Elder Wordsworth waves his hand to his people before looking at Gwen who is sitting opposite side of him with a smug look on her face. He knows she is not here with no preparation but each of her question is hitting the right spot. He hates how a young girl like her can throw him in the corner. “ Young girl! If you have any evidence that you are the real one and prove that in front of everyone, we will start voting the position of CEO. Please prove that you're the one!” He said in gentle tone before taking some documents from his man.“ Thank you for giving me a chance, Mr. Wordsworth. First of all, let me remind you all. According to the Wordsworth legacy and- if you care about checking the main website, the owner of the company left a very familiar message like other Wordsworth Will.The rightful owner of the any property is the next heir. Not the father or anyone in this family. If there is no heir, the property’s half will go to the rest of the family, including wife and brother
“ Why can't we have a DNA test? The DNA test is the last resource. Gwen has already proved that he was lying about the heir! Now even if we can't prove anything. The entire property will be divided and everyone will get anything but Gwen, the righteous owner of the company!” Liam confronts Kai who has been silent. After hearing Derek's words, the only resource to confirm her existence is DNA matching with Rowan or them. “ We can't do anything. So stay silent. Dad might have any other plans!” Kai says. “ I don't care. Look at Gwen. She has other cards to play but proving directly that she is the heir without DNA test or any biodata is impossible!” Liam snaps. “ We can't do any DNA test. Not now!” He growls. “ Fine.” Liam stands up and looks at Gwen. “ I'll be back soon!” His fingers run through her hair before he leaves the room. Gwen looks at Rowan who checks phone. Either way, if Gwen can't prove her existence as Genevieve Wordsworth she won't get anything from the company
Everyone gasps and stands up abruptly. Their hearts start racing when Mrs Wordsworth pulls the gun out and points it to Gwen who is standing with not so happy expression. Her eyes are stuck onto the letter. The expression doesn't show any sort of happiness about being able to get what she wanted. She hates to feel it but she doesn't know if she wants the company anymore or not. While everyone is trying to stop Mrs Wordsworth, her mind is lost in her thoughts. Why did her father do it? Why did he need to make her life miserable just to prove if she was a capable heir to his everything? What if she wasn't a normal person? What if she had any sort of accident? What if she didn't want to become a Businesswoman in the first place? Would he have abandoned her if they were alive? Would have they been hating her and calling her unfit as their daughter? Did she have to prove herself to be their daughter?She couldn't digest the fact that all of those years when she was away from her own ho
Her eyes open with a bit of dizziness and exhaustion. The AC of the room is giving her another sort of headache. The coldness seems to be stabbing into her skin from time to time. She doesn't know how she ended up at the hospital. After a bit of struggle, she just sits up. Looking around, glancing at the curtains that have been dancing with the wind, she puts the slippers on her feet.The coldness of the slippers makes her feel uncomfortable but her empty gaze is out of the window. The blue sky looks kinda red. Not blue, not beautiful, as if each of those clouds are wearing a floral dress of blood. The flowers are red, dripping off her heart. The pain is subtle, the numbness is dominating. A life that she thought would be fulfilled once she would secure her father's hardwork’s results. She didn't know that she was a subject. Subject to be tested. Her entire life became an exam to prove that she fit as their daughter.While she has been staring at those lonely clouds, her attention
Derek has been in the ICU for a while. The cops checked the CCTV footage and announced that he was trying to block Mrs wordsworth. The first bullet hit the left side of his belly but the second one hit Mrs Wordsworth while he tried to stop her from shooting once again. The cops have arrested the couple, Sandra and Anusha. Anusha reported Zach for physical assault and doing substances.“ How did she get the video?” Rowan walks towards her room and asks Kai who has been in a phone call. “ Liam gave her. Anusha stupidly gave it away. I informed you about It before.” Kai responds while hanging up. “ That boy loses his temper when it comes to her.”“ He did the right thing, though. Honestly speaking, I am hating that Gwen's parents have left such a lousy will. As if he didn't mind that it could throw her into danger!” Kai's muscles feather in his jaws as he clenches them. “ Her father had been a very ambitious person. He prioritized his work more than anything. There was a moment when
After having an argument with Kai, Liam opens the door of Gwen's room and walks in. She has fallen asleep, tucking herself under the blanket. Grabbing the withering flowers from the vase, he puts new hydrangea flowers in it. He sighs deeply, and looks at her. Liam just wants to be a big brother that she can rely on. What's wrong with that? She has been having lots of problems. Now another one has been added. While he feels so sad for her, the vibration of his phone gets his attention. To not disturb her sleep, he walks out immediately and receives the call. “ Yes, Doc!” He responds in a low tone while heading inside his room.“ Mr Wordsworth! I have sent the report to your email.”“ Already done? I thought it would take at least two days!” He looks shocked since the doctor said it would take time. “ We ran the test as soon as possible since you urgently requested it!” The Doc replies with a soft chuckle. “ Thank you. The payment will be sent to your account. Don't worry about it
During breakfast, Gwen is as silent as ever. She’s stopped talking out of necessity, making the morning unexpectedly quiet and tense for everyone in the house.Kai, however, is doing everything he can to take care of her—ordering the chefs to prepare her favorite meals, instructing the servants to set out comfortable clothes suitable for the weather—everything.Unlike other days, Liam is particularly observant of his brother’s behavior around Gwen.The way Kai gives her his undivided attention, the way his hand reaches out to gently caress her hair—Liam can’t help but feel uneasy.After breakfast, Kai tells Gwen to take the day off so she can start working again next week. No one dares to bring up her pregnancy, and she remains unaware of what’s happening to her body. She’s just lost, and everyone is respecting her need for space.After assuring her that he’ll handle everything, Kai heads toward the staircase, but his attention quickly shifts to Liam, who’s standing there with a serio
" How did you create such a mess?" Carlton peeling the apple for Derek asks. " I don't know. At that time, I thought I needed to do it!" Derek looks outside the window, staring at the sky with blank eyes. " Still hurting her wasn't a good idea!" " it wasn't intentional and I didn't know she was my wife in the first place!" Derek turns his attention to Carlton. " How is she now?" " Fine. Wordsworth's family is moving in that mansion." " That will be great. I tried to protect as much as I could. Dad should have told me about it from the beginning!" " Maybe because he didn't know that he would have to die because of his wife!" Carlton places the apple close to him and releases a meaningful sigh. " She was the best woman we ever knew. But unfortunately Greed destroys people!" Derek scoffs a bit, " How could she be the best woman when she was eyeing a small company that didn't even earn a million per year? From the beginning, she was with Dad for something else. I
A few months later, The entire revelation of everything has shaken Liam a lot, and he still gets nightmares. Thankfully, Derek has recovered soon enough to handle things without staying in his room. Because of the injury to his head, his movements are limited. Right now, sitting in the living room with Kai, to whom he has apologized repeatedly, he watches the news on Rowan's true identity being discovered, and all law enforcement is ready to take him down. He has been caught in his house, relaxing with wine and two women. Derek, fueled by revenge and anger, didn’t skip a single chance to catch Rowan. From local newspapers to flyers, you name it. From the president's secretary to the local sheriff's office, he made sure nobody, no strength in the world, could stop Rowan from his punishment. Soon after Derek published all the evidence and documents on Rowan's serial fraud cases and murders, relatives of many victims started gathering. All the way from different cities, states, and c
"All is ready! We're going to make sure nothing goes wrong!" Liam hears a familiar voice as he opens the door. It's Mark, seated on a chair, typing furiously on his laptop. The room is thick with tension, a heavy air that seems impossible to penetrate. Mark's fingers strike the keyboard like he’s attacking it. It’s clear he’s hacking something. Next to him is Derek, looking sharp despite the bandage on his head. It’s nothing serious, and he’s making phone calls, as if he and Mark are in the middle of an urgent meeting. Derek, mid-conversation on the phone, turns and notices Liam standing at the door with a deep frown. "Make sure you don’t mess this up, Reporter Boyle! This is an urgent situation!" he snaps, ending the call abruptly. Then he walks over to Liam with a genuine smile. "It’s been a while, Liam. Did you bring my daughter?" Derek's smile falters as he notices Liam's expression. "You’re fine?" Liam asks, his throat tightening. That means his brother didn’t hurt an
There are a lot of doubts working in his heart while the car enters a large private property with a house in the middle. The lights are on, Liam can see people moving around. He holds the baby closely. She has been crying a lot. Maybe hungry... He has forgotten to bring the formula. It was a worst step since he doesn't know what he is doing either. The desperation to take the chance to meet Gwen and let her child be with her blinded him. Now all he can do is wait for what's going to happen. He may regret or may find Gwen out there. The car soon pulls in the garage. The driver opens the door for him. But the moment the driver opens the door, he gets startled by Liam pointing his gun at him, " Don't dare to pull some trick. I am still not convinced that Gwen is here!" He says, his expression is serious. But his eyes swiftly move to the door of the garage, following the footsteps that approach him. " Leave!" The voice commands the driver to leave. Liam moves in the corner, p
Liam's tension mounts as he watches the tightened security around the house. Guards shadow him everywhere, a constant, silent reminder that he's being closely monitored. Every time he tries to make a move toward the hospital, they're there, thwarting him before he even gets close. Gwen is still missing, and the pressure is suffocating him.Three days have passed since Derek’s death and Gwen’s disappearance, but Liam has found no relief. Despite his repeated attempts to slip past the security, he’s getting nowhere. Tonight, he's exhausted, drained by the weight of his worry and the demands of caring for Gwen’s newborn—his niece. The baby, so small and fragile, is completely dependent on him. He calls her Gwen too, as a way to keep her mother’s memory alive. He holds her gently on his chest, lying back on the bed, her tiny body pressed to his heart.From the moment she was born, he refused to let anyone else near her—not even a nanny. Feeding, cleaning, every little need, he handles him
The blood drains from Liam's face as he sees familiar men arriving at the hospital. They used to work with Sandra before fleeing once she was caught. From the beginning, it was clear his father had been the one pulling the strings behind the scenes.One day, Derek had told him he preferred keeping Gwen with him, close and in front of him. Did Derek know someone else had orchestrated everything? Did he know it was their father—and that was why his father hadn’t hesitated to kill him?As thousands of questions storm through Liam’s mind, Mr. Rowan turns to him with a grin. "Son! You know Gwen's life and the baby’s life depend entirely on your actions. If you think you can betray me with your foolish kindness, remember there will be a price, and you’ll regret it!"Liam swallows hard. It’s becoming more difficult to digest everything. He thought he was proud of his father, a kind and sweet man.His mind races with uncertainty. What if Kai knew everything? What if he knows their father is n
Derek feels his pulse pounding in his throat as the nurse reappears, her expression urgent and tense. “Dr. Jean isn’t here yet! The patient is losing too much blood—get her to the ER!”Time stretches thin as Derek takes in her words. Gwen, his Gwen, is slipping further away with every passing second. Now the doctors are rushing her into surgery. He watches, helpless, as the nurse gestures firmly toward the hallway. “Sir, please, you need to leave now.”Reluctantly, he steps back, watching the delivery room doors close with a finality that chills him. Gwen and the baby they’ve waited for with so much hope are beyond his reach now. Three agonizing hours have passed since she went into labor, but the quiet fear he’s felt all along has erupted into full-blown panic. Everything is spiraling out of control.How did it come to this? He arranged everything, hiring the best doctors, securing the safest hospital, making sure Gwen had every comfort. But now, standing alone in the sterile hallway
39 weeks! Gwen has been struggling enough to move around. She will leave for the hospital this afternoon to prepare for her labor. She will give a natural birth but wants to keep her situation under control without any delays. " Derek! Can you get my shoes please? I'm cold suddenly!" Gwen asks, while trying to get her shoes but fails. She wants to walk around for a bit. It's been difficult for her to handle things herself. She is not having good sleep either. Each time, Derek keeps rubbing her back, her swollen legs, cooking her something delicious -- She is grateful for having such a loving husband and feeling sad for disturbing his sleep. Handling work from home and helping her around has become a huge deal. When she asked him to hire some staff, for some reason, he looked adamant not to hire. She still doesn't know what's the reason behind it. But he is handling everything in his own way. " Sneakers!" He puts them on her legs and gently pecks her stomach over her dress,
After that day, Gwen practically makes herself comfortable living there sometimes on weekends or anything she wants to be with her dearest husband. Derek, trying to be the best husband, of course with flaws, has been doing everything to support her and the pregnancy journey. Sometimes they have arguments, sometimes a bit of misunderstanding or a bit of extra love. But like other couples in love, they have found their lives on the track, next to each other. Time goes fast, within a blink, leaving full gray and white memories with happiness and exhaustion. Pregnancy has never been as easy as it looks in movies and dramas. Not as romantic as the feelings sound like. Sometimes Gwen feels everyone's presence around her is suffocating. Even Derek's presence. Sometimes she couldn't get a hold on herself without Derek. Having him around her is like having a therapist who understands her more than anyone. When she becomes busy with her work, he attends the new parents class online, op
Gwen gently rests her hands on his face, grinning widely. He is literally shaking, his eyes filled with desperation and hopelessness. This is not new for her. Because she was once that desperate, to tell him how much she loves him. But seeing her feelings being reciprocating, she can't help but chuckle a bit. " Thank you!" She whispers, disclosing their distance and looking into his eyes, " I know how it feels. Each time I thought of ending things, I was like this. Because I didn't want to lose this Man I adore so much. Thank you for loving me so much, Derek. So continue to love me like this." Tears drop as she speaks, her thumbs brushing his bearded face. She loves him so much. And now listening to his confession, it makes her relieved. Probably the distance between them that has grown up over time, will finally disappear. Derek smiles widely, like a kid who feels relieved and feels acknowledged after working hard to get something perfect. He wraps his arms around her waist,