Ida found herself sitting stiffly in a flight. She is sitting in a private chartered flight beside her handsome boss who is replying to his emails. Coincidentally, this is the first time she is traveling on a flight, and she is scared and nervous. While growing up, she never had money to spend on herself, apart from spending on bare minimal necessities. After getting a job, she was more focused on learning her work as she was just an intern then. Moreover, she doesn't have anyone to visit and all her savings are spent on Claire to help her with her business. She was never comfortable going anywhere with Kevin, even though he suggested it several times. Now when she gets the chance to fly, she is not excited at all. She is scared of heights. So she is super scared now. She is holding the armrest tightly as if it could save her life. She avoids looking outside the window. Mike was already on his way to their destination on a commercial aircraft, as he had things to handle there. She di
"President, the files you requested for" Ida placed the set of files neatly on the coffee table in front of the couch where Leo was sitting. He is wearing a black dress shirt and a red tie is loosely hanging around his neck. His hair is a sexy mess. They still have an hour to attend the meeting which is in the same hotel where they are staying. Leo picked up the top file and started reading the revised terms of the contract with Watson and Co. He is making sure that everything is as he wants it to be. Ida is wearing a peach-colored body con dress that reaches to her knees and hugs her frame like a second skin. It has a high neck with small cap sleeves. It is both professional and also suitable for the dinner party after the meeting. Her hair is hanging down her back and she is wearing light make-up. "Where is Mike?" he asked and picked up another file.Ida bit her lower lip with hesitation. Her quietness caught his attention. He raised his head and looked at her expectantly. His ga
After the meeting with the Hamilton group is canceled, Charles rushes out of the seven-star hotel as fast as he can. He ignored his assistant who was trying to follow after him and the others who were expecting an explanation from him about his weird behavior. He folded inside his car and the car zoomed out of the driveway seconds later. Charles dialed a number on his mobile and anxiously waited for the other person to answer his call."Hey Charles, how was the meeting? I thought it would go on for some time?" Richard Wilson asked from the other end. Charles and Richard are best friends from their high school days. Both the men are successful in their own fields. Richard has only one daughter and she is in love with Charles's son. "Rich, I saw a young lady today. Her eyes, and features, they look just like Sara's. Her nose looks like yours. She looks a bit like Sara and a bit like you. The strangest thing is, that she has a birthmark on her neck, just like you. The birthmark looks
In the guest house, Ida was sleeping in one of the guest rooms when she felt it. As she grew up in foster homes, she learned pretty early that she should never let her guard down, even when sleeping. It must be that reason why she felt the presence of another person in her room and the images of her foster brother touching her everywhere came back to her mind. She became restless and scared. Her sleep was disturbed and she opened her eyes, only to see a stranger standing near the foot of the bed and looking directly at her. "Ahhhhhhh" a high-pitched scream rang in the Guest house. The person ran away, and Ida was so scared that she couldn't stop screaming in fear. Her heart was pounding and she rushed out of her room, only to collide with a hard muscular body. She stumbled backward, but two strong arms caught her before she could fall. As it was dark, she couldn't see who the person was, She started thrashing, trying to break free from him. Her eyes are still hazy with sleep and her
"What the hell were you doing in her room at this hour?" Leo is choking Charles with anger.Richard is feeling guilty and worried about his best friend."Please, let him go. I will tell you everything. We never wanted to scare her like this. I just wanted to look at her once. Please, let him go" he begged Leo.Leo wanted to kill both men. But he controlled his anger and let go of Charles. It took Ida an hour to fall back asleep. The fact that she allowed him to hug her while she was lying down on the bed shows how terrified she had been. And he hates Charles and his friend for doing this. The only reason why he is ready to listen to them is because they showed themselves. "Speak. I don't have patience for nonsense. So speak wisely. If I feel like you both have bad intentions towards Ida, i will kill you" he warned them. No one knows the real Leo. He wanted to rip the Hamilton mask he was wearing and show these two people what he can do. But he pushed his anger down. Ida, she is makin
The next morning in the seven-star hotel where Mike was left to rest, the said man is frowning with frustration. He woke up quite early that morning only to find out that the meeting was canceled and would be rescheduled for today and his boss and Ida accepted the invitation of their host to join him in his guest house as an apology. But that's not the problem. Mike was trying to contact his boss and Ida for the last one hour without much success. "Why can't I reach them? I think the mobile reception in that area might be less. I should wait for them to contact me. They will contact me as soon as they reach an area with good mobile reception. In the meantime I should contact the Watson group about the time of the rescheduled meeting" he told himself and relaxed. He walked out of his room with long purposeful strides to the Watson group head office to reschedule the meeting.In the Guest house, Ida woke up slowly. First, she heard the chirping of the birds outside, followed by the bre
Leo closed the trunk of their rental car after keeping their luggage inside. He folded inside the car and looked at Ida who looked sad and lost. Initially, he wanted to hide it from her to protect her. But he knows that it is not fair for her. He couldn't keep it from her. He knows she is a smart and mature girl. He is sure that she will make a good decision. "You ok?" he asked her softly. She nodded stiffly but otherwise didn't say a word. He sighed and started the car before driving away from the guest house. The route they are traveling in is a dirt road. On one side it is a steep rocky ridge while on the other side, it's a forest area with tall trees with thick foliage. When Leo had to take and steep right, he pressed on the brakes to slow down, only to realize that the brakes were not working. He had to act fast before their car went down the rocky pathway. He pressed on the brakes again and again with no avail. He knows he cannot take the turn at the speed they are in. But he
Their car caught fire. When Leo noticed it, he became anxious. "Ida, wake up" he tried again. To his relief, slowly she opened her eyes. She looked disoriented for a moment before her eyes turned wide. She looked at the smoke and the fire."Thank god. Now let's get you out of here" he said. He tried to unbuckle her belt again. He tugged the belt hard. They both noticed how quickly the intensity of the fire increased. If the fire touches the Petrol tank, the car will blow up into pieces.Ida started panicking. She doesn't want to die so young. But she is stuck. Leo tried to pull the seat belt from over her head, but the belt is stuck so tightly, that's it's not giving her any space to squeeze out from.The fire started speeding from the engine and the door on her side caught fire too. She could feel the heat spreading inside the car. But she is stuck with no way out.Her panicked gaze caught her boss, who was trying everything he could to pull her out. He looked composed, but she kne
"Leo, I am fine" Ida complained. But Leo refused to listen to her. He is always insisting on carrying her everywhere these days. She is thirty-seven weeks pregnant now and she gained a lot of weight. All thanks to Leo, Grace, Sara, and Walter. They kept pampering her to the point that Leo refused to walk on her own these days. He insists on carrying her everywhere."Who said you are not? I like carrying both of you in my arms. Why do only you get to carry our daughter? Why can't I carry her?" he asked with a playful wink.Ida groaned and gave up arguing with him. She knows that he will not listen to her, so she lets him do as he pleases."Oh Ida, you woke up? Here, drink this milk. Grace found this recipe somewhere. And it is said to be good for both the mother and the baby" Sara explained while placing a huge glass of milk in front of her.Ida sighed heavily. Her day usually begins like this from the moment she and Leo announce her pregnancy. Sara and Grace dismissed the cook and th
After two months... In one of the private beaches in the Bahamas, Rose is lying on the beach on top of one of the beach chairs with her eyes covered with shades. She is dolled up in a black two-piece bikini. Her sun-kissed tan skin is looking good on her. She gained a few much-needed pounds, which gave her curves that went on for days. She is looking peaceful and content. "Baby doll, here, drink this juice" Leo handed her a glass of cranberry juice, which is tangy, and she happened to crave the tangy taste these days. "Thank you" she replied with a small smile and sipped the cool refreshing drink. She hummed with approval as the taste of the juice made her tastebuds come alive. It's been two months since that fateful day. And two months two weeks from the day she lost her baby. And a year from the time when she first met Leo. At the beginning of the year, she doesn't know that her life is going to change so much. She was still under the wrong belief that she would be marrying Kevi
The next morning, everyone gathered in the graveyard to attend Selene's funeral. Walter was not interested in giving a proper burial to the person whom he treated as a daughter but she almost destroyed his family. He wanted to burn her body in the inferno and get rid of her. But Sara insisted that they needed a proper burial. So hence he arranged this small arrangement. Clovia was brought from the center to attend her mother's last rights. Ida was discharged from the hospital. Leo is standing beside Ida and is looking as interested as Walter.The priest started the procedure. "I request you to speak about the diseased" the priest requested. It is customary to speak well about the dead person. But no one came forward to speak good things about Selene. Because she never did anything good to anyone. "Let's skip the speech and proceed to the last step. Let's drop her coffin into her grave" Walter muttered impatiently. Apart from Sara who seemed a bit sad about Selene's death, no one i
"Sara? Are you alright?" Richard asked with worry.Sara nodded mutely. Her gaze is still fixed on Selene's dead body. She recollected her sweet moments with Selene. Her eyes watered with sadness. There was a time when she used to share everything with Selene. But she failed to recognize how and when Selene started to harbor this much hatred for her. She suppressed her sadness and blinked her eyes to clear her gaze."Call my father. He needs to know this" she muttered before locking herself inside the bathroom to wash away Selene's blood from her body along with her memories.Richard dialed Walter and told them everything that happened in the mansion. "What? I am coming now" Walter promised before disconnecting the call.When Sara stepped out of the bathroom after a long shower and freshly changed into another set of clothes, she saw that her room was spotless again. Someone cleaned everything. Broken vase, droplets of blood, and the dead body. It was as if nothing happened. If her bo
Goosebumps erupted on Sara's skin. Selene looks scary and pure evil when she is laughing like this."You were cherished by Richard and by your father. They were treating me like a princess while I was ignored and my importance in the Giovanni household was minimal. I wanted to ruin you too. I want to take everything you had. So I did. I used Tony and planned that accident to kill you. But somehow, you escaped. After you were out of the picture, I married your dearest Richard and made his life miserable. I raised my daughter like a princess, while you and your daughter were living out there miserably. I lived your life after replacing you in the Giovanni mansion and you were forced to turn into a pauper. You had everything but still living like an orphan. And your daughter? She was kicked and pushed from one orphanage to another. But I found out that your daughter is alive. So I tried to kill her. But she escaped. No, Leo Hamilton saved her every time. The same man whom my daughter is
'Sara, I will kill you today ' Selene thought venemously.In her room, Sara couldn't fall asleep after her talk with Richard. There was a time when she was too young she used to feel that marrying him would be enough for her in this life. But now, so many years have passed and she is not the same. She still likes him, but she doesn't know if she wants to marry him or not. Ida no longer needs them to take care of her. She is blessed with Leo now. After struggling for so long, all she wants in this life is peace. 'I don't even remember most of what happened in these two decades. I was in a coma after giving birth to Ida. It was Nancy who took care of me like a mother. I can never repay her kindness. She is the person who saved my life. I will talk to Dad and ask him to give some properties to Nancy so that at least she can live in peace during her old age ' she thought.Sara is standing near the window, facing away from her room entrance. She was standing there from the moment Richard
"It was not what it looked like" he muttered.Sara could sense bitterness and resentment in his tone. She understood that his relationship with Selene was not good."I know Selene might not have been a good wife. But what about Clovia? What do you think she would do if you married me leaving her mother? How are you planning to explain it to her?" she inquired.Richard looked at Sara. "I have only one daughter, and that is our daughter Ida. Clovia is not my daughter. I never shared a room with Selene after I married her. She became pregnant before marriage. So I was blackmailed into marrying her so that she can give a decent father to Clovia" he explained.Sara is stunned. "I..." she is at a loss for words.He understood her dilemma. "Sara, please, think about what I suggested. Don't you think we both deserve our happily ever after? Do you think that it's fair for us to end up alone in our old age? Don't you think we need someone when we get old and our daughter becomes busy with he
In the rehabilitation center where Clovia was admitted, the doctors are giving her electric treatment often to help her recover. The frequency of the electric shocks to Clovia made her head feel hazy and heavy. She is taking a little longer to identify the objects she is looking at, and she even forgets about why she got there. It took her a good five minutes to remember everything. Leo, his marriage to Ida everything Clovia did to Ida, and how she was stuck in this torture chamber."No, I have to get away from here as soon as possible. If they keep giving me electric treatments like this, I might completely lose my mind. If that happened, then I would lose my Leo forever. I have to escape" she decided to herself.So this time, even though she was awake, she didn't make any noise to alert the nurse or the doctor. Her ears perked up and she strained to hear for any movement outside her room door. When she heard nothing, she slowly sat up from the bed. She made her way towards the door
In the rehabilitation center, when Clovia gained her conscience, she found herself gagged and bound to a stretcher. White hospital walls and beeping machines greeted her in the otherwise quiet room. Slowly when she remembered what happened to her a few hours ago, she started to panic. She frantically started tugging at her binds and screamed behind her gag. She planned to kill Ida and even hospitalized her. But she never expected to find herself in a place like this. "Ahhh...lt m g..." she said something, but her words came incoherent and muffled. She looked angry and would have killed the doctor and the nurse who gave her the electric treatment, but she was tied down to a stretcher and she couldn't move.As her anger started building, her heart rate and blood pressure began to rise as well. This made the machines start beeping loudly, alerting the nurse station outside. Immediately a couple of nurses rushed inside and looked at how Clovia was tugging at her binds almost with too mu