Carol just opens the door, finding her two cousins who have been at least a bit close to her over the years. She just walks towards her study room, sending a message to Damien that she has guests and dinner will be a bit late. Damien responds in a short reply and decides to work on his laptop until then. Carol's Cousin, Brianna and Alex, look at each other with confusion when they find a stranger in their cousin's house, being so comfortable that he is wearing pajamas and working on his laptop like his own house. They want to ask questions but judging by the situation they're in, they don't want to provoke Carol more. Not to mention that they both get their share from the company. Especially Briana, even though she is a woman. As three of them enter the room, Carol turns, only to look at them with indifferent expressions, ** What made you bring you here?** Her cousins take a deep breath and look at her with a sad expression, ** We didn't know why Grandpa did that. Grandm
It wasn't detailed but it was enough for Damien to understand what is going on with the woman he just got married to. Her strong and over friendly demeanor is a way to escape her own feelings and try to cope up with everything. What is he going to say about it? Their lives are the same? No, hers is way worse than his. He wasn't bullied to the death but was indeed neglected terribly. But he knows why he was bullied but - Her situation is way too unimaginative. Why would her own blood do such a thing? If they didn't want that child, they could have given her for adoption! If they didn't like her existence, there were plenty of options to let her go. But at the end of the day, those terrible things happened and last eight hours with her, Damien had no idea how much she was holding back. He thought he met a woman who knew how to move on from a terrible relationship. And she was welcoming and friendly with him. But now he knows, she has nobody to rely on. " Alex, Right?" He looks
After having breakfast, Carol sits on the chair in her study room. All the previous files that are important for her company have piled up in her room before she knew. Those are very important documents for her company and she can use them to teach her lessons. But she isn't going to play dirty when she knows Karma will hit them once they realize what they lost. She won't go back to her family business but sitting in her room, playing thousands of melancholic songs in her head that she used to listen to when she was a kid won't feed her. She has inherited a hefty amount of money and wealth from her grandparents that can feed her for years but she isn't someone who will be lazing around. Also the situation right now, without any job she is like an unemployed and she needs to work. For the first time in years, she searches for some jobs that she can handle without any problems. However, most of them don't suit her taste at all. But she can't be arrogant. Beggars can't be choosers.
Damien enters the house, built on an acre of field, surrounded by classic gardens and an artificial fountain. This is built with all kinds of facilities for him to accommodate. Although it looks luxurious but he has no emotional attachment to this house. Even the sight of the huge wooden Door of this luxurious villa reminds him of Carol's house. It's cozy, mostly - It feels like home. The scent of spicy cologne and freshly baked cookies and brewed tea welcomes him with an alert on someone- unwelcome presence in his own house. He wheels himself - Steady and controlled. The scent of the tea is enough to tell him who it is. So, his expression is as cold as his usual self- No expression and no emotions But when he arrives in the living room, he is welcomed by the scene of her parents sitting on the couch, James who is family friends as well, has accompanied them. This sound of his wheelchair rolling on the tiles lets everyone know his presence. The first person who stands up wi
Strong people tend to hide their emotions pretty well. However, it doesn't mean that they don't go through the pain that an average person does. Carol is getting ready to grab some coffee and light snacks from a café nearby where she is a regular. After getting the proposal from Damien, she has been thinking about her life a lot. It causes her pain for a long time and then helps her to recover from the pain as well. However, the instability of her emotions has been bothering her a lot. She knows she is clearly not okay in her house. Even the slightest thing makes her remember that everyone has abandoned her like last week's garbage. Sometimes she ends up sobbing in her bed, having constant nightmares and uncertainty about her life. She isn't in the right mind, she is aware of this. Her next therapy is scheduled on Monday next week which is impossible for her to stay. The house looks awfully empty after everyone left. She doesn't know if she can continue living like this. But she n
Carol taps out a message on her phone, her fingers gliding over the screen as she searches for the right words to ask for a text instead of a call. But the message won’t send, and a strange chill runs through her. She glances around. The café, Chat & Bake, is oddly empty. Usually, it’s buzzing with life at this hour. She comes here every week, drawn by the best hot chocolate and apple pie in town. But today, there’s no one—no waitress, no manager. The absence feels unsettling. The familiar scent of fresh bread and coffee lingers in the air, but without the usual hum of people, it feels strangely hollow. She has watched a lot of horror movies. Although the sound didn't reach her, or the eerie music as background, but she knows how to feel about the oddly empty café with nobody out of nowhere- There are lots of crime documentaries. She doesn't want to entertain herself with this - No, thank you. Stepping outside, Carol tries to shake off the unease. The strange calls she’s been g
" Damien! Is this okay with provoking your parents? Also, are you sure about Miss Carol? If she learns the truth behind your sudden appearance and asks for marrying you - This is too much!" James strides in, approaching Damien, who is sitting in his wheelchair and typing something. He knows everything about Damien, including how his family treats him. But involving someone who has no connection with his messy life seems to be an unfair action that James can't help but despise. However, Damien isn't an average Man to deal with either. With 160 IQ and with that mask of coldness, nobody can read what's going on in his mind. His steps are unpredictable, and so was his marriage to Carol. Since he was a kindergarten student and bench mate of Damien, he knows him well. After hearing James's words, he pulls himself away from the window and looks at James with his usual hard to understand expression. He is an I-don't-give-a-fuck-on-your-opinion kinda guy. He always has his own worl
Carol feels much better as soon as she has been left alone. She doesn't know where she is. But one thing is positive that she is inside a house. The room temperature and the scent of burning charcoal gives her the thought of -- Lake house. Someone is throwing a BBQ party while kidnapping her here, she finds it quite amusing. While sitting on the couch, feeling the coldness of the wooden floor with her bare legs , waiting for anyone to open the blindfold and the tie around her wrists. Soon after she can feel the floor is vibrating. She tries to understand the vibration of someone's footsteps. Since most of the time she needs to feel the vibration just to ensure she gets the phone call immediately, she can feel the footsteps approaching her. One is way heavier than the other. Seemingly two people are coming towards her and one of them is a female. She takes a deep breath, unable to see or hear, the sense of her is working fully. The footsteps stop and the wind of someone stopping