Writer's POV"Careful. Do you have a tight grip on her shoulders?" Eleanor asked Lina as they carried her mother back into the house. They successfully laid her on the couch. "I knew it. Should have told her about this earlier than this. She must be so tired and surprised by what she heard." Eleanor sat and laid her mother's head on her lap. Her mother was still conscious although it was hard for her to breathe. it turned out that she lost her balance when she heard that Serena was her daughter.She opened her eyes and looked at Eleanor. Her face was still pale from shock. Eleanor helped her mother up and settled her down. She gave her a cup of water. Her mother rushed it down her throat and got a hold of her breath. She looked at Eleanor."So tell me. Tell me all I heard was nothing but the truth." Eleanor didn't respond. She looked at Serena who was looking at her toes. She must be blaming herself for what happened to Mother some minutes ago. "Are…are you…Serena? My Serena?"Serena
Writer's POV"It's umm… it's gorgeous. I kind of love it." Eleanor held the piece of art, replacing her heart with it and handling it with care. She could feel Harrison's strong hands fold around her waist. The way he was touching her, his breath and heartbeat…she was calculating every bit of it. "So, what did I score? I did a lot didn't I?""How did you…it's so…flawless. I'll give you one out of a hundred." She chuckled. Harrison grumbled. "Why would you give me such a score? He rested his palms on his hips and pouted. Eleanor laughed; he looked like a young princess-king. She had never seen him look so innocent.Was it possible that Mother saw someone else? Harrison wouldn't do such a thing. Should she ask him nicely? Or should she tell him? This wasn't the time. She always had bad timing."What are you thinking about? You have been staring into space for a long time." She blinked after hearing him. She tapped his chest. "I gave you one because I am ninety-ninth percent you have me
Writer's POVHarrison paced around, touching each end of the wall when he reached there. Eleanor's actions weren't expected and it bothered him. She just barged inside and said all sorts, asked for things and he told her and she left just like that. It has been days now and she wasn't even picking up her calls.The woman she was asking about, sounded determined to know if he tortured her. He sat down. Eleanor was driving him mad. These things shouldn't matter to him but he had no rest of mind and body. He needs to meet Eleanor quickly and make things right. He would be torturing himself by not seeing her at all.He hadn't seen her or spent time with her for a very long time. Most times, he would eat alone and hallucinate. Perhaps, he should get himself busy with something. Something like finding out what Eleanor was up to. She had been looking for something and she never mentioned what it was. Now, her father died and she was still not sleeping in his house.He took his coat and swung
Writer's POVHarrison stood up and adjusted his coat. "I wasn't taking my time. I didn't know it was already a year. You can do as you please Eleanor but be rest assured that I would not let you be and I would get you back into my house but it is still understandable. I would let you be." He left with the door open. Eleanor stood up and closed the door. She joined Emil in the room and checked out the things they bought from the hall on their way back from the police station. They already had the evidence they needed. All she had to do now is to find out when she was going to go and get her father's corpse from the house. She couldn't allow them to stay in the house with the body and leave it just like that.She wanted to forgive Van and Jess but the way Jess acted to her made her change her mind. They were all going to face the law. Her feeble heart has turned to stone and she has turned blind eyes to the cute things. The world is brutal and the people in it are selfish. They all wan
Writer's POVHer mother didn't take It slightly. She was all over the body on the couch. Serena was also in tears but mildly. Her mother was wailing. Eleanor tried not to cry and raised her head whenever the tears threatened to fall. Emil waited for her outside. Eleanor tapped Lina and called her aside. "Eleanor, are you okay?" She said with a very emotional tone. Eleanor tried not to react and smile. "I am trying to be okay. I don't know if it is okay to leave him here till the trial is over in three days. I am working on something and I didn't want him to disturb me. I also saw it as an opportunity to make mom meet him for the last time."Lina immediately nodded and held Eleanor's shoulders. "It's okay Eleanor. Everything is okay with me, I just want to know if you are okay. Are you eating well?" If only she knew what she ate before leaving the house. She nodded with a smile and returned to the sitting room. Seeing her mother cry was tempting her to cry but this wasn't the time to
Writer's POVShe shook her head. "Where? What are you trying to tell me, Harrison?" She bent to her right side. She needs to play her cards right, if not, she would get burst. Harrison scratched his head. He definitely couldn't bring himself to tell her about the house he had been keeping girls and where he kept her mom. She didn't want to hear about it. "I wanted to confirm something but it looks like I got it all wrong. It was about the woman you asked about when you came to my house. I…just… never mind."She smiled internally. She wasn't dumb after all. He looked at her, locking his gaze on her. Those blue eyes. This was the moment she was supposed to take her eyes away and walk out of him but that became a hard thing to do. She managed to look away but her eyes immediately went back to seek his. he was doing the eyes thing and he knew how it was affecting her. She closed her eyes and turned her back against him. "Okay then. If that is all you have to say. You might want to take
Writer's POVAs if a big bell was placed on Harrison's head and banged with an iron, that was how surprised Harrison was. He looked at her blankly, not sure of what to say to her next. She was the one he was looking for. Perhaps, he should have just left and not waited for her at all, then he wouldn't be receiving such news and that wasn't the worst part. The woman was her mother.Now it was understandable why she didn't want to see him but he was still confused. "Do you know what you are saying? I have known this woman since I was a kid. She was always upset." He doubted if she would want to know that her mother was like a servant to them before they kept her in the other old house.He didn't know exactly why the whole family passed her around. She even worked in the house he was living in before she was taken to another house. He didn't know why but he was a master kind of person to her. How would he reconcile with the person he wants to make his wife?Tears lurked around the corner
Writer's POV"What about Liam, did he call you again?" Eleanor asked Serena. Serena sipped her juice. "I have stayed with mother enough and it baffles me that I am at peace. Liam didn't call me or set a spy on me. I always knew when he had a spy on me. He has been…silent which is abnormal for him. He never does that.""So you are trying to say that he already knows that you know who you are?""No, but I guess so. I was desperate to know who I was so I was disturbing him a lot but lately, I have been staying on my own and I haven't been calling or texting him don't you think he would figure out that something is wrong somewhere?"Eleanor sighed and nodded. She adjusted the first button on her shirt. "You should visit him. That should cool his mind in the meantime. I told him I was going to try to seduce Harrison. How do I allow him to understand that I tried it and it would look awkward, seeing him once again after realizing what he has done to me."Serena's phone rang. "Talk of the de
The sound of "Here comes the bride" echoed through the church of St Paul. A lot of people were seated in the church, waiting for the bride to come around. Eleanor was in the changing room, fighting her corset with Lina."Damn, this is tight. I could have chosen a much better dress. All in the name of fashion. What if I fail to breathe and I faint in front of my husband? Ish.""If you fail to breathe, I will pour you water. Just in case.""Emill," Lina warned."What? Have you forgotten what she did to me on our wedding day? She hid my tie and made me use a bow tie.""And it was perfect but you don't trust your best friend. That is what is wrong with you. Anyway, if you pour me water, you would owe me 5 million dollars. I would collect it from you. I know you know that.""Eleanor, you still want to bully me on your wedding day? Jeez. People change, why didn't you?" Someone knocked on the door and Emil went to pick it up. "You're not supposed to see your bride before the wedding. They s
Writer's POVHarrison went back to his hotel and tried to think about what he could do for Eleanor. It was a hard task. He knew Eleanor wouldn't just agree to see him just like that. There was nothing he could think of buying that would be catchy to her.He went to bed, hoping the next day would be very good.*** Eleanor walked back and forth to the room. "Again, who invited Harrison? This isn't a joke. Why would one of you invite Harrison without my permission? Why?"Her mother sat on a chair, knitting stockings. "As much as I hate the boy, he still looks handsome. Did you ask him the type of cream he was using?""Mother, this is not funny. Do you know how I felt when I saw him? I was going to lose my mind. Why would you do such things behind my back?"No one was answering her. She sat in the chair, frustratingly shaking her leg. "Well, I think he's a changed person. I heard he built a house for orphans on the streets. It is also said that he is a good man and he let out all his slav
Writer's POVHe held the child's hands and looked around as she led him to a hallway. "Magny? Where are you? Come out now. We have a visitor, he says he bears annoying Harry's name."Harrison laughed. The child was something. He found the plastic horse on the ground. He bent down and showed her the toy. Tada" "Yay! You found Magny." She hugged him. That was when Harrison perceived it. "Thank you, Uncle Harrison. I'll see you later, okay?" She said and ran off. He stood still. He could never mistake it. She smelled exactly like Eleanor. Exactly like Eleanor, he was sure of it. Come to think of it, her hair was also gray and her eyes belonged to Eleanor. If he wasn't hallucinating, then he was running mad. He closed his eyes and turned around. "I need to get them now. Mia, nice, go find Harry. Look for him, I didn't say you should hide and seek…" he heard the voice and the clacking sounds of shoes coming his way. He quickly hid in a corner.The fact that he was there wasn't the probl
Writer's POV*Five years later*"Brother, look at this model. She also sent you a message and you still haven't replied. Why? Do you want to live like this forever? This isn't some Disney movie. I am married and you are not. People are talking," Nikki protested to her brother who was packing his bags. He wasn't paying attention to Nikki and he wasn't interested in doing so. "Brothers I am talking to you, do not ignore me.""Nikki. People are different. Some people love marriages…some don't. I don't. I need to get to the office. I am trying to lead by example."Nikki pursed her lips. "Is this because of Eleanor? Are you still punishing yourself for that? You know you deserve it but this is enough. It's been five years and you are not getting any younger. You need to find someone to get married to and have kids. Who would take care of your company when you are gone?"Harrison was dressed and tired of Nikki. He would do anything to drive her out of his house but he didn't want to push h
Writer's POVHarrison walked around the house, screaming and throwing things apart. How would he explain it to her? She wouldn't even want to hear him out. He was done. He had to accept the fact that he would never have her again. There was no magic for him to perform.*Two hours earlier*Harrison was mild and sad, wondering and planning how he was going to meet Eleanor and get the shit out of her. Someone knocked on his door. The guards opened. For a moment he thought it was going to be Eleanor but instead, it was her friend, Candy.He knew Candy was Eleanor's friend so he thought it would be easy if he sent Candy to Eleanor so that Eleanor would at least mind meeting him."Good morning Mr. Tolstoy. How are you?" Of course, he wasn't fine. All he wanted at the moment was to see Eleanor. "I am fine," he lied. "Eleanor isn't here at the moment and Jay already took his leave. I thought he told you all that?""Oh, dear. I wasn't sure about what he was telling me on the phone and why Elea
Writer's POVEleanor Carol dressed up in black. Luxury Black. She did her makeup and made sure everything was pitch black. She took her bag and headed out of the house. Her destination was a place she didn't want to visit but Emil just reminded her how brutally she was of that place. She entered Tolstoy's apartment. The guards didn't stop her. Every clicking sound of her shoes emitted danger. She wasn't smiling. She went in and went straight to the stables. She didn't care if Harrison was home or not. The moment she saw Magny, the horse neighed happily. I hadn't seen her for a long time. She smiled. At least something was still capable of making her smile. She related the horse. She was taking him home. She found the men that used to be there. They already knew her face so they let her be. Perhaps they had no idea Hendrix was in prison. She caressed the horse and calmed it down. It must have been so lonely staying there alone. There was no Hendrix to take care of him so she was goi
Writer's POV"Mother, you know you don't necessarily need to give Eleanor the princess treatment. You have no idea what she has done to me whenever I was with her in my house. Mother, I have PTSD. She is a scary person. Too scary," Emil grumbled and reported.He was done with his part of the chore and he wanted to sleep like Eleanor. He was just trying to be closer to Eleanor's mother. He understood why Eleanor had to take a break."You are trouble, Emil. If I were Eleanor, I would throw you something hard in the face. you would wonder why I did that to you. Do you want to sleep too or do you just want to disturb me?"Mother was done with her cleaning too, it looked like the whole house was back to being brand new. He followed Mother back to the sitting room. He just wanted to have some time with her. Emil didn't lie about the way she had been approaching and referring to him. When they were kids, she used to be a mother to both of them. She was strict and equally sweet. She would ca
Writer's POVSerena finally had peace of mind. She was back with her family and she had nothing to worry about. Liam was already in prison, nothing could threaten her any more. She felt a little pity for Eleanor. She didn't deserve what she got but Serena was still glad for their lives.This was the calm after the storm. She finished cleaning Jess's room and Eleanor's room. She had a lot to do there but with the music she was listening to, it was all a piece of cake.They all already had breakfast so she went to take her bath. Jess's room was nice and cozy. It was her room now. She had to decorate it the way she wanted and please. First, she needs to get Liam's card. She can't just sit and not gain anything from him just like that.After taking her bath, she called Anderson. She told him she would need his company to go and search Liam's house. Now that they know he has children although both kids were also in prison, they would be out soon and they would want to go and claim their fa
Writer's POVEleanor finally heard what she wanted to hear but why wasn't she happy? Why wasn't she rejoicing? A larger part of her was broken down, thrown into pieces. She regretted taking the case to court. She should have stayed and arrested Mary. She should have just found an alternative rather than being in so much pain to herself.With the things she just went through, she knew it would take her a very long time to love and be loved. She trusted Harrison. She believed almost everything he said, just to figure out he was the reason why she was going through everything she was going through and he was okay with it. He didn't say a word about knowing who she was but he did all along. She watched as Mary was taken away alongside her children. There was no difference in her facial expression. As for Hendrix, he walked majestically past. She trusted him too much too.She thought she had seen a friend but it backfired on her. Eventually, she was left with Emil, the only one who stayed