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Please, call me Auntie    Epilogue
147. SorayađThe piano room has always been my favorite, so I made sure we had one in this new house when we were looking for a place. The soft lighting, quiet elegance, it was a place where everything slowed down except my heart.Tonight, it beat a little faster because if my plan doesn't go as planned, everything will be ruined. I glanced around, making sure everything was perfect: the champagne chilled, the glasses set, the fresh fruit, and the cheeseboard arranged just right. Soft music played in the background, the notes floating through the room like a promise.And me? I stood there in nothing but silk, a robe that barely clung to my body, teasing more than it hid.Waiting for my husband. The door opened quietly behind me, I didnât turn right away, I didnât have to cause I felt himâTrying to distract me, Mrs. Kline?â Thaneâs voice was low, amused, and dangerous.A smile curved my lips as I slowly turned to face him.âIs it working?â I asked softly.Hi
Please, call me Auntie    The Ending
146. ThaneđŒTwo weeks laterThe cemetery was quiet, not the heavy kind that hangs over funerals, but the peaceful kind that settles over places where time has already done its work. Thomas stood beside me as we faced the headstone, our mother's headstone. For years, neither of us had come here with too much anger, too many unanswered questions, buried along with her. Now that the truth is out, the lies are gone, even when they took another important person from us, but it all led us to the truth eventually. Somehow, standing here becomes easier, seeing the names of the women who took care of us until they could no longer do it, feels strange. Thomas rubbed the back of his neck, staring down at the flowers he had placed earlier.âFeels strange finally being here,â he admitted.âYeah,â I said quietly, resentment on my part not for her but for the fact that I couldn't protect her or them made me not come here. We stood there a while longer before walking a few
Please, call me Auntie    Three months later
SorayađMonths have a strange way of smoothing the edges of chaos. The city still moved the same. Cars still rushed through the streets, people still laughed in cafĂ©s, and life kept pushing forward as if nothing had ever happened, but for those of us who lived through it, everything felt different.I had taken control of Jasperâs old company, though not in the way people expected. Publicly, a new CEO ran the place, a sharp, experienced businessman I hired to be the face of the operation. Then I went to visit him, and he was looking worse than I expected for a man who had just been in jail for a few weeks. âWhat? You're here to gloat!â He sneers behind the glass. I shake my head in shame, â I thought you should know no one will get you out, your father and grandfather are gone.â I placed the picture against the glass for him. â You might as well get comfortable in there.â â No, no! Impossible, you're lying!â he was yelling. The guard behind him approache
Please, call me Auntie    The Healing
ThaneđŒThree Months later.That's how long it took for us to settle the dust, three months since the gunshots echoed through the Kline house. I watched the man I used to call my father die at my feet in the hands of a son he did everything for; the irony of the story didn't lose its shine on me. At the end of it all, one lesson learned was that secrets buried for decades ripped the family apart. No one came out alive, literally. Now the house was gone, sold, stripped of everything that once carried the Kline name. I stood in the empty living room, the late afternoon sun stretching long shadows across the hardwood floor. The place felt hollow now, like the walls themselves were relieved to be rid of us finally. A moving crew had already cleared most of the furniture. Only a few boxes remained scattered around the room.Thomas moved through the hallway carrying another box of old documents.âHard to believe this place is finally done,â he muttered.I didn
Please, call me Auntie    Loose end
143.SorayađI was just about to get comfortable on the couch when I noticed that Thane had forgotten his phone long after he left. It sat on the kitchen counter, where he must have set it down while grabbing his keys. When Thomas came to pick him up, they were rushing to meet their father to find the truth. I hope they get the answers that they are going after.With a sigh, I drop the book on the table, pick up the phone, and look at it before grabbing my jacket and heading for the door. The Kline house wasnât far. The roads were quiet at this hour, and the sky was bright with the sun just settling in high up.When I pulled up near the front of the property, the house looked dark; every light inside was off. Something about it made the back of my neck prickle. I stepped out of the car just as a shadow moved along the side of the house, and I froze. There was a shadow moving across the house, moving closer. I saw it was a man; he moved quickly, quietly sli
Please, call me Auntie    The end of the line
142. ThaneđŒWhile she was feeding me a strawberry, I thought about the bath I had prepared for her before coming down to the kitchen to look for her. Before she could respond, I grabbed her around the waist and lifted her off the floor. Why not take the party upstairs instead of waiting? Soraya gasped, clutching the small bowl and plate.âThane!ââWhat?â I said calmly, already walking toward the hallway.âIâm holding chocolate!â she pointed out. âAnd strawberries,â I say with a smile on my face. âYouâre going to make me drop them!â she yelled. I couldn't help but laugh at her expression of shock and amusement. âThen hold them tighter.âShe laughed despite herself, wrapping one arm around my neck while trying to balance the plate in the other hand.âWhere are you taking me?ââYouâll see,â was the only thing I said. By the time we reached the bedroom, Soraya had already figured it out. The bathroom door was open, steam drifting into the room from the large b
Please, call me Auntie    Dark days
85. Soraya đ Something has been bothering Thane since last night after he spoke with his brother Thomas and knew it because of how he kept turning and Turning on the bed the previous night making it impossible for me to sleep even though I was very sleepy, he even got up and left the bedroom befo
Terakhir Diperbarui : 2026-03-28Please, call me Auntie    Theyâll never win
81. Sorayađ I never expected that I would be sitting across from the woman who slept with my fiancĂ© in my own bed, married him, then later on try to frame me for the miscarriage that she herself caused. No, but here I am sitting in a quiet coffee shop waiting for her to arrive. My fingers were c
Terakhir Diperbarui : 2026-03-27Please, call me Auntie    The worst day
88. ThaneđŒ I havenât been able to shake this uneasy feeling since Soraya walked out after our argument. She has every right to be furious that anyone would be, finding their husband in a hotel room with Jasmine. If she werenât angry, Iâd wonder what was wrong. But watching her walk out, watching
Terakhir Diperbarui : 2026-03-28Please, call me Auntie    The other woman
75. Sorayađ Two days later I was in a good mood throughout the whole morning. Thane and I had a fantastic morning, and I made breakfast. We talked about the awkwardness around us, mostly on my part, so I had to own up to what I created. Now that the situation has been fixed, I am happy and feel
Terakhir Diperbarui : 2026-03-27
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