"I think it's beautiful. The color suits your skin tone so it fully showcases your beauty." Then I smirked, "It's a pity I am heterosexual, else I would have made you mine a long time ago." Then I abruptly drew back, covering my mouth with my palm as I gasped loudly. "Oh no!"Grace's eyes widened a
"And that is perfect because you were the only one in mind when it was made."I then explained to her that the pendant could also be worn as a brooch. I watched as she tried it, clapping her hands as she looked down at it on her chest."You must have spent a lot on this," her eyes started to water a
Mark cleared his throat when I didn't look up. "Sydney?"I looked up with a smile. "I'm sorry. I got distracted. What were you saying?"His eyes strayed to the phone in my grip and lingered there and I thought I saw his jaw harden but his voice was calm and soft when he spoke again. "I got you a gif
Never judge a book by its cover, I muttered to myself and prompted myself forward."Mr Bran," I chirped."Mrs Torres," he smiled. When I got to the table he was sitting, he stood up from his seat. He easily towered over me as he stretched his hand for a handshake. I took his hands and he shook it fi
I kept my question to myself and swiftly sprang into action and joined Luigi in the frat and in no time, the cafe erupted into chaos, with chairs and tables.When Bran saw that things were quickly getting out of hand and we were defeating his hunks, he joined in the fight.He instantly rammed into L
While I waited there, I fumbled with my phone, the shocker firmly in my grasp as I dialed the emergency number."What's your location, ma'am?" They asked after I'd breathlessly explain my predicament to them."I- I- I don't know," I was struggling to make my words sound coherent. "I don't know where
"Right! A fine man always limps and has blood trickling out of a gash in their stomach."He chuckled, his shoulders shaking. "Spare me the sarcasm, Syd.""How did you even get to such a remote place?" I blurted out. I couldn't wait any longer. "I mean you just burst out at the right time and saved m
She strutted in, a sneer on her face. "You've now grown the balls, haven't you?""A good day to you too, Rose," I bit out, mirroring her tone as I sat back in the chair.Rose was my mother-in-law. It was actually laughable how all of the people I considered family acted far from it. It was safe to s
AUTHOR'S POVAna exhaled loudly as she stepped into Dennis’ ward and took her seat by his side. She brought out a book and began to read.Occasionally, she'd open up her phone to watch Justin sleep or play around the house while the nanny got busy or just snuggled in one of the sofas to read, keepi
AUTHOR'S POVSharon is found not guilty of direct involvement in Amie's death, but guilty of conspiracy. She was lucky enough to get a lighter sentence, a shorter jail term. Her attorney made sure of that and it was all thanks to her father.Despite how disappointed her father was in everything that
AUTHOR'S POV“Stop!” Her voice quivered as she yelled to the taxi driver.That was enough for Ana to return.“What have I done?” Her breath trembled as she threw the door open and hurried out of the taxi. Her hands trembled as she stumbled onto the pavement.“Dennis!" She yelled as her knees fell to
AUTHOR'S POVAfter Aiden heard those words, he did not think twice before he walked out of the courtroom.Sharon's heart broke as she watched Aiden storm out. Was he so repelled by her that he couldn't even stand to watch her trial? A tear rolled down her face and she quickly wiped it before her fat
AIDENOvertime, Amie's case garnered lots of media attention. Every news channel had a picture of the poor girl as they talked about her unfair death and how everyone responsible must be punished accordingly.In the midst of it all, the spotlight shifted from Amie to Sharon and I. Somehow, words had
DENNISAna got admitted to a mental health crisis center, and I spent most of my days there. Even though I try to equally share my time between work, Justin and Amie, I found myself spending the most time here.Work was going absolutely fine. I now made way more than I used to before I got duped, bu
AIDENThe detective sent me the address of the hospital Sharon was rushed to.In the room, Sharon was curled around herself as far as the cuffs that connected her hand to the bed railing could allow.She quickly sat up when she saw me enter the room. “Aiden,“ she breathed, eyes wide with fear.“So n
AIDENI was taken aback by his words, he already knew?Dennis was also in on the investigation. He just wasn't as active as I was. So it should be no surprise that he'd heard. Besides, it was his daughter's case afterall. He had every right to know.But I chose to ignore his harsh words. I was still
AIDEN“It's okay,“ Sharon said as she curled her arms around my shoulders. “You really need to stop beating yourself up over this, babe. It wasn't your fault and throwing yourself into this whole investigation wouldn't help.““I need to find the culprits, Sharon. I need to find who did this. It's th