~Julian POV~Everyone, including Lyra, is curious about Merry's wish. "I WANT YOU TO TAKE THE RESPONSIBILITY FOR MY WEDDING!" "I want you to watch my wedding starting from today to the end of the ceremony!" Merry saidI crossed my hands over my chest and looked at her with a smirk around the corner of my lips while understanding the reason behind her wish.This is the only way to stop her from destroying my wedding.Responsibility is extremely difficult to break.She wants to be a good daughter-in-law to Mr. Aiden, so she will not ruin the marriage once Lyra becomes our bridesmaid.Merry is brilliant—I smiled at my girl while crossing my hands over my chest, leaning against the wall, and looking at Merry. "What do you think, Grandpa? Merry looked over at Mr. Aiden. "She is the only elder woman in this house, and I believe she knows more about wedding rituals than we do!" She looked back to Lyra, who remained motionless. "I know you will not say NO to me!" "Af
~MERRY POV~I asked Julian to take me along with him.We are now on our way to meet with the suspects.I am extremely excited to meet those two men. I was curious: was the elevator incident an accident or did it happen on purpose? "Sir, we arrived at our destination!" The guard's voice echoed throughout the area and I exchanged a glance with Julian before exiting the car. "Where are we now?" I inquired, staring at the miniature shelter in front of me. "This is the place where I deal with complications!" He looked at me as he placed his hand inside the pocket. "This is a place with no cameras to watch us!" Julian said as I blinked my eyes while smiling at him.This is the most effective way to deal with bad people in our opinion. "Let's go!" He grabbed my wrist and wrapped his fist around my skin before taking me with him.The guards are following us in a shielded form, protecting us from every angle.When Julian and I walked in, the random guard in front of us
~MERRY POV~I began to run up to him, smiling and staring at his face.I want to spend the rest of my life with him.He seemed to sense that I was getting closer to him; he turned back when I hugged him while wrapping my hands around his waist and leaning my head against his chest, closing my eyes.His heart skipped a beat as I hugged him, wrapping my hands around his waist and placing my head on his chest.I am so happy with the thought that it was not his idea to make our marriage into a contract. I rubbed my cheek against his chest and tightened my grip around his waist.The only question that popped into my mind as I opened my eyes: Julian, why didn't you tell me?I got angry and yelled at you, blaming you for not wanting to marry me—why did you not tell me at the time that Justin came up with the idea? Why, idiot, did you take my rage and apologise to me? With a thought, a smile appeared on my lips; he tolerated my rage and apologised to me repeatedly for no reason, but he nev
~MERRY POV~"HAPPY MARRIED LIFE!" I opened my mouth and looked at Julian with wide eyes.The thoughts started to run in my mind.What the hell happened? Why does my mother send me wedding wishes?Has my mother found out that I am getting married today? "You have become an adult!" She chuckled. I couldn't help but concentrate on her while admiring her beauty and holding his phone. "I cannot express my happiness in words for this day—you are going to get married today." She sneezed her nose as she was holding her tears back. "You have always wondered about your groom, and now he is with you—he is a handsome and caring person, your damn perfect choice!" She chuckled, and I looked over to Julian, who was already smiling at me. "I still remember that time you learned to walk while holding my finger!" "I still remember the first time you called me Mumma!" I could see tears welling up in her eyes. "See how quickly time vanished into thin air!" She snapped her f
~MERRY POV~ "Let me take you to your groom!" My father looked at me before I exchanged a look with Julian, who was standing in the center of the stage.Yes, I am going to carry out my initial plan to come here—I am going to marry Julian! The light flashed on me, making me the center of attention.I shared a look with my father before taking steps with him to my destination, my groom.I rolled my eyes while checking the decorations of the event.The stage is on the upper level, and the rest of the space is decorated with flowers, light fixtures, chairs, and tables for guests to sit and enjoy.Each table had expensive wine and two sets of glasses.The servants have already started serving food.Indeed, the decorations are stunning. Last but not least, journalists and paparazzi gathered in the hallway, photographing and filming us.The red carpet is on the floor, and a few young ladies are standing in my way.As I moved forward on stage with my father, the young ladies began to thr
~MERRY POV~ "Yes, 30% of your father's stock has been transferred to you!" My grandfather looked at me and revealed the information. "I was not expecting him to give her shares as soon as she got married!" I could hear Lyra's whispers behind me.Seriously, I did not expect him to hand over the property to me!This is Victoria's share, and I cannot accept it. "We will accept!" Julian replied while keeping his hand on the papers, and I looked at him with wide eyes and a big question mark.What the heck is running in his mind?•••••I brought Julian into the room and locked the door before turning to face him. "Are you in your consciousness?" I screamed and pointed my finger at his brain. "Why did you accept those property shares?" "Only you know the truth: I am not Victoria. Julian, my name is Merry; remember!" I moved my finger. "The shares my father and grandfather gave me as my wedding gift, actually it was not mine!" I let out a frown and grabbed my
~MERRY POV~Soon, we reached Knight Mansion.The guard opened the door for me, and I was holding my long gown in my hand inside the car when a large hand extended towards me, forcing me to look ahead.It is Julian. A warm smile is spreading across his lips, inviting me to give him my hand.I extended my hand, and he grabbed it, locking it in his palm.I walked out with Julian's help and turned back as soon as I felt no weight in my dress.I couldn't help but chuckle as I watched the guards pull my gown from the corners before sharing a glance with Julian. "Should we go, Mrs. Knight?" He rolled his eyes towards the house, and I nodded in response as we walked inside.My eyes widened as I stepped into the house.The house is quite large and absolutely stunning. Every corner of the house shines like a diamond—it is a golden-yellowish colour.Clerestory windows add a vibrant atmosphere to the hallway. There are numerous chandeliers throughout the hallway, in addition to ceiling ligh
~JULIAN POV~I gulped and sucked my lower lip, watching Merry stand in front of me in her bra and underwear.I scanned her half-naked body from head to toe, biting my lower lip as I looked at her sight of beauty, and let out a moan.We are simply looking at each other through the mirror reflection.Her chest was rising and falling down as she was taking rapid breaths, revealing details of her smokey body.I couldn't help but notice the colour of her bra—it was black which was shining against her white fair complexion skinMy favourite colour is black, and watching her wear it made my heart skip a beat.She moved her hands, biting her lips and moving them to cover her body.Oh, sh*t—I turned back, clearing my throat and pinching my ear as I inhaled and exhaled.Julian, get your act together and try not to make her uncomfortable. The sound of a thundering voice shook the sky, causing me to roll my eyes as I felt a cold skin touch my warm one, sending shivers down my spine.Goosebumps s
~MERRY POV~ "Then, die!" David gritted his teeth and loaded the gun. "No, David!" I extended my hand to stop him when a bullet sound filled the air making me close my eyes.No, I don't want anyone to die! Changing the fate of someone always gives consequences A tear escaped from my mouth with a thought: David shot my mother, and I lost her. "Aah!" As soon as David's scream echoed into my ears, I opened my eyes.The bullet hit David's hand while making him throw the gun. "YOU SON OF BITCH!" Oh my god, it's Julian—he shot David. Julian threw the gun on the floor while stepping close to David and punching his head against him.Oh my god, it was so hard! "Aahh!" David groaned in pain while grabbing his head before he raised his hand to punch Julian and defend himself.But Julian is in a full-fire mood; his face turned red as if his blood was boiling in rage. On the other hand, Julian's guards pushed David's men while pointing the guns at them before knocki
~MERRY POV~I came to a stop, opened the door, and exited while closing it behind me.I sighed as I scanned the tall building from top to bottom, thinking, "I came here without any safety."Jesus, help me—while praying, I began running inside as quickly as I could.As soon as I stepped inside, my eyes were drawn to the clock—11.02 p.m. Oh my god, I was two minutes late. I walked in while looking for my grandfather inside the house.I let out a sigh as soon as I saw him in the hallway.There is a milk glass in his hand. The milk finished half of the glass. "OH NO!" I ran to him while reaching close to him before throwing the glass from his hand. "What the!" Mr. Aiden sounded while watching the glass break into pieces, spreading the milk on the floor. "What are you doing here?" David screamed at the top of his lungs from behind, spreading his deep voice throughout the hallway. "Did you drink half of the milk?" I inquired. "You seriously came here to ask about milk?"
~MERRY POV~I came to Knight Mansion with my family. On the way home, we stopped at the hospital to get my father's wound treated properly.Fortunately, the cut was not deep, and his shoulder was fine; he only needed a few exercises and rest to heal.Julian already called Olivia and told her to arrange rooms with good equipment to sleep well.Olivia is now walking with my family to show them their respective rooms. On the other hand, my mother and Victoria help my father to walk with their support.I sat down on the couch, grabbing my head. "It was a long day." I couldn't stop sighing. "Indeed, it was big!" Julian placed his hand in his pocket as I leaned down on the couch layer.We planned a wonderful meeting for my parents. However, David had a different plan for us. "Get up!" Julian sounded. "What?" I shared a look with Julian. "Get up!" Julian moved his index finger. "No, Julian. I have no energy; give me a break—we will talk later." "Don't be lazy,
~THIRD POV~As soon as the officer turned to Noah. Julian, Merry, Victoria, and Justin entered, shielding Noah with their presence.Mr. Aiden looked at his children with a frustrated expression. In contrast, David rolled his eyes. "You are not allowed to arrest her!" Justin approached the officer. "Who the hell are you to stop them?" Mr. Aiden inquired as he knew nothing about Justin. "I am the cop." Justin sounded very proud of his position as he turned to face Mr. Aiden for the first time. "I have recorded his confession." Justin took out his phone and played a video of Rocky confessing David's name. Rocky shared a look with David—he winked at him while telling Rocky to continue his act. "I told you, she paid me to do it!" Rocky pointed his finger at Noah. "Shut up, piece of sh*t!" Justin grabbed Rocky by the collar and clicked his tongue before pushing him away 5-6 steps. "Hello, Mr. Justin!" The officer gave a call. "Officer, I want to say, the pe
~THIRD POV~ "Yes, I was the one who planned all these!" Mr. Aiden's scream echoed back in the hallway while making every one of the people look at him. Noah let out a sigh while seeing Mr. Aiden expose the truth from his end.Finally, the characterless and cheater tag took off her.It feels like the heavy weight was removed from her soul.She feels so relaxed.A happy tear rolled down on her cheek.On the other hand, Harry stepped back as soon as Aiden agreed—he had planned everything to separate from him.Harry hoped every second on the way home everyone misunderstood his father.He had prayed for his father to say— he never hurt Noah, and he was not the reason behind their separation.But watching his father confess everything, breaks him down "Why?" My father sounded so heartbroken while a single tear dropped down on his cheek.Merry lowered her eyes while unable to watch her father cry and break apart.She knew this time would come one day to face off everything.On the
~THIRD PERSON POV~ "WHO ARE YOU?" Harry was shocked while watching Rocky point out his gun at them through the outside window.Rocky always keeps the spare weapon. He left over the snipper on the rooftop and now targeted Victoria and her family with his small gun while pulling it from his pocket. In the meantime, Merry got out of the car while hitting Rocky with the door on his head. "Fuck!" When Rocky groaned while grabbing Merry jumped in the air with the support of the door while kicking her leg on his chest. "MERRY, watch!" Harry panicked while watching Merry fight alone with Rocky—who was looking like a bad man. "Merry!" When Noah tried to come out of the car, Merry interrupted while covering the car with her body. "Mom, relax. You sent me to boxing and mixed martial arts—I mastered them." "I am very flexible to fight and smash my competitor!" Merry revealed the information, and Harry looked at Noah. "You sent her to professional fighting?" Harry l
~THIRD PERSON POV~Merry noticed a red dot on Harry's white shirt."NO WAY—DAD, DOWN!" Merry tried to push Harry, but the bullet touched his shoulder before letting out. "Aah!" Harry was knocked down on the ground while screaming in pain. "Harry!" Noah yelled at the top of her lungs. "Dad!" Victoria looked at everything with wide eyes.Noah, Merry, and Victoria ran to him while sitting on their knees and checking on Harry.The blood is bleeding from Harry's shoulders.The bullet touched aside the corner of his shoulder before letting it out—it didn't cut deep but gave enough pain. "Are you okay?" Noah sounded concerned while keeping her hand on Harry's shoulder, trying to stop the bleeding. Harry looked into her eyes—his eyes softened for her as he nodded his head in response. Victoria couldn't help but cry while watching her father hurt. Merry's heart also started to ache in pain while watching Harry groan in pain. "I need a first-aid kit to treat him." Noa
~THIRD PERSON POV~ "Where is my daughter?" As soon as Harry inquired, she looked into his eyes. His eyes darkened in rage, but Noah let out a fearful sight.She doesn't want this to happen! "C'mon, fight with it, Mom!" Merry opened the window and watched her parents—she could hear them. The car was parked just a bit of a distance from them. "Where is my daughter, Noah?" Harry sounded so serious, but Noah decided to shut her mouth—she didn't say a word. "I am asking you something, damnit?" Harry yelled out loud, and Noah closed her eyes for a second. "Don't shut your damn mouth; open it and speak up!" "Where is my daughter, Merry?" "I've stayed away enough from her; now I want my daughter back. Do you understand?" Harry poked Noah with his index finger. "What do you want to ask while seeing me after all these years?" Noah asked him back while breaking the silence from her end—she sounded so emotional. Her heart started to ache with a thought; he didn't
~Third Person POV~ "Your dream came true!" Julian muttered, and Merry couldn't help but smile while nodding her head and watching her parents.Noah and Harry, on the other hand, are making eye contact.Their eyes were full of love and concern.The memories of their time together began to play out in front of them.The memories of their cuddling, love, care, and fun began to play out before their eyes like a movie.They can not believe their eyes when they finally meet after decades apart."It has been so many years, but nothing has changed about her—she is still so beautiful!" Harry muttered inside his head as he stared at Noah."He has not changed a bit; he looks so young and handsome!" Noah smiled as she mumbled to herself."So, what do you think?" Victoria wrapped Merry's hand as she looked at her parents. "Dad, lost in our mother's beauty.” Victoria couldn’t help but laugh."So, Mom does!" Merry responded with a smile on her lips."I told you that they both still love each ot