Harriet’s POVAs soon as I woke up, I went to the kitchen and quenched my thirst. I could have asked a maid to get me water and send it to my room. But as long as Reese is living here, I have to be careful.Who knows if that crazy b*tch put poison in my food?If it is her, every wicked deed is possible.Reese became evil not because she had no choice. There was always greed in her heart from the start. And now that she remembered everything, there is no doubt that she’ll do her best to kick me out before the day she would be the real daughter of my father.Unfortunately, father already knew what kind of person she was.Father is only pretending as we wait for that little chance to get what we need from Reese.“Good morning, sister.”In haste, I looked back with a gasp. Reese was standing behind my back. There was a smirk of Pharisaical satisfaction on her face as she approached me.The first things I laid my eyes on are her hands.‘They are empty.’That's enough to make me feel reliev
“Miss Nadia!” The maid rushed inside the kitchen when she saw the lady of the house sitting onto the floor. She feared something happened to the heiress. But when she reached their sides, she was shocked to see Harriet and Reese together. “M-Miss Reese,” the maid uttered. Both Harriet and Reese looked at the maid at the same time. Whoever would see the situation can figure out what happened between the two. Reese have marks of violence on her body. Her neck is red as well as her cheek. There are also tears in her eyes and she’s lying on the floor. On the other side, Harriet is kneeling in front of Reese and roughly holding her face. It is easy to identify who the perpetrator and the victim are. Because sometimes, justice only depends on what the eyes can see at the moment. “Oh my sister!” Reese suddenly cried out loud as she holds Harriet’s arms. “Please, stop it, I’m begging you.” The maid gasped as she watched what’s happening in front of her eyes. Everyone in the mansion b
Harriet stole the spotlight when she entered the Fantell company. With two guards walking her side by side, she walked confidently inside the huge building.She’s wearing a breezy mini dress with a cosy designer coat which she bought from the Elona store. The employees who saw her couldn’t see the secretary vibes Harriet had when she was still working as the chairman or Zion’s secretary.Even her name ‘Harriet’ had faded from their memories. Looking at her, there’s only one name that burned into their heads.‘Nadia Wyatt.’She is the heiress and the only daughter of the multi-billionaire, Astell Wyatt.Murmurs buzzed around the place. All were talking about her, her appearance and status. And among those people, the directors of the company weren’t exempt.As soon as the directors saw Harriet from afar, they shared the same thoughts of approaching the lady and getting on her side.Harriet stopped walking when these directors blocked her way. She looked at their faces and recognized ea
There’s only one person who possibly told Cassius’ secret to Finn.The people who know of his illness are Harriet, Sorren, Astell and Zion. Sorren and Astell have no reason to tell this to anyone. Apart from that, they are both adults who wanted to protect Cassius.Harriet did not share the secret either, or even gave a clue. Therefore, the only person who possibly revealed it is the man standing before Harriet.“I was surprised to see you here, Harriet,” Zion greeted.The whole world stopped and looked at their way.Harriet could feel the intense gaze from people around as they stood next to each other. It is because of the rumors going around the company.A rumor that Zion has feelings for his cousin’s girlfriend, had spread like forest fire. No one stopped it from spreading, until it cannot be extinguished anymore. Main reason was because the person in the rumor did not deny the accusation. Thus, everyone thinks it is true. And even right now when Zion smiled so sweetly in front of
“Miss Nadia Wyatt came to the company.” Finn stopped signing in a document when he heard this from his secretary. He turned his head to him and asked, “What did you say?” “Miss Nadia came here.” Finn looked at the blank space while wondering why Harriet came in the company. According to Zion, Harriet and Cassius aren’t really dating for real. Harriet was only helping Cassius because he’s sick. ‘There’s no need for her to act anymore,’ Finn thought. “And she met your son,” the secretary continued. “She met Zion?” Finn inquired. “Yes, Vice President.” “Then what happened when they met?” The secretary fidgeted his fingers as he lowered his head. Finn saw the hesitation in the man and he guessed that something happened. “D-Director Zion asked miss Nadia why she came here. Then, miss Nadia said she came to visit her boyfriend, Sir Cassius.” “That’s pretty given.” ‘Since she’s acting as Cassius’ girlfriend.’ “So, what happened next?” “Director Zion said that she has no long
One night, Zion went to the Fabroa mansion to talk with his grandfather. He came there to tell him that he wanted to annul his engagement with Reese. But while walking in the quiet hallway of the mansion, he accidentally heard Sherly and Reese’s conversation. “What do you think will happen if everyone finds out about your daughter’s secret?” Zion stopped walking. He hid behind the corner of the wall and then peeked. He saw his mother and his fiancee. ‘Madell’s secret?’ Zion wondered about that. “The Chairman and the Vice President won’t stay still once they find out that Madell is a drug addict.” Zion scoffed in disbelief. His sister was once caught smoking, bullying students and she sometimes hurt Harriet too. But that woman is now involve with drugs? Her older brother couldn’t imagine that she choose this in the end. If Madell is a drug addict, the only answer to keep her sanity is to stop her addiction and send her to the rehab. However… “What do you want?” Sherly asked R
Where will Sherly use the poison? To who and why? Zion knows who Diana is. When he and Cassius were young, they were playing hide and seek together. And by an accident, they heard Finn and Sherly’s quarrel. They were fighting over Finn’s first love, Diana. Sherly said that the reason why Finn cannot love her is because of his first love. It was the time Zion realized why his father couldn’t give him the attention and affection he needed. Sherly got pregnant with Zion and that’s why Finn was forced to marry her. It explains why Zion received loathing stares from his own father. He was a thorn in Finn’s eyes. Zion despised the woman whom his father loves so much. There was a time that Zion promised he would blame the woman for abandoning his father and giving it to Sherly. If only Sherly did not marry Finn, then Zion does not need to live his whole life waiting for something impossible. However, he was shocked to know that Diana is dead. ‘But according to father, Diana abandone
The Chairman died.Zion was busy following the woman who had a talk with his grandfather. But suddenly, his grandfather died?He rushed back and went to the hospital. He was hoping that the news was wrong and that his grandfather would survive. But when he arrived in the hospital, it was too late.The members of the family were all crying in front of the dead corpse.“B-Brother,” Madell sobbed when he saw Zion standing from afar. “Grandpa… Grandpa… is…” she sobbed.Zion slowly walked towards the figure covered with white blanket.He kept on denying what’s in front of him.‘No. Grandpa is not dead,’ he repeated this to himself again and again.Gradually, Zion reached for the blanket and pulled it down. When he saw his grandpa’s peaceful face, the information sink in his head like a bomb.‘He is really dead,’ he changed this to himself.Zion clenched his fists as his breath heavily.He remembered the last time he saw his grandfather. Sorren looks very energetic. But suddenly, that old
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