"Sibling rivalry sometimes leads to the bitterest competition."-Philip Meyer-***“Where am I? What happened?” Karina slowly opened her eyes but when she tried to move her body, she felt a stinging pain in her stomach that caused her to groan out loud.“Karina, lay down. You shouldn’t be moving too much like this. You’ve just had the surgery. You should stay still until your body recovers.” She heard a familiar voice from beside her. When she turned around, she saw Eden’s concerned face beside her.“Eden? Oh god, where is Leo?” She almost panicked but Eden quickly calmed her down.“Don’t worry, Leo is fine. You should worry more about yourself right now, Karina. After all you’re the one getting injured.” He reminded her before helping her to lay back down. Karina sighed in relief knowing that she was okay, but at the same time, she was st

"How lucky I am to have something that makes saying goodbye so hard."-Winnie The Pooh-***Karina was just done with shower that day when she headed down for breakfast, thinking she would have a quiet morning, but as she was passing by the living room. She saw someone that gave her an early morning surprise.Eden was sitting in the sofa beside a familiar looking woman with her striking raven hair and red streak.“Hello, Karina Darling.” It was none other than Leo’s mother, Lobelia. She was stylish in her leopard print jacket and boots. A bit too old fashioned for some, but somehow she managed to make it look really good. She removed her glasses at her sight and winked.“Lobelia, what are you doing here so early in the morning?” She asked.“Why, of course. I’m here to pick my son up from this place. I’ve just returned back here yesterday but I thought I should r

"Those things please more, which are more expensive."-Juvenal-***“What is this place?” The helicopter eventually arrived at New York and landed in a helipad of a building she had never seen before. As she looked down, she saw a gathering of people who were entering the building one by one.They all looked like important people. Karina thought her dress was fancy enough but almost everyone was dressed in similar fashion as hers. These people were out of her league.They were the kind she only saw once in a while in movies. It felt surreal and she almost felt out of place when Eden grabbed her hand and asked her to come with him.They entered the lift and once it was opened, she saw a grand ballroom filled with people. There were tables on each side of the room for the guests.Each table had been arranged perfectly from the most important to the least important guest. The most important ones were

"Crying is for plain women. Pretty women go shopping."-Oscar Wilde-***“The weather today is beautiful, isn’t it?” Eden asked the rhetorical question to the three people who accompanied him that day.“It is. We’re also quite lucky to be able to enjoy today’s weather in the garden like this. It makes breakfast more exciting.” Amber seemed extremely cheery that day for some reason. It did not matter what, she was always bursting with energy.“So, what are your plan for the day? Are you going straight back to New Hampshire or what?” Eden questioned both Declan and Amber.“Actually, I managed to get Declan agreeing to go luxury shopping with me. Come to think about it. Do the two of you want to come with us? Since we are already in New York, I think it will be such a waste to not shop. It’s luxury paradise here.” Karina thought a little luxury sho

"Anger against a brother is felt in the flesh, not in the bone." -African Proverb- *** Eden was flying back from his business trip after a few days. It was pure torture for him. Being away from his wife was quite painful. He missed her so much and could hardly concentrate. Then he remembered that he was doing all the work for her sake as well. Wealth was useless without women. It has always been since the beginning of time. “Karina, my baby. I can’t wait to see you again.” He was so excited. When he arrived at the airport, he opened his phone to call her because she had not been accepting his calls that often during his trip. As he opened his chatting apps, he found a new message from his brother, Declan. It was rare to see his brother messaged him first. Eden opened it and looked at the message. “I’ll pick you up in the airport.” Followed by a short follow up message. “I’m here.” It was quite