Harriet’s POV I felt pain all over my body. “Hmmm,” a groaned left my throat. With all my my might, I forced my eyes to opened. Darkness. I saw nothing but pitch of darkness around. I turned my head around with every deep breath I take, as I feel suffocated in a dusty place. ‘Where am I? What happened?’ I shut my eyes tightly, although another darkness awaits me if I do. Seeing nothing, I tried to calm down and recall my situation. ‘The building collapsed. I went back inside to get the document.’ The document! Where is it?! ‘Wait. I should not only think about the documents.’ “Cassius,” I mumbled. That’s right. I saw him came back inside. Before the whole building collapsed, Cassius pulled me into his arms and… ‘Oh no. What if… What if something happened to him?’ I saved a lot of people from death. I did. But because of me, someone like Cassius, who supposedly not here, got in danger. “Cassius!” I called in the middle of the dark. It is my fault. If only I did
Cassius saw waterfall cascading over embankment. It was a fast-rising flood between house, deceptively slight at first, tugging trippingly at the feet and ankles, but quickly sucking and battering at legs, chest and shoulder. The color of his world turned brown, gray, black and white. It did not resemble in the least of the wide vast blue ocean he held dearly in his head. There are not blue-green wave cresting elegantly in the tentacles foam in the seashore, but only a massive water; dark, strange, violent without kindness, a cruel thing coming onto the land like a monster, picking its feet and charging at everyone with a roar in its throat. He could hear the disturbing sounds of crunch of squeal of wood, concrete, metal and tilled, as if a huge black of mountain water came all at once and destroyed everything; like solid gain compressor pulverizing the neighborhoods, villages and town. There was this strange sound, difficult to describe. It wasn’t the sound of the sea which will ma
Harriet’s POV There were no reporters outside when I went inside Cassius’s hospital room. But as I waited for him to regain consciousness, I heard commotions outside and wondered why there’s so much noise. At the same time, a nurse came and told me that they are looking for the woman who’s in the blog article on the internet.So I browsed on my phone and saw an article about a mysterious woman who saved hundreds of people after seeing the future.It is the same article that Cassius is reading right now.From his phone screen, I looked at the Cassius who hasn’t say a thing while staring at the article.The reason why I asked him to read this is for him to understand why I cannot go out of his room and why there are reporters outside looking for me. So, I had no choice but to show him the ridiculous article that made me a superhero within just a day.The title of the article is: “A woman who foresaw the future”Although they did not release any of my name and picture, the last part of
Third Person’s POV Harriet tossed around her hospital bed.If not for the IV tube in her arm, she might have already fallen down for tossing too much.“Ahhh,” she winced, holding the injected part of her arm.Harriet sighed. She stopped tossing and looked at the ceiling instead. As soon as she did, she recalled what Cassius had done to her before she left his room.His handsome face after he locked her between his arms and his whispers.Harriet felt like her cheeks were on fire, she might spontaneously combust at any moment, like someone had set slow and steady fire beneath her center, deep of her stomach.And the fire is no other than Cassius.“Oh my gosh,” Harriet murmured, cupping her red cheeks.Her heart beats as it pumps her blood through her veins. The blood rushes to the tips of her fingers, the pulse coming in hot waves that cause everything else to pulse.“Why am I getting affected over that?” she asked herself with a sigh.This is the first time Harriet had a close contac
Reese was asked to buy blueberries, strawberries, raspberries and blackberries to the supermarket by the head maid of the mansion.Berries are known for being a calming food that fight stress. So the head maid wanted to make berries juice for the chairman, who almost collapsed after hearing the news about Harriet and his grandson, Cassius.On her way to the supermarket, Reese thought about her wish before the she heard the accident.[‘What if Harriet disappeared forever?’] It is just a silly wish of her out of jealousy. Although Reese is jealous at the attention and love Harriet receive from Zion and Sorren, she doesn’t wish for Harriet to die.‘After all, we’re friends,’ Reese told herself.Using their friendship as an excuse, she knew she had to worry about Harriet and wish for her to return safe. Yet, weirdly last night, she slept so well. She has appetite this morning and ate her breakfast really well. And now, even if she’s saying how worried she is to Harriet, she’s jumping up
Harriet’s POV When I got back to the hotel I am staying at here in New York, the chairman called me through video call. [“Harriet, are you really fine now? Don’t you need to stay in the hospital for more days? I almost die when I heard that you and Cassius got into that horrible accident.”] His throaty voice sounds so worried, as if sobbing without tears. And even though I can only see his face through the screen, I could tell how anxious he is. ‘He must be so shocked after hearing the news. Especially when I was not alone during the accident. Now I feel guilty for getting Cassius into this.’ “Chairman,” I said in soothing voice. Whenever the chairman is under stress, whether it is because of work or his family, then it is my job as secretary to calm him down. ‘Coming from someone who caused the stress?’ “Did you drink your medicine? Chairman?” Grandpa Sorren thinly narrowed his eyes on me. [“I did. I did. Why are you worrying about me when it should be me who’s so worri
Third Person’s POV Facing forward, Harriet began to sprint together with Zion. Her long brown hair rose behind her as she runs.She doesn’t know where they are going or what they will do after running, but her feet just keep on pounding steadily against the ground until cold air bit into her lungs.The voices and shouts, even though they left them behind, she could still here them.Zion and Harriet darted past people and buildings that look like swords; long and sharp that reach up when held upright. From the tall and glass buildings which are glistening in the sunlight and reflecting the light from the sun in different angles, Harriet looked at Zion’s back in front of her.They have gut wrenching and heart pumping escape together. But even if her breathing became steady, she pushed harder and went faster with him until she thought that her legs were going to explode.Time seemed slowed down.When her shoes pounded heavily across the ground causing mud-water slash up her leg, when Zi
Harriet’s love and the Fantell Architecture Firm. Zion believes that he has the two of these around his hands no matter what happened. His grandfather will give him the company and Harriet will stay by his side because she loves him. However… “The chairman asked me to convince Cassius to come back.” When he heard this from Harriet, he felt that someone appear to steal his possession. There are only two possible reason why the chairman wanted for Cassius to come back. It is either he missed his grandson so much or he wanted Cassius to inherit the company. ‘If he wanted Cassius to run the company, then why did he want me to work and study how to handle the Architecture firm?’ Zion’s hand around the cup tightened as he tried to guess his grandpa’s purpose. If he lost the company against Cassius, Zion can accept it. He doesn’t want to live in stressful life anyway. ‘But why does it feel that I need to compete against him for another and more special thing?’ Zion wondered while sta
Spring came. The air began to warm, the temperature rose slowly and the snow begins to melt. Tree buds started greening and preparing itself to grow. It was a wonderful and joyful season which wrapped the cool winter. Another year together, Cassius, Harriet and their daughter welcomed the new season. It’s been 6 years since Cassius and Harriet tied knots through wedding. Their daughter, Jaime, turned 5 this year. Yet, every time they looked back what happened before, it made them feel as if everything was just yesterday. They changed the future, saved lives, avoided regrets. Now, they are living happily with each other, while calling everything as their ‘past.’ “Mom!” Under the sun rays which made the horizon looked beautiful against the clouds, Harriet looked back to see the child running towards her side. It was relaxing listening to the singing of the birds and the dancing of the trees. Yet, for Harriet, seeing the smile in her daughter’s lips was the prettiest thing that
Reese was running away. She heard that Zion would come in that place and she doesn't want her beloved man to see her in this state. Especially, when Zion remembered what happened in the future.But on her way out of the park, a tall man blocked her way.She looked up and fell onto the ground when she saw Zion.He stood there, like a calm lake with no waves, even if the wind was blowing hard tonight.At some point, Reese held her breath. In a situation like this, she could not do anything but stay on the ground while looking at him.“Where are you going? I think we have things to settle first,” Zion uttered.“Z-Zion. I…”“Don’t bother making any excuses. It won’t work. I remembered everything.”“I k-know,” she said before she started chuckling sarcastically. “I know that you would not forgive me for fooling you. I let Harriet die. The woman you love died so I don’t expect you to understand me.”A frown appeared on his nonchalant face.Slowly, Reese crawled into him and held his hands.
At the time Zion found who killed his Grandpa, he received news that Harriet died in the prison. How did she die? Did someone kill her inside the cell? No. She was sentenced to death. Something that Zion did not imagine would happen. He and Reese made a deal. Reese promised that she will do her best to get Harriet out of the prison, and that is by confessing Astell about Harriet’s real identity. In exchange, Zion had to marry Reese even if she’s an impostor. Zion gambled his whole life just to protect Harriet. But in the end, Harriet died. Why didn’t he hear anything about this beforehand? He realized that everyone fooled him. Reese and him weren’t allied. Instead, Reese joined hands with the people around him to keep it secret that Harriet was going to die in the prison. Knowing it was late, Zion went to the prison. ‘Harriet. Harriet.’ On his way, he continued calling out to her even though he knew that an answer would not come back. He did not know the reason why. It just
Harriet’s POVMy heart raced and my chest tightened as the cold fist of understanding squeezed the breath out of me.Reese pushed me, and now, I am underwater.The moonlight above mocked me.It was getting so hard. I guessed my legs were still moving, but I couldn’t feel my toes anymore. The water snugged in around me.My limbs were willing to win this fight. But soon, they decided to rest.I took a deep breath as the water closed in around me.‘I’ll never see my father again.’‘And Cassius, he will cry if I die, right?’The light filtering down through the water mocked me. A slight pressure pushed on my chest from the inside.My clothes swirled uselessly around me, weighing down even further. A ringing filled my ears, but otherwise it’s quiet. My lungs burnt. I clamped my shut trying to kick my legs. The urge to breathe is unbearable. My chest was going to explode.‘No.No…I don’t want to die again.I didn’t come back to be in this state again.Please…’As I prayed so hard, I watche
Cassius shoved his hand inside his pocket. He made sure that he brought the ring with him before going to Harriet’s mansion. He wanted to rent a huge place to do his proposal. But he changed his mind. If there’s one good place to do it, then it is the Wyatt’s garden. Smiling, Cassius entered the mansion. As he stepped inward, Cris, the maid, stopped when she saw him. “Sir Cassius!” she gasped. Cassius looked at the maid who called him in a surprised tone. Cris ran towards him. She was very confused. “W-Why are you here, Sir?” Cris asked. Cassius forged a cough as he shyly answered, “W-Where’s Harriet? I came here to meet her.” “Huh?” That’s weird. As far as Cris can remember, it was Cassius who texted Harriet to meet him in the Damsel park. But, here he is, looking for her. “This morning, I lost my phone. So, I was worried if Harriet was waiting for my text or call,” Cassius added. It was true that he lost his phone this morning, but he was only saying an excuse to see Harr
Harriet couldn’t sleep well that night. She rolled onto her bed, thinking how and when would Cassius propose to her. She was very excited. “You look like you’re in a good mood,” Astell noticed while eating breakfast with his daughter. Harriet smiled at him and said, “Yes. It is because I found something that I shouldn’t see. Now, I am excited.” Astell chuckled. Despite everything that happened lately, he was glad that his daughter is feeling alright. “What is your plan today?” Astell asked. “I am going to check the new project you are working on. You told me to learn more, so I am doing my best to follow your steps, father.” “Really? I don’t want to force you to take this path. If you want something to achieve, you can have it.” “No, father. Ever since I worked as Grandpa’s secretary, I knew that I love this job. Please, let me enjoy learning from your line of work.” At first, Astell doubted if Harriet would really like to continue his journey as the owner of Wyatt corporation
Harriet’s POV It’s been one month since that day. I would never forget the time I saw the truth in my own eyes. That moment when Zion was begging his father to come back. [“Poor child. I did my best. But I guess you are more qualified to teach him.”] Those were the murderer's last words before disappeared. All along, we suspected Sherly, Finn, Madell or Reese. In the end, we discovered that the murderer was neither of them, but residing in one of them. It was Finn’s personality, Victor. When Cassius and I arrived in the mansion to save the Chairman, we only saw Grandpa gasping for air on the floor while holding his neck, and Zion begging his father. It was quite a sight to remember; the sight where the future changed and no one died. The Chairman was taken to the hospital. Finn either, before the police took him and interrogated. When Grandpa regained his consciousness, he told us everything, from the fact that Victor killed Diana in order to protect the police. Until now, Gran
Sorren called Finn after meeting Elona. The prosecutor was still interrogating Madell, and Reese was on the run. Yet, Sorren does not want another day regretting not knowing the truth. More than the corporation’s reputation, Sorren prioritized saving his son from the nightmare and protecting the people around him. Thus, he sat in front of Finn, with Jasmine tea settled on the center table. No one took a sip as they talked in silent arguments with their eyes. Just like in the original future. “Why did you call me? I was very busy, father. Also, it is also weird for you to look for me when I know how much you hate me.” “Why did you do that, Finn?” Sorren asked. Finn stared at his father and tilted his head. “What do you mean?” Sorren gritted his teeth as he stared at his son. “Why did you kill Diana?” Finn’s eyes widened. He lowered his head and acted, “I don’t know what you are talking about. Diana left me a long time ago. She’s not dead!” “W-What?” Then with his head ha
A week ago, Zion met with the owner of Elona boutique. Sitting across Zion, Elona smiled. She stared at the young man who resembled his parents, the handsome Finn and the gorgeous Sherly. Then, with a grin on her lips, she said, “It seemed that everyone from that family came and visited my shop. The father, the mother and the daughter. And now, It’s you. It made me feel like I am already part of the family.” Zion observed Elona’s sneer before he mimicked her expression; the kind of beam that wouldn’t reach the eyes. “To be a real part of our family, meeting my father, mother and sister isn’t enough. There is one person you should meet,” Zion responded. “Do you mean you?” “Somehow. But there’s one more person. That’s the head of the house, my Grandpa, the Chairman of Fantell group.” Elona stopped for a moment before she chuckled. “Wait a minute. Is that a threat? Did you come here to threaten your father’s mistress?” “No. Even if you are his real mistress, I wouldn’t waste my