Sarah’s POV"How are you going to do it?" I handed my glass back to him.Ethan turned his body to put the glass down, then came back and looked at me. I could tell he was watching my eyes, which were now puffy from crying. Realizing how messed up I looked right now, I lowered my face while covering it with my hands and moved stiffly.But when Ethan's hand caught my wrist and brought it down, I froze and slowly raised my head to look at him. "Does it feel sore? Something hurts? Why are you covering it?" He asked in rapid succession.I was still shocked by what happened, so I didn't fully understand what he was asking. However, as his finger pointed and outlined his own cheeks, I realized he was talking about my face, probably because of my skin's habit of turning red, looking like a rash, and swelling up when I cry.I shook my head. "No." He didn't need to worry about it because it didn't matter.But Ethan continued to stare doubtfully. "Are you sure?" He glanced back and pointed at th
Sarah's pov"Where is he?" I woke up from my sleep alone on the couch that Ethan had been sitting on.My head spun around, looking for him, but I didn't find him in any corner of the place. The room was completely empty, with only me and the cups from our meeting earlier, as well as the teacup I was using."I don't usually fall asleep easily," I spoke softly, realizing that I had fallen asleep so easily on Ethan's lap.What magic did he have that he could make me fall asleep in just a few hours, sleeping peacefully and very comfortably? These days, I am fine and feel more alive, but it has been a long time since I felt this comfortable while sleeping."Could it be because he's taking care of me when I fall asleep?" That might be one reason.Because it's been so long since someone took care of me when I fell asleep, stroking my head gently and making me feel warm and safe. That wonderful feeling of realizing that someone was taking care of me allowed me to close my eyes peacefully, rea
Sarah’s POV"Is the situation getting better?" I sat on my bed, my mind going nowhere even as I had just woken up.My eyes glanced at my phone, which I didn't dare to touch because I was still traumatised by what I had read the previous day. I was afraid that today would receive even worse talks.My hand hesitated to look at it. "It's better that I don't check it for now." I pulled back the covers and put my phone on the small nightstand beside my bed.It was better not to know anything that could ruin my day. Ethan had promised to fix things, so for the time being, I just needed to wait quietly without much thought."Maybe working out will help me." I left my room, grabbed an apple from the pantry table and walked outside.Ethan's large garden at the back was my destination to enjoy the fresh morning air and warm sun.They say the bright sun can make you feel better, so I wanted to try to make myself feel better with its warmth. I hope the sun is shining this morning.It seemed like
Sarah's pov"So it's really her that the media is talking about?" As soon as I entered the office, people's reactions were as expected.Some of them directed their gazes at me without caring whether I was comfortable or not because their curiosity was far more important than what my reaction would be.I continued to walk straight ahead even though the corners of my eyes naturally caught their presence around me. I saw what the expressions on their faces were like as they looked at me while moving their necks to continue following my movements.I didn't fully understand what they were doing, but their curiosity was somewhat understandable."This is very, very unexpected. I didn't expect that she would be the wife of the famous Murray family." It was obvious that they were talking about me.Although the news was quickly dealt with by freezing every account posted, many social media accounts snapped screenshots and reposted them, and only some people couldn't see them. It was likely that
Alex's pov"Why is everyone staring at me with that annoying look?" I got into my car immediately. My gut feeling was not good, and I wanted to get home immediately to check what had really happened.I drove my car at a fast speed and then made a turn. I was surprised when the main gate of the mansion where my residence was located was surrounded by many reporters with cameras and flashes on as soon as they saw my car enter the estate. "Ah, asshole, what the hell is going on right now?" I accelerated my car from there and entered my yard immediately."Sir, for a while, the house phone has been ringing and asking where you are." As soon as I entered the house, a servant approached me.He added to the pressure I was receiving even more. "Then why are you telling me? Can't you solve such a trivial matter? Tell me I'm busy not being home or something. Why bother." I snapped at him in annoyance without being able to help myself."I'll do it, sir." He complied and left, as did I, who quickl
Alex's pov"This doesn't feel like her doing." I stared intently at my laptop screen.All the news that appeared there was too detailed, there was a video of my meeting with Emily, although if you look at Emily's part it's not so clear, but our closeness looks like an affair is evident.Various recordings were enough to be part of a video compilation, not just one or two times in some places, but almost all our meetings since four months ago were recorded there. I didn't understand how those recordings could be gathered together like that.It seemed really strange. Even the voice recording of Mom discussing the reason for the divorce with Sarah was played by some media outlets, like an exclusive news story."Or maybe someone bugged the house!" I deservedly got up from my bed and looked around the room, wondering if it had been fitted with a small monitoring camera or a bugging device.I looked under my bed and checked every corner. Right now, there was nothing I could trust. Even thou
Alex’s povInstead of landing on Sarah's cheek, my raised and swinging hand was caught by someone who suddenly appeared between us."What are you doing?" Holding my wrist, Ethan looked at me sharply, his eyes glancing intently at me.I could feel his hand tightly gripping my wrist until it felt like the blood in my hand couldn't flow. "Let go!" I spoke to him without hesitation.Ignoring his gaze, which had always bothered me, every time I saw him, I remembered my grandfather's face, who always stared at me flatly with no interest. Both he and my grandfather always made me feel annoyed and unappreciated. They were both the same person, with equally unpleasant mannerisms.I had always ignored him, considering him not part of the family, which I used to do because I didn't want to be involved with him. But this time, I didn't need to feel awkward with him. He had intruded into my life, so I would not hesitate to do so as well."I said, let go of my hand!" I threw his hand away from me.
Sarah's pov"Where is she now?" I stood up from my seat uneasily.After the fight between Ethan and Alex, which was quite fierce, without being interrupted by the security guard in the building, Alex soon lost consciousness and surprised me. I panicked, thinking something might have happened to him, and took him seriously. Regardless of what Alex did, I didn't want to see someone's death occur in front of me, so I checked on him frantically.But Ethan pulled me from there and said that Alex had just fainted. He lost his self-consciousness, but he was fine, so I didn't need to worry. Before I could speak again, he had already led me out of the building, put me in his car, and told Luke to go home while he didn't say anything else.I really didn't know what was going on, and I'd been trying to contact him to ask, but Ethan never picked up his phone calls until late afternoon, when he still hadn't come home.I walked to the door and stared anxiously at the front gate. "Is he okay?" my pa