"Just some red wine," Eleana ordered with a smile. Among all the alcohol, red wine was her absolute favourite. She wasn't much of a drinker though. She was feeling suffocated and exhausted. She couldn’t stand there and watch the hateful couple. She already felt her head aching just by their presence and she knew this place of filled with people and paparazzi. One wrong action and they would end up being in the headlines the next morning. Which is why Eleana made sure to keep her expression and action in check. She took a sip of her red wine before moving towards the empty corner of the bar. It was in the other direction. She felt like she needed to have some quiet time for a while and the crowd wasn't helping. It's not like she was enjoying herself there, she wasn't because those people were reminding her of the past and as always her mind drifted back to years back. She couldn't help it. It's been happening for the last one and a half years. Whenever She's in a crowd, enjoying hersel
The next day, Eleana was checking some financial statements while drinking her coffee. She was focused on the file which was in her hands, and suddenly her phone started ringing loudly, making her distracted. Eleana grabbed the phone with her left hand before checking the caller ID. It was Savannah. With a smile, she answered the call before putting the phone near her ear. "Hey." She called out softly while still scanning the file. "Did you check the news?" Savannah asked from another side, her voice filled with worry. Eleana frowned before answering. "What news?" She asked while keeping the file aside and completely focusing on the phone call. "Check the headlines today," Savannah replied instead, Eleana could feel her headache bubbling up as she thought of the possibilities. She let out a frustrated groan. "What is it exactly?" Eleana again asked with a sigh, "Check out yourself and call me when you do." With that Savannah cut the call. Eleana pulled away the phone from her
After the confrontation with Ayden, Eleana left his cabin in anger. She needed to calm herself and deal with the situation before it got out of hand. Her phone was continuously vibrating with numerous calls and texts from her friends and family. She shut off her phone in frustration because she knew the reason why they were calling her. To verify the gossip. Eleana pulled her hair in a ponytail before rubbing her face. She didn't understand how to manage this situation. It wasn't hard for her to get rid of the gossip she could do it in the blink of an eye if Ayden didn't interfere. Eleana had power but when it came to Ayden Campbell, she was powerless compared to him. That bastard was hell bound to make her life miserable. Eleana was walking through the corridor when she came face to face with an angry Natasha. Who looked at her mysteriously as soon as their eyes locked. "Eleana Davis!" She called angrily before storming towards her. Eleana mentally groaned knowing very well why she
As the black Lamborghini stopped in front of the five-star hotel, Lucien soon got out of the car with a smile before quickly making his way to the other side. He gently pulled open the car's window. Lucien forwarded his hand and soon a perfectly manicured creamy white slender hand came into view as it was placed softly on Lucien's. Dressed in a white floor-length designer evening gown, paired with beautiful emerald diamond jewellery, Eleana got out of the car with a smile. She then wrapped one of her arms with Lucien's left bicep before making her way through the extravagantly decorated red carpet while gently holding Lucien's left arm. Her makeup was done beautifully while her hair was in a beautiful elegant bun. Lucien was dressed in a grey business suit with a white shirt underneath. As the pair walked in, they made all the heads turn around while sending the paparazzi into an uproar. They hurriedly came forward and started taking photo after photo. "Ms Davis, what is your relation
Ayden's cold grey eyes kept following Eleana wherever she went. Throughout the whole celebration, he kept following her, waiting for any possible chance to confront her. But unfortunately, he didn’t get any scope to talk to her as she was already surrendered with many people who came to talk to her. Feeling his eyes on her, Eleana turned around and glanced in Ayden's direction for a while, her eyes met with his deep hypnotic one before she pulled them away. At present, she was talking to a group of rich heiresses who came there to talk to her. Thankfully her best friend Savannah was also with her, which made it easier for her to tolerate some of the snobbish women. Eleana smiled while sipping on her Champagne."Eleana, I would really love it if you join us for the outing. I promise you will enjoy it, many of our close friends are coming. Please join us." Rachel, one of Eleana's good friends, requested her with puppy dog eyes. Others also joined her making Eleana fall into a dilemma,
Ayden pulled Eleana while avoiding the crowd to avoid any possible drama. He had a straight face as he gently pulled Eleana with him while leading her the way, he led her through the corridor which led them towards a separate part of the hotel. Eleana wanted to snatch her hand back and ran away from there but because of the people present around them, she avoided doing it by controlling herself. She had no choice but to follow Ayden with a smile to avoid suspicion. But as soon as they were out of the people's sight, Eleana tried to take her hands back from Ayden's grip but Ayden was fast enough to hold her back. "Leave me, Ayden. I can walk by myself." She ordered through gritted teeth while trying to take her hand back. "No." He directly denied in a cold tone making Eleana throw daggers at him through her eyes. "You are behaving out of hand Ayden, there are people out there who might see us." Eleana reasoned in an angry voice. Ayden paused in his steps all of a sudden before tur
A week passed after the party and It was finally the day Eleana was supposed to go on the weekend trip with her friends. It's also been a week since she spoke or met Ayden because, after their fight, Eleana made sure to avoid clashing with him. Besides, she deliberately worked in their other company building to make sure she didn’t meet Ayden. Meanwhile, Ayden worked at the Campbell Corporation, besides he didn't make any visible attempt to contact Eleana for which she was glad. Everyone already left for their destination in the morning but Eleana couldn't join them because of her important meeting which took place after lunch. Which was why she promised to take the night flight. Lucien and Savannah would also be joining her. They were taking one of her family's private jets. Eleana already packed her things which Savannah would directly bring to the airport meanwhile Eleana was driving directly to the airport. After getting out of the office building, Eleana stood near the parking
After they landed at their destination, they went directly to the beach house where everyone was already waiting. The place was near a countryside island, away from the busy city. As they drove through the road beside the sea, Eleana already fell in love with the place. It was calm, refreshing and serene. "Finally you guys made it." Rachel chirped as soon as she saw Eleana and others getting out of the car. She ran towards Eleana and Savannah before wrapping them in a hug. "Hi." Eleana greeted her with a smile as they hugged. "I thought you wouldn't make it," Rachel said while breaking the hug. "I thought the same, lol." Replied Savannah while smirking at Eleana who rolled her eyes at her. "See now I'm here. You were wrong." Eleana shrugged in a careless voice while putting her hair in a ponytail. "Wait a minute. Is that Ayden? Oh my God! He came with you guys!" Rachel exclaimed in shock as she stared at Ayden who got out of the car while making his way towards the car's trunk
Eleana slowly walked towards the long mirror planned in the centre of the room before standing in front of it. Her sapphire-blue eyes collided with her reflection in the mirror. She looked a little nervous. Eleana tried to swallow it down while glancing from top to bottom. She was dressed in a white mermaid wedding gown with a sweetheart-illusion neckline. The silhouette of the dress stayed fitted from the chest to her knees and then flared out the rest of the length to the floor, along with the long veil adorning the top of her elegant bun. Eleana could feel her heart palpating against her chest as she stared at herself. Her make-up was done elegantly, and her hair was put in a beautiful low bun. She was wearing a small diamond necklace, which her mother bought for her, along with matching earrings."You look beautiful, baby." Eleana heard her mother's soft voice behind her, making her turn around. She smiled at her mother and Kathleen."Thank you, Mama. You two look gorgeous." Elean
Eleana slowly opened her eyes before closing them again to adjust to the light. She felt like her whole body was on fire. She couldn't move at all because of the pain she was feeling in her lower body. She frowned while looking around the unfamiliar room and bed she was in. As she tried to remember what happened, her head began to hurt, making her let out a painful groan."You are awake. Don't move, Princess." Eleana heard Ayden's worried voice, making her turn around to face her. She visibly winched when she noticed his awful state. He looked absolutely awful with those dark circles and eye bags."What happened?" Eleana tried to get up while asking. Ayden was quick to react. He stopped her own time."Don't move." He warned her while gently pushing her down. Eleana frowned and was about to ask him more questions when her hand accidentally brushed her stomach, making her eyes widen in shock. Her stomach was flat."My baby!" Eleana exclaimed as flashbacks started to run through her head
"What rubbish are you talking about?" Giovanni gritted out while clenching his fists tightly. As he spoke, his facial expression changed, and he glanced at his father, who looked puzzled as well."You should know this better than me." Ayden chuckled while glancing at Lucien, who suddenly got up from his seat and then brought some documents out of nowhere. He then walked towards Leonardo and handed him all the files. Leonardo took the files with a nod before putting the documents in front of Antonio, who leaned forward and took one of the files before opening it."These are the proofs of what you, Luca, and Alessandro have been doing for years behind our backs." This time, Leonardo spoke up and then pulled out a remote from his pocket. He pressed a button, which made some piles of documents and photos flash on the screen one by one, making both Luca and Giovanni's eyes go wide in pure shock and terror. Antonio's face changed colour as the icy mask he had been putting on all along dropp
"What!" The three of them asked in unison. The rest of the family members were also shocked as they stared at Antonio in shock. The only people who were calm in the whole room were Eleana, Ayden, Lucien, and Leo. Eleana glanced at the man who sat quietly beside Antonio without much expression on his face."You guys heard me," Antonio responded coldly."How could you say that?" Giovanni couldn't contain his anger as she raised her voice at Antonio."Dad, are you out of your mind? This marriage is important for us. for our business. Everything's already done. The deals are signed. How can you just call off the marriage?" Luca roared at his father. He couldn't believe his impulsiveness. This old bastard was out of his mind."I see you two have already learned to raise your voice at me." Antonio chuckled while turning to look at Ayden. They exchanged a look before Ayden nodded and then pulled out a remote out of nowhere. He then pressed the remote, making the big black monitor light up. E
Finally, the most anticipated day arrived. It was Andres and Idalia's wedding day. The ceremony was supposed to take place in the afternoon. Even though the whole villa was busy preparing for the wedding, the members of the family were quiet, except for the younger ones. For the past two days, the wedding preparation has been going on, yet there has been no wedding vibe at all. Ayden and Lucien had been really busy for the two days, and Eleana hadn't gotten a glimpse of Ayden since the day she informed him about the things she found out from Eirene. After that, he disappeared again with Leonardo and Lucien, leaving her puzzled. The only thing he informed her was that he had a few surprises for her, which she would get on the wedding day. He just recommended that she relax and enjoy herself. Eleana was really suspicious about his behaviour. He suddenly turned oddly secretive after he rescued Lucien, and after that, he had been spending a lot of time with Leonardo. Eleana had suspicions
After successfully putting ointments on her bruise and treating her, Eleana put away the first-aid box. A long silence filled the room as Eleana looked at her sister, who was biting her lips while looking down. "Are you feeling better now?" She finally asked, breaking the silence. Eirene looked up at her before slowly nodding her head. "Do you want to talk about it?" Eleana asked gently, giving her space and time. She didn't want to force or pressure her to talk. She wanted to comfort her first so that she could talk about it on her own. At first, Eirene didn't respond. But after a minute, she reached out her hand before grabbing Eleana's hand. "Who did this to you?" Eleana asked while holding Eirene's hand. She could see her visibly shaking after hearing the question. "Eirene. I need to know who did this to you. You don't need to be scared. I'm here to protect you. Ayden's also here. No one can hurt you or us. I promise I will make them all pay. Each and every single person who da
The next day, regardless of all the chaos that had taken place previously, the whole Santoro Villa began to prepare for the upcoming wedding. The wedding was supposed to take place within the next two days. Even though there was wedding preparation going on around, the people of the villa were quite calm. Eleana couldn't feel the wedding vibe at all. Eleana was more concerned about the plan Ayden was working on. He didn't tell her everything in detail. Just some vague answers left her confused. However, Ayden had requested that she trust him and sit back. He didn't want to drag her into the plan and stress her out because of her pregnancy. She's already in a crucial state.Even though Eleana wanted to engage herself, she had no choice but to obey him this time. She had already neglected her baby, and it almost harmed her. She couldn't let this happen again. She couldn't help but sigh as she walked through the corridor to go downstairs to find Eirene. The plan Ayden was working on alon
After storming out of Antonio's office, Eleana directly made her way toward her bedroom. She was shaking because of anger. How could he just say something like this? Eleana wanted to leave this house as soon as possible. She tried to take a deep breath to calm herself, but none of it worked."Eleana." She heard Ayden's voice calling her, which made her turn around instantly. Ayden heaved a sigh after seeing her state."Are you okay?" Ayden asked in a soft voice while walking towards her. Eleana looked at him before inhaling and exhaling deeply."How could he just demand something like that? How could he?" Eleana sounded bitter and emotional as she let out the question. Ayden reached her and then pulled her into a hug, making her wrap her arms around him slowly."It's alright. Please don't cry because of this." He pleaded while rubbing her back soothingly. Eleana let her tears flow while closing her eyes."I just can't help it, Ayden. I feel so disappointed and angry." Eleana mumbled i
Eleana's eyes slowly travelled towards Lucien, who stood behind Ayden while looking lost in his thoughts. Eleana's eyes went wide in shock when she realized she had almost forgotten about his presence. He had a white bandage covering his forehead and arms."Lucien!" Eleana called out his name, grabbing his attention. She slowly separated herself from Ayden before rushing towards him. Lucien looked at her before passing her a weak smile. His whole body was covered with bruises here and there. Eleana's heart sank deeper as she noticed his state."How did this happen?" She cried out while rushing into his arms. Lucien carefully hugged her while wincing in pain when she accidentally brushed his injured arm."I'm so sorry, Lucien." Eleana cried while hugging him. Lucien chuckled before separating her from him."It's alright, Belle. I'm fine." He replied with a wide smile while trying to show her how strong he was. It only made Eleana's heart hurt more."You need to sit first. Come with me.