It was finally the next morning. Vanessa lazily got up from her bed. She was thinking that this was her apartment, so she left her bedroom– as she planned to go to the guest room and check after her twin brothers. Upon arriving at the mistake-guestroom corridor, Vanessa opened the well carved wooden door and entered. “Hey, you punks should wake up already. You have to freshen up and go to work”. Vanessa muttered, and when she saw that no one was laying on the bed, she naturally thought that– Eric and Derek were already inside the bathroom. “Mm, diligent boys. They woke up early today”. Vanessa proudly muttered. She was still feeling tired and sleepy, so she simply just went ahead and laid down on the empty bed. On the other hand, Xavier was inside his bathroom. He just finished taking his bath and wore his linen ash bathrobe. Checking himself up in the large wall mirror, Xavier saw that he looked good, so he came out from the bathroom. Xavier hasn't yet noticed Vaness
Vanessa returned to the secret lair with the cleaning materials. She handed over to Finn– the vacuum cleaner. “You're going to use the vacuum to clean the floors. While I am going to clean all the tables and chairs. Plus, I'll also clean up the door and windows”. “Any problem?”. Vanessa questioned with threatening eyes, after seeing the way Finn frowned his face. Finn’s face automatically brightened as soon as he saw the way Vanessa was glaring at him. “No problem at all. I'll start cleaning up immediately”. Finn announced and instantly did as he had said. He switched on the vacuum cleaner and began cleaning the floors. While Vanessa, she dipped the neat towel that she was holding– inside the bowl of water. After that, she went ahead and started cleaning the tables first. About 2 hours later, The secret lair was sparkling clean. In fact, the secret lair was just as if they had newly built it. Vanessa was so tired since she was the one who did most of the cleaning. Finn was
“Wait, Claire? Isn't Claire the same person that assisted you from the very scratch with your company?”. Finn was stunned and questioned. “Yes, it's the same Claire”. Vanessa replied and instantly, her eyes darkened as she felt really betrayed. Seeing the dark look on Vanessa's face, Finn smiled and asked, “So, what are you going to do now?”. “It's obvious, I'm going to get her fired from my company immediately”. Vanessa declared. Something later popped inside her head and she began to imagine, ‘Wait, since Alexa doesn't know I'm still the chairman of my company, that'd only mean one thing. Claire played both me and Alexa! And since Alexa didn't know Claire's face, it means that Claire helped Alexa and Nicholas in the shadows! What a cunning lady!’. “Something on your mind?”. Finn already noticed that something was going on with Vanessa, so he asked. “Yes. I figured out that Claire played both me and Alexa. I'm certain that she wanted to ruin us both, so that she could be the
It was already 5pm and Vanessa was still in her secret lair. Actually, she woke up a while ago and had to eat lunch first since she was hungry. In no time, Vanessa went ahead and carried her laptop before turning to face Finn. “Any problem?”. Finn saw that Vanessa was staring at him, so that was the reason he questioned her. “Em, actually, I came up with an idea just now, Finn. I don't want my secret lair to be found out by anyone, so, I want this whole building to become functioning once again…. Just like the previous years”. Vanessa announced. “Wait, you want to reopen the cyber cafe to customers?”. Finn asked in disbelief as he had already understood what Vanessa was talking about. “Yeah. And in that case, you're going to be the boss around here, Finn. Just like old times”. Vanessa added and winked an eye at Finn. It didn't take long and Vanessa already noticed the dull face of Finn. “What is it? Are you alright?”. “I know that this cyber cafe building was registere
4 days later, It was finally the day for Xavier's father's birthday. Vanessa cleared up all her schedules for today, so that she would be available to fulfil her own part of the deal with Xavier. It was already 4pm, and Vanessa had already dressed up. She was wearing a long green-gown which reached her feet, and black heels. To be fair, Xavier actually bought this green designer dress for Vanessa. Although Vanessa didn't know the reason why Xavier gave her the gown, she still went ahead and wore it. Plus, Vanessa wore light pairs of green earrings, and to finish up, she took the green purse that was in her wardrobe. “I better go out”. Vanessa muttered after she was finished dressing. She came out from her room and soon descended the stairs, where she saw Xavier. He was waiting for her in the living room. And he was also in a black tuxedo. Xavier was patiently waiting for Vanessa when his pair of brown eyes met with her blue eyes. Xavier felt his heart beating fast as he scanned
Vanessa was so surprised that she started imagining things. It's true that she hasn't seen Nicholas’ whole family before. ‘What the heck is going on here? So that woman that spoke to Xavier earlier, was definitely Nicholas's mom, right? She should be, after all, her face is so familiar that I wouldn't even forget it that easily'. Vanessa thought. “Are you alright?”. Vanessa almost jerked up after hearing Xavier's question. She turned to face him and saw that he was looking at her. ‘Oh, I must have been pacing out because of my crazy thoughts’. Vanessa admitted in her mind before she replied to Xavier, “Don't worry about me, I'm absolutely alright”. “Good. Now, let's go and present ourselves to my father”. Xavier suddenly announced, causing shock to grip Vanessa. In fact, Vanessa didn't even know what to say! Nicholas and Alexa, including other family members, were still over there with Mr Wilson, so why would she go over there with Xavier right now?!. ‘Oh my. Today should be the
Finn arrived outside the mansion with Vanessa. He took her to one of the closest gardens, and when he was about to explain himself to her, Xavier arrived and grabbed Vanessa's hand. “Let go of her, Xavier!”. Finn hissed and quarrelled since he was pissed off. “Calm down, Finn”. Vanessa tried to reason with him before she finally stared at Xavier's cold face and said to him, “Finn is my friend. He was just worried about me”. “You know Finn?”. Xavier's sudden question to Vanessa got her by surprise. “Yeah, we've known each other for years. To be fair, he's kind of my bestie”. Vanessa announced, and as she saw the way Finn was staring at her, she slightly shook her head at him. “That's right, Xavier. Vanessa and I have known each other since highschool! And I bet you purposely had a contract marriage with her, so that you could piss me off!”. “I've told you countless times, it wasn't my fault that Gabriella left you! When we were still friends, I remembered informing you to tell
Xavier returned to his mansion with Vanessa. All through the ride, he was still imagining how someone like Finn, was friends with Vanessa. “Aren't you planning to come down?”. Vanessa had already gotten down from the car, and since Xavier still remained inside the car, she asked him. “Don't worry about me”. As soon as Vanessa heard Xavier's reply to her question, she didn't spend a second and directly headed inside the mansion. ‘Who told you I was worried about you? I just wanted to act as if I'm caring. Hmph’. Vanessa thought on her way. Immediately Vanessa arrived inside her bedroom, her phone rang. She took out her cell phone from her purse before she tossed the purse on the bed. After that, she checked the caller and frowned her face when she saw that it was Alexa calling. “What does she want? How daring of her to call me. Tsk, I bet she's annoyed because she has found out that I'm still the chairman of my company”. Vanessa hissed and said. In no time, she threw her phone
“Say something, Mr Xavier”. Vanessa demanded. “Yes. I loved you even before I made you sign the marriage contract agreement”. Xavier said to Vanessa, and that made her gasp in disbelief. “Yo- you didn't even deny it?”. She exclaimed, and was feeling anxious. “Why would I deny it when my feelings for you are true, Nessa?”. What Xavier said made him and Vanessa stop talking. They stared at each other for a few seconds. “I-” Xavier saw that Vanessa was pressured. He didn't want her to be overwhelmed, so he quickly assured her, saying, “It’s alright, Nessa. I won't ever force you to do what you don't want to do”. He added with a smile, “But you should know that my love for you is true. I would never take any advantage of you or betray you like Nicholas”. “I'll take my leave then”. Xavier left the room after glancing at Vanessa's face. He was going to the living room. Meanwhile, Vanessa couldn't understand the strange feeling she was feeling deep inside her heart as s
Xavier said nothing else after he had finished muttering. He was frowning as he made his way outside. Eric and Derek followed Xavier outside, as they were curious. But Mrs Charlotte remained inside the mansion. She suddenly began to wonder about something that had already been bothering her before, “Why are Master Xavier and his wife still staying in different rooms? And what day would I get to witness their wedding ceremony?”. Mrs Charlotte wondered about Vanessa and Xavier’s wedding ceremony because she knew that Vanessa and Xavier had enough money and were both more than capable of hosting a wedding ceremony. Again, she has yet to understand the reason behind them sleeping in different bedrooms. ‘Are they staying in different rooms because they haven't had their wedding ceremony? But haven't they already registered their marriage?’. She thought and was confused. “Ha”. She sighed in defeat when she realised that she had spaced out. She brushed off all her curious thoughts and
“Calm down, Claire. Stop crying. Give me some minutes, and I'll come and meet you today”. Vanessa said to her, but that only made Claire cry more.Claire thought that what Vanessa had said was an excuse to hang up the phone call. “Claire-”. “Do you hate me, chairman Vanessa? Is that why you purposely said those words to me so that you could hang up the call?”. Claire asked her, before her eyes widened in shock after she thought of something. She asked, “Did you call me by mistake?”. ‘Claire has never behaved like this before. I must have really broken her heart. Thanks to Zuri for framing her. And thanks to me, who believed that she betrayed me! I casted her aside! I'm also at fault’. Vanessa thought to herself. She gritted her teeth, causing the veins in her neck to pop out after she had done that. She felt the urge to vent her anger right now on Zuri. Fortunately, she suppressed and chained all the boiling rage she was feeling. She sighed and said to Claire, “Please listen to me
8:30am in the morning, “Should we knock again, Derek? We have been standing here for an hour”. Eric asked him, but Derek shook his head, indicating that he didn't know. They were standing outside Vanessa’s room, and had knocked several times on the door. But up to this very moment, Vanessa had not opened the door for them. Derek's fingers were on his chin as he wondered. He later said to Eric, “Maybe she's still sleeping”. “But that's unlike Nessa”. Eric said and frowned. He was feeling desperate and unsettled because he wanted Vanessa to tell Derek and him everything that happened last night. Xavier’s bedroom happened to be the closest room to Vanessa’s bedroom. He went out of his room, before he coincidentally saw the way Eric and Derek were about to knock on Vanessa’s room door. “Don't do that, twins. She might still be asleep”. Xavier said to them, causing them to retrieve their hands that had almost knocked on the door. Eric and Derek stopped facing the door a
“What should we do with her?”. Xavier asked Vanessa. There was a dark look in his eyes, and one glance at his face, one could tell that he was ready to unleash his wrath upon Zuri. While still glaring at Zuri, whose hands had become sweaty, Vanessa replied to Xavier, “We should leave her be, Xavier. At least now I know that Claire is truly innocent”. After saying that to Xavier, Vanessa got closer to Zuri and squatted on one knee. She grabbed Zuri’s jaw and raised it up, so that Zuri was staring at her. “Live well, Zuri. Don't you dare try to escape from this house after I leave. One day, I might have a use for you, thanks to your dreadful talent. If you try to escape from this neighbourhood, please know that you will surely end up in jail for framing Claire”. Vanessa let go of Zuri's jaw. She turned to Xavier, who was standing behind. She said to him, “Xavier, I guess there's no need for us to compensate our host for the door you broke. After all, our humble host has a debt to pay
Upon arriving outside the mansion, Vanessa and Xavier rushed to the same car that Xavier had driven to the villa. Using the car key in his hand, Xavier unlocked the car's doors, before he and Vanessa quickly got into the car. Xavier drove off after that. As he was drawing nearer to the gates, he sounded his car horn twice, causing the security guy to come out of his house and open the gates immediately, for Xavier’s car to pass through. Now, Xavier's car was driving on the main road. “According to the location of that strange person, we have to drive for a whole hour before we arrive there, Xavier”. Vanessa sighed in defeat as she said to him. Because of the long distance, her hunch was telling her that the strange person must have committed a crime, for he or she to be staying at such a far distance. Seeing the impatient look on Vanessa’s face, Xavier noticed that she couldn't wait to get her hands on that strange person. A smirk appeared on the corner of his lips, and he said
“Yes, twin brothers. Xavier knows everything because I told him”. Vanessa nodded and said to them. She didn't want Mrs Charlotte to hear their conversation, so she said to them, “All of you, follow me to my bedroom”. Xavier, Eric and Derek obeyed Vanessa and followed her to her bedroom. As they arrived outside Vanessa’s bedroom corridor, they entered the room after they saw that Vanessa had entered the room before them. “Make yourself comfortable, guys”. Vanessa said to them, and she was also the first person who sat down. She was sitting on her bed, while the guys sat on the sofa. “Eric, Derek, you guys should understand that I have told Xavier about our secrets and our hidden identity. So please, I'm not ready to explain further concerning this matter. I'm tired of explaining stuff”. Vanessa spoke her mind. Though they seemed to agree with what she had said to them, and that was enough to make her glad. “Concerning the matter I have tasked both of you guys with, I h
Many hours passed and it was now evening. Gabriella was forced out of her bedroom because she was starving. She needed something to eat since she felt like she was dying. As soon as she came out of her bedroom, she saw Jasper, who was standing in the corridor and was staring at her with a smile on his face. “Oh. Has my princess finally decided to go out of her room? Tell me, are you starving already, princess?”. Jasper asked her. He forced himself not to laugh at her after seeing the pale look on her face. Gabriella didn't say anything and was quietly staring at her big brother who was busy having fun teasing her. “My princess, stop staring at me like that. I was not the one who told you not to eat anything”. Jasper said to her, before he became serious and added, “Let's go to the dining room. It hasn't been long since I made dinner”. Gabriella nodded at Jasper and followed him to the dining room. As they both arrived, she apologised to Jasper, saying, “I’m sorry, brother, for
‘What did I hear her just say?’. Tracey was glaring at Alexa who was panting fast, as she thought. Mr Lincoln was also staring at Alexa. He was speechless because of what he had heard her say. When Alexa saw that both Tracey and Mr Lincoln were staring at her in disbelief, she suddenly covered her mouth in shock after she realised the mistake that she had made. “Fa- father-”. “What was the meaning of those words you said, Alexa? Since when did my father's company become yours?”. Tracey asked her. Although she was composed, her heart was burning with intense rage as she continued to glare at Alexa. Alexa, who had never seen Tracey's true colours before, flinched, because of how Tracey was staring at her as if she wanted her to disappear. She also saw that Mr Lincoln was staring at her with suspicious eyes, and that was enough to make her shed tears. “Fa- father. It's not what you think. Waah! I- I- I recently saw the news about your company. I was so heartbroken and rushed