MasukAURELIA'S POV I sat in my room, recalling everything dad spoke... For so many years he kept these words in his heart, his love and yearning for mom pressed in the bottom of his heart just to give me a life full of everything.. Not even for a moment he made me think I was being a burden on him, nev
AURELIA'S POVI looked at him with wide eyes..."I was young and didn't know it'll lead to you... But did Iever regret having you? Yes... I did regret it when I saw your mother laying on the bed.. Her hands had almost no warmth... That scared me ... I thought this is how i loose the love of my life.
AURELIA'S POV Glassware's crashed on the wall as Theo avoided them from hitting him... "You rascal! I told you to take care of my daughter and this is what you do?!?! " Dad yelled as he threw another plate at Theo while I sat on the couch.. Just 5 minutes ago we sat dad down and told him I wa
AURELIA'S POV A week passed since that day.. I never heard back from Silea but Owen? That mothernature'sjoke had the audacity to try to talk to me over the time.. Once he realized who held the power now, who had wealth, he crawled back to me.. "Madam... Mr Ashford is back and demanding to
THIRD PERSON’S POV The Ashford residence was no longer filled with celebration. No laughter. No warmth. Just tension— Thick. Suffocating. Waiting to snap. The moment the message came through— Owen’s world tilted. He stared at his phone. Once. Twice. As if reading it again w
THIRD PERSON’S POV The world didn’t feel real anymore. Not as Silea stumbled out of the office. Not as the lawyer’s words replayed in her head—over and over, louder each time. No longer a member of Vance. It echoed. Mocked. Burned. Her steps were uneven as she made her way through th
AURELIA'S POV I showered in a record breaking time and dried up... I stood in his walk in closet, staring at the clothes hung and smelling each one.. And precisely chose the one that smelled more like him.. No matter how much I say that I need some space, I am glad that he insisted that I stay
AURELIA'S POV “Why are we here?” I repeated, sharper this time, folding my arms across my chest like that could shield me from the entire night. Theo killed the engine. The sudden silence felt louder than the rain drumming on the roof. He didn’t answer right away—just stared straight ahead for a
AURELIA'S POV The lash in his tone stung, igniting my own spark of anger amid the exhaustion. I sat up straighter, my tears drying as indignation took over. "And what about you?" I snapped back, my voice gaining strength. "You lied to me, Theo! Again and again! I asked you point-blank if y
AURELIA’S POV Her words died mid-air. The rage on Silea’s face faltered, confusion replacing it. “You… what?” she asked, voice dropping. I looked away, eyes glossy, fingers tightening around my bag strap like I was holding onto the last thread of my pride. “I know you hate me,” I whispered, fo







