"Prince!" Bryan turned around as he heard Mirabel’s voice calling him, she came running up to him, her arms clinging around his shoulders as she hugged him tightly, "I missed you," she mumbled, squeezing him as if she hadn't seen him for years.He hugged her back with a smile, knowing her childish antics, after emotional time at home, in the morning he came to college, only to have his little devil in his arms, "I missed you too little devil," he always dreamt for things like this in his previous life, now without even dreaming for such moments, they came to him thanks to Mirabel's unconditional love towards him."Give me a break, guys," Ronald groaned, rolling his eyes after witnessing them embracing each other in their arms, "I’m tired of all this PDA of yours, why am I the victim always?" Mirabel smacked him playfully on the head with a pout. "It’s been more than a day since I’ve seen my prince, of course I miss him, I don't understand what's your problem in this! Do you know how
"You aren’t lying, right?" Julia asked, as her voice trembled with disbelief, she still couldn't believe that Bryan was giving her such a golden opportunity.Bryan nodded, with a reassuring smile, "I’d never lie about something like this, Julia, I’m sure about making you the main singer through this company. If you’re interested in my offer, we can prepare for the contract right now."Though Julia doesn't find Bryan is someone who can be suspicious, still she isn't ready to believe in anyone that easily, "what do you want in return?" "I don't want anything in return, you signing under this company is enough, what else can I expect from you?" Bryan said with a smile.Julia couldn't help but to be surprised by Bryan's words as he isn't expecting in return and wanting to do it for her sake.With tears in her eyes, Julia smiled being grateful for Bryan's support, "Thank you so much." As per the orders of Bryan, Arthur quickly prepared the necessary papers, and Julia signed them without
"I hope you don't do anything risky Bryan," Hobbes gently patted on Bryan's shoulder, "I want you to be safe away from dangers, I'll be there for you always."Bryan smiled at Hobbes's kind words and thanked him, "thank you so much officer."With that Bryan got out of the police control room with a relief expression on his face. The gears of his plan were in motion, but he couldn’t shake off the feeling that things were about to move on quickly, though he wants to end everything as soon as possible, still he can't help but to worry about the consequences he is going to face because of this rush.Just as he was about to return to the college, his phone buzzed, when he checked the phone, it was none other than Arthur.As soon as he answered the call, Arthur's voice sounded low yet urgent, "Bryan, there’s a problem."Bryan frowned, "What happened, Arthur?""It seems someone in the company has been leaking information about our upcoming projects. I made a report this morning that matched
"Nothing my love," Bryan tried to lie hoping Mirabel would leave, but she stubbornly held his hand, "don't you trust me?" Bryan gently caressed her face, "why wouldn't I trust you?" Mirabel asked with a pout, "then tell, what exactly are you hiding from us?" Bryan hesitated for a moment before telling her that information. "Margot was attacked, likely by the same people who pressured her release, and now it seems someone in my family may be involved in this mess." "Someone from your family, isn't it an easy guess Bryan?" Ronald crossed his arms, making Bryan to smile, "obviously it's an easy guess, it's none other than my mother Josephine Winterwood." Mirabel stared at Bryan's face with widened eyes, "your mother? Is she plotting against you?" "Likely to be a yes," Bryan nodded making Mirabel to be puzzled, Ronald sighed, "then for what you're waiting, just say that to officer Hobbes, and he'll take care of it." Bryan took the photos into his hands once again, "saying to him isn
"I didn't do anything," Bryan smiled, but Ronald didn't believe in Bryan as he looked at Arthur, "this guy is upto something what's happening here?" However Bryan chuckled slightly and started saying about the plan they made earlier"Arthur, you remember the designs I mentioned, the ones belonging to House of Crystal?" Bryan asked through the call.Arthur nodded with a smile, "Yes, I do. Their recent designs have been a benchmark in the jewelry industry, very recognizable." Bryan smirked as he said their plan in detail. "Exactly, that’s why we’ll use them. Here’s the plan, I want you to create replicas of their designs with minor adjustments, enough to look authentic but also flawed if examined closely, we will leak them through the mole, when the competitor company releases these designs as their own, it won’t just be plagiarism. It’ll be a direct theft from House of Crystal, and we all know how aggressive they are with lawsuits." Bryan ended describing the conversation in between
"Game on," Bryan leaned back on the couch with a smirk on his face as he ended the call with House of Crystal. Setting his phone down on the table, he waited for the drama that was going to unfold in a few minutes.A few minutes later, Arthur walked in with a confident smile, holding his tablet in his hands, "It’s done, Bryan, the competitor has released the stolen designs without even verifying them, the city is already excited about their launch just as you anticipated, even the mole got caught red handedly." Bryan chuckled while crossing his arms, "that's great, now clear everything, they shouldn't find even a single evidence that we are the one who leaked those designs which belongs to house of Crystal, let the theif face the consequences alone." "Done, I already told to our team to remove every single thing that can be used as proofs against us, even the mobile of the mole is seized and currently under our control," Arthur informed with a smile, "there's no way things would go
"Ofcourse we are going to celebrate," Bryan grinned, making Mirabel to be excited about their celebration.Bryan leaned back against the plush sofa, a glass of orange juice in his hand, he wasn't a fan of alcohol, so all the time he preferred fruit beverages over everything else.Across from him, Arthur and Ronald were munching the snacks, Mirabel scrolling through her mobile informing Bryan the updates about solace jewels.The atmosphere was light, the air filled with laughter and the clinking of glasses as they celebrated the incredible win against Solace Jewels. Mirabel hugged Bryan's hand, leaned on his shoulder, "you know prince, I’ve never seen anyone making a trap this brilliantly, you almost made everyone speechless, no arguments, no complaints nothing, straight to the action, very amusing, the entire industry is talking about you and our company, well, coming to Solace Jewels, let’s just say they’re drowning." Bryan chuckled, with satisfaction on his face, "actually sooner
"I… We had no idea things would end up like this. We were wrong, and we’re paying the price for what has happened, please, Mr. Bryan, consider it, we are in a desperate situation, right now, I hope you'll understand our situation," The CEO stammered, yet tried his best to plead Bryan.While Bryan’s smirk deepened at his plea. "Desperation doesn’t make me get interested, but results do, well frankly speaking, this feels like justice served and you're paying for what you've done." "Mr. Bryan, please don't say that, this is the only way we can protect the company, you can take the shares as much as you want," The CEO requested Bryan, as they don't want any further loss of reputation with a law suit.Bryan leaned forward, resting his elbows on his knees. "You’re right about one thing, it’s already in loss, and cleaning up your mess is going to be a lot of work, but I'm feeling generous tonight." "Thank you...thank you so much, Mr. Bryan, thanks a lot for considering my suggestion," the
"Why is this mystery never ending?" Bryan sat in his study, surrounded by stacks of old documents and family records. Unaware of what Josephine is plotting behind his back, he is so busy in getting the truth that was buried in the past. The faint glow of the desk lamp made him feel uneasy to stare at the papers, however he is so busy and involved in flipping the pages. He had been checking through the Winterwood archives for hours, determined to find any trace of evidence to support his suspicions regarding the mysteries. As he reached the bottom of an old wooden chest, a red envelope caught his attention. The paper looked too old, the edges were torn, and the handwriting on the front unmistakably belonged to his late grandfather, Edward Winterwood, "grandfather? This handwriting is similiar to grandfather's, I still remember the handwriting of grandfather from my previous life while helping my father, if so why is grandfather's handwritten paper is here?" With a curiosity, he
"Sure, I can," Stacy said and took the file, as she checked the details, apart from very minimalistic nothing else found, "Bryan, if you don't mind, can I ask who is this man? If you don't want to say it's okay." Bryan took a deep breath and said the conversation he had before with officer Hobbes."What the!" Stacy was beyond surprised, "how can this be?" Bryan replied, "I don't know either, but the maid is already dead too, I don't believe our mom is doing all the things alone, I'm sure someone must be helping her," Stacy looked curious, "so, did you figure out anything more about these things?" Bryan sighed, leaning back to the bedframe, "Not yet, but I have a feeling this man from mom's past holds the key to everything. If I can figure out who he is, I might be able to predict her next move, until then I'm not sure of anything because things are different from my previous life at this moment, so I can't take a blind step believing in intuition." Stacy frowned in deep thought. "
"These are the files you're supposed to look at and take care of," Josephine sat at her desk in the office, glaring daggers as everyone who was looking down on her, whereas Nancy, had been firm but fair in her leadership. To Josephine, it felt like a constant reminder of her fall from grace. Once the madam of the Winterwood household, but she was now reduced to a subordinate, a reality she bitterly hatred.Just then, her phone buzzed on the desk. It was a text from Bryan, "I think you love your new life, Mrs. Winterwood." Josephine slammed her phone down, with an angry look, "The audacity of that bastard to treat me this way! I don't know what got into him out of a sudden, all these years, I've tamed him perfectly, but he became a fox out of a sudden pulling strings to annoy me." When Nancy walked into the room, holding another set of reports, Josephine couldn’t contain her anger."Just because your father made you a CEO, do you think you're superior to me?" she hissed, with a ton
"Mother," Josephine spoke in a low tone, "you know whatever I do, it is for this family, I've been in this house for so long serving as his wife and your daughter-in-law, I built the reputation of this family along with my husband, how can you say this to me when I was also a part of the glory now winterwood family enjoying?"Alicia snapped at her, "glory? You brought nothing but shame, don't forget how you became the daughter-in-law of this family, from that day till now, there's nothing but humiliation and insults surrounding this family." Josephine opened her mouth to respond, but before she could, Bryan finally stepped forward, "Grandma, right now, I don't think it's important for us to discuss the past." Everyone turned to him, with a curious and surprised expression trying to know what he is trying to do, as they're not sure why Bryan is helping Josephine who treats him nothing but as an enemy."Bryan, this is none of your concern," Neil said sharply. "I advise you to stay out
"So, are you pitying me?" Bryan asked making Ronald to smile, "not once but thrice, because you'll be one's husband and forever brother to two sisters, I think sister Stacy is also one of them, so not even thrice but four times I pity on you." Bryan rolled his eyes, Mia who glanced at Ronald and Bryan speaking to eachother just frowned, when Ronald looked at her, she immediately turned her face away."Why is she angry with you?" Bryan who observed the fierce reaction of Mia, asked Ronald, but he just lied, "I don't know." At the sametime, Stacy came with a smile, "everything is done, we can go home now." Bryan held Mirabel's hand, "I want to take you home, but this isn't the right time Mira, so...." "Come on prince, did I ever blame you for anything?" Mirabel gently hugged him, "I'll go back to dorm, don't forget to give a call when you reach home." Bryan nodded, she gave a kiss on his forehead, "take medicine well, you need good rest too, don't stress and don't overwork, it's no
"No, this can't be real!" Josephine is stunned to see all the shares she has invested are running in a huge loss, forget about profit, she can't even get the amount she used to invest.Josephine is overconfident about the results and invested more and more not even thinking about the risks she'll be taking.Now finally the time for her to suffer came, as she was left with nothing, even the current mansion is also under mortgage, she is going to loose it completely.Josephine became crazy by the stress and called Stacy multiple times, since Stacy is the one who gave that list to Josephine, but Josephine who was busy with taking care of Bryan didn't even bother to answer Josephine's calls and messages."This bitch!" Josephine clutched her mobile, "why isn't she answering her call? Don't tell me she and Bryan planned this together? No way....that can't happen, I'm sure this must be a mistake, but how am I supposed to solve it? Should I make her get money from Bryan? After all he loves hi
'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
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
"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