The silence between the two of them created an atmosphere filled with tension. Ella held onto the handrest on her wheelchair tightly in reply, “She was….talking about how you are always considerate of the people around you.” “She complimented you.” the smile on her face wasn’t going to persuade anyone. As she herself knew that it was fake. Leo gulped, the pain on his chest started feeling heavy. “I see….” “Did you take your medicines by the way?” “Uh…hm….” “Go and take a shower. You didn’t had dinner yet, did you?” “Hm…sure.” Leo grabbed a pair of change of clothes and entered the bathroom without facing Ella. He leaned onto the door and looked up at the celling as his eyes followed into the distance. “There was no need for you to lie to me Ella.” “Even if you had told me the truth, I wouldn’t have felt bad about it at all.” “Cause being hated by others has become my second nature.” “I thought honesty was the one of the first things that I liked about you, and admired i
Inside the big mansion of the Heartfillia family a big part of the crowd from renowned families, and corporations had arrived for the annual Christmas party. The clock strikes 11:55. The atmosphere is very much lively and joyful. The Christmas tree sat at the center of the room, decorated with lights and bells and a big star at the top of it. Under it lies a big bunch of presents lying on top of one another. Party music was playing while everyone was enjoying the drinks and food. Among the middle, stood Caroline Heartfillia, the first wife of George Heartfillia, the owner of the Heartfillia real-estate business. Her neck is decorated with a diamond necklace, followed along with the expensive leather coat, and branded watch. However, none of it outshined the wrinkled face she had making her look relatively older than her actual age, along with her shiny grey hair which reached up to her ears. When the clock struck 12, she raised her glass of wine for a toast.“Merry Christmas!” sh
Tom tried his best to shuffle his laughter. Daisy laughed at him as well.Except, Diana, she looked at him with earnest eyes.Ella adverted her eyes, not wanting to see anything.Leonardo raised his head, and gave a satisfactory smile to Jeremy.“I actually did bring something for grandma.” He added, taking out something from the pockets of his coat. “Though, it doesn’t cost that much. And it may seem useless and may seem not worthy to you.”Caroline narrowed her eyes, “What’s that? Did you bring a stone you picked up from somewhere or something?”.“Or maybe some tissues,” Jeremy remarked with a laugh.Cassandra could hardly contain her rage.“This is why I had told him not to show up in here till the party was over. Why didn’t he listen to me?” Jade retorted.The atmosphere around them became tense.Leonardo handed out a box to Caroline.Caroline glanced down, and took it. When she opened the box she saw a pair of pink gloves. “What’s in there, Mom?” Jeremy asked.Caroline showed
“She’s only not able to work at the company because of her legs. Other than that, she still has the ownership of 80% of Grandpa’s property and company rights.” “She’s still a member of the board of directors.” “We couldn’t achieve anything by plotting the accident! All of it went in vain!” Lucas cussed, sitting down on the sofa. He fisted his hands in anger. His words rang in Leonardo’s ears. “What are they saying? Plotting the accident?”. Tom sighs. “Well, we are trying to convince the directors at least, to remove her ownership from the company and shares.” “It’s not working out in any way!” Lucas retorted back. Tom narrowed his eyes, his pupils went dark. “I told you that we needed to kill her off. Afterward, all part of her property would be given to us to take.” Lucas comments, fisting his hands on the table. Leo covered his mouth with his hands. “Well, Daisy and Diana are still here, and they are also taking part in our plan. If the rest of the property is divi
His going quiet made her worry. “Leo?” she called his name softly. “Are you alright?”. He sighed, removing his hands from her body, he pulled away and stood behind her. “Sorry for hugging you without your permission.” “I’m alright.” She glances back at him in confusion, observing his face. “Are you sure?”. He nodded with a forced smile. She adverted her eyes, staring down at her hands. “Good to hear that.” His eyes narrowed, as the smile on his face faded away as he fisted his hands in anger. “If only I had power, a power which was greater or equal to them, I would’ve been able to prove their crimes, and give them the punishment that they deserved.” During the evening, he started walking towards the destination location told by the man who contacted him. He looked back at the snow-covered Christmas tree from a distance, blurring everything out of his sight. “But, where am I going to get such power, anyway?”. “I’m just a jobless orphan married to the granddaughter of a r
“And, you are his grandson, Leo.” Kayden addressed firmly. Leo looked at him with eyes full of suspicion.“How am I his grandson?”.“I’ve been living in the orphanage till 2 months ago.”Kayden sighs. “Yes, but you hadn’t been living there since birth.”“It was me who had sent you there in the first place.”Kayden’s reasoning made no sense to Leo.“Why did you send me to the orphanage? Who are you?”.“Who are my parents?”.“Why are you telling me about them right now?”.“That’s because, this is the right time to tell you about it,” Kayden’s eyes narrowed as he glanced at the picture in Leo’s hands.“Your parents had died in a car accident 15 years ago. And I had witnessed it.”“My parents died?” Leo gasped.“Yes.”“It was 15 years ago! And why are you telling me this right now? Where have you been all these years?”.Kayden looked away. “Gathering information about the accident.”“From what I had noticed, the accident was pre-planned and was done intentionally.”“That’s why, after res
Leo stared at Kayden feeling all puzzled.“What am I supposed to do? Why did my parents have to suffer the most out of all?”.“If Uncle wanted the property and everything, he could just ask about it from Dad! What was the need to kill them?”.Kayden lowered his gaze, frowning.“Unfortunately, your dad also didn’t want to hand over the properties which were in his name.”“But, why?”.“Because your uncle had taken over your dad’s company and eventually kicked him out as the board of directors listened to your uncle.”“That’s why, when he found out that your grandpa left everything in his name, he was escalated.”“He thought, he was finally able to take revenge against your uncle for the company.”“Still, even he didn’t expect that he would end up losing everything for this blessing which became a curse in disguise.”Kayden clenched the photograph tightly in his hands.“All because of the adult's wrong decision, we are….we are..”.“All of us carry some regrets in our hearts all through o
The car stopped in front of a big building.They both got off, and started walking towards the door.There stood two bodyguards. Leo stood next to Kayden. “Come.” Kayden called, walking over to the side of bodyguards.He took out something from his pockets, and showed them to them.They allowed them to go inside.“The dealership is happening at the 10th floor,” Kayden mentioned, placing his hands in his pockets.“You asked them?”.“Yes.”Leo was carrying the picture-book in his hands.They stepped inside, and noticed the rows of seats filled with media and reporters who were taking pictures of two men sitting on top of the stage.The man with the black hair, was not known to Leo. But, as soon as his eyes fell on the other man with brown hair with grey lines forming at the front, his eyes widened in shock.He recognized that face, as it was none other than his uncle, Adam Kingston, and the killer of his parents.“U-uncle….”.Two men were standing at their both sides, who must’ve bee