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Ethan was back inside the room, alone in the empty space with David and Caspian, who kept waiting for instructions. But he didn't move, didn't say anything, just staring at the chair Skyler had been sitting in. The silence felt heavy. David inhaled softly as he tried to break it by calling quietly. “ Boss?”No response. Then quietly, another minute of silence passed. "Should we prepare the cars?" He asked again, but still nothing. Until Ethan finally whispered. “ Leave.”David's lips parted, he glanced at Caspian and back at Ethan. But he hesitated, his legs wouldn't move as his brows furrowed deeply in worry. He had never seen Ethan like this, but he couldn't say he understood his pain, his shock, or whatever he was feeling, because he didn't. Caspian held his arm and gently pulled him outside, hinting that their boss might need that time alone.Ethan, on the other hand, couldn't stop everything

Questions rushed through his mind the longer she kept quiet, not looking at him. His heartbeat was racing faster by each passing minute. “ Sky...” his voice was barely recognizable. “ …look at me.”She didn't. "What did he do?" He asked, frightened as his mind kept wondering, ‘ Did Nathaniel hit her? Drug her? Force her? What did she mean by bear? Did something worse happen?’Then she sniffled as she finally looked up into his eyes. For a moment there, his eyes held her captivated, filled with worries and concern that softened her tensed shoulders. She opened her mouth to speak but then... a loud knock came at the door, drawing both their attention to it at once. She inhaled sharply and looked away, quickly wiping her tears off before walking towards the door to see who it was.She grabbed the door handle and pulled it open.“ Krov?”“ Ma'am...” he called. His gaze drifted behind her, feeling someone's presence in the room, but he couldn't quite see him. Skyler looked at the pac

It was another bright morning, but maybe not on every side. Another morning, another meeting at Nansterl, yet beneath every calm and unreadable expression lay underlying thoughts, schemes, and unresolved anger. Skyler sat quietly, pretending to listen to the report on the recent growth in the company, while wondering what to do. ‘ I'll be a failure if I let him get away with this. After all the suffering, after everything I've endured… if I can't go for the company, how else can I bring him down,’ she thought to herself. But those weren't her only thoughts. Each time her gaze drifted to the man sitting opposite her, something tightened in her chest. He looked so calm. Maddening calm. Composed. Untouchable, just like every other day, as if they both just haven't found out a day before who killed their parents. Though her grandfather has a plan. One that is in motion already, but her resentment towards Nathaniel hasn't reduced a bit. Amidst it all, ‘ Is he okay? Does he have

The last thing she thought he would do was kiss her at that moment. She couldn't even control the tears she had been holding back. They slid down her cheeks while feeling his lips on hers. ‘ How can he kiss me after everything?’ She sobbed and pulled away. With her weak fist, she hit his chest weakly as she stepped back again. “ Don't you hear everything I've been saying?” She sobbed. “ I do.” “ Didn't you hear that I can't bear my own child?” “ I heard you, Sky.” “ That I am broken beyond repair?” “ I heard everything you said.” She sobbed harder. “ Then why? Why?” He closed the gap between them and wrapped his big arms around her tight, shielding her from the world, pulling her against something more solid and grounded as she broke down totally. “ So why?” She asked amidst sobs, clutc

Their eyes stayed locked for more than a second. The air suddenly thickened with unsaid words and tension. Skyler’s heart was racing with goosebumps visibly all over her arms. “ You… you don't regret kissing me?” She asked, voice small, almost like a whisper.Ethan's lips parted. His gaze dropped to her lips, causing her to subconsciously tighten her lips and swallow. His gaze lifted back to her eyes, his eyes —dark yet soft, Intense but gentle— in ways that made her want to keep staring till she'd figure it out. Till she'd understand what his eyes seemed to be telling.Her lips parted slightly as if she wanted to say something, but no words came, rather, her gaze dropped to his lips. Pink. Soft. The same lips that had kissed her minutes ago, right when she was breaking, suffocating, and crying.Her breath hitched. Her fingers twitched as she swallowed. Her gaze drifted back to his eyes, and the tension intensified immedi