Lahat ng Kabanata ng Fading Embers: The Search For Lost Love: Kabanata 101 - Kabanata 110

Calista’s eyes roamed over the house she had lived in for three years. She never thought she would come back here after leaving.She walked, her heart in her throat, as she ventured further inside.Ranya was beside her, smiling as he watched her tour the house she had once made a home.“It wasn’t a home when you were gone,” his voice broke the silence as she turned toward him.“You...”A soft knock, followed by a push, distracted them. Valerie walked in, her eyes filled with worry.“I thought I told you to go home, Val,” Ranya said, his voice laced with concern. It was late, and she was supposed to be resting.“I got a call from Damian—uh, Mr. Lillard,” she said, her uneasiness showing.“Damian called you? He could’ve easily called me.”“You weren’t picking up, sir,” she replied, passing the phone to him.“So, what is it?” Ranya asked as Calista walked back into the living room where they stood.“Your father is going ahead with demolishing your mother’s house in Dallas. He’s doing it

“... the war is against the president who we found out last year at the campaign ground in Venice is Mr. Windsor’s estranged son…”“...Why would the president want to do such a thing to his ex-wife? Destroying a home willed to charity is like taking shelter from the poor. People are rallying to protect this property against the president’s harsh declaration…”Signoral stared at the screen of her tablet, watching the documentary on Ranya’s mother’s house, which had quickly gone viral. The news anchor’s voice echoed in her head, the words stirring rage deep within her chest.“...a historic home with irreplaceable sentimental value, one tied to the philanthropic efforts of the Windsor family. It’s clear that the public outcry will not be silenced as people rally behind this cause...”Ready to stop watching such an infuriating show, she paused as Calista’s face appeared, standing in the yard of the house, her expression filled with resolve and passion. She stood confidently, laying out po

“You must have been so proud...” Signoral’s voice echoed from behind Calista as she turned, pausing briefly before stepping into the restroom to wash her hands. Signoral followed close behind. “Seeing how you had someone who would go to the ends of the earth for your sake.”“I saw just how impatient you were, Emily,” Calista replied, her voice calm yet edged with steely resolve. She crossed her arms after wiping her hands clean, meeting Signoral’s gaze without flinching. “So here I am, honoring your call.”Signoral’s eyes had been on her since they entered the ballroom.A smirk flickered on Signoral’s lips as she leaned against the wall, her gaze sweeping over Calista. “Wise of you,” she replied, her voice dripping with smug satisfaction. “I’d begun to wonder if you’d lost that little edge of yours—the one you seemed to have grown overnight.”Calista lifted her chin defiantly, refusing to play into Signoral’s taunts. “You really went all out, didn’t you? Kidnapping my father… just to

Calista stirred awake, the soft morning light filtering through the curtains casting a warm glow over the room. Her eyes fluttered open, and for a blissful moment, she forgot everything—where she was, who she was supposed to be, and every worry she had been carrying.All that remained was the sensation of Ranya's arms wrapped around her, his steady breathing a comforting rhythm in her ear.She understood now why all her worries had disappeared. She giggled as the events of last night washed over her.Ranya had made love to her in the sweetest way ever. He had worshipped everything about her body and adored even the smallest details.She tilted her head slightly, catching sight of him as he lay peacefully beside her, his face softened in sleep. He looked different in the quiet of the morning, stripped of his usual intensity and resolve.Here, he was vulnerable, and the thought made her heart ache with a gentle longing. Slowly, as if not to wake him, she reached up, tracing her fingers

“What in the universe did you mean when you said you didn’t know where she was, Yang?”He couldn’t be serious right now! What she needed to hear was something that would lift her spirits, not tear them down again.That was precisely why she had driven down to her private property. The only thing that seemed to give her solace was her pet.“You don’t call to tell me that nonsense!”Signoral’s voice dripped with venom, each word biting as she paced relentlessly around the open-air area of the property.The atmosphere felt far too hot, too stifling to contain her anger; any further provocation would unleash the fury bottled inside her.Her lioness, Lily, lay on the floor in her cage, gnawing heartily on a chunk of meat that didn’t seem to satisfy her, consuming it in anticipation of something far more filling.“I’m telling you nothing but the truth,” Yang replied cautiously, his voice trembling slightly, aware of her rage. “I won the case to keep the child, but in the next moment, Vivian