Unknowingly, she began to entertain the thought of actually considering Sage's proposal.She couldn't take her eyes off him in class. She hadn't noticed just how tall and good-looking he was before; now, it was all she could think about."Ms. Walker, mind taking your eyes off Sage for a moment and paying attention to the board?" The teacher's voice snapped her out of her thoughts, and it also drew the entire class’s gaze to her. Some found it sincerely amusing, while others, particularly Sage's female admirers, gave her warning looks.Evelyn shrank back in her seat, her face aflame with embarrassment. She hadn’t even realized she'd been watching Sage so intensely that even the teacher had noticed.Sage looked over his shoulder at the embarrassed girl and couldn’t help an amused chuckle. "Damn, you finally have her in the bag," his friend and seatmate, Josh, exclaimed. Knowing how long the school heartthrob had been pining for the Winter girl, he was genuinely surprised at her sudden i
The pain in my stomach was what rose me from my restless sleep. I was surprised to find myself in a hospital room, I found that both of my hands were cuffed to the bed. My whole body was aching, but the fear of finding myself in this strange position made me overlook the pain. I couldn't recall going to the hospital. The last thing I remembered was receiving a text message from an unknown number, which claimed that my husband of three years was cheating on me with my sister.I didn't think that Damian would do that to me, but my curiosity had gotten the best of me and I had taken my car with the intention of going to the location I had received in the text message, according to the stranger, I would find my husband and sister in that hotel room together. but the moment I had gotten into the car everything had gone black, I didn't recall anything after that.I struggled to free myself but my binding didn't budge one bit, whoever had tied it hadn't cared about my comfort at all. I was j
"What's going on here, Damien?" I asked, my mind racing to find a logical explanation for why my husband was in the hospital with my sister, the same hospital where I had been operated on without my consent. Did my sister have an accident? Was that why she was in the hospital as well? But if that was the case, why didn't my husband come to visit me if he was in the hospital, and instead left me tied up on the bed alone and afraid? Nothing was making sense to me."Yes, I asked the doctor to take one of your kidneys to save Sasha. Yours was the only one that matched, she was running out of time, so I had to make an impulsive decision to get you here without your knowledge.""So Ethan hadn't been lying?" Despite my efforts to hold back tears, I could already feel the sting of tears in my eyes. "You really had me operated on without my permission?""It was to save your younger sister. Are you so heartless that you would rather see her die?!" The hatred in Damien's eyes made my heart clenc
"Dad," I called out to him, finally letting the tears fall down my face. The man kept aside his drink and turned to face me. I hadn't expected to see the impatience in his gaze; it mirrored the look Damien had given me before leaving the hospital with Sasha. I had never been close to my father; Sasha was the golden child to both parents. Sometimes, I felt that my mom and dad merely tolerated my presence.Richard Carter was a successful businessman who always put work above everything else. All his life, his motto had always been to make money. His only weakness was his younger daughter whom he loved and pampered. He had been the one to encourage me to marry Damien, so if there was anyone who could understand me, it would be him."Dad, I..." I started, but he interrupted me, "There is no need for you to say anything." He waved a dismissive hand at me, not even letting me finish my sentence. "I overheard your conversation with your mother.""Then you have to help me beg Sasha. You need
" Mrs West "I fixed my gaze on the Judge, an older man I could have sworn I'd seen at one of my husband's parties. I felt the urge to remind him not to refer to me by that title again, but I didn't want to make the situation more dramatic than it already was. Half the country was watching this divorce case, and the media was eager to see the fall of the obedient and loyal wife of Damien West. The woman who had been willing to give up anything earn the love of her husband. it was ironic that the person who had ended up snatching my husband was none other than my dear sister, perhaps I would have preferred it if it had been a mistress, or one of Damien's employees. I could see mockery in the eyes of the onlookers, waiting for me to have a mental breakdown. But I held my head high, refusing to give them the satisfaction of seeing me break. At some point, I had grown numb to it all. The pain of seeing my parents and friends standing on Sasha's side was now merely a dull ache. More than
Seven years earlier..."Emilia Carter!" the teacher's voice called out to me harshly. I was quick to snap out of my daydreams. I leaped to my feet so fast that I nearly knocked over my table. The rest of the class started laughing at me, and my whole face flushed in embarrassment."Sir?""If only you paid as much attention to class as you do to Damien, you would be a straight A student like your sister!"My mouth fell open; I had no idea that even the teacher knew about my unhealthy crush on Damien. I was more ashamed because Damien was sitting right in front of me, and he had heard what the teacher had to say, but his expression remained forever blank. It was always hard for me to read what he was thinking."I am sorry, sir. I promise it won't happen again." "I highly doubt it. Having a crush isn't a bad thing, but you need to learn how to control yourself, young lady. Now, sit down and pay attention, or else I'm kicking you out of class.""Yes."I slowly sank down into my chair. So
Being back in the city where I had grown up brought back a feeling of Nostalgia, also some bad memories. This was the same place where my marriage had fallen apart, the worst three years of my life. But I didn't regret coming back here because I knew what my purpose was. The moment I had gotten my revenge I would leave this place.I sighed as I stared at my husband on the hospital bed. He has been like this since the moment I met him, the sickly heir of a wealthy family. It was a coincidence that I had run into his mother, and after explaining my predicament to her, she had insisted I marry her son. Of course I hadn't agreed, the last thing I would want was to exploit someone else for my own benefit. But when I learnt that I would also be helping Winter by marrying him, I decided to give it a try.Winter's mother wanted someone who wouldn't cling to her son when he eventually woke up from his unconscious state, she knew the only thing I desire was power to be able to exact my revenge,
Not being able to handle how easily Damien had dismissed me, I chased after him. I had been thinking of this confrontation for years, this was what had gotten me through those hard sleepless nights, so how dare he simply walk past me like that? I was nothing like the Emelia he knew in the past, I was almost as powerful as he was in the business industry." Damien!" I called out to him. We had left the hospital building by now and my Ex husband was headed towards his car. He paused to glance back at me, annoyance visible in his features." What the fuck is your issue? I said I'm not interested in a hookup right now. If you are looking for easy cash, you will have to find someone else "" You Bastard "My hand raised subconsciously and I slapped him hard across the face. Damien was as startled as I was by the hit. I saw the moment his eyes went from mild annoyance to a sort of rage I had only ever seen on him when we were younger and he was desperate to get rid of me. He grabbed my hand