Liam clenched his jaw, observing as Doreen clung to Michael’s hand as if afraid he would disappear.He turned to Desiree, putting on a smile as he held her shoulder and pulled her off to the side.“Babe, please, you have to convince your mom. She looks so exhausted. She needs some rest, and so do yo
Michael’s demeanor turned even more agitated as he opened his mouth to speak, looking at Desiree. “You…I…dar…”“Dad, what is it?” Her father continued speaking. Desiree could see that he was saying a lot, but most of it sounded like gibberish. Only a few words came out clearly.“Him…Liam…trust…reas
“Nooooo!” Doreen let out a wail of pain, stumbling back as if she’d just been bludgeoned by a huge ball of ice. Desiree was quick, catching her mother before she could fall. Doreen broke into tears, sobbing loudly. “No! No! My husband isn’t dead. Not my Michael. He couldn’t have left me.” She held
Her mother refused to leave her father’s body. Desiree kept asking the mortuary attendants to give her mother more time whenever they came with the concealment trolley to take her father’s body away. It took hours before she convinced her mother to finally let go of her father. Yes, she was also de
“Gerald…” Desiree whispered as tears brightened her eyes too, shaking her head like she was begging him not to go on speaking. “No, princess. You don’t need to keep it in. You need to let it out. Cry as much as you can because holding it in will only make it worse once you crumble.” He whispered. “
Liam’s heart skipped a beat, but he managed to keep a neutral expression as he nodded. “Yes, Michael called and said he had something important to discuss with me.” Desiree stared at him. “Why didn’t you tell me?” “I did mention it. Remember back at the hospital when I said your dad was fine the l
Damian nodded since Sasha had already told him yesterday how her own parents died in the hospital from an accident they were both involved in. Losing Michael felt like losing her father all over again. Before the tears burning her eyes could fall, Sasha blinked them away, looking at Damian. “For wh
TWO WEEKS LATERDesiree took a deep breath as she entered the lobby of the Hamilton Towers on the ground floor. Instantly, all eyes turned in her direction.She knew all her employees had heard about her father's death, much like everyone else in the country. Despite their attempts to keep things pr