"I promise I will be there as soon as possible.""Mother is right. Please listen to her andeat your food."Of course, the apple of his eye, a twinge of unknown emotion, intensified his anger.When Allora heard him cooing Zara, she wanted to throw the phone away. Baffled by her extreme reaction to the conversation and enough of her affection for her best friend, she walked away, but after taking 2 steps, Mason caught her wrist. When she turned around to look, he was still talking to Zara as he looked at her."Yes I promise."In the next second, he hung up and asked, "where are you going?""I thought I was disturbing yourmoment, now leave my hand."" Are you jealous?" he vents.Allora let out a scornful laugh, "Without a doubt, Mr. Ali, you are old enough to be with whoever you want without permission.from anyone."Back to Mr. There. Her response angered Mason, "so you do notDoes it matter if I hook up with someone?""Of course not , why would I?" Allora snorted, howeve
Ruby was trying to calm her anxious state."Why do not you answer my simple question, Mom? Are you hiding something?" Mason asked, a trail of sweat on his mother's temple."No…it is just that you do not sound like yourself. I am not hiding. I went two hours ago," her mother replied."Did you go home directly, or did you go somewhere?" he asked, taking steps towards Ruby."Of course," Ruby replied, rummaging through her purse."But I saw you meeting a man at the cafe near the hospital," the moment he announced, Ruby stumbled."I...""Of course, you always believe in evidence. I am glad I amloading one. You want to see?""Abi...""Mason...he...was..." he interrupted Zara and Ruby."But my question is, why would you lie to me now?" Mason stopped right in front of his trembling mother."He was... a jeweler. I gave my jewelry to polish," Ruby lied, fighting the urge to look away."I came to announce good news, and here you are, stuttering to answer a simple question," Mason smiled, but
Adjusting Zara Helena in the chair, he sat there looking at the light over the operating room. During the 2 hours, he asked her several times to come back to the ward, but she did not move.Her heart fluttered as she saw nurses coming in and out carrying bags of blood, but none gave them a clear answer. He was emotionally numb from the whole revelation, even though it was his mother who had destroyed his happy marriage. Seeing her on her deathbed, it was not his place to dwell on her betrayal."I am sorry, Mr. Ali, we did our best. It is up to your mother now," the doctor said as he emerged from the operation, as Mason and Zara Helena ran towards him."What do you mean?" Mason tensed, seeing the doctor without hope.They were in the doctor's room when he finally said, “When she was brought here, she lost a fair amount of blood and the blow caused a severe head injury. Our brain needs a constant supply of oxygen through the blood and the blood loss from this injury has impacted th
"You do not have to skip your office for me," Zara Helena said as she was eating."I am scared," he confessed and suddenly felt the burden lighten. "Aunt Ruby will be fine and-""I am scared to face Allora," Mason interrupted."What?!"Eventually, he narrated everything that had transpired from the night at the club to his staying over at her place."Oh my God! So…you mean," she exclaimed, covering her mouth. "Wait! Did the aunt know about this?" she asked.When Mason shook his head, Zara Helena continued, "So are you two hooking up now?"Mason was embarrassed thinking about the past and how he had treated her so far. Like after that passionate night he spent with her, her emotions towards him never changed until the moment he called her a whore. How she still trusted him and gave herself to him only to be called a whore. How he disgraced her at the office party and how he's forcing her to be with him.He stiffened when the thought of her leaving him came into his mind. No matter how
"What are you thinking then?" Sharon asked when something flashed in Allora's eyes."Earn his trust and get the divorce token," was her response, which left Sharon speechless."So my vixen got her claws back, but you have to be careful…" Sharon was cut off when Mason appeared out of nowhere and said, "Why does Allora have to be careful, Ms. Addison?”Allora abruptly stared at Mason in fear and said, "Why are you here?""You forgot your phone. I came to give it to you. Now Mrs. Addison, why should Allora be careful?" Fearing that Allora's plan would be exposed, Sharon snobbishly replied, "Your doctor advised you to avoid intercourse for a while. I was just reminding her Mr. Aly. Did I say something wrong?"Mason was stunned for a moment before he looked around the crowd and glared at Sharon for speaking so openly. Instead, he faced Allora and asked with concern, "Are you okay? Why did the doctor say that?"Allora laughed nervously before replying, "She's overreacting, it is not hing li
Allora was a sobbing mess, but he did not care. She tried hard to free his wrist and push him away from her, but the more she struggled, the tighter he held her.Grasping her hands in one of his, he used the other to unbutton his shirt. "Do you want a divorce? First, let's do our duty as your husband and wife. Perhaps I failed to satisfy you adequately, which is why you were thinking of divorcing me, or it could be that you were using the sexual dissatisfaction as an excuse to leave me after six months?” he asked as he trailed kisses down her neck to her collarbone."No no...""I can prove you wrong tonight and nights to come," he bit down on her shoulder before licking the spot. Allora shuddered at his care."Open, please do not do this, pleasure not making me hate you," she cried as she struggled."You did not mind me kissing you a minute ago. What happened now?" he asked the last words in a raised voice.Yes, he was hurt. He was hurt when she gave him hope, only to have it
Abi, By the time you receive this letter, I would have already left this place. I wanted to meet you before I left, but I did not have the courage to face you and make you feel more miserable. I know you are going through a lot, and seeing me everyday makes it worse for you. I wish I could help you, but I need to come to terms with everything that is happened.I do not blame you for what happened to me. Yes, I was hurt and found myself wondering why Aunt Ruby did what she did to me? Why did she go to such an extent? What did she win? But one look at his pale face now, and I found myself forgiving him.The.That day you said you would forgive your mother once you earn my and Allora's forgiveness. I am lightening your burden, and I forgive Aunt Ruby from the bottom of my heart.Now, go get your wife back.I would love to stay behind and watch you fight your way to Allora's heart, but I need some time.One request, however. Keep what happened to me a secret. It will only tear up old w
“We will find a way out of this.”When Mason heard Sharon say it, he could not help but storm into the room, and when he saw Allora holding hands or hiding behind Elias, he decided to prepare the legal document as quickly as possible. He was sure Ronan would be helpful in that regard as well. When he confessed to Elijah that he would take care of Allora, he was not hing short of sincere.However, deep down, he feared that Allora would look for options to free herself from his clutches.He knew what he was doing was wrong, but every accused person gets a second chance, and in his case, he too was a victim of his mother's game. He needed Allora's trust just once, and he would swear he'd take a bullet for her or their unborn child.He patiently waited for Allora to settle down on the bed, and once he was sure she was comfortable, he dragged the adjustable table over to her bed and set the food down as he sat on the couch with his plate, last night what he was about to do was inexcusabl
When Rayan cleared his throat, Mason realized he was raping Allora in front of his father and son. He immediately straightens up and looks around, except for Allora."Do you want her to wear this?" Rayan asked, to which Allora's mother responded, "Come on Rayan, he's her husband. If he does not have a problem, what are you upset about? My daughter looks beautiful" when said Allora just blushed and lowered her head. head."We must?" Mason asked, feeling uncomfortable taking his wife out on a date and being afraid of her father."Do not forget to drop her off before 11," added Rayan, but again his wife responded, "stop it, she's not a teenager and she's seeing her husband.""He may have won you over, but son, it is still a long way to earn my trust," Rayan replied, looking at Mason with a challenge."I am ready to wait until you can trust me," he cleverly dodges the topic of leaving Allora ahead of time.The next stop was Sharon's house. Sharon was also dressed for the occasion, and
"I shook my head not to come at 6:30 pm. I need time to get dressed, so pick me up at 8 pm I say," she replied with a frown.A familiar smile soon graced Sharon's face as Mason and Allora left for the car."I am sorry, Allora," Mason said for the umpteenth time since that day."I know," was Allora's quick reply."I know you need time to forgive me for suspecting you of having an affair with Daniel and making you abort our child," he pleaded while they were alone in the elevator."It still pains me that you think that way about me. I can understand why your mother would want to create a problem between us, but how can you believe her?" she said."How is your mother now?" she asked instead of waiting for an answer.She knows what happened, she can not change it, nor can she be hostile towards Ruby now that she was paying for her sins. Although she came out of the coma, there was still a long way to go before she regained control over her body. If it weren't for Noah being there for he
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"Yes, we managed to save the mother and child. Congratulations on the boy.""We'll be moving your wife to the ward shortly. She's under anesthesia and will wake up later." With that, the doctor was out of sight.Mason was still in a daze when Daniel tapped him on the shoulder enthusiastically."The freak is a father now," he chuckled, looking at Mason."Am I a father? Son?" he giggled like a teenager realizing it."I am a father to a prince," he cried, hugging his friend in ecstasy. "Shhh..." were the numerous responses they received in return.Allora was taken outside and transferred to her ward, as told by the doctor. Mason was looking intently at his unconscious wife and stroking her pale cheek. It was when the door opened that he saw a nurse carrying a bundle. He froze as he caught sight of movement, realizing the nurse had brought her son to him. He hesitantly looked at Allora, as he did not know how he was supposed to hold his son. What if he hurt you by mistake?Danie
Allora was frozen in place even when Elijah lay unconscious on the floor. Pain, anger, frustration and every emotion rushed through her. She did not know what would happen to her or how she would deal with the consequences of going through so much, but she could not care less. She was tired of being the damsel, with people breaking her trust. At that moment, something snapped inside her. She was so overwhelmed that she did not ice the absence of her baby kicking inside her and a gurgling ache running down her spine. She did not even not ice Daniel approaching and untying her hands. She did not hear him speaking to her quickly. All she could feel was a sudden wave of pain shooting through her back and abdomen.A heart-rending scream ripped from her mouth as her body gave in, resisting the waves of pain through her body. For a moment, the room was blank for her; the only sound she could hear was her racing heartbeat. She knew she was going to hit the floor at any moment, but two arm
One, he was already injured, and two, he wanted to drain Elijah of his energy and deplete him before striking him with his blow. He quickly took two steps back creating a safe distance between them that only pissed off the latter. The normally calm Elijah was overshadowed by jealousy seeing something in Allora's eyes for Mason that he was desperately trying for himself, love and concern. He threw two consecutive punches, which Mason easily dodged, before Elijah turned to land a hook to his throat, only for him to duck in time."You can not force love on people, Elijah. Even if I was not there, you still wouldn't be able to win her heart," Mason muttered, earning a snarl from Elijah.The angrier he gets, the more he uses up his energy. Exhausting him and then attacking him was his strategy. With everything that had happened so far, he realized that Elijah was a calculating and controlled person, and now, his rage was blinding his senses."Even if I die, she will still be called Mrs. M
“You know I would have liked you if you weren't a part of Allora's life,” Elijah said genuinely and the look in his eyes supported his words.“The feeling is mutual Mr. Johnson. If you weren't the reason for her pain.""Since this will be your last moment, I will ignore all your futile attempts to provoke me," Elijah replied. He made him stop in front of a door and encouraged him to open it. The first sight Mason caught was the glimpse of Allora's face that was unusually red. When he got closer, he not iced that they were handprints. He growled and glared at Elijah.“How dare you slap her?” he screamed and did not care if he got shot. He marched toward it, but stopped in the lane when he saw Elijah pointed at Allora.Allora, who until now had thought she would hallucinate when she saw Mason, opened her eyes in disbelief. She whispered his name, which caught both their attention."Allora", he waited 3 months to see his wife, call her, but never in his nightmare did he expect to find
"Let me go," she started to struggle to get out of the jeep, but Mason's grip on her wrist was strong. The next moment, Ronam started the jeep and drove towards the same forest.During the entire journey, Zara Helena pretended she did not know anything and was again playing the victim card. She tried several times to convince him and yelled at him to let her go. It was only when Mason threatened her with a knife that she blanched. Her breath hitched when she saw them enter the forest.“Did you like the place?” Mason asked her as the jeep pulled up to the edge of the woods.“Why did you bring me here?” she asked in response.“You know the answer to that Zara Helena, do not you?” he stared at her in disgust."I-," she wanted to deny it, but Mason cut her off, "You still want to deny it.Mommy is awake," that sentence was enough to take her breath away."And," he continued, "Dan told me about the divorce too.""Please believe me. He... I did not do anything, I did not kill your mothe
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