The silence in the room can be touched, the woman raises her head slowly and when she finally looks up at her, she has tears in her eyes. Her eyes sparkles with tears and she struggles to speak and when she finally speaks, the words that come out of her lips are,“You’ve grown to be so beautiful, I swear, I wouldn’t recognize you as mine in the crowd.”The legs of Alexia gets weak and she struggles to stand straight, Jonas holds her up and her eyes dart between the couple sitting on their chairs and staring at her. One with continuous tears falling from her eyes and the other with a kneaded eyebrows and sparking eyes. It seems, he is desperately trying to control his tears.Alexia breaks from Jonas’ hold and she walks to the woman, the woman stands up immediately and Alexia touches her cheeks. Her hands travel on her neck and she finally whispers to herself,“How is this possible? How could we look so much alike even as mother and daughter? You are just an impersonation right?”The wo
In the huge room, he is laying on the couch with his hands laying akimbo along with his legs. A young man is seated on the opposite side with a tablet in his hand and he keeps scrolling the screen. When he stops, he types something on the screen and moves on. He does this for a while before looking away and staring at the tall man laying down. He shakes his head and then speaks,“To be honest, if someone ever told me that I could see you this humbled and distracted? I would have bet all my riches on it that it would never happen. But then, right before me, you are acting this way.”The man sighs and moves his hand to his face and cleans his eyes, he quint’s his eyes and look around for a while before asking,“How far have you gone? What is happening now? Have you been able to delete those messages?”The man shakes his head and replies to him,“I had tried to delete them and I was successful for a while but then, I thought about it. If we make the messages disappear from the web just l
Alexia looks at her closely and she takes a step closer to her with a blank expression and she takes her hand in her and she says to her,“I would have laughed at your expression right now but it seems that nerve is under pressure right now. I know you want the best for your sister but that undo the fact that you kept a secret from me by lying to me. Did you know that I believed your story totally and I was ready to punch whoever that hurt you in the face?”Veronica smiles and responds to her,“Of course, it was definitely true, it’s just that instead of not knowing the evildoer, I knew very well. But we did get drunk because of the act we were about to put on and you know what else happened. I wasn’t sure about that until yesterday. I am sorry honey, I felt very bad for laying on like that with knowing intentions.”As soon as she finished speaking, the rest if them join them in the hall and they see them holding hands. Jonas sighs and speaks to Alexia,“You forgave her easily, that m
Jonas darts his eyes in the way of Veronica and amazingly, their eyes meet, she blinks quickly and he looks away while clearing his throat. The family sit down with their daughter sitting in between them. Jonas shakes his head and says to them,“I can’t believe that upon all my effort, I ended up been left out. Sis, do you forgive your brother now?”“I will think about it after you have taken responsibility for all your actions. But if you try to run away from it, I promise you that you won’t get to call me sister ever again.” Alexia warns him with squinted face and glaring eyes.Their parents look among them and look back at each other in wonder if what their children are bickering about.But they couldn’t bring themselves to inquire about it , after all they are grown up children, that they thought. The man moves forward slightly and says to Alexia,“Don’t you want to know who your parents really are?”Alexia shrugs and responds to him,“Must I know now? I will get to know eventuall
Soon, the car traversed the villa area. Alexia returned after half a year, with her heart now as placid as still water. She couldn’t believe where the car had stopped but then, it dawned on her that apart from that family, she really haven’t made enemies that could go to that extent.As soon as the car arrived at the gate of the Franks family’s villa, they crossed Jane Franks who drove a sports car back. Thinking that there was a guest at home, she looks back but sees Alexia getting out of the car. The expression on her face changes and she wonders, as what Alexia was doing on their compound. She quickly drives the car into the garage, parked the car, and trots to them.“Alexia, what are you doing here?”After Jane finished speaking, her eyes falls on Mr. and Mrs. Ferrero. She recognized that man, the news was all over that Alexia had a sugar daddy and she had taken a look. The man that stood in front of her had the same proportions as the sugar daddy. She didn’t see his face but she
Edward sneaks a glance at Alexia, who was standing beside her mother with a dull expression on her face.Hearing Mr. Ferrero's words, Mrs. Franks quickly piped in, “Mr. and Mrs. Shen, let’s talk when we’re inside the house.”Hearing her mother’s words, Jane couldn’t help but blurt out, “Mom!”The Ferrero family came bearing such an aggressive stance and had “tit for tat” written all over their faces. Edward glances at Alexia and unexpectedly meets her gaze. He falters for a moment and feels—for reasons unknown to her—sorry.Mrs. Franks looks at Jane and shakes her head, signaling for her not to speak. She was not stupid. How could she not see that Alexia’s parents came with anger?The group of people enters the Franks building. Mrs. Franks asks the servants to prepare tea, but Mr. Ferrero directly raises his hand to refuse.“Don’t bother, Mrs. Franks. Today, we came here to settle some accounts with your family. This kind of courtesy is unnecessary. After all, after today, our two fam
The Franks are sophisticated and they had seen so much money in their lives that at the sight of a suitcase of money wouldn’t prick their ribs nor make them blink their eyes. But this is a half suitcase of gold and is competing with the brightness of the chandelier’s light in the room. They couldn’t help but become dazed at it’s sight.The dumbstruck Master Frank couldn’t find his words. He licks his lips and asks,“Mr. Ferrero, what is this for?”Mr. Ferrero moves his gaze up, looking at him and said, “Master Franks, the Ferrero family has never liked to owe others. Alexia had been in your abode and care for four years and I think this suitcase of gold is enough. But of course, if it’s not, you can name a sum, and I’ll get someone to bring the money over right away.”As he speaks, he pauses for a moment. “The Ferrero family used to owe the Franks family, but it ends now. Henceforth, we would like you to settle the debts that you us.”Mr. Ferrero had been in the business world for man
Cecelia graces her steps as she descends the stairs trying to attention of the people downstairs, but she was wrong, they all had their minds thinking of a way to go scout free or at least suffer small injuries.If Alexia was the daughter of an ordinary family, they would have sent her away with some money. However, now that Alexia had become the only daughter of Mr. Ferrero, Master Franks was angry and speechless for the first time. Cecelia makes her way to the side of Edward to sit down but then, she sees that they aren’t alone. But Alexia and some old couple were seated right in front of them, her eyebrows kneads and she looks at Alexia who is scrolling on the screen of her phone.Her mind runs in a race and she tries to find out the reason for her and the unknown couple’s presence but she couldn’t think of anything and so, she shrugs and while walking to Edward’s side, Jane looks up at her and she stands up and quickly pulls her to sit beside her. The rest if the family look in th
Not only the guests, even Damon and Edward were shocked. The other man went to Veronica and slid the wedding ring on her hand, she looked at the host and took the male wedding ring and slid it on his as well.Alexia didn't expect that Damon would come on stage. Days prior, she had told him not to act impulsively on the wedding day, but she didn't expect that Damon would still rush up.This was between her and the Franks family. Alexia didn't want to get Damon involved.Seeing him on the stage, Alexia called out to him in the chaos. "Damon."Her voice wasn't loud. The wedding that day was grand, but Alexia was standing under the stage. Before she even said a word, Damon had already seen her.Alexia was wearing a plain long dress that day. Her hair was tied up and she wore a pair of sunglasses.It was no wonder that no one noticed that Alexia was under the stage. Dressed like this, most of the guests thought that she was some celebrity.Damon quickly came to his senses. He turned around
The groom got ready much faster than the bride. After Edward finished his makeup, he went out to welcome the guests with Master Franks.When the guests saw Edward, although his expression was still as cold as ice, when they looked at him, it was obvious that he was in a good mood this day.At half past six, the wedding began as scheduled.As the groom, Edward was already backstage.After the host gave the opening speech, Edward was invited to the stage to share his love story.But everyone knew that Mr. Bo had always been a quiet and indifferent person. At first, the host was a little worried that Edward wouldn't answer at all.It turned out that he had worried for nothing.Although Edward's answer was not very exciting, it was still an answer."Mr. Frank, before I welcome the bride, I want to ask you a few questions first. I believe that everyone here is as curious as I am."As we all know, you and the bride have been married once. What exactly is the purpose of your marriage this ti
......Edward really didn't want to care about this wedding, because he clearly knew that this wedding was just for show.Be it him or Alexia, they were all tools for Master Franks to boost his reputation in exchange for benefits.It just so happened that he liked Alexia and wanted to remarry him, so he didn't say much.However, Master Franks' words changed Edward's mind.Did Alexia really go back to her parents in person the previous day just to persuade Mr. Ferrero to agree to the wedding?He thought of what happened that night. She was cold towards him as ever, as if she didn't want to get married to him at all.Edward had been feeling conflicted over the past few days. He even wanted to ask Alexia to call off the wedding.However, every time he felt the urge to do so, he couldn't help but look at Alexia's old messages telling him how much she loved him.Edward felt as if he had been trapped in a ball played on the field. He couldn't escape, nor did he know how.But now, he no long
He was taken aback by Alexia's question. Then he smiled and said, "Why? Do you think you've seen me before?""When I was 15, I passed out in an alley filled with gangsters from other universities. Before I lost consciousness, I faintly felt that a boy picked me up and sent me to the hospital."At this point, Alexia paused for a moment. "After I woke up, I only saw my parents beside my bed. But the uniform that the boy covered me with when he sent me to the hospital was still on me. There was a school tag inside, which said 'Edward'. I thought that the person who saved me was Edward. Eventually, I fell in love with him.""I've always thought that Edward was actually a gentle person. He's just cold on the outside but soft on the inside. But ever since that incident, I've never seen his gentle side again.""In the past few months, being with you has given me a feeling that I mistook the boy for someone else. You saved me, didn't you?"She didn't fall in love with Edward at first sight. S
Damon handed a suitcase to me and said. I lowered her head and looked at it. I was a little confused. And so, I asked, "What's this?""It's a money gift."Then, he placed the suitcase in my hands.Damon then loosened his grip. I felt the weight, so I subconsciously held the suitcase tightly and said, "What money gift?''Why are you giving me this for no reason at all?"Halfway through the sentence, I came to her senses. My heart beat faster as I asked, "Did Edward tell you?"There was no smile on his face and only darkness in his eyes. "Hmm."He answered and turned to leave.He walked very slowly, as if he was struggling with every step, but also as if he was waiting for something.I watched and felt that my eyes were burning. Before I could react, I had already opened my mouth. I called out to him subconsciously, "Damon."Hearing my voice, the man who had already walked to the corner stopped.For the first time, he didn't look back at me. He just turned his back to me and said, "If y
We were about to go home when we encountered three thugs. We walked to the car and saw them smoking by it. Damon wanted to move it and so, he approached them and said to themDo you mind moving from the car?But then it seemed that they had met bad company, one of them stepped forward and said to him,Dare to make us leave? I want to lean on your car for a moment. Dare you make me angry and you will go home with your balls in your hands.I realized that Damon was getting irritated and he wasn’t the only one. And so, I moved closer to him and said to him,Let’s not cause any commotion and leave from here.The other two looked at me and whistled and then said,You’ve gotten the hottest harlot for the night, do you mind borrowing her to us? We will…Before he could finish his words, they heard a bone crack and they saw Damon’s fist on the speaker’s cheek.And that was how it all began, three to one, I just couldn’t stand by and so, I joined him.Thirty minutes later, the police arrived a
I was in my office after returning from the dinner when Joanna presented a file to me. She said it concerned Charlotte who I thought I was done with. I wondered what that information was and so I looked through it. When I was done, I chuckled and said, "No wonder."No wonder Joanna couldn't find out anything about Charlotte connected to the Franks. It turned out that Edward had sent someone to clean up her mess.In the past few months, Edward's men had been watching Joanna's men.However, a few days ago, I had told Joanna not to look into Charlotte anymore. Edward's men probably thought that they finally stopped investigating. They didn't expect that Joanna would come back and find out about them.In my opinion, no matter how bad Edward was, he would never do such a shameless thing.However, it turned out that I didn't really know him.I had been hesitating about the wedding, but after finding out about this, I was clear about her decision.It was all thanks to Joanna that I found out
I made sure to take my time in the office, in fact I wanted to finish the day’s work before seeing him. But I thought about it that he might be feeling sore over for sitting at one place for two hours. My worry wasn’t on that one, he could fake collapsing and I didn’t want people talking about company with the Franks name attached and so I had to see him.I walked in with a faint smile on her face.Master Franks glanced at me and sat up on the chair. He then said with a pretentious smile which was very obvious. "Miss Alexia, you've been busy."I pretended that I couldn't hear the dissatisfaction in his words. And replied to him,"You're too kind, Master Franks. I've just taken over a project in another city, and I have a lot of things to do."I realized that talking to me was only pissing him off, so Master Franks decided not to argue with her. "Miss Alexia, you've worked hard. Shall we talk over lunch?""Okay."I responded and then led him out.As soon as they arrived, the dishes wer
Damon’s conclusion wasn’t his only, I knew that could happen. Jane had been punished by her family and so, without their permission, she couldn’t have attempted to hurt me once again. That family was that corrupt that, they didn’t mind using the only daughter of the family to commit bad deeds.I had had it to my neck and I couldn’t take it anymore, I had to do something which would put the franks family back in its place, off my back.I didn’t know what that could be but I began thinking about it when he visited once again. Damon had left and I was indoors browsing through the news about my so called pregnancy when I heard my door bell. I stood up and went to open up and there he was. I looked at him and thought of the information online and then asked him,“Are you here to verify that I am pregnant? If so, you should know that even if I am, you are not the father right?”Edward sighed before he replied to me, “It isn’t the reason that I am here. And I am sure that that you are not pr