LOGINA car accident left my mother-in-law bleeding and desperate for help, but her plea was heartlessly rejected by her own daughter. Even on her deathbed, my mother-in-law's only wish was to see her one last time. However, she was busy staying by her first love's side, euthanizing his dog. "You better stay as far away from me as possible! My mom's perfectly fine!" she shouted before hanging up on me, only to spend the night tangled with her first love in a hotel room. It was not until after the cremation ceremony that she returned—carrying a birthday cake. What greeted her was not a celebration but her mother's funeral. She cried, sobbing uncontrollably, "Mom! You haven't even celebrated my birthday yet! Don't leave me!" I stared at her and pulled the divorce papers from my bag. How fitting. This time, I was leaving too.
View More"Hey guys! Where are you? I'm already here at the restaurant. Been here for half an hour." I was getting annoyed. My friends and I planned to watch a movie today. We're supposed to meet at 1pm but I've been waiting for half an hour already and no one showed up yet.
Anyway, just an introduction. I am Emily Blair Nitori, a senior high school student in Golden Oak School for the Elites. Yeah I know. I'm not a pure blooded Japanese. My mother is Russian and my dad is a Japanese. I am the only daughter of Akito and Emilia Nitori. Well, I have another sibling who's 10 years younger than me. I am also the only girl in my father's side which makes me the center of attention and their protection. Since I am the only girl in the family, they are strict and very protective of me.
At the age of 16, I already have my own company. I also bought a house and a car so I can live by myself. I am pretty, smart, rich and a strong independent woman. I actually have everything in life at a young age. Right now, the only thing I want the most is to have a boyfriend.
All my friends already have a boyfriend. I'm the only single in the group. When we went on a trip, I asked my bodyguard Xavier to come with me. I have a huge crush on him. I thought of seducing him since we'll be staying in one room but it was a disaster. Got embarass when I found out she's actually getting married.
My ideal guy is simple. I want him to be richer, smarter and stronger than me. His face? Definitely, should be good looking and sexy.
Having a perfect boyfriend is every girl's fantasy. Sometimes I wonder, why is destiny so cruel? I fell in love with a guy who's already committed. Mom said I'm still young but I feel left out every time my friends talked about their first kiss.
"Sigh"
"They're late." I looked at my watch and it's almost 2pm. Alora texted earlier saying they're on their way. I'm really getting bored and annoyed as I continued to tap my nails on the table.
I was staring at the entrance when a young man about my age entered. He's wearing a blue baggy pants and an oversized yellow shirt. His shoes were worn out and his bag has a patch in the middle. I looked at his face and he's wearing a thick round eyeglasses and his long hair is tied up like a bun. He's poor, a nerd, he has a bad taste in fashion, untidy and definitely not sexy. Ugh! Just my luck! Here I thought someone like Kaname Kuran will show up and invite me out instead.
I didn't notice that the guy was already in front of me.
"Hello miss. I'm sorry to disturb you but can I share your table? There's no vacant seat in other tables, just here." He said. I feel so unlucky today. What did I do to deserve this? I don't want to be rude so I smiled and nodded.
"Thank you miss."
I wanted to stand up, walk out the door and go home. I can feel the guy's gaze into me. Why did I agree with him to sit with me? What if he's a stalker? Or a rapist?
"Are you Emily Blair?" He asked. I was surprised. He knows my name! I'm right he's a stalker.
"How did you know me? Who are you? Are you a stalker?" I'm nervous as hell but I need to composed myself to show the guy I'm not scared.
He smirked. Oh my gosh! I want to puke!
"My name's Kyle. I'm from Golden Oak Medical Science Department." He said.
I nodded and took my eyes off him to show him my disinterest.
"I know your friends with Andrew Cross and his fiance, Nina. I'm actually a fan of yours." He continued.
Is this guy numb? Can't he see that disgust is all over my face?
"You know I first saw you when you just entered high school, you're pretty and -"
"Look, I'm not interested in talking to you. I agreed to share a table with you because I don't want to be rude. I get it. You're a fan. But I'm not really in the mood to talk to someone I don't even know." He's really getting on my nerves so I need to show him my rudeness.
He chuckled. "I guess you're different from inside and outside huh? Anyway, I'm looking forward in meeting you again. Thank you for sharing your table with me."
He then stood up and left. As if I'm going to see him again. In his dreams!
*Beep* Okay someone sent me a message. I picked up my phone and saw it was from my dad.
Dad: Family Dinner at 7pm. Glendale Restaurant.
I smiled. Dad never missed a family dinner at least once a week despite his busy schedule. And when he say family dinner, that includes my aunt's and uncle's family. That means my cousins will be there as well.
After another half an hour, the girls arrived. They apologized for being late and since they promised they'll treat me to something, I accepted.
I went home after the movie to prepare for the family dinner.
"Miss we didn't prepare dinner. Your father called and informed us you will eat with them." One of my maids said.
"It's fine. I'm just here to change. Tell Dimitri I'll drive by myself to the restaurant. I'm staying at Queen's for a few days."
"Sure miss."
It was already half past six, so I just changed to a red pencil cut knee length dress.
I arrived at exactly 7pm and all of them was already there.
"You're late." Mom said while giving me a kiss on the cheek.
"Oh here's the most awaited person tonight." It was my cousin Brian, he's a year younger than me. He's actually my uncle's son from his first girlfriend. On his right is Amiel, the legitimate son. On his left is Riley, my silent and most handsome cousin. And beside him is my most annoying brother. My younger cousins are on the other side of the table playing roblox I guess.
At the end of the table was my grandfather, grandma on the his right and my dad on the other side. My dad was talking to someone I don't know. Maybe a distant cousin? I greeted my grandparents and my dad.
Dad stood up and introduced me to the guy next to him.
"Emily this is Xander. He's a college student at Golden Oak."
He stood up and reached out his hand. I looked at the guy and he's good looking, hot, sexy, I know he's rich since he knows dad.
I smiled and shook his hand.
"Nice to meet you Emily." He smiled back. Woah! I think I'm gonna melt with that smile.
"There's no room for negotiation on this matter. If you insist on persuading me, sir, you might as well jump out of the car."As long as you come out unscathed, I'll seriously consider your proposal."My words left the man speechless, his face alternating between being pale and red.Claudia had been unconscious for hours at the hospital, showing no signs of waking up.A thought began to form in my mind.Seizing the moment while my uncle stepped out, I walked over to Claudia's bedside."Stop pretending. Open your eyes."Just as my patience was about to run out, the person who had kept her eyes tightly shut slowly opened them.Tears streamed down her cheeks, but the compassion I once felt for her was long gone.I casually grabbed a tissue, wiped her face, and pulled out a fresh divorce agreement from my bag.It was not difficult to guess that she might have thrown the one I left at home straight into the trash."Mom… Your mother has already been buried. Sign this agreement."C
Nolan was about to let out a string of curses when the police stopped him.As he passed by me, he glared at me venomously.At the police station, Nolan's attitude shifted from pleading to enraged insults."I really regret it. Why did I even go out that night for you?" cried Claudia to Nolan.Then, she turned her head toward me, but I pretended not to notice.After finishing the questioning and just as I was about to leave the police station, Claudia's uncle came rushing in from the entrance."Henry! A couple just came to the house saying the property your mother-in-law left behind has been sold! How could this happen? That house was left for Claudia!" spoke my uncle urgently.Seeing my confused expression, he turned and ran toward Claudia."Claudia! Did you sell the house? How could you do such a thing? That was the only thing your mother left for you!"Claudia, who had been sitting there lifelessly, finally snapped out of her daze when she heard that the house her mother had
"How could you be so heartless?! If Mom knew, she definitely wouldn't want us to divorce!" yelled Claudia from behind me, making me stop in my tracks for just a second.I ignored her words.Thinking about my mother-in-law's apologies before her death, I was sure she would support my decision.On the day of her burial, Nolan came too.Before he got close, I overheard Claudia arguing with her uncle."I know what I'm doing. He wouldn't lie to me. And I've read the contract—it's perfectly fine."When they noticed me, Claudia and her uncle immediately fell silent.Claudia caught my gaze lingering on Nolan, and a flicker of guilt flashed across her face.She hurriedly tried to explain, "Nolan just wanted to pay his respects to Mom. He said Mom was kind to him."Kind?Back then, my mother-in-law had torn Claudia and Nolan apart. If Claudia did not resent her, that would have been enough of a miracle. How could there be any kindness?"No need to explain to me."The disappointment i
"Henry, can't we discuss this privately? Why does it have to come to a divorce?""Exactly, Henry. Claudia's mother just passed away. Isn't this an inappropriate time to bring it up?""Henry, take the divorce agreement back. Let's talk about this later!"On the side, Nolan picked up the divorce agreement that had fallen to the ground. "Henry, Claudia is already heartbroken enough. Do you really have to hurt her even more right now?"If I've done anything to upset you, blame me for it all."Nolan then turned to Claudia with a comforting look, as if I were the one being unreasonable.Thinking about what he had said before my mother-in-law passed away, I could not hold back anymore.Since he was so eager to take the blame, I was not going to be polite.I walked up and kicked Nolan harshly in the knee with every bit of strength I had.He fell to the ground, his forehead hitting the floor and swelling instantly."What are you pretending for? Where were you when her mother was dying?
It was not until Claudia's uncle let go of her hand that Claudia snapped back to reality."How… How could this happen? She was fine yesterday! She was perfectly fine yesterday!"Claudia clutched a photo of her mother, crying so hard that she could barely breathe.As I ended my prayer, I stood up and lo
"Claudia! Your husband just called me. He said he'd kill me if I didn't tell him where you were. That man is deranged, I tell you!"No matter what he says, don't believe him. Who knows what Henry might do?"Susan, fearing that Claudia would find out she had betrayed her, quickly lied.Claudia, wh
The doctor announced my mother-in-law's time of death, and at that very moment, my phone rang.The screen still bore the bloodstains from her desperate attempt to call for help.I opened the notification and saw it was a friend request on Facebook.[There's something you need to see. You won't re
"Sorry, we did our best. You should go in and see the patient one last time."My mother-in-law lay on the operating table, unable to speak anymore. Her eyes, however, kept glancing toward the door, searching.Unfortunately, the only one who entered was me. Her daughter, the one she longed to see,


















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