Third Person’s POV Zion was so happy when he first heard that he will be working with Harriet. It gave him excitement to think of coming to work and going home together with his secretary. Although he never dream of working in Fantell, just being with Harriet will be a big comfort. “But I didn’t know that Harriet will only work with me for just few days,” Zion said to himself with chuckles. He is now driving to work without his secretary. It is pretty obvious at the time that Harriet was revealed as the daughter of Astell that she does not longer need to work under Zion. However, even if they aren’t together, Zion is still happy. First, he is happy for her because Harriet does not need to work under his family. Second, he realized his romantic feelings for her. The third reason has connection with the second. Now that Harriet went up to the ladder, Zion does not need to worry anymore if they end up together. But how about his parents? Well, Zion doesn’t care. Alone in the car,
Harriet POV “You did the right thing, Harriet! How dare she ask for your forgiveness after all the things that she did to you? Huh! Don’t forgive her!” Reese said to me.‘Coming from her?’ We are in the balcony of the mansion where there is a round table and chairs. Maids served teas and let us enjoyed the afternoon while looking at the garden outside.Reese is sitting beside me and blabbering about Sherly.Just a moment ago, Sherly and Finn came in my father’s house to meet me. The madam went on her knees just to ask for my forgiveness. Oh how hard it was for her to force herself to bow down? I am sure that sir Finn made her realize the seriousness of her crimes. Not only they lost the favors of my father, but it might affect Fantell in the future.‘What Sherly and Madell worry is how I will deal with them soon.’ They were into that beliefs that I am the same Harriet who will succumb by their traps and small sweet talks, or the fact that I have feelings for Zion.‘Just try dying f
Zion went inside the comfort room of the company. Standing in front of the sink and the mirror, he washed his hands. As he does, he recalled the report just a moment ago about his mom going to the Astell’s house and even kneeling down in front of Harriet. He burst out laughing. “I wish I was there to see it with my own eyes,” he murmured then closed the faucet. It is very quiet inside the huge and air conditioned comfort room and so, when the door suddenly opened, Zion almost jumped out of shock and held his chest. “Oh sh…!” he looked at the person who entered after slamming the door opened and saw a woman with red dress, fur coat and sunglasses. The first thing that came to his mind? ‘A crazy woman appeared.’ Next, he recognized that the blonde haired woman is no other than his little sister, Madell. Zion snorted then set his head forward, as if he does not want to waste a time seeing her face. Seeing how his brother played ignorant, Madell strode inside after slamming the do
All day, Cassius mulled over the conversation he had with Zion. From his cousin’s answer, Cassius can tell that Zion has strong faith with Harriet, and that he would take her side no matter what happen. ‘Then why did Zion believe that Harriet killed grandpa?’ Cassis has two guesses. First, Zion saw concrete evidence that pinpointed Harriet as the killer. Or second, Zion might be the killer itself. However, the second reason contradicts with what Cassius knows. “He loves Harriet,” Cassius uttered while sitting on the sofa. Even if it is true that Zion is the suspect, it is impossible for him to frame the woman he loves. Cassius shut his eyes and breathed sharply. He does not want to ever consider the second reason as one of the options. Zion won’t ever harm their grandfather or abandon the woman he loves. Speaking of Zion’s feelings, Cassius remembered what his cousin told him in the hospital. [“Older brother. Promise me one thing. Please, don’t take Harriet away from me. I ca
‘I have nothing to do with their relationship.’ Cassius said this phrase to himself multiple times. He appeared to be unconcerned, not caring about anyone just like he was in the past. Yet from time to time, he caught himself checking at the time while wondering if Harriet is still inside Zion’s condo unit; what they doing, talking and how they are spending time together alone. He felt so stupid for asking these questions all over when he keeps on saying that he’s uninterested. Soon, his patience reached its limit and he stood up. Exiting the door in fast pace, Cassius arrived in front of Zion’s condo. He raised his hand, about to press the doorbell when the hesitation came. Cassius restrained from pressing the doorbell as he pondered about the reason why he’s behaving oddly. ‘This is the second time I’ll visit someone’s house. And it will happen at the same day,’ he gauged in silence. Cassius visited Zion this morning to evaluate his Intel about the situation regarding to Harrie
“I will do it instead. Give it to me,” Cassius offered.Zion and I both seek at Cassius who’s spouted unexpected words.‘Did we hear him right? He’s saying that he will aid Zion’s wounds instead?’ “Let me cure my cousin,” he added.“Why?” Zion asked with rounded eyes. “You can’t touch other people so how? Didn’t you say that you are still having hard time interacting with me?”“It’s not hard,” Cassius responded before he shoved his hand inside his inner pocket. Soon, a pair of gloves appeared. Cassius grabbed his gloves out of his pocket.“Woah,” Zion gasped, but without amusement. Rather, he was thunderstruck with jaw dropping mouth. “I can’t believe you are always bringing gloves with you. Dude, that was weird.”Disregarding Zion’s comment, Cassius said, “I’ll continue aiding your wound. Come here.”“No!” Zion declined. “Harriet should…!”Ding dong. Ding dong. The three of us looked at the door. It must be the pizza delivery.On the grounds that leaving them for a moment will pul
Third Person’s POV Sherly dragged her feet inside the mansion. As soon as she went inside, she felt the gazes piercing towards her side. Her face burned in red, as if someone lit a fired inside her body. She looked around and saw servants of the mansion tilted their heads whenever they met Sherly’s sharp stare. “What are you looking at?!” she shouted at the servants. She is aware what those looks are for. Everyone knows that she’s the one who prepared the poison and that she went to Harriet to apologize. Every time she recalls the time she went on her knees in front of her, she wanted to throw up. ‘That damn girl!’ she screamed intuitively while gritting her teeth. Sherly heaved a sigh before she tried to compose herself. Then, she saw the maid, Cris, and called her over. “Cris!” The quick maid sprinted towards her. Cris bowed her head and greeted, “Good evening, madam.” Now that Sherly sent Marie to the Wyatt’s mansion, the most valuable servant in this place is no other than
Early in the morning, Finn’s secretary came to him to report about the recent updates in the Heydiko project I New York.“J&F company was found having illegal connections with drugs and smugglers.”“What?” Finn asked, scowling while looking at his secretary.It was Finn who chose J&F as one of their partner for the Heydiko project. He was thunderstruck to know that J&F company was included in scandals.“Thankfully, when miss Harriet went to New York, she asked the contractors to pull out the contracts with J&F,” the secretary continued.Finn pulled the heavy weight in his heart. If Harriet did not pull out the deal, it will affect the project and they might pause the work while handling the issue. In short, Finn was saved by her.‘But how did she know that?’ Finn pondered.When Harriet first worked under Sorren, Finn admitted that she’s a talented kid. But he couldn’t bring to like her out of jealousy over his father’s favor. Things have changed. Finn does not need to fight against Ha
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