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
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
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
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
*AURORA*[6 AM, pick me up at the airport.]The sudden glow of my phone screen shattered the silence in the dark room. The piercing light startled me awake. Half-asleep, I rubbed my eyes and squinted at the abrupt message.For a moment, my heart skipped a beat, and my fingers trembled slightly. That number, that tone—was it him? My husband, Lucien?The airport? Was he coming back? The thought alone quickened my breath, as if an invisible hand had gripped my throat, leaving me momentarily unable to breathe.Frantically, I reached for the bedside lamp. The warm yellow light dispelled some of the darkness but couldn't chase away the unease in my heart. I stared at the message, reading it over and over, as if I could see through the screen and glimpse the man behind those words.Just then, my phone buzzed again. Another message appeared:[Answer me, Aurora.]It was him—it had to be. Who else would be so imperious, disregarding the fact that it was the middle of the night, a time when ever
*AURORA*I gasped."Together? You're married to me!""I never wanted to. Or have you forgotten how you forced me to marry you?""You said...you said when you come back...you said we'd be together again? How could you do this to me? You were with her all this time?"This all felt so unreal.No.I turned to face Carla."How can you do this to me? You..."My friendship with her had come to an abrupt end due to her improper behavior toward Lucien.At the time, I was certain she had exited our lives for good. But now, I see they are two sides of the same coin!Carla, in her relentless pursuit of a life with Lucien, had schemed and manipulated to the utmost degree.What she called "great love" was, for me, a searing agony that cut to the bone.I turned to Lucien, tears streaming down my face, my voice trembling as I demanded, "Is this what you call your studies? Mastering the art of destroying a marriage?""Aurora, watch your tone!" he shot back, his voice cold and dismissive. "In today's wor
*AURORA*I stepped into a bar bathed in dim, sultry lighting and filled with the pulse of raucous music, my heart brimming with anticipation and inner conflict.Settling slowly onto a high stool at the bar, my hands unconsciously twisted together as my eyes cautiously scanned the room, weighing the potential "choices" around me.The dance floor was alive with a myriad of handsome men, their movements fluid and confident under the shifting lights.Yet, I couldn't help but feel out of place in this setting.How was I supposed to take the first step?Was I really expected to walk right up and bluntly ask someone if they'd like to sleep with me? My cheeks grew warm at the mere thought. How would the people around me react? Would they whisper behind my back, labeling me a shameless woman?I swallowed hard, my gaze dropping nervously to the untouched drink in front of me as if it could somehow offer me solace."You can do this, Aurora," I whispered to myself, trying to summon a shred of cou
*AURORA*I slowly shifted my gaze away from Damon, the man radiating a magnetic allure in front of me, and glanced at the phone vibrating incessantly in my hand. A storm of emotions churned within me.It was undeniable—anyone who laid eyes on Damon would be captivated by his unique charm. He looked like he had stepped straight out of a Greek myth, a modern-day Eros exuding temptation with every breath.By comparison, Lucien's image in my mind seemed dull, even laughable. Rationally, I knew I should ignore the call and focus entirely on the man before me, whose very presence made my pulse race.Hesitating briefly, I found the phone in my hand felt as heavy as lead.Damon, as though reading my thoughts, shrugged nonchalantly. That casual movement carried an air of carefree indifference. "If you want to answer it, then answer," he said.His voice cut through the silence like a sharp blade. Though his tone was cold and detached, I caught a flicker of disdain in his gaze.Was that disdain
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