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2024-10-29 19:42:56Sienna Williams chatted with the Governor for a while in her study in the watchful presence of Damien, though he was subtle about the way he stared at George. When Sienna had had enough exchange of words with him, she zoomed off, letting her mind wander to the party beginning in barely hours. She had hoped for an hour's rest after the Governor’s departure, but his constant blabbering didn’t seem to end.
“Mr Governor,” Sienna spoke and rose to her feet, drawing the attention of Damien. Simultaneously, the Governor rose to his feet as well. “Thank you for coming all the way to welcome me back home, but, as you already know, I am hosting a party this evening which I must get ready for,” Sienna stated firmly. “Of course, Mrs Williams,” the Governor says, stretching out his hand for a farewell handshake with Sienna, but Damien stepped in between, taking his hand and giving it a firm shake. “I’ll see you out, Mrs Williams has something important to tend to,” Damien says while still shaking hands with the Governor. The Governor, stunned, simply nodded and followed Damien’s hand that directed him out of Sienna’s office. Damien walked with the Governor until he met with his entourage outside. When they spotted him, they all bowed. Damien exchanged one last handshake with the Governor before his guard opened the vehicle for him to get in. “I’ll see you later, Mr Governor,” Damien added with his hand raised. As soon as the Governor’s car took off, Damien mounted the stairs and headed back to Sienna’s study. “Tell me you found something on that piece of shit,” Sienna said as the door to her study closed and Damien walked in. “You bet I did. He’s part of the gambling ring,” Damien said, pulling out his phone and showing the new found information he had of the Governor. Sienna stared at it intensely, the wheels in her brain spinning at full speed. “Do you need me to handle him?” Damien asked. “For now no. Keep him away from the kids,” Sienna says. There was a light knock on the door disrupting them. Sienna slopped her head as the door creaked open, revealing her assistant, Melissa. She was a pale and timid looking woman who always had thick glasses on. “Mrs Williams. Mr Williams.” She acknowledged both Sienna and Damien after she closed the door behind her. “I just received news from the headquarters. Mr Kebison refuses to work with the CEO and insists on having a meeting with you first before signing the contract. I’ve penciled a zoom meeting with him for Monday 19,” Melissa says, reading off her notepad. “That’s eight working days from today,” Sienna interjected. “Yes, Mrs Williams. Also, the beauty room is ready. The makeup artist is ready to begin when you are,” Melissa adds. Sienna Nods in approval and gratitude. “Thank you, Melissa,” Sienna says and Melissa leaves the room. Now alone with Sienna, Damien finally voiced out the one question that has been twirling in his brain since Sienna stepped out of the vehicle. “I take it you ran into him,” he says. Sienna stared at him, giving him a knowing look. “He bumped into the vehicle,” she replies matter of factly. Damien was silent for a while, studying Sienna’s body language. “How did you feel? Seeing him after so long?” Sienna sighs. It was a question she had hoped not to receive, particularly coming from Damien. How did she feel seeing Aaron, her first love, the man who shattered her heart beyond repair. How did she feel seeing him? Sienna knew the answer to that. “It came as a shock, regardless, it doesn’t matter,” she dismissed, smiling reassuringly at Damien. “Do you think they will recognize me” “The DeMarques?” Damien asks and Sienna nods. “No. You are no longer Sienna Clairvoyant. She was a timid girl, that isn’t you. Not anymore. You are a strong and fierce and determined woman. Besides, they are too conceited and have a superiority complex bigger than the fortune they claim to have to even think of comparing you, Sienna Williams, to that girl they broke nine years ago,” Damien says firmly. Sienna nods, letting Damien’s words sink in. “You are right,” she rounded the huge mahogany table centered in the middle of her study. “I should make sure the girls are well settled in before getting ready for tonight’s gala,” Sienna says, walking past Damien. Just as she grabbed the doorknob, Damien spoke up. “You’ve got this, Sienna Williams,” Damien says, laying emphasis on her last name. The name which she took when she married his father, the late Mr Octavio Williams. Sienna gave Damien a smile that didn’t reach her eyes before she closed the door behind her. _____Related chapters
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Later that evening, the stars shone brightly in the sky, creating a warm and festive ambience. In the foyer of the Fortress, the air was filled with a soft glow from the chandeliers that casted a warm and inviting light. With the tables dressed in crisp white linens adorned with intricate centrepieces of fresh flowers on some tables and diamond on others, the first set of guest began to make their way to the delicious buffet. Outside the foyer of the Fortress, guest dressed in their finest attire mingle and chatted. Women, most of whom Sienna could vaguely recognise, were dressed in flowing dress of sateen, their jewellery catching light with each movement. Most of them were accompanied by men in tailored suits and tuxedos. In the background, a light orchestra plays a gentle waltz, the strings blending harmoniously with a soft hum. Sienna Williams sat in her study where she had the perfect overview of everything. She was dressed in a forest green dress with an off-the-shoulder desi
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All through the night, Sienna Williams tried as much as possible to stay a thousand feet away from Aaron. Standing so close to him had brought back emotions that swept her off her feet, but, she maintained a demeanor that didn’t give it away. She could feel his gaze on her, boring a hole in the back of her head. Whenever she moved from one table to the next, she would feel his gaze sweep all through her body, watching her every move. And even when she smiled flirtatiously at the Governor – though it made her skin crawl, Sienna could feel the dead glare Aaron shot at him.‘Why was he acting so possessive and jealous of someone he had just met? Or perhaps, had he caught into the fact that I was Sienna Clairvoyant, the girl whose heart he broke?’ Sienna wondered. Across the room, her gaze locked with Damien. He tilted his head to the side, signaling that he needed a minute alone with her. Sienna quickly excused herself from the crowd she chatted with and headed towards Damien. When sh
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“I’m telling you, she’s the one! I would recognise that lowlife good for nothing bitch anywhere. Money and class could not change her,” Sienna barely caught into Gisella’s words as she approached their table because as soon as they spotted Sienna, everyone quieted down, exchanging stares between them.“Are we having fun?” Sienna spoke up with a big smile on her face despite knowing she had been the topic of conversation a few seconds ago. None of them replied to Sienna’s question, but she didn’t let that stop her from pulling out the empty chair between Gisella and Natalia.A waiter approaches their table, offering a glass of champagne to Sienna and then to the others. Sienna gracefully sipped her champagne, not faltering at the way they intensely stared at her every mannerisms. The waiter gone, Sienna placed her glass on the table. She pushes the hair that covered her cheek bone over her shoulder, crossed her legs and smiled at Natalia.“So, what brings you to Portsmouth?” Natalia a
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At the end of the party, Sienna stood on the patio where a an aisle made of flower was placed. With a polite smile plastered on her face, she greeted the last of the guests who filtered out from the grand hall and the garden, their laughter and conversations trailing into the night. Damien was a steady presence at her side, his hand resting lightly on her lower back in a gesture that was both protective and possessive.The party had been a success, the kind of glittering affair that left everyone talking for weeks, although currents of tension had woven through the event when she’d sat with the DeMarque. Sienna Williams knew this well, for she had been the one to set those currents in motion, pickling at their weaknesses. Her demeanor betraying the provocations she had seeded throughout the night.When Aaron approached, Sienna’s demeanor barely changed as she gave him the same smile she’d given to everyone who greeted and applauded her for a wonderful party. Gisela was still fuming fr
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Sienna Williams leaned back in her plush office chair, twirling a pen between her fingers as she listened to the Governor wax poetic about the town’s future. It was two in the afternoon and Damien had left the office for the day to go spend sometime with Rylee and Brylee. Sienna insisted on staying for another two hours as she had a meeting with the Governor.“Mrs Williams, I’m telling you, this town has so much potential. We just need the right investments to bring it to life,” the Governor said, his enthusiasm easily perceived. Sienna listened to him speak, silently taking in his appearance. He was a tall, slightly portly man in his mid-fifties, with a receding hairline. He wasn’t bad looking for someone his age, but if he wasn’t physically repulsive in his thoughts and actions, Sienna would have loved to do business with him. Sienna nodded, though her mind was partially on the stack of proposals from the head office she needed to review by the end of the day. “I hear you, Mr Gover
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Aaron DeMarque stopped dead in his tracks. He hadn’t expected Sienna Williams to be awake, much less that she would catch into him sneaking into her room, which by the way, took him forever to find. Since he’d been caught, he thought, he might as well get over what brought him here in the first place. He straightened up, fixed his tie and walked toward Sienna who was still giving him her back. “I needed to talk to you,” he answered sheepishly. Sienna turned on her heels, an amused look plastered on her face, though Aaron couldn’t see it. “I have an assistant for that. Should have had your wife scheduled an appointment with my assistant,” Sienna replied, unfolding her arms and walking toward the corner of her room where a bar of the finest wine and whiskey was placed. Aaron didn’t reply, but Sienna could feel him take steps behind her. Her heart began staggering in her chest the closer he got to her. Her hands shivered as she grabbed a bottle of whiskey from the bar and filled it up
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As soon as the door to her bedroom slammed shut, Sienna Williams let out a breathe she hadn't realised she was holding. Her heart was still pounding from how close Aaron was to her and now she managed to keep her composure, now she managed to not trail her hands through his soft-looking brown hair was beyond her comprehension.She paced her bedroom, the plush carpet muffling her footsteps. Her mind was racing, thoughts colliding like cars in a high-speed chase. Her conversation with Aaron still echoed in her mind, stirring up emotions she’d tried hard to bury. She couldn't shake the memory of his face, his words, the way he looked at her. It had been too much. She had thought she could handle him, but her racing heart and the knot in her stomach told a different story.“Get it together, Sienna,” she muttered to herself, running a hand through her hair. “He broke you, remember?”She had always been in control, always the one who called the shots. But Aaron... Aaron had a way of getting
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Sienna Williams woke up the next morning with a sense of purpose burning brightly within her. The heated conversation with Aaron and Damien still echoed in her mind, but instead of dampening her spirits, it fueled her resolve. She was done playing nice. It was time to push forward with her plans for revenge. Today was important. Today was the day she would push forward with her plans for revenge.She glanced at the clock on her bedside table. 6:30 AM. Early, but she felt ready to take on the world. Throwing back the covers, she swung her legs over the side of the bed and stood up, stretching out the tension from last night’s events. After getting ready, she walked down the stairs to find Damien and the twins already having breakfast. "Morning," she uttered at Damien before walking to where the twins sat and placing kisses on their foreheads. "Good morning my little princesses. Slept okay?" She asked. Rylee sat up, a beaming smile on her face. "Yes mummy. Brylee snuck into my room i
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Later that evening, Sienna stepped through the doors of the grand fortress. The house felt unusually quiet, none of the maids were in sight. Sienna’s steps faltered when she saw Damien descending the stairs, a suitcase at his feet indicating that he was just about to leave. The sight of it sent a pang of panic through her chest. Had things become this bad between them that he had to take some clothes with him? Sienna wondered to herself. Was he going to come and leave without seeing her? Sienna couldn’t stomach the distance she had caused between them and she knew immediately that she had to make amends.Damien’s gaze locked on Sienna but he didn’t hold her case. He grabbed his suitcase and began to walk towards her, passing her without as much as a smile.“Damien, wait,” Sienna called out, her voice barely above a whisper, but enough to make him pause. Damien turned. Although his expression was unreadable, there was a flicker of something in his eyes. They stood there for a moment,
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Sienna Williams stood in the middle of the conference hall, arms crossed, her sharp gaze locked on Gisela DeMarque. Of all the things she expected to see today, Gisela, of all people, on her knees in front of her was not one of them. Yet there she was, hands clasped together, head slightly bowed.It took everything Sienna had not to smirk, particularly as Aaron and Natalia studied her reaction. This was a side of Gisela she never thought she'd witness—desperate. This moment felt especially sweet. She could practically taste the power she held over the DeMarques."Sienna..." Gisela's voice was forced. "I'm sorry."Sienna raised an eyebrow, her face impassive. She didn’t respond immediately, letting the silence pull a little longer. She wanted Gisela to feel every second of it."For what exactly?" Sienna asked. Gisela’s jaw clenched, and she took a deep breath before continuing. “For accusing you of having an affair with my husband... in public. I shouldn’t have said those things. I was
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"Damien, forget about the lead investigator. He's working with Gisela. He won't be of much help to us. You should focus on getting the chief of precinct on our side,"It has been over thirty minutes since Sienna's tense exchange with inspector Everett. Sienna had been pacing back and forth in her office, wondering why she hadn't stopped to think for a second that Gisela's mistress could be someone within the law enforcement. Given the circumstances, it was hardly even on her mind. But now that she had this information, she was going to use it to her advantage. If Gisela had George killed, Everett had to have known. Sienna knew she had to find anything to link them to George's murder before they ruled it out as suicide."Why? Do you know something I don't?""Everett Gaines! He's the man we've been searching for all this while. He's Gisela's lover,""What!" Damien's shock voice made Sienna's insides swirl in a delicious way. "Yeah. I had the information last night but I didn't confirm
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In the quiet of Sienna's office, inspector Everett’s voice was sharp as he broke the silence. “So, Ms Williams, I’m sure you’ve heard about the Mayor’s death by now.”Sienna raised an eyebrow, her expression giving away nothing. “Tragic news. George had a lot of plans for this city.”He nodded slowly, his eyes never leaving hers, studying every reaction. “Tragic, yes. But it’s also… suspicious and convenient for others,”She could feel the shift in his tone, enough bite to it to signal an accusation without outright saying it. Sienna let the silence stretch a bit longer, her lips curling into the faintest hint of a smile. She wasn’t new to these games.“And you’re implying… what, exactly?” she asked, her voice smooth and calm. Everett’s eyes narrowed. “You were close with George. Matter of fact, he was the very first person you acquainted with since stepping foot into Portsmouth. You were both working on some pretty big projects and correct me if I am wrong, but you were about to end
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Back at the Fortress...Sienna had just finished tucking the girls into bed. After a series of explanations as to why their uncle daddy Damien wasn't coming home for the time being, she finally settled in her bathtub, the hot water relaxing the nerves that settled behind her neck. Sienna threw her head backwards, groaning as she felt the tension slip away. Her phone vibrated. She picked it up and smiled before pressing the phone to her ear."Seeing your call puts me in a good mood," Sienna says, happy to hear from her daughter after so long."I miss you too, mom," the voice on the other end says."You should visit home sometime. I'm sure the twins will be excited to see you. They have been asking nonstop about you,""You know I can't mom. It's risky," there was a slight pause before the voice spoke up again. “I’ve got something juicy for you. I finally figured out who Gisela's lover is," Sienna arched an eyebrow, her curiosity piqued despite herself. "Aaron and Gisela got into a heat
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Meanwhile....At the DeMarques’ estate, the tension in the air was thick enough to choke on. Aaron stood in the middle of the living room glaring at Gisela as she paced back and forth in front of him. The argument had started an hour ago, but it had escalated fast."I can't believe you, Gisela," Aaron snapped, his voice cold and sharp. "Do you have any idea what you've done? Throwing accusations at Sienna? You cost me the endorsement. The one thing that was keeping us ahead in the polls!"Gisela stopped pacing and turned to face him. Her cheeks were flushed, not from shame, but from anger. "Oh, don't act like you're so innocent in all this! We both know WHY and HOW you got Sienna to endorse you!""Do you have any idea what you’ve done? You slandered her without a shred of proof! You humiliated me in front of people I need on my side. Not only do they think I am weak and I can't control my own wife, they also think I am a cheat!"Gisela’s eyes flashed dangerously. "Control? Is that wha
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The following day.....Sienna Williams stood in front of her mirror, pulling her hair back into a sleek ponytail. She wore her signature white colour in a tailored suit, one that made her feel powerful - not that she needed the extra confidence. She grabbed her phone and bag and headed out of her bedroom. She reached the grand foyer when one of the guards intercepted her, looking uneasy."Mrs Williams, just wanted to inform you that Mr. Damien took the other car and left ahead of you. He said he had some things to take care of."Sienna blinked, the news hitting her harder than she’d like to admit. She tried to keep her expression neutral, but the sting of disappointment was hard to hide. She knew exactly why Damien had gone ahead without her. It was something he did whenever they had a disagreement, no matter the magnitude and yesterday evening was one of those times. “Right. Thanks for letting me know,” Sienna's voice was tight as she spoke.The guard gave her a respectful nod befor
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"I have had enough!" Sienna Williams stepped in. Her gaze shifts briefly between Gisela and Aaron who looked like they were seconds away from plucking off each other's eyes. "Damien, get me out of here," Sienna didn't pull her gaze from Gisela as she spoke. "Unless I receive a public apology from the DeMarques, we shall have no business," Sienna felt Damien’s hand on her arm. She glanced at Aaron, who looked like he wanted to sink into the floor, and then at Natalia, whose face was a mask of shock and confusion. Then, they all left the garden. Sienna walked hand-in-hand with Aaron and Melissa walked next to her. They barely made it out of the DeMarque mansion when the heard Aaron's agitated voice behind them."Sienna! Please wait up," Sienna paused, her head freezing in Damiens'. She tilted her head and gave him a look that said: what do you think he wants now? Damien simply shrugged."Sienna, I'm so sorry for what happened back there. Gisela was so out of line," he says as Sienna tu
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By the time Sienna and Damien made it back to the reception, the atmosphere had shifted from merriment to tense. A crowd had gathered in the center of the garden, all eyes focused on two women locked in a heated argument whom Sienna immediately recognised. Gisela and Melissa.“What the hell is going on?” Damien muttered under his breath as he stepped forward, but Sienna held up a hand to stop him.“Wait,” she said softly. “Let’s see how this plays out.” As they moved closer, the words between Melissa and Gisela became clearer. “I know your type,” Gisela hissed, her voice filled with disdain. “Hovering around, pretending to be so sweet and helpful. But really, you’re just a leech, clinging to Sienna’s every word, trying to climb your way up.”Melissa shot back, “I’m just doing my job, Gisela. Maybe you should focus more on your own life instead of thinking everyone is a lowlife manipulative gold digging twat like you.”The tension in the garden was thick enough to cut with a knife. S
