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ESTEFAN'S POVIt was Day two of our honeymoon and according to Esteban's schedule, we were to visit the Bishop museum that afternoon and have a 'romantic dinner' that evening. I was sitting in the living room for almost an hour waiting for Rhea to finish dressing up, so we can leave for the Museum. Rachel and Jenna were upstairs in our room, helping her to pick an outfit because she said and I quote, "I want to capture my first time in the museum and I need to look perfect in it." I couldn't bring myself to argue with her, so I left her to do as she pleased even though I wanted to tell her that she looked perfect in whatever she wears.In what felt like ages, Rhea descended the stairs in a blue laced armless dress that stopped mid-thigh, pairing it with black sandal heels, and her copper blonde hair was falling in waves behind her, reaching her waist. I had to admit that she looked perfect but there was no way I would say that to her face. "Is this the reason why I was kept waiting
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LEAH'S POV"How long do you plan to keep this up?" my dad asked over breakfast. "As long as I can," I replied as I sipped my coffee.Since my parent arrived from Spain they have been trying to convince me to call Rhea and talk to her. It made me sick that they cared about how she was feeling and all, but they didn't even bother to ask me how I was coping with the situation. All the hard work I went through to get to the top of my career was slowly turning to dust, but all they care about was their little innocent daughter."Leah, just call your sister once and talk to her. She misses you," my mom said in a pleading tone.There it was again, only thinking about Rhea. "Mum, please. I don't have the energy to talk about Rhea this early morning." "We won't be talking about her if you would just let go of whatever happened and call her," dad raised his voice at me. "I don't understand why you are this mad about her marrying Estefan. You don't even love him, all you wanted was to become
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RHEA'S POVMy eyes widened as I froze when Estefan grabbed me all of a sudden and connected our lips. He wrapped his hand around my waist, pulling me closer and for a slight moment, I wanted to melt into his arms and kiss him back. But when it registered in my mind that the person who was kissing me was no other than Prince Estefan the source of my problem, I pushed him away, staring at him with wide eyes. "What the fuck do you think you are doing? Who gave you the right to kiss me without my permission?" I cover my mouth with my hand. "Your ranting was annoying me so I had to do that to shut you up and it worked faster than any other way I could've thought of. Also, I'm your husband, I don't need permission to kiss you." He stepped closer, pulling me by the waist. His fingers caressed my face before he leaned toward my ear with his breath fanning down on my neck. "You became mine the day I married you, so I can kiss you and touch you whenever and wherever I want." A shiver ran do
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LEAH'S POVMy heart thudded in my chest as I walked toward the edge of the rooftop of the Empire building. Taking a deep breath, I stood on the edge, looking straight ahead. I closed my eyes in fear when l looked down to see how high the building was. If I was to mistakenly fall from there I would lose my life."Leah, you are going to be fine. Shirley will be here with the press soon to stop you from 'committing suicide'," I assured myself. People began to gather in front of the building as they noticed me standing at the top. They pointed at me but I couldn't hear what they were saying because of the far distance. The small number of onlookers slowly turned into a large crowd and I noticed a white van pulled over in front of the building and some group of people with cameras jumped down from it.Shirley did it. I just had to wait for someone to come to the roof and stop me from jumping, and then I would get the public's sympathy that I needed. I forced tears to come out of my eyes
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ESTEFAN'S POVI sat on the bed alone, trying to read a book but I couldn't bring myself to concentrate on it as my mind kept wandering to the Not-so-romantic dinner Rhea and I had. The purpose of those pictures was to make her happy just like I had promised my dad which it did but what I didn't expect was for her to mention us getting a divorce. Was it because I kissed her? Did I repulse her that much that she despise even the thought of me touching her? Leah was right when she said she was hard to please when hurt. Thinking about it, I realized I made a good decision by telling her she could get a divorce after the project with her dad is done. I could see the happiness in her eyes, knowing that she wouldn't spend the rest of her life with me. It was going to take three to four months for it to be complete, and that was enough time for me to make it up to her for dragging her into this mess. I would feel less guilty if she lives happily in the short time she would be spending with
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RHEA'S POVMy heart shattered into a million pieces when I read people's comments about me in Leah's video. They painted me as the worst sister anyone could ever have. I scrolled further to see an edited version of Estefan and my wedding picture that was taken when we were dancing during the reception party. In the picture they were horns on my head, making me look like the devil incarnate. Clicking on the comment section, I was greeted by more hate comments. "How can people be so cruel?" I muttered as I continued to read. A hand grabbed my phone all of a sudden but I didn't protest nor tried to grab the phone back because I knew it was no other person than Estefan. I wanted him to see for himself what he had caused. "Why are you reading this?" He asked. "Why do you care?" I glanced up at him."I care because you are my wife." Grabbing the phone from him, I lay on my side of the bed and cover myself from head to toe with the quilt, hoping that he would leave me alone. His footst
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RHEA'S POVOn our way back to Spain, I sat farther away from Estefan inside the plane since I was still not speaking to him. He got annoyed every time he spoke to me and received no response, and I had to say it made me happy to see him that way. He deserved far worse than silent treatment for what he did to me. I made use of that opportunity to complete the last chapter of my book and went straight into editing because had less than two weeks left to submit it for the contest. A sigh of relief escaped my mouth when our plane landed in Spain and I wasted no time in making my way out. The guard opened the limousine's door for me and I got in as Estefan followed behind me. We were getting close to the palace when Estefen asked, "How long do you plan to keep this up?" No response."You are acting like a child right now. You know that right?" he continued but I ignored him, putting my headphones in my ear to drown his voice.The Limousine drove into the palace, stopping in front of the
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LEAH'S POV I'm unstoppable I'm a Porsche with no brakes I'm invincible Yeah, I win every single game I'm so powerful I don't need batteries to play I'm so confident I'm unstoppable todayI sang along to the music box playing in my room as I dolled myself up before I leave for the Empire Fashion house. Ever since the whole suicide act, I'd been receiving calls from the same people who cast me out. Even Morgan called me to renew our partnership. If I had known that the outcome was going to be that fast and effective, I would have done it a while ago. But either way, everything happened for the best.When I was done getting ready, I went downstairs to join my parents for breakfast. "Good morning dad, Good morning mom." I took my seat with a smile radiating off my face. "I can't believe you are feeling happy right now." My dad stared at me in disbelief. "Of course,
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