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Lies Behind Bars: The Hidden Life DIVORCED
Evangeline storms out of the room and walks to the study where Gavin had been coupled up all morning. She wanted to be the one to divorce him, but now that she thought about it, why didn't she let him take the blame for trying to divorce her first? She was going to try her best to start an argument one way or another. She barged into the room without knocking and let the door hit the wall behind it. "What do you think you are doing?" Gavin's voice came out all surprised as his eyebrow raised, almost touching his hairline in frustration. "Coming in here to talk to you," she said, leaving the door open as she walked towards him, striding like a leopard. "So why can't you close the door?" "Oh, I think we would both appreciate it if the door were left open," she added in a low tone as if she were trying to scare him. "What is this about?" he said again, wondering what she was trying to do. "Are you seriously asking me what this is about?" She asked, stopping midway and shaking her h
Last Updated : 2025-01-22Lies Behind Bars: The Hidden Life SON
Gavin took up his phone and called Lila immediately; he could not wait to share the good news with her. Lila looked down at her phone and waved it to her mother. Her mother had come into her room to update her about the situation. Lial had never seen her mother in her room so much that this was weird for the both of them. "See," Tessa said with a smug smile on her face. She had told her daughter that Gvain was going to reach out that night to tell her about the divorce because she was certain that she had been able to push Evangeline out of his life. "What do I need to tell him?" Lila had always known better than to argue with her mom, but something inside of her wanted to get all the opportunity to have a conversation with her mom, so she tried to act as if she did not believe that Evangelien was going to go through with it. Somewhere inside of her, she wanted to believe that she loved Gavin, but seeing how she crumbled in front of a lump change, then she must really have been aft
Last Updated : 2025-01-22Lies Behind Bars: The Hidden Life LOVED UP
"I am so glad we can do this," Oliver said as they sat down on the top floor in one of the finest dining rooms in the city. He had booked the entire place out so they were the only ones in there. "I am too; it seems as if things have been hectic but I have no idea what is going on," Arietta replied. She had tried her best to reach out to Lila but nothing seemed to be going through. She saw a lot of things but nothing was making sense. "It sure has," she expected Oliver to at least say a little bit more but he was quiet. "So what is the sudden dinner for? I thought we were going to meet tomorrow night," she said, knowing that tomorrow was Friday and they usually met on Friday for a full twenty-four-hour date to catch up on all they could not go on during the week. "We can still meet tomorrow," he said, and she wondered what his problem was and why he was not saying anything more to her."Do you want to explain why we are here in this empty, dimly lit restaurant?" Oliver did not kn
Last Updated : 2025-01-22Lies Behind Bars: The Hidden Life NEW
"Have you been avoiding me?" Sam asked as he sat beside Damien at the bar. He had come in to drink on a Friday night and met Damien, who rarely came to places like this since he was afraid he might fall back into an addiction to alcohol sitting right there. "Why would I avoid you?" Damien asked, looking at Sam as he ordered from the bar. "I have no idea. I have been trying all week to know what has been going on with you but it seems like you are blocking me." "Blocking you? If anyone heard you, they would think we were in a relationship," Damien murmured and took the glass in front of him to his mouth. He winced as the hot liquid burned down his throat. "Then why are you doing it?" "You are imagining things; I have been busy with work and you have been busy as well," he said and then added under his breath. "I wonder what kind of lawyer has so much free time." "The one that is about to take over his dad's company in a few months." "What?" Damien was not sure if he had heard ri
Last Updated : 2025-01-22Lies Behind Bars: The Hidden Life REUNITE
"You have done a pretty good job at hiding from me for the past week that I never thought I would see you here like this," Arietta said. Lila's hand on the fridge tightened as she wished at that moment that she had superpowers so she could disappear from sight immediately. She swallowed and wondered why she had come down; she blamed Oliver for not letting her know that Arietta would be around today. If she had known, she would have stayed coupled up in her room for the rest of the day. "Hiding from you?" she asked, acting as if that was not what she had been trying to do. "Why would I do that?" she asked without turning to her. "Are you saying you were not trying to hide from me?" "Of course not.""Then when are you going to turn around?" she asked and Lila closed her eyes and steadied her breathing. Her mother had warned her not to say anything about the plans they had to anyone and she felt that if she and Arietta were in the same space, she might be forced to tell her all about
Last Updated : 2025-01-23Lies Behind Bars: The Hidden Life CLEARANCE
"Mr. Calloway," Gavin called. Damien was just leaving the hotel after having a meeting with some journalists while Gavin was going in. His assistant had informed him about Gavin coming in but he chose to ignore it. If he got into a conversation with him, he might be tempted to beat him up. He made Lila's life a living hell and he was not okay with it. "Keep walking," he said to his assistant, who was about to stop. Grey did not understand but he obeyed. Damien was stone and cold, but he never ignored any businessman, especially in public, and since rumours were going around that Gavin was set to marry Lila, his reputation was getting better. Damien might benefit from standing close to Gavin at this time, even though he might not really need it. "Damien Calloway," Gavin called out again and then laughed to himself. "Are you ignoring me?" he asked and then let out a sharp laughter. "Don't you think it is a bit rude to ignore others?" Damien stopped and turned around; he marched to h
Last Updated : 2025-01-23Lies Behind Bars: The Hidden Life HALFWAY
"Hello?" Lila said into the phone. She had been ignoring the unknown number but it had been calling her and she knew that she might need to hear what it was that they wanted to say. "Hello, Ms. Carson." The voice was a bit familiar but she could not place it on a face. "Who am I speaking with?" she asked, not waiting for him to introduce himself. "I am Grey, Mr Calloway's assistant" "Okay? How can I help you?" She knew she was not supposed to be on this call but one thing she wondered was why he was calling her. Did Damien put him up to it?"Mr. Calloway has no idea that I am calling," he said as if he were reading her mind. "Do you read minds?" she murmured in a very low, inaudible tone. "I did not quite get that, ma'am," he said and she cleared her throat. "I was mumbling nonsense to myself so you don't have to worry," she said and he nodded and cleared his throat. "Why did you call if Dmaien did not ask you to call?" "I might be intruding or overstepping by saying this and
Last Updated : 2025-01-24Lies Behind Bars: The Hidden Life GRAY AREA
Lila stood in front of Gavin's house and swallowed hard. She had been standing for a good moment; she wanted to run away. She could not bring herself to ring the doorbell. "I have come this far to back out now," she said, taking a step forward and ringing the bell. She heard shuffling from inside the house and then the door flew open in front of her. "Hi there," she said. He took her by surprise and hugged her tightly, her hand to her side. "I am so glad that you could make it," he said, leaving her, and she was glad he did because if he held on longer and she did not hug back, she would seem strange. They were supposed to be lovers but she had not thought of the fact that they might want to do intimate things. What was she supposed to tell him? It was not like she was one to say no to things like that; that was the way she ended up pregnant and he knew her. Could she say her values had changed and she was waiting for marriage now? She knew that she had to come up with something to
Last Updated : 2025-01-24
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Lies Behind Bars: The Hidden Life MEETING
By the time Rosa had made sure they had enough cookies that their tooth hurt, Kevin retired to his room and then they went to the grave site. Kevin had stayed down not because he wanted to but because Rosa was suddenly herself and was now bossing him around as she used to do before. "It is going to be a long ride to the grave. Are you sure you do not want me to get anything for you?" "Anything to eat?" Lila asked, shocked. She had never been filled with cookies before; they say that there is a first time for everything and this was truly a first for her. "Yes, maybe some bread or just anything," Rosa replied and Lila shook her head. "Don't be shy and tell me; even if we don't have it at home, I will stop over at the store and get it for you." Rosa's offer sounded sweet but Lila was sure that she did not need to eat anything again. "I am fine," Lila said and then they left for the car. Lila helped Rosa into the car before turning around and getting in by herself. "We can go now," s
Lies Behind Bars: The Hidden Life TO BE
Lila stopped over at a flower shop and got two bouquets of flowers on her way to Rosa's place. She stood by the door her sweaty palms making it difficult for her to ring the bell.She pressed her hand against her clothes and raised her hand again. As if she was being watched she looked around to make sure that there were no eyes on her. As she raised her hand the door flung open and Rosa stood in front of her with a big smile across her face. "Hi, I was just about to ring the bell" she said taking a deep breath. "I know" Rosa said pushing the door wider and then stepped out. She pointed to the camera that Lila seemed to have missed and then she raised her phone and waved it to her. "I have been watching you for a while now" she added. "I am sorry, I am a bit nervous" Lila said licking her lips. She had licked it so much that all of the lip gloss she had put to prevent her lips from drying out was gone by now. "I can understand. My husband is a bit intimidating but once you get to
Lies Behind Bars: The Hidden Life TOMB
"Where do you think you are going?" Tessa asked as Lila descended from the stairs. Lila had expected a scolding from her mom because she allowed the plan fall through but insisted she just gave her a look and went into her room. This was the first time she was seeing her since she got inside last night. "To see Amber" "But Amber is dead" Tessa words came out without any form of remorse. "She is" Lila breathed out. "She is dead but I am going to her grave to say hello and apologize for making her leave this world earlier than she was supposed to. "Why do you have to be the one to apologize for that?" Aletta asked walking into the room and standing by the door frame. "If I feel guilty then don't you think that I need to apologize?" "So you are apologizing to clear your guilt?" Oliver asked coming out of nowhere and placing his arm around Aletta's shoulders. It felt as if they had ganged up against her. She gulped down the lump in her throat and shook her head. "I wish I could put
Lies Behind Bars: The Hidden Life BRIDGE TO PEACE
"I have to say you are pretty good with kids," Rosa said as they approached them. Damien and Jason had played so much that Lila was afraid that the boy was now attached to him in just a few hours. It kind of made her feel bad that the thing that took her weeks to do just took him less than an hour to achieve. "You doubted me," he said, and he felt the need to impress. "I used to volunteer at an orphanage every weekend until I got too busy," he said with a proud tone. Both ladies did not miss that he was trying to humble brag but it was obvious that he was terrible at it. "You should go back to volunteering there; I am sure that you were making such a great impact; it would be a shame if they had to let you go," Rosa said. "I should?""Of course you should; I think you are better as a volunteer there than as the chairman of your company." "Oh, come on, Rosa, I thought you were trying to comply with me but it sounds so much like an insult." "Is it?" Rosa asked, turning her face a b
Lies Behind Bars: The Hidden Life GRACE
"How did you find me here?" Lila asked. Did he put a tracker on her? How was it possible for him to find her here? "Did you put a tracker on me?" she voiced out her thoughts as they filled her head. She wondered if she did not have a filter to take out those things before they got out of her mouth."No, I did not put a tracker on you because that would be illegal.""Yeah," she nodded but somehow was not convinced by his legal or illegal speech thing. "So..." she trailed off as she demanded an answer."I asked your mom and she sent me your location." Lila blinked. Her mom sent Rosa and Damien here? Why would she do that?"My mom?""I told her that I wanted to speak to you and she allowed me to come here," Rosa said, taking a step forward so she was closer to her. "Can we talk for a few minutes?" Rosa was sure that speaking to her would bring closure for both of them. Lila did not need to feel guilty when she had done nothing wrong and Rosa wanted to let go of all the resentment she car
Lies Behind Bars: The Hidden Life CONDEMN
"Hello Mom" "Have you been able to get rid of him?" "Yes, I have but I don't think this is a good idea now." "What are you saying? Are you having second thoughts? Don't worry; it is normal to have second thoughts about things like this. But I promise you that once this passes, you will be glad you did this." "I don't know Mom; kidnapping him just seems a bit too cruel. I mean, he is my son and what if he remembers this moment for the rest of his life and he does not want to talk to me about it? What if it ends up as pent-up emotions on the insides of him?" she asked. "I want to do this the right way, the way that would not hurt anybody," she added in a murmur.Tessa took a deep breath and closed her eyes. Lila was making sense but still, how could she stop when she had already come this far? If she could just take a step further, this would be over before they knew it. "Lila, we have come this far and all we have to do is just take a step more and all of this will be over." "I kn
Lies Behind Bars: The Hidden Life DONE
By the fourth time of meeting her son, Jason has began to bond with her better than the first time. "He really likes you" Gavin commented. "Of course he does. I am his mother" Lila replied. She could not believe this guy was not still comfortable with leaving her alone with the boy. They had planned to have the boy kidnapped today but he was not going away. She knew that if he stayed with her then the plan was going to fail and she could not have it fail. She would be in great trouble if it did fail in her hands. Since she could not get him to leave her alone with the boy, Tessa made Oliver to call him out. He was to act as if he wanted to take him out for drinks to accept him into the family and then that was when disaster would strike. Lila was not sure it would pan out the way they wanted since he had been careful with leaving Jason with her. It was as if he was picking up on what was going on."That true" he said slapping his thigh. His phone began ringing and Lila held her b
Lies Behind Bars: The Hidden Life GRAY AREA
Lila stood in front of Gavin's house and swallowed hard. She had been standing for a good moment; she wanted to run away. She could not bring herself to ring the doorbell. "I have come this far to back out now," she said, taking a step forward and ringing the bell. She heard shuffling from inside the house and then the door flew open in front of her. "Hi there," she said. He took her by surprise and hugged her tightly, her hand to her side. "I am so glad that you could make it," he said, leaving her, and she was glad he did because if he held on longer and she did not hug back, she would seem strange. They were supposed to be lovers but she had not thought of the fact that they might want to do intimate things. What was she supposed to tell him? It was not like she was one to say no to things like that; that was the way she ended up pregnant and he knew her. Could she say her values had changed and she was waiting for marriage now? She knew that she had to come up with something to
Lies Behind Bars: The Hidden Life HALFWAY
"Hello?" Lila said into the phone. She had been ignoring the unknown number but it had been calling her and she knew that she might need to hear what it was that they wanted to say. "Hello, Ms. Carson." The voice was a bit familiar but she could not place it on a face. "Who am I speaking with?" she asked, not waiting for him to introduce himself. "I am Grey, Mr Calloway's assistant" "Okay? How can I help you?" She knew she was not supposed to be on this call but one thing she wondered was why he was calling her. Did Damien put him up to it?"Mr. Calloway has no idea that I am calling," he said as if he were reading her mind. "Do you read minds?" she murmured in a very low, inaudible tone. "I did not quite get that, ma'am," he said and she cleared her throat. "I was mumbling nonsense to myself so you don't have to worry," she said and he nodded and cleared his throat. "Why did you call if Dmaien did not ask you to call?" "I might be intruding or overstepping by saying this and
