Veronica stepped out of the car confidently. Aiden was sure that the anger brewing in her hazel eyes would be enough to end their saga, and he couldn’t wait for the drama and Aries’s exit from her life. As Veronica stepped into the restaurant, Aries’s bodyguards exchanged glances and tried to stop her. “Don’t!” She gave a pointed look at them. “Don’t stop her more than once! Make it look like you tried to stop her but failed.” The bodyguard recalled Aries’s instruction. “She is not stupid! If you let her in easily, she could suspect!” The bodyguard went against his master’s command for the first time and stopped her again to save her from heartbreak. “Mr. Aries is in a private meeting! Please understand, Miss Glazier,” the bodyguard extended his hand to stop her. “Don’t make me repeat myself! Let me in.” Veronica clenched her jaw and yanked his hand away, pushing the restaurant door with Aiden trailing behind her. Her eyes swept around in an empty restaurant and stopped at Aries at
Aries’s grandmother was quietly sitting in her recliner. Genelia’s death and the news about Aries devastated her. The images of all her grandkids were popping into her mind. She sobbed, clasping her face, and her frail hands quivered. “Oh, my dear lord, protect my grandson! I beg you.” She muttered. Ace faced her and strode in her direction. He cradled her hands tenderly. “We have to be strong, Mother! It’s going to be a battle for us.” “Why do our kids have to suffer so much?” Tears rolled down her cheek. “Is Veronica aware of this? God, I feel so sad for a poor soul. My heart breaks for both of them! Just when they decided to take a step ahead in life, the universe turned against them!” Ace was panicking. “Mom, Aries is not dead! He will survive this!” He said in a loud pitch, and Clara saw his eyes gushing with tears. She quickly ascends to her feet to console him. “Yes! Yes, he’s gonna be all right, my son!” She strove to calm him. “We’ll get the best team of doctors for him!”
Maria opened her mouth to contradict Veronica’s decision when they heard car honks. Maria and Isla’s focus shifted to the door, and they walked out to check while Veronica cozily sat in her recliner. Isla and Maria’s jaws dropped when a vintage blue car slid into the driveway. Veronica saw the reflection of the car on the glass of the window and jerked up. Her heart picked a race. She hastily bolted out and halted next to Maria, observing the dashing car. Mike emerged from the car and moved to where she was standing, holding out the car keys. “Mr. Aries Grayson has returned this car to you,” Mike said, and Veronica narrowed her eyes. “he said, it’s the least he could do for you. It’s a parting gift!” “It is my father’s car!” Veronica snatched the keys. “I will give him five million!” Mike nodded and strode away. Maria and Isla looked at each other and went back inside, leaving her alone. Veronica descended the staircase and her mouth twitched as she hugged the hood of the car. “I m
Janet was flipping through a magazine in the garden to distract herself from the surrounding chaos. Sebastian’s mom’s meanness was making it impossible for her to breathe in the same air as them, and she had no idea how long she’d put up with it. She thought Sebastian would come to her defense, but now maybe he was taking pleasure in his mum insulting her. Janet picked up a glass of juice when her eyes landed on Larisa and her personal maid, Mel. She pretended to mind her business but kept her eyes on them under her black sunglasses. “Larisa always seems anxious when Mel is around,” she concluded. Larisa gulped and lowered her head while her maid appeared to instruct her. Janet was making a record of her every move, and her eyes came to a rest on her fidgeting fingers. The maid moved off in the opposite direction and Larisa breathed a sigh of relief before entering the mansion. Janet removed her sunglasses and set her magazine aside, then followed the maid out to the backyard. She c
Larisa took a small sip of the rich red wine, stealing shy glances at Sebastian. The server appeared at their table, setting down their food with a clatter. She flashed a polite smile of gratitude as the server served them their food. “Thank you,” “I need to make a few phone calls. I’ll be right back.” He rose from his seat, the music from the restaurant drifting around him as he left, while Larisa carefully examined her appearance in her phone’s camera and tapped out a message to her father. “We’re getting along well. Don’t worry about me!” She slipped her phone back into her golden clutch, and peered out of the window, hoping to catch a glimpse of Sebastian. Kyle’s little hands made a thudding sound as he banged on the bathroom door. “Mama!” he called her in his babyish voice. “Come out!” She sat against the door, her skin cold against the wood as she sniffled and tried to wipe away her tears. “Coming!” She rubbed her face and reached into the washbasin to splash some water on he
As she reached the door, the ringing of Sebastian’s phone was a welcomed distraction, and she opened the door with anticipation. “Sebastian! What are you doing he….”Before she could finish her sentence, Sebastian stormed into the room, capturing her lips and closing the door with a swift kick of his foot.Janet tried to push him away as he maneuvered her towards the wall. His lips felt like velvet against hers, and he didn’t once break away. His hand disappeared into her hair as he plunged his tongue deeper into her mouth. Janet held onto his coat tightly and used her body weight to push him.“Are you crazy? What are you doing here?” Her chest was heaving as she tried to catch her breath.“Tell me something. Why did you give birth to Kyle?” Janet knitted her eyebrows at his question. “You killed our first child because I was the father. Why didn’t you abort Kyle then? And if you could give birth to Kyle, what was the fault of my first child?”Janet saw his eyes glistening with tears a
Aries’s heart sank as he watched her fist pummel the mattress with increasing intensity, and when she couldn’t take it anymore, he heard the tear of fabric as she ripped the white cushion. “Everything was fine! What came over her out of nowhere?” He tears his eyes away from the big screen and moves to the window while making a call to her teacher, and he comes across what happened at the college. “It appeared he bullied Ms. Glazier, and she slapped him out of rage.” “Get me the details of the boy. He messed with the wrong man!” Aries ended the call, and when he looked back at the screen, Veronica was gone, and the dim room was filled with an eerie stillness. He replayed the video and saw her walking into the bathroom. He sat down on the couch and appeared to be in a state of deep, intense thought. “I was wrong to think Aiden would support her. The fucker is in his bubble of love! I cannot trust anyone!” As he gazed up at the screen, there was still no sign of her. Aries waited, gro
“I won’t let you harm that little child, Dad!” Larisa shouted at her father, while Mel frantically motioned for her to lower her voice, scanning their surroundings. “Mel has all the instructions. Just follow her. She will slightly injure you so it looks like Janet attacked you and then she will kill Kyle and put the blame on her.” “Sebastian would never agree to this! Why would Janet kill her own son? It doesn’t make sense at all. What are you thinking?” She rebuked him. “Because she never wanted to birth his child. She loathes him! And Sebastian would believe it because she killed his first child as well. Anyway, don’t worry about it at all! I have figured everything.” Cold sweat appeared on Larisa’s forehead as she heard her father’s evil laugh. “Mel is mixing medicines in Sebastian’s food. Slowly, he will lose control and kill himself.” Larisa was stunned to find the new information, and she parted her lips, her eyes pinned on Mel. “Genovese will rue the day they crossed us. Thi