MasukEUDORA Despite Orion’s confidence when he said he would handle everything, I knew this wasn’t something that could be fixed overnight.Desmond had tricked me into signing those papers. Even though I couldn’t remember putting my signature on them, the look on his face earlier, told me one thing: he knew exactly what had happened.A bitter laugh escaped my lips as I shook my head at myself. I have never felt this foolish in my entire life. I have always considered myself careful, someone who paid attention to details, yet the people closest to me had managed to deceive me repeatedly.Reaching for the bottle of vodka sitting in front of me and took another long gulp.The shares didn’t mean much to me. I could live without them.Money has never been my greatest concern. But knowing those shares might be connected to my father’s death changed everything.If my father truly lost his life because of them, then I wanted them back with every fiber of my being.“Eudora?”I blinked several time
ORIONWhatever Nelson has gone in to bring is clearly making Desmond uncomfortable, and if it is something enough to rile him up, then I guess I should be worried and prepared for the bombshell too.Few minutes later, Nelson returned, carrying a blue file. He walked over to Eudora’s side and dumped the file on her thigh. “You want to play?” he growled with a smirk. “then let’s fucking play.”Brows furrowing into a frown, Eudora glanced at me before slowing peeling the envelope open. Desmond returned with a glass of scotch, deliberately avoiding Eudora’s gaze as she pulled out the documents.Leaning closer to her, my eyes quickly skimmed through the content of the document and the more I took it in, the less sense it made to me.TRANSFER OF SHARES FROM MS. EUDORA GREY TO MR WILLIAMS NELSON.Eudora quickly flipped through the pages to the last past where her signature should be, and true enough, her signature was there.She lifted her eyes to me, clearly panicking. “I didn’t sign this
DESMONDJust as I slowly pushed the door open and stepped into the house, I came to an abrupt halt.Eudora was seated in the living room, but the surprise quickly got replaced by irritation when I noticed who was seated beside her.Orion.Of course it was him.Why the hell is he always around her?The sight of him sitting beside her, looking entirely too comfortable in my parents’ house, instantly put me in a bad mood.Trying to keep my expression neutral, I slowly walked further into the room. My eyes moved cautiously between my parents, Eudora, and then back to Orion.“What are you doing here, Eudora?” I asked quietly, unable to keep the suspicion out of my voice. “And what exactly is going on here?”“What do you think is going on?” she replied immediately, her tone harsh and unapologetic.She leaned further into the sofa, crossing one leg over the other.God.She looked incredible.She was dressed in a fitted three-piece black suit that somehow managed to make her look both elegant
EUDORAI never liked visiting the Nelson estate when I was married to Desmond, and time had done nothing to change that.Back then, every visit felt like a punishment. Their smiles were always too forced, and their eyes constantly judging me.And now?Now that I was no longer Desmond’s wife, stepping foot on their property felt even worse.Orion slowly pulled the car into the driveway, the tires crunching softly against the gravel. Behind us, our two escort vehicles came to a stop.I wasn’t the helpless woman they used to know.I am no longer standing alone.Beside me, Orion reached for my hand and gave it a gentle squeeze. He must have noticed the way my shoulders had stiffened the moment we drove through the gates.“You don’t have to face them.” Reaching across the console, he cupped my face in his hands, his thumbs brushing against my cheeks.I forced a small smile and leaned into his touch.“They stole my shares, Orion,” I reminded him softly. “I have to face them.”“No, you don’t
EUDORAAfter we had submitted all the right documents to the bank, fhe bank officials informed us that it would take seven business days for everything to be processed and finalized.Today is day six.Just one more day.In less than twenty-four hours, I would finally get the answers I have been waiting for, and if everything went according to plan, I would get the chance to confront the Nelsons about the shares.I wrapped both hands around my coffee cup, letting the warmth seep into my palms as I stared absentmindedly at the dark liquid inside.Normally, I would have found it relaxing, but today my mind was too occupied.“Eudora?”My fingers tightened slightly around my cup as I slowly lifted my gaze, only for my mood to worsen instantly.Of all the people I could have run into today, it had to be him.Desmond.Standing a few feet away from my table, his hands tucked into the pockets of his dark jacket and though he tried to appear confident, I could tell he is a bit nervous. “What
EUDORAThe moment I knocked on the door, every voice inside went silent.Camellia was the first to speak from inside.“Are you expecting anyone?” she asked, sounding confused.“No, I am not,” Mrs. Dawson muttered. After a brief pause, she asked, “Are you?”“No, I’m not,” Mr. Dawson answered.“You don’t think they heard our conversation, do you?” Mrs. Dawson asked nervously.“There is always one way to find out,” Camellia replied. “I’ll get the door.”A few seconds later, the door swung open.The moment Camellia saw Orion and me standing outside, all color drained from her face. Her eyes widened slightly in shock before she quickly tried to compose herself.“Hello, Camellia,” I greeted politely, making sure not to let an ounce of my anger show on my face.“How long have the two of you been standing here?” she asked cautiously.I could already tell what she was really asking. How much did we hear?“Open the door, Camellia,” I said coldly. “I’m not in the mood for your drama. We’re here
EUDORA“What exactly is happening here?” I asked, my voice shaking as my eyes stayed fixed on Camellia. “How… how is she even here?”She didn’t look the least bit bothered. With a bored sigh, she slid off the desk and smoothed out her dress like this was all normal. “I thought you said she wouldn’t
EUDORAI believed I could live and die with the secrets of what really happened that night between Desmond and me a month ago, but the two pink lines on the pregnancy stick in my shaky fingers mocked me.My knees wobbled, my hands trembling as I slid down the cold toilet tiles, cradling my head as
EUDORATWO YEARS LATERBeing married to Desmond was worse than I had imagined.I lost my job.Not because I took time off but because he went there himself and convinced my boss to fire me.And he didn’t stop there.He made sure no one else would hire me. Every application I sent out was rejected a
EUDORA“I will be getting married to Eudora.”Everyone around the table froze. I had to slowly lift my head to stare at the man who looked at me with nothing but contempt. This makes no sense! Getting married to a man who has an undying crush for my sister wasn’t on my list of things to do for t







