One month ago.“I’m thinking about opening a gallery,” Rory said to Daniel.Daniel was dressing for work, while Rory was resting in bed. She still wasn’t allowed to move around because of the incident.“That is very good, Koala. But I think you should hold on for a little bit longer” Daniel responded, while buttoning up his shirt.“Why?” She got off bed and walked up to Daniel to help him knot his tie, “I already have a large following and enough money to invest in a place. Plus I’m already speaking to Oliver”. “I’m not saying you don’t”. He grabbed her by the waist, “And I think you should still be in bed, resting”“But I’m bored” She said dramatically and rested her head on his chest. Daniel chuckled.“It’s not funny” She pushed him away about to runaway, but Daniel didn’t allow her to escape. He was faster and tightened his grip on her waist.“Where do you think you’re going? Want to run away from your Prince, Aurora?” He smirked.“My Prince was named Phillip, not Daniel, so…..” S
The present.The dinner with Daniel’s family went so well, that Aunt Star and everyone else urged her to come back.At some point, Aunt Star called Rory aside.“Thank you Rory” Aunt Star’s eyes were sincere. She was genuinely thanking her.“For what?” Rory’s eyebrows furrowed in confusion.“For everything. For Daniel. He…..” She sighed.“He?”“He's just so happy. Happier than he has ever been in years”“You’re welcome, but I honestly do not know what I did” Rory let out a light chuckle.“You have no idea” Aunt Star was enlightened. She had no idea and looked at Daniel, who was across the room feeling bored out of his mind without his wife.Rory followed her line of sight and smiled at Daniel, whose face lit up like a kid at Christmas when he saw his wife giving him attention.“I've heard the rumors about how cold he is to outsiders”“He was cold, only to outsiders at first, but after the incident…..” She trailed off again.“What incident?”Aunt Star wanted to say something else, howev
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When he came downstairs, he saw that food was on the table and the smell was really good. He didn't eat breakfast so he thought the cook prepared it for Rory. But it was too early. She probably wouldn't wake up until ten, so why did they prepare it this early?On the dining table were different kinds of foods people ate for breakfast: Bacon and scrambled eggs, toast, pancakes and honey, waffles and whipped cream, orange juice and milk. The spread was nice. So much for one person? It also smelled really good.Then he saw Rory bringing out a bowl of what he recognized to be Tofu Scramble.The table also had jugs of orange juice, milk, and coffee.***Her eyes closed naturally. She knew she was going to be hit for what she did. She was always beaten when she spoke out or got herself into matters that her stepmom always said didn't concern her.However, after a few seconds passed, she noticed that the slap never landed.She opened her eyes, still holding caution, who knew what kind of psy
Was it pain? She asked herself. No, it couldn’t be. She knew pain; she had felt it over and over again that it was like a sister to her more than her real sister ever was. Aurora had become accustomed to the pain and she had developed a certain numbness that made her feel like she had immunity to pain. So she was sure, it wasn’t pain. But whatever it was, it made her heart tingle. Maybe it was anger or maybe it was disappointment. It had to be a disappointment. After all these years, her father had no love for her. She always thought that he kept her in the house because deep down he had some fatherly feelings for her. Oh boy was she wrong? Feelings? What feelings could a man like her father even have for her?She couldn’t help but laugh. He didn’t even hesitate to throw out of the house once his favorite daughter and wife lied to her.Her eyes watered, but she couldn’t, she wouldn’t shed a tear. They weren’t worth her tears. She never cried after years of the bullying and taunts of
Daniel, who had never been speechless and caught off guard, was in a state of shock.She was inexperienced and her soft, pink lips moved brashly against his. He wanted to pull away, he could have pulled away but for some reason, he was intoxicated by her smell, by her lips, and by…. Her. Maybe.However, he was sure that if it was anyone else, he would have long strangled them.Rory had never kissed anyone before, but she just couldn't let the men find her. If they did, God knows what they would do to her. She didn't know what she was doing, but she was glad the man didn't push her away. He grabbed the back of her neck, pulled her in, and took the lead. He was skilled and Rory, a fast learner, caught on and followed the rhythm. It was just to let the men go away, so why didn’t she pull away?The man had gone away when he saw two people passionately kissing. When Daniel was about to deepen the kiss, Rory suddenly pulled away.She gasped for air. They'd been kissing for quite a while. Bo
Chapter 3. Illegitimate."She's such an unfilial child! She's nothing like my Sammy!" A woman who was in her mid forties spoke resentfully. The person who spoke was Mrs. Devane, Aurora's step mom.Her patience wore thin when she kicked Aurora out of the house. That good for nothing actually dared to push her daughter down the stairs. Her baby landed in the hospital and she has been here for a week. It's all thanks to that disgraceful child."Mom, don't say that. Rory didn't mean to do it. It was an accident". Her voice was gentle. She was Sammy. She was lying on the hospital bed. Her face was extremely pale and white. Her face alone could make you want to protect her. She looked weak and frail."An accident? It wasn't an accident. She deliberately pus
When they got back home, Rory just locked herself up in her room. She couldn’t bear the fact that she had just been humiliated. Especially not by the very people she wanted to humiliate. She was at a loss for what to do.***Daniel got changed in another room and went to his study. He was catching up on work, but he couldn’t focus. Rory’s face kept popping up in his mind. They hadn’t known each other for long but he knew she wasn’t someone who got emotional easily. So what could have happened? Was he worried for her? He ignored the nagging feeling in his heart and continued his work. However, no matter how hard he tried he couldn’t shut her out.At last, he conceded and called his assistant into the study.“Where did she go?” Daniel asked Frank who was already preparing to sleep. He was a little grumpy but he couldn’t show it.Frank already knew his boss would ask when he saw them entering the house. They were both wet and Rory’s eyes were very red.He narrated the whole story. The mo