Mrs Evans swallowed back the words she wanted to say. Her fingers that were wagging at Damon suddenly stopped in the airHer eyes widened and her mouth was agape. She looked around the sitting room and then back at Damon in horror Her usually composed demeanour shattered and her eyes were filled with shock and fear“W-What are you talking about?” She stuttered How did he find out? It was so long ago, she made sure she hid it well. “Mr Evans is not Ella's biological father” Damon replied calmly Mrs Evans’s heart fell deeper when she heard him. Her breathing became uneven. This was her deepest secret, her achilles heel. How did Damon come to know about it? “Y-you're saying rubbish. My husband is Ella's biological father. Who else would I have given birth to her for?” She tried to mask her anxiety as she questioned Damon Damon took his seat on the sofa. He crossed a leg over the other and picked up the card “You know exactly well what I'm talking about. I have proof, if you don't
She almost bagged herself and her daughter into a rich family. Only she knew what she went through when she was in the slums, she didn't want her daughter to go through the same thing That was why she was doing her absolute best to get her daughter into the Snyder family She bit the inside of her cheeks and angrily stared at her reflection in the mirror Damon left the house and was about to leave the gate when Ella's car drove inWhen she saw him, she halted her car and got down from it. She hopped to him with a smile on her face “Hey, my future husband” She wanted to throw her arms around his shoulders but he stopped her and yanked her hands away Her lifted lips curled downwards and her brows drew together “What is wrong with you, Nathan? I'm your fiancée. When will you stop all these childish acts? ”“I'm breaking off our engagement, Ella” Damon responded coldly. His blank eyes stared at her emotionally Ella's jaw tickled and a sharp glint passed her eyes “It's too early for s
“How dare you speak to me that way? I'm your mother!!” Mrs Evans glared at her All she had been trying to do for over twenty years was to give her daughter a comfortable life. She went against morals, hired an impostor, just so she could secure Ella's future Now Ella dared to utter such shamless words to her. What an ingrate! Ella held her cheeks and looked at her mother like she was a monster “You slapped me?”“And I will do it over and over again until you learn to appreciate my efforts and not speak to me like that!” Mrs Evans raged “First, Nathan. Now, it's you!! You're both in cahoots against me” Ella said Mrs Evans calmed down, seeing her daughter's pathetic state. She was in a state of panic and thus, she acted rashly. It was the first time she or anyone, have ever laid hands on her daughter “Ella, I'm so—”“Don't” Ella raised her hands “If you won't help me get Nathan back, I'll do it myself”She turned around and left the room Mrs Evans pulled her wig off and removed th
Ben got down from the back seat, dressed in a blue shirt and black trousers. His features were a direct replica of Jeremy's Damon didn't have to guess much for him to know that he was Jeremy's son. Ben walked over when he saw Nathan. He looked him deep in the eyes, smirked and walked into the house without saying anything Damon's brows twitched but he didn't say anything. He maintained his composure and watched as Jeremy went to the other side of the back seat. Willow was dressed in a black leather jumpsuit with a wire black belt around her waist. Her shoes were also in black. The only lone colour on her entire outfit was the three red buttons that were around the collar of the upper part of the cloth She hooked her arms to Jeremy and they walked inside the house together When Damon saw them, he was slightly taken aback. She was the complete opposite of what he envisioned her to be. He thought she would be like a girlish girl, and not……this He suddenly thought of the pink-colou
Damon's eyes went back to normal and his brows relaxed. If that was the case, he needs to work harder. Ben was declaring war to him in both business and physical world “That's a good name. Ben Carl Snyder!”Oliver smiled and went to sit down. He turned to Willow “What about you princess? What's your name?”“I'm Willow” She replied blandly“Good Good. Willow Snyder. I see you're a lover of jewellery and ornaments”“You don't like them?” Willow replied “No, no. They are okay”Seeing that Ben had taken his usual seat, Damon pulled out a chair two seats away from Jeremy and sat on it “Alright, we're all here. Let's start eating” Oliver looked at everyone with a smile on his face. He rubbed his palms together and picked up a plate. “We're not all here. Where's mother?”Willow asked “Margaret should be here any minute. In the meantime, can you both tell me what you do?”Oliver took a portion of food and put it into his plate “I own a business” Ben turned to look at Damon “Prudent Venture
“She has been here for a very long time. It's time for her to return home, to her family” Jeremy continued The entire table fell into silence. Oliver's lips spread into a little smile “Okay, she can't stay here forever anyway” His tone was bland and one could tell that he felt sad Twenty years is more than enough time to grow attached to someone. She was there when Matilda gave birth to Nathan. She was there for the family when Nathan got missing, when Matilda and Charles lost their lives, she was right there with him On her birthdays and on his birthdays, she was there. She was there when Nathan returned. She took care of the family and was a huge part in sustaining Oliver's health Oliver has counted her, long ago, as part of his family. He treated her like one as well. Countless times, he told Margaret to stop working as a maid and just stay as his daughter, but she refusedEvery inch and corner of the house held a sustainable memory of her. Even the peach dress she was putting
Stephen jolted and almost fell back in fright His hands flew to his chest as both his eyes closed “Why are you acting like you saw a ghost?”Orlando looked at his fearful expression “What were you doing anyway?”Stephen had already calmed himself down by this time. He swallowed the lump in his throat and replied “N-Nothing. I just came to get something” He scurried away in fear that Orlando would ask him more questions Orlando stared at his figure as he rushed away “What's that dude hiding?” He muttered to himself “He said he came to get something, yet he's going back empty handed”Orlando went to where Stephen was coming from and checked everywhere. He couldn't find anything strange “That's weird. Stephen is definitely up to something, I need to watch him closely” Orlando said and left the place In front of the house, the maids already gathered everything into the boot of the car. Jeremy, Maraget and the sibling duo were already positioned in the car Damon stood beside Oliver as
Damon was deep in his thoughts when his phone rang. It was a call from Ambrose “Hello, darling. I missed you soo much” Ambrose's ecstatic soothing voice sounded through the phone's earpiece Damon's raging heart suddenly calmed down as he heard Ambrose's voice. His strained shoulders relaxed as his deep cello voice replied “Mhm. How have you been?”“I'm good! We're already rounding up the semester and I'll soon be a graduate!” Ambrose replied enthusiastically “That's good” Damon replied “It's been lonely over here. I can't wait to get on set tomorrow. At least then, I'll not be stuck in this house” Ambrose took another handful of popcorn and stuffed it into her mouth “What about you, my love? What have you been up to?”Damon loosened the first three buttons of his shirt and replied “I miss you”“I miss you too. I'm watching a romance movie and I suddenly feel jealous of the movie leads” Ambrose said amidst her full mouth and folded her leg on her couch “I'll make it up to you”Damo