Mr. Rose was holding the spatula in one hand as her eyes widened due to shock. Ayah was standing in front of her who looked just as surprised. Her hair covered half of her face as she moved them and looked down after Grey shook her. “Are you okay?” Grey asked as Ayah nodded. She still could not remove her eyes from the woman standing in front of her. Her whole body was shaking. As Grey finished picking up the pieces of the glass and went to throw them, Ayah looked at Mrs. Rose. “What are you doing here?” She asked. Mrs. Rose looked down as if ashamed of her presence in front of her. She did not know how to answer her. After a few moments, Ayah could not stand the silence. Though she had no reason of being angry, she was still quite upset. What was Mrs. Rose doing in Italy? What happened while Ayah was gone? Why was she here and also at Elio’s mansion?Ayah held her hand and turned off the stove. She walked to the guest room and closed the door, telling Grey to stay back. Though Gr
The house was shimmering like a diamond as if seeing it from afar. Ayah saw the magnificent and massive house which almost looked like a mansion. She was not that impressed nor that she wanted to, knowing that to him it might just be nothing. The man beside her was driving in a calm manner, glancing at her now and then through the mirror. Ayah did not want to admit it but he looked devilishly handsome in that suit. It was an effortless and irresistible kind of beauty. She looked outside of the window not wanting to give him much attention. She saw that there were at least five SUVs behind them. As if he was a president or something, the road was empty. Elio noticed her looking at the empty road and took his chance. “It’s a rare sight.” He said. She looked at him. “What?”“My presence in the media.” He said while putting his other hand on her seat and looking back retrieving the car back. She scoffed inaudible for him to hear. “As if I care.”He smirked. After they arrived at the
A bullet shot through the direction from where the old drunk man was holding a rifle. His white mustache was covered in wine and his eyes screamed fury. Without thinking much and being upset about the fact that the stock he bought had the lowest price because the one standing in front of him, made him go crazy. The guards of Elio wore bulletproof vests so they were about to take the shot for Ayah. Before they could, Elio stood in front and a bullet was shot in his back. Everyone screamed in the area. Elio’s eyes locked with Ayah for a brief moment. The thing he saw in her was fear but no pity. As if her prisoner died, she would be free forever. But when she would, she would not regret his death or grief at all. But Ayah’s heart moved when she saw blood on him. Elio fell on her as Ayah held him. Protecting his head with her hand, she also fell back. The commotion later turned into chaos. Elio’s bodyguards moved everyone out of the way and picking him up they carried him to the car.
“The news of death?” Elio heard Alex from a distance though Alex thought he was inaudible enough. He smiled nervously at Elio. When Ayah was done feeding him, she left the room. Elio signaled Alex to come into the room. He did while having his feet make no sound. He stood in front of Elio. “What are you talking about?” Elio asked. He was suspicious of his friends because he could probably hide a piece of bad news for his bad health. But no matter how bad his health was, Elio never skipped on business. And he could depict this as a business. Alex was scratching his neck constantly which surely meant that he wanted to say something but could not bring himself to. “Spit it out,” Elio demanded. “Your company stocks are going disastrously down. The companies from each big fish are cutting their deals in hopes of not getting scammed.” Alex said. Elio sat up. “I thought we already compensated for what we did. What is bugging them now?”Alex sighed. “They think that your business strate
“Mia?” Ayah squealed almost trying to hide the excitement and surprise at the fact that Mia was half hanging on her balcony looking just fine with that ridiculous smile of hers. She let out a panicked breath as she pulled Mia inside. When she pulled her, she immediately lost her balance and both of them fell on the hard floor. They tried to make no sound as their butt started the pain. Mia was trying to contain her laughter as Ayah looked at her side in pure disbelief. “Are you seriously laughing at this situation? We were about to die!”Mia held her hand on her mouth trying her best to control herself but failed as she fell into silent laughter. Ayah shook her head at the childishness of her friends who had no seriousness regarding any situation. She stood up as Mia forwarded her hand expecting help. When Ayah held her hand, she stood up to get up when she left her hand, making Mia fall back with a yelp. Mia brushed herself and stood up on her own this time. “I was about to fall.
The blood dripped from her hand and fell on the carpet beneath her. Alice looked down and sighed. She accidentally cut herself in the kitchen while working. She had a hunch—sort of a weird one. She realized that something terrible would happen whenever she cut or hurt herself. Right now, standing on the kitchen wall, she felt horrified. Mrs. Rose was standing right beside her while cutting onions. She did not see Alice’s hand otherwise she would have helped her. She was immersed in her thoughts.Alice left to bandage her hand. When she came back, she resumed her work. Mrs. Rose stopped cutting onions and looked at Alice. She stroked her chest with her hands and said, “I don’t feel good.” Alice looked at her. “Are you okay?”Mrs. Rose looked ahead. “No, I have got a feeling as if something terrible is going to happen.” She said. Alice turned her whole body towards her. She found someone with the same feeling as her. But she felt more anxious about it. If two people had mutual strang
Mrs. Rose and Alice were helpless against the tactics of Elio Ford who was considered a king in the business world. His need for power would surpass any other desire. He thrived for power but he achieved it. As if he had blinded the world with his charm. He was not being this way by himself, he was just born this way. His every move was attractive to the human eye. His bored stance, his busy and professional way of handling business, and even the way he breathed inspired the men of Japan. The woman would sacrifice their lifeline to get a glance at him. But nobody knew, what this man had under his facade. What he had been hiding. What his true self inflicted on others. By the torture of this world, he had been captivating an angel under his ruthless dominance. Ayah Adler, whose entire life had been of trauma and pain. That she swallowed and cried silently for. “Do you want to cook?” Mrs. Rose asked her as she was standing in the kitchen. She knew Ayah loved cooking. It made her r
The sound of the car roaring from a distance was heard by the main caretaker of the orphanage, Layla who was known as Oba-Chan for the kids. She went forward and saw many black SUV’s coming. She had been informed of the arrival of Ayah. She was told that Ayah was married and she will be visiting with her husband. Though she was very excited, she was also upset and anxious about the fact that Ayah never told her about any marriage. Ayah was a very loved child in the orphanage. When she came from the US, this orphanage was the only shelter for Ayah. Though the orphanage did not take any grown up’s, at that time, in Japan Ayah was a minor. There were still issues regarding her stay in the orphanage but she was helpless. So one day, Ayah took Oba-Chan to a quiet place and she showed her all her scars. Her entire body was tainted by her childhood. Oba-Chan could not but feel immense pity for the child for she took all her responsibilities and finalised her stay in the orphanage for a few