“Wow, Mommy, I’m exhausted!”I smiled as I wiped her body because they had stopped swimming after soaking for a while in the pool.“Did you enjoy it?” I asked. Carrie nodded and smiled.“Yes, mommy! Uncle Rios taught us how to swim!”I smiled and kissed her nose bridge. They seem to have had a good time and have forgotten what happened earlier.I took Carrie and Agustin’s hands in mine so that my cousins and I could go to the living room together.“Oh, come join us next time, Scarlett,” said Lux. I just chuckled and patted her on the back because they seemed to enjoy it as well.“Yes! F-ck! Rios is still annoying. He’s drowning me! He thought I didn't know how to swim!” said Ara, slapping Rios, who just smirked at them.“You can’t even swim!”“I can swim! You stupid asshole!”I shook my head and laughed, but we all came to a halt when we heard a noise coming from the living room.“Wow! I’m overjoyed, daddy! Thank you!”My cousins and I exchanged glances, and then I looked at Carrie, w
THIRD POVThe mansion was quiet for a few months after the fight between the siblings, but there was still trouble ahead.“Erin! Please tell Scarlett that her best friend is here!” Claire yelled, forcing him to accompany her to Scarlett, so they could talk.Scarlett worked from home instead of going to work for a few days.“Scarlett doesn’t want visitors because she’s too busy,” Erin explained. Claire rolled her eyes and stomped her feet in annoyance. “She also mentioned that you look after the bar.”Claire screamed and slapped Erin, who was standing next to her.“What do I know about that? GRR!” Claire muttered, knowing nothing about Scarlett’s job. All she knows is that she needs to invest money to help Scarlett.She also knows only hacking because it is her job, and she only knows how to deceive investors. She is the owner, but Scarlett is the only one who knows how to run the business.“Claire! It’s great to see you! Have you heard about Sophia?” asked Lux.She gave a nod. “Erin to
SCARLETT’s POVI’m not certain, but I’m concerned about what’s going on right now. I have more issues. Furthermore, I don’t know whose are spreading wrong information about me and what’s worse, my children are involved here.When we arrived at the parking lot, I turned to Claire, but she was serious, so I removed my helmet and got off her motorcycle.“All right, let’s go!”I said nothing, but I just followed her. She was so serious that I couldn’t ask her what was going on.It surprised me to see the police when we arrived at the bar. Why are there cops? What is going on? I also noticed our employees talking to the police.“What’s going on, Claire?” I asked, but she ignored me and continued walking, so I followed her.When the cops saw us approaching, they immediately came to me.“Ms. Scarlett Knight, you are the one we want to speak with,” the cop said, bowing to avoid my gaze because I am a knight.“What are you doing in my bar?” I asked. The cops exchanged glances before facing me,
When I arrived at Ken’s apartment, I got off the motorcycle and went to the front gate.“Ken!” I yelled, but no one responded from inside their apartment, so I knocked on their gate.“It's Ma’am Scarlett!”There is still no response. I rubbed my hair and bit my lip because I’m not sure what I’ll do if I go up to their gate.“Ken!” I yelled again, knocking on their gate again, but no one answered. “Ken!”My knees are weakening because no one has shown up from out of their apartment.I gazed inside but couldn’t get a good look because the entire apartment was closed, so I stomped around in frustration.I closed my eyes and took a deep breath before returning to the apartment before proceeding to the gate, but it stunned me when someone spoke.“Are you looking for Ken?”When I turned around, it was the apartment’s owner, so I went down to face her.“Is he here?” I asked. She looked at me and bowed suddenly.“Ah, Miss Knight!”I smiled at her and took her hand in mine, so she didn’t have
SCARLETT’S POVWhen I arrived at the parking lot, I went down from the big bike to talk to all of our employees.“What’s wrong, Scarlett? Why did you gather them all together?” asked Claire as I entered my office.I sat back in my swivel chair and looked at them all. As I clenched my fists and took a deep breath to calm myself because I couldn’t think straight when I was like this.“Who did Ken talk to before the problem?” I asked.They exchanged glances before Ken’s friend Samuel abruptly raised his hand.“Do you notice anything unusual about him?”“I noticed something about him. He’s always anxious, and he’s always staring inside his locker,” he said and looked at me.I nodded and looked around, but a server caught my eye who was sitting quietly next to him and didn’t move, and she seemed to want to tell me something, but she was afraid.“Jasmine.”It startled her and couldn’t take a glance.“Would you like to tell me something?” I asked. She bowed, but said nothing. “Do you have an
SCARLETT’s POV***“Good day, Ms. Scarlett!”“Is everything okay?”“Yes, Miss! I’m returning to work!”***“Ms. Scarlett,”“It’s your pay for working all day.”“If you don’t accept it, Ken, I’ll be mad at you.”“OK, this is also a big help because my sons need it, Ms. Scarlett; I will look forward to this until I die.”***“KEN!”I woke up suddenly, panting, and I never expected to dream of Ken.I hope nothing bad happens to him because that’s what I’m worried about. The last time I saw him, he told me something. Everything makes sense. That’s why he seemed different the last time I spoke with him.When I felt hurt, I held my head up, maybe because of my dreams. I got out of bed and went outside to get some water.I even looked out the windows of the mansion, where the wind was blowing the curtains, and it started me when there was a strong lightning strike, showing the upcoming storm.Furthermore, I just hugged myself until I got to the kitchen to get some water to drink because my t
“That was the start of why this happened to me…”I was just stunned because I still couldn’t figure out who had kidnapped him that day.“Didn’t he show up?” asked Erin. Ken shook his head because the person who abducted him had not shown up.“I-I only heard his voice… Ugh!” Ken groaned, and I reached out to touch him, but he was pale, and his skin was turning violet.“Ken!” I yelled, looking at my cousins. “Erin, let’s take him to the hospital!” I yelled, and Erin nodded as he took his car keys, but Ken intervened.“I-I won’t be here much longer, Ms. Scarlett… I just tried to live, so I could tell you everything…” He coughed and vomited blood, as my eyes widened.“K-Ken… Please?” He shook his head and smiled as I pleaded with him.“I'm fine, Miss S-S-Scarlett,” he said, taking a deep breath and wiping away his tears. “I-I thought… they’d stop, but I was wrong because they keep messing with my life…”*** FLASHBACKKen became anxious after being kidnapped and couldn’t sleep at night for
“Mommy!”I smiled as I saw my children, who had just arrived from the province where my mother’s family lived, enter the chapel.“Scarlett…”“Mom,” I whispered, and she touched my shoulder before taking care of the guests.I’ve also planned a funeral for Ken and his wife, but their son is still missing.“M-Mom, is uncle Ken gone?” asked Carrie. I nodded and stroked her hair.“Uncle Ken is just leaving; they’re going to a better place,” I said. I hugged her after she started crying.Even when we were still in the province, they adored their uncle Ken because he was the one who monitored and cared for my children while I was at work. As a result, they grew closer to their uncle Ken, whom they regarded as their father.“Why did they have to die? They’re good people!”I turned away from her because what had happened to them had also hurt me. However, Ken protected us over their lives.“I-I can’t believe they’re gone! They weren’t bad!”I hugged her to make her feel better. She has weaker
12 years later...SCARLETT’s POV“Mom, we’ve arrived!”“OMG! I can’t wait to go shopping!”“Are you going shopping again?”“KJ!”Because I could hear Carrie, and Tara’s voices, I removed my sleeping mask. We left the country a long time ago and are now returning. Because Claire is pregnant with her third child and wants me to be her youngest child’s godmother. Even though she was old, she still had a child.I assumed Erin was the one she was going to marry because my cousin and Claire had an affair as well, but their relationship didn’t work out, so it was best for them to just split up. Erin is glad that Ander is now with him. Gosh, Erin and Rios are the same. Poor uncle Eros, no one will even extend his race.“Mom.”In shock, I jumped and hit Agustin. I’m also confused why he’s taller than his father. He is obviously not 18 years old.“Are you all right?”I nodded and gripped his arm. He also did not inherit his father’s mischievousness, as it appears, he inherited it from brother C
While Scarlett continues to search for Ferdinand.“Ferdinand!” she yelled, shooting at those on display throughout the quarters. “You asshole! Get out! Face me!” she yelled as she blew up the build with the last of the bombs.Scarlett came to a halt when she heard a helicopter. Her eyes widened, and she peered out the window, but it surprised her when she saw Ferdinand dragging the chairman Knight.“Grandpa…” Scarlett whispered as she walked up to the window, grabbed the leash’s hook, and climbed out. “You can’t run away, Ferdinand!” she exclaimed as she ran towards her last opponent. She took a stone and threw it at Ferdinand’s head.“Are you going to run away?!? Aren’t you tired of running away over and over?!?” Scarlett yelled, grabbing her gun from her boots.“I will not let you live! I will send Verno to hell!” Ferdinand yelled, pointing his gun at Verno.Scarlett came to a halt as she noticed chairman Knight struggling to breathe. She tightened her fist, prepared her gun, and sh
THIRD POVWhile the other Knights are fighting against Ferdinand’s vigorous men. A group of choppers stopped them, all of which carried their family's logo.“Rios!”“What are you doing here, Dad?”“I don’t want to be late for the party! I’m not Eronus with arthritis!”Rios shook his head because he knew their father was a nasty.“Dad has arthritis?” asked Eron, his eyes widening. Aaron smacked him.“You’re crazy! Dad’s just busy at work!” Aaron exclaimed. “Because you’re entrusting your job to our father!”Rios shook his head as his cousins and their parents gave him a headache.“Dad!”Rios winced as his younger sister hugged their father. He sighed and told his companions that now was not the time for them to reunite.“There are more foes, idiot!” he exclaimed.Eros grabbed his chest and Alessandro’s shirt.“Al, what’s the matter with Rios? Carlito is his father!”“F–ck off! Don’t pull on my shirts.”Rios screamed rudely and left his cousins and their parents because it would only ge
SCARLETT’s POVI took a deep breath and began organizing the items we were going to bring. I'm eager to get to Ferdinand’s quarters and anxious about my grandfather, mother, and children.So, I grabbed the necklace Carrie had given me and closed my eyes, not knowing what to do first. My plans are no longer being carried out. Damn. I clenched my fists and reloaded my weapons because I wanted to confront Ferdinand myself.I only came to a halt when I heard shouting.“Shouldn’t we tell Scarlett the truth right now? Do we need to wait for her to remember?”I frowned and moved closer to the door to look at them. I noticed they were arguing.“Ara…”“You don’t get it; tell her the truth! Scarlett is in too much pain!”“Ara is right; I was mistaken in blaming everything on Scarlett because I forgot that our family and Ferdinand had a long history of conflict.”Because of what I heard, my eyes widened, and I covered my mouth. What does Dianne mean? Ferdinand and our family have been in conflic
THIRD POV“How did the chairman go missing? They said he’d be here, so how did he go missing?!”“I don’t know,” Lux shrugged, “but mom told me the chairman didn’t get on the chopper that was prepared for him.”Scarlett frowned at Lux, knowing she had a hint, but not wanting to act either.“Scarlett is right! This is a trap!” Ara yelled.They all looked at Scarlett, confused, because she had said that it would set a trap for their grandfather.She came to a halt and frowned at her cousins.“Don’t tell me you had doubts about me?” she asked. Except for Rianne, her cousins all turned away.“Maybe? Everything is happening because of you,” said Rianne, glaring at Scarlett.It took a back, Scarlett and looked at her cousin. Rios scolded the younger sister.“Rianne, shut up.”Rianne shook her head and approached Scarlett, pointing to her. “Don’t protect her! Don’t defend her! We all know why this is happening in our family because of her!” she yelled as Rios pulled her away, but she struggle
I was about to return to our hotel room when my name was called.“Scarlett.”When I saw him, I turned and frowned. “You said we’d just meet at the fiesta,” I said. He shook his head and grins.“Damn that bitch! She follows me everywhere!”I came to a halt because it seems he was bringing up Sophia. That's why, when I saw Jaguar, he was with someone else, just so Sophia wouldn’t think anything was mistaken. She’s annoying!I just sighed and shook my head. “So, what do you need from me?” I asked. He turned around and motioned for me to follow him into a hotel room.I raised an eyebrow, but I just followed him in case he had a new lead to help Erin escape.I examined the room because it resembled the one he had booked. “Hmm…” I sat on the bed, staring at him.“Do you have a new lead to help my cousin in escaping?” I asked. He sat on the sofa as raising his hand.“Hmm… before that, I know you heard everything from Andre.”I came to a halt and nodded to him. Is there anything else I need t
SCARLETT’s POVI woke up because of the sunlight after being in my room for several days. I’m not sure what I’m afraid of. To find out the truth, or where will my anger lead me? I shook my head, not sure.Perhaps I’m just worried about Erin, as well as the fight between Rios and me. He makes some sense. I just sent too much in the gust of my emotions, and perhaps out of frustration, I aimed my anger at him.And could my dreams be linked to what happened then, besides the fact that Grandma was killed? Is that why Mom did everything, just to make sure I didn’t remember? But if I don’t remember everything, I won’t know who killed Grandma or what happened.When my phone rang, I came to a halt and stretched before reaching for my phone to answer who was calling.“Who is this?” I asked on the other line, as I was not in the mood. I recognized the laugh. I frowned and looked at the number, but I didn’t save it.“What do you need, and why did you call right now?”He laughed as if he were happ
SCARLETT’s POVI’m uncertain if anything will change or if I will change.They have been very protective of me since I was a child. Particularly, my mother. They don’t let me play with other kids, and they also don’t let me be alone in the mansion.It started when I woke in the hospital. I felt nothing else, and I thought it was stupid that my family was always worried about me.I couldn’t talk for a few days, and I saw my cousins practicing for something I don’t understand. They invited me several times, but I declined each time. All I know is that I need to be alone. I don’t want to talk to anyone, and I don’t want to hear anything.They stated I had changed. I am no longer Scarlett, the cheerful and dumb child who didn't understand what they were up to.I also feel like I forgot something, and I’d like to know why I was in the hospital and what I was doing there. So, I tried to talk to mom about it, but she always avoids the topic, as if she’s hiding something.That situation playe
Ander grabbed her as she struggled to get close to Erin. “Let me go! Who are you?!?” yelled Scarlett, but Ander was still attempting to pull her away.“I’m going to get Erin back! Let me go!” she screamed, but Ander wouldn’t let her go.They also felt that someone was following them, so Ander quickly covered Scarlett’s mouth. “If you don’t want them to catch you, stay quiet,” Ander whispered. Scarlett remained silent because her protest was pointless because they were already far away.When they couldn’t hear anyone else, Ander dragged Scarlett out of the building. They saw Jaguar waiting for them.“Scarlett.”Something took a back jaguar when he saw Scarlett, who was silent along with Ander.“Master, I’ll help,” Ander said to Jaguar as he assisted Scarlett in getting into his car. “I’ll look after Erin,” he added. Jaguar raised his eyebrows and smirked.“Are you still madly in love with him?”Ander turned away from Jaguar. “Maybe. Go, leave this building.”Jaguar tapped Ander on the