MasukMy groom was attacked a few hours before our wedding, and I was forced to marry his elder brother instead. They said that it was for everyone's good, but what about me? We took vows like robots reciting a statement: no emotion, no expression, just some unwilling words coming out of our mouths. Just like this, I was thrown in an abyss of marriage with no hope for the future. Above all, I became the stepmother of a three-year-old child who became excited when told that he now has a mother. I couldn't even muster the courage not to let that child enter my world. What do I do now? My marriage was a big deal for me. Even if it was an arranged business marriage, I tried to make it work with my first groom, but what about now? My husband - cold, indifferent, still grieving his first wife, and unapproachable to me in every way. What I wished for and what I got. What should I do now? What does destiny hold for me??
Lihat lebih banyakPearl’s P.O.V. (Continued)Theo and his friends, associated with the Harriett family, had watched me grow up.So, comforting me in this state came naturally from Theo.That was also the reason that I didn’t mind him touching my shoulder.It was like a fatherly touch.I just sniffed while bobbing my head slightly.Sometimes, showing weakness is also a strategy.“Yes, Pearl. The circumstances in which you married Arthur, we understand.” Yohan said to me in a very serious tone.I only bobbed my head and sniffed slightly before looking up.They both gave me a sympathetic look before Theo released my shoulder.I slowly moved towards the car and started walking at a slow and steady pace.My shoulders were still tensed.I knew that they were still watching me.My phone started ringing in my palm.I looked at the screen and saw it was Arthur.I took the call but didn’t increase my pace.“How did it go?” He asked me calmly.“I gave him two hours almost fifteen minutes ago,” I told him in a low
Pearl’s P.O.V. (Continued)I didn’t know much about these kinds of medicinal and clinical stuff, but the grimness in Victor’s voice was enough to stop my heart beating for a few seconds.“Mrs. Froste,” Willow called me hurriedly and grabbed my arm when I staggered a little on my feet.“I am okay,” I mumbled, keeping myself steady on my feet.We entered the elevator when the door opened in front of us.“What did you get?” Noah asked after a short silence of a few seconds.Victor didn’t answer immediately, and at the distance between him and the camera, subtle movements in his body weren’t easy to capture.So, I just waited anxiously for his response.“It…. It won’t be easy to prepare the antidote in a short span of a few days or weeks.” The second those words left Victor’s mouth, I felt the cramped space of the elevator closing on me.My vision blurred instantly.Not easy to prepare the antidote….The phrase replayed like a broken record in my ears.Griffin had no antidote.My ears sta
Pearl’s P.O.V. (Continued)The room was quiet for a while.The low hum of the air conditioner was the only thing disturbing the suffocating silence.I let this silence press Oscar more.“Calm down, Pearl. We …. We understand your turmoil, but you can’t let your emotions cloud your judgment," Raphael Harrison, the planning director and also one of the shareholders of the institute, said to me in a low and cautious voice.“You guys can’t understand what I am going through, Mr. Harrison,” I spoke in a dangerously low voice, my gaze still locked on Oscar.“Calm down, Pearl,” Mr. Gilbert asked me this time, a hint of request evident in his voice.I scoffed and looked around at everyone.They had grim expressions on their faces, too.Their concern wasn't born out of compassion. It was born out of fear for their own interests. Not from the fact that the institute was used to run illegal research, and some innocent lives were sacrificed in the process.“The one who is battling against death i
Pearl’s P.O.V. (Continued)In front of them was standing the woman who shook the entire Nickelson family, but in my heart…I was the woman who was still shaking in fear.Evan’s blood wasn’t on my clothes anymore, but I could feel the stickiness of his blood on my body.I didn’t look anywhere.My eyes were still locked on Oscar.His expression was unreadable.I watched them turn their heads between Oscar and me.One by one.The only person who was least curious was Theo Gilbert.Yet he kept his expression calm.I blinked lazily, keeping my gaze locked with his, slowly drumming the fingertips, too soft to drown in the murmurs.Oscar remained seated, his fingers loosely interlocked on the polished table.Only the faint tightening of his jaw betrayed the irritation building beneath his composed exterior.A few people in the room opened their laptops and started looking for what I said, I guess.A few opened their phones, but the murmurs slowly went down.Oscar also didn’t show any intenti
Pearl’s P.O.V.“Mrs. Froste.” I looked at Cara when she called me softly.“Thanks, Cara.” I smiled while taking the coffee mug from her hand.Her gaze flickered towards my hand that now had a drip set.I looked at Evan, who was now sleeping peacefully.His condition has improved since yesterday, as
Pearl’s P.O.V. (Continued)No one answered immediately.And that silence—“The doctors suggested another option,” Aunt Sofia said, her voice barely above a whisper now.My heart was pounding so loudly that it drowned out everything else.“What option?” I asked in a whisper.Her grip on Evan tighten
Pearl’s P.O.V.“How is he?” I asked my father anxiously when he entered my room with a grim and exhausted expression.I didn’t know why they all stopped me from going with Jack to the hospital. I was feeling trapped, and this feeling was suffocating me. My parents went to the hospital with Jack and
Pearl’s P.O.V.“Jack will not be able to take his hands off you tonight, Pearl. You look stunning.” My younger sister, Sapphire, gushed while looking at me through the mirror.I blushed while looking at the bride in the mirror. The smile on my lips widened a little. The light green color of the gow






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