Ayden was talking to some of his business partners when suddenly someone tapped on his back, making him turn around abruptly. He came face to face with a worried-looking Athena, her expression made him frown. "Athena, is everything alright?" Ayden asked in concern. Athena shook her head. "Can you come with me? It's urgent." Athena answered while looking at him with pleading eyes. Ayden's brows furrowed as he nodded at her."Yes, but can you tell me what happened?" He asked in a gentle voice trying to pressure her. "Just come with me, Ayden. People are starting. Avoid suspicion." Athena warned him. Ayden was surprised but he quickly composed himself before nodding at her. He quickly turned back to the group of people he was talking to previously."Excuse me, gentlemen." He quickly excused himself before turning to Athena. "Let's go," Ayden said quietly, making Athena nod. They both walked through the crowd before leaving the ballroom without attracting any attention.As soon as the
"What do you mean you couldn’t go in? Natasha asked in anger as her eyes threw daggers at Victor. Victor sighed as he started to realise he would be in big trouble. " Why are you here? You were supposed to be with that wrench." Maria Davis asked while getting up from the sofa. Victor looked in her direction and gulped. "Why aren't you answering?" Lincoln asked with a frown. They were all sitting in the living room of Lincoln Davis's mansion while discussing their upcoming plan. Natasha was in a really good mood because she was sure by that time Victor and Eleana already slept together and soon the media would be there to catch them. Eleana's reputation would be ruined and she would be forced to marry Victor to get rid of the humiliation. Her plan was perfect until Victor showed up at her house a few moments ago saying he couldn't go in the hotel room they had placed Eleana in. "Brother, can you tell us what happened? You are making us worried." Liana went near Victor before placi
It's been around a month since Eleana and Ayden last spoke. Clearly, Ayden was still very upset with her because of the hurtful things she had said to him. From that day onwards, Ayden visibly avoided her. He didn't talk to her or cross paths with her. He treated her like air. Eleana couldn't say she wasn't affected by his cold shoulder. She was. It bothered her when he ignored her like she didn't exist. Eleana thought of apologising to him but she didn't get the guts to confront him. Besides, both of them were busy with their upcoming project. They were working hard on this project because it was an international project which would benefit them a lot. Ayden was looking forward to this deal because of the competition he had with his rival company, Bennett Enterprises. Today was the day the deal would be handed over to either the Campbells or the Bennett. Ayden would be damned if he let such an important deal slip out of his fingers. If there was any man he hated the most, it was Jo
After the meeting was over, Eleana and Ayden left the meeting room. Eleana was about to enter her office when Ayden stopped her. "Come to my office." He ordered before passing by her. Eleana sighed as he watched him disappear inside his office before she too followed him inside. Eleana saw Ayden standing before the huge glass wall of his office with his hands in his pocket. His back was facing her. Eleana quietly closed the door behind her before making her way near him. "What's the matter?" She asked softly as she reached him. Ayden turned around to face her. Eleana noticed he had already removed his suit jacket leaving him only in his shirt and suit pants. "What's your opinion on this matter?" He asked while rubbing his face with both hands. Eleana heaved another long sigh. "Come, let's have a seat." Eleana didn't reply to his question, instead, she made her way towards the sofa before sitting down comfortably. Ayden stared at her for a while, thinking God knew what before he
Eleana, Ayden and Lucien were sitting in a car together while going to visit one of Eleana's production houses. It was Ayden's car. Eleana was seated beside Eleana in the backseat while Lucien sat on the passenger seat to Eleana's dismay. But Eleana couldn't do anything about it because it was Lucien's idea to travel in the same car. When Ayden brought his car, he was already in the backseat while his driver was sitting in the front seat. Eleana was looking out of the window. She was wearing a black knee-length designer dress. Her legs were crossed over each other as she sat. "Cara called yesterday, she says she misses you and hopes you will visit her soon." Lucien's words grabbed Eleana's attention. She smiled at him as he looked at her over his shoulder."Aww, I miss her too. How about you bring her here for a few days? I could show her around." Eleana proposed with enthusiasm. Cara was Lucien's younger sister. Eleana had bonded with her while living in Paris. "I will once she's d
After Eleana, Ayden and Lucien reached the Campbell Corporation they directly went to Ayden's office. Ayden pulled open the door before entering first followed by Eleana and Lucien. Joseph was seated on the couch while holding some documents. As soon as he saw Ayden entering, he got up from his seat. "Good Noon, Mr Campbell." He greeted him politely. Ayden nodded at him with a wave. Eleana also entered Ayden's office with Lucien. She passed Joseph a smile which he also returned. "Did you bring all the evidence?" Ayden asked as he took a few steps towards Joseph. Joseph handed him some files which he previously was holding. "Yes they are all in the files, please have a look," Joseph answered cautiously. Ayden nodded at him before opening the file and looking through it attentively. His face slowly turned grim as he read all the evidence.Eleana peeked at him curiously while waiting for him to comment. Lucien who was standing beside her lazily walked towards the couch before sitting
Eleana looked at the person Carl brought in with sharp eyes. There wasn't any fear or hint of nervousness in his eyes like he wasn't afraid of the crime he did. There was no remorse, no guilt. Eleana controlled the urge to scoff. Ayden's cold eyes glared at the person. From the moment he got to know about his identity, there was nothing he wanted to do more than kill him with his bare hands. "Mr Frank. What a pleasant surprise." Ayden heard Eleana's sarcastic words as she approached Victor Frank. Victor looked at her recklessly without breaking eye contact."What did you guys bring us here? What's the matter?" Liana's panicked voice reached Eleana's ears, making her turn her head in her direction. She threw her a smile. "Don't you already know the answer Ms Frank?" Eleana questioned while raising her brows at her. Seeing how carelessly Eleana was behaving, Liana's eyes filled with panic. She turned her head and looked at Victor. But to her surprise, there was no hint of panic in his
Eleana looked at the two hateful people with hatred in her eyes. Especially when she looked at Victor she wanted to kill him. "On the night of the 100th anniversary of Campbell Corporation, Ms Frank paid some three waiters and waitresses for the party. The waiter drugged Ms Campbell while the two waitresses were the ones who took Ms Campbell into the hotel room. After investigating we found Mr Frank walking towards the room but when he noticed Mr Campbell was already there, you fled the place. Even though you tried your best to remove all the evidence, you still got our hands on them." As soon as Joseph finished his words, Eleana took a step forward before slapping Liana hard on her face. The sound of the slap echoed in the room while Liana held her burning cheek with her hand. "You crazy bitch. I will kill you for touching me!" Liana shouted like a possessed person as she tried to attack Eleana. Carl quickly came forward and stopped her in time by holding her. "Leave me." Leave h
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.