LOGIN3RD POINT OF VIEW~The pressure on the door increases suddenly, and the chair Aurelia had pushed against it jerks forward with a harsh scrape against the floor. The movement is no longer tentative. Whoever is on the other side is no longer testing the handle, they are forcing it.Aurelia instinctively steps back, her entire body tensing as her grip tightens around her phone her breathing becomes uneven, and she presses the phone harder against her ear as if that alone can keep her grounded.“Zane…” she says, her voice breaking despite her effort to keep it calm.“I’m almost there,” Zane replies immediately. His tone is no longer just firm, it carries urgency now, the sound of his car engine pushing harder in the background. “Stay where you are Aurelia. Do not open that door, you hear me?”Before she can respond, the intruder’s voice cuts through from the other side of the door.“Open the damn door!!”The shout is loud, aggressive, and close enough to make her flinch violently. It conf
3RD POINT OF VIEW~Aurelia stands still for a second after realizing she is not alone, her grip tightening around the towel wrapped around her body as the sound outside comes again, clearer this time despite the heavy rain hitting against the windows. The darkness inside the house makes everything feel more uncertain, and her mind immediately goes back to the river incident.This time, she is completely alone just like that time.She does not waste time thinking too much. She reaches for her phone immediately, her fingers slightly shaking as she scrolls to Seth’s contact and presses call.The line starts ringing.She holds the phone closer to her ear, her breathing uneven as she listens carefully.The first ring passes…nothing.The second ring follows.Still nothing.By the third ring, just when she is about to pull the phone away, the call connects.“Aurelia?” Seth’s voice comes through, low and controlled, but there is something off about it. It lacks its usual tenderness, like he w
3RD POINT OF VIEW♡Aurelia hopped out of the car with a quick goodbye to Steven, reminding him to pick her up early. She headed briskly for the elevator as she got off the other staff and colleague at the entrance greet her as usual, though there is a slight shift in their expressions, news has already spread, even if no one said anything directly.She keeps her composure and walks in like nothing has changed.Teresa spots her almost immediately.“Aurelia?” she says, walking towards her with clear surprise. “You’re here already?”Aurelia nods as she approaches too. “Just for a few hours. I didn’t want to stay home again.”Teresa studies her briefly, her eyes moving to the hearing aid before returning to her face. “Are you sure you should be here this spoon?”“I’m fine,” Aurelia replies smiling a little. “I’ll take it easy.”Teresa doesn’t look completely convinced, but she lets it go. “Alright, but don’t push yourself too hard. If you feel tired, you leave immediately No arguments.”A
AURELIA POV~The next morning…even before I fully open my eyes, I can already tell I didn’t sleep properly. My body feels rested enough, but my mind never really slowed down through the night. Everything from yesterday is still sitting there, clear and unresolved.I stay in bed for a while, staring at the ceiling, letting myself get up slowly instead of rushing into the day. At some point, I reach for my phone again, more out of habit than expectation.Still nothing from Seth.No missed calls, no messages , not even something short or indirect. That part shouldn’t affect me this much, but it does. It confirms what last night already showed me. He is choosing to distance himself, I set the phone aside and sit up, pressing my fingers lightly against my temple before getting out of bed there is no point staying here and letting my thoughts run in circles again.By the time I get downstairs, breakfast is already set. Mom is there, going through something on her tablet, while Dad is seated
AURELIA POV I step closer, trying to catch his expression, but he still hasn’t fully turned toward me.“You can’t just leave like this,” I say. “After everything that just happened..”“Yes, I can,” he cuts in sharply.He finally turns facing me, and the look on his face makes me pause. I have seen Seth angry before, frustrated, even cold… but this is different. There is no restraint in it now, no careful control like before.“You’ve said enough tonight,” he continues, his voice rising slightly. “More than enough even.”My chest tightens, but I don’t step back.“I told the truth,” I reply, holding his faze. “Something you clearly weren’t going to do.”That only makes his expression harden further.“This wasn’t your place to say,” he snaps.“And whose place was it?” I shoot back immediately. “Yours? So you could keep pretending everything was fine?”For a second, it feels like the argument inside the house has followed us out here, except now there is no one to interrupt it.Seth lets
AURELIA POVGrandfather’s words land with a finality that leaves no room for interpretation, and this time even Seth does not try to interrupt immediately. The change in the room is obvious. What started as tension has now turned into something more decisive, something that is already moving toward action whether anyone agrees with it or not.Seth’s expression changes, not dramatically, but enough for me to notice. His shoulders straighten slightly, and the calm control he has been holding onto all this while tightens into something more restrained.“Grandfather,” he says, choosing his words carefully, “with all due respect, Regina is already involved in a signed project with Ashford media. Pulling out now would not only affect her, it will affect the company’s reputation as well.”“The company’s reputation is exactly why I am saying this,” Grandfather replies without hesitation. “Right now, everything connected to her is under question whether you want to admit it or not, her name be
Aurelia POV~I woke up with a dull, pounding pain in my head, the kind that made it feel like my thoughts were moving too slowly for my body. Every part of me ached, as if I had run a marathon in my sleep. Yesterday’s events came rushing back the moment I opened my eyes, and with them, the heavy re
AURELIA POV “Aurelia.”I heard someone call my name, and the sound of that voice sent a strange shock through my ears, like my brain was still trying to adjust to this new world of sound. It wasn’t painful, but it wasn’t comfortable either. It felt unfamiliar, like hearing was still something I ha
Aurelia POV~Steven slowly pulled into the Ashford mansion’s parking area, easing the car to a stop beneath the tall trees that lined the driveway. The afternoon sun shone brightly above us, casting soft shadows across the wide compound, and a gentle breeze brushed against my face as I opened the d
Aurelia POV ~“I’m grateful for me and Seth’s relationship,” I began slowly, forcing my voice to remain calm as I tried to start in the safest way possible.The moment the words left my mouth, I became aware of how quiet the room had grown. Everyone’s attention was fixed on me now. Grandfather had







