*The Jones-

The Jones family is one of the topmost and richest business families in Britain who owns 'The Jones Groups Of Industries' which is one of the largest business empires in Britain.

*Alora Jones-

Alora Jones is a lovely girl with fair white skin and a pair of beautiful dark brown eyes the same as her mother that looks black in the first encounter if someone doesn't notice them properly with thick long lashes and dark brown eyebrows. And also her thin straight high nose and pinkish-red lips make her look prettier. She has long medium-brown hair which is a combination of her parents' hair color and a slender frame but not stick thin like a skeleton. She is 5'5" taller with a slim perfect body which is desired by every girl. At the same time, she has a strong and graceful rich aura excluded from her body making her shine like a star in the sea of people is something that can't be hidden. In one word Alora is such a beauty that anyone can get attracted to and any boy can fall in love with her at first sight. She is someone who spreads happiness among the people around her like fragrance spreading flowers. Everyone says that she is someone who exactly reflects her name. Because Alora means Dream or Vision, in one word a beautiful dream or visionary is called Alora. And in real as a person, Alora is beautiful from both inside and outside like a beautiful dream or visionary. Everyone says that without her gender and eyes her behavior, her looks, her attitudes and almost everything of her resembles her father. And there is no doubt that Alora has taken after her father. She is the only child of their parents. But Alora lives with her granny in Britain as her parents don't live with her. Although her granny is the only family member living together with her. But they are not alone at their house as there are plenty of caretakers and maidservants to take care of them and she is happy to live with her granny as she has a lot of people, friends, and teachers who love to take care of her by being with her always. She is soon to be 15 years old and there are only one and a half months left for her birthday.

*Henry Jones & Princey Parker Jones-

Henry Jones is Alora's father, the eldest son of The Jones family. He is a gentle and wise man with a kind attitude towards everyone. He is a middle-aged man but at the first encounter, it's hard to guess his age by looking at him as he looks more younger than his age. He has a pair of blue eyes and dark blonde hair. He has a well-maintained beard that he cares about a lot. He is 6' taller with a strong body. He is a man of strong mentality and physic.

And Princey Parker Jones is Alora's mother, the eldest daughter of The Parker family which is one more renowned business family in Britain. She is a kind woman with a gentle attitude towards everyone. She is a middle-aged lady who has a strong mentality. But it was hard to figure out her age because of her graceful and beautiful appearance. She is 5'6'' taller with a strong physical body. She has a pair of beautiful dark brown eyes and brown hair with medium length not so long or not so short. She is someone with a smile like an angel and she always makes a graceful and warm atmosphere around her with her angelic aura excluded from her body.

As both Jones and Parkers were not only business partners but also best friends both her mother and father grew up together and were childhood sweethearts. And they got married after completing their studies while pursuing their dreams.

But in spite of having such a large business empire of their own, her parents chose to work in different professions, and they are always busy with their careers. So, both of them are living in two different countries.

Princey Jones is a nurse who lives in Italy. As a mother, she loves Alora a lot but at the same time as an independent woman, she loves her career more. So, as a result, she can't make enough time to spend with Alora. and her mother moved out to another country when she was only 3 years old due to works.

Henry Jones is an engineer who lives in Australia. Likes her mother he also loves her a lot but he also loves his work a lot that he also doesn't have time for Alora like her mother. Her father moved out to another country when she was only 2 years old.

According to them as long as they can provide Alora whatever she wants and fulfill her every wish is called parents love. For them, they think that showering Alora with money and fulfilling her wishes no matter how much money that cost is something which can make Alora happy. But in reality, all Alora wants is their time and love to make her happy not their money.

*Mariam Mathew Jones-

Mariam Mathew Jones is Alora's granny and the first daughter of the Mathew family which is another renowned family in Britain. She is a strong and powerful business lady with down to earth personality. She is a kind and gentle lady of her early sixties. She is 5'5" taller with a pair of blue eyes and gray hair due to her age of medium length which she always likes to keep as a bun. She has a powerful and strong rich and business aura excluded from her. She is someone who can easily make everyone know her presence by her graceful and beautiful ladylike behavior. Since Alora's parents left the country she takes care of her by being her mother as well as her father. And also she is handling the business of The Jones Group in Britain with others while taking care of Alora.

*Edward Jones-

Edward Jones is Alora's grandpa and the only son of Gorge Jones (Alora's great-grandpa). Edward Jones is a well-renowned businessman in Britain who owns The Jones Group. He is known by all as a kind and gentle man in spite of being such a big figure. He loves Alora a lot even though he could spend a little time with her. Now he along with Alora's uncle Martin Jones lives in Italy to expand their business in Italy. He is a man of his late sixties with a gentle and kind appearance and a strong mentality along with a healthy body. He has a pair of blue eyes and his both hair and beard were gray due to his age. He is 6'1'' taller with a strong and powerful rich aura.

*Martin Jones-

Martin Jones is Alora's uncle and the youngest son of the Jones family. As Alora's father didn't join their family business Martin Jones got to help his father in the business as the second son of the family. He is a man of his middle age and has blonde hair with a pair of blue eyes. It's hard to judge his age with his appearance as he looks like someone in his early thirties. He is 5'11" taller with a strong and healthy texture. He is the owner of a strong mentality along with a kind heart. He wears glasses due to his weak eyesight. He has a strong and powerful business aura excluded from him. Because of the busyness in his life, he never got married and had kids. So, he loves Alora a lot and regards her as his daughter. He is now living with his father in Italy due to business.

*Merry Jones Whitlock-

Merry Jones Whitlock is Alora's aunt and the only daughter of the Jones family and also the only sister of her father and was married into the Whitlock family. She is a woman of the middle age who has medium length dark blonde hair with a pair of blue eyes that the whole Jones family has. But it is hard to guess her age as she looks younger than her age. She is a graceful lady with a beautiful face as well as a strong and healthy body. She is 5'6'' taller and she is a wise and smart person with a strong mentality. She has an angelic smile and can easily calm and warm the atmosphere around her. She is an independent woman with a graceful and powerful strong rich aura. She loves Alora like her daughter and Alora also addressed her as Mama. Merry Jones Whitlock is a lovely woman with a kind heart and also she loves the kids a lot. But it's such an unfortunate that she doesn't have a child of her own as she can't be a mother because of having three miscarriages due to some serious accidents. But whenever she meets Alora she never feels the lack of her child because she takes her as her daughter.

*Johnathan Whitlock-

Johnathan Whitlock is the husband of Merry Jones Whitlock and Alora's uncle. He is the only son of the Whitlock family which is also renowned in Britain. he is a well-renowned businessman and a business partner of Alora's grandpa. Both Merry and Johnathan met first while working on a project and then fell in love with each other. Then they got married after dating each other for a long time with the blessings of everyone. He is 5'11'' taller with a strong and healthy physical body. He has a pair of brown eyes with black hair. He is a man of his middle age and has a strong and powerful rich business aura. He is a smart, intelligent and wise person with a powerful and strong personality. He is also a kind-hearted person who likes to live a simple and ordinary life in spite of being a well-known figure. As he and Merry don't have a child of their own he always treats Alora as their daughter and has a wish to adopt her as their daughter legally even though it isn't possible.

"Alora, I love you so much... Don't leave me... Always stay by my side... My one and only Alma..."

"Adrian, I will never leave you... I will always be there with you by your side as your Alma... I love you, Adrian... I love you so much..."

Adrian slowly placed a soft kiss on Alora's forehead gently by pulling Alora into his embrace. Then they kissed each other passionately by sealing their lips together while hugging each other more tightly. It was unhurried. It was a sensuous joining of their body and soul. Alora could feel Adrian's soft lips which were touching hers gently while Adrian was biting Alora's sweet red pinkish lips gently and slowly so that he wouldn't hurt Alora. Then Adrian slowly placed his tongue inside Alora's mouth while Alora was letting him do as he pleased and they were playing with their tongues inside Alora's mouth until it made her breathless. Alora could feel Adrian's minty breath which made her heart rose like a racing horse and Adrian could feel Alora's heart beating which made him want her more.

Adrian released her from his passionate kiss while wrapping Alora into a warm and tight hug by placing a sweet kiss on her cheek and his gentle voice touched her ears softly filling her surroundings with his voice when he said, "Alora, I will never leave u..."

A few drops of tears started to roll from Alora's cheeks making her heart aching like someone just pierced her heart with a knife. She was in so much pain. It was such kind of pain that couldn't be cured as there was no cure for it. At that time she felt as if she could be with him for some more time and she could enjoy the moment forever with him if she could stop the time there but in reality, she couldn't because the time had already passed over. Yet she couldn't do anything to keep him with her.

"Alora... Alora... Hey Alora... Wake up...", she could hear someone was taking her name frequently from distance.

"Alora... Everyone is waiting for you... Alora... Wake up... Why are you crying??? Don't tell me that you are again dreaming about that jerk... Alora...", this time she could realize that it was none other than her best friend Annie's voice.

"Hmmm... Hold on a second... I am already up... Don't scream...", Alora sat by rubbing her eyes while saying in a sad voice. After wiping her tears she looked at her friend and she saw that Annie was holding one side of her blanket as she was trying to wake up Alora by pulling her blanket out. And also she was looking at Alora with suspicious eyes as she saw Alora was crying in her sleep. After trying to guess Alora's reason for crying for sometimes Annie sat down next to her on Alora's bed.

"What happened, darling??? Did you again dreamt about him???", said Annie holding Alora's hands.

"Alas!!! it was just a dream... I thought it was real..", said Alora putting her hands on her forehead while more few drops of tears were rolling down from her eyes wetting her cheeks and that time she completely forgot about Annie's presence in front of her.

"Alora, it has been serval years that jerk left you. Darling, there is no chance for him to come back now. You know that welly, right???", said Annie while trying to console Alora.

"Yup, I know... But what to do??? I can't get rid of his memories... No matter how hard I tried....", said Alora in a cracked voice.

"Just leave it... See you at the breakfast table. And I am sorry to make you worry. Don't worry. I am totally fine...", said Alora while rushing to get fresh so that she could avoid Annie's word.

In reality, she didn't want anyone to see her in that messy situation and emotional breakdown of her. And also somewhere in her heart, she wasn't ready to accept the truth that he wouldn't be back to her ever again.

"Ok then, see you there...", said Annie while getting up from Alora's bed to leave her room.

"I know, Alora... You are still not ready to face the reality of that jerk. I hope you can recover fast from your bad past soon to be the old Alora of ours.", said Annie to herself while leaving Alora's room.

Alora couldn't help but still was thinking about the past while getting fresh too.

Then after a few minutes of completing her getting fresh Alora got ready by wearing a beautiful white dress which was making her looked like a fairy.

Then she came downstairs and saw that everyone was waiting for her at the breakfast table.

"Good morning, everyone. So sorry... I think that I kept you all waiting for too long for me...", said Alora happily.

"No, dear, not at all", said Merry happily while Johnathan was smiling gently to agree with her.

"Thank you, mama and papa... Good morning, granny. Hi, uncle Martin and Annie...", Alora said by hugging and placing kisses on her granny's cheeks while waving her hands towards her uncle and best friend.

"Good morning, sweetheart. Take the seat next to me.", said granny while petting Alora's head with one hand and holding her wrapped hands around her with another hand.

"Hello, Alora. Come and join us fast, dear.", said her uncle, Martin in a gentle voice.

"I don't have the patience anymore, Alora as I am so hungry and I was waiting for you to grab something to eat.", said Annie in a teasing voice.

"Ok... ok... foodie, I am coming.", said Alora happily while teasing Annie back.

Alora took the seat next to her granny and Annie was sitting beside Alora. And Martin was sitting with both Merry and Johnathan on the opposite of Alora and Annie while Granny was sitting on the only chair of the front side of the dining table as the head of the family.

Everyone happily enjoyed their breakfast while having great family time. After having breakfast, everyone got busy with their works while Alora and Annie decided to have a walk in the garden of 'The Jones Mansion'.

"What are you thinking???", said Annie while trying to guess what was running in Alora's mind by seeing her wearing a sad face.

"Nothing at all... Don't worry. I am totally fine...", said Alora wearing a fake smile by looking at Annie.

"No... You are not.", said Annie by looking at Alora as the sadness was visible in Alora's eyes even though she was smiling.

"I... Yes, I am... I am fine.", said Alora again with a little hesitation in her voice.

"Alora, you better stop lying. Look at yourself. It's visible in your eyes. No matter how hard you try to smile you just can't hide it from me.", said Annie while pulling Alora's hand to stop her walking away to avoid Annie's words.

"I am not lying. You are just imaging things in your mind. That's it.", said Alora while trying to avoid eye contact with Annie.

"Alora, Just forget the past and try to move on...", said Annie while holding Alora's hands.

"How can I??? I still remember the day which all these started to happen... Which changed my life up and down...", said Alora while pulling her hands out of Annie's hold.

"I know that it's hard for you to forget them all but still just give a try to let it go.", said Annie while trying to console Alora by hugging her.

"I can't let it go... I just can't...", Alora broke into tears while hugging Annie.

"But why???", said Annie while petting Alora's head slowly in a gentle voice.

"Because it's not that easy as you say. After all, you don't know what happened after you left Britain that year.....", said Alora while releasing herself from Annie's hug.

"Yes... True that I don't know anything that happened that year as I only could hear that you moved out of Britain. Nothing else then like where you moved, where were you, how were you... I couldn't get any of this information. And when finally I met you after a few years later you were like this... Completly changed...", said Annie in a depressed voice.

"Don't worry, Annie... I will tell you everything that happened to me that caused me to change like this some other day.", said Alora while wiping her tears.

"No... I want to hear now not any other day. So, please Alora...", said Annie while shaking both Alora's hands.

"Ok then, take a seat. Don't you want to hear what happened several years ago??? Then let me tell you.", said Alora to Annie by taking a seat on the swing chair of the garden.

After Annie took the seat beside to Alora by holding Alora's hands curiously. Alora started to narrate the incidents that happened with her on the flashback of 7 years to Annie.

*7 years ago

"Alora's 15th birthday is near, there are only one and a half months left for her birthday. And this time I have planned a great surprise for her by inviting a full family to get together for her birthday.", said Alora's granny, Mariam Mathew Jones happily to her assistant and butler.

"Assistant Jessy and Butler Clark, make sure there won't be any lack or mistakes at all because this time every member of our family is going to gather on her birthday for the first time. So, she is going to be so happy when she will get to know about it. This is the first time since her birth she is having a family get together on her birthday even though It's not the first time she is celebrating her birthday grandly. So, I don't want to see any mistakes…", added Alora's granny again.

Butler Clark and Assistant Jessy nodded immediately to Elder Mrs Jones obediently while accepting to accomplish the task given by her perfectly. "It's almost time for Alora to return from school, Butler Clark, say maidservants to prepare her favourite snacks for her and don't let her know about the preparations for her birthday till the special day and....", said granny. But before completing her word she was interrupted by the knocks on the door made by a maidservant who was carrying the phone for her.

She took the phone from the maidservant and picked up the call. But after completing the phone call she sat down motionlessly on the chair by dropping the phone to the ground mistakenly while looking into the dash. Looking at her Assistant Jessy and Butler Clark rushed to her by asking, "Ma'am, are you alright??? What's wronged??? Should we call the doctor???"

"No, there is no need to call anyone… It was a call from Martin by saying that Edward's health is not favourable and I have to go to Italy by next week and have to stay there until the situation there will be stable. But I can't take Alora with me there…. If I leave, what should I do to Alora??? Where should I leave her??? I can't leave her all alone here… You two can leave and make sure that Alora doesn't come to know about this before we find a way to solve this issue. And also stop the preparation for her birthday for a while….", said granny in a disappointed and sad voice.

After hearing Alora's granny's word both Assistant Jessy and Butler Clark also became upset for Alora and was worried about Elder Mr Jones and went to do their works as Elder Mrs Jones's instructions. Suddenly everything was changed within seconds because of a phone call made by Alora's uncle, Martin Jones from Italy saying that her grandpa was so sick and wanted to see her granny. And immediately in a week, she had to be in Italy. Her granny was so confused to choose what to do at that moment. Because of the lack of time, she couldn't take Alora with her to Italy and she didn't want her to stay alone in Britain with caretakers and maidservants. Alora was grown up with her granny's care and love as well as all the maidservants along with Assistant Jessy and Butler Clark. So, Alora was the apple of everyone's eyes including her family and others around her. So, the sudden change in her life was going to make everyone upset.

At that very moment, Alora came home from the school and the first thing she did was running to the study room where her granny was sorting some paper works and then she hugged her granny from the back and said with an excited voice, "Granny, did you miss me when I wasn't around??? You look so gloomy. Don't worry. I have some interesting news that can make you happy in a second. I know you are going to be so happy after hearing that you are going to dance around."

Looking at Alora's sunshine like the smile on her face her granny calmed down for a while and with a gentle smile she said to her, "My dear little princess, by looking at your smile I can say that indeed your interesting news is going to make me happy."

By hearing granny's words Alora was happier and said, "Granny, I could achieve the first place in the high school national science competition on the behalf of our school by defeating all the other schools and also have been elected as a class monitor for once more this time as always and there will be a function at school especially for celebrating the electing of class monitors and to celebrate the great achievement of our school from the national science competition next week. I am so happy… But this is not the only reason for my happiness… Our school is planning to invite you as a chief guest to our function as you are the top investor of our school and also planning to give me the award of the top achiever of national science competition by your hands. Isn't it a piece of great news??? We two will go together and have fun."

After hearing what she said granny became a little absent-minded and started to think about how to break the news of her grandpa's illness and her sudden leaving to Italy to Alora. Looking at granny's worried face she sat on her knees by kneeling down and then by holding granny's hands she said while looking at granny with confused eyes, "What's up, Beautiful??? Why are you wearing a long face??? You know that I don't like to see you like this. Now, tell me all of sudden what makes you upset???"

Alora has been with her granny ever since her birth but this is the first time she saw her being this much upset. By seeing granny's condition, she was worried as well as scared because granny is the only family member to live with her.

By looking at Alora's happy face her granny didn't want to disappoint her by disclosing the present situation to her. But still granny decided to tell her and meanwhile Alora was holding granny's right hand by looking at granny with expecting eyes and was eager to hear granny's issue and then granny touched her face gently with her left hand and said, "Alora… Dear, please don't be upset after hearing what I am going to say... Maybe neither of us will be able to attend your school function."

By hearing it Alora was a little shocked but not upset at all because she knew that her granny wouldn't make such a decision without thinking twice. Then granny added, "Actually your grandpa has fallen sick there in Italy and he wants to see me. So, I might have to fly to Italy next week to meet him, that's why I won't be able to go to that function. And about you, Alora... "

Then granny hesitantly added, "Actually I won't be able to take you with me… but I still don't want you to stay here alone… I am so confused... Alora, I don't know what to do... My dear, this time may be your granny won't be able to fulfil her duties towards you…."

After granny finished talking, the room became so silent for a few minutes and sorrows of departing from each other were visible on their faces. Then Alora put her head on her granny's lap and by hugging her she said, "Don't worry granny… we can still find out a way for me to go with you… if still, we fail, then I will be waiting for your returning here like a good girl. So, don't think too much about me. Grandpa is the one who wants you the most now. So, you have to go to him. I love you so much, granny" Even though her voice was little shaky while saying these words because she was holding her tears hardly in her eyes. And then she looked at granny with a hopeful lovely smile which was enough to ease granny's tension a little.

Then they hugged each other like they were trying to console each other while this moment of them was interrupted by someone's familiar voice. "I am so sorry… seems like… I interrupted both granny and granddaughter at the wrong time. What to do, I was missing you two a lot. So, I came to meet both of you as soon as I got time."

By hearing the voice, they looked at the door of the study and saw a middle-aged lady was standing in front of the door and it was none other than Alora's aunt Merry Jones Whitlock. She is the only sister of her father and was married to Johnathan Whitlock who is also a renowned businessman and a business partner of her grandpa. she loves Alora like her daughter and Alora also addressed her as Mama. Merry Jones is a lovely woman with a kind heart and also she loves the kids a lot. But it's such an unfortunate that she doesn't have a child of her own as she can't be a mother because of having three miscarriages due to some serious accidents. But whenever she meets Alora she never feels the lack of her child because she takes her as her daughter.

After seeing her aunt both of them were so happy that they forget about their current frustrating situation for a while. Then three of them went outside of the study room and took seats in their drawing room while maidservants were busy to serve them. After spending some time with them Alora went to get fresh because she didn't get the opportunity to change after coming from school.