LOGINThird person’s POV.Aria didn’t just smirk at the message Lucia had sent earlier… she had muttered words in an expression Ethan had never seen before. Her hands pushed the shopping cart slowly, she almost bumped into a shelf.Ethan quickly reached his hands forward and grabbed the cart handle.“Are you… okay?” He asked, eyes never leaving hers. Aria’s legs jolted backward… as if she felt a sharp pain in them.His voice snapped her back to reality… she let out a deep breath.“I’m okay… maybe my body needs some rest… I can’t believe I lost it…” she whispered.Ethan didn’t push further… he had just experienced how her lips had curled a few seconds ago… how her eyes had darkened, lips spitting venom.She had quietly locked her phone and pretended as if something hadn't cracked inside of her. Aria’s expression went too calm… unlike her, she would bang a door, bend her head in tears… clutched her hands on her chest.“So this is who you really are…?” She murmured softly.Ethan stood stunn
Third person’s POV.Evening in the hospital had always been chaotic as doctors and nurses ran around treating and monitoring patients.It had always been like this since the end of time… but not in Joey’s ward.The temperature in the room seemed quieter than it should.Joey sat on his bed… holding a file and tablet on his hands.The expression on his face says otherwise… it was unreadable.His hands stiffened around the files as he read through them.“I should’ve seen this coming…” he whispered. His assistant, Vincent sat on the couch across from him, legs crossed.“The company is almost at the verge of bankruptcy… something needs to be done, fast…” Vincent said.Joey kept silent… he didn’t say anything… not when his head looked like it was smashed on a rock… His breath hitched… all his years of labor and suffering was going down the drain… and he happened to be the reason why…If he hadn’t let the snake into the house, maybe things wouldn’t have gone downhill.“How’s the board resp
Aria’s POV.The living room was cold… too cold for the storm rumbling in Aria’s head.She sat like her life would be over soon, as if she was waiting for death or something else…The confession she had received from the very doctor who took care of her mother’s health years back, had her bones chilling.Aria never saw that coming… Everything seemed easy at first, it seemed harmless, but it never was.She thought Gwen was just a greedy, selfish, and arrogant person who would do anything for power and wealth.But she was wrong all along… Gwen was the green snake in sheep’s clothing.She wasn’t just a snake, she had fangs… she was more than a home wrecker… she was the reason Aria had stayed motherless for years.Aria pressed her hands to her chest, struggling to breathe as the words kept replaying in her head.“Your mother didn’t just die from heartbreak…” the doctor said.His words dropped slowly… like a bombshell.He couldn’t lift his face to hers… he wouldn’t dare.“She was killed.”T
Aria’s POV. The Rossi company still boomed with noises and rumors all over the city.Andrea hadn’t been able to get his company back to its normal standard since the video was released on the internet.All his plans to get access to Luca and Laura, thinking it would help him win Aria back into his control failed.The board still threatened to give his seat to someone else if he doesn’t make things right before the end of the year.“You have till the end of the year to restore the company to its standard… or we’ll have someone capable replace you.”Andrea hadn’t winked an eye since then… he didn’t want someone else to take over what he had spent years building.And not when his family members were like wolves in a cage waiting for the right time to attack. “The sales aren’t steady yet… we have to pull in our best, sir.” A worker said.Andrea stood beside his chair, hands pressed on his ceramic table.His jaw clenched hard, eyes sharp. “Is this the best you’ve got!? Uhh?” He pushed a
Aria’s POV. “Sir, it’s done. She just has to get them herself.” Marco said.“Good… still keep your eyes on her, don’t let her get into any danger…” Ethan’s voice was soft.“All you have to do is clear her path. Don’t let her see you.” Ethan added. Ethan had asked Marco to dig into Gwen’s past. Not because he was really interested in them, she wasn’t worth his attention, not in any way.Why was he digging into her past life if he wasn’t interested in it… what was his purpose?Ethan also had Marco provide all the evidence he could find and everyone involved in her schemes.“Why do you keep helping her even when she doesn’t seem to appreciate it that much?” The words slipped from Marco’s mouth.Ethan didn’t respond in a hurry, he absorbed the question before clearing his throat.“I don’t need a reason to protect what’s mine.” A peaceful smile rested on his lips. Dong Dong Dong… his phone vibrated on the table.He picked it up and his grandmother's name popped out of the screen.“You
Aria’s POV.The storm hadn't started, yet the whole room kept shaking.Aria sat in the middle of her bed, sheets covered all over, breath uneven.She hadn’t been herself since she read the anonymous text…Chills ran down her spine as the words kept replaying sharp and clear in her head. “You’ve been lied to all your life…”“Your father never got her pregnant…”Aria would wrap herself as if she was being haunted by some ghosts. “Is someone… messing with my head? Why does it feel like I’m losing myself…?”“What does he mean: your father never got her pregnant?” Aria pressed her hands to her head, trying to think it through…Was someone really messing with her? Does he know something Aria and her father doesn’t?“I’m not ignoring this… even if it costs my life…”********Ethan had tried to know what had happened but she couldn’t say a word.This moment she’d pretend to be fine, the next she’s acting weird.“I’m fine…” she’d whispered faintly.Ethan tightened his jaw because he was sad.
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 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.
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







