Axel wasn't there.Axel—the only name she called when she first opened her eyes. Axel was the only person she wanted to see first when she remembered everything that happened. Axel... the only person who begged her to keep her eyes open when she could no longer bear all the pain in her body.Axel... wasn't there.Axel wasn't there when Eve got the painful news—the information she never wanted to hear.Axel wasn't there when she found out her baby died because of her stupidity.Axel wasn't there at all, as if he... didn't care about anything.Axel wasn't there when she cried and screamed alone in front of her parents, who were also silent and crying when they saw her.Axel wasn't there as if... what happened between them wasn't worth anything between them.Axel wasn't there...Eve knew that Axel knew about her condition, but he wasn't there.He was begging her to keep her eyes open, so... why wasn't he there when she opened her eyes?The painful fact that she had gotten from Kaira had
Eve was allowed to go home one week later.The wounds on her body were still very visible—physical wounds that could be seen with the naked eye. Everyone who came to visit her could see the scars, but not everyone could see the scars in her heart.A week passes, and Eve... still doesn't get a visit from the person whose name she called when she first opened her eyes.She knew Axel didn't care—that much was clear from his attitude towards her. He didn't even come to visit her when she was at the lowest point in her life.Yes, Axel must have known everything about her—about her pregnancy and about her miscarriage.Yet, he didn't even come to her to see how she was doing. He just disappeared as if he... didn't care about what happened to her.Yes, Eve was able to get through day after day after all the bad things that happened to her. She could still breathe after knowing the terrible things Andres did to her. She can still eat well even though she knows that now she has no obligation to
"If you mean the man who sat in front of your room from the first time we came to the hospital, then it means that he was always there and waited for you until the day you went home from the hospital, Eve."Eve was surprised. Of course, she was surprised when she heard her mother's brief explanation of something... that she never thought would happen."I asked Josh about who he was, but we didn't have any answers. There's a woman who usually sits with him, but for the rest of the day, it's just him standing there alone doing nothing."Once again, Eve let her tears flow.She knew what was making her chest feel tight—it was hard to breathe."Kaira and Daxton have no answers about who that man was. You didn't say anything when you woke up. So, your Dad and I didn't have a chance to ask because we knew that you wouldn't be happy with our questions in the midst of your chaotic state of mind." Alicia clasped her hands together after wiping away the tears on Eve's face that she had let flow,
"I'm sorry that I just came to see you even though I know it's been almost a month since..." Cailynn looked doubtful. She let out a long breath, then continued her sentence. "I always pray for you, Eve." She said as she clasped Eve's hand, which fell limply on her lap.Cailynn came—that woman came to her apartment. And to be honest, Cailynn's arrival sent a little hope that... the man who filled Eve's every dream at night had also come along with the woman.However, it had been almost 10 minutes since Cailynn had been in her room, and there was no sign that anyone else had come with her.Eve and all her hopes faded away along with her labored breathing."I'm fine." She forced a smile that she knew looked very fake on her face."Taylor and Cassy left you something," Cailynn pulled out a box of pies from her bag, and Eve instantly wanted to cry when she remembered her time with Taylor and Cassy at Axel's mansion.Eve knew that she would probably never have the chance to repeat what she
Axel Angelo Murdoch.Axel was sure that almost everyone who worked in the underground had heard his name at least once in their lives.Axel wasn't the most famous underground lord in the country, and he wasn't the highest leader with the most power, but he knew the people behind his name, which made him powerful.The clan he led was not the biggest in the United States, but he not only had the Murdoch name behind his name but two big names that helped make his name.Someone once said that she didn't like living under her parents' names because she wanted to stand on her own feet. She wanted to fly on her own wings and live on her own pats because she knew that she... had the ability to do so.However, Axel was not a naive person who would throw away the power he had behind his name just to have something in the middle of his world.He chose to use the power in that name—standing up to the power of those around him and making it his own.Why did he do it? Why doesn't he choose his own
When she first came to Seattle two years ago, Eve prayed that she would not leave the city with a broken heart.Seattle was the image of the new chapter of life that was part of her dream—her freedom.Seattle is proof that she can stand on her feet and fly with her wings.Seattle is the shape of the decision she made for herself and by herself.Seattle is a piece of courage that she never dared to show anyone.Seattle was the first step she took towards the next new step.However, this time, Seattle is also proof of the biggest failure in her life.Seattle is now part of her worst heartbreak—every wound she let remain there without trying to heal."I really want to say that I will come to New York often to visit you, but I realize that my annual leave will not increase, and I still need my salary to pay the rent on my apartment." Kaira let out a long breath as she grasped Eve's hand tightly, stepping through the crowds of people walking in the bustling airport.Eve couldn't remember t
Eve let out a long breath as she adjusted her seat position—making herself as comfortable as possible while sitting on her parents' private plane with luxurious facilities that she didn't get every day.The weather in Seattle was clear, and that meant they would have a pleasant flight—hopefully.She had forgotten the last time she used her parents' private plane because she was too busy enjoying her life in Seattle and preferred to use commercial airplanes when she traveled.Yes, everything in Seattle seemed more normal when she first came there. And now, two years after she decided to stay in Seattle, she made another decision that she thought she would never make."Is there anything you need, Miss?" A flight attendant came to her with a trolley of food and drinks.Eve shook her head briefly. "Thank you, I don't need anything." She said."You can call me whenever you need anything, Miss.""Sure." After that, Eve closed her eyes again, letting herself leave Seattle asleep because she
Germany was a pleasant place to live.The air in this country felt different and Eve realized that she would be the weirdest person in the world if she said that she... remembered memories of somewhere through the air she breathed."You can cry now," Josh—her father, came to Germany as soon as he could after he got the call from her mother that her grandmother had passed away. And as was always the case, the first thing her father did was to run to her mother and hug her tightly to let her cry in his arms.Eve silently observed everything that was happening around her—letting herself stay lost in her own world when she knew that the people around her were busy with theirs."I should have come here sooner," her mother let out a cry just as her father arrived.Once again, Eve looked it all in her silence.Since the maid had woken her up at 3 am because her grandmother had died, Eve had not seen her mother cry at all.Her relatives had arrived hours ago, and all they did was cry under he