Heartbroken and destined to a wheelchair after a violent accident claimed the life of his love.... his long-term girlfriend and soon-to-be wife... Caleb Parker became a narcissist; developing a cold and antisocial personality. His parents were both burdened by the changes and feared their son might forever remain alone.... chained and caged by the love of his deceased fiancée, Scarlet Rays– Forever locked in his past. With an arranged marriage, Pearl Dew was brought into the picture in an attempt to reverse the hopeless situation. Pearl Dew, was just a sweet and innocent young lady from a middle-class family who lost both her parents at an early age– leaving her with no other option than to stay with her Aunty's family who naturally became her guardians. Pearl grew up with her cousins as an adventurous character, taking silly risks in life to find out what it might have in store for her. On one of her numerous adventures, she met Caleb Parker. Simply described as a cat and mouse situation – Their first meeting was off to a rough start, so much so that she wished she'd never met the cold beast... but what will happen when she finds out that the rest of her life might be bind with his? “Will this go as far as planned?” “Will the old Caleb be discovered once again from his thorn of devastation?” How well will Pearl survive?” Follow the journey of Caleb and Pearl to see how their story unfolds in... "BEYOND THE VEIL."
Chapter 1 PROLOGUE
CHARACTER INTRODUCTION
CALEB PARKER – Male lead and only son of Mr. and Mrs. Parker; the sole inheritor of the family business, PARKER INTERNATIONAL.
Born: August, 17. 1996. Age: 25years.
Height: 178cm
Weight: 66kg
Hobbies: Drawing and reading.
Characteristics: Cold, antisocial, and narcissistic attitude after a fatal and unfortunate accident that claimed the life of his fiancee.
PEARL DEW– Female lead and an adopted daughter of Mrs. Iris Lawson; a shareholder of the Parker's company and close friend of Mrs. Camilla Parker.
Pearl is a college student, studying music and arts.
Born: May 16, 1999. Age: 23years.
Interest: Singing, dancer, and songwriter.
Characteristics: Adventurous, lovely and enjoy any form of dance.
SCARLET RAYS– Second female lead and a flat character who didn't appear much but had massive impact on the male lead. She's Caleb's fiancee who lost her life in a fatal accident that involved both of them with only him surviving.
Born: February 10, 1996. Age: 25years.
Height: 1.60m
CELINE AND CELIA PARKER– Twins and siblings of the male lead.
Age: 18years
PARENTS OF MALE LEAD– MICHAEL PARKER and CAMILLA PARKER
Age: 50 and 40years respectively.
IRIS LAWSON– Mother of the female lead, who adopted her after the death of her husband to overcome her grief. Also a close friend of Camilla Parker.
Age: 50years.
KAREEN PETERS AND ELVIS KIM– Best friends of the female lead.
Kareen; 23years.
Elvis; 24years. A college student and a part-time worker. His fondness for Pearl soon developed beyond just friends but then he kept it secret for fear of losing her friendship.
He decided to let go of his love for her after her arranged marriage came to light.
DRAKE BLUES– villain and cousin of male lead.
Age : 30years.
BIANCA and SEAN BLUES– parents of villain. Sean is Micheal Parker, stepbrother of Caleb's father.
Ages: 43 and 51 years respectively
STORY INTRODUCTION
Caleb was the only son of the Parker family alongside his two younger sisters, Celine and Celia; hence making him the eldest entitled heir to the numerous wealth of Michael and Camilla Parker, his parents.
Becoming the C.E.O of the Parker International Manufacturers after his tertiary education wasn't a hard nut to crack at all.
Everything for Caleb was moving just as graceful as planned as he prepared to tie the knot with Scarlet Rays, his fiancée at the age of 25. They were childhood playmates and sweethearts that gradually developed an unbreakable bond of love– going through every step in life together.
It was as perfect as the blossom of a rose in a bright morning sun until that faithful night – a night that took a dark turn.
On their way to a dinner party planned by their graduate class, Caleb and Scarlet met with a terrible accident – an unexpected incident that reduced him to a wheelchair; taking away the radiant part of him and claiming the life of his beloved. The death of Scarlet, left an unhealing wound both in his heart and emotions, transforming him into a completely different person.
Heartbroken and destined to a wheelchair after a violent accident claimed the life of his love.... his long-term girlfriend and soon-to-be wife... Caleb Parker became a narcissist; developing a cold and antisocial personality.
His parents were both burdened by the changes and feared their son might forever remain alone.... chained and caged by the love of his deceased fiancée, Scarlet Rays– Forever locked in his past.
With an arranged marriage, Pearl Dew was brought into the picture in an attempt to reverse the hopeless situation.
Pearl Dew, was just a sweet and innocent young lady from a middle-class family who lost both her parents at an early age– leaving her with no other option than to stay with her Aunty's family who naturally became her guardians.
Pearl grew up with her cousins as an adventurous character, taking silly risks in life to find out what it might have in store for her.
On one of her numerous adventures, she met Caleb Parker. Simply described as a cat and mouse situation – Their first meeting was off to a rough start, so much so that she wished she'd never met the cold beast... but what will happen when she finds out that the rest of her life might be bind with his?
“Will this go as far as planned?”
“Will the old Caleb be discovered once again from his thorn of devastation?”
How well will Pearl survive?”
Follow the journey of Caleb and Pearl to see how their story unfolds in...
"BEYOND THE VEIL."
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