“You heard me, Rose Vamcap.” with those dark eyes fixed on her, Aaron approached her, making Rose swallow hard, practically paralyzed by the tension "Hand over the documents you stole from me to your father."
“That really is quite a turn of events, isn't it, Mr. Vamcap?” Michael laughed, full of mockery, and, more than ever in her life, Rose wished she could punch him in the face “After all you've done for your dear wife, now she's giving you such a disappointment, betraying you like this... But, if I may say so, you couldn't have expected less, could you? After all, she turned against her own family and I'm sure she made up a lot of lies about us, just to gain their trust and get access to her money. If she stole all these documents for herself, who is to know how much she hasn't taken for herself over the past year? Who could say that it would not be such a great favor for us to make our daughter her wife, is it not?”“I tried to“Who do you think you are dealing with?” Michael was the first to react, throwing the papers hard against the floor "Do you think you can come to my house and make fun of me like that?!"“What does that mean, Aaron?” Violet cracked a shaky smile, seeming to be trying to hide how nervous she was “You… You're not going to let another cheap trick like that fool you, are you…? Rose may have given my uncle the wrong documents, but of course you realized that her true intention was to harm your family..."“Of course I see clearly who is trying to harm my family here.” Aaron replied, letting Violet's expression lighten for a moment, before he continued "My sister-in-law worked hard to get a full scholarship to a top college in her area, and yet her parents were cruel enough to try to screw up her future and force her to marry a stranger. All this for money. But, what amazes me the most is that, even after the thousands of ti
"What?" Rose gasped in disbelief “You told me you traveled with him to see the orphanage where he grew up! Not to get married!”"Uh... We... We can discuss this later, yeah?" Grace gave her sister a sheepish smile “The important thing is that now we've given them a taste of their own poison! And I managed to control my expression until now, couldn’t I?” she turned to Simon, with a sincere smile Rose had never seen her give to anyone else before "I managed not to screw up the plan!"“Yes, dear. You did it." that gigantic man literally melted around Grace, hugging her so gently that anyone would think she was made of glass “I knew you would be amazing.”“But… What the fuck!” Michael swore, angrier than Rose had ever seen her. “You went mad or what? I'm going to call that shitty college right now and make a fuss until they throw your stuff out on the street...!”“You can try...&rdqu
“I don't think I've ever felt so relieved in my entire life!” Grace cheered as they all got into the spacious car Aaron had arrived in, sitting on Simon's lap as if she hadn't even realized what she was doing “I can't believe this is all over! All I want to do is get home and tell everyone that...”“That you got married?” Rose asked, feeling a little betrayed, almost like a mother who had just found out her teenage daughter was pregnant.“Uh… I…” Grace stammered, losing that carefree expression in the blink of an eye “I know I should have told you earlier, but… It's just that everything was so perfect when we went on a trip a few days ago that I just couldn't control myself. Simon has always been a gentleman, but I knew he wanted to get married and start a family, so I thought the best way to show him how much I loved him was to ask him to marry me..."“Did you ask him to marry you?&rdquo
"If I had known your sister getting married would make you so happy…" Aaron commented, pulling Rose out of the thoughts she was sinking into as she watched Grace and Simon sharing a piece of cake nearby "I would have brought Evans to this house a long time ago…"“Aren't they cute?” she sighed excitedly, laying down against her husband's chest "God, I never thought I'd be making the sweets for my sister's engagement party so soon, but... Seeing her so happy is so wonderful... Even though sometimes it's still hard for me to accept that she's marrying the same man that those two creeps were pushing her."“Do you have anything against a contract marriage that turned out well?” Aaron asked, placing his hand up her bare knee, under the skirt of her dress, making a caress that to anyone else might seem innocent, but she knew very well the lustful intentions behind it “Because if so, that is very prejudiced of you, Mrs. Vamcap. Sometimes
"Is this really necessary?" at the sound of his wife's question, Aaron turned to see her fingering the fabric of the sleep mask that was blindfolding her.“No spying.” he teased her, couldn't help but laugh when he saw her wrinkle her nose, but still move her hands away from the mask.“I could just close my eyes, you know...”“I don't trust you not to get carried away by curiosity. Besides, I already said, where we're going is a surprise. Where would the fun be if you took the risk of seeing something?” he questioned her, not resisting the urge to take his hand off the steering wheel for a moment and poke the cheek it had puffed out."Very good. What do you think adds to the fun and gives me a clue as to where we're going?" Rose crossed her arms, clearly suspicious.“See? That's why I asked Grandma to borrow one of her sleeping masks for us. You couldn't stop yourself from peeking in while we were on the way.”
Never in her life had Rose thought anything sounded like a dream or too good to be true. In fact, before, she thought those sentences didn't even make sense, as it seemed impossible for something to be this good. However, when Aaron sat her down on his lap on the huge couch that was in the office of the bakery that was now hers... There were no other words Rose could use to describe how she was feeling. It all felt like the best dream she'd ever had. And, God, she hoped she never had to wake up.With a groan, she moved her arms to allow her husband to move the top of her dress off her chest, fondling her breasts hungrily through the fabric of her bra, until she was rolling her hips against the growing erection in his pants.“Congratulations, wife…” without any warning, he pulled her bra cups down all at once, sucking her nipples hard “You just convinced me to replace this sofa with the biggest bed I could find…”“I don't thi
Rose had never been on a trial before, especially one dealing with an inheritance, which technically should be something simple. However, she was starting that in the world of billionaires, which she was also a part of because of Aaron, this was not something unusual, since there were so many lawyers specializing in this issue, who were now sitting on opposite sides of the front rows, facing the judge and the bailiff who were organizing themselves up ahead.Sitting where she was, holding Aaron's hand, and in the same row as Adele Jullian, Rose could see very clearly the serious face of Andy, who appeared to be reviewing something in the papers that the rest of the lawyers representing the Vamcaps had handed her. She had been so distant from her family lately... Rose liked to believe it was because she was just too focused on studying all the processes that had happened so far and finding the best way to intercede on her family's behalf. That's why she was away from home so much
“I want to start by calling out my client and plaintiff, Alphonse Vamcap.” Mr. Compton announced, as soon as the judge allowed him, causing Alphonse to walk with his chin held high to the small podium next to the judge “Mr. Vamcap, can you tell me if you ever suspected that your first wife might be cheating on you while you were married?”“No, never.” Alphonse shook his head, without hesitation. “After all, Imogen made me feel terrible for having found a new love, even though we knew our marriage was arranged and we didn't feel anything for each other. However, now I can see that she seemed to be trying to cover up her mistakes, making me feel so guilty about mine.” He sighed, as if he was the biggest victim there.Aaron growled beside Rose and she used both hands to stroke his arm, trying to send him a silent message that soon those lies would be exposed.“And, by chance, had you ever suspected that, by chance, th
She could do this.The past was in the past and that scared, easily intimidated Andy was no more. She had been locked in that broom closet, with her hands bleeding and at the bottom of that lake, on that dark night, so many years ago. Now there was only Andrea Vamcap, a competent lawyer and part of a family she would never allow to fall apart, if only because she hadn't had the courage to face her memories and meet with the only person who could save the Vamcaps from Alphonse in that moment."Ms. Vamcap.” a female voice called and, as he turned around, Andy realized that she had been so deep in her own thoughts that she hadn't even noticed that the smiling secretary had returned and was now standing beside her “Mr. Ferrars will see you now. Please, follow me.""Thanks." Andy groaned, his throat raw with nerves.Biting the inside of his cheek to force his body to hold steady, Andy followed the woman to a private elevator and then down a wide hallway that certainly could have held an ent
“And finally, I want to thank our lead developer, Grace Evans, for making this indie initiative the game of the year.” Timothy Collins, the owner of the game development company Grace had been working for for almost 6 years, pointed her out from the middle of the row of all the other people who had worked alongside her on that project “This award belongs to all of us, folks. Thank you again."At the sound of that last sentence, the audience rose to applaud them and, right in the front row, Grace saw Simon, sitting next to Timothy's husband, with that beautiful smile on his face, looking at her as if he were seeing a Goddess on top of that stage, instead of a human being. And as thrilled as she was that her most beloved work had won the award that was every developer's dream, Grace couldn't wait to step off that stage and give her husband a hug.Finally, after another round of applause, she and her co-workers were finally able to step down from the stage and, without even worry
"And this is where Simon's old room used to be." Mrs. Dickinson announced excitedly, opening the door for Simon and Grace to enter “I left him as he always was, at his request, but it breaks my heart to see how simple everything here is. Especially now that his help has made our children's rooms so beautiful and cozy...”"It's just as cute as he is..." Grace sighed, making Mrs. Dickinson laughs and Simon blushes.“Well, that was the last place I wanted to show your girlfriend. Oh, I'm always so happy to see you here again, my boy..." the old lady sighed, going to hold Simon's face by the cheeks as she had done since he was abandoned at the door of the orphanage, in a box, as a baby "And even happier to know that now you knew what love was. I've never seen you so happy before, not even when I was giving you extra time on my living room computer.”“It was great meeting you too, Mrs. Dickinson.” Grace smiled, looking genuinely thrilled to be there “It was so amazing to see the
“Stop swinging your legs like that! It looks like a tremendous duck!” Elisabeth scolded Grace for the millionth time that day, causing her to stop nervously shaking her legs as she sat in the waiting room of the restaurant where her parents had taken her to meet her mystery fiance “And stop biting your lip or you'll get lipstick on your teeth! God, I never met a girl more slovenly than you! How can you be my daughter?”“Shut up and stop causing an uproar!” Michael growled in a low tone, reaching over to grab his wife's arm after seeming to have finally finished confirming the reservation with the waiter who had accosted them the moment they set foot in that huge restaurant and who screamed exclusively "We have to make a good first impression on our son-in-law!"“Don’t you dare talk to me like that!” Elisabeth spat, moving her arm away from his grip, but at least in a lower tone “Do you have any idea how long it took me and how much makeup I had to spend to make her even remote
It had been exactly 7 months, 2 weeks and 4 days since Grace had asked to see her best friend's dick, and even after the day Simon had gotten up from the table so fast as to break his own computer and end the conversation, she felt that he was still awkward around her, even though they had made a silent pact not to mention her request again.The funny thing was, Grace couldn't even feel embarrassed. Not that she didn't know that asking someone to be naked during a video call was weird, but… She honestly wanted to see that part of Simon. The only thing that made her feel bad was the fact that, from some of their conversations, Grace had the distinct impression that Simon thought she had asked this out of pure and simple curiosity. And unfortunately, whenever she tried to explain that she really was physically attracted to him, and even more so, Simon seemed to panic and end the call.Her parents had always said that she was very strange, and maybe Grace really was. Because she
“Please make yourself comfortable, Mr. Evans.” Mr. Conti touched Simon's shoulder in a friendly way as the waiter poured a glass of whiskey at the table he was sitting at "It's a pleasure to have you here again."“Thanks again for the invitation.” Simon forced himself to smile, since, of all the people he had met since he had started making a lot of money and being invited to that kind of high society club, Mr. Conti and his wife seemed to be one of the few people who were being genuinely kind to him.“Let me say hello to my other guests, but I'll be back here shortly so we can talk a little, yes?” the old man smiled, as if he knew perfectly well that Simon would not fit in easily here among all these men who were twice his age and never had to worry for once in their lives about what they were going to eat the next day “Why don't you try to take a walk and meet the other gentlemen? I'm sure you'll have a lot of fun.”Suppressing a sigh, Simon just smiled a little and nodde
“Grace...!” Rose called out to her, still inside the living room where Alec Vamcap, the nephew of the man she had married, was now happily playing with his adorable puppy; however, Grace pretended that she hadn't heard her and continued to walk quickly towards the room where she was staying in the Vamcap mansion, with the Christmas card, which she had questioned about, in her hands.It was still hard for her to believe that her sister actually looked so happy, in fact happier than she had ever been in the Springs, here with the family of the man she had forcibly married. Not that Grace was bothered by that. After all, Mr. Vamcap had turned out to be a better person than she realized, not only preventing Rose from being assaulted by Michael, but also bringing Grace into that mansion months ago, when she still had to wait until she could move into the dorm. Of course, she had been absolutely surprised when he had done this, as she had painted an image of him in her mi
Simon knew he was acting like he was 8 years old again, hiding in corners and just observing everything around him, letting shyness get the better of him, instead of doing what he really wanted to do. But dammit, whenever he glanced in Grace's direction, his heart raced, his palms turned cold, and he was more certain than ever that he still didn't have the courage to walk up to her and simply introduce himself. Not if it meant his looks might disappoint her and she wanted to stop being friends with him.Of course, he also knew he shouldn't have taken advantage of the fact that she had told him where her college was and given him the opportunity to go there and see her, on the day he knew Grace would be coming to apply, but... He wanted so much to see her up close. Or, at least, from a few meters away, as he was doing now, sitting at one of the tables in the college cafeteria, while he watched Grace standing in line near one of the rooms, hugging some documents and looking very
Most kids learned from their parents that strangers were not to be trusted, especially strangers you met on the internet and had never seen their faces before. In the case of Grace Springs, however, it was her older sister who had taught her that. So she knew very well how horrified and worried Rose would be to learn that she was doing exactly that right now."How's your day?" The message flashed in the in-game personal chat after the match ended, and with a smile, Grace clicked to open the message and reply from her friend Simon.Well, theoretically his nickname was still TallMole95, but they were long past that stage of knowing each other's real names. Seven months in all, in fact, since she'd managed to get hold of one of the notebooks in her father's study. Rose always said that she needed to avoid getting into trouble with Elisabeth and Michael as much as possible, especially while her sister wasn't back from college, but after those two had sold the portable game con