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"Father, what should we do now? David will never agree? I can not let my daughter marry that mududer" John asked James. "They are so shameless. How could they deny Father on face. He feed them, paid the school fees, paid the medicine bills and yet them denied when it was time for them to repay our kindness, Dad" Stella said in a low voice, her eyes fuming in anger.. She wanted revenge. She smirked and her eyes twinkling with cunningness thinking that illegitimate son and Lelia together. That bastard will kill you like he killed his mother. Just wait. You will die in his hand for sure. "Dad, I want to kick out that maid from hospital then David will come to his sense" John said to his father but he did not reply. James was quiet all the the time when a maid informed Lelia came and she wanted to meet them. "What do you want to talk about? I have already told you my decision" James was annoyed seeing Lelia here again. "I want to ask a question. Why do you want me to marry that man when you are aware that I am already engaged? Why are you planning to get me married to him just because you know your sweet granddaughter has been banging Liam?" Lelia asked looking at James. "What the hell you are saying?" James was fuming with anger. He raised his hand to slap her when everyone came there. "Dad" David rushed there. He stood in front of his daughter. "Tell your daughter I will cut her tongue if she again spits nonsense" James shouted in anger. John held James. "Dad come down. We can not expect more from a low-born like her. How could say something like this about your cousin sister?" "If you don't believe me then why don't you ask them" Lelia spoke up looking at the entrance. Lilly and Liam were standing there. John's eyes widened in shock when he saw his daughter with Liam. "What are you doing with him?" John was fuming in anger when he noticed them holding hands. "Uncle, we love each other" Liam spoke up. Lilly lowed her hand scared. What nonsense! You are engaged to Lelia. How dare you hook up with my daughter!" John was fuming with rage. He wanted to slap Lilly for this stupid act. If this news leaks that Lilly hooked up with her cousin's fiance it will harm his reputation. "How dare you cheat on my daughter, you bastard" David shouted and punch Liam on his face. He fall down. His nose started bleeding. "Liam" Lilly shouted and held him." Uncle stop, Liam loved me not Lelia and I am pregnant!" Lilly said, holding Liam's hand. "I am pregnant with his child. So I can't marry anyone else. So, Lelia had to marry him on my place or cancel the wedding." Liam was shocked. Lilly never told him that she was pregnant. David was dumbfounded after hearing this. Lelia went to her father and held his hand,"Come down Dad. A piece of trash like him don't worth your anger" John looked at his daughter. He wanted to slap her. Stella looking at her husband's angry expression she protectively stood in front of her daughter. She was protective of her daughter and never scolded her even she commit mistake. She always put all the blame on Lelia. "Honey, please come down. They are not children anymore. They know what is better for them. Why are you mad at our daughter?" Fiona hugged her daughter. "Liam, leave now" James spoke up. When Liam left Lilly ran into her room. John was still fuming in rage. "I Know you didn't just come here for this. What do you want?" James asked Lelia. "I will marry the person if you give me money for the operation" Lelia spoke up "Dear, what are you saying? No you can not do this to yourself " David was nervous. "Please Dad, let me do it. We have no other way. We all thought Liam was best for me but you saw the results. Let's accept the destiny. You must not tell mother about it" Lelia comfort her father. "Very well, your mother will have the operation the next day of your marriage" James said "Okay" Lelia said then they left from there.. At Hospital "What happened to you both? Why are looking pale, dear?" Angelia asked sweetly cupping Lelia's pale face. David was standing beside her. "Nothing Mom, I am just little tired. How are you feeling?" Lelia held her mother's weak hands and kissed them. Angelia smiled at her daughter weakly. "I am okay dear. Do not worry about me. How was your exam?" Angelia asked her. "Great, Mom. Mom, we want to tell you something" Lelia looked at her father. "What is it?" Angelia looked at David. "You will get the operation next week" David forced a smiled. "What! Where did you get money for operation? Did you go to Father for help?" Angelia understood why they were looking pale. She knew very well how James treated them. "You don't need to think about it, Mom. You just need to stay strong. Very soon you will get well soon" Lelia smiled at her "Dear, is everything okay between you and Liam?" Angelia asked her. Liam used to visit her but lately he didn't come to see her. "Yes, Mom. Everything is okay. He is very busy with office works" Lelia lied to her. "I see. I was afraid that you had fight with him" Angelia said when she noticed Lelia engagement ring was missing. "Where is the engagement ring, dear? Why did you put it off?" "Oh, I removed it before taking shower and forgot it put it" Lelia lied to her again. Angelia was about to say something but David cut her off "Dear, why don't you go out and buy some fruits for your Mom?" "Sure, Dad" Lelia stood up and left from there.Author's POV Two days later "When have arrived dear" David helped Lelia to get down from the car. Lelia looked at a small church far away from the city, wearing her mother's wedding dress. It was her grandma wedding dress, she gave it to her mother when they got married. It was her grandma's whish to see her wearing the dress on her wedding day. In the family her family her grandma was the only person who used to treat them like family. When her grandma was alive everything was okay but when she passed away everything changed. Lelia looked at her Father. He was looking like a broken man, helpless and guilt were clearly showing on his face. He tried to stop Lelia but she didn't give in. Lelia got on the altar. She was getting married today. She was going to marry a man she had never seen before. All she heard bad things about him. A killer, bad temper person. David looked at his daughter. Although she wearing a simple dress and no makeup on her face but still looked pure an
Author's POV Duke, dressed in an expensive black custom-made suit, was lounging in the main seat of the semicircle leather sofa while drumming his fingers on the armrest when his phone started ringing. Duke picked up the call. It was Mark. “I understand. I’ll be there soon!”After ending the call, Duke’s entire demeanor gave off a cold vibe, causing the temperature in the room to drop abruptly.He put on the mask. Taking the walking stick he came out of the room. He looked at Lelia's room and saw the door was open. He looked entered the room but she wasn't there. "Where is she? Did she run away?" Duke took out his phone when he heard Lelia's voice from back. "What are doing in my room? Do you need something?" Duke put the phone into his pocket and turned around slowly. Lelia looked at him. On his face was a black masquerade mask, covering most of his face.The mask exposed his thin lips. "Where were you?" Duke asked her. His tone was cold and masculine. "There was no food i
Author's POVDuke looked at the pile of documents and sighed. Picking up a file he started working on it when someone knocked on the door. "Come in" Mark entered the cabin. "What is it?" Duke asked looking at the document. "Boss, Ma'am has asked for something. But the thing is, it is against our rules" Mark was nervous to hear Lelia's demand. "What did she want?" Duke put down the pen and looked at him."Ma'am has requested for advanced payment. She wanted 1,00,000 dollars. But according to our rules, we don't give loans or advance payments for the first 3 months. The interview board had already denied but Ma'am requested to talk to you in person. What should I tell her?" Mark thought Lelia was an innocent girl, but why did she ask for advance payment on the first day? "Where is she?" Duke asked him"Boss, she is waiting in the lobby. Do you want me to send her here?" "Yes, send her here?" "As you command, Boss" Mark left the room. After some time, someone knocked on the door
When Lelia came out of the company she stopped by the store to buy some fruits for her Mother. The store was beside the company. After she brought some fruits she came out and started looking for a cab when she felt someone tug her dress. Lelia was starlted. She looked down and saw a little boy was holding her dress. He looked around five or six years old. His clothes were poor and looked pale. Lelia got on her knees. "What happened baby? Are you lost?" Lelia asked him softly. The boy shook his head in answer. Lelia cupped his face and smiled."Don't be afraid. I will take you to your parents. Tell me where are they?" Lelia asked in baby voice so the boy could feel comfortable. The boy pointed at a lady who was holding a box collecting money. "Is she your Mother?" Lelia asked him The boy nodded and started pulling her. Lelia stood up and followed the boy. When the reached the spot the lady explained everything. Her husband had an accident and need an urgent operation. But th
Author's POV Coming out of the hospital, Lelia stood near the road to hire a cab when she realized she had no money. "Hope someone helps them." Taking a deep breath, Lelia starts walking when her phone starts ringing. Lelia took out her phone. It was an unknown number. Lelia picked up the call. "Hello, who is it?" Lelia asked"It's me" Came a deep voice over the phone."Duke" Lelia was confused. Where did he get her number? "She didn't remember giving him her number" "Yeah, it's me" Duke answered calmly"Where did you get my number?" Lelia asked her"Is it important now? I am your husband? Is it not normal that your husband has your phone number?" Duke asked in his deep voice "It didn't mean anything like that. Do you have anything to say?" Lelia asked him"Where are you now?" Duke asked her even though he was aware of her location. "I am outside of the hospital" "Then, buy some groceries. I will come home for lunch" Duke said. "Buy groceries!" Lelia looked at her empty purse
Author's POV "How is the Food? Does it suit your taste?" Lelia asked Duke. "It is good," Duke said. Lelia smiled. "I have a good news to share" Lelia spoke up. "Sure. What is it?" Duke put down the spoon and then looked at her. "I got a job at Winters Group. I will join from tomorrow" Lelia spoke up excitedly. "Congratulations. I have something to say as well but it is not a good news" Duke said. "What happened?" Lelia asked. "My Father invited us for dinner. Tomorrow we have to go there. They don't like me. They will use every mean word to hurt and embarrass you if they get the chance. If you don't want to go with me then I will not force you" Duke said to her"I will go with you," Lelia said. "Okay, then, be ready at 7," Duke said and stood up, holding his stick. "Where are you going?" Lelia asked him. "I have some work to do," Duke said and left from there. Sullivan MansionJackson and Nancy, his wife, were seated and drinking tea in the living room when Hunter came the
Lelia woke up when the alarm started raining. She stopped the clock and looked at her messy bed. She was working on the new idea last night. She didn't know when she fell asleep. Lelia got down and entered the washroom. Standing under the shower she twisted the tap. When the water fell on her body, she immediately felt relaxed. After taking a long shower, she came out and put on her dress, then came out. She looked inside Duke's room and found it empty. "Where did he go at this time?" Lelia looked at the wall clock. It was 6. 15 in the morning. Lelia sat on the sofa. She felt tired just then, her stomach rumbled. Lelia went to the kitchen and made some quick sandwiches. She came out and put the plate on the table then picked up a sandwich. Picking up her laptop she started working again while munching on the sandwich. Just then, she heard the clinking of keys, and the door opened. Lelia looked up. Duke walked in, wearing an exercising outfit, a white t-shirt, and black tr
"Dear, we have reached" The old cab driver spoke up. Lelia got down and paid the fare. She looked at the gigantic white building of Winters Group. It was silently screaming with power and luxury. Lelia took a deep breath and then entered the building. She went to the reception section. "Good morning, Ma'am. How can I help you" The receptionist spoke up politely with a gentle smile. "Hi, it is my first day at work. Can you please tell me where I need to go to get my ID card and do the entry procedures?" Lelia asked her. "Sure, Ma'am. Please visit the HR department. And congratulations. Wish you have a good day" The receptionist said "Thank you so much. You can call me Lelia" Lelia smiled at the girl who looked around her age. "Sure, Lelia. I am Katie" The receptionist said"Wish you have a nice day, too, Katie," Lelia said and left from there. After going through the entry procedures, Lelia left the HR department. She entered the IT department. Lelia looked around. Everyone wa
"Take your position", Lelia said, and Henry and James nodded. "Are you two ready? " Lelia asked looking at James and Henry. "We are ready," James and Henry said. Lelia smiled and blew the whistle. As soon as she blew the whistle, James and Henry started running. "Grandpa faster, I want to win" Duke and Lelia's four-year-old twins, Ethan and Evan, were sitting on Henry and James' shoulders and were shouting with joy. Lelia looked at her family from a distance and smiled. Four years have passed but Lelia still feels like Duke proposed to her yesterday. These four years have passed in the blink of an eye. Three years ago, Stella committed suicide in an insane asylum because she could not bear the remorse of killing her daughter. And Jonathan tried to escape from the army cantonment because he could not bear the torture and was shot dead. Hunter is still in an insane asylum. He is completely crazy now and does not recognize anyone. Sometimes, he just screamed crazily that Duke dest
When Xavier regained consciousness, he found himself tied to a chair in an abandoned room. Xavier realized that if he moved his hand slightly, he could easily untie the ropes around his wrists. Realizing this, Xavier was very upset, "Before kidnapping someone, you should at least know about them well. In what sense did they tie me up like this? They are disrespecting me by tying me up like this. They should have tied me up with chains instead of ropes." Xavier muttered, and when he thought about using the smartwatch that he had on his waist to contact his bodyguards, he felt that he did not have a watch in his hand and his phone in his pocket.Xavier was a little nervous now. It is okay that the kidnapper took his phone but he was not supposed to take away his watch because no one would know that it was a smartwatch by looking at this watch. Everyone would think that it was a very simple watch. This means that the person who kidnapped him knows about this watch, which means that he is
"Not bad Mr. Winters, you are recovering so well. At this rate you will be released from hospital in two weeks," Stanley said after checking Duke's condition."I want to get out of here as soon as possible, man. I don't like being in the hospital at all. I am suffocating here" Duke said. "But I don't think so. Looking at you, I think you love being in the hospital so much that you stay in the hospital for half of the year. If you want, you can rent a room in the hospital permanently. Who knows when you will get injured doing risky work again?" Stanley said after hearing Duke's words. Duke smiled at him and was about to say something, but before he could, Diana spoke up, "Can any patient rent a room permanently? I see the situation in the hospital has become like a hotel where anyone can rent a room for stay."Duke and Lelia tried to control their laughter after hearing Diana's words and Stanley looked at her with fiery eyes. Stanley has tried many ways to get fired from her job but
Henry was sitting in the garden, drinking tea, and Lelia was sitting next to him. Lelia was looking ahead and smiling softly because Duke Stanley and Xavier were kneeling in front of Henry. Henry was looking at them and drinking tea in a relaxed mood. "Grandpa, my leg hurts, should I stand?" Xavier asked, looking at Henry. When Henry looked at him with fiery eyes upon hearing Xavier's words, Xavier immediately lowered his head, "If you don't want to stand on one leg, then sit quietly like that. And if you want to stand on one leg, then get up and stand." Hearing Henry's words, Xavier didn't say anything else. "Who will explain?" Henry asked, placing the teacup on the table and looking at them. "Grandpa, it is not my fault. It is all Duke's fault. I didn't know he had regained consciousness. I didn't do anything. Looking at my innocent face, do you think I can do something like this?" Xavier said, putting all the blame on Duke. Henry looked at him, smiled, and said, "Looking at
Hearing Nancy's words, Duke laughed and said, "The accused registered in the government register has fled. The police are searching for them, and after a while,, they will find the bodies of the two accused who were burnt to death in the accident." Hearing Duke's words, the ground under Nancy's feet seemed to move. "What nonsense you are talking about? What you are saying is never possible. So don't tell bullshit," Nancy shouted angrily."You will understand after a while and see in your own eyes if it is possible or not," Duke said. Hearing Duke's words, Nancy pointed the gun in her hand at Duke and said, "You can survive the accident but if I shoot you, you will not be able to survive. Let us go from here immediately or I will shoot you." Duke started laughing at Nancy's words. "You can try. You can try as long as you want," Duke said, ignoring Nancy's words. Jackson and Nancy were both shocked by Duke's words."Do you want me to teach you how to shoot? I am an expert in this fiel
When Duke looked at Stanley with a satisfied smile and winked at him, Stanley became even angrier. "Don’t make me punch at your face, Duke Winters. How dare you keep your eyes closed after regaining consciousness? Was there a movie playing that you were enjoying with your eyes closed? You are damm lucky that Xavier is not here. Even if I controlled my anger, Xavier never controlled his. He would have punched you in the face a few times by now. I can't believe you are pretending," Stanley uttered angrily. "Come on man. Don’t act like this. I am up, and that is the biggest thing, isn't it? When I regained consciousness, you and Lelia were talking about the divorce papers. I didn’t feel like opening my eyes when I heard about divorce. By the way, thank you so much. If it weren’t for you, Lelia would have misunderstood me and left me by now," Duke said, smiling at Stanley. Stanley took a deep breath to control his anger and handed the divorce papers to Duke, "This is yours. Do whatever
"Don't worry, I won't tell anyone that you killed Duke. This will be confined to these four walls, so kill him without any second thought. Your criminal is in front of you. You can do whatever you want with him. I leave the decision up to you. I am giving you one day to kill him or I will stop his treatment. And the other way is to forgive him. You can choose any option; no one will force you," Stanley said, and Lelia began to cry silently. Stanley turned to leave, but before he left the room, he said, "Duke would rather die at your hands than by mine because he loves you more than his own life."Now you decide whether you want to spend the rest of your life with the man who loves you more than his life or kill him with your own hands." Stanley said in a rough voice and left the room and saw Xavier standing outside the room.Stanley glanced at Xavier and started walking towards his cabin. Xavier glanced at Lelia before the door closed and then he followed Stanley. "Was it really neces
Lelia looked at her husband and started thinking about the day when she found out about Duke's true identity. Starts flashback, when Lelia came out of the kitchen with a glass of juice for Amelia, she saw Amelia excitedly shaking the pictures hanging on the wall. Lelia looked at Amelia and smiled, "Do you like them?" Lelia asked her with surprise. She was surprised because Amelia, a rich girl, liked those simple, ordinary pictures. Amelia looked at Lelia and smiled, "I really like antique things. You guys have a great choice." Hearing Amelia's words, Lelia looked at her with confusion. "Antique things! Where did you see antique things? Those are just ordinary pictures nothing special?" Lelia asked her curiously. Amelia was very surprised to hear Lelia's words. She looked at Lelia and said, "What are you talking about, Lelia? Ordinary things! Do you think those are ordinary things, these pictures and the follower vase are not ordinary things. Lelia, all the pictures hanging on th
When Lelia looked at her Grandfather with tearful eyes, James hugged Lelia without a moment's hesitation. "Grandpa, Duke Duke.... " Lelia could not finish her words and started crying. James gently patted her back and said, "Calm down my girl, don't worry. Duke loves you very much. He will never leave you alone. Duke has proven how much he loves you today at the wedding hall. He will come back to you at any cost. So, don't cry. Just wait for him. You should give him an earful for putting himself in danger"James comforted Lelia. After today, James thought that now Lelia would live happily with Duke, but suddenly, when he received the news of Duke's accident, he rushed to the hospital without a moment's delay to support Lelia. "Why does this happen to me, Grandpa? Why do the people I love keep walking away from me? First Grandma, then Mom, Dad, and now Duke? Why is my destiny so cruel? Why do I have to lose my loved ones over and over again? Why can't I find peace? Don't I deserve to b