Caroline’s POV:“Are you insane?” he hissed, staring at me with incredulity. “That man is clearly dangerous. Who knows what could happen if you go out there?”I held up a hand to calm his nerves, making sure that all fear was absent from my expression. “It’s okay,” I assured him softly. “He won’t sh
Caroline’s POV:The only response I was met with by William was a long, tense silence. His eyes were cold and unreadable, and they made me unconsciously tremble with underlying fear. Suddenly, he mustered a smile, but it was one tainted with sadness and bitterness. He used his hand to cover his eye
Caroline’s POV:“William!” I screamed out in horror. “Are you crazy?” I knew I shouldn’t have upset him at that moment, but William wasn’t answering me. I wanted to smack him across the face, but halted myself just in time. Who knew what kind of retribution he would get on me if I decided to fight b
William’s POV:While sitting in the helicopter, I kept replaying what had happened in the past few days in my mind. Indeed, I was hit with a plethora of troubles. Things were complicated and I didn’t know how I was going to say it to Caroline.I had people practically scour the entire city for my so
William’s POV:“This is ridiculous!” I shouted out loud, pacing back and forth in fury while Laura watched on from her seat. “I live in a house of snakes. I can’t believe I trusted you with my own child!” “Mr. William, you told me you would spare us if I told you the location of your son,” Laura r
Caroline’s POV:Upon arriving at the villa, I hesitated. This place haunted me with so many toxic memories that made it a struggle to even step inside. I vividly remembered the injustice of Sophia suddenly bursting in and accusing me of hurting George with the milk powder she had indirectly poisone
Caroline’s POV:As my consciousness gradually returned to me to the waking world, the first thing I felt was a light tap on my shoulder. It was light and soft, like that of a friend.When I opened my eyes, however, there in front of me was William, holding George in his arms and looking at me with a
Caroline’s POV:“Caroline! Caroline, what’s going on? Open the door, please!”My head was spinning from the loss of blood and I could feel my muscles locking up as I coughed up another wave of crimson. My stomach was in agony and I had to grip the edge of the sink tightly to gather my bearings. I co
Caroline/ Evelyn’s POV:My stomach dropped like an anvil at Jean’s reminder. If the people found out that one of the country’s top designers was the supposedly dead ex-wife of billionaire William Anderson, I’m going to face a crisis of public opinion. The press wouldn’t leave me alone.Worse still,
Caroline/ Evelyn’s POV:After stepping away from Jean, I was met with Daniel, whose face was lit up with nothing but joy. “Mommy! Mommy, did you see me? Daddy say they like me!”A smile renewed itself on my face and I squeezed his hand. “I did! You were so handsome up there! The judges passed you wi
Caroline/ Evelyn’s POV:Whatever Jean and Bella were talking about looked fairly serious. Bella seemed outright afraid of Jean, and while I respected my former mentor, I didn’t want there to be any quarrels just before the fashion show.So, I eased myself closer, pretending to listen to a different
Caroline/ Evelyn’s POV:Numerous eyes studied my stolid expression looking for that sign of weakness that I had honed myself to never show. I didn’t blame them — who didn’t love a bit of gossip? Perhaps three years ago, I would have been steeped in humiliation. That was not the woman who I was anym
Caroline/ Evelyn’s POV:I felt only discomfort at William’s words. The mask was off, and there was no pretending that I wasn’t the woman he thought I was. He used Daniel to lure me out of the woodworks, and now utilized his own son as a way to keep in contact with me. The aspects of myself I had wor
Caroline/ Evelyn’s POV:I returned to the office building with a scowl written over my face. I came to stand outside my office, taking a deep breath to prepare myself, before barging through. “Alright, William, let’s not waste any—” I stopped when I was met with an empty room. My brow furrowed and
Caroline/ Evelyn’s POV:We woke up early the next day, where Selena complained of a light hangover. It was quickly rectified by some water and a light snack, and we spent the morning chatting over our shared interest in fashion. Though she did most of the talking, I thoroughly enjoyed it. Selena co
Caroline/ Evelyn’s POV:A crack of thunder echoed from outside my open window. I closed my book and took a look outside, only for the first droplets of rainfall to hit my nose. A yawn was drawn out of me as I closed my window, and I got ready for a nice rest in bed. Just as my eyes were beginning t
Caroline/ Evelyn’s POV:The cut was accidentally caused in the brawl with the creeps that tried to take advantage of Selena. I had ignored that I’d been cut so deeply, too distracted by caring for Selena. Had she not spoken a word, I would have almost forgotten about it.“I can take care of it mysel