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Lillian's POVMartha took too long so I decided to follow her into the kitchen. As I caught sight of her talking to Marcus, I quickly hid around the corner, eavesdropping on their conversation."Lillian told me everything," Martha revealed."What did she tell you?" I heard Marcus ask.There was a brief silence before Martha responded."I know you don't like this family, Marcus. I can see it in your eyes, how you despise being a part of the Hawthorne family. But please, don't use Lillian for whatever plans you have," Martha pleaded with him.Her words pierced my heart, and the possibility that Marcus was driven by hatred for my family clouded my mind."If you're doing this out of hatred for the Hawthornes, spare Lillian from that hatred because she doesn't deserve to be hurt. Lillian has been through so much. Please, don't hurt her," she continued desperation lacing her voice.Martha had watched me grow up. She had witnessed my yearning for my father's love and attention, but I had ne
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Marcus's POVMy gaze is fixated on Lillian, but as I watch her intently, she does everything to avoid my eyes. Throughout the whole dinner, all I do is watch her, and when we're finished eating, she's the first one to leave the table."I'll pack my things for tomorrow, Dad," she says, excusing herself.Gabriel nods, letting his daughter go.I stand up, ready to follow Lillian, but Mom knows what I'm planning."Where are you going, Marcus?" she asks, looking at me intently.I let out a deep breath, having no choice but to sit back at the table."You're leaving already?" Gabriel asks."No, Dad," I reply."Good. Stay for some wine," he says, and then he calls the maid to serve us wine.We decide to drink our wine in the garden. Mom joins us, and I can see her piercing eyes directed at me."How's work, Marcus? Are you adjusting well?" he asks.I nod and take a sip of my wine.I want to escape this conversation.All I can think about is how I can talk to Lillian."I have some free time. M
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Lillian's POVI fixate my eyes on the side, looking outside the window, completely ignoring Marcus.But my own eyes betray me because I can't help but look at him.He looks tired, with dark circles around his eyes as if he hasn't slept.Marcus catches me looking, and when our eyes meet, my heart starts beating erratically once again.I can't look away now that his piercing blue eyes are fixed on me. It's as if I'm being pulled towards him."Did you get any sleep?" I finally ask, unable to hold back my worry.A small smile graces his lips, and he shakes his head."Why? Were you busy fucking other women?" I ask, immediately regretting the question.Marcus's smile grows wider, and I see a teasing look in his eyes."I stayed up all night reading cases," he says, and when I hear his response, my forehead creases."If you're that busy, then why do you have to come with me?" I ask.Marcus lets out a deep breath, and I can see he's struggling to stay awake."So I can be with you," he says, no
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Lillian's POVI fixate my eyes on the side, looking outside the window, completely ignoring Marcus.But my own eyes betray me because I can't help but look at him.He looks tired, with dark circles around his eyes as if he hasn't slept.Marcus catches me looking, and when our eyes meet, my heart starts beating erratically once again.I can't look away now that his piercing blue eyes are fixed on me. It's as if I'm being pulled towards him."Did you get any sleep?" I finally ask, unable to hold back my worry.A small smile graces his lips, and he shakes his head."Why? Were you busy fucking other women?" I ask, immediately regretting the question.Marcus's smile grows wider, and I see a teasing look in his eyes."I stayed up all night reading cases," he says, and when I hear his response, my forehead creases."If you're that busy, then why do you have to come with me?" I ask.Marcus lets out a deep breath, and I can see he's struggling to stay awake."So I can be with you," he says, no
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Marcus's POVI walked away from her, not because I'm mad at her, but because I'm mad at what she did and every word she said got on my nerves.I hate hearing her speak on stage, making her father's name sound good. She looks like a puppet being controlled by her father.To calm myself I decided to roam the place and find a good spot where I can relax."Are you heading somewhere, Atty Sullivan?" a middle-aged woman I had talked to earlier asks."Do you have any place here where I can relax?" I ask.She smiles at me and nods her head."There's a beach a few minutes drive from here. That's a good place if you want to relax," she suggests.I smile at her and nod my head."Thank you," I politely say and head towards our driver to borrow the keys.I use Google Maps to find the beach, and it's not that far because, after a few minutes, just like the woman said, I arrive.I park the car on the side of the road and walk towards the shore.I sit on the sand, and as I watch the waves, I feel my
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Marcus's POVI walked away from her, not because I'm mad at her, but because I'm mad at what she did and every word she said got on my nerves.I hate hearing her speak on stage, making her father's name sound good. She looks like a puppet being controlled by her father.To calm myself I decided to roam the place and find a good spot where I can relax."Are you heading somewhere, Atty Sullivan?" a middle-aged woman I had talked to earlier asks."Do you have any place here where I can relax?" I ask.She smiles at me and nods her head."There's a beach a few minutes drive from here. That's a good place if you want to relax," she suggests.I smile at her and nod my head."Thank you," I politely say and head towards our driver to borrow the keys.I use Google Maps to find the beach, and it's not that far because, after a few minutes, just like the woman said, I arrive.I park the car on the side of the road and walk towards the shore.I sit on the sand, and as I watch the waves, I feel my
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Lillian's POVHe gazed at me, his smile erasing the pain he had caused.It's a profound irony when the very person who inflicted the pain becomes the only one capable of mending the ache within.That no matter how many times he let me down, I find myself drawn back to him.My movements ceased, and laughter faded away.His eyes locked with mine, my heart racing.We stood face to face, the chilly breeze caressing my skin as the sound of waves saved us from an engulfing silence."Are you okay?" he asked suddenly.I smiled and nodded, refusing to voice the question that haunted my mind, fearing his response.I don't know."Yeah," I replied, offering him a smile.I sat on the sand, gazing up at the radiant moon.He joined me, and I turned my head toward him."Can we stay a little longer?" I asked.Marcus studied my face intently before nodding.Once again, I redirected my gaze to the moon, cherishing the tranquil atmosphere that surrounded us.I released the thoughts that raced within my m
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Marcus's POVAll eyes were fixed on us, waiting for a response.I sensed Lillian's hands growing cold, so I gently squeezed them and looked into her eyes."It's okay," I reassured her, then shifted my gaze to Gabriel."We just went for a morning stroll, Vice President Montgomery," I said, meeting Alexander's gaze head-on.Anger flashed in his eyes, and I could tell that if we were alone, he would have already thrown a punch at me.After a moment, he took a deep breath and nodded.He patted my shoulder, gripping it tightly, but I refused to show any emotion."Next time, please inform us. You had us all worried," he said, chuckling, and then addressed everyone."Let's go, everyone. It's getting hot. Let's start moving," he said, turning his attention back to us before walking away."Get yourselves ready. We'll be leaving in a few minutes," he added, then joined the crowd.Once they were all gone, I turned to Lillian, who still appeared scared."Are you okay?" I asked, looking into her e
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Lillian's POVMy memories are still blurry but one thing remains clear.My feelings for him.I know that I love him. My heart feels happy whenever I am with him.I can't remember some memories I have with him but that won't stop me from marrying this man.When the door of the art gallery opened I felt my heart beating loudly against my chest.My hands went cold so I held the bouquet tightly trying to find some strength and ease the nervousness that I was feeling.I roamed my eyes around.I saw art hanging on the wall and everything looked familiar to me but I can't tell when I exactly saw it or what particular memory it holds.As I took a step forward all eyes were on me. People who are close to us are watching my step closely and it made me even more nervous so I fixated my gaze on him...to the man who can calm my storm.He smiled at me but he wiped something on the corner of his eyes as if he was crying.Seeing him cry made the corner of my eyes water as well but I suppressed it so
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Marcus's POVI felt my heart swell in happiness as I wrapped them in my arms.The emptiness that I had been trying to battle for a year was now gone.Everything feels complete again.She's finally here.She came back just like what she promised."I told Daddy, Mommy will come back just like what she promised,"A soft chuckle escaped my lips when I heard Amari utter those words.We broke off the hug and my gaze drifted on Lillian again.She's smiling genuinely. A kind of smile that reaches her eyes indicating that she is truly happy."Thank you for not giving up," she uttered.My hand reached for her face and gently caressed her cheeks.I still can't believe it.It feels like a dream seeing her stand in front of me looking at me with her eyes filled with love and happiness."Thank you for coming back," I whispered as my hands gently caressed her cheeks.She leaned her face on my palm and closed her eyes as she found comfort in the warmth of my hand.She looks peaceful to watch.I alway
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Lillian's POVI saw happiness glistening in his eyes as he looked at me.He looked happy when I told him about the glimpse of memory that I had but I wasn't sure if it was mine or if my mind was playing tricks on me.I was confused if I was Lillian or if I was just forcing myself to believe that I was Lillian just to fill the memories that I had lost.Up until now I still can't remember anything and it frustrates me.I am slowly doubting my parents wondering if they are telling the truth or making me believe in lies.But why would they do that? Why would they lie to me?Why am I doubting them just because of this man in front of me whom I barely knew?His happiness was replaced by confusion when I fell silent.He was about to hold my hand but I hid it behind me afraid that if he touched me I might feel something again.Pain crossed his eyes when I refused to be touched by him."What's wrong?" he asked pain filling his voice.I shook my head and avoided his gaze. I focused my eyes in f
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Marcus's POVI finished my work early so I headed home.I searched the house to look for the kids until I heard giggles coming from the garden.I followed the laughter and there I saw Amari sitting on a small chair while painting a flower on the canvas while Augustus was on his stroller playing with his toy.My gaze then shifted to Isabelle.She's smiling while putting some colours on the canvas.She's painting the same sunset that she ruined.Her every stroke reminds me of Lillian.I was taken back to that moment when I watched Lillian draw the sunset.The way she put colour on the canvas is the same way Lillian coloured the sky.I watched her every moment intently and as I watched how she mixed different colors I felt my heart ache.She's Lillian.I am sure she's Lillian but why is she lying to us?Why is she hiding in the name of Isabelle?Does she forget about us?Or maybe I am just being drowned in longing once again making myself believe that Lillian is still alive?Maybe I am j
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Isabelle's POVMy heart started to race.When I stepped inside the cab I held my chest tightly and let out heavy breaths, panting as if I came from a long run.After giving my address to the driver I leaned my head against the window and focused my attention outside.Why am I acting this way?Why did my heart race when he kissed me?"Maam we are already here,"I was pulled out of my thoughts when I heard the driver speak.I immediately handed my fare and stepped out of the cab.I stared at the house standing in front of me.It was a white house just enough for a small family.I grew up here they said but this place doesn't feel familiar.I can't remember any memories I have in this house. Even fragments.It's been a year since the accident happened but I still can't remember anything.They are telling me stories but it doesn't ring a bell. I can't find it inside me, the memories they telling.I let out a deep breath and walked towards our house.The moment I stepped inside I heard my
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Marcus's POVI can't look away.I am having a hard time processing everything.She looks exactly like Lillian.Her hair is a bit different since it was cut short but her other features resemble Lillian.The only difference is that she looks at us differently.She looks confused as if she's looking at a stranger."Your name is Isabelle?" I asked still having a hard time accepting that she's not Lillian.She slowly nods her head. "Yes Sir," she politely responded.I saw her gaze shifted to Amari. Her gaze lingered before she looked at me again."My Mom left for a while to process some documents for my father's operation so she told me to look after your son for a while. I am sorry she's in a hurry so she failed to inform you,"She talks so gently.Her voice sounds exactly like Lillian and while I listened to her I felt pain surge in my system.She reminds me of Lillian and it hurts."I'm sorry if we scared you. You look exactly like my late wife so we thought you were her,"I swallowed
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Marcus's POVIt's been a year since she left but I am still mourning. Everything still feels empty and I have no idea if I will ever recover.If Amari isn't here I bet I already killed myself. She's the only reason why I chose to survive each day.She needs a father so I have to be strong and act like I am still okay even though my insides are shattered into pieces."Daddy, where's my uniform?" I heard her shouting from her room.I immediately wiped my hands and hurriedly ran towards my daughter.Upon opening her room I saw her searching her cabinet."It's here. I ironed it earlier," I said as I got the uniform hanging on her cabinet."Once you're done here head to the kitchen and eat your breakfast okay?" She smiled at me and nodded her head.I stared at her face for quite some time before I smiled back.I always do that whenever I miss Lillian. I always stare at our daughter's face because I can see a glimpse of her in Amari.Whenever I look at Amari it feels like she's still here.
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Marcus's POV"Daddy,"It was that soft call that made me lift my head.When I saw my daughter standing in front of me with tears streaming down her face I felt my chest tightened.I can see Lillian in Amari. She looks like her and that made everything feel heavy.I tried to act strong in front of her but when her small arms pulled me into a tight hug the tears that I had been suppressing fell non-stop.I cried on my daughter's shoulder, releasing all the pain and heaviness inside me.I thought after crying the pain and heaviness inside my chest would vanish or somehow lessen but nothing happened.My tears already dried out but the pain didn't subside. It still feels too much.When Amari broke off the hug she cupped my face and smiled at me."Let's go home, Daddy. Let's wait for me Mommy in our house. Let's wait for her in our home,"I bit my lower lip when tears were about to fall once again.I stared at my daughter's face and I can't help but blame myself for what happened.If I just
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Lillian's POVDays after what happened Amari finally decided to come with Marcus.I don't want to let her go but for now, I have to but I'll make sure to work hard so I can get my daughter's custody.Carrying all my things I stepped out of the house and grabbed a taxi to go towards Marcus' place.I still have things to do. I need to finish the artwork because he already paid for it. I can feel that Alice doesn't want my presence but she has no choice.When I arrived at the house it was awfully quiet so I started searching for them.I put my things first in the living room before I started roaming around.After a while I heard voices coming from the room upstairs so I traced it.I didn't want to eavesdrop but curiosity filled me especially when I heard my daughter's name.I recognized their voices. It was Alice and Matthew's voices."Why can't we just tell them the truth? Just come with me, Alice. Why do you have to go crazy over Marcus when he is treating you this way?" I hear desperat
