When he opened his eyes his vision was blurred and his whole body hurt.
" Mrs. Valois? Can you hear me?"Before her was a man with gray hair and a white coat." Where..." he tried to ask, however, he felt so weak..." Ms. is in the Hospital Provence Aligre, was one of the victims of the explosion in the restaurant Picardie-Baux. "Informed the doctor on duty.
Rosalie was still confused, and upon hearing those things she tried to sit down, but felt a strong pain in the side of her body and head.She moaned in pain and the doctor approached." Do not move, broke several ribs and was in a coma for two days."Rosalie Valois gasped to feel the mind-blowing pain in her body and head.A week in a coma?She looked around and saw the room white and empty, and thought of Duncan." Where is my husband?"When the doctor’s gaze faltered, she screamed a resounding no.As if he could deny the truth stamped on his face." Mr. Valois endured all the impact of the explosion, his body was found protecting Mrs".Don’t...Don’t...Duncan...Rosalie felt cut into a thousand pieces, thrown into the darkness of a world without Duncan Valois, the man she had known since the age of seven.She allowed herself to cry after the doctor left.She cried completely paralyzed in bed, until her children came to pick her up the next day.When she arrived home she arranged her husband’s funeral for the next day.The woman entered the room and lay on the bed, plunging into the pain of mourning.The next morning Rosalie and her two sons drove to the funeral of Duncan Valois.At the entrance to the cemetery she saw the shareholders of the Empire Group, and heard them speak negatively of Duncan.She looked at her two children and could only think she needed to be strong.The woman looked at the black coffin in the grave and heard nothing of what the priest said about the deceased.There’s only one thing on my mind.Duncan was a dead man.He died throwing himself at her, protecting her with his own body." You’re a widow now, I hope you understand your position, Rosalie."Rosalie averted her gaze from the coffin to the face of Louie Valois, Duncan’s younger brother." What did you say? " He asked.The man who was not as tall as Duncan had been, looked her in the eye.His blue eyes were cunning and cold.He took a lock of black hair from his forehead and asked in a malicious tone:" Who will look after you now that Duncan is gone?"She opened and closed her mouth, not sure she had heard correctly.Louie wore a black suit, he ran his hands lightly on the suit when some leaves fell from a tree." What are you implying? " questioned the widow.The man narrowed the distance between them, causing their faces to get too close.That was tremendously uncomfortable." Be my wife. that’s what I’m implying, Rosalie Valois. Submit to me, being an obedient and loyal wife, otherwise bear the consequences."She slapped Louie, who didn’t react.This attracted all eyes.Duncan’s coffin had already been buried and all present looked at the unfolding scene." How dare you? You wretch! " The widow has ranted.Your blood is boiling." Was my proposal too soon? " It provoked Louie, the dark sarcasm in every word.Bastien and Angelika reacted to seeing the disastrous scene.The teenagers expelled his uncle with his broken heart, taking him out of the cemetery.Rosalie turned her gaze to the grave as those present dispersed, she walked and knelt before her.He slowly touched the land where Duncan would rest." You swore, Duncan you swore that even death would make you leave me... " The woman whispered.[...]
The man woke up screaming a name.
He held the covers tightly and was heard shouting "Rosalie" once again.When he looked around he saw that he was no longer in the fire, but in a luxurious room.There were numerous mahogany furniture and the walls were gray.The door opened and a man dressed in a uniform came in." Mr. Lecomte, is everything all right?"It was like getting punched in the stomach, he blinked several times and got up from the bed.There was a giant mirror on the wall, he looked into the green eyes of François Lecomte.CEO of the Lecomte group, its competitor in the international auto parts market.Duncan cried out.He lightly touched Rosalie’s face, and although she knew he felt guilty for what he had said, she had perfectly understood his feeling. Her fingers glided gently through her skin, tracing the outline of her cheeks, as if to erase all the words spoken under the weight of despair. Their looks met, revealing a deep and unbreakable connection forged in the trials they have faced together over the years.Rosalie, in turn, relived in her mind the moments when she felt alone and powerless, when Duncan walked away. Although she was a devoted mother, with children who depended on her, these moments of solitude had made her feel an inner weakness, a sense of emptiness that seemed to have no purpose. She had fought with determination, but could not deny the emotional scars that those separations had left.The woman looked at him for a few more seconds, her eyes reflecting a mixture of feelings. The words were about to flow from her lips, laden with meaning and forgiveness, when she finally said,
At that terrible moment, Duncan experienced a mind-blowing pain, an agony that seemed to transcend the limits of human understanding itself. The brutal impact against the wall was like an avalanche of suffering, a devastating force that stole his breath instantly. Even as his lungs struggled for air, his breath was denied, drowning him in a distressing silence.Yet amid the raging sea of overwhelming sensations, his only lingering thought was the distressing emptiness of his hands. In his mind, he relived the moment when he desperately tried to lift them towards Rose, a desperate attempt to protect her, to take part in the impact of the impending explosion and the dangerously approaching wall. But fate, capricious and ruthless, threw him towards the wall in a split second, separating him from the woman he loved. While his blurred vision and the world revolved around him, the only image left was that of his now empty and powerless hands.The reality that surrounded him was a nightmare
He could perceive in Rosalie’s gaze a mixture of emotions, including trauma and regret, and understood that the emotional scars of what had happened were deep. However, he did not allow himself to feel regret for his choices, for they had led them to that crucial moment in their lives.He watched closely as Rosalie averted her gaze to her own hands, as if to avoid facing him directly. It was in this gesture that he recognized a sign that she was dealing with internal issues, issues that had arisen since he had made decisions he had never imagined making.There was a darkness that had seeped into his soul, something he had faced along a tortuous journey full of dangers. He felt like someone sailing in a black sea, fighting terrifying and monstrous creatures, and now he understood that, in a way, he had become one of them. The choices he had made had taken their toll, and he could not turn back.When the woman looked at her own hands, he knew that Rosalie was avoiding facing him. She di
Rosalie saw everything around her happen so slowly that for a moment she believed she was the one getting shot. The scene unfolded before his eyes like a slow motion movie, and the feeling of imminent farewell hovered in the air.It was her from that world, and all she could think of was that it was just that her last vision was the face of the man she loved so hard. His heart seemed frozen in his chest as he faced what seemed to be the imminent end. She only regretted not being able to see the faces of the children one last time, but in those circumstances, it was a gift that they were not there, sparing them this scene of violence and danger.Then she fell back, her body being pulled by Louie, and they both hit hard against the cold, hard ground. The pain of his impact was like a shock to his body, but the adrenaline still pumped hard into his veins.Rosalie still felt Louie’s hands on her, her presence dominating her field of vision, and only when she heard Duncan’s voice did she r
Duncan’s gaze was red, and his body was filled with adrenaline when the man’s inert body fell noisily to the ground, flooding him with deep relief. Finally, the man who had orchestrated his death was now lifeless, his nefarious plan completely frustrated. However, this bitter victory was obscured by the anguish he felt over the uncertainty of Rosalie’s whereabouts.The news that she was no longer present at Victor’s house tore him apart, but Duncan was unwilling to surrender to hopelessness. The distant sound of gunfire echoed once again from the ground floor, indicating that the men loyal to Victor still resisted, as persistent obstacles in their path. Determined to rescue his beloved, he turned and went out into the corridor, accompanied by his loyal companions. Duncan kept his weapon firmly in hand, ready to face any obstacle in his path.When they reached the middle of the corridor, they were surprised by men loyal to Victor, and chaos broke out again, with shots being exchanged f
Rosalie was dragged with brutality to a room that looked more like a prison, where a constant coming and going of women came and went, as if they were participating in a sinister ritual. The environment, although spacious, conveyed a sense of oppression. The light walls, although beautiful, seemed to close on it, making the space even more claustrophobic. In the center of the room, a majestic canopy bed dominated the scene, and a large, luxurious mirror, reflecting the agony in Rosalie’s eyes, adorned one of the walls.In the corner of the room, strategically positioned as a sinister trophy, was a long wedding dress, a masterpiece of pure silk. The bust of the dress was precisely carved, a straight cut that unfolded elegantly in a long tail, which flowed like a river of satin.Rosalie needed no explanation to understand what was happening to her at that distressing time. While one of the women, with agile and ruthless hands, pulled her hair in attempts to create a hairstyle worthy of