The air at the hotel was crisp and refreshing, carrying with it the gentle whispers of a soft breeze, and the rooftop landscape was a masterpiece of creativity and tranquility. The sound of water trickling from a nearby fountain soothed the ambiance around, with its gentle melody blending harmoniously with the chirping of birds that perched on branches overhead.Beautiful cripper plants crept down from carefully crafted planters creating a beautiful look of nature, with different kinds of fragrant flowers blooming in a shifting pattern of colors, as their delicate petals danced in harmony with the wind. The vibrant appearance brought life to every corner, and permeated the space with a sense of peace.Dali was sitting comfortably on one of the chairs with her eyes deeply buried in a fashion magazine that she had in her hands, while Ethan seemed engrossed in what he was doing on the tablet he had on his left palm with his right one operating. Though focused, his eyes seemed to subconsci

Ava was dressed impeccably in a designer tweed dress as she sat in her luxurious office, and across from the table was Cassey, who entered the office and dropped two cups of a chocolate cream frappuccino with four shots of frappuccino roast. "For you. In case you might be working late again today," Cassey said with a smile as she took her seat, and dropped the files that she brought forward on the table. "Thank you so much, Cassey," Ava said with a smile and grabbed from one of the cups, as she took a sip from it, while taking her time to savor the taste and the smell. "You are not talking about the scandal that came up this morning. Don't you want us to do anything about it?" Cassey asked with curiosity, wondering if Ava had not seen the trending news all over the internet since the early hours of the morning. "To be honest, Cassey," Ava paused on her words and gulped more from the coffee, "I really do not even know what to do or say. Denying it is not even necessary. Chan has ret

"Mummy, I am asking you a question. How can I solve these arithmetic figures?" Autumn tapped her mother softly on her lap where she was sitting, trying to show her the problems that she was finding hard to solve in her book. "Hmmnn," Ava answered absentmindedly without looking at her daughter, with her eyes fixed on a space with an intent gaze. She was far gone. "Mum," she called again and again, but no response. "Mummy. This is the fifth time I've called you. You are not answering me," Autumn groaned while tugging against the dress that Ava was wearing so firmly, "Mummy!" She yelled again. "Oh, mine. I am so sorry darling. What do you want me to do for you?" Ava breathed out as she turned to her daughter with apologetic eyes. 'She had spaced out again!'She wiped her lips repeatedly to her face and scratched her hair, as she tried to look through the arithmetic figures that her daughter was trying to show her in the book. "I am sorry baby," she said again and collected the book

The air was filled with anticipation as Autumn and Evan eagerly awaited their fifth birthday, so much so that Autumn was almost unable to sleep all night out of excitement till the next day. Ava had been so busy getting every gift she was planning to get for them, coupled with her scheduled meetings for the week, and things had been harder than she thought it would be, even if she had Beatrice to help her with many preparations. On the morning of their birthday when they could finally sleep at dawn, they woke up so late to their disappointment, and ran downstairs in fear that they might have missed the highlights of their birthday because they overslept. However, the day was just starting. The mansion came alive with bustling energy as a team of hired staff worked meticulously on the decoration of the building, where the grand party setup was going to take place for just the family. The splendid ballroom, which housed only a few things that were barely needed because it was not in us

Nothing had changed much ever since the birthday party, except new discoveries and mending an old friendship. Ava was faced squarely with her lingering thoughts once again, when she ran into Ethan at a conference meeting that she had attended and pretended like she knew him not. She left for Singapore too for a few days later, and came back almost immediately, because she was still left with the trauma of the last time she received a call about Evan. Her heart would still beat fast anytime she thought of it, still with the fear that he was probably not as fine as he claimed. However, she had so much to deal with at home too. The kids had asked her so many times why she and Ethan were not living together. They wanted to know if they were initially married and divorced one another, or if he was just going to be their daddy because some kind of fight happened between them. It baffled Ava every time to know that her kids were so intelligent to things going on around them, to the exten