“YOU DID what?” Ava asked Carson as she tried maintaining her composure, but her teeth gritted afterward. “Is your mistress one of our guests here? Is that why I couldn’t find you earlier, no matter how hard we tried to find you?”“Don’t mind him. He’s just spouting nonsense,” Carson replied, giving Damian a deadly gaze before looking in the front again. His expression became cold and menacing. “Focus on the wedding. Everyone’s attention was on us. Don’t you dare remove that sweet, pretentious smile on your face.”“How can I do that? You are cheating on me on our wedding day.” Ava’s smile widened as she leaned closer to Carson. Her voice was low so no one would hear them. “How dare you humiliate me like this, Carson? And you even let Damian see how dirty you are?”“He didn’t see anything, so he won’t tell it to anyone,” said Carson in an authoritative and confident tone. He was sure that Damian only heard anything based on Damian’s location earlier. Damian came from his side, so the
Carson left afterward, leaving Ava alone. She didn’t realize that she wasn’t breathing properly, not until her husband was now out of her sight. ‘Shit. Did I just make the right decision? Can I endure being with a rude guy like him, no matter how rich he is?’ Ava asked, clutching her chest because of frustration. Her cheeks were slightly reddened, too. ‘Damian didn’t even treat me this way before. Even though he wasn’t rich, he always tried to buy whatever I wanted and accompany me everywhere, while this Carson…How dare he!’ At that moment, Ava didn’t know who to be upset with. To Carson, who didn’t treat her right behind the camera, or to herself…who kept remembering Damian while she was having a hard time like this? ‘No, Ava. We can tolerate this, but not Father’s judgment when I failed to increase my value as his daughter. I need to beat Dollie even though I needed to use dirty tactics like this,’ Ava thought, rubbing her belly. ‘This child inside my womb was a blessing in disgui
THE WHOLE place was filled with a combination of buzzes and silence as Veron walked in the front, followed by Damian on the side, and some guards accompanying them. The reporters were the noisy ones with some of the guests, while some were quiet while silently watching the scene. Three of the young female guests were talking to each other as their gazes flickered between Veron and Damian. “They looked like a father and son while walking together like that, can’t you see? And come to think of it, they looked…alike. Or is it just me?” “Sshh, how dare you insult Veron Ferremento like that? You are leveling him to a mere employee?” “Everyone is so tensed up, and we might get involved in their anger,” one of the girls warned them as she glanced to the side, seeing that Carson was coming down the stage together with Ava, while Ethan was behind them. “Carson Ferremento is giving us a deadly glare now, so stop blabbering—Or at least don’t do it loudly.” The other two girls looked at their
AS ETHAN heard those words, his smile faded as his expression became menacing. “She is still our sibling, Ava. Dollie is your sister.”“Sister? Yes, we can say that since we have the same father, after all. But I will never treat him like one. Never!” Ava muttered angrily, his teeth gritting in annoyance. “Goodness, don’t tell me you will be on her side, too? Why is everyone so concerned about her? Is it because she looked fragile and vulnerable?”“No. Because you are acting like a psychopath for wanting her dead, Ava. She is just a child,” Ethan explained, emphasizing every word.Ava raised an eyebrow and asked, “Why? Don’t you wish the same thing, too?”“No, because what happened before was not Dollie’s fault, but Dad and his mistress,” said Ethan in a serious tone, looking Ava in the eye. “The moment I hear you speak ill words again, I will not let it slide.”Ava gulped twice, feeling the intimidation with Ethan’s words. However, there’s no way she would take back what she had said
“SIR, MA’AM, sir Veron already gave us the cue to start the next program,” one of the staff said, pointing to the chairs in front of the white table. “I will accompany both of you there.”None of the couples responded. Instead, they followed the woman to the table. Four chairs are on the stage, mainly for Ava, Carson, Veron, and Cielo. In front of them were empty white folders and Parker pens. That is what they will use once they sign the contract if everyone agrees.While all of them were waiting for the program to start, they could hear the gossip coming down the stage.“I wonder how much the Ferremento family would merge with the Medivien family. They own like…a massive empire, right?”“It is a ton, of course! Carson is just not a member of the Ferremento family. He is the heir. Veron will give as much as Carson deserves.”“Gosh, how lucky Ava was to be married to him. Don’t you think so? I wish I was her!”Ava turned her head to the side and rolled her eyes upon hearing the last s
EVERYONE gasped in shock upon hearing Veron’s question. Cielo suddenly froze in his tracks, and the other members of the Medivien family felt the same except for Dollie, who was still nowhere to be found.“What?” Cielo asked, his voice low and stunned at the same time.“I’m not yet announcing who will inherit the Ferremento empire, so the conditions you pointed out don’t apply to this marriage,” Veron explained in a cold tone. “It means that I didn’t break any terms and conditions, and as the head of the Ferremento family, I have the right to decide what assets in my company I will give.”At that moment, Cielo regretted that he confronted Veron in front of everyone. He wanted to humiliate Veron so he would retract the announcement he made earlier, but his plan backfired. “Is that so?” Cielo asked, maintaining a calm demeanor despite wanting to burst into a rage. “It must be a misunderstanding, then.”“I would rather say that you weren’t reading the agreement properly instead of it be
“SOMEONE ordinary? But this is the Ferremento Corporation. You know that the word ordinary doesn’t even suit your company,” Ava replied, her brows furrowing. “Or are you just humbling yourself? It doesn’t suit you, either.”Ava laughed genuinely this time, thinking that Carson was just subtly boasting about how wealthy they were to her. However, the smile on her face faded upon seeing no change in Carson’s expression.“Wait…Are you serious?” Her voice trailed off.“Would I even ask you to cooperate with me if I’m not? You know that I don’t prefer working with anyone outside my family circle,” said Carson in a serious tone.There, Ava realized how serious the situation was. She always saw Carson in his serious expression, but this was the first time she saw him being frustrated and anxious like this.“But…How did that happen?” Ava asked, confused. “You mean, Veron Ferremento was adding someone to his candidates of being the heir? Who is it?”“I don’t know.”“Liar,” Ava snorted, looking
THE TENSION arises in the air as Veron says those words. Cielo, on the other hand, lost his calm demeanor as the sweat immediately accumulated on his forehead. He could feel the intimidation of Veron's statement—None felt like a joke.“How could you make such an insolent threat in front of your daughter-in-law’s father?” Cielo asked, his voice laced with disbelief. “It is not like there is something wrong with my question.”“If you didn’t find your question insensitive at all, then there must be something wrong with you,” answered Veron in a cold tone, creating more tension between the two of them. “I wish he weren’t dead, but I am no God to decide about that. What I can only do is to protect those who are still alive.”Cielo remained silent, knowing that Veron was in the process of calming his emotions. Sure, he looked calmer than before, but his eyes said otherwise. Cielo felt like Veron’s eyes would burn with fire at any time.However, it was not only Cielo who noticed those things
Hello, everyone! Damian and Anya's story ends here. Writing this story was a rollercoaster ride of emotions for me, especially after witness how Damian retaliated and had the happy he deserved. I'm also grateful to each of you for being with me from the start to end. I hope you enjoyed reading this one as much as I enjoyed writing it, too.As we close this chapter, I want you to know that I'm planning to write another story, soon. I'm outlining a new one, and it was somehow different from my first two stories. The protagonist would be Oliver Hunt: Damian's old acquaintance, who was in the last chapter. I will let you once it's available to read. <3Anyway, please do give a review if you loved this story~ I hope you will still be here in my next one!You may try my other stories as well~ - Rise of Power: Return of The Pathetic Commoner (Completed) - Zero: God of Mercenary (Soon)Sincerely, Star
THE hostage-taking Carter did in the warehouse spread in various news channels like wildfire. Everyone was shocked because of his sudden escape from prison, making the residents afraid for their safety, knowing that the management wasn’t doing their job properly to monitor the prisoners.With that, the warden and his apprentices, who were also under Carter’s authority, were fired from their jobs. They were replaced by a management who cared about their citizens, removing the patronage system in the prison, and bringing back justice at the same time.Due to Carter’s crimes being in high intensity, he was transferred to a high-security prison. Carter could only laugh as his mind was still in the past, thinking how rich and powerful he was, even though that wasn’t the case now.Carter had already gone insane, but it was only the beginning of his suffering.“At last, you finally arrived,” Catelyn, who was waiting in Carter’s cell, greeted. “Did you miss me?”“What are you doing here?” Cart
THE lights were flickering, adding tension in the air, as Damian entered the warehouse alone. He doesn’t have any guns or other weapons with him, nor he didn’t call anyone like Carter instructed.Damian was on high alert as he continued walking when suddenly, two men wearing full black clothes started to approach him with their guns.‘Fuck,’ cursed Damian at the back of his mind, seeing how helpless he was right now.Especially after seeing Ava tied to the chair, his mouth gagged, while Catela is sleeping in the crib beside her.Despite the situation, he couldn’t give up. Damian needed to save himself along with Ava and Catela and end this fight with Carter so it wouldn’t repeat.The two men tied Damian’s hands and feet to the chair, but unlike Ava, they didn’t gag him.“It is so unusual to see how obedient you are. I never thought you could do it,” Carter, who appeared from the shadows, smirked upon seeing Damian being helpless. “That’s right. They will always be safe as long as you
“That was not enough for all the bullshit you did to me before. But for now, let’s call it even," Damian said.Carson only shook his head as he wiped the blood on his lips before leaving the house. And the only thing that was running through his mind was how strong Damian’s punch was… before until now.THE NEXT morning, Carson didn’t just confess what he did to the board members, but he conducted a press conference to publicly apologize to Damian. He knew that Damian deserved to clear his name and regain his reputation, and although his public apology wasn’t enough, he still did it to show his sincerity.“Starting today, Carson Ferremento is now terminated as the CEO, and will face two years of suspension because of him ruining the Ferremento Corporation’s reputation,” Piper announced, her tone colder than usual. “The position will go back to Damian Giovanni Ferremento.”Carson smiled sadly, but he knew he needed to accept the consequences of his actions.However, since Damian had a
“That bastard. He told you that even though you have a husband?” Carson asked, his teeth gritting.“Well, this is just an arranged marriage, and he knows it.” Ava shrugged. “To be honest, I would marry a man like him although he isn’t the richest, than stay with a puppet like you, who only knows how to follow someone else—”“Here,” Carson interjected, giving Ava the signed papers. “I will let you take Catela because I need to deal with something, but I will take her away from you once I'm done.”“Hah. As if I will let you do that.” Ava scoffed and rolled her eyes. “Thank you for this, Carson. Catela will benefit so much from this.”And as if Ava was waiting for this to happen, when she went again to their bedroom to take Catela, she already had her luggage with her and was talking to someone.“Yes, he already signed the divorce paper, and I’m all set…” Ava said, smiling from ear to ear. “Oh, your bodyguard is outside the house already? Alright. I will let him in.”Ignoring Carson, Ava
After Carter went out of the house unnoticed, that was the only time Carson could breathe properly. He didn’t even realize he was suppressing his breath because of fear.‘Is that really the brother I used to be with ever since I was a child?’ Carson thought, his heart racing, as he leaned into a tree. ‘We are family. Why would he threaten me like that? Is the company and the organization more important to him than me?’And upon asking himself that question, Carson got his answer. Carter wouldn’t mind killing everyone who would be a hindrance to his plans, and he is not an exemption.His gaze went to the house—Something he had because of Carter. Everything he had was him, not giving Carson any chance to carve out his own identity. He was only known for his surname, and for all his careless actions when he was in teenager days.The only thing he had that wasn’t connected with Carter was Dollie, whom he took for granted, and now his family; Ava, his wife, and Catela, their child.“Ava,”
Realizing that Damian needs him right now, Veron took his phone and called a number. It was someone he thought he would never talk with again.“Veron,” Charlie Wiles, the CEO of the Legion Mercenaries, called. “It has been a long time, huh? What do you need this time?”“I have to ask you for a favor,” Veron replied.“A favor?” Charlie raised an eyebrow. “If it is about our operations, I’m sorry, but I need to decline. You know that we can’t take clients in other countries other than Colossia, right?”“I know that. You are not taking me as a dumb person, aren’t you?” Veron shot back, his voice laced with irritation now. “I need someone I trust to do this task for me, and I’m willing to pay any amount you want for it.”“Any amount, huh? Talking to rich people is different.” Charlie chuckled on the other line, yet he became serious afterward. “But alright, deal. What is it that you want me to do?”“I want you to find Correl Ferremento’s location and kill him,” Veron commanded, his tone s
“Carson,” Damian called as his eyes darkened in anger. “It is you, isn’t it?”“If you are asking about the new CEO of this company, yes. It’s me,” Carson answered, smirking, as he placed the documents he brought to the table. “Why? Are you surprised that a person who was once a happy-go-lucky like me would be chosen to replace you?”“Why would I be surprised if you planned everything for this to happen?” Damian shot back, the annoyance evident in his tone. “Seeing you in front of me now just strengthens my hunch. It was you who messed up with the data. How could you?”Carson’s smirk widened. He didn’t answer. Instead, he stood proudly in the middle with his arms folded.“I’m not here because of the shitty things you accuse me of, but because I have given the board of directors a proposal strategy that you can’t provide.” Carson slid the document in front of Damian. “Here. Look at this.”Damian didn’t move at first, but a few seconds later, he took the folder and looked at its contents
“Young master,” James, whom Damian called, answered on the other line. “Young master Carson is still doing his old routine; working in his office the whole day and going home afterward.”“How certain are you?” Damian asked.James’ brows furrowed, but he still answered in a polite tone, “I’m always monitoring him, young master. I didn’t even let him out of my sight.”“I know, but something might have happened that slipped your notice,” Damian said, his tone low and serious. “The Ferremento Corporation is in chaos right now, and I’m sure Carson is involved with it. I need you to think carefully.”James obliged. The tip of his brows pressed harder on each other upon recalling the surveillance, and his lips widened as he remembered something.“There was one incident. A few days ago, Miss Ava Medivien bumped into me and caused a commotion. For a moment, I lost sight of young master Carson’s office,” confessed James. “But it was only for a few seconds.”“And that is the only amount of time t