THIRD PERSON POV“Don’t you feel sorry for Lady Ranleigh at all, Bryce?” Sheldon asked. Bryce tilted his head and chuckled. “Why would I?” he asked while his eyes were still on his phone.Sheldon sighed and looked outside the window. Yeah, why would he? It was Sheldon who slapped Ranleigh’s face under Bryce’s command. Every time Sheldon recall Ranleigh’s empty eyes after that incident was making him regretful. It is ridiculous to regret something that you intended to do but he is still ashamed of their actions. And he knows that it is wrong to act based on what they saw without knowing the backstory. They had the time to ask what happened but they didn’t. And now, it is making him feel guilty. “We’ve wronged her, Bryce.”“She should have stood up for herself if she wanted. It’s her fault that she didn’t try explaining,” Bryce coldly retorted. “I have no ground for a conscience that wasn’t mine to keep in the first place, Sheldon. You know that I had long ago forgotten how to be compun
I turned around and looked at myself in the mirror. I am wearing a backless dress and it exposed the rose tats on my back. The scars aren’t that visible either as it was being hidden under the tats’ ink but even if it was exposed, I don't really care. I didn’t dress to gain the audiences’ approval anyway and none of their opinions are valid. No matter what they say, I look gorgeous.And even so, why the fuck do I even have to care about their opinion when all they do was just gossip with everybody’s life? Couldn’t they just fuck off and shut up and just fix themselves first instead of pointing out what’s wrong with other people? They are no saints and none of them are perfect so what’s the deal about us being this flawed?“My lady.”I looked at Xianre as she tiptoed and leaned her head closer to mine. I saw her blinking her green eyes. “Lady Hanzel is outside with Sir Bryce.”The eldest young lady of the Green. I wonder what she is doing at a man’s house that has a lover? Does she in
“You should enjoy the night, Leigh!” Xianre shouted. I bobbed my head, trying to match her enthusiasm. Though I could tell that she knew I was faking it. She just couldn’t say it out loud.I looked around the crowd trying to pinpoint where that person who kept on staring at me was. Crowd. I was never upset being in a crowd before. Not even once in my life did I choose to sit and grumble in one corner at a bar but I can say that this time is different. Ever since I entered the bar, I could feel a pair of eyes staring at me as if they were monitoring me. As it is, they are calculating my every move. I felt like I was being watched from a corner and it’s not making me any comfortable. Though I shouldn’t let Xianre worry about me this time. She should enjoy the night as much as she can. I brushed my hair and looked at Xianre who was staring at me. “I’m fine here. Go on and enjoy the night, Xian, I don’t mind,” I declared. Xianre looked at me weirdly as if she sensed something. I smile
His men called him Ace and I only know one person who uses that name in the underworld. That freaking mafia. There’s no doubt that this fucking man here is the man who I shared a hot night with years ago, the man who I should never met again — the mafia gang’s godfather. Ace, the mafia lord. Fuck! I should have never gone back to this bar!Ace stared at me as he caressed my cheeks gently. “Why not take off your mask and kiss me?” he asked playfully. I immediately pushed him away. “Enough of this already!” I shoved his hands off. “You’ll find someone else, someone better, Sir! Someone who could give you the same affection!”Ace chuckled. “I don’t think so," he retorted. “I’ve been running around this country, Mien, and I never found someone better than you,” he declared. “And I don’t want anybody else if they aren’t you.”Look who’s talking nonsense. I grind my teeth in frustration. “I’m getting married!”“I don’t fucking care.” He grabbed my hand and even though he was being gentle
“That’s enough. If you don’t want Leigh, then send her back to her home. I’ll be the one to pay her grandfather’s debt,” Ace declared.I coughed and looked at Ace. That really caught me off-guard and I didn’t expect him to say that. I thought that he’s much worse than Bryce, but to my surprise, I was wrong. Not that he is any better but if I’ll compare him to his brother, I could say that he’s not that bad.“That won’t do, Ace. She already signed the contract,” Bryce answered. That made me curse him in my mind. Tsk! Bryce, if you’ll only agree to what Ace said, I could be finally free and the two of you will have your way with Lady Green. I won’t be a hindrance with your affairs anymore. Argh! Seriously?! Why couldn’t you just let me go?! “And a while back, she was almost caught by the Oardina Gang. It was a good thing that the hired killer, Mien, caught the man before it harmed Ranleigh.”‘It.’ I laughed at the thought that they see those people as a thing and not a person. “She’s
I couldn’t say that both of them are wrong. Rather, from the member of the Vergara family’s viewpoint, I am also a suspect. I was there and I witnessed the murder, but I didn’t do anything to save that lady. I was weak and I couldn’t even save myself yet I survived. It wouldn’t be a big deal if I survived on my own, but it was the opposite. I survived because those who killed the lady helped me. No one would ever believe that I am not connected to those murderer.Few minutes later, we arrived at our headquarters. The Genod org’s people were waiting outside the headquarters and immediately bowed their heads after they saw us.“They still consider you as their superior, huh?” Dior commented after seeing the other members of the org bow their heads. I shook my head and looked at them. “You guys don’t have to go that far,” I declared. Calvin, the man with brown hair, looked at me. “That won’t do, Miss Mien. Most of us here owe you our life. If it were not for you, we would be dead by n
I saw Xianre from afar and waved my hand. She looked in my direction and her eyes widened as our eyes met. She tapped Sheldon’s shoulder before pointing her finger to me and ran at my direction. She hugged me as tight as she could as soon as she arrived. “You’re safe, Leigh! I’m glad!” she declared.I patted her back. “I’m sorry for worrying you.” This time, even if it wasn’t my intention to worry her, I still did and I admit that I have a fair share of fault this time. I ignored her calls. Xianre shook her head. “It's my fault for overreacting.”“No. It’s my fault this time.”I looked around exhaustedly and saw Bryce and Sheldon walking calmly behind Xianre. The people who were swarming around earlier as if inside a public market made way for the two as they walked. “They looked like Princes if not for their rotten attitude. Their looks are just so fine,” Xianre whispered. I nodded my head in agreement to what she said. Although I was accustomed to agreeing with someone to avoid
Bryce called for me right after I changed clothes. Now, I am currently being escorted by the maid on my way to his office. I tried to look enthusiastic about this since this was meant to ease my boredom but it's destroying my mood even more. I snorted before looking around.The mansion never failed to amaze me even after weeks of living here. The more I roam around the mansion, the more I become bewildered by their fortune. To flaunt their wealth, the Vergaras used such expensive stones in building the mansion. Even the chandelier looked like it was made of gold. The diamonds hanging around the chandelier reflect making some luminous lights lighting up the place. Even the floor costs fortunes.It must be good to be born with gold’s spoon, huh?The maid stopped in front of a big dark door and hell, it looked like a doorway to death. I feel like the maid was sending me to my last destination. Death.I took a deep breath before knocking. There was no answer from him so I decided to kn