Mariella Holmes was cursing Cassie and her mother, Eleanor, in her heart, as she had never liked her from the very beginning! There were indeed many secrets hidden in the core of her heart, but she had made sure that none of them ever jumped out of those dark chambers that she kept under lock and key.And with this determination, she had hidden the real reason of why she hated Eleanor from the depths of her soul, but today was different.Today she wanted to see her face willingly for the first time, and tell her how she was a bad omen to everyone who had ever crossed paths with her in their lifetime. And if it wasn't for her shares in their business, then she would never have accepted Eleanor's marriage to her only son.But it was probably the cruel play of destiny, and Mariella had even managed to accept her fate somehow, but that vixen had indeed proved to be a bad omen.Mariella's only son had left the world within two years of their marriage, increasing the intensity with which
Mark was currently holding the papers that had returned to him after Cassie had signed them. He could not believe what he was seeing, after reading the clauses carefully. On one hand, it was true that he had told Alex that he trusted him about the fact he wouldn't include any clause that would hurt him.Or any clause that would not be beneficial for him in the future, but he had never imagined that he would go to this extent in the process of trying to save him.So much so, that he would mention three extreme clause in the contract;Mrs Cassandra Holmes, referred to as Party B, is not allowed to abort the child without any life-threatening medical condition, or she would have to face a heavy penalty and murder charges.Party A is responsible for the settlement of all the bills, medical check up and every financial help Party B would need throughout the pregnancy period but in return Party B will not have any freedom to go anywhere without informing Party A.Party B will never be able
After the man left him once again, with more questions than the answers he had been given, Connor found himself alone in his cell once again.After a resigned sigh, he accepted his fate for the time being, and retreated to the back of the room before slowly unfurling the chit wedged between his fingers.Although he had been expecting something absurd to be written - after all, he wasn't so naive to think that that man named Anthony was just doing him such a large favor in exchange for nothing.Still, he hadn't been expecting anything like this. The words in the chit were scribbled in a neat yet hurried handwriting. The words were squished together to make them fit inside the small piece of paper, and he almost squinted his eyes to read it against the faint light."Your first task is just to finish the next meal you are served, and make sure to finish it completely. That food contains an untraceable drug that will induce all the symptoms of a heart stroke in your body. Be mindful to
Before Moira could react to her grandmother's unexpected show of affection in kind, they both heard a deep voice."Oh, I'm not spoiling the moment, am I?"Both their gazes were drawn towards the door to their shared cell, where a man stood in the shadows, almost blending in.But Mariella seemed to recognize him instantly, and she let go of Moira as she moved towards the bars with a smug and satisfied smile."Of course not, Tony! You're back so soon?"Moira quickly grew bored of the exchange and retreated a few steps. Crossing her arms across her chest, she began to wait for the visitor to leave, so that she could ask her grandmother how and when she was arranging for them to get out of there.After all, even though the lonely cell she had been in before seemed quite luxurious compared to this cramped one, she still couldn't afford to spend one more day in this nauseating environment. But at this moment, the stranger stepped out of the shadows and took off his hat while still engaged
Only Mark knew how he had managed to spend the dark and gloomy hours of the night.And the moment the Goddess of Sleep finally decided to grace him with her kindness, his phone started ringing.Quickly opening his eyes, he received the call and heard about Connor getting a stroke. Immediately, he understood the fact that there was indeed something hidden from his eyes, that was yet to come to the surface.Mentioning to keep him updated, he decided to return to Rover mansion, as there were some things that Grandpa should know now, and also there are few things he wanted to ask him.Dropping a text to Alex, he stepped out of the room and headed towards his car.The drive was making him feel like the journey was never going to end.He was feeling like he had been on an endless journey in his life, and now, he didn't even remember the destination he had initially aimed for. In the middle of all this chaos, he had lost his real self.He had never felt this way before, even when he didn't h
Mark's POV :I have heard somewhere, that whatever we do in our life, one day or the other it comes in front of us for sure.No matter how far we have walked since then, or how long of a leap we have taken.And this goes for both good and bad… but when I had read all of this wisdom, it was at a time when I used to believe that everyone has their own reasons to be bad or good.But after Grandpa told me about Anthony Sinclair, it made me think that this is real life and there are a bunch of idiots here, who are bad for everyone- for no apparent reason.They just think that once you have helped them out of your own goodwill and for no other apparent reason, then it has somehow become their right to get everything from you, for free.Before I got to hear this side of the story, Andrew was the only person in this list who seemed somewhat the most appropriate person to fit in this category.But the man Matteo was supposed to meet was one of his kind as well, thank God that I haven't had any
Everyone stood up from their places the moment Jury entered the courtroom.Although Mark knew that they had every proof to pronounce Moira, Andrew, Mariella and Connor guilty, the court was definitely going to take one or two more trials to press their sentence.Especially after the fact that Connor Lawrence had really suffered a heart stroke.At the same time, he was still slightly positive that Andrew, Moira and Mariella Holmes might be sentenced today… but he was still feeling extremely uneasy in his heart.He didn't know the reason behind this absurd reaction by his body… was all of it related to the decision of the jury, or was it related to seeing Cassie sitting by the opposing lawyer?As he was sinking into the quagmire of this dilemma, he felt a hand on his shoulder and a sudden sense of calmness started to spread through his body.He noticed that it was Alex who took his seat by his side, and quickly leaned towards him to whisper in his ears;"Marcus, chill. Everything is sor
Mark's POV:Tension, frustration, hatred, betrayal… and now, jealousy! Bravo, my brain!I don't know whether I was supposed to reward my brain for giving me the precious opportunity to experience all these different emotions at once, or if I should just mourn about how stupid it was acting! Because I might claim to be a fully grown, mature man, but my brain was indeed opting for the contrarian route and was adamant on acting like a pathetic teenager.A teenager who was both sad and mad qt the entire world, because the world had shown him the fact that all his dreams were not going to turn into reality, and some of them could be dangerous to him as well.Because unlike every rebellious teenager my brain was not just ready to start the revolution against this agenda of the world, but it had also denied the existence of anything known as a soft corner from the very beginning. It had burned any bridges and even razed entire cities to the ground! For example, even though Cassie was stan