Themis' POVJust like what Mr. Wesley told me the last time we talked to each other, Winter really assigned a private investigator to watch my every action. Good thing the investigator introduced himself to me since his boss is also Mr. Wesley. He said he just did what Winter told him to do so she wouldn't get mad."Master Themis, based on the information that I have gathered, the CEO of Hansel Corporation happened to be near the venue of the party twenty years ago. He and his family have been so quiet about the issue, too. As if they don't want to disclose information about what happened and what they did there. Also, these are the other person of interest." one of my trusted men and private investigator, James, said to me as he placed a pile of papers including different profiles of possible people that has something to do with the killings that happened twenty years ago."I understand. Thank you, James. I will take a look at those papers later when I'm done with my work. Also, how'
Themis' POVI was able to catch Winter while she was trying to investigate inside my room. I just pretended I had no clue about what she was doing so she wouldn't be so suspicious of me anymore.I knelt down and reached for the box under my bed. I had to lock my door first before finally putting that on my bed and opening it. Anyway, it has nothing important in it except the stuffed toy that mom gave me back when Tim and I were still kids. All the other things were papers from Mr. Wesley's company. I decided to put the teddy bear inside the closet, but as I was about to put it there, a photo fell to the floor. It came from the shirt that the bear was wearing. I quickly picked that photo only for me to realize that it was actually a photo of me, Timothy, and Belle.The photo was taken back when we were just kids. That time when Belle said she misses her parents so much. That is why in the photo, I was consoling her by patting her head while Tim was posing in front of the camera.Tim m
Themis' POV"Matthew, you should wake up now. Matthew."I slowly opened my eyes and saw Winter's face staring back at me while still wearing black lingerie. Her hair was falling down on her shoulders.Winter?Wait, what is she doing here in my room early in the morning?I immediately sat up on my bed and had to blink a few times before realizing I was seeing Winter in front of me. "W-Winter? W-What are you doing here?""I'm just here to wake you up. You still have work today, right?" she said in a sweet voice."H-Huh?"Winter smiled, then she run her fingers through my hair to fix it. I almost pushed her away."W-What are you doing?""I was just fixing your hair. Come on, you should already take a shower now, then let's have our breakfast," she said as she stood up without removing the smile on her face.She walked toward the door and was about to go outside, but then I called her."W-Winter.""Huh? What is it? Do you need something?""What's happening? I mean, is there a problem?"Sh
Winter's POVI really couldn't stop getting pissed off whenever I get too close to Matthew. And the whole time I was pretending to like him, I swear I want to vomit already.I took a deep breath when I finally reached the company building. I promised to fetch him. That is why I'm here right now. Ugh, if it's not for our family, I won't do this horrible thing.When I opened my car door, I immediately saw Matthew walking toward me. I waved my hand and faked a smile. "Here, Matthew!""You really went here to pick me up?" "Of course, I promise to do so. Let's go."We both hopped inside my car and I started driving already. "Uh, Winter.""Yes?""Can we stop by the coffee shop before going home? I just want to buy some cheesecake."I nodded my head. "Sure. Uh, why do you have to buy it? I mean, is that what you're going to eat for dinner?""Oh, no. I just know someone who really likes cheesecakes.""O-Oh."I wonder who that someone is. Maybe that's the young lady the private investigator
Themis' POVI almost jumped from where I was standing when I saw Winter standing by the doorway of my room early in the morning with that smile on her face once again. She keeps on doing weird things these past few weeks and I don't really know why."H-Hey there, Winter.""Good morning, Matthew. So, I heard you don't have work today, right?"I slowly nodded my head. "Yeah, that's right. Why?""I actually want to ask you if you want to go somewhere with me today.""Sure. Do you have to go somewhere? I can drive you there."She then shook her head while looking at me. "No, I want the two of us to have a date. Like a real husband and wife.""H-Huh?!""Go on. Just take a shower and I'll wait for you downstairs." she said, then she already walked away.I heaved a sigh as I watched her walking down the stairs.When will she actually get tired of doing this?Winter's POVI stood up as soon as I saw Matthew. He was wearing a grey turtleneck with the sleeves rolled up and he paired that up wit
Winter's POVI immediately pushed Matthew away when I realized how close we were to each other. "I-I'm sorry." he apologized."Fine. If you don't want me to see what's behind that eye patch, I won't force you anymore." I said, then I sat back on the bench.We were just staring at the view until Matthew placed a paper bag in the space between the two of us. Later on, he took out sandwiches and drinks. "Here, let's eat. I bought it a while ago while you were sleeping inside the car. I didn't bother to wake you up because you were sleeping deeply.""Really?""Yes. Here," he said as he handed me the bottle of orange juice to me."Thanks."We continue eating our sandwiches until nothing is left. "I thought you were on a diet?" Matthew said again while smiling teasingly at me.I looked at him with widened eyes. "I'm just hungry, okay? Don't you dare judge me just because I ate all of it. You are the one who bought it in the first place, anyway.""I know that. I'm just amazed at how big yo
Winter's POV"From now on, we will be best friends forever," Phoebe said with a smile on her face.I smiled back as I reached my hand to her. "Best friends forever."And that was the very first best friend I made. I had no friends or best friends before. Simply because they hate me in the end. Once I had one friend, which I almost considered my best friend, but then she felt jealous when her boyfriend admitted he has a crush on me. I never liked her boyfriend, nor did I have any plan of taking him away from her. But she got so mad at me, and later on, she considered me as someone she can never forgive.That girl started gossiping about me being a flirty bitch, and all the people around me believed that. No one wanted to be my friend because they always think I might take their boyfriend away from them.But Phoebe was different. She accepted me and didn't listen to all the people around us. She was a cute girl in bob hair with full bangs. I still remember how the dimples in the corners
Winter's POV"Hey there, Winter!"I rolled my eyes as soon as I saw Ian arrive at the filming location with a huge smile on his face."Great, you just ruined my day," I said."You're harsh.""Oh, come on. Don't pretend as if you like seeing me here."He then sat next to me. "Sure, I don't enjoy seeing you here, either. But what else can I do? I don't have any choice.""Can you just not talk to me anymore? You're making my day even worse.""You're the one who keeps on talking to me, anyway."I didn't speak anymore. Because, for sure, he would only keep on pissing me off if I do. This bastard keeps on insulting me every single day and for sure, there would really be a time when I wouldn't be able to take it anymore and I would finally smack his head."Here, have some coffee," he said, then handed me a cup of coffee.I just glanced at the coffee he was holding and shook my head. "I'm sorry, but I don't drink cheap coffee. Especially if it was given by a person I despise. I don't really k
Winter's POV "Pumpkin! You won't believe who I just met this morning!" I excitedly said as soon as I entered our house and saw Matthew preparing our dinner. He turned around and kissed me on the cheek before speaking. "Who is it?" "It's Winston. My first boyfriend." His brows furrowed. "Y-Your first boyfriend?" "Uh-huh. He is my very first investor. Oh gosh, I didn't expect it to be him. He didn't change, actually. He is still as handsome as ever." "I see. So, you think he is more handsome than me?" he said as he continued cooking. I giggled as I hugged his back. "So, are you getting jealous now because he is my first love?" "Of course, not. I just hate the way you smile while talking about some other man being handsome." "Oh, Matthew. You still get jealous when you already had me first." I whispered seductively in his ear which made him immediately turn around and widen his eyes at me. "Winter! Elisse might hear you!" I cupped both of his cheeks as I chuckle
Winter's POV "So, where's your girlfriend and why are you here?" I asked Ian as soon as he stepped into my office. He sat down on the couch from across my table and looked at me. "She's at work." "Then why don't you bother her instead?" "I just went here because your boutique is much closer to my restaurant. And also..." I looked at him. "And also?" He looked so serious as he looked directly at me. "I've heard about it." "A-About what?" "About your family." When I realized what he was talking about, I averted my gaze from him. "Well, you heard it right. I'm not really a part of their family. And now, I don't even know who my real parents are." "That must be tough for you." "It is. But then I realized that there is no reason for me to agonize about it. They never treated me as a part of their family, anyway. At least I no longer have to wonder why they can never appreciate the things that I do." "Winter..." "Anyway, I still have a meeting with a p
Winter’s POVI woke up with Matthew still sleeping beside me. I couldn’t help but smile while looking at him. Something happened between the two of us last night and I don’t regret it. Although I still can’t forget about what I just found out about my family, Matthew made me feel better. “Winter…” he looked at me worriedly as soon as he opened his eyes. I gave him a smile. “Good morning, Matthew.”“Are you alright now?” “I feel better now.”He heaved a sigh of relief. “That’s good to hear then.”“You’re such a naughty pumpkin.”“Huh?”“I didn’t know you’re so good at it.” I teased him. That immediately made him blush. “D…Do you want to have breakfast already? I’ll prepare it now.”I laughed as I hugged him. “Look at you getting embarrassed so easily. You really are so cute.”“Winter.”“I finally made up my mind.”“Huh?”I took a deep breathe before speaking again. “Let’s go somewhere far from everyone. I want to start a new life; I want to find who I really am. I want to know who
Winter's POV"Here, have some hot chocolate first." Matthew sat next to me as he placed a glass of water on the center table.He brought me to an inn after what happened a while ago. I told him that I want to be away from everyone for a while."Matthew.""Hmm?""Elisse... We should have brought her with us."He shook his head. "Don't worry, I'll get her tomorrow morning. I have also told Maggie and the others to watch after her.""Okay...""A-Are you alright? N-No, I mean, what do you want to do? Do you want to eat or something?" he asked, obviously worried about me.I heaved a sigh and slowly nodded my head. "I think I'll just eat...""Okay. Wait for me here, okay? I'll prepare something for you.""Okay.."I leaned on the couch as I pulled the blanket and covered myself with it while waiting for Matthew.It only took thirty minutes before he finally brought some food and placed them on the center table."It's Almond Butter Curry.""You do know a lot of cuisines, huh?"He smiled as he
Winter's POVI woke up with Matthew hugging me tightly like a pillow as he slept.I roamed my eyes around the room and didn't find Elisse anywhere. I couldn't hear her voice from anywhere inside the room either.She woke up early today, huh?She probably went out to play with Maggie. She's really that close with our maids. That's why we had no choice but to bring them with us here in New Zealand. I turned my body to Matthew, who was still sleeping soundly. I couldn't help but smile as I stared at his handsome, innocent face as he sleeps. He really looks like a little kid whenever he sleeps. His brows were furrowed as if he was fighting with someone in his dreams and his lips were pouting. He got so tired from driving and carrying all our things yesterday, that's probably the reason why he's still asleep right now."What a sleepy head," I whispered, then pinched his cheeks. Good thing, that didn't wake him up. Instead, he turned to the other side without opening his eyes.I got up and
Winter's POV"Can I go hiking with you, guys?" Summer asked when Matthew, Elisse, and I were done preparing for our hiking that I planned the other day. We weren't able to do it yesterday since we went out with the whole family although Matthew prepared everything that we'll need and he was also able to call some staff. I shook my head immediately. "No, you can't. Why don't you just go yourself? It's a family day, so you can't go with us. Also, you're afraid of heights, right? Something bad might happen there and mom would blame me for it, for sure.""But, I haven't experienced hiking yet. That's why I thought I could go with you guys. I promise I wouldn't be a burden. I won't let anything bad happen to me.""It's alright, you can go with us." Matthew suddenly said. I turned around and glared at him. "She can't go with us. It's a family day.""She promised not to bother us, anyway. Besides, she's also a part of our family since she's your sister.""Thank you so much, Matthew! Wait,
Winter's POVAfter wine touring, we then went to South island to ski and try the Hanmer Springs.Snow-capped mountains and towering forests surrounded the place. It also has a main street filled with boutique shops, cafes, and eateries. The sun was already setting when we accomplished all the activities, so we already proceeded to the thermal resort. It has children focused swings which Elisse enjoyed, slides, and tunnels to pools with a range of temperatures.Summer, mommy, Elisse, and I went to a different pool from the boys.The warm water felt so relaxing, adding up to the relaxing, scenic view of our surroundings."Mommy, can I go to that slide thing again?" Elisse suddenly asked me."Huh? Sure, if you want to. I'll just ask Maggie and Eula to accompany you. Just make sure to behave and careful, okay?"She nodded her head with a smile on her face. "Yes, mommy!"I followed her with my eyes until I couldn't no longer see her. I was about to close my eyes to relax while dipping myse
Winter's POV"Ah, I'm so glad that you agreed to go with us." Summer said with a smile on her face as soon as we arrived at the said meeting place.She organized a family trip, including me, Matthew, and Elisse. I actually wanted to refuse, but then Matthew convinced me and said that it would be a great time for us to bond with the whole family. Also, Elisse really wanted to go."Grandpa. Are you sure it's alright for you to travel?" I walked over to grandpa who was busy talking to Matthew. He smiled at me. "What do you think of your grandpa, an old hag who can't walk anymore?""It's not like that. I just—"Ah, come on. Stop worrying about me and just make sure you and your husband, together with your daughter, will have fun there.""Fine. We'll have some fun there. That's for sure.""Mommy! Is it going to snow there?!" Elisse asked me.I lifted her up in my arms. "Of course. That is why we brought sweaters and gloves with us. We are going to climb mountains and skate there.""Skatin
Ian's POVI couldn't help but ball my hands into fists whenever I see Winter and Matthew acting sweet with each other. Why is he acting like a gentleman when he's actually a jerk? It's so obvious that he and Belle had some past, but he acts as if he never cared about her or they never had a relationship. I mean, why would Belle react so much if they never had a relationship?"Don't make it too obvious that you're jealous. They might notice it, you know." I whispered to Belle while we were walking towards the booths. She glared at me. "I should be the one telling you that. You keep on frowning at Matthew even if he's not even doing anything. Also, the way you smile at Winter reveals everything already.""Oh, so you're jealous now? You're jealous because I smile a lot at her? Huh?" he suddenly said as he put his arm around my shoulders."And why would I even feel jealous? I don't care about anything you'll do, anyway. Can you remove your arms around my shoulders already?! It's annoying