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Charlene POVI shifted uncomfortably in my chair as I sat down in front of my brother, my heart pounding in my chest. The police officer seated beside him and my lawyer who was Edward, sat beside me, silently observing the tense scene. Dominic was not allowed inside the investigation room but he waited for us outside of the cell. I hated that I had to be a bother to him and at the same time, I was glad that we were both going to overcome everything that was affecting us soon. He had forgiven me and the next thing to do was to find answers to the past.I couldn't bring myself to look at my brother. The betrayal felt too raw, too fresh. How could he have done this to me? I wanted to scream at him, to demand an explanation, but I knew that wouldn't help anything. He had always been like that while placing everything on me and walking free. I kept my eyes fixed on the table in front of me, my fingers nervously tracing the edge. I felt Edward's reassuring hand on my back, and I drew some
Dominic POV‘’what exactly are we doing here?’’ I frowned as I pretended to be reading through a newspaper as we sat in the hotel lobby where Edwards told me that Maria could be. Before the court summoning, I knew I had to find out if it was true. I had to know If Maria was alive or not.‘’I already told you that it is the hotel where your supposed dead wife is,’’ Edward replied and scoffed. ‘’There is no point talking to you any longer because I have explained myself over and over again about what this place is. ‘’he sighed and returned to reading the newspaper in his hand.‘’when will she be here?’’ I asked because I couldn’t wait to see her and what she had turned out to be.Edward removed the paper from his face and glared at me. ‘’why the hell are you not patient enough to wait for her.’’I also removed the paper from my face and glared at him. ‘’Because I don’t want you wasting my time. We have to do something about Charlene too; sitting here with you will not sort out anything.
Charlene POVI could feel my heart beat fast as I walked towards the place where Alexa's funeral was held. It was all part of the plan that Edward and Dominic had come up with. Since the court summoning was happening soon, they believed that I might be able to find a lead. At first, Dominic objected saying that it could lead the enemy onto us but I had to give it my all and so, I went there accompanied by Zenobia who wanted to pay her last tribute to the woman she always considered her idol.‘’We are here,’’ Zenobia announced and we stood behind those who had come to watch as Alexa was laid down to rest. As her coffin was laid to the ground, I closed my eyes as a lone tear escaped my eyes. I remembered how we used to be together back in high school. How she always stood up for me, how we had planned on how to be great dancers but all those dreams are now shattered and it seems that there was no way for us to make it all work out again. If someone had told me that our dreams would get
Charlene POV‘’What the hell is wrong with you!’’ Ryan shouted at me and yanked his hand freed from mine and rubbed it and then he pointed a finger at me. ‘’why am I here?’’ he asked. ‘’Are you trying to kill me too?’’ I palmed my forehead and then I slapped him across the face. ‘’stop acting like this!’’ I shouted at him. ‘’you know what is happening and yet, you keep pretending as If this wouldn’t affect you too.’’Ryan rubbed his cheek and spat out blood. ‘’I don’t care about whatever you think and I am not going to fall like Alexa if you are thinking like that!’’ he yelled at me and turned to leave. ‘’Do you even consider her as your friend?’’I asked him and then he stopped walking and turned to face me.‘’Do you think that I am like you who would abandon her friend for fame?’’he glared at me. I rolled my eyes and then I smacked my chest. ‘’you are talking about yourself because I never did this to you both. Who the hell turned their back on me when I needed their help huh!’’ I
Dominic POV ‘’I am going to make sure everything works out fine Charlene,’’ I kissed her forehead as I walked out of the house that morning. It was only two days to the court hearing and three since Alexa was buried and I discovered that Maria was alive. ''just stick to the plan and everything will be fine,'' I assured her. ''Alright,''she agreed. After she explained what happened to me, I called Edward that morning and he knocked on my door early that morning. ‘’I wish that I could come with you both and tell my brother the things he needed to hear,’’ she said and heaved a deep sigh. ‘’how I wish I could…’’ ‘’That is enough Charlene,’’ I stopped her before she could finish. ‘’I am going to get to the bottom of this and everyone will be freed,’’ I promised her and walked out of the house. When I got outside, Edward was already waiting for me inside his car. I entered, used the seatbelt without greeting him and he started the car and drove out of my mansion. ‘’I hate what is hap
Dominic POV‘’Do you think that you can find out the truth like this?’’ Jeremy asked me. ‘’you came here lying that my daughter is fine because you wanted to protect your wife!’’ he shouted at me.‘’That wife is your sister and right now, she is in trouble and we need to protect her so I don’t understand why you are acting as if I had done something wrong. You need to protect your daughter and I can assure you that she would be fine!’’Jeremy scoffed and slammed his hand on the table. ‘’you have no idea where everyone one of them is right now! They are watching us even as we speak so let me tell you something, I am not going to tell you anything at the expense of my daughter.’’I frowned at him wondering why he had suddenly changed his mind. He had shown signs of telling me what I needed to know but he suddenly changed his mind and I wondered why. ‘’why the hell are you changing your mind when you know the truth!’’ I asked him and placed my hand on the table. ‘’I know you are being f
Charlene’s povWhen Dominic came home, I could tell something was wrong. He had a serious look on his face, and his eyes were distant." Charlene," he said, sitting down next to me on the couch. "We need to talk."I felt a knot form in my stomach. This couldn't be good. "What's wrong?" I asked, my heart pounding in my chest. All I could think about at that moment was the fact that whatever he heard from Jeremy was not good. I was scared about what would happen if Jeremy were to go against our plans. ‘’what is happening Dominic?’’ I asked him.He took a deep breath. "It's about Jeremy, your brother."I froze. "What about him?" yet another question that I needed answers to but still, Dominic was taking his time before saying anything and I wondered why he was hesitating to tell me what I wanted to hear. After a moment of silence, he began to explain everything that had happened. About how Jeremy had been involved with a drug trafficking ring and had sacrificed himself to protect his daug
Charlene POVThe day of the court hearing arrived and I couldn't help but feel nervous. I had never been to court before, let alone for something as serious as this. I knew that Jeremy had made a terrible mistake, but I couldn't help but feel sorry for him. He was my brother, after all, and at the same time, I hoped that he wouldn’t say anything that might affect either of us.‘’Everything is going to be fine,’’ Dominic assured me as we were about to leave the house and I decide to rely on that even though a lot was going through my mind.As soon as we stepped out of the car, we were bombarded by reporters. They were asking if I was my brother's accomplice in the death of Alexa. I couldn't believe what I was hearing. I tried to ignore them and walk past them, but they kept following us and asking the same question over and over again.‘’Are you an accomplice of your brother?’’ ‘why did you kill Alexa?’’ ‘’Are you guilty of the crimes that are behind directed at you!’’Dominic tried
Charlene POV The Party, 08:30 pm I stepped out of the black limousine, Guards flanking me on both sides. I wore a red glittering dress that hugged my curves, and my hair was styled in loose waves that cascaded down my back. I looked around, scanning the area for any signs that the plan had begun. The night air was cool and crisp, and the sounds of the city echoed around me. I could hear the honking of car horns, the murmur of people's conversations, and the distant sound of music coming from a nearby nightclub. It was the perfect cover for what we were about to do. Tonight is the day we would attack and take back everything that was taken from us and then it will belong to us. There was no time to waste and so, I walked towards the entrance handing the invitation card that was given to me. It was the one Maria had given to me to use since I was going to perform as a ballet dancer. ‘Welcome,’’ The bouncer bowed his head as he collected the invitation card. I had come under the dis
Charlene POVI watched as Maria heaved a deep sigh when I stopped the car in front of the orphanage home. ‘’Are you sure that you don’t want her to know that you are alive?’’ I asked before we both stepped out of the car.Maria nodded in response. ‘’what use would it be if she learns that I am alive only to know that I will die again?’’ she asked me and place the clown Mask on her face. ‘’it’s been five years Charlene and now, she has you to rely on so I wouldn’t want to add to the problem so I have to let her go. ‘’I didn’t say anything else and gave out of the car holding a bag of goodies we had brought in for the children. ‘’Everything will be fine,’’ I assured as we headed into the building. When we got in, almost all of the children were seated in the hall while waiting for us.‘’Miss Charlene!’’ The miss who was in charge of the children greeted us as we stood in front of the children.‘’hello Miss Christina,’’ I bowed my head as I greeted her. ‘’it is so lovely to see you,’’ s
Charlene POV Two days left, I sat beside Dominic and across from Edward while Maria was seated opposite Dominic. I could feel the tension in the room as they both stared intently at each other. I cleared my throat to gain their attention as to the reason why we all had gathered there. ‘’Listen up,’’I mutt ered and nudged Dominic on the shoulder. Dominic faced me with a questioning look and heaved a deep sigh as he lowered his head. ‘’fine,’’ he muttered under his breath. I was glad that he acknowledged me and also that he got to accept my request. While I had tried to convince him for two days about What Maria had told me, he had ignored me for a few hours while refusing to let Maria join us but after calling Edward and Informing him, he was able to help out and with his help, I got to set an appointment and we all gathered at our home in Dominic’s office. ‘’Your sources are right about the party and I also love your plan,’’ Maria spoke up after Edward told her about their plan. ‘
Charlene POV I groaned and forced myself out of bed, feeling exhausted and nauseous. I stumbled into the bathroom, where I brushed my teeth and splashed cold water on my face. As I stared at my reflection in the mirror, I couldn't help but feel a sense of dread wash over me. I knew that today was going to be another tough day. I rinsed my mouth again for the umpteenth time that morning after throwing up. My baby wouldn’t let me rest and I wondered if he was reacting to the fact that I ate something bad or maybe because I was avoiding Dominic. According to what I heard from doctors, babies tend to understand how their mothers are feeling and they react due to what their mothers are facing. ‘’my baby,’’ I muttered as I rubbed my stomach. ‘’Can you understand the pain that I am going through at the moment?’’I asked my baby and even though I didn’t get a response, I knew that my baby understand how I felt. After I walked back into my room, I got a message from an unknown number. When I
Dominic POVI placed my hand on my table as I stared into Edwards's eyes. I had told him everything about Maria but he had not given any response to me yet. After informing him about Maria, I set up a meeting in my office to speak to him about what I thought about, and when she got there, we both sat down and stared at each other.‘’Are you going to keep staring at me?’’I asked him when it looked like he would not say anything. ‘’I heaved a deep sigh and rolled my eyes when he didn’t stop staring at me; instead, he was looking around. ‘’Edward!’’ I shouted his name. ‘’what Is happening?’’‘’why are we in your office instead of your home?’’ he asked and I wondered why he couldn’t see that I wanted alone with him.‘’Ever since Maria came to my house, Charlene had been avoiding me and she wouldn’t even talk to me. The only thing she ever said to me was that everything was fine but aside from that, she wouldn’t even say anything else.’’Edward tapped his hands on the table and heaved a de
Maria POV My heart was pounding as I stumbled backward, my hand flying up to my cheek where the man in the black mask had just slapped me. I heard a scream and realized it was my own. I looked up to see the man advancing on me."You bitch," he snarled, grabbing me by the arm and pulling me close. I could smell his foul breath, feel the roughness of his grip. ‘’you were given a job and that is getting rid of the pest around him but you failed.’’ Caroline stood up and walked towards me. She raised her hand and slapped me hard across the face. ‘’you were given a job to do but yet, you failed because you couldn’t deliver well!’’ she yelled at me and pushed me backward. "You attacked my son instead of going after Charlene," she hissed, her hand tightening into a fist. ‘’I saved your pathetic life years ago because I believed that you would be useful to me but it seemed that you are nothing but a piss of shit!’’ I tried to explain that I didn't mean to hurt him, but the words caught in
Dominic POVI never imagined that she would come to find me. After finding out that she was alive, I even hid it from Charlene because I didn’t want her to worry but Maria found her way into my home expecting that I would run into her arms. I dragged her out of the house when she was starting to get on my nerves by acting as if anyone wanted her back. I took her to Charlene’s studio and we both stand there staring at each other without talking for a few minutes.I folded my arms while waiting for her to say something, and explain her reasons for returning back but instead, she looked around the room chuckling as she pointed to the mirror and the couches that were in the room. ‘’I never thought that you would marry the woman that was responsible for my death,’’ she told me and scoffed. ‘’here you are acting as if everything is alright when I died and I lost my child Alexander.She was right about that because I never thought about him. I had believed that since Maria was alive, he woul
Charlene POVI burst into laughter as Dominic woke up and rubbed my stomach. ''hello baby!'' he said. It was morning and I didn’t get much sleep the previous night because Dominic and I had a round of sex that I couldn’t even count. It was an amazing night with him and I couldn’t stop thinking about it. ‘’Dominic!’’ I screamed out his name as he grabbed my hands and pinned them above my head then he kissed me on my lips.‘’I want to be with you today with no worries and I…..’’ he stopped suddenly when we heard a knock on the door. ‘’who is there!’’ he shouted at whosoever was at the door. My thoughts were that the person who was at the door would be none other than Miss Donna. She was the only one with us in the house.‘’Mr. Maximus, you have a visitor!’’ she announced.A visitor? I exchanged looks with Dominic because the last time that I checked, we were not expecting Edward until evening and Dominic was working from home so I couldn’t figure out who was at the door.‘’Do you know w
Charlene POVI wiped my lips clean as I threw up again. One of the reasons why I had walked out on Dominic and Edward was because I felt nauseous and also dizzy. I had been having been facing insomnia lately and could barely sleep but I couldn’t tell Dominic because we were all faced with a lot of problems I would have loved to tell him but at the same time, I hated the fact that he was trying to remove me from joining them.I washed my mouth and stared at myself in the mirror. My reflection was not what I expected from someone that had been finding it hard to sleep. I had expected that bags would be under my eyes but instead, my face was glowing. I placed my hand on my stomach and heaved a deep sigh. ‘’my baby,’’ I closed my eyes. ‘’I am going to protect you, Zenobia, and also Stella. The three of us are going to live forever until the end,’’ I chuckled as I whispered to my child even though I knew that he couldn’t hear what I had said. I was glad that I got to speak to my child.‘’c