THALIA I paced back and forth in the living room, anxious while biting my nails as I was waiting for Damon to come home. I didn't know how to approach him after I got mad at him without learning what was going on in his life.Am I too self-centered? I always worry about what I feel. I always think about his feelings for me. I even doubted him many times.But… the day today made me feel saddened.It's been years since they broke up and the unborn child left the world without even seeing the world we were in.It's indeed unfortunate for the babies. This day might be too painful for Damon. It brings up memories. Bad memories.I groaned as I walked to the couch, grabbed my phone, and was about to call Damon. But I stopped.He's with that woman, Cassie. What are they doing together now? Reminiscing the past? About their lost love? About their supposed family–Enough, Thalia! I'm making it worse on my part.I pushed my hair back from my forehead. Just then, I felt a familiar scent invadi
THALIAAlfred Laverde…Due to my curiosity, I opened the envelope and saw documents regarding my grand uncle's personal information and my mother's family side.I remember the documents I saw in Damon's glove compartment. It was also about my family's information. What is really Damon's issue with my family? The door suddenly opened and Damon strode inside but froze when he met my eyes. He didn't expect me to be here.His eyes reached the envelope in my hand before he closed the door.“What is this?” I finally asked with a frown. “Why do you have the personal information of my granduncle? What did he do?”He scratched his temple as he walked towards me. “Thalia, give it to me.”“Answer me, please.” I pleaded as my eyes wavered when he took the envelope from me. “Are you still finding some flaws in my family? For what? To ruin us?”“No.” He flung the envelope on his table and reached my face. His warm thumb caressed my cheek softly. "I'm investigating your granduncle.” “Why?”“He's
THALIA Since I don't want to see a dead person, I let Damon take me home. As I arrived, I looked for my Mom in every corner of the house. But I couldn't find her everywhere, the same with my brother and Dad. Where are they? I asked the servants but they also didn't know where they went. I charge my phone and while it's charging, I use the telephone to call my mother's company, wondering if my brother is still working overtime. He loves working at night. But no one's answering. As I put down the telephone, it suddenly rang. I immediately picked up the phone. “Carter residence–” “Thalia?” My heart leaped. “Mom! Where are you?” “Come here to Paris.” My brows furrowed at her words and her tone. “Ha? Paris? Right now? W-Why?” I heard her sigh deeply in another line. “Your granduncle had a heart attack.” “Granduncle who–” I stopped as something flashed in my mind. “Granduncle Alfred?” “Who else? You only have one Granduncle.” My fingers tightened around the p
THALIAAt first, I was waiting for Leander to crack up, but seeing Cassie in front of me and my granduncle’s family glaring at her made me believe my twin brother's words. “Ho-How did it happen?”“Her mother and granduncle did something fun on the bed–” I slapped his mouth, causing him to glare at me. “What? You asked me how it happened.”I rolled my eyes in annoyance. “I mean…”“We only found out yesterday. She was in the company, looking for our granduncle.”Mom suddenly left the room with a dark aura lingering around her. She's scary when she's mad. So, it's better to stay away from her until her anger subsides.Why is she even mad about it? Because of Cassie? I firmly shut my eyes and realized that my current boyfriend has a past relationship with this so-called new family member.“I told you, I have a feeling that you and Damon won't fit with each other–”“Shut the hell up.” I gritted my teeth.What's wrong with Leander today? Why was he teasing me just as Frederick had been do
THALIAMy family went to the mansion of the Laverde to take a rest. My mom doesn't want to see Cassie’s face.I don't understand. If they dislike her presence, why are they letting an illegitimate daughter enter their life?Mom was fuming in madness, the same with Dad, whom I could not make eye contact with.I was so disappointed in him. He said it's alright to date Damon and now he wants me to end my relationship with him. Seriously? What's wrong with him?Of course, I don't want to break up with Damon. That's why Dad was angry at me for disobeying him and yelled 'No!’ in his face.I'm glad Mom and Leander were not there to teach me a lesson for disrespecting my Dad.As we arrived, I immediately pulled my brother to the corner beside the storage room without my parents knowing.“Bro, can I use your phone?” I whispered.“I thought you disliked the iPhone?”I rolled my eyes as I glared at his phone in his hand.“I forgot mine in L.A.--”“Buy your own.” He coldly responded and walked
THALIA Dad dragged me upstairs to my room and shut the closed door. He even turned off Leander's phone and hid inside his coat.“It's not your grand uncle.”My brows furrowed at his words.“What do you mean?”“Mr. Kane might just spouting nonsense–”I scoffed. “Are you saying Damon's deduction was wrong?”“Probably.” He gritted his teeth in irate. What's wrong with him? Why is he acting like this after saying that it's all right to have a relationship with Damon?I shook my head and turned my back on him. Yes, I am going to ignore his useless thoughts. “I just found out today that he has a spy in our company.”I stopped when I was about to open the door of the bathroom.“His ex-accounting manager? Yes, he is a spy, but he's not working with Damon. You already know that–”“Then what is this?” He threw his phone on the bed. As I was curious about what he meant, I checked his phone and saw pictures of Damon with a man I was not familiar with. I abruptly took the phone, and with tremb
THALIAI'm lying on the hammock in the garden, staring blankly at the gloomy sky, which seems like it is trying to console my almost-dying soul. Since my parents are not here, this gives me a chance to inhale fresh air just to stop myself from torturing my eyes.I felt dehydrated from crying last night. It feels like my chest will erupt from the pain I felt remembering Damon's eyes.It hurts me to see him pleading.I've never heard anything from my Mom since last night. I know she knew about it. But still, I don't want to see or talk with anyone.—--'I’m still learning to loveJust starting to crawl’—--Suddenly, I hear a song slowly getting closer that I don't want to hear. The familiar perfume of this jerk invaded my nostrils and tried to ruin my mood.Frustration delves into me."Stop it." I hissed."You should be crying."I rolled my eyes at his tone. "I did... last night."Through my peripheral vision, I saw Leander sitting opposite my swing. Does he not have anything else to d
THALIAMy rage towards Cassie was stronger than breaking up with Damon. Well, I'm not saying it's our end because I never said we're going to end our relationship. I cried because I hurt him with words and I miss him so damn much.If Damon didn't get that then… I'm doomed.I only made sure my father wouldn't pester me into breaking up with Damon. I end it right in front of his eyes to stop him from being such a weird Dad. It doesn't suit him.Our only problem was Cassie.Since she came into our life, she's not doing anything but she's already a nuisance. I entered my father's office with raging eyes.“Careful in opening the door, Thalia.” He warned but I ignored his scary tone.“Why is she here?”“Who?”“Cassie Miller.” His deep sigh indicates he's had enough of family issues. But I can't blame him. It's not even in our family but rather in my granduncle’s family.This is Laverde's problem but my father won't ignore the problems on my mother's side.It's really a pain in the ass.