Adrian, Scarlett, and Isabella all snapped their heads towards Vivian, each of them shocked to their bones. Their mouths hung open as they stared at her in disbelief. Scarlett especially could not bear the shock and shame of finding out that her mother knew all along about her illegitimate affair with her soon to be stepfather.She wasn't as shameless as her mother, she feels remorse for her actions unlike her mother who wouldn't give a flying fuck about sleeping with any man. A tear dropped from her eyes as she waited impatiently along with Adrian for what her mother was going to say next.“You know? H—how?” Adrian stuttered, equally feeling ashamed.“I have been observing you two for a while now and I started to notice a few things.” Vivian kept a straight face, walking over to sit on her favorite sofa. Everyone's eyes followed every one of her movements. Isabella was standing with her arms folded, trying to understand what was going on.“On our engagement night for example… I saw t
After the confrontation with Scarlett at the mall, Isabella realized that it would take more than just mere words to get what she wanted. If she wanted to have Adrian back, she would have to think of a full proof plan, one that would ensure that Scarlett and Adrian had stayed separated.No matter how hard she tried, she couldn't think of anything. Vivian was the only option she had, but that plan flopped. She wasn't able to think up any new plans. At a time, she thought about getting rid of Scarlett by killing her, but she quickly shook that thought off.She could stoop low, but not so low as to kill a person. She has never done that and would never think of doing it. She didn't want anything that would land her in jail.Isabella was still lost in thought when the door opened and Adrian walked in. She ran to hug him, but he gently pushed her away, glaring at her. She lowered her gaze and scratched the back of her neck as if she regretted any of the things she did.“Telling Vivian abou
The following morning, Adrian arrived at Joey's house and met him having breakfast with his wife. They all exchanged pleasantries before he asked about Isabella.“She's upstairs, I invited her for breakfast but she refused to come down and she hasn't eaten anything since yesterday night,” Joey answered with a shrug and Adrian sighed before going upstairs to get her by himself.He knocked on the door but there was no response so he pushed it open and luckily, it wasn't locked. He found her sitting at the edge of the bed, sobbing uncontrollably. He was suspicious but approached her, placing a hand on her shoulder. She jolted, turning to look at him, her eyes red as tomatoes.“What happened?” He was genuinely worried about her.“Adrian..” she sniffed, grabbing his hand and turning to face him. “I'm sorry, I'm really sorry. I totally regret everything I've done in the two days that I spent here.” She sobbed, wiping her tears off.“Really?” Adrian was skeptical.“I truly am sorry. I should
Vivian was sitting in the living room, sipping some juice that a maid served her earlier. She could hear Adrian incessantly knocking on Scarlett's door, asking her to open up. She was worried and wondered if they had a fight but decided to let them sort out their own problems unless they decided to involve her.The doorbell rang and a maid went to see who it was. Detective Roberts made his way in and went to meet Vivian in the living room. “Oh detective, what brings you here?” Vivian offered him a seat but he was far too busy glaring at her to sit down. He did not look happy at all and she immediately noticed.“Is everything okay?” She asked.“How exactly can everything be fine Vivian? When you have refused to come out with the truth and make things easier for everyone!?” The detective's voice was harsh and intimidating, making Vivian flinch from her position. “What sort of embarrassment is this!? Why did you come to my house to yell at me?” She raged.“All of this wouldn't be happe
Scarlett's eyes flipped open and she looked around, trying to recall where she was. She finally understood that she was in her room, lying on the bed. She suddenly remembered everything that happened before she passed out, everything that Adrian said to her, and immediately broke down. She cried her eyes out, her heart aching like an arrow had been driven into it. She couldn't believe that the man she had been fighting to have for close to a year now was nothing but a fraud. He had been pretending all this while and kept his motives hidden. It was almost as if the universe was constantly testing her, things always seemed to turn sour every time she started to enjoy herself. “I hope this all ends up being a dream.” She sniffed, tears blurring her vision. She pulled her own hair, overwhelmed by pain and anger. She didn't know what to think or what to do, she felt like she was drowning and there was no one to save her. She sat up on the bed, tears still pouring down her cheeks.The doo
The car came to a halt and Vivian took her hands off the steering wheel, shaking from fear and looking around, wondering where she was. The gun was still pointed at her head, and her captor refused to move it, he didn't even speak to her throughout the drive. Her heart thumped loudly against her chest, afraid that her death was near.“Pl.. please don't kill me. What do you want? Money? I'll give you lots of money, but please don't hurt me.” She pleaded, breathing heavily, her hands up in the air.“Shut the fuck up!” Her captor barked at her before getting out of the car in a hurry. He rushed to the front, pulled her out, and kept the gun pointed to her head. She let out a shriek, shaking at the spot, afraid to make any sudden movements. He was wearing a mask, which he slowly took off and Vivian's eyes widened. Her soul almost left her body when her captor revealed himself.“Maxwell?” She exclaimed, her eyes glued to his grinning face.“Oh yes Vivian, I'm glad you still remember me. I
“Kidnapped? What the hell do you mean by that?” Scarlett's voice was low but emitted worry. She lifted her eyes to look at Lily whose eyes wandered. It was obvious that she was hiding something.“I'll call you back Nelly.” She hung up and faced Lily with a looming glare.“Did you know?” Her voice was low, anger lingering in her tone.“Well… I.. I found out but your uncle asked me not to tell you anything.” Lily answered, releasing a loud sigh. Scarlett clenched her fists, and every thought of the heartbreak she was feeling, dissipated.“Why would you…!” She paused and immediately called her uncle.Her heart had sunk into her stomach at the thought of her mother being in the hands of some ruthless men. She almost lost it, thinking about what they could be putting her through. Tears started to gather under her eyes but she blinked them away while waiting for her uncle to pick up his phone.“Scarlett.” His voice came, echoes following the sound of his voice. He seemed to be in a large sp
Two weeks had already gone by and Vivian was making a slow recovery. She was discharged from the hospital and Scarlett took her home to continue to rest. She was relieved of all her duties for the meantime while she recovered. Richard and Scarlett were sitting beside Vivian on her bed as she had requested. She had told them that she wanted to talk to them and that was why they were in her room.“What was so urgent Mom? I have to go to the office to attend to important things due to your absence.” Scarlett questioned, glancing at the watch on her wrist.“Come on Scarlett, you're the boss. Who's going to check you for tardiness?” Vivian asked, shaking her head.“It's fine, I'll go straight to the point.” She added, noticing that both Richard and Scarlett did not have a single smile on their faces. She cleared her throat and tried to move but ended up reeling the pain in her arm. She let out a wince and Scarlett rushed to hold her, this made her smile, tears lingering in her eyes.“You