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Lies Behind Bars: The Hidden Life WINE IN A GLASS
Arietta stood in front of the mirror, brushing her hair. She was meeting up with Oliver later that evening, and she was glad that she was since she was left alone in the house. She smiled to herself, so they got back together and in a more loving way now that she and Oliver had been meeting up almost every day. She turned her neck because of the knock on the door. "Could Oliver be here already?" she murmured to herself. "Come in," she said loudly and watched the door knob turn, and then the door crack open gently. "Daddy?" she said, walking briskly to him. "Pumpkin pie," he said happily as he held her in a small hug. She pulled back and took a step back so she could see his face. "What are you doing here? You do not want to come back for another day," she said with surprise on her face. "I wrapped up my business because when I left the house you looked too sad to ignore," Mateo said, looking at her face. He could not understand why, but Seh looked so different from all of the ugly
Last Updated : 2025-01-04Lies Behind Bars: The Hidden Life TIME
"Are you okay?" Arietta asked as soon as the door flung open, and he stood in front of her with her father standing behind him. She had expected her father to make a scene, but he had not. She stood outside the door even though she knew the room was soundproof, meaning she would not have been able to hear a single thing from inside the room; she was still curious. "What do you mean by that? Have you turned your father into a scary monster?" Matteo asked from inside the room. "When did I say that?" Arietta asked, shrugging."You did not say it, but you meant it; why would you ask him if he was okay? Did you think I would beat him up in here?" Mateo continued."That was not what I meant." "But you did not ask about your father; you rushed to your little boyfriend, asking him if he was okay. Did you even think to ask me if I was okay?" Mateo asked."Daddy, are you okay?" Arietta asked because she knew that he would not let her off until she asked him. "I have decided to give him a ch
Last Updated : 2025-01-04Lies Behind Bars: The Hidden Life TANGO
Damien hated that Sam and Lila were meeting, but he did not see the need to do anything about it. Maybe if he acted as if it were because they were in a relationship that he was trying to stop, they would not think too much of it. These days he was finding it too difficult to keep his emotions in check as he would want to, and he did not like it. When he discovered that he was getting too attached to her, he distanced himself, and even though he tried to do what it did not work out for him, he kept thinking of her more. On Amber's death anniversary, he even beat himself up the more because he was falling for the woman he was supposed to be seeking revenge against. There was no way that was a normal thing; please do not fall for the people they hate. Even if he was going to ever love again, he would never love the woman who put him in this situation. He stared at the text she had sent him and thought to himself that even if he did not want to acknowledge his feelings, he had to act
Last Updated : 2025-01-04Lies Behind Bars: The Hidden Life SHOCK
Lila walked into Voss's home; Rosa was standing by the door to greet her. Lila wanted to forget about everything that had happened earlier and focus on this cute family that she had come to spend the evening with. When Rosa first asked that they hang out, she thought it was such a bad idea, but after Sam unexpectedly cancelled, she was glad that Rosa reached out to her out of nowhere after ghosting for weeks. "You are welcome to our home," Rosa said. "Your home is beautiful; I caught a glimpse of a garden outside, and it is so beautiful; I know I can see the full thing," Lila said. Seeing pretty flowers would not be a bad idea at all. "You think so?" Rosa asked, wondering how her eyes had caught a glimpse of her garden. People usually do not see it if she does not show them. "I do think so; do you think I can look at it?" She asked and then waved her hand in the air because she was unable to read the expression on her face. "I love looking at flowers, but if it is too much trouble
Last Updated : 2025-01-05Lies Behind Bars: The Hidden Life WEAKEN
Lila sat at the table with her legs shaking violently against the floor. She bit the inside of her cheek; she wanted to kneel on the floor and beg them for forgiveness; she killed their daughter and had the guts to come into their house and eat at their table. She knew that if she got on her knees and apologized, there was no way they would ever forgive her. Rosa was trying her best, but sadness had taken over her life; it was obvious that neither of them had been able to move on after the incident. She had done this to them, and even though she was the one who drove that night, she still felt very responsible for what was happening to them. "Are you okay?" Rosa called, and she blinked before nodding once."I am fine." "You seem a bit distracted." "I just remembered that I have something important at work to do." "Did I just pull you away from work for my selfish reasons?" Rosa asked, dropping the napkin to the table; she was too happy to hear that she might be the reason why she
Last Updated : 2025-01-05Lies Behind Bars: The Hidden Life PAIN AND GUILT
"What do you want to say?" "Why would you think I want to say anything?" Lila murmured, picking on her plate. The scrambled eggs on her plate had been there since they sat down to eat about five minutes ago. Oliver knew something was bothering her because she was one to eat her meal in a rush. "Because you keep picking on your food," he said, pointing to her plate. She looked up at him, and he nodded. "Aldos, because of the expression on your face, it seems like you are bubbling with curiosity about something, so why don't you just tell me?" "Why don't I just tell you? Don't you think you have something to tell me first?" She wanted to give him an opportunity so he could come clean about the matter. "Me?" he said, pointing to himself. "Have something to tell you?" His expression showed that he was truly hiding something from her. "I mean, you must surely need to tell me something important to you," she replied. "Are you talking about Zach?" he suddenly asked, and the memories ca
Last Updated : 2025-01-06Lies Behind Bars: The Hidden Life UNEXPECTED
"You will do no such thing." Lila turned to the sound of the voice; she blinked, thinking to herself that this must be some dream. Standing with a long trench coat almost cut off by her ankle and a bag in her hand with that hand crossed over her body, her mother stood. She had her hair in a tight ponytail to the back of her head; it was the same as she always had when she had to travel by air. She stood taller than Lila remembered, and her lips pressed together. "Mom?" Lila's voice came out slowly. She could not believe it, so she took slow movements until she stood before this woman. She really pushed her forward and touched her; she jerked backwards when she touched her, and she did not disappear into the air as she expected. "Mom?" she said, this time her voice coming out louder than she had expected it to. "Mom? What are you doing here?" Oliver asked. He stood up and buttoned his suit jacket before walking towards her. "What a wonderful way to say hello to your mother," she mu
Last Updated : 2025-01-08Lies Behind Bars: The Hidden Life DEALS OR NOT
Gavin looked down at the text message on his phone; something about it sent uneasiness down his spine. There was no way that Tessa Carson would ask to see him. When he first got the message, he told them that he knew she was out of the country, but they had tried their best to prove she was back in the city, and now he did not know why, but meeting her did not seem like a good idea. He knew that if his wife were to hear about it, then she would ask him to go and meet her. "What should I tell them?" his assistant asked. It was upon hearing his voice that I remembered that his assistant was in the same room with him. He shifted in his seat uncomfortable; there was no good side to meeting her unless that was not how he took it. He swallowed and thought of the opportunities he could create if he were wise enough. "I will meet with her," he announced. "She would like to meet tonight; should I RSVP to that?" Gavin had not expected that the meeting would happen so quickly; he wanted to go
Last Updated : 2025-01-08
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Lies Behind Bars: The Hidden Life PROPOSED
"Do you really have to go?" Damien hated that Lila was whining over the phone. "Am I whining again? Why am I acting like this?" she muttered to herself and before he could say anything, she was speaking again. "When are you going to be back?" she asked."In two days and once I am back, I am going to run to you.""Okay then, you want me to go in the evening to check on Daisy?" she asked. Daisy was a dog that he had adopted and she hoped that soon she would join them at the house. Although staff were allowed in the house now, she wanted to still go over to his place; if she could not see him, then at least she could see the dog."Yes, can you do that?" he asked."Of course I can," she said and he took a deep breath."I gotta go down. I will call you as soon as we get there but it might take a while," he said and she nodded. She had to be understanding; as much as she wanted to cling to him, he had to have a life or else she would be known as the woman who sucked the life out of her boyf
Lies Behind Bars: The Hidden Life ELEVATED LOVE
Lila stood in front of Damien's office; surprisingly, since Gavin was put behind bars and they had publicly declared their relationship, he felt free and began to go to work. Lila wondered what he had done to her; she wasn't the kind of person who would randomly show up at his office on a Monday morning but he had been out of town all weekend, meaning they didn't get to spend time together and since he was so busy with a product launch, he came to the office straight from the airport. She was supposed to be at work but should go to work after seeing him.She cleared her throat and walked into the office. The lobby was littered with people going in and out and some small groups of people talking. She tried to look at them; ignorance is bliss; if she did not check them, she wouldn't know if they were looking at her or even talking about her. She stood by the elevator with some other people and got in as soon as it stopped. She was going to the last floor so she made herself comfortable
Lies Behind Bars: The Hidden Life DEPARTURE
"Do you really have to go?" Lila was standing at the airport as they were seeing her mom off; she could not understand the reason her mom was in such a hurry to leave them. She stayed until the end of the wedding ceremony and then began to talk about leaving to continue her world tour.Lila and Tessa were just getting close but Tessa knew it would be short-lived; if she stayed a bit longer, then both of them would be at each other's throats in no time."Yes, if I don't go, then we will fight Tessa replied with a blank expression on her face."Spo why don't we make conscious efforts to make sure we don't fight?" To Lila, the question made sense because if they were to make an effort, then maybe they could stay together."I would like to try but I...""You don't want to try, you just want to make excuses" Lila understood and she was sure not to try and bring me up again. Her mother was not willing to try; she had better things to do and that was okay. Even if she would miss her, she at
Lies Behind Bars: The Hidden Life MARRIED
FIVE MONTHS LATER"I know I was happy that you were joining my family but I still can't believe you are marrying my brother," Lila murmured as they waited to be called in."I would have you know...""You love my brother." Lila cut Arietta off before she could complete the sentence. "I know you do; I understand that you do but I still cannot...""If you can't understand it, then I suggest that you let it be." Arietta knew it was playful banter but she was getting nervous; she wondered what was going on in the hall and why it was taking so long for her to get called in. She wanted to tell Lila to go check what was going on but she knew if she showed fear, Lila, who was far more nervous than her, would freak out.She opened her mouth to continue the banter when someone came to tell her that her father would be there any moment to walk her in. Matteo came in almost immediately and it had Arietta wondering why they had to send someone when he was right behind her."Oh my goodness!" he excl
Lies Behind Bars: The Hidden Life RESOLVE
Lila waited for her mom to be out of the room before she said a word. She could not believe that she had just stood up to her mom and it had worked. It made her begin to think of all the times she could have done the same and maybe it would have worked too. She was still trying to process what had happened when she felt her feet leave the ground and dangle in the air. Alarmed, she looked down to see Damien holding her up. She looked down at him with wide eyes."What are you doing?" she asked with shock all over her face."I have missed you so much. I can't believe we began dating and we had to stay away for so long," he said, not answering her question. She felt butterflies swell in her stomach. It felt good hearing a man say words like that. It was never that way with Gavin for her, at least the side of him he decided to show her."I missed you too," she replied. She could not help but say, looking down at his face after hearing such words was enough to make her blurt them out withou
Lies Behind Bars: The Hidden Life LIFE
Damien spent the next few days shuffling between his office and the police station; somehow getting Gavin behind bars made him feel like a huge burden had been lifted off his shoulders. He could finally stand face to face with Kevin and Rosa without feeling bad. He and Lila had been communicating via text messages only and the words sounded as formal as they could be. She had told him that she was going to wait but first Gavin had to be securely behind bars because she feared what he might do.Even though Damien swore to protect her, he could still understand her paranoia. Every time he went to see Gavin with a lawyer, he was screaming in his voice and breaking out in a sweat, demanding Lila. Of course, Tessa was never going to allow Lila to show up there; it was still scary to see how much Gavin was not willing to give up even though he saw that there was no hope for him again.Gavin was glad that at last, it was the final hearing; he wondered why the court was dragging out the trial
Lies Behind Bars: The Hidden Life RIGHT
Damien sat across from Oliver, wondering what he wanted to say; it was not like he was completely oblivious to whatever he was going to say; it was just that he had expected that all of this would blow over and Gvain would be safely behind bars before they talked about anything."You deceived me," Oliver said at once; there was no time for him to be beating around the bush. Damien had not thought too much about it before he decided to deceive him."I did," Damien replied with a head nod. It was not a false accusation after all and he thought that the faster he admitted to doing it, the faster they got to stop talking about it. "I wanted revenge and since I did not have the facts, I ran with what I had.""So all the while I was helping you get revenge against my sister and even after spending time with her, you did not realise that you were wrong about her?" Oliver asked. Lila was the kind of girl you would not believe would ever hurt a fly, even as her brother he had to say that nothi
Lies Behind Bars: The Hidden Life TALK
Lila stood behind a glass watching Gavin get questioned; she wanted to run in there and scream in his face now that she was sure there was no way he would escape from there. She watched him get flustered even though he tried to act cocky. They were yet to bring up Amber and the evidence they had gotten. She knew he would lose his mind once he saw the evidence because that would point directly to her. She was the only one who had that evidence so he would know immediately that this was her doing but she did not care. There was no escaping for him for this one.She turned to Oliver, who was standing beside her. Tessa had said that she did not have a need to stand in the room and watch him get interrogated and the chief of police had taken her to his office so she could sit and get some coffee to drink. "I think I have seen enough; I want to go home," she announced, turning slowly to Oliver."I told you there was nothing to see here but you wanted to see," Oliver replied, his voice devoi
Lies Behind Bars: The Hidden Life EVIDENCE
It took a while before the officers came to release all civilians from the room they kept them safe, the criminal was found and even transferred from their station to a more secure one. It was then that Lila knew that her mother and brother were standing outside the entire time. By the time they came in, Kevin was already speaking with the officers about how he would like to keep Gavin in there until there was evidence.Tessa did not pay any heed to Lila but walked straight to Kevin, who was arguing with the officer he was speaking to. "Mr. Voss," Tessa said as she approached him. Kevin turned around to see her and smiled with the base of his lips."Mrs. Carson, it has really been a while since I saw you," he said, turning to her."Can we talk a bit?" Tessa asked and he nodded. "Can we have some privacy, please?" she asked the officer who was still standing by them. The man looked flustered but his expression changed to gratitude because he was happy that he had found a way to escape.
