MasukMy head felt heavy, and I opened my eyes to a soft touch on my fore head.One that felt unfamiliar and made me flinch.The blinding light from the ceiling made a groan slip out of my lips as my eyes adjusted to the light.And then, I recognized where exactly I was.I took in the figure who stood at the far end of the room.He stood still, his hands in his pockets and his jaws clenched hard as he avoided my gaze.“Bastard!” I roared, jumping off the bed, not caring about what state I was in.My feet wobbled but I barely cared, pushing it above its limits.I strode to him within seconds, and my fist flew to his face, hitting his jaws hard.I could hear my fist crunch as it made contact with it.And then, blood spluttered out of his mouth, yet I could not find myself to stop.“You prick!How could you betray!I trusted you!” I yelled, my fist landed on another part of his body.I knew he could defend himself.He could easily fight me back.Yet, he remained still doing nothing and letting
“Young master, we have not found one lead about the madam’s whereabouts.I’m sorry to say young master, but I think the madam is actually dead.The mission…”“She is not dead!” I roared, cutting him off, not caring what next he had to say as I jumped up from the chair which I sat on.My cold eyes bore into his, my nose flared, and my breathing heavy.I could feel his bones crunching beneath my palm brought me out of my dazed state.And I traced the noise down to his pathetic, weak jaws.I had no idea when my hands wrapped around them, but I barely cared.How dare he say, Leah was dead?“Repeat after me?” I hissed, squeezing his jaws tighter.He swallowed, his eyes wide in fear as he struggled to nod, tears clouded his eyes as he muttered yes. “Say,Leah Blackwood is not dead,” I growled, and his silence which came after annoyed me more.So I gripped tighter, my voice loud and intimidating.“Say it!” I gritted.He flinched as he stammered his words, “Le…Leah Bla…Blackwood is not dead
My laughter rang out loudly.So hard that I could feel tears dripping down my cheeks as I wiped them away all the while trying to tone down my laughter.I took in the seriousness on his face, the fear behind his eyes along with the way his hands trembled.My lips curled, still tugged up in a smile at his funny joke.“I never knew you told jokes this early in the morning, officer.I don’t have time for talks like this.Neither do I find them funny.So bring my wife out from whatever cell you locked her up, else I’ll burn this entire place to the ground,” I growled.And I meant every fucking word I said.I could see the way he shivered at my words.His hands landed harshly on the table and he stood up to face me.“Your wife committed a grave offense, young master.She escaped from prison.And was involved in a ghastly car accident.Her body could not be recovered unfortunately because she burned to death in the car.But we had traces of blood on the scene.And when we conducted a DNA te
“What?” I whispered, my face snapping to hers and my body still in shock.“Arre…arrested?” The words were barely audible for me to utter.Jennifer looked at me, her eyes brimming with sadness as she muttered. “Ethan, it seems you have forgotten what happened last night,” she said softly, shaking her head.I could see the emotions which twisted across her face, and the tension in her stiff shoulders as she walked towards where I stood at the door.“Last night, Leah killed your grandfather, Ethan.You were delirious, and out of your mind.You couldn’t even think properly, so I did what I had to,” she paused, breathing deeply.And my eyes never moved away from her lips, taking in everything she said.“I called the cops, Ethan.And they arrested her immediately.I wa...I was so scared because how could she kill the old master, he was always good to her.Because, how could she kill the man who raised and treated me as his own.I’m sorry, but I couldn’t let go of that,” she paused, and I c
My mind travelled back to that day.I could feel the cold metal of the rails seeping into my skin as the memories poured in.The soft sounds of female crying made the pounding of my head harsher and I groaned.But then, my ears perked up at the heaviness of the cry.My breathing seized, and my eyes widened when I realized what it was.Was that Leah?Was she hurt? I thought as I jerked up suddenly from the bed completely forgetting my pain.But then, I paused when my brain took note of the rhythm of the female's breathing, along with the sound of her cries.It was different from Leah’s.I was fucked up—I knew that from the day Leah came into my life.And now, I knew clearly that Leah’s sniffs when she cried were not as hard as this woman’s.But then, if it’s not Leah, then who was…My body froze when I took note of the figure curled at the far edge of the bed.I could see the bright red marks littered on her skin alongside hickeys and hand marks.Those were not abusive marks.No, they
I stood still, not moving an inch as fear froze me.“Daddy!” a little girl’s voice screamed snapping me out of my frozen state.“Why were you peeping through the study door, princess?What's in there?” Ethan asked, and I could feel his feet drawing closer.My eyes widened in panic, as I returned the file, shutting the cupboard quickly.But I knew, no matter how fast I was—I won’t be able to make it in time.The door was opened, and Ethan was right outside.‘Oh Lord, I’m finished.I’m going to get caught,’ I whispered to myself knowing my entire plan would be ruined if Ethan catches me here today.“No, daddy, wait!” The childish voice shouted, and I could hear Ethan's steps pausing.I knew she stood right outside the door.I could clearly see her pink gown from where I stood.Which only meant she could see me too.Was she going to out me?I could see her hands twisting around the edge of her gown nervously as she spoke up.“Actually, I’m starving.Let’s go eat,” she whined.“Okay, just







