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Kendrick was a few steps away from Vivianne, so he walked closer to her and only stopped after Alastair blocked his path. Staring at Kendrick with a straight face, Alastair said to him, “She said she doesn't know you”. “And you are?”. Kendrick questioned. He was uncomfortable seeing Vivianne interacting with someone like Alastair. Alastair understood the doubt in Kendrick's mind, causing him to smirk as he announced, “I’m Alastair. Vivianne's humble boyfriend”. Turning to Vivianne, he added, “My girlfriend doesn't know you, so how come you know her name?”. Vivianne's mouth was slightly opened in disbelief. She was staring at Alastair as she thought to herself, ‘This guy is undeniably shameless’. “Yo- you're Vivianne's boyfriend? That can't be true, right?”. Kendrick muttered. He positioned his hands behind his back and clenched them tightly. He ought to be happy for Vivianne. He ought to congratulate her. But he didn't understand why he was feeling angry instead of being happy f
The hospital,After seriously anticipating this day, it had at last come true. The doctors had finally discharged Axel from the hospital. His injured leg was no longer critical but minor. He could even walk properly now. Axel walked out of the hospital with Charlie and Billy behind him. He was heading to his parked car when he asked them, “Any news concerning my uncle?”. “Not yet, boss. But I think he's going to be on trial for attempted murder today”. Charlie replied. “In that case, we're going to court right away. I want to see for myself everything that'd happen to my greedy uncle”. Axel declared. He opened his car and was about to sit in the back seat when someone suddenly grabbed his hand. “What gives-!”. He scolded the person, before he saw that it was Raquel. “I overheard what you had just said, Axel. How can you be thinking of going to court when it hasn't even been long since you were discharged?”. Raquel questioned him with furrowed eyebrows. “How did you know I was dis
Mr Hart saw the serious look in both Raquel and Aurora's eyes, causing him to be uncomfortable and lost in his thoughts. He was sitting next to his wife, so he stood up out of panic. “Raquel, Aurora! Both of you are taking this prank too far. Don't scare your father like that!”. Mrs Hart scolded her daughters because she was disheartened seeing her husband in shock. “Don't you guys just get it? Can't you see it's not a prank at all, mom! A bullet was shot into your own son's leg! Open your eyes. Have I ever lied to you before?”. Raquel said. Aurora stood up and supported what Raquel had said, “It's indeed the truth, mom and dad. Every word Raquel has spoken is true”. Mrs Hart paused in perplexity. She couldn't fully understand what was going on. She looked at her husband, who was standing still and was unable to say anything at the moment. “M- my Axel really got shot? This is not a joke or a prank?”. Mrs Hart asked her daughters. Raquel heard her mother's question, and this caus
Raquel was driving Aurora's car when she heard her cell phone beep twice. Because she was the one driving, she didn't bother to check her phone. She was distracted a second time when the cell phone suddenly rang. “Help me answer, will you Aurora?”. “Sure. I am already on it”. Aurora replied, before she dipped her hand into Raquel's pocket and took out the cell phone from it. After that, she quickly answered the call as she had already seen who the caller was. “Father”. Hearing the word ‘father’ from Aurora’s lips totally surprised Raquel. She had no idea at first that the caller was her dad. If she had known it was him, she would have parked the car by the side of the road, and would also have answered the call with her own hands. Well, even though she was driving, she paid attention to what Aurora was informing her father about. “He's currently in custody at Willy's police station, father. Yes. Alright. Bye and take care”. With this, Aurora ended the call. Raquel's eyes were st
“The hard way? What's that supposed to mean, Aurora?”. Axel asked. His hands were inside his trouser pockets. When Axel was busy waiting for Aurora's reply, Raquel grabbed their ears and made them enter Axel's condo with her. “Ow! Ow! Arghhh! My ear. It hurts! Raquel, why are you so strong?!”. Axel's voice was loud as he complained. Aurora supported Axel and said to Raquel, “Axel is right, Raquel. Please release our ears and talk to us like a normal person”.Raquel continued to drag their ears until after she'd arrived inside the living room. She released their ears before she said to Aurora, “Are you saying I'm not a normal person?”. “Are you just figuring it out now, Raquel?”. Axel said, causing Aurora to cover her mouth with her palm as she chuckled.“I can't believe my junior siblings teamed up and bullied me”. Raquel shook her head and said in disbelief. She was staring at Axel and Aurora with an expressionless face. For like a second there, Axel and Aurora panicked because
Vivianne gritted her teeth and smiled, before she answered Alastair, by saying, “Yes. I lost my memory five years ago. But don't worry about me. I'm okay. I have confidence that I'll regain all my memory piece by piece”. “Don't get me wrong, Vivianne. I'm not worried about you. I was simply curious to know if Kelly was telling me the truth”. Alastair admitted, causing Vivianne to grit her teeth in anger. She felt stupid. If she had known that Alastair would reply to her in this way, she wouldn't have bothered answering his question at all.Kelly noticed the tension in the air. She was not ready to hear or see Vivianne and Alastair arguing again. With no plan in her mind, she just chuckled. Both Vivianne and Alastair had to turn to Kelly because, to their own understanding, she was laughing for no reason. The situation was very awkward for Kelly because Vivianne and Alastair were busy looking at her. They would probably think she had gone crazy. “Why are you laughing, Kelly?”. Ala
“It's you?”. Vivianne was absolutely stunned to see Axel. She had never expected him to see him again, or that sooner. She was also surprised that he was with the two young ladies she had met the other day, close to the boxing gym. Raquel's mouth was opened in disbelief because of the way Axel was staring at Vivianne with pure affection. She never knew he was such a warm-hearted person!“Hey, I know you”. Raquel exclaimed after recalling the lady she had bumped into the other day. Vivianne and Axel were engrossed in staring at each other, they didn't even react when Raquel exclaimed. Alastair waved his hand in front of Vivianne's face, but she was still carried away by staring at Axel's enchanting face and the natural charms he possessed. Axel suddenly smiled before he said, “My lady heroine”. His voice was soothing and sweet to hear. It could even make someone let their guard down. Aurora and Raquel were dumbstruck by what they had witnessed right now. They sincerely didn't know
The next morning, in Shanghai, China,Barrett woke up early and went to Garrett's bedroom. After arriving in the room, he didn't see Garrett there, and this made him surprised. ‘It is 6am. Where could Garrett possibly be?’. He wondered before he left the room and went to the living room. Upon arriving in the living room, Barrett saw Garrett there. He was sitting on the sofa. Barrett’s heart underwent fright as soon as he saw the dark circles in Garrett's eyes. “Dude, what happened to your eyes?!”. He exclaimed.Garrett was rubbing his tired eyes with his palm, as he replied, “I couldn't fall asleep last night, Barrett. So I had to stay awake the whole night”. “I see. You're insane”. Barrett nodded as he said. Garrett was not bothered that Barrett called him ‘insane’. Instead, he asked curiously, “When are we heading to the airport?”. “We ought to leave here before 6:50am”. Barrett calmly answered Garrett's question, before he was about to leave the living room. Before that, he
A year later, The boxing gym, Vivianne’s eyes were shut, and she was standing in front of a punching bag. She was wearing grey shorts, together with a black tank top, and punching gloves. The clothes she wore revealed her fairly muscular body, but her six-pack was hidden behind the tank top. She took a deep breath, before opening her eyes. Her gaze was fierce, and her brows furrowed as she stared at the punching bag, before attacking it with the different punching and kicking techniques she had learned over the months under coach Jimmy’s supervisor. The punching bag eventually scattered, thanks to Vivianne's brutal attacks on it. “Wow, you've greatly improved, Vivianne!”. Jimmy clapped as he said to her. He had been standing close and had been watching her. He was proudly smiling as he approached her with a towel. Vivianne chuckled. She collected the towel from Jimmy and used it to wipe the sweat on her face and neck. She was still wiping away her sweat when she ask
The eyes of the shareholders were fixed on Theodore and they never left his side. The long silence was starting to become too awkward. Taking a deep breath in, Theodore’s gaze became serious. He said, “Who among you were the ones that daringly tried to take over this company after my father was imprisoned?”. “Ahem”. The shareholders cleared their throats and avoided staring at Theodore. Their action made Theodore frown and get up from his seat. He slammed both his hands on the long table, and they flinched. He said to them, “I will let your betrayal slide this time, because if I should fire all of you right now, the company would be shaken. But if you dare try to take over this company next time, you will find out that a doctor can also get crazy”. After saying that, Theodore looked at the shareholders' faces and didn't avert his gaze from them for even a second. The aura that surrounded him was filled with authority. He was reminding them that after Richard, his father, he w
“What?! You and my father are seriously getting married tomorrow?!”. Kelly exclaimed, and when Debbie excitedly nodded at her, she stiffened, before she let out a really excited scream. “That's awesome, Mom. This is great news. No wonder you are so happy”. “Yeah, Kelly. I'm finally getting married to the love of my life tomorrow”. Debbie nodded and said. Tears escaped from her eyes as she thought about how she and Alan would have gotten married years ago, if only that wicked and evil Mr Brooks had never crossed paths with her. Seeing the tears that escaped from Debbie's eyes, Kelly stopped smiling. She caressed Debbie's face and wiped the tears away from it, before asking, “What is it, mom? Why are you suddenly crying?”. Debbie sniffed her nose and held onto Kelly's hand when she said, “I am so happy, Kelly. But, thinking about how that evil Mr Brooks caused your father and I to be apart from each other for such a long time is breaking my heart. I wish your father had succeeded in
“Anne”. Vivianne's eyes widened as soon as she heard Pearl's voice. ‘What is this? Why does her voice sound so familiar to me?’. She thought to herself and blinked twice. She stared at Barrett and Garrett again, and after she had recollected herself, she asked them, “Brothers, please tell me what is going on. Do you know them? Are they your business friends? Who are they?”. Barrett and Garrett went and stood beside Pearl, who was sitting on the chair that was positioned next to Vivianne's bed. With his eyes fixed on Vivianne, Garrett placed his hands on Pearl's shoulders and said to her, “Vivianne, look at this lady closely. Can't you really tell who she is?”.‘Why did Brother Garrett talk like that? It's as if he wants me to know this lady. But I-’. Vivianne stopped thinking to herself and placed a hand on her chest because of the strong emotion she felt. She ignored her surroundings and everyone and paid attention to only Pearl, who smiled at her. She felt goosebumps all over h
Beatrice parked the car outside the hospital as they arrived. They all got out of the car, before Barrett and Garrett led the way. One of the nurses saw the two new faces who were about to enter Vivianne's ward. She wanted to stop them and ask questions, but later decided not to because she trusted Barrett and Garrett, who were with them. As they finally entered Vivianne's ward, Pearl’s eyes coincidentally darted to the bed. There, she saw her daughter, Vivianne, who was asleep at the moment. “Anne. My precious Anne”. Pearl muttered as she approached the bedside. She carefully sat on the bed as she didn't want to wake Vivianne, who was sound asleep. Pearl's eyes were filled with love and tears as she watched her daughter. The last time she saw Vivianne, Vivianne was a little girl. But now, things have changed. Vivianne was now a fully grown-up lady. And despite these great changes, she easily recognised her as her daughter. Vivianne's face was not pale, causing Pearl to feel at
Mr Hart’s mansion,Theodore was inside one of the guest rooms. He was standing, the same as Raquel, who was making sure that the room was in order. A smile was on his face as he stared at Raquel. “Raquel, I have told you, Aurora and your mother countless times, it's not that late. I can return to my hotel room”. “Don’t argue with me, Theodore. I'm older than you, and I know better. Stay here tonight, and tomorrow, you and I can go to your father's company and prevent those greedy shareholders from taking over the company”. Raquel scolded him. “We're the same age”. Raquel turned to Theodore upon hearing what he said to her. She said, “I'm a month older than you. So, logically speaking, it counts. I'm older”. Theodore quietly nodded at Raquel because he didn't want him and her to start arguing with each other. “Good. Now, goodnight and sleep tight”. Raquel patted Theodore's shoulder and said this to him, before she turned to the exit door and began to leave the room. “Wait, Raq
Barrett and Garrett had to look at each other because of the dangerous aura their mother was emitting. Without any doubt, they came to the conclusion that Vivianne and their mother had similar characteristics. “Mother, please calm down. Don't get angry too much. Mr Brooks has already been caught and punished. He would spend the rest of his life behind bars until he dies”. Garrett assured her. “But what does that change, Garry? Him spending his remaining life in jail doesn't mean your father and grandparents will ever come back to life”. Pearl said to him, before she stood up. She started pacing back and forth as she ran her fingers through her hair.After she stopped pacing back and forth, she asked, “You said your father's body hasn't been found, right? So I believe he is not dead. He's probably alive somewhere. I am going to find him no matter what! Anyway, where is your sister? Why don't I see her?”. Garrett breathed out in relief upon seeing that Pearl had calmed down. He ans
“Everyone, let's quickly go inside the mansion”. After they stopped hugging, Barrett said to them. He opened the gate using its remote, before he collected the sports car key from Garrett and went and entered the car. As Barrett drove into the mansion, Garrett, Pearl, including Beatrice, who had decided not to leave, entered the mansion.The gate was locked by Barrett after he had gotten out of the car. “Please, mom, follow me inside the house. Have you eaten dinner?”. Barrett asked her. “No. She has not eaten anything yet. She didn't even eat lunch”. Beatrice replied to Barrett on behalf of Pearl, who had almost replied to Barrett.“Who…?”. Barrett asked. It was now that he and Garrett noticed the unfamiliar face, Beatrice. Beatrice paused when she saw how Barrett and Garrett were staring at her with suspicious eyes. “Oh”. She reacted after she understood why they were staring at her. She introduced herself, “I am Doctor Beatrice. I'm the owner of Beatrice's hospital, which is lo
It was evening and Barrett and Garrett left the hospital. They were returning home as they wanted to take their baths. Their bodies were itching them, since their last bath was last night. Garrett was the one who was driving the red sports car, because last night, Barrett was the one who drove. …..Pearl and Beatrice had been waiting outside the mansion's gates ever since the moment they arrived, as Pearl was serious about not leaving.‘I’m so tired and hungry. I haven't eaten lunch or dinner. My stomach is currently angry at me’. Beatrice thought to herself while she kept a poker face. She couldn't let Pearl see that she was exhausted. After waiting for 10 more minutes, Beatrice gave up. She stopped squatting on the ground and stood up. She extended her right hand towards Pearl, who was squatting and said to her, “Please, Lady Pearl, let's return to the hotel. You haven't eaten for hours. That's not good for your health. Let's return so that I can examine your health”. “No. I'm