Emily Thomas
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Audible footsteps darted across the living room as I was intently flipping through some magazines. The distracting sound was enough to pull me out of my concentration and lift my gaze in time to see Elisa enter the door with her face bright with a smile, I noted that tears gathered at the corners of her eyes too. Alexander volunteered to watch over Faith for a moment. He told me to sit down and relax for a short while which I was doing now. He then darted towards the garden with my daughter inside the…
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I cannot undo what I have done; I can't un-sing a song that's sung. And the saddest thing about my regret— I can't forgive me and you can't forget. — Lang Leav — *** I am leaving this house for good, without regrets, and I plan to never return. And if I ever find myself coming back to this godforsaken place—that would be to attend my absentee father's funeral. If not his then most probably it would be Vince's funeral since there's a long queue of enemies waiting to…
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A VILLAIN IS JUST A VICTIM WHOSE STORY HASN'T BEEN TOLD…. THEY AREN'T BORN…. CIRCUMSTANCES MADE THEM. **** "I, Ace Carter Greyson, steps down as the CEO of Greyson Enterprise. The CEO position goes to its rightful owner— Vince Greyson—the legitimate son of Ybbrahim Greyson. You heard it right, I'm a bastard born out of wedlock, a product of my father's fleeting affair with his mistress and I am in no position nor do I have any further reason to stay on the throne that should never belong to…
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The accident that befell me changed the course of my life and I suddenly found my memories lost. But in the process of retrieving them, I stumbled upon the truth and I found the most significant piece of my life that solved the puzzle together. When I allowed myself to become Beatrix Crawford, I knew that moment my life made the wrong turn at the right decision. My life will never be the same again. I was here lying on the Queen Size bed, lost in the sea of thoughts, pondering what had been my dreams…
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'Home sweet home.' I mumbled softly when the colossal iron gates of the Crawford residence pulled open and the regal Crawford Mansion came to view. I took a deep intake of breath as the awe-inspiring modernized structure glowed beautifully under the early morning sun. "Were home, honey!" Alexander Crawford exclaimed softly, unable to contain the fondness that now glowed upon his inky eyes as he stared ahead. After he turned the roaring engine off, he hurriedly clambered out of the car, turned in the…
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"Yes, It is about the Hotel Project including the land where the building would rise. I'm sorry if we have to discuss the issue at this untimely hour papa. The truth is, I barely slept last night thinking about it. I couldn't?put my mind at ease unless we discuss the people's welfare first." When I finished my litany, I slowly raised my gaze to Alexander Crawford. I was half expecting to see fury gleaming upon his inky eyes as I looked up. But instead, it was tenderness I saw swelling in him that nearly…
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"Thank you, Lord, for letting my daughter live." I sat there on my hospital bed, a captivated smile plastered on my lips while my eyes were fixed into the angel curled on her tiny bed, and peacefully asleep. Love swelled inside me making my chest tight until it wanted to burst from the overwhelming emotion. I never stopped thanking the Lord for letting my daughter live. I'd never been so happy the way I did now as if a thorn had been taken off from my chest. Faith Vienne was prematurely born and…
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The bloodcurdling scream of the ambulance tore the peaceful afternoon sky, the sound of quick hurried footsteps resounded on the cemented pavement outside the Crawford Mansion, panic voices were coming from everywhere as the stretcher pulled into a sudden halt in front of the waiting ambulance and carefully loaded inside. I got lost amid chaos as I lay there on the stretcher with my eyes firmly closed, and my consciousness drifting back and forth. The car jolted before it finally roared to life. Moments…
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The bloodcurdling scream of the ambulance tore the peaceful afternoon sky, the sound of quick hurried footsteps resounded on the cemented pavement outside the Crawford Mansion, panic voices were coming from everywhere as the stretcher pulled into a sudden halt in front of the waiting ambulance and carefully loaded inside. I got lost amid chaos as I lay there on the stretcher with my eyes firmly closed, and my consciousness drifting back and forth. The car jolted before it finally roared to life. Moments…
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My feet finally pulled to a stop, when I did, the violent thump inside my chest resounded to my ears. As I looked up, I became aware of the overwhelming rush of emotions that took me by surprise when my gaze was first glued to the woman who was steadily gazing at me with unveiled shock playing on her face. The look of undeniable familiarity swept over me when my gaze met hers, for a fleeting moment my world suddenly turned upside down making me froze with shock. I stood staring straight at her—she…
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