Arriving at our maternal grandfather's mansion, I had to change my expression from desperation to a sad one.I am so soaked in the rain right now, and I feel so cold. But all this is to win my grandfather's heart. He'll see that among the only two grandchildren he has, I am the only one that cares for him. And that means he'll choose me to run the company after his death. Thank Goodness he doesn't have a favorite grandchild among us. And even if he has, then it will be me. “Miss Cassie?"One of the maids ran over with an umbrella, but I pushed her out of my way. “I don't need it. Where is Grandpa?"She looks so surprised, but I don't care. My main aim here is to see Grandpa, not be attended to by any maid. “And don't you ever touch me with your ugly fingers. Look at them!"I hissed at her and then entered the mansion. Grandpa is sitting in his wheelchair in the sitting room, taking his medication. Wait a minute… Didn't the caller say the man was dying?I expect to see him
BLAIR'S POVI've been at the hospital for more than a week now and luckily, I'm discharged to go home today. AhhhFinally!Staying here for a whole week, not getting to move around freely feels like I am in jail. Gosh!Raymond wouldn't let me even stand closer to the window to admire the beautiful view outside. According to him, someone might be targeting me with a gun or something dangerous. How is that even possible?The VIP ward is on the sixth floor, I don't think something like that would happen. “Are you ready?"Raymond asked as soon as I stepped out of the bathroom.“Yes, I am."He opens the door for me, so we'll leave; what a gentleman. But getting outside, I froze. What is the meaning of this?Not only two but dozens of security guys all lined up at each side of the lobby. For who? Me?This is too much. Raymond is just overreacting.Cassie didn't even show up again after that day. I got her embarrassed outside. We haven't heard anything from her or where she ran off
“Hello, Blair." The sharp mouth Matilda waved.“Ma'am, do you want to go inside now? You need to rest." One of my maids whispered to me. She doesn't want me to exchange words with them because of my health. I won't even do that either, I'm still standing there to give them the cold treatment they deserve. Looking at them now, I don't remember seeing them at the hospital.They didn't even show up after the day they left.And even on that day, I didn't see them clearly; they were already leaving when I opened my eyes. What kind of people are they?I am sure they are jealous of me now. Being the matriarch is possible now that I am carrying a child for Raymond.“You are finally out of that creepy place, Blair, congratulations.” "Look at her, she looks like she hasn't been fed for years now.”What does she mean?" Oh, come on, Blair is pregnant, and she just got out of the hospital. She can't look so robust like someone coming from vacation.”They all burst into laughter which is o
CASSIE'S POVA week later, I am still living in this house, waiting for this old man to leave this world so I'll become the next heiress. I've been tolerating all his bad behaviors just to win his heart and I think I am getting a hang of it.He doesn't do certain things now without calling Cassie to help him. And he doesn't make some decisions without informing me first. I think I will be the person he chose, no doubt. Grandpa has been involving me in things concerning the company, and for the first time in my life, he let me go to the company with him yesterday. My dream has finally come true.Raymond will come running to me when he learns I became the heiress in a few days. Who doesn't need a successful wife?Absolutely no one. It's afternoon and everyone in the house seems so busy. The house is always busy, but today is different. Maybe we'll be having some guests today, but Grandpa didn't tell me anything like that.“Where's Grandpa?"I asked one of the maids but she igno
BLAIR'S POVStepping out of the car, the fresh air from the scented roses in the house found its way into my nostrils. I love this house so much because it always reminds me of my Mum.Even though she never brought us here when she was still alive, I always feel her presence whenever I am here. If only Mum was alive, I could have done whatever I could to see that she had been pregnant, but death had already taken her away, leaving us to find a place in our grandpa's heart. The first time Cassie and I found out our mum's dad was a rich guy in the city, Cassie cut me off and warned me never to find her. She got to stay in this house for two years while I stayed with my dad trying to make ends meet. The only time I saw Cassie was in school then, but she wanted nothing to do with me. The past aside, I need to focus on the future now. Where is Grandpa?I hope he is still alive and waiting for me.What will become of this house when Grandpa passes away?Oh God, please keep him alive
A few minutes after I passed out, my eyelids opened.Cassie is standing very close to where I lie in the bed, holding a pillow. My heart plummeted as soon as I saw what she was holding. Cassie wants to press it on me, but she is hesitating. What is stopping her?She could have done that even before I opened my eyes as we were the only ones in the room. “You bastard!" She threw the pillow on my face. Quickly, I rose to my feet, stepping away from her. “How dare you do this to me, Blair! What is wrong with you!" Cassie threw herself on the carpet, crying heartily. What did I do wrong again?I didn't kill Grandpa like Cassie shouted at the door as soon as the man passed away. How could I even kill him when there were a lot of people present in the room? Will even says I poisoned him because I don't live in this house either.Cassie is just finding ways to tarnish my image. And why is she crying this way?Cassie 't cry in this room for someone unless she loses something she is
CASSIE'S POVBlair dares lay her hand on me? In front of these people?I swear, I won't let her go scot-free. She must account for what she did. And that position she was given, I'll make sure she doesn't enjoy it. It won't last; it will disturb her life, and she'll end up giving up on it.“Miss Cassie?" I turned in the direction where my name was called.“What?" It is the same lawyer who promised me he was going to do whatever he could to make sure my name appears as the heiress.What nonsense does he want to say?“I tried my best, but your late grandpa…”" Shut up!”I threw a cushion at him angrily. " You are a liar, you fool. I shouldn't have left it all in your hands, I would have done it by myself!”" But I did what I could, the rest was your fault.”My fault?How was it my fault?" When your late Grandpa sent someone to call you when he was battling with death, you refused to go, that was why he sent someone to bring Blair.”" Excuse me?”" Yes, I was there. Everything in
RAYMOND'S POV“How can you all shamelessly tell me some guys came and took her away? What is your job? Isn't it to keep an eye on her?"This is so stupid.How could the people I entrusted Blair in their hands let her leave the house with strangers?“If She isn't found today, consider yourselves jobless. Not only that, you will all rot in jail!"I return to the apartment after threatening them. How could they be so daft to have let her leave this house when they know the threats she has been getting right from the hospital?Who does that?An hour later, I still haven't gotten any feedback from the security or the servants. What am I even doing here?Blair is carrying my baby, and it is my responsibility to go look for her, too. Nothing must happen to her that will affect my baby. I left the apartment, fuming in anger. But as soon as I was about to enter the car, two cars drove inside the house. The way the car was described to me, I instantly knew these were the cars that took Bl
“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