"I don't understand what's wrong with this Ron, and not only him everyone in this party, acting crazy than they're, looks like this party became cursed thanks to Tracy," Bryan sighed going into the security room to check if all the cameras are perfect or not.Bryan sat in the dimly lit room, his fingers tapping lightly against the desk under his hand.The weight of curiosity and suspicion pressed heavily on his chest, he doesn't know why, he wanted an opportunity to speak with Mr. Hobbes, and without even him trying, it had finally came by itself. A knock on the door broke his thoughts. "Come in," he said with a steady voice. Mr. Hobbes entered, his sharp eyes scanning the room before glancing at Bryan, "I heard you're here, so I came to meet you, how is everything going on?" "Well good," Bryan didn't thought Hobbes would show up out of a sudden, since he is here, Bryan doesn't want to let go of this opportunity.Hobbes noticed the way Bryan is looking at him changed, "is everyth
"This is so exhausting, I don't prefer any kind of parties, from now onwards," Nancy said stretching her arms, looking at the guests leaving.Bryan smiled at her, "I thought you're the one who enjoyed it mostly," Nancy glanced at Bryan, ruffling his hair, "I did just as you said, nothing as enjoyment is here, what about you, did you enjoy the party?""I'm totally blown out, my head is heating up," Bryan said, making her chuckle, as all the guests left, Bryan said to John, "Mr. John, I'm tired, can you manage all these, I'll go to my room to get some rest." John nodded his head, "sure young master." With that, all of them returned to their rooms, Bryan closed the door and collapsed on the bed with a sigh.The night was eerily quiet within the Winterwood estate. Bryan laying on the bed, with his thoughts consumed by his earlier conversation with Mr. Hobbes. The revelation about Josephine and her past truly thrilled him, yet his determination to uncover the truth burned brighter than
The tension in the Wilson household was quite evident, the air thick with anger and disappointment. Tracy sat on the velvet couch in the grand living room, her head bowed, tears streaming down her face. Her parents stood nearby, their expressions a mix of fury and humiliation. The scenes of the disgraceful behaviour of Tracy at the Winterwood party were still fresh in their minds."Do you have any idea what you’ve done, Tracy?" Mr. Wilson, roared, his voice resounding through the room. "You’ve humiliated not only yourself but this entire family! Thanks to you, I can't raise my head and go out in public anymore." Tracy flinched, her hands gripping the edges of her dress tightly. "I didn’t mean to," she began, with a shaking voice, as she isn't sure how things changed from what she originally planned, she wanted to drug Bryan and force him into a relationship with her, but things changed in a different way leaving her as a laughing stock in front of everyone."Didn’t mean to?" Her m
'If you ever tarnish this family’s name again," Mr. Wilson continued, with a cold voice, "I will cut you off entirely from this family, no more money, no more support, no more anything. You’ll be on your own, do you understand me?"Tracy nodded slowly, her lower lip trembling. "I understand," she whispered .Her mother folded her arms, her expression still harsh but slightly softened, as after all Tracy is their only daughter whom they loved and cherished a lot."Good, and as for the Winterwoods, we’ll be distancing ourselves from them for a while. After what you’ve done, I don’t want to see or hear their name in this house," those words from her mother left Tracy to be heartbroken.Tracy’s head shot up, panic flashing in her eyes. "No, please! Don’t do that! I—I’ll fix this! I’ll apologize to Bryan, to everyone, and I'm sure Bryan will believe in me, he'll forgive me, I'm the only friend he had, so give me a chance to apologize to Bryan." "It’s too late for that," Mr. Wilson said fi
"They're not here yet," Ronald informed Bryan, being a concerned about their delayed arrival."It's okay, they must be on their way," Bryan reassured him, though disappointment in his voice can been understood easily."But it's your wedding, and they're your parents, how come they're not here yet? How could they arrive at their own son's wedding as mere guests?" Ronald's frustration was evident as he struggled to understand why Bryan's parents weren't bothered about their own son's wedding."They have their own schedule of works, you know how busy they are, but they're making an effort to be here for me," Bryan explained, trying to calm Ronald's anger."So, are you grateful for that now?" Ronald asked with a sigh not understanding why Bryan is grateful for a situation like this."I'm always grateful," Bryan replied with a nod, acknowledging the adjustments his parents were making to be present on his special day, their conversation was interrupted by a loud noise, drawing their attent
"I'm the only son of this family," Jake's words hit Bryan like a thunderstorm.Confusion clouded Bryan's mind as he struggled to understand what his brother meant "What?" He asked while not being able to hide his bewilderment.But Jake quickly dismissed Bryan's question with a casual kind smile on his face, "Ah, it's nothing, brother, I'm just glad to see you, welcome home brother," he sounded cheerful as if he was excited to meet Bryan for a long time.Despite him being certain about what he had heard, Bryan couldn't help but feel a sense of doubt regarding whether he heard it for real or just imagining the odd things.His mother, Josephine, affectionately ruffled Jake's curly hair, being proud of his kindness, "My sweet boy, I can see how excited you are to meet your big brother," she took Jake to her embrace with maternal warmth."Yeah, Mom, I can't wait to have fun with my brother," Jake shared his thoughts with a bright smile, his behaviour suddenly shifting to innocence and kind
Bryan informing the guests about the wedding update, looked at the father in an apologetic way, "Father, I'm really sorry for wasting your time, I'll let my driver drop you at your place."He walked straight away from there without looking back at the venue once filled with laughter, cheering and clinking of glasses, now filled with void of confusion and disbelief as everyone are bewildered by the sudden incident.Ronald followed Bryan, as he headed to the parking lot, "Hey man, where are you going?" he asked being extremely concerned about Bryan.Bryan remained silent despite Ronald calling him continuously, even Ronald also didn't mind the silence of Bryan as he can feel the pain of Bryan, unlike other times, this time, the humiliation and insults he faced in front of everyone hurts deeper than before, so Ronald decided to stick by Bryan's side."Bryan, you don't have to be like this man," Ronald tried to comfort him, "we all know what they're like, I know anyone can get hurt by the
Bryan left the room without talking back, he sank onto the couch in the waiting area. Ronald had disappeared, leaving Bryan to think about his situation. Resting his head against the wall, Bryan couldn't help but wonder where he had gone wrong, why his parents always seemed disappointed in him no matter what he did.It wasn't just a one-time thing, Bryan could recall countless instances where he felt ignored by his family. The time he got accepted into a top university, he had been beaming with excitement, eager to share the news with his family thinking they'll be proud of him, but when he called them, they were on a picnic with Jake, too busy to even pick up the phone and answer him.Bryan waited the entire day for his family to come back home, but when they finally arrived close to midnight, all he heard was, "Let's talk later, Bryan, we're tired now."When Bryan prepared to leave for university, hoping for a heartfelt farewell from his family, he found them preoccupied with coa