Mag-log in(Rayner)He reaches for Kelvin’s hand.His hands are still shaky.“But… you—”Kelvin tears his hand away like his touch burns.“You don’t get to pretend to care now.”His voice is cold.“Not after what you did to my mother.”“Grandpa…”I dart my gaze between them, confusion flooding my mind.“What’s going on here? What’s… what’s he saying? What’s Kelvin saying?”“Everyone.”Kelvin turns towards the shareholders.His expression is suddenly calm again.“Since you’re all here, why don’t we discuss what this meeting was called for?”My brows furrow.What is he doing?Kelvin’s gaze shifts towards me.“The dismissal of the CEO.”My heart drops.My fists clench beside me.He continues.“A CEO losing his seal is one thing, but him not even being aware that he’d lost it is another.”His lips curl as he looks at me again.“And having such a careless person as our CEO would only bring this company to ruin.”“Kelvin!”My fist lands against his jaw.The room erupts.Voices overlap, chairs scrape a
(Rayner)“What?”I rise from my seat immediately after hearing the news.Amara is in some kind of trouble.I need to go to her.“But there’s something I’ll like to discuss with you,” Stefan says, trying to stall me.But I don’t give him a chance.“That can wait.”I slide into my jacket.“Right now, I need to go to Amara. I need to be there for her.”“But Rayner—”I’m already outside the door before he finishes.He hurries after me, walking at my speed, trying to say something, but I’m barely listening. I can’t hear him. I can’t even process whatever he’s saying.My mind is focused on only one thing.Amara.I need to go to her.I’m already a few steps away from my office when I notice the unusual buzzing throughout the company.I slow down.My eyes land on the shareholders making their way into the building.My brows furrow.“Is there a meeting today that I don’t know about?” I ask quietly, confused.Stefan shakes his head.“No. Not that I know of.”“Then…”My eyes trail after them as
(Amara)“Tell me," I say as I walk through the company’s lobby.Every screen is finally displaying the photos from the launch. The product campaign photo with Isha in it is the center attraction of it all, displayed boldly across the largest screen in the lobby.A small smile finds my lips as my eyes settle on the image.A reminder of the hard work that went into making today possible.And finally, it’s here.“It’s going really well,” Martha says beside me. “The reactions online have been insane. People are talking about the launch everywhere, the campaign is already getting a lot of attention, and the products are selling faster than we projected. The live sales are doing especially well too. We’ve already had thousands of orders come in since we started.”I halt mid-step.“Really?”Martha nods, smiling. “Really.”A smile slowly spreads across my lips.“Come on. Let’s go see the live sales.”It’s launch day today, and the buzzing in the company only seems to get louder with every pas
(Lillian)“Ghost?”I chuckle“What ghost?”I let out a scoff, trying to appear composed, the same way I’ve always appeared to them all these years.Then I stride in deeper, stopping right in front of Eleanor.“Mother…”I look around the room, noticing the tension.“Did anything happen? Why does it feel like…”I turn my gaze back to Eleanor, waiting for her answer.She lets out a deep sigh.“It’s nothing.”She blinks away for a moment, as though gathering herself, before looking back at me with a small smile.“We were just discussing business. The launch is tomorrow, and new products will be added to Eleanor Foods. We were just finalizing everything.”“Oh, that?”I raise my brows.“You don’t have to worry about anything, Mother. I’m sure this launch will go well, just like the others. You always know what you’re doing.”I smile back, and she nods gently, though I can still see the unease lingering in her eyes.“What about you?” she asks. “I’ve been looking everywhere for you so you can
(Amara)“Tell us, Amara.”My mother reaches for me.“What is it that you want to tell us?”For a moment, the room holds its breath.Everyone seems to be waiting for me to speak.I’d returned home angry.Pissed.Broken.And I had spoken out about telling everything to the family.Everything about Maya’s deeds.“Amara…”Mom grips my wrist, and I startle.“What is it, Amara? You look worried. Tell us what the matter is. What’s gotten you so worried?”My eyes land on Maya.A brief, tense moment passes between us.Her fingers curl, tightening by the side of her dress.Is it fear?Tension?For someone like her, who’s done nothing but harm others, she’s scared?Scared of what?Her truth finally coming out in the open?The family finding out about what she truly is and everything she’s done to me?Or what exactly?“Amara…”She strides toward me, but I take a step back immediately.The mere mention of my name from her mouth is enough to fuel the anger boiling inside me.For a moment, I replay
(Selina)“Leave me! Let me go!”I struggle against their hold, but my words seem to be falling on deaf ears. They continue dragging me further, harder, deeper, until we finally near a figure standing in front of us.“Ma’am, we’ve brought her.”Just then, she turns.My eyes land on her.Lillian.Relief washes over me.Finally.She came.Although I had expected her to send people to come for me, I never imagined the people she’d sent would drag me all the way here like this.“Lillian…”But the moment my eyes meet hers, something inside me stills.She doesn’t look worried.She doesn’t look surprised.She simply watches me.And for some reason, I freeze.Memories flash immediately.All the plans we’ve made together.Everything we’ve done to make the Roosevelts’ lives a living hell.“Selina.” A small smirk forms on her lips.My eyes sweep between the two men holding me.“Look.” I gesture toward their hands. “See how your men are treating me. You wouldn’t ask your men to treat me this way,
(Felix)“Selina!”My voice crashes against the walls as I stride through the living room, anger boiling over with every step.I find her sprawled in one of the chairs like she owns the place. Her legs are propped casually on the table. One hand rubs slow circles over her stomach, the other lifts an
(Amara)The moment feels suspended until his voice breaks through it.“Are you okay?”His words are low and close, brushed against the side of my neck. There is a thickness to his voice, something steady and concerned, as if the question leaves him instinctively before he can think better of it.Sl
(Amara)I watch as Felix slowly turns toward me, his movements careful, almost hesitant. His eyes search my face before he speaks.“What’s come over you, Amara?”He steps closer, reaching for my shoulders, his hands warm and familiar in a way that makes my chest tighten. “This isn’t the Amara I got
(Amara)I startle.The moment I realize I am still half on top of him, I quickly push away from him and scramble to my feet. My movements are hurried, clumsy. I don’t even think before I shove him slightly to the side in my attempt to stand.A soft groan escapes him.My heart drops instantly.My ey







