“Thank you so much.” Aurora wanted to open whatever was in the bag immediately, but she decided within herself that it was going to be more polite if she looked at it later. “Thank you again, sir.” Lutenant's father looked at her, his eyebrow raised in surprise. “We bought that for you for lunch. Won't you take a look at what is inside?” She smiled, her hand going to the back of her neck instinctively. If someone had told her last year that at this same time, she would be attracted to the CEO’s handsome son and that the CEO would be in her house, gifting her lunch, she would've called the person a liar. But it was happening before her eyes at the moment. She opened the plastic bag, then hesitantly brought out the chocolate cake and the burrito in it. She didn't want to eat in front of them. “She's shy, dad.” Lut said, smiling wistfully at her. “Well, who wouldn't be? It's not everyday

By the time Natalie came back from her date with Carl, it was already ten o'clock. Tired of waiting for her best friend to return from a dinner date that she hadn't approved of in the first place, Aurora went ahead to eat the lamb chops she had prepared, alongside the salad.She was watching a TV show when the door opened, revealing Natalie in the black dress she had worn earlier as she left the house.Her make-up had faded and her hair was now a mess, but she still looked good.Aurora ate the popcorn she had selected to keep her solace during her movie night, then nodded at Natalie, barely acknowledging her presence.“Are you going to pretend you didn't see me come in?”Aurora shrugged. “Well, considering the fact that you lied to go to wherever you went to, I wasn't going to acknowledge your presence.”Her best friend scoffed, then ventured closer to her, sizing her up before snatching the popcorn from her hands.Aurora turned, slightly irritated.“Thank you, I'll be taking over f

When Ariel arrived in the city, the first thing she had done was to go and get her hair done.She loved the countryside, but she strongly felt that she needed to get rid of the country air around her. That included her hair in a ponytail, and her fingernails that looked as though she still belonged in her family’s farm.“Mum, I'm going down to the salon. Need to get my hair and nails done as soon as possible. And I think I'll see some friends along the way as well.”Her mother nodded, barely looking up from the news she was watching, a cup of coffee in her hand. Since coming back from the countryside, her mother seemed to act differently.To Ariel, it seemed as though she was now focused on her family and nothing else. She woke up, prepared breakfast, and then did the laundry. The only thing she didn't do was the cleaning of the house, which she left for the maids.She had never known a lot about her mother's story, but she knew that she had loved and believed in her father to drop ev

While Aurora and Natalie waited in the attic, the man who had entered her house had gone through the other rooms. Not finding his target, he had decided to go into the attic. Even though she knew that she was supposed to end the call, she didn't. It was just like Lut had told her, she had to keep the phone on and the call in session, in order for him to know that she was safe. And she had done just that. But as soon as the first thud came against the door, she swore, her heart slamming repeatedly in her chest. She looked at Natalie in the semi-darkness which was only lit up by the screen of her phone, and could see the same fear she saw in her friend's eyes in hers. “What are we going to do, Rora? He's…he's..here.” The man behind the door said something, and the next thing, the old door of the attic that clearly wasn't strong enough gave way. At that moment, she managed to tell Lut that she was in danger, just as

The man who was holding a rifle fell a few feet away from her, and Aurora was instantly filled with repulsion and the urge to throw up.The man's hand was bleeding, and there was also a bullet wound from his chest region.Before she could move, the man with the pistol, the same man who had brought down the door of the attic swore, and without hesitation, grabbed her hand, turning her backwards and placing her in front of him to protect his body.He pressed the muzzle of the pistol to her side, and Aurora's eyes widened in fear.She couldn't believe that Lutenant was final in her house, with a gun, and the fact that she was supposed to feel safer with him being in the house but she only felt scared was glaring.However, she attributed it to the fact that she had a pistol next to her stomach, and had to be on her best behaviour in order to prevent any mishap from happening.Just staring at his face across the room filled her with hope. At some point, she had thought she would never see