Winter Wesley is the most popular celebrity in New York. With her beauty and great acting skills, many people really admire her. Not until her grandfather forced her to marry a poor man named Matthew. Winter despised him so much. Her family treats him like a servant each day. But what will happen if they suddenly find out that the penniless man Winter married is none other than the son of the Wealthiest man in New York who is believed to die twenty years ago?
Chapter 1 THE START OF EVERYTHING
On a full moon night, wealthy people gathered inside a palace-like house to celebrate a very important event for a very famous family. Women are wearing beautiful extravagant dresses paired with their million-dollar pearls, and men wearing expensive tuxedos and perfectly polished shoes.
Servers were walking back and forth holding trays of food to serve the visitors. People were busy murmuring to one another while holding a glass of wine in their hands.
It was an event everyone in the business world couldn't miss.
'Good evening, ladies and gentlemen! Tonight, we will witness the 100th anniversary of Lockwood Holdings! And to start the event, let us first have the son of the founder of Lockwood holdings, the son of Mr. Peter Lockwood, ladies and gentlemen, give a round of applause for Mr. Daniel Lockwood together with his wife Rachell Lockwood and their two sons, Mr. Timothy and Mr. Themis Lockwood!'
As the emcee announced, a family of four went to the stage. Just by looking at their appearance and clothes, you could immediately determine their family as the wealthiest family in the country. All the people inside the event immediately turned their heads to the family while clapping their hands.
'They all look amazing!'
'Their clothes must be so expensive!'
'They are the wealthiest family in the country, no doubt!'
Everyone was astounded not only by the wealth that the family has but also by the beauty they hold. They couldn't take their eyes off them. The father of the family was wearing a silver tuxedo while his wife was wearing a white satin dress, making her look like a queen together with her twins, who looked exactly like their father. They were about the age of five.
The man held the mic in his hand and faced the crowd with a smile on his face.
'Good evening, ladies and gentlemen. First of all, I would like to express my gratitude who are here with us to celebrate our 100th anniversary. My family would like to thank all of you for working hard for the past years. And even though the late founder of our company is no longer here, the spirit of his legacy remains.'
Meanwhile, on the upper right balcony of the event's place, was a man wearing an all-black suit was holding a sniper pointed at the man who was currently speaking. No one in the crowd could notice him, for everyone was busy listening to the speaker.
'Also, I would like all of you to meet my two sons, Themis, and Timothy. They are the future of our beloved company. As our family-
BAAM.
Before the man could even continue what he was about to say, something hit his chest which made him fall to the ground. Everyone got shocked. All of them were wondering why he suddenly fell to the ground when they didn't even hear anything.
They only started freaking out when his wife yelled, "There's blood! Someone shot him!"
People started running away from the stage, holding themselves to protect themselves from a gunman. Five men wearing black suits formed a circle around the family to protect them, but in less than a minute, the invisible gunman was able to shoot them all.
The exit of the hall was filled with people trying to have their way out. They were pushing one another, trying to save their lives.
Little did they know there were many gunmen surrounding the place.
Before one of them could even escape the place, the gunmen started shooting every person their eyes could reach. Everyone who tried to escape lost their lives before their eyes.
The place got filled with blood and cries from people who plead to the gunmen.
'Don't kill me, please!'
'I have a family!'
'Don't kill my wife!'
At the secret exit that only the Lockwood family knows, the wife and her two sons were trying to escape while their private helicopter was waiting for them outside. She was running while carrying both of her sons in both her arms. But before they could even reach the secret exit, one of the gunmen appeared behind them and shoot her right leg, which disabled her to run properly.
Another shot and she fell on both of her knees.
'Themis, run for your life now! Go with your brother!' Mrs. Lockwood said to her older son who has no idea about what was happening.
"Mommy, how about you?!"
"Just run! Run away now and save yourselves!" she yelled while trying to stay alive.
Another sound of a gunshot, and their mother bid her farewell.
With tears streaming down their faces, the two brothers started running away. Before they could even go out through the secret exit, a couple of gunshots were heard. They were holding each other's hands while tears were running down their cheeks. The kid named Themis held his brother's hand tightly. The face of his mother lingered in his memory, but he tried to ignore it, to save his twin.
The next day, the tragic event was heard all over the world.
Chapter 1 THE START OF EVERYTHING
21/07/2022
Chapter 2 AFTER TWENTY YEARS
21/07/2022
Chapter 3 THE FEMALE SUPERSTAR
21/07/2022
Chapter 4 DINNER
21/07/2022
Chapter 5 THE JERK
21/07/2022
Chapter 6 MEETING HIM AGAIN
21/07/2022
Chapter 7 NO WAY
21/07/2022
Chapter 8 NO CHOICE
21/07/2022
Chapter 9 THE PROMISE
21/07/2022
Chapter 10 THE WEDDING
22/07/2022
Chapter 11 THE RULES
02/08/2022
Chapter 12 THE NEW PRESIDENT
02/08/2022
Chapter 13 ANNOYING
03/08/2022
Chapter 14 BELITTLING MATTHEW
04/08/2022
Chapter 15 WINTER'S SECRET
05/08/2022
Chapter 16 POOR MATTHEW
05/08/2022
Chapter 17 GLIMPSE OF THE PAST
06/08/2022
Chapter 18 SCRIPT READING
14/08/2022
Chapter 19 WHO ARE YOU
19/08/2022
Chapter 20 REASSURING
19/08/2022
Chapter 21 ANNOYING IAN
21/08/2022
Chapter 22 MATTHEW'S REAL IDENTITY
22/08/2022
Chapter 23 CHANGE OF PLAN
23/08/2022
Chapter 24 WHAT'S WRONG WITH HER
24/08/2022
Chapter 25 THE ANNOYING KID
25/08/2022
Chapter 26 A DAY WITH MATTHEW
26/08/2022
Chapter 27 A DATE WITH MATTHEW
27/08/2022
Chapter 28 WINTER'S PAST
28/08/2022
Chapter 29 I CAN'T SEDUCE HIM !
31/08/2022
Chapter 30 AVOIDING WINTER
31/08/2022
Chapter 31 MATTHEW'S TURN
02/09/2022
Chapter 32 TEASING WINTER
04/09/2022
Chapter 33 HONEYMOON
05/09/2022
Chapter 34 WALKING AROUND
06/09/2022
Chapter 35 ACTING DRUNK
07/09/2022
Chapter 36 WHAT HAPPENED
08/09/2022
Chapter 37 GOING BACK
09/09/2022
Chapter 38 ELISSE
10/09/2022
Chapter 39 WINTER'S BIRTHDAY
11/09/2022
Chapter 40 BIRTHDAY CONTINUATION
12/09/2022
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