ETHAN. Maybe I should have been the one trapped in the car that day the terrible accident happened. Miraculously, I found myself outside of the car while Emily was trapped in there. I tried my best to get her out but I couldn't. When the ambulance arrived, my sister had lost consciousness and she never opened her eyes after that day. Now she was dead. My sister was taken to the morgue, and she was pronounced dead. I shut my eyes feeling a pang of headache on the front of my head. The next second, my phone started to ring, and I checked the caller's identity to find the lawyer in charge of my sister’s case. I picked up on the second ring. “Yes?” “Sir Ethan, are you coming to the court tomorrow? You know Chloe would be charge to court tomorrow?” He asked. “Coming for what?” I asked calmly, I was really trying to be as easy as possible. “To witness her judgment. Do you not want to watch her Cry?” He stated with a tone of mockery which only heightened the anger I was holding back.
ETHAN. I stumbled over Chloe’s request and scanned through what she had written. She told me to give her grace. Not to rush in judging her. “I am not a good person, but I can assure you that I am trying to be better so give me time.” Did she write this because she knew she was going to kill my sister? She was trying to get me to trust her even after murdering my sister. She knew what she was doing. She was nothing but a witch. Chloe was clever, she knew what she was doing all this while. Goodness, I shouldn't have even trusted her for one second. I shouldn't have allowed her on the main floor that led to my room and that of Emily. I was stupid to have even trusted her in the first place. I was dumb! Just then, my phone rang and I picked it up. It was a female voice. “Please, don't end the call. I really need to talk to you. You have to listen to me, this is between life and death. You don't want to kill someone who didn't do anything right?” Her voice was shaking with fear. It
CHLOE. I became too stunned to speak. Grayson and Olivia walked over to me with the same disdainful expressions. They had mockery on their faces. Olivia laughed and Greyson joined her. “Look at you. You are shameless. Your life is worthless. I feel like you were the one who brought shame to your family. Bad luck rather!” Greyson mocked. I felt so much anger watching someone who betrayed my family have the last laugh. After all he did to me, he had the nerve to say words like this to me. I felt so much anger yet I could not do anything about it. “Greyson, it is such a relief that you left her and came to me. See how miserable her life is. You should be happy that I even accepted your proposal and saved you from someone like her!” Greyson extended his hand over to her. He pulled her closer and then kissed her forehead. I felt a tug in my chest, not because I still loved him or cared about him. It was because of the betrayal. They looked like the winners when I should be the one w
ETHAN. “What do you mean by she ran mad?” I asked Grandma who nodded. She was standing behind me and I was looking out the window. Chloe ran mad? Wow, she was smart. Chloe knew that if she did that, the case would be adjourned and she wouldn't be judged yet which gave her some time. However, no matter how much time she is given, I would make sure she faces the law. She would die just like she killed Emil and my mother. I would make sure of it. “That bitch is pretending!” I slam my hand on the table. How could anyone believe she was for real? She had planned all of this. She did it on purpose. That bitch! “Ethan, maybe we are judging too fast. Maybe it is not Chloe who did it. Chloe might not be proud and arrogant but I don't think she is cruel.” “Yet she killed my mother,” I growled. “Sir Ethan, she did not kill your mother physically. I am sure she doesn't even know what she did. The way she was brought up was different from ours. I think that we should give her a benefit of do
CHLOE. I have done a lot of things in my life. A lot. I had gone on crazy adventures. I had been dared to spend one million dollars in a day yet I had never thought that I would do something as crazy as this. I pretended to be mad. At first, my heart was pounding crazily in my chest because I thought that no one would believe me. I didn't even believe that I could make them believe that I was mad but I did it I convinced them and they believed me. The court quickly issued my discharge and allowed me to be taken to the mental hospital. I was scared that I would be detected in the hospital by the doctor. Fortunately, I knew the doctor and vice versa. Her name was Linda and she worked in our house prior. She was an A-plus student who helped me back then with my homework which made me fall in love with her. Mom took an interest in her knowing I hardly fell in love with people. Then she found out how smart and intelligent she was. She took it upon herself and sent her to school. Lind
ETHAN P.O.V. I decided to go back out since I didn't find the pen Chloe had said. It meant that someone had entered the room and taken it. Grandma was the person who had access to this room and I was certain that she was the one who cleaned up the room after Emily was taken to the morgue. Yet, I did not want to draw any conclusions. I needed to confirm who had come into the room first before coming to a conclusion. I sighed and shut my eyes. What the hell was all this? It was getting too much and my head was piling up. How did I end up between enemies? Grandma warned me to let Chloe go, perhaps I should have listened to her. The frustration, I needed to let it out. The wall opposite me was the only available way to let it out, the anger. The worry. The frustration. Punching the wall seemed like the best way. Hence I did that, throwing my fist on the side. The wall was rock hard, and it hurt but I like the hurt. It was better than the heaviness I felt in my heart. I continued to pu
KATHERINE. Pushing the door back, I saw Ethan and some guards behind him. The smile on my face faded after seeing the deep frown on his face, they were deadly. If his eyes could kill, I would be six feet down the grave. Why was he looking at me like that? What happened? Did I do anything wrong? I wondered. The guards moved from behind him and came for me. They held me and pulled me toward them. I screamed for them to let me go but they wouldn't. “What is happening? What did I do? Let me go!” I shouted. Ethan watched them. He did not say anything, he didn't stop them. The guys took me to the dungeon and threw me to the cold floor without mercy. I crawled back, fear building in me. What had I done? “Ethan, what did I do?” I looked at him with fear written on my face. I did not know what I had done. Ethan walked closer to me, his steps slow and daunting. His facial expression looked angry and dangerous. The air that exuded from him was so bitter, I could almost taste it. He was a
CHLOE. Linda came to my ward with a tray of food and some drugs. She placed them on the table next to where I my bed was. By this time I was lost in thought. Would I remain like this for the rest of my life? Pretending to me mad so that I wouldn't be killed. This couldn't be my life forever; something had to happen! Yet, I didn't have any hope. Ethan hated me. He thinks I killed his younger sister. I sighed while Linda took out the plate where the food was in. “Here,” she said and placed it on my lap. “Eat.” She added. I wasn't starving. I hadn't been hungry since I had been here. Nothing had cheered me up. Nothing. I looked at the marshes potatoes, chips and chicken she had got me yet I did not feel like eating nothing. I carried it and placed it back on the bed side table. Lilian’s eyes followed me, while she sat on the chair next to my bed. She had her eyes on me. “You are not going to eat again?” She asked, a little laugh escaped her lips. “I don't want to eat,” I said,
ETHAN.The call with the agent was longer than expected. I kept thinking about what he had said. He made me see reasons why it was better for us to do it that way for effective results. I didn't concur with most of the terms. After some while I dropped the call and told him to go on with whatever he had to do. It didn't sit right with me but it seemed I didn't have much choice at this point. I busied myself with the auditing I was supposed to attend to earlier before Lizzie came in. It hadn't been easy working two businesses as the boss. My company was easier since I was used to the system. Not Grandpa’s company. It had been so hard for me to settle and even find a secretary that wouldn't want to fuck me. I had to settle for a lesbian, Dane. Right now, we are more like brothers and sisters. She also has a girlfriend and she was the acting male in her relationship. It hasn't been easy with her too and she knows I couldn't fire her. She knew all about my secretary's problem hence she
CHLOE. I did not expect Ethan to be the man my father was talking about. The good man who had brought him out of prison. The one who had bought this house for him to live in. I did not expect it to be Ethan. I knew Ethan was not nice especially because he hated my gut. Why did he suddenly do nice things for my father? Helped him get out of prison? I couldn't help but wonder as I watched him tell me the details. I had avoided this man only for him to appear in front of me like this with this sort of explanation. His words cut deep, sharper than any blade ever could. “So you didn’t finish the contract but ran away,” he began, his voice cold yet calculated, the same tone I had once known all too well. “You thought you could escape me, but no matter where you run, I’ll always find you.”I couldn’t help but scoff at his arrogance. “Helping my father was your way of achieving your aim, wasn’t it?” he continued. “I’ll go to any length to see my plans through.”I tilted my chin up, forc
ETHAN. Seeing Chloe at Grandpa’s birthday caught me completely off guard. When Grandpa mentioned inviting someone special to sing for him, I didn’t think much of it. He was insistent that no one else could perform but this person. He had said he loved her voice so much, it soothed him. When he said the artiste wouldn't come, I wanted to fight for him. To know who had refused my grandfather. We were weatlhy, there was no amount of money that we weren't willing to pay. Grandfather told me not to fight the artiste as thus could annoy her more and she might never come. Sighing, I gave in to him that day. I didn't know what was so special about the artiste that he didn't want another person to perform at his birthday party. Anyway, it was his birthday hence I respected his wish. Finally, the artiste came and it turned out to be Chloe. Chloe Hathaway was that artiste that my father was so hyped about. Honestly, I was shocked. At first, I thought that I was dreaming and it wasn't real. But
CHLOE. The next day, I was ready to perform at the old man’s house. David and Eli were ready. Eli was still teasing me, saying I wore the same color as David on purpose. It was a big lie. I felt like David wore the same color as me on purpose. “In case you don't know, David loves to copy me.” I teased in return. The car soon arrived and we all got into it. I felt a little anxious, going about the city that I once grew up in. Everything seemed different, it had been seven years since I came here, and the difference was expected. Soon, we arrived at the location. The moment I stepped out of the car, I couldn’t help but admire the grandeur of the mansion. It was breathtaking, the kind of home that made even someone from my background pause. As wealthy as my family once was, this house screamed power and riches on a whole different level. Old money. I could smell It even from the car. The kind of wealth that could never end. Even bankruptcy. Theft could never end the wealth on here. T
CHLOE. I stared at my father, shock and disbelief swirling in my chest. My breath trembled as I managed to speak, “What’s happening here? Did I somehow die or something?” I touched my body hoping that my hands would pass through it which would show that I had died. Probably there was an accident that claimed my life. He chuckled probably at how dramatic I was and then he shook his head. “No, my princess. I’m not dead and you are not dead. We are both well. Good. And I am alive!” “But then why did I get that information about your death?” I asked, my voice cracking. I felt like the ground had been ripped from under me. I saw the news. His picture was there, and it came from a legitimate source. “I’m sorry, Chloe. There’s a reason I had to do that, but I can’t explain it fully until one person is here,” he said, a heavy weight in his words. “One person?” I echoed, confusion furrowing my brow. “What does that have to do with our communication, Dad? I want to know everything right n
CHLOE. “Mom, we’re going to your home country, right?” My son, Eli, looked at me with his curious eyes, a hint of excitement in his voice. He had always been a bright boy, taking notes of things before I even spoke about them. “Yes, we are,” I replied, a small smile tugging at the corners of my lips. But I could see the concern flicker across his face. Like I said, my son was smart—he always knew when something was off.“Is something wrong, Mom?” he asked, his brows furrowing slightly.I shook my head quickly. “No, everything’s fine.” I didn’t want him to worry. Not now. There were things. People back in my home country that I was trying to avoid. However, now I had to put them on hold because of my father. He looked down at the suitcase in front of him, already packing his clothes. “Should I bring everything I have? Just in case?”“No,” I said softly. “We’re only taking a few things. We’ll be back here.” I tried to sound reassuring, but my heart felt heavy. I was working on some
ETHAN.I had to settle for a lesbian, Dane. Right now, we are more like brothers and sisters. She also has a girlfriend and she was the acting male in her relationship. It hasn't been easy with her too and she knows I couldn't fire her. She knew all about my secretary's problem hence she usually gave me attitude. Too many attitudes. Finally, I found where the error had been coming from. The two billion dollars that was missing in the company fund. I found where it came from and this made me shake my head. The little five thousand dollars. One thousand dollars which could be easily overlooked amounted to two billion dollars. I traced it back to an account which belonged to my uncle’s son. He hid this so well, how smart of him. The next second, I sent for Dane.“What do you need sir? I am on lunch break and I am speaking to the love of my life!” She said, her tone mixed with pride. Oh, Lord! “Dana, you are well aware I am your boss?” “Do you wish to unboss me, sir?” I could feel her
ETHAN.The call with the agent was longer than expected. I kept thinking about what he had said. He made me see reasons why it was better for us to do it that way for effective results. I didn't concur with most of the terms. After some while I dropped the call and told him to go on with whatever he had to do. It didn't sit right with me but it seemed I didn't have much choice at this point. I busied myself with the auditing I was supposed to attend to earlier before Lizzie came in. It hadn't been easy working two businesses as the boss. My company was easier since I was used to the system. Not Grandpa’s company. It had been so hard for me to settle and even find a secretary that wouldn't want to fuck meOn the second day, I confronted my cousin who had nothing to add to the company other than fraud“You’d better explain to me why you think you won’t get sacked for this, and while you’re at it, tell me why I shouldn’t have you thrown in jail,” I said, my tone cold and gaze almost scar
ETHAN. Smoking had quickly become one of my habits. It takes my mind off whatever I was thinking. The smoke penetrated my mind and soul each time. I always give it space though, in order not to ruin my lungs. Inviting girls over to twerk and shake their in my room was another habit I had taken up. Yet, I have never been able to have sex with them. None of them. Anytime I try to do it, have sex with them, it fails. My body fails me. I had never been able to sleep with them. It had been hard to get my mind off Chloe. Every time I tried to lay with them, I saw Chloe in the back of my mind and this instantly dropped whatever pleasure I was feeling. My dick always failed to stand erect again. It had been seven years yet it was still the same story. Chloe had been at the center of my heart all this while. The only woman I ever thought about. The one that made my heart beat all the time. I wished I had embraced her, going against all odds, and pulled her in. However, I chose to chase h