Chapter 85 Alicia POV My head spins around, and my heart feels so heavy as I stare at him with heavy tears streaming down my cheeks. I try to wake up from this nightmare, but it's not working. What I've been so scared of has finally come true, and I don't even know how to handle it right now. What have I ever done to my uncle to deserve this treatment from him, or should I say what have my parents ever done to him? It was all his fault all along? "I loved you with everything in me, Alicia... Even though I was poor, I wanted to become a better person and be with you for the rest of my life, I wanted to..." "I'm tired of hearing those words... Just stop!" I scream at the top of my voice as I clutch my ears tightly and shut my eyes tightly. My heart feels like it's being ripped off my chest, my body feels like my skin is being peeled off alive, and my blood is so hot that I feel like someone must be boiling it. "I'm sorry, Alicia..." "Why did you come back?" My li
Chapter 86 Alicia POV "Ren?" I manage to call him, and I finally clarify my curiosity as he turns to face me, and I know that I'm doomed. Since this place doesn't look like a room in our house, then that can only mean that he abducted me. "You're awake, sweetheart?" I watch as his blurry figure walks toward me, and all I can see is a monster. My vision finally becomes clear, and what welcomes me is the smirk on his lips as he stares at me. "Why, Ren? Why did you do this?" Tears stream down my cheeks as I stare at him, and all I feel is pain. "You told me not to back off, Alicia. You told me that there was no reason to, and I heed to your advice. I mean, you were right, after all," He shrugs as he sits beside me on the bed, while still having a smirk at the corner of his lip. "I thought you loved me, you bastard!" I yell at the top of my voice as I finally sit up on the bed, but he only scoffs. "Yes, I love you, Alicia. But what if I lose you? Whether I do
Chapter 87 Mr. Douglas POVNothing gives me so much joy than seeing Alicia beg for her life, and do you know the most satisfying part? The fact that this is being done by the man she loves so much. All these years, I have been living in pain, seeing my brother enjoy all the wealth. It's annoying how he got the biggest share of our dad's company, and I was only given a small part of it. I have tried to take all the pain and humiliation all these years, I have tried to be patient and let everything go, but it kept driving me crazy until I couldn't take it anymore and had to react to it. I have almost gotten what I want, and at this point, I can only feel so happy. I just want to ruin my brother's family, and nothing else. "I thought she's smart enough," My wife chuckles beside me as she watches the video with me. It's a video from the CCTV camera implanted in the room where she is. "She is, but not smarter than I am. Nobody can be smarter than I am," I giggle after I sip
Chapter 88 Ricco POV "Hey, man. What the hell do you think you're doing, huh?" Mason, my best friend scolds me as he snatches the bottle of vodka from me, glaring hard at me. I have been in the bar for hours and have been drinking myself to a stupor in a bid to get rid of her thought from my head, but it doesn't seem like it's going to work. His image keeps popping up in my head, and the memories we had together are something I can never let go of. "It's hard for me, Mason. I really love her," Tears stream down my cheeks, and he scoffs. He has always warned me about Emily, but I never listened to him because I was so blinded by love. He told me that she was not someone trustworthy, and even though I knew that, I was hoping she would change one day, but who the hell am I to think that I could change her? I was just fooling around. "I know you love her, but you said that she told you she was in love with someone else. What do you want to do now? Kill yourself over someon
Chapter 89 Alicia POV It has been three days since I have been here, and nothing has happened. Nobody has contacted me, not that I will know if anyone did, anyway since Ren has my phone. It's finally the day my uncle will come here with his lawyer to force me to sign the papers, and I'm a bit scared. I'm scared that my parents will be broken if they lost everything like this, I'm scared that he will hurt me and my baby. I'm just like a ticking-timed bomb, waiting to explode. The footsteps coming from outside make my heart skip a beat, and I gulp down nothing nervously. The footsteps are multiple and don't sound like it's only one person, and I quickly conclude that it must be my uncle and his lawyer. The door finally opens after the sound of keys comes from outside, revealing my uncle with a grin on his face like he'd just won a lottery. I wasn't expecting less, anyway. "Hi, Alicia. It has been a while," His grin dissipates into a smirk as I stare at him with d
Chapter 90 Emily POVMy heart beats rapidly against my chest as I sit in the restaurant, waiting for Ren. He has summoned me yesterday to meet him here today. I don't know why he called me, but I just hope nothing went wrong later. The sound of my ringing phone pulls my attention, and I hiss loudly when I check the screen and find out that it's Ricco on the line. He has been calling me nonstop since yesterday, and it's driving me nuts already. I've been ignoring his calls for fuck's sake, shouldn't he know by now that I don't want to talk to him? The sound of the footsteps drawing close behind me draws my attention, and I quickly raise my gaze to see Ren walking up to me. My heart freezes in my chest as I drool over him. This man is just everything perfect, and it'll be an achievement for me to have him to myself, which I'm hoping happens later. I never meant to fall in love with him, but he stole my heart and made broke the walls I have built around my heart. "Hey," H
Chapter 91 Alicia POV The day is fast approaching, and I feel even more scared. My dad called me a few days ago that they would be back for the end-of-the-year party. How will they react when they find out that the company they worked so hard for, has been given to someone else? I know you would think why don't I just involve the police, but I have no evidence, and even if I do, I don't trust the police. My uncle may bail himself out with money, and I will be arrested for defamation, and guess what will happen when I come back from prison? He will have every reason to harm me and my baby. It's Saturday today, and here I am at home, wallowing in pain and waiting to finally explode. I haven't talked about it with anyone, not even Lilian, because I'm scared she might involve the police, which will endanger my life and that of my unborn child. My phone suddenly starts ringing as I stare at the sky while on the balcony, and when I check the screen, it's Ren. He has been
Chapter 92 Emily POV I know it must've been hard for Ren to have dumped his wife like that and decided to get married to me, but what matters to me is that we are finally going to get married soon, and I don't care about any other thing. I haven't talked to my parents about it, but I'm planning to do so today. Descending the staircase after I left my room a few minutes ago, I take a deep breath and gulp down the lump in my throat as I spot my mom and dad in the dining, having breakfast. It's just 8am. "Good morning, mom, dad," I greet them once I arrive at the dining and pull out a chair to sit on. "Good morning, darling. Did you sleep well?" Mom asks, and I nod my head. "How was your night?" Dad asks with a wide smile on his face as he glances at me, and I nod my head. "It was fine, dad," I reply to him. "I made your favorite, baby. Why don't you have your breakfast before it gets cold," Mom says before she stands up to serve my food. "Thanks, mom,