Finally, it was the day of Jack and Leena’s wedding. Being a destination wedding, it was immediate family and closest friends only.The wedding happened on the beach during sunset with the gorgeous view of the sun setting on the beach.Everything had been colored in golden and white, matching the sunset colors.It looked breathtaking.They had created an elevated platform in the garden and laid out a buffet.Leena looked otherworldly beautiful in her custom-designed gown.She looked ethereal with natural makeup to accentuate her features in an updo bun with loose fringes on the sides and a tiara on her head to keep the veil in place.Jack was in a navy blue tuxedo which matched in color with the flowers hand-embroidered on the lining of Leena’s veil.The photographer was the only outsider present.The decorators had completed the task and left.They were to swing by the buffet later and take away the decorations. All the youngsters worked together to hold a long drape covering Leena
The next few months passed uneventfully. Eliyana canceled all her plans and stayed rooted in Apex city to ensure Rosaline and William would not get married. The couple continued to live together, and nothing changed in the status quo.But the stalemate with her grandmother was beginning to get to Rosaline.William noticed that Rosaline would often get lost in thought. When interrupted, she would always talk about food.One day he pulled her in his lap and asked directly.“Baby, you have been absent-minded the entire week. You completely messed up two of your meetings. You would have gotten kicked off your foundation if not for Tessa. What’s wrong?”Rosaline sighed as she leaned into him.“Grandma went for a check-up last week. Her blood pressure is still high. Mom told me she is being irritable and paranoid.”“I can’t help feeling I am the cause of all that.”“I promised I wouldn’t marry you until she agrees. I think she took it as I would marry you after she died. Like I am waiting
The next day, when Rosaline woke up, it was already mid-afternoon.She was starving, hoarse, sore but sated. She blinked a few times before she got her bearings.William was on the couch in the bedroom, working on his laptop. Only a small lamp on the table was on.It was dark inside as he had drawn the opaque curtains.She only realized it was already 2 pm when she looked at the phone.William noticed her movements and immediately came by her side.He caressed her and fed her some warm water.“How do you feel?” He asked her softly.She raised her tired eyes at him and groaned without saying anything.He held her up gently and carried her to the bathroom.He sat her down by the sink and handed her a toothbrush as he ran her a bath.He added medicinal herbs to it and placed her in the bath when the tub was full.He left to bring over a large mug of Anna’s tea and sat by the tub, caressing her softly.“Does it hurt anywhere?” He asked slowly.“You are getting more insatiable,” Rosaline s
Rosaline and William went to test their DNAs. They gave their hair samples in 3 different centers just to be on the safe side.The plan was to take the results to a doctor for consultation. All they had to do was wait for three days. William tried his best to cheer her up and keep her mind off the DNS tests those three days.When everything failed, he screwed her on every surface in the penthouse.Even the kitchen island - they had both previously deemed as unhygienic - was christened. She slept most of the time.Being in no mood to work, she had taken the days off, continuing her charade of being sick.Finally, the day arrived, and all three tests showed the same result - 0% DNA match.That meant that they could have kids without any issues. However, they both intuitively felt that something was wrong. “You have a confirmed Father and Son relationship with Daniel Scott.” She started.“So, either Isabella is not my mother or someone somewhere in your or Isabella’s backstory is no
They were again seated by the couch with the DNA test results on the table in between.“Why did you not tell us directly?” Rosaline asked.“It leaves room for doubt.” Isabella shrugged, “Besides, I wanted to inquire about your biological mother.”“Your husband does not know, does he?” William asked.“No, he does not. You are born via artificial insemination to a surrogate. He thought he gave the sample for tests since we were having trouble conceiving.” She said, with melancholy evident in her voice.Rosaline handed her a cup of water and poured some tea.She gently asked, “Can you tell us the entire story?”Isabella took her time to start. _It had been five years since our marriage at that time. We never used protection after marriage, we were ready for a child, and Dan needed an heir. Initially, we were both busy.Scott Group is a giant. There are a lot of family branches vying for power.There had been a conflict in my father-in-law's time. It resulted in the death of Dan’s elde
There was a girl in the town where my family is based.Her family condition was poor. No, the truth was everyone in her family was a bloodsucker. They did not even treat her like a human being.She used to sneak out every night to visit the public library. She had sort of made a deal with the old guard to be able to get in. He pitied her poor conditions and admired her courage and perseverance.She wanted to gain knowledge to be capable enough to steal away her younger sister and leave.She had been making herself ugly, hiding her breasts to avoid harassment. Her family would have sold her for profit if she was pretty enough to fetch the price. Being malnourished also helped.But her sister was healthy and very pretty.She was almost 20, and her sister was 11. The little one was quite a beauty.She was running out of time and had to hide her sister quickly.But despite sneaking into the library for almost a decade, she did not have any certificates to show her knowledge or any actual
I returned home and told Dan everything was okay after she had conceived.Then Dan and I tried to conceive. Then, after three-four weeks, when she was already six weeks pregnant and healthy, I told Dan I was pregnant.I told him I wanted to stay far away for a healthier atmosphere.He hated it. I think that is the biggest regret of his life, not being there during my pregnancy.Because of what had happened to his sister-in-law, he agreed. He wanted to send an entourage with me.I convinced him that he should tell everyone that I was sick and recuperating and I would hide somewhere low-key with a trusted doctor and a maid.He agreed because it was indeed the safest option.Things had been shaking up in the Scott group those few weeks. And we did not know who was behind it.I snuck out in the morning with a grocery supply truck and hid.He stayed behind without contact for my safety.He spent an entire year dealing with things in the Scott Group and clearing house.When it was safe, h
I had saved everything for Dan to make up for the lost time.The sonograms, the baby bump pictures, my pictures with the bump, photos of Ash from Day 1, the sound, and sensor recordings when you kicked in the tummy - everything so he could experience what he had missed.After I returned home with Dan, I took his name. I asked everyone to call me Mrs. Scott and, in a way, erased my maiden name. Dan was reluctant, but I could always convince him. He had wanted me to add his name after my maiden name.He was also confused about why I named our daughter Asteria.I told him it was because it meant a goddess in Greek mythology. She was the goddess of a falling star, and she made both our wishes come true. The truth is I named her after her biological mother.Asteria, daughter of Aria!I just wanted her to have a part of her biological mother. Aria, to this day, remains the person I admire the most in this world. I had hoped that Ash would grow up to be courageous, hard-working, resilien