Fell On Deaf Ears Novels & Stories

I stared at the message until the screen blurred with tears. Genevieve had taken everything. My fiancé. My family. My job. My reputation. And I had nothing left to fight her with. I was Diana Pembroke, and I had officially hit rock bottom. I just didn’t know how much further I had left to fall.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

In the heat of the moment, she blurted, "It's all Amanda's fault, that little—" Her words died in her throat just as abruptly. She froze as she slowly covered her mouth. Then, she looked up at me in horror. I merely smiled, but Miles silently stepped forward and stood behind me. One cold glance from him was enough to make Audrey shudder in fear. Suddenly, she remembered what had become of Cecilia. The label of homewrecker had followed her everywhere. It didn't matter how far she moved away from the city, as that label followed her like a persistent pest.

Then the words fell like thunder. “The king is dead!”

“It was dark. But he was tall. Dark coat. He just… stood there for a while and then left. Didn’t knock.” Her heartbeat faltered. The man in the elevator had left on the first floor. But he had somehow reached the fifth. “Are you sure he didn’t knock?” she asked. “Yeah.” Kyle paused. “I only noticed because I heard him whispering.” Elara’s blood turned to ice. “Whispering what?” “I’m not sure, but it sounded like he said your name.” Her legs nearly gave beneath her. “Elara? Are you still there?” “Y…yes,” she managed, gripping the doorknob for support.

My eyes pierces through, as my mind wobbles, and my ears go deaf. It certainly is on me, when gladness turns into your worst nightmare.

They didn’t say anything. They didn’t need to. They had fallen. They had broken. They had rebuilt. And now—they were still falling.

Kline Creative eventually declared bankruptcy, and Elliot was blacklisted as a debtor. The once-glorious businessman became a debt-ridden failure overnight. He had to sell his luxury house and car, moving into an old, rundown neighborhood. The friends and partners who once surrounded him now avoided him like the plague. But what hurt him the most was the complete change in how the industry viewed him. People called him a clueless fool, duped by a young schemer. Some even maliciously speculated that there must have been an inappropriate relationship between him and Yvette, or else he wouldn't have trusted her so blindly.

Eventually even that faded. I almost fell asleep. Until a sound woke me. Not from the hallway. Not from the window. From inside the house. A door creaked somewhere below. Then a slow, deliberate step.

Adam I stood transfixed to the ground like I was electrocuted. I'm really shocked by that expectation. I was shocked that I had to stare at the girl in complete shock. I could feel a different sparkle of shock run down my spine. I'm still in a great dilemma, I find it hard to believe that she just fell down for the sky. I couldn't fathom how she fell down from the sky. I stood still, staring at her with complete shock. This is really more than my imagination. I couldn't believe this. I stood with my legs, wobbling in fear.

OLIVIA I can’t get all the moans I hear last night out of my head. No matter how hard I try to push them away they’re persistent, creeping into my ears that I tried to cover with a pillow. No even cotton puds in my ear could do the trick. I was left all night listening to those tormenting sounds until they became my nightmare. I cried at some point, hoping that my sob would drown out their voices. I think at some point he heard me because the squeaking of the bed stopped and their was silence.