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108: grief
The world in front of Aria came to a halt. Her ears couldn't register any sound, except the frantic beating of her heart. Aria's legs felt void of bones and incapable of holding her upright as the pack of fruits slipped through her sweaty palms. Powered by the rush of adrenaline, she scurried towards the bed and shook her mother's stiff body, desperate to hear her utter another weak sound even if it was the last thing she would hear. Aria muttered rushed prayers accompanied by muffled sobs.
"No, mom. No mom, you can't do this!" She pleaded with the unmoving body. "You don't know how hard I've been working for you. You can't just disappear on me! You can't...""Doctor," she yelled from the bed, unwilling to free her hold on her mother as though she had the power to pull her back to life.Soon, the doctor and two other nurses rushed into the room, their gazes filled with a knowing sense of horror. The doctor immediately placed the stethoscope on her chest,Related chapters
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The Billionaire's Accidental Bride 110: I'll be there for you
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Harry blew a puff of smoke as he exhaled. Deep down inside of him, he had no peace of mind and he couldn't just get rid of the deep seating guilt he felt no matter how hard he tried. He kept on thinking about the pain and disharmony he must have plunged Robert into. He kept on asking himself why it was now he cared so much about Robert after he had done what her did. No answers was forthcoming to these questions.He just knew he was restless. He couldn't even check his phone and monitor how far the article had blown because each time he attempted to do so, his hands became shaky with anxiety. He hated everything happening around him, he thought this was going to give him some sort of fulfilment but instead he felt guilty rather which was unusual, very unusual and he hated the fact that he didn't have control over it. This evening, he got so choked up by the air in his father's house and he knew he had to go out for a walk. He didn't have plans on rolling a blunt because he had been c
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The Billionaire's Accidental Bride 113: cold energy
"What's up lil bro?" Harry greeted, ruffling Bryan's hair. Bryan paused the game he was playing and then stared at him, briefly."I'm fine, I guess." Bryan shrugged."Uhm, you guess. What's that supposed to mean?" Harry asked, settling on his bed.Bryan flung his phone on the bed and sighed. "I'm wondering how the news about Robert got fished out, it's literally everywhere now."Harry loved how Bryan really cared about his family and didn't fail to show it at the slightest occasion. As much as he was a little bit angry at his mother, he couldn't help but admit his mother really did a great job at raising him to be this empathetic boy that he was.Back to the matter at hand, Harry couldn't for the life of him figure out what to tell Bryan because he was the cause of the problem and he didn't want Bryan to figure out that something was wrong from the way he spoke. His heart started hammering against the ribcage and he could feel his hands shaky but he quickly scratched his neck in order
The Billionaire's Accidental Bride 114: Cold
Harry couldn't help the cold energy Bryan gave him mom. He wanted to ask him about him, but he put the thought away. Bryan was probably just a little bit angry at his mom and with time, he would come around. His behaviour manifested during dinner; he wasn't chatty as he used to be and he declined his mother's offer each time she tried to help to dish or pass him the sauce or whatever. If the help wasn't coming from Harry or their father, best believe he was going to decline it. Lauren tried to hide her pain beneath smiles and tried to act like it was nothing but deep down Harry could see through her and he knew she felt dejected. He decided not to talk about it because they both had a long overdue conversation and whatever attitudes Bryan was giving her was her fault for not being present and being away for so long without a plausible explanation. And the fact that she was rarely taking his calls made everything worse. For some reasons he believed that she stopped taking Bryan's cal
The Billionaire's Accidental Bride 115: still cold
Every other person, including Harry himself through Brian's anger wasn't going to last long and soon he would crawl back to his mother's bosom. Little did they know that his behaviour towards her will worsen over time. Now during dinner time, he always ate as quickly as he could, whilst declining every offer of his mother to serve him and immediately he was done he'd run off to his room. He completely avoided contact with his mom and even after she apologized to him, he still didn't budge. He kept up with the cold as ice energy and each time her face would flatten. Harry was begining to wonder if the young man knew something he didn't know so he decided to ask one evening while he was mobile games in his room.Harry tapped on his laps, drawing his attention because his headphones were active.He glanced up at him, arching his brows. "Yes?""I just wanted to ask why you were being cold towards Mom?" Harry asked him."I don't want to talk about it." He replied."You should, you know.""
The Billionaire's Accidental Bride 116: Talk to me
After Harry left Bryan's room, he went to his and slumped on the bed. The fear mixed with guilt that raged in his chest had still not let him check his phone to see if the buzz from the article had died down. He heaved a sigh and rested his head against the headboard when he heard a knock on his door. First, he paused. His eyes widened, he wasn't sure it was Bryan because they had just finished talking. His mother rarely knocked at his door to have a conversation with him. His father would rather call him and order him to meet him at his preferred location, be it the dinning table, his room or whatever.Yet, his possible guess was his mother. For some reasons, he just knew his mother was the one knocking and the thought of that filled him with apprehension as she shifted uncomfortably in his bed, altering his position from the slumped one to an upright posture.Harry cleared his throat. "Come in."The door pushed open, and his mother walked into the room with a dull expression."I was
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