All Chapters of The illusion Of Happily Ever After: Chapter 51 - Chapter 60

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A Shadow Of Myself

Liam’s POV:Our plane finally landed, we got out of the airport, and Julian kept filling me in on this mysterious man we were meeting.Still can’t believe he said yes to the invitation from the Flynns, the biggest mafia family in America.“Can you guess how many baby mamas this man has?” Julian asked, and I really didn’t want to guess.“6, he has six baby mamas, and some have three kids, others two, and one. He lives in the same apartment with his kids and isn’t even married to any of those baby mamas.”“Hmm, I see where you got your inspiration from,” I scoffed, and Julian laughed. There was a man in a black suit with a signboard with the name Julian Green.“There, that’s our ride.”We walked to the man, who extended a hand to me. “You must be Liam Styles. I am the butler of the Flynn family, Greg,” he introduced, and I accepted his handshake.“Oh man, look there…” Julian screamed in excitement when a black limousine parked before us, and I sighed… He had no idea what it meant to mee

Instrument For Promotion

Liam’s POV:Right, my father might have done some illegal stuff, but he was an honest man. He helped the cops, but on the day they found out we were leaving the country to start a normal life.They set a trap for him, and he fell.They brought him to court, and not even one lawyer stood up for him.“I had a beautiful family, Liam. I was happy and striving, but this officer, he set a trap for me and got me arrested. I didn’t even get to have a trial in court,” he chuckled painfully.“After one month, he got a huge promotion. What do they take us for? Their instrument for promotion?”“Luckily we have someone like you, someone who stands for us and doesn’t let the law bring us down when all we are doing is minding our business.”I knew he was genuine; from his tone I could tell he was deeply hurt.“So Liam, I am not asking you this as a mafia member but as a man who has been let down, as a man who was falsely accused of trafficking human parts, as a man who was stabbed in the back by the

Have you Ever Been In love??

Liam’s POV:We returned to the game, and Leo insisted we continue rather than starting over, so I said yes.“You should start over,” Julian kept saying, but I didn’t mind continuing the game. It was either the kid was just so good at chess or Julian was a mess.I watched him slide the pieces before he looked up at me.I moved my pieces, and we kept playing for two minutes, and now he was out of pieces; he scratched his hair before standing up.“Umm…you won. Congratulations,” Leo said and turned to leave when Julian called out.“We will watch your presentation.”I frowned at him. Why does he keep making decisions for me?“Really?” He jumped up in excitement, and I sighed, Can’t wait for tomorrow morning.We followed the kid to the conference room, and Julian scanned the place before he muttered, “They even have a conference room at home?”“Here, please have a seat,” Leo said. We both sat close to the projector, and he switched it on.There was a family picture of Mr. Flynn and his kids

You Breached The Contract

Aria’s POV:Only God knows the number of times I checked my phone in the middle of the night to see if there was a call or at least a message from Liam, but nothing.He forgot about me so quickly.This morning I didn’t want to stay at home, so I joined Ava in her workplace. I sat on her office chair while playing with my necklace, and Ava was opposite me, drawing.“Aria, snap out of it,” Ava said and dropped her pencil. “And can you stop touching your necklace? I already noticed it,” she added, and I chuckled.“It was a gift from Liam.”“I know, you already told me,” she snorted, and I chuckled. I loved the necklace so much.But Liam was such a headache; he makes me anxious.“And if he didn’t call you, then call him,” Ava said, but I shook my head in denial.That was a bad idea.He clearly said he was going to call me back, so what if he considers me a bother? After all, he might be busy working.“You know, we were talking, and a woman probably walked in and said, ‘Hello, Liam.’” The

Top Lawyer In America

Aria’s POV:No, they had accepted it then, and we did few modifications, but after it was published, they cancelled it.They were going to let my book go down the drain.And proof? What proof do I need? She personally told me at the restaurant that they cancelled it.“Here is an easy way out, Aria: you take down the manuscript from wherever you self-published and let the publishing house handle the publishing and distributing. This time around we will make the share 70-30; you get 70 percent, and we get 30. We just want to make you feel comfortable.”I clenched my fist and stared at Caleb; this was the moment he came in.He picked up his folder and retracted a document. “Maybe you should get your lawyer to reread the contract,” he said, and Isa chuckled.“You can do it and tell me if she breached the contract or not.”“She didn’t,” he replied, and Isa walked forward.“You know she did, and we definitely don’t wish to take such a light matter to court, and those self-publishing platfor

Felt Like A Deja Vu

Aria’s POV:I felt my body go numb, and it was as if I was swimming in a jelly pool. I loved how he kissed me and how gentle he was about it.Liam’s hand slipped into my shirt, and I gasped between our kisses.Stop. I leaned back and smiled nervously.I stared around before I cleared my throat. “You must be starving; let’s go eat out.”A smile lingered on his lips; he nodded and stood up. “I just got back and need to go freshen up first.”Oh, did he come here directly from the airport?Liam scanned the place before staring at me. “Later, Burgundy.”“Wait,” I said. “Are you taking on a fresh case?” I questioned.“Do you want to know why I went to Ohio?” He raised a brow, and I stuttered, I didn’t ask that. Just wondered if he had a recent case, and that would have answered why he went there.“I am not taking on a new case.” Liam stated, “But I did go to Ohio because of business.”OhOkay“Umm, okay… Goodbye.” I waved at him and found my actions laughable. He turned and walked to the do

Saying 'YES' was a mistake

Liam’s POV:I didn’t know why I didn’t ask Aria to come with me when I was at her place; I could tell she so badly wanted to come with.Now she makes me crave for her presence by choosing to have a nap; it was already 4:13PM, but she didn’t show up.DingThe doorbell.It must be her. I walked to the door and pulled it open, but my brows furrowed and a frown formed on my lips.It was the Freyo princess.Jasmine.She stood there dressed in an above-the-knee red gown, held a shopping bag, and smiled at me. “Hey.”I was pretty sure she got my home address from Julian; that dude could do anything for money.I walked back inside, about to lock the door, when Jasmine hurried and stood there. “Let’s talk, please.”She pushed her way inside, stood before me, and batted her eyelids. “We have so much in common, Liam.”“I doubt it,” I answered.“We simply want to make our parents happy and proud, and we both know the only way your mom would be happy is if she reunites with her husband.”Yeah…I kn

Shattered Dreams

Aria’s POV:From here I could see the coffee table and bed; wasn’t that enough view? Why did he want me to get in, and why was I hesitating to?Maybe things really become awkward when there is a title attached to a relationship.“If you go in, then I would stop calling you Burgundy,” he added, and that was a good bargain because whenever he called me that, it made me flush with embarrassment.And if someone suddenly asks why he calls me that, then I would die if he actually explains.“Then what would you call me?”“Didn’t you say I should call you Aria?”Aria?It sounds nice when he says it, but it feels weird.Well, it was better than Burgundy, but I could tell he was lying about calling me Aria. What if he comes up with another weird nickname?“Fine,” I finally gave in and slowly walked in with Liam behind me.I scanned the space; there was a king-size bed in the center and a large ceiling-to-floor window with a great nature view.And not forgetting the few unpacked boxes at the sid

My Childhood Trauma

Aria’s POV:I know it’s forbidden for a witch to be with a vampire or for a human to be with a bloodsucker, but I read many novels where it was possible; they overcame everything to be together.But this was reality, and I was allowed to date whoever I wanted. Why was Father acting like I dated someone supernatural?Sighed heavily and parked my car, retracted my phone, and called Ava, and it got connected. “Don’t go to my place and…”“Already did,” she chimed. “Hey…leave my phone,” I heard Ava yell, and next thing I knew, Kraig was on the line.“Come home, Aria; no one is going to hurt or say anything bad to you,” he assured me, but I knew better than to believe him. Earlier I had walked out on Father because I didn’t want us exchanging words, but I never imagined he would call everyone over.“Aria, come over now, or I will go look for you at Greenwich,” he said, more of a threat. Was he planning on going to search houses in Rita’s community? Were those people a joke to them?I was cl

That's Who I Am

Aria’s POV:I was ten; every girl my age was supposed to be happy about Christmas or festivals, but I hated them.Because festivals meant Uncle Ken would be back home.He was a teacher in a school in the rural areas; he only gets a break during festivals and always comes home.Uncle Ken was Father’s younger brother.Whenever he showed up, I tried to hide in my parents' bedroom at night, but they asked me to return to my bedroom. I told them I didn’t want to, but they were busy with their own fights.I didn’t want to go back to my bedroom at night because whenever I was alone, Uncle Ken showed up.Made me hate my bodyYet, my parents never paid attention until I turned 17 and opened up to Mrs. Martins. She had noticed how scared I got whenever Uncle Ken showed up; she was worried about me and decided to stay back at home during Christmas just to spend the night with me.That night, as usual, Uncle Ken snuck into my bedroom while Mrs. Martins was around… She helped me unveil his mask, b

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