LOGINLisa's POV I was still standing there, staring at Vincent like my brain was struggling to process what I was seeing.The powerful, terrifying man everyone feared had actually spent the entire night sleeping on the floor outside his own room.Because of me.The thought was strange. Almost unbelievable.His back was against the wall, his long legs folded awkwardly, his black shirt slightly wrinkled from the way he had slept, his head tilted to the side as if he had fought sleep for as long as he could before his body finally gave up.For a few seconds, I didn't know what to do.I didn't know whether I should be angry, touched, or just frustrated that this man had a way of making everything harder for me.My legs moved before my mind even decided what to do.I stepped closer and lightly pushed my foot against his shoulder.Nothing.He didn't move.My brows furrowed.I pushed him again, slightly harder this time.Still nothing."Seriously, Vincent?" I muttered under my breath.I pushed h
Lisa's POV "What—" My voice broke on the word. "What did you just say to me"Lisa—" Vincent stepped forward immediately, hand reaching out, face completely overtaken by regret. "Wait. I don't mean it like that. That came out wrong—I swear that's not what I—"“Stop. Don’t come close—” The tears suddenly burst out all at once.He stepped forward. “Lisa, listen to me. I didn’t mean to say that part. It was an accident and I didn’t mean it like that. Lisa please—” He tried to come closer.I moved back quickly.Vincent’s face tightened. “Lisa, I swear—I didn’t mean it like that. Just hear me out first—”“You think I did this to hurt you?” My voice suddenly broke as tears poured out like a broken drainage.I continued, “You think I was trying to punish you? Vincent, I was scared. I felt genuinely scared the second I found out I was six weeks gone. I didn’t want you to feel bad. I thought I was protecting you by delaying the truth. But this is….” I broke down. “This is what you have to say
Lisa's POV His eyes searched mine. “You must have missed your period, haven't you?”I looked away. My silence answered him.“You must have been feeling dizzy, am I wrong? You must have been throwing up. You keep losing your appetite every fucking second. All of those signs—every single one of them—and you still weren't sure?”His voice became heavier. “You must have felt completely different. You must have been tired. Sick. Your body was changing, Lisa.” He stepped closer again. “And you’re telling me you noticed nothing?”I opened my mouth, but no words came—because I knew. I knew he was right.“I didn’t know how to tell you,” I finally whispered. Vincent's expression changed, something painful flashing across his face. “But you knew how to leave me?”I froze.Vincent looked away, shaking his head. “That’s what you did, Lisa.” His voice dropped;“You didn’t come to me. You didn’t trust me enough to tell me the truth.” He pointed at his chest. “You pushed me away.” His eyes return
Lisa's POV The question Vincent threw at me stayed trapped inside my head throughout the entire flight back home.I had heard him.I had seen the hurt on his face when he asked me how I could hide something so important from him, but the one thing I couldn’t stop thinking about was the final thing he said.The question that completely destroyed every single excuse I had been holding onto.‘What made you think I wouldn’t accept the baby?’I didn’t have an answer.Because the truth was… I didn’t know.I didn’t know why I was so afraid.Maybe because the moment I realized I was six weeks gone, everything suddenly became complicated.God… it wasn’t just a pregnancy. It wasn’t just a baby.It was a piece of Christopher.A piece of the man who had hurt me.A man whose name alone still carried a weight I didn’t know how to handle.And Vincent… Vincent had spent every second proving to me that he was nothing like the person I was afraid of.Yet I still doubted him.I still pushed him away.A
Lisa's POV Christopher looked back at me again, clearly restless. “Have we—” He paused, then shook his head slightly. “No. Never mind. Forgive me.” A small smile flickered on Vincent’s face, but he quickly hid it before Christopher could notice. Christopher blinked sharply, then turned back to Vincent, and their conversation continued. But even as they spoke, Christopher kept getting distracted—his attention drifting back to me again and again. They talked about the ceremony, the arrangements, and a few business associates who had attended. Christopher did most of the talking, yet his eyes never really left me. It wasn’t just curiosity. There was something deeper in the way he kept looking. Something I couldn’t understand. I was still watching his strange behavior when my gaze shifted—and then I saw him. Gabriel. My uncle. The same man who had attacked Papa James, taken control of my company, and stolen everything I had built. And now he was standing at my funeral—God, my
Lisa's POV The helicopter blades finally slowed down, but the silence that followed wasn't the same silence from before.It was heavier.Everyone was still trying to understand what had just happened.A few seconds ago, this place had been a funeral ground filled with grief, quiet prayers, and people pretending they were here because they cared about Lisa.Now, it felt like the entire atmosphere had shifted the moment Vincent Storm stepped onto the ground.The servants moved quickly, fixing the chairs that had been scattered by the wind. Some of the guests helped themselves, adjusting their clothes, picking up hats, and pretending they weren't just completely thrown off by the arrival that had shaken the entire place.But even as everyone returned to their seats, nobody was truly paying attention anymore.The priest was still speaking.The ceremony was still continuing.But every single person's attention kept drifting away.Back to Vincent—And more importantly, the woman sitting b
Lisa's POV The moment the coffee spilled all over Vincent’s shirt, everything in my mind went blank for half a second.And in that same moment, I realized what I had done. My eyes widened in shock, and something close to fear flickered through me as I watched the dark stain spread instantly acros
Lisa's POV Vincent Storm—the man who made boardrooms go silent just by walking in—stood there completely speechless.And somehow, that alone made my heartbeat even more unsteady.Because the look on his face wasn’t irritation and it wasn’t anger either, it was shock—pure, genuine shock that linger
Lisa's POV The bitter, painful laugh was still on my lips when Vincent stood up from the bed.Just like that. Smooth and unhurried, the way he did everything. Like the kiss hadn't happened. Like the tears hadn't happened. Like none of it had happened and we were simply two people in a room who had
Lisa's POV I was so overwhelmed by everything I had just heard that my mind couldn’t keep up anymore.Something in me suddenly snapped and my body moved on its own—I didn’t even realize I had gotten off the bed until I was already standing.My hands were shaking. My whole body was shaking.I looke







