The Gone Series Novels & Stories

I'll be returning to Nebula City next week. He nodded. "I heard they're holding a big perfume design competition there. If you like, go have some fun. "In the end, the Smith family owes you." When the butler handed me the divorce papers, my pieces on the board were already trapped with no way out. I let out a small laugh. "Grandpa, I lost." Not just this game. I had lost my marriage to Charles completely. When I pushed open the door, I saw Charles standing right outside the study.

The straw that broke the camel's back was an episode from three months ago. What it came down to was a matter of priority. On that particular day, Sophie was cut by a marble slab somewhere in the affluent district of the Hamptons. At the same time, I was conducting a site survey at an abandoned factory in the Bronx and ended up hurting myself when I fell from a stairway. The injury she sustained was only a tiny cut, no longer than a centimeter in width, while I suffered a spinal injury. Even in the same city, our fates were a sharp contrast.

"Bella… please, come back…" The truth behind our parents' deaths had come to light. Audrey had paid her price. And slowly, I began to fade. In a haze, I thought I saw our parents waving to me. 'Bobby… it's time for me to go.' … Bobby's POV When I learned Bella had gone overseas to provide aid, it felt like half my soul had vanished. That moment, I understood true panic. The last time I had such a terrible feeling… was the night our parents died.

He wipes a fake tear. She rolls her eyes and shifts her gaze to the ground, "Mom's been working overtime nonstop, you think we should talk to her about it?" Their mother hasn't been the same ever since their dad mysteriously disappeared after taking a short trip back to Berhtwulf, where Aster and Xavier were found. He refused to tell them the reason as to why he decided to go back there. He also requested that if ever he fails to come home, they are not to attempt to look for him.

“Ms. Susan, I’ve looked into it. It was Mr. Owen who sent someone to tell the old lady about your illegitimate child. The shock sent her straight into the ICU. Her condition had just stabilized when he bribed a nurse to show her the livestream of Mr. Myles. He literally drove the old lady to her death.” He handed over two pieces of surveillance footage, his head buried low. “Also, Dr. Carter said Mr. Myles’s surgery was a success. He should be waking up soon.” Susan didn’t move. She just stared at the surveillance footage looping on the screen, her whole body slumped in utter defeat. She couldn’t summon the courage to face me anymore. Covering her face with both hands, she repeatedly apologi

I might let you live a little easier for our kid's sake. I was at a loss for words. For three years, I thought I had a happy life. I never realized that everything between us was just a web of lies. Once he was done talking, he left the cabin and locked the door behind him, just as I expected. I frantically searched the cabin for my phone, only to realize it was gone, along with my IDs. The sound of the waves crashing against the hull felt like death drawing nearer, filling me with a heavy, suffocating fear.

“Let me guess. You thought I had burned to ash? That you would never see me again?” She paused and then laughed. “Did you know I really wanted to die back then?” James could not say anything. He looked at her, at the cold and icy look in her eyes. Then he suddenly realized— She was back. But the Lynette who once loved him had truly died in that fire. The one who stood before him now was a whole other woman, a stranger who left him terrified. “Lynette,” he said softly. “I'm sorry." “You have nothing to apologize for.” Lynette shook her head. “I was the one who was inconsiderate. I caused you trouble.”

"Have you grown too comfortable on the job? Is that why you've made such a careless mistake? Open your eyes and take a good look at the room again. Does it look like anyone is staying here?" Shocked, Giovanni lowered his head and apologized to Cesera, "My apologies, Don Fontana. I've been negligent. I'll find Donna Fontana's room at once!" Alas, there was no way Giovanni could find me. I was already on a flight bound for Ressonia. I'd left Navarino for good.

No wonder Tim could be so utterly deranged as to dig up his mother’s grave just to frame me. As it turned out, the whole “death” was a lie. I sent Sarah a message. “Tim’s mother isn’t dead. The truth is in the email I sent you.” Whether she chose to read it or not was no longer my concern. My flight was booked for three days later. Summer had done the booking. When Sarah returned home, she saw me packing. Half my clothes had been thrown away, and a small portion had been boxed up and shipped to South City.

April's POV I hacked into Alex's Internet and I continued to do my report. Time passed with me lost in writing the report. My stomach roaring made me realise I was very hungry. I stood and walked to the kitchen hoping to find something to eat, anything. It was at night already and I had completely forgotten about dinner but it was normal for me to forget to eat. I did not think Alex would be okay with me getting in his kitchen to eat something because apparently he did not like 'sharing' but I was hungry. He was so ridiculous.