“We’re here! Welcome home!” I happily said. I just arrived home with Cameron and Via. “It’s smaller than I expected. I mean, we’re both billionaires anyway.” “It’s because you want simplicity in all things. You don’t want a big house to the point that we don’t see or even bump to each other. You want a house where we have no choice but to see each other every day. You get what I mean? You also want a family with a strong bond and not just a wealthy family with a big house.” “I’m relieved.” “About what?” “That I’m not some wealthy cold-hearted CEO or something like in the movies.” We both laughed as we take a sit in the living room. “Somehow, this place feels familiar.” “It’s because you live here.” I stood up to walk to the kitchen. “Do you want to eat? I’ll cook and you can just stay there with Via. You can go around the house. Move freely, this is your house anyway.” I went to the kitchen and started cooking and preparing our food for lunch. I peek through the kitchen counter
“What’s going on here?” dad asked as soon as he approached us. I just rolled my eyes out of annoyance. “Mr. Harris! Your daughter here is harassing me.” “Harassing?! What the fuck are you talking about?!” “Savannah! Whatever you’re doing with Mr. Miller—” “Shut up dad, I don’t need your lecture. I’m not harassing anyone, just as you know. I’m just asking POLITELY but then—” “This is enough! Stefano! Take your sister out of here!” Stefano started pulling me away as soon as grandfather said that. He made me sit on the passenger seat of my own car as he drives. “You told me not be reckless but here you are. Is this how you do it your own way?” “Yes, now stop the car and get out.” “I won’t.” “Okay, bring me to the mansion instead.” The drive became silent and awkward. As soon as we arrived, I went straight to dad’s study and started searching on his things. “Savannah! What are you doing?! Are you really out of your mind?! What if dad sees you?!” “I don’t care. I want to end
It’s been two weeks and I’m back modeling. Cameron is staying home since he still can’t work because of his condition. His mother, with Clarisse, stays with him and Via while I’m away.Today, my schedule is at the Morgan’s company. I’m expecting to see Irene or Jackson today and I’m ready for it. I’ve been digging a lot on Jackson’s background and it just gets more interesting. Turns out he had records of assault and stalking back in America but, of course, his father cleaned it for him.Just like I expected. Irene and Jackson are approaching my direction. I just kept walking until we are now facing each other.“The audacity to show up here after what you did to my father-in-law?!”“You mean future father-in-law? Also, it’s not my fault to be hired by your clothing brand as a model to their newest collection.”“I can kick you out, you know that, right?”“It’s not my lost, you also know that, right?”“Irene, let’s just go. We’ll be late on our appointment.” Jackson tried to pull Irene
I immediately covered my mouth with my hands to avoid myself screaming. I took deep breathes to calm myself down.Stay focused Savannah! Calm down and face what’s in front of you. This is not the right time for you to panic and be a scaredy cat!My photos are scattered on every wall and corner of the room! Some photos are from my photoshoots or profiles, some are printed photos from my social media posts and some are candid photos. He’s been stalking me? This room looks like a cult! This is a room I see on movies when the main character has a stalker who’s obsessed with her! Obsessed? Wait a minute.I remember what I read on doctor Mavis’s medical report.‘He liked me, no, he was obsessed with me. I thought he was a friend that could be trusted, but I was wrong. He was crazy! He was such a great pretender. A psychopath.’Jackson was obsessed with me? It makes sense if he’s really the one who attempted to rape me. I looked around the room and saw some mannequins, wigs and even sex toys
Savannah’s POV I’m on my way to my class when suddenly someone grabbed me from behind. He covered my nose and mouth which made me faint. I woke up in an empty warehouse. My hands and feet are tied and I’m sitting on the ground. “You’re awake?” I saw Jackson smirking as he walks towards me. “What the hell are you doing? Where am I?” “Somewhere? Somewhere where it’s just the two of us. You know what I mean, right?” “You bastard! Let me go this instant!” “Nope! Not until I’m done.” “Why are you doing this?! I’ll get you arrested the moment I get out of here!” “Arrested? Remember that my father is a judge. I can do whatever I want and he will clean my mess.” He leaned towards me and touches my face. “You shouldn’t have rejected me multiple times. It hurts my ego and pride and it just made me want you more.” “You’re a psycho! I thought you were nice but—” “I am nice! But you made me a monster. The things I do for love which you will never understand since you are a heartless bitc
I slowly opened my eyes and saw Jackson laying on the floor. I lifted my head and saw Cameron holding a gun. I run to his arms and cried in relief.“Thank you for finding me.”“Are you okay? Did he hurt you?” I pulled out of the hug and turned to Jackson.“Is he dead?”“No, I just shot him in his leg. He’s not going to die easily.” Jackson moved and tried to reach for his gun but Cameron approached it and kicked it away from him. “You should have stayed back in America.”The gates of the warehouse opened and my brothers, with the police, entered. They immediately handcuffed and arrested Jackson.“Are you okay?” Stefano asked me as soon as they approached me. Skyler hugged me tightly.“S-Sky, I can’t breathe.” He lets go of me immediately. “I’m okay, don’t worry. How did you find me?”“Casterdale isn’t that small,” Cameron said as he approaches me. “It’s a good thing that we found you before anything bad could have happened.”The police took Jackson but he keeps resisting.“Savannah! Y
It’s already night and Cameron is back home. Via is sleeping in her room and we are in the secret room. “Where’s Sylvester?” “He’s not picking up his phone.” “He’s probably partying again.” I just sighed as I take a sit beside Cameron. “Stefano, do you have any update about doctor Mavis?” I asked. “None, his assistant is not doubtful about her death.” “Could he be the killer?” “Who?” “The assistant.” “No, I highly doubt.” Oh gosh, a lot of things is happing all at once. I can’t even have enough time to process things properly. As soon as one problem is done, another one comes. “Shouldn’t we go to America—” “No!” I firmly said to Stefano. “Don’t forget what happened to Cameron. He almost died! You will not go there, not until we find whoever this person is.” “Sis,” I turned to Skyler. “You mentioned an email earlier. What is it?” “Oh!” I brought out my phone and showed them the email. “Did she just randomly press these letters?” “If she was killed, then maybe she accide
I burst in to Via’s room and immediately picked her up from her crib. “Oh, gosh! Thank goodness you’re okay,” I worriedly said as I hug my daughter. Cameron also came and hugged us. I was worried that something happened to her. The loud noise scared the shit out of me. “Savannah, what was inside of this vault?” I turned to Stefano and saw the vault broken and opened. “The PC tablet you gave me was in there.” “Is anything else missing? You should check.” Cameron started checking the room of Via as well as our room. “Why is the PC tablet here in Via’s room?” Stefano asked. “I thought it would be safer here. I mean, if intruders come, the first thing they’ll search is our room and the study. I thought they won’t take interest in a baby’s room so I kept it in here.” “Nothing else is missing. It’s not even messy and I think they didn’t search our room,” Cameron said. “Only the vault is open and nothing else seems to have been touched. It means that whoever the intruder is, knew wh
The day went fast and it’s now getting closer to midnight. Everyone is having fun chatting, laughing, eating and drinking. “This year is really memorable and fruitful, if I must say,” Cameron’s father said. “You had your first grandchild this year! You must be really happy!” Uncle Jacob said and I can’t help but smile. “I also had my first daughter-in-law this year! It’s really memorable.” I turned to Cameron who’s sitting on my left while feeding Via. “This is my favorite year,” I whispered. “We have more years to look forward to, together.” “I know, but this year is where you and Via came into my life.” “We’ll... that’s true.” We both chuckled. I sometimes feel like I’m still dreaming. It was just like yesterday when my life has no directions and all I do is party and drink, now I have Aviana and Cameron. Not to mention, me and my brothers are able to fix our relationship this year. We still fight, but we understand each other more. “Sav, pass me the salad.” I got back to
It’s been a couple of weeks, and today is New Year’s Eve. We are busy preparing for our family’s celebration later at night. Both the Harris and the Zach are together in a private resort to welcome the New Year. “Aw! Ouch! Sav help!” I turned to Vester and saw Via pulling his hair. I quickly grabbed my daughter from him and pulled her hand away. “Why does she keep on pulling my hair?! I’m not yet married but I think I’ll be bald even before I say I do!” “Let me see your scalp.” I looked at his head and smirked as I thought to play a little prank. “Oh, my gosh. This is bad!” “W-Why?! Am I going bald?!” “There are bald spots. This is a major turn off to all women. Tsk, this is bad.” “WHAT?! What should I do?!” “Well, stay single for life, I guess?” I think he realized what I’m doing. He stood up straight and glared at me. “You think that’s funny? If I get bald, you’ll have to compensate me on behalf of your daughter!” “Only your hair will disappear, don’t stress too much!” Sudde
“I’m sorry! I can’t hold it any longer! I think I’m going to fart if I keep holding my laughter!” Sylvester said while laughing. I can’t stop myself from laughing too.“You’re so bad at acting! Why did I never realize that your face is so funny! I almost lost it when I saw you squeezing Skyler!” I said while laughing. I looked at Cameron, who looks flustered and confused. “That’s what you get! You think you’re the only one who can pretend to have an amnesia?!”“You think that’s funny?! I was so worried!”“I only pretended for a few minutes but you did it for weeks! I wouldn’t lose this kind of chance to pay you back!”“That’s different! I did it for a reason!”“I did it for fun, but it’s not different!”“You two should stop, you might end up fighting. You just got married,” mom said.“You also played along, mom?” Cameron asked.“Of course. I also wouldn’t miss the chance to play with my kids. Also, I’m Savanah’s mother. She got the humor from me.” I smiled and fist bump mom. Cameron t
“Let’s start the preaching with dad as soon as we get back.” It’s been two days, and it’s the last day of my business conference. Savannah is still unconscious and is still at the ICU. I make sure to be updated on her condition, and Stefano updates me all the time.“We should just head back tomorrow. We need more information—”“You can just stay here, and let’s just do the preaching when you get back. I have to go back for my wife and daughter.”“I understand but—”“Cassandra, two days for me is enough. I’ve seen and heard enough. I don’t know what else you want to explore in this place, but you can stay if you want. I’ll head back later at the afternoon, and you head back tomorrow noon. Got it?”“You’ll leave me alone here?” I stopped walking and turned to her.“You have your secretary and security with you. What do mean you’ll be left alone?”“I mean, it’s our first business conference together ever since you publicize your position. Shouldn’t we work on this together?”“I already d
It’s been two days, and my wife is still unconscious. She’s still at the ICU and being monitored. Today, I have to attend a meeting. As much as I want to stay by Savannah’s side, I also have responsibilities as the company’s CEO.“Sir, Cameron? Sir?” I got back to my senses when I heard my name being called. I sat up straight and awkwardly faked a coughed.“Sorry, what were you saying again?”“I was mentioning the target raise in revenue for this year. I was asking if the stated numbers are ideal or realistic to you, sir.”“Oh, uhm,” I scanned the document in my hands. “We should lower it by two percent. Also, I received the investment offered by CXX in Hawaii. I never heard this company before, but the investment price they mentioned is too high for me to assume that they are an unknown company.”“CXX is an underground company, illegal for short. It’s actually CVX but they changed it to CXX when they handed us their proposal. I found the name and proposal suspicious too, like you did
It’s been about three hours and we are still outside the operating room, when suddenly a nurse came out rushing. He stopped and bowed for a bit when he saw us and left running.“Oh dear, heavens, what’s happening to my daughter?”Seeing the nurse rushing out made me more anxious. I just hugged Via, who’s still sleeping, tighter.An hour later, the doctor finally came out.“How’s my wife? Is she okay?”“Your wife had a cardiac arrest earlier, but she is now stable. She was at a critical stage earlier due to blood lost, but we manage to save her just in time. However, we still need to monitor her vitals as she could have a cardiac arrest again anytime. We’ll transfer her to the Intensive Care Unit for further monitoring.” The doctor left and I just sighed. In shorter context, Savannah is still not out of danger. She’s basically at the death’s door given that anything could happen to her anytime.“Cassandra,” I called out my sister as I face her. “Tighten the security inside and outside
We are now inside the van on the way to the hotel, and I still feel anxious for unknown reasons. Why do I keep feeling that something bad would happen anytime?“Babe, are you okay?” Cameron asked me as he holds my hand. I turned to him and smiled.“I am okay. Don’t worry.”“Are you sure? You look anxious.”“I am okay. Don’t worry about me.” I tried to calm myself down and change the topic. “Look at my shoes. My brothers gifted it to me earlier. Do you know how much this is? It’s more or less fifty-million! They bought it from an auction! I still can’t believe they did that.”“Really? Well, I can’t blame them. They would, of course, prepare the best gift for their only and older sister. Fifty-million is a just a cent for them compared on how much they love you.”“Love me? Tsk, they could have just given me a simple designer shoes and I would still appreciate it. They literally participated in an auction just for the shoes.”“Fifty-million is still cheap considering it’s from an auction
It’s been two hours, and I am now done preparing. I am wearing my bridal gown, tiara with the veil, and the shoes my brothers gave me. I still can’t believe they spent that kind of money for these shoes.I am just waiting inside the hotel room until it’s time to leave. I am holding my flower bouquet and I kept looking at the mirror, making sure that everything is perfect.Nothing can go wrong today so I keep checking even the smallest details on my overall look.Five minutes later, one of my bodyguards came in.“Miss, it’s time to leave the hotel.” I took a deep breath and one last look on the mirror before walking towards the door.There’s a barrier, made out of cloth with poles carried by my bodyguards, to protect and cover me from the media.There’s a lot of reporters and paparazzi all over the hotel, waiting to take photos of me and my wedding look. We decided that no photos shall spread on the internet before I enter the cathedral. We can’t really control all people so we just de
“So, I was right... there were girls in the party,” I said as I take a bite from my salmon.“I don’t know if Cameron was loyal or was afraid to get punched by your brothers. He didn’t even lay his eyes on the girls,” Kevin jokingly said. “Sylvester didn’t even last five minutes in stopping his urges.”“That’s why I left the room. Good thing I did,” Cameron said and winked at me which made me blush.“I wasn’t even the one who hired those girls. Sylvester really hired them for his self,” Stefano said.“Why? What about you?” I asked.“I left the room after Cameron. I even saw the two of you kissing while entering the room. Then I booked another room for myself and just slept.”“Boring,” Sylvester said while shaking his head.“What about Skyler?! Did you let my baby see that?!”“Baby? He’s old enough to make a baby!” Irene said. I glared at her but she just smiled sarcastically.“I didn’t even get to see the girls arrive. I had to leave to record a song for my upcoming album. I just retur