Entangled Hearts: Falling For My Ugly Wife
n arrived carrying a bouquet of pristine white r
yellowish hue, capturing a woman with a luminous smi
ly. Even in death, she had been denied a resting pla
he afternoon waned into evening, reluc
asn't until Darren emerged that he approached, holding out his phone. "Boss
en's tone hel
ren's preferences well after years of being by h
my attendance, he best arranges it at the
at the gates, waiting anxiously. Verena s
ing the shadows of human nature beneath its grand
for eight, Darren's arrival w
ds for two long hours, the Brig
n as the latter stepped out of t
ight. Had she known he would be here, she
ut. There was an undeniable air of dist
the Briggs family's residence since h
labelled a bastard son by all. His nephews subjected him to degrading tasks
fined him to a strange yard, chaining him up without food for an enti
encounter with a young gir
arge enough for passing food through. For an entire week, th
a mystery, Darren knew sh
sole legacy, carefully tucked within t
's memory and holding the Briggs family accountable for thei
ght sight of Verena outside the thro
y appearance, but her eyes
rren called out, his ha
all eyes turn
Verena approached Dar
brought forth a precious golden box, its
y future niece-in-
terpiece by Spencer Ricardo that fetched a staggering
quiring it then, and no
to retrieve it. "Go and tha
Henry deftly avoided his grasp. "
lue of the contents within and comprehe
revious night; he sought to resol
?" William prompted, a note of im
evise a plan to obtain it from Verena at a
little choice. Besides, Darren's gift was undeniably
ight nod before bei
ared an elaborate dinner,
presence. I've had your room prepared. It would be
ered as his gaze la
resembled more of a cosy abod
red half a month'
ng with a cold resolve. "I must say, that kennel over th
s spine. When Darren was around ten, he had
Darren
s seem rather inviting
on't you spend the night there?" Darren sugg
As the head of the Briggs family, being see
t, Eric interjected wi
up residence there yourself? Who do you think
t day and aggravated by the two-hour wait in the biting wind
dicament and his father's apprehension tow
dn't frig
iam reprimanded