Hannah’s POV“Is the place we’re going still far away?” I asked Robert.With his eyes straight ahead and his hands controlling the steering wheel, Robert answered calmly, “No, we’ll be there soon.”“My brother and I were not far apart. But why did he disappear for twenty years?”“Because your brother lost his memory and is blind. If he was in good health or only slightly injured, he would most likely be able to return home because your brother is a smart boy. Your father was very proud of him and had high hopes for him. Therefore, when your brother disappeared, and the police lost track of him, your father was depressed, as was your mother. What we need to find out now is who ordered the group of criminals to kidnap your brother and what was their purpose. It’s still a mystery and very difficult to unravel because the police and I lost track of the kidnappers,” Robert replied.I let out a long breath and tried to remember my childhood. Could it be that there was a piece of memory from
Lizzy’s POV“We’ll all be waiting for you. What do you want to eat for dinner?”“Whatever you cook, I’ll eat it. I miss Anya and Harry. All this time, I can only see them through photos and video calls. I’ve bought a lot of things for you guys. It feels so good,” Jason replied happily.“Finally, we can reunite after a few months apart. Take care and love you.”“Love you too. Kiss Anya and Harry for me,” Jason replied.“Ok.”It felt like the flower field in my heart was blooming. There were no words to describe the happiness I felt. After Jason hung up the phone, I immediately cheered like a child who had got a gift that she had long dreamed of. That was me at that moment.The loneliness that I had been feeling for a long time was finally ending. The long and chilly nights would soon become warm. Jason and I would share a bed again. I wished the time would run faster until nightfall and we could see Jason at the doorstep of this house.I had to wait patiently while preparing everything
Lizzy’s POV“Argh, Lizzy,” Mom yelled. Without realizing it, I fell to the floor. My body felt weak and my mind was in chaos. My vision became blurry. The surrounding voices sounded smaller.I could hear Mia and Mom screaming and Anya crying. But as time went on, their voices faded away and it felt like something was pulling me into a bottomless, yet comforting darkness.Jason, why did you leave us? Was our destiny just for a moment? We had just gotten married and built our little family, yet you left us.God, was this fair to me? Why did you take Jason away from me? Couldn’t you have let him live longer with me? Grow old with me until death do us part. How would I carry on without him? How do I raise my two children without him?Why did this darkness make me comfortable? The real world scared me. I knew I had been cowardly in not daring to face reality. However, I didn’t know how to move on without Jason. Anya was old enough to know everything that happened to her father. Why did fat
Jason’s POV“Argh, it hurts!” The more I tried to remember events similar to the one that happened to me right now, the more my head hurt. It hurt like being stabbed by thousands of needles.I couldn’t take it anymore. Leo, help me!My vision blurred, and it felt like the surrounding sounds were getting smaller and then gone. Maybe I was asleep. Then I heard Leo’s voice calling my name. He asked me to open my eyes. But, it was so hard to open my eyes.Oh God, what the hell was going on with me?“Sir, sir. Open your eyes, please,” Leo yelled.“Jason, Jason! Lay him on the bed. Hurry,” Andy, my best friend, yelled.I could hear their voices even though I still couldn’t open my eyes. Andy examined my body, and I heard him let out a long breath.“What exactly happened to him? Did he get hurt in the chase?” Leo asked.“How exactly did you get away from those pursuing people? Did they fire a gun or some other sharp weapon? However, I saw no blood spots or wounds on Jason’s body. Could it be
Jason’s POV“Of course not. Say it,” Andy and Leo replied simultaneously.“Leo, please investigate my background. Go to the Mother’s Love Orphanage and see the head of the orphanage there. If she refuses to give you any information, I’ll go there myself. And Andy, looks like the person after my life is the same person who kidnapped me twenty years ago. I don’t know who he is or the motive, but I suspect it’s all connected. Perhaps that person has learned my true identity. I’ll write a will. If anything happens to me, please protect my family, and give the will to Lizzy.”“What are you saying? You will live no matter what happens. We are going to find that person and catch the real culprit. Leave it to me,” Andy replied.“Thanks for your help. Leo, when do you think is the best time for us to return to Maldiva?” I asked.“There’s no problem if we return now to Maldiva. The sooner the better, before the furor gets even bigger because of the news about you having a plane crash. If you wa
Jason’s POV“Yes, please,” he said, adjusting his glasses.It turned out that Minister Vladimir sent me some documents, namely a birth certificate, family photos, and several sheets of reports on the kidnapping incident twenty years ago.Although I already knew about my identity, the documents sent by Minister Vladimir still surprised me. And what caught my eye was the photo of a girl standing next to me. Maybe she was my younger sister.So, this is the face of my actual family. Everything was finally revealed after twenty years.What was the life of my actual family like? What were their characters? There were many things that I still couldn’t remember clearly.After reading and observing all the documents, I put them back in the envelope and asked Leo to keep them in a safe place.“May I know your response, Sir Jason?” the assistant asked.“I already knew about all those things, but still the documents could make me surprised and wonder about some things. How are Minister Vladimir a
Vladimir Stefan’s POV“Yes, sir,” Robert replied confidently.I put the sheet of paper containing information about Lizzy onto the table, then exhaled a long breath.“So, she has no clear identity. Can you find her family? Or was she an abandoned child born out of wedlock?”“I’ve tried to investigate her family’s origins, but it all stopped the night a young woman came and left the child to the head of the orphanage. The young woman introduced herself as Clara. However, from the orphanage head’s observations, I got some additional information. On that night, the orphanage head saw her get into the car of a middle-aged man. Before getting in, she kissed the man on the lips, so it was likely that the man was her boyfriend. Then, in terms of appearance, the young woman looked striking and sexy. Her clothes are skimpy and sexy. Most likely she works in a bar. That’s the only information I have,” Robert replied.I poured wine into two empty glasses and gave one to Robert. Then, I walked to
Lizzy’s POVMy lips could not resist the urge to moan. Moan after moan escaped my lips smoothly. Both my hands squeezed Jason’s silky hair. The movement of his tongue and the suction of his lips made me soar high into the sky even more. He was driving me crazy.Jason, I didn’t want this passionate romance to end soon. I wanted us to do it all the time. Spending every minute and second together, reaching the peak of the pleasure of an intimate relationship.My man, my love, my destiny, my everything.My body, my heart, and my love are all yours. I was born and created for you, and so are you. We are one and cannot be separated by anything.His tongue went deeper and his fingers rubbed my clit faster and rougher, but I loved everything he did to me until my breath gasped like I’d run on a track a few times.I love it. I love you, Jason.And he made me cum for the second time. This was amazing. And for the second time, I wet his face and fingers. I lay helplessly on the bed after two non-
Jason’s POV One morning, when I was just coming out of the bedroom, Mia and Hannah walked toward me. Their faces looked happy with smiles on their lips, like sunflowers in summer. I wondered what had happened to them. They were standing right in front of me, holding hands. “What’s wrong with you two?” “We have good news,” they both replied. “Ok. What’s the good news, then? I have to wake Anya up because I promised to accompany her to play in the park.” “We’ve found Lizzy and Harry. You don’t need to wake Anya up because she’s already up and having breakfast. She’s ready to go pick up her mom and brother,” Hannah replied. Anya’s bag that I was holding fell to the floor. I had to convince myself many times that the news I heard that morning was real. For a moment, I couldn’t believe what I was hearing. “Really? You’re not playing games with me, are you?” “We’re serious and we got this news from Sylvia, Lizzy’s mom. They are now in Forca City. They opened a bakery and a coffee sho
Margaret’s POV I saw James enter the room. The angry look on his face was as sinister as a soldier ready to execute a death-row prisoner. His eyes stared at Nathan and me. The sweat was pouring down my forehead. I noticed that Nathan’s body was trembling and his hands were clenched into fists. Suddenly, Nathan knelt before James and lowered his face. “Sir, please forgive my impudence. I came here because I missed Mrs. Margaret so much. I confess I love her and she loves me. We had an illicit relationship in the past, but it ended because Mrs. Margaret felt guilty about you. On this occasion, I beg you to let her go so that she can be happy. She is suffering by your side. If you love her, please let us live happily.” James let out a long sigh. His eyes looked up at the ceiling of the room. “Is that what you want, Margaret? After all the years we’ve lived together.” A feeling of guilt rushed over me. I was like a child at a crossroads. In front of me were two roads that were both cov
Jason’s POV“Damn! She’s not here.”“Is there no resident named Lizzy Ford or Lizzy Oswald? She is a thirty-year-old young woman, then an eighteen-month-old baby boy. Please recall the woman’s physical characteristics. The information we received said she lives in this apartment,” I asked the guard.The guard’s expression was flat. He let out a long sigh, as if annoyed by our question. “Sir, I’ve been working here for ten years and my memory tells me that there is no female resident in this apartment with the physical characteristics you mentioned. If there were any residents with such physical features, I would have said so earlier. I showed you the list of names of the residents here. Is that not enough? I hope you won’t make a scene.”“Ah, sorry. My brother didn’t mean to make a scene. We were just panicking and sad because we couldn’t find the person we were looking for. I hope you understand,” Hannah replied with a big smile.“Alright. If there’s nothing else to ask, I’ll get bac
Lizzy’s POV“Mom, is it them?” I asked.“Y-yes. Then, what’s your plan? If we go after them, wouldn’t that mean your agreement with Minister Vladimir is off? I’m afraid he’ll do something bad to us if the deal is off. He won’t hurt Harry, but he might hurt you or both of us. But whatever you decide, I’ll support you,” Mom answered.“I-I miss him. But, I can’t go to them. It’s not like Anya is with them.”“Yes. There are only a few men dressed in black with them. If you’ve decided, let’s hurry and get out of here,” Mom said.“Let me look at him for a while longer.”“Lizzy, let him go. Let’s go before they realize we’re near them,” Mom said.We hurried away from there and we deliberately took a spot that was crowded with visitors so as not to be seen by them. However, unfortunately, that day the mall was full of visitors because in Malia there was only one mall and coincidentally it was a long weekend, so many people went to the mall.“Lizzy, come with me. I have an idea,” Mom said. She
John’s POV“Because she didn’t want to worry you. All this time I knew nothing about her illness until one day I heard moaning in pain from inside Elsa’s bedroom. Worried and curious, I knocked on her bedroom door a few times, but suddenly the moaning no longer sounded. When I asked her, she said everything was fine. However, the moaning could be heard almost every day. The curiosity and worry I felt were getting the better of me. I finally forced open the door to her room and saw her lying on the floor, whimpering in pain while holding back tears. I ran over to her, then I yelled for her sister, and asked her to call an ambulance. The clinic in our village has an emergency ambulance,” Sheila replied, wiping her wet eyes. Her tears did not stop flowing.“So, what happened after that?”“After she was rushed to the clinic and examined intensely, the doctor declared her illness to be severe. The clinic in our village could not treat her illness. Therefore, Elsa was referred to a hospital
John’s POVI stood in line at the ticket counter. I looked at the screen hanging above the ticket counter for the schedule of trains operating that day. Thirty minutes later, after waiting in line for a long time, it was finally my turn to buy a ticket.After mentioning the destination city, the ticket seller immediately gave me a sheet of tickets for the train that would depart in forty-five minutes. While waiting for the train to arrive, I sat in a coffee shop and ordered a cup of coffee and a plate of spaghetti. Maybe it was because I had eaten nothing since morning, so the spaghetti tasted good and was gone in no time.During the meal, I tried to call Sheila’s cell phone, but her number was unavailable. The same was true for Elsa. So far, her cell phone has never been inactive. Elsa always made sure her cell phone and number were active.What’s going on? What exactly happened to you, Elsa?That afternoon, I couldn’t get in touch with either of them and even when the train to Vanor
Hannah’s POVI woke up in the middle of the night to the sound of breaking things and the commotion on the first floor exactly one hour before midnight. I hurriedly put on my sweatshirt and slippers and left my room. Just before descending the stairs, I noticed that the living room of Jason’s residence was quiet and dark. The lights in the dining room were always on. So, from the second floor, I could see the light reflecting into the living room from the dining room.Then, where did the sound come from?From the direction of the kitchen, I saw some maids running to another room on the first floor. Could it be Jason’s workroom or his bedroom?As my feet descended the stairs, I heard Mia call, “Hannah, what’s wrong? What’s going on? I heard things breaking repeatedly.”I turned to look at Mia, who was shaking in the cold. “I don’t know. What if we check together? I saw the maids running into a room?”“Oh no, Jason. Let’s go there,” Mia said. She had a panicked look on her face.We hurr
Lizzy’s POV“Thank God, you’re home. I came to see you.”“Are you alone?” he asked. His eyes widened as they scanned every corner of his front porch.“Yeah.”“Come on in. It’s freezing outside. I’m sorry if the house looks so chaotic because I have to do a lot of things by myself. Have a seat here, and I’ll get you something to drink. Coffee or tea?” he asked after putting away some things and putting them in a box. “Tea. Thank you.” Then he left the living room and entered the kitchen.I saw that the living room of Steven’s house was in complete chaos. Most of the couches were covered with piles of clothes. On the table lay a lot of snacks, then at the end of the room lined up dirty-looking shoes. In addition, since setting foot in the house, there was a terrible smell. I didn’t know where it came from. It was like the smell of dirty clothes that hadn’t been washed for a few weeks or a damp house that hadn’t been cleaned.From the direction of the living room, I saw that the door of
Lizzy’s POVAfter the beach trip, I never saw Steven again. The working hours where I worked were divided into two. We used to call them the morning shift and the night shift. The morning shift works from nine in the morning until three in the afternoon, and the night shift works from three in the afternoon until nine at night. Each employee gets a week to work the morning shift, and a week to work the night shift.For that week, I worked the morning shift, so my work hours finished at three in the afternoon. But, usually, we morning shift personnel don’t go straight home. We would sit by the restaurant and sip a cup of coffee and some leftover snacks from the kitchen that could not be sold to customers.If there are a lot of leftovers, we will wrap them up and take them home. However, if the leftovers aren’t too much, we’d eat them together at the side of the restaurant while chatting away. Enjoying the afternoon and waiting for the sun to set, watching the originally bright sky turn