After coming back to the mansion from the hospital, I had left the letter there with the thought to read it later alone when I had time to relax. It wasn’t like I had forgotten about it, more like I haven’t gotten around to reading it yet. “In my closet. Should I go get it now?” I offered.“No. Eat first. We can read it right after dinner,” Hayden said as he began eating. I chewed at the food while my mind wondered why Hayden wanted to read the letter that Ethan gave to me so much? Was he just jealous and wanted to pry into what Ethan had written? Was that it? Finally, dinner was over, and we headed to Hayden’s living room where he waited for me to go fetch the letter that Ethan had given me. When I opened the envelope there was another envelope inside that looked much older than the one on the outside. Something about the old and slightly worn envelope told me that the letter inside wasn’t written recently and that it wasn’t written by Ethan. There was no point in wondering or gu

Staring at the dark circles under my eyes in the mirror, I was finally convinced that I had to do something about this recurring nightmare before I really lose it. The answer was simple enough to identify but as always it was much harder to execute. I should tell Hayden about the dream and simply ask him about it. There are two reasons why I haven’t done that just yet. First, I had been trying to understand what the dream could mean and how it may have a link to reality. So far, I’ve come up with a very plausible theory even if I do say so myself. Second, it was just plain hard to bring this topic up to Hayden. Something told me that he wouldn’t like to discuss it with me. I’ve realized it way before now that Hayden wasn’t a fan of digging up old relics from the past. It was a few days later when I found the perfect opportunity to talk about it with Hayden. Thankfully, we didn’t have to do anything in preparation for our wedding ceremony or celebration. The boss was happy enough if

The day of our third attempt at our wedding ceremony was a bright and sunny day. I woke up feeling as lazy as ever and the way that Hayden yawned told me that he probably felt the same. He ran his fingers through his blond hair and made a face like he couldn’t be bothered. It was a Saturday, and I was sure that he wanted to sleep in more than going to the church for our wedding ceremony. It was strange to exchange vows with a man who was already my husband. However, we both knew better than to make a scene about it. The faster we went through with this, the sooner it would be over, and we could move on with our lives. Just as I had agreed with Hayden, we wanted to keep the ceremony very simple by doing only the basic and required things. “At least I get to wear the wedding dress that you got tailored for me and we can take nice photos together,” I said with a smile. “Yeah…” Hayden replied sleepily. I watched as he stretched before he slowly got out of bed. Slowly, I got out of bed

It was still very difficult for me to believe that this was really happening. However, if that lady is really Amelia’s mother, then she wouldn’t be joking about something as serious as this, would she? Hayden was already driving fast along the road when the Bluetooth of his car system began calling Harvey again. The line connected almost immediately. “Where are you now?” Hayden asked with his eyes still focus on the road. I had a feeling that this was going to be a ride filled with speed and thrills when Hayden took a sharp U-turn. “On the way. If you speed, we’ll get there at roughly the same time,” Harvey replied.“See you soon. Try your best not to cry before you see her,” Hayden teased before the line disconnected. The car was already going fast but Hayden truly stepped harder on the accelerator. The ride to Amelia’s mansion passed by almost in silence with both Hayden and I wrapped up in our own thoughts. I didn’t want to talk to Hayden at the speed that he was driving becau

Although it was a pretty big deal for these two brothers to confess their secret plan to their father and pretty much everyone else in the gang, they did not hesitate to have the meeting as soon as possible. After Harvey was quite certain that Amelia’s condition was stable enough for him to leave her side, he got Hayden to schedule a meeting with the boss immediately. Within three days of our visit to see Amelia at the hospital, the meeting with the boss was upon us. “You should come along,” Hayden told me the night before. “Huh? Me?” I asked with unfeigned surprise. “Of course. Who else could it be?” Hayden replied sarcastically. “I didn’t expect that you would want me to come along,” I admitted honestly.The talk concerned matters between the brothers and the boss so I hadn’t considered that Hayden might want me there. Why would he want me there anyways?“Did you think that you would be the only one to get off the hook so easily?” Hayden teased as he narrowed his eyes at me mena