Denial, the first stage in grieving where our reality has shifted completely. Most of us reflect on the experiences we have shared with the person we lost, and denial attempts to slow this painful process down for us and take us through it one step at a time.The chief butler, in charge of supervising the Chevalier Ancestral House had a hard time opening the small gate in front of him. He was holding an umbrella on his other hand but because it was raining too hard, he cursed out loud when his uniform started to get soaked and when the unknown guest outside rang the doorbell again, for the nth time. "Hang on! Who the bloody hell is going to visit at this unholy hour! It's already past midnight!" The chief butler ranted with a very annoyed tone. Seconds later, the butler successfully unbolted the gate and when he saw a man drenched in rainwater, he became more annoyed. "Who the hell are you? How did you even pass through the security of this subdivision?" The man moved his face up to

The second stage in grieving where there is so much to process that anger may feel like it allows us an emotional outlet. The realization that our loved one is not returning feels real, and we can have a difficult time understanding or finding hope in our future."So, where is he?" Dr. Sprouse asked in between breaths as soon as he set foot inside Dionysus' penthouse. It was already past one in the morning when he received Sebastian's call for help to aid Dionysus as soon as possible. Sebastian chose not to bring Dionysus to the hospital instead, merely because he doesn't know who to trust anymore."Thank you for coming." Sebastian whispered but instead of ushering the handsome doctor towards the master's bedroom, he strutted towards the shelf to get something. "Don't mention it. Dionysus is a very good friend of mine." Dr. Sprouse answered but his forehead creased when he noticed what Sebastian had picked up and started to wipe with a cloth. "Is that. . a gun?" As soon as Sebastian

Most professionals say that when we are coping with loss, it isn't unusual to feel so desperate that we are willing to do anything to alleviate or minimize the pain. Bargaining comes from a feeling of helplessness and gives us a perceived sense of control over something that feels so out of control. "They are really gone, huh?" Dionysus exclaimed after seeing the once lively and cozy atmosphere of the Lavigne household was now suddenly turned into an empty and gloomy surrounding.Sebastian and him were standing inside the living area of Zoey's former house for almost half an hour now. And, that was the only time Dionysus said something. Sebastian was starting to get worried again. "Are you alright, boss? Do you need some tissues?" Sebastian tried joking around, just to lighten up the mood but Dionysus didn't bother replying back to him. Sebastian cleared his throat and blew a deep breath on the side."Who was the buyer of this house again?" Dionysus asked after a few, deafening mome

We all know that In this stage of grieving, we start to feel the loss of our loved one more abundantly. Our panic begins to subside, the emotional fog begins to clear, and the loss feels more present and unavoidable.A month later. . "That's it? That is the best you can come up with? That's your fucking fourth revision, Mr. Ismael? I don't pay all of you just to slack around!" Dionysus' thunderous voice echoed at the four corners of the grandiose meeting room of the Chevalier tower. Everyone in the marketing team flinched with so much fear and bowed their heads in unison, trembling and not even wanting to stare at Dionysus' menacing eyes. "What? Don't you have something to say?" "I'm so-sorry, Mr. Chevalier. We're. . we're going to revise it again." Ismael, the head of the marketing team, murmured in a small voice. "If you can just tell us exactly what we really need to revise and. ." "Are you bloody telling me to do your job for you instead? That is your fucking job, right? I can'

They say acceptance often occurs later in the grieving process, so it was considered the hardest stage of grief simply because it requires fully accepting that a loved one is really gone. It is not that we no longer feel the pain of loss. Instead, we are no longer resisting the reality of our situation, and we are not struggling to make it something different. More than a year later. . Sebastian rubbed his hands against each other but the coldness of the morning air still creeped inside his body. He was even wearing winter gloves but it can only warm him if his hands are inside his coat's pocket. Sebastian hissed when he suddenly noticed that he was so behind from following his boss. "Boss, wait for me!" Dionysus stopped walking just to wait for Sebastian. "Would you please walk faster? We still have a meeting before the actual meeting for the Californian investors. So, hurry up." "Why work so hard for the past months like a madman when you're already a fucking triollionaire? I