Agitationđ
In the heart of Dubaiâs business district stood a fifty-storey luxury skyscraperâ
entirely made of glass, as if it had trapped the cityâs sky within itself.
Inside that building, a strange kind of silence ruled.
Somewhere, the soft rustle of files turning.
Somewhere, the relentless clicking of keyboards.
Somewhere, the echo of expensive shoes against marble floors.
Yet no one dared to speak.
Not even a whisper.
The reason was obviousâ
The Devil Bosses had arrived. đżđż
At Blackwood Group, even the smallest mistake could cost someone their job.
And once thrown out of this companyâ
finding work anywhere else was nothing but a foolish dream.
After all, Blackwood Group wasnât just Dubaiâs prideâ
it was Asiaâs number one conglomerate.
Getting a job here was like destiny smiling on you. đ
Losing itâwas destiny being buried alive. đ„ș
On the highest floor of the building, inside a glass-walled cabin,
Adrian Blackwood and Aiden Blackwood sat in their chairs.
Their assistant was reading out the dayâs schedule,
but the twinsâ attention was elsewhere.
An unusual restlessness lingered on their facesâ
as if something was wrongâŠ
or something important was slipping away.
Suddenly, Adrian shut the file.
âGet lost.â đĄ
The assistant froze.
What did I do wrongâŠ? đ„
Before he could say anything,
Aidenâs coldâyet deadlyâvoice echoed through the cabin.
âLooks like you donât value your job very much.
If I see you here for even one more secondâŠ
whatever happens next will be entirely your responsibility.â đż
The next moment, the assistant ran out
as if death itself were chasing him.
Outside, he muttered under his breathâ
âWhatâs wrong with these two devils today? đ
Why are they so angryâŠ?â đ„
Inside, Adrian and Aiden stood near the glass wall.
Below them, all of Dubai spread outâ
as if the entire city rested in their clenched fists.
One hand in the pocket.
A cigarette in the other.
Open shirt buttons,
broad chests, sculpted abs,
silky hair falling over their foreheads,
and deep, intoxicating eyesâ
At this moment, the two of them were nothing less than
a dangerous dream for any woman. â€ïžđ
Staring outside, Aiden spokeâ
âItâs strangeâŠ
For the first time, it feels like I have everythingâŠ
and yet, I have nothing.
That peace Iâm searching forâ
itâs not there.â đż
The moment those words left Aidenâs lips,
a face appeared in Adrianâs mindâ
Elara.
Adrian said quietlyâ
âTomorrow, our divorce with her will be finalized.
And after thatâŠ
sheâll be out of our lives forever.â
The words came easily,
but his heart felt uneasy.
As if something incredibly precious
was about to slip from his grasp. đ„
Aiden felt the same.
Meanwhile, at the hospital, Elara had been discharged.
Margaret Blackwood held her hand gently.
âCome, child⊠letâs go home.â
The car moved toward the mansion.
Looking out of the window,
Elara drifted into her past.
She rememberedâ
How her stepmother Moni
and stepsister Sophia pretended to love her,
while keeping her away from education and independence.
âMy dear, I care so much about you.
I want to keep you in front of my eyesâ24 hours a day.â
Four-year-old Elara had mistaken it for motherly love.
Just one month after her real motherâs death,
her father, Shekhar Verma, married Moni.
Moni already had a daughterâ
seven-year-old Sophia.
All of Shekharâs affection went to Sophia.
And ElaraâŠ
was quietly ignored.
By the age of eighteen, Elara was nothing less than a beautyâ
blue eyes, long hair, porcelain skin.
That was when a proposal arrived.
Margaret Blackwood herself had brought it.
The Blackwood family.
Adrian Blackwood and Aiden Blackwood.
Sophia played her final trickâ
âThey hate beautiful women.
Thatâs why you should cover your face and body in dirt.
And anyway⊠youâre uneducated.
Your degrees were bought with Dadâs money.â
Elara chose love.
And walked straight into fire.
After the wedding,
Adrian and Aiden didnât even look at her.
They left her standing alone at the altar.
The car came to a stop.
âElara, child⊠weâre home.â
As they stepped inside, Margaret saidâ
âLearn to fight for yourself.
Never expect that someone will comeâŠ
and save you.â