At Meghan’s mansion, Peter was fuming, while Elizabeth was crying.The news of Riana’s broken engagement was such a heavy blow to both of them, and Peter couldn’t control his anger anymore. He blames Riana for the terrible misfortunePeter grabbed his phone and shoved it into Elizabeth’s hands. “Call Riana and tell her to come home right away.”“I have called her severally, but she won’t pick my calls.” “Call her again”Elizabeth took the phone, but instead of calling Riana, she called Nora. “Please Nora, what is going on? Why did Abel break his engagement with Riana?”“I am confused too. He promised to continue with the wedding when everything stabilized. I don’t know the reason for his sudden change of mind. Please help me console Riana. I will come and see her later,” Nora speaks through the phone.Elizabeth cried out bitterly.“What’s wrong? Why are you crying in that manner?”“Please help me speak with Riana. She refused to pick my calls. I’m worried, I hope she is alright”“R
“Really? You are sorry? Sorry about what exactly? About disgracing and disrespecting yourself around or about your broken engagement”“Peter, how dare you hit Riana,” Elizabeth scolded.“I will still hit her again if she refuses to answer my questions,” Peter yelled.“What did you do to Mr. Douglas last night? What happened between you two” Peter could not hide his disappointment. His heart was hurting, but he cared not; he only held this chest tightly and held the cabinet for support.Riana’s face dropped; how could Peter talk about Mr. Douglas while she had something more important to deal with? Her broken engagement should be her father’s concern, not Mr. Douglas.“Father, I just got my engagement broken. Shouldn’t you talk about that instead?”Peter was cold, and his emotions were bottomless. he glared at Riana and she trembled.“You know exactly what I can do if you refuse to answer my questions.” Riana was speechless; how could she explain her terrible misfortune to her parents?
“You are still my daughter, Riana, no matter what. I love you and nothing can change that,” Elizabeth sobbed. Riana couldn’t stand the sight of her parents. To her, this was the height of the betrayer. She slaved herself because of them. To save her family, she entered the entertainment industry and used her body to get connections. The same connection that helped Peter in his devious businesses. Riana slept with several men, just to win contracts for Meghan’s group. But in the end, she was abused and rejected by the same family she made a tremendous sacrifice for. With a broken heart, Riana walked into her room and packed up all her belongings. She returned a few seconds later with her boxes and was ready to leave the house. “Take me to your house, Jessica,” Riana said.Jessica was touched. She pulled Riana into her arms.“Is right Riana, everything will be fine. I will take you home now,” Jessica said and took one box from Riana.Elizabeth fell on her knees and grabbed the sui
“I used to visit frequently before you were adopted by Meghan's family. When Meghan’s family came for your adoption. I felt immense joy knowing my child would have an ideal home. After that, I got connected with Elizabeth, and both of us became friends.”Elizabeth was stunned. She remembered vividly how she kept bumping into Nora and how she constantly offered to help her hold Riana. She never knew she was Riana’s biological mother.“Elizabeth requested I become your godmother, and I happily accepted because I love you and want to be near you. All my efforts to bring you close to Abel is to have you beside me in my home. I’m sorry Riana, I wasn’t aware of the challenges you were facing in the Meghan family. Elizabeth treated you with love, and it could be cruel on my part to spoil such a sweet relationship. Given that you will eventually marry my stepson and become part of our family, I allowed Elizabeth to continue to love you as her own daughter. Please give me a chance. We can star
Riana couldn’t sleep the previous night. Peter’s harsh words keep repeating in her mind. She felt hurt and depressed. Thinking about the ugly incident brought tears to her eyes.“Why did he hate me this much? I tried my best to be a dutiful daughter, yet he despised me”Riana wiped out the fresh tears that gathered around her eyes and covered herself up with a quilt. As soon as she fell asleep, Jessica knocked at the door and entered.“Wake up Riana, you have a visitor,” Jessica said.“Leave me alone Jessica, I want to sleep”“Then I will pull you up from the bed” “What is it? Why disturb my sleep”Riana reluctantly opened her eyes. Jessica smiled and sat by her side. “I hope you slept well?”“You know the answer already. I couldn’t sleep. I felt terrible thinking about my life” Jessica pulled her into her arms and stroked her hair.“Everything will be alright. Accept the situation and move on. Forgive your parents, especially Nora. She did what every good mother would have done.
Two weeks later, Jessica banged into Riana’s room and pulled her up from the bed. “What is wrong with you? Why are you disturbing my peace?” Riana frowned and got up from the bed.Since she broke up with Abel, Riana spent her time on the bed and Jessica was tired of seeing her friend depressed, so she came up with an idea.“Your treasure chest is in a safe somewhere, right?. Can we see it, please?” Jessica said.“Well, I’m not in the mood for something like that”“Then you will miss the chance of selling it at a good price. I heard the AE auction house is going to auction off items with great value. I’m sure they will be interested in your treasure chest if you want to sell it.”Riana jumped up from the bed. Her eyes lifted and sparked with excitement. The treasure chest Abel gave to her was indeed valuable, and she was sure the AE auction house would love it. However, she has her doubts.“How did you get to know about this?”Jessica lowered her head. She didn’t tell Riana that she w
“What!” Riana said, her gaze growing darker as she stared at the shopkeeper“How can you call this treasure? It does not hold any value. We don’t buy valueless objects”“How can you call this valueless? Do you know the original owner of this treasure chest? It’s the queen of England, Queen Victoria.” Jessica screamed.The man laughed.“How dare you belittle our dear Queen Victoria? She can’t possibly use this low-quality object. The original Treasure Chest was brought here a few days ago and we are preparing it for the AE auction." “Able Copper bought this chest for me. How can a man of such integrity lie about the value of this treasure?” Riana said.“We know Mr Copper as a man of integrity, but we also know Ms Meghan as a dubious woman. How can you say that this valueless object was given to you by Mr. Copper when your mother already sold the original Treasure Chest to us?” Jones said. He looked at Riana suspiciously.Riana staggered backward and slapped her back on the wall. Her
“Riana, I just got a job in the auction house. I don’t even know where valuables are kept “ Jessica said.“All I required from you is to let me in," “I hope you know what you are doing because the AE auction house is no place to mess around”“Just help me get in and I will take care of the rest.” Riana insisted.“If that’s the case, we need to depart immediately, Celina mentioned that the auction will start in twenty minutes. From experience, the most treasured valuables are sold last. If we hurry, we can get there just in time”“What are you waiting for? Let’s hurry?”Jessica and Riana left the pawnshop to seek Celina. When they came outside the shop, Celina had gone. They quickly got into their car and drove to the AE auction house.AE auction house belongs to Avery and Evanston. It was one of their newest investments. The auction house was splendid and had a large auditorium that could accommodate more than one thousand people. It was the opening of the auction house and people a