Cain reached his parents' mansion. When he got into the garage, he noticed another car already parked there. His brows knitted together. Who else was there in the mansion? Normally, his parents did not have any guest coming over to the mansion, instead they always met any of their business associates in a restaurant. And today his father had called him to discuss something. He was becoming more and more curious. So, he went inside and was welcomed by the warm hug of his mom. "My baby! Welcome home. Finally, after so long you are here. I have missed you being in this mansion. You should come here to meet us often. And definitely, should have some sleepovers here." She gushed ushering him in. "Sure mom, I will." He replied casually. He never showed much emotions to anyone, not even to his parents but he cared for them. "Now come on, let us go inside. Your father is waiting for you and you know, I have prepared your favourite roasted cottage cheese with gravy." She said excitedly. "Mo
"I have something important to discuss, about your business, son." Said his father and he nodded making himself comfortable on the couch he was sitting on. "So, Ivy wishes to merge their company with ours. It can be beneficial. Think about it, son." He explained and Cain thought about it thoroughly. It could be for their company's benefit but it had its own risks. So, it was a really big decision to make which he did not want to make all by himself. "It would be really great but...can I get some more time to think about it? You know, it is a big decision to make." He said slowly. His father nodded at him and Ivy frowned. "You are right. Take your time but do think about it, okay?" Cain nodded and looked at Ivy and said, "I am sorry, Ivy. I hope you understand why I am saying this." She nodded. "It is alright. I understand." She gave him a small smile he returned it apologetically. His father cleared his throat. "Alright. I guess I can leave you both to talk with each other. We wil
(Twenty one years ago) Continues...The black SUV had come to a halt infront of the huge mansion. The big bad mafia boss, Callix Russells, had finally returned home. But sadly, the situation in which he had to return was not at all jovial. He was out of station to make some major deal with another mafia gang in order to expand his connection in the underworld. Though he did not want to leave his wife and his five months old daughter here all by themselves, he had to. It just had been three days since he left and today he got a call from his brother, Jedd, telling him that his beloved wife went missing along with his daughter, and also that precious platinum which he had gifted his wife, was also nowhere to be found. He was angry as hell at the bastard who was responsible for this and at himself as well, for leaving the most precious girls in his life behind for his damned business. After hearing that, he could not stay there anymore and came back as soon as possible. When he reached h
Under the bright light coming from the bulb, Cali stood there staring at the girl who stared back at her. She had beautiful midnight black hair, cute button nose, plump heart shaped lips and the most beautiful pair of eyes. The left one was an alluring shade of gunmetal blue and the right one was hazel in color. Just like his. Cali smiled at her and she returned it equally. She could not help but feel her eyes burning Aa she gazed into the mirror looking at her reflection smiling back at her. "You are beautiful, just like your mother." She could still hear his voice in her mind. One of her hands came up to touch her face on the mirror. "Do I really look like my mother?" She asked herself. She was in the washroom of their office now. She had ran away from there when he revealed who he was to her."You are my daughter, sweetheart." His words rang in her ears. And she let the unshed tears fall down her cheeks. A strangled sob left her lips as she tried to bring it down. "Why?" She ask
Leaning against the window attached to the wall, he was staring at the girl who was running on the road looking all disheveled with tears streaming down her cheeks which she was wiping furiously with the back of her hands. His heart was knowing he could not do anything right now even if he wanted to. After the girl went out of his view, he summoned one of his men to his office. Theodore too, came in along with him. "Keep track on her but do not invade her privacy in any way. Am I clear?" Mr. Russells ordered and the man nodded before going out of his office and out of their view. "What are you doing? How can you let her go after confirming that she is Callistaa, our Callistaa. My precious niece. My Celestaa's daughter." Said Theodore emotionally. He could not understand why Callix was letting her go when just some time ago, he was dying to find his long lost daughter. Callix sighed and went to sit on his chair. "I am not letting her leave, Theodore. I am just giving her time to acce
9 Months later....The cool breeze hit her face making her long black hair fly in every direction along with it. How she loved coming here early in the morning everyday just to relish the nature. Standing near the bank of the lake, Cali was looking at her own reflection. Just how much had she changed in these nine months. Her black hair was now longer reaching her waist. She was wearing a sap green midi dress which stopped just above her knees. Now she no longer used any lenses to hide those beautiful eyes of hers behind. Her father had assured her that she looked really beautiful and unique with them which resembled his. A smile was formed across her lips when she remembered her father, Callix Russells. He was her support now. When she decided that she was not ready to take over the company, he understood and did not press on it anymore. And when she told that she wanted to leave the country for a while to collect herself together again, her father supported her and arranged everythin
The Russells' private jet had just landed. She was back in the country. Feeling full of nerves, she could not help but tap her leg on the floor impatiently. What was she impatient for? She did not know herself. Maybe for this dreadful week to pass quickly so that she could get over with this and could go back to her seclusion again. But she knew it was not going to happen. Someday she had to take over their business and for that, she had to stay here. Her father must had noticed her anxiety, so he came up to her and held her in his arms, rubbing her back in a soothing way. "What happened, princess? You look pale. Is something bothering you?" He asked gently patting her head. She looked up at her father's soft eyes with her anxious ones. She shook her head at him slowly. "No, dad. It is just that...will I be handle all of this by my own?" She had her doubts but not on her ability to do business but on her heart which still could not seem to forget that one person whom she had ran fro
The blue metallic sedan screeched infront of the office building. A man came out from the car and rushed into the building with urgency, not even bothering to take his bag out of it. On his way to his office, his employees greeted him morning but he was not paying them any heed. Rude! That was what they called him. Before, he was sure arrogant but rude? In the last few months, he had not talked to anyone nicely. He had become a walking ticking time bomb which could explode at any time and on anyone. Mr. Cain Hutton had became a rude, arrogant jerk. To everyone. And the reason was...his wife. His wife had ran away from the past nine months. And he was going bonkers on everyone because he was unable to find her till now. But today was different because the private investigator whom he had hired to find the whereabouts of his wife, had called him this morning informing him that he had something new to tell him. So now, he was in a hurry to get to him who was waiting for him in his office.
The whole sky was filled with colors, blue, orange, and pink as Cali sat on a chair in her balcony with a mug of chocolate smoothie in her hands, watching the beautiful sunset. She smiled with her eyes closed, feeling the serene touch of slow wind. It had been three days since she came back to her country, and a whole week since that incident happened. It was still difficult for her to think about what Horace did to her. She thought of him as her best friend once. But looked like he was harbouring an unhealthy obsession for her all the while. If he loved her like he claimed he did, he would not have done all of that to her, kidnapping her and attempting to rape her. She was still in a trauma for days as she could not believe that that person who did all that to her, was Horace. That day, Cain and her father came to her rescue right on time. Horace was handed over to the police but before that he got beaten by Cain. He punched him until he became all bloodied with a broken nose and
"Mr. Russells, here is the current location of that ring. And it is stationery which means your daughter is in there or maybe she lost the ring somewhere there." Said Mr. Russo while them the computer screen. "Okay. Let's not waste any more time. We should go there and check first." Cain said quickly as he got up from his seat and dashed out of the penthouse. Mr. Russells thanked Mr. Russo and asked him to send the location and to keep an eye on any movement as he too dashed out. They both settled inside Cain's car and he started driving following the given location, all the while praying mentally for Cali to be there, safe and sound. * * * "Darling, wake up now. You have slept for so long and it is past lunch time already. Come on, wake up. See, I have brought you your favorite chocolate muffins and smoothie." A voice called out to her making her groan as she shuffled in the bed and slowly opened her eyes. Seeing that man with dark beard infront of her, she squinted her eyes and
It was already twelve in the noon but there was no trace of Cali. Cain had called and informed Mr. Russells about everything. He got hell worried because she never did any such thing before, at least not without telling him. They tried her number again and again but it was now switched off. And right now Mr. Russells was on his way to come here. Cain himself was hell scared and worried for her as he called his private investigator to investigate this matter and was now pacing back and forth in her room while waiting for Mr. Pietro's call. Where could she be? Soon, he got a call from him but got disappointed when he told him that there was still no lead of her and it was more difficult because no one knew with whom she went out and there was no camera fitted in here. Cali always liked her privacy and that was why she did not let her father fit surveillance in her penthouse. Cain sat on the floor holding his head in his hands. After two more hours, Mr. Russells arrived there. His fac
The doorbell of the mansion rang. One of the maids opened the door which revealed Mr. Cain Hutton. However, his state was completely disheveled, with messy hair, damp cheeks and dull looking eyes. The maid let him in. When he went in, he spotted Mr. Russells sitting at the dining table sipping on a glass of water. Looked like he just finished his lunch as it was already two in the afternoon. Cain had not eaten anything since morning but he could not care any less about that right now. The maid informed Mr. Russells of the arrival of Mr. Hutton there. "Mr. Hutton, what brings you here?" He asked him in a cold tone as he came out to the hall. Cain just remained standing there with his head hung low. He was ashamed and afraid too. He was thinking Mr. Russells knew about his and Callistaa's relationship. "Please have a seat, Mr. Hutton." He said in the same emotionless voice. He nodded and sat down along with him. He cleared his throat and said, "Mr. Russells, I don't know if you kno
"What the fuck!!" He groaned loudly when he read the news headline about his and Ivy's wedding. This deed must be done by his parents. They were trying to convince him to marry her since a long time now. That was why he stopped visiting or talking to them. But this was just too much to take in now. What were they thinking while doing this? What if Cali read this? Or had she already read it? Oh, no! He would lose her for good. No, he would not let this happen. He went into his car and drove off to his parents' mansion. He was going there after so long. And that too, not for a good reason. He sped up and soon he was in their driveway. "No, you listen to me Ivy! What do you mean by you will expose us? Huh? Don't tell me you don't want this. I know that you badly wanted to get married to my son. Then why all this drama now? Just zip it up and what you are told to do." He heard his mother's yelling while he stood there outside the door which was cracked open a tad bit. He frowned. Expos
"Yes, Harold. I am fine. I just called you to let you know that I am back here. And right now I am heading to my penthouse. Are you home?" Asked Cali. "What? But you did not even tell me that you were coming beforehand. I would have received you at the airport." Harold said from the other end. "No worries, Harold. And I am sorry that I could not tell you that I am coming. Well, it was just last night that I decided to come here and now here I am." She sighed after explaining to him. "Okay. Go home for now. I will be there with dinner and we will eat together." She smiled at that. "Thank you so much, Harold. You are so sweet." She said and he chuckled. "That I sure am." He replied cockily. She giggled. "Alright, see you." ....... "Home sweet home!" She sighed tiredly when she reached home. The house was clean and all because of the workers assigned there by her father. She went into her room and plopped on her bed. It was a hasty decision. She knew but she had to leave.
"Dad, actually I need to talk to you." Said Cali while playing with her food on the plate. It was the next morning and they were now sitting at the dining table having breakfast. Mr. Russells stopped eating and looked at his daughter with a concerned look. "Wait, don't tell me you are pregnant already?" He blurted out making her choke on her saliva. "What? No, dad. I am not...pregnant. Why would you think like that?" She asked as she gulped some water from her glass. "You know, I just don't trust that boy, what is his name again, Harold?" She nodded. "Yes, Harold. I don't trust him around you at all. He seems like a playboy to me." He grumbled. Cali laughed at her father. "Oh, dad. I don't know what you are saying but that is not true though. He is a real gentleman." She said trying to convince him otherwise. He shook his head. "Sweetheart, tell me one thing. Do you love that boy?" Her face lost all the look of laughter at that question. "Uh...dad..." She stuttered but could
Five days later.... Sitting inside her office cabin, Cali was trying to focus on her work but everytime her mind was drifting to the one and only man who was invading her dreams every night. Everyday in the office, she was anticipating his arrival. But he never came back once to see her after that day when she lied to him about being a gold digger five days ago. Five days, it had been five days since she had seen him. She even contacted his secretary two days back to remind him that they were to discuss the changes in that contract. She thought that he would come to the office even if just for the sake of that contract. But how wrong she was! He sent his secretary to her office instead and did not come there himself. She was getting vexed now. She wanted to use the boss card by demanding that his presence was needed here but refrained from doing so because if she did something like that, he would get the idea that he affected her which was true to some extent. She shook those though
"Because you have proved that nine months ago. You chose to stay with her and have fun in your bedroom rather than being with me when I cooked lunch for you." Her voice broke and his eyes widened. "What?" He let out a mere whisper. She huffed and averted her eyes away from his as she felt them burn. He strode towards her and grabbed her jaw making her look directly in his eyes. "What do you mean by 'have fun in my bedroom'?" His jaw clenched with anger but his hold on her did not get hard so as to not hurt her. She tried to get out of his hold but in vain. Her tears started to leak out of her eyes. She was desperate to get away from him as she knew that she could not resist him for that long but she would not allow herself to fall for him again. "You know exactly what I mean. Now let go of me." She gritted out. But he did not faze. "You don't know what you saying. You don't know anything." He said darkly. "Oh! You mean to say that I am wrong in what I am saying?" She asked hi