CHAPTER THIRTEEN | EYES THAT HAUNT VIVIAN ADDAMS“We never made a deal bitch. You never had a choice to begin with. It wasn't an offer, it was an order and there would be severe consequences if you disobey me. Consequences that you might not survive." Did he just...did he just fucking threaten me? I look into MR Knight's eyes again and this time, I'm even more scared than I was before. His eyes seem so familiar, it feels like the eyes of a man that haunted me in my dreams after the tragic death of my parents. I find myself unable to look into the man's eyes so I look anywhere but him. I rack my head, trying to remember where or when I saw those eyes. The image of his eyes in my head looks too vivid to be a dream or a fragment of my imagination. “Have we met before?" I ask Mr Knight without looking at him.“I have no business with fucking pauper like you." He hisses. Pauper my foot. I'm pretty sure the inheritance my parents left me is much more than the wealth the Knight's can
CHAPTER FOURTEEN | THE CHILDHOOD MYSTERY VIVIAN ADDAMSI am not able to stop myself as my leg moves on its own until I am in front of him. I can't stop myself as I punch Luke square on the face. “Fuck!" Luke exclaims. One would think I would be satisfied after punching him, but I'm not. My mouth opens on its own and before I can control myself, shit starts spilling out of my mouth. “You know what? I think you deserve every single shit your Grandfather has put you through, you deserve more of the hell you have been true. You don't deserve your Grandfather's love, you don't deserve AJ, Ada or Ginna's love. You deserve to be hated by everyone. Your mother died after giving birth to you because she knew you would grow up to be a human garbage. Your father committed suicide because he knew you are not worthy of his love...he killed himself to get away from you." I take a deep breath when I am done.I thought I was done until I said one last thing.“You deserve nothing good in this worl
CHAPTER FIFTEEN | THE KILLER OR NOT? VIVIAN ADDAMSWe hear footsteps from upstairs and all our conversation seizes. “I can see you guys have now become besties." Luke's bitter voice comes from the staircase. “And I can see you are not yet over your childish tantrums." I retort immediately. I guess a part of me is not fully sorry about some of the things I said. “Luke, I think something is fishy. I think your Grandfather is hiding something that has to do with the three of us. Vivian also can't remember what happened in her childhood, she sees your Grandfather's eyes, just like the two of us. It can not be a coincidence right?" Ada asks excitedly. I don't know why she is so happy about the news, maybe she has been trying to solve the mystery for a long time now. I was expecting Lucas to be surprised, confused, and maybe curious, but he wasn't. He started at Ada with a blank expression on his face that basically screams, ‘Shut the fuck up you stupid bitch.' At least, that is how I
CHAPTER SIXTEEN | THE MARRIAGE CONTRACT VIVIAN ADDAMS“Sorry to burst your bubble Viv, but you don't have a choice. Mr Knight is extremely dangerous, we don't know what he will do to the both of you if you go against his wish. He thinks the picture you posted on the internet can cause controversy that would affect his business. He would do anything to make sure that never happens, including hurting you and Lucas." I still don't get what AJ is trying to drive at. Like I said, I'm not that smart. “Okay...what the hell does this have to do with me?" I inquire. “So, apart from the fact that she is a freak, a psychopath, an annoying bitch, a crazy stalker and an obsessive weirdo, she is also fucking dumb. How can you not understand what is trying to say you clueless idiot?" Luke exclaims, throwing his hands up in frustration. I ignore him and look at AJ, the only other normal person in this room aside from me. “You are getting married to Lucas Knight in two hours." AJ brings me out of
CHAPTER SEVENTEEN | SHITTY WEDDING NIGHT LUCAS KNIGHTI know the only thing Vivian is after is my money, but what she doesn't know is that the only thing I own in this world is the golden necklace my mother left for me. Every other thing she thinks I own is not for me but for my grandfather. Hell, I don't even have a place of my own. My granddad literally controls everything about me. I can't even make decisions about my life on my own. It's going to come as the biggest fucking shock when she finds out that I have nothing. She will probably divorce me when she finds out. During the wedding ceremony, I was silent, with a blank look always on my face. I didn't say anything throughout and just said, “Skip" when it was time for the vows." I hate the fact that I'm being forced to do something I never imagined myself doing. I have to do it though, because if I don't, my Grandfather would surely look for someone even worse than Vivian. At least, Vivian is cute, and kind of funny, so I
CHAPTER EIGHTEEN | UNWANTED BUT ESSENTIAL COMFORT VIVIAN ADDAMS I silently watched Lucas Knight break down at the entrance of Ginna's cottage. I watched him hold her hands when she took her final breath, I watched him tremble as he held her. I watched his face as different emotions went through him. I watched him hug her for the final time, and now, I'm watching him making sure that she has the best burial ever. I may not have known Ginna for as long as Ada or Lucas knew her but for the little time I knew her, I concluded that she is an angel sent to the Knight's family to watch over Luke. She took him like her own son, and did things only the real mother of a child would do for her own child. For the two years I worked in the Knight's mansion, I saw how she took care of Luke, watched over him, scolded him, and protected him to the best of her powers from Mr Knight. It feels like a dream, watching her being lowered to the grave. Ginna requested for a small burial, just her fa
CHAPTER NINETEEN | A CHANCE VIVIAN ADDAMS In my hands, Luke breaks down completely, and the tears he has been holding in was let loose. “Ginna told me something before she died. She said I should give you a chance in my life, she said I won't regret it. I have decided to give you a chance to make me fall in love with you, don't fuck things up." Luke whispers.Wow! Am I dreaming? I must be dreaming.Someone should please wake me up from this sweet, sweet dream. “Am I dreaming?" I ask in a daze. I stop hugging him, I slap myself to make sure it isn't a dream. I look around, expecting to see myself on my bed, wishing my dream becomes reality. “I am still dreaming. I need to wake up." I say out loud and slap myself again. I don't stop hitting myself until Luke holds my hand. “You ain't dreaming, Viv." He chuckles. I am not.“Could you please repeat what you said earlier." I ask “I said I will give us a chance. Honestly, I find your obsession with me amusing. I have been curiou
CHAPTER TWENTY | STOLEN DOCUMENTS VIVIAN ADDAMS I don't know what I was thinking when I agreed to be Lucas's Personal assistant, I literally signed up to be his slave. He has been bossing me around since I started working for him and the fact that I can't do anything isn't making this better. He asked me to print some documents and when I couldn't, he called me a poor, fake brat. I wouldn't mind the name he called me since he has called me much worse names, but it's the fact that he said it in front of his other staff that is annoying me. He promised the give me a chance in his life, but the only chance he has given me so far is to be the object of his ridiculous abuses.I became the clown in the office the moment I stepped into it. “Have you photocopied the documents?" Lucas asked as I presented him the documents he asked me to make copies of earlier. Deciding to be petty, I didn't reply to him. He stops reading the things on his table and turns to look at me. “Mrs Knight?" H
CHAPTER FORTY | CARLOS AND BIANCA VIVIAN ADDAMS I smile and peck him on the cheek as a sign of gratitude. I am really grateful for how understanding he is. Just then, I hear a gunshot and AJ falls to the ground with a thud. A terrible scream comes out of me before I know it. A hand circles around my waist and pulls me to their body. A handkerchief is forced on my nose and mouth as I struggle against the hold of my captor. I try not to breathe it but I have no choice and soon, I'm out. I wake up some hours later at an unfamiliar warehouse. “Where the fuck am I?" “Where are meant to be." A voice answers from the back.I look around again, trying to fully take in my surroundings to find any possible escape route. Dust hangs heavily in the air, and the sounds of nothingness reverberate off the crumbling walls. In quiet nooks, abandoned machinery rusts, and broken windows show a world that has moved on. Here, time seems to have stopped, preserved in the ruins of an abandoned missio
CHAPTER THIRTY-NINE | CONFESSIONVIVIAN ADDAMSEverything is settled now, we all got the payback we wanted. I smile as I slowly dance around my house in joy. Not only did the company Phoenix stole from my parents get returned, I also got more money even though I don't need it. Lucas lost everything and I feel really bad for him but it has to happen cause they had nothing to begin with. Ada moved back to Nigeria immediately she was done with her mission with Phoenix Knight's son who she adopted. I only allowed her leave after she promised to treat the little guy like her own child. Sofia and AJ were both promoted after the truth was released. As for me, I'm opening up a restaurant. I think it's the best thing for me to do. Lucas has been avoiding me and honestly, I don't blame him. I did deceive him after all. Through AJ, I tried to give him money to start his own business but he completely refused my help. He wants to start a new business from scratch and he doesn't want anyone's
CHAPTER THIRTY-EIGHT | THE GOD OF DEATHVIVIAN ADDAMS“I am taking you directly to MR Knight, and you can do anything you want to do with him." I inform her. “How the hell do you know where Phoenix Knight would be?" “Phoenix Knight is an open book. The many years of me observing him has made realize his major weakness. He is a bloody coward. He can kill a person, kidnap a person, involve himself in major illegal activities but once it comes to facing the consequences of his actions, he backes out. Another thing about Mr. Phoenix Knight is that he hates going down alone. He is always going to try and take someone with him. I know the first person that would come to his mind is Lucas Knight. From the information my men gave me, Lucas is in his mother's grave, so that is where we are going right now!" I explain in a rush.I silently gaze at her through the rearview mirror. “My gut tells me that you are scared Luke isn't the only person he's after. You thinks he will come after one of u
CHAPTER THIRTY-SEVEN | INSANITY VIVIAN ADDAMSShe turns to me and smiles exactly the way the Joker smiled. “Why the hell do you care, Viv? Don't you want her dead? Isn't she a threat to your marriage? You should be glad I helped you do the job your coward ass couldn't do. Why don't you stop being an ungrateful little brat and thank me for helping you secure your marriage." "What the hell are you talking about?" I growl. "Oh don't pretend like you don't know what I'm talking about Vivian, I know you felt like Vera Knight was a threat to your marriage."It has been confirmed, Ada has officially lost her damn mind and I don't think it is fixable. She needs urgent help. She should be locked up in a mental hospital. "Vera Knight is Lucas' step mom, only a deranged freak would even think of sleeping with his step mom. Last I checked, Lucas is not one of them. The thought of having anything to do with Vera Knight alone is disgusting to him. So you did not save my marriage like you think,
CHAPTER THIRTY-SIX | UNANSWERED QUESTIONSVIVIAN ADDAMS “Where is Vera Knight now? Was he able to take her to a safe place?" “I think that question should be left unanswered." What the fuck does she mean? Why can't she just answer the question? If Lucas was sent to kill Vera Knight and didn't, she should be safe now. Is she trying to hide where Vera is from us? “Where is Vera Knight Ada?" AJ asks her. “The next person that asks me about Vera Knight's whereabouts would be joining her. She is fucking missing, Lucas didn't find her when he went to her place." She explains.She is fucking lying and it is obvious...at least to me.Everything about what she said is suspicious. First, she threatened to send anyone who asked about her again to that place she is, then she says she is missing. Which means that she most likely knows where Vera is, she is just playing dumb. I won't be surprised if she is the one that kidnapped her. I believe she wouldn't have threatened us with that if she d
CHAPTER THIRTY-FIVE | EVIL EXPOSED VIVIAN ADDAMS So, show me what you got. We have to work fast before Mr Knight discovers that you guys are actually not dead. I managed to make him believe that you guys are dead." Ada informs.“How the fuck did you manage to do that?" Ada smiles and says, “There would be no need for any of you to know the details. Just trust me, I won't let you down. So...what is the plan?" “Well, we were able to gather some evidence. We got photos, video, documents that have some of the things we want." “How the fuck were you able to get them?" Ada asks in surprise. “Phoenix Knight's right hand man unfortunately lost his son. His son was a victim of cancer and Mr Knight promised to pay all the bills. He stopped paying his right hand claiming that he was using the money to sponsor his son's treatment. Unfortunately for the poor boy but fortunately for us, Mr Knight never paid the bills. He only paid a nurse to watch over the boy after lying that the boy was in
CHAPTER THIRTY-FOUR | THE EVIL REVEALED VIVIAN ADDAMS AJ's face turns beetroot red and he looks around hopelessly. I decided to help the poor guy and save him from embarrassment. “You still haven't told us why you locked us in for two days. And while you're at it, I will also like to know what you did in those two days you locked us up." I inform her. “I did that because...because I knew you guys won't understand anything and may want to leave and then get yourselves killed. I did that to protect you guys." She says so quietly that I almost didn't hear her.Honestly, she has a valid point, with the way she was acting the night she saved us, I would have found a way to leave this place immediately she dropped us here. She literally took us, no explanation, no assurance that she is with us and not against us, no nothing. She just dropped us in the house, locked us up and left. AJ tried multiple times to break the door but couldn't. Ada left us in a house that was fully stocked and d
CHAPTER THIRTY-THREE | AJ'S CRUSH VIVIAN ADDAMS “I can't believe you saved us, we would have died if not for you."I know you guys underestimated the length Mr Knight can go, so I secretly watched you to make sure you will be safe." Ada responds.“You talk like you know how awful Mr Knight is and what he is capable of. Seems like you experienced it first hand." Sofia points out.“Trust me, I know more about Mr Phoenix Knight than any of you in this room." “Yeah, about that, where is this place and why did you bring us here? And Mr Knight's name is Phoenix Knight? That's literally a gangster name." AJ says.Ada walks around classily, her heels clicking on the ground and making an annoyingly pleasant noise just like it did when she came to save us from the assassin's. The look on her eyes is extremely scary, she looks like she has had enough of everything and would prove to everyone that she knows what she is doing.In conclusion, right now, Ada looks like a badass boss bitch. Now I
CHAPTER THIRTY-TWO | THE MISSIONLUCAS KNIGHT The mission is simple: kill Vera Knight and leave no traces behind. I never thought I would become a murderer but I have to do this to win my Grandfather's trust. I need him to hand over the ownership of the company to me. I knock on Vera's door but find it open. I walk in and slowly start searching for her. The house is a mess, everything is scattered. It looks like a hurricane hit here.“Vera!" I look around, wondering what could have caused the havoc when I notice blood on the ground. I trail the blood and it leads me to a badly bleeding Vera holding a knife in her throat. I don't even wait to check if she is alive or not before I rush out of there. I am a fucking coward.Looks like someone beat me to my mission, or this was all a plan of my Grandfather to pin her death on me.I run out of the premises and go back to the Knight's mansion.My Grandfather welcomes me with a smile when I get home. “Welcome boy, you did a good job. Word