LOGINThe morning sunlight fell through the floor-to-ceiling windows of Nathaniel’s bedroom. But the sunlight provided brought no warmth to Nathaniel’s broken heart. He groaned as the sunlight fell on his face. Nathaniel felt a thumping and pain behind his eyes, reminding him of the scotch he’d drank yesterday night to drown his sorrows and the tears he’d shed in the darkness. His head felt like it had been split open, but there was nothing in comparison to the hollow ache building in his chest.He reached for his phone on the nightstand, with his trembling fingers. All of a sudden, his breath hitched when he saw the notification bar of his phone. There were twelve missed calls from Emma.A bitter and sad smile touched his lips as yesterday's memories flooded back to his mind.She’s Christian’s daughter. The certificate proved it already. The timeline proved it.He reminded himself, the words felt like a venom to him. He stared at the name on the screen. For a moment, he thought to avoid
The library’s silence was broken by the hitching breaths of Nathaniel, who had finally reached the realisation of finally losing Emma and Elara. Nathaniel clutched the birth certificate tightly in his hand like a death warrant.He looked up at Elara, his eyes red and hollow. The ruthless businessman man was gone, in his place was a man who looked utterly defeated, stripped of his pride, and his hope. And then, he let out a painful smile."Maybe I deserve all of this. I deserve to stand here watching you with someone else, to realize that I am a sinner who hurt the woman I once called my wife. The child that I thought was ours isn't mine to claim.” He whispered, his voice cracking with pain.He took a shaky breath, his gaze lingering on Elara's beautiful face, searching for a trace of the girl who used to look at him with a warm and soft smile. "I broke you, didn't I? Every time I turned away from you, every time I chose Melissa…. I was digging a grave for my heart. I pushed you int
Melissa was devastated. She was no longer a proud queen. She has fallen from grace in front of the world. The guards closed in to drag her away but she began to shriek, refusing to believe the truth."It’s a lie! It’s all a staged lie! This can't be true! It’s all a lie! She’s a fraud! Nathaniel, tell them! Tell them she’s nobody! She is not E.H. She's a fraud!” Melissa screamed like a mad woman, refusing to accept reality. She kept shouting, her heels skidding against the marble floor as two burly security guards gripped her arms to take her out.The guests and the people who knew her didn't even offer her a single hand of help. They all stepped back, their faces twisted in looks of mockery and disgust as they looked at Melissa. She could hear them snickering about her, she could hear waves of their laughter as they mocked her and laughed at her like she was a joker.And with that, Melissa was dragged through the grand doors, looking like a crazy and hysterical woman who had been di
After hearing Elara, the ballroom was so silent that even people's gasps sounded like a scream. Melissa stood frozen in her place with her mouth slightly agape, and her eyes nearly bulging out as she stared at the face of the woman she had tried to humiliate and slander in front of the whole world.Elara's cold and intense eyes looking back at her, filled with ice and amusement as if she was a queen who just watched a clown show of Melissa Melissa’s brain refused to process the truth for a few seconds. The logic was too absurd for her. Her mind was a mess of thoughts and scrambled for explanation, for any lie or logic that she could think of so she wouldn't have to face the reality that she had just made a fool out of her in front of everyone. And that's when an irrational thought hit her mind. A thought that Elara might have done something to E.H and took her place as the fiance. Her mind didn't even give her time to think why the Hales would stay and watch silently if Elara had tr
The orchestra suddenly transitioned into an ethereal melody as all eyes turned to the top of the grand staircase. Everyone let out a deep breath as Elara’s figure finally emerged, followed by Eliott, Katherine, and Richard.She looked like a vision from a dream, draped in her gorgeous silk gown that caught the light of the crystal chandeliers with every step she took. Nobody was able to see her face as a delicate, and semi transparent lace mask like veil was hiding her features except her eyes, to maintain the mystery of the Hale heiress, only revealing her beauty eyes.Christian moved to the base of the stairs from its edge, his face filled with adoration for Elara. He smiled and reached out to her, and her gloved hand met his. The whole room erupted in applause at the scene Christian's parents watched in joy, while Jane looked at the scene in displeasure. Emma and Noah watched the room from their scene, they had told Elara that they will come to the ceremony in a while, so she hasn
The whole Hall mansion was decorated like a bride. The grand hall of the Hale mansion was illuminated by thousands of fairy lights. A golden glow hangs over the whole area, including over the long line of luxury cars outside. Nathaniel stepped out of his black obsidian sedan. His presence was enough to immediately draw the attention of the nearby people. He looked devastatingly handsome in his midnight and black tuxedo, but his expression was cold and serious like usual.He adjusted his cufflinks with a firm motion. His eyes were blazing with a hint of fury beneath. The reason for his anger was simple. He had specifically told his mother, Aurelia Blackwood, that he would be attending this gala alone. He wanted no one while he met Elara. But his mother, always the controlling woman she was, refused to take his no for an answer.And just as he reached the entrance, a second car pulled up behind, and his mother stepped out, looking every bit the shrewd matriarch she was. Beside her, M







