เข้าสู่ระบบMy health is playing tricks on me again, guysss. 😭😭😭 The number of times I've had to visit the hospital this year alone is over the number of times in the last three years. I'll still try to update frequently, maybe thrice in a week. But when I do, a lot of chapters would be dropping simultaneously. For now, enjoy this one while I sprint with friends to get us the next chapters. Love, Aveline K.
EZRAN’S POVWithout waiting to see the reaction on his face, I stormed away. Maybe because I looked stony and angry, nobody dared approach me or give those snide and snarky remarks I often heard about my personality.I quickly found Erik in the hallway, grinning widely and waving at me.“Yo,” he examined my face slightly. “What happened?”“I’ve got two babysitters and a compulsory driver now.”“Babysitters? I don’t seem to understand.”I looked around the hallway and my eyes landed on the figures of two men walking towards us. Erik followed my gaze and locked his eyes on them too.“Who… are they?” He asked in a whisper.“My new bodyguards. Robert insisted they follow me everywhere I go, for fear that I may secretly meet up with Lucian.” I let out a small scoff and rolled my eyes a little too hard. “Is there any difference between this and babysitting?”Erik chuckled without saying a word. By then, Andrei and Mike had already walked up to us.“When is your last class for today going to
EZRAN’S POVThe door had barely clicked shut behind Lucian before the tears I’d been struggling to hold back all evening finally broke free entirely, dragging sobs from up my chest.I curled into myself on the bed, my arms wrapped tight around my knees, as I let myself cry properly.It wasn’t fair. The thought kept circling relentlessly through my mind, over and over again, like an old wound reopening every time.It wasn’t fair that loving someone could cost this much. It wasn’t fair that Robert’s disgust, his fear of scandal and his obsession with legacy, somehow outweighed anything Lucian and I actually felt for each other. It wasn’t fair that I had to be the one to ask for distance, to protect Lucian from consequences neither of us had chosen, while people who had never once considered our happiness got to dictate the terms of our entire future.It wasn't fair that I was weak and Lucian who was strong enough was affected by my weakness.I didn’t get to choose who I loved. That was
LUCIAN’S POVI had not set foot outside the penthouse since the night my father dragged Ezran away from my own doorstep. Two full days had passed since I last saw the sky.I remembered rage mostly. Rage at myself, rage at my father for interfering and rage at how the entire situation had somehow spiraled so far beyond something either Ezran or I had intended when this began. My phone rang for the umpteenth time—all calls from my assistant, Janine, and I switched it off in anger. Almost immediately, the doorbell started ringing.“Geez, Janine.” I groaned in exasperation, rubbing my aching forehead.Why was she after my life?Slowly, I dragged myself towards the door and opened it, my brows furrowed.“Yes?”“Boss,” she frowned slightly. “You’ve been ignoring my calls and emails. Are you okay?”“Hmm, yeah. I just wanted to take a few days off.”“You could’ve informed me, Sir. How would I handle everything without having a single information of your whereabouts?”I shook my head slightly
EZRAN’S POVImmediately I got to my room, I called Erik because I didn’t know what else to do with the grief I felt was already suffocating me. He picked up before the first ring even finished.“Ezran? What’s wrong?”Almost immediately, I burst into hysterical sobs. Erik didn’t say a word, he only listened to my crying for a long while.“He said he would take everything from Lucian,” I eventually managed to mutter between hitched breaths. “His position, his inheritance and everything he’s built. All because of me.”“Ezran, breathe. Just breathe for a second.”I tried to breathe but the air still felt insufficient. Panic and heartbreak tangled together in my chest until I could barely distinguish one from the other.“What am I supposed to do, Erik? I can’t ask him to give up everything for me, but I also can’t just stop loving him because Robert demands it.”Erik was quiet for a long moment, and when he finally spoke, his voice carried none of its usual teasing.“I think, for now, you
EZRAN’S POVThe car was totally silent, except for the sound of Robert’s fast typing on his phone’s screen.Who was he texting?Minutes later, he dropped the phone and turned to me, frowning immediately. I quickly looked away and didn’t dare to say a single word to him first.His knuckles were white as he clutched the steering wheel tight and his jaw clenched so tight I could see the muscle twitching. “Fasten your seatbelt, Ezran.” he spat out grimly and zoomed off.….The drive back to the mansion was almost suffocating, and by the time we pulled through the gates, my hands had gone numb from how tightly I had been wringing them in my lap.Robert didn’t say a word as we walked inside, simply gesturing sharply toward his study. I followed, my legs unsteady and the fever from earlier still lingering faintly beneath my skin.Compared to what was unfolding now, it felt like a distant concern. It was so negligible I had forgotten about it. Mom was already waiting inside, seated stiffly
EZRAN’S POVNone of us moved an inch. Robert stood there at the base of the steps, his chest heaving slightly. His eyes flicked between Lucian’s arm still wrapped around my waist and my own terrified expression.“I asked a question,” Robert said, his voice coming out dangerously quiet now. “Why were you two kissing?”Lucian’s arm tightened around me instinctively. Almost inaudibly he mumbled, “Dad—”“Don’t.” Robert deadpanned, cutting Lucian off entirely. “Don’t you dare try to give me an explanation. I saw it with my own eyes.”“How did you even know to come here?” Lucian asked.“Aubrey.”That one word from Robert hit me harder than I had imagined. Mom betrayed us? She told Robert about us?My eyes met with Robert’s and a small frown curled up on his face, his eyes narrowing.“I’ve always had my suspicions but I was forced to brush it aside as brotherly love. And just as I suspected, my wife is apparently aware of this.” His eyes narrowed further. “She hid it well from me and couldn’
Melbourne, Australia, 10:00am.EZRAN'S POV.I had exactly three problems that morning.One, my mother was getting married again, two, the black suit I was forced to wear made me look like a guest at a funeral, and three, this wedding was happening whether I liked it or not.I stood in front of the
@lucian.banks_paragon followed you back.My eyes widened and I covered my mouth to prevent myself from screaming out.Another notification popped in and I almost passed out.@lucian.banks_paragon sent you a message.Lucian: Go to bed, kiddo. It's way past your bedtime.I blinked repeatedly as I sta
Days moved faster than I thought and soon, it was weekend. I sat on my reading table, my fingers resting on the cursor of my laptop.I can't believe I've spent one week in a strange house. I was already bored to death.A thought nudged at the back of my mind and I shook it off frantically.Slowly,
The wedding dragged to an end and I heaved out in relief. Dragging my already tired limbs out of the hall, I dialed my best friend’s digits via video call.“Yo, Ez.” Erik’s caramel skin glowed as his face appeared on the screen. “Happy married life to you.”The heck?“My mom got married, not me.” I







