Caroline’s POV:“No!” William seemed to be troubled by my poignant accusation, but he still held onto my shoulders as though I would disappear if he were to let me go. I could see the struggle on his face, and I didn’t doubt that he was trying hard to do what was right by me, but sometimes trying wa
Caroline’s POV:“You looked like you were rushing out in a hurry,” Sophia noted. “Is everything alright, dear?”I was partially glad for the blazar over my head, because it allowed me to sneer unbidden. William, as expected, failed to say a single word against Sophia. He didn’t dare insult the Lambe
Caroline’s POV:As Sophia’s hand touched the jacket that shrouded my face, time seemed to come to a standstill. Waiting for my inevitable doom was torturous. My heart began to race and I felt myself enter fight or flight mode. I couldn’t bear this humiliation and knew I had no choice but to lash out
Caroline’s POV:My skin prickled with discomfort as I felt a steady rage overcome me. How dare William treat me like that? He thought he could just let Sophia make me out to be a jealous witch in front of the entire company and then turn around and kiss me on the head like I was his sweetheart. I w
Caroline’s POV:“Who the hell is responsible for the video?!” I demanded tensely. And James was frightened to jump slightly in place when I slammed my fist down on my desk in rage.He didn’t offer a word at first, simply pulling out his phone and presenting me with a separate video. “This was taken
Caroline’s POV: My hands were shaking so hard that my phone nearly fell out of my hands. I had to take deep breaths to calm myself down, and against my better judgment, I scrolled down to see the comments of the video. As I expected, they weren’t a pretty sight. ‘That lady just tried to murder her! She needs to be arrested and thrown in prison!’ ‘Oh my God, that poor woman! I couldn’t imagine having such a jealous monster after me. Scary!’ What were they saying about me? Jealous monster? I was almost overwhelmed by the vast majority of maliciousness from strangers. But they didn’t stop… ‘I feel so bad for Sophia! I hope that killer gets what’s coming to her!’ ‘Hey, I found that jealous bitch’s social media. I’ll link them right here!’ My eyes widened and I quickly went to the few social media accounts I had. My inboxes were swamped with spam messages, many of them telling me what a horrible person I was and that I should just kill myself. It was self-harm to keep reading all
Caroline’s POV:It seemed that everyone was glued to their phones while I was lost in a haze of confusion. I had powered off my cell phone after it was overwhelmed by spam messages, so I was completely out of the loop. Judging by the reactions of the people around me, something bad had happened to S
Caroline’s POV:When I arrived at the parking lot, William was sitting in his car with George on his thighs face to face. A soft smile was on his face as he playfully jingled his keys in front of the little baby’s face. George reached up for the keys with a giggle on his lips, but it always remained
Caroline/ Evelyn’s POV:I felt only discomfort at William’s words. The mask was off, and there was no pretending that I wasn’t the woman he thought I was. He used Daniel to lure me out of the woodworks, and now utilized his own son as a way to keep in contact with me. The aspects of myself I had wor
Caroline/ Evelyn’s POV:I returned to the office building with a scowl written over my face. I came to stand outside my office, taking a deep breath to prepare myself, before barging through. “Alright, William, let’s not waste any—” I stopped when I was met with an empty room. My brow furrowed and
Caroline/ Evelyn’s POV:We woke up early the next day, where Selena complained of a light hangover. It was quickly rectified by some water and a light snack, and we spent the morning chatting over our shared interest in fashion. Though she did most of the talking, I thoroughly enjoyed it. Selena co
Caroline/ Evelyn’s POV:A crack of thunder echoed from outside my open window. I closed my book and took a look outside, only for the first droplets of rainfall to hit my nose. A yawn was drawn out of me as I closed my window, and I got ready for a nice rest in bed. Just as my eyes were beginning t
Caroline/ Evelyn’s POV:The cut was accidentally caused in the brawl with the creeps that tried to take advantage of Selena. I had ignored that I’d been cut so deeply, too distracted by caring for Selena. Had she not spoken a word, I would have almost forgotten about it.“I can take care of it mysel
Caroline/ Evelyn’s POV:I watched as Selena began to pace anxiously around the room. She held the phone in her hands like it was a bomb ready to explode at the slightest touch.“Selena, just take a seat,” I urged. “It’s just a call from Elbert. Just answer it and tell him that you’re okay.”“What am
Caroline/ Evelyn’s POV:The drive back to my home was stark silent. I suspected it was because of Selena’s embarrassment about being too in over her head and having to be rescued. For that reason, I didn’t push her to talk, merely continuing to chauffeur her to safety. When we arrived, I opened the
Caroline/ Evelyn’s POV:I rolled down my window to catch a glimpse of what the men were saying to Selena.“Come on, baby girl,” one of the creeps said. “Let us take you home. We’ll show you a good time.”One of his lowlife friends snickered in agreement. “Yeah, babe. We’ll take you for a ride. It’s
Caroline/ Evelyn’s POV:Thankfully Elbert had kept his word about having my car fixed. It was in the driveway in time for me to head home. The drive to the Lambert estate was a silent and uneventful one. My mind was filled with the images of the dinner catastrophe that had happened less than thirty