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Lies Behind Bars: The Hidden Life REWOVEN
Arietta clutched Oliver's hand as they walked into the hall. "You seem nervous; it is not your first time attending events like this," Oliver said. Arietta raised her head to look at him. He sounded nervous, but he refused to even look at her; she rolled her eyes and shook her head. "I am not nervous; I am just a bit worried about Lila. Do you think the bullying would come to an end if she gets introduced as a Carson?" she said. She was truly worried for Lila, but she was sure that many people would try to get to her good graces when they knew who she was. She was more concerned about the plan she had made with Lila; her mind was spinning as she thought about the feasibility of the plan. "I hope it does, but we can never tell what these people are capable of," Oliver said. "But when they bully her now, they very well know what they are getting into," he added, and she nodded. "Well, here goes nothing," Arietta murmured as they stood in front of the big door that was going to lead th
Last Updated : 2024-12-15Lies Behind Bars: The Hidden Life THREADS
Arietta entered the bathroom, and luckily for her since there were not a lot of people around yet, the bathroom was empty, but she checked all of the stalls just to be sure. She stood in front of the mirror, washed her hands, and retouched her face makeup before washing her hands and rubbing on her hand cream. "I cannot believe I am doing this; I do not know how to flirt; I cannot remember the last time I flirted," she groaned, staring at herself. She turned out of the bathroom and met Evangeline on her way out. "Are you not going to say hi?" Evangeline asked, entering the bathroom, taking up a tissue paper, and dabbing her lips. Arietta looked her up and down and wondered why she was so overdressed for an event like this. She was not a guest of honour and most likely would not have gotten an invite if Lila had not pulled any strings to get them invited. They would have gotten to know the same time that every other person was getting to know, but Lila said she needed to see the exp
Last Updated : 2024-12-15Lies Behind Bars: The Hidden Life VISAGE
"See you both inside," Sam jumped out of the car immediately after they got to the venue. "Are you going in alone?" Lila asked before he could close the door, and he nodded. "Why don't you come in with us?""And risk being uncool and looking like the third wheel?" He asked and shook his head. I will never let this happen to me.""But..""Allow him to make his decisions; he is big enough for that." Damien cut her off before she could make any more suggestions. "See you," Sam said and was out of the like a flash. "Aren't we going in?" she asked when they stayed in the car for a few more minutes after Sam had gone in. The driver had left the car running. "In a moment," he murmured. She looked at him; his head was resting on the headrest with his eyes closed. She watched closely as she saw him grimace and his facial expression tighten. Adam's apple was moving rapidly, and she wanted to ask him if he was afraid or scared but just decided against it. "Let us go," he said after a few minu
Last Updated : 2024-12-15Lies Behind Bars: The Hidden Life SHROUD
"May I please have the attention of everyone, please?" Oliver said as the noise in the crowd fizzled out, the classical music that had been blasting in the speakers too had gone to the barest minimum. "Don't you think we are too forward? It seems like we are trying to climb the stage," Gasvin said in a whisper, leaning into Evangeline, who had dragged him to the front of the hall. "If we stood here, we would be the first people she sees, and we might even make connections with her faster," Evangeline replied. She could not categorize herself as a hardworking person, but anything she put her mind to, she was extremely good at it, and this was one of those things she was not ready to let go of. "Are you sure that is a good idea? Are you sure it does to make us desperate?" "I think Ms. Carson would appreciate us coming forward to honour her," Evangeline said. She seemed to have it all figured out. "I will only listen to you because it seems that you know exactly what it is that you
Last Updated : 2024-12-17Lies Behind Bars: The Hidden Life STORM
Lila discovered that she had underestimated what Gavin could do; she knew that if she did not take care of him in front of everyone else in that environment, he was going to GP around, ruining her and that of her family. She pressed her lips together and watched him scream at the top of his voice. "She is an ex-convict," she knew that he was going to do something like that after she saw him walk up to the front. She was grateful that he showed how much of a scumbag he was because every single shred of feelings left in her body seemed to be flushed off immediately. She kept a smile on her face. "We need to say something about this," Oliver whispered to her with his head tilted. "What can I say?" She asked, biting the corner of her lip. The security guard had already reached the front of the stage and was ready to drag him away. "Wait!" Lila said stopping them; she was going to have him thrown out, but first, she had to put him in his place. Gavin looked up, and somehow he expected
Last Updated : 2024-12-17Lies Behind Bars: The Hidden Life RIFTING
"What was that in there?" Evangeline asked as they stood by the door; the security men had dragged them out of the hall and closed the door in their faces. "What was what?""Are you trying to claim that you have done nothing wrong even though you acted like a big fop in there?" "A big fool? Evangeline, it seems like I've been cutting you a lot of slack; why in his name would you think of talking to me like that?" Gavin roared.Evangeline closed the gap between them and held him by the collar. "How else do you want me to speak to you? You acted like a fool and got us kicked out, and for what reason?" she screamed. "I want to hear your reason," she demanded. "How can Lila be the heir to the Carson fortune?" he asked, pushing her hand off his collar. "Think of it? Does it make any sense to you?" "Why do you accept what makes sense? You are too lazy to know what makes sense and what does not; you should lick the floor if they tell you to do so." "Are you calling me a dog?" "You have
Last Updated : 2024-12-17Lies Behind Bars: The Hidden Life VOID
"Ughh!" Lila groaned with her head to the table. She had been coming to work the past few days, but nothing about it had been what she thought. "Why did I agree to come here?" she asked herself and shook her head. She raised her head and looked around. Why did she have this glamorous life, and yet she was so thrilled about it?She could see she was sad; it felt like she was not really doing what she wanted. The return of her son banked on this because he was supposed to return back to her if she did as Oliver said, and he had a pretty long list. She was stupidly supposed to understand everything about Ai, even though every time she sat in a meeting with them, all the things they said sounded foreign to her. The intercom on her table blinked a red light. She pressed the button and listened in. "Ms Carson?" The intercom buzzed to life. The young woman who seemed spirited and ready to work must be sad that she got stuck with a boss like her. "Yes?" she murmured, looking up at the ceili
Last Updated : 2024-12-19Lies Behind Bars: The Hidden Life UNSPOKEN
"The simple and only reason is that I am your boss." "I heard from everyone that you are a terrible boss in that regard." "A terrible boss?" she scoffed. "You are quite bold." "And you are a woman." "And what does that have to do with anything?" "It has a lot to do with everything; if women learn that they are not supposed to try and compete with men, then the world would be a much better place for us all." Lila reeled with shock; she could only believe that the same man who had been so gentle and kind was the same one who was saying all these things and even worse to her face. She could not understand what was happening because, at the beginning of the conversation, she could have sworn that he wanted to ask her out, but now it seemed like he was dying to insult her. "What are you saying?" 'I just want to know the reason you think you are worthy enough to sit here in this office." "The reason?" she asked. She stood up from the sofa and went back to her chair behind the table
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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
