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Chapter 114

Penulis: P.M.I Charlotte
last update Terakhir Diperbarui: 2025-08-23 20:15:50

Hulio.

When I saw her with Pier, rage burned through me like wildfire. They didn’t notice me in the alcove. I saw the kiss, the way his mouth claimed hers, the way she didn’t push him away fast enough. And in that instant, I knew. I couldn’t wait. I had to stake my claim. Mark her.

I had thought about delaying our consummation. Be patient. But patience is for men who aren’t hunted. Pier circled her like a vulture, just as others once circled Ashley. I won’t allow it. Prudence must know who wears the crown here, who holds the reins. Me. Not her. Me. I’m the man, and she will learn that now.

My anger quiets as I watch her, tears slipping silently down her face, her hand pressed to the cheek I struck. She understands. She sees the line I’ve drawn. And though guilt whispers faintly, another part of me, the darker part, savors her flinch, the tension in her body when I reach for her. It reminds me of the pleasure houses in Monaco, the broken gasps, the trembling fear laced with desire t
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    Hulio.As those words fall from Prudence’s, no, Alexa’s mouth, my cane slips from my grip and hits the marble with a sharp clank. The sound cuts through the silence like a blade. And in the quiet, my mother’s warning from days ago rips through my skull,‘…A heart, which I’m sure would break when the truth comes out about Ashley…’My chest caves. My heart sinks like stone, as mum's words keep playing in my head. Did mum know something about Ashley that I didn't know? Had mum known something about this accusation currently levelled against Ashley? But I can't ask these questions, instead I lunge toward Ashley, spin her around, and hold her in my gaze. My voice quivers, betraying me.“Tell me what she said isn’t true, Ashley.”Her eyes falter, just a flicker, but it’s enough. It guts me. Horror strikes me like a slap, like a blade to the throat. I stumble back.“You… you set your sister up. You almost got her raped that day.”The words taste like acid. My body feels foreign. Ashley freez

  • Ripples And Hills   Chapter 130.

    Jon. Night. I haven’t left my cousin’s side in hours. Truth is, I was with her all through when the calls wouldn’t stop coming in. We ignored most of them, sitting cross-legged on the floor instead, talking. Catching up on lost years. Alexa is back. My Alexa is back. She never died. She never left me. ‘Why didn’t you tell me you were alive?’ I’d asked at one point, as we tore into the box of Barney’s chocolates I’d ordered to celebrate. Even while I savored the sweetness, bitterness lingered. The pain of mourning her all this while, when she had been breathing somewhere, hidden. ‘I wanted to,” she’d whispered. “So many times. But Helia and Grandma asked me to wait. Especially after that accident on Grandma, we got scared.’ I’d accepted that. The accident still haunts Dad; to this day he mutters about how the culprit hasn’t been caught. Now we’re here, gathered in the Hills mansion. Jace, Eve, their kids upstairs, Grandma, Helia, Mum, Dad, we’re all at dinner. Roast beef, baked

  • Ripples And Hills   Chapter 129.

    Alexa Hills. Later… Triumph rings all around me as we arrive at Hills Corps. Cameras. Reporters falling from the skies like rain. All eyes craning to see the Hills’ descendant returned. But my focus isn’t on them. My focus is on Helia, on the way he methodically shields me and Grandma through the crush of people, straight into the elevator. Martha tagging along. His hands firm, never leaving my side. A solid wall in my broken life. And all he’s offered me is vengeance; destroying our siblings for destroying me. Inside the office, my breath catches. Grandma’s infamous office. The one we used to cry to visit when we were kids. Now it’s mine. Elegant, polished, timeless, just like her. Apparently Ashley hadn’t changed a thing. Either that or her taste mirrored Grandma’s. “You can change whatever you don’t like,” Grandma says, her voice carrying that firm, commanding edge. “I asked Ashley not to touch a thing.” I nod, silently correcting my earlier assumption, and my gaze falls on th

  • Ripples And Hills   Chapter 128.

    Hulio. Friday, 9th January. Two days later… Morning. My alarm blares for what feels like the hundredth time, dragging a groan out of me as I force my eyes open. 8:45 a.m. I don’t want to get up. I don't want to step outside my room, because if I do, I’ll be reminded of New Year’s Eve. Of Prudence’s shattered face when I shoved divorce papers into her hands. Of the child I’ll never claim now. Warm hands slide over my bare skin, Ashley’s hands. I peel them off me, carefully, so I don’t wake her. Last night at the club, I drowned myself in whiskey, and now I’m hungover again. My new best friend, regret, clings to me like rot. Like a stench I can’t wash off. This should be victory. Ashley in my bed. The woman I’ve loved for years is finally mine. But it doesn’t feel like triumph. It feels like loss. Like when I let Prudence go, I carved out a piece of myself. Two pieces, really; her, and the unborn child I’ll never hold. I thought once I had Ashley, I’d slip a ring on her fi

  • Ripples And Hills   Chapter 127.

    Elviira Hills. Alexa stares at me as if I’ve uttered blasphemy. The silence is heavy, choking between us. So I break it. “Ta da… This is where you laugh and say, grandma, you’re joking, right?” I try to lighten it, but she shoots to her feet instead, eyes wild. “What are you talking about, Gran? No…NO…that can’t be possible. This shouldn’t even be a joke to begin with.” Her voice cracks, panic spilling from her. I rise, steady, and cross to her. I take her hands, firm, calm. “But I’m not joking, Alexa. It’s the truth. The truth and your true identity. The one I tried to reveal at that party months ago. The same night you chose Hulio instead.” She flinches. I see it pierce her, but I don’t stop. “And now you and Hulio are finished, we can proceed as planned. You will be announced as Alexa Hills, my heiress. The sole owner of everything your grandfather and I worked for. Only this time, not at a party. At a press conference. Here. In your real home.” Her legs give out, and she sin

  • Ripples And Hills   Chapter 126.

    Alexa (Prudence) Wednesday, January 7th, 2026. A week later… Noon. Snow falls slowly. Tiny fractals of ice drifting down, just like I’m drifting. Even though I’m lying on the window cushion in Grandma’s room, I still feel like I’m falling. Because the truth is, I am. Tears spill again, unbidden. They’ve been falling for a week, since that awful night Hulio threw divorce papers in my face. Just thinking about it makes the memory slam back, fresh and brutal. ‘How dare you end things with her like this?’ Jon had roared at Hulio. ‘Not even a penny to her name, all because of some fucked up prenup you made her sign? How could you take advantage of such a woman, Hulio?’ Helia had pulled me forward then, placing me before Hulio and my sister. He and Hulio stared each other down in silence. Hulio didn’t even blink. And I, God, I just wanted it to end before the whole night exploded into blood or scandal. I tugged weakly at Helia’s arm, pleading with him to take me home. But he s

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