ELLA'S POV“There's something I'd like to talk to you about, Syl,” I said softly and she nodded for me to go on as I took her hands in mine.“I'm sorry but… I don't want to continue with the revenge plan anymore.” I started and her eyes widened as she pulled her hands away from mine. “Hold on, it's not what you're thinking. I'm not in love with Damien. I just don't want to have anything to do with him anymore.”“What do you mean?” She asked in confusion, and I let out a sigh as I ran a hand through my hair in frustration.“I just don't want to get close to him anymore. His sister likes me a lot and keeps hinting that I should date her brother-”“Wait, you've met his sister? Julietta?” Sylvia asked in shock and I nodded in affirmation as a scoff of disbelief escaped her lips.“I don't like Damien, don't get me wrong. The only reason I approached him was to get revenge for you and you know that. But now, I don't know, it feels wrong. They both trust me already and I don't want to break
DAMIEN'S POVI couldn't deny the fact that I missed Ella with everything in me. Ever since I had lashed out at her at the event, she has refused to speak to me. I know it was all my fault for being so cold to her that day but I couldn't stop myself.My mind was blank that day and I didn't even know what I was saying or doing. I've done everything to get her attention but whenever she sighted me, she'd walk off in the other direction.She probably hated me now.I've visited her office a few times but it was either locked from inside or empty. She was ignoring me at every chance she got and it was killing me inside.“She's still not talking to you?” I heard Julietta say as she walked inside my office and I sighed before turning away from the window.“She must hate me now. I wouldn't be surprised if she did, I spoke to her really harshly that day.” I mumbled as I collapsed on the chair and she sighed in frustration.“You messed everything up when you first spoke harshly to her at the bar
ELLA'S POVMy heart was racing as I pushed the door to Damien's office open and I froze when I saw him on the floor, curled up like a child while he kept mumbling to himself.“Damien?” I called out, but the thunder clapped at the same moment, and a scared whimper escaped his lips as he tried to enter into the wall behind him.“Don't come closer… stay away from me…” He kept mumbling and I frowned when I realized it was the same he kept saying when I was at his house to take care of him.What exactly have you gone through, Damien?“Damien, it's me, Ella. Look at me.” I said as I placed my hand on his but he immediately swatted it away as he tried to move away from me.It was the same reaction he had that day at the event… Could it be…“Damien, look at me! It's Ella, come on.” I said as I pulled his hands away from his face and made him look at me but he immediately pushed me away from him.My eyes widened when I noticed the tears running down his face and I didn't think twice before I s
“Let me tell you something you don't know about me as well.” She said after placing a kiss on my lips and I raised a brow at her in surprise.The rain had stopped falling, but flashes of lightning still graced the sky, a reminder of the storm that had just passed me by.I had always gone through hard times like this alone. I would remain crouched in the corner while begging that she doesn't come closer until the rain stopped and I returned to the reality that she was there.However, Ella… She had stayed by my side even though I pushed her away. She was slowly prying my heart open and I feared that she would take full control of it before I could stop her.“Tell me. You've told me about your dad's death and your mother's hatred for you… What else did you go through?” I asked, and she smiled a little as she opened her mouth to speak, but I stopped her.“Hold on,” I mumbled as I leaned back into the chair and then gestured for her to lay her head on my chest instead. “It's your turn.”Sh
ELLA'S POV“Jason, no! Don't come any closer! Please… you said you loved me… you can't do this-” His hands were suddenly over my mouth to stop me from protesting as he ripped my clothes off my body while I struggled to break free from the ropes that bound me to the bed.“Love?” He repeated mockingly as he pressed me deeper into the bed, his eyes glinting with a murderous intent that I'd never seen before. “You refused to give me what I wanted. Now I'm taking it by force. What has love got to do with this?”“Jason… wait. You want us to have sex right? Fine, I'll do it! Just untie me, please.” I managed to scream out as tears rolled down my face but he let out a loud cackle before pulling away and taking off his clothes.“Too late, my darling. No matter how much you scream, no one's coming for you.” He grinned wildly as he hovered over me and started to kiss me forcefully.Struggling was no longer an option. He had totally overpowered me and I was completely weak against him. The pain o
ELLA'S POVWhat was I gonna do? How was I gonna raise this baby? How did I forget to take birth control pills? How was I gonna get out of this mess?I took out my phone and contemplated calling Sylvia to tell her about it, but I thought against it. I couldn't keep dumping my burdens on her so I decided to take a risky decision instead.I boarded a cab that took me to Jason's house even though I knew seeing him wasn't gonna amount to anything. If he refuses to take care of the child with me, I'll just raise the little one on my own. And if he tries to kill me…I was ushered into the house warmly by his workers and for some reason, I started to miss the happy times we shared together. Those times when he wasn't aggressive or abusive. When he truly loved me-“Look who we have here. Beautiful Ella.” I heard his familiar voice call out and I turned around to see him walking downstairs with nothing but his boxers on.How in the world am I still attracted to this man?“Jason. I need to talk
ELLA'S POVI left the hospital that day with my heart in my hands and my bag filled with pain-relieving medicines. The doctor had asked me to get surgery but I couldn't. I didn't have enough money for that. What was the use anyway? I couldn't bear a child anymore.My mom hated the fact that I existed, my ex-boyfriend beat me up until I lost my child and womb; what else was I living for? I decided to quit my job and just live my life the way I wanted. I was tired of living by the rules when life had been nothing but unfair to me.I gave up on fashion designing, the only thing that ever made me happy. No company had agreed to take me in, and I got tired of sending out my application letters so I gave up.Sylvia had tried reaching out to me but I ignored her, not wanting her to know what I was going through. I started going to clubs and drinking like a wild animal, things I would have never thought of doing in my whole life.That was when the feeling started. It first came like small urg
DAMIEN'S POV“Father, I'm sorry to disappoint you, but I'm not coming home,” I said as I moved my hand to end the call, but his voice called out before I could tap the red button.“I don't know what grudge you have against your stepmother, but it's been nine years since you and your step-sister ran away from home. Don't you think you should let bygones be bygones? Can't you just see her as your mother-”“She would never be my mother. Go ask your damn wife what she did to me. You claim to be my father yet you know nothing about your son's life. Go ask your wife how she nearly ruined my life!” I yelled and before he could say another word, I hung up.Today just had to start on a very annoying note.I flipped through the files in front of me in anger, and when someone opened the door without knocking, I was ready to transfer my aggression to whoever it was.“Do you have no manners-” My gaze softened when I realized it was her but after remembering what she did, my gaze hardened immediate
“Let me tell you something you don't know about me as well.” She said after placing a kiss on my lips and I raised a brow at her in surprise.The rain had stopped falling, but flashes of lightning still graced the sky, a reminder of the storm that had just passed me by.I had always gone through hard times like this alone. I would remain crouched in the corner while begging that she doesn't come closer until the rain stopped and I returned to the reality that she was there.However, Ella… She had stayed by my side even though I pushed her away. She was slowly prying my heart open and I feared that she would take full control of it before I could stop her.“Tell me. You've told me about your dad's death and your mother's hatred for you… What else did you go through?” I asked, and she smiled a little as she opened her mouth to speak, but I stopped her.“Hold on,” I mumbled as I leaned back into the chair and then gestured for her to lay her head on my chest instead. “It's your turn.”Sh
ELLA'S POVMy heart was racing as I pushed the door to Damien's office open and I froze when I saw him on the floor, curled up like a child while he kept mumbling to himself.“Damien?” I called out, but the thunder clapped at the same moment, and a scared whimper escaped his lips as he tried to enter into the wall behind him.“Don't come closer… stay away from me…” He kept mumbling and I frowned when I realized it was the same he kept saying when I was at his house to take care of him.What exactly have you gone through, Damien?“Damien, it's me, Ella. Look at me.” I said as I placed my hand on his but he immediately swatted it away as he tried to move away from me.It was the same reaction he had that day at the event… Could it be…“Damien, look at me! It's Ella, come on.” I said as I pulled his hands away from his face and made him look at me but he immediately pushed me away from him.My eyes widened when I noticed the tears running down his face and I didn't think twice before I s
DAMIEN'S POVI couldn't deny the fact that I missed Ella with everything in me. Ever since I had lashed out at her at the event, she has refused to speak to me. I know it was all my fault for being so cold to her that day but I couldn't stop myself.My mind was blank that day and I didn't even know what I was saying or doing. I've done everything to get her attention but whenever she sighted me, she'd walk off in the other direction.She probably hated me now.I've visited her office a few times but it was either locked from inside or empty. She was ignoring me at every chance she got and it was killing me inside.“She's still not talking to you?” I heard Julietta say as she walked inside my office and I sighed before turning away from the window.“She must hate me now. I wouldn't be surprised if she did, I spoke to her really harshly that day.” I mumbled as I collapsed on the chair and she sighed in frustration.“You messed everything up when you first spoke harshly to her at the bar
ELLA'S POV“There's something I'd like to talk to you about, Syl,” I said softly and she nodded for me to go on as I took her hands in mine.“I'm sorry but… I don't want to continue with the revenge plan anymore.” I started and her eyes widened as she pulled her hands away from mine. “Hold on, it's not what you're thinking. I'm not in love with Damien. I just don't want to have anything to do with him anymore.”“What do you mean?” She asked in confusion, and I let out a sigh as I ran a hand through my hair in frustration.“I just don't want to get close to him anymore. His sister likes me a lot and keeps hinting that I should date her brother-”“Wait, you've met his sister? Julietta?” Sylvia asked in shock and I nodded in affirmation as a scoff of disbelief escaped her lips.“I don't like Damien, don't get me wrong. The only reason I approached him was to get revenge for you and you know that. But now, I don't know, it feels wrong. They both trust me already and I don't want to break
ELLA'S POVIt's been days since we left the event at Damien's father's house and I haven't spoken with Damien ever since then. Not after how he pushed me away like I was nothing to him. I thought nothing about him could hurt, I didn't even feel that hurt when he told me to mind my business.But pushing me off when all I wanted to do was help him? Was that how he repaid me for caring for him? I had driven back home in silence that day, regretting why I agreed to follow him to the damn event anyway.Julietta had tried to talk to me as well but I avoided both of them. I didn't need her to explain to me why he did what he did. He can keep his damn secrets and experience to himself, it was all my fault for trusting him and telling him about mine.I shouldn't have gotten closer to him, it made my head hurt. I shouldn't have listened to Sylvia when she told me to help her get revenge. Now that I felt something for him, what was I supposed to do?How was I supposed to complete the so-called r
DAMIEN'S POV“What do you want from me, Maria? Haven't you had enough? You tortured me for ten years of my life, isn't that enough for you to stop? Aren't you satisfied with my dad?” I asked in frustration but she chuckled in amusement as she shook her head in response.“You shouldn't have run away, Damien. It was so unruly and disrespectful of you. After all the love and affection I gave to you, you decided to run away from me, did you think you could run away forever?” She asked in her irritating, soft voice, and I clenched my hands into fists as I glared at her.“Love and affection? You call molesting me love and affection? You threatened every day for ten years by using Julietta as bait. I was powerless to you then, but not anymore. You can do nothing to me, Maria.” I said coldly even though I was trembling within.My brain kept replaying the scenes of me tied up in a chair when I was young while she had her way with me. If I ever fought back, she'd hurt Julietta and I couldn't le
ELLA'S POVThe panicked expression on Julietta's face had me worried as we looked around, but there was no sign of him anywhere. I wished that I understood what was going on but Julie wasn't telling me anything, which only confused me the more.Damien was a grown man, why would he be in trouble just because he was alone? What were they hiding from me?“Julie, at least tell me something, anything that'll give me an idea as to where he is. I don't even understand why you're panicking so much.” I said in frustration but she still wouldn't tell me anything as she continued to pace around anxiously.“Listen, I'm not the one who's supposed to tell you any of this. Damien is the one who'll tell you everything, which is why we gotta find him as soon as possible. You won't understand now, but you'll understand soon, just trust me.” She replied as she tried calling his number, but he wasn't picking up, and I couldn't help the dread that took over me.“Let's do this, how about we split up and fi
AUDREY'S POVI rushed out of Aiden's ward after hearing Scott's words. He wouldn't tell me what had happened to Claire so I had to find out by myself. I rushed downstairs and he was right behind me as we both walked into the doctor's office.“Doctor, how's my friend?” I asked in worry as I sat down on the chair opposite him and he let out a sigh before taking off his glasses. Scott sat next to me and took my hand, almost like he was giving me the silent support that I needed.“Well, your friend was hit badly from behind at the back of her head. She's fine now but there's a little problem…” He said calmly and my heart pounded wildly in my chest as he placed his hands on the table.“Tell me what it is, doctor. As long as she's fine and she's not dying, I'm sure it's not that bad.” I said to him but I didn't know if I was reassuring myself or reassuringly him.“Your friend might end up losing her memory.” He said and it felt like a bomb had been dropped inside me. “With how badly she was
ELENA'S POV“Damien.” I heard a voice say and I looked behind Damien to see a woman standing there with a smile on her face. Julietta’s eyes widened as she stood up in an instant but the woman wasn't fazed.She looked like she was in her late thirties or early forties but I couldn't deny that she was a beautiful sight to behold.Damien was frozen, his entire body felt stiff against mine after the woman spoke and I couldn't help but feel confused. Who was this woman and why did she have an effect on Damien?“Aren't you happy to see me, Damien?” She said as she placed her hand on his shoulder but he immediately slapped it away, causing me to let out a soft gasp in shock.“Don't. Touch. Me.” He gritted every word out like he had a problem speaking and I shuddered at how dangerous he sounded. I have never seen him this way before… Just who was this woman?“Julietta, your brother still holds a grudge against me, right? Look at you, you're all grown up now… You were still so little the last