandra cried, sobbing. Her tears were well, and she was constantly crying.
For the first time, Mr jake hugs Cassandra.
He feels like he went back to his youth thirty years ago when he first hugged Lucia.
"Who is your mother, young girl?" asked Mr. Jake after letting go of the hug. He already considered Cassandra like his own daughter.
"My mother died while giving birth to me," Cassandra said.
There was a part of him that wanted the woman in front of him to be Lucia's child; who was declared dead twenty-five years ago.
But when he heard Cassandra's answer, he was sure that what he was thinking was impossible.
Lucia was still alive two years later when she gave birth to her second daughter, Nagita.