The gunshot caused Baxter and Lucius to cease their struggle for the gun. They both stared at each other with wide-open eyes and expressions of astonishment on their faces. Baxter took a couple of steps backward, and Lucius fell to his knees as his chest began to bleed excessively. Lucius placed his hand on his own chest to try to stop the bleeding, but the blood kept flowing. Soon, there was a pool of blood on the room's floor. "Oh my God, what have I done?" said Baxter, very scared. Lucius couldn't support the weight of his body and collapsed onto the floor, losing control of his functions. At that moment, Baxter's mind went blank. He couldn't think or reason clearly. He even completely forgot his main mission, which was to assassinate Curtis. He could only think about running away from that place as fast as possible, his suit soaked with Lucius Garner's blood. As Baxter fled the room like a coward, Curtis fought against the effects of the painkiller to drag his body to where

The machine measuring heartbeats slowly came to a stop until only a sharp sound indicating zero heartbeats could be heard. Doctors did everything in their power to revive him, but all efforts were in vain. Lucius Garner had just passed away due to hemorrhagic shock. "Note the time of death... 5:11 in the afternoon," the doctor in charge of the surgical intervention instructed. The same doctor placed his hand on the deceased's face and closed Lucius Garner's eyes forever. "How unfortunate," one of the nurses said. Death was always regrettable in that clinic, but Lucius Garner's death left everyone with a bitter taste in their mouths. Doctor Craig Spencer stepped out to the waiting room, and Curtis was the first to rush towards him. "Doctor... Doctor... Please tell me how Lucius is," he pleaded. "I'm sorry, Mr. Stanton. Your friend has just passed away," the doctor informed with great sorrow. Curtis immediately collapsed to his knees, feeling his world crumble. The doctor could

At the same time that Ámbar and Curtis were making love for the first time, Ander found himself in a very different situation.He stood in front of Annie's house while a light rain fell and strong lightning illuminated the night sky for seconds.Remorse and guilt had led him to this place to apologize and seek forgiveness no matter how difficult it might be.Ander sighed and gathered courage to cross the street. He walked up to Annie's house door, and once there, he began to throw small rocks against the window glass of Annie's room on the second floor of the humble house.It took a couple of rocks for Annie to finally open the window and peer out.Everything was in complete darkness, and nothing could be distinguished in the street due to the rain and the thunderstorm."Who's there?" Annie asked softly, trying to prevent her father from hearing her.Despite being very upset with Ander, Annie hoped it was him and that he had decided to come for her, like a scene from Romeo and Juliet.

Amber opened her eyes to realize she was lying on Curtis's bed. She was completely naked and immediately knew she had made love to him. Luckily for her, it was still night, and she could return to her room without Carson suspecting anything had happened."It can't be, it can't be," Amber got up quickly and began searching for her clothes, but they were scattered everywhere. Even in the hallway, there were some pieces of her clothing.For some reason, she was alone in the room, but she didn't have time to stay and ask questions. She just wanted to return to her room with Carson as soon as possible.She finally managed to gather all her clothes. A quick glance in the mirror to make sure there were no traces or marks on her skin from that wild encounter with Curtis. She adjusted her hair, and she was ready to leave.However, the door to Curtis's room opened before she could touch the handle.Curtis walked in holding a champagne glass in each hand, surprised to see her dressed and eager t

Agate and Prince Rick had finally embarked on their honeymoon after their wedding at the Stanton Mansion.Curtis had arranged the best trip of their lives to a paradisiacal island where they would spend an entire week indulging in luxuries only a Stanton could afford in this lifetime.The Stanton company's private plane took them to the island in the middle of the sea, eagerly awaiting the famous couple everyone wanted to see together."Is this it?" Rick asked, peering out the airplane window while still airborne."The Island of Peace," Agate sighed, "I assumed you knew about it. Only the wealthiest people in the world can come here," she commented with some curiosity."Oh, yes... Yes. I've been here several times. I just wanted to feign some amazement to make our honeymoon extra special," the prince said, laughing nervously.His family had always faced financial problems since he was a baby. So indulging in such luxuries was nearly impossible, even for a prince like him."Alright..."