~MERRY POV~This is time, Merry C'mon—my inner feelings yelled inside my mind while opening my mouth. "There are many things that have happened in these months, which you must know." "I got married to Julian." "What?" She sounded and looked at me with wide eyes. "When did you guys get married to each other?" Victoria asked as she looked back and forth between Julian and me. "How did you guys get together?" "You remembered, I proposed to you for the marriage to help you gain a place in the Gilbert Mansion." "But everything turned upside down when Rocky shot you, and you went into a coma." "Merry and Justin clarified the hotel scene with the help of his father." Julian gestured his finger at Justin. "When she found out that Lyra had a part in the separation of your parents, she lost her mind. She wanted to take revenge, and I always wanted to help Uncle Harry and protect him." Julian started to narrate the entire story while taking the initiative
~Julian POV~I came out with Justin while giving space to both of the sisters.I am very happy to see Victoria come back.Moreover, Merry is very happy; I felt peace in my heart while seeing her joy.She was stressed from the past few days with the sh*t of things that happened in our lives.Victoria's coming out of a coma is the beginning of our victory.I parked the car on the bridge while watching the view of the city. "Drink?" Justin mumbled, and I looked at him in response, who was standing right in front of me while placing his left hand inside his pocket and sharing a look with me. "No, thanks!" I turned my body a bit while placing my right hand inside my pocket. "Oops, sorry, I forgot that you only drink expensive wine!" "A rich boy like you will never drink the local brand. I got you!" He sounded sarcastic while poking his finger at me. "But let me tell you a fact: the local drink is much tastier than your expensive wine!" Before turning and making his way to
~Merry POV~The car came to a stop right in front of my house, and my heart skipped a beat as I captured the view of my sweet home."Are you thrilled to meet her?" Justin muttered, and I looked at him, nodding in response. I did not tell my mom I was coming home to meet her because I wanted to surprise her.When I opened the door to exit the car, Justin came to a halt beside me.We shared a look, and he blinked his eyes while tilting his head in a gesture—Let's go.I started taking steps inside my house with Justin.As soon as I set foot inside the house, tears streamed down my cheeks—this time, happy tears.My mother saved up enough money to buy this house and worked extremely hard.As I rolled my eyes at every corner of the wall, memories of my time here began to play back in front of my eyes.Every second I spent with my mother in this house was precious.This is a sweet home filled with love and care unlike Gilbert Mansion."Are you crying for real?" Justin's voice echoed in my e
~MERRY POV~I am having dinner with my mother after a long time, damn.When I am with my mother, I rarely eat with my hands.Even today, my mother is lavishing me with love."Tasty!" I sounded while taking a bite of food in my mouth.My mother smiled at me while feeding me another bite."Delicious!" I sounded while chewing my food and shaking my head.The more she fed me, the more delicious the food became, transporting me to paradise."Mummy, you are the best chef in the world!" I screamed as I opened my mouth to take another bite, enjoying it like a child.She stroked my hair with her fingers and made me look at her."Did you miss me?" I inquired, and she nodded in response, opening her arm in a gesture. "I MISSED YOU A LOT." I could not help but hug her, wrapping my hands around her waist and resting my face against her chest.I felt very peaceful in my mother's arms, and I knew I would never feel safer anywhere else.But Julian has proven my assumptions wrong.He became my painki
~Merry POV~"May I ask who you have come to meet?" My mother asked, standing next to me.I looked back and forth between my mother and the uninvited guest while taking a rapid breath with surprise."Your daughter knows me better." He mumbled as my mother looked at me, looking for an explanation."He is Julian, Mom." I cleared my throat while stroking my hair with my fingers. I could not help but smile as I shared a look with Julian.His eyes are not taking off from me, either.The smile on his lips was an incredible gesture of showing happiness to see me after 24 hours.I missed him a lot, damnit."Julian?" My mother mumbled, repeating the name and drawing my attention to her. "And he is?" She inquired, and I could not help but bite my lip as I looked back at Julian. "HE IS!""I am her boss." Julian got involved in the situation, making me blink my eyes.My heart ached with pain as I saw him lie about our relationship.I know he lied about our relationship solely for my sake.I cou
~Merry POV~"AIDEN GILBERT?" She turned the phone to reveal the caller's name.My heart skipped a beat as I looked at Julian with wide eyes, who was staring at my mother with no expression on his face.Oh my gosh, my grandfather is calling Julian right now! Why the hell did Julian save my grandfather's contact information with his full name?Julian grabbed his phone from my mother's hand and cut the call before looking at me.He rubbed his brow with his thumb."May I ask, who is Aiden Gilbert?" The question I didn't want to hear echoed into my ears, letting me out a sigh.Julian cleared his throat before looking at my mother.Julian, please take care of this! "He is one of my clients.""Where is he from?" She inquired, and I could see fear in her eyes as she gulped down to her throat."He is from Paris." Julian made a false claim. "Paris?" She blinked her eyes."Yes, he is one of my friends." "Your friend?" She mumbled."Yes, we graduated from college together." "You graduated at
~Julian POV~There was a pin drop of silence when I revealed that my parents had died when I was young.Mrs. Noah must have been speechless to ask anything."What happened with your parents, Julian?" She asked, breaking the silence.On the other hand, Merry opened her mouth to tell her mother to not ask anything about my past, but I showed her my hand while stopping her from interfering.She gave me a concerned look, and her lips formed into pouty. I could sense; she felt my emotions through my eyes."They passed away in an accident on my birthday!" As soon as I revealed, she looked at me with concern. "I was present at the crime scene, but nothing happened to me; my parents died on the spot." I let out a dark chuckle and parted my hand in the air.I do not forgive myself for taking them out, even though my father was extremely busy—I yelled at him to take me out.I still believe that if I had not insisted on going out that night, my parents would be alive today."Do you blame yours
~Merry POV~I got caught kissing my husband in front of my mother.My mom is standing right in front of me while crossing her hands over her chest, asking for an explanation.I kissed Julian without any fear of being caught. I just wanted to show my love to him. I wanted to say to him—I am always there for him and forever."Actually!" Julian opened his mouth while watching me quite in my place."Mom, we are dating!" I wrapped my hand around his shoulder while pulling him close to me. "Hmm?" Julian coughed and shared a look with me while clearing his throat. Julian blinked his eyes while looking at me with wide eyes before giving me a look: "OKAY! OKAY! OK-OKAY!" "What?" My mother sounded while looking back and forth between me and Julian."Yes, Mom, we like each other, and we are dating while knowing to learn about each other!" I said with a smile while tightening my grip around his shoulder. "Oh my gosh!" She sounded while looking at me with an incredible smirk around his lips wh