Gwen wakes up with a sore and ache in her body as she sits up. The long hair blocks her sight as she lowers her gaze with a exhausted throat. She has caught a cold. Her attention goes to other side of the bed finding Derek nowhere. Thinking, he must've gone outside, she enters the bathroom and freshen up. She doesn't remember what happened after starting drinking again, but she thinks she might have thrown herself on her husband once again. She laughs at herself with embarrassment as she sometimes demands a lot. After taking a proper shower, she starts drying her hair when her attention goes to the door. The door has been silently opened and seems like Derek isn't trying to open the door loudly. It's kinda cute and lovely. She wants those small attention from her husband more than anything. However, as she is blowing her hair, her eyes narrow with a thought of something that suddenly crosses her mind. " Where does he go? Multiple times in a day?" Since he doesn't have any jobs
A wide grin appears on his wrinkled face when he receives an email from Derek. His eyes spark with excitement and satisfaction, knowing that he will have the access of getting the property permanently and legally. Elder Wordsworth looks at his reflection on the mirror, his fingers run through his grey long beard. Finally, his all hardworking is going to pay off with no more regrets. " What's with that wide grin? Old Man!" Mrs Wordsworth allows herself in the room with two cups of coffee and some medicine that he will take later. " Nothing! My Wife! God has sent a perfect soldier for us. Look what we got!" He smirks, showing the email from Derek. Mrs Wordsworth places the cups on the table before prances to her husband who is sitting across the room, in front of his closet. Her eyes reflect the exact sly excitement before reading the entire email thoroughly while checking the document that he attached along with the email. " As expected! I knew no matter how much people try
" Mr Wordsworth! You have my word. I will support you in the board meeting. But have you forgotten about the third biggest shareholder? Nobody knows the CEO and they don't work for us." CEO of Carla Electronics, Adrian Smith signs their next contract and tells him. " Don't worry! Third shareholder is my friend. He will help us!" Mr Wordsworth smiles with a smug face. He signs his contract, with a proud and smuggy smile. In the board meeting, ten biggest shareholders will give their vote for the leadership of the company. He has already got three shareholders on his side. The third shareholder holder is no one but Derek himself who is his trusted child. The win is knocking on his door. " But have you ever meet the shareholder who owns 10% of the company?" Mr Wordsworth frowns narrowly, looking at Adrian, a middle aged average white man. Adrian hums deeply with thoughts before straightening him back, " No. We used to talk about the mysterious figure. They never attended a
" A large cold coffee!" After ordering his coffee, Liam sits in the corner of the café, from where he can see the bustling city. Probably twenty years ago, he once came here with his parents. So, he isn't used to with the rules and people's behavior . Liam is a typical playboy who earns millions and spends millions with one motto - Earn yourself and do whatever you want. So from a very young age, he started doing part-time jobs and obviously being so handsome brought him the world of playboy. But he is one of the youngest successful Businessmen who knows how to deal with business with no fails. Kai, Liam's big brother is polar opposite. Kai would rather stay single than risking his health with STD. He hasn't committed to a relationship yet and probably will settle with arranged marriage. But it depends on their own minds and time. But To Liam, Kai is one of the respective and favourite person that he always looks forward. Because of Kai's intelligence and ability to direct h
" What's this?" Kai shows his phone when Liam walks in with some takeouts. He received it when he was having a video conference. So he couldn't open the file. " You haven't opened it! I don't know but something important!" Liam puts the book on kitchen counter and turns. Kai frowns confusedly and glances at files. " Don't tell me it's your video with some call girls? I told you I am not interested in your sex life!" He throws the phone and starts taking two plates from the dishwasher. " Brother! You ready don't trust me, do you?"He asks, following him inside. " With files? No." He turns and says on his face. " This is so cruel. Okay, Fine. Let me open it for you. You know I don't do anything in front of you. So you will trust me if I open the file, won't you?" Following Kai to the dining room, he grabs the phone. " Do whatever you want. As long as it's not some dirty pranks!" He said, once again, heading to the kitchen. " Why are you leaving?" " Don't you want beers?" Kai tur
" It's glad to see you here, Derek!" Sandra holding a tray of three glasses of Juice, smiles at him and sits down. " We have been talking about you. I am glad that we can talk directly?" Derek nods, knowing what they want to talk about. "I am ashamed to say about it but thanks to you, the deal was fine and successful. If you didn't say anything about it, we wouldn't have probably saved our lives. The new location is perfect for doing -!" " Shut up, Sandra!" Mr Wordsworth glares at her, " Derek doesn't like to discuss about it!" Sandra immediately shuts up and nods, giving an awkward smile on him. " So, Derek! Any information regarding the business?" Mr Wordsworth asks, hesitant to ask about something uncertain. " Everything is good. Anyway, I actually wanted to talk to Aunt Sandra about it!" He looks at her with a serious expression. " Seems like Gwen has found all the information from your people. One of your people has sold everything to her people!" " Wh-What?" S
Next morning, When Derek wakes up, he finds Gwen is talking to someone. Although It's indistinct and he can't hear. But something important has happened. Removing the blanket away from his legs, grabbing the hoodie from the corner of the couch, he walks towards her with silent steps. But before he could hear anything, Gwen hangs up with a grunt and turns towards the door. " AHHH!!! What are you doing?" She bumps her nose onto his hard chest. " Are you okay?" He panics, checking her nose and cups her face with concern. " No. You broke my nose?" She pouts. Derek sighs hopelessly and kisses the tip of the nose. Her nose is red. "Let's put ice on it. You will be fine!" He says, lifting her like a princess which obviously startled her. " Why are you lifting me? I didn't get hurt in my legs?" " Just in case! If you fall, let's not -" Before he could complete the sentence, he finds his toe bumping on the corner of the couch And his body becomes imbalance. " What? What
" What's this? What the hell just happened?" Sandra storms inside her office and looks at her subordinates who are busy with the exact thing that she is worried about. " Someone captured the video of deal and sent it to the Media! Boss. Why did you go there? We have discussed that you can't show up there!" One of her employees stands up, his face is red, " Now everyone knows that it's you who has been dealing with the drugs!" " Shut up, Otis!" She snaps at him and slams the table, " We changed our location. Then how did they find us? Or someone from you sold the information!" Her eyes darken as she forms every syllabus carefully and steadily. " Excuse me? Boss. What are you saying?" Otis, her right hand frowns, " Are you somehow accusing us betraying our own people?" " Isn't it right? It was acceptable that our information was leaked on the previous place but only us, in this room, knew our new location! How do you think they learned about it? Now we are done." She bursts int
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,