Viaan’s POV:-I helped Maa get down from the car, supporting her gently as she stepped onto the gravel path. As soon as her eyes fell on the scene in front of us, she froze. Her fingers tightened around my palm, clutching mine with a grip that spoke volumes.“Viaan, this…” She began, her voice trailing off as disbelief washed over her.Not believing what she saw, she was struggling to find the right set of words. Her lips wobbled putting an impromptu pause. She looked back at me, her gaze searching for confirmation, her body trembling slightly.That was my cue to confirm her doubts.With pride and emotions lacing my own voice, I squeezed her shoulders and nodded. “Paradis d’Amour, Maa. Our dream.” I announced, taking my mother in a half hug from sideways, holding onto her as tightly as I could.She averted her gaze back to the property. With a dip in her brows, she looked at me once again, “Huh?”I knew, I knew she was getting the meaning of my words but the yearning self of hers want
Writer’s POV:-Mr. Moore wiped the sweat off his forehead while waiting for the call to be received.“Hello!” The reply came as soon as the call was received.“I have done my work. Now give me my thing back!” He said over the call.“I am impressed with your quickness, Mr. Moore.” a masculine heavy voice was heard from the other side. “I thought you would still take a few more days. But no. You proved why this is priceless to you. Excellent, old man.” With a dark chuckle, the man added. The words were more like a mocking of Mr. Moore’s efforts, and that made the elderly man clench his fingers.Mr. Moore’s entire body shook with rage. At that moment, he wanted nothing but to thrash everything around. To get the man in a chokehold and punch him straight across the face for making him dance on his fingers. However, the helplessness of the situation had him holding from behind. He can’t act repulsive. Not at this stage when he is so close to the one thing that he has been finding for sever
“Enough of your drama!” His voice roared in the small room, scaring the guts out of her. An outraged nerve popped on his temple as he hurriedly approached her. She felt her breaths quickening and in no time her eyes widened in horror.“Aah, please leave me… it’s paining, Mr Adams!” Kia winced when Viaan held her arms in the tightest grip and yanked her to himself. His teeth sitting equally on to one another, clearly showing how much he was controlling his rage right now with those clenched jaws.“Leave you? Did you leave the chance when I practically begged you to pull me out of this mess?” He twisted her petite arms painfully, not paying any heed to her cries. Those burning eyes pinning her down to his mercy. But no escape now.“I’m so-sorry, I tried—” she whimpered more as she apologized,“Shut up… I very well saw what your attempt was. All you were waiting for was the wedding to get done quickly. It was written all over your face,” He seethed near her ear, exerting more pressure on
Next morning, Adams Corp:-*Police recovered a woman’s dead body from the forest Big Woods earlier this morning. The terrible condition of the body indicates sexual harassment before the murder. The police have sent the body for autopsy, only after that, they will answer any questions. For more details —*Viaan switched off the television before the reporter could complete it. Throwing the remote aside, he sat quietly in his office chair, however, his whole body was tensed now.Being free from two of his consecutive long meetings, he decided to watch some news for some time as refreshment. But, when the news of police recovering a dead body from the forest Big Woods flashed on the TV screen, his mood soured more. Firstly he didn’t pay attention, but then he heard the reporter saying that the time of the murder was last night, his mind got alerted.A firm expression masked his face as his mind rewound the news. A woman’s dead body in forest Big Woods, the same forest which was some mil
Viaan’s POV:-*Flashback continued*“You?” I asked, skeptical.I hadn’t expected to come across someone like the person, standing on the threshold, while I was thinking of taking the help. I didn’t realize I was staring without blinking.“Yes,”My stupor broke hearing a meek voice in response.“I—”*Flashback ends*“Sir,”My thoughts were interrupted by Neil’s extremely alarmed voice. He was my personal assistant and I had allowed him to enter my cabin without knocking if there’s an emergency.“Sir, there’s a fire outbreak in the London branch fifteen minutes ago!” He breathed fast as he informed me. The sweat beads on his forehead made it evident that the accident was a fatal one.“Casualties?” I jerked up on my chair, trying to process the news.“Alarming, Sir. I’m afraid you have to visit there personally!” He trailed off, gulping some air. His tone cleared the air for me that I had to take immediate action.“Get my jet ready. And in the meantime connect me with Max.” I ordered Nei
With steady feet, he stopped before her, “And about being on my own, then I can never be on my own, for my whole existence lies in you!” He smiled softly and knelt before her as she was sitting on the plush brown sofa in the hall. Viaan held her palms, kissed them, and pressed them to his eyes, feeling the warmth. Her eyes softened. A soft smile curved her lips at his actions and she caressed his head. However, soon she realized something and her eyebrows pulled down in slight annoyance, “All you know is sweet-talking. First, make me mad then shut me up with your saccharin words.” She complained, twisting her lips. A thin line of grimace back on her face. He couldn’t help but let out a hearty chuckle. Raising his head to face her, Viaan replied proudly, “But I never lie!” His words were followed by another kiss that he planted on the back of her palm. “Okay, enough of your sweet-talking. Now, tell me why you left without informing me. Do you even know how worried I was when I couldn
One can run away from the truth, but one can never escape the consequences that follow the chase. The scene in Adams’ Villa was the same right now. To say it shocked him would be an understatement for what could define Viaan’s current state. Not even a single word came out of his mouth other than the name ‘Kia’ when he saw a young woman approaching them. In an instant, Viaan recognized the girl for how could he forget her that easily!‘How is she here?’ The question bamboozled his mind, throwing him into a deep pool of confusion.A series of frowns appeared on his forehead. He watched the girl slowly step down the stairs.Whereas she had her eyes down while she descended the stairs, hence didn’t notice who all were present in the hall.“Why did you come down, my child? You’re still not prescribed to walk.” Leena’s concerned voice drew Viaan’s attention, and that’s when he noticed a thick white bandage on the girl’s right ankle and a pink crepe bandage on her left ankle. ‘How did she g
“Mind your language, Mr. Adams.” Kiara retaliated, masking her fear with courage. The word ‘Gold-digger’ had pricked her heart after all.“Why? Did the truth hurt? Aren’t you a gold digger?” Viaan taunted, raising an eyebrow. “If not, then how are you in my house, Miss Kia?”“Kiara… Kiara Jones. And you must not blame anyone without knowing anything, Mr. Adams. I didn’t come here on my own; your mother has brought me here.” She retorted. Her fearless eyes matched a straight gaze with that of his. “Had I known she was your mother, I would have refused to come with her.”“Oh, acting brave? I see.” Viaan made a surprised face, mocking her again. But in the next moment, his expression went stern, pulling a scary face. He grabbed her jaw and groaned, “I know what games you’re playing, bitch. So, I will ask only once, and don’t you dare lie. How did you reach my mother?” He grind the words asking the question while his angry eyes made her squirm under the accusatory glare.Kiara hissed at t
Writer’s POV:-Mr. Moore wiped the sweat off his forehead while waiting for the call to be received.“Hello!” The reply came as soon as the call was received.“I have done my work. Now give me my thing back!” He said over the call.“I am impressed with your quickness, Mr. Moore.” a masculine heavy voice was heard from the other side. “I thought you would still take a few more days. But no. You proved why this is priceless to you. Excellent, old man.” With a dark chuckle, the man added. The words were more like a mocking of Mr. Moore’s efforts, and that made the elderly man clench his fingers.Mr. Moore’s entire body shook with rage. At that moment, he wanted nothing but to thrash everything around. To get the man in a chokehold and punch him straight across the face for making him dance on his fingers. However, the helplessness of the situation had him holding from behind. He can’t act repulsive. Not at this stage when he is so close to the one thing that he has been finding for sever
Viaan’s POV:-I helped Maa get down from the car, supporting her gently as she stepped onto the gravel path. As soon as her eyes fell on the scene in front of us, she froze. Her fingers tightened around my palm, clutching mine with a grip that spoke volumes.“Viaan, this…” She began, her voice trailing off as disbelief washed over her.Not believing what she saw, she was struggling to find the right set of words. Her lips wobbled putting an impromptu pause. She looked back at me, her gaze searching for confirmation, her body trembling slightly.That was my cue to confirm her doubts.With pride and emotions lacing my own voice, I squeezed her shoulders and nodded. “Paradis d’Amour, Maa. Our dream.” I announced, taking my mother in a half hug from sideways, holding onto her as tightly as I could.She averted her gaze back to the property. With a dip in her brows, she looked at me once again, “Huh?”I knew, I knew she was getting the meaning of my words but the yearning self of hers want
Writer’s POV:-“Where are you taking us, Viaan? At least tell me now.” Leena asked for the nth time, getting annoyed at her son’s silence over the matter.Viaan, like the previous times, smiled mischievously and answered without looking back. “Patience, Maa, patience. You’ll come to know soon.”Leena scoffed audibly, narrowing her eyes at her son’s mischief, and scolded him lightly. “That ‘soon’ of yours has not come since the last three and a half hours of our journey. How long more would you keep it a secret?” Her eyes wrinkled at the corners while her nose flared in annoyance.Her anger didn’t seem to affect Viaan a bit as the man chuckled loudly. “As I said, it is a surprise, Maa. I’m not telling you to spoil the fun already.” He refused to reveal, making his mother smack his arms from the backseat.“You have become too naughty these days.” She said through her gritted teeth, only to get a burst of hearty laughter from her son.Huffing, she crossed her hands across her chest and s
Writer’s POV:-“Thank you so much, Guys.” An emotional Viaan expressed his gratitude to the two of the constant pillars of his life.Receiving brotherly pats on his back as a response, he reluctantly broke the hug. His dull face was uplifted with the pure essence of their support throughout his life.“You —” Ryan started to speak, but then his eyes narrowed as he studied Viaan’s features more closely. “Were you crying, Viaan?” His eyes scanned Viaan’s face with concern.On cue, Leo also took a closer look. “Yeah, you look off!” He exclaimed, pointing out the obvious signs of distress.Viaan stilled. His smile dropped into a thin line. Immediately, he averted his eyes away from them and looked everywhere around.How come Ryan observed that? His shoulders tensed once again.“No. Why would I cry?” He chuckled nervously shrugging his shoulders, not wanting them to read his face further.“Then why are your eyes red and moist?” Ryan scoffed, narrowing his eyes. “Don’t lie through your teeth
Back in the present time, The PenthouseViaan’s POV, :Looking at the keys, I fisted them tightly. I was in my penthouse where I had come just an hour ago to get freshened up. Last night, I had to lie to Kia and Maa as I had spent entire hours in planning for the surprise for Maa. Then this morning the leftover documentation took my time while I also went to check for last-minute preparations. I just happened to come here one hour ago as I can’t go directly to home. And as soon as I came here, the first thing I did was to call Maa. She deserves the surprise the most.All through this while, I also kept myself reassured that this was not a dream anymore but a reality.A beautiful reality.A certain kind of peace filled my heart. I felt the cores of my eyes moistening up. Our dream was finally completed.“Paradis d’Amour is finally ours, Papa. I completed your and Maa’s dreams.” My voice choked with emotions as I looked at the picture frame on my desk while placing the keys reverently b
Writer’s POV:-“Did Viaan tell when will he come?” Leena asked Kiara who was serving her breakfast.Her hands stopped in the air and she raised her head to her mother-in-law. “No, Maa. He had just dropped the text last night that he wouldn’t be coming home tonight as he had an urgent meeting and some important work. So, he is perhaps staying at the penthouse itself.” Kiara sighed, continuing to fill Leena’s plate.Leena nodded recalling the text Kiara showed her last night. Viaan had specifically mentioned to tell Leena about it, he himself didn’t text her thinking she must be asleep by then.It was around eleven in the morning. Both the ladies were having a late breakfast today, as Kiara was nauseous and not feeling good this morning; thus she had delayed her meal.Although Leena had something light earlier as she had to have medicines as well, she still joined Kiara in the late meal.It was Leena’s assistance that she was even eating, lest she was all ready to ditch the breakfast to
Writer’s POV:-“And the man said that Mr. Adams is ready to meet at the earliest possible date,” Daniel revealed, sounding serious and firm.Hunter sat straight with a jerk, his brows dipping in. “How come he agreed this early? Didn’t he and his lawyer want time?” The question triggered his mind, he inquired in a disbelieving tone.The frown went deeper on his face; his eyeballs moving constantly as he tried to figure out Viaan’s step. One thing was crystal clear neither Viaan nor his lawyer saw this proposal as a simple invitation to get rid of legal troubles. Hence it was very much acceptable for his rival to seek time to agree or even deny.That’s why, even when this frustrated Hunter, he was ready for any secret investigation Viaan did on him. But little did he expect, that his acceptance would come this early and fast.He heard Daniel huffing from the other end and came out of his thoughts. “I have no idea, Sir. But if they are ready then why not proceed? This was the plan after
Writer’s POV:-“Kia, calm down. Ryan said that he won’t reveal anything to Viaan.” Sophie tried to calm her down, but the girl was far from calming down.A ready havoc was created in her mind and heart and she had no idea how to deal with it.“But he didn’t even give me any time, Soph. All he allowed me is tonight.” Kiara retorted, holding her breath in apprehension.She can hear her heart pounding in her ears, and sweat beads adorning her temples even after the decreased temperature of AC.Her words followed a silence before Sophie sighed audibly. “You have taken more than you should, Kia. You can’t avoid it any longer. Dr. Ryan was right when he said the more delay you are making the harder it would be to make Viaan understand.” Sophie indirectly quoted Ryan’s words from the last evening.“Out of all people, you should be understanding my dilemma, Soph.” Kiara clicked her tongue, getting annoyed at not finding any solution. “I didn’t wait for Tyler to just wake up, but I needed to k
Writer’s POV:-“Not only this but also the fact that Aaron is Tyler and Sophie’s son!” Ryan’s voice was steady, but there was a hint of solemnity in his tone.As Ryan dropped the bombshell, Kiara and Sophie froze, their eyes widening in shock. The words hung in the air, heavy with the weight of the revelation.A revelation that Kiara least expected today.The room fell into a stunned silence. The only thing audible at that moment was the ticking of the clock and the lazy evening wind coming through the open windows of Ryan’s cabin.With a composed face, Ryan watched the two women in front of him, trying hard to digest the truth he just disclosed.He knew this was going to be their reaction once her tells them the truth, but still watching them doing so, made him amused.Did they really think they would keep this massive truth away from him?Did they seriously think he wasn’t going to find it out, ever? He was a doctor, for God’s sake. It was impossible for this truth to be a secret fr