MasukA shadow that never leaves its owner's side, Dawn Clinton has been living with her family as the shadow of their daughter who has been missing for ten years. Six years ago, she was married to the richest man in the city as a replacement for her sister. Although her husband didn't accept her fully, she thought she had a good marriage and a good life. Within six years, they had a three year old boy and she was pregnant for the second time. The day she found out, she was pregnant for second time, she found out her first son was missing. She was in panic and try to reach out to her husband, but she failed. He was unreachable. When she was busy searching for her son, her husband returned home with her sister who has been lying about her missing for ten years. To take the Matter to the worst, her adoptive sister blamed her for her son's death and accused her of killing her son. Dawn realized soon after that her sister and the Nanny killed her son and flamed her. And unsurprisingly, her husband trusted her sister instead of her, accusing her of adultery and killing her son. To add things worse, her sister pushed her to have a miscarriage, leading her to death and a second chance to fix everything. Will she take revenge or escape from her husband who watched her dying to avoid her son's death?
Lihat lebih banyakShadow gets lost when there is so much light on its owner. But One sided light can make its existence distinct.
Dawn Clinton is an adopted child who has been living as the shadow of her adoptive sister. She has a vague memory of her adoptive sister, Spring Clinton who has been missing for ten years. However, like a blessing, she was married to the richest CEO in the city who was supposed to be her sister's fiancé six years ago. Although she was the replacement for her sister and her husband is yet to accept her fully. After six years of marriage, she can't deny the fact that she has been happier. She couldn't have been happier than she is now. After two years of marriage, she was gifted with an adorable son. Tomorrow he is going to be 4 years old. She can't stop planning the birthday party. However, to add a cherry on top, Dawn now looks at the pregnancy test on her hand. Her face turns red and warm. She can't help but feel excited to see her husband as soon as possible and surprise him with the big news. " Madam! It's time for Young Master to attend his piano lesson!" Her son's nanny, who has been working since he was a baby, knocks on the door. " Coming!" Dawn shouts from the bathroom and hides the pregnancy kit under the brush holder. She hurriedly enters her son's room and looks around. But he is nowhere to be found. " Nancy! Where is Asher? He isn't in his room!" She grabs the phone and walks out of her son's room. " Did you see him playing in the garden again? I told that kid not to go to the garden at this hour!" Rubbing her forehead, she walks towards the Garden. Nancy in the meantime goes around the yard and pool area. All the workers are on break after decorating the hall room and a load of work for tomorrow's party. They'll be returning home tomorrow early in the morning for preparation. So, Only Nancy and Dawn are the ones who need to search for him. Dawn has full confidence that she will find her naughty boy in the garden. He likes to plant flower plants. Like his paternal grandpa, he has embraced it as his hobby. Also Dawn can't deny that she has been enabling him with a lot of more plants so that he can enjoy greening the yard. However, as Dawn looks around, calling Asher repeatedly, she finds no response at all. The painful sting in her heart gives her a cruel alert. " Nancy!!!" She shouts, seeing Nancy's back behind the fountain on the yard. " Go to the Monitor room and see where he is! right now!" Nancy rushes inside like a bird, trying to catch up with her breath as well. Dawn feels nauseous and lightheadedness at some point after looking for her son. She gasps to suck some air in and calm herself. Her belly hurts as well. But she can't help but feel horrible. A mother's heart knows these feelings. It's bad. She can't help but shake constantly. " Ma'am! There is no one around. No footage of Young Master leaving the house either!" Hearing her words, Dawn's stomach churns. She runs inside, thinking he must be stuck in some closet or study rooms. Holding her breath, she looks around everywhere, from the closet to the secret library that her husband has behind his actual library. Everywhere, bathroom to kitchen, rooftop to basement. Everywhere. But she can't find her adorable son who never leaves her side for a few seconds. He likes gardening. But there is no way he will leave. The main gate has CCTV as well. Then why? Unable to stand after searching everywhere for an hour, Dawn collapses. Her eyes slowly shed the tears that she has been holding. She slowly reaches out to her phone and search for the name registered as " My Love" She presses the calling button as drop of tears falling on the screen. " Please - Please pick up!" She feels ashamed of thinking that her husband will actually pick up. Because her husband never picks up her calls. She needs to go through her husband's assistant. But today, she begs. She wants to tell her husband by herself. However, the phone call gets constantly rejected. " Please! I beg you. This time, only this time..." She sobs, hugging her knees. However at the end, her calls go straight to voicemail. Her shoulders drop as she sobs heartbreakingly. She looks at Nancy who is standing before her with tearful eyes. " Not even in garage! My Lady!" This is the last straw for her. She finds herself being drowned and suffocated. An intense pain in her stomach makes her cough. She grabs Nancy's hand and begs, " Call your master. Please... He isn't picking up my calls. Please!" Nancy nods instantly, dialing the number of the owner of this house. She puts it on speaker and holds before Dawn knowing that he sometimes picks Nancy's calls regarding his son. However instead of getting a response from him, she hears a female voice. " Whoever you are, Stop being a bitch! All nonsense!" Dawn's shaky body and dilated pupils look at Nancy, tears falling down her red cheeks as she tries to gasp the situation. She doesn't know why she finds this voice familiar. She grabs her phone for instance, dialing the security team to search everywhere once again. She can't trust her own search. She needs confirmation. Two groups of searching teams soon arrive. One is searching around the house and another one is outside. They must find him before it's too late. Dawn grabs her lower abdomen as it's been hurting so much. She has entirely forgotten about her pregnancy and the happiness she felt earlier. She thought she despite being neglected by her husband emotionally, she was happy with her son and everyone here. After all, she was happy to have her own family. She sits leaning her back against the wall. Devastated and scared, she keeps begging, crying. She doesn't want to lose her only happiness that makes her strong enough to live. Her entire life, her family and husband never acknowledged her as their family. She thought for once, she had her happiness with her son. " Don't be scared! My son! Don't be scared. Mama will find you!" She grabs the lights once again, from her bedroom to the garage, she searches once again. Garden to pool... She swims in the pool to find if he was there. She searches in the fountain if by chance he got hit and fell into it. The Bushes to the backyard garden where he never goes because of snakes. He is scared of snakes. Everywhere she can imagine. After another failure, she grabs her car keys and drives her own car. They have a lot of cars since her husband is so fond of cars. She checked each of them without leaving a single spot. After driving down to the road, she goes to the nearby park, the woods, the lake where the search team is already trying to find him. Asking the neighbours to checking their backyard... Nearby gardens and public spot... But he is nowhere to be found...It feels like life has decided not to slow down for them at all, as if the house itself has been strapped into another violent turn of a rollercoaster it never agreed to ride. The days that follow are heavy, thick with unspoken fear and exhaustion. Dawn barely sleeps. Every sound makes her flinch. She checks on Asher far more than necessary, sometimes standing by his crib long after he has fallen asleep, her hand hovering over his chest just to make sure he is breathing. Travis never comments on it. He simply stays close, a silent wall at her back, his presence steady and unwavering. Jim becomes a ghost in his own home. He answers when spoken to, nods when required, but otherwise retreats into himself. The guilt sits on him like a physical weight, dragging his shoulders down, hollowing out his eyes. No one presses him. There is nothing left to say that would undo what has already happened. Mrs Ericson responds the only way she knows how. She tightens everything. Security is double
The alarm does not go off immediately.That is what makes it worse.The estate is large, layered with corridors and soundproofed rooms meant for privacy and calm. For several minutes after Kayla disappears, there is only controlled movement, security checking exits, staff answering clipped questions, radios murmuring low updates. Everyone assumes she is trying to flee the property.No one imagines she would move deeper inside.Travis and Dawn send a message to the nanny who informs her that she is with Asher. Not to worry about it. Feeling relieved, both of them join to alert Tiara and Danny. In the meantime, The nanny hums softly as she walks back and forth, Asher cradled against her shoulder. He is half-asleep, tiny fingers curled into the fabric of her uniform, breathing slow and even. He woke up earlier when the alert rang. Now she is doing her best to put him in sleep.She has no idea anything is wrong. She has already locked the door. But she doesn't know that Kayla has alrea
After sending Kayla to the medical room despite her protests, Jim walks out of the room. His steps are slow, uneven, as if the weight of everything that just happened has finally settled on his shoulders. The door clicks shut behind him, muffling Kayla’s distant voice, and the sound makes him flinch. Mrs Ericson stands a few steps away, her posture rigid, her expression cold enough to chill the air around her. Her lips are pressed into a thin line, eyes sharp and unforgiving. Travis and Dawn stand nearby, side by side, both quiet, both alert. Dawn’s fingers are still curled slightly, as if she hasn’t fully relaxed since the knife incident, while Travis’s stance remains protective, shoulders squared. “All of you, come with me,” Mrs Ericson says, turning on her heel without waiting for a response. She heads toward the spa room, pushing the door open with decisive force. The soft lighting inside contrasts sharply with the tension following them in. The employees who are cleaning the a
The room freezes.For a heartbeat, no one moves. The knife trembles in Kayla’s grip, the thin line of steel pressed hard enough against her wrist to blanch the skin beneath it. Her fingers are slick with sweat, knuckles white, the tendons in her hand standing out sharply. Her breath comes in sharp, uneven pulls, chest rising too fast, eyes shining with tears that refuse to fall, blinking too rapidly as if her body can’t decide whether to cry or fight.The servants instinctively step back, one of them gasping softly before clamping a hand over their mouth. Another stiffens, eyes fixed on the blade. A chair scrapes faintly as someone shifts, then stills again, the sound jarring in the sudden silence.Travis instinctively reaches for Dawn, his hand closing firmly around her wrist, grounding. Dawn stiffens for half a second before leaning into him. At the same time, to Tiara's absolute surprise, Danny grabs her arm and pulls her closer, shielding her with his body. Tiara’s breath hitches
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