*AURORA*“Why are you undressing in my bedroom?”I blinked.”Your…your bedroom?”“Yes.”I looked around the room which was painted in black, well, it suited him.“I didn’t know. I got splashed with wine and Janelle brought me here to change. She said this room was unoccupied.”He raised his eyebrow, slightly.”She’s not wrong. This used to be my room. I don’t live here anymore. I just wanted to come up to relax for a while, it’s not easy putting up with a lot of people.”He replied.I almost sensed arrogance in that statement but when I thought about it, it must be exhausting for him having people after people, wanting to talk to him, to curry favor from him.I saw a door, guessing it was the bathroom, I tried to open it but it was locked.I turned back to face him, still securing my dress around my body.“If it’s not too much to ask, can you go out please?”“Are you sending me out of my own room?”He asked.I needed him to have a conscience right now.The dress had come with an inbuilt b
*AURORA*“Yes, I can have any woman I want. And I’ll make sure you regret treating me like this.”Oh God.Did I treat him too bad?I just said I wasn’t interested in him!Why can’t he humbly accept that?I had a bad feeling about this.He headed for the door and left.I released a breath I didn’t even know I was holding.I walked out of the room and met Lucien outside the hall, he was already sitting inside the car waiting for me.He didn’t ask how I got splashed with wine and I didn’t see any need of explaining to him either.I got into the car and the driver drove off.Getting to the busy road, the car suddenly pulled up at the side of the road.“Get down. I have something important to attend to tonight. Take a taxi home.”I didn’t argue with him, I got out of the car and it sped off.Sighing, I knew where he was headed.He could have at least had the decency to drop me home.I hailed down a taxi and headed home.********When I walked into the house, Alma was at the living room, sh
*AURORA*A week rolled by.I didn’t see or hear from Damon after that phone…sex.He didn’t call me and I tried to convince myself that it was for the best.Getting involved with him wouldn’t be healthy for me, anyway.I didn’t also hear from Lucien either.He didn’t come home since that night.I wasn’t bothered but his family was, especially his mother who kept trying to reach him but he wouldn’t pick her calls.He finally came home one night and Alma was furious at him.We were having dinner when he walked in.“You really want to be disowned, don’t you?!”She thundered.“Shouldn’t you ask me why I haven’t been home first before threatening me?!”He shot at her.“I should ask you why? Everyone knows why! You were with that…”“I was at the company. I’ve been working overtime, do you think it’s easy adapting? I have no prior experience and if I let this family down, you all would still be the ones to berate my ass. I have to get familiar with the company’s business.”Jorge then spoke.”Oh,
*AURORA*“Please send an invite to the Sullivans.”I pleaded, ignoring how his touch made me feel.“And if I don’t?”“If you do, I’ll not be participate much in the project. Lucien is majorly in charge of it anyway and so I’ll make sure you rarely see me.”“You think that’s going to help?”He moved his face closer to mine and pressed his lips against mine.My entire body instantly went up in flames.Hot sparks of fire sizzled across my skin at the first brush on his mouth against mine.I heard myself moaned, opening my mouth to his searching tongue.I stroked my tongue against his, tangling it with his, sliding it into his mouth to taste him.I moaned again when I tasted the heady sweetness of his mouth.Oh the taste of him, the feel of him, everything about him was like a magnetic pull.I lifted my arms to tangle my hands in his hair, holding him even closer to me.I deepened the kiss, ravaging his mouth with my own as I drew his tongue further into my mouth and nipped, gently.He gro
*AURORA*It was 9:30 pm that night.I had just finished taking a shower and I started to blow dry my hair.I stared at my cellphone on the table knowing he was going to call any moment from now.And sure enough, the phone started to ring.Taking a deep breath, I picked up.His voice sounded cold and frightening and I tried to be tough.“You’re not coming tonight, are you?” Damon asked.“I’m not.”I replied.“How dare you stand me up? You agreed to come over if I send the invite.”“I changed my mind.”“You…you deceived me? Do you really plan on staying married to that douche? I am offering you what other women would die for!”I sighed, heavily. “If I’m getting a divorce, it should be because I want to not because you’re forcing me to. And for what? To move in with you? You may be every woman’s dream guy but I’ll never let myself get played with again.”He sounded exasperated. “You…you’re pushing me, Aurora.”“Good night, Mr Dumont.”I hung up and placed the phone on the table.I think I
*AURORA*I rode to work, humming my favorite song, and already envisioning a good day at work as usual.I needed to distract myself from the conflicting feelings that a certain man had incited in me.Today, I was covering the mid-day news.I wasn’t just a host, I was also a journalist.I had a lot of news material to go through today and I was looking forward to it.As I arrived at the office, I heard my coworkers gossiping.“I heard this new girl graduated from a top university abroad, HBC’s school of journalism. The boss said she had such an impressive resume.”“If I was the one who graduated from that school, I think I would have wanted to work at the biggest TV station in Madrid, why would she come here?”“And I thought there could be no one better than Aurora.”“Do you really think the director brought her here to compete with Aurora? Maybe he needs someone as productive as Aurora.”“It could be. I mean, Aurora is not only beautiful, she’s a great host, we got lots of traffic sin
*AURORA*What I had wanted to do this year was try to win over my co-workers that didn’t like me.I had wanted to prove to them that I wasn’t someone who robbed Isobel of her life. I had wanted to prove to them that if I had the chance to choose, I’d never snatch someone’s life from them.I had wanted to make them understand that what happened wasn’t my fault.But I realized now that there was no need of trying to win them over.They might only end up finding more reasons to hate me so it wasn’t worth it.Being a news presenter had always been my dream since I was little, it was something I wanted to do, not just for the money but because I had a passion for it.I had a wide range of skills, Alma always said that I was special and that was why I was blessed with so many talents.So yes, with my talents, I had made enough money that could sustain me for the rest of my life.I even had annual dividends from QUEEN’s every year.Financially, I didn’t need to worry at all.I knew Carla was
As Carla watched Aurora walk away, the expression on her face turned cold.From the very first day she met Aurora, she had been very jealous of her.She had wondered how someone could be so beautiful. Her jealousy increased when she found out that Aurora was from a rich family and also had a boyfriend who loved her, dearly.She wanted to be Aurora, she wished to have Aurora’s life and so she set out to seduce Lucien.When the public got to know that Aurora wasn’t a Diaz, it was as if the heavens was on her side. It had given her so much joy to see Aurora in pain.And so she made sure to take everything from Aurora, she wanted Aurora to fall so hard that she wouldn’t be able to get back up.In time, she’ll let Aurora know why she was doing this.***********Carla returned to her hostel’s suite to find Lucien already there.“Didn’t you say you were going home today?”Lucien walked over and hugged her from behind, then he gently rubbed her belly.“I missed you and the baby.”A trace of p
Damon nodded at Isobel’s words "Very well then, I hope that you’ll clearly remember what you said tonight.”Damon picked up his cell phone and made a call.“Contact the general manager of Roka and tell him to come over right away."Five minutes later, Roka’s general manager, Franco, trotted all the way in.The crowd had surrounded the place in a barrel, and everyone couldn't blink at this interesting sight.Although Second Miss Diaz was trying to stay confidence in her accusation, she had actually been trembling all over long ago, and none of her expensive jewelry could hide the woeful state of her body.Aurora on the other hand who was supposed to be the most miserable and wretched person, looked calm and collected.Especially now, although she did not say a word, but the calm and collected demeanor, the elegance and nobility of her looks, along with the torn skirt on her body seems to have become a uniquely designed treasures, not the slightest bit out of place, but rather, bursting
Everyone was staring at Lucien. Even if they had their suspicions before that Aurora pushed Carla because of Lucien, Isobel had just confirmed that their suspicions were true.And so they wondered if Lucien and Aurora had indeed dated or Aurora had one-sided feelings for him.Damon grimaced.Since Isobel was trying to make Aurora into the mistress, the real mistress should be exposed tonight.“So you’re saying Aurora hurt Miss Esteban because she wants Lucien, is that right? So Miss Esteban and Lucien has a proper relationship?”Of course Isobel couldn't expose that Aurora was Lucien’s wife and Carla was the mistress.Her mission was to make Damon and everyone in this hall hate Aurora no matter what.Isobel began to recklessly make up stories, “Aurora has always love Lucien since they were kids but he didn’t feel the same. She’s obsessed with him and since she found out that Lucien had fallen in love with another woman and is in a relationship with Carla, she’s been doing all she can
Alberto felt frustrated.Why was Mr Dumont so interested in the family drama?He just wanted to send Aurora away so the party could go on.He didn’t want to relive the incident in front of people again; after all, being cut off from his daughter wasn't something honorable.But Damon was insisting in knowing what happened.Isobel, however, took the initiative to speak.“Mr Dumont, well, this is my parents' adopted daughter, Aurora, today my parents accepted my dear friend, Carla Esteban as their goddaughter, Aurora was not happy about it and she pushed the pregnant Carla down the stairs in a fit of anger.""Fortunately, Carla is fine, she is also so kind and does not want to hold a grudge against Aurora. Dad only asked Aurora to apologize to Carla so the matter could be settled but Aurora refused, she said she’d rather let go of this family than to apologize and she did just that, she tore her dress to symbolize tearing herself away from the Diaz family.”Alberto looked tensed.“This i
Isobel and Damon were instantly the center of attention of the entire hall.Those present were all the dignitaries of Barcelona.There was not a single person that didn’t recognize that name ‘Dumont’The son of the richest man in the country, the sole heir of the Mont Group was here right now!Though, his family was from Madrid, they still held great power through the whole of Spain.Everyone also knew that the reason why he was in Barcelona was to personally oversee the Paradise Resort project.This Paradise Resort was a fat piece of meat coveted not only by the construction industry but also by various fields.Aside that, being close to any member of the Dumont family was a huge deal for many people.Like they already had a ticket to heaven or something.Everyday, people, especially industrious men and women who own businesses, some women who simply wanted to be seen with Manuel Dumont have all tried to get acquainted with him.But they were almost always turned away.Who would have
Aurora stared at Alberto and she finally accepted the fact that the mother and father who had raised her for 22 years no longer had any love left for her.It was painful to accept because nothing, absolutely nothing had prepared her for this.Nothing had prepared her for losing her family at twenty-two.Nothing had prepared her for being an outcast at twenty-two.Even three years later, she was still struggling with the fear, the pain of being abandoned.But she had to stop making excuses for the Diaz family. She had to stop making excuses for Hannah and Alberto. The two of them didn’t give a shit about her anymore.And so she had to let go of them, completely.All Alberto cared about right now was his reputation and the family name.It didn’t matter to him about how Aurora felt right now.And so, it shouldn’t matter to her about how Alberto felt as well.She wasn’t the Aurora of three years ago who wanted her family so bad.They were not her family.She only had herself now and so, s
"But why did Miss Diaz push Miss Esteban though?”Someone in the crowd asked.“Don't you know? The Diaz family and the Sullivan family are close and there were speculations that Lucien and Aurora were dating and would get married, Aurora really loves Lucien but since he choose Carla, she is obviously jealous, and tried to kill Carla and her baby, she is really vicious."“I think the Diaz family were too kind to let her remain in the family. If I was in that family, I’d have kicked out this daughter of a murderer. There is no good in her and it’s high time the Diaz family realize that or else, she’s going to bring nothing but trouble to the family.”On the other side, Alberto finally breathed a sigh of relief when he heard Carla say this.Often, people don't need the truth, just a shroud.As long as the victim doesn't take it personally, the matter can naturally be turned around quickly.But Isobel clearly refused to let Aurora off easily.It was so hard to design such a once-in-a-lifet
Afterward, Carla held her belly and screamed."It hurts, it hurts, my baby, Aurora, why did you push me?!”Aurora’s eyebrows protruded.A bad feeling arose in her heart.Almost simultaneously, countless people just flocked to the scene.Isobel rushed to the front.“Aurora, why did you push Carla, she’s pregnant!”“Aurora, I know you're on bad terms with Carla, but you can't hurt the innocent baby in her belly. Is it because of the father? Do you think killing the child will make Lucien like you again?!”A barrage of questions struck like a hail of bullets.Aurora instantly understood.She had fell into a trap.Isobel and Carla must have planned this to ruin her name.She had thought that Isobel had achieved her goal by making Carla the Diaz family's goddaughter.But she didn't realize that there was such a big pit waiting for her.The viciousness of the two of them was beyond her imagination.They were surrounded by a group of people.The rest of the banquet hall also heard the commot
At that time, Carla was always alone in the corner, always walking with her head down, always the object of bullying from others.School was like a brutal primeval forest for her.Aurora stood at the top of the pyramid back then in social class, while Carla was at the bottom.She never really took much notice of Carla until one day.Aurora was the class president and so for almost a week at some point, Carla didn’t show up in schools.The exams were approaching and she noticed that Carla’s attendance space continued to be empty.Aurora reached out to the professor in charge of student welfare. She had tried calling Carla but it wasn’t going through.The professor suggested they go visit Carla to see if all was well with her. They got her house address from the school’s portal. The professor and Aurora then headed for her house.The area in which Carla lived was very ghetto and dirty.But that didn’t turn off both Aurora and the professor.They were able to locate her house which was d
Isobel knew that Alberto would never agree to this which was why she made the first move to approach Hannah first.Fortunately, Hannah would not blame her, even if she would be a little upset, she knew that in the end, Hannah would definitely comply with her.Because Hannah felt guilty and sad about the way Isobel had lived since she was born.She felt she owed Isobel a lot for being absent in her life for so long and so Isobel was always using that against her.On the surface, Alberto was the head of the family, but in reality, he listens to Hannah in almost everything.Isobel pulled Hannah’s arm.In a small voice, she begged, "Mom, so many people are watching, just say yes, not to mention, she’ll be just your goddaughter, there's nothing to lose, mom, this is my birthday wish, as long as you fulfill my wish, I'll be very happy. You know that I’ve been so sad for the most part of my life." Looking at Isobel’s pitiful appearance, Hannah felt bad.Hannah was a smart woman.She knew the