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
"So it was you who had planted the seeds of poison in our relationship."Cassie spoke the most bitter sentence she had ever imagined saying to someone, in her entire life… but she couldn't help it, because she felt the taste of venom on her tongue as soon as she heard him say those words. After all that had happened with her in the last few days, it had somehow made her bitter towards everyone, apart from Mark.Judging by the way he was commanding Violet and she was receiving his instructions obediently, this was a clear indication that Alex was familiar with her too.The tree of jealousy had already started spreading its roots in her heart and stretching its black branches through her entire being, after seeing Violet wrapping her arms around Mark many times, and Mark reacting positively to it.And now… this statement of Alex had made her believe that somehow, these two people were the antagonists of her love story… her entire life! She indeed wanted to say something further but he
Cassie's voice had drawn the attention of every single person inside the courtroom, including the people she knew. In fact, she received even more curiosity from the people she didn't know at all.Everyone present there had different expectations from her, ever since she had shown up in the courtroom this morning.Alex pursed his lips, waiting to see what she would do next. Ever since she had claimed that she could prove her loyalty and innocence, he had been curious to see if she just wanted to deceive them with her acts once again, or if she really had a plan. On the other hand, Mark regarded her with a wary look. He had never wanted her to put herself in the limelight just to make him trust her again, all he had wanted from her was a simple explanation.One explanation- that would be enough for him to know that she still cared about him and their marriage… and she could just as easily give him that explanation in private, as he didn't care about the opinion of anyone else. Viol
"Your Honor, this is unnecessary emotional manipulation-""I am just being honest, Mr. Hathen," this time, it was Cassie who took a stand for herself.She then turned away from him, and spoke again;"There is more, your Honor. As per the previous testimony, even though the car involved in the crash was listed under the name of Connor Lawrence, the accident was said to be caused by a driver, Mr. Rogers. But the truth is, that driver was never associated with the Lawrence family, in fact, he was the Holmes family driver."Gasps filled the courtroom, as she spoke;"Moira and I had arrived by car, driven by Mr. Rogers, the Holmes family's chauffeur. Connor and Andrew were supposed to join us at the club, driven by Connor himself.And Mr Rogers wasn't even present at La Priveé around the time of the accident, because he was at the Holmes family Mansion to drop me off, in the car we had arrived in.""I object, Your Honor!"Mr. Hathen rose from his seat once again, speaking loudly;"Doesn'
Mark's POV:I don't know what was going on in my head, after entering the trial room.The fact that I was disturbed by Cassie's presence here was true, but the effect of seeing Cassie and Violet talking to each other was something else.Yes! This was also disturbing me.But the thing that was disturbing me the most was, what was she planning to say next? Because although I had the proof within my hands, I know that Cassie was the eye- witness that day, even if she was not the direct witness for Matteo's death.But she still was the eye witness for all the things Moira had done, and the argument following that. She was the only person apart from the culprits right now, who could prove that they had been present there that night. And they were not out of the country, as it had been stated earlier.According to the public records, the closing argument for the previous case had been that the driver was the one who was driving the Lawrence family's car when Matteo had barged into their c