Hannah's POVI looked up at her almost dropping my fork and spoon." Umm..." I murmured as I thought of something to reply back to her. " Mum, we are not planning for children now," Daniel replied.I blew out a breath of air, silently thanking him for saving me. " But isn't it time for a kid or two to run around in the mansion?" She asked, directing her question to me." Mum, both of us are busy with our work. I don't think we can commit to having a child now," I replied, peering up at her cautiously." There is nothing wrong with taking some time off from work. Come on, you do know that I am getting older as the days go by. I would, of course, want to play with my grandchild." She informed."Mum, we have yet to discuss the topic of kids," I mentioned. " Hannah dear, it has been 10 months since both of you have been married. I think it is about time both of you give us some good news, don't you think honey?" She asked Dad.Dad contemplated giving an answer to Mum but decided against i
TRIGGER WARNING: CONTENT BELOW CONTAINS RAPE.Hannah's POVThe sudden sound of metal hitting ceramic bounced off the walls as all the head tilted up once again. Mother's harsh eyes scalded me, as Brother wore an uninterested expression. But Father, a flicker of anger rushed over his eyes but he quickly covered it up.Everyone continued to eat their scrumptious dishes as I continued to stare at my bowl. The hand continued to grasp my thigh, moving higher every second. But I cannot utter a word, because if I did, no one will believe me. I no longer wanted to drink my soup. I no longer wanted to be in any part of this horrible family dinner. Bile rose up in my throat, but I can't run to the bathroom.I pushed it back down with some water, hoping to calm my stomach. After a while, the rest had their stomachs filled and set their napkins down. " Jelly bean, you wouldn't mind if I stayed here for a while, would you?" He asked, flashing his kind, no, fake smile to Mother. Mother smiled up at
TRIGGER WARNING: CONTENT BELOW CONTAINS RAPE.Hannah's POVI am doomed, right?His palm enveloped my hand, still resting it against his cheek. " I am sorry, I should have touched you. I will never touch you again, I promise " I spoke hurriedly. He let out a small sigh and opened his gorgeously sculpted eyes. " Don't make promises you can't keep."I blinked at him for a while, remembering that my palm is still against his cheek. I was thinking about removing when he gripped it harder against his cheek. " Why would you think that I would not be able to keep a promise?" I asked, uncertainty filling my mind." Because I know that you will not be able to not touch me," He replied, displaying his flirtatious smirk. I rolled my eyes at him before replying," I will be able to not touch you," I wanted to feel victorious for once. " Oh really, then why has your palm not left my cheek?" He asked, his smirk turning into a grin.A gorgeous grin, I must say. Wait, what am I thinking?I realised tha
TRIGGER WARNING: CONTENT BELOW CONTAINS RAPE.Hannah's POVThe sudden sound of metal hitting ceramic bounced off the walls as all the head tilted up once again. Mother's harsh eyes scalded me, as Brother wore an uninterested expression. But Father, a flicker of anger rushed over his eyes but he quickly covered it up.Everyone continued to eat their scrumptious dishes as I continued to stare at my bowl. The hand continued to grasp my thigh, moving higher every second. But I cannot utter a word, because if I did, no one will believe me. I no longer wanted to drink my soup. I no longer wanted to be in any part of this horrible family dinner. Bile rose up in my throat, but I can't run to the bathroom.I pushed it back down with some water, hoping to calm my stomach. After a while, the rest had their stomachs filled and set their napkins down. " Jelly bean, you wouldn't mind if I stayed here for a while, would you?" He asked, flashing his kind, no, fake smile to Mother. Mother smiled up at
Hannah's POV"Hannah! Hannah! Hannah, respond to me! Fuck!" Daniel shook my now upright body as vigorously as possible. I managed to snap out of the memory but the tears refused to stop. I blinked multiple times to stop the tears. Suddenly realizing that Daniel was near me, I jumped away from the bed and him." Hannah, what's wrong? Talk to me," he pleaded, getting up from the bed. I help my palm out to him, signaling him to stop there as I looked around for a way to get away from these four walls. " Hannah," Daniel dragged my name out. My eyes landed on the door separating my room and his. I ran around him and twisted the door knob. " Hannah," He called out once more as I tugged the door open and ran to the other side. I shut the door and locked it from my side. I leaned against the door as sobs poured out from my mouth." Hannah, please open the door. Tell me what is wrong," Daniel knocked on the door multiple times. I harshly placed the back of my hand against my mouth to muffle my
Hannah's POVI did not close the door, thinking that everyone had gone to bed. Brother walked to the cushioned chair and took a seat. He looked up at me and pointed at where he wanted me to stand. I stood there, waiting for him to start talking. " Have you finished paying for the loan?" He asked, leaning back. I shook my head instead of answering him. " And why have you not?" He questioned, crossing his arms." I...uh, my salary i...is not m...much. I...it will take a f...few more years," I stuttered, feeling scared for his reply. He scoffed at me and stood up, straightening his coat. " Then how do you expect me to behave like a brother to you?" He asked, walking up to me but stopping a few feet away. " You were the one who asked me to behave to you like your brother. Do you not want me to behave like your brother anymore?" He asked, his voice deepening.This week's stress and anger had finally caught up to me. I felt the need to vent it out immediately. I needed to. So I replied, " N
Daniel's POV(After dinner)Where the hell is Hannah?!I stormed around the mansion looking for Hannah. I looked in her room and made sure that the door separating our rooms was not locked. I checked her bathroom for her, but she was not there. I checked my room for the third time and ran down the stairs. I had checked the dining room, the living room, and even the kitchen. I got to the bottom of the stairs and looked around to see her standing outside the balcony.I walked to her fast but slowed my pace when she stood in front of someone. " Have you finished paying for the loan?" A familiar voice sounded. Hannah shook her head fast. " And why have you not?" The voice asked. I couldn't comprehend what was going on. I also knew that I should not be eavesdropping. But I needed to know what was going on. " I...uh, my salary i...is not m...much. I...it will take a f...few more years," Hannah replied.To my surprise, Hannah's brother, Dylan, stood up towering over her. " Then how do you exp
Hannah's POVI woke up snuggled close to Daniel again. But this time he was awake, pulling my fringe back only for it to bounce back onto my face. I looked up at him as he peered into mine, waiting for a reaction out from me. " Good morning," I wished him, my voice slightly deeper after not using it for more than eight hours. His lips tipped up as his eyes glowed. "Good morning, how are you feeling?" He asked, his palm resting against my head." Fine, I guess." I replied, rubbing my eyes with my fists. I looked back at him to see a smile shining back at me. But then I realized that it was a sad smile. " I am going to have to tell you everything today right?" I asked, hoping that I had woken up a little later. Daniel gave me slow nod, showing his hesitation. I let out a small sigh, pulling away from his warm embrace and sitting up. " Well how about we talk after work, outside? At a cafe or a park? We don't have to talk now." Daniel assured, searching my face for a reaction." That woul
Hannah's POVWhen the police arrested Paul and Louis, exhaustion finally caught up to me. The ambulance had also arrived, placing Paul on the stretcher. Even after everything Paul had done to me, I insisted that I be let into the same ambulance to reduce his blood flow. Daniel refused multiple times but after I hopped into the ambulance, he joined me and sat down beside me. I immediately got to work to make the blood stop pouring out.Daniel sat beside me feeling confused. The other paramedic and I fought against time to stop the blood flow. With the equipment in the ambulance, we could only give him first aid and pain medication. Daniel noticed that I had hurt myself and alerted me immediately. I disinfected the wound and bandaged it up. Once the ambulance arrived at the hospital, the driver and the paramedic immediately brought him in shouting a quick thank you to me.The police car had been traveling behind us and rushed in with the medics to make sure that Paul would not escape. B
Hannah's POVBefore I could react, I felt something poking my side. " Now, if I were you, I would not move and just listen," A very familiar voice commanded. I froze just as my captives asked me to. My eyes moved to the rearview mirror and I saw Him, sitting very relaxed. My head whipped to the side to recognize the other person." I believe I have never told you my name. I am Louis, Louis Smith. Now you see, I have a fully loaded gun that is poking your side as of now. Any sudden movements and a bullet will be shot right into your side. Seeing as that you're a doctor, you know how much damage that would make." Louis smirked, digging the gun deeper into my side.I winced slightly, but immediately shut up once a glare was shot at me. " Now Hannah, I want you to pull the car out of the parking lot. Then you will follow the instructions provided by the GPS. Got it?" Louis asked, plugging his handphone into my car and pulling up the address. He also took my phone, switched it off, broke m
Hannah's POVEverything is definitely not ok...In the next few days, Matt was back and had not left me out of his sight. After receiving strict instructions from Daniel, Matt would park the car and walk into the hospital with me. He would demand my schedule for the whole day and if I did not have any surgeries he demanded that I meet up with him every hour. We would have lunch together with Joseph and Matt definitely had reservations about Joseph because of his chirpy behavior.Joseph suspected something was about to happen because of all the security measures. I did too. Now I was back home with Daniel. One minute I was sleeping peacefully and the next I hear a gunshot ringing through the air. Daniel and I both sat up hurriedly as sweat started to drip down my forehead. Daniel jumped out of the bed and sprinted out of the room while telling me to stay in the room. I had been sitting for a while but the doubt of what had happened to who got me out of our room.I sprinted down the sta
Hannah's POVThe past few days went by peacefully. I spent a lot of time with Daniel after work. Although I would like to say that it was against my will, I really enjoyed time with him. We would be home and talking most of the time, about his work and sometimes even about his childhood.Daniel would ask about my day at work, but I would reply saying that it was just the usual. However tonight, Daniel insisted that I show him one of my textbooks about medicine. I refused at the start but after all the improvements we've made between us, I pulled out my textbook and let him look through it. His face brightened like a kid with candy.We were sitting in the livingroom, as Daniel flipped through the pages often asking about a few terms that he wasn't aware of. I tried my best to explain the meanings to him and somehow he connected medical prcedures with business tactics. Soon, Brother walked in and also sat down with Daniel and looked through it as well." Well, lucky me. I do not have to
Hannah's POVRecap: I grunted softly as I tried my best to tighten the knot of the sweatpants, but they refused to stay up.It just had to be cliche. I thought to myself, as the pants dropped for the umpteenth time. " Fine, I will just not wear them..." I whisper-shouted to myself and folded them neatly. The sweatshirt reached my knees so it hid everything that needed to be hid. Especially the scars. Not letting my mind wander. I dropped my dirty clothes into the laundry basket and opened the door, holding his folded sweatpants. It is what it is. Urghhhh...I stepped out of the bathroom and shut the door, only to notice that Daniel's eyes were watching me like a hawk. " Erm, the pants do not fit..." I muttered softly, although it projected quite loudly in the quiet room. It seemed that Daniel had been working on somethings on his laptop. Daniel carefully placed his laptop on the bed and got up, his eyes never leaving mine. " I will go and get some pants from my room..." I stated and wa
Hannah's POVDo you remember the time that you knew that someone would never do a certain thing, but only to be proven wrong to see them doing the exact thing? Well, that was what Daniel and I were seeing.Brother, or Dylan, had an apron wrapped around his torso and his headphones on his head. He was moving around the kitchen, cooking up a storm, while shaking his hips to whatever song he was listening to. My mouth fell open, my brain refusing to take in such information in such a short time.A chuckle sounded from beside me, causing my gaze to land on Daniel who seemed to be trying very hard to hold in his laughter. However, his efforts were in vain because he started to burst out in laughter. Honestly, I did not know what to focus on. Whether on Daniel's gorgeous laughter or on Brother's weird behavior.I slightly smacked Daniel on the shoulder to try my best to shush him. Which had evidently not worked as he continued to laugh. Soon Brother heard Daniel's loud laughter and turned a
Hannah's POVDaniel fixed a delicious plate of supper for the both of us. I had not wasted time and gobbled the food down, earning a minute of laughter from Daniel. I was floored by Daniel's cooking skill. When I asked him how had he managed to cook so well, he simply replied with a shrug.Just as we were about to finish supper, Brother walked into the kitchen with a casual look. Daniel noticed him walk in to which he dramatically rolled his eyes, earning a small giggle from me before I sat up straighter. " What do you want?" Daniel asked with obvious distaste." I just want to talk. I will leave immediately if you do not want me to," Brother replied, sounding as if he had already thought of his reply. Daniel looked at me for confirmation as I slightly nodded to him. " Fine. You can talk, but I'll remain here." Daniel stated, trying to intimidate Brother. I had noticed a change in Brother.He seemed to let his emotions out a little more than before. Now, he had a look of relief before
Hannah's POVThe couches were filled with the bags that Joseph and I had purchased yesterday. Mom immediately went to one bag and pulled out a red dress. She straightened it and held it up. " Isn't this beautiful? How did you manage to snag this gorgeous dress?" Mom asked, looking back at me." Umm, actually, my friend made me go shopping and selected most of the dresses in the bags," I replied, looking away from her. Her smile dimmed a little as she shook her head. " Hannah dear, even if your friend selected it for you, it would still look gorgeous on you." Mom replied, folding the dress and placing it back into the bag." What would look gorgeous on who?" Mother's voice rang across the living room. She walked in hand in hand with Father as Brother walked behind them. I stiffened and took a small step back, trying to get to Daniel. Daniel too stepped towards me and circled his arm around my waist." Ah, Bernadette. It's nice of you to join us. You see, Hannah went out to shop and we
TRIGGER WARNING: CONTENT BELOW CONTAINS RAPE.Hannah's POVI took a deep breath, thinking about how I wanted to start my life story. I thought that Daniel would rush me, but he was waiting patiently for me to start. " 16 September 1995, that was the day I was born." I started, looking up at him once I finished my small sentence." I'll make sure to keep that in mind and give you a surprise that you can never imagine of," Daniel replied, bringing a small smile onto my face. " It is not an important day, Daniel. I was the unplanned baby. I was not supposed to be made," I looked up at him, to see him clench his jaw."And I have always been treated that way. I was given to a care taker since the day I was born. I did not receive Mother's love or Father's love. Brother was told not to have any interaction with me. The three of them would have family meals while food was brought up to my room. I did try to get some kind of attention or care from any one of them, but the humiliation and sile