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The Path of No Return
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On the day of my birthday, my cousin, who does ballet, falls and injures her leg. My father smacks my leg with a club in a fit of rage. I cry out in pain, but he doesn't care. He sneers and says, "Now, you know how it feels! Why didn't you stop to think how much pain your cousin would be in when you pushed her and made her fall down the stairs?" He hits me with all his might until I can't make any more sounds. To drive the lesson home, he shoves me into the basement, uncaring that I'm on the brink of death. "I'll let you out of there once you stop thinking these dirty thoughts, Yvonne!" But when he opens the door to the basement once more, all he sees is my decomposing corpse.
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“I think it’s time for you to accept Anna as your wife as we agreed, son,” Mr. Wess said as he looked at his son.
Nadia was busy scrolling through her tablet looking into her boss’s schedule while his conversation with his parents ended.
They were going to be late for their next appointment at this rate.
“I can’t marry Anna, Father,” Dean Wess answered his voice calm and booming through the room.
“Why? You promised that you would marry her by the time you’re thirty. You can’t keep going on like this, son,” Mrs. Wess said softly as she reached out to touch her husband’s hand.
Nadia didn’t bother to lift her head to look at her boss. She knew what kind of expression he must be making. And from the way he kept tapping his finger on his leg, she was pretty sure that his annoyance was reaching its max levels.
“I can’t marry Anna, Mom,” His voice came out soft, he was always weak to his mother’s pleas.
“I already have someone I want to be with,” He added.
Lies…
If she hadn’t personally booked his hotel room for the weekend and contacted his companion, she would have believed his innocent voice. But the man was a notorious player and there is no way that he was going to settle down any time soon.
“S-Since when? Why didn’t we hear about this before?” His mother asked softly,
“Because we were trying to keep it under wraps, we didn’t want everyone to know,” He said and Nadia would have snorted out loud if the situation allowed it.
Funny how believable the man sounded.
“Did you know about this, Nadia? You must have known since you’re always with him,” Mr. Wess said and Nadia looked at him dumbfounded.
“I- Uh…” She stuttered.
She hadn’t counted on being included in this conversation. Dean didn’t give her a heads-up. And looking at his parents’ expectant faces she didn’t know what she was supposed to do.
“Of course, Nadia knows about this, Father,” Dean said with a smile as he reached out taking her hand away from the tablet and threading their fingers together as he gave her a soft, gentle smile.
Woah! Where did that loving sweet smile come from?!
“She’s the one who stole my heart leaving me with no choice but to wait for her after all,” He added grinning down at her from ear to ear.
His heart?! When did the man have a heart for her to steal in the first place?! And why was she suddenly involved in this?!
Nadia's heart raced as Dean's words hung in the air, a mixture of shock and disbelief etched across her face. She was certain her palms were clammy, and a jumble of thoughts swirled in her mind.
How did she end up in this surreal situation?
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The Path of No Return Chapter 8
"Why would you do this?" Dad asked, gritting his teeth.Yannis suddenly yelled hysterically, "Linnus Corporation was supposed to be mine! You took it away from me and killed my mother. I've been lying in wait by your side for many years just for a chance to get my revenge!"I thought that Dad would kill him right then and there, but he just said, "You are just an illegitimate bastard. You have no right to claim Linnus Corporation."Then, he turned and signaled to someone outside the door, ignoring Yannis' cursing.A team of police officers swarmed in.The plot twist was so sudden that I could barely process it.I'd spent that night staring at the moon, lost in thought. I didn't know that he had done so many things.I had forgotten how calm and meticulous he could be when he wanted.He just never wanted to be meticulous when it came to me. He didn't want to admit that I was innocent when it came to Mom's death.I followed him back to the Linnus residence and watched as he stumb
The Path of No Return Chapter 7
Queenie was stunned for a moment, but she kept up her innocent act. "What are you talking about, Uncle Ben? I don't understand."Without any preamble, Dad told her, "Your kidnapper is Yannis. You were in on it with him."Queenie continued to play dumb. "I really don't know what you're talking about, Uncle Ben."Dad just looked at her and scoffed.His gaze was sharp, locked onto Queenie so she had no escape. "Well then, let me spell it out for you."You invited me to your dance competition that day, planning to have me kidnapped on the way. But things didn’t go as expected, so you and Yannis came up with a new plan. This time, you are the one being kidnapped. You wanted to demand my company's shares as ransom."But you miscalculated one thing. During the video call that day, I noticed something strange—the kidnapper had a mole on his hand, just like Yannis did. It was even on the same finger, the same spot."Dad's voice wasn't loud, but it carried a sense of authority that was ha
The Path of No Return Chapter 6
Dad quickly put down the box and ran out of the room.Yannis was Dad's assistant. They were around the same age.Dad went up to him and asked, "What happened to Queenie?"Seeing Dad's concern for Queenie, I felt a pang of envy. I was jealous of how she could gain Dad's affection so easily.She didn't even need to do anything for Dad to be so devoted to her. He loved her more than he loved his own daughter.Then again, I couldn't blame him.Head lowered, Yannis said, "Ms. Anderson has been kidnapped. The kidnappers want to speak to you."Hearing this, Dad hurried toward the door. Right before he exited, he turned and asked darkly, "Yannis, did you really let Yvonne out of the basement?"Yannis' eyes flashed briefly with panic, but he quickly masked it. "Yes, Mr. Linnus. I'm sure of it!"Dad gave him another look before leaving.Actually, all he needed to do was check the footage from the surveillance cameras in the basement. He would know, then, that I had never left the basem
The Path of No Return Chapter 5
When Dad came back that day, he had yelled at me, his eyes bloodshot. "Why did you lie?"I didn't know what he was talking about. All I could do was cry in fear.Suddenly, he gripped me by the neck with one hand.I couldn't breathe. I tried to push him away, but he was surprisingly strong. No matter how I tried, I couldn't free myself.Unconsciously, I mumbled, "D… Dad…"Just as I thought that he was about to strangle me to death, Aunt Caroline appeared and saved me. "What the hell are you doing, Benjamin?" she demanded, holding me close.Dad pointed at me angrily. "If she hadn't lied, Julia wouldn't have died! She lied to me!""Yvonne's only five. She doesn't know anything! How could you blame a child?""She knew that Julia was at the beach, but she still lied to me. If I had looked for her at the beach, Julia wouldn't have died!"I listened as they argued, but I didn't know what they were talking about. All I knew was that I was scared.Later, Aunt Caroline brought me to Mo
The Path of No Return Chapter 4
Sunlight slanted over the corpse. The air was filled with an indescribable stench of decay, so intense it was suffocating.My skin had taken on a sickly grayish-green hue, swollen beyond recognition.The exposed muscles in my wounds had decomposed into a thick, viscous fluid.Time seemed to stop at that moment.Dad's gaze fell upon the barely distinguishable human form before Aunt Caroline. His pupils constricted. He looked like he'd been struck by a hammer. He was deeply shocked. "That's impossible," he mumbled in disbelief.Stumbling forward, he reached out to touch me but shrank back abruptly. "How could this… No… This isn't real…"Aunt Caroline stumbled to her feet and went up to him. She grabbed his arm weakly and demanded, "No matter what, Yvonne is still your daughter. She is Julia's flesh and blood, her only descendent! How could you be so cruel?"Dad pulled his arm out of her grip and shouted in defiance, "Yanis Winchester told me that he had let her out! She escaped fr
The Path of No Return Chapter 3
Queenie returned to her room with a skip in her steps.I followed her into the room that was once mine.The room that Mom had decorated for me no longer looked the same.Queenie lay on the bed and called someone eagerly. "Hey, that old coot Benjamin Linnus agreed!"The person on the other end said something. Queenie sneered in response. "You really didn't let that tart Yvonne out?"A chill ran through me at those words.…The next day, Dad drove Queenie to her competition.During the journey, Dad seemed distracted. He kept glancing at his phone, but he did not do anything.I floated over and saw my name displayed on the screen.Was Dad thinking about calling me?As if reading my mind, he grabbed his phone and placed the call. "Sorry, the number you are calling is…"Before the automated message ended, Dad hung up. His expression was dark, his brows furrowed in anger.It was probably because I'd never missed his calls before.But I was dead now. I would never be able to a
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