Jace's POV"Scarlet?" I called as I walked towards the room.What was she still doing inside? Does she really want me to go late for the business party? I barged into the room, frowning my face at----The room was surprisingly empty. What? She went out without my permission? I glanced at my wristwatch. This was past the time she loved going for evening stroll. She should be back by now. Where could she be?Panic rose in my heart. Could she be in danger? I matched angrily from the room and went downstairs. "Have you seen my wife around!?" I yelled at the maid and she shivered in fear."No sir!" She said, bowing slightly.I dialed Anastasia's number but it referred me to voicemail. The panic was shooting through my veins rapidly and it seemed to have settled in my heart. Where could she have gone to and why wasn't she answering her phone. Oh God! I ruffled my head in frustration."Answer the call for christ fucking sake!" I grunted into the phone.I went to the gate to meet the guards.
Liam's POVI could finally breath as Jace stormed off. I let out a long sigh of relief. How did Stacy even manage to move Scarlet so quickly? How did she do that? The lady was sure a bad bitch!Scarlet had woken up earlier and I had to hit her to knock out consciousness from her. The drug was slowly wearing off her so I had gone to the kitchen to bring some more drugs when I saw Jace barge inside."Stacy!" I called out and she came out of the room. My eyes widened in shock. She'd been there all this while? How come Jace didn't even see her. Was she into magic now?"How did you do that?" I asked her, shock still plastered to my face.She shrugged nonchalantly, pulling back a strand of hair that had gone loose from her ponytail.. "Well, Jace wasn't patient enough to search the closet. I dragged the bitch inside there. You have a walk in closet, you know?""Wow!" That was smart of her. "Thank you so much. You saved me. The bastard was raving mad and I couldn't stop him."She shot me a h
Stacy's POVThat was so close! Whew!How I manged the maneuver the car, I didn't know. But I just did it, and avoided hitting the crazy driver. Liam cussed at him then turned to stare at me."Tough!" He finally accepted and I smiled as I drove to the hotel.We carried Scarlet inside, putting her in our middle, so that anyone wouldn't notice that she was unconscious. We waited at the reception, waiting for Liam's guy to come.We had been waiting for half an hour and there was still no sign of him. I was getting impatient. I didn't trust Liam and he could've been lying to me. It could probably be his trap of inviting Jace over. He would then heap all the blame on me.I knew what he was capable of doing. Jace had threatened him while I had been hiding in his closet. I hadn't heard their conversation well. So I didn't really know what the bastard must have told Jace."So where is your so called guy? Or has he run away with the money?" I asked, my tone unpleasant.He shot me an irritated l
JACE’S POV.On the last bite of my meal, I reached for a napkin by my right and gently cleaned up before heading for my room.I had to make sure I was prepared for my business meeting, my suit was properly picked, my shoes, and my cologne. Everything had to be perfect!“Anastasia!” I called out with a loud voice.“Where could this girl be?” I thought to myself aloud.I continued the ultimate search for her and even after an hour, it was to no avail. I turned my mansion in and out in search of her but she was nowhere to be seen.What sort of game is this damn girl playing now?I reached for my phone and placed a call to her, but she didn't pick up. The phone kept ringing and finally, I was directed to voicemail.“Hey it's Anastasia, drop a message I'll reply as soon as I'm available.”“As soon as she was available?” I said to myself, this girl was going crazy!The damn girl was completely aware of this meeting and how important it was but she chose to disappear. I was going to teach he
STACY’S POV.This foolish girl! She thought she was just going to come and snatch Jace from me? After working hard for years just so I could have a place with him, a place in his heart, this naive Anastasia wanted to ruin my plans but was too sad for her because I was two steps ahead.Now look who is lying unconscious and helpless.As I was rejoicing, all pumped up to ruin Anastasia’s ego, a call came in.I rushed for my phone and behold, it was Jace.I was surprised to see his call for the second time and wondered why he had called back again in less than two-minute intervals.“Is everything fine Jace? Have you heard anything from Anastasia?” I uttered the call.He assured me there was nothing to worry about but I had to get ready for something I knew nothing about.My lips drifted apart upon hearing this, I was confused.“Get ready for what?”“At least let me end my statement.” He responded almost immediately.I apologized for being too forward and hence I gave him a breathing space
JACE'S POVThe wind had picked up its pace by the time I got to Stacy's house. A quick glance at my clock showed the time to be a couple of minutes past seven and suddenly, the darkening skies made sense. In less than thirty minutes the stars would be out, illuminating the night sky.A sigh slid past my lips. Why was I anticipating the stars? I had no idea.I pulled myself back to the present as I stared at Stacy's door. For some strange reason, I was particularly eager to go in and see her. Hell, I didn't even want to attend this business meeting either her. But it was inevitable at this point. There was no turning back and this whole situation was caused by one person; Anastasia.Finally, I took in a deep breath as I climbed the little stairs that led to her front door. I Knocked once, twice as I waited for a response, one that didn't take a lot of time to get."Who's there?" Stacy's voice came from inside. I could literally smell her excitement from out here. " Who is it?""Open up
Liam's POVA smile crept onto my lips as I stared at the woman sprawled on the bed, just barely covered up and next to me. Her hair was spread out all around her, forming the image of some kind of angel's halo. She looked like one if I was being frank and I would no doubt call her one, but only if the circumstances were different.Life really was cruel, and yes, the circumstances were different.I mentally patted myself for a job well done. Right from the moment I picked up my phone to start recording, I just knew it was going to be a masterpiece and that it would work very well. Too well if you asked me.I darted my gaze back to the girl, she was still unconscious and at peace too. Maybe if she knew the danger that was lurking ahead,it would spur her awake. But it could happen, at least not now, Stacy and I had made sure of it.I saved the video on my phone as I pressed the gadget into my palm. I'd almost missed it, but then I remembered Stacy's instructions to me.Call me, the momen
Stacy's POVThe moment Jace's Mercedes pulls to a stop at the entrance of the chosen venue, a sense of dread washes over me. There's no way it could be. It just wasn't possible. I was probably hallucinating or perhaps Jace had to make a quick stop to grab something. Yes, that had to be it. Right?But the more I watched Jace with hooded eyes, as he expertly turned the wheels around to find the perfect parking spot, my heart sunk deeper and deeper. If he was just making a quick stop then it didn't matter where he parked right? Him touring the hotel grounds for a suitable place to park was absolutely not necessary."Jace?" I called out, a hint of uncertainty in my voice. He hunmed in response, his eyes still trained on the road. " What are we doing here?""I don't understand." He replied, a bit absentmindedly. " Is that even supposed to be a question? You know why we're here, don't you? So I need to find a parking spot."" Is the event holding here?" I gasped, genuinely shocked to the
Jace’s POVScarlett and I reconciled and I managed to convince her into coming back home with me which was almost an impossible task. Her Mom and Lucy made it hard as they insisted that they had recently reconciled with her and didn’t want to let go of her.Lucy also talked to me in private and confessed all her wrongdoings as well, she even volunteered to go the police and confess everything as well but I stopped her. She had changed her ways and accepted that she was wrong so I forgave her, it would break Scarlett to know that her sister was in jail.Though we’re together yet our contract marriage had ended and I knew that there was no other person that I would rather spend the rest of my life with. I made plans along with Lucy to ask Scarlett to marry me.I asked her out on a date as usual and had everything planned out already. We got dressed and I took her to a five star restaurant. We got served her favorite meal and she ate happily.“Are you enjoying the meal?” I asked.“Of co
Scarlett (Anastasia’s) POVIt’s been a week after the incidence and my life has been paradise save for the absence of Jace. Lucy and I became inseparable and began to catch up on the things we’ve missed in each other’s life.She would buy me flowers, clothes and we’d go out together and have fun, I was beginning to get accustomed to calling stepmom my mom and she’s being trying hard to make up for her mistakes. Everything was perfect yet I missed Jace.Lucy was busy baking my favorite strawberry pies in the kitchen and I stepped out to the balcony to receive fresh air after teasing her and making a mess with the flour in the kitchen.The breeze reminded me of the moments I spent with Jace, how we were lovey-dovey and I felt I was riding on a winged stallion on the clouds but all of that was now in the past. Our marriage had legally ended a week ago.I looked up and saw a familiar figure approach the house and saw that it was Jace, I smiled and kept enjoying the atmosphere and immediat
Scarlett’s PovAfter I left Jace’s mansion I realized there was nowhere else for me to go than to go back home. I hesitated for the first two days as I lodged in an hotel and reviewed my entire life. I had fallen in love with a man who saw me as a plaything and didn’t feel the least same.I suffered in the hands of Stacy who constantly reminded me that I was a nobody yet I persisted thinking Jace loved me but in the end she was right. Our marriage was nothing but a contract after all.Being set up with another man was even more disgusting but Jace made me feel like a woman and told me that it was all a lie since I was drugged and couldn’t remember anything. I packed my things and decided to go back to my stepmother and stepsister.I was determined to bear whatever they throw my way and also live a peaceful life until I can get a good job and just leave the city forever. As I stepped foot at the house all trhe bad m,emories came flooding back in my head.I had left thinking I’d never c
Jace’s POVI didn’t want to believe that Stacy had anything to do with Scarlett’s disappearance but it was too much of a coincidence for her to appear and then Scarlett disappears. I then realized that following any of those bad events is Stacy’s presence.She insisted that I find her in one of the hotel rooms in which I found Scarlett and hers happens to coincidentally be the one opposite it. I had just been blinded by our friendship and refused to acknowledge that she was a suspect.Tara’s words confirmed that Scarlett really loves me and I’ve be with her too long to be able to distinguish if she was after my monet or not. There were instances where I was helpless and she could have carthered away all of my monety but she still stood by me.I decided to chose love over friendship and went to confront Stacy. At the face of confrontation I got to know that she betrayed me because she allegedly loved me but it was all lies, she didn’t love me, Scarlett did. Scarlett taught me what love
Stacy’s POVLiam and I didn’t find a solution even after hours of thinking and he left to attend to an important business so I headed home. Throughout the drive back home I couldn’t stop thinking of the consequences of my actions. Everything was perfectly ruined.I began to regret my actions and wished I could turn back the hands of time and change my actions but there was nothing like such so I had to find a way to get myself out of this mess. I contemplated Liam’s advice of running away but Jace was influential and would find me even if it meant going to the ends of the world and tearing countries up.I lingered in my car for few more minutes, trying to figure out a way even if it meant shifting all the blame on Liam. Liam would certainly feel betrayed but I couldn’t afford falling out with him. The evidences were too glaring and incriminating for me to deny connections with him.The llok on Jace’s face whne he discovers that I am the cause of his recent pain would be excruciatingl
Jace’s POVI woke up with a banging headache and lay still for few minutes. I shut my eyes and fell asleep once more with the aim of getting rid of the headache before waking up. The hangover from the alcohol I took made me weak. I would have opted for painkillers but I felt too lazy to get up.I wake up half an hour later and yawned widely, satisfied that the headache had subsided though I could still faintly feel some pain. I leaned back against the bed frame and the incidence of the previous day flooded my memory.With a sigh, I gently rubbed my temples and shook my head as I remembered getting wasted to the point where I poured out my heart contents and grievances to Stacy and she consoled me.Stacy has been with me as a friend for as long as I remember and I completely trust her more than anyone else but I’ve been having my doubts about her and reasons to doubt her as well but I didn’t want them to be through as she’s been the only one who stayed with me come rain come sunshine.
Stacy’s POVStill grumbling and regretting the opportunity that I just passed by, I arrived at where Liam asked to meet looking swollen. If it weren’t for him I would be rolling under the sheets with Jace and hopefully have his seeds inside of me by now.It was something I’ve always dreamt of and whatever Liam called me for should better be worth it else I’ll make him regret it. Though Jace was now mine and there’s no longer any obstruction between us but I wanted the process to be fast and also to find something that would hold him down.If I got pregnant, he would surely take responsibility and I couldn’t wait for that to happen. Liam looked impatient and worried the moment I stepped in the room and scowled at me.“Where have you been?” He snapped.I got irritated.“Slow down your horses Liam, why are you been so irritable?” I threw back.He ran his fingers through his hair, something he does whenever he was in some sort of trouble or frustrated.“We’re in big trouble.” He divulged.
Stacy’s POVImmediately we were done with our looting I thanked the girls for their cooperation and took everything to my house where I safely stacked them somewhere hidden and proceeded to go Jace’s house and see how far my plan has worked. When I arrived there the guards and maids wore a swollen expression.“Good afternoon ma’am.” The maids greeted.I acknowledge their greetings with a wave.“Where’s Jace?” I asked.“He’s at the mini bar.” A maid replied.I nodded and walked there, the loud clanging of my heels sounded sonorous to my ears and I saw Jace from afar, drinking like his life depended on it. It meant that he had found the letter and my plan had worked just as I expected it to.“Jace.” I called out.He turned to look at me for a split second before turning his attention back to his glass of alcohol. I stood before him and tried to touch him but he flinched and acted as if my touch repulsed him.“Jace, what happened to you?” I asked worriedly.He ignored me and downed anoth
Jace’s POVThough I wasn’t satisfied with what I had found since it was half information from Adam Brooke I still didn’t give up hope because he gave me a lead which I was sure to follow. Seeing that the blackmailer was a male made me realize that the shoe fits Liam, only he could dare such.I needed to know why he did it but I wasn’t going to show him all of my cards at once as it would only ruin the game. I decided to gather all evidences first before attacking him. I decided to go back home to that one person who makes my life worth living and couldn’t wait to have her in my arms.As I parked the car I couldn’t stop reminiscing about the sweet intimate moments I shared with her. I would go a million miles to protect her smile and ensure that she keeps smiling forever. I walked into the house and the maids greeted me warmly but I was eager to hear one voice.I rushed up the stairs and didn’t bother going to my room to change my dress before going straight to Scarlett’s room. I knock