(Serena's POV)Suzy rush inside the room, sweating furiously with a ragged breath. I bet she uses all her energy just to arrive here. Seeing her in a situation, I guess she just had a piece of bad news in her whole life."What's the matter?" I uttered as I grabbed the hair dryer and continue what I needed to do that should have been done a few minutes ago."Father wants to talk to me."She walks back and forth in front of me. She must be having a hard time whether to talk to her father or not. Why is she contemplating?Why she didn't want to see her father that much? "Go and see him, Suzy. He's still your father."She exhales deeply before unplugging the hair dryer. "Come with me." My eyes almost bawled out at her direct-to-the-point statement. "Are you insane? Probably your father will kill me if he only sees the strand of my hair.""So do I."Uncle Gregor didn't like my presence from the very beginning. Not one a bit. Seeing him again after my divorce from Marcus is quite uncomfo
(Serena's POV)My world shattered as the pain in my chest escalated like a virus. It's spreading inside that my legs almost wobble in weakness. My hand search for a support in the wall while I can't take my eyes off of them.Lauren is in undies below Marcus's half-naked body.As soon as Marcus look in my direction, his eyes widened, and take a glance at the woman under him, then look at me again with confused eyes. And when he realized what was happening, he abruptly got off the bed and run toward my position.Before he even reach me, I fled the room and uses the stairs with a pain in my chest. I can't use the elevator, he can catch up on me in an instant and I don't want to be with him in one room.I loathe myself for being a fool. I let my heart decide than my mind. It's all true. Using too much heart can cause pain. And now, I'm experiencing it.There is no single tear escaping from my eyes. Although I was hurt, the rage that was growing inside of me was only surface-level. I don't
(Marcus's POV)Seeing the jeep of Ryle slowly fading away from my sight, just then I realize the situation is worse than before. Grabbing my hair out of frustration as I strode back to my house with fury inside of me.What really happened? What the hell just happened? I... I thought it was Siri. I thought she was the one I'm making out in our room.I kept thinking about how it ended up in this situation. How did things go wrong?I only arrived earlier from my work because I missed Siri. As I entered our room, the lights are off. I was about to turn on the lights when someone kiss me aggressively.The thought, it was Siri because she was the only one who can do this to me. But I'm more confused by her aggressive gesture. Nonetheless, I ignored my confusion. We make out with the lights off, exploring each other's warm touch, when suddenly the surroundings light up.The first thing I saw is Lauren's face inch apart from mine. What the fuck!! The first thing that comes up in my head.Ju
(Serena's POV)---In a pitch-black chamber, I awoke. I sense my surroundings, and based on the softness of the surface I'm lying on, I assume I'm in a bed. My left face hurt as I moved as if I had been hit in the face by a large fist. I then all of a sudden remembered everything.One... Three... No. There are four. I was taken by four unidentified men, but I overheard one man mention that he knew Marcus. I started to feel anxious as I gradually realized my current situation.Before they hurt me again, I have to leave this place. But how?I search the area with a trembling hand for the window or door. But immediately, I tripped over something hard, possibly a chair. Due to the ache in my face and knee, I moaned and grimaced in discomfort.I gradually realized that my room might not have a window and also I didn't know which side of the room is the entrance located. Not a single light can be seen in the pitch-black room. Where am I?My heart was thumping so loudly that I had to lean
(Serena's POV)Tears fell spontaneously down my eyes as my heart was punctured a million times over by tiny pins. My mind is blank. My heart is in pain. My soul was gone out of my body. I dropped to the floor, sobbing with my heart out. I was betrayed by the person I trusted the most.Why... Why do people I love keeps betraying me? What did I do to deserve this pain? Am I not allowed to be happy?"R-Ryle..." My voice was trembling, finding the words to yell at him but it was all drained. I want to punch his face. I want to kick where it hurts the most. I want to kill him. But he's hiding his face behind the door. He acted like a coward cow now that I'm locked. Isn't he ashamed of the good things I've said to him? He had done a lot of good things to me but now that I knew who he was, I'm regretting accepting him in my life as a true friend.I didn't even commit a grave sin but bad karma visits me like she was on vacation."Serena, I can't believe you don't remember how my face. Do yo
(Marcus's POV)I keep calling Serena's number, but as time passes, I begin to feel frustrated and anxious. She already knew Ryle can't be trusted, but she chose to side with that person.Serena only spent a little period of time with that man, but she has been seeing me for several years and is still unaware of who I really am. I will never betray her. I'm not stupid enough to hurt and leave the person I care about and loved so much. I'm sure what she saw wounded her, but I sincerely hope she at least listened to me. Of course, I've done this to her before. Who am I to make her listen to me when I didn't listen to her back then?I flung my phone on the passenger seat out of frustration and ran my hands over my sleep-deprived face."Goddamn it!"This is so difficult. It feels like I was back a year ago when I found out the pictures were photoshopped. I should have contacted my detective to know if the pictures are authentic or not. The first glance at one of the photos consumed me wi
(Serena's POV)When I felt the two bobby pins stuck to my hair strands, my heart suddenly lifted with the hope that I could get out of here.I've heard of this before. Why not give it a try?With the hope of making things work out, I grab the pin on my hair, bending it at a 90-degree angle, then spreading the wavy and straight ends of the bobby pin apart so that it bends at the center and looks like an L. With a trembling breath, I stick the straight end of the hairpin about one centimeter, or about 1/3 of an inch, into the keyhole of the doorknob while applying enough pressure to bend the end of the pin into a hook.I know this will take long but I hope I can successfully open this Goddamn door before Ryle arrives.My surroundings became mute as I darted with an eye, full of concentration on the doorknob.After, I guess a few minutes of turning the pin, I heard a 'click' sound from the knob.With sweat streaming down my temple, I attempted to open the door carefully while trying to
(Marcus's POV)Suddenly, a loud gunshot startled both of us as I stepped the brake abruptly. "That's a gunshot, right?"Daniel nodded and took his revolver from his backpack as I took mine out of the glove compartment too."It's quite near to us. Are we good on our own?" Daniel said as he took in his surroundings, vigilant to potential dangers to us."We're good. It's just one gunshot."I started the engine again while being careful of our surroundings. I didn't know that this farmland is quite risky making it difficult for us to finish our goal.Then not long after, another gunshot and a scream from a familiar woman's voice caused my heart to almost jumped out of my chest.With trembling feet, I accelerated the car. "Fuck."That's Serena's voice!My heart was pounding crazily in my chest, making me anxious every second passing by without knowing the safety of Serena. I'm fucking sure that was Siri's voice, crying in pain. Her voice, full of agony and pain, crosses my head, causing