All Chapters of ORIANA (She's back. Broken but Risen Again): Chapter 1 - Chapter 10

The sharp sound of a slap echoed through the whole hall.Oriana Valez staggered backward, her trembling fingers holding the edge of the dining table before she could fall completely. Her cheek burned, but the pain in her chest hurt far more than the handprint of Mrs Vivienne appearing on her pale skin.“You useless girl!”Mrs. Vivienne hissed, her eyes burning in disgust. “Can’t you even pour tea correctly?”Oriana's mother-in-law, Mrs. Vivienne Moretti, was a big-time billionaire who worked hard and raised her only two sons, Mateo and Adrian. Mateo was the elder, while Adrian was the younger and Oriana's husband. He was more handsome and easily admired by people than Mateo. Mrs. Vivienne Moretti was influential and highly recommended by the city, despite being a widow.She hates Oriana for taking the place of her chosen daughter-in-law: Livia Stone, Adrian's Ex.She thinks of making her life a living hell.The shattered broken porcelain lay at Oriana’s feet, tea spreading across

The room remained frozen long after the stranger’s words fell into silence.“You disappeared before our wedding day.”Oriana could barely breathe. Wedding day? Her trembling fingers tightened around the old photograph while confusion crashed violently through her mind.“What?” she whispered weakly.The dangerous man’s eyes stayed fixed on her face. Not being cruel. Not with desire. But with something darker.Years of searching. Years of anger. Years of unanswered questions.Livia recovered first. “What nonsense is this?” she laughed nervously. “Mr. Devereux, there must be some misunderstanding”“There is no misunderstanding.”His cold voice sliced through the room instantly.The underground men behind him straightened silently. Nobody dared interrupt him again. She searched her memory desperately. But nothing made sense.She had never met this man before. Never. Yet the photograph in her hands was real.And worse, deep inside her chest, something felt painfully familiar about him. Li

The mansion felt different after those words were spoken.He’s alive and he remembers who started the fire.It didn’t echo like a sentence anymore.It echoed like a sentence being sentenced.Oriana stood frozen at the top of the staircase, the maids still gripped her arms, but their hands had loosened slightly, like even they were afraid to breathe too loudly now.Adrian hadn’t moved. Not toward her. Not toward the stranger. Not toward the truth that was slowly beginning to unveil in front of him.His face was unreadable again. But something inside him had already shifted.The man stepped back slightly, slipping the burned photograph into his coat as it belonged there more than anything else in the room.Then he spoke again, quieter this time. “Bring him to me.” One of his men nodded immediately and left through the side door.Livia stepped forward quickly, panic slipping through her feminine voice.“Adrian, you can’t just allow this, this stranger to walk into your home and accuse yo

Silence crashed over the garden.Every single of eye turned toward the foreign man who had just stepped out of the red limousine.He adjusted the cuff of his expensive suit and smiled as though he had arrived at an ordinary business meeting."There she is," he repeated gently. "The one we came to buy."Oriana's blood turned ice.Buy?She immediately stepped behind the stranger standing before her.Her trembling fingers unconsciously held unto the back of his coat.She hated herself for it.She didn't even know his name.Yet he was the only person standing between her and the nightmare that refused to end.Livia smiled brightly as she hurried forward."Mr. Cleaverson," she greeted warmly. "You've arrived earlier than expected."The foreign billionaire ignored her.His eyes remained fixed on Oriana."So that's the famous wife? He murmured. "She looks even more valuable than the pieces of photographs."Oriana felt sick.Photographs?How many pictures of her had they sold?How long had th

The first signs ofcross the Moretti estate.Yet no one slept.The entire mansion had certainly become a battlefield."Search every road!"Adrian's voice thundered through the entire hall."I don't care how much it costs. Find her!"A lot of guards rushed out of the mansion.Luxury cars ran through the gates one after another.Dogs were brought in.But Oriana was nowhere to be found.^^^^^^Miles away.Rain began to fall.Cold drops of rain landed on Oriana's pale face as she lay unconscious beside the desolate highway.Blood strained the her feet.Her breathing was weak.The elegant white haired woman knelt beside her.For a long moment.She simply stared at Oriana.Then her eyes landed on the shaped birthmark around Oriana's neck.The woman's hands began to tremble."It really is you."She quickly removed her coat and covered Oriana's body."Open the car."The driver hurried forward."Madam Juliana?""Now."Within seconds, Oriana was gently lifted into the luxury SUV.The woman climb