‘Why don't you leave that family alone Mom.We have enough money to take care of ourselves don't we and Fredrick has done all he could to provide for me so what's the problem?'.Kayla muttered as he handed her mother a bowl of guacamole and a pack of Doritos.
‘You don't understand do you baby girl? Alice Montero has taken everything away from you,she went to Standford while you went to Berkeley,she got married to Landon Mikaelson and even if they're divorced I still hear rumors about them being together,she's a successful business owner and you're a model,not even a super model cause you're not on Kendall Jenner and Naomi Campbell's level yet'.Melissa replied with a frown on her face and Kayla surreptitiously grumbled under her breath.
Her mother had an obsession for always wanting to ruin someone or something and she never understood the hatred she had for her father or her stepsister.
An excited grin crossed Landon's lips as Alice replied to his message with an okay,but on the other side of town she was really freaking out about the messy situation she put herself in.It was like being in the middle of a fork and not knowing which way to go,but in this case she just had to pick which man she would go out with after saying yes to both of them.Bailing on Luther meant breaking her promise—twice, bailing on Landon would definitely hurt him and might paint the notion that she just wants to do it on purpose.She sighed deeply and finally ignited the engine of the car when she noticed someone staring intently at her with the corner of her eye.His face really looked familiar and when their eyes met,he sort of panicked and briskly walked away leaving her to wonder why he was acting creepy in the first place.It wasn't the first time
‘Have you been stalling me for hours Lucas?!'.He turned around and asked Lucas who in return had a blank expression on his face.‘Wh...what are you....'‘Don't f**king lie to me Lucas...For heaven's sake I thought you were with me on this?!'.‘I am!!'.‘Then why would you betray me like this??'.Landon's anger was clearly visible and Lucas instantly knew he made a terrible mistake trying to cover Alice's date up.‘She owed him a date and she was confused on what t—'.Landon wouldn't let him finish and decided to cut him off again.‘So she decided to lie and go against my back?!'.‘No Lan,she didn't want to hurt you and decline your request.Fine,I know your relationship is rather complicated but she owed the Luther guy and didn't want to hurt you that's all I k
‘Come on Mom.You're not really serious about destroying the Monteros are you??'.Kayla inquired as she dropped her back on her mother's desk.‘Do I look like I'm playing to—'.‘They did nothing to us Mom!! This is just pure hatred and jealousy,you basically lured the man into your bed and now you want to ruin his life cause of what—not being the ideal father to me?....I'm not even complaining cause I don't care'.She stopped her mother halfway and sighed deeply.All she wanted was to focus on her modeling career and her newly found love but her mother's quest for unjust revenge keeps on getting in the way and she was tired of it.‘I am your mother and you will do as you're told Kayla,you know what I am capable of and you sure don't want to mess with the woman who wants the best for you'.Melissa cupped her daughter's cheeks so hard that her
‘Are you really going to give up on everything?'.Catherine asked as she barged into the office and Landon rolled his eyes when she slammed her hands on his table.‘Good morning little sister'.‘Ohh get off your high horse and let's—'.‘Why is my personal life such a bother to everyone? Alice has made I pretty clear she wants nothing to do with me and now that I finally move on it's a problem,why should it be a problem?'.He asked and her lips parted to speak but she pressed them shut.He was actually right in an uncanny way.Berating him for finally moving on was not only hypocritical but cruel at the same time when she knew he deserved a break from all the drama.He tried his best to bring the family back together and there was nothing he could do anymore when Alice has clearly moved on.
He lied.He blatantly lied about having a girlfriend.He blatantly lied about having a girlfriend to Alice just so he wouldn't seem vulnerable and jealous of the fact that she was easily able to move on and he wasn't.‘I don't know what I'm doing but I'm sure going to take care of you Willow'.He whispered as he placed his daughter in the baby car seat he installed hours before coming.Alice on the other hand,watched on in full panic mode as he drove away and she began pacing back and forth much to Luther's annoyance.Hearing about Landon having a girlfriend and Alice's shocked reaction to it like it really mattered was enough to make his blood boil and he didn't like it.There was a kind of tension between them that ex-couples normally shouldn't have,that made him uncomfortable and paved way for the fear of his girlfriend going back to her
It was a foggy morning when Landon woke up only to find Lucas snoring next to him with Willow also sleeping on his chest.He smugly smirked as he remembered how much fun he had last night,it was the most fun he's had and the most time he's spent with his brother in a long time.Sometimes working so much makes one neglect one of the most important things in life—family,and having a sleepover with Lucas was just proof of that.They played videogames,exchanged tequila shots,watched horror movies but had to stop all because Willow woke up and he didn't want to freak her out.They even made a drunk call to Catherine who instantly panic knowing they had a baby with them.‘What time is it?'.Lucas yawned loudly as he woke up and looked down at Willow who was still sleeping soundly.‘It's Sunday I think....don't wake her up'.Landon replied as h
Alice's mind drifted back to Landon talking about his girlfriend with a vague expression on his face,it made her heart thump so hard that it could be heard from afar.Willow suddenly started crying all of a sudden and she ignored her for a while,but when it became worse,she had to park at stop her car at a corner.‘You okay??'.She murmured as she moved onto the backseat and took her in her arms.Willow's cries only grew louder for the worse.Alice tried feeding,burping and even went ahead to coming out from the car so she could breathe fresh air but all to no avail.The sudden feeling of embarrassment as people glanced in her frustrated direction washed over her,she wished the ground could open and swallow her whole but it just wasn't possible.‘Come on Willow what is wrong with you?'.Tears began to fall slowly from her eyes and Landon came
Kayla smiled mischievously as she adjusted her baseball cap and squeezed a couple of hundred dollar bills into the security guard's palm.‘Is it done?'.She asked in a whisper and he nodded.‘I could literally go to jail for this'.He said.‘Anything for a dollar right? Now where is it?'.She snickered softly and stretched her left hand forward.He looked left and right,after seeing no one around,he handed her a file.She brought out a pen from her breast pocket and scribbled her signature,after that,she closed the finale and àhanded it back to him.‘Pleasure doing business with you'. -----------------------Alice walked into the office with her eyes all puffy and red from her lack of slee
Lucas frowned deeply as Catherine forced him out of the car even though he just wanted to sleep,the weather was burning hot and they both received a message from Alice saying it was urgent.He shut the car door and kept on grumbling under his breath as Catherine opened her door with a key card only for them to meet Landon in the living room.‘What the f—'.‘Guess who's getting married......for the second time'.Alice said excitedly as she exposed the beautiful ring with a huge glistening diamond on it.Catherine shrieked for joy and launched herself at Landon who was lucky enough to catch her before she fell to the ground.She apologized about the Christmas dinner ordeal and he forgave her in a heartbeat.The doorbell rang and the rest of the family came in shortly,they also received the emergency message but seeing Landon paved way for the obvious c
TWO MONTHS LATERIt was a tough battle and since it was a long time the case of Madison O'Brien's murder was opened,the court battle was fierce and Luther's lawyer was one of the best people at his job in the country.However, Stacey's testimony pushed the investigators to look more into the case and they found more than enough evidence to put him behind bars for a long time.Other women who were victims of his abuse began to speak up and this led to another further investigation,his numerous clubs and hotels were just business cover-ups for his underground drug scale business where he dealt with cocaine.He was given a 25-year prison sentence and the rest of the O'Brien family were more than happy to see their son put behind bars when they heard about his crimes.Alice knew he was an addict and an abuser but she never really expected her ex-boyfriend, who she almos
A few minutes later Alice wakes up after Lucas Isplashed a little bit of water on her face, disheveled,still in denial of the truth revealed to minutes earlier,angry at how naive she had grown to be and afraid of what was to become.A little part of her still wanted to doubt Stacey's accusations towards her step-sister but it was all coming to place now—the bursts of anger,the coldness passing between the both of them,the huge amounts of money missing from the company's account that she didn't tell anyone else about except Kayla.It was all coming to place now.How did Kayla know she was doubting Landon about the whole secret admirer issue when she didn't even say anything??.‘Are you okay?'.Catherine asked as Alice rubbed a sore part of her neck in frustration.‘Y...yeah..uhhh...where... where is Stacey?'.Alice responded as she glanced around the room only to find Stac
Alice pretended to be asleep when she heard her door slowly creak open and heaved a sigh of relief when Catherine walked in with a perturbed look on her face.‘Is everything okay??'.She asked and Catherine gulped hard.‘I uhhhh....I uhhh....I think you should.....i think you should come outside someone wants to see you'.The quiver in her voice was enough proof to Alice that something was definitely wrong—she was tired—Landon was out of her life already and now there's another problem in her life to deal with.She reluctantly got out of the bed and went down the stairs only to find Stacey at the foot of it with her body shaking vigorously like she had the fever.‘Stacey??'.She called softly and Stacey flinched sharply as she turned around.‘Wh...what is...'’You have to help me,he's
FEW HOURS LATER....Alice blew her nose into the handkerchief handed over to her by Kayla,who was tired of keeping up with the supportive sister act.Landon was finally out of the way and Alice wasn't in the right state of mind which was a perfect opportunity to milk off her.‘I love that man Kayla and I....I can't believe I still do love him'.Alice cried out as she blew her nose again.‘He hurt you multiple times before Alice and he acted like he was a changed man......he isn't a changed man sis and it's time you move on from him'.Kayla muttered and then Willow started crying all of a sudden.Alice wasn't really in the mood but she picked her baby up anyway and patted her on the back so as to make her stop.The crying didn't stop and Kayla decided to take Willow outside for some fresh air just as Catherine walked in.‘Are you—'.‘
It probably wasn't a big deal but Alice still couldn't understand why Landon would hide the letter from his secret admirer—maybe she was overthinking it—maybe she wasn't—maybe she was having a hard time trusting the man she loved—maybe she was just scared of losing him.Well she why wouldn't she trust Landon.He did spend a lot of time redeeming himself and having fears over him cheating on her was beyond dumb.....it was also unacceptable as well.‘Don't ruin this Alice,don't f**king ruin this,you are finally with the man of your dreams and you are going to spend Christmas with him'.She whispered and took a deep breath before going outside.Landon was already asleep and she kissed him on the forehead right after she placed the card right back under his bed,he stirred a little bit but thankfully didn't wake up which was a relief.‘You know you could've
FEW DAYS LATER...The whole family arrived in Corazo valley to spend Christmas with Landon who managed to convince them to bring him along,it was also an excuse to get out of the hospital and spend time together with his family.His ribs were still sore so Alice helped him into the wheelchair and wheeled him into Grandma Lena's house with Willow enjoying the ride on his thighs.The house still remained the same,he noticed as he took a quick glance,the only person missing was his grandmother seated on her beautiful rocking chair and very expensive chinaware stacked in front of her.She would always clean the teacups with a full blue rag while whistling her favorite song, sometimes she would tear a piece of her rag and handed it over to him to join her in the cleaning.A tear mistakenly streamed down Landon's cheek and Alice brushed it off when she saw h
‘Over my dead body will I allow you to do that?!'.Emily rose to her feet in anger as she couldn't believe what her daughter was planning on doing.Giving out her inheritance wasn't only reckless,it was stupid and foolish at the same time and until Alice realises that,she wasn't going to let her make that mistake.‘Think about it Mom,she might kill herself and it'll all be my fault, it hurts so bad know—'.‘This isn't up for discussion,Kayla is an adult and she is her mother's responsibility, it's not your fault that she is so jealous and insecure of your success,you worked hard for it and you earned it all on your own'.Emily cut her off as she cupped her cheeks with her hands,Alice opened her mouth to protest a little but shut it right back knowing it would be pointless.Her mind was made up and she was going to do all she could so Kayla could live
‘What are you doing here Luther?'.Alice's voice was hoarse when she saw Luther standing in front of her.He looked so lean—too lean—almost anorexic,his pupils were dilated,and the dark circles under his eyes were so wrinkled like he had squeezed duffel bags under them.It was hard just looking at him.The once handsome Luther she met was now looking like someone whose AIDS are in the final stages and it scared her to death.‘I....I was at your place but they said you were here...I....I called you,you know??'.He was stuttering and she held her breath for a little moment.They weren't together but even his worst enemy would have a little bit of compassion for the way he looked which was downright pitiful.‘Sorry but I can't....I can't do this right now Luther....Landon was shot last night and I..'.’Oh I heard ab