Everybody looked shocked when I read the whole entry from the diary where Arlene talked about how grateful she would be to marry Reynard."You see! There is no way she would end her life after finally having everything she had ever wanted," I stated loudly, and I watched the councilors share a glance and nod in response to my words. Reynard was staring at my face with a mixture of emotions."Who would end their life after finding the world?" I raised a question, watching everyone agree with me. My mother had buried her face in her hands while Daxon was clenching and wheezing."This new revelation changes everything," Vivian straightened her posture in the seat and claimed, "we will hear from the alpha king before taking a break until the next date."Reynard closed his eyes and took a deep breath, escaping the eyes that were held on his face."With everyone coming out and the family focusing on dismissing the case, I don’t think anyone is any less of a suspect. The main suspects would
After Daxon started a whole new rumor, my mother and I went to Arlene’s room, where I have been staying now until the entire case gets resolved."See what you did. That’s why I wanted you to first come and speak to me," My mom tried to make a point after Daxon accused us."It doesn’t matter. He would have done it anyway when I reopened the case. It is not like you could have saved us from these accusations. And they are not bothering me too much. I know I didn’t do anything, so I am not worried," I shook my head while panicking back and forth."It doesn’t look like you are not bothered," mom scoffed, "we could have avoided it by not reopening the case. It is pretty evident that Arlene did this to herself; why don’t you just accept it and move on with your life?" Mom’s inability to even pretend that she cared about her daughter or wanted to find out the truth about her didn’t surprise me anymore.After hearing all the dirty things she did to Arlene and even letting Charles do to her, I
Having dinner with family didn’t seem like a good idea any time now. I was done pretending like everything was fine. I did my dinner in my room and then lied down to rest. The night was going to be heavy for me. I knew because I had to wake up fresh and meet Reynard, answer his burning questions.I was only able to doze off for a few minutes before a hard knock on my bedroom door woke me up. I was still sleeping in Arlene’s room to avoid Daxon and also be closer to her memories."Who could it be at this time?" I frowned, getting up from the bed and wearing a pink silk robe over my pink nighty.As I answered the door and watched Daxon stand there for me, I realized I should have pretended to be asleep."Daxon!" I mumbled, stepping aside when he invited himself into the room."I guess I woke you up," he stated, while rubbing his hands together."What do you want at this time of night, Daxon?" I asked with a tired expression on my face."Can’t I come over to see my wife for even a few s
"Where are you headed?" My mother’s commanding voice surprised me. I thought we were on the same side, but the way she stopped me right when I was leaving the mansion made me think she wasn’t too happy with me anymore."I am going to see Arlene," I said, trying to look confident and not show any reaction to her being the prime suspect."Why?" Mom asked, looking suspicious of me for some reason."Mom! Is there a problem with me wanting to meet my sister?" I didn’t hesitate to raise my voice just a little bit when her numerous questions irked me."Since when did you start loving her so much? Do you not remember what she had done to your husband on the night before your wedding with him? Do her actions not bother you in the least?" She raised her brow, using her high-pitched voice and harsh tone with me."That night was a lie," I stated with confidence, and once again, she looked surprised."What do you mean by that?" she asked, "We all remember that night happening.""Yeah, but the trut
"Drink some water," I offered her some water after she woke up from another pass-out.It ended in such a horrible manner. She woke up and heard Reynard basically confess his feelings for her, and then she passed out again.Reynard didn’t mean to confess his feelings for her. In fact, he wanted to say he loved Serena all along, but here it was—my sister got it all wrong.However, I pushed everything to the back of my mind and focused on her recovery. I was extremely happy to see her awake now. "Are you feeling fine now?" I asked her, holding her hand tightly, to keep smiling. Lady Greta asked the nurse to walk her out so that we sisters could spend time together. After watching her leave, Reynard also stepped ahead, but Arlene stopped him."I want to speak to both of you," she murmured, making him stay. Reynard passed me a quick glance before nodding and standing in the corner. I am sure he was happy that she was fine now, but his worries were as deep as mine."I heard what you two sa
As soon as I got home and saw Charles in the living room, I prepared myself to execute a plan."Uncle Charles!" I approached him briskly with a bright smile drawn over my lips. To see me this happy must have raised alarm bells in his head. After my sister went into a coma and I had been busy with the trial, I seemed to have forgotten to smile. But I was smiling today, and he noticed it."My child looks so happy today. Any good news on the trial?" he asked while approaching me."There is even a bigger news," I whispered, giggling uncomfortably."What is going on? You look way too cheery for me to take a guess," he said, looking a little confused, but that was because he had skeletons in his closet as well. He was afraid of when one of his secrets would be revealed."Arlene woke up," I whispered and watched his eyes grow bright, "but don’t tell anyone yet," I instantly placed my finger on my lips and eyed him, telling him not to announce the news to the world yet."Wait, she is awake an
I returned to my room with a lot of courage in my heart and good hopes for the next few hours. And I had a feeling Charles would do something to take revenge on my mother for pulling Arlene away from him. I saw him fuming as I was walking away. That could be a very good thing.Now all I had to do was convince my mother to propose to him tonight. It will be even more effective if she talks to him when he is angry.I waited in my room for a few minutes before Ena decided to bring attention to something else.‘What do you think will Daxon do when he will find out Arlene has woken up? So far, he has been really enjoying all the sympathies after Marissa accused Arlene of ra***** him. Do you think he will let her come forward and defend herself or expose him?’ She asked, and I bit my bottom lip in worry.‘He is the major problem, I know. There is no way he would sit silently. He also gave us 10 days; I am not sure what he will do after finding out Arlene is also back. We need to understand
"I think mom is getting ready to go on the rooftop. I’ll fill you in after I have recorded everything. Hopefully, she will say something that will come in handy," I told Arlene as I hung up on her after talking for hours. Mom had been preparing for this moment the entire day, like an excited teen.She even booked herself a salon appointment and dyed her hair red. I could tell she knew he would not accept her immediately.I sneaked upstairs and reached the rooftop before any of them arrived.Our rooftop was vast and had many spots where I could hide, but I also had to make sure I fixed cameras in several places since I didn’t know where they were going to have a talk.After fixing the cameras, I hid behind a wall and started recording on my phone as well.My heart was pounding hard because I knew it was my only chance to catch them. And if they catch me tonight, I’m doomed. After several minutes of me hiding there and recording nothing, Charles finally showed up.I got attentive and fi