MasukA week later, Aria and Damian renewed their vows.The wedding had taken place in the garden of the Voss mansion, surrounded by white flowers, soft lights, and the people they loved most.It had not been extravagant.It had not been grand.But it was beautiful.And for Aria, that was enough.Everything about the evening felt peaceful in a way she had never imagined possible.The twins had been there too.Adrian sat quietly in Damian’s arms while little Adriana waddled around the garden in her tiny dress, stealing everyone’s attention as she giggled endlessly.Aria could still remember the way Damian had looked at her when she walked down the garden path.Like he was seeing her for the first time all over again.Like he still couldn’t believe she was his.“You look beautiful,” he had whispered when she reached him.Aria smiled softly.“You say that every day.”“Because it’s true every day.”Even Zara had rolled her eyes and muttered dramatically, “Please, enough romance. Some of us are
Celeste took a step back.“Your father abandoned my mother after everything she did for him,” Celeste spat out, her chest heaving with anger.“By helping him embezzle funds from other companies and his own? By helping him with illegal businesses?” Damian sneered.“What?” Celeste took another step back in shock.Damian looked down at her and scoffed. “You didn’t know?”“My mother would never,” Celeste defended quickly, though uncertainty flickered across her face.Damian looked at her with disgust and shook his head.“Why was she fired from the company?” he asked coldly.“Because she was pregnant with his child,” Celeste answered, hoping to get some reaction from Damian.She continued when she couldn’t read him.“She was pregnant with me. Richard Voss is my father.”When she still didn’t get the shock she expected to see on Damian’s face, realization slowly settled in.“You knew?” she asked, anger flashing in her eyes.“How long have you known? Let me guess, your rich dad told you abou
The weekend came too quickly. Sunlight tore into the couple’s room, making it look even more luxurious.“Come on, Damian,” Aria stamped her foot on the ground as she followed him around the room. “I’m coming with you.”“No, you are not,” Damian said flatly.“Why?” Aria huffed.“Because I don’t want to put you in danger. We don’t know the kind of person Celeste is. I’m not going to risk it,” Damian answered, concern showing on his face.“You are being unreasonable. It’s just Celeste and Mira. And you and Jaxon would be there to protect me. I promise I won’t cause any trouble.”Damian didn’t respond and kept dressing.“Please, honey,” Aria pleaded as she moved to stand in front of him.“I have to be there. I want to see the woman who has been giving us a lot of headaches,” she added.Damian sighed reluctantly, finally giving in.“Fine. But promise me you won’t do anything reckless. And you will listen to everything I say,” he ordered.“I promise. Thank you.” Aria squealed as she hugged
Damian straightened at the question. There was panic in his eyes.“Why? You don’t like the wedding planner, the decorations, or the location?” Damian asked rapidly.“No, no, no,” Aria answered quickly. “It’s just that there is a lot going on now. The whole board mess, Mira and Celeste. I don’t want our day to be ruined with unsolved issues. I want to be happy, not worried.”Damian’s brows softened in understanding.“I understand,” he said quietly. “It’s okay.”“I know the wedding is just in a few days and I’m making sudden changes…”“No, don’t do that,” he interrupted gently. “It’s okay. I’ll try to clean up the mess as soon as possible. I want you to look beautiful and happy on that day.”“Thank you, love.” She leaned in and kissed him once more.…“So this is my office,” Zara said as she entered.“Hmm,” Jaxon hummed as he walked in, looking around.Zara moved to stand beside her desk and watched him as he observed the office carefully.“It looks nice,” Jaxon said as he slowly walked
As Damian and Jaxon arrived at Aria’s company, they went straight to the conference room.Everyone was already seated when they stepped into the room. Investors, board members, and shareholders filled the long conference table, their expressions tense and expectant.Damian settled into the seat beside Aria without saying a word, his presence alone enough to shift the atmosphere in the room.Jaxon moved to the far side of the room, standing near the wall where he could have a better view of everyone.Whispers immediately spread across the room at Damian’s arrival.“What is Damian Voss doing here?”“Why is the billionaire of the Voss Empire here?”Some people murmured quietly among themselves, while others visibly stiffened in their seats. A few even looked nervous at the sight of him.Aria took a deep breath before standing to her feet.The room gradually quieted.“Good morning, everyone,” she started calmly. “First, I would like to apologize regarding the recent file leak and everythi
“That would be so messed up,” Aria said, staring at Zara in disbelief.Her brows were still furrowed, lips slightly parted as if she was trying to process what Zara had just suggested.The office suddenly felt too small.Zara leaned back in the chair opposite her and crossed one leg over the other, exhaling slowly.“It really would,” she admitted. “And honestly, I hope we’re wrong.”She rubbed at her forehead tiredly before continuing.“Because imagine finding out the woman trying to destroy your marriage, your family, and your company is somehow related to Damian.”Aria’s stomach twisted at the thought.“No,” she muttered, shaking her head. “That would be too insane.”Still… Something about it unsettled her.The resemblance Zara mentioned.Nothing about Celeste felt normal anymore.“Maybe we’re overthinking,” Zara said carefully. “Maybe she just happens to resemble him. I mean there are a lot of people who look alike these days but aren't related.”Aria let out a tired breath and res
“You don’t own me, Jaxon,” she began, her voice trembling despite her best effort to steady it. “Things have gotten too complicated with us moving in. I don’t want to get ahead of myself. The original rules of our arrangement are getting blurred. Maybe we need to see other people so we don’t—”She
Chapter 51: Love’s hardest Choice“I just don’t understand,” Aria whispered, her voice trembling slightly. “Why would my grandmother hide something like this from me? A whole company, a trust fund… why didn’t she tell me?”Damian shifted closer, resting his hand gently on hers. His touch was ground
Breakfast was over, and Zara wiped her hands on a napkin.“Come on,” Aria said, rising. “Let’s go see Jaxon.”Zara sighed but followed. When they walked into Jaxon’s room, they found Damian already there, leaning against the wall, arms folded.“Morning,” Aria greeted, her smile softening as she tur
The living room was quiet, the kind of silence that pressed on Damian’s chest like a weight. He had thought he had seen and survived everything, betrayals, business wars, love turned to ashes. But nothing compared to what he was feeling now.The woman sitting on his sofa, her posture too calm for s







