SELENA'S POV
"W-who are they?" I asked when we saw a two corpse in the lab. My heart beat raced and hoping that they are not my parents, maybe, these two are just an employee here before.
"I don't know... oh, it really stinks." Jacob covered his nose and walked away from the bodies.
My heart can't stop on thumping while I'm walking closer to the bodies, it felt really different. You know that feeling that you found the thing you're looking for a long time, I don't want this feeling, like it saying that they are really my parents.
"W-we can know who they are by DNA, right?"
He shook his head, "We can, but someone will be here any hour from now."
My frows burrowed, "Someone knows this place, I mean, what's inside this house?"
"Hmm," he nods, "Someone that you can't see each other."
"Why?" I asked, but he looked up instead and pull me outside the lab, "Wait, where are we going?"
"We need to go now."
I didn't speak any more and followed Jacob where he would carry me. We're now at his car, he's right, someone else knows that house.
"Wait, that's Jaxon's parents," I said while looking at the three people who are standing at our front, quite far away from us.
They entered the house while Jaxon stepped out of the car to do a phone call. I'm just staring at my front while thinking what are they doing here and how did they know this place... ah, it's a former site of Kathleen's event's place, maybe they used this place before. But what is this odd feeling?
I shook my head to sweep away that thoughts, I'm just being paranoid. I need to get back here to roam the whole place, it's one of the way that I can know what happened in my past as Serena.
Jacob get back again at the car with a smirk on his face, "What's with that smirk?" I asked, he looked at me, that smirk turned into a little smile and looked forward.
"Lets countdown?"
"Countdown for what?"
"For a huge surprise." He smiled again, we both look at our front.
"5..."
"4..."
"3...
"2..."
"1..."
As Jacob said, "Boom," the two fancy car in front of us exploded. I can't clearly hear how loud the explosion is, but those cars already eaten by a fire. Mr. and Mrs. Silvenia shouting hysterically, especially Mr. Lerion, who almost collapsed from what he just saw.
"What happened...?"
Jacob starts the car and turned around, "Mr. Lerion love those cars more than his own son. How cruel to heard that, right?"
"You know them? Ah, I forgot, you're the CEO of the company that they always compete with. That's a part of your plan to bring down the Silvenia?" I asked.
"Yeah, sort of," he sighed, "But, I have a main reason why I did that to him."
I just nod at him and didn't talk to him again all along while we're on the road. He drops me off in front of our house that made me shocked and confused because I never mention to him where our house is.
Maybe he noticed that I'm confused, so he laughed and stepped out of the car to open the door for me, "Don't think too much, your address is known by anyone in the business world. I'll go now, take care."
"Hmm," I waved at him when his car drove away.
When I'm at the door, my forehead creased when I saw a silhouette of someone.
HAXILLA'S POV
"Let's go to their house, perhaps she's there right now," I said to Raven while holding his hands.
"If she's there, do you think that we should give her a space to breathe first? Maybe that's the reason why she disappeared all of a sudden."
I shook my head, "I need to see my sister... just to check how is she or what happened to her to disappear for almost a month. She never called us since Jaxon leave the country."
"Hax..."
"Please? I really need to see her to calm me down."
He nods his head and get to the car to go to Selena's house. When we got there, the place is so quiet and has this heavy atmosphere, like something bad happened inside it.
We entered the house and I run straight to their room, no one's there. There's no mess here, but I'm shocked when the closet has only a few clothes on it and there's no luggage left here.
"She left?" I asked myself.
"Yes, I left, and you also need to leave my house now."
That voice.
I looked behind me and Selena is standing at the door, and blankly staring at me. She lost weight and her tummy is getting larger, maybe because it's already a month.
"You're back." When I tried to hug her, she stepped back and move aside, "Selena..." I said while looking at her, she's mad at me, I know it.
"Leave, I'm not in the mood to talk to anyone."
"Selena, please..." I want to hold her hands, but she's really avoiding me. She looked at my eyes, her eyes are so cold and blank, you can't read what's going in her head.
She walked past to me, "Make sure to lock the main door and gate when you leave," and slammed the door in my face.
Raven is waiting for me, his eyes are red like he cried, "What happened to you? Why did you cry?"
He smiled at me and hold my hands, "Let her to rest first, huh? She'll be fine sooner, just give her time."
I stopped walking and pulled him back to face me, "What happened?
He stared at me and looked up, I also did that and saw Selena walking down to go somewhere, she stopped at my front and looked at Raven.
"Do I need to call police just to drag you out of here?" she asked sarcastically, that made me hurt.
"What happened to you? Jaxon just leave the country, you didn't need to be this rude to me. You don't know how many nights I didn't sleep because I'm so worried to—"
"You're the reason why I left without saying anything. Now, leave," she said and pointed the door. I slapped her to wake her up, she's gone crazy now. She lost her manners.
"Fine, I'm sorry if I gave you those medicines. I'm just—"
She smirked sarcastically that made me stopped from talking, she got her phone and dialed someone, "Hello? Ah, there are a trespassers here at my house..."
What the fudge? Trespassers?
"Selena."
"... maybe an hour ago. They're not moving now to leave.
Raven pulled me out of the house. I looked back at the main door where she's standing and watching us to leave. Is that really Selena? I know that she's rude sometimes, but not this kind of rude. She's rude, but she still cares about your feelings and knows her limitations, the way she acted earlier is really different.
RAVEN'S POV
"Selena..." I said as I saw her entered the house with her luggage, she's just staring at me.
I looked around first to ease my nervousness, "Ah, Haxilla wants to check if you're already here, that's why we're here. I'm sorry for trespassing."
"Your mother's name is Karen, am I right?"
My heart beat raced, how did she know? Did someone tell her everything now?
"Y-yes, how d-did you know?"
"Why are you not on your mother's side when you're young?"
"I... w-who told you about that?"
She sighed, "Your mother should be on your side, instead of other's child. You felt jealousy to that kids once in your life because they feel how your mother care and love."
"What do you want to say now?" I'm holding back my tears, she didn't know anything. She didn't know how hard and shameful it was for me that my own mother can't take care of me before.
Little did she know that she's the girl that I envy so much. Her name was repeatedly said by my mom back then when she's calling to me, there's no day or time that she'll forget to mention her name to me. I should be hating her, but my mom came back to me now and there is no reason for me anymore to be mad at her.
"That those kids live in miserable life because of your mother," she said and walked past to me.
What did she just say? My mother made them miserable?
My mother almost died just to keep her alive and safe, how dare she to tell that in my face. If I'd known that she will be like this, I should tell my mom that leave her dying with her parents. That brat.
"What happened to you earlier?" Haxilla asked again, I suddenly feel irritated because she asked that question again for the nth time.
I sighed and controlling my anger, "Just let her be alone for the mean time."
"Raven, you—"
"WHY DON'T YOU LISTEN TO ME JUST THIS ONCE?!" I shouted.
She looked at me with a shocked reaction, my hands hold tight at the steering wheel and stepped on the gas, so we can get at the house quickly.
LERION'S POV
"You can't find that rascal who exploded my cars?"
"I'm sorry, but he hid in the blind spot. It's impossible—"
"Are you throwing yourself at the hell?"
"W-we look throughly again, I'm sorry."
He walked quickly and get out of my office. I throw the glass at the door and leaned, "Who the heck are you? How dare you to play dirty with me."
I took my phone and dialed the number that called me earlier before the explosion happened.
[Did you enjoy the explosion party earlier?]
"Who are you?"
[Argh, I'm tired to hear that question. Can you ask me other questions than that, hmm?]
My fist clenched, "WHO THE HELL ARE YOU?!" I shouted, my men rapidly entered the office. I waved my hands to say to go out.
[It hurt my ear, your parents didn't teach you manners?]
"Make sure that you won't show your face to me, you son of a bitch!"
[Ha, goodness, now I know the reason why did you steal your brother's invention and money before. You're an idiot.]
"W-what?! How did you know about it?"
[Well, the gossips can fly. Don't worry, only few people know the truth behind it. Bye.]
I throw my phone and turn upside down the table in front of me. I thought that silly girl is the only pest of my life, she brought a friend. Ha, he didn't know how big the mess that he's trying to face, he's literally facing the hell.
SELENA'S POV
"Hi love, uhm it's been a month, I think, since you left. There are so many things that happened here, it's a story that I must tell you, but it seems like you're too busy just to pick up your phone..."
I wiped my tears and hold my stomach, "... there's someone else who is waiting for you, love. Make sure to come back quickly, huh? She'll be excited to meet and hug you, for sure."
My hands began to tremble, and my phone fell on the floor, I hold my chest that starts again to tightened. My mind is going to explode because of confusion and fear, it's all mixed up in my mind, and it makes me feel so dizzy.
"Hello?" I answered to an unknown number that called at me.
[Can you open the door for me?]
"Who is this?" I stood up and fixed myself.
[Jacob. I bought you some foods.]
My eyes widened when I opened the door and saw him standing there with two bags of foods and some clothes. He smiled at me and showed me the bags that he's holding, "Ah, I noticed that you're so pale earlier, so I thought that you're sick. Can I come in?"
"A-ah, yes. Come in." I moved aside and he followed to the kitchen. He helped me to prepare the foods and ate with me.
"Did go to check up regularly?" he suddenly asked, that made me to stop.
"Why should I to take a check-up regularly?"
"Because of your baby?"
I put down my spoon and look at him, "How did you know?"
He shrugged, "I just noticed earlier."
I shook my head and drink a water, "I'll go next week."
"Do you mind if I'll come with you?"
"Why? You're pregnant also?"
He smiled, "Of course not, I just want you and your baby to keep safe."
SELENA'S POV "The bodies here are obviously left for about more than five years, how did you found this place?" the investigator asked. After what we saw yesterday, I decided to do a DNA test to know if they're my parents. Jacob is against this idea, but I badly want to know if my parents are really alive or not. "When I'm taking a tour around this house to buy it, I heard a weird noise here, that's why I found this place." My lips automatically closed after I said a lie to them. They must not know that I'm here for other reason, they may suspect me by killing these persons. He nods, "This house is familiar to me... where did I see this house? Ah, this is the house of Kristopher Silvenia," he said while roaming the whole place using his eyes. "How did you know?" "Hmm?" he looked at me and smiled, "Kristopher Silvenia is so intelligent to invent Gorsthia that hel
HAXILLA'S POV [Did Selena talked to you again?] Britanny asked. "Not yet, it's been two months since our last talk." [She already knew it. What are you going to do now?] "Hmm, I don't know. Just like what Raven said, we let her be alone, but..." I looked at the photos that sent by someone we don't know, "... someone sent me a photo that she's always with Jacob Morelli." [Morelli? Wade told me that he's the CEO of the other company, which is their enemy.] "Yeah, Raven told that to me also when this email arrived at us. But, why they're together in the first place? It's chaos when this rumours reached Jaxon." [Even Jaxon is out of reach, he didn't answer any of Wade's call. I'm worried about the fact that Selena is with Jacob because she wants to forget Jaxon for the mean time.] "Selena is not that kind
JAXON'S POV "Your parents are now in jail..." I ignored her and continued doing my reports. Once the contract ended, I can go home now with Selena— ' "You still want to go home?" Maxine asked, my head is so heavy. Did I drink too much? "Of course, Selena is waiting for me." She put me on her front and looked in my eyes, "She cheated on you, she's happy now with Jacob!" My lips parted when I remembered the photos she showed to me, Selena's laugh there is different. She caressed my face, smiling like an innocent with pity on her eyes. "Don't think about her anymore, okay? Just think about us, I'm the one who is here for you, not your wife." Those eyes are convincing me that she's telling the truth, and I must trust Maxine on everything. I shook my head to wake up myself, the promise we made in front of t
SELENA'S POV When I opened my eyes, a bright lights met me. Am I dead already? "Selena? Do you hear me?" a voice asked me, I looked at my side and I saw Haxilla's face in front of me. My head is hurting for too much. "What happened?" I asked when I realized that I'm at the hospital. Haxilla put down her belongings and sat beside me. "I'm the one who should ask you that, what happened? If Jacob didn't pick up your phone, probably something bad happened to you." My brows furrowed, "I called him?" She nods, "Hmm, he said that he's in the middle of the meeting when you called." "But..." I stopped when I'm trying to remember the things happened that day. I'm holding a phone, my heart feels so heavy that I can't breathe properly... "I remember now." Haxilla caressed my hand, "I'm sorry for putting you in thi
SELENA'S POV "You used to be friends by Jaxon before?" I asked to clarify because it really made me shocked. The thought that the two of them almost kill each other just to win in the competition of business world can't accept the fact that I discovered right now. He nodded, "Yes. It started when he saved me from drowning almost seven years ago, but his parents poisoned his mind and conflict on our relationship as friends started there." "That's how greedy his parents were. It really feels good that they already at the jail." Jacob stood up and kissed me on my forehead, it woke up my sleepy system. What just happened? D-Did he really kissed my forehead? I looked at him while my lips are parted, he smiled at me and fixed my hair, "He's so lucky to have an angel like you as his wife." "H-huh?" That's the only word came out from my mouth. What's his
JAXON'S POV Maxine pushed an envelope on my front, I just looked at her, "That's the contract for Kassio Musical Theatre." "How many years before the contract last?" "Five years." I smirked, she's doing everything just make me to stay with her longer, "You didn't let me go home with my wife after my first month here, then you're giving me a contract that lasts for five years?" "You have no reason to go home that time," she stood up and get her bag, "Sign it, 100M euros can be turned into stone if you ignore it. I'm going to my ob-gyne." She left me in the room, I was about to read the contract when my phone suddenly rang, it's Haru. [I finally talked to you. What happened to you?] "I'm just really busy here, how are you?" [You still didn't talk to your wife, don't you?] &
THREE WEEKS LATER SELENA'S POV Haxilla runs towards me while holding a bouquet, "I bought you your favorite flowers! Coral roses." "Thank you," I looked at her and smiled, "Do you want to go to Bay Area with me?" She shook her head that made my shoulder to fall, "I'm busy for Raven's surprise party," she whispered and shake my shoulders. "All right, all right, stop it. What are your plans now?" "I'm planning to tell Wade and Haru to come over, a little reunion to be precise. What do you think?" she excitedly asked. "Hmm," I hold my chin and acts that her idea is bad. She holds my arm and pouted at me, she's so cute. No wonder we're siblings. "You don't like it?" "Did I say something?" She throws a tantrum, "Just tell me if it's good or bad!" "It's g
SELENA'S POV "Nanny Karen? Can you help us—" my words cut when her room is empty. Where did she go? I walked downstairs to ask Haxilla. "Where's Nanny Karen? I can't find her," I asked Haxilla while looking around the house. She throws me a balloons and tapes, instead of answering my questions. "Put some air for that and put it around the banner." "I'm asking you if you know where Nanny Karen go," I repeat my question. "She picked up the others on the airport. Hurry, they'll be here any minute," she said and run to Hershey when she heard it cry. I shrugged and fix the other decorations, while doing it, someone knocks on the door. "Please open the door, Sel. Maybe it's the cake I ordered." As I finished tying up the balloons, I walked quickly to the door, a delivery man holding a box of cake smiled at me, "Delivery for Haxill
"Wylow! Come here, baby." I wiped Wylow's mouth that is full of chocolate, Haru gave me an extra tissue. "Britanny should be the one who is doing that." He said, I threw the used tissue on his face. "She's busy on preparing the foods." He sat down at my side while fixing Wylow's hair, "If we ever have a baby, she will be beautiful like you or he will be more handsome than me?" I pushed him with all my strength, "Stop that nonsense. I didn't even give you a permission to court me again." "I can court you in bed," he said while twitching his eyebrows up and down. Yuck, he's so disgusting. We left him there, I heard him calling my name, but I ignored it. While waiting for Britanny and Haxilla, I scrolled at my feed. "Their baby is so cute." Maxine posted their family picture for the
BRITTANY'S POV "Drive faster, Wade." I'm praying hard while we're on our way to Selena. I keep on telling myself that nothing bad will happen to her, nothing. She'll be safe while waiting for us. Wade tried to overtake from the cars in front of us. We both became annoyed when the red light appeared in the traffic lights. This shit, we need to get there faster, we don't know what things can Jacob do to Selena. "Jaxon is here already," Haru said when we saw men that are lying on the ground unconscious. I'm a bit amazed on how Jaxon did this all by himself, he's an ace. We followed Haxilla when she suddenly run at the warehouse. We saw that Jacob hitting Jaxon at the other side, while Selena almost lost her voice because of her screaming. I immediately run to her while our other friends trying to stop the men of Jacob. "Get away of here with Jaxon,"
SELENA'S POV "Do you want to have a wine?" Jacob asked me while holding a bottle of wine and two wine glasses. I smiled at him and get one wine glass. We are quiet while appreciating the beauty of the stars at night and a tasty wine. It's been a while since I felt this kind of peace, it is so satisfying. "Are you feeling well now?" he asked after a long silence. I nod, "Hm, thanks to you." "That's nothing—oh, wait, someone is calling." When he gets out of the room, I immediately tapped the recording app on my phone and checked the other phone if it's already linked to the other one. Since I found the GPS device at my bracelet, something unsual starting to bother me. His footsteps are getting closer and louder, that's why I just kicked my other phone under the bed because I panicked. "Did you wait for l
HARU'S POV "What is she doing there?" I asked myself when the GPS was at the empty lot, a bit far away from their house. Did Jacob just... Oh, shit! No, it can't be! I immediately get my keys and jackets, rushed to get to my car to go where Selena is. While driving, my heart beating so fast that it can go out of my ribs at any moment, the cold sweats also covered my forehead and palms. "What?" I answered Haxilla call. [Where are you going? Why you're so in rush?] I'm biting now my nails because of anxiety, "How did you know?" [I'm about to go to your house and saw you that you're in rush. I'm actually behind your car now.] A red car is tailing me, that's Haxilla. She shouldn't follow me, she can't see the body of her sister if ever that Jacob did something brutal. That bastard, I should have killed him
SELENA'S POV "You don't need to do that." Jacob appeared at my side and took away the dishes from my hands. He smiled at me that made me pout, he is always smiling at me like it will convince me to do whatever he says to me. I rolled my eyes and continue washing the dishes," I'm fine, okay? It's not that hard." His stares are making hole to my soul, it made me look back at him while my brows are furrowed. "What's the thing with that stare?" I asked him. "What if Jaxon didn't do that thing? Do you think you will be in this kind of situation?" He asked me back that made me shocked and get hit by realization. I smiled, "No one wants it to happen, and he's not the one to blame why my life became like this. It's his parents." Even though my heart literally crushed into pieces when I knew the news about him
HARU'S POV "Where are you going?" Jacob asked as he stopped at my front. I ignored him and continue my walk to Selena's house, he suddenly pulled my arm to stop me again. "What's your problem?! I just want to check if Selena is fine," I shouted at him. He smirked, "She's not that well, so please, go back wherever you're from because any moment now, Selena will wake up." And motioned the way out of this house. I put my hands at my pocket and directly looked at his eyes, "What's your plan?" "What do you mean?" "I know you're planning something, that's why you keep on getting close with Selena." He laughed and tapped my shoulder, "You're so observant, Haru. That's right, I'm doing this to get her trust and my business will run smoothly." "What?!" My forehead creased, my fist clenched and any moment from n
ALEXA'S POV "Alexa! Alexa!" I looked at Haven, who is running hurriedly towards me, "What's the matter?" I asked. She showed me her phone, an article is there, Sir Jaxon and Ms. Maxine are the thumbnail of that article, "Read it." She let me get her phone, so I can read properly the article. My eyes widened while reading it, this must be a fake news, there's no way that Sir Jaxon will do it to his wife. "That's fake news for sure," I said and give her back her phone. She stomped her feet while shaking my shoulder, insisting that it's real. "Haven, please, we have so much to do here to believe that kind of shit." "It's real." Konrad suddenly appeared at her back. He told Haven to leave my office, he looked at me while dropping off the documents that I asked him. "Don't tell that you believe it—" "Sir Ja
SELENA'S POV "Nanny Karen? Can you help us—" my words cut when her room is empty. Where did she go? I walked downstairs to ask Haxilla. "Where's Nanny Karen? I can't find her," I asked Haxilla while looking around the house. She throws me a balloons and tapes, instead of answering my questions. "Put some air for that and put it around the banner." "I'm asking you if you know where Nanny Karen go," I repeat my question. "She picked up the others on the airport. Hurry, they'll be here any minute," she said and run to Hershey when she heard it cry. I shrugged and fix the other decorations, while doing it, someone knocks on the door. "Please open the door, Sel. Maybe it's the cake I ordered." As I finished tying up the balloons, I walked quickly to the door, a delivery man holding a box of cake smiled at me, "Delivery for Haxill
THREE WEEKS LATER SELENA'S POV Haxilla runs towards me while holding a bouquet, "I bought you your favorite flowers! Coral roses." "Thank you," I looked at her and smiled, "Do you want to go to Bay Area with me?" She shook her head that made my shoulder to fall, "I'm busy for Raven's surprise party," she whispered and shake my shoulders. "All right, all right, stop it. What are your plans now?" "I'm planning to tell Wade and Haru to come over, a little reunion to be precise. What do you think?" she excitedly asked. "Hmm," I hold my chin and acts that her idea is bad. She holds my arm and pouted at me, she's so cute. No wonder we're siblings. "You don't like it?" "Did I say something?" She throws a tantrum, "Just tell me if it's good or bad!" "It's g