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Lies Behind Bars: The Hidden Life VISITED
"What was that?" Sam asked with a frown on his face as Damien dropped the phone to the table. "You asked me to call her, and I did," he replied with a puzzled expression on her face, his eyebrow almost dispersed into his hairline. "And you did not get her to go on a date with you? I thought you had the game," Sam murmured. "You heard her; she is busy, and I am busy." "Busy doing what?" Sam asked, jumping off the sofa and walking to the table. "You came to me asking me to help you, and now I am helping you, but you do not seem as interested in it again." "You know that Amber's death anniversary is coming up; are you asking them to forget about it and just run to the woman who killed her?" "You are not running to her; you are carrying out your suoer devious plan, and there is nothing wrong with it; I am sure that Amber would be..." "There is no need for you to mention her name," Damien said grumpily. "My bad," Sam said, picking out things from the table and dropping them back as
Last Updated : 2024-12-23Lies Behind Bars: The Hidden Life MET
Lila looked up when she heard a knock on the door. Her eyes caught the clock on the wall, and it was a bit later than she had been leaving work, but she was making up her mind to get up from the table until she was done with the material in hand, and she still had at least a few pages to go over. "Come in," she screamed just enough so whoever it was could hear it from the door. Rain popped her head in and was shocked to see her still comfortably seated in her seat, not ready to go yet. She took herself out of the door frame and closed it behind her. "Are you ready to go, ma'am?" Rain asked in a small voice as she walked to the table. "I would love to review the rest of this document before I go" she murmured without looking up. "Do you want to clock out already?" she asked taking a brief glance at her before dropping his head. "It is an hour after closing time," Rain murmured. "Yes, it is," Lila's voice did not sound worried. She spoke as though they were supposed to be there at
Last Updated : 2024-12-23Lies Behind Bars: The Hidden Life WARMTH
"Hurt? Who said anything about getting hurt?" Damien choked out after a solid minute. He had drawn blank and had not known what to say. He had thought hard, and the only thing he thought of saying was to refute what she had said. "At first no one talks about hutting the other, but as time goes on..." she trailed off as her mind wandered to Gavin. When she first met him, he never acted like he was going to be the monster he was today; he was the one always being loving to her, and even though it was clear to her when the relationship ended and when she was the one clinging on to him, she did not want to feel alone, so she held on as tightly as she could. She knew he was trying his best to get away from her and could not, sending her to jail was like his redemption. He could be free without the guilt of being the one to break it off. After she had been branded as the criminal he was now free to live his life without the label. "Why would you think that I would hurt you?" "I never sa
Last Updated : 2024-12-24Lies Behind Bars: The Hidden Life MEAL
Lila knew she had no choice but to allow him to have his way. If she ate the meal he brought, it would be easier for him to drive her out of the office. He had sent her assistant home, so she was not sure if there were others at the office or if she was alone with him. This was not the first time she was with him all by herself but for some reason, this time her heart seemed to beat faster and just by looking at him butterflies in her stomach were doing their job. She was sure that could do just one meal with him without losing her guard. "What did you bring?" she asked sitting on the sofa opposite him. She had chosen a single lone so that he could not join her on it. "Are you going to sit there?" he asked tilting his head. "Where else do you want me to sit?" she asked untying the plastic bag that was tied and taking out the disposable plates that the restaurants had used to pack up the meal. "You are sitting so far away as if we are in a business meeting; you should think at lea
Last Updated : 2024-12-24Lies Behind Bars: The Hidden Life FAIR
Lila was wiping down the table while Damien sat with his legs crossed. "Are you not going to leave?" she asked dropping the paper towel in hand angrily at the table. She had told him that it was only that she cleaned up since he was the one that brought the meal. She thought that volunteering to clean would make him leave. He got comfortable with his legs crossed as he slipped out of the bottled water in his hands. "I am sensing that you want me out of here" he said. She rolled her eyes because she knew that he was only saying that because he did not want to leave. "I thought you were going to leave as soon as we were done with the meal" she said picking up the towel and wiping down once again. "When did I ever say that?" he replied with one eyebrow raised at her. "I thought that was the deal we had" she said standing up and staring at the table to determine if it was clean enough for her to stop. She felt satisfied with her efforts so she trashed the paper towel and picked up a
Last Updated : 2024-12-24Lies Behind Bars: The Hidden Life FOUND
"Distracted by your presence? How could I be disturbed by your presence?" She asked, rolling her eyes. She was distracted and knew she would focus better on her work if he were not there. She kept raising her head and imagining what could happen between them, and as far as her imagination ran, the more her heartbeat in fear mixed with excitement. "If I am not distracting, then I am sure that you definitely would not mind me sitting here," he said in a low tone. "I am just wondering why you would rather sit there than go home and rest in your bed," she said. She could not believe that was all she had made up her mind to come up with. She should have thought to say something better than that. "I am not complaining, so I do not see any reason why you should compile on my behalf," he said, shrugging. He tapped on his phone; she was curious to know what it was that he had been looking at since. He was doing all of these things to her, and yet he seemed too far for her to be okay. "I am
Last Updated : 2024-12-25Lies Behind Bars: The Hidden Life MOVE
Lial knew that there was no fighting it again if she had not been able to send him out when he first appeared with a plastic bag in hand; she should have known that there was no going back for her. He sent her home in a car and told her he would be in touch the next day. "For what?" she had asked, but his response was a wink in her direction, and then he asked the driver to go. "So tell me everything that happened," Arietta said over the phone. Since Arietta and her brother broke it off completely, Arietta had avoided the situation, and Lila knew it was the right thing for her to do. Continuously showing up there was not going to be good for her, but they both kept in touch so much that one might assume they were the ones in a relationship. Arietta had said multiple times over the phone that they needed to meet, but Lila had apologized because she knew she was the one to go over since she could come. Lial had promised to come as soon as she met her unrealistic deadline. Arietta de
Last Updated : 2024-12-25Lies Behind Bars: The Hidden Life GAME PLAN
Damien lay in bed with his eyes shut tight enough that they formed lines around his eyes. He had been trying for almost half an hour to fall asleep, but it felt like everything was reminding him of how he felt when Lila stared down at him. He shook and stirred in bed until he finally sat upright in bed. "I have to do something about this," he murmured to himself as he got out of bed and changed out of his pyjamas. He knew that if he stressed his body enough, he could sleep easily, so he went down to the gym in the basement and began to run the treadmill. He felt tired after a while, but he knew it was not enough to make him fall asleep. He lifted some weights, and then, when he knew he felt a bit exhausted, he got up to rest. Every time he closed his eyes, he saw her eyes staring back at him with so much intensity. THE NEXT DAYDamien got out of bed very early, so he could not just fall asleep as easily, and his subconscious had kept him awake for longer, so he thought he would be a
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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.
