~Merry POV~ "Who is behind Mia?" I inquired as I stepped close to Julian when he shared a look with me. "I'll show a video instead of arguing with your family with information!" "Your family trusts evidence more than humans!" Julian said as he looked at my grandfather while pulling out his phone.Wait a second; I am ashamed to call him my grandfather.He was the villain of my parent's lives.I am not going to give him a grandfather's position in my life anymore.He is just Mr. Aiden to me from now on!!Julian turned on the TV and connected his phone to the screen.Mia appeared on the screen while grabbing a piece of intention. "I'll tell you the truth." She was sitting on her knees, and there was fear in her eyes, standing in front of Julian. "The person who sent me is John Gilbert." The information filled the air while filling the words in the air, and my eyes widened before I looked at John.He was as shocked as me, and while seeing Mia exposing him. "I
~MERRY POV~ "I will not forgive anyone, not even my son, for speaking against me!" I closed my eyes as soon as the sound of the bullet hit the air.My heart started to pound into my ears while making me take rapid breaths.How can he just shoot his son? With a thought, I opened my eyes with fear to check on John.A smile formed on my lips as I watched John alive.David grabbed Mr. Aiden's hand and lifted it, and the bullet probably went into the air. "Look, this is your family!" "A father who became ready to kill his son just because John loosened the words!" Julian mumbled while making me look at him. "Your grandfather is a monster in human form. You don't need to think twice to take revenge!" He crossed his hands over his chest and looked into my eyes.His eyes were expressive enough to encourage me to take revenge on him on behalf of my parents' tears.I looked back to see what was going on—David was standing in front of Mr. Aiden, not moving an inch, and grabbing
~MERRY POV~I was just looking at Julian trying to understand his plan.I didn't expect him to nominate me for the next chairman.Victoria did her master's in business but not me. I had no idea about business. "You want to nominate Victoria in your place for the next chairman?" Mr. Aiden blinked his eyes. "I hope you didn't forget about her achievements in the college about business!" "She did her master's in business from Oxford University!" "She got a gold medal for topping the college!" "She had managed a couple of projects and won awards for outstanding performances!" "She did her internship in the business!" "Victoria was the only student who was offered the position of MD in placement based on her performance!” "YES!" My father chuckled while looking at me—he was very proud of Victoria's achievement. "Julian, stop making me awkward; I am not Victoria." I wanted to scream and cover his mouth, but I sealed my lips, unable to speak a word
~MERRY POV~I am standing outside John's room to give him a gift and send him off goodbye.I looked into my hands while checking the gift in my palm. My father has given me a gift to give to John as a present.Lyra is helping John with his luggage, keeping all business suits for the office and casual to wear at night. "I have arranged your office suits in one luggage and your casual clothes in the other bag."John sounded, "HMM!" "I want to come with you, but I'm afraid I can't!" "Aaron's classes are going to start next week!""No one will take care of him in this house other than us." Lyra said everything in a single breath while moving her hand."I don't tell you to come with me, either." "Take care of Aaron." John replied"Don't worry, John, I will talk to your father about you once his anger calms down!" "I know very well how to poke him in a calm situation!" Lyra tittled her head. "But what did you need to hurt Julian?" Lyra hissed at the end while stroking her hair
~MERRY POV~I stepped out of the house, thinking about the day.It was a long day.A lot of things happened in one moment.We discovered the true culprit who sent Mia to Julian.The fight between Mr. Aiden and Uncle John.Mr. Aiden became enraged over his own ego and attempted to murder his son.Julian nominated me as the next chairman, which Mr. Aiden accepted. Last but not least, I came to know about John and his past beautiful relationship with my father.I thought John hated my father, but he once loved him more than himself.When I arrived, I discovered a new man sitting in the driver's seat, talking with Julian."You came?" Julian's voice echoed in my ears and made me look at him. He soon got out of the car."Did you say goodbye to your uncle with a lot of love?" Julian rolled his eyes and teased me with a sarcastic tone.I could not help but sigh and move my head, rubbing my forehead with my thumb."Who is this gentleman standing beside you?" I attempted to change the subject
~MERRY POV~We are on the flight right now, making our way to London to see Victoria.I wanted to fly over to London at the time when I got to know news about Victoria from Justin.Julian arranged his private jet for us to travel, but the pilot took the time to reach Knight Mansion.I couldn't even blink my eyes and sleep for even a second while closing my damn eyes.I was very excited to meet Victoria and talk to her in real-time.To be honest, I am excited and nervous at the same time; after all, I am going to talk with her for the first time face-to-face. A warm hand wrapped around my shoulder, making me let out a relieved sigh before sharing a look with Julian. "Everything is going to be fine." The warm smile aroused around his lips started to give me relief in my heart.On the other hand, he was tapping his hand on my shoulder while making my nerves calm.I couldn't help but lean my head on his shoulder while closing my eyes for a second.My heart was aching in pain as I did
~MERRY POV~ "I feel like you are all a family, and I am an outsider!" His heartbreaking words hurt my heart and made me blink my eyes.I could see Justin was hurt by the thought; I hid the most important secret from him.No, we cannot have any misunderstandings in this state.I forgot to tell him because Julian was in bad shape and everything was messed up. "Listen to me, Justin!" As soon as I took a step closer to him, he turned and opened the door while stepping out and shutting the door behind me with a loud sound.I shared a look with Julian, asking him to help me with an idea. "Get him!" Julian hissed and said as he moved his hand.I opened the door and started to run after Justin while trying to grab him and have a conversation.The only thought that comes to mind is that I do not want to lose such a wonderful friend because of a misunderstanding, even though I know our friendship is not so fragile that it can be shattered in an instant. But Justin is hurt becaus
~MERRY POV~ "So, what happened these days?" Victoria inquired, and I shared a look with Julian. "Father is not here yet, so I guess he doesn't know about my condition." "How did you manage my absence in the house?" Victoria inquired while looking at Julian. "Merry is in your place all these days in your house!" Justin revealed the information, and Vic looked at him with wide eyes. I looked at Justin with wide eyes as well, exposing the truth without giving a notice. "Yes, Merry is living under your identity at Gilbert Mansion!" Julian mumbled, pressing his thumb against his forehead. "I am not sure you recall your last memory from the mall—you met with Merry!" "Oh, yeah, I remember she was standing next to you." Victoria nodded, and her memory was crystal clear. "At the same time, Rocky shot you, and we didn't get the opportunity to have a conversation back then!" I let out a sigh while sharing a look with Victoria. "Who is Rocky?" She inquired.
~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