CHAPTER TWENTY SIX~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~In Stanford's residence, Georgina paced restlessly, Tremont had accompanied her to explain the whole situation to her parents.While Mr. Stanford who had only just returned from the hospital and Tremont discussed, Vera dragged her daughter's arm and led her away from the well-furnished living room."All of this is Tremont's fault, if only he had married you earlier, that wench wouldn't have had this opportunity to ruin your wedding! " Georgina looked angry and unhappy, Tremont had been deceived by Aurora as well, the only thing she couldn't understand was why he allowed her to continue to live in the house.Tremont's mind wasn't something she could comprehend even though she had known him for years. Was her guess right that Tremont had developed a liking for that slut?"I hate her! I want to rip out those eyes of hers! He wants her to live with him until the divorce, he also didn't want me t
CHAPTER TWENTY SEVEN.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~A bright flash of thunder jolted Aurora from her dazed-like state. The heavy rain continued to pour outside. She wrapped her arms around herself comfortingly. She was feeling so cold and it had nothing to do with the rain.Her tears were dried a long time ago, replaced by the bitter feeling of emptiness and guilt. She was also scared of the future ahead of her. What had she gotten herself into? All she had wanted was to be with Ryan, but now she suddenly found herself married, to a man who despised her. The only difference between George and Tremont was that she had once loved George and never did anything wrong that had made him loathe her that much. But she had offended Tremont, she had prevented him from marrying the love of his life, and he already vowed to make her regret. A knock sounded and she went rigid in panic, it wasn't until she heard John's voice that she relaxed a
CHAPTER TWENTY EIGHT~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~She gasped from the sudden contact and his tongue thrust deep into her mouth, his fingers sank into her hair to pull her closer. Tremont continued to ravage her lips, as though his very life depended on it. His skin felt hot against her skin but Aurora could only focus on the feel of his mouth as well as his taste.There had to be something wrong with him? Was he drunk? She thought in panic as she brought her palms to his chest, meaning to push him away, he wouldn't budge. With a throaty groan, he planted his lips on her neck and the exposed layers of her shoulders while his hands buried into her shirt to feel her skin. Tremont's body was burning, he couldn't explain the sensation, but this was exactly what he needed. The smell of the woman was quite familiar and pleasant, her lips were soft and tasted like honey. He held her even tighter to his body that was tightened with need. Those soft red lips
CHAPTER TWENTY NINE~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Aurora's eyes flickered open to a terrible headache. She felt as though her head was being hit by a carpenter's hammer. She had cried until her eyes hurt, her body had been in shock but somehow, she had managed to fall asleep after that horrible experience. She pushed aside the pillows which were still wet with tears from last night and managed to a sitting position. She could still feel his hot lips on hers, the way his palms had caressed her skin.Now, as she stared at the door, the only thing she felt was dread. Her eyes fell on the wall clock, it was nearly 7 AM. This was the time Ryan usually woke up.He always liked it when she was already present in the room whenever he awakes. By usual habits, she jumped to her feet and straightened her clothes. She slipped on her footwear, brushing her fingers through her entangled hair at the same time. Her eyes caught on the mirror by the dresse
CHAPTER THIRTY~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Tremont pushed the bowl of cereal, Ryan who usually possessed a huge appetite only ate a few bites. Ryan's features were dull, it had taken quite some time and efforts from Tremont to stop him from crying. John knew that Tremont was unhappy, so he was cautious about his next words. "Poor child looks so sad, maybe you can allow him to see her, at least to feed him? " The statement was barely out of his mouth when Tremont threw him an icy look. "Never bring her up again. And especially not in front of him, give him a week or two, I doubt he will remember that someone like her ever came into his life." Tremont spoke with confidence but John wasn't willing to give up just yet. "And what if he doesn't, besides, for how do you plan hide her in that room? Forever?""If it is necessary, then, I will." Tremont didn't seem as though he was merely joking about it, he casts his attention on Ryan who ap
CHAPTER THIRTY ONE~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Aurora entered the bathroom, she wondered how long she was going to remain trapped inside the room. The cook, Marie, had sent breakfast and lunch, all of which Aurora left untouched. She had no appetite, she wondered how Ryan was doing, it was dark outside and almost time for him to sleep. She wondered if he missed her, she certainly missed him! She wondered if he had his meals.Sighing aloud, she washed her hands and wiped them with a clean towel before stepping out of the bathroom. There was a figure already waiting for her,Georgina. Aurora paused midway into the room, both she and Georgina stared at each other for some seconds before she looked away. She noticed that Georgina was dressed in casual clothes and her hand was covered with bandages. Did Georgina hurt herself? "How does it feel staying in this room? Does it feel any different now that you are no longer a hired help?" Georgina brok
CHAPTER THIRTY TWO~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "Ryan, be good. Open your mouth." Georgina held the warm glass of milk to him but he made no move to accept it. He kept staring at her wide-eyed, Georgina had the thought if she had turned into an alien. Trying to feed him was the last thing to do, but she supposed she could do this much to earn Tremont's gratitude. "Not hungwy...I wa--nt Miss Aw--ra!" His childish words spread an ugly frown across Georgina's features. She didn't need to hear the name of that witch this morning. "I'm done arguing with you! Have your milk now, or I might have to hit you! " She spoke in a firm tone that seemed to successfully frighten the child. Just as Ryan took the glass from her, his hand slipped and the cup fell to the ground, spilling milk, half of it splashed against Georgina's feet and some parts of her dress."What did you do! Your stupid self can't even hold a glass properly! " She hissed in a venomous m
CHAPTER THIRTY-THREE~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Aurora had been standing beside the window when she heard the sound of the door clicking open from the outside. She turned around swiftly, seconds later the person entered. She had not expected to see Linnet. The woman looked sickly than the last time Aurora had seen her. She found herself thinking about the words John had spoken the other night. Was Linnet really dying? She continued to stare at Linnet who was giving her a strange stare. "Are you okay?" Aurora broke the silence."A..Aurora?" Linnet pronounced as though she wasn't sure before she entered into a fit of coughs. Aurora hurried towards her and helped her to sit on the single sofa in the room."If you are very ill, you shouldn't have come here, you should stay in bed resting." Producing a glass of warm water, Aurora handed it to Linnet. She couldn't guess why Linnet was staring at her continuously, it
CHAPTER SEVENTY SIX~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Aurora walked into the hospital room, the doctors had just finished checking up on Tina. Tina was getting better but it would be a few weeks before she could be deemed fit to return home."How do you feel, today? The doctor said you are improving and in no time, you can walk all by yourself." Aurora smiled brightly but got no response, all she got was the guilt and tears welling up in Tina's eyes. A sigh escaped her mouth as she walked to take the seat beside Tina."I already told you that I don't blame you, look you were in an even worse condition than I was."Tina shook her head, she wasn't willing to believe that Aurora could forgive her so easily."I'm so s...sorry, you trusted me so much, I failed you as a friend... Everything you've done for me... I just." Her voice cracked with tears that made Aurora stare at her sympathetically. She didn't understand why Tina was so hard on hers
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Aurora didn't expect George to scream aloud, his face was squeezed tight in pain as the gun slipped from his hand. His eyes were wide with terror and defeat as he continued to stare at something, or rather someone behind them.Aurora, still in shock and confusion registered the footsteps and movements. Soon after, the police surrounded the room.While they had been distracted in their fights earlier, Aurora and George had failed to realize the cops who had quietly surrounded the building, until it was too late. The police had fired twice at George before he had the chance to pull the trigger on Sammie.From the corner of her gaze, she met two pairs of familiar once.Tremont!He was here!It didn't matter who moved first as seconds later she was flying into his arms. Tremont squeezed her into his embrace, thinking how fatal it would have been if they had arrived even a second la
CHAPTER SEVENTY FOUR~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~"You need to be still or we will have no choice but to sedate you!" One of the doctors warned Tina who was struggling to sit up despite the several tubes connected to her body."I h..have to see h..him! It's all m..my fault He took her!" Tears leaked from Tina's eyes as guilt deeply overwhelmed her. She did not deserve to live or get treatments, not after she had betrayed her only friend. She had been too scared back then and had complied to do what that evil man had ordered.If anything happened to Aurora, she wouldn't be able to bear the sin she had committed.Tremont hurried inside the intensive care unit, the moment Tina saw him approaching, she visibly relaxed a bit. "What happened? Who did this to you? Where is my wife?" The distress was evident in Tremont's voice as he walked to stand beside her bed."He took her, please you have to save her! I'm so sorry."Tremont didn't k
CHAPTER SEVENTY THREE~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~"I don't know anything! You have to believe me!" Georgina cried. She indeed had been shocked to have been accused of shooting a woman whose name she had never heard before, not only that, Aurora was missing? Not that she didn't deserve it, Georgina thought hatefully."Do you expect me to believe that? this is your last and only chance to start speaking! Where is my wife! And I swear if you've hurt her, I'll ensure you die in such a miserable way!" Georgina had never seen Tremont looking so angry, hate and anger coursed through her veins. In the end, all he cared about was that bitch!It was never her and it would never be! Tremont had all but taken her love for granted.Georgina hoped that Aurora was never found, she hoped that she died a painful death wherever she was! It suddenly came to her realization that if Aurora was missing, it would surely have something to do with George.&nbs
CHAPTER SEVENTY TWO~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Aurora awoke to a sharp painful sensation in her head. All she saw was complete darkness. Where was she? It took her a moment to realize that she was blindfolded, her hands were tied together, so were her legs.Panic and adrenaline kicked immediately, she struggled against the binds but only succeeded in hurting her wrists and ankles.She had been kidnapped by George! Why was he doing this? And Tina, did George kill her? She wondered if Tremont had realized that she was missing. The constant collisions let her know that she was in a car? For how long had she been unconscious and where was George taking her?Her eyes prickled with tears as she thought that she was going to miss Ryan's birthday, what if she never gets to see them ever again?Aurora heard the car screech to a halt, seconds later the sound of the door opening and footsteps reached her ears. "Wake
CHAPTER SEVENTY ONE~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~The woman stared at the blood in her hands, a killer's hands, but she had not regretted it a single bit.Georgina almost laughed crazily, the ugly idiot who had dared touch her with his filthy hands was dead! He had gotten drunk and Georgina had wasted no time, she had slammed his head with a flower vase until he was knocked out cold. Just to be sure that he was dead, she had grabbed the kitchen knife and stabbed him for every time he had used her like a whore.Now she could proudly say that she was her mother's daughter. She was dressed in an oversized dress she had found at the bartender's house, she walked barefoot ignoring the strange looks she got from the people on the sidewalk. No one recognized the dirty-looking woman and none of them would ever guess that this was Georgina Stanford, Former super international model, and daughter to Harrison Stanford. She had also been Tremont's Stone fia
CHAPTER SEVENTY~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Time slowly went past, some days, Aurora found herself thinking if that phone call had been real. If so, who could play such a deep prank with her? Only a few people who knew about Sammie and Aurora couldn't begin to suspect any one of them.She tried hard to concentrate, tomorrow was Ryan's birthday, she couldn't believe that he was finally turning three. This was his first birthday that she was going to be present, she couldn't help wanting it to be as perfect as possible.Arms wrapped around her waist and she smiled before turning around. She stared at Tremont thinking that it was a miracle how their marriage and relationship had progressed so quickly."What's wrong? You seemed stressed lately." Tremont commented, Aurora hadn't realized it but he had caught her staring into space, seeming lost in thought each time she thought no one was paying attention. He genuinely wished that she could s
CHAPTER SIXTY NINE~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~"I'm helpless and can't find him, I just don't know what to do!" Aurora watched Tina's distraught features. Tina had been released from prison two weeks ago but she was looking more miserable than ever.Tina had returned to the orphanage on the first day of her release from jail, only to find out that little Sam as she used to call him had gone missing. The management and police had assured her that they were doing their best to find him."I was supposed to care for him!" Tina wiped her eyes, staring at Aurora who wore a sympathetic look. Samuel was by no means biologically related to Tina, but she had bonded with the boy from the first moment he had been brought to the orphanage three years ago."We are going to find him, Ian also promised to help with his connections...""Oh no no." Tina spoke in a rush and Aurora's brow rose in surprise."I mean, he's already done so
CHAPTER SIXTY EIGHT~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Georgina awoke to a pounding headache, she held her head not realizing where she was for the next five seconds.She was not in her room! And why were the lights so dim?She started to get up when she realized that she was naked. Shock spread through her whole body when she recalled last night.She had been talking to that man when all of a sudden, she had felt sleepy.She had been drugged!Her hands roamed her body as tears sprang in her eyes, that sick bastard had taken advantage of her!A scream of frustration escaped her mouth.She was going to kill him! He was going to regret what he did! As she searched for her clothes, all she could think of was how this was Aurora's fault, she had taken what belonged to her and left her trapped in this sickening situation.Her eyes fell on a small piece of broken mirror on the wall and she cried and cursed yet agai