AVA EDISON'S POVMy heart skipped a beat at the mention of my name, the name I had carefully hidden from every other person in Tug Hill Region, except my husband Marks,From the shock I had felt, my head snapped and my eyes bulged open when I saw the lady standing right before me with smile on her face, right there I knew she had come all the way to Tug Hill Region in search of me,I needed no one to tell me who she was, Sophia Katz, the arrogant and rude daughter to the Katz family, Even though she didn't work in the company, I had met her a few times in the past when she had visited, I could still remember the first time we had met, and how she had embarrassed me, the memories from that day still lingered in my head."Have you been well?" She questioned, her voice unbelievably calm, different from how I had remembered her, the fact that she was smiling calmly at me, made my mind swirl with thousands of thoughts,Right then, it occured to me, that I had to continue to conceal my ide
LONDON'S POV,My sleep had eluded me and my night plagued with worry, I couldn't get some rest, not after I had heard the news from Cassandra,My heart was filled with fear which made me unable to get some sleep, I couldn't stop worry about my health and to what purpose the substance was added, and as I dwelled on it, I began to wonder who it could be that wanted me dead.My thoughts aligned with that of Cassandra, we both knew there was no way water could be added to my drink,The fact that I didn't know how long I had been consuming the substance made my heart race from fear, I just wanted the night to disappear for the morning so I could go for a thorough check up.I had been trying my best to shield my worry from George since I didn't want to create an alarm when I hadn't confirmed the state of my health since I knew he wouldn't stay still after hearing the news, I was afraid he would attack everyone and ruin my chances of getting the real culprit, so I decided to hide it from h
LONDON'S POV I rolled my eyes and dropped the remote beside me, focusing on the woman who kept pacing around. "Mother, if you need to panic about your lost daughter, at least allow me to enjoy my show," I gruffed irritably. My Mother Mrs. Elorod stopped and faced me, hands on her waist. "I would break your sister's head if I saw her." She sat down, tapping her fingers on her lap, obviously entangled in her restlessness. Upon hearing her response, I suggested casually, in an attempt to lighten up her mood, "There's a knife in the kitchen, just stab her instead," I said as I changed the channel since my mother's nagging and disturbance had made me lost interest in the movie. "Your sister is missing, and you are so focused on... On..." My mother got up and snatched the remote from my hand. Immediately, she switched it off, which got on my nerves. "Mother!" I called out as my lips tightened. The surge I was feeling inside brought me to my feet, But since I knew mother was only worr
GEORGE KATZ POV "What do you mean by a scandal with my employee?" I flared up, springing up to my feet, as I reacted to the news I had just received from my assistant James, who stood there shaking like a leaf, James walked over, taking deliberate steps towards me. He showed his tablet to me, whose face fell after I had seen the news. "Heir to the Katz family business: a night with his tea girl," it read, with my photo visible on the front page, while the lady's photo was carefully covered, My fists clenched upon seeing it. My first impression was that Paris had masterminded it, I couldn't comprehend why her photo was deliberately masked, while James was busy swiping through the other news channels, "He claims to be disciplined but is f***ing his tea girl." Another news read, making my clenched fist shake uncontrollably," as I stood there following his lead, "Is this love, or are they using each other? Katz George is the wealthy man." Another one read at that moment I couldn't
PARIS'S POV I got out of the car, feeling a sense of familiarity swept over me. Holding the lower part of my skirt firmly as my heart beat loudly in my chest, I drew in a quick breath in an attempt to stop the fear that had gripped my heart, As I attempted to still myself in preparation for the unavoidable meeting with the almighty Katz family, James words came, urging me forward even though I wasn't ready, "This way, Miss Elorod," James said, gesturing with his hands as he led the way through the VIP section of the walkway. I didn't know what to think of it, I felt mixed emotions of being honored and at the same time awkward, I doubled my step to keep up with James' pace as he led the way through the area usually reserved for George, As we walked on, I couldn't comprehend what that meant even though I tried to wrap my head around it, I couldn't comprehend why James would do a thing like that, and at the same time, I was frightened by being caught walking that path by George, imm
LONDON'S POVA flashy-looking car pulled up in in front of our house, while I watched them from my window, thinking about who it might be, the car came to a halt and an elegant-looking woman stepped out making my eyes bulge in surprise, there was no mistaking who she was, since I had seen her once, when I took cover for my sister at the company,She rubbed her nose and stared at the environment, even though I couldn't see her clearly, but the expression I had seen on her face was undeniable,"Lead the way," I presumed she had said to the man that came out of the driver's seat, gesturing with her hand as she spoke, but the scowl on her face never left.The driver, carrying a wrapped basket, walked towards our gate which was without a lock, and then after a few seconds I heard a knock on the door, which made me run out of my room towards the stair, but I stopped just before the edge of the wall that led to the staircase, which was a perfect cover I needed to listen to their conversation.
LONDON'S POV A FEW DAYS LATER. "London!" "London!!" My mother tapped me, waking me from my sleep, "Have you seen Paris?" She questioned, with her hands resting on my shoulders as she searched my face, from the urgency in her voice I could tell that something was wrong,"No mom," I responded drowsily as I tried to focus, suddenly the words hit me and my eyes popped open "Huh! Paris?" I Inquired, my voice rising from the words that had hit me,She got up upon hearing my words, fidgeting as she bit her finger, while I stared at her, waiting impatiently,"Paris is missing!" The words rushed out of my mother's mouth in a tone matching mine, she paced to and fro, her fear palpable as she spoke,I jumped out of bed immediately after I heard the news and walked toward her, "Mother, how do you mean?" I questioned, searching her face but my mother didn't respond, "That's a prank, right?" I said as I searched her face for any hint of deceit in it, but my mother ignored me, and continued i
London's POV, I sat there, feeling numb and exhausted, eager for the wedding reception to be over. I hadn't seen George since he'd disappeared, and Alfred's news of Paris's return only made me more anxious.I was eager to see Paris and give her a piece of my mind for not showing up on time for her wedding. But something about the way Alfred had looked at me with tears in his eyes, had left me feeling uneasy about Paris's return. He had rushed off without telling me more when he saw George's mom approaching, and I couldn't shake the feeling that something was wrong but I quickly remembered that we had to keep up the charade of me being Paris. The last thing we needed was for anyone to find out the truth."Where's my son?" George's mother asked as she approached me."I don't know," I said, trying to sound calm. "I haven't seen him.""You look stressed," she said, her voice full of concern. "Why don't you go inside and rest? I'll take care of the guests."I nodded, relieved to have an e