《My Husband's Secret Affairs With My Step Sister》 He wants a divorce He wants a divorce Thump! Amelia felt her heart mmed against her ribcage when she heard his heartbreaking words. "What? Surprised? Are you surprised that I know your carefully guided secrets? Huh" He said, sarcastically. She widened her eyes and gasped for breath. She felt her throat tightened. Hot tears streamed down her eyes. "Ethan you know............" ''Don''t you dare call me that! The Only people who are permitted to call me that, are people who are close to me. And are worthy." She felt needles prick her heart, to an extent it began to bleed. Weren''t they husband and wife? How was unworthy of him? She swallowed and sniffed. " Ethan, i mean Ethan Dan Greg, you know the truth yourself. You know i never did any of such things you are using me of" "What truth are you talking about? What truth do i know Amelia, what truth you bloody liar" He said, raising his more higher than ever. She was startled into a daze. This was the first time he had raised his voice on her since they were married. He has always spoke to her with a gentle voice. Though he has been acting strangetely, it hasn''t gotten to the point where he raises his voice when talking to her. " Ethan, you know it yourself. I was a virgin" She still tried to retort. " Virgin? That''s a joke. What made you think you would be able to lie to me? You were no virgin. You did surgery to deceive me, you liar" "Enough !" Both of them swiftly turned towards the person who shouted. "Ethan Dan Greg, she is your wife. You shouldn''t humiliate her like this. Is this what i have taught you" " Father, you were one of the people who made me marry this sl*t. And right now i am tired of this marriage" " Watch your tongue, Ethan!" A voice thundered, causing everyone to keep quiet for a minute. ¡°Grandfather! Please calm down, it''s not good for your health" A woman, rushed to his side when she saw him breathing heavily after shouting. She turned to him and said, " Ethan, you should be careful what you say" " I don''t care!" This shocked everyone. What happened to their loving and fillial son, grandson, brother, cousin and husband? He was now like a stranger to them. " Amelia Pearls, i have had it up to my neck. I am tired of you and i can no longer continue with this marriage" He dered with a cold tone, a bit more calmly. "What do you mean, Ethan?" " Ethan, i said watched your tongue!" "Brother, you can''t say that to sister-inw" " Don''t take rash decisions" Different voices were reprimanding him for his words. "It is a decision I have thought through and made up my mind on" "What do you mean, Ethan" Though, she knew what he meant but she could not bring herself to believe it. She wanted him to say that wasn''t what he meant. But her hopes were shattered. Text ? 2024 N?velDrama.Org. "I want a divorce" He dered, expressionlessly with a cold voice. It was as if they were talking about what he wants to eat. "No, you can''t be serious, Ethan. Tell me you are joking" She said, anxiously. And then began tough as if it was really a joke. Everyone else was shocked when he said what they''ve been thinking he meant. " You brat! No one divorces anyone in my family. This marriage is for better for worse" Mr. Robert Greg, his Grandfather shouted at him. " Ethan, he is right. You are not allowed to divorce her" His father supported. " You both have been making decisions for me all my life. Now it''s time to take my life decisions into my own hands. I am divorcing her and that is final" He dered firmly, without giving any opportunities for negotiation. This was more shocking to everyone. Has he eaten something bad? Or was he under some kind of spell? "Ethan, please don''t do this. I promise I''ll give you a child. No please don''t do this" she pleaded when she saw his seriousness. She moved close to him and wanted to touch him but he avoid her hand like she had some kind of disease, he would contact if she touched him. He looked at everyone present and turned to walk out. Seeing him walking away, she rushed to follow him. She abruptly knelt down on the floor in front of him with her two hands sped in front of her. Her eyes were red from crying. A mark was left by her tears which had dried up, yet fresh hot tears rolled down her cheeks again. "Please, don''t take rash decisions. I''ll get a child for you by any cost but please don''t divorce me" She pleaded. He looked at her indifferently and shifted to the right to walk away. She quickly followed him, pleading with him. Everyone in the room was yet to recover from the shock. He seemed like they didn''t know him anymore. The grandfather and father were even more shocked. He has always been an obedient grandson and son. The character he disyed was new to them. Everyone felt sorry for her except for one person. The person squinted it eyes sinisterly and smirked devilishly. This son was beginning to have some sense now. "Good job, son" ---------- Outside. Amelia ran after him as he walked towards the parking lot in a fast pace. Like he was eager to get rid of her. "Please, Ethan you can''t take such decisions. I will give you want ever you want" He abruptly stopped when he heard thest part of her sentence. As if to give it a thought. She looked at him hopefully. After a while, he bent down to her ear to whisper something. " I want a divorce" She looked at him in disbelief. He was firm in his decisions. She wouldn''t be able to change his mind. " But i can''t give you that, Ethan." " But you just said you would do what ever i want and i want a divorce. So don''t make things hard for me. I''ll get mywyer to bring the papers any time soon and please don''t cause trouble. Ensure you sign them" He concluded, and walked towards his car. He opened the door and got in, then drove off without sparing her another look. She stood there with wide eyes, full of confusion, frustration, and other kinds of emotions. He was adamant. He would really divorce her. ---------- The ck Maybach stopped in front of a building and Ethan Dan stepped out of it. He locked the car door and walked into the building. Inside the building, he directly took an elevator up to the 7th floor of the building. When the elevator came to a halt, he walked out of it, towards a door. He knocked on the door and waited for a while. Not quite long, a coquettish woman opened the door and instantly have him a hug when she saw him. "Hi, baby. I really missed you so much" she said with a pout. He chuckled in his throat and pinched her nose. " I miss you too, darling?" She dragged him in and locked the door. She then wrapped her hands around his neck. " So how did it go?" She asked, bringing her hand to touch him chin. " It went ording to n. That woman wouldn''t signed those papers easily if we don''t force her" "I know. She is too stubborn but we would put her in her ce. What about your family? Would they agree?" " I don''t care if they don''t. I have my life to live and they can''t make decisions for me" he dered. " It sounds bettering from you" she said, in a seductive tone as she licked her red lips. His eyes darkened and he quickly leaned forward to kiss her but she dodged. He grunted unhappily and feeling the sudden heat which emitted from his body. He leaned forward to kiss her again and she dodged. She looked at him and unknot her robe and moved closer to him. " You did a good job today. Now it''s my turn to reward you,................" ---------- A womanyfortably in a rxing chair. About four to five girls were around her. One was giving her a shoulder massage, Another was giving her a feet massage, while Another was helping her peel fruits and thest one was cleaning her finger nails. The phone on the table beside her suddenly rang and the girl massaging her feet, brought the phone to her. " Hello mom, where are you?" A feminine voice asked from the other end of the phone. " I am at home. Are youing home?" "Yes, we have something to celebrate" " What is that?" " He has finally did it" " What! You can be serious" she said with a high pitched voice, startling the girls. "Of course i am Mom" "This really calls for celebration then. Come home we should celebrate" " Ok Mom" the call ended. My daughter is now bing more useful and wiser now. Ah, that is good. So sorry Lily. She muttered as an evil glint shed passed her eyes. He doesnt want her anymore He doesn''t want her anymore Amelia Pearls walked into the vi she and Ethan Dan Greg has been living since they got married. He told her he had bought the vi for them to live as couple, though he had a house he lived in before they got married. She unlocked the door with her keys and went in. It was going towards night time already, so the sitting room was dark. She turned the lights on. She directly went upstairs, where their bedroom was. Few metres away from their bedroom door, she began to hear some strange funny sound from the bedroom. After Ethan made it clear that he wanted to divorce her, he rarely came home. And when he did, it was usually after she had retired to bed and he will leave very early the next morning. Like he didn''t want to even see her again. This hurt her very much but she could only swallow her grievances and only hope he would rethink his decisions after being away from her for a while. Now, she was hearing sounds from their bedroom, it could only mean one thing; he was inside. She was happy. Maybe he has really had a rethink about his decisions. And right now, she wanted to just go in and try to beg him again. Feeling delighted, she hastily walked towards the bedroom door but halted her steps decisively. The sounds were like the voices of people present in the room. And it sounded familiar. Is he not the only one in the room? She felt her stomach churned painfully and her heart beat elerate. For some unknown reason, she felt nervous and reluctant to open the door. However, she still opened it and walked in. At the very next moment, she gasped in shock at the scene in front of her. He and ady were both lying on the sofa. His muscr and broad figure was hovering thedy''s petite frame, lying on the sofa. When they heard the door open, they swiftly turned to look at the door. After seeing who pushed the door open, their shocked gaze turnedzy and nonchnt. They just continue what they were doing, not even sparing her a nce. Amelia widened her eyes in disbelief and shock. She felt her legs go numb and they soon gave way. She slumped down to the floor with both hands, covering her mouth. " Ethan..." She called slowly as tears rolled down her cheeks. But he just looked at her nonchntly as if she was insane and he didn''t know her. "Madison Puff, why.........." ---------- At the top floor of a building, inside a dark room; a tall figure sat on a chair, leaning on the table in front of him. As his dark eyes were fixed on items on the desk. On therge desk, various albums and pictures wereyed on it. The pictures had the photo of a young girl. She was grinning widely as she took a big bite of a banana vored ice cream. The ice smeared on her cheeks. while the other, she was busy ruffling the hair of a young boy on school uniform. He was C0pyright ? 2024 N?v)(elDrama.Org. trying to escape from her grip but she never gave him that chance. And the rest were pictures were she was rather standing alone in casual clothes or in uniform or rather standing with a guy or a group of people. In all the pictures, the girl''s face always had a bright smile, that made her innocent big eyes shone and revealed her clean set of well arranged white teeth. This smile, this was the smile that attracted him. Her smile was too contagious, and matter what happens, she would always give that smile. It somehow had a way of enchanting him. A way of calming his heart and making his heartbeat elerate. He always wished to see that bright smile every day. He could definitely give a leg for it. But his wish didn''te true............ " Where are you right now, snacky" He muttered. " I hope you are happy now where ever you are? Remember i promise to keep your smile all the days of your life? That is what i am doing, are you happy? Are you still smiling?" He said, a bitter smile hang on his lips. " Even if you are now happy, i still long to see you and ask you just one question" " But would i see you?" He had no answer to this. However fate might possibly give him the answer. ---------- Saying that Amelia was shocked was an understatement. After seeing the face of the woman, she felt blood leave her face, as she turned pale. And the next moment, she angrily stood up and charged towards them. She violently pushed the man away and raised her hand to give him a p. Pak! The sound resonated in the room. She then swiftly turned towards the girl and drag her half naked body off the sofa and violently threw her on the ground. She sat on thedy, raining ps and blows on her mercilessly. Ethan was stunned for a moment. He never really knew that his docile and obedient little wife could be a tigeress. He held his hot cheeks, which had gone red by now from the p and gritted his teeth. He angrily dragged her off thedy and violently pushed her away. Amelia, who was pushed,nded with a thud on the strong cold ground. She turned to nce at him. He was carefully holding thedy, who was crying in his arms while he furiously red at her. Right now, she felt series of needles piercing her heart, still it began to bleed. She pressed her hand on her chest, watching them with sad eyes. She finally mustered some strength to stand up, though she stumbled a little. " Madison, why? Why did you do this?" She asked, facing thedy. Thedy pushed at his chest slightly and looked at her. " Why you ask?" She repeated. However, she did not answer. " Why? Because i hate you" " And because he was mine from the beginning. I just let you borrow him. That''s it" She slowly said. " What are you talking of? He is my husband and you seduced him, didn''t you?" She retorted, with an hoerse voice. " Of course not sister. He is your husband in the eyes of the public and in paper. But does he really love you and take you as a wife?" Yes. Does he really love her? Or take her as his wife? What she only knows was that, in the past he had indeed treated her well and didn''t force anything on her. And she had never really cared if he loved her or not. And just assumed that with time they will get used to each other and alsoe to love each other. But now, being posed with such question, she didn''t even know what to say. " Quiet? Huh, Amelia stop thinking so highly of yourself. He had always been mine. If not for father who had supported you and made you marry him, he would have been married to me!" She stated with disdain and pure hatred clear in her voice. " And now let what belongs to ceasar be given to ceasar and what belongs to God be given to God. Give up and just divorce sign the divorce papers. It will help all of us" So she now knew the reason behind his sudden demand for a divorce. She felt her blood boiled with anger and she advanced towards her and raised her hand to hit her. However, she felt her body flew to the end of the room as she was thrown by someone with unrestrained strength. " Touch her again and you will force me to really hurt you" Amelia was in utter shock and disbelief. In all the years since she had known him, he had never once But today, he had done that repeatedly because of another woman, Who was her step-sister. He didn''t just jury her. He also humiliated her and her dignity. She never believed the nice gentleman would one day be so cruel and heartless. Had she really lost him.................... Not to anyone but to her step-sister............. Her step sisters plan Her step sister''s n The rain poured down heavily, apanied with a thunderstorm every once in a while. In the dark and isted area, a graveyard was situated. Rows of tombstones were arranged. And in this heavy and merciless downpour of rain, the thin frame of a woman was kneeling before a particr tombstone. Her clothes were drenched and got stuck to her tiny frame, highlighting her curves. Her straight long ck hair scattered and stick to her chubby face. Her big eyes had turned red, obviously from crying. But in such heavy downpour, one couldn''t easily tell if she was actually crying. " Mother, i am passing through a terrible experience right now. Are you seeing me?" The voice of the woman muttered. " I once told you I married a good man, do you remember?" She asked, with a sad smile on her lips. " Truth be told, i did marry a nice man but I don''t know.............." She trailed off as her eyes brimmed with tears. " He suddenly changed Mom. I don''t know why but he suddenly changed. And right he.....he.....he" she sniffed. " He is now with Madison. I don''t know what you or i did to them. They want to make me miserable mom. They just don''t want my happiness." " Now she has my husband in her ws. He wants to divorce me. Mom why did you leave me exactly. If you were........" " If you were alive, I know you wouldn''t let them treat me like this, right?" She asked and smiled self depreciatingly. " Mom what should i do now? He wouldn''t relent on his decisions Mom. He really wants to divorce me" " He gradually became my happiness ever since we got married. And now he is tired of me and wants to leave me for Madison." " Mom, what should i do?" --------- In this night in another side of the earth, a tall figure stood at the top floor of a building. He was looking down. His thoughts drifted away as his eyes stared into space. " Snacky, are you still smiling? Are you still happy?" He asked no one exactly. " Please be happy and keep smiling because for that reason only i let him have you" He muttered sadly. He allowed her to stay with the person she was happy with but was he also happy? He didn''t care. Because they say when you love, you should be willing to sacrifice for the person you love. But did he make the right sacrifice? --------- Next morning. Amelia Pearls stumbled into the vi. She was feeling dizzy and her legs were shaky and she felt numb. She wanted to go upstairs when she caught glimpse of someone inside the kitchen. Who was it? Ethan couldn''t possibly be cooking right? And besides that didn''t look like the tall man at all. She knitted her brows and took a step backwards. She then walked into the kitchen. Indeed the person in the kitchen was not him but Madison Puff. " What are you doing here?" She asked with a displeased tone as she frowned. The girl turn after hearing her voice and then eyed her indifferently before returning to what she was doing. " I am asking you Madison! What are you doing here? This is my house and you can''t barge in as at when you like" she repeated with a high pitched voice. " What does it look like am doing? I am making breakfast for my man, of course" She replied sarcastically. Amelia felt her blood boiled as her eyes turned red in anger. " Are you so shameless. iming a man who is not yours" " Should i repeat it again, Amelia?" She asked casually. " Repeat what? I don''t care about anything. Leave my house now!" She yelled. " I think you should be the one to leave" a muscr voice sounded, followed by the sounds of footsteps. She snapped her head to look at him. " Why should i leave? I am the wife here and she''s the outsider" " That wouldn''t be for long sweetie. Ain''t you getting a divorce?" Madison said and picked up a tray, to start arranging the food in it. She walked up to him with the tray in her hands and he pecked her lips. " Are you leaving now?" She asked, seeing him wear his neatly, ironed suit. "Yes but we should have breakfast first" He said tenderly and rubbed her head before sitting down. She dropped the tray and walked into the kitchen again. They had both pretended they to be ignorant of one other person in their presence, who stood stupified. She watched them interact like a real couple. He didn''t even care if she was there. Hot tears streamed down her cheeks. " Why are you doing this?" She asked with a hoersed voice. He nced at herzily. " Mywyers will be bringing in the divorce papers soon. All you need to do is sign them. You don''t have to worry about not gaining anything, i will settle that" Was that what she is in his eyes? A woman who only cared about material things and wanted to use the divorce to exploit him. Then Madison returned from the kitchen and sat beside him. " You see sister, Ethan is being nice he even wants to settle you, so you wouldn''t lose. Be good and sign the papers when theye ok?" She said with a soft voice, as if coaxing her. Amelia looked at both of them for a while and swallowed. She turned to walk upstairs. She won''t let them put her down again. ------- Upstairs. She locked the door and leaned her back on it. Then slowly, she slide down to the floor. She say down on the floor and cried her eyes out. What was she going to do now? She couldn''t really sign those papers. She didn''t want to be a divorced woman. After the divorce, how would her life turn? Would she still have the cheek to face the public, after they find out the reason behind her divorce? Would she be able to marry anyone else? How would life y with her? She was confused and depressed. After the divorce, she would be known as the barren woman who got divorced by her husband. Would she be able to stand the humiliation? ---------- In a moderate yet neat office, two amiable men were sitting, facing each other. " Son, you have to step out from the military now to run the business. I''m not as healthy as before and right now thepany needs you" one of the men, who appeared to be older said. " Dad, i bet you are still very sound and healthy. The business is in good hands with you. As for me, i am not ready to take over yet" The other man, who looked younger dered. " Then when will you be ready? You have always said this but you show no sign of any readiness" the older man said with a displeased look. " Look dad, i want to enjoy myself for now and don''t want to be bugged by anything. Besides you are still sound and healthy, hm" " Enjoy yourself you say? Or swallow in sadness and regrets. Son when are you going to let her go?" He asked with a hint of sarcasm in his voice. His cheerful expression suddenly changed after hearing his father say this. The room temperature dropped. He shifted forward with a sigh, and shook his head slightly. " Dad i don''t want to talk about it" " But it''s high time you move on. You allowed her to stay with the one she is happy with and you are here miserable. Always hiding under a mask of coldness. You have to let go, son" " I know" he responded, " but I¡¯m not just ready" he pursed his lips tightly. He couldn''t just get himself to N?velDrama.Org content. forget his first love who jilted him to marry another man. " When will you be ready. Your time is counting. You are no longer a little boy but a man" The younger man stood up. " I will be on my way now, dad" " Just think about it, son" the older man said with a sigh. His son never liked it when matters about that girl are brought up. He turned to look at his father and lifted one corner of the lips. " I will father" -------- Outside. He entered his car aftering out of the building. He held the steering wheel tightly in his hands. Snacky what did you do to me? After you jilt me, i should hate you but instead I find myself still loving you. Did you cast a spell on me? You are living happily now but I am here living an unhappy and miserable life. I want to let go of you but i can''t snacky. I am confused and heartbroken. Can I ever find someone to love? Can I ever fall in love again? Shes pregnant She''s pregnant The Next Morning. In a moderate bedroom in the Green vi, Amelia Pearls was sleeping peacefully in weird position. Ringggg! Ringggg! The piercing sound of her ringing cell phone, on the nightstand, echoed in the room. She opened her eyes drowsily and yawned, stretching her hand to reach the nightstand. She peeped at the caller and a slight frown appeared on her face. What was he calling her for? she didn''t remember thest time he called her. And now he was calling her. She slide her thumb on the screen of the phone to pick it up, and raised it to her ear. " Go downstairs! " His cold, deep, and husky voice sounded from the other end of the phone. " Why, what happ......." beep! beep! Before she could finish, the beeping sound of the phone echoed, indicating the caller had hung up. She removed the phone from her ear and stared at it with a nk expression. he didn''t even bother to even let her finish, and directly cut the phone like talking to her was a waste of time. But wait a minute, Why would he tell her to go downstairs just like that?. Something is not right. And for some reasons she was yet to know, a feeling of bad omen erupt in her heart. She stepped down from the bed and walked towards the bathroom. She quickly washed her teeth and took a quick bath. After which she dried her chest-nut brown hair andb it. She then slipped into a casual home wear and walked out of the room Half way down the stairs, she heard a knock on the door, causing her to halt her steps. Was he home? Was that why he asked her toe downstairs, but he had his keys. When they initially got married and packed into the vi, they only had a key to get into the vi. And either of them held the key. So when the other, who didn''t hold the Keyes home first, he would have to wait for her toe before he gets in. And Amelia was always the person who held the keys, because he leaves for work earlier than she does. This caused some issues to arise between them. So, they devised a means to avoid more troubles. The key was duplicated and each of them held a key to the vi. Now why did he ask her toe downstairs to open the door for him? " is he drunk or something? " She puzzled, taking one step after another, as she came down. Then an obsurd thought struck her mind " or perhaps, he forgot his keys at his mistress house, since he didn''t sleep at home Last night" She said mumbled with disdain. She felt her blood boil and her heart suddenly twist in jealousy. "If that''s the case, then he should stay outside or go back to his mistress" She said, defiantly as she crossed her arms on her chest. But....... On a second thought, she walked to the door, and unlocked it. However, when she opened the door, it wasn''t whom she had expected to see, she saw....... --- In a dimly light room the cottons were dropped and the lights were turned off. Two people entangled themselves on therge bed in the center of room. The tall, muscr body of a man was lying on his back, while a snow white skinned woman was lying next to him, with her head was resting on his broad chest as she stroke him gently with her slender fingers while speaking in a soft and coquettish tone. "Are you sure she will sign those papers?" The man chuckled throatily."she doesn''t have a choice because I won''t give her any" He replied, a hint of Ruthlessness could be traced in his voice. Thedy smiled and pressed her red lips on his chest "I do trust you" He return, and kissed her hair and rubbed her back. "It''s a good thing you do" He was going to make her sign those papers no matter what. N?velDrama.Org content. She didn''t have a choice because he won''t give her any...... --- " Please may i know who you are? Amelia asked, with a confused expression. She had opened the door, thinking it was Ethan, but instead she saw two men in business suits, standing in front of the door. One was wearing a dark blue suit, and a neatly trimmed hair, making him look serious in a professional manner. While the other was standing behind the one on dark blue suit, holding a briefcase. He was wearing a ck suit and also had his hair trimmed and neat. But he looked cool and not as serious as the other. "Madam, I am Mr Ethan''swyer and this is my assistant" Amelia felt her heart skipped a beat. Then the words he mentioned yesterday echoed in her head. He said he was going to send hiswyers to bring the papers. But she never thought it would be so soon. Was he so egger to discard her? She felt her stomach churned and her head spinning. Her chest tightened, painfully. She just stood fixed on the ground, in a daze. "Madam... madam" Thewyer called and she jolted out of her daze. She blinked and swallowed. Then pushed the door open. "Please go in" she said, drily. This was it! Thewyers Sat down on the sofa in the sitting room and she followed suit. "Mr Ethan told us to bring the divorce paper, saying you are ready for the divorce" Thewyer gave a start and stretched his hand towards his assistant and the assistant took out some papers from the brief case and handed them to him. "Here are the papers, please read it carefully" he urged, while passing her the papers. She took the papers with shaky hands and closed her eyes, took a deep breath in and out. Before she proceeded to read through them. Every word she read in the papers, transformed into a needle that transports into her heart to prick it. She stopped halfway through and raised her hand to wipe the ball of tears which has rolled out of her eye. She took a deep breath and let it out though her mouth. She didn''t know what will happen after this, but....... she might as well do it. She stretched her hand out and thewyer handed her a pen. She slowly retracted her hand, then ced the pen on the paper. " Madam...... madam........ madam" --- Still in the dimly light room, the two people were still lying down speaking soft words while stroking each other. Just then the phone beside the bed rang, lighting up the room and causing a disturbance to the people on the bed. Thedy, who was nearest to it, reached for the phone and peeped at the caller before handing over the phone. "It''s thewyer, wonder if they''ve got her to sign the papers" Shemented. So soon? It wasn''t expected she would just sign the papers trying to cause some ''trouble''. " What''s the situation, Barrister?" He asked as soon as he picked up the phone. " Mr Ethan, she suddenly fainted and we took her to the hospital" He rolled his eyes mentally. It wasn''t much of a surprise to him. He had expected her to y some tricks so she wouldn''t sign the divorce papers. But he still asked anyway, " Did she signed the papers?" " Papers? No she didn''t; She had wanted to when she suddenly lost consciousness, so we took her to the hospital" " Did you check if she really lost unconsciousness?" To him, she might have been putting up an act to fool them. " When we saw her suddenly closed her eyes and fell back motionlessly, we tried to wake her up but she didn''t budge. So we took her to the hospital" He hummed, nodding his head. He wouldn''t bother himself with this. She could pull off any stunts she wanted but it will not change anything............. Whether she liked it or not, she would sign the divorce papers sooner orter. But he was sure of it, that it would be sooner. " Then why did you call me?" He asked nonchntly as he leaned back. " The doctor is demanding to see you" He creased his forehead and pressed his lips together. " Alright i will be there" Did she really faint? He put down the phone and stepped out of the bed, walking towards the bathroom inside the masters bedroom. " Where are you going?" Madison asked in confusion. " She fainted and is in the hospital" He exined briefly before entering the bathroom. Madison hissed and rolled her eyes. " She is just trying to avoid signing those papers" But right now that didn''t matter. In the eyes of the public, they were still considered husband and wife. --- Ethan Dan was sitting in front of the doctor, in his office. The doctor; who on his usual white coat, with a stethoscope around his neck, sat with a straight back as he spoke. " Do you know this patient?" Though he knows he does but he just had to follow the norm. Ethan lean back and nodded in confirmation. He did know her anyway. If he had his way, he would just denial it straight away. " Who is she to you?" The doctor asked again. " She is my wife" He answered straightforwardly. The doctor suddenly smiled and stretched his hand out for a handshake. " Congrattions! Your wife is three months pregnant" Her lost lover Her lost lover " Hello, mum" Madison''s, soft voice called as she ced the phone on her ear. " Hello, Madison. How are you doing" A famine voice asked from the other end of the phone. " I am not very fine, mum" She answered with a twisted expression. " Why? Is everything alright?" The voice asked, with worry and confusionced in her voice. " Mom, that sl*t is trying to escape signing those papers!" She burst out in anger. " What did she do?" " Can you believe it, mom? She fainted when she was about to sign the divorce papers" A light chuckle came from the other side of the phone. " Did you expect she would just ept to part from him like that? Well if you did, i didn''t" " No! But it''s annoying. One step to kick her out of my way and she wants to spoil everything i have worked for. Mom, you know how hard it was to convince Ethan to divorce her. Now that he finally made up his mind to do so, she is trying to y tricks to change his mind" " Calm down my dear. Now is not the time to get angry. You have to y your cards well. Make sure he doesn''t change his mind" " What should I do, Mom?" " Good that you asked. Make sure to push him hard so he would push her. I know, you know how to do that. Don''t give him the slightest opportunity to change his mind" She arced the corner of her lips up in a smirk. " of course i do mum. Trust me, She will sign those divorce papers and get out of my man''s life, either by hook or by crook" "Good! That''s my girl" The voiceughed, " after she signs those papers, make sure toe home let''s celebrate" " Alright Mom, see you" She replied with a smile and hung up the phone. Ethan Dan belonged to her, Madison Puff, and no woman would take him away from her. Everything he has belongs to her. She would not share him with another woman. Not even her step-sister. --- In the hospital. Amelia slowly opened her eyes up to the ceiling. She turned her head sideways to see what was making beeping sounds. She creased her forehead and tried to get up. A sharp pain coursed through her lower abdomen, causing her toy back down. She yelped and attempted to get up again, enduring the pain as she bit her bottom lips. "Easy, easy" she heard someone said and she turned to see the person. She saw a female nurse rushing towards her with a panicked expression. The nurse was wearing a normal blue nurse uniform. Text ? 2024 N?velDrama.Org. " You shouldn''t get up now. You need rest" the nurse said, as she supported her to lie down again. " Why am I here?" She asked. All she could remember was, She took the pen from thewyer and was about to sign the papers. The pen was already on the paper but...... That was all she could remember. What happened to her? Did she sign the papers? " Actually, you were brought here after you fainted due to stress" The nurse exined briefly. " Stress?" She repeated. How could she faint because of stress? She had passed through stress almost all her life. Since her mother died, to when she was in school, and now even in her marriage. " Yes stress. You know, pregnant women are not supposed to pass through stress because they are no longer alone, but now has another little human growing inside them. Especially, that you seem to be carrying an high risk pregnancy" The nurse exined, patiently. "Oh! i fainted because of the pregnancy" She murmured. Wait..... " Nurse, did you just say pregnancy?" She asked, not knowing what to feel. The nurse paused for a while, " yes i did" she replied. And as if she just remembered something, she smacked her forehead. " I just remembered you didn''t know. Congrattions, Madam, you are two months pregnant" The nurse announced enthusiastically. What! She had been married for two good years and she had been unable to get pregnant but now she suddenly became pregnant when he was about to divorce her or say when he already divorced her. Because she still didn''t know if she signed the papers before she fainted. " I could possibly still save my marriage" she murmured inaudibly. But if she didn''t sign it, she might still have a chance. He said he wanted to divorce because she had been unable to give him a child. And now she was pregnant, he could still change his mind if he knows she was pregnant. And he could even leave her step-sister. Since she presumed he was with her step-sister because he needed a child, Maybe within. Her eyes brimmed with tears as she reached out to touch her t stomach. It was just two months so her pregnancy wasn''t visible. The nurse beamed, watching her movements, " i can see you are very happy. But you have to be very careful. This pregnancy is a very risky one. Try to avoid anything that gives you stress, rx more and eat healthy" She nodded. Of course, she was going to take good care of her baby. " Alright, i would just leave you to rest. I was just doing some routine check up" she said and prepared to leave. " Thank you" Amelia said. " You are wee. Remember take rest, as stress would heighten the risk of losing the child" She reminded her, before walking out of the ward. Amelia felt happy. She smiled and rubbed her stomach again. " Baby, i am so sorry i put you through all that. Momma would always take care of you from now on, till youe out to see the world" --- Amelia was lying down, facing the ceiling when the door was abruptly push open with a little force. She turned her head sideways, to face the door. She saw Ethan entered. Her heart skipped a beat and then leaped with joy. " Just you wait! You wanted to divorce me because i couldn''t bear a child right? Now I am pregnant" She said in her heart, keeping a poker face. He walked to stand beside her bed and looked down at her, his eyes had unclear emotionsced in them. " At first, i thought this was one of your tricks but it seems i was wrong. Who is responsible" He asked, coldly. His expression was dark. " Responsible for what?" She puzzled, what was he talking about? " Don''t you try to y dumb with me. You know fully well what i am talking about" He barked and grunted, shoving his hand in his hair. She flinched and tried to sit up, as she bit her bottom lips in pain. After she stood up, she raised her head up. " I seriously don''t know what you are talking about" " I knew all along that you weren''t faithful, you bloody cheat!" He shouted with red eyes. Now, it became clear to her about what he was talking about. Wait, why would he be asking such question? Did he seriously think she was a cheat? She bit hard on her lips and and swallowed. " Of course, Ethan. You are responsible for the pregnancy" " Don''t you dare lie to me!" He said, more calmly. But his burning gaze, seems like it would slice her in pieces anytime soon. " Ethan, I am not lying. You are responsible for the pregnancy. I have never cheated on you with anyone Ethan. What is going on with you!" She suddenly yelled. Right now, she was feeling very angry. She wouldn''t let him call her a cheater when he is the culprit here. " You think i would believe that?" He mocked. Her anger heightened as her chest heaved up and down. " I don''t care if you believe me. You dare to use me of cheating, when you are the cheater here! You are so disgusting Ethan. How dare you!" She yelled, as tears rolled down her cheeks. She has had enough! She could ept any other thing but not to be called a cheater. Ethan was shocked when she yelled at him. She had always been so soft and spoke gently. However, today she yelled. He tried to calm himself down. " Then how did you be pregnant?" She paused for a moment and eyed him. " Am i not married? Have i not ever slept with my husband? What is your problem exactly?" " My problem is you! I know you are cheating. Is it the reason you haven''t given me a child in the two years we have been married? And now we are divorcing, you want to have a child for him!" " Stop it!" She yelled and held her hair with both hands. Six Six "Tell me the truth, Amelia!" He growled, muscles popping out of his forehead. " Tell you what truth, Ethan? What truth?!" She retorted. " Is the child mine or not?" " It''s yours!" She yelled so loudly, that it hurts her throat. She closed her eyes and leaned back on the headrest. Silence ensued between them. After a while, he broke the silence. " Well, it doesn''t matter now. I don''t care" He said, and turned to leave. Half way close to the door, he stopped, " Thewyers are bringing the papers soon. You might escape signing it the first time but don''t you try to pull off any stunts. Please do well to sign them" He said. While he was talking, he didn''t even bother to look at her. He was looking at the door. When he finished talking, he opened the door and walked out. She stared at the door in a daze. Not even the pregnancy could make him change his mind. He was hellbent on divorcing her. "Ethan Dan, why are you doing this to me? You have always been such a caring and nice husband. What hade over you?" Shemented as her eyes brimmed with tears. What was going to happen now? He didn''t ept her child and still wants to divorce her. Was she going to be a single mother whose child was denied by his father? How would she go through this pregnancy stages alone with any support? How was she going to cope in this city? Was she going to be aughing stock? What would she tell the child when he grows up to understand that he doesn''t only have a mother but had a father too? How would she still have the courage to carry this pregnancy after her divorce? Different questions reeled her mind. Tears unrestrained tears rolled down her cheeks. She sobbed for a long time before she stopped. She wiped her tears with the back of her hand and reached out to touch her stomach. " Don''t you worry baby. Momma would do everything possible to make sure you live. Even if your father does not ept. I do and I would do anything possible to make sure you are happy and cared for. No harm woulde to you" She said, with determination. Her mother died when she was at a young age so she really didn''t experience a mother''s love but she would make sure her child gets the best. --- Ethan strided out of the hospital in a fist of rage. What can''t she just say the truth? She was such a bloody liar! On a second thought, why was he even angry at the fact that she cheated on him and got pregnant? He didn''t really love her anyway and he was even about to divorce her. "But how did she really get pregnant?" He puzzled. What if she was really saying the truth? Does that means the child was his? If yes, how could he divorce her, the Greg family''s blood can''t be outside. His family would not agree to it. Even he would not let his child be taken away. "Ahhhh........" He groaned and kicked the car as he already walked to it. He then open the car and got in. As he wanted to start the car engine, his phone rang. He stopped his movements and took the phone out of his pocket. The name, which was disyed on the screen, caused his heart to skip a beat. How could he be thinking about Amelia when his thoughts were to be directed to Madison. If Madison finds out she is pregnant, he would be a dead meat. It would even be worser if he didn''t tell her and then she finds outter. Because she definitely will. He was caught in a dilemma. He kept the phone aside as he mmed his feet on the engine and drove off. --- " What! You got her pregnant?!" Madison''s voice resonated in the room. " I am sorry. I really didn''t do it intensionally, you know it. I thought i have always been careful enough" He coaxed as he held her hand. "Don''t you dare touch me! We had a n remember?" She said as she snatched her hand from his grip. " I know. It wasn''t on intensionally. It might not even be mine" He tried to defend himself. " Don''t you dare say such! We both know that sl*t could be alot of other things but not a cheater. She didn''t cheat on you! Don''t lie, that child is yours" Madison yelled in rage. Ethan sighed. That was what he had thought too but couldn''t find himself epting such truth. That child was his. What was he going to do now? " i am very sorry Madison" He pleaded as he tried to hold her hand again. " Don''t you dare touch me! She is pregnant. Your alibi for divorcing her is no longer valid. Now what?" She asked. He sighed and keep quiet. It was obvious, what was going to happen next. " If the Greg family finds out especially your father and grandfather, they would not allow you to just part with her like that. They wouldn''t want their grandchild to be born outside the family. Even if you divorce her, they would bring her back into the family using that alibi" She said, at this point, her body was vibrating in anger. And his silence heightened the anger. " This would affect us in the future when we eventually get married. What would people say? Gosh......" She growled and sat down on a chair. Silence ensued between them. " I am really sorry" He apologized again. " Can you just ahhhh......" she grunted. " I am trying to look for a way out of this mess you have created" --- The next morning, Amelia opened her eyes, feeling slightly tired and dizzy. " Good morning" She had a voice greeted, and she swiftly turned her head towards the source of the voice. It was the same nurse from yesterday. " Good morning, nurse" She greeted in return, with a stiff smile that didn''t reach her eyes. " How are you doing today?" The nurse asked. " I am fine, nurse" That was the normal reply to the question '' how are you doing''. Even if you ain''t really fine, you are still expected to say that anyways. " Are you feeling dizzy or tired?" " A bit of both, i guess" " Are you feeling the urge to urinate or throw up?" " Not really" " Are you feeling pain anywhere?" " Yes i am feeling pain below my abdomen" " I am sorry. It''s normal sometimes. Are you hungry?" Her stomach answered the question by rumbling. Her cheeks turned beetroot red as she bit her bottom lips and lowered her head in embarrassment. She silently reprimanded her stomach for embarrassing her this morning. The nurseughed heartily and said " you don''t have to feel embarrassed. I understand. I will go get something for you to eat" " Okay. Thank you" Amelia responded. The nurse left. Few minutes after she left, a knock came from the door. She knitted her brows tightly. Who could that be? The nurse just left so she couldn''t possiblye Content property of N?velDra/ma.Org. back now. The doctors couldn''t be knocking before entering her ward, right? Ethan couldn''t be here again, right? His family does not even know if she was hospitalized so they couldn''te visit neither would her family visit her because; basically, she only had her father as a family and he wasn''t in the country. As for the step mother and daughter duo, they wouldn''t even bother visiting her for no good reason. Her thoughts ran wide. Jeez..... She has really learnt to over think this days. The door was pushed opened and two familiar figures walked in. Thump! Seven Seven Amelia felt chills swept over her body, when she saw the twowyers Ethan had sent. How could he do this to her? She never knew he could be so wicked. For goodness sake, she was in the hospital because she was pregnant for his child and didn''t care. He still sent hiswyers to bring the divorce papers to her at the hospital. This was too much! This is not the man she knew. Or had he been hiding this side of him from her? " Madam we are sorry for not putting your heath condition in thought but we are acting ording to Mr Greg''s orders. I do hope you understand" Thewyer said, apologically. She nodded with a stiff smile. It wasn''t their faults anyways. Ethan was the one to me for this. " I understand. Where are the papers?" Since he really wanted her out of his life, she wouldn''t force herself on him. She would rather leave with dignity, than to be humiliated and forced to leave. Besides, she didn''t want to make things difficult for thewyers who were just acting on his words. No matter what happens in the future, she would be able to face it. She would as well take the step. Thewyers handed the paper over to her. She took it and began to read through it carefully. Ethan was a cunny and witty businessman. He might add a use that might make her regret in future. When she was almost done reading it, her phone rang. She took the phone. Her eyes gazed at the caller and she was taken aback. " Hello" She picked the phone and ced it on her ear. " Are thewyers there already?" " Yes they are" She answered, drily. " Please don''t drag this on for too long. Sign those papers and don''t make things any more difficult. And as for the pregnancy, since you imed it''s mine, we would go for a DNA test soon" He said and hung up the phone. Her heart ached terribly. He wants to run a DNA test on the child to check if it was his, that would be very humiliating and she wouldn''t let that happen. Right now, she really can''t help but hate his guts. She would just sign the papers and let him go. She stretched her hand out and a pen was ced in it. She quickly scribble her signature on the papers and handed it over to them. They left after taking the papers. This was it. --- " Mom, he got her pregnant" A sobbing voice said. Madison was so heart broken when she had the news, so she called her mother. " Got who pregnant?" " Amelia, she is pregnant. That was why she fainted" " How did she manage to get pregnant, after everything we had done" " I don''t know mum, i honestly don''t know. And right now, i am confused. What are we going to do?" " Calm down, dear. Don''t cry anymore. This is not a time to cry. We have toe up with a n. We can''t possibly let her give birth to his child, right?" " No Mom. But what can we do? She is already with his child Mom. Do you know how this could affect us in future, if more people find out?" " Of course i do, dear. That''s why we need to n carefully. If we let her give birth to his child, it would be very risky. What if the child is a male? He would be his first son and would automatically be the next sessor of the Greg¡¯s family. And if you eventually give birth to a male child, the child would be his junior and won''t have a chance to get much of the family property" " That can''t happen!" " It can if we let her have her way. If the child is female, she might gain the love of the family and even Ethan. She might even get the lion share. And even though you should give birth to children for him, your kids might grow up to have a strong opponent. All in all, if the Greg¡¯s family finds out she is pregnant, do you think you might still have a chance?" Madison took a while to digest all what her mother had said. She wiped her face with her palm. " What should i do to prevent this, Mom?" " If you are ready, then i would tell you" " I am more than ready to do anything to make sure she doesn''t get in my way" " Good. This is what you should do.........." --- A dayter. Once again, Amelia opened her eyes after more than twenty four hours. She turned towards the window, to see the sun radiating outside. " Is it afternoon yet?" She puzzled as she attempted to get up. An excruciating pain, shoot through her Content property of N?velDra/ma.Org. abdomen, more painful and worser than before. " Ouch!" She yelped in pain and returned to her lying position. She looked at the clock, which was hanged on the wall. Did she sleep for such a long time? And why was she in so much pain? " I thought this pain was beginning to reduce yesterday" She thought outloud. Just then, her stomach grumbled loudly, as if it was trying to inform her she hasn''t feed it. She rubbed her stomach and heaved a sighed. " I am really being very careless. I should try to live healthy or risk my baby''s life" she reprimanded herself. Her attention was drifted to the door when it was pushed open. She saw the smiling, female nurse walking in, holding a paper bag. "How are you?" The nurse greeted. " I am doing fine, nurse" She replied and tried to sit up on the bed. " No, no no no. You shouldn''t get up. You need rest at a time like this" The nurse urged and supported her to lie down again. "Are you hungry?" She asked keeping the paper bag on the table. "Yes, sorry i slept off when you went to buy the food this morning" " This morning?" The nurse repeated with a strange expression. " Yes. You said you wanted to go buy food for me this morning" She tried to remind the nurse, as she thought she might have forgotten or something. The nurse froze for a moment. " Please, hmmm" She trialed off. She wanted to call her name but remembered she didn''t even know her name. "Amelia Pearls." Amelia helped out. " Yes, Amelia. Please there is something i really want to tell you" The nurse sat beside her. " Go on" she urged. " Please you have to be strong for yourself. This is not the end" She gave a start. Amelia creased her brows, bitting her lips. With the way this nurse was sounding, a bad feeling grow in her guts. " Nurse, please tell me, what is wrong?" She asked, anxiously. What other bad thing could happen to her right now? " Please calm down" " I am calm. Please talk" She said. " The food i bought for you, was eaten by my colleagues yesterday" " Yesterday? But the day hasn''t even ended" She questioned. Her anxiousness heighten. " No it''s no longer yesterday. You fainted yesterday and you are just waking up now" The nurse exined, looking at her intently. She fainted again? She had thought she had fallen asleep in the morning and was just waking up by afternoon. But it turned out that she had fainted. The nurse took hold of one of her hand, caressing it gently, " please, promise me that no matter what I say, you would be strong for yourself" " Nurse I have always been a strong woman, matter what i go through" she reassured and then added. " Please tell me" The nurse stared at her for a while and heaved a deep sigh. No matter how strong a woman might be, she would stagger when hit by such a thing...... " You lost the child, when you fainted" Eight Eight Amelia saw her world go nk, and spin. Her mouth went agape as her eyes nkly stared into space. She felt her heart almost stopped beating in her chest. Her throat tightened, forcefully throling her chest. It hurts! The nurse held her hand and rubbed it, consolingly. C0pyright ? 2024 N?v)(elDrama.Org. Amelia sat up on the bed, ignoring the striking pain from her abdomen, which seemed like it would paralyzed her. " Tell me it''s not true, nurse" She muttered, holding unto herst string of sanity. The nurse sighed. " It''s true but because this child died, doesn''t mean that you can''t give birth again. Maybe this one just couldn''t risk being born because he sees some things he might not be able to bear in future. Please you have to calm down and try to regain your health because right now, your own health is very important" The nurse urged. " I should calm down? I would assume this is a joke. Please, i am not in the mood for this" Amelia left from her previous state into an angry state. How could she lost the baby? She only fainted, it''s not like she hasn''t fainted before and now is being told miscarried her unborn baby. This was too much to bear. First, she went through a painful divorce with the father of her child, who isn''t even epting the pregnancy as his. And the pregnancy was giving her a tough time. Now, she lost the child because of her carelessness, she had guessed. " What do you mean nurse? This is my own child we are talking about here" She said. Right then, an abrupt thought struck her mind. As soon as she thought of this possibility, she turned to the nurse. " Did the doctors kill my child on purpose because he ordered them to do so?" The nurse frowned. " What are you talking about? What are you saying?" " Tell me the truth. Was my child terminated on purpose? Who has a hand in it?" She asked. At this point, she felt she could no longer hold herself. She was gradually losing her sanity. Because right now, she can''t even recognize herself. " Please you can''t just jump to that conclusion. They didn''t......" " Liar! You are lying. He never wanted this child. He must have sent them to end the child''s life when i fainted" She used. By now, her body was already vibrating in anger. Her face, eyes and nose had turned red. " Please, Amelia. You have to calm down and think properly" The nurse coaxed. " Don''t you dare tell me to calm down! Were you also part of them? Hahaha, you are such a pretender" She used turning her body to the nurse. " Please watch yournguage with me. You can''t assume things about somebody like that" " Watch whatnguage? For goodness sake! He is just an innocent unborn baby, could you be so wicked?! Provide that child you killed, now!" She ordered, as she suddenly limped forward to hold the nurse by the cor. " Please, you really need to calm down" The nurse urged. From the looks of things, this certainly would not end well. " Shut up!" She yelled And forcefully pushed the nurse out of the bed, and the nursended on her butt. Amelia stepped down from the bed and went close to her. " Tell me who and who conspired to kill my innocent unborn baby" She growled. She held the nurse by the cor again and dragged her up, violently. The nurse seemed powerless as Amelia had the upper hand. The door was pushed opened, and the doctor who entered meet this scene. " What is going on here?" He asked, walking into the ward. Amelia raised her head to see a man on coat. She instantly knew he was a doctor. So she quickly toss the nurse aside and walked towards the doctor. The doctors was her main focus. As she approached the doctor, the doctor was feeling the need to step back. This woman who has always seemed meek and gentle, was now emitting a killing aura. " What did you do to my baby? Were you paid to kill him?" She yelled, as she increased her pace. The doctor hastily ran to the other side of the room and quickly pressed a button. As soon as he pressed the button, the whole ward began to vibrate, blinking a red light. After a while, some doctors and nurses rushed in with different medical kits. Usually, that button he pressed was actually the button, pressed when there is an emergency. After seeing the people who rushed in and what they were carrying, Amelia became rmed. She stopped trying to attack any of them and began to step back in fear. And as she stepped back, a tall,nky man proceeded to step forward, holding a little box. " Don''te close to me! Don''t!" She yelled in panic. For some unknown reasons, her brain kept shouting ''danger'', causing her to be alert. But he ignored her warning and continue to approach her. " Are you deaf? I said don''te any closer!" She panicked. As she was concentrating on the man, who was slowly approaching her, she didn''t pay attention to the doctor behind her. The doctor charged towards her rapidly, from behind and held her down. " Quick! Give me!" He ordered as he held her down. The man, who was initiallying after her, paused at the turned of things. He quickly opened the box and brought out an injection, which he threw to the doctor. Amelia struggled vigorously with the doctor, holding her down, but she was overpowered by him. " Ahhhh..." She yelped in pain when the injection was pierced into her skin. She stopped making any movements or sounds. Her eyes widened as she looked at the people in the ward with blurry eyes. Slowly, her eyes closed. She already lost the innocent baby, who chose her as his mother, because of her carelessness. Now he would be happy. The only string that would hold them together, was gone. She fellpletely unconscious. --- A young man sat on a swivel chair in a room, which was made to look like an office. The furnitures, the curtains and almost everything in the room were either ck, white or green. In front of the chair he was sitting, there was a table, in ck color. The man leaned back on the chair, popping his elbows on the armrest. His cold nk eyes were gazing into nothingness. His thin lips parted as he murmured. " Snacky, are you really happy with him? Does he make you happy? Do you still smile as bright and pure as before? Where are you right now?" He chuckled self- depreciatingly. " Yes of course you look happy thest time i saw you with him. But am I happy? I can''t f*cking stop thinking about you and the time we spent together everyday, which i don''t think you ever valued.My life is so miserable and empty" He chuckled again, this time more louder. " What the h*ll are you still using to control me, that make me unable to stop thinking and hoping? I can''t just move on! I want to move on! I want to stop thinking about you!" He banged his fist on the table in a fit of rage. She must have probably forgotten about his existence but here he was, always thinking about her and wishing for her happiness, even when he is hurting. She must have casted a spell on him! A knock was heard on the door. "Get lost!" His rage- filled voice resonated in the room. No, he has to move on. He really has to let her go. Nine Nine The following day. In the silent ward, the petite frame of the young woman, was lying motionless on the hospital bed dressed in a blue hospital gown. The white nket covered her body, stopping a little near the chest region. The figure on the bed, stirred after a long time of lying still in one position. She opened her eyes and turned her body to the window. After a while, tears suddenly began to roll down her rosy cheeks. She could still remember all that has happened. '' Now what?'' She was now a divorced woman, who miscarried her baby. People would start rumoring her to be a barren woman, who lost her marriage. Where would she start from? She couldn''t possibly still leave in this city, right? She had no one else to go to. She isn''t the type to make friends. Because she believed that, if she should want to make one, it will not be a genuine one, since people who mingle with the rich only do so because they want to benefit from the friendship in one way or the other. They are hypocrite, greedy, jealous and a long list of stuffs she never wanted. It was hard to find a genuine friend these days. She doesn''t have a rtive, who liked her genuinely, except for her father, who was not even here. She had thought her husband would be her true friend and rtive. She had thought that after she gives birth, she would then, have her husband and children and would never be alone in this world. However, reality hit her hard, so hard that she is finding it hard to bear. She had built her life around her family, and marriage. And now she was divorced by him and betrayed by her step- family. If the news gets out about her divorce, and reasons he had gave for it, she won''t be able to move or C0pyright ? 2024 N?v)(elDrama.Org. work as she used to. She would be mocked, and insulted. How would she bear the shame and humiliation? Where would she find the courage to live? The tears gushed out of her eyes, wetting the sheets. As she was in thought and crying, she heard the door being pushed opened. She slightly turned towards the door, in attempt to see who it was. A tall, pale-skinned woman walked on heels walked in. She was wearing a sleeveless red, knee length gown. Her short brown hair was let down. The aura she emitted, shouted power and ruthlessness. Though beautiful, her face and presence, was fierce and intimidating. On seeing this woman, Amelia''s face darkened and her eyes turned cold. She now hated this people to hell. The woman stood beside the bed, looking down at her condescendingly. " What are you doing here?" She was in no mood to even exchange pleasantries with this woman. " I heard you have finally signed the papers, Amelia." The woman started. Amelia clenched her fists under the sheets. " What are you doing here, Laura Pearls.?" " That''s not a good way to call your mother, you know" she smirked. " You are not my mother and can never be!" Amelia growled. " I am grateful i am not anyways. So you are pregnant, right? Do you exactly think your pregnancy would have made him change his mind?" She chuckled, " oh, pathetic" " Your daughter have seeded in snatching my husband, are you happy?" " Mind you, he is no longer your husband, remember? Besides, Ethan was never yours, Amelia. He was meant for a woman like my daughter" " Do you not have shame? Your daughter snatched another woman''s husband and you are happy about it. You are not worthy of being called a mother! You are a shame to motherhood. I pity her for having a mother like you, who will surely lead her astray. Go and hide your face in shame, Laura" " I don''t care what you say, darling. You have quite a sharp tougue, just like your mother. I would take it that you are just trying to vent out your frustrations" " Oh i forgot. Madison Puff was born from a lineage of snatchers and thiefs. The things you have right now, are not actually yours. From the husband to the wealth, fortune and power" " Watch your words, Amelia!" She ordered in a high pitched voice. Amelia knew she had touch the soft spot. She smiled triumphantly. " Oops, i touched the spot, right? The truth, they say is very bitter and it hurts, don''t you think?" Laura was so angry but she needed to keep her cool. She has already been defeated anyway. " I got no time for you. By the way, i came here to give you your things at Ethan''s ce. The driver would be bringing it up now" As she finished talking, a man, average in height and looks walked into the ward, drawing tworge luggages. He left the luggage beside the bed and slightly bent his head, before walking out. " Since you are no longer married to him, there should be no need to still have your stuffs in his house. So i thought i could help you bring it over. Am i not thoughtful?" " Yes you are very thoughtful, step mother" " So where are you going to stay from now on? You have nothing left in this city anymore. So I would advice you to just leave" " Seems that is actually a good idea, i would do that. Now you have to get going, you have overstayed your wee. I want to rest" " Anyways, i was going to tell you that, you can alwayse to me when you need money. I could always be of help" " I don''t need your money! I would rather borrow or beg for money on the street thane to you for money. " So stubborn. Just like your mother. I know you are just trying to act tough. Where are you expecting to see the money you would use to leave this city and restart?" " It''s not your business!" " Are you putting hope on Ethan''s money? You refused his settlement. And I would also like to inform you that you no longer have ess to his bank. He already stopped the bank from giving you any money. And you aren''t possibly hoping to get from your father, right? He already traveled. So you got only my help" " And i don''t need it. Leave please. I want to rest" Laura eyed her for a while, before turning her heels to leave the room. Amelia gazed at the two luggages beside her bed and sighed. She really was thankful to her stepmother for bringing the luggages over. She didn''t want to step into that house, least she gets more emotional and reluctant to go, thereby embarrassing herself. And to add to it, she presumed that Ethan must have brought her step-sister into the house already. She didn''t want to set eyes on them. Now, she has to rx and heal first. Before properly nning how she would live her life from then on. She already knew, that she has to go. Go far away from here. But to where? Ten Ten In the dimly light room, Madison was lying motionless on the bed. While Ethan was sitting beside her on the bed. " Come on Madison. I know you are awake, please speak to me?" He has been trying to pacify her ever since she came to find out that Amelia was pregnant with his child. Even after it was heard that she miscarried the baby, she still kept a silent war with him, even if he didn''t want to be part of the war. How could he bear that? Madison lied still, she didn''t even move nor talk with him. She was going to suffer him a bit, for lying and going against her wish. " Baby, i have said i am sorry" He said, " ok, if you don''t want to speak to me, at least get up to eat. You can''t starve yourself unnecessarily" He coaxed. But she ignored him. He sighed. He knew how stubborn and hard-hearted she could be sometimes, but he felt he was wrong. " It was a mistake. I never really had any dubious intentions. I know you feel hurt. But please forgive me and don''t keep silent war with me anymore. Besides she has miscarried the baby already" He pacified, patiently. Madison heart soften. What he said was right anyway. What need was there, ignoring him because of what was now nonexistent. Though she really felt the need to punish him a bit, she would have to forgive and reconcile with him. By the way, she has missed him. She turned her body to face him and opened her eyes. " You know how angry i am, right?" He nodded, feeling happy she has finally talked to him. " Yes and i am sorry" She sighed and moved closer to him. She leaned her head on hisp, and said softly, " Don''t you ever do such a thing again. It will break my heart. Only i can have your children" He smiled, " Yes only you can have my children" He agreed. She raised her head up and pouted. " I am hungry" she whined. " Then let''s go and eat" --- In the hospital ward. Amelia sat up on the bed, with difficulty. She stepped down from the bed. By now, her body was healing rapidly, and the pain drastically reduced. She checked the luggages. Her mind had told her Laura, couldn''t really be trusted. It might be that she didn''t pack her things but...... After checking her luggages, she sat on the bed and took her phone. She began to nce through her contacts to see if she had anyone, she could call for help. But after scrolling for a while, she found none. She stopped scrolling and closed the app, before throwing the phone on the bed. It was of no use. She leaned back on the bed. Bingo! She remembered someone and she quickly picked up her phone and dialed the number. After three rings, the phone was answered. " Hello, Mrs Pearls, how have you been doing? Are you sick? Why haven''t youe to work since?" A famine voice bombarded questions, immediately she picked up the phone. Amelia chuckled, " one at a time, please." " Alright, ma''am. Did you and Mr Greg divorce? The news is everywhere now. Everyone is talking about it" The smile on her face stiffened. After a moment, she regained herself. The news was already all over? How did the media get hold of such news in a short while? The mother and daughter duo. She could have known. They went as far as spreading the news. No wonder she said there was nothing left for her. Advising her to leave, they wanted her to leave their lives and sights for good. " Yes we divorced" she admitted, but this was where she would stop. She wouldn''t disclose more details. So, before she could ask the reason for their divorce, Amelia quickly changed the topic. " Please, can you do me a favor?" "Anything, ma" " Thank you. I would send you my ount details and the location of where I currently am and you would withdraw money from my bank and bring it to me. Can you do that?" " Of course, ma. Send it and i would go right away" On a second thought, Amelia asked, " are you not busy at the office?" N?velDrama.Org content. " I will take a leave, then. Besides it would be an avenue to take a rest. Don''t you worry" She reassured cheerfully. On a normal circumstances, she would have disagreed, but right now, she had no choice. " Alright" She hung up the phone and forward her ount details and the address of this hospital. It would be easy to find anyway. After sending it, she dropped her phone andy on the bed. She would begin the execution of her ns to leave this city. The money aspect was solved. Luckily, she had always been the type to save money, even from the time she was still in school. She would save the allowances her father gives to her. And when she left school and began to work, she would save her sry and the money her husband ( now ex-husband) gives to her. So, She had a reasonable amount of money in her ount, which would be enough for a start. Her n was already in action but the main lead has not yet arrived......... " Good morning" she heard a familiar voice greeted. Maybe she was too deep in thought, that she didn''t hear the door open. She sat up and gazed at the nurse, who wasing towards the bed. The memory of what urred the previous day, yed on her mind. She had thought that, after what happened that day, she would not even want toe to her ward again and she, Amelia, was nning to find her and apologize. But to her greatest surprise, she came. She felt her heart warm. The nurse was really an angel, in disguise. " Good morning, nurse" " How are you doing?" " I am fine," She answered and lowered her head. " About that incident..... I am really sorry for the way i acted. I honestly didn''t know what came over me" The nurse smiled slightly. " It''s ok. I understand how you felt, after finding out you lost your baby" " Thank you very much" She said. She was really grateful that she was an understanding person. " What happened? Why are luggages here? Are they for you?" The nurse asked, with a confused expression. Amelia looked at the luggages and cleared her throat. " They are mine" " Yours? Why are they here?" She asked again. " I.... I am nning on leaving" She opened up, skeptically. " Leaving? To where?" " You must have already know who I am and who is my husband. We divorced. It''s already on the news. Added to that, i have a lot of circumstances surrounding my divorce. I want to leave, at least to go far away" The nurse walked to the bed and sat on it. " I understand what you are going through right now. But is there a need to leave?" Amelia pursed her lips, looking at her. " It is my decision. I want to take this step. And please you have to help me" " How?" " The hospital might not let me leave and may insist on me staying here to recuperate. But I really want to go now" " But you still have healed yet. How do you expect me to help you in this? It is true that the hospital may not really let you leave because after that incident, they are deliberating on leaving you here so they could watch you, since they are not sure about your mental state" " Please, nurse you have to help me" she pleaded pitifully. She had already predicted this before, so it wasn''t much of a surprise. But she needed to go. The nurse sighed in resignation. " Ok i will help you. But where do ie in?" Amelia almost squealed after she agreed. She had thought she would have a hard time convincing the nurse, but she agreed, without much persuasion. " I need you to help me with my escape n......" --- Few hourster, Chloe entered Amelia''s ward, an air of great enthusiasm revolving around her. When she saw Amelia, she quickly hugged her tightly. The rtionship between both of them were more than a head and a subordinate. Amelia really found the good qualities of a friend in her, though she really didn''t take it seriously. And for Chloe Waters, Amelia was her role model, her mentor and a woman she looks up to. After hugging her, Chloe sat on the bed and took a quick nce at the ward. " Did you bring the money?" Amelia asked as she joined her to sit down. " Yes I did. But what are you using such big amount of money for?" Amelia contemted for a while, before she decided to open up. " I want to leave this city" " What! You really can''t be serious, right?" " I am. I am leaving because......."Amelia took time to exin some certain things to her. " Does that mean i won''t see you again?" She asked. after listening to Amelia, her usual cheerful expression dampened. " I would surelye back. This is my home and origin i would return" She would surely return, but not as the Amelia Pearls they used to know, but as a new Amelia Pearls...... Eleven Eleven Amelia sat on the bed in her ward. She was anxiously looking at her phone, every once in a while. Just then, her phone suddenly lit up, apanied with a beep. She quickly unlocked her phone and checked the message. " It''s time" Seeing this two words appear on the screen, she stood up and walked to her luggage. She took out a set of clothes and quickly changed into them. She walked out of the ward; stopping to look around, before taking a trash bin and walking towards the back exit of the building. After sessfully reaching outside, she walked to a corner and dumped the trashcan along with it''s contents inside a built-up area. " The cleaners would surely see it anyways" She muttered and walked towards a pathway, leading to the main road. After a while, she got to the main road and boarded a taxi. On the way, she caught sight of a fancy small restaurant ahead. The mouthwatering aroma from the small restaurant, made her stomach grumbled. " It would be nice to eat something before leaving" She reasoned, and turned to the driver. " Please can you stop me in front of that restaurant?" She asked, pointing at the restaurant ahead of them. The driver stopped the car in front of the restaurant. She alighted and payed the driver before walking into the restaurant. When she was inside, she just picked a table closer to the window, and began tapping away on her phone. A sit close to the window is usually her favorite spot to sit, each time she goes to any restaurant and that''s if the sit hasn''t been taken. Not too long, a waitress walked up to her. " Good day, ma''am. Wee to our restaurant. Please what would you love to have?" Amelia looked up from her phone and smiled slightly. " Please can I see your menu?" " Of course ma''am" The waitress passed her a menu. She picked three dishes and a drink, and handed the menu back to the waitress. " Alright ma''am. I will go take your orders" The waitress said and turned to leave. But for some reasons, she abruptly paused her steps and looked back at Amelia, strangely. " Please, i am sorry but can I ask you a question?" She hesitated for a while. Amelia raised her head up to look at her and nodded with a frown. " Did you attend Longman college?" " Yes i did" She replied. Could she be one of those people who knew her as the Pearls family young Miss or wife to Ethan Dan Greg. Or she heard the news about her divorce and wanted to mock her. But why did she mention Longman college? When she left to Ennd to study, only few people knew. Though they knew she had went to Ennd to study, they didn''t exactly know the school she went to. It isn''t even in those biographies, those media people write. " Sorry but are you named Amelia, American name. Elena as your other name?" Amelia pursed her lips. This may be someone who knew her very well. " Yes" " So it''s really you Amy!" She eximed. Amelia furrowed her brows and adjusted her sitting position. In this life time, only her mother and father, and some close friends she knew back in Longman college that call her by that nickname. " It''s me, Scarlet. Scarlet Marks.!" She said, cheerfully. " You are Scarlet? This is a lie!" She said in disbelief. " It''s really me Amy. It''s me" Amelia stood up and took a look at her again. " OMG! It''s really you, Red" she eximed and they tightly hugged each other. Red was another trantion for Scarlet. " What are you doing here?" Amelia asked as she stared down at Scarlet''s clothes. She wa wearing a neatly ironed sleeve shirt and a tight fitted skirt, she had a white apron tied around her neck and waist. Her hair was tied up in a bun and she applied light make up on her face. Amelia was actually shocked at the fact that the Scarlet she once knew is now a..... Scarlet sighed. " It''s a long story my friend" " What long story? You have to tell me what kind of story ced you in this condition" She insisted. " Alright. Let me bring your orders first" " Ok. Also bring some for yourself" " You don''t have to worry about me. I am ok" Scarlet refused. " No, you have to bring some for yourself too" Scarlet agreed and went to bring the food. Later, she came back with two trays and ced them on the table. Amelia sniffed the tempting aroma of the food and breathed a sigh of relief. And her stomach growled in response. Scarletughed. " Your haven''t changed a bit" They soon began to eat. " So I heard what happened to you on the news" Scarlet started, awkwardly. Amelia paused her spoon, which was about to go into her mouth and stared at her. " It''s ok if you don''t want to talk about it" She said. Amelia shook her head in response and sighed. "It''s not like i don''t want to talk about it" She had nothing to hide from Scarlet. They were once best of friends and each other''s confidant. She briefly narrated what has been going on in her life since she left..... Practically ran from college. " Oh my god! I never thought such a thing could happen to you" Scarlet was puzzled, after her exnation. " It''s ok" She said, with a smile. " It''s not. I thought he was actually a good man, looking from his mannerism and appearance and that you were happy with him but it seemed i was wrong all this while. How could he do such a thing?!" " Calm down, Scarlet. It''s now in the past" She coaxed. Scarlet was the type to get angry quickly. Especially when it came to matters concerning the people she love. " Now, tell me about yourself. Why is the daughter of the Marks family working as a waitress in such a small restaurant?" She asked as a way of diverting the topic to Scarlet and to feed her curiosity. " It''s really a long story. Life really hasn''t been easy after I left college" she started. " What happened? Please spill!" " After you left, I still had to continue with my studies, since i still had one year left. The following year, i graduated. But my family didn''te for the graduation. So I got angry and left meet them the very next day" She narrated and put a meat into her mouth, with a stuffy expression. Clearly she wasn''t " When I got home, I was shocked to see that my father was seriously sick and hispany was not doing well. Though he tried to visit the hospital and took medications, his illness was not an ordinary one. Thepany''s stock market dropped significantly and the shareholders were beginning to pressure my father to give up his position as the CEO. But he refused" " He stubbornly tried to raise thepany back to it''s glory, but he failed. And thepany stock price continue to drop. The people who lent him money, all came to him demanding for their money or the properties he used as coteral. And they were my father''s priced possessions" " The shareholders began to redraw their share one after the other. And the people who lent my father money, took his properties he used as coteral, since he couldn''t give them their money" " My father lost thepany and this took a huge tour on his health. Though it was confirmed that he could do a surgery, there was fifty fifty chance. He could make it or won''t make it. His condition worsened. At this point, My mother did the unthinkable" By now, Amelia''s expressions dampened. Scarlet looked at her and continued. She was going to let it all out. " My mother took My father''s properties document and ran off. Still now, we didn''t see her anymore. After this, i finally decided to convince my father to go for the surgery. After much persuasion, he agreed. The bills were much, so we decided to sell off our remaining properties and footed the bills. Fortunately, he made it out" " But we were left with nothing. We relocated to this city to start anew. My father and I do manual jobs for a living" " OMG! I can''t believe you passed through all that!" Amelia eximed. She thought what she had passed through in life was unbearable but her own situation was better than that of Zhou Ren. At least she didn''t fall from riches to poverty. " I am so sorry" She said " It''s ok. It''s in the past now" C0pyright ? 2024 N?v)(elDrama.Org. They looked at each other and burst outughing. When Pearls narrated her own ordeal, Scarlet was angry and keep say sorry. And Amelia told her " it''s ok. It''s in the past now". Scarlet unknowingly repeated it. After they had calm down, Scarlet expression suddenly changed. Her gaze turned nk and cold. " What''s wrong?" Amelia asked after noticing her change in expression. " I have finally meet you again, Amelia. I have always had a very important question to ask you on behalf of her group back then...." 12 12 " Why is she not here? Where had she gone to?" The doctor at the hospital asked. " We don''t know, doc. We thought she has been here all along" The nurse replied. The doctor had came to the ward, only to discover that the patient who was supposed to be in this ward was missing. " You all know she is not in her right state of mind! Find her" He ordered and left the ward. " Please, we need to find her. What would we tell her family if they find out? Added to that, the actions disyed here some time ago has made us to decide that we would keep her here and watch her before letting her leave. Now she has left. We cannot let her go out there. It''s dangerous for her and others. Please find her, no matter what" The assistant head doctor addressed with a serious tone. Everyone began to search the hospital for her. The doctor that left, walked to his office and immediately dialed a number. " She is missing" " Good for her then" " But she does not seem to be in her right state of mind and she hasn''tpletely healed. Her life might be in danger" " Then find her if you want" " What about......" Beep! Beep! The phone beeped indicating the other person had cut the call. "Why are most people so wicked?" He puzzled. --- " I have one question for you my dear friend" Scarlet said, mysterically. Her gaze was fixated on Amelia. Amelia was ufortable with the sudden change. " What question?" Scarlet leaned forward and rested her elbows on the table, as her gaze became more scrutinizing. " Why did you leave without a goodbye, back then?" Amelia felt goosebumps crepted her skin and shivers ran down her spine. Making her feel cold. Why did she leave? She couldn''t answer this question, " l.......l......l..... Ple" she stammered. " You can''t answer? Has the cat caught your tongue? Do you know what your disappearance caused all of us. I could still remember vividly. That day, your graduation, we all hanged out and went home wasted. The following morning i woke up and didn''t find you. After trying my best to search for you, i told the others. We all began to search for you and informed the police. We thought you were kidnapped on our way home" She paused and looked into Amelia''s eyes. " Do you want to know who was most affected out of all of us?" She asked. Amelia lowered her head. Of course she knew. " Of course you know. He was so heartbroken. He searched for you everywhere and everyday. He C0pyright ? 2024 N?v)(elDrama.Org. never stopped. His health and mental state emaciated. He would stand in that favorite spot where both of you usually meet and speak to himself" "Amelia! Did you not think about us when you did what you did? Ok now let''s leave our circle of friends. Did you not think about him? He loved you so much, cared for you, pampered you, never allow any harme to her and you pay him like this? How could you?" She asked bitterly. But Amelia remained quiet, with her head down. " We watched him gradually began to change from the man we used to know him as to someone who we couldn''t even recognize. Not even you would believe what such a bright and promising man changed has changed into" " Amelia, you hurt that guy so much. Despite his change, he still keep searching for you until one day" " He found out you were married and seemed to be living happily, with your husband and may have even forgotten about him, he was so shattered and broken. He couldn''t love after what you did to him" " Up still now we still can''t put a finger on why you did what you did!" She said in hurt " though when I saw you just now i was happy but..... Now i don''t know what I feel anymore. Maybe you never really cared about us" As she spoke, Amelia cried. Why did she leave such a man for somebody like Ethan Dan Greg? She wa such a big fool! " No. I cared about you guys very much but I...." " You what Amelia?" Amelia stopped trying to speak and took in a deep breath. " How is he?" " Who? How do you think he is? Though i am not in touch with him, what you did to him made him lose interest in women may not fall in love. He was in the military, probably channeling his pains and frustrations into intense training" --- Amelia walked endlessly in a daze state. After walking for like half a day, she stopped in front of a cemetery. She walked in the cemetery, and kept walking till she reached a particr one, with the name ''Ava Pearls¡¯ inscribed on the tombstone. She knelt down in front of the tombstone and swept her slender fingers on it. " MOM, I don''t know if you can see me or hear me. But I am passing through a tough face of life. And at this junction..." She trialed off, as tears brimmed in her eyes. " I am deciding to leave. Leave to start a new life. Don''t worry Mom. I am not leaving you alone for long. I would surelye back" " And mom, i need you to protect me, guide me and stay with me" She sobbed. " In this world, i am alone. Ever since you left, i have been alone. I only have dad but of course, a man cannot rece a woman. Your love and how you make me feel cannot be reced with dad''s" A life without a mother was very difficult but she managed to go through it. " You might not be proud of me, because of some of the decisions i took. But I need to go now" " And I think it will best for me. I promise you this day that I would rebuild myself to be a daughter you would be proud of. I hope you would support me in my journey" She wiped her tears and stood up. " And trust me Mom. I will surely return, not as the Amelia Pearls, who left, but as the Amelia Pearls who you would be proud of" --- Outside the Pearls family mansion, two women sat down under a shade, discussing as they sipped their drink, every once a while. " It''s good that she ran away. What was she thinking? That after getting pregnant, he would be forces to change his mind? She is really a big dreamer but she is no match for me" Madisonmented. " She is just as lucky as her mother. They always end up with good men that we have to snatch" Laura said " Mom, please do not say i snatched him. He has always been mine. Amelia got married to him because........ Because" She couldn''t find an appropriate word or reason to give. She gritted her teeth and clenched her fists tightly. Her mother was not saying words that pleases her. " Daughter, it''s yours, doesn''t mean you didn''t snatch him. He was never married to you. And we have a problem" Laura hated to admit it that all she had today was never hers. She snatched everything through underhanded means. " What problem, Mom?" She still asked. " The public would not ept this. They may think you pushed Amelia away to take her position. This would affect you and your rtionship with Ethan. Marrying him wouldn''t be so easy. Else he is willing to stand against all odds, to marry you" " Mom i don''t care what they think about me and my rtionship with Ethan. I would marry him no matter what" She said, almost yelling. " What if the public views affects the Greg¡¯s family? And you seem to forget about two more problems" She reasoned calmly. " And what are they mom?" 13 13 Newark Liberty International airport¡­. At the airport, the slender figure of Amelia Pearls, wearing a blue hoodie and a ck jean, was standing beside a car. Her nk eyes were fixated at the gate of the airport. And every now and then, she would always check her phone. After a while, she reverted her gaze from the gate and heaved a sigh. Then she quickly skimmed through the surroundings and averted her gaze back to the gate. Just then, she sighted a familiar figure, rolling two luggages, and walking towards her. When the person got to where she was standing, she stopped rolling the luggages and pushed them to Amelia''s side. " These are the luggages. I believe everything you might need are inside" Amelia looked at her for a moment, " thank you, nurse." She really appreciated all that this nurse has been doing for her. In this time and age, there is rarely anyone who is willing to help, for nothing. It was obvious that the nurse was not doing this because of who she, Amelia, was. Because the nurse must have already known that she was no longer Mrs Greg, nor does it seem like she was even the young Miss of the Pearls family. The nurse smiled, " it''s okay" N?velDrama.Org content. Amelia felt her heart warm and filled with so much gratitude. At this point, a stranger, a nurse she met at the hospital, was the only one who would be present at this moment, when she would be leaving. Amelia moved forward and wrapped her arms around the nurse. " Thank you so much, nurse. You are an angel. I can never thank you enough, ``she whispered. " It''s fine. I could have done it for anyone" She answered tenderly, as she patted Amelia''s back. Amelia broke the hug and moved backwards. " How can I ever pay you back?" She really felt like she was indebted to this nurse. She wouldn''t have been able to execute her ns of leaving without this nurse. This nurse has been her support since she was in the hospital. " Do you really want to pay me? The pay isn''t that expensive" The nurse said, mysteriously. She frowned slightly. Did this nurse she had thought was helping her, want to demand for money? Amelia couldn''t believe that she had really thought a stranger would just help her for nothing. Guess, she was wrong about this nurse. Anyways, she still asked, " I want to pay if you let me." If the nurse wants money, she would as well give her the money she wants. " I want you to go there, and start your life afresh. Forgive yourself and the people who hurt you, and build yourself, while also giving yourself time to heal" The nurse said, reaching out to hold her hand. On hearing the payment, her heart felt at ease. After guessing what she might want for her payment, her heart sank, and her mood dampened instantly. But now, it wasn''t even close to what she had expected. She felt ashamed of herself, for even thinking that. She smiled with hidden guilt, and nodded. " And one more thing" She continued, " to pay me fully, I want you to help people who are in need" " Surely, I will." Amelia replied. If this is the payment, she would dly pay in full. Though it wouldn''t be a piece of cake to do all she said, she would surely do it. At this point, a loud voice announced through a speaker. Informing the people, who were yet to board the ne, which would be taking off soon. The nurse chuckled. " Guess this is it. Goodbye, Amelia. We shall see again" This is it. She was actually going to leave this city today. She was reluctant, but she really didn''t have many options. " Thank you so much, nurse" She said and held the handles of the luggages to roll them. She slowly walked away, rolling the luggages along. But then, she abruptly stopped and ran back to the nurse, and hugged her tightly. This nurse is the only person present here, at this point in time. She broke the hug, bowed slightly, and slowly went back to her luggages. This day was the day she left New JC. This city was the city of her birth and she had hoped she would stay here and build her family here as well. But as they say, fate can be unavoidable. ¡ª ¡°Isn''t it obvious child, the old men of this family won''t let you two get married in peace, Mr. Robert and Mr. Gabriel are men of principle, they won''t allow this marriage, not without a fight?¡± Laura Pearls said looking spaced out. ¡°I do not care mother, I do not give two sh*ts if they wish to let this marriage happen or not for I know, Ethan loves me, and is wrapped around my little fingers, I could make him do my bidding mother¡± Madison said an evil smirk on her face, true she had power over Ethan, for he was blinded by lust, definitely not love, but this power, such control, would itst for long?.... ¡ª¡ª A figure of a petitedy, eyes roaming below her as she stared at the white clouds through the small airne window, thinking about everything that had happened in the past few days, she signed heavily rxing In her chair, she wondered if maybe, just maybe, the slightest bit of her thought went through Ethan¡¯s mind, she wondered if he misses her, if he still loves her, if their memories together still shed through his mind. But she already knew the answer to all her wonders, all her thoughts. Her subconscious knew the answer. And her heartnced at the bitter truth that refused to be hidden. Her thoughts wandered to her encounter with Scarlet Marks and the truth that came with it. She wondered how he was doing, if he was happy, if he had moved on, it has been a long time ago they parted and she regretted it, leaving without a goodbye, without seeing him smile once more, those charming dimples that always brought a smile to her face on sight, the way he looked at her lovingly, with those light ocean eyes, the way he cared for her, she missed it, she missed him, she felt ashamed of herself, she knew the guilt of the pain she had caused him would forever live in her heart, For she knew that she wouldn''t be able to face him, not in this life. It seemed as though all the thorns in her rose were out to prick her, for her life was slowly turning into a horrific Nightmare, one she wished she could get out of, but it wasn''t that easy. As she closed her eyes, she wished that as she would arrive in a new environment, life would bring nothing but roses and lilies to her table, for her to start a new life and create new memories. ¡ª¡ª In a grand duplex, a storm was brewing, one that could wipe and destroy everything that came through its part, like a tsunami, a tornado it brewed rising fueled by emotion, anger. The feeling of hurt, anger, frustration and worry washed over him as he stared at the television which hung on the wall unaware of what was to happen to it. ¡°Ahhhhh!!!¡± He yelled loudly in frustration and anger the greatest emotion that he felt washed over him, he threw the remote hard at the television, and it smashed the television''s once smooth screen, a lone tear dropped from his left eye, rolling to his lips, its salty taste teasing his taste buds. A whimper left his lips as he fell on the sofa looking helpless, he med himself for letting her go, he wished he had gone to bring her when he found out where she was, the pain he felt was choking him, his lungs constricted, he wheezed, the media choked him, he knew it was true, and this pained him, she had been dumped, left with nothing, no one to stand by her, he wondered how she was coping with everything, he thought she would be happy but boy was he wrong. Streams of tears flowed down his eyes, like a tap, they rushed out without control, he felt pain pierce his heart deep, he could feel her pain, he wondered what those bastards must have done to her, how helpless she would be, how alone she would be feeling, at that moment he wished he would appear wherever she was and give her a tight hug, a loving hug, and never to leave her side. He abruptly stood up and pulled the television off its hinges, it fell to the ground and shattered, its ss shattered into multiple tiny pieces, rting to how his heart felt at the moment. For his heart bleed, external bleeding. 14 14 "Please prepare fornding" The pilot''s voice rang through the speaker. Everyone puts on their seat belts including Amelia. The ne made a whooshing sound as it flew down fornding, its tires rolling on the graveled floor of the airport, Amelia felt her heart skip at the feel of the nending, its tires bouncing softly. As she got closer to her destination, the ne gets lower and she got a good view of where she was going to be living from above. The pilotnds safely and everyone prepares to leave the ne. Finally, it came to a stop, but her heart didn''t stop pounding against her ribcage, she removed her seatbelt and stood up, bringing out her luggage, she followed the other travelers to step down from the ne. The hot air of PENNSYLVANIA weed her the moment she stepped down from the ne. It''s weather warming her skin, she licked her dry lips as she dragged her luggage along the graveled floor. She saw families at the airport weing their members, squeals of joy and happiness, husbands of her misfortune. Her heart ached as she walked past them, tears at the corner of her eyes. She walked up to a taxi and entered, not aware of where she would start from, but all she felt like doing was having a creamy cup of coffee, to numb her aching heart. ¡ª¡ª Amelia was sitting on a coffee boot, a mug of coffee in hand with cake. She sat there sipping her coffee lost in thoughts of how she was going to find her way around in an unknown city. "I still can''t believe Ethan divorced me.." She murmured, her voice so low, that it mingled with the calm air, her heart was shattered, she felt used, she felt as though she had never been in control of her life. Always asked to do stuff others had decided, but in PENNSYLVANIA, she gets to do what she wants, make her own decisions, and make new memories. All these she hoped woulde through, she hoped life would not add thorns to her roses again. Amelia was so lost in her thoughts that she didn''t notice when the waiter guy walked up to her, until the scrapping of the chair on the floor got her attention. She looked up to see him smiling softly at her, and she could not help but feel creeped out. " I know you must be feeling really weird out right now, because a dude just walked up to you smiling like a creep, yah" he said, Amelia looked at him amused. "Yeah yeah, I know, I''m crazy, but hey I can''t help but want to sit with such a beautifuldy like you" He said rxing deep in his chair. "Aren''t you meant to be working?" Amelia asked with a smile. "You''ve got a beautiful smile," He said instead. "That''s not what I asked, " Amelia said with her eyebrows raised, still amused. " Oh C''mon" He whined. "Well if you are that concerned I''m on break and I couldn''t help but get captivated by your promising beauty" he said with a charming smile. "Do you mind telling me your name then?"She asked, gettingfortable with him. " Well I''m Lucas Net, your one and only knight in shining armor, so what''s yours Mdy?"he said, bowing his head. "Well I''m Amelia at your service My lord"She said tilting her head to the side mimicking him. "So... What brings you to PENNSYLVANIA?." he asked, her face became gloomy. "I see you''ve brought a lot with you, do you need help?" Lucas asked once again. "Oh yeah, I need help in getting an apartment and also getting enrolled in one of the colleges, maybe see my way around here," She replied. " Well you''ve got the right man for the job," He said, shing her a charming smile. Lucas was a very attractive handsome man, his pearly white teeth shed as he smiled, revealing his cute dimples. She couldn''t help but be attracted to him as she smiled back at his contagious smile. "Let me help you with these then, " he said taking her luggage, Amelia carried her handbag and stood up. "What about work?" She asked. "Did I forget to mention that I''m the boss here"He said shing her a million dor smile Amelia blushed slightly as she walked behind him. He carried her luggage to a ck jeep and ced it in the trunk. He opened the door for her to enter, before starting the car and zooming off. ¡ª¡ª¡ª Amelia walked into the college chairman''s office, with a file in hand, Lucas had really helped her a lot, she was really thankful for all his help and kindness, she didn''t think she would survive. " Good morning sir" She greeted. "Good morning, sit down,"He said, gesturing to the seat in front of his table. She sat down and gazed around his office, his office was well furnished, a book shelf was at the left corner of the room, filled with books and files, on the top were three different vases filled with fake flowers. Beside it was a small fridge, the walls were filled with achievements and photos. On the right side of his office was a trophy ss case. His table had a stic airne, with a fake flower inside a water vase, hisptop on his desk, and his tag name " Mr Smith" "How may I help you?"The chubby chairman said. " I wish to register in your school sir, as aw student" Amelia said. "It''s mid term, but okay, drop your files we''ll get back to you soon" he said looking through the top of his sses. Amelia simply nodded her head and left. She walked out of the chairman''s office hoping in her heart she would be given admission. As she strolled she saw a shadow move down the hallway, out of curiosity, she followed it to see the owner of the shadow standing at one of the archpartments, his back facing Amelia. Her eyes widened as the owner of the shadow looked like him. ¡ª¡ª¡ª "You can''t do that son...." Seated in the dinner room was the Greg family, they all gathered, they were having a heated argument. "Dad, you know too well you can''t stop me," Ethan said. "Please my son don''t do this, listen to me my child" "You are bringing trouble into your life." "Madison is no trouble instead that Amelia excuse of a woman is" Ethan spat out. "How can you speak of your wife in such a manner, Ethan?" His aunt said, her eyes filled with anger. "Ex, ma''am. She''s not my wife any longer" He spat out. "Uncle, what you''re doing isn''t right, we really love aunt Amelia, please bring her back,"Jerry pleaded amidst tears. "You can''t marry that witch uncle," Danny said with anger. "Did you just call my fianc¨¦e a witch?¡± Ethan asked dumbfounded, taking a step closer to him. "Ye.... " A thundering p echoed throughout the room, as Danny held his cheek, tears streaming down his eyes. "What the hell has gotten into you?" Danny¡¯s mum yelled. "My son....." His dad wept. "There''s no need for crying dad, it ''s settled." "I''m getting married to Madison, and that''s final......" ¡ª¡ª In a huge, quiet cathedral, everyone was seated on their chairs, the best man and bridesmaid stood on either side of the aisle, the groom stood dressed in a white tuxedo, and stood awaiting his bride. The bridal song started ying, as the doors of the cathedral opened wide, ady dressed in a white flowing wedding dress glistened in ordance with her bright smile that showed off her perfect white teeth. She walked up to the aisle, her face covered in a veil, she had no dad to take her up the aisle, so she had to walk up alone. She walked up to the Priest and stood in front of her groom. The two lovers smiled widely, happy to be getting married. The Priest came forward with a bible in hand, he faced the groom. "Do you take Miss Madison Puff as yourwfully wedded wife?" "Yes I do," Ethan replied. He faced her. "Do you take Mr Ethan Dan Greg as yourwfully wedded husband?" "Yes, yes I do" she smiled widely, a blush creeping on her face. "Repeat after me, I Ethan Dan Greg solemnly swear to take Miss Madison Puff as mywfully wedded wife, for better and for worse for rich and for poor, we shall be together till death do us apart." The priest said. Ethan repeated the Priest''s words with a huge grin, his face glistening on the altar. The Priest turned to Madison Puff ¡° Repeat after me, I Madison Puff solemnly swear to take Mr Ethan Dan Greg as mywfully wedded husband, for better and for worse for rich and for poor, we shall be Text ? 2024 N?velDrama.Org. together till death do us apart" Madison repeated his words with so much happiness, her smile wide and bright. "I now pronounce you both, husband and wife......" 15 15 The crowd has a life of its own, the vibrant clothes shine in the morning light and the people move like enchanting shoals of fish. There is chatter between sellers and buyers, old friends catching up, and new friends made. It''s busy for sure, but the hustle and bustle brings life to this city one wouldn''t want to be without. Each person in the crowd moves as if unseeing hands drag them this way and that, pulling their eyes to one thing and then another. They respond in predictable ways, each of them with a goal to achieve for the day. But underneath that is free will, the ability to truly choose their own path. Sometimes one engages them in a conversation just to wake up the part of themselves that is capable of taking charge, making choices. Then they''re off, back on auto-pilot, the most dangerous mode a human being can slip into. In that ce one could be anyone, or perhaps no-one at all. The people flowed like rivers, never stopping for obstacles but swirling around them. On those wide avenues with wilted trees, their leaves curled and ckened in the August heat, the buildings towered on each side. A hundred years ago it was pretty, the golden light on the sandstone architecture, built in the days when curves and design weren''t considered superfluous. Even the streetmps were dreamt of by an artist, and built by an engineer following the teachings of a scientist. From early morning, traffic starts building up. Crowds of pedestrians, shoppers, and others can be seen walking along the pavements outside the shops or trying to cross the road. The noise of cars and taxis hooting, or of scooters, flying past is deafening. Anyone who stops by to watch the scene is amazed at the number of vehicles zooming past or crawling along when caught at the traffic lights. The people, mainlydy shoppers with children, line the street as they await an opportunity to cross the road. It is a bright and gay scene. In the afternoon, the crowds grow bigger as office workers join the throngs of people. Ady walks out of a well-lit, peaceful, cool air-conditionedfort of a book shop to be hit immediately by a st of hot air from the street. Wow, the difference was so great. Out on the five-foot way she breaks into a sweat. She strolls down the five-foot path. Next to the book shop are two sundry shops. The smell emanating from these shops tingles her nose. The mixture of onion, garlic, dried fish, pepper, and spices makes a potent variety. She held her breath for a moment as she saunters quickly past the sundry shops. She wondered how the people working inside those shops could stand the smell. Perhaps they were used to it. There are many people walking along the five-foot ways on both sides of the street. It is about one o¡¯clock in the afternoon and many office workers are out for their lunch break. Smartly dressed men and women hurried towards the eating ces further down the street. As it was lunchtime. The street had been made one-way some time ago to cater to the ever increasing traffic volume. Lunch hour leads the street to an uncrossable hour. The cars and motorcycles are moving at considerable speeds and they do not seem to be in the mood to make way for any pedestrian. Thedy decides to cross the street via the lights-controls. She sights the Cafe she had a meeting a few blocks away. On her way towards crossing the bustling road, she passes many other shops. They were mainly shops selling clothes, shoes, and watches. Near the crossing is a supermarket. Throngs of people can be seen at the entrance. A beggar sits on the steps, arms outstretched, eyes leading for alms. She drops 20 cents into his unwashed palm out of sympathy, he also stinks of cheap liquor. Finally, she reaches the crossing The lights are red, so she waits with a group of people. Cars speed by sending their obnoxious fumes into the waiting people. However, no one flinches. A bit of smoke is not going to prevent anyone from crossing the street. Presently the cars screech to a halt behind the white lines across the road except for one that makes a dash past even though the lights have changed to red for him. Some pedestrians shake their fists, but no one is hit. The pedestrians are too seasoned to trust the traffic lightspletely. She crosses briskly with her group to the other side. The group from the other side crosses over to her previous side. Once across she makes a bee-line for the Cafe, she was damnte. The smell of food wafts over her nostrils, as she approached the caf¨¦. The doorbell dinged as another customer walked into the cafe. Sitting by the window side of the cafe was Amelia and her new helper, likewise friend, Lucas. "Thank you so much for all the help you''ve given me, I can''t believe you helped me get an apartment and also an admission I''m really so grateful" Amelia said very thankful. "You don''t really have to thank me, you looked stranded and I offered to help you" Lucas Net said, holding her hand as he rubbed her palm softly. "But¡ª" " No Buts Lia" "The nickname sounds cheeky" Amelia said with a blush on her face. He lets out a loud heartyugh, the deep chuckle a melody to her ears. She blushes harder and looks down on her table suddenly finding it interesting. "C''mon let''s eat before the food gets cold" He says gesturing to the food on their table. As Lucas and Amelia were deep into there food, they couldn''t see or notice the burning re they were getting from the corner of the cafe. At the corner of the cafe a man dressed in ck¡ªa ck shirt paired with a ne ck trouser and dress suit. He stared at Lucas and Amelia his hand folded into fists, his knuckles as white as snow. He grinds his teeth in anger as he gave them both a murderous re. "Amelia....." ¡ª¡ª In a dark murky room, the stench of mold and rot filled the room. The room was bleak, cold andpletely dark. It was quiet and somber, the darkness engulfing everything in it, It was the most piercing darkness ever-it was not merely the darkness that came out of absence of light, it was much more sinister. The darkness felt heavy, oppressive, almost supernatural. It was darker than vanta ck, if that''s even possible. The cold air, pricky and striking to the skin, numbing it of any feeling, the toxic pungent smell in the air was toxic to the lungs, it cuts of the air giving tingles to the lungs that leads the victim to a coughing fit. Roaches hade out to y, likewise rats, the dark room a perfect opportunity to get due with their businesses. Crickets chirped loudly in groups, pausing every few minutes, outside this dark room was absolute darkness, no sight of anything of existence, not even the wind made a sound outside this dark room. Everything seemed like it had ceased to exist, outside the room. Heavy breathings and loud gasps break the eerie silence in the room, it''s loud gasps giving the idea the victim was either traumatized or it''s breathing was affected by the pungent smell of the room. A squeaking sound is heard as the victim struggled against its bounds, trying to get out, its lungs squeezing tights, it''s head pounded fast and hard, it''s sight blurred and ck dots came to its vision before it was blinked away. This victim shoke its head, tiny drops of sweat dripping down its forehead, it''s whole body sweaty and Text ? 2024 N?velDrama.Org. sticky. This victims loud gasp the only means of knowing it was human, and alive. Suddenly, the lights flickered on, twitching severally, sparksing out of it''s circuit before it stabilized. Though dim one could see their way around. It shown directly to the victim, sitting on a crooked worn out chair, it''s feet and hands bounded to the chairs by arge strong rope. It''s stature and build gave of the vibes of a man, but his face could be seen. He coughed loudly his head hung low, hairs sticking to his face. Suddenly, a loud cackle of ady filled the room, frightening the man, he grunted and whispered muttering a "please"... Suddenly, food is ced on hisps, how it happened could not be exined nor narrated. He pulls the food close, his hand already packing food when a loud young feminine voice yelled" No!!!..." But the food had already entered his mouth, he chewed and swallowed, finishing the remaining in his te. Suddenly his stomach growled and his face turned te, his skin a kin to snow. His face connoted to a grimace as his breaths turned extremely shallow... Pain and panic shoots into the veins of the viewer, the need to save him in it''s blood, like a shot of electricity she cried, wanting to save the man turning pale. Who was he to her? One couldn''t tell. And as soon as she tried to reach towards him, the whole picture folds like a piece of paper into her eyes, and turns bleak ck.... "A trance......." 16 16 Amelia woke up panicked, beads of sweat trickling down her forehead, she gripped the sheets tightly as goosebumps filled her body, shivering from the cold air that hit her skin. Her heart pounds loudly, threatening to rip out of her rib cage, for some reason she felt she has a close connection with the man in her nightmare, she felt like the string holding them, binding them together was strong, it ran deep within the veins, she could feel the pain he felt after taking the food, she wondered what could be in it that made him pale, she became nauseous her insides churning. Sweat pricked her skin, irritating her, her head spurned, dizziness as itspanion, her nightmare really hit her deep. Her head pounded heavily as she tried toe down from her bed, cing her legs on the cold wooden floor, she yelped retracting her legs, the cold from the floor numbed her foot and sent shocks of electricity through her spine, giving her goose bumps. Her head still throbbed badly, mustering courage she ced her feet back on the cold floor, she shivered at the coldness of the floor, she walked softly to the kitchen searching for aspirin, she went threw her drawers but she couldn''t find any. Moaning in pain she went back to her room, to take her bath and get ready for ss. ¡ª¡ª ¡°The criminal Code of Philippians states that;. There is no crime unless the act is defined and penalized by this Code or otherws at the time ofmission.¡± Mr ric recited. He was a lecturer handling thew students. Amelia banged her head on her hands, moaning loudly, she was tired of him recitingws, plus her throbbing head for she had forgotten to buy medication for her. This was herst ss and she was more than happy to leave, it''s been long she learnt something,st time it was in high school, all roses and red, until she left. She kept her head on her hands, Mr ric voice in the background, stating anotherw of the Philippines. The lecture by Mr. ric was disrupted by the metallic, tarnished bell ringing through the Hai College hallway. Everyone jumped out of their seats and left the lecture hall after standing up. Amelia virtually ran out of the lecture hall because she needed to obtain headache medicine and because she was starving. As she exits the Temple University hallways, the hot air touches her skin, slightly warming it. She walks over to the Temple University pharmacy and requests aspirin. The nurse gives her a tablet with a bottle of water, she takes it and moves to leave college when her name is being called. ¡°Amelia!!¡± C0pyright ? 2024 N?v)(elDrama.Org. ¡ª¡ª¡ª In a huge white cathedral, the members, disgust etched on their face as they stared at the couple at the alter, the stares they gave could send them both six feet under, among these members were the members of the Hui family, they all held faces of hate, disgust, pity and most of all sadness. Hate for the petitedy under the veil, grinning from ear to ear, a smile of deceit, she was neither responsible not reasonable to them, little did they know that this was her being reasonable, for sending Amelia out to get Ethan was the most reasonable thing she has ever done. Their faces held disgust as they could not muster the fact she was going to be their daughter-inw but the had to face the reality. Pity for their son didn''t know the she-devil he had brought in as a wife, for a woman who snatches another woman''s husband could so anything in the case if being reasonable, for desperation bring with it terrible gauges. And most of all sadness, sadness for poor Amelia who had to go through all the insults she received, the pain, humiliation, they felt sorry for her. But in all these members there was one who was over joyed, happy, kept cheering even though the church was asked to be silent. Like mother like daughter they say. Laura was over joyed as her daughter and now son-inw were pronounced husband and wife. Her smile radiated, but it didn''t affect the faces of others instead the disgust deepened between the mother and daughter. ¡°And you may kiss the bride¡± the priest muttered, though he wasn''t happy about the marriage, but Ethan was legally divorced so he couldn''t deny them getting married. Ethan lifted Madison''s veil and pulled her close to him kissing her deeply, a soft smile disyed on his face, little did he know that soon those smiles would be wiped off. ¡ª¡ª¡ª The clinking of wine flutes fills the room, Madison and her mom were spitted in the Courtyard of the Greg family, have a victory party. ¡°I can''t believe I finally married Ethan mother¡± Madison said grinning widely. ¡°I can believe that, for my blood runs in you¡± Her mom said sipping her wine slowly. ¡°What do you mean by that mother?¡± Madison asked eyebrows raised. ¡°Forget I said anything child, there''s a new issue at hand¡± Laura said cing her ss on the table. ¡°What is it now?¡± ¡°The society aren''t happy of this marriage, they view it as deceit, they see you as a sl*t, a disgrace to womanhood, they despise you darling¡± Laura said hands folded as she rxed on her rocking chair. ¡°And why is that mum, why do they hate me?¡± ¡°Is that a question? You of all people should know that as a matter of fact you snatched Ethan from Amelia, the society hates you for it¡± ¡°He was already mine mum!!¡± Madison cried out, out of frustration. ¡°But Amelia was already married to him child, that''s the fact, to them you''re just a mistress¡± Laura said, her words though true but bitter. ¡°Mom!!¡± ¡°All I have to tell you is that don''t ever leave this house alone always go with either Ethan or you hire bouncers¡± ¡°Don''t ever¡± She warned. ¡ª¡ª¡ª The sun set in the sky as fresh colors brushed upon an artist''s canvas, as if those rays were destined to create a great work of art - one given to those open to capturing simple moments in the soul. With a flourish of romantic hand the sunset blossoms red and gold. The orange gold stretches far and wide, the color of fire hearths and tangerines. It is but the reflection of the dawn, the promise of the rising sun thates after the velvety night has had its say and the With the setting sun came a sky of fire, the orange of every wintry hearth. It was the battle cry to the gathering night, that the only achievement of darkness is to show starlight all the more clearly. At the edge of the cloud there was a brilliant white patch, like a turning page catching the sun. The rest was dove grey with a subtle hint of purple, just enough to announce theing sunset The sunset with the blush of a rose petal, it''s yellowish color reflecting on the faces of two lovers, two young lovers. Their smile so radiant the sat on the roof of a building, a box of pizza in their mist. Sheid her head on the chest of her boyfriend his hands wrapped around her, they talked and gist about a lot of things He pecked her forehead, muttering sweet nothings into her ear, she giggled softly leaning into him more. Their love affected their surroundings, the clouds smiled along with them, they air happy to see them together, the setting sun created a romantic color for them. The evening was specially for them, they both entwined their hands together, their eyes reflecting the love the had for each other. ¡°You''re so beautiful¡± He said looking into her eyes, she smiled shyly in reply looking down. He raised her head up with his finger smiling softly. ¡°I love everything about you¡± ¡°Your smile makes my heart miss a few beats, I know it sounds cliche but I mean it¡± ¡°Your voice gives me chills down my spine, it creates an exciting feeling inside me, hearing your voice makes my day¡± ¡°You''re my own Princess, when ever I''m with you it''s magical¡± ¡°I love everything damn thing about you dear, when I''m with you it feels like home, I want us to be even in the after life love¡±He said rubbing her cheek. ¡°I really don''t know what to say¡­..i''m speechless¡± she said looking into his eyes and looking down. ¡°You don''t have to say anything princess, just promise me one thing¡± ¡°What?¡± ¡°Promise me you''ll never leave¡± He said bringing out his pinky finger. ¡°I promise ¡± she said hooking her pinky finger with his. He kissed her passionately holding her r tight, she breaks the kiss gasping, a smile evident on her face. ¡°I Love you Amelia¡±..... 17 17 It was a bright and sunny afternoon, the white fluffy clouds drifted across the bright blue sky. Dappled sun shone through the trees, creating mysterious shadows. The blue sky was dotted with fluffy white clouds that driftedzily in the gentle breeze. The zing midday sun shone relentlessly on the hikers. The roads shimmered in the heat of the midday sun. The sunlit skyscrapers pierced the hot, blue sky. The afternoon sun bathed the buildings in its warm light. As if lightning had blossomed into the most steady offorting glows,es the sunny day. Tiny specks of dust seemed to dance in the shaft of afternoon sunlight that nted through the window. Upon this sunny day, amid the bonny waving winds, crepuscr visions evaporated into white and brilliant cloud, therees real space for musing. Ady sauntered out of a ck ssy limousine, she was dressed in a yellow sundress which matched the sunny weather, her high heeled stiletto hit the graveled ground. The hot air hit her as she was no longer in theforts of her air-conditioned car. She wore ck shades which protected her eyes from the harsh zing sun. A purse in hand she smacked her lips together and trudged to the mall her heels clicking all the way into the mall. Her driver drove off to the parking lot as she walked into the mall her heels clicking on the tiled floor. She strolled to the jewelry stall and strolled to the youngdy in charge of the jewelry stall. "Hello there, I need your most finest and purest of silver and gold nes" Madison said removing her shades. The youngdy looked up with a smile, but it dropped instantly the moment she set her eyes on her, her gaze turned to a re, a sharp one. Her lips curled up, and her eyes turned to a glowed, a sinister look sent her way, her eyes held anger, so much anger, disgust, hatred. Even Madison¡¯s perfume she loathed. The sight of her made her insides burn with unimaginable fire, one that could maybe quench by her downfall. Her nose red in anger as she stared at the being in front of her, she felt as though she would just reach out to her neck and strangle her to death, stop her from taking in oxygen. Cut her existence off the face of the earth. C0pyright ? 2024 N?v)(elDrama.Org. Her eyes expressed what her intuition was, as the say the eyes is the mirror to one''s soul, so was her eyes reflecting what she thought. ¡°Hello miss...¡± Madison paused, trying to figure out what her name could be, before her eyes drifted to her name tag ''Kylie''. "Hello miss Kylie, didn''t you get my message?" Madison said her voice peachy as she felt ufortable under Kylie''s gaze. Several chills ran down her spine, the menacing res Kylie sent her way was life threatening, a glimpse to what she could do if they happen to meet in an alley. A life threatening situation, she would be obliterated from the face of the earth. It was obvious Kylie''s eyes held it all. Madison though oblivious to the reason for her sinister scowls, she could still see the fire within them, the promise of what she could do to her if alone, the fierce look of hatred and disgust. But she couldn''t Phantom the reason to all her hateful stares, she could not just tell. "Yeah ma''am I got your message, I''ll get you the finest of jewelry that fits your reputation" Kylie said with a wide smile, d that she could make her ufortable with her stares. Madison shed an ufortable smile at her in response. Kylie strolled to the jewelry stall and brought a few jewelry for Madison and ced it on her stand still with a smile. She unlocked the boxes and was shocked at what she saw. "What the absolute fu*k is this Kylie?" Madison asked her voice raised in anger. The gold jewelries were now washed and brass with a tinge of stainless steel in it, the sliver jewelries were also washed, it''s real product pure stainless steel. This shocked her to the core, she couldn''t believe her eyes. "These are the purest and finest of jewelry in this stall, just like you requested " Kylie said with a smirk. "Is that an insult? Do you know who I am?" Madison voice raised in anger, she was shocked at this staff audacity. "Of course I do ma''am, and the jewelries you requested for is what I brought to you, like I said it would be one that would fit your reputation." Kylie said her arms folded as she a stared at Madison not bothered by her reaction to what she had given her or the words she uttered. "What the fu*k!!" Madison practically screeched. "Ma''am please mind yournguage, I don''t want you passing off your bad air to other customers..." "And also please go bother someone else with your scrawny voice, my ears are bleeding from hearing your speak." Kylie said a satisfied smile on her face. "Oh really? I need to speak to your manager then, I think he''ll have something to say on this." Madison said with a smirk, for she knew every staff feared their manager. Kylie not even slightly bothered, picked up the telephone on her desk and called her manager. "Hello sir, a customer wishes to speak with you" Kylie said into the phone. "Why?" "She has a problem with the jewelry I gave her" "Okay, give the phone to her" Kylie gave the telephone to Madison, she took the phone from Kylie not without giving her a glower, Kylie rolled her eyes in response as she didn''t care what ever facial expression she threw her way. "Hello ma''am, could you please tell me what is wrong with the jewelry Kylie gave you?" The manager asked. "I would like you to see for yourself sir, so pleasee down here" Shemanded. The manager heaved a loud sigh as he muttered an "okay" before he hangs up. Madison sat on the bar stool in front of Kylie stall and red at her, but Kylie didn''t care, instead she gazed at her well manicured fingers not giving a damn to her stares. "So what is the problem ma''am" The manager said as he approaches them both. Madison turned around the moment she heard his voice. The manager''s face turned to a scowl the moment he saw her which Madison noticed, she couldn''t help but wonder what was up in this Mall. "What is wrong with the jewelry you asked for ma''am" He said in a cold voice. "Everything, it''s washed and not what I requested for, I requested for the finest and purest of jewelries you owned but this silly brat gave me these" Madison said. "But these are the type you requested, one for someone of your taste, and reputation, don''t you think so Kylie?" The manager said. "Yes sir this was exactly what I told her and she demanded to speak with you" Kylie said with a bright smile. "Ma''am if you don''t like what you got you can go to another Mall" The manger offered. "Do you know who you are referring to?" "Yes we know, you''re just the bitch who snatched another woman''s husband, such jewelry fits your reputation" Kylie said with a scowl on her face. She was outraged and felt insulted by her words and went for her neck. She grabbed Kylie''s neck and tried to choke her to death, The manager pulled her back and she fell to the floor her heels twisted and broke. Kylie coughed as she rubbed her neck trying to take in air still giving Su Meghan a glower. "How dare you try to attack one of may staffs, you are no longer weed to this Mall, such a disgrace to womanhood" The Manager said in anger. "A sl*t that is what she is" Kylie said. "Call the security Kylie tell then to throw this flit, this scumbag out of this mall" The manager said and walked off in anger. Passing customers stared at Madison in disgust and humor as the snickered andmented on her different insults and profanities were rained on her. Madison bent her head in she as she tried to gather her self up, holding her two heels in her hands she limped out of the mall before Kylie could call the security. ¡ª¡ª At the edge of the cloud there was a brilliant white patch, like a turning page catching the sun. The rest was dove grey with a subtle hint of purple, just enough to announce theing sunset. With the calming breeze of theing night, the shadow of a man stood staring far off into the orange sky, he signed heavily as memories of the past event which took ce in this area came shing back. But all he could think of was the promise. Her promise. She had promised to stay, not to leave, never to leave. But she left. She broke her promise. 18 18 The zing sun scorched with a menacing vengeance that day, and the cool breeze which had been a constant relief the previous weeks had turned into a hateful enemy. Amelia could practically feel herself melting with each step she took, and it didn¡¯t take long before she felt like almost passing out. Coupled with the exhaustion she had gotten from lectures which had ended a few minutes ago, she almost felt like a walking candle that would burn out at any minute. She was just happy that school for the day was finally over, and that the next day was a weekend. She¡¯d get all the rest she needed. But first, she needed to solve her immediate problem... Ravaging hunger!!!! ¡°Amelia, wait for me!¡± a voice suddenly stopped her in her tracks. She turned and saw her close friend and ever-loyal seat-mate, May, approaching her. May was a short, scrawny-looking girl with dusty brown hair and a charming smile. She wasn¡¯t too brilliant though, but Amelia always helped her with school work and that made both of them really close. Did she also mention that May was an endless chatterbox? ¡°Wazzup babe? Where¡¯re you off to?¡± May asked as she reached Amelia¡¯s side and continued her walk with her on the college sidewalk. ¡°Just somewhere where I can quench my raging thirst. I feel like a walking volcano¡± May chuckled, ¡°yeah, the heat is really murderous this time of the year. Common, let¡¯s head to the diner for lunch. My treat¡± Thanks May, I needed that¡± They arrived at the diner a few minutester and settled down for lunch. May continued her endless babble on how legal studies were such an exhausting course, and how the first thing she¡¯d do when she became awyer would be to sue all mean professors in college. Like the one, they¡¯d just finished with. Amelia just smiled and went along with everything she said. ¡°Honestly Amelia¡± May continued, stuffing her mouth with food, ¡°what is up with those professors? It¡¯s not our fault that their lives are so sad¡± ¡°Common May¡± Amelia chuckled, ¡°give them a break will ya? Those ¡®sad'' professors are the reason you know so much about suing people¡± ¡°Yeah, well they should go to hell for all I care¡± she suddenly paused and her eyes went as wide as saucers when she looked over Amelia¡¯s shoulders ¡°What¡¯s wrong May?¡± ¡°Amelia, don¡¯t look now but guess who¡¯s approaching this table¡± Amelia shook her head and turned around to see a familiar figure walking towards them. ¡°I told you not to look¡± May rolled her eyes but Amelia was already transfixed by the approaching figure. She couldn¡¯t help but feast her eyes on the long brown hair, and dimpled smile. The chocte eyes which could easily melt the coldest of hearts. The carefully sculpted body and regal confidence which he held as he walked.¡°Lucas Net¡± she muttered. ¡°O.M.G! He¡¯s so cute...¡± she heard May shriek beside her. ¡°hey Amelia¡± ¡°Hello¡± ¡°Hi, Lucas!!! What brings you here today?¡± ¡°Oh hi, May. I was looking for Amelia. I knew I¡¯d find her here because of the nature of today¡¯s weather. I needed to talk to her about something¡± ¡°Why, is there a problem?¡± Amelia asked worriedly.¡°No, not at all...it¡¯s just...I was thinking that since tomorrow¡¯s a weekend....and if you''re not too busy of course... that maybe we could go out on a dinner date or something? I¡¯d really appreciate it if you said yes¡± ¡°Hold on¡± May suddenly chirped in with a baffled expression, ¡°you came all the way here to ask Amelia out on a date??? Couldn¡¯t you have called her or something?¡± ¡°Well um....I...uh..¡± he stuttered nervously, ¡°I just wanted to see her face actually. And ask her out personally? It¡¯s stupid, I know....¡± ¡°Awwnnnn, that¡¯s so cute!!! Amelia, you have to say yes!¡± ¡°May!...stop that¡± Amelia could feel herself blushing, ¡°Lucas, you didn¡¯t have toe all the way here. You are like my boss after all and...¡± ¡°Shhhhh,mon Amelia. I don¡¯t see you as an employee or anything. I see you as a friend. A friend that I¡¯d like to take out for dinner tomorrow night, if she obliges that is¡± She thought about it for a while. She wasn¡¯t sure she wanted to go out on a date with this man. He was the one who helped her after all, with the school and even her apartment. Wouldn¡¯t it seem like she was taking advantage of him? Thest thing she needed was to be called a leach or something like that. Then again, she didn¡¯t want to sound ungrateful by turning him down... ¡°Amelia? Are you okay?¡± a voice suddenly snapped her out of her thoughts and she looked up to see Lucas¡¯s worried expression looking down at her...¡°Look, you don¡¯t have to go. I was just thinking that...¡± ¡°What are you talking about Lucas, of course, she¡¯ll go! Right Amelia???¡± May turned to her and gave her a warning stare. The kind that said ¡°I will kill you if-you-turn-down-this-date-and-get-a life-for once¡± Amelia immediately understood and Text ? 2024 N?velDrama.Org. sighed in defeat, ¡°Okay fine¡± ¡°Really?¡± Lucas sounded excited. ¡°Yeah, really?¡± even May was surprised. ¡°Yes, really¡± Amelia couldn¡¯t help butugh at the expression on their faces. ¡°Okay then...wow..so um, is 8 o¡¯clock fine then?¡± ¡°Yes, eight is fine¡± ¡°Great. So... I¡¯ll go make reservations now. I¡¯ll pick you up tomorrow. Thanks for this Amelia, it really means a lot¡± She smiled at him, ¡°it is okay¡± He gave them a two-fingered salute and ran off like a child who¡¯d be rewarded. ¡°an, he really is cute...¡± May fawned ¡°May...¡± Amelia drawled and dropped her head on the table, ¡°what have you gotten me into???¡± ¡°What? Don¡¯t tell me you wanna change your mind!!¡± ¡°No, it¡¯s not it...I just...I really think a date with Lucas is a bad idea¡± ¡°But why?¡± ¡°Don¡¯t you get it?¡± she asked frustratingly, ¡°Luca is like my boss. He was the one who helped me out when I was in trouble. I don¡¯t want it to look like I¡¯m taking advantage of him¡± May scoffed, ¡°don¡¯t be ridiculous. He wouldn¡¯t help you if he didn¡¯t like you, okay? Just see this as an opportunity to rx and forget about your problems a little. I mean, Luca¡¯s a great guy! What do you have to lose?¡±Amelia sighed in defeat once more, ¡°yeah, I guess you¡¯re right¡±..... ¡ª¡ª Sitting in a dark corner of a bar, above the normal floor level in the VIP room, on a red high chair, stood a man, watching the movements of people from below. His gaze darkened, and his face was nk. His eyes zed with thoughts as he tried to shake the restlessness in his heart. A frown sat on his brow as he tried to settle the giddies. His muscles twitching, trying to get him to move. Adrenaline pumped into his veins ceaselessly as he sat. The more he tried to ovee it, the harder it came. A groan escaped his lips, forcing him to his feet. His once static expression was now shattered and in ce, anger and frustration. His hands found a way to his head, creating a pattern as he ran them through his hair repeatedly. Frustration overcame his senses, all he could feel, smell, touch, breath was her, he couldn''t get his mind of her, he kept having restless nightmares of how she would be now, where she is, how she is doing. Tears pricked at the corner of his eyes, the pounds of his footsteps clouded his senses that he didn''t hear the clicking heels of a brte. The teasing tap on his shoulder startled him, he turned around painstakingly slowly, his muscles twitching, he turned to see a young blonde brte staring seductively at him. She bit her lips as she trailed her fingers down his chest, she held his face and rubbed his cheeks softly, she drew him closer to him about to kiss him. Like the flick of a light bulb, he recovered himself and pushed her away shocked, she yelped loudly falling on her heels, her hair covers her face as she started at him, she stands up and rains curses on him, tears pricking at the corner of her eyes. He didn''t pay attention to her as his senses were still clouded, he stared below the bar, the red and blue lights spiraling everywhere. The blonde brtedy humphed in defeat and left him to his thoughts. He walked back to his seat and poured him self a ss of whiskey, he drank it all in a gulp and poured another, he was on his fifth cup when it went flying out of his hand shattering to pieces. ¡°What the fu*k as gotten into you my child, you need to stop this, all this¡± His dad said gesturing to him. ¡°You need to forget about her, she doesn''t even know if you''re existing again, stop getting wasted, get a life son¡± ¡°But my life''s with her¡±he grunted tilting his head back. ¡°No it isn''t, you need to wake up son, stop drinking, you have an empire to build, a generation, stop day dreaming of someone who''s never going toe back to you, and you know it son¡± His dad yelled loudly at him. ¡°But she''s alone now, maybe I could get a second chance, maybe she woulde back, and when she does i''ll rub it in your face dad¡± He said with a hopeful smile. "Maybe she''s alone" he gritted. Tears streamed down his dad face as he stared at his son, his heart aching for him, the sharp pain unbearable he couldn''t take it. ¡°Dad!!¡± 19 19 The night was cold, a soothing relief to the heat which raged a few hours ago. The sky was moonlit, and the stars danced around it in beautiful constetions. Lucas couldn¡¯t help but thank the heavens for a perfect night like this. He¡¯d hoped his date would be just as perfect. He was now in front of Amelia¡¯s door, a bouquet of roses in his hands, dressed in a ck tuxedo with a necktie that matched the color of the roses. His hair was neatly gelled but was finding it difficult to stay in ce due to all the sweat he was releasing. Why the hell was he so nervous? He¡¯d asked for this, hadn¡¯t he? He had been standing in front of the door for close ten minutes, like aplete idiot, always hesitating to knock whenever he raised his hand. He couldn¡¯t help but feel so jittery, and it really sucked. He hated himself for his cowardice. For this disgrace. Suddenly, the door flung open and Amelia stood there in all her perfect glory. She was dressed in a tight, ck mini gown, with flowery straps that hung over her shoulders. Her long, raven ck hair was tied in a bun, and the perfect symmetry of her face was further entuated. Her light brown eyes sparkled like the stars above and she wore a perfect smile. Her make up wasn¡¯t even too obvious. ¡°I knew something wasn¡¯t right when I had finished dressing up and hadn¡¯t seen you yet.¡± she suddenly spoke up, snapping him out of his trance. His mouth was hung open, and his sweating became even worse. ¡°Amelia...you... you¡¯re...¡± ¡°Overdressed? I knew it. Hold on please, let me change to something more....¡± ¡°What? No, you¡¯re not...it¡¯s just...you look perfect¡± She smiled, ¡°Thanks, Lucas. You don¡¯t look so bad yourself¡± ¡°Yeah¡± he handed her the flowers and she sniffed them, smiling once again at him in appreciation.¡°Well?¡± he stretched out his hand to her, ¡°shall we?¡± They arrived at the restaurant some thirty minutester. It was a rather fancy ce, Amelia noted that screamed ¡°expensive!¡± at every corner. She also noticed that it was newly opened, and served only the best of French food. She gulped. ¡°Wow, this ce looks expensive Lucas¡± she said when they entered and surveyed the restaurant, ¡°I don¡¯t think I can afford it. Maybe we should go to a cheaper ce, for normal people like me?¡± Lucas couldn¡¯t help butugh, ¡°who said anything about you paying?¡± That was all he said before a waiter approached them and led them to their table. They settled down and Lucas asked for the menus. ¡°Go on, order anything you want¡± Amelia stared at the menu hard and gave up at the first line. She couldn¡¯t understand a word of what was been written there. However, the price tag attached to each meal almost made her faint. ¡°I think you should just order for the both of us¡± she suggested, handing him back the menu. Lucas ced their orders and the waiter dashed off. ¡°So, how do you see this ce?¡± ¡°Way out of my league, thanks for asking. Everything here looks so expensive. Even the cutlery!¡± she cried, picking up a spoon. Lucas smiled, ¡°it''s no biggie. Only the best for you¡± ¡°You didn¡¯t have to go all out of your way like this. A simple dinner would have also been appreciated. I don¡¯t want it to look like I¡¯m taking advantage of you or something¡± ¡°shhh,mon Amelia¡± he hushed, cing his hand on hers, ¡°stop fretting about it okay? This is my treat. I wanted it to be special for you. So could you please just rx already?¡± Amelia heaved a sigh of relief and rxed a little, ¡°fine¡± A few momentster, their food arrived and they dug in. The meal was extremely delicious, and Amelia couldn¡¯t help but moan at the ssh vors that assailed her taste buds, ¡°Delicious, right?¡± he asked. ¡°Very¡± They ate the rest of their meal in silence and when they were done, they helped themselves with desert and talked over sses of champagne. Amelia had never really tasted anything like it.¡°So, how¡¯d you like college so far?¡± he began as he took a sip of his champagne ¡°Well, nice I guess. But pretty hectic too. May has already vowed to sue some professors immediately after she gets called to bar¡± Lucasughed, ¡°yeah, Temple University is notorious for their nasty professors.I mean, I would know. I experienced them first hand¡± ¡°Really?¡± ¡°Yeah. There was this one guy, who threatened to fail my course simply because the title I used for my project was too long¡± ¡°Seriously? I mean, who the hell does that?¡± ¡°Professor Carrick, that¡¯s who. I¡¯m just d I made it out in one piece. Otherwise,I would have really murdered someone¡± Ameliaughed, ¡°tell me about it. I think I¡¯m in that stage of my life right now¡± They bothughed again, ¡°I don¡¯t know though¡± she continued, ¡°I can¡¯t help but feel old sometimes though. Like, I¡¯m out of ce with all my fellow...¡± ¡°Hey,¡± he interrupted, ¡°Don¡¯t say that okay? I don¡¯t care what age you are. All that matters is that you¡¯re pursuing your dreams. And anyone that thinks otherwise, can go jump into a river¡± She smiled, ¡°Thank you, Lucas¡± ¡°For?¡± ¡°For everything¡± she shrugged, ¡°for always being there for me. For being the reason why I¡¯m back in college. It wouldn''t¡¯ have been possible without you and I¡¯ll always be grateful for that¡±. Text ? 2024 N?velDrama.Org. He smiled and ced his hand on hers again, ¡°You don¡¯t have to thank me, Amelia. I would do all that, and a thousand more for you over and over again¡± Amelia couldn¡¯t help but blush lightly at that. They spent the rest of that evening sharing jokes andughter. They both didn¡¯t realize that they could be this happy. There was great chemistry between them, and Amelia couldn¡¯t help but feel rxed at the sight of the man making her happy right in front of her. It¡¯d been a really long time since she felt this way. By the time they were both ready to go home, it was almost midnight. Amelia felt slightly tipsy from all the champagne that she took. She couldn¡¯t help it. The taste was exquisite and it had made her forget her problems for a while. Lucas had been a gentleman all throughout and had taken her home in one piece. Amelia couldn¡¯t have guessed that men like that still existed, but she was really super grateful nheless. He had made her feel safe, and she was happy about that. ¡°Thanks for agreeing to go on a date with me Amelia.¡± Lucas stated as he led her to her front door. She nodded, ¡°it''s fine Lucas. I really enjoyed myself¡± I¡¯m d you did¡± She gave him a smile and turned to open her door when he held her back, ¡°wait¡±. She turned around and noticed he was staring at her. His eyes traveled down to her lips and he smiled, ¡°You really are beautiful,¡± he said ¡°Yes, you¡¯ve said that a million times already¡± ¡°And I¡¯ll say it a million times more¡± She smiled and they continued staring at each other. He began to bring his head down slowly, and Amelia gulped hard. She noticed how perfect his lips were, how perfect they would taste when theynded on hers... But s, she quickly turned away and got a peck on her cheek instead, I¡¯m sorry Lucas but maybe we¡¯re taking this too.... fast?¡± ¡°Yeah, you¡¯re right. I¡¯m sorry Amelia¡±. ¡°It¡¯s okay. I¡¯m just gonna go inside and get some rest tough, it¡¯s reallyte¡± ¡°Yeah.... goodnight¡± ¡°Goodnight¡± She quickly unlocked her door and entered while slowly closing the door in his face. She could see the rejection and hurt in his eyes and she felt sorry for him but she couldn¡¯t help it. Kissing him had felt like the right thing to do, but why does it feel so wrong? ¡ª¡ª And there he stood in a white clean balcony, hispanion, air, and he spoke to it, hoping it would carry his message to his love. ¡°I need you like a heart needs a beat.....¡± 20 20 Madison came home that day feeling like absolute shit. She had cried all the way home, and her mascara cascaded down her cheeks like a ck river. Her hair was scattered all over, and her dress looked nothing like it was when she left home this morning. She had gone into an absolute frenzy after being humiliated by amon storekeeper and her slimy manager. She hated them and wished they would choke on their own Laura Pearls saw her daughter driving through the gates of the mansion and almost running over the poor gatekeeper in the process. She became rmed. Her daughter was always a careful and calcted driver, and she never drove like this unless she wasn¡¯t in her right state of mind. She quickly rushed downstairs and met Madison ¡°M..m....mum...¡± she sobbed and shook as she approached her mother. ¡°Madison, what happened to you? You look terrible....¡±¡°S...some.. something horrible happened to me today mother¡± ¡°Oh you poor little thing. Come upstairs with mama and tell her all about it¡± she hugged her daughter and took her upstairs. There, Ethan, her husband, Danny and Jerry, the twins, Mr. Gabriel and Mr. Robert were all seated in the living room, waiting for them. They had heard themotion outside earlier , and had been wondering what happened. ¡°Madison!!¡± Ethan eximed, ¡°darling, what happened to you????¡± he asked as he rushed and took her in his arms, away from her mother. ¡°Actually, I think this looks suits her very much. There¡¯s something about the mascara that brings out the true evil in her eyes¡± Danny muttered dryly while popping the bubble gum in her mouth. Her twin, Jerry snickered conspiratorially beside her. ¡°You shut the hell up, Danny! What happened to you, honey?¡± He cooed at his wife. ¡°It was...I was..I just went to the store today to get some nice jewelry. I didn¡¯t do anything wrong. A...and then...the storekeeper and her manager started calling me all sort of horrible names, saying that I snatched someone¡¯s husband, a...and that... and that I¡¯m an adulteress!¡± she finished, breaking into a fresh round of tears. ¡°Bastards...¡± He muttered under his breath as he took her in his arms again and tried to cate her. Danny and Jerry burst intoughter, while grandfather smiled and Mr. Gabriel tried to suppress his ¡°Why the hell are you guysughing? My wife was insulted for no reason and all you can do isugh?¡± ¡°Well what do you want us to do?cry with her?¡± Jerry asked as she tried to stop herself fromughing, ¡°They only told her the truth about her sorry life there! I didn¡¯t think the news would spread that fast!!!¡± ¡°Damn you Jerry! Damn you to hell!¡± he turned to his wife and mother-inw, ¡°should we tell the police?¡± ¡°I think we should!¡± Laura cried, ¡°this is a clear case of assault. They shouldn¡¯t go scot-free for hurting my daughter¡¯s emotions for no reason¡±? ¡°Well would you look at that? I didn¡¯t know Madison had emotions! I didn¡¯t even know you knew the meaning of Danny¡± Song said, bursting into another round ofughter with her twin. ¡°Why bother involving the police, Ethan? It¡¯s just a waste of time and resources. They wouldn¡¯t spare this case of yours two nces¡± grandfather chipped in. ¡°Yes¡± Mr. Robert continued, ¡°your darling wife should have thought about the consequences of her actions before stealing someone else¡¯s husband. This is your karma facing you son, so deal with it like a man!¡± ¡°Are you sure he still knows what being a man is daddy Mr. Robert? Cuz at this rate, all I see is a little boy robot under a remote control!¡± Jerry said andughed again with her twin. ¡°You know what.....fuck you all! I don¡¯t need any of you! I don¡¯t need any of your pity or empathy! You can all go to hell for all I care!¡± ¡°Oh yeah, and what are you going to do, son?¡± Mr. Robert asked. ¡°Nothing....because Madison and I are leaving this house!!!!...¡±. ¡ª¡ª Ethan entered inside his modernly beautiful room which was decorated with chocty and white color interior. That is where he saw his beautiful, brte wife sitting with her back against the headboard of the king sized bed in a sexy, bright red colored lingerie. The top of the lingerie was barely covering her big bosom. Her round, juicy tits were spilling out of the cotton cloth, the sweet pink ares of her tits peeking out slightly and giving just a hint of the softness that she was hiding under the thin red cloth. A thin strap was straining against her milky white skin, turning her soft skin a light shade of red as it tried to hold the cloth together to her back. Upon seeing him enter the room, she straightened and got on her knees and hands on the bed, facing him, giving him a clear view of the valley between her boobs and what she had to offer. Ethan¡¯s lips dried in thirst. His tongue came out to lick the dryness off but he knew that the thirst that she had ignited in him could only be quenched by sucking on her nipples until they were sore to the touch of his tongue and milk was dripping out of them. He had sucked on them like a little baby for a thousand time but he still could not get over the taste and fullness of them. When he took those heavy breast in his hands and chewed them until he could see the tears of pleasure dripping down Madison cheeks, he felt like there was still more left to explore. Still more skin left to exploit. A smirk came on his lips. He loved his wife wholeheartedly because to him she was like the other half of him. She was an angel who was literally a gift to him by the gods of seduction. She was his soul mate who knew just how to make him desperate for the touch of her fingers on his own skin. She could turn him into a dog that stood with its tongue out, panting in front of her just so she could let it have a taste of her skin. And he would let her. He was that much helpless in front of her. Both of them were madly in love with each other.Mostly because of the satisfaction they received from their various sex adventures. . Ethan walked towards her with predatory slow steps. She saw the hunger in his eyes and started feeling scared of him. In an attempt to hide away from his gaze, she turned around on her hand and knees, showing him the sight of her ass. The red panty that she was wearing was sticking between her pussy lips, covering just the top of her clit. The cloth was so thin that it was looking like a thin strap going around from her pussy to her ass. His eyes roamed on her sexy body as she looked away from his gaze in shyness. "Strip." Ethan whispered in a barely controlled voice. His throat feeling dry to the point of soreness. "Wouldn''t you want to do that, baby?" Madison whispered teasingly while turning her face to look into his green eyes. Ethan lips pursed in anger. He did not like to be teased. Getting teased just to get what was already his for forever always angered him and his wolf to no limits and Madison knew it very well from the very start of their rtionship. He stormed towards her and in a sh her sexy lingerie was in pieces on the ground. She tried to fight his harshness with useless attempts of her own but everything was meaningless. Madison gasped loudly when she was grabbed by her hair and her head was harshly pushed down face first on the soft bed by Ethan. He got on the top of her body and straddled her hips. She felt his slick, hard, monster cock digging between her ass cheeks. She could even feel the thickness of its veins on her soft skin. "What did I tell you?" He asked while breathing heavily in her ear. She moaned loudly when he increased the pressure of his cock to grind down hard against her ass, forcing Madison butt cheeks to make space for his cock. His hand, that was still clutching her hair in a fist, pulled her head up forcefully. His tongue ran down the length of her ear. Slowly, it glided down from her ear to her milky white neck. Licking and tasting the essence of her skin that he had be so addicted to. N?velDrama.Org content. "What. Did. I. Tell. YOU!" With his every word he left a bite of hunger in his way. Licking and biting her skin, punishing her for not answering him while at the same time smashing his own lips on hers and stopping her from saying anything. As his tongue reached to the bones on the side of her neck, his kisses turned into bites of a hungry dog that enjoyed chewing down on every inch of skin that it could find on its way. "I fucking don''t like to be teased!" He growled while kissing and biting on the skin of her neck harshly. "Now you better fucking enjoy what you deserve." The Novel will be updated first on this website. Come back and continue reading tomorrow, everyone!