AIDEN I rolled around in the swiveling chair I sat in as I replayed the phone call I just had in my head. She had sounded timid but the excitement and relief was evident in her voice. “Um hi.“ I had remained silent, unable to trust my own voice. “Aiden, are you there?“ I cleared my throat, “I'
ANASTASIA For the umpteenth time, I hurriedly bent forward toward the sink and retched multiple times but nothing came out. I sighed and returned to where I sat on the toilet floor. I had barely been able to drag myself out of bed this morning. I had woken up, feeling seriously nauseated. Though
DENNIS"Hey man, are you busy?"I shook my head before I remembered that he couldn't see me. "No.""Okay, so I just forwarded the contact info of the man that would talk to you about the investment.""Oh," I said, unable to hide my disinterest. I had even forgotten about it.I heard his carefree lau
ANASTASIA My lips titled into a smile the same time my brows pulled down. “Dennis is home?“ I muttered to myself, my gaze fixed on his car as I turned away from the taxi. As I made my way to the house, I wondered if him leaving that early was why he returned early. The reasons for his unannounced
ANASTASIA This time, Dennis became rigid. There was a short silence before he slowly pulled away, his hands lightly resting on my waist. His forehead was scrunched deeply as he asked, “What do you mean he took care of the bills?“ He laid emphasis on ‘took care.’ I frowned, confused. “I mean he pai
ANASTASIA I dropped to the floor of the driveway as I watched his car drive off into the night. My heart tightened in my chest and I gripped it, hoping to stop it from wrenching itself. My head ached as tears slowly rolled down my cheeks. At first it was just a brief gasps as I tried to hold mysel
SHARON Throwing myself into work hadn't been enough distraction. Despite my heavy workload, I still find myself thinking about Aiden, Anastasia and their baby. It got worse after Aiden announced that the procedure was successful and Ana was pregnant. I knew that the second best way to get rid of
AIDEN I didn't know the prospect of being a father— or rather, the process of being a father again was this exciting. As Ana and I watched the ultrasound, my gaze fixed on the tiny life we've created, my heart beamed with so much joy. How could something I couldn't touch make me do happy ? Perhap
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