"Richard?" Diane called, reaching for her cloth. Her voice was shaking, and her eyes fixed on the door.
"Who is there?" She panicked, glancing at Vincent. Richard had traveled for a business trip and won't be back till Friday, which was why she had the guts to bring in Vincent to her home and not the usual hotel room.
"Richard?" Diane called again, just then the door swung open, revealing the face of the intruder.
"Sugar?" Diane gasped with her eyes and mouth wide open in shock. "How did you get here? What are you doing here?" Diane asked, shocked.
Leilani stared at the both of them one after the other, not sure what to make of what she just heard and witnessed. "Are you cheating on me?" Leilani asked, staring deeply at Vincent, who just glanced at her and scoffed.
"Why? Are you trailing me now?" He asked. He had no atom of rumor or pity in his tone.
"What? Trailing? Do you think that's the right response to my question?" Leilani asked, trying so hard to fight the tears clustered in her eyes.
"If you weren't trailing me, what are you doing here? How do you know I was here, huh?" Vincent asked, standing up. He was now fully dressed likewise Diane, who just kept mute, allowing him to handle his wife.
"Leilani, you shouldn't be trailing me, I'm your husband, and I have the right to do whatever I want, Do you understand?" Vincent growled.
"Husband? You basterd," Leilani fired, allowing the tears flow freely. She just couldn't hold it back any longer.
"Basterd, that's an interesting choice of words coming from someone who doesn't even remember anything about her family," Vincent chuckled, making Diane snicker.
Leilani smiled, shifting her gaze to Diane. "Diane Timmer, it must be funny right, I must have been a joke to you all these years, huh?" Leilani said, staring deeply at her. Never in her wildest imagination would she ever think or imagine that Diane would be the one to betray her. She was her sugar, her better half.
"Is this why you said I shouldn't visit his office, so I won't find out about this?" Leilani asked, and Diane scoffed. "Yes, but you are so persistent, I said I wasn't home, why did you visit, huh?" Diane asked. "Why? You are right, why did I visit? Perhaps the diety wanted me to see this," Leilani said.
'Diety, what's she blabbing about?' Vincent thought, walking towards her. "Hey, you should go home, I will decide what to do with you, understand?" Vincent said.
Leilani stared at him for a while before shifting her gaze to Diane. Neither of them seemed remorseful for their action nor willing to apologize, which pissed her off and made her anger boil even more.
Looking at Diane made her remember the beautiful moments they had, the things they said to eachother and the promises they made back in high-school, who would have ever thought that she would be the one to stab her so hard in the back.
"I am going to report you," Leilani began. She wasn't ready to give up without a fight. She loves Vincent, he is everything to her, and no matter how hard he hurts her, she is forever willing to forgive him once he apologizes. "I will report you to the women right association. You both would be punished, and Doctor Anna, they will see that her medical license is revoked," Leilani said. Her threat seemed to have sounded like a joke to Vincent as he burst into a loud laughter, stunning Leilani who wasn't expecting such reaction from him.
"You have really grown wings. You seem to have changed from the naive woman I used to know to a total idiot, a dense fool," Vincent chuckled. "What makes you think that your little report could touch me, have you forgotten who I am, I am Vincent Russell, I am untouchable, your little report won't even make a dent but let's say it could, what do you think you can do right now?" Vincent scoffed. He took a couple of steps closer to her, covering up the space between them. "You are nothing but a walking corpse. You should drop dead already," he whispered, again his lips curved in an evil smile.
"Let's go darling," he beckoned on Diane before walking out of the room.
"Okay, honey." Diane smiled, feeling delighted. She was satisfied with the way Vincent manhandled Leilani and walked out on her.
"Sugar," Leilani called, stopped Diane on her track. She turned and glanced at her for a while before walking closer to her.
"That's enough, you should stop Leilani, I am not your Sugar, Leilani. I was never your friend, and I would never be. You were just too dense and desperate to find out." Diane began making Leilani stare at her stunned.
"Are you surprise?" Diane chuckled. "Wow, you are really a fool, a big one at that. I kept you around all these years because I was jealous of you. Do you seriously think I was your friend, Do you even think you are qualified to be my maid talkmore of my friend, my best friend at that. Leilani, it's funny. I never not even for a single second regarded you as a friend, never, you were more like a competitor to me, one that I desperately needed to win over," Diane fired.
"Wow, sugar?" She chuckled, sparing Leilani a look enough to access her. "You are really something else, haven't you heard of the saying? Sugar also look like salt, I advise you to be more careful in your next life, not to miss them up." Diane spat. She turned to leave, but Leilani pulled her hair angrily.
"You slut, you have your own husband, why must it be mine? Why?" Leilani asked in tears. Diane barely managed to pull out of Leilani's grip before pushing her to the ground forceful. "Why?" She scoffed. "Because he is yours and I want him, I want everything that is yours, that's how I know I have won this competition" Diane said
"Competition? Do you think I'm going to let you have him that easily?" Leilani asked making Daine scoff
"And what can you do? You can't do more than a dead rat, you are completely wasted Leilani, you can't do anything, you are going to die off anyway, life goes on without you" Diane spat and walked out before Leilani could muster the strength to utter a word.
Leilani sat on the floor shivering, she was suddenly feeling cold on the inside but on the outside, she was sweating furiously. Her heart were heavy and her legs were too light to carry her heavily burdened body.
She grabbed her phone and began to scroll through her contact book, she needed help, someone she could talk or betterstill cry to but she couldn't find anyone. Not even a single person out of the thousand contact registered on her phone.
"I'm alone, all alone in this miserable world" Leilani said, feeling her heart get even more heavier and tears gradually cluttering in her eyes.
After minutes of bawling her eyes out, Leilani walked out of the house, leaving the door and everything open. Just as Diane had said earlier, they were never friends, not even for a second so there is no need for her looking out for someone that was never her friend from the get a go.
Leilani didn't hesitate to drive out of the compound straight to Diane's company. She wasn't done with her yet or rather, she haven't started at all. Diane must have had the upper hand an hour ago because she was overwhelmed by everything that happened but not anymore. Leilani felt she needed to get back at Diane, if not for anything but to prove that she wasn't a fool or dense and the only way to do that was to give Diane premium embracement at her company, she knew how well she values respect and that will be her weapon to get back at her.
Leilani smiled nodding her head memorizing every word she would say. She had everything planned out in her head and according to her plan everything would go in her favor. "You just wait for me bitch, I will pull out all your hair" Leilani said increasing the speed of her car. She gasped hearing the loud horn of an approaching truck, she tried slowing down a bit to make way for the truck only to find out that her break was faulty, she kept trying but no matter what she did, the break won't just work and the truck was fast approaching. She turned towards the direction of the truck as if trying to plead with the driver to slow down but it was already too late. That was the end for her.
"Sugar" Leilani said. Her eyes were red, and a tear dropped from her eyes, mixing with her blood. "I longed for the family which I have never had, but here I am, surrounded by a family yet alone," her lips curved in a half smile. "I was given four months, five months at best, but I didn't even get to live that much, I didn't pay off my medical bills or said proper goodbye or even create beautiful memories. I didn't find my family or make real friends, I didn't do get to do anything....I just wasted away," Leilani said.
Her eyes found her ringing phone, and after studying the unknown number for a while, she smiled. "Even though I don't know you, thanks for calling me in my last moment."
The alarm clock rang again, this time louder than the first time. Leilani Seymour frowned, murmuring some words as she stretched her hand to switch off the alarm clock. she paused for a while before shooting her eyes open, surveying the familiar room from her memories. "Where am I?" "No, why am I here?" She asked, correcting her initial question. Her mind flashed back to the accident scene, which in turn brought shock and goosebumps all over her body."Am I dead?" She asked, her eyes still scanning every corner of the room. She froze as her eyes found a picture hanging above the gigantic couples bed."Why is this here?" Leilani asked, staring deeply at her family portrait. She was particularly focused on her twins' smiles, which cause a tear to drop from her eyes as she remembered the last day she set her eyes on her kids.It was a bright Monday morning. The Russell family just finished having breakfast, which she had prepared, and all of a sudden, Vincent refused to take the twins
A satisfactory smile spread across Leilani's almond shaped lips as she glanced at the reflection of herself from the standing mirror. She looked young and very healthy, of course she should be, she had met Vincent when she was eighteen, a year later they got married."Which would I prefer, when I was 39, useless, hurt, betrayed and on the verge of death or now that I am 24, healthy, strong and with every knowledge of the future, something I need to take full control of my life," She paused to stare at her ringing phone.'Sugar..... speaking of déjà vu' Diane Timmer, her suppose best friend, sugar, soul mate, and better half. She meant everything to her even more than what her own husband Vincent Russell meant to her, but yet, she betrayed and stabbed her in the back as if she meant nothing to her.Leilani shrugged, smiling even harder. "I prefer the later. It's more sophisticated and even more interesting," She grabbed her phone and scrolled to the contact list, and just like when s
Diane grabbed the spoon, forcing a smile. She didn't want anyone, most especially Leilani or Mrs Madeleine, to know she was upset about what had just happened. She was used to being the jovial and sweat one, the one loved and dotted on by Mrs Madeleine, and she can't just bear to be in the position of the pathetic and rejected one, that was Leilani's spot and it suited her perfectly well.Diane was good at pretenses. She was able to pull off the forced fake smile for quite some time as she served the stew for herself and Vincent but just as she was about covering the stew, Mrs Madeleine asked her to serve her as well since she was already doing it. Diane almost lost her cool with her, but she kicked right back in, smiling and nodding her head."Sure, mother," Diane smiled, reaching for the stew again, but just as she was about to serve Mrs. Madeleine, a portion accidentally poured on her right thumb, burning her. Diane groaned in pain, dropping the spoon forcefully and allowing it to
"The burn was a second-degree burn, so it didn't cause much damage," Dr Tessa explained, looking from Vincent to Diane, who was behaving like a two years old baby."But she keeps complaining of pain," Vincent said. "Don't worry, your wife has a very fragile skin, I already administered pain killer to her, so she would be fine," the doctor said, amused by the two lovebirds. The way they had bashed into the hospital Emergency Room screaming that there was an emergency, altering every doctor, only for them to realize that it was just a minor burn."You must dot on your wife, Sir, to bring her to the hospital just because of this small injury. A home first aid box would have solved the problem," the doctor added verbally admiring them.Diane smiled, she knew how much Vincent loved her but she didn't think others would be able to see it as well, if only they had met sooner, she would have been the one with the title of 'Mrs Russell'"Oh my gosh, did we m
Leilani scanned the entire room, looking for the perfect spot to place the suckyi flower. She had promised Mr George that she would take proper care of the flower even though the flower had the rare ability of thriving in all conditions. She still felt the need to be careful with it.Leilani frowned. The room was big, but there was no place suitable for the flower. Vincent had installed a small book shelf in the room, which occupied most of the space, plus her large dressing table, which took its own space. She would have dropped it close to their large bed, but Vincent wasn't a fan of flowers. He had a strange allergy for flowers, which he made sure Leilani was aware of just in case she kept questioning the reason why he had never gifted her any flowers since they met and got married."Why don't we go find you a new spot," Leilani said, leaving the room. She made her way to her kids' room. It was very spacious, and she wouldn't have to worry about Vincent liking it or
Leilani walked into the Novena University Teaching Hospital in the company of Jason, holding firmly a bouquet of rose flowers and a fruit basket even though she didn't see the need for all those things. It was a small burn, so Diane had no reason to be at the hospital or even stay that long, but Leilani knew she had to pretend to take all those things along with her to the hospital. If there was anything she noticed about Diane and Mrs. Madeleine, it would be that those two were really close, and it won't be no shocker if Diane opened her big mouth to narrate how the hospital visitation went to Mrs Madeleine."Hi, Good evening, I'm here to see Mrs Diane Timmer," Leilani smiled at the receptionist. "Okay," she said. She glanced at her computer, and after a few seconds, she got Diane's room number. "She is at the vip ward, room 3. Here is your visitation ID card," the young girl said, handing her over a vip hospital visitation ID card."Thank you," Leilani said before ma
"Was Richard here?" Leilani asked, surprised. Her eyes fixed on her Diane, who just smiled awkwardly, thinking of a convincing lie that won't expose herLeilani was sure Richard went for a business trip. The guy is a totally freak obsessed with his updating his live location whenever he traveled out, and currently, his live location was South Africa. Besides, Diane mentioned something about Richard having a bad day at work and had to travel fitca for a quick business trip, which is why they didn't attend her wedding anniversary."Erm, no, Richard traveled," Diane said, stunning Dr Tessa. "Traveled, but he was just here moments ago. You both were cuddling and being all lovey dovey," Dr Tessa frowned, looking from her to Leilani.Leilani scoffed. She didn't need to be told whom Diane was being all lovey dovey with. It was her husband."Sugar you know Vincent is such a protective type, he was so scared that I got hurt so he was taking extra care of me, every
"Make sure you don't go about disgracing the Russell family or even Diane Timmer, unlike you who doesn't know how much effort it takes to build up a reputation. Some of us do actually do, and some went as far as contributing their effort to build the reputation," Mrs Madeleine said, breaking the dead silence in the dining table.Leilani glanced at her, knowing fully well that the speech was for her. Vincent had left for his emergency business trip to China and won't return till after one week which leaves her in charge of dropping off the kids at school against Mrs Madeleine wish, whom didn't want her to be the one present and the Teachers, Parents and Pupil first meeting."Leilani isn't a fool. She can handle the twins very well," Mr George said. Aside from him, no other person actually has the balls to talk to Mrs Madeleine, not even her sons, daughter, or daughter-in-law. They all worshipped her like a goddess scared to get into her bad books.Mrs Madeleine s