Lord Frederick's POV An awkward silence hung in the air as the men before me all had worried and tired looks on their faces. I swallowed in fear as I wondered what they had to say to me. It had been three days since the accident, and Aurora still hadn’t been found. The men who were in the car with her survived and explained that the car's brakes had been tampered with, a clear indication that someone wanted to get rid of Aurora; they wanted her dead. We checked all the CCTV footage from Ian's home, but we couldn’t see anyone tampering with the car's brakes. However, I knew something fishy was going on, and I would not rest until I got to the root of it. “Speak,” I told the men who were in charge of discovering Aurora's body from the water. They all hesitated before one of them stepped forward. “Sir, we are 100 percent sure that Aurora's body is not in that water. Even if she had drowned, her body should have surfaced by now,” he explained, and I swallowed my pain. “So what are you
Lord Frederick's POV One month has gone by, and yet there is no news about Aurora. It feels as though she has disappeared off the face of the earth. All efforts to find her have been useless, as there is no clue about her whereabouts. Every part of me is breaking down at the thought of actually losing her, but I brace myself; as long as her body isn't found, I am certain my Aurora is out there somewhere. It's just a matter of time before she comes back to me. My phone beeps, and it is a message from Ian asking me to come to his place. Sighing heavily, I get up and take the stairs to the living room where I meet Fox. “We are going over to Ian’s,” I announce, and he nods before coming with me. Getting into the car, Fox starts up the engine while I sit in the back seat as he drives to Ian's place, with my men following behind. “Fox, I need you to get in touch with our contacts in the city,” I say. “I want to know if anyone has seen or heard anything about Aurora.” Fox nods, his eye
Aurora's POV Three years later “Come back to me, my little girl, please come back!” A voice sounded in my head, forcing me to jerk awake. Opening my eyes, I wasn’t surprised that it was a dream—a dream I had been having for the past two months. Almost every night, I would hear a strange yet familiar voice in my head, begging me to come back to him. At first, I told my husband, Cain, about the voice I heard in my sleep, and he asked me to ignore it, saying it was due to the accident I had. He explained that some part of my brain was damaged, which was why I couldn’t remember anything. In fact, I couldn’t remember anything from before three years ago. According to my husband, I had a car accident that caused me to lose my memory, but luckily, our child in my womb was miraculously saved. Despite all he had explained to me and the pictures he had shown me, I couldn’t help but feel that a piece of my life was missing. I felt something was left out, and for the past three years, I had
Aurora’s POV “Tiana, wake up! We are here.” I felt a tap on my shoulder and realized the jet had landed. “We are in California,” Cain announced to me, and I nodded before looking at William, who was still fast asleep. “Let's go.” Cain stood on his feet and led us out of the jet, while William nanny carried William. Getting out of the jet, I noticed cars were already waiting for us, and Cain led us to a black SUV. Cain entered first, followed by William and then me. The three staff members who followed us entered the other vehicle. The car started, and the driver drove off. “Mom, look at that,” William pointed to a building as he played with his colorful blocks. Cain, sitting nearby reviewing business documents, slammed his laptop shut in annoyance. “William, can't you be quiet for once?” Cain snapped, his tone sharp and biting. “I have important work to do, and you're being a nuisance.” I felt a pang of discomfort at Cain's harsh words. William was just being a child, but Cain's
Lord Frederick’s POVFor the past two hours, I had been staring at the frame of Aurora in my hand. It had been three years, yet there had been no news of her. I had done everything humanly possible to look for her, yet there was still no word from her. The only thing that kept me going was the word from a seer. She assured me that Aurora was alive and that, in due time, she would come to me. For a moment, I thought maybe she had been saved but was hiding away because she was still angry at me and Ian.Tears fell on my cheek, and I quickly wiped it away. “Where are you, Aurora? I miss you so much,” I whispered, still staring at the frame in my hand.A knock landed on my door, and I invited the person in. “Good morning, boss,” Fox greeted, but I hummed, my eyes still fixed on the frame in my hand.“Sir, Mr. Cain is here,” he announced, but I didn’t respond. Instead, I kept staring at the frame in my hand.“Should we ask him to leave?” Fox suggested, noticing I wasn’t in the mood to see
Aurora's POV “I still can’t believe he asked us for dinner,” I said to Cain, who was also dressing up like me. I was surprised when he came home and told me we were having dinner with the man he was hoping to strike a deal with. At first, I was confused and shocked because I knew Cain. This had never happened; he had never let me mingle in his business, so it was really shocking when he broke the news of the dinner to me. “Are you ready?” he asked, and I nodded while stealing a glance at myself in the mirror. “Good. Remember all I told you: be good and talk less. Allow me to do all the talking. This is a big deal for me, Tiana, and I can’t afford to make any mistakes,” he warned for the hundredth time, and all I could do was nod. “Your son, make sure he is well-behaved…” Cain warned while I frowned. I hated when he referred to William as my son, not ours. “I will not take any…” His words were cut short by the loud ringing of his phone. I watched him go for the call and step away.
Lord Frederick’s POV Mr. Cain’s wife?” I asked in disbelief, and she nodded. “Yes, Sir Frederick, I think you are mistaking me for someone else,” she said firmly, and I looked at Fox, who seemed as confused and surprised as I was. “You are Aurora. Why are you claiming to be someone else?” I said desperately, and saw her take a step backward away from me. “I’m not Aurora, sir. I might be her lookalike, but I’m not Aurora,” she muttered. I frowned as my heart pounded in my chest. This woman standing before me was Aurora; I wasn’t mistaken. She might have grown more mature and her body looked more curvy and mature, but her eyes, her eyes were the same, and I would never mistake them. “Aurora… is this a prank? Please stop it. I know you are angry at me…” “I think I will have to take my leave,” she said, making her way to leave, but I stopped her. “Please stay, I’m sorry,” I urged, and saw her raise a brow. If she really wanted to play this game with me, then two could play at it.
Lord Frederick's POVArriving at the dinning table, I met Aurora conversing with her son—or should I say, our son? The moment she noticed my presence, she sat properly in her seat and looked my way, our eyes interlocking until I took my seat.“Is everything okay, Sir Frederick?” she asked, looking tense and worried.“Yes, everything is fine. I might have mistaken you for my…” I paused, and she flashed me an assuring smile.“It’s okay. I believe we all have lookalikes,” she smiled while I nodded and gawked at her. The lady seated beside me was truly Aurora, but a lot had changed about her. That bastard has turned her into something else, and I will make sure he pays for it. He will pay for keeping Aurora from me, for touching her, and for keeping my son from me.“I have to apologize for my husband’s lateness,” she apologized, and I nodded and moved my gaze to the little boy whose eyes had not left me since I arrived at the dinner. The little boy had a striking resemblance to me, and I