“Honey, they are not listening anymore,” Rosaline said in a deliberately sultry voice.William became hard as he stared at her. Rosaline rolled her eyes at him before she placed the voice transmitter on the balcony and played porn on her phone. They locked the door to the balcony and searched the room for other transmitters.William sneaked out and opened the door from the outside without alerting them when they did not find any more transmitters.They then slept soundly after locking their room.On the other hand, the four pranksters all had a disturbed and terrified look upon hearing Rosaline.No one wanted to hear them having sex. There is a thin line between a prank and going too far.No one wanted to be a voyeur, especially to the people they knew and would be seeing in and about for the rest of their lives.As the porn started, they all tried to close their ears, but it wasn't enough as it was too loud.They were losing their mind when Tessa got suspicious.Tessa exclaimed, “
NewT city was a new city planned by T city municipality.T city was populating faster. Rather than risk an unplanned city full of issues, they, in advance, decided to build a planned city called NewT city, just two hours away from T city towards the mainland.It saved a lot of trouble as it preserved T city in its natural state, created more jobs, better housing options, managed town planning, infrastructure, better facilities, and a great deal more space to develop further.It also saved T city as the original inhabitants had better options now, and those who could afford it could enjoy a laid-back life on a beach close to a thriving metropolis.Rosaline had a project in NewT city and had decided to stay in T city for better inspiration.Since she did not need to report to NewT city daily, the commute was not a problem.When the project was about to be complete, and she had to be there personally every day, she relocated to NewT city.She had planned to go back to T city after the pr
Tessa scrolled the picture on her phone as she leaned toward Asteria.No one noticed a slight hint of displeasure on Albert’s face, including himself.Tessa enlarged the picture so Asteria could see it carefully.“What does this mean?” Asteria asked curiously.As someone interested in art, she understood symbols and could tell the tattoos had a deeper meaning.Tessa explained to her in detail as everyone listened with rapt attention.“These are birds in flight. The lowest one here has a small and barely visible net on it that is trapping the wings. That shows that you will face many hardships at the beginning of the journey. Taking the first step and leaving your familiar circle is always the hardest. It’s difficult to take flight, even if you were escaping imprisonment.”“The second one has one of the wings a little crooked. It symbolizes that the journey is never smooth and has ups and downs. There is hard work and struggles involved.”“The third picture shows smooth sailing, indica
They spent the day in NewT city, where Rosaline took them to CARE home.It was the first they had built.She introduced them to different people and shared stories of how she had met Timothy and CARE came into existence.They rested in a hotel before driving back to S city the next day.Asteria found some time alone with Rosaline to apologize to her. Rosaline only chuckled at her."Don't ever apologize for being yourself. You never did anything wrong. You fancied William and pursued him by showing your sincerity. That takes courage. There is absolutely nothing wrong with that. You have never done anything bad.”She added when Asteria seemed unconvinced.“Besides, believe it or not, I do actually like you. Otherwise, I would not have called you along with us. I could have always found someone else to teach Jasmine. I also wanted you to see that your vocation lies elsewhere."That lifted a massive burden off Asteria, and she became more open with the group.The next few months were peac
Rosaline felt overwhelmed entering her parent’s house after so many years. She had left this place heartbroken and had refused to go back. But coming back, she thought she had always been silly. How could she have given up on her family so quickly and easily? She always knew her parents loved her.There could have been a better way to clear the doubts between them.But she had let her pain cloud her sensibility and lashed out, shaming her parents.No matter what anyone said, she was wrong, it was her fault, and she would have to live with it for the rest of her life.Thank god for the therapist for helping her with that.It felt strange to ring the bell. Her fingerprint still worked on the gate. But the main door had more than just one lock.She had never had a key to this house, she thought mockingly.She should have asked for it. She never fought for her rights. The few seconds she spent waiting at the door were some of the longest of her life.She had come back with a small back
“Mommy,” Rosaline said quietly, bringing Elisa back to her senses.Tears streamed down her cheeks upon hearing that.Lina had not called her “Mommy” since before she moved out at ten. Hearing her call that again, Elisa saw a glimmer of hope.She stretched her arms and held her face kissing her forehead before crushing her in a bear hug.George sensed something was not right when Elisa took a long time to open the door, so he checked on her only to see his long-lost daughter in his wife’s embrace.He felt tears well up in his eyes.They had been deeply remorseful of the way they had practically emotionally abused their daughter. No matter how they saw it, it was indeed emotional abuse.He had not even had the guts to seek her out and ask for another chance.They had only one child, and they distanced themselves from her and wronged her until she couldn't take it anymore and left.Maddox had found out from Jack and Tessa what happened when he returned from his honeymoon, and Lina was u
William had an awkward reunion with his mother. He had forgiven his mother. He had also acknowledged that he was at fault for some of her actions.He had always judged her and never really accepted her as she was.Rosaline had made him see that.But despite everything, they never had anything in common, so they could not talk much. At least with his father, William had spent more time, and they knew each other well. They had common interests like playing chess, watching sports, hitting the gym, or boxing together. With his mother, he had none.William, however, tried his best to be affable.He apologized for not visiting her, storming out of the house, not exposing Supriya in front of her, and being distant.He asked how she had been doing, what she was up to if anything had caught her fancy these days - any activity, movies, TV series, games, or new hobbies. They had a pleasant talk but soon ran out of things to say. William also shared some things about himself. But he was aloo
Rosaline, William, and Tessa spent the next few days meeting people - their families, friends, relatives, Uncle Burber, and the underground restaurant.They had a gathering with their friends again.The tug of war between William and Tessa continued. Rosaline finally found an unusual way to resolve their conflict as she readied a room for Tessa on the first floor of the AR mansion.William and Tessa were flabbergasted.Neither was happy with the outcome.Albert came to visit for a few days between Christmas and New Year.William was over the moon about that as he would keep Tessa occupied and Rosaline would be free.Unfortunately for him, the girls decided to have another round of reunion and introduce him to everyone.Tristen came home two days before the new year, and they all again had another reunion with another group.William was beginning to hate the word reunion.He spent time with Tristen as they always used to do.They sparred and talked about everything, well, Tristen talk