Kim paced around her and Ruby's childhood home in angry steps. Why was this happening to her? How could it even happen? She had planned so meticulously and when she thought everything was right on track and she was about to come out victorious, it all blew up in her face.The familiar walls of the house would have welcomed her in any other setting. But just the fact that Ruby also stayed here and there were traces of her everywhere made her want to rip the house into shreds. She'd fled here after the situation had gone a different path than she had expected. Just thinking of the fact she was pregnant with some... Some driver's baby made her want to gag. She'd get rid of it, that's for sure. There was no way she was having a poor man's child.Jaxon was the one who caused her to be in this situation, and she had run out of curses to use on him. It was all because of Ruby too, she thought as she fumed. She hated Damon, the stupid driver who'd gotten her pregnant, Jaxon, and most especial
Ruby felt at peace for the first time since Kim had ripped her heart out. Lord knows that she had been utterly devastated when Kim had broken the news to her about her pregnancy and who was allegedly responsible for it, Jaxon being the one who was blamed. She was beyond relieved that wasn't true and also happy that she and Jaxon had reconciled at last.If anyone asked her about the situation between her and Jaxon, she would probably tell them she had cried a river when Jaxon had refused to talk or even listen to her. And she was not joking about the crying part either. Her eyes still tingled from the excessive crying and swelling. She knew Jaxon had been really upset with her then as she hadn't seen him like that before. It was one thing for him to be cold to her because he wasn't close to her all that much, and that had only been at the beginning of their relationship journey. It was a completely different ball game when he made it a point to ignore her and act like she didn't exis
Jaxon had just left for work and Ruby was bored. She missed him already and it hasn’t been up to an hour. She sighed as she thought of what to do with all the free time she had.She was tired of just laying around and not doing anything. She looked around the room and her eyes sparkled as she saw some misplaced things.She hurriedly stood up from the bed and hummed a cheerful tune as she flitted about the room, her eyes alight with excitement as she rearranged the furniture and decor. She fluffed pillows, straightened pictures, and fiddled with trinkets, her fingers danced as she happily put everything back in its original place.The room was transformed. Each object was back in its original place, and one could see the thought, care, and effort that was put into arranging everything.Ruby smiled in satisfaction as she stepped back to admire her handwork. She felt happy as she walked to the cozy bed and sat on the edge.Her phone started to ring, and she hurriedly picked it off the be
Ruby’s whole body was wrecked with shivers of fright as she dropped the phone call. She was scared.She was scared not for herself but for Jaxon. She knew how cruel life can be to the rich and Jaxon has been ruling the business world for years. She knew that he had so many enemies waiting for the right opportunity to destroy him, and with the file in Kim’s possession, that could be arranged.Ruby feared that an uproar would occur once the contents of the contract went out to the public and she could imagine how big a scandal it would turn into. The public isn't as loving as they looked and who would know better than her?People would talk and judge Jaxon without knowing his reasons, and his competitors would use the opportunity to run him out of business. She could picture his shareholders withdrawing from the company and leaving him bankrupt.Ruby couldn’t allow that to happen. She felt a headache coming up and blinked her eyes repeatedly to clear her fogged-up vision.She knew she h
Ruby was tired. Physically and mentally. Why was it that when her life was finally focusing on the right path, something would borrow through and throw her in for a loop? She sighed as she thought about her current predicament with Kim and she was hurt and angry. Those two emotions fought for dominance within her but neither had succeeded. She was hurt because it was her sister who was causing her so much pain, and she wondered if she ever really knew Kim. She couldn't believe Kim would blackmail her and threaten to ruin her life all for money. Was Kim really that shallow?Anger also came into play when she thought about the fact that she hadn't destroyed that stupid contract when it had officially ended. If she had, none of this would be happening to her right now. The fact that it was Kim who was using the contract against her didn't help one bit, because if you had a sister like that, then who needed enemies?She hadn't even told Jaxon about all that was happening to her because
Ruby couldn't believe her current predicament. More like she couldn't believe how Kim could be so shameless. She had thought that the worst Kim could do had passed after she had blackmailed her for money by using the contract. But who knew Kim was just getting started and that she planned to milk Ruby and the situation dry with the damned contract.Ruby cursed the day she had left the contract in that house. She didn't even know why she had not gotten rid of hers. She knew Jaxon must have destroyed his, more so when they decided to stay together which rendered the contract useless.Ruby glanced at her phone and nearly groaned out loud as she looked at the multiple missed calls Kim had given her because of money. She hadn't even given Kim money long ago, so she wondered how she could have gone through it so fast. She had given her a hefty sum too, so unless Kim was living like a millionaire wherever she was, it wasn't possible for her to run through the money that fast. Or was she sav
Jaxon was in the middle of a Zoom call when his phone pinged and the screen lit up with a notification. The investors were still arguing on the Zoom call and he sighed as he picked up his phone and opened it.It was a text message, and immediately he opened it, his eyes widened in shock and anger. Hishands clenched into fists and his hold on the phone tightened as he angrily stared at the picture.He abruptly stood up and slammed his free hand on the desk. The voices arguing on the callquieted as they stared at their boss in shock.Jaxon looked livid. His eyes were blazing with anger and the workers could only cower in fearas they silently kept looking at him. They thought he was angry at them for not being civil.On his phone screen, a picture of Ruby lying naked with a man strangling her as their lips locked.Her face looked calm and her eyes were closed in pure bliss as she lay compliant underneathhim.Jaxon read the message that was boldly written underneath the picture and
Gary grabbed Ruby’s jaw tightly and glared at her in disgust.“How dare you throw up on me, you disgusting piece is shit! Your sister was right, you are goodfor nothing! ” He growled angrily and her head rolled back in excruciating pain as he harshlyslapped her, he angrily undid his belt which he used in hitting her.Ruby screamed in pain as he cupped her cheeks. He hissed and tossed her on the bed. Her bodybounced on the bed and her whole body shuddered in disgust as he gave her a victorious smirk while hovering over her body.Ruby trembled, her face pale with fear as she helplessness cried underneath him. She felt likeher soul had just left her body. She felt like she was being put usher for a crime she nevercommitted.Ruby couldn’t believe that her sister would stoop so low just to get back at her after all that shehad done for her. She cried bitterly as she thought about all the times she placed Kim’s needsbefore her own and now look at how it had all ended.She felt lifele