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
"No, don't just believe it because Bethany told you." Jared didn't want to call Henry and tell him this had happened when the information couldn't be confirmed."I'm in Canada! Harvey is hours away from me! How do you expect me not to believe it? She mentioned his name. That damn madwoman says he's with Harvey! My son!""Do you want me to call Robert? Why would Bethany be here if Robert were there? It doesn’t make sense, Alice. You need to calm down; you're very agitated from your encounter with Bethany.""Let go of my hand, Jared," Alice requested with a trembling voice, every part of her body burning with anxiety and fear. She couldn’t afford to doubt, not when it came to her son.Where had she left her bag?Ah! It was left in the bathroom when the fight had started. Jared released her hands, and she staggered toward the bathroom, finding her belongings scattered and Beth sitting on her bag."Oh...! Seems like they were yours, the bag wasn't mine, but inside was just junk, a horrib
He and Bethany Walton had split up, and though Beth didn't initially tell him the reasons, he now understood. He didn't like Beth's surprise plans because you could never guess what she might come up with, and that was a danger. But thanks to her, Robert was achieving all these things in record time. He would continue searching for his son to the ends of the earth, but how to do it if they had him in that clinic? If not for Beth... he might still be there, interned, drugged on that bed.Alice Taylor was not at home, but he... he would see his son.How could she have stolen him? What happened to all her pain? Was all that depression feigned only to disappear with Ethan? How could she do something like that? He was as angry with her as he was with Simon Leclerc or Henry Taylor.He felt rage towards his ex-wife, the mother of his child.He knocked on the door slowly and... just a few seconds later someone opened it. The woman was holding a child in her arms, that golden blonde hair was v