Marina was about to say something else when he hung the phone up. What did he mean by what he said? There was no way Aiden would have stolen anything from him but still, she couldn't help but feel a little betrayed.What if it was true? What if it turned out to be true? What if Aiden has really stolen something of great value from him? Maybe that was the reason why Aiden didn't want to discuss Claw with her. And that was what she feared the most.Marina's mind raced with thoughts and doubts as she stood there, phone still in hand, trying to process what had just happened. He had hung up on her, leaving her with more questions than answers. What did he mean by his accusatory tone? What could Aiden have possibly stolen from him?She couldn't shake off the feeling of betrayal, even though she knew Aiden wouldn't do something like that. But what if... what if it was true? What if Aiden had taken something of great value, something that could ruin their relationship forever?The thought s
What?" Marina rolled her eyes as she stared at him with anger-filled eyes, his eyes were itchy and he was twitching his brows wondering how to avert the situation that he had brought upon himself.It wasn't the right time to tell her about Claw but he knew that it was either he told her now or it might affect their relationship that they were just finding its footing. He couldn't risk that."Oh, now you're the one who's going to stand there and act like you have no clue what I'm talking about, right?" Marina's voice was laced with frustration and a hint of resignation. He sighed, taking in a deep breath, his eyes narrowing slightly as he studied Marina's expression.He was already aware that she must have dug around somehow and uncovered a few secrets. There was no way she would have discovered that he had stolen something from Claw otherwise. Aiden's mind raced, wondering how much she knew and how she had managed to uncover the truth.Marina's eyes held a determined glint, and her j
"Here, drink this." Marina offered Aiden a cup of whatever the content was as she sat slowly on the corner of the bed while he stared at the cup curiously. "What's in it?" He questioned as he received the cup from her. He wasn't asking because perhaps, she might have given him something that would be harmful to him, he just asked out of curiosity because he had come to learn the hard way that his dearest wife was capable of a lot of things. And that includes making him shed tears! Motherfucking freaking tears. Something that no amount of situation or life struggles had been able to put him through. In more than 20 years, he hadn't shed a single tear so it was alarming, freaking alarming” Thank you very much” that he could cry in her arms like a baby before. And when she had led him to the room, he had fallen asleep still in her arms. He stared at her for a bit and smiled broadly that she raised her brow in question as to why he was grinning like a freaking teenager in love. Bu
"Hello Prynthesa. I figure your husband is somewhere in the background trying to figure out a superhero method of tracking me down and sending the police to arrest me. That has always been his stronghold so I don't really expect much anyway." Maxwell Claw's voice sounded lazy with boredom and Aiden out of anger that he had been trying to repress snatched the phone away from Marina."On the contrary Big bro, I'm afraid and sad to admit that you have it all figured wrong in your head space this time around. I told you the last time we met not to meddle with anything that concerns me, didn't I?" His voice was a little daunting while Marina placed her hands on his back and patted him slowly.That slow repeated pattern of talking to him slowly was the only thing helping him to repress the anger that he was feeling inside of him."So is this where you give me the pep talk to back off now that I still had the chance? Because if it is, I don't want to fucking hear it." Aiden rolled his eyes a
THE HAWTHORNE'S MANSION"So up till now, you don't have a valuable reason why Claw showed up that day at their engagement dinner and even after their arranged marriage was canceled, he hasn't shown up until now?" Mr Salvatore Delm questioned as he appeared like he hadn't had enough sleep in days which he hadn't had. Both of the men precisely, Mr. Salvatore Delm and Mr. Hawthorne. The sudden appearance of Claw, the deranged and psychotic son of the Wellington's was not something that anyone was supposed to be intrigued about."To keep things nice and straightforward, I haven't. But I suppose that before you would ask me that with all the guts you garnered up, you must a least have something." Mr Delm shook his head in negativity and Mr Hawthorne who was sitting upright before, relaxed into the couch like that was his only means of survival."All I'm asking is did you peddle into any of his affairs? By any chance? This is so frustrating, Especially at this time." Mr Hawthorne leveled hi
"I want to believe that you've done something about setting up a meeting with the CEO of Wellington Group." Mr Hawthorne stated with furrowed brows as his assistant walked into his study room after knocking lightly on the door."Sir, I—" He scratched his head as his hand suddenly began jittering like he was a patient of epilepsy. His pulse had increased by 10 times its original speeding rate and his heart was pumping and pounding loudly in his chest that anyone nearby would hear it."Have you or haven't you?" The tone was commanding, dangerous, and one of the sternest things that the guard had heard in his entire lifetime so the jittering of his hands only intensified."Forgive me for saying this but I'm afraid it might be impossible for us to set up a meeting with him." He dropped the pen he was using to sign on the files as he placed the paper he was using slowly on the tabletop while maintaining eye contact with the assistant who had just broken an eerie news that he wanted to hear
"You asked to see me, brother? It makes me wonder why because for as long as I know, you never really liked my presence." Aiden had just driven into a deserted beach and headed towards an empty bench that seemed to be like it had been decades since it was in use when he heard Claw's cynical voice behind his head."And over the years, I thought that you would at least strive to make your presence more appealing but no...you just like doing the opposite. Though that's not my problem, it's yours to deal with." Aiden reiterated as a small smile crept up his face; he immediately swiveled to meet Claw's eyes."It's a little bit intriguing to see that I'm your worst nightmare." Claw's smile was way broader as he clenched and unclenched his fingers inside his pocket. His hands felt itchy as all he wanted right now was to slam his fist into Aiden's perfectly molded face."Maxwell, I think you should know that you have never shown up in my dreams even once; so you don't get to call yourself my
"There is a reason why I would always be your elder brother right? You don't have to know how the camera got in there, in fact, you weren't supposed to know that there was a camera there in the first place if your wife wasn't so loud-mouthed and I wasn't so straightforward." Claw smoothed his head slightly like he was proud of himself and Aiden rolled his eyes."There were a few slight occasions where I presume the camera got snuck in but if you think I'm I'm really interested in that, then I think you have to really think again. The only good damn thing I'm interested in is the fact that you didn't just watch her from your camera, you called and threatened her." Aiden's voice was like a low growl, like a patient beast that was waiting for the right time to strike."Did she tell you I threatened her? I didn't, I just gave out some information and sent her on an errand which from the looks of things, it seems like she delivered." Aiden smiled as he walked to the bench and this time, sa