They erupted in cheers and applause as the camera was turned off. The host shook my hands again, a huge grin on his face. As I left the conference hall, my assistant and bodyguard in tow, some fangirls came for autographs while some journalists dared to ask about my marriage."No comments," my assis
The only light in the room were the brightness of our phone's screens and that of the TV. The TV had been muted while Grace and I idly worked on our phones."Woah," Grace put her phone before my face, "Sydney, look at this."My gaze settled on the dress on the screen. It was almost like one of the o
"Good evening, Grandma," I said into the phone after I picked up the call. I tried to sound as casual as possible but I was dying to know why she called as the pleasantries seemed to stretch."How have you been, child? It's been quite a while," her familiar shrill voice filled the speaker of the pho
I folded my lips, resisting the urge to let out a groan as Grace added 'finishing touches' to my make up. She had been adding 'finishing touches' to my make up and dress for the past hour."Grace…" I groaned, unable to keep.mute anymore. "What are you still doing?!""Finishing touches.""Finishing t
Bella took a few steps back. Then she muttered in a small voice that I almost didn't hear her, "Mark…"Mark turned to her, his eyes eying her from head to toe like she was dirt trapped under his feet. "Besides, Why are you here?""Grandma Doris' birthday. I'm here-" she stuttered and Mark saved her
After the first time I was adopted, my guardians and foster homes became a blur of faces and places. Each family I went into always mistreated me and I was lucky to be smart enough to always be able to escape. It was like a whirlwind of being scolded and punished by the orphanage officials for eithe
That moment didn't last long before I started to stuff my face with food. The food tasted like heaven compared to the trash we were fed at the orphanage and my greedy tummy rumbled even more.There was a properly prepared meal, there were fruits, vegetables, milk, wine, steak…name it. They had every
He asked me about it and that was when I found out that I actually like jewelry design. Then he got me more books related to it.Over the years, as we aged older, Lucas grew into an intelligent young man and I found myself seeing him as more than just a friend then I would unconsciously catch myself