LOGINInside Alexa’s room at the Grant mansion, Vivian let out a long groan as she dropped onto the bed and stretched her arms above her head. They had already spent almost two hours helping Viola with her sketches, and although both she and Alexa had originally planned to come upstairs, rest for a while, and enjoy some quiet time, those plans had quickly disappeared the moment they saw Viola sitting at the desk and working by herself.At first, they had only intended to help her with a few sketches before taking a break, but one sketch had turned into another, and before they knew it, they had been sitting around her for nearly two hours, helping her organize the designs and giving their opinions whenever she asked for them. The problem was that Viola showed no sign of stopping.“Jeez, babe, take a break,” Alexa finally complained as she let out another huge yawn, covering her mouth with one hand before adding. “Seriously, how long do you plan on sitting there?”Viola, who was still bent o
In a dark and empty room, Derek who had been unconscious for a while slowly regained consciousness. Right now, his entire body was aching badly as he tried to understand where he was. With great difficulty, he pushed himself up from the cold tiled floor and looked around, only to realize that the room was completely empty, with no furniture or anything else around him except the hard floor beneath his body.“What the hell…” he muttered, rubbing the side of his head as he tried to clear his thoughts.For a few seconds, he could not remember what had happened, but as he looked around the unfamiliar room, the memories from last night slowly began coming back to him. He was supposed to meet Viola, who was meant to be brought to his room by the waiter, and he remembered waiting for several minutes without receiving any feedback.“What happened?” he murmured, his brows drawing together as he tried to remember everything clearly.Then suddenly, it came back to him.He remembered waiting for
Mrs. Grant suddenly wiped her face and rose from her seat. “That’s enough.”Everyone turned toward her, and Mr. Grant raised an eyebrow as he asked. “Enough what?”“Enough crying,” she declared, looking around at everyone. “We have done enough of that today.”Michael chuckled and whispered softly. “That might be difficult.” But it was still heard by everyone. So Mrs Grant pointed at him with an amused expression and said. “Then cry while eating.”Saying this, she looked around at everyone with a bright smile and said, “My son is alive, he is finally home, and everyone we love is here together. I refuse to let this day end without celebrating properly.”Michael nodded enthusiastically and added. “I completely support that aunty.”“We are having a feast right now,” Mrs. Grant announced.Viola laughed and asked. “Tonight? Aunty, we just finished breakfast before coming here.”“Yes mum and it was a huge breakfast,” Alexa added with a chuckle. “I honestly don’t think I can eat anything els
Mrs. Grant’s eyes widened as she said in shock. “What?”“You mean Bella is not your daughter?” She added and asked.Xander nodded his head slowly and said, “Yes mum, she is not my daughter.”Hearing him confirm his words, Mr Grant frowned deeply and couldn’t help but say, “But Claire told everyone that Bella was yours.”“I know,” Xander replied and gently explained. “For a long time, I believed it too. I had no reason to think otherwise. But eventually, I discovered the truth.”Mrs. Grant slowly shook her head as reality began to sink in. “So Claire had been lying all this time?” She asked. “Yes mum.”Mr. Grant stared at his son, and the shock on his face slowly gave way to something else which was guilt.With that, he lowered his gaze and murmured, “I should have known.”Xander immediately looked at him and said, “Dad…” but Mr Grant cut him off and repeated his words, “I should have known.”Saying this, his voice was filled with regret as he continued, “If I had known there was som
Mr. Anderson stared at the man in complete disbelief, while Mrs. Anderson’s eyes widened as though she had suddenly forgotten how to breathe.“No…” The word escaped Mrs. Grant’s lips in a trembling whisper.As for Mr. Grant, he took a slow step forward. His face had completely changed, and the disbelief in his eyes was almost painful to see.“Xander?” He called out. Xander stared at his dad and slowly called out, “Dad.”Mr. Grant stopped breathing for a moment as he simply stared at his son, his lips parting slightly as he struggled to accept what he was seeing.Watching all of this, Xander swallowed hard before saying softly, “It’s me.”Finally saying this, Mrs Grant suddenly burst into tears and said.“My son!”As soon as she said this, she rushed forward, and Xander barely had time to react before she threw her arms around him.“My son, you are alive!” She cried out loud, making Xander chuckle as he immediately held her tightly and whispered softly, “I’m here, Mom.”After hugging h
Back at the presidential suite, the atmosphere was completely different because the girls had already decided that they would accompany Xander home after Xander told them he was going home.At first, Xander had tried to convince them that there was no need for them to come, but none of them were willing to listen.“You don’t have to come with me,” he told them.But Vivian immediately shook her head and replied firmly, “Of course we are coming, because after everything that has happened, we are not going to let you see uncle and aunty alone.”Alexa nodded her head in agreement and added with a small smile, “Exactly. Do you really think we are going to sit here and allow you to go home alone after being dead for months?”Xander looked at both women before sighing and said. “I wasn’t planning to walk in there alone.” Saying this, he stared at Micheal and Maxwell who both chuckled. Seeing this, Vivian laughed softly before adding, “Besides, I want to see the look on their faces when they
Soon, hours had passed and the once lively event was now slowly coming to an end.They all knew that what was left was Viola’s closing speech for it to officially end. Upstairs, Xander, Michael, and Maxwell had been watching carefully the whole time.But nothing happened at all. They stared at Cl
“Maybe you should go check up on mum and dad”. Claire said softly but secretly she hoped he wouldn't go. And just like she wished, Nathan sat beside her, holding her hand tightly, refusing to move. “They will be fine. I’m more worried about you”. He said, because the thoughts of her struggling
The next day, a sharp ring of Viola’s phone startled her awake. Groggily opening her eyes, she stretched out her hand and took her phone from the cupboard. She blinked at the screen and her heart skipped a bit when she saw the name of the caller. Without wasting time, she sat up and answered qu
The dining room shone in soft golden light, it was a room fashioned to wow people, but tonight, it was designed for intimacy. Crystal glasses caught the glow of the chandelier, as polished cutlery reflected in the porcelain plates. At the center of the table was a bouquet of white lilies with a d







