“Eh? What did you say, Finn? The food tasted horrible?!”. Amy exclaimed. To be sure that she wasn't imagining things, she curiously looked at the dining table and saw the way all the dishes were still empty. Amy placed both her hands on her waist, and with a frown on her face, she asked Finn, “Since you said the food tasted horrible, why did you finish everything and not leave any of the food for us?”.“Em”. Finn was sweating. He was rapidly thinking of an excuse because all eyes were focused on him. He did not ever want to compliment Hannah about whatever she did perfectly, because he knew that would make her come close to him and pester his life. After Finn recalled what Mrs Jenny had told him earlier, and after he saw Hannah's injured fingers, he finally thought of what to say, thanks to that. He kept a poker face before he pointed a finger at Hannah and replied to Amy, “Mom, I simply finished the whole food because I had compassion. Earlier, Mrs Jenny informed me that an acciden
The time stopped moving after the plates shattered into pieces. Vanessa and Xavier were staring at each other. Their different-coloured eyes were looking at each other’s faces. Both Eric and Derek arrived inside the kitchen. The empty plates in their hands almost fell down because of what they were seeing. Eric and Derek saw the way Xavier was holding Vanessa, and how they were also staring at themselves. “What's going on with them? Can't they tell we're watching them? Why are they standing stiff?”. Derek brought his head close to Eric when he asked these questions. “I don't know, Derek. But pretend you don't see them”. Derek nodded at Eric, because what Eric had said to him made actual sense. He wouldn't want to be the one who interrupted this once in a lifetime beautiful moment. “Ahem, you can let go of me now”. Vanessa said to Xavier. Her face was as red as a tomato, not because she was staring at Xavier’s face, but because Xavier was supporting her off-balance body using his
‘Oh boy’. Vanessa thought. She had forgotten about the two wishes she had promised to Xavier the other day. And now that Xavier mentioned what he wanted for his first wish, she was in a tight spot since this wasn't the right time for her, as she had planned to go to her cyber cafe now. Seeing the unreadable look on Xavier's face, it made Vanessa have a complicated feeling. She wanted to tell him that she would agree to his wish tomorrow, because she didn't have enough free time for today. But, she couldn't bring herself to say this to him. In the end, she feigned happiness and said to him, “That's awesome news, Mr Xavier. I now have the opportunity to fulfil one of your two wishes. And it turns out that your first wish is a very simple task for me”. ‘Yeah, your wish is simple for me to do, Xavier. But too bad you had to present the wish to me at a very wrong time, like today. I feel like getting angry at you and hitting your unnecessary handsome face. Unfortunately for me, I can onl
Outside the mansion, Hannah had returned home. She got out of her car after she had parked it. Her eyes were red because she had been crying ever since she was in Mr Miller's mansion. “I can't wait to lock myself inside my room”. She said to herself, before she took a deep breath and was walking toward the mansion in front of her. As Hannah arrived in the living room and heard what her big brother asked Alexa, she frowned and was confused. She couldn't keep silent and asked him, “Why are you asking Alexa that dumb question, Nicholas? Why are you asking her to marry you? I mean, isn't she your fianceè already?”. She scoffed and sarcastically added, “Please correct me if what I said is wrong”. Everyone turned to Hannah, who was standing next to the door. Sofia and her husband, Benjamin, had the same confusion in their minds. They didn't understand why Nicholas was asking Alexa to marry him when she was already his fianceè. ‘Phew. Please ruin this moment for me, Hannah. Don'
Staying indoors in Xavier's mansion was boring for both Eric and Derek, who were in their room groaning in agony. They were walking back and forth as they continued to think about what Vanessa said to them before she left the mansion with Xavier. Vanessa told them to quit going to her company for the meantime. She told them the reason for that, and because Eric and Derek did not want to argue with their sister concerning the matter involving Claire, they decided to listen to her and not go to the company. Eric stopped walking around the room. “Ugh”. He furrowed his eyebrows and groaned, before he said, “This is frustrating me in an odd way, Derek. Is it because of what Blake had said to our big sister on the rooftop that caused her to think that there's a possibility that Claire is not the betrayer?”. “I think that should be the case, Eric. But, I don't understand Nessa. She said she wanted to investigate the case further and see whether Claire was the true betrayer, or if som
After Vanessa calmed down a little bit, she gasped and turned to Xavier, who was looking at her. She was saddened about Derek’s health condition, thus, mistakenly raising her voice against Xavier. “I- I'm sorry, Xavier. I didn't mean to shout at you. I was worried about Derek”. “It's alright”. Xavier didn't hesitate and said to Vanessa. He was not angry that she had shouted at him because he knew that she did not do it on purpose. “You said that Derek's last stomach disorder almost caused his life. How did that happen?”. He asked her. His voice was calm, and the look in his eyes genuinely showed how he was ready to listen to every word that Vanessa might say to him. Vanessa was taken aback. She had expected Xavier to be annoyed at her for shouting at him, but she didn't understand why he was being nicer and considerate to her. Deep inside her heart, she felt guilty. ‘Xavier may look harsh and aloof on the outside, but there's no doubt he's got a nice heart’. She nodded as she spoke
The next day, Gabriella woke up from sleep, before an excited smile appeared on her face. She got out of bed and arranged the bed, before she rushed to brush her teeth and take her bath inside the bathroom. She was so happy today because she expected Captain Tristan to have already arrested Isla, Nova and the cyber cafe owner. She did not go to the police station yesterday because she did not want to slow down their search for the culprits. It took a few minutes and Gabriella finished brushing and bathing. She wore blue jean trousers with a yellow shirt. She put on her white sneakers and left her room in a hurry. “Jasper, Jasper, Jasper!”. She called his name multiple times in a row. Jasper, who was still asleep inside his room, woke up as he heard his name. He placed his hand on his fast beating chest, and his breathing was unstable. “Jasper!”. Jasper's eyes widened as he heard Gabriella’s voice calling his name. He thought that Gabriella was in trouble, so he speedily got o
The words that the cop had said to Gabriella and Jasper, were like bombs in Gabriella’s heart. Gabriella’s main purpose of coming to the police station today was to meet Nova, Isla and the cyber cafe owner, whom she had expected to see behind bars. Unfortunately for her, it turned out that Captain Tristan was not able to locate their whereabouts at all. ‘The police captain could not find anything? But, didn't he tell us that he would find and arrest the culprits in less than 24 hours?’. Gabriella thought to herself. She didn't know what to feel. She felt like crying and shouting, but she didn't know which one to do first. Jasper noticed the way his little sister's face became pale. He asked her, “Are you alright?”. “Of course. Yes”. Gabriella replied to Jasper, even though she did not hear what he said. There was a last order left for the police officer to fulfil. So he took out Gabriella’s cell phone from his pocket and offered it to her. Jasper had to collect the ce
Vanessa returned to her room. She freshened up and wore a black T-shirt with black trousers. She grabbed her bike’s key that was on the table before she left her room and went outside. As soon as she put on her helmet and climbed on her bike, she rode it toward the gates, after which the security guard opened the gates for her. …. Cassandra had arrived outside the Triple Union company with officer Ricky by her side. A broad smirk appeared on her face as she entered the company before her. Max approached Cassandra the moment his eyes landed on her. According to Mr Lincoln’s orders, he must assist detective Cassandra with the investigation by showing her all the infected computers and laptops.“Detective Cassandra, I'm glad you made it”. Max smiled as he said to her. Though he became wary of her because he noticed that she was behaving indifferently towards him. “Plea - please follow me, detective Cassandra. I'll lead you to see the laptops and computers that the hacker had attacke
“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