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Twists and Turns. CHAPTER SEVENTY-TWO. DINNER.
That week, Aurora had a girls' night out with Siao and Asher. The Nationals were next week, and the results would come out the week after. If she passed, which she was sure she would, she wouldn't have to worry about getting into university since she could just pick any one of her choice.Her eyes were set on Eden-Brooke or Lockharte University. Both schools had a 1% acceptance rate for their rigorous medical school program that allowed you to enter directly into med school while learning an undergraduate major. She was thinking of double majoring in Arts and Business, but she wasn't sure if she could handle the stress that would come with it.All this to say, Aurora was on edge, her eyes constantly closing and her insides feeling queasy as they drove to Santiago's mansion for dinner. She was being driven there while Daniel was out with his friends."Is everything okay, Madam?" the driver asked, glancing through the rear-view mirror."I'm fine, John. Are we almost there?""Yes, ma'am.
Last Updated : 2024-07-20Twists and Turns. CHAPTER SEVENTY-THREE. PETTY.
A few days before the Nationals, Rory got a call from Oliver. “Hello, Oliver.” “Hi, Rory. How’s preparation for the Nationals going?” “It’s a little tiring with teachers constantly on our backs to study or attend extra tutorials.” She shook her head. “Well, it’s for the best, isn’t it? If you win, it’s glory for you and your school.” “I know,” she said. “Did you just call to ask about high school problems?” “No, I have news on what you asked me to find out.” Rory immediately sat up straight. She was tutoring her friends for the upcoming school exam in their classroom. Currently, they were solving a question Rory had given them, while she sat in front of the class, monitoring them. “What did you find out?” “Your mother didn’t go abroad to have you; she was hiding in one of her villas in the city when she got pregnant with you.” “But that’s not what I heard. Her friend and Nana told me she went abroad. Are you sure about this?” She furrowed her brows, trying to keep h
Last Updated : 2024-07-22Twists and Turns. CHAPTER SEVENTY-FOUR. AMAZED
'View your Result." was written boldly on the laptop screen and the cursor was placed on it and as shaky as Rory's hands were, she couldn't bring herself to click it. "Oh my God! I can't do it! You do it!" She turned to Daniel, biting her lower lip. "Okay." Rory shifted to the side and Daniel sat in front of the laptop. "I can't look!" Daniel chuckled, placed one hand to cover Rory's eyes, and used the other to check the result. Silence. Rory's heart pounded in her ears. Did she fail? It wasn't possible, she made sure to answer every question, so why was Daniel so quiet? She couldn't bear the silence anymore and swatted Daniel's hands away from her eyes. 'Congratulations!' Confetti danced around the screen. 'Your score is: 703/700' "Oh my God!" She screamed, her hands hitting Daniel and her laughter was so infectious that Daniel also started laughing. Her eyes were shining. "I can't believe this!" 703/700 was no joke. "I am not surprised. You are impressive so this should
Last Updated : 2024-07-26Twists and Turns. CHAPTER SEVENTY-FIVE. MEMORIES.
Rory and her friends decided to meet at the same cafe where she tutored them. They sat at a round table in a private lounge. Kay sat beside Rory, Rory sat beside Frank and Frank sat next to Blaire. Anna sat in the middle of David and Blaire and Terrence sat on the other side of Rory, with Louisa at his side.“So where are you all going to study?” Rory asked, tracing her fingers along the rim of her coffee mug.“I got into Lockharte for computer science,” David said nonchalantly, glancing out the window.“Show off,” Frank teased.“Mary Adams for business,” Frank replied. “It’s a top program, and Rory’s tutoring helped a lot.”“Only a little,” Rory said with a smile.“Seriously, you made a huge difference,” Frank insisted.“Okay, I’ll take half the credit and ten percent of your future profits,” Rory joked.“That’s not fair. You’re married to the richest man and have your own business!” Frank laughed.“Who’s next?” Kay asked.“Alistar University for law,” Blaire said proudly. “My sister
Last Updated : 2024-08-03Twists and Turns. CHAPTER SEVENTY-SIX. HAPPY.
Daniel and Aurora decided to go on a honeymoon to celebrate their first anniversary and they traveled to Bali and Aruba but their vacation was cut short because Rory had to resume school 4 weeks before everyone else because she got accepted to the Research Lab and her majors were very rigorous so she didn't have as much free time and had to work twice as hard. Of course, Daniel had talked to her about it but she said she could handle it all. Even though she was no longer under Vivian’s clutches, Rory still had this psychological shadow that she had to do her best and give everything her all, or else she wouldn’t be loved or she might get punished, which wasn't true anymore. To get into the Research Lab she had to submit her own project and hers was so groundbreaking that Nate and Dr Harvey decided to become partners on her project. Her project was on Gene Fracture Syndrome which was a disease becoming rampant in the country. Her idea was: “Gene Fracture Syndrome is a rare and debi
Last Updated : 2024-08-21Twists and Turns. CHAPTER SEVENTY-SEVEN. BREAKTHROUGH.
It was the second year of university and Aurora had changed a lot. She had cut her hair to reach her shoulders, and she even had bangs now. She was in the Lab, with her hair tied into a ponytail wearing a white lab coat waiting for the result of a test she and Nate were doing to come out, so in the meantime she was playing on a riddle app on her phone.Nate came to her side and called out to her but he saw that she was staring at her phone intently, brows furrowed. He didn’t like looking at people’s phone but he was very curious as to what would make Rory this focused on something else, so he read the content:“Treasure yearned for gotten is a smile,But treasure’s want us an unwanted blight,Just as it was given, it can be withdrawn in a single light,Offered for vanity, taken for granted,Treasure is proud and vengeful,And it knows how to collect its debt,And leave you with nothing, all bare and shed.” “The answer should be time,” Nate said making Rory jump. “Shit, you scared me!
Last Updated : 2024-08-23Twists and Turns. CHAPTER SEVENTY-EIGHT. DANIEL VS SANTIAGO
The police captain just wanted to leave the room and let them handle the matter themselves. “Santi, thank goodness you are here!” Antonio leaped off his feet when he saw his elder brother. Daniel, on the other hand, walked over to meet Rory, completely ignoring Santiago’s piercing gaze. “Papi,” she called out sweetly and Daniel rubbed her head. “Did anyone hurt you? Are you alright?” “No one hurt her sir. Both of them filed a complaint against each other.” The police captain explained the situation so he wouldn’t be blamed. “What crimes did my wife commit?” His chilling stare landed on both Antonio and Santiago but both men weren’t intimidated by him. “Your wife?” Santiago scoffed, “No wonder you have her on such a tight leash.” “Mind your words!” Rory said, agitated and it made Santiago even more furious. He had been watching her from a distance for the past two years because she didn’t want to see him for some reason, but looking at Daniel it started to make a little more se
Last Updated : 2024-08-25Twists and Turns. CHAPTER SEVENTY-NINE. DANIEL’S PLAN
Daniel wasn’t surprised by the threat that was sent to him. He had been receiving these kinds of threats for the past three years, so he wrinkled his brows, and anxiety etched on his face. The men who tried to kidnap Rory at Blaire’s banquet weren’t hired by the Devanes like everyone thought but by someone else. Daniel abducted the men, tied them to a chair, and locked them in a basement planning on torturing them for laying their hands on his koala but by the time he got there, the men’s throats were slit and on the wall, written in blood were these words: MAI MINGCOM ROF OUY. Daniel quickly figured out that it was an anagram for: I AM COMING FOR YOU. The men didn’t disable the cameras because the twisted person wanted Daniel to catch them and alert him of his presence. No matter how Daniel tried he couldn’t find out who it was. The person became like a shadow, lurking behind him but never to be seen. He was the person’s target and what better way than to hurt Daniel if not by hurt
Last Updated : 2024-08-27
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Twists and Turns. CHAPTER HUNDRED. TWISTS AND TURNS.
The sun kissed the horizon as golden waves lapped softly against the shore. Rory’s laughter filled the air, a sound Daniel had feared he might never hear again. She ran ahead of him, her hair whipping in the salty breeze, her bare feet sinking into the cool sand.“Come on, slowpoke!” she called out, grinning over her shoulder.Daniel jogged to catch up, a small smile tugging at his lips. The past year had been a blur of pain, healing, and rediscovery. Therapy had helped Rory process the loss of their unborn child, and while the ache would never fully vanish, she had learned to carry it with grace. Daniel had his own scars, some visible, others etched deep within, but seeing Rory’s light return had made his burdens lighter.“Slowpoke?” he teased, catching her around the waist and spinning her. Her laughter bubbled out, bright and free. “I’m the one who kept up with you in therapy runs, remember?”“Barely,” she quipped, playfully swatting his arm as he set her down.They walked along th
Twists and Turns. CHAPTER NINETY-NINE. STORMY.
The hospital room was a hollow shell of life, filled with the mechanical hum of the ventilator and the faint beeping of the heart monitor. Rory sat by Daniel’s bedside, her fingers gently wrapped around his cold, unmoving hand. The once vibrant man she loved was now a pale reflection of himself, his face gaunt, his body thinner than she remembered. His smile, the light in his ocean-blue eyes, the warmth of his laughter—all of it had vanished into the sterile silence of this room.Rory’s cheeks were streaked with tears, her throat raw from months of pleading. She spoke to him as though her words could reach him, as though somewhere in the depths of his unconsciousness, he could hear her and find his way back.“Daniel,” she whispered, her voice trembling, “do you remember that summer we spent by the lake? You swore you’d teach me to fish, but I ended up tangling the line so badly we had to cut it. You laughed so hard you couldn’t even be mad at me.”Her fingers tightened around his, as
Twists and Turns. CHAPTER NINETY EIGHT— BLUR.
The ambulance lights flickered like a warning, their red glow staining the night. Rory knelt beside Daniel, her trembling hands pressing against the gushing wounds. Blood soaked through her clothes, hot and unrelenting, as though time itself had opened its veins to bleed alongside him. His face was pale, his lips cracked, yet his eyes-oh, those eyes--still found hers, still held her like an anchor in the storm. "Stay with me, Dani," she whispered, her voice a broken hymn. But her words fell like ash, scattered by the wind. His smile was faint, weaker than the last exhale of a dying candle. "You will always... make me stay." And then his eyes fluttered closed. She screamed. A sound ripped from the marrow of her bones, a raw and primal anguish that silenced the world around her. Nate flinched at the sound, his breath hitching as he stumbled back. Rory crouched over Daniel's body, her hands now shaking too violently to apply pressure to the wounds. She was crumbling before him,
Twists and Turns. CHAPTER NINETY-SEVEN. DANIEL!
Rory’s gaze locked onto the tail lights flashing like taunts in the distance. The night was thick, the road weaving like a black ribbon through the desolate countryside. Nate gripped the wheel beside her, jaw clenched and eyes narrowed in concentration, while Oliver sat in the backseat, his laptop balanced on his knees, fingers flying over the keys.“They’re gaining speed,” Rory muttered, adrenaline flooding her veins. “Can you keep up, Nate?”He gave her a quick, fierce nod. “I’m not letting him get away with Daniel.” His voice was tight with determination, as he pressed down harder on the gas. The engine roared in response, pushing the car forward as it veered dangerously around another sharp bend.Oliver’s face glowed from the laptop screen in the backseat. “I’m trying to hack into Jordan’s phone,” he said, his tone laced with urgency. “If I can disrupt his GPS or disable the car remotely, it’ll give us an advantage.”Rory threw a glance over her shoulder. “How long will that take?
Twists and Turns. CHAPTER NINETY-SIX. DEAD.
“Right!” She yelled, jerking away from Jordan’s evil touch. “Really? Well, I’m sorry, love. Your guess is wrong!” Jordan informed her and she closed her eyes, trying to stop the tears from flowing.“Please don't kill them! Please!” She pleaded and Jordan clicked his tongue repeatedly. “Awww. But you should have guessed properly!” He brought out a gun and shot the woman on the right in the head. ‘Bam!’“No!” She shrieked. “No, no, no! You monster! You freak of nature! No wonder your parents die! They deserved to die than to see the monster that you've become! Yes! They deserve to die!”“What did you just say?” His head snapped to hers, looking her dead in the eyes, his gun pointed at her, daring her to speak.The gunshot echoed in her ears over and over again but she didn't care. He should get it over with. “I said that your parents deserved to die the way that they did! Who would want to have a deformed and debased being as their son? I most certainly would not even if my life depen
Twists and Turns. CHAPTER NINETY-FIVE. MIND GAMES (4).
[Trigger Warning: Mention and mild depiction of SA. I tried my best to shorten it.]***They said darkness enveloped you when you were dead. However, Rory felt the opposite. Darkness shrouded her because she was hopeless. Because no one was going to save her but herself. That's what she did. She played the part of a docile girl after the beatings Jordan had given her. She stopped saying, ‘Fuck You’ and curled herself into a ball and sobbed. Jordan crouched down beside her, as her shoulders shook. “Awww. Weren't you the one who wanted to pretend to be brave, Aurora? You know I like you like this. Weak, defenseless, and helpless.” He reached out and touched her hair, twirling them in his fingers but Rory kept shaking, tears streaming down her face.It felt like a thousand horses were stampeding on her body and that she was being thrown off a cliff, over and over again that the pain became a sound. It was a sound at this point, pushing her to the brink of insanity.Jordan smiled, a rea
Twists and Turns. CHAPTER NINETY-FOUR. THE FARCE-MIND GAMES(3).
The table was the only thing dividing Oliver and Daniel. But what kept Daniel calm was a mystery to Oliver as the video on his laptop played. Daniel had aged badly. He had stubble, his eyes were heavy, and dark circles covered the beauty of his steel eyes, still, the sharpness in them swirled as he peered at the screen. What was playing was a blurry video of a woman in the car who had almost hit Nana Clarisse as she tried to escape. It was very fleeting and unclear but he got a glimpse of those blue eyes and he knew who it was. His Koala. “How is the old woman?” he asked monotonously. Life had been sucked out of him these past few weeks and to make matters worse Rory’s family had been attacking his company non-stop because they blamed Daniel for everything. Oliver understood that they had lost their daughter twice and this was a normal reaction but how did this solve the problem? Although both sides were working together to save Rory. That was the most important thing at this poi
Twists and Turns. CHAPTER NINETY-THREE. MIND GAMES(2)
The car sped down the road, its headlights cutting through the night like blades. The hum of the engine was the only sound in the tight space, broken occasionally by the crackle of the walkie-talkie. Rory packed at the side of the road, gathering her thoughts. “This is The Riddler to Sleeping Beauty, do you copy?” Jordan’s voice came over the static. “The Riddler. I like ‘The Riddler’ but that’s already taken. What about ‘The Puzzler’? No that sounds terrible. What do you think, Sleeping Beauty?” Aurora hesitated, her fingers gripping the steering wheel so tightly that her knuckles whitened. Her eyes narrowed in on her target. The task he gave her was to run over Nana Clarisse, who was buying something beside the road. He wanted her to kill her Nana? How could she? How would she? “Sleeping beauty? I asked you a question. Which name do you want me to use? I need an answer.” Rory would never take for granted his light and playful tone. He never joked around. Everything he said was
