POV: Victoria “Austin, please!Don’t do this, please, not here, not now,” Mom sobbed, begging him, feeding his ego. He beamed with joy, enjoying every moment of it. “You should have thought about it before you brought her here.” Vera lets out rudely.“Tell her dad, tell her she is a bastard!” Cindy let out once more, smirking evilly as she did. I could sense that there was something mom was hiding from me that they knew about. But that notwithstanding, my mother does not deserve this treatment. I don’t care what she has done wrong, she just doesn’t deserve this.“You are all cowards!Cowards!” I screamed in their faces, glaring at them. “I don’t care what she has done, there is nothing you would tell me that would make me hate my mother. She doesn’t deserve this!” I yelled once more. Dad frowned deeply when I said that. I guess he is just realizing that I would never fall for their tricks. They are trying to put enmity between me and my mom, but I won’t let that happen.“You foolis
POV: Victoria “I have nothing to hide from you Victoria. I love you so much and that is all you need to know. Now answer my question immediately!Does he have anything to do with Claire’s disappearance, is he using my daughter for his business transactions?” She asked again, sounding more firm and furious. I refused to look into her eyes because I didn’t want her to see my tears. I know she doesn’t like him and she had never approved of my relationship with him. But that is not enough reason to accuse him of something so despicable. He has done nothing but rendered assistance to us. If he ever hears that he is being accused of using my sister for his business, it would infuriate him even more. It’s bad enough that I was going to pawn his diamond ring to save my sister. Now this!“That is absurd, ma’am!My boss would never stoop so low to involve himself in human trafficking. If you know anything about Raphael Hawkins, then you would know that he is a disciplined man who has fought
POV: Victoria “I know, I know…It was so stupid of me, I don’t know what I was thinking, I just wanted to get Claire out. I should never have lied to you, Raphael. U was so stupid, it’s all my fault!” I confessed, tears prickling the corners of my eyes. “I didn’t think. I was just… lost. I still am. I don’t know what I’m doing anymore, I don’t even know who I am anymore. I thought I had it all figured out, I used to think that am strong enough to handle any challenge that life throws at me. But I don’t think I can do it anymore, I’m tired and broken. I’m hanging on a thin thread here, I’m barely holding it together as it is. If I happen to face a more frustrating event alone, I may lose my sanity, Raphael. I don’t know how you do it, I don’t know how you do everything for your family without complaints. How do you don’t?” I asked him, my voice calm but curious, with a bit of seduction to my words. I think I’m beginning to love and appreciate him more and value his presence even mor
POV: Victoria As I hung up the phone, I felt a flicker of relief mixed with the heaviness still clinging to me. I sank onto the couch, drawing my knees up to my chest, staring at the empty spot where the diamonds had once rested. It was a hollow reminder of what I had lost. And it’s not only the ring but the trust between me and Dominic. I hope in my heart that he forgives me for being such a burden. I’m pretty sure that if he had known that my family would turn out to be so troublesome, he would never have asked me to be his pretend girlfriend. All I’ve done since is cause him trouble and heartache. It’s as if I am troubling myself because it seems like the issues in my family have no solution, I am surrounded by unending problems and I am so ashamed to even look into his eyes and ask for forgiveness.Minutes turned into an hour, and still, he was not there yet. I thought he changed his mind, I thought he decided to teach me a lesson by not showing up to be with me. But finally, a
POV: Miguel “Have you found her Miguel, have you seen your sister?” Mom asked me as I stepped out of my private jet and walked towards her.“I’m fine mom, thanks for asking,” I responded in a sarcastic tone, throwing my arms around her and chuckling excitedly as I pecked her cheeks on both side, hugging her tightly. She chuckled with me, realizing her mistake and kissing me back excitedly. “I’m so sorry, Miguel, I’m just so worried about your sister. It’s your twenty-fifth birthday next week and I still have no blue where she could be. It’s twenty five years already, twenty five years without my beautiful baby girl,” she sobbed in my arms, bringing tears to my eyes. Ever since I could understand words, my parents have never stopped talking about their beautiful baby girl that was stolen in the hospital. Since i found out that I has a twin sister, I have not stopped searching for her. All I have is a picture from my moms phone, a picture of when she was just two days old in the hosp
POV: Miguel “Oh, I can help! What’s her name?” she asked excitedly. Her enthusiasm was infectious. I couldn’t help smiling along with her. Looking closely, I don’t think she is the same age as me. She is younger than me, way younger than me. Just that she is looking so unkempt and hungry, I wonder if he is starving her on purpose. “Marisol,” I replied, the name bittersweet on my lips. The smile disappeared on my face as I mentioned her name. I can’t believe I’d wasted my time to come here, she is obviously not the one I’m looking for. Although if I must admit, she is quite cute and cheerful.She has the same round face as Marisol, the same dark, curly hair, and cute dimples. I’d used pictures of her that were sent to me to recreate her picture as a baby. She looked so much like my sister as a baby, it’s hard to imagine that I’m making a mistake again. As I looked at her, I tried to see if I could find any similarities between us, no matter how little. But there was none…Mom had sa
POV: MiguelThe tears filled her eyes and spilled down her cheeks, I wondered in my heart if I was making a mistake by asking her these questions. What if there is nothing I can do to help her, what if he gets to finds out that I was here and he decides to punish her for my mistakes? Dominic can be so petty sometimes. It’d be a mess if he found out I got involved in this. But then again, I can’t keep mute and let her keep thinking that she is in the right place she needs a ue as to why she was brought here. I just hope in my heart that she is not one of those stubborn kids who won’t listen to people's advice after they make their own decisions. “Why are you here, Claire? Do you realize that Dominic is a very dangerous man and he can decide to turn you into his personal whore or a stripper in his club?Did your mom and your sister agree to this arrangement, did they sell you to him?” I asked her, holding her hands and looking into her eyes as if I could get the answer to my questions
POV: Miguel “I should have known that I could never sneak around your building while you were around.” I responded coyly, smirking at him. “Yeah, you should have.” He scoffed back at me, his back still leaning on the tree up ahead. “What gave me away, your cameras or guards?” I asked him, earning a chuckle.“Are you fucking kidding me right now?Do you fucking know who you are?;” he asked, more like yelling at me actually. I looked at him curiously, wondering what he was talking about. “Wow!Just wow!” He chuckled once more, shaking his head pitifully.“Well, since you obviously do not know who you are, I guess a history lesson is in order, asshole!” he cursed at me, glaring daggers at me.“You are Miguel Myers, the only child of the Myers family and heir to the Myers empire. Your family is the richest family in this city, your ancestors lived in this city, they practically built this city from the ground. You own stocks and bonds in every bank in this city, you control half of th