LOGINTHIRD PERSON'S POV The drive to the Vance Estate felt endless. Owen's hands gripped the steering wheel so tightly that his knuckles had turned white... His father's final words echoed endlessly inside his head. The image of his parents lying lifeless on the grass refused to leave him. Every time
AURELIA'S POV I sat in my room, recalling everything dad spoke... For so many years he kept these words in his heart, his love and yearning for mom pressed in the bottom of his heart just to give me a life full of everything.. Not even for a moment he made me think I was being a burden on him, nev
AURELIA'S POVI looked at him with wide eyes..."I was young and didn't know it'll lead to you... But did Iever regret having you? Yes... I did regret it when I saw your mother laying on the bed.. Her hands had almost no warmth... That scared me ... I thought this is how i loose the love of my life.
AURELIA'S POV Glassware's crashed on the wall as Theo avoided them from hitting him... "You rascal! I told you to take care of my daughter and this is what you do?!?! " Dad yelled as he threw another plate at Theo while I sat on the couch.. Just 5 minutes ago we sat dad down and told him I wa
AURELIA'S POV A week passed since that day.. I never heard back from Silea but Owen? That mothernature'sjoke had the audacity to try to talk to me over the time.. Once he realized who held the power now, who had wealth, he crawled back to me.. "Madam... Mr Ashford is back and demanding to
THIRD PERSON’S POV The Ashford residence was no longer filled with celebration. No laughter. No warmth. Just tension— Thick. Suffocating. Waiting to snap. The moment the message came through— Owen’s world tilted. He stared at his phone. Once. Twice. As if reading it again w
AURELIA'S POV 1 week later They had eased up faster than I expected.. Though I didn't make it easy for them.. None of them had a damn certificate for this job.. And I'll make sure everyone knows and shames them.. I walked out of my office and walked to the office desks where clerks works.. That'
“The remainder of the estate—real property, holdings, investments, and liquid assets—is to be divided equally between his two daughters, Miss Aurelia Vance and Miss Silea Vance. ” A perfectly timed pause. I let out a soft, shuddering sob and pressed a handkerchief to my eyes. Owen’s grip tighten
“Daddy?” I whispered, voice barely audible. A low, familiar chuckle rumbled through the line—warm, alive, and so achingly real that my knees nearly buckled. “Hey, princess,” Dad said, his voice rough with emotion. “Miss me?” The tears came instantly, hot and unstoppable. I slid down the door u
AURELIA'S POV The lantern flame flickered as my words hung in the chilly air of the treehouse. “You… You have to die.” Dad froze, his eyes narrowing—not in fear, but in that sharp, calculating way he used to look at business rivals across boardroom tables. Theo shifted beside me, tense, ready







