"Nate, mind me asking from where are you coming back?" Stephanie Lockwood, Nathaniel's Dad asked him when he got back to his place. His father had a pretty good idea though and it made him glaring at Nathaniel."I went to meet Granny." Nathaniel said though he knew where his Dad would head with this and tried not to lose his mind already."Why? Why do you keep meeting her? Can't you see what injustice she did to me? Did to you two? Just for her.." stopping his blabbering, Nathaniel spoke up sternly, "You are still out of harm's way I guess ." Without bothering his sternness, Stephanie spoke up, "Nate, you still have time. Get a hold of the business. Why do you keep being submissive to that selfish bastar..." "Enough, Dad. I won't tolerate a word against Shane. If anyone in all this is selfish, then it's only you. Don't make me remember what you did to Uncle Clarke when he was diagnosed with terminal disease. Just for you.." While shaking his head, Stephanie spoke up cutting his wor
With the rain falling on her, interrupting her gloomy thoughts and Shane pulling her, Lilian got back to reality. She followed Shane to his car running but by then both of them were almost soaked. Shane held out a towel to Lilian and he took another one. As Lilian dried her hair, Shane stared at her face for a moment. Her sad face didn't go unnoticed by him and thinking he was the reason behind it, he also felt sad. His voice was solemn as he said, "Lilian, I am sorry." Lilian stopped and turned to him, "You didn't do anything to say sorry. I was thinking about something else. Anyways, I think your granny won't force you to marry Lahaina anymore. So, why don't you stop all this and be truthful to her?" Shane shrugged off, "She will start searching someone else for me in that case. You don't know her. Once she sets something in her mind, she never settles without making it." Lilian went on, trying to divert her mind from the gloomy thoughts "You never know may be this time she wil
Though Aiden agreed with Lilian for revealing the dirty truth about her father's character, he was scared about the consequences. He knew he would be Lilian's father's first suspect and James Marshall wouldn't let him get away with this easily. But remembering the hurtful moments from the past, he didn't get himself to think otherwise. And as he expected, James was at his place when it was early in the afternoon. Thankfully he thought of this possibility and sent his parents to visit some of their relatives. Before he could say something, James spoke up, "I know it's you. So, don't make any excuse. And if you think, I will spare you, you are so wrong. You should have known me better. Be ready to face the consequences, Aiden. I will destroy you and_" Aiden stood silently, staring at him as James went on threatening more. Even if he was afraid, he didn't wish to look like that. He was about to say something but a voice came from behind interrupting as well as startling them, "And yo
"Granny, I am sorry but.." Lilian thought of revealing the truth to Karen but got stopped thinking about Shane. Karen turned to her, "You want to say something?" Lilian spoke up otherwise this time, "I want to live here for now. Can I do that?" If Karen knew about her identity, what's the point of hiding it from Shane and all. She thought to herself. "Are you uncomfortable in our place?" Karen gave her a questioning look. Lilian shook her head immediately at that, "No, granny. It's not the matter but_"When Karen saw Lilian falling short for words, she completed it for her, "But you want to stay with this family like before, right?" Lilian stared at Karen confused and a question was out of her throat involuntarily, "How much do you know about me actually?" "More than you are thinking." Karen said with a smile anyway."But why are you being considerate to me? After all, I lied to you." Lilian said the later part in a lower voice. Be whatever the reason lying is not a thing, one s
Lilian was more than just relieved to get a break from all this. This drama was taking her too far and the only ending she was reaching was nowhere like that. After calling Shane when she found the line engaged, she sent a text to him about meeting him tomorrow at his office. She was sure that their deal was already successful and Karen wasn't going to force him to marry Lahaina anymore and it was on Shane to handle the other things. If possible she was going to join the job at Shane's office or somewhere else in this town and stay with Aiden's family. After so long time, she had gotten the family affection again and obviously was in no mood to leave from there already unlike her plan. There was something on Karen's face that gave her the vibes that her so called father wouldn't be able to do any harm to Aiden or his family even after knowing his involvement in revealing the truth about him and this thing gave too much peace to her restless mind. Maybe that's why she was consideri
"Shane, by any chance do you like Lilian?" As Nathaniel asked him this, Shane gave him an incredulous look as if asking him whether he had gone crazy. Nathaniel replied for response, "Because you are behaving like a boyfriend who has been cheated by his girlfriend." Well aware of Shane's reaction as well as the reply to his words already, Nathaniel didn't wait for it and left the cabin. Shane stared at him confusedly until he was out of his sight and then turned back to his files. He tried to focus until Nathaniel's words again stirred in him. He scoffed. Liking Lilian! No way.. ~~ Lilian was about to enter Aiden's cabin but stopped at the doorway when she heard Aiden yelling at someone. "How many times do I have to remind you that your job doesn't include spying on me?" The young man uttered as he kept his head down, "Sir, Ma'am was asking.." "Your Ma'am doesn't pay you but Mr. Lockwood. And next time, I find you doing this, I will report to him that you are invading my priv
"We were never in a commitment." Shane said so calmly thinking it would be nothing shocking to Willow as he was well aware more than Elena, she disliked Lahaina for some unknown reason to him. He elaborated, "I got her here just to get rid of Lahaina." Willow was supposed to praise and congratulate him for being successful with this but it hit Willow hard in a different way. She stared at him as his words got registered in her mind. Again the picture of Aiden and Lilian got flashing in front of her eyes. They looked so happy and comfortable together that the staff wasn't wrong to think there wasn't just friendship between them but something beyond this. As she thought of the possibilities, words got out of her mouth involuntarily, "So, it might be that Lilian also loves him then." Shane picked her words immediately, "What did you say? Lilian loves whom?" Willow stared at Shane for a while, thinking what to say. But then if Lilian wasn't in a relationship with him why he would ca
Shane was the boss here. And he had always agreed to his decisions with no question asked but this time, seeing him going on with unethical things to no limit, Nathaniel couldn't control himself anymore. Shane was going on giving some not so important but just troublesome works to Lilian when he entered his cabin. Shane took a glance at him and was thinking of continuing his not so ethical work but got interrupted. Nathaniel walked to Shane and then faced Lilian. "Lilian, please give us the room." His voice was soft like ever but the seriousness in his voice like never before didn't go unnoticed by Shane. He frowned at Nathaniel and Lilian looked at them by turns. The air of the room immediately got tensed. When Shane didn't seem to be saying otherwise, Lilian complied to the given order, "Yes, Sir." and left the cabin. As soon as Lilian was out of the cabin, Shane parted his lips to say something but Nathaniel beat him to it, "What do you think you are doing? You can hate Lili