“I can't tell you, please let me go. I will never come back again.” “I’ll pay you double of what you were paid.” His eyes widened as he probably did the calculation in his head. "Double?” "Triple.” I would not have been surprised if his eyes balls actually rolled out at that point. Then he sudd
ANASTASIA After a long minute of arranging my things in my bag, I closed my eyes and took a deep calming breath."It's okay, she will be fine," I muttered to myself as I force a smile on. "You just have to go to work, stay a few hours and get some work done then you head right back."My lips turne
“Sorry, I did not get that,” I corrected myself with another stiff smile. “Friday night?” He quirked his brows. "The emergency you had at the hospital. The girl… she looked quite unwell. How's she now?" “Oh," I drawled, caught off guard. I looked away from his face. “Umm yeah," I cleared my thro
ANASTASIANo. My lips trembled as I took slow shaky steps back until my back softly hit the wall of the elevator. The cold metal against my spine sent a shiver through my body, amplifying my growing sense of unease.For a while, I just stared ahead, seeing nothing. The darkness seemed to press in f
"I know you can go there,” he insisted, "But never hesitate to come to me if you need to,” there was a pause then he added, "…or want to.” Some unseen force promoted me to turn to him and I did. And my heart caught in my throat. Even though it was semi-dark, the tenderness I saw in those eyes was
AIDEN With a bit of amusement and a sense of loss, I watched Ana run out the door the moment the elevator door opened. She ran past the puzzled men and up the stairs, her footsteps echoing in the stairwell. We all watched until she disappeared from our view.I knew with everything in me that I'd ha
“These charity events will be one of a kind,” he grinned, "Several of our partners outside the country will fly in for them…” Murmurs arose as the representatives from the various charitable organizations shook their heads, equally impressed and satisfied with the plans that they had spun out. “O
AIDEN I looked down at the small figure that was staring up at me with large, innocent eyes, a colorful children's book sprawled open on the floor between us. "Sorry!" she waved at me and said with a small apologetic smile, her tiny hand fluttering in the air like a butterfly. I couldn't help but
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