Natalie was about to go near Lynn when Lynn suddenly walked towards the department store and hugged one person from there. Natalie couldn’t see the person’s face, and her forehead was fully frowning while she watched Lynn hugging that person.A little smile formed on Natalie’s lips, and sighed. This was the first time she saw her friend going out with someone. And Lynn doesn’t even tell her about it or say something about that person.“Maybe Lynn wants to surprise me that she will have a boyfriend soon.” Natalie said to herself and did not bother to chase Lynn anymore; instead, she walked in a very different way from her friend and started to manage her own business.Norwan rolls his eyes for the third time while listening to Cora’s rant. He has no choice but to be with Cora today because his sister commands him to be with Cora that day and even does some things for him so that he can’t make any excuse for not going out with Cora.“That Natalie acts like she’s so very brave and powerf
“Are you free tomorrow morning? I would like to meet you.” Natalie said to her friend, Lynn, via call while she was signing the papers in front of her.“Sorry, Natalie, I have a plan for tomorrow, but I could meet you the next day,” Lynn said, so Natalie looked at her schedule and sighed.“What a wrong timing, I have meetings the next day. I guess we should reschedule our bonding next time.” Natalie said and heard Lynn chuckle. Natalie leans into her chair and sighs.“After tomorrow, I will always be free for you,” Lynn said, so Natalie smiled.“Thank you, I really need to talk to you. I don’t know what would happen if I didn’t release all the thoughts in my mind,” Natalie said and sipped her wine.“No worries, we could talk about it next time, and I will listen to all of your rants,” Lynn said. Natalie smiles and says goodbye to Lynn before hanging up the call. Natalie sighed as she looked at her phone and back at the papers in front of her.“I will go insane by this paper.” She said
Natalie sighed and watched the children play in the playground while waiting for someone; she was dressed in her usual dress code, long white sleeves paired with her ripped jeans and high red heels. She looks around as if she’s looking for someone to come. After looking around, she sighed for the second time and looked at her wristwatch.“Where is he?” She asked herself as she watched the children play around. She makes herself busy with protecting those children. She suddenly remembered wanting to have a kid someday with Norwan. She chuckles as she remembers that she dreamed of her.“What a pathetic dream of me.” She said to herself and sighed once again. She’s been waiting for Chad to come to the playground, as she received a message from him saying he would meet her there. Natalie is waiting for him for almost an hour, yet Chad isn’t there, and Natalie is losing her patience as the sun sets down.“This is the second time he did this to me,” Natalie said and stood up from the swing,
Norwan's ears perked up because of what Cora said to him; his aura darkened, and his eyes became lifeless. Cora was terrified after seeing Norwan like this after she said those words; she never imagined that Norwan would get offended by what she said about Natalie.“What’s wrong with you?” Norwan asked while looking at Cora coldly. “You always added Natalie to our nonsense conversation. Is that really how you think?” Norwan asked sarcastically; it’s always been like that. Cora always includes Natalie in their conversation, whether they’re arguing or she’s jealous of something. Norwan couldn’t handle her words to Natalie anymore as he knew that Natalie wasn’t doing something wrong to Cora.“Now you’re siding with her, huh? I am your fiancee here, Norwan. You should be on my side, not hers.” Cora said, so Norwan sighed and closed his eyes. He’s losing his patience slowly, and anytime he can say words to Cora that might hurt her feelings.“She’s not doing anything wrong with you, Cora, s
Natalie is looking to nowhere while her mind is floating in the air, and tears are flowing down her eyes. She couldn’t feel anything now except her heart that was dying inside of her body. Natalie couldn’t believe she would experience the same thing again with a different man. She was disappointed in herself, knowing that she had fully trusted Chad and accepted him. Natalie is also asking herself if she deserves this pain that she’s feeling right now and if she’s worth it to be loved because, for the second time, she’s hurting again, a different man, but the same action.Natalie is sitting down on the cold street of Nara Park, where she chose to be alone here and unwind after what happened yesterday; she has no idea where Chad is at this moment, and she promises herself not to make any connection to Chad ever again after knowing that Chad is cheating on her for almost eight months now. At this moment, Natalie thinks that she will do anything to find out who the girl Chad cheats with h
“Did I make her wait?” Norwan asked soon as he entered the VIP room in the club of Mario. He looked at his friend and found someone.“Where is she?” Norwan asked and went close to his friend. Mario laugh at him and gave him a shot glass.“She’s still not arriving, and she texted me saying that she will be late for 5 minutes,” Mario said. Norwan sighed in relief, knowing Natalie was not yet arriving.“Why took you so long?” Mario asked. Norwan drinks the alcohol given by Mario and looks to his friend.“Cora and I had a little argument before I went here.” He said that’s why Mario chuckles and starts to make fun of him.“Did you say ‘sorry’ to her?” He asked, making fun of Norwan. “Or did you even update her?” He added. Norwan just rolled his eyes and sighed.“Just kidding, bro, don’t take it personally,” Mario said, knowing Norwan would get mad anytime now.“To be honest, it irritates me. I mean, she’s always blaming Natalie even if we had a small fight.” Norwan said, so Mario sat down
Natalie stops, and her hands shake when she sees the pictures inside the envelope Norwan gave her. Natalie looks up to Norwan with her shocked eyes and looks back to the photos in front of you. “What the heck is this?” Natalie asked while looking at the photos. Norwan sighed and examined Natalie’s expression. He knows that she’s hurt at this moment, but that’s the truth. He can’t do anything to undo the pain she’s feeling right now.“I ordered someone to follow Chad around, and he found out that his mistress is that person in the photo where Chad is also there,” Norwan said. Norwan could see the pain in Natalie’s eyes, and he knew at that moment that Natalie couldn’t process all the information he gave to her. “Are you pranking me?” Natalie asked and looked at Norwan, but he shook his head and sighed. Natalie’s tears fall, which Norwan also witnessed.“She’s the one?” Natalie asked and weakly sat in her chair while holding the pictures.“What the heck…” she added and started to cry.
Chad drinks the liquor in his glass and looks at the photo of him with Natalie, and this is the photo taken by Lynn when he became Natalie’s boyfriend. This is also the day when Lynn confessed her feelings for Chad.“Can I talk to you, Chad?” Natalie asked. That’s why Chad looked at her and nodded. Natalie stands up from her seat and starts to walk. Chad follows her. Natalie stops on the balcony. That’s why Chad stopped and stood up from her back. Natalie looks at him and smiles.“What’s the matter, My lady,” Chad asked. Natalie shook her head and looked up to the sky.“The moon is beautiful isn’t it?” Natalie asked that’s why Chad looked up to the moon and smiled. “Yes, my lady.” He said, so Natalie laughed. That’s why Chad looked at her once again.“Silly, I didn’t know I was about to explain things to you.” She said that’s why Chad frowned and bowed his head.“Sorry, my lady, please explain what you meant to say?” Chad asked, and that’s why Natalie laughed even more.“What I meant
Norwan slammed his car door shut with a bit more force than necessary, his heart pounding in his chest. He didn’t even take a moment to breathe, his feet carrying him quickly to the gate of Natalie’s house. He stood there, his fingers trembling as he pressed the doorbell, the chime echoing in the quiet of the early evening. He waited, his gaze drifting over the stillness of the surroundings. A minute passed. Then another.He pressed the button again, more urgently this time. His eyes darted nervously, scanning the surroundings as if expecting someone to jump out from behind a tree.A voice broke the silence behind him.“You wanna break my doorbell?”Norwan froze, then turned slowly, a sheepish smile forming on his face as he saw Don Grego standing there, arms crossed, watching him with a knowing look in his eyes.“I’m sorry,” Norwan muttered, his smile faltering as he tried to collect himself, swallowing hard. “I just wanted to ask if Natalie is here?”Don Grego let out a sigh, one of
AFTER THREE DAYS.|“Are you really sure about this?” Don Grego’s voice was soft but laced with concern. He paused in the doorway, watching his daughter with a mixture of confusion and worry. Natalie stopped what she was doing, a gentle rustle of papers filling the quiet room. Her gaze briefly met his, and then she offered him a reassuring smile—small, but steady.She nodded once, firmly. Don Grego took a cautious step forward, his brow furrowing. He studied her face, searching for any hint of uncertainty that might reveal a second thought. But there was none. “But why?” he asked, his voice heavy with the weight of fatherly confusion. “I didn’t do anything to make you feel this way… What’s brought this on?”Natalie chuckled softly, the sound almost as if she was trying to lighten the mood, but it didn’t quite reach her eyes. She shook her head, her hands pausing in the task at hand. “It’s not about you, Dad.” Her words were clear, almost too clear, but there was a flicker of something
“Why don’t you kill me now, Natalie? Now that you possess all the power, all the strength to do whatever you please,” Cora asked, her voice steady, eyes locked with Natalie’s. There was no fear in her gaze, no hesitation. It was a challenge. A dare.Natalie stood there, her heart pounding, her breath shallow. Cora’s words hit harder than any weapon, but it was the unwavering defiance in her eyes that made Natalie falter. Cora was no longer the girl she had once known. She was something else now—something far darker, far more dangerous. And yet, she wasn’t afraid. Not of dying. Not of anything.The silence stretched between them, thick and suffocating. Natalie could feel the weight of it. All the anger. All the pain. Everything that had led to this moment.“You ruined my life, Cora,” Natalie said through clenched teeth, her voice low and controlled.Cora's lips curled into a smirk, eyes never leaving Natalie’s. "I know," she answered, voice dripping with bitterness, but there was no re
The wind whistled through the sky as soon as Natalie and Norwan reached the place where Cora was. Cora greeted them with a wide, dark smile, which annoyed Norwan—after all the mess she had made, how could she still smile? Did she have no conscience at all?“What an awful sight for me,” Cora said with a sarcastic sigh, referring to Norwan and Natalie being together.“How could you do this to me, Norwan? You treated me like a toy,” Cora added. In response, Norwan simply tightened his grip on Natalie’s hand, which didn’t go unnoticed by Cora. A smirk formed on her lips as she glanced back at Norwan.“Stop holding her hand in front of me,” she said, laughing. “You told me last time that my hands were enough for you to hold.”“Stop all this nonsense, Cora,” Natalie said bravely. Cora stopped laughing and looked at her in disbelief.“Why would I?” she asked, smirking. “Don’t tell me you’re afraid to lose.”Natalie took a deep breath. “Your men are the ones suffering because of what you’re d
The battlefield was a scene of unspeakable horror. The ground was slick with blood, bodies strewn everywhere like discarded dolls, the air thick with the stench of death. The clash of metal on metal, the screams of dying men, and the endless rhythm of war had not ceased for five long hours. Neither clan had yielded, and the chaos only deepened as the fight raged on. Natalie’s mind spun in confusion as she stood in the midst of the turmoil. She could scarcely comprehend what was happening—men from Norwan's clan fighting alongside hers, yet others, from different factions, turned their weapons on their own. Which clan is this? She wondered, eyes scanning the battlefield frantically, trying to piece together the puzzle that was slowly consuming everything.Her heart hammered in her chest. She needed to find him—Where is Norwan? Her thoughts were a whirlwind of fear, and every second that passed felt like an eternity. She tried to push through the chaos, slashing at the enemies who stood
The tension in the air was thick, a heavy silence hanging over the battlefield as Natalie stood frozen, her left leg planted firmly atop the broken form of Cora’s fallen Alpha. Her gaze swept over her own clan first, then to Norwan, who looked at her with something that resembled both confusion and apprehension. She remained still, exuding an unspoken power, her eyes burning with fury. Then, her attention shifted, and she slowly turned to face Cora’s men.The sight that met her eyes was almost surreal—men who had been so sure of their power, now standing frozen, unable to comprehend what had just happened. Their Alpha, the man they revered, lay at her feet, lifeless. The realization hit them like a hammer, their leader was gone, and they had just witnessed the unthinkable. The cold reality settled over them like a dark cloud.The man closest to Natalie—trembling, his hands shaking—could no longer bear the weight of fear in his chest. The ferocity in her eyes, the silent rage emanating
Norwan couldn't shake the worry gnawing at him as he stared at his mother, locked in a large cage with her hands shackled by chains. He could barely make out her face, but the sight alone sent a wave of anxiety through him."Norwan…" Amanda's whisper barely reached his ears, but it cut through the tension. He could feel her fear in those soft words."WHAT DID YOU DO TO HER?!" Norwan yelled, his voice breaking through the air as he glared at Cora, who stood calmly before him, a smirk tugging at her lips. She cast a quick glance at Amanda before returning her cold stare to Norwan."Copy her?" Cora replied with an irritatingly casual tone, causing Norwan's frown to deepen in frustration."What do you mean?" Don Grego asked, his curiosity piqued. Cora’s smile widened, her eyes glowing a dangerous red. In an instant, Norwan and Don Grego found themselves pulled into a vision—a painful flashback to the past.They watched as Cora survived Norwan’s attack, lurking in the shadows as she secret
Until now, Norwan couldn’t believe his eyes. The woman he had killed—the woman he had sacrificed so much to eliminate in order to save Natalie—was now standing in front of him, alive. She was here. And not just a shadow of the past, but in full force, with an army behind her. It felt like a cruel joke, a twist in time he couldn’t comprehend. Is she the one behind all this? How did she know we were here? Every question in his mind spiraled into another. She wasn’t just some ghost of his past—she was at the heart of it all, a living nightmare, and everything he had fought for seemed to be crumbling because of her.Cora’s voice broke through his spiraling thoughts, sweet and deceptively soft, like a velvet-covered blade. “Aren’t you happy to see me again, darling?” Her words danced through the air as she looked at him, her eyes sparkling with cruel amusement.Norwan didn’t flinch. His gaze was as cold as the steel under his skin, emotionless and unwavering. He stood like a statue, unread
The two healers from both clans worked swiftly, their hands glowing with energy as they focused on Natalie, who lay unconscious, blood seeping from her wounds. Beside them stood Don Grego, his face pale and twisted with concern. His eyes darted between the healers and his daughter, and yet, a cloud of confusion clouded his mind. He couldn’t understand why he was there, or what had led to this moment. The only memory he could grasp was of being at the hospital, talking to Natalie—until someone had approached him, a woman with strange questions, and then... nothing.“Goddamn, what’s happening? Why are my people here?” Don Grego’s voice trembled, the urgency of the situation growing heavier with each word. Norwan, who had been silently watching the scene unfold, turned sharply at his question. His concern for Natalie matched Don Grego's, but there was a gnawing feeling of unease. Why couldn’t the man remember?“Are you sure you don’t remember anything?” Norwan asked, his voice firm, thou