TWO YEARS LATERâĶThe waves on the water splash on the yacht where August was standing right now. Both his hands were holding onto the rail as his gaze fixated on the sunset in front of him. It was beautiful, ethereal, and breathtakingâĶ Just like the woman who was walking toward him.âAugust,â Daphne called her as she gave her husband a fruit shake. âYouâve been there for an hour already. Would you want to spend this day with fish than me?â she asked, pretending to be pissed as her lips curved into a smile.âNo need to be jealous of nature, my dear wife. I just want to appreciate how beautiful the sunset was.âAugust laughed, pulling Daphne gently closer to him using his other hand. Now, both of them were staring at the sunset with genuine smiles plastered onto their faces. Augustâs hand was resting on Daphneâs waist, while the latter had her head leaned on her husbandâs shoulder.A year ago, both of them got remarried, for real this time. At that moment, both of them couldnât help bu
COUPLE DAYS later, August was able to heal from the beating he had endured when Raquel took him down. He was now as good as hell, and he could now work tirelessly to catch up with all of the deadlines and meetings he had neglected while he was at rest. Fortunately, the press, with a lot of help from Daphne, didnât know a thing about what happened to August, or else he would be bombarded by the press in front of the Remington Corporation. However, it would not be for long, as something grand would happen now. August had been waiting for this dayâThe day when the final showdown begins. This day had come down to this moment, where the tables would turn, and justice would finally be served. This time, August made sure that Francis would not be able to run away from his crimes, nor frame someone up to escape from it. Inside Augustâs office, all of his allies, Daphne, Sapphire, and Maxine, were inside the room. The air was thick with tension as they were looking at the wall clock from ti
RAQUEL, at that moment, was too stunned to speak. Shivers sent down his spine as the unexpected news lingered in his mind. His shoulder was aching because of the pain, but suddenly, it became numb as the pain struck his heart.âW-What?â Raquel asked, blinking his eyes twice. âAre youâĶ fooling me?ââNoâĶ Itâs the truth.â Sapphire shook her head, the pain registering through her rounded, brown eyes. âWeâre Maxineâs childrenâHer lost twins.ââBut how?â Raquelâs brows furrowed in confusion and annoyance at the same time. âIf she is my brother, and youâre my twin, and you knew everything about itâĶ Then why didnât you approach me?ââMaxine only knew it recently, the same as mine.â Sapphire heaved a sigh and bit her lower lip afterward to contain her emotions.After a few seconds, she spoke again.âAugust informed me recently by giving the birth certificates Master Charles hid in his cabinet. It turns out that Maxine didnât want to know us at that time because of the complexity of her jobâĶ Sh
AUGUST WAS in a daze when he woke up from his not-so-peaceful slumber. He didnât wake up naturally, but he woke up when someone poured him cold water placed in a bucket, causing August to jolt in shockâĶ Only to realize that he was tied to the chair.Same situation. Same abandoned room.Shivers sent down his spine because of the uncanny coincidence both of the situations had.âFucking shit. This is dÃĐjà vu,â said August at the back of his mind when he realized that this is where everything startedâWhen Charles had his people take him so he could have a one-on-one talk with August about being a pretend heir.However, the only difference between the event before and now, is that the person in front of him looked like he was eager to kill him in an instant, but he was just taking his time to do it.âR-RaquelâĶâ August mumbled, slightly stammering, as his gaze fixated on Raquel.âHowâs your sleep, August?â Raquel threw the silver bucket on the floor in force while wearing his most sardonic
[RICHARD WELLINGTON]August blinked his eyes twice, trying to confirm if what he was reading on the paper was true, or if his eyes were just playing with him. However, a few seconds had passed, and he still read the same name.âH-HowâĶâ August was at a loss for words. It wasnât something that he expected. He almost thought that it was Francis, but turns out that the lead scientist is Richard, the Wellington familyâs original heir.âAre thereâââGreetings, Sir August.âAugust was about to ask the lead engineer if he found more documents other than the white folder he was holding now, but his words went midway as three cleaners who were wearing personal protective equipment suddenly bowed in front of him.âOne of your employees called us to clean this room,â one of the cleaners said as she glanced at the mess August made earlier.âA-Ah. Right.âAugust only nodded at them, not knowing what to say. His mind was so shocked that he didnât even notice his employees leaving him alone in the ro
TWO WEEKS LATER, the event about Bruce being confined to the Remington Mental Hospital scattered around the country. According to the doctors, Bruce was diagnosed with Complex Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, and he would need long-term medication and treatment to heal.While some people sympathized with Bruce for it, some people say that it was karma because of what he had done to August.However, August didnât care what those people think about now. He had workâA bunch of themâAnd it was never-ending.It was already one oâclock in the morning as August had finished meeting with the different departments, and reviewing business proposals. He wasnât eating his lunch yet but he was determined to finish everything first. August wanted to have free time so he could take care of his other business that he neglected because the work became surprisingly overwhelming.âMaxineâĶâ August called, causing Maxine, who was sitting on the couch, to look at him. âDo I still have any urgent matters