Aurora glanced at her naked finger. Was it even about Gabe? She thought. Once again she left a long miserable sigh. "I want to think about my career now. What happened here when I was away? Have they decided about my design?"Emily nodded, finally deciding to join in the conversation. "Yes, you won and the thieves were punished by the judges. They are officially out of this contest now leaving only us and one more of the contestants." Emily opened the zip of her handbag. "Oh, and Alexandrio returned your necklace." Emily handed Aurora her necklace back but Alexandrio's name felt like a ting in her chest. A sharp ting!Aurora touched her mother's necklace. Her eyes blurred with emotions. "Thank you." She whispered hoarsely.I wish you were here Mom. I need you the most now!"Alright now, I think we should…" Susan strtae but stopped when she felt her phone buzz."Fuck!" She cursed under her breath when she recognized the caller ID. Susan shifted her gaze to Emily and signalled to her
Good evening, Ethan." Liam greeted him, offering his hand. Ethan assessed Liam with a sharp gaze and finally accepted his hand. "Good Evening, Liam." He said looking straight into his eyes. Ethan King was impressed and irritated with Liam at the same time. "Have a seat," he nodded at one of the sofas in front of him. Liam sat on it with one leg crossed over the other. Ralph sitting beside him confidently. "I hear that you are having trouble with Mexicans again, Ethan." Liam started but Ethan kept analyzing him with his scrutinised gaze."They will be dealt with. I am least concerned about them," Ethan replied but he and Liam both knew it was a lie. Mexicans were a pain in the ass for Ethan Knight whether he wanted to accept that in front of Liam or not. "I heard you saved my daughter on that island Liam? Tell me what happened there exactly?" Thomas who was sitting on the middle sofa was aware of what his friend cum boss was doing. He was assessing him after all Ethan was about t
Ethan turned towards them and looked directly into Liam's eyes. "I know you planned this contest in Vancouver. I know it was all your plan and now I am asking you to...," Ethan cleared his throat to ease away the uneasiness in his body. "...To make Aurora fall in love with you. She is an innocent and naive girl just like Savannah. She believes in the same dreams my wife used to believe in and I want her to remain that way." "So you want me to romance with your daughter…" Liam chuckled, amazed hearing Ethan. "I want you to win her heart. I want you to keep her happy in the world she believes in.." Liam scoffed as he recalled the torture he suffered from her non stop chattering. He still winced at the memory of it. Liam knight was in lust with Aurora King and he claimed her as him but that didn't mean he had the time to charm a naive girl. "Look, Ethan…" Ethan raised his hand. "I know what you want Liam, I know you since you were in your diapers boy. You don't know the darkness m
"What?" Liam asked his brother who was staring at him in astonishment." I am just thinking how could you accept such an offer? I mean do you even know how to date someone. You talk to people as if you are doing them a favour. Do you have any idea how to woo a girl, any girl, let alone Aurora King?"Liam sighed. "The girl is an emotional fool. She thinks with her heart not mind. But the main problem is the Restaurant owner…" Liam started and the tightness on his face and darkness in his eyes made Ralph's mind go haywire."What's with him, Ethan said he had handled him already. I don't think we should interfere in his territory more than we already did, at least not till you get married," Ralph suggested. Liam nodded. "Even after marrying Aurora, I won't break my words because my words hold value. But now, my main concern is about how to woo that unbearable shop of chattering."Ralph raised a brow with a smirk on his face. "Best of luck with that because I know it won't be easy for yo
Aurora patted Emily's hand and signed the contract without even thinking twice. "Congratulations, everyone and I wish you all the best for the last round," Alexandrio said in your business-like tone but only if anyone could see inside him. He was smiling ear to ear over getting the girl in his clutches who dared to give him a cold shoulder. On the other hand, Ethan took a long puff from his cigar. His eyes focussed on the sky staring at the stars. "She used to hate when you smoked."Ethan turned his head towards his long time friend Ryan. "Your son is worse than you." Ryan shrugged. "Blood's blood." He stepped closer and rested his hand on Ethan's shoulder. "Aurora will be safe, Liam will keep her safe, Ethan." Ethan dabbed his burning cigarette against the wall and turned towards Ryan. "He has to or you know me better than anyone else."Ryan's lips tugged upward. "No need to play the scare game with me. If you know how to kill, trust me my friend I am worse than you. you have se
"Hey, stranger." Aurora smiled hearing Susan's voice. She turned her head and looked at her friend. "Haya back!" Aurora replied. Susan nodded at the place beside her. "May I?" She asked for permission to sit beside her. "Since when did you start asking?" She rolled her eyes and patted on the seat. "Come!"Susan sank down on the chair and sighed. "Have you told Ethan about your win ?" "Not yet, I called but he was busy in a meeting. I told Thomas he congratulated me and told me that he will inform dad about it."Susan inclined her head and pointed a finger in the dark sky. "Look at those two bright stars. That's mom and Aunt Savi. See how happy they look."Aurora smiled. "Thanks for being with me, always Susie. Mom and Aunt are looking upon us from up there.""Is everything alright, Aurora?""It is. I mean everything is fine, and you know what? I am back. I will not think about anything else except for this fellowship now. It's a career-changing opportunity for me and I won't let
Aurora wanted to impress Kevin with her designing skills and she was trying her level best by pouring all her energy and knowledge into her designs.Kevin, who took Aurora for a brat, was impressed by her designs but he didn't want her to win when he knew there were far more talented candidates than her. According to him, Maya should have been the winner but the ship has already sailed now. Still, he was instilled by her fresh ideas and determination to learn. "It was a nice day, Aurora," Kevin told her after finishing the first design for their new collection. Aurora smiled. "Thank you, Mr Rawls and I hope you are happy with my work.""I am and you amazed me today." Aurora's smile widened. "But it's not me who you have to impress but the CEO of this jewellery house. In the end, he will decide to select or reject any design."Aurora nodded in understanding. "I will do my best to do it, Mr Rawls."" Call me Kevin, after all we will be working together and now that office time is ov
How was your day, Girls?" Susan asked both her friends while driving. "Mine was okay - okay because my head is a self-obsessed ass.""Ouch!" Aurora muttered under her breath and looked at Emily sympathetically. "Mine was good, at first Kevin Rawls gave me a cold shoulder but then he was impressed with my skills and you guys know what?"Susan smiled seeing her old, confident chirpy Aurora back. "What?" She and Emily asked at the same time and then both met their gases in the mirror, rolled their eyes at each other and turned their eyes back to Aurora."I saw his teeth!""Eww!" Emily gave her a disgusted look while Susan raised her brows. "Mind elaborating that a little because now my imagination is running wild."Yuck, Girl!" He shook her head disgustedly. What I am saying is that man knows how to laugh. He even cracked a joke with me."Susan nodded. "Cool, mine was good too. I hope the next two months pass like today without any issues." All three friends nodded at that and then th