★★★★★KatherineI was so desperate to know that truth. My anxiety was growing more and more with every passing second. I had stolen the hair from his bathroom but I was not able to push myself to go for the DNA test of his and Liam’s. I was scared, but it seemed I could not stay away from the truth anymore."I am Zac's uncle. What your father does, Miss...?" The man asked me, And I was just looking at him with dazed eyes while my thoughts were wandering somewhere far away."Katherine... and her father used to be a cooperative employer," the woman said with a haughty tone. I could see myself being poor in her eyes, and somewhere in her voice also, there was mockery towards me."What? You must be kidding..." The man's voice went a little lower as his eyes scanned me with horror before it turned into disgust. Then the gaze shifted to his nephew.Though he did not express it in words, it could be seen in his eyes how his nephew could do this by linking himself with a girl like me and pro
★★★★★Katherine"How dare you?" I glared at the man as I pushed his hand away from me and he let go of my waist without bickering, but he though had a creepy smile lingering on his face."Don't think that I cannot do anything with you just because I'm a woman and you are someone who is well accustomed to this environment," I warned him, challenging the overconfident smug on his face. But that man was disgustingly stubborn and still staring at me with this look."I am Zac's brother... cousin brother," he said, "Anything Zac owns, I always feel envious of it. Just like seeing you walking in hand in hand with him," he said. Simultaneously, he withdrew his creepy smile, "You are gorgeous, and I can't stop myself from admiring your beauty. Hmmm… I can see why my crazy brother does not mind showing you to the whole world.""So! You have come to deliver this news to me or you want me to see the potential in your brother," I snapped, my voice was cold. In response, he laughed, "I was not prep
★★★★ Katherine "Don't you think brother's choice is very decent? Apart from this, hardly any normal girl can imagine the price of this dress. You know only one of these dresses was made, and still no model has worn it on the ramp. I wanted to buy it. But the designer told me that someone had bought it before me, and he refused to make the same dress for me even though I offered to pay him handsomely," Stephanie spoke, her gaze going lower, gazing at my dress. I could easily tell that she had her eye on this dress and yet whatever she had said didn't seem like a lie at all. "Is there any reason behind why you are telling me all this? Because if I tell the truth, I did not put that much concern into this dress," I replied to her, and she looked up at my face; a smile flashed on her countenance. I had a doubt that there was not a single normal person in this family. Their aura, attitude, and the way they looked at others... Huh, they must have thought themselves superior to God. "
Katherine"I mean, if a girl comes into a party with Mr. Zac, one could think right away that she is going to exhibit arrogance. But you turn out quite simple," he said with a casual nudge of his shoulder before leaning forward, both of his hands pressing the edge of The counter."Only rich girls do that, and I am not rich," I replied with a chuckle. "You are richer than any other woman in this country if you see it in another way," he said, as he flicked his brows, addressing someone behind me.Following his gaze, I looked behind with anticipation. I found the devil, who was still standing with the women. This time with another set. I huffed in annoyance, returned my head to the Bartender, and said, "It looks like that, but the reality is way more different. His money is his money." "Haha! You sound like you have asked him for money, but he refused to give you a single cent," the bartender joked with a laugh, and I rolled my eyes because people would not believe that I did not want
★★★★ Zac Bratva I could understand that she was angry, but I was not able to discern why. Did she not want to be alone? And besides, I couldn't take her along with the people I went to talk to. The man behind the counter looked at me with intent eyes as if I wanted to know whether he should give her another drink or not. Drinking the wine from her glass, I could tell it was the finest one but also the strong ability to make one tipsy after one glass, and she had shown the drink was going to her head. But I could not feel like rejecting her wish because if I did, she would probably curse me throughout the night. Maybe she might do something else that I hadn't thought of. So, I nudged my head, giving him permission to serve her another drink. Meantime, I added, "You are going to make sure you will be on your best behavior." "I am not a child!" She hissed. "I know but the place where we are going now and the event we are going to attend is important for me. I will not take any
★★★★★Zac Bratva"Don't you know drinking in an unknown place in front of unknown people is dangerous," I grimly said, my voice was low. But my eyes were soft on this rebellious woman. I had always seen her getting angry or careful around me, but now she looked adorable with her stubborn attitude."If you are truly that conscious about this matter, why did you leave me alone standing at the door? Do you know how much I try to look for you? I felt nervous, not understanding where to go. Afterward, your treacherous cousin brother came to warn me about you, and then your sister arrived to make me feel how poor I am," she grunted, her voice faltering. Simultaneously, my gaze narrowed at her as I touched her face and asked, "Did he touch you?"She furrowed, jerked her face away from my palm, and nodded. "Yes, he did, but I made him taste a proper dish that he would never forget throughout his life," she proudly said. Her expression was quite clear that she did something to Cesar.Slowly th
★★★★ Zac Bratva Seeing Katherine leaving, I didn't stop her. Instead, I swiftly gave my attention to Stephanie and asked her, "Why did Cesar approach her? I bet she doesn't know who your brother is, nor Cesar is irresistible, that she couldn’t stop herself from going to her." The color instantly drained from Stephanie's face, and she bit the corner of her lips to control her nervousness. "I don't know who approached whom but I heard a little bit of their conversation where Katherine was telling my brother that she is not in any relationship and neither are you an important person in her life," Stephanie said, instantly my face went darker than a stormy night. She started affecting me in a way I could not able to ignore it. "Only she can answer why she said so, but I think Cesar has forgotten that he cannot look at my things without my permission because if I lose my temper, I can dig out both his eyes," I said, giving my ultimatum so she could pass this to her family. "Cesar
★★★★Katherine's PovWhen I arrived in the gallery I found eyes on me, intense staring as if I would soon see holes all over my body.I took a quick glance behind me and found the man was not following me again.I exhaled a fuming breath, holding my fist tightly, "He can't resist women, can't he? Alright, I will go and sit anywhere I want. When this is over, I will leave on my own and he cannot stop me," I muttered to myself. I looked around and found a seat in a distant corner, deciding to sit there. I believe sitting in that corner would give me some spare time from the gazes, which were now bothering me extremely.But before I could take my steps towards that place, a lady came running towards me gave me a big smile, and said, "Miss Katherine, we have a place selected for you. Please, follow me." I followed that woman without saying anything. Since they had selected a seat for me, I did not need to hide myself by sitting in a distancing seat.The woman brought me straight to the
★★★★"Bastard, you have cast your ominous shadow upon that child. How dare you provoke him to meet you, then take the opportunity and harm him? What crime did he commit that you are thinking of giving him such a severe punishment?" Jacky shouted at Zac, grabbing his collar. He tightened his fist again to give Zac another blow, but this time, Jacky could not do that.Because his fist was grabbed by Zac, and he sent a blow right to Jacky's face, causing his nose to bleed as Jacky staggered back."And how much harm do you intend to cause?" Katherine shouted at Zac, approaching him with tear-filled Eyes. Ever since she met this man, all she saw in her life was ruin and misery."Miss Catherine Boss has no hand in all this, nor did she want to see anything like this happen with Liam, believe me, just this incident!" Carlo tried to calm Katherine down by telling her the truth, but Katherine sharply shifted her attention toward Carlo, giving him a menacing look before turning back at Zac, thr
★★★★★"What do you want me to do? There is nothing I can do to change the truth. Besides, there are similarities between them. The other day, Juliana was talking about that. I mean if one could see them both, they would have raised the same question," Said Jacky, brushing his hair back with the help of his fingers. His frustration was evident."I know there is nothing you can do about it, but I am desperate to get help," said Katherine as she let out a long sigh. There was sadness and fear that settled together in her gaze. Seeing that, Jacky extended his hand, touching Katherine's shoulder, who bit her lower lip to stop herself from crying."KAT," He paused, his palm reaching for her cheek to soothe her tension, but his intention was quickly brought to a halt by a call on his phone.His hand paused in the air, and he then clenched his hand into a fist before withdrawing it from Katherine's face. A silent anger brushed past his eyes.He took the phone out of his pocket and saw Liz's n
★★★★Meanwhile, Liam and Zac were enjoying the golf, which Zac took the initiative to teach Liam.Although his mind was urging him to speak out about the truth to Liam and pull him to his chest in a hug, he wanted to live some moments like this. Once Liam became aware of the truth, he would have a lot of questions in his heart."I must say this is a very interesting game, but hard too.. It takes a lot of practice to be so smooth like you," said Liam, wrapping his fingers tightly around the golf stick."At your age, I had hardly been to a golf field. Now, all you need to do is focus. First, hold your attention on the ball since you are going to hit that, and then take your focus to the point. Furthermore, relax your body," Zac said next to Liam's ear as he too bent forward at Liam's height with his body covered by him as Zac placed his big hands on Liam's."I am nervous!" Liam muttered as he looked toward the far end, focusing. The point where he wanted to shoot the ball. He exhaled as
★★★★★Katherine wiped her tears away and stepped out of the car. Her feet wobbled as she grabbed hold of the edge of the door. She recalled her bag falling from her shoulder outside the office. Suddenly, she heard Cesar shouting, "Who are you, bastard?"Such a sentence drew her attention, and she realized Zac was not there but rather someone else. The realization caused further fear in her, and she dragged her feet toward the hood of the car. She watched Cesar was slammed against the car with a kick from Jacky. A surprise struck her face, and for a second, she forgot to move; hence, when Cesar rushed toward Jacky with a knife in his hand, Katherine panicked.She shouted, "Jacky, watch out!" But then she saw Jacky bringing out a gun from his waist. She could hardly ever have thought of seeing a gun in Jacky's possession.Before she could adjust her mind to the scenario, she saw Jacky pull the trigger of the gun, and the bullet hit Cesar directly in the arm, spattering blood on the hood
★★★★Katherine gave Cesar a disgusted look and spat, "You are the last person I will think of getting help. I will find him by myself!" Katherine began walking, brushing past Cesar who narrowed his eyes as he glared strongly at Katherine. He did not know anything about Zac's whereabouts nor did he need to know about him. His only intention was to take Catherine with him." I said I know where my brother is; hence, you have to listen to me," said Cesar, gabbing Katherine by her arm, who hissed since the grip of his was causing pain in her skin."You are hurting me. How dare you touch me?" Snapping at Cesar, Katherine tried to jerk her hand off from his grip, but she failed to do that. Cesar, meanwhile, gave Katherine a triumphant look and uttered, "It's time for that bastard to pay back to our family. But I am going to enjoy your company first since I want to see what has made my brother so infatuated." "You, jerk, let go of my hand," Katherine yelled at Cesar as she looked around to
★★★★"Well, I have a fantastic, hardworking, and pretty mother," Liam answered Zac with a huge smile on his face. "She takes care of me well, but she has a bad habit of taking too much stress even on small matters.""Your father. Are you not going to address his special qualities?" Said Zac with eagerness in his voice to know why Liam had nothing to say about his father."I don't have a father," Liam said, keeping his gaze on Zac as he did not let the disappointment rise in his eyes. "My mother said he left us before I was born. Hence, I have never thought of him or added him as a part of the family."The subtle change on Zac's face after hearing Liam's answer was quite astonishing as if he felt deep within what Liam held himself from expressing.He lightly patted Liam on the shoulder and replied, "What kind of game do you like to play?" He shifted the conversation, and this change also relaxed Liam, who could be seen exhaling. He did not usually talk about his father to his mother; h
★★★★★ "Liz, where can he go? He knows no one in the city. What would happen if someone kidnapped him or ....!?" Katherine felt her heart squeezed by a big palm as she thought of the possibility that could take place with her baby boy, who was wandering alone on the road. "Quit thinking worse, Kat. I am stressed, too, but your words are killing my patience, and I can not think of anything rational," Liz grumbled angrily because she, too, was frustrated over Liam's absence. She paced back and forth while her cell phone was tightly clutched in her palm, thinking of calling someone who could help them with the situation. "How could I stay calm, Liz?" Katherine shouted, clutching her hair tightly in between her fingers. The tension almost reached her eyes, making them misty. " where can he go? I don't understand why he thought of leaving in this way." "Kat, There is something I didn't mention to you," Liz said as she bit her lower lip. She didn't think she would have to tell Kather
★★★★★From here, I am going to write in Third POV because I want to bring more depth into the story. But, I am going to make sure whoever is reading this story will not have any problem with it.★★When Zac arrived at the address the boy had texted him earlier, he did not see any trace of him at that place so he decided to go out and watch for him. But suddenly the driver said, interrupting his action, "Boss, you stay inside, and I am going out to find him.""He doesn't know you. Perhaps your sudden approach would scare him," Zac stated to the driver with a light tone, dismissing his quick help as he stepped out of the car. Through his sunglasses, he wandered his eyes around, looking for that boy as well as skeptical whether the boy got lost or something. Hence, to confirm his whereabouts, Zac brought out his phone and dialed his number, but surprisingly, his call did not go through because the phone was switched off.A deep, tensed frown marked his forehead, and he removed his sungla
★★★★★ Zac Bratva Since the moment I got a call from Carlo, who mentioned the boy had reached out to me, I was thrilled as if some sort of exciting bolt rushed through my veins. Because of the fight, I left my phone in the car. Hence, I did not know the boy was sending texts to me. I could have dragged Katherine with me, but I did not think the boy would be comfortable with her. So I allowed her to have time for herself. She must not complain later. "Boss, here is the information I got my hands on, and according to the information, The Attack had not been plotted by your father; it was someone else. Besides that, it was not Harvey, not any other gang member. It was someone who does not belong to the underworld," Carlo said, his hand extending with the papers as I climbed down the stairs. I took the file and opened it, my expression was serious. The bullets the people used were different, so I questioned, shutting the file back, "Are these bullets from....?" I frowned "Yes, boss,