Chapter 147 DEMI I knock over my coffee when news footage of Liam being led away in handcuffs airs on TV the next morning. “Oh dear, are you alright?” Mrs. Regan bolts to her feet, wiping off the brown smudge on her new table cloth. I am too distracted to
Chapter 146 ASHTON Fuck! Fuck!! Fuck!!! How did I forget to erase that file from Asher’s computer? How could I have been so careless? Demi pales after I tell her about Asher’s discovery. “W-What are you…saying? How did he…no, it’s too early. He c-can’t find out, Ashton. He’ll come after
Chapter 145 DEMI I’ve had a rather eventful set of days since the photos leaked. I narrowly escaped the lechers that tried to attack me on the street. Y ou’d think my day got worse when I returned to the mansion and got kicked out but NO, that was my
Chapter 144 ASHTON I tear my eyes away from my phone, as difficult as that feels, to beam at my sister, Adriana, who’s galloping on a horse. Keith is somewhere at the back of the house, chopping firewood. His lovely parents went out of town to purchase some necessary items
Chapter 143 ASHER “What is that supposed to mean?” Father queries me when I bluntly refuse to be a part of fixing Ashley’s mess. “It’s exactly what it sounds like, father. I’m done being your puppet. You never truly valued my hard work anyway. Despite how many times I tirelessly
Chapter 142 ASHLEY “Anything else?” I ask Trevor over the phone as I wait in Mila’s office. “Nothing else. I’ve scoured the internet but the guy’s is literally a ghost p> “No adult human has a dearth of information online unless he/she has gone to great lengths to make that
Chapter 141 DEMI “What?” Liam gaped at me. “Spellman Group is working with the Rollins Group to unmask me?” The worry etched on his face makes me panic as well. I have never seen him this frazzled over a piece of news in a hot minute and seeing him draining
Chapter 140 ASHER “Mr. Spellman. I understand your family feels wronged and humiliated. We can always find another way to settle those scores but reneging on our deal to expose Billion-Err is not a wise decision. It will only hurt us conglomerates more and more in the future. Please. If
Chapter 139 ASHLEY How in the world did my family get to the point where the media gets wind of my brother’s engagement being called off BEFORE I do? I have a trillion questions for Ashton but I save them for later seeing as father has had him on the
Chapter 138 DEMI “What? Ashton knows everything?” Anna paces with her hand on her waist. I am glad my in-laws have been too distracted to impose bodyguards on me lately. With Ashley’s help, my life is semi-normal in that regard as I only move with one bodyguard, Trevor, who’s smart
Chapter 137 The shock splattered all over her face matches the reaction I expected from her as someone affiliated with Billion-Err. However, it fades almost instantly to anger as she glares at me. “Why the hell would you think I am connected to that blog? Why would I be worried
Chapter 136 DEMI I pride myself as being a human shock absorber ever since I married into the Rollins family but nothing prepared me for the words that came out of Ashton’s mouth as he gripped my shoulder and stared into my soul outside the villa. “Are you Camille Branson’s
Chapter 135 I finally got through to Demi yesterday after a lot of incessant calls but when she picked up, I completely froze. She stayed on the line even though all I did was breathe quietly on my end of the phone. I didn’t know what to say to her
Chapter 134 ASHAL Maddi observes a few seconds of silence after I asked her the question. “Maddi? Do I have your word p> “No.” She replies firmly, breaking my heart into tiny splinters. “No, Mr. Ashal. You have no right to ask that of me. My sister has been through
Chapter 133 DEMI The flight to the remote Island where Nicola is staying is approximately four hours, as our pilot informed us. I am glad I convinced Ashley to take me to see her since the mansion has been unconducive lately. It was easier to convince him because Nicci hasn’t
Chapter 132 ASHTON “Excuse me?” The strategy committee head asks, gaping at me as intensely as the rest of the members seated in the conference room. Father leans back with a hand under his chin and says nothing. “I didn’t stutter, did I, Kopek? You heard me right. I need
Chapter 131 ASHAL It’s been crazy at the mansion lately. Then again, when have my family not been chaotic both internally and externally. With Asher still recovering and father’s scandal attaining new heights of public embarrassment and financial losses by the hour, I wish I could go spend a day
Chapter 130 DEMI I sit quietly at the breakfast table, eating alone while the news channel is turned on. No one else came down for breakfast today. Since father’s cheating scandal hit the news, a cold chill went through the entire mansion. It’s been awfully quiet and empty like a
Chapter 129 ASHER I still can’t believe I made it out alive, with my entire family by my side no less. In hindsight, I think the thought of my family not being there when I awoke from surgery because I obviously didn’t tell them about my condition to avoid being
Chapter 128 DEMI “Are you sure you’re ok? You suddenly disappeared from the hospital p> Anna drags a deep breath on her end of the line. “I’m fine. I’ll be back to see him some other time p> I can’t help but feel like she’s hiding something from me. “Did