Veronica stopped Aries’s fervent kisses and pushed his chest. “What do you mean contrary to what I like in women? Did you say I’m stupid but you still like me?” “I said I love you!” Aries said, caressing her cheeks. “But you called me stupid! Such an offensive proposal!” She creased her nose as Aries chuckled. “I’d never say yes….” Before she could complete it, Aries claimed her lips again. “Even your spirit would say yes to me!” he whispered against her lips, lifting her off the wall and turning her to the beautiful sunset. Veronica parted her lips, witnessing the beautiful crimson colors of the sun as it set in the deep blue waters of the Aegean Sea enlightened by the orange and red colors in the reddish sky. “It’s so gorgeous!” Veronica muttered. Aries was standing right behind her, his arms wrapped around her waist and Veronica put her head on his chest, taking a deep breath, her eyes fixed on the sun’s reflection in the blue water. “Excuse me,” the photographer approached the
“What do you want, Samantha?” Ace gritted his teeth as he walked out of the house to take her call. “I called to question your so-called upbringing based on which you won Aries’s custody case!” Samantha sounded furious. “Aries called me bitch! How dare he abuse his mother? Is this how you’ve raised my son?” “Our son!” Ace corrected her. “And he’s a thirty-year-old man now! Not a seven-year-old boy you left on the beach!” “Whatever! I want to speak to him. Ask him to pick up my goddamn call.” Samantha said and Ace drew a deep breath. His eyes traveled to Maria as she slid into the taxi. “Maria!” He cut off Samantha’s ranting and walked over to her. She stopped holding the car door and turned to him. “Where are you heading?” “Umm.. ah, just meeting some old friends over coffee.” She gave a tight smile and Ace put his hand over hers. “She just called to talk about Aries. Nothing else!” Ace said. “Of course! Aries connects you two, so it’s understandable.” She said. “I’ll see you la
Shane Glazier A hand put down fresh white iris on Shane’s grave and then moved to the next grave to put down the red roses. Rachel Glazier’s favorite red roses. Isla drew a deep breath, looking over their graves next to each other, and she recalled a missed take on Cynthia and Alfred’s deliberate attempt to keep her father away from the woman he loved, even after his death. She should’ve understood that they were cruel people who didn’t even care about the last wish of the dead man. It was she who firmly stood against them and did what her father wanted. To rest beside his beloved woman. “It will be my second honeymoon with Rachel!” Isla chuckled, recalling her father joking about his death and Veronica frowning. “Why do you always end up talking about death when I mention Mom?” Veronica knitted her eyebrows. “Death is the last truth of life! Why do you get so upset?” Shane asked. “Because I don’t want to lose you! I don’t want to lose anyone!” Veronica crossed her arms across h
“What do you mean?” Aries narrowed his eyes at Alfred and the latter chuckled. “I was playing this game way before you were even born! Did you think I opened up all my cards to you?” Alfred lifted an eyebrow expertly. “Focus on the well-designed speech, boy! Maybe it’s the last time you’re listening to her beautiful voice.” “Every girl says her dad is a king. But my father was an angel!” Veronica had a proud smile. “All his life he thought about the betterment of his people. His business was to bring a smile to the face. Every day, he’d venture out to do at least one good deed!” “Yet he had the most brutal death!” Alfred whispered into Aries’s ear. “Guess Jesus forgot to count his good deeds.” He sneered. Veronica drew a deep breath. It was the first time she could openly talk about her father, and she had so many things to tell everyone. “Today….” Before she could start, all the phones in the hall started pinging, and she watched people taking out their phones. “Three… Two… One!”
“Veronica?” She heard footsteps. The familiar deep voice halted her action, and she waited for the man to show up, and when he did, she gasped in horror. “Dad!” She blinked her eyes as she watched the man in black pants with a white shirt precisely tucked in, sleeves rolled up to his elbow, and kicking aside the broken glass pieces, he walked in her direction. He squatted down before her and looked into her bloodshot eyes. His black eyes glanced at the cuts on her body and pressed his lips. “Trying to hurt yourself?” He asked, taking the glass piece from her hand and Veronica blinked her eyes mutely. “What happened? You were praying to see me for six years and I’m finally here. Aren’t you going to give a hug to your dad?” Shane smiled, throwing the glass piece and watching her as she moved to hug him. Veronica clutched his back and cried harder. She felt him rubbing her back softly. “It’s alright! If you’re still breathing, you can solve all your problems!” His soft voice soothed t
The car sped on the outskirts of the city. Cold sweat covered Veronica’s forehead and her body trembled as the speeding car led her to an unknown place. “You know I was in love with your mother!” She heard Alfred and her head snapped in his direction. “I wanted to give the world to her, but she chose your pathetic father over me!” he sneered. Veronica didn’t miss the underlying hatred in his voice as he continued. “She chose to live with her father in poverty where it was hard to manage two meals a day sometimes and I so fucking hate Shane for this! How could he propose to a girl when he has no money in his pocket to even fancy a dinner!” Alfred glances at Veronica. “And your mother was equally stupid for accepting his proposal!” He gritted his teeth and looked ahead. Veronica stared at him. “She was not stupid. She knew you were not worth it!” She said and Alfred glared in her direction, and the next moment he pinned her to the car door, his hand clutched her throat and Veronica str
Keith walked over to Aries and Veronica. “Are you alright?” He looked concerned for Veronica. “Don’t worry, Everything is under control!” “What are you doing here?” Veronica asked. “Aries planned everything to record Alfred’s confession, and he required my help!” Keith answered, and Veronica glanced at Aries. “I had to come for you!” Keith said, and Veronica’s eyes darted back in his direction. “Thank you!” She said nonchalantly, and they shared a moment of eye lock. “We wanted to catch him alive, but it’s good he is dead!” Keith said. Sebastian checked Alfred’s daughter. He shot in the heat of the moment. There was still hope for her and he picked her up in his arms, rushing over to his car. “Take her to the hospital, quick!” He asked the guards he came with to support Aries. “Let’s go. You need to see a doctor!” Aries asked Veronica, and the latter nodded. Isla rushed to Alfred and squatted down, watching his body smeared in blood. “Hate the sin, not the sinner!” Her father’s w
[MATURE SCENE AHEAD] Minutes turned into an hour. Veronica watched Aries pacing in the room, deep in thought. “Can’t we call the company and ask them to open it for us?” Isla asked. “Why are we wasting so much time on such a petty issue?” “I checked with the company. They can open this only through Shane’s fingerprint!” Simon pressed his lips. “What could be inside the vault?” Aries turned to them. “And do we need to open it now? Alfred is dead, Cynthia is in jail, and we’ll get the chief soon. Veronica got her status back if we keep aside the humiliation because of the video!” “I want to see what had he stored in there!” Veronica’s words brought Aries’s attention to her. “Even if it doesn’t mean anything to anyone. It means everything to me!” “I think it’s Isla!” Simon said, and everyone looked in his direction. “Mr. Glazier has decorated her room on the first floor. This only explains he wanted her here along with Veronica!” Aries turned to the window, lighting his cigarette, a