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Humility

Penulis: Mythical E.Beanie
last update Terakhir Diperbarui: 2025-06-27 02:46:30

Max Carter stood at the edge of the skyline, the floor-to-ceiling windows of his penthouse office framing the city like a living canvas. It was dusk—the kind that draped the world in gold and violet, softening its sharp edges, even his own. The boardroom victory earlier had sent waves through the company. Stockholders were thrilled. Executives were stunned. But instead of celebrating, Max found himself caught in quiet stillness, his fingers brushing the corner of a velvet box resting on the edge of his desk.

He hadn’t opened it in hours. Not since the courier brought it in.

A chrysanthemum bracelet, with a matching necklace and earring set, custom designed. White gold, soft rose enamel, and a center diamond that caught the light without screaming for attention. It wasn’t flashy—not like the women Max used to surround himself with or the life he used to live. It was timeless. Just like her.

Emilia Grace.

His nurse. His anchor. The woman who held his hand through nights he couldn’t reme
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  • The heart Beneath the Thorn    Epilogue

    Marco didn’t believe in fate.Not until the moment he ran a red light on his Ducati and nearly collided with a girl in stilettos sprinting full speed into traffic.She didn’t scream. Didn’t flinch. Just leapt sideways like a ballerina raised on gunpowder, hair whipping across her face, and landed with a graceful spin straight onto the back of his bike.“Drive,” she commanded, breathless but in control.Behind her, two black SUVs came screeching around the corner like hell had released its hounds.Marco didn’t ask questions.He gritted his jaw, twisted the throttle, and tore down the boulevard like the devil himself rode pillion. The engine roared beneath them, tires hissing across rain-slick asphalt as horns blared and headlights sliced through the stormy dusk. The girl clung to him like she’d done this before—like chaos was home and motorcycles were made for queens.They zipped through narrow alleys, cutting between delivery trucks and dumpsters, sliding dangerously close to parked c

  • The heart Beneath the Thorn    Conclusion

    The rain danced gently against the wide glass windows of the Carter estate, where time seemed to slow and love aged like fine wine. Inside a cozy reading nook nestled between two tall bookshelves, Emilia sat with a well-worn copy of Beauty and the Beast in her lap. Her long, dark hair was loosely tied back, and her reading glasses balanced at the tip of her nose as her voice carried the words like an old melody.“‘…And as she whispered ‘I love you,’ the Beast transformed into a prince, his curse undone by the power of true love.’”Emilio groaned and flopped dramatically against the velvet cushions beside her. He was eight, full of fire and sarcasm, with his father’s striking green eyes and his mother’s dimpled smile. “Ugh, that’s so cheesy, Mama.”“Yeah,” Maxine chimed in from the floor where she was coloring. She was only five, but already a sassy whirlwind of energy wrapped in curls and glitter. “Beasts don’t turn into princes. That’s just… rubish.”“Rubbish,” Emilia corrected gentl

  • The heart Beneath the Thorn    The Heart Beneath the Thorn

    The garden had changed. The feel was different.Where once only ivy clung and faded roses drooped, now color spilled in every direction—red, white, blush, and gold. Roses opened their velvet mouths to the sky. Dew clung to petals like diamonds, catching the last breath of sunlight. A fountain trickled in the center, its marble edges worn smooth with time, reflecting the wisteria-stained sky above.Birdsong drifted through the air, light as laughter.Florence below was alive, but it felt worlds away. Here, in the rooftop garden above the library where stories slept, time held its breath.Max stood at the edge of the path, his hands tucked into the pockets of his coat. The breeze tugged at his collar, playing with a loose strand of Emilia’s hair as she stood beside him, staring out at the city she had come to call home.But it wasn’t the skyline she was really seeing.It was him.Him—and everything they’d been.The monster in the hospital bed.The boy who wrote her anonymous letters.Th

  • The heart Beneath the Thorn    Name in the Wind

    The sky over Florence blushed lavender as the sun slipped toward the horizon, casting the rooftop garden in a soft, otherworldly glow.The roses bloomed like secrets—some shy, others bold, curling toward the fading warmth. Ivy clung to marble balustrades, and the scent of rain-kissed petals still clung to the air like perfume. The bells of a nearby cathedral began to toll, low and melodic, echoing through the alleys below.Emilia stood at the garden’s edge, her fingertips grazing the petals of a white rose. She didn’t pluck it. She only touched it, careful and reverent, like someone brushing the memory of a dream.Behind her, Max lingered in stillness—his silhouette half-cast in shadow. His dark coat moved with the wind, his breath visible in the cooling air, but his gaze never left her.It was like watching a vision.And then—softly, quietly—she whispered:“Max.”His name floated across the rooftop like a blessing, like a benediction spoken in the old language of love.He froze.Ever

  • The heart Beneath the Thorn    The Garden Remembers

    The rooftop was quieter now. The rain had long since stopped. A velvet hush had fallen over Florence, as if the city itself were leaning in to listen.Max and Emilia sat side by side on the stone bench nestled between rose bushes, the scent of petals thick in the damp air. His hand still gently cradled hers—her finger wrapped in his handkerchief. The letter he’d given her lay in her lap, the creases smoothed from her shaking fingers.And then, softly, her voice broke the silence.She began to read aloud.“You were always the beauty among my ruin…”Her voice wavered. The words carried differently this time—not just from paper to air, but from memory to heart.With every line she read, something inside her stirred.“You found poetry in my rage.Lullabies in my silence…”Her voice cracked.Suddenly—snap—a flash.Max, in his wheelchair, flinging a spoon across the hospital room.“I said no more oatmeal!”“I said stop acting like a child!”She blinked hard. Her breath caught. The memory wa

  • The heart Beneath the Thorn    Thorns and Vows

    The rain had stopped.Pale light filtered through the library’s grand arched windows, casting golden halos across the marble floor. The rooftop garden now felt like a dream — a place where time had paused and hearts had whispered things they never dared before.But below, in a quiet, empty study room tucked between the 17th-century literature and the Renaissance manuscripts, time resumed.Max stood by the tall window, staring out at Florence’s skyline — domes and steeples rising above centuries of history. He didn’t turn when Emilia entered.She closed the door gently behind her. “You wanted to talk?”He turned, slow and solemn, holding something in his hand.A folded piece of parchment. Old, creased, but carefully preserved.His voice was quiet. “I wrote this after the accident… before I knew if you’d ever speak to me again. I wasn’t going to give it to you.”She took a slow step closer. “Why now?”He met her eyes. “Because I finally believe you’re ready to know how much I broke when

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