Amber was… Confused, to say the least.
Well, it wouldn't be bad to be the daughter of a billionaire like Micah Griffin. He had money, status and that would force him to apologize to her for being rude to her and taking Alice's side, weeks ago. However, now that she, her mother and father… Or just Roger now… had returned home, Amber couldn't stop thinking that something was wrong.
She had seen other men discover they had raised their wives' lovers' children, but none of them had acted as calmly as Roger was acting at that moment.
And, for someone who had beaten Alice and revealed that Amber was Mr. Griffin's real daughter, Kendra was irritated and tense beyond measure. She hadn't even said a single word the entire way home and that was certainly abnormal. Was she angry that Amber dis
“So, you married Micah Griffin’s daughter.” Dante said and just hearing that sentence made Alice's head throb, even though it had been three days since that disastrous night when everything she thought she knew about her family had been turned upside down.“That’s not a certainty yet.” Massimo grunted, dissatisfied “For all we know, this could all just have been his plan to try to destabilize me through my wife. He's not an idiot. Surely he has already realized what you and I are trying to do and wants to buy time to have something against our partnership.”“Is there no one else who can confirm that his story is true?” Heidi asked, worried “I mean, he said your grandfather knew everything, right, Alice? Can't he say anything about it?”&ld
After witnessing how much of a vixen Emma Bianchi could be, Alice understood why Heidi was afraid of her. But, she didn't imagine it would be that much.At the mere prospect of her mother-in-law being there, Heidi stood frozen like a deer in the headlights of a car, staring at the entrance to the Living Room as if a monster would emerge from there at any moment.“Love…” Dante held her hands, his voice faster than normal “Go. Find another room to hide in until I'm gone with her. We will still need you to continue communicating with Massimo and Alice to resolve this.”“But…” his girlfriend stuttered, hesitantly “I can’t leave you alone…”“But you also can't lose your job until you finish
“Alice!” Massimo gasped, worried, but Alice just held her own cheek, without looking at him.“I’m fine.” she tried to calm him down, without taking her eyes off Emma.“You are a disgraced bitch, even more than your mother and sister…” she growled “Everything was falling back into place, before you married that bastard and complicated everything again…”However, instead of completing the sentence, Emma bit her own tongue when Alice landed a slap on her cheek, hard enough to turn her face 180 degrees. And, while Dante ran to his mother to support her, Alice remained firm where she was, feeling her face hurt and her anger burn even more."How do you dare…?" Emma asked, seeming to finally recover from
“Mr. Bianchi…” a smiling attendant appeared in the waiting room, interrupting the silence between Alice and Massimo “Dr. Lewis is ready to welcome you. Please accompany me to his office when you are ready.”“Are you sure you don’t want me to go with you?” Alice asked, although Massimo's answer was already very clear, as he moved his chair away without even waiting for her.“You know I prefer privacy during these appointments.” her husband replied, his tone indecipherable “Your grandfather is hospitalized nearby, isn’t he? Go visit him. I’ll find you when I’m done.”“He's still not well enough to fully wake up and talk, but… I'll do it…” Alice got up, but couldn't help but stop in front of him “W
“Why can’t I wear my light-up shoes to school, mommy?” Millie grumbled, slamming her feet hard against the mall floor, making her shoes let out a small whistle as the blue and red lights flashed.“Because it’s in your class rules, sweetie. During the Family Day party or other commemorative date when there will be no classes, you can use them, but not every day.” Alice explained, stroking her hair “That's why we bought these new shoes. This way you can run a lot throughout the year with your friends.” She turned to see where Joshua was, accompanied by two more security guards from Massimo's team, who had insisted on carrying the seven shoe boxes that Alice had bought "Gosh, I think I should insist on carrying some of the packages too..."“Mommy, mommy! Can we have ice cream?” Millie tried to pull her to
“You guys better stay right where you are!” Josh growled, but it was too late.As if they had been waiting for that moment the whole time, the two men who were accompanying Agent Simmons threw themselves towards the bodyguards, starting a noisy physical fight that caught the attention of everyone else in the mall. However, Alice didn't have much time to pay attention to that, because soon Simmong was on top of her, holding Millie's waist and trying to lift her off her lap.“Mommy!” Millie screamed, terrified, clinging to her with all her strength.“Stop resisting, Mrs. Bianchi!” the woman growled, never stopping trying to pull Millie away “This will only make the accusations against you worse!”“Stop!” Ali
“Grandma! Please, Grandma! I want mommy!”The insufferable little thing continued to scream and scream as Kendra dragged her through the hallways of her house, the irritating crying making her want to kick that child instead of just digging her nails into the chubby arm, to keep her from running away.“What the fuck are you doing, Kendra?!” Roger growled, that shit having the audacity to sound like he had the morals to scold her “Are you crazy? And stop treating the girl like that! You will end up hurting her and that will only make things worse…!”“Shut up!” Kendra growled, finally reaching the door of the small room next to the laundry room, where that brat and her mother should never have left “If we had it up to you, we would have been in the mud a lon
“Here, darling. Drink some chamomile tea and try to breathe deeply. It's going to be okay…” Thea murmured, handing a cup of warm tea into Alice's shaking hands, who could barely get anything in front of herself because of the tears blurring her vision.“It's going to be okay, Alice…” sitting by her side, Lucy caressed her back and tried to wipe her face with a tissue “Oh, honey, I'm so sorry… But Millie will come back to you soon, I'm sure…"“Fuck. Have you guys gotten any calls from Josh yet?” Massimo asked, for the hundredth time, to one of the many cowboys who were there in the living room, waiting with them for news of Joshua or Millicent.“No, Mr. Bianchi.” one of them swallowed, worried.