MasukWesley's POV"Didn't we get divorced a long time ago, Teyana? Isn't your current legally wedded husband Hunter Leach, the man currently locked up in the psychiatric hospital?" I asked.Teyana froze. She never expected me to actually discover her secret."We… We can get remarried. Let's get remarried, okay? I can't lose you too."Just then, my younger sister, Riley, popped out of nowhere, grinning facetiously as she grabbed my hand."Wesley, you should forgive Teyana. She didn't mean for any of this to happen."I backhanded her across the face as well."I sacrificed my own happiness for you and for this so-called family. My son is dead now, and you're asking me to forgive the person responsible for it?"My dear little sister, you'd better hurry home and see what's going on. Your life of luxury is about to come to an end.""Wait, you have to save me, Wesley! You can't just stand there and watch me get killed by those debt collectors!" Riley cried out.But I didn't care about an
Wesley's POVCassadee, having lost her mind, was determined to take me down.At one point, a group of black-clad men surrounded us.The man in charge looked at me with a smirk."Weren't you quite impressive back in the day, Wesley Glover? How did you even end up like this?""Enough," a man interrupted. "I don't have time to get involved in your messy drama. You promised you'd help me, Wesley, so I'm taking you with me right now."The man who spoke was Bernard Hough, the father of my first love, Erika Hough.Back then, both Erika and I had our unavoidable reasons. I had been burdened by my family, while she bore the responsibility for her own. We were destined to be mere passing travelers in each other's lives.But Erika had been far more resolute than I had ever been. In her attempt to see me one last time, she ended up in a car accident and had not woken up since.I was taken to the hospital by Bernard, where they bandaged my wounds. Biting through the pain, I asked him, "Whe
Third-Person POVTeyana had decided that after Hunter passed away, she would give Cassadee some money and send her back to Ostosia.Then, she'd quietly remarry Wesley without anyone realizing it.Later, when Wesley found out about Hunter's existence, she had enjoyed watching him get jealous. Whenever it happened, she knew she held a place in his heart.But Wesley had suddenly abandoned his usual gentlemanly ways and instigated Miles to bully Cassadee. She didn't want to see their son turn into a tyrant, so she arranged for someone to stage a fake kidnapping to scare them.It had all just been an act, though, so how had things turned out like this? How?Jacintha handed Teyana the investigation results. As it turned out, Hunter had been behind everything.No wonder… No wonder Wesley had told her she'd regret it. He was right. She regretted it now.Karma had been swift. Why? Her first love had murdered her own son. And she herself had washed away Miles' ashes with her own two ha
Third-Person POVTeyana froze instantly. She staggered backward several steps before quickly regaining her composure."What nonsense are you talking about? Didn't he get into Mallard U? It must be Wesley! Wesley went insane and hid him away. That father-and-son duo is just trying to get my attention."Jacintha had never seen Teyana like this before."I've seen Miles' death certificate," she replied, her voice trembling with fear. "A-As well as his cremation certificate…"Panic seized Teyana."What did you just say? Cremation?"She bolted out the door, jumped into her car, and sped toward the crematorium. When she arrived, the staff member recognized her, and his face twisted in contempt."Aren't you the horrible mother who washed away her own son's ashes?""No! That wasn't my son! Those were fake! You people must be working with Wesley to deceive me!"The employee looked at her coldly. "We have surveillance cameras. If you don't believe me, you can watch the footage."When t
Wesley's POV"It looks like you've completely lost your mind, Wesley," Teyana continued. "You need to be sent to a psychiatric hospital for proper treatment right away!"She signaled to one of the men behind her to contact a psychiatric facility."No! I'm not sick! The one who's sick is you, Teyana! You can't even tell right from wrong. Open your eyes and take a good look!"An unreadable smile appeared on her cold face as she reached for a bottle of water."No! What are you doing, Teyana? Stop! Don't! That's Miles, Teyana!"Firmly pinned down, I could only watch as she twisted open the cap and poured the water over the ashes. Not satisfied with just the one, she grabbed several more, pouring them until the ashes and water mixed into a muddy sludge and were completely washed away, leaving nothing behind.A scream tore out of me, and a mouthful of blood spilled from my lips. I began to laugh—a laugh so unhinged that it made even Teyana and Hunter look afraid."I see you've really
Wesley's POVI clicked on the video attached to the news article. In it, the family of three stood together, laughing and smiling. Teyana looked every bit the loving mother.But I felt nothing. It didn't matter anymore. None of it mattered. Miles was gone, and with him, my entire reason for living. Whatever she did meant absolutely nothing to me now.I watched with my own eyes as Miles was pushed into the cremation chamber. The son I had raised for 18 years was now reduced to ashes.As I held the urn containing his remains, someone suddenly snatched it away while I was still in a daze.It was Hunter. The innocent, pitiful expression he'd always worn before was long gone. Instead, he smirked cruelly at me as he casually played with the urn in his hands."Give Miles' ashes back to me! Give them back!"He shot me a meaningful look. "Give them back? And what if I don't want to?"I lunged toward him, trying to grab the urn, but he kicked me hard and sent me flying to the ground. H







