Third-person's POV During the gift-giving at Begum's Mansion, a furious Lucas boarded a private plane back home. He left the auction right in the middle of it without giving so much damn about whatever item they would put in front for bidding. He had a feeling Diane had already left and gone back to London after he saw her, so in case he called and asked where she had been, she could lie to him by proving he hadn't been at the event. A car was already waiting for him at the airport. When he arrived, he told the driver to take him to an address where Diane's parents reside, but Diane was not there. "What happened, Lucas? Why did it seem like my daughter did something terrible to you?" Diane's dad asked Lucas. Lucas took a deep breath and contemplated for a moment. I was thinking about whether to tell Diane's father how his daughter used the exposed result of his infertility to blackmail him. "Tell me, Lucas. I know she did something, but I want to hear it from you too." Luca
Diane jerked a little. She acted scared by bowing her head and moving away from the angry Lucas. She silently counted to three, and soon her tears were welling down her cheeks, and she went back to him.W-why can't you love me, Lucas?" she asked, slowly raising her head to show her crocodile tears, although she was really in pain for the same reason she questioned him.Lucas couldn't love her. She could see through his eyes the madness he had for her. The way he clenched his fist and gritted his teeth.She had already done everything for him to love her. She fixed her body to be the perfect woman men would adore, and she gave him the kind of fun in bed that Elyana wouldn't try to do because of her modesty, but Lucas kept choosing her.Real tears of pain fell down her cheeks, yet Lucas didn't feel any sympathy for her; instead, he gave her a sharp gaze that brought shivers into Diane's system.Diane felt that acting wouldn't bend him; she thought of another way, and she immediately kne
Felicity's POVChristmas day, and I expected visitors to arrive, but when I heard who the guests my mother was expecting, I immediately thought of leaving as soon as possible. Elyana and her parents would be coming, and whether you believe it or not, I felt so ashamed to face her.It all started when I entered the clinic and saw something I was not supposed to see. I was suddenly perplexed about how I had felt that day.It was terrifying—not frightening in the sense that I wanted to scream, but there was something about it that made me feel like I had a fever, and it spread to my head before I passed out.There were thoughts in my head that made me feel extremely uncomfortable, to the point where I questioned who I truly am, and seeing Elyana brings me back to that same emotion.I knew it was strange, but I was disturbed by what was going on with me. That was why I decided to return to my condominium. I did not tell Elyana the real reason because I was afraid of what she would say. I
I did not wait for anyone to say anything else. I dashed to the front door and went to the garage before our visitors arrived, and as soon as I was in the driveway, a car drove inside.Our driveway was wide, so I didn't need to pull over first to let them pass. I knew that car; it was Elyana's new red Mercedez. When I exited the gate, I breathed a sigh of relief. It made me think I was a fleeing criminal because the cops were already on the scene.When I arrived at the restaurant, there were no signs of Quintin. I expected that already because I left home quite early and I remembered I didn't tell him what time he should come. While waiting for him, I took that time to think.I thought of going to my condo that day. Elyana and her parents would surely stay the whole day there because they would be discussing Pretzel and Felix's wedding.Quintin arrived at 11:30 a.m. I thought I would see the annoyance on his face because I forced him to come to the restaurant, but he seemed happy when
Felicity's POV "We didn't fight. I don't have a problem with her. It's just that—I'm starting to doubt myself lately," I said as a starter. I was nervous. I even looked away to take a deep breath first before continuing to answer. "Wait, I am confused; what do you mean you did not when it appeared that something had happened?" I turned to him when he began speaking. There was a frown on his face and the line between his eyebrows was extremely deep. He expressed his confusion as if I were not. He had no idea how much I was struggling with everything going on around me. There were questions. There are so many hows and whys swirling around in my head that I am at a loss for answers. "You know what? Me too," I said, rolling my eyes, which caused him to scratch his head. "Let us analyze the issue here first," Quintin said, pulling his chair closer to the table so he could rest both of his elbows on it and look me directly in the eyes. "What happened and when did it start?" he co
Felicity's POV "Not our day today, it seems," I heard Quintin say. He was dismayed by the sound of it, but because I still didn't know what we were supposed to do in that place, I couldn't agree with what he meant. "Why did you even take me to this place? And what are these women?" I asked Quintin as I continued looking at the countless women looking at me with a desire to take something from me. I didn't like how they stared at me. It was beyond uncomfortable and it creeped me out so much. I turned to Quintin and asked, "Can we leave now? I don't like this place." "Okay, let's go," he immediately told me and walked away. I chased him and the women around me waved goodbye to us. Their shrill voices sent chills, pushing me to hurry on my pace. "Do you know where Elyana is now?" We were out of the room when he asked me this. "She's actually at home right now," I answered with a little relief that we were finally out of the room where we went. "Home? At their mansion or yo
Elyana's POV It was Christmas, but I felt gloomy, even though everyone seemed to be having fun. I was expecting to see Felicity, but he abruptly left. I tried to blend and match their energies, but I could not because they were discussing married life and how to properly raise a child. The subjects they discussed made me feel out of place, which is why I simply listened and smiled whenever they turned their heads at me. However, I thought maybe I would learn some useful tips that I could use in the future, but the sadness inside my heart for not receiving any greetings from my best friend was something that broke me. I was glad there were kids around at that time. Felix and Pretzel's son were there, as was Lea's youngest, who were both inside a huge crib. When the topic went to Felix and Pretzel's upcoming wedding, I simply approached the kids but acting, I picked up the toy that went outside the crib to give it back to them. I let the kids distract me while they held a meeti
Elyana's POV Pretzel held me on the wrist and guided me to the side of the house where nobody could see us. There were tall fortune plants where she took me. I was covering my mouth to hide my shaking chin when I suddenly thought she might harm me. I did something to her and Felix back then and she might use that moment to take revenge. She halted. "What's wrong?" she asked as she faced me. My tears were right in the corners of my eyes, and I was waiting for something to trigger them to fall. The time had come. The tears freely went down my cheeks. She repeated the question, but I was so embarrassed to tell her what I was crying about. I cried. Pretzel unexpectedly pulled me close to her and hugged me. She kept silent for a moment. Her gesture made me cry even more because she was still kind, even though I was a witch to her before. I even felt her hand tapping my back gently. I must say how comforting that was. I didn't know for how many minutes I was crying. When I loosen