Henry's suspicion grew as he absorbed his mother's words. The revelation that Ava had been snooping around looking for information added a phase of difficulty to the unfolding story. Victoria, with her years of manipulation web, full of influence and power, acknowledged that there might be more to Bella's story than met the eye.Henry is left puzzled as he knows how attached Avery is to Bella now and knows this game of theirs will prove difficult to apprehend. The Tamer mansion ambiance carries a different aura, one filled with hidden motives, whispered conversations, and the perpetual web of secrets fueled by sister desire. Henry is now confronted with the pressing issue at hand and decides to leave Bella's matters to his mom, who is desperate to eradicate her solely and he is left to contemplate the next move in the strategic plan that unfolded within the shadows of the Tamer family ambitions.As the conversation ended, Henry left the room, his thoughts clouded in a shell of ambigui

BELLAI felt a small peck on my cheek and turned to see Avery smiling at me. He had a bouquet in his hands and my mouth opened wide in agape at his sweet gesture. I would have never imagined getting something so sweet from anyone.“Beautiful flowers for a beautiful one like you,” he formed a cheesy quote but my cheeks became red in an instant as I sniffed the flowers over and over.“Do you like it?” He asked and I immediately nodded in response, sniffing the flowers over again and inhaling the good scent.“I think this would be my favorite from now on,” I commented and he let out a hearty laugh placing another kiss on my cheeks.My heart started pounding hard in my chest and it took a while to stop it, getting a grip of myself and I just smiled at him acting like it didn't affect me one bit.“Why are you so flushed?” He asked and I immediately used my hands to cover my cheeks. I became red and just wanted the ground to swallow me out of embarrassment. Did he have to notice me blushin

BELLAI regretted the fact that I asked Avery to invite them because not only did they make it awkward but also added lots of tension to it. Ava wouldn't stop giving me dead glares and Luke and Henry looked like they'd kill each other the best second.The maid started clearing up the table and I stood up to help them using it as an excuse to get out of that environment before they all drove me crazy. I decided to stay in the kitchen till I could catch my breath at least.I sent the maids out and proceeded to do the work myself as an excuse to buy more time and maybe they'd leave before I came out.“There you are,” Luke's voice startled me, almost making me drop a plate but he was quick to help me catch it and I playfully hit his arm.“Ouch,” he winced in pain, acting like it did hurt. When he saw that I wasn't going to care, he raised his hand in surrender.He stayed quiet for a bit just watching me go around the kitchen. “Why don't you tell the maids to do it rather than you? You sho

BELLAHe locked his lips with mine and I felt butterflies taking their place in my stomach making my breath hitch and I felt like I was on cloud nine. His hands went behind my waist pulling me in deeper and I had to admit that it was the first time that he's ever kissed me so passionately.He didn't stop, taking my loss loose into his mouth making me moan a little. He was such a good kisser k was just trying to match up with his pace.His hands snuck behind my back trying to untie my bikini but I was quick to stop him before things could go farther. He looked up at me with a perplexed look and I was completely flushed and feeling embarrassed.“What happened? Do you not want it?” He asked, showing so much concern. The sound of his voice made my stomach churn and I was starting to feel really bad, knowing he doesn't deserve this.I didn't plan for it to go this way but now it was becoming something that I can't even stop anymore. He tried kissing me again but I took a few steps backward

LUKEI arrived early at the office mostly because I needed to get some work done. It wasn't like me to arrive before eight am but I wanted to get it over with so that I could leave early.I was about to enter my office when I saw a reflection of someone that looked like Henry and I wasn't surprised that it turned out to be Henry.He's probably trying to impress Avery and the rest by arriving early to work. I just shook my head and wanted to walk past my office until I heard something that sounded very suspicious.“Yes, I've tried looking for it but it's nowhere to be seen,” he complained.I immediately looked for where to hide so that he wouldn't notice that I had arrived or someone was nearby. What could he possibly be looking for? Maybe a file that he lost.What the fuck am I even doing? I'm creating excuses for him?I cringed at the idea but also couldn't deny that it could be true. I wanted to shrug off the idea and go back to my office rather than eavesdropping on him. I have a b