I couldn't sleep all night. I kept tossing and turning all night after talking to Zelda. I don't know how to tell Steven. Steven was a little startled when he saw my listless and tired face. He sat down next to me and checked if I had a cold."Diana, what are you doing?"I shook my head and rubbed my temples with my hands to find some sanity. After a night of thinking, I decided to be frank and discuss this matter with Steven. Because right now, Sunwell Corporation desperately needs him. I looked around and saw no one but Steven and me, making us more comfortable and able to talk to each other more honestly."Steven, Zelda called me yesterday and she told me everything about Sunwell's current situation."Steven's expression changed as soon as I mentioned Sunwell. He's still trying to prove that he doesn't care about it. He said nonchalantly: "I am no longer the CEO of Sunwell. Now Sunwell and I were no longer related. So you don't mention it anymore."Steven stood up to avoid me, but
I woke up after a night of waiting for a reply from Steven. I still held the phone tightly in my hand and didn't let go. I check my phone but still no call from him, a feeling of loss in my heart. Did something happen to Steven? I felt like I couldn't keep speculating any longer; I needed to return to New York. It was the only way I could meet Steven.I quickly got out of bed and folded a few clothes into my backpack and ID so I could catch the train in time. Esperanza saw me carrying a bag; she was pretty surprised and hurriedly asked me: "Diana, where are you going?"I put my boots on and replied, "I'll be back in New York in a few days. After meeting Steven, I will come back here.""Diana, tell us the truth. Has it been for almost a month that Steven has not contacted you. Right?" Esperanza asked skeptically.Perhaps she has noticed my unusual expressions in the past. Occasionally Esperanza or Muriel would ask me about Steven. I lied to them that he and I were still in regular cont
Three months have passed since I left Modesto. The first day of the new year was a bad day for me. Although Muriel and her family prevented me from leaving, I have no right to stay here since Steven suggested so.I went to Oregon because Muriel once told me that there are many fields of tulips here. And I ended up stopping in Hillsboro and working on a tulip farm. Thanks to this job, I have eased the pain in my heart. Of course, it will never go away, but at least when it comes to it, the feeling of pain in the heart will no longer be.I look at the brilliant beauty of the tulip farm and smile; now, I am satisfied with my life. One thing that I did not expect is that God has given me a very precious gift. And that is my lifeline. The past three months have been challenging; I felt like I had collapsed when I had to endure bad things, and the only happiness in life was also lost. But life was growing inside of me, and I didn't allow myself to be weak. I will do everything to be able to
Five years later.Time goes by quickly; I have a peaceful and pleased life with two children I love dearly. Five years is not too long, but it's not too short, but the love I have for Alan is sincere; I consider him as my own son by blood. That's why when he knew I wasn't his real mother, Alan still loved me and Oralie - my daughter.Oralie is four years old; she looks like Steven as she gets older, especially with her light blue eyes inherited from him. Every time I look into Oralie's eyes, I feel my chest ache. When I look at Oralie, I feel like Steven is in front of me with a charming smile. But this is also something I am apprehensive about because Oralie has a face similar to his; if Zelda or Steven found out that she was my daughter, they would definitely have doubts. That's why I never took her out to the tulip fields because I was afraid that Zelda would meet Oralie one day."Mom, I want to go to Zanden Flower Farm." Oralie wrapped her arms around my neck, her eyes blinking, a
When I heard Steven say such absurd words, my rage welled up. Before, he was the one who left me first, but now he wants to keep me. I looked at him coldly and said nonchalantly, "Let go!"The surrounding tourists have begun to notice us with curious eyes. Perhaps they misunderstand that this is a love triangle. Not only that, but they also took out their phones and turned around, making me highly uncomfortable because their actions would unintentionally affect Oralie and Alan. However, Steven doesn't seem to care about that. He was still staring at me, not taking his eyes off me. His hand was still holding mine. I snarled again: "I said let go of my hand. Do you hear that?""No." Steven answered me in a defiant tone, "Unless you follow me."I clenched my fists, yanked my hand out of his, and angrily yelled, "Don't ever expect that from me."The expressions of Steven, Karla, and the people around them were all shocked. Then I turned and said to Clyde: "Let's get out of here!"However,
I froze when I heard what Steven had just said. In my mind, I suddenly remembered what he had said to me before. It turned out that Steven deliberately kicked me out of his aunt and uncle's house so that Darius could not find me; he was protecting me. Perhaps Darius took advantage of Steven's weakness to force him to say goodbye to me.At that time, I was so shocked by everything that I couldn't stay awake to understand the hidden meanings he wanted to tell me. Perhaps this is also what Zelda tried to say to me that day when she met me in this place. But because, at that time, my emotions overwhelmed my reason, and I didn't want to think about Steven, I chose to give up everything. I asked myself if I had calmed down and listened to Zelda explain everything, would Steven and I have missed each other for the past five years?No. What am I thinking? Even if all the misunderstandings between us were cleared up, the fact that Calliope was pregnant with Steven's child was irreversible, and
I couldn't believe everything I had just heard. It was like some kind of crazy joke someone had made up to make fun of Steven and me. That's why everyone's reaction was such astonishment and panic as soon as they saw me. Zelda is no exception. I clutched my head tightly in my arms so I could calm down. I don't think it's going to happen like a pre-scripted movie."What is the cause of my death? When you heard that news, did Steven also believe it was true?" I asked chokingly.Zelda took my trembling hand and answered honestly:"No. The reason you died was being burned to death in an inn. Because the fire was so big that everything turned to ash, we couldn't take your DNA sample. Of course, he and I both do not believe when there is no proof that you are dead. It wasn't until the police recovered some of the remains of the fire, including the Blue Ocean necklace, that Steven fully believed that you were dead.""Maybe that necklace is fake? Don't people think about this?" I said hastily
Steven pulled Fiona and pushed her back away from me, causing her to fall to the ground. He swept his knife-sharp eyes at the man holding me tight and said in a cold, dead voice:"If you want to get out of here alive, you better let go of my woman."There was a hint of fear on his face, and he began to hesitate, his hand was slowly loosening, but suddenly Fiona gave a loud command in an overbearing tone."Don't release her without my permission."Then, Fiona walked over to Steven, cocked her head arrogantly, and said threats: "Who are you to give orders to my people? Get out of here when I'm mad."Steven has changed his countenance; he was silent and calm like the calm sky before a storm. Suddenly, Fiona's subordinates were startled and stared at Fiona in panic. The red lasers moved from bottom to top and stopped at the center of Fiona's forehead. However, Fiona still did not realize the danger; she saw their frightened expressions and asked:"What is fucking wrong with you? You look
I thought our life was peaceful, but no, something terrible happened. Steven and I got a phone call saying that Odelia got lost while playing in the amusement park and still had yet to find her. We went there immediately. Steven mobilized many people to find her in the park, but Odelia was nowhere to be found.I was so scared, and I cried and called out my daughter's name in vain. Odelia is our treasure, and nothing can happen to her. Three hours have passed, but all the police stations in the city have not received a call about a lost child. At this point, I'm sure someone kidnapped Odelia for ransom.I've been through a lot of fear in my life, but I've never been this scared. It's slowly killing me since I can't find Odelia. If something happened to her, I would never forgive myself. I have never felt so hopeless as I do now. Now, we have to wait for the phone of the person who kidnapped Odelia."Diana, I'm sorry. I…." Zelda said as she sobbed loudly, her trembling hand gripping min
We woke up the following day, arms and legs still entwined as the sun shone through the thin curtains. Steven was so energetic last night, bringing me into a world filled with lust. If I hadn't fallen asleep because I was so tired, maybe Steven wouldn't have had any intention of stopping.Steven kisses my forehead; he leans on his elbows and looks at me lovingly and possessively, making me a little embarrassed. I stroked his silky hair and said, "Good morning, my love!""Good morning sweetheart!" He kissed my white neck; his warm, melodious voice whispered in my ears as if seducing me.I stretched and moaned softly as my whole body was the red kiss marks left by Steven and my entire body ached from last night's lovemaking. I whispered, "I don't know if I have the strength to get up after last night."Steven leaned on the top of me and said in a loving voice, "If you can't walk, I'll carry you."I giggled, wrapped my arms around Steven's neck, and actively kissed his lips a deep kiss.
"Sir, if you don't believe me I can testify for Steven and Diana. They truly love each other. Although I am not Steven's biological sister, we always consider each other a family. I have witnessed all of his emotions when he loves Diana, happy, sad, sad... All they have for each other is a sincere love. The words I say today are attested to by God."Zelda's voice surprised me quite a bit. Suddenly, a lot of people I used to know: Phelim, Muriel and her parents, Felix and Rowan, Karla and the colleagues who had worked with me at Skyline, now working as wedding caterers, stood up and said:"I can also testify to Steven and Diana's love."The person we didn't expect the most was the Mafia boss, Steven's cousin; he stood up and said in a serious voice: "Me too. I know a secret from Steven. He will never shed a tear in front of a girl he doesn't love."Theodore shrugged and said, "As you can see, Steven cried in front of Diana. This proves that he loves his bride very much.Their actions m
I could very clearly feel Steven's body shaking now. Maybe he was too surprised when I appeared in front of him. His eyes sparkled, looking at me with affection and tenderness. His tears fell because he was so happy that I had become his bride. I reach out and carefully wipe away the tears that roll down Steven's cheeks.After that, I glanced down at where Darius was sitting with Zelda's mother, his face full of anger, his bloodshot eyes staring at me. It was late, and there was nothing else he could do now that he had discovered that the bride today was not Zelda. Because if he stood up to prevent this wedding, it would mean that his everything would be exposed. Now he can only grit his teeth and accept it.Next, the priest's voice was heard to reduce the noise of the ceremony."Can we continue?"Steven was too emotional to speak, so I was forced to answer on his behalf. "Yes, Reverend. Please forgive us. Maybe he was just too emotional to be like that."The Pastor smiled and nodded
Tomorrow is Steven's wedding day, and newspapers everywhere have reported on social networking sites. And, of course, there were articles congratulating Steven's happiness. Still, there were also many articles saying that this marriage was just a lie presented by the chairman of Sunwell Group, causing the Royal side to begin to suspect doubt. I know this because Steven called me yesterday and told me everything. Maybe those articles were created by Sunwell's competitors to discredit Steven and bring down Sunwell Corporation.I'm back in New York and ready for my plan. I definitely won't let them achieve that goal.7 am at Sunwell Group hotel.Steven's wedding was held at the biggest hotel in the city. Because the number of guests coming to the wedding ceremony is very large. Those are Sunwell's business partners, not only that but also the group's competitors, who took the opportunity of the wedding ceremony to add fuel to the fire to crush Sunwell. Their primary purpose for coming he
On the way to the hospital, I called Nick to ask about Alan's health. Nick said that Alan was not only severely injured physically but mentally as well. Before Nick took Alan to the hospital, I figured that too. How could a five-year-old child endure that? I went through the same thing as Alan, so I know very well how horrible that feeling can be. To this day, it still haunts me. This will probably be challenging for Alan, Clyde, and me.I raised my hand to rub my temples, my voice becoming heavy:"Nick, help me find the best psychiatrist here to treat Alan when he's released from the hospital."Nick quickly replied politely: "Yes ma'am."After that, I continued to call Steven, and in less than a minute, I heard his familiar, warm voice ringing in my ears."I was going to call you, too. Is Alan OK?""You have read the news already. Maybe Alan needs both physical and psychological treatment."There was a moment of silence between the two of us, and then Steven said apologetically, "Um.
There was a commotion all around. All eyes were on us. They were curious, not knowing what the truth was. There were disdainful eyes, treating this as a pastime; they used it to bet, between Fiona and me, who would die. I nodded, motioning for my bodyguard to give the document to Theodore, but to my surprise, Fiona snatched it and tore it to pieces. Theodore's expression changed; he didn't seem to believe his eyes. Perhaps he also understood that this impulsive act of Fiona was proof that she did something shady behind his back. Fiona still didn't stop; she tried to tear the document to make it deformed. But she didn't know that it was just a trap that I had planned in advance to expose her true face. "Fiona, you really are stupid. The real proof is still here." I held it up high and shook the document in my hand. Fiona looked up at me with a look of indignation and panic. She quickly got up and rushed towards me to destroy the evidence, but my bodyguard was able to stop her in tim
They disregarded my words and burst out laughing. A guy with a poked head, with a large centipede-shaped scar on his face approached me, glared at me and spoke in a threatening tone."Who do you think you are to say such things? If you don't want me to cut your tongue, get the hell out of here. This is not a place you can enter."As he said that, he pulled a dagger from his pocket and danced it in front of me to threaten. He thought this might terrify me, but he was wrong. Today, I must make Fiona kneel in front of Alan to ask for his forgiveness.I ignored them and directly entered the lavish mansion, making the man with the scar on his face angry at being looked down upon by a woman. He bellowed like a wild beast: "Stop whore!"He said and rushed towards me. Immediately, I pulled the gun from the side of a bodyguard walking beside me and without hesitation, I shot him straight in the thigh. The sound of gunfire made them all startle; it was like a signal to start an upcoming war.My
Today is the next court date, and the court also ordered Alan to be present. Although I did not attend the trial, I discovered what was going on through Clyde's attorney. Listening to her narrate everything today made me extremely angry and frustrated. He seemed to want to let go of everything and accept his defeat. Clyde is thwarting her attorney's efforts, leaving her frustrated. And Alan kept crying and refusing to accept Fiona, but that didn't change anything. And from now on, the court also allows Fiona to see Alan regularly so that she can make up for Alan's feelings. Not only that, but I also received a message that I was not allowed to see Alan as I was not his biological mother. I'm sure Fiona made this. Somehow she managed to convince the judge to make such an absurd decision. I'm damned if I'm going to let her get away with that.Later, I asked some bodyguards to investigate this and learned that the judge was on pretty good terms with Fiona's husband. A quick look at the d