BrienneTHREE DAYS LATER: Humming to myself, I looked at the two earrings. Gold or opal? Which was I going to wear today?After seconds of contemplation, I sighed annoyed. Had Julienne been here, perhaps she would have given a good suggestion. For all the trash she came from, she at least had a less than mediocre taste.After a few seconds, I looked at my two choices once more and picked up the gold. It felt a bit gaudy for my tastes, but what did it matter? There was nothing wrong with looking a bit gaudy for a special occasion, and this was most certainly a special occasion.Today was the day of the announcement. I wasn't excited for the event as to what it meant. Helping Viktor and raising the reputation of the company was only a plus side compared to the joy of getting retribution for her and that fiancee of hers embarrassing me, but I was excited for a completely different reason.Because with the announcement there would be a second announcement; one of the fixed date of our we
EvaThe day I'd asked Jon to accept their deal, despite how emasculating it was, I had asked for another different request.FLASHBACK“I do need your help with something .”“Anything my love.”Closing my eyes I held my breath for a moment, sending a silent prayer to the skies before I spoke.“I want to make a public statement on that day.”My heart hammered in my chest. If what I'd said earlier was bad, this request was going to be Incredibly baffling for him.True to my thoughts, he shifted back an incredulous look on his face.“I…” he tried to speak only to stop midway, looking at me. I held my eye contact, letting him know how serious I was.After a few seconds he breathed out.“I didn't know what I expected, but this was definitely not it.” he said, an uneasy chuckle leaving him.The lump in my throat didn't go away but I persisted, squeezing his hand.“It has to be like this.” was all I could say. He straightened in response, leaning closer to me.“Why? What's the reason for all
Eva If there was anything I'd learned in business, it was that there always had to be a good story. That was exactly what I was going to start with. “Six years ago,I was still with Viktor Reynolds. We met in college and we were college sweethearts, our relationship lasting past college. Back then I had nothing, but he made me feel like the happiest girl in the world.” Despite my words I spoke in an indifferent tone, as if I was talking about stocks instead of my past. If looks could kill, I was sure Brienne would have had me cremated by now. I knew I was agitating her. “I had nobody until he came, and so I was introduced to two of his best friends who became mine. I got familiar with them and for the first time in a long time, it felt like I had a family.” “I trusted them with everything like a fool, unknown to the scheme they played against me.” “Those two people are Brienne Harrison, Me Reynolds current fiancee and Geoffrey Wells. Both are here today.” Gasps and murmur
EvaFLASHBACK: FIVE DAYS AGO IN JULIENNE'S APARTMENT “May I speak with you? Inside?” I askedRelief filled me as she opened her door wider.….I stepped into her apartment in relative silence. Despite the grimy outside it seemed clean from the inside, incredibly cozy even. The area was small and the furniture was outdated and I spotted a crack in the wall, but it wasn't bad. Looking at the small space brought me back to a time years ago, on my own, working.I closed the door, following after her in awkward silence. The tension couldn't be ignored as she stood in place.I cleared my throat, “how have you been doing?”The acidic laugh she let out in return made me flinch.“What do you care? Do you feel sorry for ruining my life?” she spat out, bitterness evident in her voice “You and I both know that isn't true,” I said, tense at her aggressiveness. I let out a sigh to calm down before I continued “but I am sorry for what happened to you back then. For the humiliation you went through
Eva Present day It seemed in the end I wasn't really on my own. I had almost lost all hope. Who would have known that the night before with tears in my eyes and dried mascara on my face, she would call? In the middle of the night, cleaning my tears and cooling the stinks on my cheek, I received a call from an unknown number. As I answered mindlessly, I only heard her voice and two words. “I'm in.” What changed between then and that day, two days ago was a mystery to me. Perhaps she'd come to terms with what I'd said or maybe something else pushed her to that decision either way she was here now and I could feel her seething. Pure anger and hatred emanated from her as she stared forward, no doubt at Brienne herself. I didn't bother looking at Brienne's face to know how shocked she was. ‘Are you ready?’ I silently asked with my eyes, She took her place near the fixed micro I was using only moments ago and spoke.e “Some of you may remember me. I was one of Brienne's “ f
EvaI didn't bother looking at it this time. I already knew what was coming next. I had lived it and I expected her voice. Just in time it echoed through the hall.“You’re really stupid you know, just as naive as you were six years ago.”My eyes slipped shut at the sound of Brienne’s voice. The final evidence was the recording of the club bathroom. As the video played on, Her menacing words played out as it did in real life, three days ago. I easily recalled how she'd neared me, a menacing look in her eyes. I finally opened my eyes to look at the real her.Her face was pale, pure terror on her face. Any ounce of arrogance she had before was completely gone, replaced by true fear.An irony, considering our reversed roles.‘So much for being ‘naive’.’ I thought to myself, looking at her.I knew how little regard she had for me to her own detriment. In a way, she had caused her own downfall.I was telling the truth back then. I truly didn't have any recording devices with me, but it did
Eva"He was everything I wanted. All that money, that influence. id waited for him for so long and then you took him. You, a nobody."Another sob left me in the video. I was aware of the sting of alcohol in her breath when she'd neared me back then. Hearing her clearer now, there was no doubt in me that the alcohol had loosened her lips. Just in time, Brienne bursted into hysterical giggles, a sign of her addled state. “You can scream and cry and protest all you want, but now all people would think if you as is a lying cheating gold digger. History really does repeat itself doesn't it?” She spoke in-between laughter.After several minutes, the sounds lowered into silence, only the faint sound of my whimpers present until she spoke.“The first time was for you standing in the way of what I wanted. This is what you deserve for embarrassing me on my engagement party. You with your empty threats and holier than thou act. What can you do about it? Your boyfriend has left you and your rep
EvaRemoving the drive from the laptop, I made to leave only for a large frame to stop me. Surprise filled me as I looked up.“Jon?” I mouthed silently. I didn't even notice when he came up. I’d tried my best to avoid thinking or looking at his reaction in the beginning but as I kept on talking I'd lost track. I didn't know what to expect from his reaction. In hindsight, I should have expected this.Statue couldn't define how stony or hard his face looked. My heart sank. I'd promised to tell him everything and I did, albeit in public. He was already angry about them from the moment I revealed everything. Now that he knew… He made to pass me but I stopped him, tugging on his sleeve.“What are you doing?” I asked, alarmed. I didn't want him to cause a scene for my sake, not when his company was on the line.He turned to me, passing me a small mysterious smile.“Trust me,” he whispered in a voice too low I barely grasped it, speaking with his eyes. It made me gape, left bereft. He'd as