LOGINDownstairs, his parents waited in the formal sitting room, the one reserved for important guests. His father was immaculate in a charcoal suit, jaw set, eyes bloodshot from a sleepless night of emergency calls to lawyers and PR crisis teams. His mother wore pearls and a black dress, as if attending
THIRD PERSON'S POV The sound of slap echoed the house as Owen's face tured to the side.. His face facing the floor in front of his father who looked furious... His mother sat on the couch seething in anger... "You useless piece of shit!!! You had one thing to do and you couldn't do it right!! I
“Marry me, Aurelia. Not for strategy. Not for revenge. Just because we’re better together than we’ve ever been apart.” Tears—real ones this time—blurred my vision. I didn’t even try to stop them. “Yes,” I whispered. Then louder, laughing through the tears, “Yes, Theo. A thousand times yes.” He
AURELIA'S POV Then I turned to the cameras, letting my voice break perfectly. "I... I trusted him. I said yes because I thought he'd changed. I defended him..." A sob caught in my throat. "How could you do this to me, Owen? In our workplace? With her?" The reporters ate it up. Owen lun
One day, one of them who always cared about me called.. "Hello Mr Richford... How are you? " "I am fine... I'm calling to check up on you... You see... I heard some whispers in the office.. " I played dumb.. "What are you talking about? " He cleared his voice... Not knowing what to say o
AURELIA'S POV The moment I closed my bedroom door, I leaned against it and let the mask fall. The ring felt heavy on my finger—heavy with lies, heavy with the weight of what was coming. I stared at it under the soft glow of my bedside lamp: a gaudy, ostentatious thing, all flash and no soul. Exa







