In Ryan's home, Stella's body was removed and the basement was cleared by some professional help. "Sir, I can't believe that someone managed to break into my house and kill the suspect. I still couldn't wrap my mind around it" Ryan confessed in front of his immediate boss, who hired Ryan to be an undercover agent. Ryan is not an inexperienced cop. He is quite tough and experienced. He is very skilled and knowledgeable in decoding criminal cases. So the murder of Stella was indeed a shock to Ryan's boss, Mr. Asher. "If we did not interrogate her together before leaving to meet with Charlie, I might have suspected that you killed her" Asher admitted. Asher is in his early fifties, and he is a senior cop who recruited Ryan. He holds a very high ranking in the Neopolis department of justice. Ryan was stunned to hear Asher's confession. "Sir? How can you even think that I can kill a suspect who is in my custody?" Ryan demanded with shock. He felt wronged. Asher sighed heavily. "
"You know very well that I have feelings for you. How do you expect me to react when someone else comes and claims the man I was in love with?" Chelsea demanded Theo. She is done playing subtle. She is determined to force Theo to open up today. She refused to believe that he suddenly developed feelings for Nina whom he used to hate before. And she cannot accept that he doesn't feel anything for her. Theo's jaw became tight and his eyes became hard. Even though the top floor has access to only limited people, still they are few who are watching the show Chelsea is putting. He knows that she likes him, and she always makes sure that he knows that too. But he too made sure that she knows where they stand. He never did anything to let her misunderstand his feelings for her. "Chelsea, I am married and I love my wife. You are just a friend of mine. Nothing more, and nothing less. And my behaviour towards you was similar to how I treat Liam and others. You were never given any special tr
Rosa saw Nina eating the sandwiches sent by Agatha. Just when Nina finished half a sandwich, someone rang the doorbell. As the door was unlocked, Ella Vincent walked inside holding a huge pink bear in her hands. "Ella? Why are you roaming around while carrying that bear? Isn't it too pink?" Nina made a face. Ella snorted and chunked the bear at Nina, who caught the bear without much effort. "It's for my married spinster friend whose bed is cold and she is not fun at all" Ella joked. Unknowingly, she picked up a sandwich and started eating it, much to the shock of Rosa. Rosa already knows that the sandwiches are spiked. Her mother Sara strictly warned Rosa to not eat those. And these sandwiches are only meant for Theo and Nina. So now, looking at Ella eating the sandwitch, she felt relatively helpless to do anything about it. She cannot possibly tell to Ella to not eat. 'What should I do now? Oh dear, this is going to end in a disaster' she thought to herself with panic. Unknown
Liam finished his practice for his upcoming game. He is a very popular quarterback of the three times title winning champions team of Neopolis. He is handsome and sought after by women. "Good work Liam, see you tomorrow" Liam's coach patted Liam's back before leaving. Liam gave him a small smile before he picked up his small sports bag and he left the practice grounds. He unlocked his car while scrolling his mobile and unlocked his car. He placed his bag in the passenger seat and was about to start the ignition when his gaze landed on a familiar looking car. 'That car looks like it belongs to Ella Vincent. What is she doing here?' he wondered to himself. As she is a good friend of Nina, and he had to drop her twice at her home when she got drunk, they kind of became friends of sorts. He decided to check if she was inside the vehicle. With that in mind, he unfolded himself from his car and approached her vehicle. He noticed that she is indeed inside. He knocked on the window. A
In the Morrison villa, Theo came back home, eager to be with Nina. When he didn't find her anywhere on the ground floor, he went to their room to find her. There, to his shock, he found her standing in the middle of the room, directly under one of the air vents. Her whole body looked red. And she was standing there just in her inner garments while fanning her face. Her discarded clothes are lying haphazardly on the wooden floor. "Nina?.." he didn't know what to say. He was not expecting this. As if recovering from where ever her mind was, she turned to look at him when she heard his voice. "Theo, I think I have a fever. My body is burning up. I am sweating profusely" she complained, as if explaining about her lack of clothing. But she didn't particularly seem worried about her lack of clothing, as if something much more than that is bothering her at that moment. "Fever?" he was concerned about her health, especially now that she is recovering from such a big incident. She was fi
Theo crushed his lips to Nina's. He let go of her hands, which made her to touch and caress his body like she wanted to do. She didn't like that he was fully clothed. So she started to unbutton his shirt hastily. The drug is acting up and she needs him. He deepened the kiss and helped her to undress him quickly. Before long, he found himself standing in front of her in only his unbuttoned slacks which are hanging low on his hips. Her delicate hands are wandering and caressing his hard abs and rock hard muscular body. He gently picked her up, which prompted her to wrap her legs around his waist. He carried her to their bed and gently laid her down on the matter, mindful not to hurt her stomach. All the while he didn't break their kiss. But once she was lying down on the bed, he pulled back and looked into her eyes. "Baby, is this what you want?" he asked, giving her a chance to refuse. She nodded her head eagerly. "Then don't hate me in the morning" he muttered under his br
The next morning, Nina woke up feeling as if she had been through a marathon. Her body is aching and she is feeling warm and cosy at the same time. "Hmm.." she moaned to herself and tried to move. But found out that she cannot. A heavy arm is draped around her bare waist, holding her in place. Untill that moment, she didn't register that her bare torso is hugging another hard and naked torso. Her breasts are pressed to a very hard body. Her eyes popped open. This was not what she was expecting when she woke up. His other hand is resting on her bare butt. Her eyes became wide and she tried to remember what happened last night. She is so used to sleeping beside Theo, that she doesn't have to lift her head and see the man. His scent is what she is breathing in. Slowly she remembered how she begged and demanded Theo to give her what she wanted and how he greeted him in just her underwear. Nina's face flamed red with embarrassment. 'Oh god, what have I done?' she thought to herse
The same morning, Theo received a call from Neel about the plagiarism case against Fragrance which is directly aimed at Nina. "I know about this. I am planning to attend the hearing with Nina today" Theo replied. Theo walked downstairs to the dining area where he found Nina who was looking at her mobile with a deep frown. He kissed her cheek before he sat beside her on the table. Nina was startled and she looked at him with red cheeks. "What are you looking at? By how deep your frown is, it doesn't look good" he asked curiously. Nina sighed and turned her mobile screen towards Theo. "This Nova Fisher turned out to be a leech and a snake. His company stole my incense formulas and they released perfumes a day before Fragrance. As if it's not enough, his filed a complaint against Fragrance for Plagiarism. Now we have to attend the initial hearing of this case. I don't know how to prove that those formulas were mine and they are the culprits here" she confessed with anger. Theo c
"She fed you lies. You don't know what kind of a woman she is" Stacy insisted. Asher glared at her coldly, while Aria was stiffly standing in his arms. Just their mere presence is evoking fear inside her. If there was ever a time in her life when she found herself helpless and scared out of her mind, then that would be with the Smith family. Nancy was better when compared to these people. She used to make Aria work, and that is that. If the work was done, then Nancy never used to bother Aria. But the other members of the family are not the same. "Enough, don't forget that you are talking to a Morrison. And you are insulting the mistress of the Morrison family. If you value your life and status in Neopolis, I suggest you to keep your tongue in check. One more word against her, then you will dissappear without a trace" he threatened Stacy, who immediately turned pale. Even Bianca looked scared. Even though they envy Aria's good fortune, they cannot afford to offend a Morrison. "I
"Who is your sugar daddy?" Stacy sneered. Aria is breathing heavily, looking wildly around her. She is expecting Bryan to pop in at any second and demand that she go home with him. She is barely listening to their taunts by this time. Asher forgot his mobile in his car, so he went to fetch it after confirming that she would be fine on her own. But little did Aria expect that she would have to face the people from her past one after another. "You ditch, how dare you? Can't you hear that we are asking you something?" Bianca became extremely angry when Aria immediately did not reply. Just then, all the patrons of the mall suddenly rushed to the glass railing of the mall from all the sides, waiting for something which they would know would happen then. Aria was left alone as Stacy and Bianca rushed to see what it was. Aria turned to run, but a loud announcement in the microphone stopped her dead in his tracks. "Today, we are excited to announce that a very special poster from th
"Bryan Smith? I know there was a Smith family in that town. And only an elder lady used to live with an adopted young girl. I remember this particular family because the details you have given me matched perfectly with this particular family. But only one important detail didn't" the PD, James explained. He is the PD whom Asher hired to investigate a man named Bryan whom Aria once mentioned to Asher. Her details were vague and she didn't give him much except for that name. She was a bit tipsy after one of their Friday ladies night out. That night, she witnessed someone abusing a woman and that triggered a section of her past. She mumbled something that shocked Asher to his core. He tried to pry more information from her, but she didn't give him much. The next morning he tried to ask her about Bryan, but she brushed it off as if it's nothing. But Asher remembered her reaction from the other night, so he knows that it's not nothing. But he didn't pry. He hired a PD and gave him as mu
'Don't you trust me Aria?' When Asher asked that question in a tone filled with pain, Aria felt extremely sad and guilty for making him feel that way. It's not like she doesn't trust him. "How can I not trust you, Asher? You are the person whom I trust more than anyone else" she shared softly. He looked at her with surprise. He was under the impression that she might not trust him enough to share her problems with him. But her confession made him confused. "If you trust me, then why hide everything from me? What happened the day before yesterday? What triggered your emotional breakdown? What happened back there? What made you think that leaving me would make everything better?" he inquired softly. He never wanted to intrude into her personal life and make her feel uncomfortable. But things changed between them now. He is protective of her like always. He wanted to be there for her. Aria looked at him feeling like an imposter. To Asher, she was always a confident and inde
"No" Bruce refused to believe that Aria, his Aria is already someone's wife. He refused to believe the possibility. He has been searching for her for years now, but to no avail. After so many years, he refused to accept that she turned out to be Asher Morrison's wife. "Are you absolutely sure that the woman who was with Asher Morrison is Aria? I have seen his assistant and the woman who was said to be his wife. She doesn't look like Aria at all. They look completely different. You might have been mistaken" Bruce recollected Natalie and then seeing Aria's back in that party. There is no way the scared and clumsy Aria he was searching for is the hot and confident woman he saw that day. Lance was still following after Asher and Aria. The former is seen behind the wheel while Aria was seen sitting beside him in a daze. "I might not be the who lived with her under the same roof, but I have seen her while growing up. She is the same Aria, but different. The woman beside Asher is mor
"Ash, I was so scared" Aria whispered while hugging Asher tightly. The fear, unbearable pain, the feeling of being lost and lonely, and the desperation and guilt that followed as soon as she saw that dead body when she mistaken that for Asher's was too much to bear. She realised that it's not as easy as she thought it would be to leave Asher. It would be like losing herself along with him. She might not be able to survive a day without him. The image of Bryan sent chills down her spine. But her fear over Bryan felt like it was nothing in front of the feeling of losing Asher. She lived under the same roof with both the men. One of the scares the hell out of her, and she cannot live without the other. She realised that leaving Asher means losing her life. "I am fine. Don't worry" he rubbed her back, soothing her fears. This close, he could feel her heart still pounding loudly. She just confessed that she loves him too, and he still remembers the way she looked at him that morning.
Aria found herself sitting anxiously behind her desk. It's been more than a few hours since Asher went out on some work. This is the first time she didn't ask him where he was going and the first time since he left without informing where he was going. It's after eight in the evening, and Aria couldn't stop worrying about Asher. She refused to go home without him. Almost everyone left for the day, but she stayed back waiting for Asher. 'What is taking him so long?' she wondered for the nth time. Her finger kept hovering over his number, but retreated again reluctantly. She cares for him, but she doesn't want to show him that she cares. The only way to force him to let her go is pretending not to care. But who would tell her anxious heart to calm down and he will return soon. Just as she was putting her phone away, her mobile rang. She looked at the caller ID and noticed that it is Abel Anderson. "Mr. Anderson" she answered the phone quickly. After Abel's visit after their s
After their argument that morning, things remained tense between Aria and Asher. She didn't speak to him at all, and he is upset with her to talk about anything. He wanted her to tell him what happened and why she was so scared. But she is not trusting him enough to share anything with him, which made him feel upset. After yesterday's event, their photo shoot was posted to that day. And Abel wanted to finish the photo shoot first thing in the morning. As Aria couldn't do anything about the contract and she couldn't think about a way to leave Asher, she followed him to work. But she looked distracted at best. Today she is wearing a red dress. It has drop sleeves that are full with sheer lace fabric, leaving her shoulders and collar bone bare. This dress has lace detailing near the bodice. It hugged her frame till her waist before flaring down and reaching above her knees. Pairing it with red shimmer heels, she looked gorgeous. Her hair is pulled up into a high ponytail, showing off
"I Fu*king Love you" Those words made Aria freeze. Never in her life did she imagine that he would love her and even confess it like this. She hoped that he might one day start liking her more than a friend, and wished how wonderful it would be to be on the receiving end of his love. But to be able to hear those beautiful words come from his mouth like this felt like a dream. She almost turned to tell him that she loves him too. More than he could ever imagine. But Bryan's face that flashed in her mind made her freeze. 'You are mine' his Psychotic words made her fear about Asher's safety more than ever. 'No, i cannot let Bryan find out about this. I cannot let him hurt Ash. I cannot' she thought as fear forced her to stick to her plan. "Ash, you are being emotional. Let's think about this camly. I should go" she insisted. Asher gritted his teeth. She is not making any sense. This is not the Aria he knows. And the woman standing in front of him felt like a stranger. She is