A drop tear slowly rolled from Fallon’s right eye and into the corner of her mouth when the memory of her father’s devastating expression when Mr Bright denied his request surfaced in her mind, causing her to swallow her tears not wanting to cry in front of all these people.Noticing, her pain, Gary held in his desire to comfort her as he knew the last thing Fallon needed right now was to feel vulnerable before strangers, and if he pushed her right now, her fragile mental state would most likely shatterSo he shoved both hands into his pockets, watching the scene unfold with interest as he wondered what Alora had planned next.Within a couple of minutes of silent observation, he had learned way more about the Larsons than his years of marriage with Sandra had given him. The people that were involved with them, memorizing the quest’s faces with each dart his eyes around the room.Since he was about to enter the business world and his mission for vengeance, he needed to know who to tru
The hall was in total silence after what Fallon had said, and everyone was still staring at her, some with looks of disdain and others with expressions that showed their disbelief. “Where the hell did she get such confidence.”Sighing, Alora shook her head slowly and said, sounding disappointed, “Mr Bright, give her the document.”“Yes… I will get it from my car now.” Mr Bright hastily replied, looking slightly nervous, and Gary caught onto it quickly, smirking faintly at the sight of his shaky gaze.Something was off about him, and Gary could sense it, and his gaze followed Bright as he walked off, holding back his desire to follow the lawyer and question him.“Do you think I will lie on my late husband’s name, especially on the day he passed… Am I that of a monster to you, Fallon…” Alora cried, tears streaming down her face, as she placed a hand on her mouth in grief, drawing Gary’s attention back to her, and his expression hardened.With not a single care in her eyes and a numb exp
The hall was quiet until Sandra suddenly burst into a chuckle that vibrated throughout the ballroom and caused quite a few people to frown in annoyance at the sound of such amusement coming out of Sandra The other guests glanced at her with confused expressions, not being able to understand what the problem was.The laughter finally died down, as Sandra wiped the corners of her eyes from cracking up, and said in a soft tone, “Fallon, I’m sorry if my reaction upset you, but why do you look so horrified like Grandmother is not doing you a big favour… Is it that you don’t want to settle down because of my ex-husband, huh, my dear cousin?”‘What is this troublesome child doing now… Alora thought as she raised a brow in despair.“Your daughter is going to go against Mother’s wish for tonight. Why haven’t you taught her some sense!” Kyle lashed out at Claire in a low tone.And a look of worry crossed Claire’s features as she watched her daughter walk over to where Gary and Fallon were. Havi
"Mr Bright, please hand the will over to Fallon, so she can take it along and constantly make reference to it.Immediately, he gave it to Fallon, she took a final glance at it, her gaze still on the particular part where the will had a requirement.Nevertheless, she collected the will, turned to Gary and said. "Let's leave now."As Fallon and Gary sat in the backseat of the vehicle with Tom behind the steering wheel, the atmosphere was awkward as the two tried not to look at each other.Even Tom was concerned about how quiet they both were and glanced in the rearview mirror, noticing that Fallon‘s lips were puckered together as if she was deep in thought.With his gaze on the windshield, Gary‘s index finger slowly rubbed against his bottom lips, and then finally darted his eyes towards Fallon.“A penny for your thoughts,” He quietly remarked, his voice low. With her eyes fixed on the file of her grandfather‘s will, Fallon hesitated for a while before deciding to open her mouth and sp
The moment Mrs Gilbert stood in front of her daughter‘s room door, she lifted her knuckles to place a knock but then hesitated before grabbing the doorknob and pushing the door open.Quietly, she stepped into the bedroom to see Fallon in bed, sleeping soundly, hugging a pillow. A smile graced her lips, and she stared tenderly at her daughter, and after a moment of that, she was about to leave when a file on Fallon‘s desk got her attention.A feeling of hesitation filled her as she approached the desk, and as her hand hovered over the folder, she took a deep breath.Finally, Mrs Gilbert pushed aside her fear of invading Peace‘s privacy, picked up the file, opened it, and read the contents.Her heart skipped a beat when she got done, and she hastily rushed over to her daughter‘s bedside and tapped her gently on the back. “Fallon, wake up.” Mrs Gilbert‘s voice echoed in Fallon‘s ears softly.Her eyes blinked open slowly as she looked at her mother standing above her, watching her with a
Standing firm with a tiny black shopping bag that had a gold handle in his hand, Stefan stared at Ryan and Tom, who stood to watch over him without saying a word.“Why are none of you speaking?! Are both deaf or stupid? I already told you guys my name and who I am here to see, so why the hell is the other one of you staying so damn long?” Stefan lashed out in a low tone, watching the volume of his voice so Fallon can not think of him as someone rude and entitled.With an unamused expression, Tom looked over at Ryan, clearly pissed, but he didn’t want to act before Gary got there because he wasn’t sure how his boss wanted to handle this douche.“Who are you guys, Huh?” Stefan asked again with more force as if he was hoping they would answer.But the two only seem more aggravated, like the mere sight of him was causing them annoyance and they wanted to be anywhere but with him.Stefan huffed at them with an indignant scowl and then he looked Ryan in the eyes, stabbing his finger against
The whole place was silent once Gary finished speaking. A shocked silence spread across the place as the words sank in.Then Mrs Gilbert’s eyes grew wide, confused and slightly annoyed at Gary’s words, but she was too stunt to say anything.A look of shock crossed Stefan’s face as he swallowed down thickly, and then his cocky thoughts awakened and he chuckled humorlessly.“It’s true, isn’t it? You are a lowlife goldbrick who feeds off the wealth of women… Wow!” He started cackling loudly and laughed maniacally. “Are you even a man if a woman is spoon feeding you like some sort of fucking leech?!”“You! You! Shut up! You don’t know what you are talking about!!” James yelled at Stefan.“Oh yeah? Then tell me what you know that I don’t know?!” Stefan retorted, folding his arms across his chest and glowering, looking directly into James’ eyes. “Who are you again?”When James didn’t respond because he didn’t want to overstep Gary’s authority, Stefan scoffed and then let out, “Fallon needs
The door to Gary‘s room opened, and Ryan stopped a distance away from the doorway, after shutting it, staring at Gary, wearing a white shirt, dark brown pants, and monk strap dress shoes.“Bryan‘s driver is here to pick you up.” Ryan‘s voice came out hoarse. “Thanks. I am almost done here” Gary let out, turning back around towards his desk and picking up his watch.A brief silence settled over them for a moment as Gary fastened his watch on his wrist before Ryan broke the silence. "Thanks buddy."“For what?” Gary looked up from his watch, meeting Ryan‘s eyes.A spark of gratitude flashed across Ryan‘s face when he answered. “For standing up for me,”“Ryan, If a man wants people around him that are willing to fight for him, he should also prove to them that he‘s ready to fight for their life in return,” Gary uttered as he picked up his keys. “You can‘t get loyalty from others by not showing them you are loyal towards them.” To hear his Gary's humble words made him perplexed. He was