Novels by rissa6473

Inside the hotel room, Vivienne was packing her bags carefully. Eliza had returned and was helping her fold clothes and organize everything into the suitcases."Are you sure you want to go back to Sydney right now?" Eliza asked."I have to." Vivienne placed another dress into the suitcase. "I need to settle everything with my family once and for all. I can't keep avoiding them.""Will you come back to Newcastle?"Vivienne paused, her hands resting on a stack of folded shirts. "I don't know yet. Maybe. Maybe not. It depends on how things go with my parents."She'd been calling Damon for the past day, trying to reach him to thank him properly for everything he'd done to help her. She also wanted to apologize for causing that fight between him and Celia when Celia found her at his house wearing his shirt.And she really wanted to apologize to Celia in person. She'd planned to go to Celia's house right after finishing packing to say sorry face-to-face.But Damon wasn't picking up his phon

Serena and Tessa were still talking excitedly about how big and grand the wedding was going to be when Serena's phone started ringing.She pulled it out of her purse and looked at the screen. Michael's name flashed across it.A smile crossed Serena's face. "It's Michael. He probably misses me already."She answered the call and brought the phone to her ear. "Hello?"But instead of the loving voice she expected, she was met with Michael's angry tone coming through the speaker."Where the hell did you go?" Michael demanded.Serena's smile faded instantly. "I'm at my parents' house. I told you I was coming here to tell them about the wedding.""I don't believe you.""What?""You're probably with some man right now, aren't you?" Michael's voice was full of accusation. "Sleeping with him so you can get your way up like you always do."Serena's mouth dropped open in shock. Anger flooded through her immediately.Tessa could hear Michael's raised voice from where she sat beside Serena. Her fa

Serena wasn't expecting her mother to ask that question. But now that Tessa had brought it up, Serena found herself actually thinking about it for the first time.The pregnancy was three months along. That meant she was already pregnant before she divorced Damon. But at the same time, she and Michael had already been together secretly before the divorce happened.So that meant she didn't really know who the father was. It could be Damon's child or it could be Michael's child. She hadn't thought about it before because she'd just assumed it was Michael's. She'd wanted it to be Michael's.But the truth was she had no idea.Serena's face must have shown her uncertainty because Tessa quickly cut off her thoughts."Don't worry yourself about it," Tessa said firmly. "The pregnancy definitely belongs to Michael.""But Mom, I don't actually know—""It doesn't matter what you know or don't know." Tessa's voice was plain and cold. "As long as Michael doesn't question it and accepts the pregnanc

Serena reached out and touched her mother's arm. "Mom, you need to calm down."Tessa stopped pacing and turned to look at her daughter."You should trust me," Serena said with confidence. "I didn't let Michael put all the blame on me just because the problems were only affecting his father's company.""What did you do?""I reminded him of everything we planned together against Damon and Celia. Every single scheme to destroy them was something we both came up with and executed together." Serena's voice became stronger. "I told him he doesn't get to put all the blame on me and call me bad luck when he was right there making every decision alongside me."Tessa finally breathed out, some of the tension leaving her shoulders.But Serena wasn't finished. "After we got to the Thorne mansion that night, his parents tried to do the same thing. They wanted to protect Michael and make me the villain.""Of course they did," Tessa muttered."They said I was a bad choice for their son. They said I

The doorbell of the Vance mansion started ringing. Tessa was in the living room, just turning on the TV since she was the only one home. Mr. Vance had gone to work earlier that morning.She walked to the front door and pulled it open. Her eyes widened immediately when she saw who was standing there.Serena and she's smiling.Tessa didn't hesitate. She grabbed Serena's hand and pulled her inside quickly, then wrapped her arms around her daughter in a tight hug.Serena understood why her mother was acting this way. She hadn't seen her for a whole week, so of course Tessa was worried.When they broke the hug, Tessa's words came out in a rush. "Your father and I have been trying to call you countless times for a week now but you weren't picking up. We didn't know what happened to you or where you were.""I'm fine, Mom—""We even went to the Thorne family house thinking maybe you were with Michael since he wasn't answering his phone either." Tessa's voice rose with frustration. "But they s

Celia couldn't close her mouth. The man sitting beside her, the man who had just become her real boyfriend, was actually richer than she could ever imagine.It was hard to believe. Almost impossible. But at the same time, she couldn't deny that everything Damon was saying had to be the truth. The pieces fit together too perfectly for it to be a lie."Why didn't you tell me all of this before?" Celia's voice cracked slightly. "Why did you keep me in the dark this entire time?"She looked betrayed, hurt in a way that made Damon's chest ache.Then her expression changed suddenly, like she'd just remembered something important. "Wait. So you're the one who's been helping me all this time? Not Anthony?"Damon nodded slowly. He hated making Celia feel this way. Hated seeing the pain and confusion in her eyes. But he couldn't stop now. He had to tell her everything today. No more delays. No more excuses."I hid that I was rich from you because I was hiding my identity as Vespera Corporation