Winter's POVI left Elisse on the bench to buy burgers and when I came back; I saw a kid together with her mom yelling at her. The brat even pushed Elisse away, which caused her to fall to the ground. How dare that brat!"Hey!" I yelled so loud that made the girl and her mother look at me. I walked towards Elisse and helped her stand up before facing them again."Why did you push her away?!""And who are you? Anyway, that kid stole my daughter's doll!" said the woman.I glanced at Elisse. "Is that true?"She shook her head while her eyes were full of tears. "I-I didn't do that, Miss Winter. This is the doll you bought for me a while ago...""See? That's the doll I bought her a while ago! She didn't steal anything from your kid!""That kid is a liar! She stole my daughter's doll! She must give that back to her!" the woman said again as she reached for Elisse's hand, trying to take the doll away from her.Elisse kept on crying and so I wasn't able to hold back and pushed the woman awa
Winter's POVI was in the middle of filming when I suddenly received a call from Matthew."Hello?""Winter, Elisse is missing!" the frustration in his voice was obvious.My eyes widened. "Missing? What?! How? She's in school, right?""Yes, I went here to fetch her, but then the guard of their school told me that a woman went here and introduced herself as Elisse's guardian. She also presented some identification cards which left them no choice but to give Elisse to her.""For sure that's her stupid Aunt!""That's right. Don't worry, I won't stop until I finally find her.""I'll go there. Wait for me.""Huh? Are you sure?""Yes, wait for me.""Okay."I hang up the phone and looked at Haley who was standing beside me."I need to go now.""Huh? But we still have to--"This is important. We can just continue it tomorrow.""But Winter, you know--I gathered all my things and started walking away while Olivia was following me. They were looking confusingly at me, but I just continue walking
Winter's POV"Brother, it's so delicious!" Elisse cooed while we were having breakfast that Matthew cooked himself."Really? Is it delicious?" Matthew asked with a smile on his face. Elisse nodded. "Yes, it's so delicious! Right, Miss Winter?"That made Matthew look at me. My heart started beating so fast. "I-It's not bad.""Ah, I really thought it would taste bad since I think I poured a lot of salt."I hurried to eat, then I get ready for work. As soon as I went downstairs, I saw Matthew and Elisse getting ready, too."Winter, do you want me to drive you to your work?" he suddenly asked me."H-Huh? No need to. I can drive myself."He nodded his head. "I see." I thought he would already go and stop asking, but then I was surprised when suddenly, he walked towards me. He was looking directly at me and my heart started beating so fast as if it would jump off my chest anytime. My eyes widened when he moved his face closer to me.W-What the hell? Is he going to kiss m--"There's somet
Themis' POV"I heard you have adopted a child," said Mr. Wesley while we were inside his office."Her name's Elisse. A six-year-old girl who used to live with her abusive aunt after her parent's death."He nodded. "I see. Don't you think she'll be a distraction from your plan?""I don't think so. She's just a child, after all. Actually, Winter was the one who took her in. Even for just a short period of time, they became much closer to each other. They treat each other like sisters, now.""Looks like you somewhat had yourselves a child now. That's good, then. Your relationship would be more convincing.""That's right. And I think having Elisse would make Winter happy. I can see the way she smiled whenever Elisse is around.""Really?" he asked with a meaningful smile on his face. I didn't understand what that smile means, though. I stood up and bowed my head. "I guess I have to go now, Mr. Wesley. I still have to go to school and fetch Elisse.""Very well. By the way, Matthew.""Sir?"
Winter's POVI checked myself in front of the mirror before leaving my room. I was wearing a short red fitted dress and my hair was down. Today is the 70th birthday of grandpa. Of course, he invited all of us to attend his celebration."Do I look beautiful?" I asked Elisse and Matthew, who were sitting on the sofa while waiting for me.A smile appeared on Elisse's face, but Matthew didn't show any reaction while looking at me. "You look so pretty, Miss Winter!""Thank you, Elisse." I turned to Matthew. "How about you, Matthew? Do I look pretty for you?""Huh? O-Of course. Of course, you do. Shall we go now?"I covertly rolled my eyes. He doesn't even look like he's interested. We drove to the venue for grandpa's birthday and we immediately saw my parents and, of course, my ever-perfect sister, Summer, who is so good at giving out fake smiles to everyone."You're finally here, Winter and Matthew!" she cooed as she gave me a kiss on the cheek."Hi there, Summer." Matthew smiled at her.
Winter's POV"Oh, look who's here. Winter and her poor husband."I rolled my eyes as soon as I saw mom and dad. Mom eyed Matthew from head to toe before speaking again. "Aren't you going to greet me or at least show some respect to me?""Good evening, Mrs. Wesley." Matthew was about to kiss her on the cheek, but mom looked away."Make sure to behave well here. Beggars like you shouldn't show your real character here if you don't want Daddy's birthday to be ruined."Matthew nodded. "I understand, Mrs. Wesley.""Now, get me some wine.""Yes." Matthew was about to go and follow what mom asked him to do, but I stood up and stopped him."There are servers all over the venue. Why don't you ask them? Or maybe why don't you go there and get yourself some wine? My husband isn't your servant. You can't just boss him around, as he owes you something."Mom and Dad's eyes widened in surprise. "W-What did you just say?""Matthew is my husband, not your servant."Mom laughed sarcastically. "Oh, so y
Themis' POVI couldn't stop thinking about what Winter told me last night. She just told me she liked me, and she didn't even look like she was joking.Could it really be that she already likes me?But I thought she hated me? Maybe she was just trying to tease me.I shook my head as I put my robe on and stepped out of the bathroom. I almost jumped when I saw Winter sitting on my bed with a smile on her face."W-Winter, what are you doing here? Aren't you supposed to be at your work right now?""Good morning, Matthew! Oh, my manager told me that the filming will start late today, so I don't really need to hurry up. By the way, I have prepared breakfast for you. Just go downstairs as soon as you're done dressing up, okay?"I nodded my head absentmindedly. The way she was acting confuses me so much.After saying all those things to me, she already left. I just changed my clothes into my working attire before going downstairs straight to the dining room, where I found Winter and Elisse s
Winter's POVMatthew immediately stood up as soon as grandpa stepped inside the office, seeing us in a really awkward scene. "M-Mr. Wesley." "Grandpa, what are you doing here?" Grandpa nodded his head and sat on the couch while looking at us. "Well, I actually have something to tell Matthew. But looks like I disturbed your alone time together.""Oh, no, you didn't disturb us. Winter just came here to bring me some lunch.""Is that true, Winter?""Yes, grandpa. I brought him lunch since I know he sometimes skips his lunch because of too much work that he has to do. Aren't I thoughtful?"Grandpa nodded his head while smiling. "Looks like the two of you are getting along well now. That's good news.""Right. By the way, grandpa. You said that you have something to tell Matthew, right? If it's that important, then might as well I leave the two of you here." I said as I stood up and left Matthew's office.Grandpa already knows about my real feelings toward Matthew. Although he didn't pro