JASON'S POVWe are on our way to the hospital to confirm the result of the test I did three days ago.I just hope it won't be that I have dementia.“You look worried Jason, what's wrong?”. Emma, who was observing my facial expression, asked.“I am fine”. I replied simply.“But you look worried Jason. I told you that I will always be by your side no matter what the result says”.“I just want to be fine. I don't want to be diagnosed with dementia”. “I don't want that either, but if the result says otherwise, we can't do anything about it”.“I understand. Thank you for your support Emma”.“C'om I thought we've passed the stage of saying thank you?”. I smiled and held her hand while I continued to drive.When we got to the hospital, we saw the doctor and he explained the result to us.My fear came through. I had dementia. The doctor gave me some medication that would help and Emma tried her very best to encourage me to be strong.Emma was my only strength. Since she is not going to leave
SIMEON'S POVThings are not going the way I planned anymore. Veronica is bent on ruining my life.All I wanted was to pay her off after she gives birth to my child and see if Emma will give me a second chance at love.But here I am letting Emma slip away from me. Now she just sent me a text message for me to send $20000 to her.It's not that $20000 is a big deal to me. It's just that she won't stop pestering me in the future about giving her money.I dialed her number in my phone and called her to come over for a serious discussion.I have been waiting for her for the past hour now and she hasn't shown up. And I have something important to do.The child whose mother I used to ruin Emma's wedding has now been tracked down by my men.“Have you been waiting for so long?”. She entered the living room with a smirk.I glared at her but I decided not to let her crawl all over me.“We have a wedding to plan and you need to move in so that we can start planning the wedding”. I announced it to
EMMA'S POVAs soon as Jason dropped me at home, I had to send a memo to my team about the celebration that will take place next Saturday.I also sent another memo that there will be a meeting tomorrow morning. The agenda is to discuss the occasion.Promotion of best staff will also be held on that day. It's been a long time since I visited Cherry, and her mother. I will visit them tomorrow after the meeting and invite them for the occasion.Jason came back late at night, I was too lazy to stand up and speak to him. When I woke up this morning I didn't see him.I saw a note that he left instead. He has gone for important work.He prepared breakfast before leaving. Jason is really caring. How did I ever doubt his love in the first place? What a foolish girl I was at that time.But since I've known better, I will never doubt him again. I freshened up and prepared for work. I had lots of things to arrange at the office.The team was already settled at the conference hall, waiting for m
CHERRY'S POVI feel so guilty for lying to big Sis but I know that if I told her that I am working as a cleaner, she would definitely make me resign.As of the new job, I am staying to do the work. I will just stay out of that mean man's trouble.I need to work out the money that I will use for her company's party. I will also buy some clothes for my mother as well.Yesterday, the work was really hectic because of Sir Andrew.But after the advice from my new friend and colleague, I am willing to do this work with diligence. “Mother, I am late for work. I am going now. Make sure you take your medicines as prescribed, do you hear me?”. I said to my mum who was lying on her bed but not sleeping. “I have heard you. I hope you haven't finished all the food at home?”“Mum, how can I finish the food at home? I have eaten my share, your share is waiting for you in the kitchen”.“Alright take care then. And don't come back late, okay?”“Alright. ..Alright”. I pecked her cheeks hurriedly and
CHERRY'S POVI froze the moment I saw him, how could it be him?He also froze when he saw me. But the next moment he behaved like he didn't know me at all.“You can leave us now”. He said with an aloof tone to Sir Andrew, who whispered in my ears with a smirk “You are doomed for sure”.Mr Grumpy is the CEO of this company. Since it's him, I will surely stop working after today.“Your uniform is cute”. He said with a smirk on his face. “Mr grumpy. …sorry Mr CEO I…. didn't know this was your company, don't worry i will resign immediately.”.“You think you can resign that easily after breaking a flower vase worth millions of dollars?”. He asked with an intimidating look. “I didn't break the flower vase, this is a set up. Someone broke it and he or she is trying to pin the blame on me”. I defended myself with tears threatening to fall down my eyes.“Can you prove that you didn't break the flower vase?”.“You don't believe me?”.“Why should I believe you? If you don't provide evidence th
DANIEL'S POVI was shocked to see Cherry in my office. I didn't know that this branch that I've not visited for years will be where I will meet her.Yes, my mother is the sole owner of this branch. This branch deals with jewelry design and it is the second best in the country.I knew she didn't break the vase but I don't want her to leave my sight again. That was why I challenged her to find out the culprit in one week's time.She is also my mother's target, it will be dangerous for her if my mother finds out that she is working as a cleaner in her company, she will definitely make life miserable for her.Not that I can't protect her though, but she still has some grudge against me, that's why she wanted to resign.I took her back to my mansion to ask her who gave her the inhaler that she brought to me at the bar that night.She looks so beautiful when she's asleep. I sat beside her on the bed and removed the strands of hair that were covering her face.Suddenly she held my wrist and
VERONICA'S POVI can't possibly move in with Simeon, at least not right now that I haven't even achieved anything. I don't know what he is planning but I won't give him that chance to know about my own secrets. Today, I plan to go with my team for the outreach. The site they sent to me is really a rural area, but I don't mind as long as I achieve what I want.The election is fast approaching and I haven't even made any preparation yet for my plan B.I observed my new looks in the mirror, I totally changed, with a different face and different body shape.I got ready with my team and we traveled to the area. The journey was two hours and some minutes.My assistant did a great job, she has already arranged for the doctors and nurses, in fact treatment was already going on by the time I arrived. I watched as each person was attended to from my car. I waited for everything to be over before I would come down and introduce myself to them.Free food was given to each and every one of them
SIMEON'S POVEverything is going according to my plans, Veronica doesn't know what awaits her yet.My plans are falling into place. She thinks she can use the media to threaten me to marry her, she has really overestimated herself.My second plan is to find the little boy whose mother I used to ruin Emma's wedding with Jason.My phone rang on my way to work and it was that bitch Veronica who was calling me.“Hello, little slut”. I said with a mischievous grin.“We went back to being enemies so soon”.It seems the person that I hired promised her something. That's interesting to hear.“I am quite busy right now, what do you want?”. I asked, sounding urgent.“It's nothing, I didn't see you when I woke up this morning, so I wanted to know where you are”. She replied like a good wife.“When did you start caring about my whereabouts? I hope what happened last night didn't make you misunderstand? We are still enemies”.“It's fine, you don't need to tell me, I know that we are not compatibl
VINA'S POVThe sunlight hit me straight in the face through the open window, and that was what dragged me out of sleep. My head was pounding like a marching band had set up camp in my brain. I groaned and sat up slowly, squinting around the unfamiliar room."Where am I?" I muttered, confused, dragging the sheets off my body and standing up carefully like the floor might move under me.Then... flashes of last night hit me.The bar.The drinks.That guy...I clutched my head and gasped. “Did we have sex?” I asked myself, my voice just above a whisper. The worst part? I couldn’t remember. That frustrated me more than the headache itself.Before I could process anything further, my phone rang. The sound felt like a hammer slamming into my skull. I grabbed my bag and pulled out the phone. Isabella— my ever-so-efficient assistant."Morning, boss!" she chirped.I winced. “Morning,” I replied, sounding half-dead.“We have a new client this morning,” Bella said.I rolled my eyes and hissed. “T
ALFRED'S POVYou know, I’ve always been smart enough to avoid having a business rival like Noir Elixir. I mean, they’re one of the biggest fashion labels in the world— especially here in New Jersey. People worship that brand like it’s the Bible of fashion. Me? I just wanted to build my own thing quietly. But somehow, here I am— stuck in a huge mess with them.They’re accusing me of stealing their design.Crazy, right?I own LUXRA, a fast-rising fashion tech brand. We use AI to create custom pieces for elite clients. Yeah, it’s still new, just growing. But I have a big vision for it. I believe in this company more than I’ve ever believed in anything. But now, Scott Norman— CEO of Noir Elixir— is suing me for theft.And all of this wouldn’t be happening if Ivy hadn’t left me for Scott.Yep. That part still stings.The design in question? I created it. It came from my brain, my sketches, my software. Back when Ivy and I were dating, she knew all about it. I trusted her with everything— m
VINA'S POVBefore I stepped out of the car, I wiped my tears quickly. My eyes were swollen, but I couldn’t let the guests see me like that. How could I even begin to explain to everyone inside that my own husband got my twin sister pregnant? I forced a smile on my face, fixed my dress, and walked towards the front door like everything was perfect.As soon as I stepped into the house, I heard loud voices yell, "Happy birthday!" They all thought it was Scott walking in behind me."Where is he?" his mother, Nina, asked with a big smile on her face."Uh... kind of busy," I replied, forcing another smile. "But he'll be here very soon."The words tasted like poison in my mouth. Today was supposed to be fun. It was supposed to be perfect. But everything had fallen apart. I climbed the stairs slowly, went into our bedroom, and locked the door behind me. My legs gave out, and I sat on the edge of the bed, trying to replay everything I had just witnessed at Scott’s office.Ivy. My own twin sist
VINA'S POVFor a whole month, I had been thinking of how I was going to celebrate my husband’s birthday. Scott — my charming, handsome billionaire husband. We’ve been married for two years now, and to be honest, it’s the kind of marriage I dreamed about back when I was just a teenager. You know, the fairy-tale type where the prince falls in love with the village girl — except in my case, I was a successful lawyer, and he was the prince with a black card.And today — yes, today was his birthday.The house? Already decorated from head to toe by professionals. The smell of his best dish filled the air. His favorite wine? Sitting perfectly chilled, waiting. I invited his friends, his siblings, even his ever-dramatic mother. All set. All perfect. I couldn’t stop smiling. I imagined the look on his face when he walked in and saw everything. I could already hear his deep laugh, the kind that made my heart do backflips.But to make everything seem normal, I thought — hey, why not go pick him u
EMMA'S POVAs soon as I heard that Angel had been apprehended, I went back home with Jason.I had to plead for Aunty Grace to follow me as well at least to see Mum Susan.Jason told me how he had to devise the necessary means to take Angel down. He disguised himself as Mr Graham three months ago when he found out the kind of shady business that Angel does.Though the poison that was given to Angel didn't kill Veronica but definitely she is going to receive a punishment equivalent to her sins.I told Jason to take me straight to Mum Susan’s house. I don't know how i really feel about her.I am happy that I have a mother but I really want to know why she did that to my father.When she saw me she ran to me with tears in her eyes and hugged me.Aunty Grace refused to come down from the car.I ignored it because I had so many things to talk to her about.Cherry isn't around yet but I called her and informed her that I am at home.Mum Susan started cooking for me and before the food was re
After that night, everything changed. I could feel it the moment I walked into the FBI headquarters. The looks on their faces, the whispers, the way they avoided meeting my eyes—all signs that they had lost faith in me. And I couldn’t blame them. I had one job: to deliver Damon, and I failed.That night, the building was surrounded. I had planned everything perfectly. Agents were stationed at every exit, waiting for my command. We were so close. I could practically taste victory. But, Damon found out who I am. And till now am still wondering how he did.I thought about the way he looked at me last night, the pain in his eyes. I had never seen him like that before. For a moment, I saw the man behind the empire, the man behind all the crimes. And I froze. That was all it took. In that split second, he escaped, and I was left standing there, surrounded by disappointed faces.Now, I was sitting in the cold, gray interrogation room. My heart was pounding as Agent Faith, the lead investiga
I’ve spent the last two years living a lie. Two years of pretending to be someone I’m not, of working my way up the ranks of the most feared mafia organization in the city. Two years of getting closer to the man who sits on the throne of crime and cruelty. They call him Damon Black— the devil of Hell's Kitchen. He doesn’t trust anyone, especially not women. That’s why I had to do it. Why I had to cut my hair, hide my identity, and become ‘Liam,’ his loyal right-hand man.It took time, patience, and bloodshed. I had to prove myself over and over again. But finally, I made it to his side, becoming the one person he relies on. Every day, I stand by him, acting like I’m loyal to him while I secretly gather evidence, waiting for the perfect moment to bring him down. The FBI is counting on me. My mission is to make sure this cold-blooded criminal pays for all the lives he’s ruined.But sometimes... Sometimes, when he looks at me with those piercing green eyes, I forget who I am. I forget wh
ANGEL'S POVI have arranged for Mr David to be kidnapped. I got my men to make him confess that he accused Veronica wrongly.As for Veronica, my next visit to see her in jail will be the day she takes her last breath.I want to use this few days she has given me to clear all the evidence regarding my underground business and also to arrange for a befitting funeral for her.Veronica, don't blame me for been ruthless. You touched a sleeping lion, thinking that it's dead.“Hello, Mr Graham, can we meet at our usual place of meeting?”.“I told you to call only when it's an emergency”.Scumbag, if it's not an emergency would I even care to call you? So annoying. I said within me.“Mr Graham, of course it's an emergency. If it's not an emergency, I wouldn't dare to call you”. I explained myself.“Go ahead, what's the problem?”“Someone knows our secret and she is threatening to submit the evidence to the police”.“How careless could you be girl?! I told you that you should always double che
PEARL'S POV I was so lucky to have escaped from Bruno's wrath. I went to visit Miriam in the hospital and I couldn't even recognize her. Doctor said that she was brutally raped and so many infection has been introduced into her body. I never knew that Bruno could be so ruthless and brutal for Cherry's sake. “Who did this to her?”. Andrew asked me as he saw Miriam's condition. “It's Cherry's boyfriend, Bruno”. I replied. “Did you make Miriam to drug Cherry?”. He asked while looking at me intently. “I didn't do anything. Miriam was desperate to destroy Cherry's life. I told her to calm down for us to strategize a good means to achieve that but she was too desperate to get rid of Cherry”. I explained without batting an eye or feeling guilty about my lies. “The footage that I watched said a diffferent thing. Miriam told me all the plans that you have installed for Cherry before this incident happened. And now you are saying something different because you feel that Miriam can't