“ I know you would ask me that question. That woman is a fighter and conqueror. She has gone through a lot. Although I didn't know her whole life story, life has a reason for her survival. I was the one that gave her the name Jane, because she couldn't remember her name after surviving a ghastly accident.” Joy began“ An accident? Where did it happen?” Lilly asked, confused.“ I decided to change location when no job was forthcoming after I graduated from college. I didn't have a good relationship with mom, so it was easy to run away from home. I applied to an organization in Sweden with the help of my college friend and I was called for an interview. I packed my bag without notifying mom, then I boarded the train that fateful day. After spending almost five hours on the train, we arrived at Stockholm central station. We alighted, then I tried to follow my friend's instructions by waiting for a bus that would take me to my interview location. While waiting, we heard a screeching and h

The table turned around all of a sudden, the almost peaceful atmosphere changed. Joy's face was gloomy and her lips compressed. The hope and optimistic belief in her disappeared instantly. She chuckled and she looked at her mother as if she had grown horns on her head. She felt so confused and angered that she wanted to attack Marie on her spot and trash her, but she wasn't rude. She didn't want to become a disrespectful child because of her mother's nonchalant attitude.Joy chuckles turned to a grin because she thought her mother was being unreasonable, “I'm surprised at the boldness and confidence in your voice, you seemed so sure I would listen to you if you used that kind of tone on me. Well, you have misjudged me on this, mother, because I will never listen to you either!”Marie's hardened face became soft, she felt she had gone overboard with the way she spoke to her daughter, so she made an attempt to speak to her calmly, “Sweetheart, I…” she was interrupted by a furious Joy

“ Wow, that would be a huge commitment for you. You told me you aren't the relationship type. What has changed?” Joy asked. She was amazed by the straightforward approach of Albert. She didn't think he could think of being committed to anyone in a million years.“ Love, baby. Love changes me. I fell deeply in love with you and the power it has over me was beyond my control. I'm ready for any commitment, as far as it's with you. I know I'm not perfect, but I will try my best if we can give this a chance. So, what do you think?” Albert asked. His heart was beating fast, every second of Joy's silence sent dagger into his heart. His heart had started bleeding even before hearing the verdict. Joy stood up from his seat, then she kissed him deeply on his lips, “ That's my answer” she blushed when she detached herself from the kiss.Albert was elated ,but he wanted to be sure, so he asked, “ Is that a yes?”Joy nodded without raising her head, she was feeling shy.Albert was restless, “ Use

After the discussion and their agreement, Lucas and Albert stood up to leave, so Marie and Joy followed them to their car.With a determined look, “We will get to the root of this matter and I'm sure we won't fail. All I want is your support and nobody should take any decisions behind me. I will inform Alex about the latest developments, but if there is any strange occurrence or feelings, don't hesitate to notify me”Lucas passed the message to the three other sorcerers standing before him. Albert was distraught and disturbed, so he couldn't say anything to Joy or gave her a goodbye hug. He also wanted to be careful around Marie, he didn't want to feel her wrath. He quietly sat at the front seat of the car and patiently waited for Lucas to take him home.Joy moved closer to Lucas, “ Let me go inside and pick my bag, I can sleep over at Rowland's mansion tonight”She wanted to evade her mother's scrutinizing look and serious questioning, so she wanted to leave the house. A perfect mot

“ You are kidding, right? The last time I checked, they were just mere friends. It took a lot of intervention from you before Joy agreed to be his friend, so when did they start dating?” Lilly asked. She was surprised that two arch enemies could profess love to each other.“ It was just confirmed two days ago, before we realized the trouble ahead of us”Lucas faced his father-in-law to study his reaction to the shocking news.“ Thank God the relationship is still fresh, so they can still put a stop to it.” Lucas frowned at Justin's statement, “ Am I making sense, Lucas? They can still get separated, right?”“ I'm afraid that won't be possible, sir. They have been in love for a very long time before one of them summoned courage to speak up. They are deeply in love”His response angered Justin and he flared up, “ What kind of stupid love is that, when my life is at stake? I don't care how they do it, they have to put an end to this madness”His anger erupted a volcanic annoyance in Luca