Juliet runs up the fleet of stairs as she heads for her room. Reaching her room, she enters and bangs the door close, and runs to her bed. She crashes her face first on the king-sized bed and lets all her bottled-up tears fall. She cries and cries feeling the pain resurfacing all over again. All those years she had to suffer because of what Lucien had done. The humiliation, the mocking, the pain. It had almost led her to commit suicide. She would have most definitely been dead by now if that stupid Brooks did not save her. Juliet hated Lucien but she despises that disgusting Brooks even more. She is glad the wedding had been called off otherwise, she wonders what she would have done. Juliet is sure Brooks has a hidden agenda behind marrying her, but her parents fail to see that. They worship Brooks as they refuse to see the reason. Different thoughts rush through her mind as she lies there. Soon sleep washes over her and her world goes pitch black. Lucien walks up the grand st
Lucien freezes and swallows a lump of spittle as he hears what she just said. He's lost for words as he stands there, staring at Juliet who stares back at him. Juliet thinks Lucien doesn't take her seriously so she raises the knife about to slit her wrist. "Juliet!" Lucien screams, raising his hands up above his head in surrender but still doesn't leave. Juliet stops just before the knife touches her skin. "I'm really serious," she says again. "Okay fine" he exhales, "I'll leave but please, put the knife down." He whispers as he steps backward. Lucien tries to say something again but Juliet grits her teeth, showing him the knife. He sighs and quietly steps out of the room. Mrs. Avery twists and turns on her bed. She can't bring herself to sleep after what happened earlier today. She turns facing the other direction and sees her husband is wide awake too. "Hubby, you're still awake?" She asks and widens her eyes, pretending to be surprised. "How can I sleep when that good-fo
The Pearsons are finally done with their breakfast. They had ignored Lucien throughout and pretended like he never existed. Juliet excused herself as she received a phone call from the office. She had not attended to the matters of the office since before her wedding. She walks to the living room to receive the call. One by one every one stands up to leave the dining table. That's after they each glare at Lucien as they pass him by. Lucien chuckles as the Pearsons all walk out on him. Their behaviors always seem to amuse him with each passing day. His big phone suddenly vibrates in his pocket and he looks around to make sure no one is close by. Satisfied, he brings out the phone from his pocket and looks at the caller I.D. It is Declan his right-hand man. "Good morning Sir." The voice mutters at the other end of the line. "Good morning Declan, I thought I said you shouldn't call me." Lucien frowns as his eyes dart around making sure no one is seeing him. "Yes Sir. I'm sorry
'I hate you' that one sentence keeps repeating itself in Lucien's mind as he stands there unable to move. He had been standing there for quite a while now since Juliet left him in the garden. He could see the anger in her face as she spat those hurtful words. Lucien couldn't remove that face from his mind as he feels like his heart is breaking over and over again just by seeing that face. Could she? Could she really hate him? He wonders as his heart tugs painfully in his chest. Did Juliet really mean all she just said or did she say all that in a fit of rage? He runs his hands through his thick hair and sighs. His love for Juliet is certainly going to drive him crazy one day. He doesn't know what to do as he stands there looking at the door Juliet's body had disappeared into minutes ago. His eyes suddenly harden and he balls his fist. He would most definitely fight for his love. It doesn't matter. He could lose anything else but he would never ever give up on Juliet. Never
Juliet comes out of the bathroom drying her wet hair with a small towel as she walks across the large room. She has just finished taking a shower and heads to her built-in closet, which is at the other end of her room. She hums a song as she enters the closet and looks around, trying to decide on what to wear. After contemplating for a little while, she settles on a pink crop top and jeans, which she quickly puts on before she grabs her phone and exits the room. Juliet is just walking out of her room when she feels her phone vibrating. She peeks at the phone screen and sees it's a call from the office. She sighs and quickly swipes across the screen to answer the call. Since it had been a while she's been at the office, she's been getting so many calls now and then. "Yes? Tell me." She mumbles immediately after the call gets connected. Maria, her secretary's thin voice rings out from the other end. Juliet rubs her forehead a little as she hears Maria making her report. "Ah!" S
Mr. Santiago and Mrs. Avery are sitting in their room making a toast and giggling like teens when they suddenly hear a piercing scream. Mrs. Avery freezes. "That sounds like Juliet!" She informs her husband in a panic. Mrs. Avery looks at her husband while shivering and the next second drops her glass of wine, stands up swiftly and dashes out of the room while breathing heavily. Mr. Santiago too stands up, almost toppling over the small table as he follows his wife out. The two run in the hallway as they head downstairs trying to know where the scream came from. Mrs. Avery runs in front of her husband as she hurriedly descends the staircase in panic, Mr. Santiago following closely behind. She runs towards their large living room and she sees her two daughters standing there. "What happened Brianna? Juliet?" She asks wiping off the beads of sweat that suddenly appear on her forehead due to how fast she ran and approaches them, almost out of breath. She breathes a sigh of relie
Juliet's car speeds on the highway as she drives heading straight for the hospital Lucien is being admitted in. She blinks her eyes hard, trying to stop the tears which are threatening to fall. Her whole sight is blurry due to the tears forming in her eyes. She keeps driving nonstop, heading to one of the local hospitals in the city, 'City Hospital.' Only a few minutes have passed, but she feels like it is taking forever to reach her destination. After driving for some more minutes, she finally spots the gate of the large hospital a few meters away from her. 'City Hospital' is the name written on the signboard and Juliet's car speeds through the gate without even stopping. Hundreds of reporters all stand in front of City Hospital shouting and yelling out tons of questions as they struggle to pass through. The hospital's security tries their best to hold back the hungry reporters. One of the paparazzi suddenly turns around as he sees a red Ferrari driving very fast towards the
Juliet sits there, staring at Lucien who still hasn't regained consciousness. She can't explain how she feels after seeing him in this condition. Tears slowly start dropping from her eyes as she cries silently. No words left her mouth as she sits there, just looking at Lucien. He has an oxygen mask on as he lay there, unmoving. His once handsome face is now covered in so many cuts and bruises. She takes his hand and starts to caress it. "Wake up please" are the stupid words that have to come out of her mouth first. She sits there in silence after the word not knowing what else to say. "I'm sorry for all I said and did, please wake up Lucien," she says softly. "I never meant any of it. I don't want you to leave me again" she mumbles the last part lowly. "Do you have any idea what I had to go through after you left? I lost all my purpose of living after I lost you, Lucien. You were my life and I felt like I had died." "I tried killing myself many times. I had always wondered h
As Lucien and Juliet walk through the door, into their room, Juliet bolts the door. The next second, she drops her nightgown.Lucien is backing her as he is trying to rid his body of his clothes. So, he is oblivious to this.Taking that as an opportunity, Juliet slowly frees herself of her panties and bra, standing in all her glory. It doesn't take long for her cheeks to flush red. For more than an hour now, she has been so aroused.Her mind couldn't stop flashing in her eyes what she and Lucien were doing before they noticed Brianna. The images got her so aroused. At a point, she began feeling helpless. In the space of two or three hours, she freshened up more than twelve times. Each time the urge was so much, she would rush into the bathroom and pour water on her body so she can calm down.But Lucien is here now. She doesn't know if she can wait any longer. No, she doesn't think she can. She slowly walks up to him at the same time Lucien is removing his pants and hugs him from behi
The ride to Dragon bay is a quick one as in the blink of an eye, the chauffeur pulls over in front of the gigantic gate, which appears to be glowing in the dark, making everywhere look so breathtaking."Wow," Brianna gasps whilst shivering in excitement. As soon as Lucien alights, she quickly follows him. But Lucien halts, causing her to groan. Her curiosity is at its zenith."You can leave now, Bryson, we will speak on the phone. Have a good night.""Alright, Mr. Wood. Have a good night's rest as well," Mr. Ethan replies reverently and taps his chauffeur who had been lost staring at the magnificent buildings behind the gate as if his life depended on them. "Let's go."The chauffeur snaps out of his reverie and nods, revising the car and zooming away.Lucien stares at the duty post of the old man from earlier and sees no one in it. Good, the man left. He then brings out his phone and dials Juliet's number."Honey," Juliet's sweet but tense voice sounds from the end of the line."Mi a
Brianna is perplexed. She furrows her brows as she asks, "How?"At this moment, before Declan can say anything, the car comes to a sudden halt and soft knocks are heard on the two glasses. Lucien unwinds one while Declan unwinds the other. It is the two Jacks and Tyler."You said you would be leaving for Washington, D.C. tomorrow, Mr. Wood, are we coming with you?" Tyler asks."Nope," Lucien doesn't waste a second shaking his head. "I'll be going with Declan alone. This is a family matter. Besides, as you guys know, it is Washington, D.C. that I'm going to this time, not some minor city around Richmond, your powers will be useless over there. Just enjoy your rest.""But this is also Washington, D.C., Mr. Wood, how would you survive over there alone if the Pearsons choose to attack? I heard they are one of the major families there.""It's a family in Washington, D.C., what can they possibly do to Lucien?" Declan retorts smugly. "You guys should just take a chill pill, we will meet you
Brianna is confused at Lucien's response to Declan. Of course, she knows who Ellison is but what she doesn't understand is what Ellison has done that Lucien plans to pay him a visit and seek an explanation. It should not be forgotten that Brianna was kidnapped before Ellison's men arrived to destroy the Mansion earlier so she has no idea that her family Mansion has been destroyed.She can only look at Lucien and asks, "What happened, Lucien? Why are you preparing to visit my dad's half-brother? What did he do this time?""It's like this," for several minutes, despite the fact that he wasn't the one asked, Declan takes his time to explain everything to her.By the time he is done, Brianna is not the only one boiling in rage, Nikki, Tyler, and the two Jacks can't also help the rage surging through them. Just like Brianna, they had no idea something of such happened before they left for East Highland Park. Hah! They are so shocked!"If the Mansion was destroyed, where then are we going
"This is the Douglas family Manor, what does what I'm doing here got to do with you?!" Brooks glares right back at Brianna and retorts coldly. It is safe to say that Brooks and Brianna share the same manner of animosity toward each other. Brooks is the reason the Pearsons ever fell. Brooks is the reason Juliet stabbed herself. Brooks also tried to kill Lucien.There's no how Brianna wouldn't hate someone who did all this. If she has her way, she would have ripped him to threads!On the other hand, Brianna was the only trump card Brooks had to get Lucien into his trap. He had also been salivating fucking her so many times till there was nothing more left to fuck.One could imagine how angry he is that all his plans have failed. And now, the same Brianna is questioning him? He wishes he can rip her useless tongue out of her mouth."Do you guys know each other?!" Seeing the grave animosity between the gent and lady, Ryan can't help but ask."Nah," after a while, Brianna shakes her head.
Muah!Muah!A soft sound echoes as Helen kisses Lucien's feet. The next moment, the Douglases also begin approaching Lucien one by one and kissing his feet. This goes on for more than twenty minutes before it finally comes to an end.Lucien is quite emotional. These people at the very last moment suddenly exalted him to the status of a God in their hearts. It's not something that happens often. A drop of tear slips from his eyes, silently dropping down to the floor."Lucien shed a tear," Declan gasps. The last time he saw Lucien shed a tear was when the young man Ares, told him about his parent's demise. Lucien hardly cries!He looks at the Douglases and says deeply, "You guys are damn lucky! You made Lucien shed a tear. Consider yourselves family from now on! Lucien would protect you all as a lion would his cub, as a father would his child, as a human being would his pupils, and as a God would his creatures!""Thank you, Mr. Wood! Thank you, Master!" The Douglases exclaim, so delig
All her life, Ava has always dreamed to live with and in power. It's not wrong to say she orchestrated everything. Yes, Hugo and Joseph used to be close brothers who were always there for each other. In the past, people who had no idea of their identity often mistook them for twins. This is because they wore identical clothes, went everywhere together, pursued the same type of girls, ate together, often bathed together, and were never seen apart.Even when Joseph became the helmsman, he never abandoned Hugo for one day, he always took him along and often asked for his advice before he made certain decisions for the family. It is safe to say that both of them ruled the family together without anyone knowing.But things began changing the moment Ava came into Hugo's life. She started planting evil seeds in him. Especially, when she found out that he and Joseph actually ruled the family together. At nights, when they were about sleep after lovemaking, she would begin telling him how goo
Brianna's face darkens. "Don't even think about it!" She snaps at Nikki, covers the remaining space between her and Declan, and takes his hand into hers. "He is mine! Go get yours!""I am yours?" Declan raises a brow at her. "Since when did I become yours?!""Ah, Mr. Declan, shouldn't you be happy?!" Helen eyes him up and down. "A few minutes ago, when you attacked Mr. Douglas, you had said he dared touch your woman. Just now, you were also apologizing to Ms. Brianna. From the look of things, you like her! Shouldn't you be happy she is accepting you?!""Uhm," Declan scratches his hair. That really happened. He definitely can't deny it."You really said I'm yours?" Brianna looks into his eyes and asks."I-" Declan nibbles on his lower lip. He actually said that to high his vigor so he would be able to attack Hugo. It's not like Brianna is actually his woman. They only had sex so how can she be his woman? He clearly lied!"I get it. You don't know what we are. But tell me, do you like m
"He has us in mind! See, he planned to pledge allegiance to Mr. Wood once he became the helmsman so he will lead the family to greater heights. He is just like his father. Selfless and always searching for every opportunity to move the family higher."A pity we listened to Hugo and Ava and killed him off with that accident. We even killed his baby mama. He was going to marry her that day and make her a real Douglas, therefore making Ryan a legitimate child! But we-" one of the elders, out of excitement, unconsciously blurts things he shouldn't have.By the time he regains himself and tries to shut his mouth, it's already too late! He had already dropped the bomb!"What?!" From the other end, Ryan who is still on the line, roars and jerks up, scaring the brunettes before him.He had always thought there was something off about the story of his parent's death Hugo told him when he was little. So he didn't think wrong all this time! His instincts never lied! Indeed, there is something of