ANMELDENLauren’s P.O.V.“Aurelia Research Institute raised questions on our research topic, stating that this research is nothing but a way of mocking crippled people. They are messing with us, Lauren.” Lillith complained angrily.“Do we have any grudge against them?” I asked her while arranging documents for tomorrow's seminar.It was already late in night, but I wasn’t sleepy, and Vincent hadn’t come back yet.“That’s the problem, Lauren. We do research in different fields, and there is nothing common in our interests. They are also attending the seminar tomorrow, but as guests. You need to stay alert. They may ask you irrelevant questions.” She warned me, but I just smirked.I didn’t know why, but a name popped into my mind as soon as I heard Aurelia’s name.Aura9This was too much of a coincidence that two different organizations with almost the same name were standing against me.“Can you include Subject0 in your thesis to show them that we have a positive result?” she asked me cautiousl
Gabriel’s P.O.V. (Continued)“Th… that’s not what I meant, Gabe.” She choked on her tone, the same tactic that she had been using constantly on me.In the beginning, I gave in whenever she played this pitiful act, but now it was getting on my nerves.“I will talk to you when I come back home today. Rest well,” I muttered, suppressing my anger, and hung up before she could say one more word.I was still seething and was breathing heavily.I punched the hood of my car in a fit of rage.“Hey, man! Calm down,” someone yelled in panic.I closed my eyes and took a few deep breaths.“I am sorry,” I mumbled absentmindedly and slowly opened my eyes.I was in the parking lot. This was daytime. Of course, there were people around me.“For divorce?” the same person asked me in a low voice.I slowly moved my face in his direction and saw a middle-aged, short man standing beside the next car.I didn’t know how much he heard of my conversation with Celia, but I nodded in response.“I am sorry for pr
Lauren’s P.O.V. (Continued)“Stay calm, Lauren. No matter how ruthless and formidable, they can’t do anything to you in broad daylight, and in the middle of the traffic.” Joyce comforted me, but I could sense trembling in her voice.“I am calm, Joyce. You stay calm. The traffic is dense, and we have a big car between us. So, they can’t reach me. Not in this state,” I comforted her back, my eyes still glued on the road.I lied to Joyce about the traffic, though.Now, the traffic was thinning, and I was sure that soon the car behind me would overtake, giving those ba*tards a good chance.“O…. okay,” Joyce muttered, and then the call went on hold. I waited for Joyce to connect the call again while driving steadily.When I got past, I increased the speed, and if the traffic turned dense, I decreased the speed, keeping the façade of ignorance in my driving.As I thought, the car behind me overtook as soon as it got the chance.“Ms. Shaw.” Parsley’s voice was the one that came out of the sp
Lauren’s P.O.V.I looked at the red book, which was one shade darker than the marriage book I got three years ago.Although I was ready for this, and to be honest, I was determined to end this relationship, the shade of the book stung my eyes.“Lauren.” I didn’t look at Gabriel when he called me softly.I just couldn’t look at him at this very moment.I felt him standing behind me, but to my relief, he maintained a distance from me.“I need a favor from you, Lauren,” he spoke softly and in cautious words after some time.“And why would I listen to you?” I asked him in a daze, still staring at the divorce book.He didn’t speak again.I took a deep breath and slowly put that book inside my handbag and moved in his direction.He looked conflicted and hurt, but he wasn’t my concern anymore.“There is a pinhole camera in your bedroom at the third bookshelf facing your bed, Gabriel. You know about that, but you didn’t remove the camera till now.” I spoke to him calmly.His expression didn’t
Lauren’s P.O.V.“You are not looking well. Is everything okay?” Gabriel asked me worriedly when I met him outside the courthouse.“I am fine. It’s about my injuries, nothing major,” I replied to him casually, looking at my watch for the time.“Are you in a hurry?” he asked me, and I furrowed my brows.“Let…. Let’s get our certificate first, then I wish to talk to you,” he explained hurriedly.I knitted my brows in amusement.“I…. I am asking for taking the certificate first so that you won’t feel that I am using this certificate as a leverage on you,” he defended his statement.“If this is about helping you to treat Celia, then forget about it, Gabriel. I am not going to help her at any cost,” I cleared my stance once again.“And why is that?” he asked me softly.“Because I hate being threatened, and she did the very exact thing. Above all, I have my own reasons for treating you. And now I have no reason to treat her,” I explained briefly, a bit impatient about this drag of the impor
Lauren’s P.O.V. (Continued)“What is this?” I asked him curiously.He didn’t give me the envelope immediately but sat down beside me while looking at me calmly.“There are some papers in it. You have seen them earlier,” he replied to me, and I narrowed my eyes slightly.“Just promise me that you will not hyperventilate.” He asked, and my heart sank.“You…. You found them in the archive,” I mumbled, and he nodded in agreement, blinking slowly.I looked at the envelope with a blank gaze and then back to him.“These papers not only have that specific information, but more than that. I know that Caellum will not let you see these papers or that material so soon, but now, where you are standing, you need to redefine your path, and only these papers can help you.” He explained what he had in his mind.I smiled brightly this time.This was the first time after we met again that he didn’t try to control me.Instead, he asked me to find my path again.Of course, he is helping me.“Thanks for n







