It was almost evening when Lelia and Duke returned home from the shopping mall. Duke wanted to buy matching heels and some cosmetics but Lelia stopped Duke. Laying down the shopping bags on the couch, Lelia said to Duke that we should take a shower and get ready or we would be late. Duke looked at Lelia and said, "Okay." You go take a shower and get ready" Lelia nodded and picked up the shopping bags from the sofa and went to her room. Duke entered his room as well and first took off his mask and placed it on the table. Looking at the mask, he said to himself, "How long will he have to hide his face like this from Lelia"? Before the wedding, he only used the mask before meeting someone from the Sullivan family, but after marriage, he had to use it in front of Lelia. He only agreed to marry Lilly because his grandfather, Hunter Sullivan, promised to give him a 5 percent share in the Sullivan Company in exchange for this marriage. Duke only agreed to marry her for that share becau
It was seven o'clock in the evening when the taxi stood in front of the Sullivan Mansion. Duke got out of the taxi, paid the taxi fare then they got inside. As Duke rang the bell, the Butler of the house opened the door for them. But when his eyes fell on Duke's he looked so annoyed. Lelia noticed how the Butler's eyes fell on them as a look of annoyance crossed his face. Lelia was surprised to find that even the servants of this house looked down upon her husband. She got angry seeing this. Although Duke had already told her that no one in the house liked him but Lelia couldn't help but think that he was talking about everyone in the house including the servants. "How dare that servant look down on family members?" Lelia's temper turned hot. As she can't bear her husband's disrespect. "Where is Grandpa?" Duke asked the Butler coldly. "Duke's speech seemed as if he did not mind the servant's behavior or the way of his talking, or that he was used to it?" . "How much suffering
Lelia was shocked to hear this. She had no idea what Nancy was telling her. She felt Nancy's every word passing away over her head. What does it mean that Duke married her for shares? Lelia looked at Duke. Her eyes were full of questions. Before Duke could say anything, Nancy spoke up, again," I see you haven't told your lovely wife about it yet. You shouldn't keep your wife in the dark like this, Duke. You should tell her that you only married her to get a five percent share of the Sullivan. Your lovely wife has a right to know the truth. Otherwise, this poor girl will think for the rest of her life that you married her only on your grandfather's word. And, it will be unfair to her. So unfair," Nancy snapped at Duke, then looked at Lelia. "So Mrs. Sullivan, oh no, my mistake. I have forgotten your husband is now Winters. He took his Mother's surname. So, you are Mrs. Winters, not Mrs. Sullivan. So, Mrs. Winters, now how do you feel after knowing the truth? The husband about whom
Hearing Duke's words, everyone began to tremble with anger. Nancy was the angriest of them all. "What did you just say? Are you really out of your mind now? Remember, Duke, a dwarf, can never touch the moon in the sky. So, don't even try. Do you think we are going to accept anything you say just because Mr. Winters had chosen you to sign the contract? Then is answer is no. Never" Nancy shouted angrily. She wanted to drag Duke out of the house right now. How dare he ask for a 15% share of Sullivan Company?". The sole heir of this company is my son, Jonathan. No one can own a share here except my son. I would never let anyone else be" Nancy thought and clenched her fits in anger. "Nancy is right. It's impossible to give you 15%. How dare you demand a 15% share? Don't forget your place, Duke" Jackson growled angrily. Jonathan was very angry but he didn't say anything. Hunter was listening to everything in silence. His facial expressions were hard. He was looking at Duke with kil
Stella was waiting for her man at a coffee shop. She was getting more and more impatient as time went on. She was looking at the clock from time to time. She was very worried when she saw Lilly in a devastated state yesterday. She was shocked when Lilly told her that someone was trying to blackmail her. And that the person had some unflattering pictures and video clips of her. She had wanted to take action against the man last night, but later, she thought, what photos and video clips of Lilly did the person have? Lilly was so afraid of him that she was asking for her help. Lilly never did this before. And that is what made Stella more worried. What happened this time that Lilly asked for her help? What was in that picture and video clip? So she asked a reliable person of her to investigate everything. Before taking any action against the man she wanted to know everything. Today that person was supposed to come to this coffee shop to meet her. "Why isn't he coming yet? Is he dead
Lelia stirred restlessly in her sleep. She was having a nightmare. She found herself in the middle of a dark forest. She heard a terrible voice behind her. The man was calling her. He was asking her to stop. The man was ordering her to give up and surrender to him. Lelia was frightened and panicked. She started running. She was running for her life, and the man was chasing her. Lelia had no idea who the man was, why he was chasing her, or what she was doing in this dark forest. She only felt that something dark was chasing her with the intention of killing her. The man wants to kill her. She couldn't see his face but she could feel the man's presence behind her. He was coming closer. He wanted her. He was howling like an animal. As if he was very hungry and angry. Lelia felt that the person would not stop hunting her until the man caught her. Lelia was calling out to Duke to save her in her mind. She saw the dark shadow approaching her. He was so close to catching her. Lelia screame
Lelia took a shower and came out of the washroom.She got dressed, stood in front of the mirror, and applied light makeup on her face. As she grabbed her bag to leave the room, her phone rang.She picked up the phone from the table and saw that it was her father's call.Lelia immediately answered the phone. David spoke up from the other side, "How are you, Lelia?""I am fine, Dad. How are you and mom? How is her condition now?" Lelia asked her Dad. She wanted to visit her Mother to check her condition, but thinking about the situation, she stopped. "Your Mother is now perfectly healthy. The doctor will discharge her tomorrow. Lelia I have sent you the new home address. Can you pack up the things from the previous house? I wanted to pack things but I had an urgent work to do. As your Mother is going to be discharged tomorrow, I need to decorate the new apartment today," David told her. He didn't want to send his daughter there, but after leaving the Williams Mansion, he decided to l
When the cold sea breeze hit Lelia's body she looked at the sea out the window. It used to be her favorite coffee shop. It is located next to the sea. From where she could enjoy the beauty of the sea. When she was in a relationship with Liam, they would often come to this coffee shop and sit at the table by the window where she could see the sea. But today, she couldn't enjoy the beauty of the sea. She just sat quietly. Liam was surprised to see her sitting so quietly and without enjoying the sea. He thought she would be very happy to come here to her favorite coffee shop. But Liam did not see any happiness on Lelia's face. She sat quietly as if she had been brought here by force. Liam smiled to lighten her mood and said, "What do you want to drink, Lelia? Shall I order your favorite cold coffee for you?" Lelia looked at him with disgust and said, "I am not here to date you. Say what was the important thing you wanted to say so badly." "Lelia, cold coffee is your favorite so I w
When John returned home from the office, Stella told him everything. After hearing everything, John was completely stunned. He could not believe that his Father would take such a step. He knew that his Father loved David very much but he thought that his Father's love for David was buried under his Father's pride and would never be expressed again.He never thought that David's death would awaken his Father from within and that his pride and anger would vanish from his heart. Like Stella, he also felt that his Father was upset. And he would get better after a few days."Are you going to keep quiet instead of doing something to stop Father? Or are you still planning to stay quiet like a coward and watch our wealth go to that witch?" Stella taunted John sharply."Where is Dad now? Is he in his room?" John asked with anger. "No. Dad is not home. He has gone out. He must have gone to his stupid granddaughter Lelia. I thought that the obstacles in our way were removed with the death of Da
"Boss James Williams is following Mrs Winters. When Mrs. Winter went to visit her parents' graves, we noticed someone put flowers on the grave. We suspect it was James Williams's work.James Williams has been following Mrs Winters since she left the graveyard. As you ordered we are on alert. If he tries to harm Mrs. Winters, we will take action immediately," The security guard informed Duke about the situation."Keep a close eye on James Williams and keep updating me. Stay alert around him. Don't let him harm Lelia. If you feel for a moment that James has any bad intentions, arrest him immediately," The Duke ordered."Okay, boss. We will do exactly as you say," The security guard said and Duke hung up the call. He put the phone on the table and looked out the window. After 14 days, he came to the office today but he couldn't concentrate on work. He kept thinking about Lelia. He was thinking about her behaviour. Something bothering Duke. He can feel something is coming to destroy their
"Stella started sweating nervously after hearing James's words. "Dad, what are you saying? Why do you want to write down the property in Lelia's name all of a sudden?"James, annoyed by Stella's words, said, "I think you have forgotten how many sons I have. Of course, I won't blame you because I never reminded you how many sons I have. The mistake was mine. I kept David away from me all my life due to my pride and arrogance. I have cheated on him repeatedly to achieve my goals. I have lied repeatedly. But not anymore. I could not fulfil the duties of a Father, but I will fulfil the duties of a Grandfather. I will give her the shares she deserves." Hearing James' words, Stella reached the seventh heaven of surprise. She could not have imagined that David's death would grieve James so deeply that he would become a better person. Seeing James's condition, she first thought that James was a little upset about David's death, which would get better on its own after a few days. She had not
"How is the report? I am pregnant right?" Lilly asked, looking at the gynaecologist with high hopes. She was extra sure that she was pregnant as she had made out several times with Jonathan without protection. And every time she made sure Jonathan came inside her. Lilly was so excited to have Jonathan's baby to trap him with her for the rest of her life.But destiny had another plan for her. The gynecologist closed the file and put off her glass then looked at Lilly. Giving her a sad look she spoke up, "Have you had an abortion before? Please be honest with me" The gynaecologist looked at her and asked. Stella frowned after hearing the gynaecologist's words. "What does the previous abortion have to do with my daughter being pregnant now? Why are you asking a personal question? Whether my daughter has had an abortion before is a private matter to us. You don't need to know about it and we don't want to talk about it," Stella said in a hoarse voice.The gynaecologist looked at Stella
Hearing Lilly's name on the model's lips, Jonathan felt disgusted. He looked at her and said with annoyance, "Do you know her? How did you know she was my girlfriend? Who told you this?""I don't know her. I just saw a post about you on her Instagram profile where she admitted that she was your girlfriend and that you both were going to get married very soon. Why? Isn't it true? Did you have a break-up?" The model asked him.Listening to her, Jonathan's face darkened and said, "Don't believe these things. She is not my girlfriend at all and I am not marrying her of my own free will. I am being forced to marry her due to my family pressure. My family is putting pressure on me to marry her. I do not even like her"Hearing what Jonathan said, the model hugged Jonathan to show sympathy. Jonathan felt like he had caught the moon in his hands. As soon as the sweet perfume of the model's body hit his nose, he felt intoxicated. Jonathan immediately hugged her and started smelling her body."I
"Mom, I can not believe this. You are right. Jonathan's family paid someone to pretend him their driver and put all the blame on him. In exchange for the money, that person agreed to take all the blame on his shoulders. The fool police have already caught him and put him in jail thinking that he is the real culprit. Lelia and Duke can't do anything to me and Jonathan now. Now, even if they come to find out the truth, they can not do anything. The case was already closed in these few days. You are right. Money talks.If they go to the police now, the police will show that person as the culprit. Lelia and Duke will never know that Jonathan was behind this incident. Now I can breathe peacefully. I don't have to worry anymore, Mom. I am finally free now," Lilly told her Mother."I knew this would happen, so I told you not to stress. I knew they would cover it up in any way. It has been proven once again that money can talk and can make anyone say anything. With money, anything is possible
A week laterIn her sleep, Lelia felt someone gently caressing her head. When Lelia opened her eyes, she saw her Mother sitting next to her and caressing her head. Her Mother had a sweet smile on her face.Lelia quickly got up from the bed and looked at her Mother with disbelieving eyes. Seeing Lelia looking at her like this, Angelina asked with a smile, "What happened, my dear? Why are you looking at me like this? Did you have a nightmare? Don't worry mummy is here"Lelia's eyes fluttered open. Lifting his trembling hand she touched her Mother's face. When she felt her Mother's presence, she immediately hugged her Mother tightly. Angelina laughed at Lelia's behaviour.She gently patted Lelia's back and said, "What happened, dear? Is everything okay?"Lelia put her head on her Mother's shoulder and hugged her tightly, "I had a bad dream, Mom. In my nightmare, I saw you and Dad leaving me. I was very scared, Mom."Angelina smiled at Lelia and said, "We didn't leave you, my dear. We are
At Williams Mansion "Mom, what should I do now? What if the police come to arrest me now?" Lilly said, trembling with fear."Calm down. The police will never come to arrest you. Why they will come to arrest you? Stop your negative thoughts. You said that it was who Jonathan hit someone with his car. You didn't hit that person. You were not even in the car with Jonathan. Then why would the police come to arrest you?" Stella tried to calm her daughter down.After making out When Jonathan left Lilly in the hotel room and went out without saying anything, Lilly followed him. Lilly wanted to see who Jonathan was going to meet in this drunken state. She was present at the place when Jonathan hit a pedestrian with his car.As soon as the accident happened, Lilly ran home in fear. "Mom, you don't understand, Jonathan didn't just get drunk because of the alcohol. Like you said, I mixed drugs in his glass. I accidentally mixed too many drugs today. If the police check him now and find drugs in
Hunter could not control his anger, so he gave a tight slap on his cheek. Unable to control the balance, Jonathan collapsed to the floor.When Nancy tried to help her son, Jackson immediately grabbed her hand and stopped her from moving forward. Hunter, unable to control his anger, kicked Jonathan and shouted, "Where were your eyes when you were driving? Were your eyes in the sky? How could you hit a living person with your car? Didn't you see the person in front of your car?"Jonathan knelt down and said, "Grandpa, I only drank one bottle of wine. I don't know how I got drunk? I didn't realize that David was in front of my car. Grandpa, forgive me. Please save me or the police will arrest me. Grandpa, I don't want to go to jail," Jonathan began to beg in a desperate voice.Hunter hit Jonathan on the back with the stick he was holding. "Who told you to drive your car in a drunk state, you damm fool? Why did you drive your car when you were so drunk? Where was your driver? Do you have