The eerie silence of the apartment makes it so creepy that I can't even take a nap.No one is in the apartment except me. Raymond left as early as he woke up, saying he had an important meeting in the company.Well, I was surprised when he told me that because that is unlike him.Raymond doesn't tell me where he's going, he even ignores me whenever I ask, but he told me without me asking. Could it be that my plans are starting to work already? That will be great.Since there's nothing to do, I think going to grandpa George's apartment will help me kill the boredom. I stand up from the bed, slip my legs in a slipper and drag my feet out of the room. I always feel so tired these days even though I don't do anything. That's funny. I think one doesn't have to do certain work to be tired. I'm pregnant with a baby, and Raymond has been stressing me lately.Going out of the house everyday also counts as getting stressed. I hope this ends soon because I'm getting tired already. Gran
CASSIE'S POVAt first, I thought Blair was faking it because I wanted to talk to her about divorcing Raymond. So, I slightly pushed the chair backward so she'll fall down. And it did work, but she ended up passing out instead. It scares me so much as she looks like someone who is lifeless. “Blair?” I call, trying to revive her, but she isn't moving. What have I done? I know that I hate her and can do anything to separate her with Raymond, but killing her isn't part of my plans. She can't die now, I still have a lot of things in store that I haven't done to her. “Blair!” Jeff's scream makes me leapt to my feet. “What did you do to her?” He throws the cups of ice cream away and lifts Blair up from the ground. “If anything happens to her, I'm going to deal with you, evil sister!” He yelled at me and ran out carrying Blair in his arms. He can't do anything to me, and I am not remorseful at all. If she dies then that's a win win for me. No one will come in between Ray and I
I have no idea how long I passed out, but looking through the window, it's already dark outside. Where's Jeff?My eyes darted to the giving set running from my hand to the drip stand. Wow! 1 litre of the fluid already in my body?Is it that serious?Wait, hope nothing happens to my baby. I can't feel any pain even when I touch my abdomen. I think my baby is fine. Hope the doctor didn't tell Jeff anything about my pregnancy? Oh no, he can't do that. I'm not ready to tell anyone yet. I sit upright, supporting my back with the headboard. Wondering where Jeff could have gone to, the door opens and he comes in. “Thank goodness you are awake.” He sighs in relief, closing the door. “Blair, I know Cassie is evil, but I didn't know she could do such a thing.” Yea, I know and I'm not surprised. Cassie could go to any length to humiliate me in public. “The good thing is, I'm okay.” “You don't know what I am talking about, do you?” What is he talking about if not his disappointment
The way he glared at me when I entered the room made me swallow hard. Raymond is so upset and that answers my questions. He's jealous.Jealous that I was with Jeff throughout the day. Doesn't he know that I only spent some minutes with Jeff, and the rest of the hours at the hospital?It looks like Cassie didn't tell him about the pregnancy.Why didn't she tell him?Could she have done that because she has plans rolled up in her sleeve?I've got to be very careful from now on. I need to pay attention to Cassie more because there's nothing she can't do to me. She can't just let this slide away even though she didn't inform Raymond. Cassie will find a way to get rid of my baby. Oh God, I am so careless. I shouldn't have left the house from the unset.If only I hesitated, but I was so eager to leave because of those maniacs. The least we could have done was exchanged words with each other. Now, I got myself out there, fainted, and Cassie found out my secret. “What is it between
RAYMOND'S POVWhat's wrong with Cassie?She sounds so upset over the phone. I hope I haven't done anything to upset her. Or is it Blair?She's the only one Cassie always has misunderstandings with. I wonder what she has done to Cassie now. A few minutes later, Cassie parks the car in front of me and comes down looking so sad. Immediately she approaches me, she falls into my arms and starts crying. “What's wrong?”I wrap my arms around her, holding her tightly. “I don't know why Blair keeps doing this to me.” She sobs. Blair again? I already knew it. “What has she done this time?” “I went to the restaurant because I wanted to eat something different today and I saw her together with Jeff…” she paused. The moment she mentioned Jeff, my heart skips a beat. Why is Blair always together with Jeff?I thought I'd warned Jeff never to see Blair again.“And when I tried telling her to stop seeing Jeff because of your reputation, she humiliated me in public.”Uhn?Like seriously?I
“Is it that serious?” Blair looked up, blinking her eyes. It seems she's trying to hold back her tears. Why is she tearing up?It was just a bottle of perfume, it's not even the most expensive one on the dresser that broke. What's wrong with her?“It's fine.”She tries to put on a smile, but it's obvious that she's so scared.My eyes travel down to her hands which she is holding nervously. “Is something wrong with your hands?”She tries to hide her hand but I notice a stain of blood on her left finger. Quickly, I grab her hand and see a deep cut in her index finger. “What da!” “You didn't…” I look at her and she looks away. “Blair, this is so…”I don't even know what to say to her. “We need to go to the hospital right now.”As soon as I mentioned the hospital, she fling her hand from me and leapt to her feet. “Don't worry, I'm fine.” She walks away, hurrying towards the bathroom. However, to me, it's not fine. How can she get a deep cut such as that and says she's fine?
BLAIR'S POV Wait, where is this?The hospital, again?Come on!Why do I always end up at the hospital now?I was here yesterday, three days ago, and now. But why am I here?I don't remember getting into an accident or…I remember now, it's all coming back.Ouch!I try to sit upright but the slight pain in my belly won't let me.My baby? Did I lose it?The doctor said I can lose my baby if anything happens again.“Ahh, she's finally awake. Thank Goodness!” I turn to the door and see one of the maids in my apartment rushing in. She looked so scared, and her eyes were swollen, probably from crying. Was it that bad? “Mrs. Raymond, the doctor said you shouldn't try sitting now.” She quickly held me back on the bed as I tried to sit again for the second time.“I thought we were going to lose you.”Lose me? What nonsense!I can't die now, at least, not now. “I'll go get the doctor now, please don't try sitting down.”Blair, what have you done again?Hope I haven't lost this baby? Th
I think I heard it wrong.Raymond won't say his baby, he doesn't like me, and he won't like the baby either. “Answer me!” He thundered. “I swear I don't know anything about it. I'll never do that, Ray.” I sobbed. “Then who could have done that?” My eyes darted to Cassie as soon as he asked that, but Cassie winked at me because she knows he won't believe me even if I mentioned her name. “Can't you see she's lying, Ray? She did that and you should punish her.” “Cassie?” He glanced at her, then his arm.She released it and he started walking towards the bed. I thought Raymond was going to hit me, or mock me, or do anything stupid, but instead, he took my hand and sat next to me on the bed. “From now on, I'll keep an eye on you.” He said, examining my injured hand from yesterday. “Why?” Cassie and I asked at the same time. She seemed to be as curious as I am. “You didn't lose the baby now, which is a relief. But I have no idea what you'll do in the future.” “What!” Cassie e
“Mr. Raymond, you can't leave now, the next batch of the shareholders are in the hall waiting for you to start the meeting."Crap!I didn't even remember I divided them into two sections so we could have a friendly meeting. I wanted to give the flower to Blair by myself and then express my feelings for her. The meeting would last for more than an hour; I can't keep the flower till I go home; it will weaken. “Here, take this."I handed it to the P.A., “Take this to my house and ask for Blair. Make sure you don't give it to anyone except Blair. Understand?"“Yes, Mr. Raymond."As soon as he left, I returned to my office, getting ready to go to the hall. An hour later, I returned to the office after the meeting was over.Surprisingly, the basket is sitting on my desk and the roses are all weakened. What is the meaning of this?Didn't he take it to Blair as I instructed?How dare he!This is so expensive and custom-made too. “Mr. Raymond?"“Why is this still here?"“Oh, I did as yo
RAYMOND'S POVIt has been thirty minutes since I left home, but it feels like I've left for more than ten hours. I missed Blair, and I missed being around her. Should I just go home?This meeting is so important, I can't leave now. “Mr. Raymond, you didn't say anything."I was so lost in thought, thinking about Blair that I forgot I was in the middle of a meeting. “Can we reschedule the meeting, Mr. Raymond? You look exhausted."Exhausted? Me?That's not true.I love my work so much, and there is no way I will reschedule this meeting. It is so important. However, if I decide to cancel it now, I'll have to leave Blair at home again to attend this same meeting. “Mr. Raymond? It's here."Just what I have been waiting for. “Take it to my office, I'll be right there."This time, I tried to concentrate on the meeting fully so I won't miss any details being discussed. And yes, it worked. As soon as the meeting was over, I didn't wait to exchange pleasantries with any of them, I qui
Oh great!This meeting won't end well, either.Look at their faces, none of them are even happy to see me. And look, they are all above thirty." And who is this?” One of them asked as soon as we entered the hall. I glanced at the P.A., Panicking more than Alicia."She is the new president…"“Come again?" They all burst into laughter at the same time. I feel so embarrassed right now, and I wish the ground could swallow me. What sort of a thing is this?“She's too young?"This nonsense again!I hate it when they say I am too young. How could they?I may be young, but I can do what some of them can't even do. “Also, she made us all come here yesterday without showing up. Who does that? I hate working with amateurs."I've had enough of this, it's time to step up and show them I am the president and not them. Maybe a little threat could work. “Am I too young? Funny."They all went silent. The hall became so quiet as if no one was present there. Seeing how they were all staring
Today, Ray left the house so early, saying he had an important meeting to attend to in the company. He wasn't so happy that he was going to leave the house today; he wanted to stay with me the whole day, just like yesterday. If only he knew what was in my mind, maybe he would have canceled the meeting. My prayers have been answered, I can now leave the house to my own company in peace. I just wish Raymond could understand for once, and allow me to go to the company just as he goes to his without any worries. But no, his reason is still the same. “Ma'am? He has arrived."That's my P. A., I told him to come pick me up because I won't leave the house with any of the cars. Maybe Raymond would decide to come home when I'm gone, and if he finds any of the cars missing, he'll know I left the house. But if none of the cars are missing, then he would think I am in Grandpa George's apartment, or just taking a stroll around the house. “Where is he? Hope he didn't drive inside the house?
Raymond was pacing in front of the apartment when I stepped inside the gate. I quietly tiptoed and hid behind some flowers since he wasn't looking at the gate. What on earth is he doing here now?Has Alicia burst the bubble and he's pacing around, waiting for me to return?Oh, come on!That wasn't what I told Alicia to do.She might have made a mistake because of her nervousness, and then Raymond found out it wasn't me who was lying on the bed. How could she do this to me?Now, I won't be the one in trouble, Jeff is. Raymond will haunt Jeff down and throw him in jail. What can I do to stop him?Absolutely nothing. He won't even listen to me because he had warned me before.Still trying to figure out what to do, a maid from Grandpa George's apartment came to Raymond and they hurried away together. I watched him enter Grandpa's apartment and sighed in relief. Now I can go inside the apartment without him seeing me. As fast as I could, I went inside the apartment, hurried up the
Kill who?Isn't that Cassie's voice I am hearing?What is she doing in Jeff's place?Was she the one that made Jeff call me to come see him so they'll do whatever they want to do with me?No, Jeff can't do that, can he?Should I even be surprised if Jeff is a bad person too?My own sister wants me dead, so I won't be surprised if Jeff wants that, too. I wanted to turn away and run from there, but I heard Jeff's voice.“I can't do that, Blair hasn't done anything to me." Great, Jeff isn't like her. “She is a good person, Cassie. Do not let the hatred you have for Blair to blind you. You will regret this later if you don't stop doing this stuff."“Who cares?" She let out a loud laugh. “You know what? I think you should leave now!"“Are you sending me out of your house?" “Yes, Cassie, you aren't welcome here; you are evil." When I heard footsteps approaching the door, I hid behind the flowers, waiting for Cassie to leave. “If you don't do as I told you, you are going to lose Blai
BLAIR'S POVOh, Jeff, come on, there's no way I can leave this house right now without Raymond seeing me. What should I do?I can't make Jeff feel like I betrayed him. He saved my life, and the least I could do was go see him to make him happy. Raymond is controlling my life, and I don't like it.When he hasn't found out I was pregnant, I leave the house whenever I want and he doesn't stop me. “Alicia?"I went to Alicia's room to plan with her because she's the only one I trust, and the only maid closer to me in the apartment. “Ma'am?"She stood up from her bed, adjusting her gown. “I need your help, Alicia. Jeff wants to see me."“Jeff? The guy Mr. Raymond warned you never to go see?" Her eyes widened in shock. “Ma'am please don't go. Mr. Raymond won't be happy with you. You know how much he cares about your security."Ahh, I know. But he can't keep controlling my life because I am carrying his baby. “I didn't come here for you to remind me of that, so do not talk me out of
RAYMOND'S POVBlair is lying to me right now which is weird.She has never lied to me before, why now?Something is really fishy. Where did she go without telling me?There's no way someone could spend more than four hours in the shopping mall, let alone the hospital. Even if she went to those places yesterday, she wouldn't have spent more than four hours in both. She must have gone somewhere and she doesn't want to tell me. What is Blair planning?I'm stopping her from leaving the house alone because of her own good.Someone is after her life even though I haven't been able to find out who it is. She can't be careless while carrying my baby. She needs to be careful wherever she wants to go. “Why didn't you care to tell me? You know how much I want to see you and the baby healthy." Blair sighed, lowering her head. “I know. I just didn't want to pressure you."Pressure me?If it was really the hospital, she would have told me right before going. To burst the bubble, the docto
BLAIR'S POVHow dare Cassie kiss Raymond in front of me.Coming to the house to confirm I am still alive isn't enough?She went ahead to do what would trigger my heart.I don't like this at all, and I am so angry that Raymond didn't do anything about it. Instead of stopping her from doing whatever she wanted to do, he stood there, rooted in a spot like a tree. He wanted that, I know.If not, he wouldn't have allowed her to do it. I think it's time to tell him who the kidnapper was. That way, he would stay away from Cassie. I don't want her to be arrested and put behind bars, I just want him to be far away from her.It hurts my feelings whenever Cassie is all intimate with him.“Ma'am?"“Not now, I'm not in a good mood." Alicia bowed her head and left the room. I won't go to that company today, I have to confront Raymond first.He has to know the kind of a person my sister is. Why do I even keep calling her my sister? A part of me hates her. “Blair, that wasn't proper."Not p