Thea "Are you serious? I have been waiting for an hour in your fucking office. And you just disappeared without letting your staff know. I'm not so available to wait for an fucking hour", I lash out at Sebastian when he walks into the cabin and straight comes to his desk, roughly shoving some stuff aside.He doesn't utter a word and acts like I don't even exist. "I'm talking to you", I grunt.He finally looks at me with a cold glare, making me mum on the spot. "Oh, you have some important work to do apart from just fucking around, Mrs Fox? Then why don't you just do that instead of working a bit for your own mess", he shrugs. "Ugh! You're in a mood today. Why are you lashing out at me?" I scoff, watching him frustratedly slumping on the chair. He looks freaked out. "What's wrong? You got something about this case? Are Christian or his lawyer up to something on the next hearing?" I ask nervously since I have no clue what they are up to. We haven't come face to face ever since. "
Tiffany Sebastian's words make my stomach churn and deliver goosebumps all over my body. I grip my phone tightly, catching my breath as I had lost it for a while. His words are still buzzing inside my head, fresh and loud. I feel my heart thudding faster. It causes my chest to ache but I gulp down. "I know I'm sounding crazy. But I think— I have—" he chokes. "I have literally gone crazy for you. I can't tell you how I passed these two days""You think it was worse than what I have been through, Sebastian?" I grunt."I didn't mean that", his voice shivers. "I know. I know that I hurt you in the worst way possible but it didn't go well with me either, Tiffany", he says, huffing."You know what? I don't care anymore. If you think you can lure me with your sweet words again, you're fucking wrong. Go and chant this scripted monologue to other women that will trust you", I spit out of frustration.It's not that my heart didn't race faster when he confessed this. It's not that my heart did
Ivanna Three days have never felt this long. We have nothing in our hands except for some truths and witnesses who can't help us at all. Jarred seemed to have disappeared in thin air. Looks like he never existed. Kane has been working his ass off to hunt him down. Among all this, life seems to be so normal, except it's not. Christian's company had started losing funds due to the pressure of some agencies supporting Thea. It's strange that those women who support her just because she's a woman have no clue about the things that have happened. They aren't supporting her because she might be a victim. They are supporting her because she's a woman. They had enough social media posts with Christian's picture attached, "Look what a giant man he is. And look at the woman. Who do you think can force the strength?" It made my blood boil but also made me laugh at the stupidity of people. Things kept going out of hand. "We know such businessmen think they can get away with anything a
Tiffany I come out of Sebastian's grip right away as he rolls his eyes. "So, I can see everything is sorted, ha?" Thea's smirk widens. I find it better to avoid and get started to make a quick snack.However, Thea walks slowly towards us. I'm in zero mood to listen to her nonsense anyway. "See ya! I told you", I hear her saying with a sarcastic tone. "You just need to apologise a couple of times and emotional blackmail always works. Especially for a woman like Tiffany. No?" My heart wrenches as I look up at Sebastian with disbelief. He was already staring at me. My hand is still in his grip as he squeezes my hand and shakes his head NO slightly, his eyes screaming at me to not believe her.And out of the blue, I feel like I trust him. Everything he had been doing for the past two days, I can't accept that those efforts were fake by any means. Sebastian shifts his eyes back to Thea with a deadly glare. "Oops! Sorry, I'm not messing it up again", Thea grins and looks at me. "Are y
TheaMy eyes flare open as John breaks into the room. Fuck! It can't be true. It can't happen. I gulp down, my heart beating out of tremendous horror as I find him groaning and glaring at us. I realise I'm still holding Sebastian's shoulder and he's holding my waist. Damn!I immediately push Sebastian aside. "Get off me!" Then I run towards John, immediately hugging him while trying my best to weep. "Thank God. You have come. I can't tell you how much scared I was, John. I don't know what's wrong with this man suddenly. He tried to force me"John doesn't respond, nor does he hug me back which makes my throat dry up in fear. Did he– did he hear us? Fuck! No. It shouldn't happen. Suddenly, I feel his strong grip around my arms as he pulls me away from him and in no time, without giving me another chance, he pulls me towards him. His eyes are dark, shivering and making my entire body vibrate in fear. I feel his grip getting tightened with each passing second."John, what are you—""I.
Tiffany "Why are you saying sorry?" I mutter. He lets out a deep sigh and lowers his gaze. "I shouldn't have hidden so many things from you. I shouldn't have kept you in darkness. Just because I did that, you had to be hurt for no valid reason. That situation could have been avoided if I simply told you about it"He's with a disappointed tone. "I just— I could not tell you because whenever I'm with you, I don't feel like talking about anything else. The bond I shared with you had nothing to do with this case, Thea, and her filthy actions. Even though I met you because of this case, it has always been different. I wanted to keep our moments, our relationship away from all this negativity. That's where I messed it—""Stop!" I gasp and look away. "You're making me feel more guilty, Sebastian""Why would you feel guilty?" he exclaims. "Because I didn't trust you. I didn't listen to you when you were begging to explain", my voice breaks. "I said so many bad things to you. I— I'm sorry"
Tiffany "Ah! Thank God. Garry already dropped the dinner", Sebastian says, picking up a package from next to his door. He peeks inside the package. Sebastian looks at us. "There's some f—" he pauses, maybe realising there are kids around. "Some damn pizza. I hope it's okay. Or else I can make something else""Okay, I think I like you", Ryan says with his narrow eyes at the pizza boxes. "I'm blessed finally", Sebastian lets out a sarcastic sigh, making me giggle."Well, it's okay. They get food from outside once in a while", I say with a smile."Great!" Sebastian hands me the boxes and unlocks the door. We come inside and Sebastian turns the lights on. "Wow! Your place is cool", Kevin says, looking around."Ah! You liked it?" Sebastian asks."Yeah. I always liked vintage setups with small spaces but mom never let us move to small places", Kevin says. "So, I decided when I'll be eighteen and will move out, I'll get a place like that""That's a great idea!" Sebastian replies. "You'
Christian John has been mumbling repeatedly in that drunken state, speaking all the bitter words about her. It leaves both of us in shock. What might have happened between them?Ivanna comes inside the room and closes the door.I look at her doing all the random stuff while blabbering about John. My phone buzzes again. It's Kane. He has been repeatedly calling and texting me. I keep staring at the phone, lying on the bed.I put it on vibration mode."Thea did not respond yet. Did she?" Ivanna shrugs while decluttering her research papers. "She can't just be responsible for a damn time""I tried to call Tiffany. Her phone is unreachable. We can just wait for the morning", I tell her.Ivanna looks at me. "What do you think? What might have happened between them? I don't know I'm feeling like John got to know about the truth""I don't think so. It's only possible when she'll confess it. But she's never gonna do that as far as I have known her", I say, looking at the ceiling. Ivanna's ph
JohnGetting married in the 50s isn't that strange anymore. But for me, it was— for a man who believed his marriage would last forever and then believed he would never marry again. I stood before the mirror as Ryan helped other groomsmen with their last fit."You all look pretty handsome. Ready to leave. But I wish Kevin had that time to get a good fit. Your suit sucks!""I feel better anyway", Kevin snarls. I chuckle while fixing my bow tie, watching my sons in their 20s still fighting like toddlers. It's been a blessing for me to have a family which didn't break even after the biggest disaster. And maybe it was because, in our family, it had always been us. Me and my two boys. Their mother wasn't there. The death was just a formality. I didn't really change that much. My boys were happier than ever after she died. It's really mean of me to think that way but it was the truth. They were traumatised because they were kids. As they grew up, I realised they had a better and healthier
It's been a while since I updated this book. However, I have delayed letting you know that I'm writing a book on Samuel and Chrisanna titled "Dispute Marriage" You'll find it on my goodnovel profile. This book is a bit different from others which don't have a forced marriage trope or any abusive family since you are already familiar with both families.The story revolves around two childhood friends Samuel and Chrisanna and their sudden marriage after Samuel disappears from Chrisanna's life for eight years. The book deals with heavy mental issues and a dark past. Slow burn. Please give that book a try and let me know if you like it. And I would like to know if you would want a short portion of John and Georgia's story or a direct epilogue to close the book.
Tiffany Emery runs to Sebastian. "Da—dy"And he immediately drives his eyes down and takes her in his arms. They both look at me lovingly. Now, I don't feel bad about pushing the wedding. This feeling would not be the same if we got married before Emery came. Ryan and Kevin walk beside me to the aisle. I wanted them to do this honour because if there's anyone in this world I still love more than Sebastian and Emery, My eyes become teary as I walk to them. Sebastian spreads his arm at me and I immediately dig into his chest.He leans closer to my ear."My beautiful bride"I smile against his chest and look up. He takes my hand and leads me to the centre. I take a look at every one. John, Mr Ryder, Gary, Myra, Christian, Ivanna and the recent teenager Chrisanna. Everything feels so complete and beautiful. Mr Ryder comes and takes Emery from Sebastian even though she doesn't wanna go. With the pastor's words, Sebastian and I looked into each other's eyes deeply. "I, Sebastian Ry
TiffanyI can't figure out how to react and what it's all about because I don't wanna assume anything unreasonable. He's on his knees with a damn ring.It means— God! I can't— comprehend it. My eyes flutter open at his handsome face. No words come out of my mouth. I'm at a loss of words."I know you're shocked! And I'm sorry if I scared you with this sudden—" he doesn't complete, yet keeps his eyes straight into mine. "But I couldn't keep this longer inside me, Tiffany. I had known a long time ago that I needed you in my life. Forever! And I'm not scared to ask you that—"With that pause, my heartbeat stops and my entire body shivers when I wait for him to complete."Will you marry me?" I feel goosebumps littering all over me with those words. Did he really ask me for marriage? It takes me a while to process. His eyes are full of fear and hope and I'm left in shock. Never in my wildest dreams, I had imagined he would propose to me. I hear some people around cheering up and root
TiffanyTime indeed flies like air and it happened in my case in a better way. In the best way, actually. I started my job in the daycare centre with all the lovely kids around which made my life less monotonous after Ryan and Kevin left. They are doing good in their new school and John has also settled into his new office over there. I and Sebastian balanced our life beautifully, supporting each other. As days and weeks passed, our love grew stronger. Among everything, I was happy with the fact that I have my identity now. A good identity. My salary doubled in just three months after joining for my good service and the way all the kids related to me. In a year, I was promoted to manager of the daycare centre, life couldn't be any less beautiful. It's been two years, I and Sebastian are together and we are living our best life. We hardly argued and most of the time it was just silly. He loves to tease me and I go along with it. Sebastian has become the most demanding lawyer in the
TiffanyWe spent the last two days painting the house and I can't describe how beautiful it came out. We did some changes like replacing the furniture and donating some. If everything goes well, I'll be here in less than three days.John has finished all the preparations in Hong Kong and he's leaving the day after we decided to move in. It all happened so fast but I'm glad that John is recovering. It's been eight months since the tragedy and I know it's gonna take years for him to overcome this. I'm happy for him but I would be happier if there was any chance that he finds someone to love him as much as all of us found a person to love.It sucks and I hate the fact that all his life he never found someone like that.I and Sebastian carry the portrayal I had in my room for years. It's a huge one and Sebastian suggested we should place it in the living room because it's beautiful. It's a painting I got from an art summit years back, featuring a mother and her small daughter, surviving
Sebastian"Really, Sebastian? I have never seen you this excited before", Georgia says as I show her some themes I'm confused with and I end up telling her the whole plan. "Isn't it something to be excited about?" I blurt out. "She's moving in with me. Isn't it amazing? People can't even go past dating and we are really moving in!" I tell her and she smiles wider, sitting in front of my desk."That's true", she says. "I'm just wondering what you would do once you guys announce the marriage!" she laughs but on a serious note, it makes my heart stop for a while.She pauses, looking at me. "Sorry. I should not have said that?"I chuckle. "Nah! Nothing like that. I just spaced out when you talked about marriage""Ah! So, that means you're thinking about it", she leans to the desk. I scratch the back of my head with an awkward smile. "I could marry her the moment I saw her! But hell! I'm not repeating any mistakes from the past. Maybe, I'll wait for a while before proposing to her. And t
Tiffany We stop by the nursery. It's one of the biggest nurseries in the city which I can completely believe by the way it looks. The boys run into the green surrounding and I and Sebastian slowly walk to see the plants. One of the workers accompany us, showing us all the kinds of plants we could use for decor. "I want the real ones", he says as I scan those plants which need no sunlight. They would be perfect for indoors."These are real ones too. These are just indoors", I say, watching his expression change. "But I still don't find the realness in them. You can take these. I'll look for others", he walks away to find his REAL plants as I shake my head at him in disbelief.We load all the plants we have got for the decor and Ryan and Kevin took two small ones to plant in the yard. Even though they won't be staying here, they wish to see it all grown up when they would occasionally visit. After that, we stop by a restaurant to have lunch. Surprisingly, Sebastian didn't suggest h
Tiffany We talked a lot today. I'm glad that I took this whole day out for him because we needed to have this conversation. I have finally decided to move in with him. Nonetheless, it'll come with more challenges and I'm ready for it. This decision will not only make our relationship stronger but also give me a world of my own. I can't wait to finally live my life in my own conditions and happiness. Sebastian asked me if he could help me anyway. But I refused to take any help from him as I did with John. It's my call to explore and look for opportunities which I'll be doing from today. I'm thinking about having a conversation with John again. I want him to change his decision of holding back until I settle down. Because that's impossible. I'll need a lot of time to clean the mess and organise my life and I think I'll surely do it if I have Sebastian.I'm glad that Sebastian understood me and more than that he trusted me enough. I'm scrolling through my phone to research the jobs I t