~Victoria POV~I woke up late.I am usually a morning person; I get up early, do yoga, and take a walk.But for the first time, I woke up very late in the morning, until my mother came and gave me a voice.As soon as I opened my eyes, I saw my mother in front of me, and I could not stop smiling.I felt pleased.While applying the final touch-up to my face, I tied my hair into a ponytail.I started making my way down the hallway.As I approached my destination, I began to hear a few voices.My mother's laughter echoed throughout the room, and if I am not mistaken, I could hear Justin's voice. Oh yes, he is Justin. He is talking with my mother and making her laugh with his jokes."Come here, my baby!" My mother looked at me, gesturing for me to come to her.I approached her close while taking baby steps—I couldn't take my eyes off her. She opened her hand while taking me in her arms."Finally, you got fresh!" She gently stroked my hair with her fingers, making me feel warm."Take your
~MERRY POV~I looked at my office with a smile on my lips before taking steps inside. Samuel is following after me like my army, watching every person.As soon as I reached my floor, my eyes widened. What the hell is this? I was not expecting this! "Are we at the right address?" "Is this my workplace?" I muttered as I scanned the employees inside the office."Yes!" Samuel muttered while making me look at him. "We have come to the right address." He looked at the screen again, confirming, before looking inside the situation."But this is trash!" Samuel rolled his eyes at every corner of the wall before sharing a look with me.Yes, I feel the same way.A sigh escaped from my mouth while it caught my attention inside.A few of the employees are sleeping in the chair, closing their eyes.Some employees are playing games in front of the monitor without hesitation—dude, this is not a video game center.Some girls are polishing their nails—is this a beauty salon? My eyes captured a man
~MERRY POV~I called Glen and Ben in my cabin to talk with them. "I studied the files and performance of our team." As soon as I muttered, Glen and Ben looked at each other.There is fear in their eyes with a thought—how I would react and I might scold them."Mr. Glen and Ben!" I called out while making them look at me. "I am not demanding an explanation. I just wanted to know what the issue was?" I sounded as soft as possible. "Early on, the performance of our team was very good." "There were many blockbuster shows." "Our team also covered many crime scenes while taking a risk of their lives." "So, what happened now?" I questioned as I looked back and forth between Glen and Ben. "Ma'am, you were right. Our team was doing very well." Ben was in a hurry while moving his glasses. "Then it's all your fault!" The words that escaped from Ben's mouth made me look at him. "Ben!" Glen tried to stop him from talking while grabbing his hand. "No, Mr. Glen. P
~Julian POV~ "What do you want?" Mr. Aiden asked Merry.I was not interfering in their business right now. I continued looking back and forth between, Mr. Aiden, Merry and David "I want you to provide more budget to my company!" Merry revealed part of her plan.I checked on Mr. Aiden, who became silent."What, no way!" David sounded, rejecting her purpose in place of Mr. Aiden.David, you are not the chairman of Gilbert Industries yet. Why are you sharing your decision?I rolled my eyes while losing the tie around my neck crossing one of my legs over another one. "Sorry to interfere in your business." I sounded while turning everyone's attention to me. "Sorry, David. But you have not yet become the chairman to take decisions for Gilbert Industries." As soon as I muttered, David cleared his throat while rolling his eyes. I had shown him his place.I shared a look with Merry. She moved her eyebrow while telling her happiness upon my action of behaviour. "As a candi
~Julian POV~The time passed into thin air. We reached our home, Knight Mansion.Right now, we are talking to Victoria via video call.She is in her room."Wow, Merry, I am proud of you. The way you handled the complications was incredibly awesome. You are looking like a carbon copy of our grandfather in business!" She exclaimed while saying everything in a single breath.I looked at Merry while feeling proud of her.I wrapped my hand around her shoulder while scanning her lips, mumbling."You are giving me a lot of compliments, buddy. If you were in my place, you would have also handled the situation very calmly.""I don't think so. I am not strong like you. I would have sat on the corner while panicking about the company." Victoria said while taking rapid breaths. Victoria is right. Well, I don't say that Victoria is a coward. But a person who doesn't have scope in the business and becomes the CEO as per the first job cannot stay as strong as Merry.She may be disturbed while seei
~Merry POV~"I am sorry; I don't hate you. But I can't work with you. Thanks for the offer." Ryan stood up from the chair and turned to leave. No, I cannot let him leave this company! "Ryan, please wait." I stood up and yelled at the top of my lungs.His feet came to a stop before he turned and looked at me."What is your reason for rejecting my offer?" I inquired, placing both my hands on the table and looking at him. He gave a dark chuckle, made a sound, and placed his hand in his pocket."You probably are not aware of my experience with your company. "I worked like a dog day and night to help this company grow.""But this company abandoned me when I needed support." He gritted his teeth and said—I could see the rage in his eyes against my company."I know everything!" As soon as I said it, he turned his body and scoffed."You don't!" He poked me with his index finger."I was in the hospital for months, and your great-grandfather fired me, even though I did an excellent job expos
~Merry POV~Ryan nodded his head in a denied way. "He doesn't agree to join us!" Julian looked at me as my heart ached with pain."What about the others?" I inquired, gulping with fear."They have already collaborated with Wade in his company. They are working together." "I tried to bring them to talk with you, but no one was ready to visit this company once again." He said everything with a single breath. "They shut my mouth while telling me that the company abandoned them when they needed help."I closed my eyes for a second and listened to the same things. "Wade filled my position while working day and night to keep the company on track!" "However, the management is very late in paying the salaries." "He also lost a lot of things." Ryan lowered his eyes and nodded his head."Wade stated that he cannot trust the company one more time and risk destroying his future.""I will try to talk to Wade once!" Ben said this while giving me a look. I nodded my head, think
~Victoria POV~I am listening to Wade's broadcasting.Oh yes, Merry, you did a great job. It was the only broadcast I used to hear from our industries. Wade started to sing songs for an audience. His voice is mesmerising.I couldn't stop smiling. "What is the reason behind your beautiful smile?" A voice echoed throughout the room, and I followed the directions while checking on the person.It's Justin! He is leaning against the wall while crossing his hands over his chest. Oh my god, he is dressed in a white full-sleeved shirt that folds up to his shoulders and black jeans on his lower half.His shirt fitted against his shoulder biceps while showing his muscular body.He is wearing black sunglasses over his eyes, and the smirk around his lips is extremely hot.Hmm, Justin is one of the most handsome boys I have ever seen.His voice, his body moves, his muscular body, his body scent—everything about him is mesmerising.I couldn't take my eyes off him—he was so sexy.As soon as m
~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