Aurora touched her mother's necklace, trying to keep her tears at bay. "I don't want to repeat the same mistake again, mom. You used to say, love always finds the way of the heart no matter how much you try to stop it. But why did my heart always find the wrong man? I don't want to be like that again, mom. It took me a lot of time to get my confidence back," she left the sob she was holding and tears found their way out of her eyes.
Suddenly, her phone started ringing. She glanced at the caller I'd and accepted the call immediately.
"Hey, dad," she was missing her mom, just now and her father called. Maybe that's what her mother used to call the connection of the soul.
Ethan King stiffened when he heard the hoarseness in his daughter's voice.
"Aurora, what's wrong, love? Why are you crying?"
She sobbed silently, not wanting her father to know the reason behind her call. "No, I am not crying. I have caught a cold," she wiped the tears off her cheek. Ethan didn't believe her and he asked her to turn the video call on.
She knew she was caught by her father, with no other option left she accepted the video call.
"Love, what happened to you, share with your old man?" He asked, concerned.
Aurora shook her head, the tears didn't stop after that. "Dad, I…" she stopped because she didn't know what to tell him. She knew her father was protective of her and if she told him how she was feeling he would want nothing except for leaving Liam and she wants to make her own decisions now.
"It's just that I am missing mom, dad. I miss being with you. I want to come to Churchill but Liam denied saying I have this contract according to which I cannot leave Vancouver for two months."
Ethan scowled. "Then you should follow your contract. Because the consequences could be deteriorating by breaching a contract," he told her in a soft voice.
But Ethan was angry at Liam. He should be taking care of Aurora but on the contrary, his daughter was hurt because of him. "But I want to meet you, dad. I want to meet Mrs Dolan."
His body went stiff, he knew if Aurora gets her mind on something she intends to do it, no matter what. He couldn't allow her to come to Churchill, not when he was at war with Mexicans.
His eyes were on Aurora who looked lost in thought, "Dad, can you do me a favour?" She whispered silently.
"Anything for you, love."
Thomas nodded. "I asked our state partners to handle it, the bastard was with his uncle when he was attacked. His car lost control and they were burned. Dead on the spot as per the reports. It was in the local newspaper of Dallas."
Putting both his palms on the mahogany desk he leaned his head down a little, sighed and calmed his racing heart. "I am a very bad father, Right Thomas? Look how I am trying to rule my daughter's life."
Thomas patted Ethan's shoulder. "No, you are a good father, Ethan. You are trying to protect her from the horrors of our life. Don't regret what you are doing, not when you tried to quit this life once and paid with losing the love of your life. If Savannah would have been here, she would have supported you in this. At the end of the day, it's Aurora's life that mattered the most. What you did was right."
Ethan nodded. "Arrange for a flight, I want to meet Aurora. My daughter is missing me and most importantly, I need to meet Liam who only talks big but lacks in action."
On the other hand, Emily was stunned, Victor was standing in front of her, the man who ruined her faith in men. The man who ruined her reputation among the people.
Alexandrio offered his hand, "pleasure is all mine, Mr?"
"Victor Brown," he introduced himself to Alexandrio, "and this is my fiance Katelyn. "
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