The antidote could soon be made since they have found the necessary ingredients. Tamara would finally be free of James’ threats and demands!Although Tamara’s heart was pounding with excitement, her face did not betray her emotions.Her phone buzzed again.After she read the message, Tamara paled.The text read, “Mr. Lynch has been trapped by the Lane family. Both the Zimmerman family and the Lane family had joined hands. Miss Zimmerman and Mr. Inkling are caught too!”No wonder there was no news from them for the past week.They were trapped!The Zimmerman family and the Lane family had joined hands!But why?Weren’t they always at odds with each other?Anxiety coursed through Tamara. She closed her eyes and forced herself to calm down.She shakily replied, “How’s the situation over there?”Her men replied, “The Lane family is too afraid to lay a hand on Mr. Lynch. But they also refused to let him go. Mr. Lynch’s men were all killed off.”Tamara sucked in a deep breath. “
Vanessa was tense the entire time. The clerk stood by the side while Tamara silently helped Vanessa into the wedding dress. After a while, the clerk seemed to have received something on her Bluetooth earphone and excused herself.Vanessa and Tamara were the only two left in the dressing room.The huge mirror inside reflected the two women’s emotions clearly.“You look good in this dress, Vanessa.” Tamara gave Vanessa a once-over and exclaimed.Vanessa gritted her teeth. “What are you plotting?”Tamara smirked, “Can’t you see? I’m helping you out.”Vanessa muttered indifferently, “I don’t know what you’re talking about.”Tamara went to zip up the back of the dress. She whispered into Vanessa’s ears, “You like James. I’m just giving you the push you needed.”Panic flashed through Vanessa’s eyes, and she felt like Tamara had just revealed her deepest darkest secret to the world. “Miss Moore, Mr. Gladwell brought you here so that YOU can try on the dress. Yet you’re putting me in t
Tamara smiled at James. “Aren’t you overreacting? It’s just a wedding dress. We’re here to see if it fits. Since it looks good on Vanessa and fits her like a glove, I will have no problem putting it on later too.”James observed Tamara. Her smile seemed sincere enough. But James knew better than that. Tamara just didn’t want to put on a wedding dress for James.James narrowed his eyes. After a moment of silence, the corners of his lips twitched, and the dark look he had on before disappeared without a trace. “You’re right. So? Do you like the dress?”Tamara stared at the wedding dress. “Hmm. Not bad.”“Then it’s settled. You’ll be wearing this during our wedding,” smiled James faintly.Tamara nodded, “Sure.”She then turned to Vanessa. “You can take it off now. Sorry for the trouble.”Vanessa gave an awkward smile. Although James was smiling, Vanessa could feel the brutal chill behind it.Vanessa rushed to take off the dress and change into her clothes.After they exited the
Meanwhile, in a warehouse behind the hospital.The lighting was dim, and the area was littered with trash and waste. It also smelled of rot.James worked his way through the mess. Vanessa was tied up in a wedding gown in the warehouse’s corner.Her mouth was taped shut. When she saw James, she started sobbing miserably.James came up to her. He grabbed her chin and glared darkly at her. “Why did you wear the wedding dress? Don’t you know I’ve prepared it specifically for Tamara?”Vanessa felt shivers down her spine. Fear gripped her entire being as she shook her head wildly and sobbed.James tightened his grip on her chin. “Do you think I’m dumb? That I wouldn’t know you like me?”Vanessa continued to shake her head wildly. She begged for mercy with her eyes.“You don’t like me?” James tightened his hold on her chin.Vanessa stopped. She slowly nodded, and her eyes glistened with newfound hope.She had accompanied James to his ward but lost consciousness upon arrival. When sh
Vanessa started bawling her eyes out.No! She didn’t kill Jessica! It was James who did it!He wanted to put the blame on her!How could he do this to her?Vanessa shook her head violently. She looked up at James through her tearful eyes, begging for his mercy.Yet James seemed to be pleased with his decision. He kept his knife and nodded, “It’s settled then. Oh! By the way, you have better behaved yourself, Vannesa. If you don’t, your parents might end up in the same predicament as you.”Vanessa’s tearful gaze changed into one of hatred. She glared daggers at the monster, but her glare meant nothing to him.Vanessa slumped to the floor.How did things end up like this…It was just a dress. Why was he making such a big deal out of it?James admired her depressed and pained look. He clicked his tongue. “You’re so pitiful.”With that, James turned to leave.Suddenly, a noise came from the door.James’ face fell. “Who’s there?”He hurried to the door. When he looked outsid
“Miss Moore! Help me!” Camilla yelled at Tamara. The two men caught up to her and grabbed her arms.“What are you doing?” Someone from the crowd tried to help Camilla, but they quickly bit back their shouts when they saw the two scary men.Tamara heard the familiar voice and turned around unconsciously. She only saw the busy crowd and couldn’t figure out who was calling out to her.What was happening?Were her ears playing tricks on her?Tamara retracted her gaze and headed for the lift.Camilla watched as Tamara left. Despair ate at her. She was dragged out of the building by the two men.“Aren’t you a runner? Go on! Try running off again!” One of the men slapped Camilla across the cheeks. He narrowed his eyes dangerously at her.Camilla groaned. Her cheeks had started swelling.“Alright. Let’s hand her over and call it a day,” said the other man. They started dragging Camilla off to the warehouse.“Did I say you could leave?” a soft voice suddenly sounded behind them.The
The man yelled and howled in pain. He was no match for Tamara. All she needed to do was land a few punches, and the man crawled on the floor, begging for mercy.After a while, the man lost the strength even to groan. Tamara finally let him off. She flipped her hair and turned to Camilla. “Are you okay?”Camilla was shocked to see Tamara in action. Her jaws had fallen to the ground. Tamara’s voice pulled her back to reality. Camilla shook her head. “I’m fine…”Tamara stalked closer to Camilla and held her arm. “I’m sorry you were caught up in this mess too.”“Not at all…” Camilla shook her head. “It’s not your fault. I…I overheard something. But they found me out.”Tamara raised an eyebrow. “What did you hear?”Camilla told Tamara what had gone down in the warehouse. She pulled out her phone. “I recorded everything down. Here.”Tamara wasn’t expecting Camilla to overhear such crucial information, but instead of joy, Tamara only felt scared for the girl.James was cruel and bruta
The knife felt cold against her skin. Shivers ran down Tamara’s spine.“Who was that?” James’s voice was gentle, but the knife against Tamara’s skin betrayed his emotion.Anger boiled inside James and woe betide anyone who dared to cross him.Tamara’s eyelashes trembled. She turned around suddenly, causing the knife to slice through her.James put the knife away unconsciously. He widened his eyes.” Have you lost your mind?”Tamara’s clear eyes were void of any emotions. “You’re the one who lost your mind. How many people have you killed?”James pursed his lips. It seemed that the cat was out of the bag.So what?James gave the knife to one of his men. “I am just trying to get rid of the ones standing between us, Tamara. Can’t you see? Vanessa is in love with me.”His words amused Tamara. “Why would I care if Vanessa likes you?”James’ face darkened. “You ought to. You are my fiancée, after all. And as my fiancée, you must know everything about me!”James grabbed Tamara’s sho