Se connecterBy the time they arrived home, Lucien already looked normal again.Like nothing had happened.The cold expression he wore earlier outside the supermarket was completely gone.Elowen glanced at him suspiciously as they stepped into the mansion together.“You are quiet,” she commented softly.Lucien looked at her calmly. “I’m thinking about food.”Elowen narrowed her eyes immediately.“You are lying,” she said with a light hiss.She could sense something was wrong with him, but she couldn’t tell what it was since he looked completely normal.Lucien chuckled lightly and wrapped his arm around her shoulder as they walked further inside.“I’m serious,” he said softly.Elowen rolled her eyes.“You don’t even sound convincing.”“Well, jogging almost killed my wife, so naturally I’m thinking about feeding her properly.”Elowen rolled her eyes again but still smiled.Mrs. Calderwood was sitting in the living room with a cup of tea when they entered.“You two are finally back,” she said warmly.
After the jogging session, Lucien and Elowen finally returned to the car.Elowen leaned back on the seat immediately with a tired sigh.“My legs are going to kill me,” she complained softly while rubbing her thighs.After resting earlier, they had continued jogging until the sky turned dark.Lucien chuckled as he started the car.“That means the exercise is working,” he replied calmly.Elowen turned and glared at him.“You are enjoying my suffering too much,” she said, her tone carrying fake displeasure.“You will thank me later when you regain all your strength,” Lucien responded in between light laughter.Elowen huffed but didn’t argue again because deep down, she knew he was right.As they drove home, Elowen suddenly remembered something.“We are out of fruits,” she said. “And we should get some things for the kitchen too.”Lucien nodded once.“There is a supermarket ahead.”A few minutes later, they drove into a large supermarket parking lot.The sky had already turned dark, so th
“Come on, Ellie,” Lucien urged Elowen to catch up with him.“I’m tired,” Elowen shouted with the little strength she had left as she stopped jogging and breathed heavily.They had been jogging for a while now, but Elowen was far behind him because she was already exhausted.Though she could now walk properly, she still got tired easily. Because of that, the doctor had suggested exercises like jogging. Since then, Lucien had made it his duty to drag her out every morning and evening.Elowen didn’t want to get angry at him because she knew he only wanted her to regain her full strength.“We haven’t even gone far,” Lucien said, chuckling lightly as he stopped too.But Elowen didn’t care.She slowly sat down on the pavement beside her.“I can’t continue,” she told him while taking a relieved breath. Her body already felt relaxed after sitting down for just a few seconds.Lucien shook his head and jogged back to her.He stopped right in front of her and placed his hands on his waist, not r
Mitchell stirred in her sleep and adjusted in Harris’s arms.It was already morning, yet they were still sleeping. They were both tired after the long passionate night they had shared.Her movement woke Harris up.He slowly opened his eyes, and immediately, a sweet smile curved on his lips. At the same time, he felt proud of himself for finally conquering her.Having Mitchell in his arms was something he had only dreamed about before. Something he once thought was impossible.But now…Here they were.He had practically done everything he wanted with her, and she had let him.She wasn’t that cold and untouchable Mitchell he used to know anymore.She had become soft with him.Warm.Loving.Harris had even abandoned his own apartment and practically made her place his home. He slept there every night and woke up there every morning.Just thinking about it made him smile again.His thoughts were interrupted when his eyes drifted to the clock.His eyes widened immediately.“Shit,” he mutte
Some months later…At Whitemere mansion…“Congratulations, June,” Scarlett said to her cousin with a faint smile.“Thanks,” June simply replied before turning back to the others to accept their congratulations as well.They had just returned from the company.June was now the CEO of Whitemere Enterprise.Everyone had expected it.Or at least… they had accepted it. But June herself didn’t feel the same.She stood there, smiling politely, nodding when needed, saying thank you when required… but deep down, something didn’t sit right with her.She felt like the position didn’t truly belong to her.It was only given to her because Elowen rejected it.Elowen had clearly said she had no interest in running the company.And just like that… the position fell into her hands.June felt like she was holding something that someone else had dropped. Something that wasn’t truly hers.But still… She didn’t have the courage to reject it either.Who would say no to being a CEO?“I hope you lead the com
Lucien left the conference meeting and headed straight to the airport to return back to the state, but his thoughts were wild.The low hum of the engine filled the quiet space, steady and constant, but it did nothing to calm his mind.He sat by the window, his elbow resting lightly on the armrest, his fingers pressed against his temple. His eyes were open, but distant… staring out at nothing in particular.Clouds stretched endlessly outside.White. Quiet. Still.But his mind was anything but still.Mr. Ross’s voice echoed clearly in his mind.“I have nothing to gain from his death…”Lucien’s jaw tightened slightly.As a detective, he didn’t believe words easily. He believed patterns, reactions, truth hidden between sentences. He could catch people’s lies easily.But he knew…He knew that Mr. Ross was saying the truth.And that truth hurt him more than anything else.Over the years, he had believed that his father’s accident was not ordinary because of the argument he had witnessed bet
Scarlett’s heart slammed hard against her chest.“What did you just say?” she asked again, her voice sharp and trembling.For a second, she hoped she had heard wrong.There was no way it could be Elowen. No way.“Elowen is trending everywhere,” Stella repeated on the phone, sounding breathless. “Sh
At Palm CrestElowen sat in her wheelchair at the entrance of Palm Crest, her eyes fixed on the driveway. Her hands rested on the arms of the chair, but her fingers moved slightly, showing how excited she was. The moment the car stopped, her heart jumped.Lucien had returned from work.The door of
“We know she is pretty, but easy with that look, Lucien.”A familiar voice interrupted, breaking the moment.Lucien’s lips curved into a smile as soon as he heard the words. He didn’t need to look up to see who had spoken. He already knew the voice.Elowen lifted her head and followed the sound. It
Cecelia lowered her head, not daring to look at him. Her heart pounded hard against her chest, beating so loudly she was sure he could hear it. She hadn’t realized he had already reached her. Now she had been caught red-handed.Her stomach grumbled softly in embarrassment, and her face flushed hot.







