LOGINThird person’s POV.“He dares to think about her while I’m still here…? Urrrgh!!!” Lily snapped as she banged the door behind her in fury.Andrea had asked her to leave after he saw the news of Ethan kissing Aria publicly.“All you ever do is blame other people and cry like a baby…!” Andrea yelled, pushing her toward the couch beside her.Lily stumbled backward, almost losing her balance as she managed to grab something to keep her steady.Every time she closed her eyes and imagined the way Andrea had looked at Aria, like she mattered so much, her blood burned so hot. “You want her… even after everything?” She rasped, staring at her screen.Lily had always thought she had Andrea to herself… she had fought and schemed to have him… but yet, it felt distant and lonely.“Aria… you little slut… by the time I’m done with you…!” Lily didn’t get to finish her words when her phone buzzed.She picked it up, tapped on her skin and smiled.Rowan’s name popped on her screen— her second backup.Ro
Third person’s POV.“Oh my goodness…!! Did he just kiss her?” Gasps rippled through the crowd, all mouths fell open.Heat of embarrassment crept up Aria’s chest, she tried to hide her face behind his as his lips pressed firmly against hers.Ethan pinned her tightly to his chest, he didn’t show any sign of shame or fear… he said everything he couldn’t put into words through that kiss, front of everyone watching.Gwen stood at the corner, clenching her teeth, hands folded into a fist… she wouldn’t hold back if given the opportunity to strike.She watched her plans crumble to the ground.News and headlines flew across the internet in no time… “Ethan Wolfe publicly claims Aria Moretti!”“Is this a power couple scandal?!!!”Hands moved on the keyboard, cameras flashed relentlessly without ceasing even for a bit.After a few moments of devouring Aria’s lips, Ethan gently pulled off and slowly turned to the crowd.They all kept silent, nobody dared to breathe a word… not when he had claimed
Third person’s POV.Aria dropped her bag in an instant and ran toward her father’s bedside, almost stumbling onto the floor.“Dad…?” She tried to steady her breath, cold chills ran down her spine, but she didn’t show any sign of panic or anxiety. The air in the room felt so cold, that even if a pin drop would echo.Aria leaned slowly, hands tightened on the bed shield.Her eyes searched so hard, as if they would make him move again.Aria’s hand hovered around him, gently, almost touching… but she hung them in the air.“I don’t believe it… Dad, you… moved.” She murmured under her breath.Aria grabbed a seat and sat beside him, eyes sharpened.She cracked her tone slightly, then swallowed hard.“Thank goodness, dad… you can finally get back with us soon…” Aria started.She slid her hands into each other and started rubbing them together in friction.Only the sound of the heart monitor filled the room…Aria watched his chest rise and fell, but something felt off about it…The room looke
Aria’s POV.Rain tapped on the glass like restless fingers, thunder rolling through the sky as if angered by something.Aria stared at her screen, eyes sharp, lungs burning.She kept reading the message word for word and line after line as if it would change anything.“Lily’s not your father’s daughter… She's mine.”The words kept sending chills down her spine.Aria put down the phone on a small reading table beside her and slowly stood to her feet.She managed to drag her legs to the window, eyes searching throughout the city.“Who’s this person, really…? Why does he seem to know too much about Gwen that I don’t..?” She whispered softly under her breath.Aria’s eyes locked in the rain tapping on the glass as she lifted her hand as if she could get hold of it.Then the memory flashed sharp and clear in her head.She recalled going to the hospital… she recalled going through Lily’s date of birth… how it didn’t match the doctor’s report.“Lily wasn’t born prematurely… Gwen made me forge
Aria’s POVAria slowly opened her eyes to a sterile white ceiling and a steady beep of heart monitor.She gently waved a hand over her face, her breath shallow.Aria quickly jerked upright from the bed, eyes searching, heart racing so fast.She pressed her hands to her head, trying to recall what had happened last night. Aria recalled the drink, how she had tried to please Mr. Audrey and the other two business partners.She remembered how her body grew heavy, her vision blurry, dizziness crashing over her.Her body still felt the hands on her body, how she had struggled to fight her way out but to no avail….“Let me go…” she had pleaded, even when her voice failed her.They almost tore through her dress, they almost ruined her…Their words flashed through her mind.“You’re sure a tough bitch… aren’t you?”And then… a familiar voice cut through the chaos. Ethan’s voice, and then… she blacked out.Aria grabbed the bedsheets to her shoulders, and goosebumps ran through her skin.“He cam
Third person’s POV.Afternoon light spilled through the glass windows, painting the whole office gold.Ethan sat in his office, eyes focused on his system, mind drifted elsewhere.He’d sometimes pause, close his eyes in a peaceful contentment as his blood flared warm and something in between.Whenever he closed those eyes, his mind would flash back to the beach scene…It would flash back how he had uncontrollably cupped her cheeks and kissed her as if his body yarned so long for her.The most overwhelming point was that… she didn’t resist him this time.Aria had kissed him back too. She had longed for him, she always wanted his touch, she wanted the whole of him, but wasn’t sure if she was doing the right thing by doing so…They held onto each other, kissed each other, and almost stripped each other… but he wanted to take it step by step— he didn’t want to rush anything.Not yet.Marco’s knock on the door snapped Ethan back to reality— he almost jerked from his seat.He straightened h
Ethan’s POV.Ethan stood at the doorway, his gaze steady, and unreadable.He hadn’t moved yet the entire room seem to fall silent under the weight of his presence.He had followed Aria and watched from a distance, not wanting to let her see.Aria had asked him to stay back, he didn’t, he couldn’t.
Aria’s POV.“Twinkle, twinkle, little star…” Laura’s hands vibrants while she tries to hold the mic.Luca stands beside her, slipping his warm hand into hers.All eyes were on them as people whispered.“Luca, where’s your mother? You were proud minutes ago.” Adrian, one of his classmates, teased.M
Ethan’s POV.Ethan didn’t get his eyes off her throughout the signing process.Aria managed to steady herself, as heat flushed her cheeks.The contract sat in front of her untouched, she stared at his signature that was already signed on it.“Shall we?” Ethan said, handing the pen to her.Aria kept
Aria’s POV.Aria walked into the mansion, tired. The words of her stepmother kept ringing in her ears like a gong.“Those little precious bastards of yours…”She clutched her bag tightly, heart banging. “She wouldn’t dare,” Aria whispered to herself, as she walked through the yard.The house was t







