Chapter 24 Few Days Later... I woke up groggily, the sound of a door creaking open caught my attention, asides the constant vibration from somewhere beside me. My brows furrowed, at the unfamiliar spacious room--it took me few moment to recall I was not in my room back at home, but in my husband's --Adam's mansion. The other side of the bed was empty, but as always, and very much to my satisfaction. I knew this was his room, but strangely these past few days, he had steered out of my way. It was the day I had planned to go see my mother at the hospital. I was supposed to be there as early as possible, but judging from the streams of sunlight reflecting into the room, I might be a bit late. I got up from the bed, just as Lady Agatha peeped in to the room, her hair, their usual silvery grey color, fell just above her shoulders in waves. Something delicious hit my nostrils, but I could only recognize the strong aroma of curry and spices. " Breakfast is ready, Mrs Black." She said,
Chapter 25 They all stared at me like I was some sort of alien, while my horrific eyes stared back at them. What the hell were they doing here in the first place? The hunger in me quickly dissipated, a I suddenly wanted to be anywhere but here at this point. " What is this, Adams?" I wrenched his hands away from him, sounding too pissed. His eyes was calm. A contrast to how I was feeling at the moment. " What is going on?" A voice asked, sounding curious but I could detect the pissed off tone in it, " Why is your wife refusing to come join us for breakfast, Adams?" I whipped my head to stare at who had spoken and locked eyes with an elderly man-- probably in his forties. His eyes pierced through mine as I stared. I was right. But I could detect a hint of amusement on them. " Maybe she isn't feeling too well... Are you Okay, Sienna?" What...? What was she doing here? My eyes met Lisa's and I was momentarily stunned. Hold on a moment...What was she doing here, and w
Sienna;" I can't," Adams whispered, his breath fanning my cheeks, and I felt goosebumps all over my body." I can't leave you alone, Sienna. I won't do that anymore," he breathed, his eyes holding me in place. I couldn't move, nor react. I was frozen in place, well, except for the frantic beat of my heart and the fast rise and fall of my chest." You always--always push me away. And I have tried to stay away from you, believe me I have tried so fuckin hard. But tell me, what is the essence of our marriage if I am bound to stay out of your way, huh? Do you even consider how hard this would be for me?"How hard it was for him!? Is he being for real right now!?I was trying so damn hard to ignore his hands on my lower back, but it proved futile. If he could hear the loud thumping of my heart, he didn't indicate." Why--why would I care about that?" I finally found my voice, but it was low, barely above a whisper, " You--you married me against my will, Adams. You manipulated me into thi
Sienna:" Kelvin? What are you-- doing here?"He was leaning against a white Porsche, parked directly in front of the mansion.The dark shirt and jeans he wore made him look more like a celebrity or a model, and not someone who had been dealing with the stress of Adams' accusations.His jawline was defined, but his hair was messy, with few strands falling across his forehead in a way that made him look effortlessly handsome.I hadn't gotten to see him up close ever since that day at Sara's house. Well, except for the scare I got, when I thought someone was following me.More often than not, I still wondered who that man was....he was definitely not Kelvin. I found out I was mistaken, quite earlier.At my voice, Kelvin stared up at me, and pulled himself up against the car." Hi, Sienna," he said as he smiled warmly at me." I'm sorry for coming all the way here. I was driving across and decided to stop by. Hope it's okay?" His voice was low, as he searched my eyes, for any sign of hes
Chapter 28"Yes, Sienna, it's yours," Kelvin said softly, and I stared at him in bewilderment." What are you talking about, Kelvin?" I asked, surprise evident in my voice.He wouldn't possibly be giving this to me, would he?But then he reached out from under the table and brought out a file. In it was a document which he also slid towards me." You just have to sign, and it's all yours," he said, and my eyes couldn't get any wider.Holy shit, he was fuckin serious! I could feel my hands trembling, as I quickly slid it down beside me." Kelvin, I...." An awkward laugh made it's a way out of my lips and I literally have to force myself to speak." I don't understand. Why are you suddenly offering me this? Why are you doing this? I can't...I am sorry but I can't accept this." I repeated, shaking my head." Well you can't reject it either, cause it's already yours. You just need to sign," he responded, raising a brow.My brows shot up in surprise, and I immediately stood up, my eyes gla
Chapter 29; The wind whipped through me as I was suddenly yanked into a strong chest. " What the hell, Sienna! Do you want to get yourself killed!?" The familiar voice made me clear the haze in my head for a moment, and I stared up at him. " Adams? What...what are you doing here?" He stared down at me with a frown on his face, and then I straightened, trying to pull myself off him. " Um..." I began, but my vision blurred the moment I was away from his arms, causing me to sway on my feet. I felt him quickly wrap an arm over me in an instant, steadying me, as he yelled. " Can you fucking stay put? Where are you headed anyways?" " That is enough, Adams! You can't speak to her that way!" It was Kelvin, and in his voice, Adams froze. Kelvin walked over to where we stood, his eyes full of worry as he stared at me. " Are you okay?" He asked. I nodded, " I..." Adam's hold tightened on me, " Stay out of this, Kelvin. This none of your fuckin business." " It is when you are obvio
Chapter 30 ~SASHA~ My feet moved on their will, along the marble floors of the hospital. I'd been pacing, restless and so confused as I finally stood at the exit. My eyes scanned the environment; e,xcept for the few cars parked on the pavement, Sienna was nowhere in sight. Where are you, for heaven's sake, Sienna!? She should be here by now. It was but a few hours from where Kelvin had taken her. My trembling hands gripped my cell phone. She wasn't even picking up, as I had tried numerous times. " You shouldn't bother with her. You should head home because that girl I picked from the streets has finally done it!" I swiveled in time to stare at Sienna's father behind me. He has a frown on his face as he stared aimlessly ahead. Asides his red rimmed eyes, and the obvious dark circles under them, his expression was hard, almost seeming indifferent. I didn't want to imagine what he must be going through with these piece of information. " We...we could be wrong, you k
Chapter 31 Sienna; " ....and your mother is dead." Those words were out of Sasha's mouth and I stared at her in sheer confusion and disbelief. She had a wary expression on her face, and for a second I almost believed she was serious. " It's not funny, Sasha, " I chuckled, " Why would you joke with something like that? And what do you mean... CCTV what? I'm lost here." I probed, staring round the room in skepticism. But Sasha's expression didn't falter a bit. She bit her lips; she had that look when she was about to cry but holding it in. " What the hell is going on!?" I yelled out impatiently. I was beginning to lose my mind each passing minute with the dreaded silence. She was joking... right? But yet again, I questioned myself. When had Sasha ever played an expensive joke as this, with me? I felt my heart skip a beat, as I dreaded the possibilities of what she was saying. Just then, the door barged open, and my father stomped in. His lips curled up in a sneer as he
CHAPTER 82SIENNA'S POV;I was a mess by the time she was done speaking“ What do you want to do now?” She asked, reaching out to hold my hands.“ I need to leave,” I said, wiping the tears off my cheeks.She let out a breath, “ That is why you signed the papers.” “ Yes,” I nodded.“ I still don't get it though….how did he agree to this? He signed it right? Why? What was….the reason he held on to?”“ The news, Sasha. The same.... one you sent to me this morning. He never released that. He never told anyone about it. And now he thinks I did it.”"So....who did?" She asked, with a curious tone."I have no idea. I'm actually pissed that he would think so low of me. Why would I do that? What on earth do I have to gain from it?"Sasha rubbed my shoulders, "Don't let it bother you, Si. You have a lot to focus on right now."I shrugged as I stared out the living room, worried a bit that I hadn't heard the twin's voice for a while.“I'm sorry that this is such short notice, but I really need
CHAPTER 81Sienna;"How is this possible? A few weeks ago I would have sworn that man would do anything to keep you within his clutches. What changed, Sienna? Something definitely happened for him to have signed it ‘cause I doubt it was a moment of goodwill?"My heart clenched as her words resonated in me. The reason he had signed the papers was definitely not because he was doing me a favor. I could clearly recall the hurt in his gaze earlier.....I could recall the ferocious look in his eyes as he cornered me in the shower and ripped my blouse.....A shiver wracked through me, and of course, Sasha noticed immediately.“ Is that….are you crying?” She muttered incredulously, peering into my eyes.“ What? No!” I defended, as I wiped my eyes. Sasha's hands held my wrists, stopping me halfway as she stared at me with worry etched in her gaze.“ What happened?” Her voice was soft, and she held my shoulders. And just like that, the tears flowed down my cheeks. I couldn't control them anym
Chapter 80Adam's POV"Is this supposed to be Joke, Henry? Cause this isn't funny one bit." I responded."Definitely not. I am as confused and surprised as you are." He answered, seemingly serious.I huffed impatiently, "Can you hear yourself right now? You are not making any sense here, and I really need to have a much-needed rest,"I needed time to process the events of the day and I would very much love to be alone at the moment.Just a few hours ago, I had sent away some news reporters gathered at the front of the house. Those motherfuckers didn't hesitate to pull up at my gate, hoping that could get a speech off me.I was utterly pissed, especially since I couldn't sue the agency who leaked the news. According to them, it was sent in through an anonymous link, and it was 'their duty'1 to release it.Speak of utter bullshit!Right now, I was in no mood to listen to Henry rant about....whatever it was he had seen. And I absolutely didn't want a single reminder of Sienna at the mome
CHAPTER 79ADAMS;I wasn't expecting her to come back here. And I definitely wasn't expecting her to find me in the shower as well.My fists clenched as I stormed towards her in the bathroom, and when I saw how she recoiled, a new wave of anger surged through me. My eyes trailed down to the little wet patch on her blouse, and filled with an intense rage I didn't see coming, my fists reached out and ripped it off.Her startled gasp was everything. "I asked you to get out, didn't I? I clearly said I didn't want to see your face ever again, but you are just so stubborn, aren't you?"Her eyes were wide, and her hands convered her breasts, as she stared at her in shock.Suddenly, there was a bang on the door, which made me pause momentarily as I tilted my head to the side.I stared back at her, and then I grabbed a towel on the rack behind me and stepped out.*****My brows furrowed, when Agatha Informed me, yet again that Henry was in the living room waiting for me. What the hell is he d
SASHA;My fingers tapped on my cell phone screen as I paced along my living room. What the hell is going on? I wondered.Sienna was supposed to be here any moment. She had called quite earlier, a few hours to be precise, that she would be on her way now and was saying some stuff that just didn't make any sense.For days she has been acting a bit strange, and all my attempts to coax her into telling me what was wrong proved futile. Her instructions and pleas to keep the kids locked up in the house were the only thing stopping me from making my way to where she lived with that mother fucker.I could feel something was definitely off, especially with the accident that happened a few days ago, just outside the house.Releasing a sigh, I collected myself as I watched Liam who sat on a sofa, quietly watching an animation I had set up for them. Nick was nowhere in sight, but judging from the noises coming from their bedroom, I could tell he was having a great time.Sienna's words this mo
KELVIN; To say that I was fucking thrilled would be an underrated understatement. I sat in my office, my legs up above my desk, as I watched the News. A sly smile spread across my lips as the thought of how smoothly the plan had gone. Quite out of initial expectations, but this was a discovery I, for one was stunned to hear. "You should wipe that smirk off your face. If I hadn't come up with the idea of cloning his office, we wouldn't have gotten here." Instantly recalling that I wasn't alone In the office, I turned to stare at Lisa, where she lounged lazily on the sofa with a glass of wine in her hands. "I am quite curious, too," I mused, my eyes narrowed, "You seem to be really ecstatic about this. I thought you are in love with him, or something, and wouldn't want to see him sad?" Lisa shot me a glance, and scoffed, "Of course I care about him. That does not mean I am stupid, you know?" "How so?" I asked, as I picked up my glass of wine and chugged it's contents down
Sienna; I was still reeling from the shock of it. How the hell was this on the news? Staring at Adams sitting there with his hands on his head, I knew this was it. This was why he was so angry, not just because of the divorce. But, it still didn't add up. It didnt make sense. The words at the headlines caught my eyes again, and a deep frown settled on my face. "Adams..." I took two tentative steps towards him, Instantly feeling really really shitty. He didn't move, didn't say a word, nor raise his head. And just then, his words the day before rang in my ears, and I froze. He had mentioned he never told anyone about this, so why.... I shook my head. No way was he thinking I was behind this, was he? "Adams, what is this? Why are you on the news?" "I need you to leave, Sienna. Please, just get the hell out!" He snapped his head up and glared at me. "Don't tell me you think I did this? Adams, you can't possibly think I would stoop this low, do you?" I asked, feeling quite
Sienna;I took a step in, and then another, swallowing harshly as I finally found myself in front of the desk.His eyes didn't leave mine, and hell, I could see them swirling with an intensity I couldn't quite place.The tea tray dropped down on the desk with a silent clatter, and I heaved a sigh "For you," I whispered, wanting nothing but to turn back and get the hell out of this office, but my feet stayed rooted to the spot.Adams stared at me for a long while, but eventually tore his eyes away from me. He was angry, judging from the way his fingers clenched into fists on the desk and the not-so-subtle way his jaw ticked continuously."Are..are you okay?" I found myself asking, unable to tear my gaze from him. He looked so broken, but he wasn't really expecting me to throw everything he did out to the air just because of what he went through or because of last night, did he?Granted, I felt shitty he had to go through that, but I had a valid reason for doing what I did. It still d
Sienna;I had dropped off the drive as instructed by whoever the blackmailer was, and it's been exactly five hours since I left the house.Not only did...whoever was delayed in sending me a location where I could drop it off but it also made me trek a long distance from where the taxi dropped me to an uncompleted building.I had no idea what importance it holds, but I was sure It was something of great value, for my children's life to be at stake for it.Still, I was far from relieved, especially after knowing that whoever that was, definitely knew her address already and might not hold their end of the deal.I had called Sasha a few minutes ago to check up on the kids whilst informing her I would be at the house in no time.But in the meantime, I needed to get something from the house. Glancing at my wristwatch, I nodded, determined that Adams would most definitely be at work by now.I needed to get something rather important I had forgotten back in the room. If it wasn't of great im