Part 30

"Plans? What other plans are you working on, Cecilia? Why don't I know about them?" Margareth started to be influenced by Cecilia's words, so she dragged Cecilia into the bedroom.

The word "plan" mentioned by Cecilia was indeed a secret that needed to be kept. If it were to be exposed, it could be very dangerous for their positions in that house.

"Here's the thing, Mom," Cecilia put on a serious face as she explained the lie she had crafted to draw Margareth even deeper into the revenge plan she was playing.

"I approached Daddy Carlos to gain a position in his company. So, the more I learn about how the company works, the easier it is for me to control both of them. I'll get close to Vano and make him fall in love. Marry him, in line with the plan to take over all the divisions in Daddy's company.

That way, Daddy will easily hand over the company to me because Vano is more focused on Daddy's subsidiary. He says he's not very interested in the main company because his knowledge isn't sufficient to manage it as a whole. So, Vano chose to learn elsewhere. Imagine, Mom, if we both succeed in controlling all their wealth, it won't be exhausted for seven generations to come.

Of course, Mom will also be happy to have money with an endless number of zeros behind the first digit." Margareth immediately envisioned what Cecilia was saying.

Little did she know that it was all just talk and illusions. Margareth also had no idea about the vast and treacherous pit that Cecilia had prepared to destroy her, making her cry blood and beg for forgiveness from Tomas, who was resting peacefully beyond.

"B-but Mom doesn't like you being too close to Daddy Carlos. Why can't it just be Mom who gets close to him?"

Cecilia sighed. "Don't let it be too obvious that Mom is the one getting close to Daddy because it's not possible, right? Mom was brought into the company claiming to want to learn there. Mom is already old, and anyone can guess that Mom is also eyeing a position in Daddy's company. Unlike me, I can say that I'm doing an internship there or something similar. Understandably, I'm a college student who would never be suspected by anyone if I were in Daddy's company, including becoming a future leader there. Mom just needs to sit back and leave everything to me...

And for the time being,

Don't get too close to Daddy because I'm trying to persuade him to give me a high position in the company." 

“B-but Cecilia, if Mom and Daddy Carlos don't get close, I can also miss him. As you know, he is my lover. If we stay apart for too long, it means..."

Cecilia silenced Margareth by placing her index finger on her lips.

"Mom, don't contradict what I'm saying. Do you want my plan to fall apart and us to be kicked out of here? If you want, go ahead, get close to Daddy and tell him what you want. That way, everything will crumble, and we'll end up living under a bridge." Cecilia shuddered. "I don't want that, Mom. Being poor again. Living in a cramped and squalid rental house alone feels like my dignity is already shattered, let alone having to sleep under a bridge. There are so many mosquitoes and other creepy crawlies. Do you want to sleep with cockroaches or snakes?"

Margareth quickly shook her head.

"Fine, now just follow what I want. Mom, sit back, ignore it if you see me getting close to Daddy. Don't scold me like you did earlier. That's impolite."

"If you go any further than that, Mom won't accept it."

"Don't worry, Mom. I'm not interested in Daddy either. He's already old," Cecilia smirked before leaving Margareth. "I'm going to my room now. I have some documents to work on that I didn't finish this afternoon."

"You're not lying, Cecilia?" Margareth narrowed her eyes.

"No, Mom, I swear. Tonight, I'll also talk to Vano. Persuade him to slowly distance himself from Celine. I heard Celine's birthday is tomorrow. I'm sure Vano will attend. As proof of my hard work all this time, I'll make sure to tell Daddy that Vano will never come to Celine's birthday party."

"Whatever you say. Just as long as you stay on the path and the agreement we both made. If I see you getting too close to Daddy Carlos beyond the limit, you'll know the consequences." Margareth pointed her index finger in front of Cecilia's face.

"Got it, Mom." Cecilia responded by raising her thumb and closing the bedroom door. She sighed in relief. Finally, she could divert Margareth's attention because earlier she had almost put her arms around Carlos. If it had been discovered, revenge would be taken too soon. Cecilia was sure Margareth wouldn't stay silent when that happened.

It could be assured that it wouldn't be Margareth who would cry later, but herself, separated from Carlos.

"Takes an unusual turn, huh? Getting along?" Vano teased Cecilia as they both headed up the stairs.

The man seemed to have just returned from campus. Vano's face looked tired and weary, so Cecilia took the initiative to comfort him before following her husband to the bedroom.

"I had to pretend to be nice and sweet because earlier I almost got caught hugging Daddy," Cecilia replied.

Vano stopped in his tracks. "You have to be more careful because everything will fall apart if it's revealed that you and Daddy are already married," he whispered at the end of his sentence. He was afraid someone might overhear their conversation.

"You're right; it seems I have to restrain myself a bit when I'm at home. With great reluctance, I have to be content with being close to Daddy only when we're in the bedroom."

"Is Daddy's charm really that strong that you can't stay away from him?"

Cecilia nodded quickly. "Of course. Carlos is a man who is so warm and romantic that I can't stand being away from him for too long. Right now, I already miss Daddy's touch." Cecilia bit her lower lip. "Well, then, Van, I'll go to Daddy's room first."

"But your mother is still downstairs, right?"

"Let her be; she won't come to Daddy's room and mess up his things. As far as I know, she's afraid of losing Daddy, so I'm sure she won't want to assert her authority there. Last night, she wanted to go in, but Daddy stopped her immediately."

"Alright, then, I hope you succeed, and I can have a little brother or sister soon."

Cecilia patted Vano's arm. "It still seems like you'll have to wait a while because until now, Daddy hasn't been successful."

"Really? Haven't you two slept together twice already?"

"Yes, but it still hasn't worked at all. Daddy can't bear to see me in pain, so it failed again. I don't know how long this will go on."

"Try to endure it tonight; I'm sure you can do it, all for our plan."

Cecilia hesitated, imagining the pain that felt like a sharp knife splitting her in two. She winced at the thought of the real and piercing pain.

"I'm not ready to imagine and agree to what you want, honestly. This is my first experience, and no one knows what my dad is like behind all of this." Cecilia rubbed her neck. "If we talk about it in detail, it wouldn't be appropriate because you are my stepchildren, so it's not ethical for a stepmother to talk too much about her biological father's bedroom."

Vano ruffled Cecilia's hair. "You talk as if you're already 50 years old, saying that I'm your stepchild."

"It's not like you've forgotten; it's just that until now, I can't believe I have a stepmother younger than me. I always thought that if one day Dad had a girlfriend or wife, her age wouldn't be much different from Dad's. Turns out, she's even younger than me."

"That's destiny, no matter how you put it, I'm your dad's destiny, and it's still me. Even though many obstacles stand between us." 

"Pretentious," Vano sneered as he ran away from Cecilia.

Cecilia just laughed in response to Vano's words just now. She also didn't know why she could think like this. Even though she had only been Carlos' legal wife for two days.

"You spoke to whom Daddy heard was very familiar and full of jokes."

"That's fine, Dad. With Vano. He just came back from college.”

"What were you talking about that Daddy could hear the sound of laughter all the way here?"

"There's nothing special. It's just a joke about campus, talking about lecturers or friends from the same campus." Cecilia put her bag on the desk Carlos used to work. "Daddy is tired?" he asked helping Carlos remove one by one the shirt buttons that were still attached to his body.

Usually after work Carlos immediately took a shower and relaxed in the living room while reading the newspaper, now the man seemed to be waiting for Cecilia's arrival first. I don't know what was planned, Cecilia didn't know because Carlos just took off his jacket. Not with a shirt and pants material that still wrapped his muscular body.

"Are you sure it's nothing more than that?"

“Sure, Dad. When did I lie to Daddy?”

" Never." Carlos kissed Cecilia's lips briefly. "Why does this make Daddy addicted and always wants to taste it?"

"Certain?" Cecilia tilted her head, opening her mouth slightly so that Carlos could accept what she was doing. Carlos of course happily accepted Cecilia's offer.

Cecilia's tongue, which was so supple and warm, was the main target. Both of their breaths became ragged when the kiss became a very deep kiss. They sip each other, exchanging saliva inside. Carlos also led Cecilia to the bed.

Lay him down there slowly. It looks like a little warm-up and first night experiment, perfect to do before you both shower.

Touching each other provides pleasure that goes to the heart of the game. Their clothes were also scattered on the floor with Carlos ready to enter Cecilia. However, when Carlos wanted to press. Cecilia was already holding her breath and convinced herself not to show the pain on her face.

But everything had to be stopped because of the sound of knocking on the door from outside. “Can you let me in first, there's something important I want to talk to you about?” Margareth's voice was heard calling Carlos from outside.

That suddenly made Carlos and Cecilia stop what they were doing. Annoyed to death because Cecilia already felt a little part of Carlos starting to enter her. It was hard to endure the pain but had to stop because of the mother's voice from outside.

"Daddy, let it be. Besides, I locked the door."

"Are you sure you let your mother knock on the door and disturb the other residents of the house? Especially Vano. Do you want him to be aware that you are in daddy's room? Daddy doesn't want him to know that we are married. "Later all our plans were ruined so he asked to marry Celine instead.

Cecilia wanted to open her mouth to stop Carlos, but the man had already pulled the blanket over her naked body.

"Only a while. You stay here and Daddy will check on your mother first."

"But the clothes are worn first in full. Please don't be like that!” Cecilia gave a warning before Carlos went to open the bedroom door. Even though the man was wearing trousers, the top part was still open. She really didn't want her mother to see what her husband had.