They were alone, he and his wife, Alice had gone to Jared's house, she didn't want to talk or see anyone. Her mother was very worried because she had been deeply shocked at that place, Robert's lies, and all the pain it revived.“I don’t want to see Alice sad again, Simon. Do you remember when... I had a miscarriage threat with our first pregnancy? Thinking about losing it filled me with uncontrollable sadness and that was just the possibility, Alice’s pain has been so great that now Robert wants to make her believe he might be alive. How can he be so heartless? He’s a child he didn’t even know. Doing this to Alice just shows how deranged he is. She held him in her arms and I can swear I’ve never seen that look in her eyes before, and I think I'll never see it again. Working with him was very rash on dad’s part. A colossal mistake.”“And that’s just after two days, I can’t imagine what might happen later.”“I want you to be the one to talk to dad. He always listens to what you say. Te
"Simon..." she recognized that expression of disappointment on her husband's face, but she believed he shouldn't behave that way, especially since he was the one who had made a grave and altered the reports. He was already in the midst of it all, why get indignant when he was also a participant?Her husband had thought she would be one of the most affected by the baby theft, but the truth was that Sofia saw this as a salvation for Alice, to not be tied to that marriage. But Henry's plans were never for that marriage to last because he planned to take over Graham Group at any cost.What was his extreme interest in Graham Group? It was a key piece for the international business Henry had in mind, as every piece on his chessboard had an important mission, just like Graham Group.Crouched in front of his wife, he held her face with anger."What?!" he bit his lip to keep from saying something he might later regret. "What are you going to tell me? What are you going to try to convince me of
I felt that for seconds my heart was beating so slowly that I was going to faint, and then its beats fiercely pounded my chest, and in that room, alone, the two of us, the space around Alice became so small that she felt her sister breathing in front of her.Was it a joke? She didn't want it to be a joke, but she was afraid it might be.Did it make sense?What were all those words? Sofia had laid everything out very clearly over and over, but now she didn't know if she had to take that as truth.So... was Robert telling the truth? Had he always spoken the truth when he said there was no grave or that the report was fake?She blinked several times and finally closed her eyes, unable to bear the burning in them."It was for the good of both of you, Alice. Dad wanted to fix what he did, you know that marriage was a total mistake," she approached her little sister and took her cold hands, pressing them to her face. "Alice... listen to me. It has hurt you a lot, but it's time for you to be
Alice's hands trembled as they headed towards the house in the car that had picked them up from the airport. Mary was a woman of few words, especially with Alice; they rarely chatted because Alice usually confided everything to Sofia. She never had a special relationship with the others, but they tried to support each other when needed and were available. And at that moment, only Mary was available."Have you made any decision?" Mary asked, just to make conversation, because she didn't want to know anything about the whole situation. She limited herself to not expressing her opinion, despite being as uncomfortable with everything as her mother, who was staying at Mary's house.Mary was a very cheerful, fun-loving, party-going person, with a peculiar and positive way of viewing life, until her father forced her to marry Jeremy Porter. Like her other sisters, she had an arranged marriage, the third one to marry, with no option but to marry the man her father chose, thereby contributing
The lady who had been taking care of Ethan welcomed them, pointing the desperate Alice to where her son was. She ran to the room where they said her son was sleeping, and in the middle of that space was a huge crib, and inside… Inside was her son. She had promised herself not to cry, she cried for months, she cried on the way there, but seeing Ethan... she smiled. She broke into a huge, wide smile that lit up the entire place because it was filled with happiness and relief. She walked silently towards the crib and leaned her arms on it, bending down next to her son. Her hand trembled as she reached out to touch him, and he stirred when he felt that trembling hand, letting out a whimper from being woken up. Alice marveled at hearing that sound from her son. The lady who was taking care of him was about to approach, but Mary didn't allow it and took her out of the room, leaving Alice alone with her son. She saw him as a newborn, and the baby in front of her was already about
The woman headed straight for Simon, who was leaving Robert's room, engrossed in his mobile phone, not paying attention to where he was going as he walked down the solitary hallway. She bumped into his shoulder and threw herself to the ground, staging a dramatic scene.She didn't like him, even though it was the first time she had seen him in person. He had the look of a politician, and Bethany hated politicians, as her father was one of them, all so deceitful and sadistic.Simon's mobile phone fell, and he rushed to help the woman lying on the floor."Sorry!" he apologized in surprise, not realizing there was someone walking towards him, even with the muted sound of the petite woman's heels, which brought her to a reasonable height. "I'm sorry, I didn't see you. Are you hurt?" She clung to his shoulders, feigning pain in a knee, and Simon led her to sit down and examined her leg, noticing that the knee was indeed a bit red. "Thankfully we're in a hospital. Do you need me to call a nu
Mr. Taylor was well-versed in Charisse Sinclair's history, having studied it thoroughly, understanding her condition, the duration of her state, and, crucially for his purposes, the offer he would make to Jared Sinclair. It was an irresistible proposition, fair and involving an exchange.Simon Leclerc had shared his concerns about Robert Graham's apparent new ally, Bethany Walton, indicating that Robert was not going to give up easily. With strong winds brewing on the horizon, it was a relief to Mr. Taylor that Alice had already adopted Harvey Taylor and was staying in the United States.Now, in front of him, still the "boyfriend" of his daughter and the current president of Graham Group, was Jared. Behind the closed doors of his office, it was just the two of them, alone."Mr. Taylor…""Wait, don't jump ahead without hearing what I have to say, Jared," he warned, noting Jared's very serious expression, which was understandable."I can't go with Alice to the United States," Jared sai
"I want you to be with Jared," was the first thing Alice's father said to her since Harvey had come into her care, and Alice was far from all of them. "He's on his way to Canada, it's about his sister. Your company wouldn't be a bad idea. It's close to where you are. I'll join in a few days; I have some pending matters to settle here. Do you know anything about Robert Graham?""What about him? His life is of no interest to me.""He won't stop, Alice. We could get into trouble, don't you realize that?""Why? Ethan Graham Taylor is dead, and all that's left is a grave, empty?" Henry was disturbed by the way little Alice spoke to him. She felt secure away from there, with Harvey far from reach. If it wasn't Ethan, her father couldn't use him, unless he wanted to harm himself. So, she couldn't let Robert find them either. Alice felt protected by the very lie her father created, shielded from Robert and distanced from Henry. He was her son, she had adopted him, nothing could go wrong. And