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Kayla's POVIt has been a week since the incident, a week since I have set my eyes on Racheal.....I mean the alive one which means it has been a week till Ariella has last played or even cheered up with anyone.She seemed so strong even when she wouldn't play, but she has decided to live past but on one condition: She would have to go to the and say a few words, then take her leave.Seemed she was right when she requested not to be called a child.Things haven't been working great well between Noah and me. There has been more distance between us than before.I knew he saw me as a stranger before I was just an accomplice, but right now, it has worsened." Good morning Noah!" I greeted softly on reaching the office.He found a way to schedule his office work at Gordon's and likewise here as well. Yeah, with the gala concert, our fashion company has greatly been recognized, and even with Racheal not being around, her stores were still doing extremely great. Well, that was because it has
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Rayla's & NoahOur trip to the hospital was far from what I expected...Funny, I couldn't believe I was expecting a free-flow conversation between I and Noah based on what we shared this morning." I suck," I mumbled." Did you just say I suck?" Noah asked me with a knitted brow his eyes focused on the road.He insisted we go by his car, which I counted as a showoff, though, because he was using the latest Benz I have been dreaming of having.If all this hadn't happened, I was planning on telling Racheal to get me one as a birthday present since my twentieth birthday was just around the corner.Yeah, my physique is completely a hell no for my age. I don't know my dad, Mom said he died when I was still young but I knew I took my mom's look." Is you drifting on and off also part of your secret thing?" This man is far older than me, but the way he thinks and talks sometimes always gets on my nerves.If not for the guilt thing, I would have spouted out my sassy usual response I have well
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Noah's POV.I thought Kim was weird until I met Rayla. The lady with so many secrets that she wouldn't even budge to share.I could only stare at the sleeping Racheal while pondering on everything I had gone through before getting here." I don't know how and where you met Rayla, but she is such a pain in the ass," I found myself rambling.I shove my hands in my side pocket while pacing the room, staring at the lying figure before me." You amazed me RA" I hissed in frustration with the arousal I felt down there with just a sound of RA.I almost lashed out at the lying figure." You have a lot of things to do, clenched my hands into a fist- you have to take responsibility for all the sleepless nights you caused me because right now, you still have that effect on me," I whispered to her while leaning by the bedside." I am not sure if I have forgiven you for what you've done or not, but we will see to that once you wake, so let's do ourselves a favor and wake up."......I said while tak
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Rayla's POV."Mom who is Adam King?" I said in a tone so flat with a complete decrease in my octave.My Mom could only stare at him with a moist eye which I was forced not to look or get emotional about.Almost everyone close to me knew how fierce I could be when I was angry and right then, I was in that version of me.I closed my eyes to inhale as much breath as I could to calm me down. I have always loved my Mom, adore and even look up to her but now I don't even feel like I know her at all.The more silence my mom went the more irritated I got.......I know she has a lot of shit she has been covering including the fact she took Racheal's in and nurtured her like hers........there is just so fucking a lot about her and it killing me and that alone added to my frustration.I growled in frustration as I couldn't take it anymore;" You know what, I wouldn't force you to say anything...... It fine! It fine. But Mom nothing kills me that what you are doing now and what you've been doing n
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I’ve been pacing for what felt like hours, back and forth across the length of the room. Finally, the call came. I answered it before the first ring even finished, my hand tightening around the phone as though bracing for the blow. The voice on the other end spoke in a low, steady murmur, too soft for anyone else to hear even if they had been in the room. I kept my mouth shut and didn’t interrupt. Rachael is alive.I didn’t let the shock register on my face if there was any shock left. This wasn’t the first time I’d wondered if there was more to her story than we’d been led to believe. There were too many questions left unanswered, too many loose ends that didn’t quite fit. The longer I listened to the voice on the other end, the more those loose ends began to knot themselves together into something that resembled the truth. Or at least a version of it.“Keep me posted,” I said, my voice steady, though inside my thoughts were already spiraling outward in a dozen different directions
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Noah's POVWhen my phone buzzed, I glanced at the screen and saw Kevin’s name flashing across it. I didn’t know why, but something told me this wasn’t going to be a casual conversation. There was a tone to his voice—sharp, urgent—when he told me to come over. No pleasantries, no explanations, just the same two words he always used when things were about to go sideways: “It’s important.” Then, before I could even get a word in, he added, “It’s about Racheal,” and hung up.That was all I needed to hear.I left without asking questions, and by the time I walked into his office, my mind was racing with a hundred different scenarios. How could it be about Racheal? It didn’t make sense. We all saw what happened. I’d come to terms with it or at least, I’d convinced myself that I had. So when Kevin looked up at me from behind his desk, the grim set of his mouth and the intensity in his eyes told me that whatever he was about to say was going to unravel everything I thought I knew.I took a se
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Kelvin’s POV A few years ago, when the opportunity came up to buy a stake in Anderson Holdings, I went against my own better judgment. I saw potential there, a way to expand my reach and diversify my portfolio beyond ModernMuse Fashion Enterprise. I convinced myself that it was a smart move, that I could take the company in a new direction and turn it into something more than the struggling mess it had become.I was wrong.It didn’t take long for the cracks to show. What I thought was a chance to get a potential success story quickly turned into a nightmare of bad investments and debts that I hadn’t accounted for. Anderson Holdings was bleeding money faster than I could pump it in, and the more I invested, the deeper I got into the hole. When the company finally went under, it felt like the ground was yanked out from beneath me, leaving me to fall into a pit I hadn’t seen coming.And that’s when she showed up.Racheal.She bought the remnants of Anderson Holdings for a fraction of it
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Kim's pov I’ve always believed that everything has a price. Trust, loyalty, even love—there’s always a number, a trade-off. The key is knowing what you’re willing to pay and what you’re willing to sacrifice. For a long time, I’d been playing the game, learning the rules, and bending them where I needed to. But there’s something about Kevin’s inheritance that makes it feel different. It’s more than just a prize to be won; it’s a power to be taken. And I’ve always known that if I wanted to secure my place at the top, I’d need to get my hands on it, one way or another.The Houston Company used to be my leverage. When my father was still around, I had a say in things, I could pull strings and push people around as I pleased. But when the company slipped from my grip, everything else started to slip along with it. That loss—it stung. It stung in a way that made me realize just how fragile my control over this world was. And then I found the file.I’d been keeping a close eye on Kevin for
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Noah's POVOne week later...I stood beside Racheal, who was propped up on the hospital bed, still struggling to fully recover. The sterile scent of antiseptic hung in the air, but it was the sight of her fragile form that gripped my heart. Kelvin and Bella had flown back to New Coastal two days ago, insisting on leaving after Racheal woke up. Their departure felt like a hollow echo of the chaos that had consumed us.Juliet was locked away, and sentenced to life imprisonment. I made sure of that. She deserved every bit of it. A maniac like her wasn’t meant to walk among the living.As I watched Racheal adjust herself, attempting to sit upright, I instinctively reached out to help her. But she slapped my hand away with a surprising force. The sting of her rejection hit me like a cold wave. She had done the same thing when she first woke up, and it scared the hell out of me. I rushed to the doctor, fearing she was suffering from amnesia, but my worries eased when he assured me she had b
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Kelvin's POV"You left us, remember? You gave us hope, Ana! You let us all believe you would come back! We waited for you, Ana. I waited. Mom waited... You broke your promise! You broke your fucking promise because of your selfish interest, your lust for revenge!"I pulled Bella into an embrace, which she calmly accepted. Juliet, whom I now realized was Anabella, had recently been caught at the same tournament Bella had described. She had a lot on her mind and plenty of tools at hand. If not for Bella, we would still be in the dark; no one would have thought that this old tournament, long neglected, would be used to commit such a devious act.Just two days ago, Bella had been crying in my arms. So much was uncovered—so much I hadn’t expected at all.After coming to terms with the fact that Bella was Juliet's younger sister, it occurred to me that Juliet wasn't who we thought she was. Her initial aim in entering R.A. was to cause harm to the Houston family. As she had said moments ago,
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Kelvin's POVI was on the brink of tears the moment I set my eyes on Kim. The fact that she was breathing with the aid of oxygen wasn't enough; she was hooked up to a life-support machine. I felt a flicker of irritation that Noah had signed the forced labor consent form, but perhaps I was wrong—maybe that was the best decision.Bella had a tough time going back to sleep after mentioning a random name that only gave me a hint amidst the shattered debris of my thoughts. I tried not to force any conversation on her, at least keeping my promise to Noah until she opened up. Until then, I remained silent.We couldn't go into the ward, so we decided to stay back, looking through the transparent glass that separated us from the lobby lawn. Bella couldn't control her tears anymore; I had been hearing her trying to stifle the sobs since we arrived. Her soft gasps said it all. It made me reflect on my decision to stay outside; I didn’t think I could keep my emotions in check once we entered.Lin
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Kelvin's POVI couldn't believe I had given in to my lust once more. The last time something like this happened, I apologized and vowed it would never repeat itself. Now, as I sifted through the files Noah sent me, I still struggled to admit that Juliet and Bella might be sisters. Our alliance was built on a shared goal, and the last time we had met like this was to reveal the truth behind RA. Now, we were here because of Racheal, but my purpose was to uncover Juliet's identity.*I didn’t start this relationship on a clean slate just to end it because of a culprit sharing her blood.*“You seem early!” Noah remarked, his voice laced with sarcasm.“And you seem late,” I shot back, eyeing him. He looked lean and disheveled, a total mess compared to the Noah I knew.“Is she with you?” he asked.“Why would I bring her with me?” I replied, my irritation rising.“You have no reason to call me here, then—”“What makes you think they’re related? Even if they are, I doubt she knows about her ex
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Bella's POVEvery part of my body ached from the journey, and I could barely feel my legs. But it was worth it. It had been a long time coming—discussing the idea of flying down here to visit Kelvin's parents. He had been overly protective, worrying I wasn’t ready for this. Yet, here we were, on our way to meet both my idol and his parents. The former excited me; the latter filled me with dread.Kelvin noticed my uneasiness and pulled me into an embrace, planting a soft kiss on my forehead—a gesture I had grown so accustomed to. We had just landed, and as we headed to the lobby, I spotted Kelvin shaking hands with someone I didn’t recognize. Others bowed slightly to him, showing their respect.*What should I expect?* I thought. *He is one of the youngest renowned businessmen, linking a channel between New York and the USA is no small feat.* I mustered a smile for those who acknowledged me.We would head home before leaving early to visit Racheal in the hospital. My gaze was caught in
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Kelvin's POVI had barely settled back into my office when the news hit me like a freight train. Rachael had been in an accident? My heart sank as I slumped into my chair, the weight of the world crashing down around me. I had just returned, hoping to find some semblance of normalcy, when everything spiraled out of control again.“Kelvin, are you okay?” Bella asked, moving toward my chair, her eyes scanning my face for any sign of reassurance.“No, not really,” I replied, rubbing my temples to ease the pounding in my head. She could see how close I was to Racheal, and I knew she understood my worries. “Rachael is in critical condition. I need to get down to New York,” I added, my voice strained.“Do you want me to come with you?” she offered, concern lacing her tone. I hesitated for a moment, the urgency of the situation clashing with my instincts to protect her. “No, I’ll travel alone,” I said, pushing myself to my feet. I grabbed my phone and shot a quick message to my secretary,
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Kim's POVI could remember feeling utterly drained when I returned home, free from Kelvin's silence, the weight of everything pressing heavily on my shoulders. My parents welcomed me with open arms, their warmth almost overwhelming. My dad, who had been distant for so long, embraced me tightly. The love in that moment nearly brought me to tears.“Kim, we’ve missed you so much,” he said, his voice thick with emotion. “I’ve missed you too, Dad,” I replied, feeling the tears well up in my eyes. It was a bittersweet reunion, knowing what lay ahead. I wasn't expecting such a reaction from my dad and hearing how he missed me made me feel like I was close to my endThe last time I went to the clinic for a check-up, I had received the results I had dreaded. I had known, deep down, that choosing to keep the baby while battling cancer was a gamble. The odds were stacked against me, and I felt the looming shadow of my mortality.My mom had sensed something was wrong, even when I tried to keep
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Racheal's POVI couldn't take Noah's silence anymore. It was suffocating me, and it was terrible for Ariella to witness all of this. My heart raced as I stormed into Noah's study, furious and desperate for answers. My hands trembled with anger and confusion as I stumbled upon a collection of files and documents, all centered around Juliet.I picked up every picture I could find. My breath caught in my throat as I looked at the images of Juliet and her family. There was one of a man smiling lovingly at a woman—Juliet's parents, I realized. The man’s coat struck a chord in my memory, though I couldn't pinpoint why it seemed so familiar. As I traced the photos, my eyes fell on a little girl who looked strikingly like Juliet. It had to be her sister. A shiver ran down my spine as I pieced together the fragments of my discovery. But then, my gaze landed on a guillotine with a body labeled "XAVIER'S." My heart dropped. I was about to open it when Noah’s voice shattered the silence.“You're
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Kelvin's POVThe air between us hung heavy with unspoken words. I could see Bella processing everything I had just said, her brow furrowed in thought. I took a deep breath, trying to find the right words to bridge the gap that had grown between us.“Kelvin, I don’t understand why you didn’t tell me sooner. I could have helped you,” she said, her voice steady but filled with a hint of disappointment. “I thought I was protecting you,” I replied, my frustration mixing with regret. “I didn’t want you to be dragged into the chaos of my life. But now, I realize that keeping you in the dark only hurt us both.”She fell silent, staring at the ground as if searching for answers in the cracks of the pavement. I wanted to reach out, to comfort her, but I hesitated, unsure if she would welcome my touch again.“Do you think this is something I could just forget?” she finally asked, her voice breaking slightly. “You made me feel like I was special, and then you pulled the rug out from under me.”
