FIVE YEARS AGO“I will be back soon, okay? It's just for a couple of hours.” Alessa told her kids as she styled her hair. They were both seated on the bed, staring at her. Aria didn't cry so much again and Alessa was glad. “So, how do I look?” Alessa asked with a smile and turned to them. They both smiled at her and said words she couldn't understand.“I will take that as ‘you look beautiful, mummy’” Alessa said with a smile. She heard the bell ring and Alessa turned to it.“That should be your babysitter,” Alessa said as she walked to the door. She opened it and it was the babysitter. A teenage girl.“Ms. Kendall?”“Yes, come in,” Alessa replied and let her in. “Okay, so this is Aria and Aiden,” Alessa said and the girl smiled at them.“Hey.” she smiled at the twins and they stared at her.“Bianca, right?” Alessa asked.“Yes, ma’am,” she replied as she turned to her.“Okay. So, Aria cries a lot because she doesn't like strangers so if she cries and you can't get her to stop, ther
THREE DAYS AGOTHE BALL NIGHTAiden hummed a song as he washed his hands after using the bathroom. He stared at himself in the mirror and smiled but slowly frowned.“I look so much like Bryan,” he muttered as he ran his hand through his hair. He rolled his eyes and then headed out of the bathroom. He was about to head back to where the party was but he decided to walk around. He was curious to know how huge the ship was.“Just five minutes,” he muttered and turned away from the exit and started to walk down the hallway. He walked for a few minutes as he kept taking turns at every corner he found. He heard voices as he got close to the end of a hallway, there was another way. The voices were familiar and it sounded like they were arguing. He got closer and leaned on the wall. He peed a little and he saw Lydia and Brook. “Don't you dare tell me what to do. You do not control me.” Lydia snapped at Brook and he scoffed.“I am not telling you what to do. I am trying to get your head
“Are you okay?” Alessa asked Aiden as she helped him with his jacket. He nodded in response and looked up at her. They were getting ready for Nora’s funeral. A maid was helping Aria get ready in her room while Alessa was helping Aiden. After their little chat at midnight, he barely slept. He couldn't stop thinking about what his mother told him to do. He was scared. “Are we still on with our plan?” Alessa asked as she cupped his cheeks in her hands.“Hmm,” Aiden replied and she smiled at him. “Scared?”“Yes,” he muttered and Alessa nodded.“I know, you have every reason to be scared but you will be fine, okay?” “Okay, Mum,” he replied with his voice trembling a little. The door to his room opened and Aria walked in. “I’m ready,” she said and Alessa smiled at her. They were all dressed in black. The burial ceremony started an hour ago and she has been buried. The little ceremony left will be done at the Hart mansion. Alessa headed out of the house with her kids and Thane. S
Alessa got out of the car with Aiden in her arms. Bryan got out of the car too and moved closer to her.“I will visit tomorrow to check up on him,” Bryan said, and Alessa resisted the urge to roll her eyes. “Bye, Aiden,” Bryan said as he waved at him.“Bye,” he muttered and waved back at him. “I can stay here if… “ “Go home to your pregnant wife, Bryan.” Alessa cut him off as she turned to go into the house. She entered the house and met Thane and Aria in the living room. She was awake.“Aiden,” Aria called and Alessa dropped him. He rushed to Aria and hugged her. “Are you okay? Did you get hurt?” Aiden asked as he pulled away from the hug and ran his eyes over her.“What? I’m fine. Are you okay?” Aria asked and he nodded with a smile. She suddenly hit his shoulder and his eyes widened.“Ouch. Why did you do that?” he asked as he caressed his shoulder.“You said you wanted to go to the bathroom and you were gone for a very long time. I was worried.” Aria raised her voice at him.
Alessa carried Aria in her arms as she watched them carry the body out of the ship. Before closing the body up in a bag, she took a look at it closely. She wasn't too far from it so she could see the injuries clearly. She tilted her head a little as she looked at it. “Ma’am.” Alessa heard Thane call and she turned to him. He bowed to her immediately and she raised her brows.“I’m sorry, ma’am. I should have paid more attention to Aria and Aiden… ““Oh, Thane please.” Alessa rolled her eyes and groaned.“I’m not mad. You’ve taken a bullet for them before, I know mistakes happen.” Alessa added and he looked up at her. He nodded a little at her. He was feeling guilty, so guilty because he wasn't watching the kids at all. He was with Tracy and he forgot about them. He got distracted and he never gets distracted while working. If Alessa knew he was with Tracy then she wouldn't be this kind to him. She could end his life with just a phone call. He might never see his daughter again. He
Just like Mr. Hart told the twins, they made a unique entrance. All eyes were on them as they walked. The little reporters that were allowed on board took multiple pictures of them. Some of the other guests pulled out their phones to make videos of them while others talked about them and their dresses. Aria and Aiden looked around and noticed they all had their head up high. They all kept the same look as the reporters took pictures of them. Eyes were on the twins because they were at the front but the twins didn't seem to care. “They think this is an entrance? Have they seen our mum make one?” Aiden whispered in Aria’s ear and she giggled out loud which made the reporters pay more attention to her. Again, the twins didn't notice. They really didn't care about the attention they were getting. “I know right? Mummy has so much aura that her presence scares a lot of people.” Aria whispered back to him.“I know. You get it.” Aiden chuckled and Aria giggled again. “You both are doin