THIRD PERSON'S POV __________________________________________________________ "You made me do it."His voice was laved with disgust, as if he was repulsed by his own self. Karla's eyes widened at her son's words.She made him do it? No, she wouldn't ever do that to him. Never. He was her son and she always wanted to protect and love him. "No, baby. You didn't do anything. Why are you saying so?" She tried to approach him slowly. "You are wrong. I did it. I was a part of it. If only I knew......If only I knew I wouldn't have ever let you done that." He grabbed the ends of his hair, his voice boiled in agony of his own actions, he could feel something heavy in his chest, weighing him down. "What you didn't know?" Karla sat down beside her son and put her hand on his shoulder to comfort him. She has never seen him like this.Never in her life, has she seen her son so much broken and sad, not even when she refused him to marry Nicole. "That..." He hiccuped a little before contin
THIRD PERSON'S POV __________________________________________________________ "Mom, I don't know how but you need to find it now!" "It's not here, Elray! I told you that I must have thrown it away. Trust me, there was no need for an antidote to that drug. She was supposed to wake up in a day." Karla huffed, panting from all the time she spent whole day on finding the antidote. "Exactly! She was supposed to wake up in a day but she didn't. It's been a almost a fucking week already but she hasn't even moved a single finger."Elray was on the verge of losing it. They have spent an entire day looking for that little life saving bottle but it was nowhere to be found. He sighed heavily and went to the mini bar to get a bottle of whiskey.His eyes roamed around the counter.The glasses were kept in the high shelf, wooden, rich brown coloured shelf made the contrast to the white wall so much more appealing in regal.The trash bin laying around the corner of the counter on the thick gre
THIRD PERSON'S POV _______________________________________________________________________________________ "The Antidote. It's here, with me." That was the last voice Xander wanted to hear right now.Scratch that. He never wanted to hear that voice. His body went stiff and jaw clenched tightly and eyes hardened.His fingers curled up into fists at both the sides of his body. But his face remained impassive. Mike looked shocked at the intrusion.And was even more shocked to see Elray Woods here.It was not hidden from anyone that Woods and Knights were rivals to each other. They were arch nemesis. The reason rumoured for the rivalry was business. Knights were the top and Woods came the fifth in the list of the topmost ten companies in the world.But still, everyone knew, that for some reason, the Xander Knight had always taken interests in the Woods. He had always tried to make sure that the Woods Corporation suffered and not get any contracts except the Jewellery Department of
THIRD PERSON'S POV _______________________________________________________________________________________ "The moon and the stars tried their best, but I couldn't look away from you." Putting the soft black pen down, he tenderly placed the gold trimmed paper note with the others on the nightstand beside her bed. Maybe she cannot read those notes yet but he still continued their tradition. To him, it was a tradition of his love. He has been the one putting notes on her bedside table each morning before she woke up.He doesn't know if she read those or not but he still continued. The only time there were no notes were the one month he had spent in Germany right after their wedding and the one month he still very much regrets. "Please, wake up soon, love. I am here waiting for you." His dark eyes softly gazed over her unconscious figure. "I love you, my rose."Clutching her hands tightly in his, he whispered the words to her before lightly placing his lips on her much pale hands
THIRD PERSON'S POV_______________________________________________________________________________________ Everyone present there turned to look at Ryan with a questioning look in their eyes. "What the fuck does he mean, Ryan?" It was Beth this time.Knowing that both Ryan and Xander does not like Lucas, it came as a shock to her to know that Ryan called Lucas Rodriguez here. Xander couldn't understand a single thing but he knew there must be a reason as the why his best friend did such an unexpected thing. He gazed back at Ryan only to find him looking back at him. "Can we talk outside for a minute?" Ryan asked Xander. Xander was hesitant in answering. He didn't want to leave his Triantáfyllo alone. But he also wanted to hear to Ryan. Ryan on understanding his dilemma, said,"It's alright. Beth is here. And it will only take a minute." Listening to him, Xander sighed and nodded before going back towards his wife and softly pecked her on her head and walked out. "But Ryan....
THIRD PERSON'S POV_______________________________________________________________________________________ On hearing, Beth's words, Lucas's breath quickened. He didn't know what to do so he abruptly got up and left the room in a haste. His actions were in so much haste and were unexpected that even the person listening to their conversation standing just outside the room also couldn't get much time to hide. He had his ear pressed to tye window where the curtains were drawn so that the people inside couldn't see him outside. It was only when Lucas opened the door suddenly, that the other person quickly turned away in the opposite direction and started to run. Lucas immediately ran after him.The man turned left to the corridor and Lucas followed suit. Who is he? And why the fuck was he outside Scarlett's room? Listening to their conversation?Lucas couldn't figure this out and the conclusion he could come up with was that, the person behind Scarlett's condition must have sent one
THIRD PERSON'S POV_______________________________________________________________________________________ The leaves were falling down from the trees softly. The sky was turning to darker shades slowly and the dark clouds were being formed in the once pale blue sky. It seemed as if the weather was in accordance with his heart.His heart felt dark, cold and heavy. Right now, he was in his car, driving towards the address Mike Stone had given to him to find out the woman who had survived poisoner's poison. He, at first didn't want to go but day by day, there was no progress in his triantáfyllo's condition so meeting that woman was his last option. Not knowing if meeting her will be productive or not, he still wanted to try each and everything that could help his Triantáfyllo in any way. "Boss...uhm." Cole Anderson, his secretary spoke nervously. Cole's hands rubbed together before he looked back at his boss. Xander never liked speaking more than a few words so the tilt of his h
THIRD PERSON'S POV_______________________________________________________________________________________ Hearing the defeated tone of the young man filled with sorrow and helplessness, and his head hung low, the old woman finally gave in. But she needed to ask something before so she did."But...But how do you know about this?" Xander seemed as if he expected her to ask this so he took out his phone and made a call. Passing the phone over to her, he sat back down with no expression on his face. It seemed as if he was observing and contemplating at the same time in his mind. A lot of thoughts were going around in his head but the one he was most concerned about was his Triantáfyllo. He needed her to wake up soon. He needed her to be alright and be by his side. On seeing the name on the phone screen, the old lady was shook. She could feel her mind going numb, her eyes widened and her body started trembling. Her breaths came in short intervals and she couldn't think anything, it s
It was the middle of the night—too late, too dark—and she was behind the wheel of her car, the road stretching out before her like a never-ending ribbon. The hum of the engine was a steady presence, the rhythmic sound of tires against asphalt almost soothing. But something felt off, a sense of unease hanging in the air, heavy and pressing. She couldn’t place it, but the world around her seemed to blur at the edges, as though the clarity of reality was slipping away.Then, in the blink of an eye, it happened. A flash of headlights in her rearview mirror. The screeching of tires. A jolt—one sharp, gut-wrenching moment when everything spun out of control. The world tilted as her car veered off course, her heart pounding in her chest, her breath shallow. She could hear the crash, the shattering glass, the deafening thud of metal crumpling against metal.The sound of her own gasping breath echoed in her ears as she reached for the seatbelt, the world still spinning, the pressure on her che
Scarlett frowned. It was an acutely familiar voice but she couldn't just pin point who it was."GO TO HELL! DIE!"It was on the second shout that Scarlett recognised who it was. It was Karla shouting and just when Scarlett was about to turn around to look back, Xander abruptly turned her towards his side, still hugging her when she abruptly looked up at him and saw his face contort into one of pain."Xander!" Her heart lurched inside her chest as she moved her head to the side and saw Karla with a huge knife in her hand, the sharp end buried in Xander's back. A gasp left her mouth as her eyes reared up.Supporting Xander, she quickly walked and gripped Karla's wrist, "Let. Go."There was so much anger in her voice, a kind of hatred erupted in her heart that made her want to kill this woman right at the moment. She hurt her Xander.Even Karla was shocked for a moment at the intense emotion in Scarlett's eyes. She staggered back a step and in that moment, Cole and others had alrea
"You should definitely buy this one. I think it looks the best on you." Maria smiled at her before gesturing to the sale's assistant to pack it up for her.Scarlett smiled hesitatingly. She didn't know how to act around Maria right now. But she still, nonetheless, nodded at her words."I'll.... go look there." Scarlett pointed towards the left aisle where a lot of winter jackets were displayed.Maria nodded with a doting smile. "Sure. I'll look for some bags too."Scarlett nodded with a robotic smile and went away.As soon as she turned around, her smile faded. Maria called her today morning to go shopping with her. Plus, as November had already started, she suggested to somewhat decorate the house for the winters. It was a reasonable suggestion but Scarlett still hesitated. It was only when Maria said that Xander would like it and that she had already told Xander about it that any hesitation about going out in Scarlett's mind went away.But something still felt off.***It was an h
It was the next day and Scarlett was back home in her room, collecting her books and suddenly, footsteps could be heard behind her.She turned her head to look behind and was startled to see Xander standing so close to her.She jumped up on his surprise as she saw his figure being much closer to hers right now.When did he come so close to me this fast? She patted her chest in a manner to calm her beating heart down. "What-Why are you so close?"Xander tilted his head. "Should I not be?""Huh?" She looked at his face dumbly at his question. "No, you should be." As if realising what she just blurted out, "No, wait-I meant you should not be...I mean-"Xander bit his tongue inside so as not to laugh out at her cute appearance. "Haa" he swept his hand through this hair and let out a short breath."You..." Scarlett covered her face. "Why am I always saying stupid things in front of you?" She mumbled through her hands covering her face and decided to not look at him for a moment. He
Xander was silent for a moment.Explain.He fell silent on the other end. He knew he should not have disappeared but after that night, he just couldn't face her.He lied to her, the past still materrs because...she almost died because of him.There, he said it. He had been feeling so guilty which is why he had left that dark world after her accident and maybe gpd gave him another chance as she lost her memory of that period so he decided to never let her know of that and also not get close to her again but he failed to do that. When he met her gain, all he wanted was to be with her."Xander?" After not hearing a response for a long time, Scarlett called out once again."Yeah?""What yeah?!"A small, almost negligible smile formed on Xander's lips as he could almost imagine her saying, "What yeah?!" with an angry pout in her face. She was the only one who could calm his raging heart. why did you leave without telling me?""Did I need to tell you?""Of course. I'm your wife. Shouldn't
The car suddenly came to a halt.He frowned a bit and looked at her, "What are you talking about, Triantafyllo?""I'm taking about you knowing me even before our marriage." There she said it finally.He eyes widened at her words. A stunned expression came upon his face as if he had never expected to hear this from her.Still, he managed to reply, "What....What do you mean?"She stared back at him, looking for any sign of lie in his eyes but there was none.Did I guess wrong? She wondered.But.....As she wondering about this, Xander had already started driving the car again and the time, she could feel that the speed of the car was significantly faster than usualHer words had affected him.She knew it,"Xander-" Before she could speak to him about it again, he was already out of the car, signaling for he kr to get down either.Soon, she cane down too and walked towards him."Xander, listen to me!"She called him behind his back when he suddenly turned around, startling her."What sho
On the other hand, Xander who called by his subordinate, snapped at him, "You can't even do a simple thing! Didn’t I tell you not to disturb me? Can’t you even handle this? Then, it seems you are not quite suitable to stay in this position.”Before takig Scarlett out on a date, he had specifically instructed his subordinates not to disturb him but it seems he has been a bit too lenient with them in the past few days that they even dared to call him despite his otherwise orders. The matter for which his subordinate had called him was just that they detected a a few suspicious figures near the garden and not wanting to take any risk when their boss was with them, the head of the security decided to contact Xander."I'm going back. Take care of the them." Xander referred to those suspicious figures as he instructed his subordinates before making his way back.He felt uneasy as he walked as if something bad was going to happen. And that's why he felt even more anxious so increased his pa
The flowers of various different colours were arranged in a uniform manner around the entire boundary of the hall. The ruby red and pure pink were the ones that dominated among the flower arrangements. Beautifully embroidered and shimmering golden, thick curtains laced with soft white laces had formed an exquisite bow at the place where the curtain threads are tied, along with the huge hanging chandelier sparkling like diamonds on above and the silent but peaceful cover of the dark night, it all made this date night more special. As I marvelled at the luxurious decorations, a sound came from behind me and no later I felt a light stubble grazing the back of my neck. "Ah, Xander! You startled me."I tried to turn around to face him but his arms held me right around my waist and pulled me closer. "No, just stay like this." He whispered as his breath fell on the skin of my neck. "Huh." I took a deep breath. To be honest, in such a beautiful atmosphere, I have had already lost my he
FLASHBACK CONTINUESI stiffened in his arms the moment I heard his question.Will I ever leave him?Of course, this was a question whose answer I already had in my mind.A year.I'll leave after a year which now might have already been reduced to a few months.But how can I tell him that?So, instead of answering, t tried to change the subject."You...Why are you so...good at speaking Hindi?"Even though what I wanted to ask was "why are you so good to me?".He tightened his arms around me and answered."I'm not.""Hmm?""I wanted to surprise you so I learned that sentence specially for that moment." He voice went low as he spoke the last few words.I could almost feel his breath spraying on my earlobe."Ohh." I nodded in response."I thought you knew Hindu." Chuckling at my own assumption, I turned around."Tell me about you." I said to him, looking straight into his eyes.I wanted to know more about him. Just know, he talked about his mother. I've never heard of her before so I am c