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Trouble

Author: Amyoga
last update publish date: 2025-12-29 07:33:46

Damian’s phone buzzed just as he was about to freshen up.

Mr. Cross, please don’t forget the fashion show on Friday.

Sophia

He stared at the screen for a second longer than necessary.

“Sophia,” he muttered, locking the phone and setting it aside.

The Carter mansion, on the other hand, was anything but calm.

The living room echoed with voices, staff moving about, phones ringing, heels clicking against marble floors. Power and noise lived comfortably in that house.

Vivienne stood by the window, p
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  • Married Twice, Loved Once    A Line She Never Meant to Cross

    8:45 A.M. – Cross MansionAria remained seated on the edge of the bed long after Damian's footsteps disappeared down the hallway.Her eyes were swollen.Her face was pale.And her heart felt impossibly heavy.She looked at her phone again.The unknown number was still displayed on the screen.Sophia was dead.There was no undoing that.No amount of money could change it.No revenge could bring her back.Aria slowly stood and walked toward the bathroom.She turned on the tap and splashed cold water over her face.Once.Twice.Again.She stared at herself in the mirror."You have to get yourself together."Her voice was barely audible."You can't let Damian know."But the moment she said it...She hated herself.Because Damian had always told her the truth mattered.And she was still lying to him.Aria grabbed a towel and dried her face.She adjusted her hair.Then she forced herself to smile.It looked fake.Terribly fake.But it would have to do.She opened the bedroom door.---Dinin

  • Married Twice, Loved Once     Everything Is Falling Apart

    8:15 A.M. – Cross MansionMorning sunlight filtered through the curtains of Aria's bedroom, but she barely noticed it.She sat on the edge of the bed, her phone clutched tightly in her hand.She had been trying to reach Ethan for almost an hour.Again.And again.Nothing.She dialed his number one more time.The call didn't even ring.The number you have dialed is currently unavailable.Aria frowned.She lowered the phone and stared at the screen."No..."She tried again.Same message.Her heart began to beat faster."Ethan..."She whispered."Where are you?"After everything that had happened yesterday, she needed answers.She needed to see him.She needed to know whether the documents he had given her were enough to prove the truth about Clara.And more importantly...She needed someone who understood what was happening inside her head.She dialed again.Unavailable.Aria threw the phone onto the bed."Why aren't you answering?"Before she could pick it up again...Her phone suddenl

  • Married Twice, Loved Once    The Secret Behind Aria

    10:40 P.M. – Carter MansionThe Carter Mansion was unusually quiet.The servants had long since retired to their quarters, and the enormous house was almost completely dark.Only the faint glow from the study spilled into the hallway.Inside...Richard Carter stood behind his desk, staring at the city through the floor-to-ceiling windows.His face was unusually tense.He had spent the last several hours thinking.Aria knew.That was the only thought running through his mind.The door opened.Elizabeth entered first, followed by Vivienne.Elizabeth frowned when she saw the expression on her husband's face."You asked us to come here this late.""What happened?"Richard didn't answer immediately.He poured himself a glass of whiskey.His hand was unusually tight around the glass.Then he finally spoke."Aria has found out the truth."Elizabeth froze."What truth?"Richard turned around."The truth about her."A confused expression crossed Elizabeth's face."What are you talking about?"

  • Married Twice, Loved Once     A Daughter's Choice

    The dining room fell into a suffocating silence.No one moved.No one even seemed to breathe.Damian remained standing, his hand resting on the thick file Aria had placed before him.His eyes searched hers, hoping he had misunderstood."...Arrest Richard Carter?"Aria nodded."Yes."Grandma Eleanor looked from Damian to Aria, completely bewildered."My dear...""What is going on?"Her gaze fell on the scattered documents covering the dining table.Hospital records.Old photographs.Birth certificates.Letters yellowed with age."What are all these?"Aria lowered her eyes."They're the truth."Eleanor frowned."What truth?"Aria took a shaky breath."The truth about my family."She slowly picked up one of the photographs.It showed a young woman with a warm smile, holding a newborn baby in her arms.She gently ran her fingers across the woman's face."This...""...is Clara Lawrence."Grandma Eleanor studied the photograph."I've never seen this woman before."Aria's lips trembled."I b

  • Married Twice, Loved Once    The Choice That Changed Everything

    4:45 P.M. – Cross MansionThe room was silent except for the soft sound of Aria's uneven breathing.She had cried herself to sleep in Damian's arms.Even now, asleep, her fingers remained tightly clutching the front of his shirt, as if letting go would send her tumbling into darkness.Damian looked down at her.His heart ached.He had never seen her like this.Not even during the countless storms they had weathered together.Whatever had happened today...It had shattered something deep inside her.He gently brushed away the strands of hair stuck to her tear-stained cheeks.His thumb lingered there for a moment."What happened to you today, Aria?"His voice was barely above a whisper."Who hurt you this badly?"There was no answer.Only the quiet rhythm of her breathing.Carefully, he adjusted his hold on her before lifting her into his arms.She instinctively buried her face against his chest.Even asleep...She was searching for comfort.Damian's heart tightened."I've got you.""Yo

  • Married Twice, Loved Once    Torn Between Love and Truth

    2:30 P.M. – Carter MansionThe black Rolls-Royce came to a stop in front of Carter Mansion.Aria stepped out, clutching Ethan's file tightly against her chest.Her expression was cold.Determined.The butler hurried to greet her."Miss Aria... welcome home.""I'm here to see Richard Carter."The butler hesitated before nodding."Master is in his study."Without another word, Aria walked inside.Every step echoed through the mansion she had once called home.Today...It felt unfamiliar.Almost like she was walking into a stranger's house.---Richard Carter's StudyRichard was reviewing documents when the study door flew open.Bang!He looked up in surprise."Aria?""What are you doing here?"She didn't answer.Instead...She walked to his desk and threw a thick file onto it.The papers scattered everywhere.Photographs.Hospital records.Birth certificates.Letters.Richard's smile slowly disappeared.His eyes settled on one particular photograph.Clara Lawrence.For the first time in

  • Married Twice, Loved Once    Will You Marry Me ??

    8:30 PM. The Cross Mansion Aria stormed through the front door, tossing her Chanel bag onto the foyer table with enough force to knock over a small vase. It didn’t break, but the clatter echoed sharply in the quiet apartment.Damian was in the living room, nursing a tumbler of whiskey. He looked u

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  • Married Twice, Loved Once    The silent scream

    Wednesday, 2:30 PM (Local Time). Location Zero.The Atlantic Ocean was calm today, a flat sheet of turquoise glass stretching to the horizon. But inside the white concrete walls of The Sanctuary, the air was suffocating.Sophia sat in the common room a sterile, high-end lounge with floor-to-ceiling

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  • Married Twice, Loved Once    The blood secret

    8:00 PM. The Carter Mansion.The living room of the Carter estate was usually a place of quiet, old-money dignity. Tonight, it felt like a cage.Mr. Carter poured himself a brandy, his hand shaking slightly as the crystal decanter clinked against the glass. He turned to face his wife, who was pacin

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  • Married Twice, Loved Once    The Angel of death

    1:15 AM. ICU, St. Nicholas Hospital.The double doors swung open, and Mrs. Carter stumbled out. She was pale, her hands trembling as she clutched a tissue to her nose. She looked at Mr. Carter and shook her head, unable to form words, before collapsing into his arms on the waiting room chair.Mr. C

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