Chapter 1) How it all– started.

NOTE THAT THIS BOOK IS FICTION. SO, DON'T COMMUNICATE THIS BOOK'S ACTIONS TO REAL LIFE.

PLUS, THIS BOOK IS WRITTEN FROM MY IMAGINATION. SO, I OWN THE COPYRIGHT.

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Inside the grand bedroom which was well furnished and exquisitely designed, Vivianne was sitting on the soft silk bed. And although she was staring at her surroundings, her mind was wandering with bothersome thoughts.

She sighed deeply several times before finally, tears escaped from her dull round eyes. Though, she cleaned the tears immediately, since she was afraid that someone would see her in this miserable state.

“Why? Just, why?”. Staring up at the white ceiling, Vivianne questioned– because she doesn't understand the purpose and point of her life anymore.

It all began 16 years ago, when Vivianne was 6 years old. Then, she was living happily with her wealthy family– her parents, her twin brothers, and even her grandparents. But that happy picture was broken– when on the same day, her family was attacked and killed by notorious armed men.

Vivianne was the only survivor of the Beckham family. And that was because, during the day of the attack, she was with the Harrington family.

Grandpa Harrington and Grandpa Beckham were best friends and pals– so after Grandpa Harrington discovered the tragic incident which had happened to his best friend’s family– he hid Vivianne's true identity from the world, and even welcomed her as a part of his family, with his aim of keeping her safe.

Grandpa Harrington feared that Vivianne would be in danger someday, so he made an arranged marriage between her and his 10 years old grandson, Kendrick.

So, after Vivianne graduated at the age of 20, she got married to Kendrick. But, that was the beginning of her torment. She tried her best to please Kendrick and make him love her, but it was all in vain!.

Everyone in the Harrington family, except Grandpa Harrington, took Vivianne as a shameless gold digger. They said that she manipulated Grandpa Harrington, and even forced him to make Kendrick marry her.

They even dared to blame her, stating that she was the cause of her families’ death!.

Even when all these torments were going on, Vivianne foolishly believed that Kendrick would take her side– since she was now his wife. But guess what? She was absolutely wrong and foolish.

There was even a night when Kendrick told her that– she was the obstacle of his life! And that, he wouldn't have married her if not for his Grandpa.

Now Vivianne is 22 years old. After enduring 2 years of harsh torment, the torments against her doubled. And there's a perfect explanation for that…. Grandpa Harrington, who had always protected and defended her, died.

The Harrington family also blamed Vivianne for the death of Grandpa Harrington, stating that she was a trash and a jinx.

Anyway, since Grandpa Harrington had died, most of the company's shares were given to Kendrick, who was the legal heir.

Vivianne knew that she also had some shares left for her by Grandpa Harrington, but what could she possibly do when the Harrington family took over everything?!.

Back to the present,

In fact, Vivianne's suffering didn't end at all. About 2 hours ago, Kendrick brought home a young lady…. The lady was elegant, from a wealthy family, and of course, she was a beauty who had long blonde hair and blue eyes. Plus, she had a slim figure and was also tall!.

Kendrick introduced the young lady whose name was, Brianna, to his family. And what made Vivianne's heart sting in pain was that– the Harrington family absolutely accepted Brianna! They even suggested that Brianna should get married to Kendrick, since they were a perfect match from above.

But what about her? Wasn't she still married to Kendrick?. This was Vivianne's thought, but it didn't last long because, exactly an hour ago, Kendrick offered her a divorce paper to sign!.

“How can they all do this to me? I did nothing wrong to them. My only offence to them is that I'm alive”. Vivianne muttered and whimpered bitterly. She doesn't want to sign the divorce paper because she knew that if she did, she'd become homeless with nowhere to go.

Vivianne was feeling so lost and weak. Even though she tried to control her emotions, tears kept on escaping from her dull eyes. She tried cleaning the tears, but that was when it rushed out uncontrollably.

With no choice or solution, Vivianne just laid weakly on the silk bed and shut her eyes, and soon, she slept off.

There was no solution to Vivianne's problem because, even though she tried her best to please the Harrington family, they still hated her with complete passion.

“I have nowhere to go, so I'm not leaving”. Vivianne muttered in her sleep.

2 months later,

Even though Vivianne still refused to sign the divorce papers, Kendrick did the most shocking thing to her, by marrying Brianna and bringing her into the mansion!.

This time around, Vivianne lost all remaining hope.

Brianna treated Vivianne like a slave, to the point that Vivianne cursed the day she was given birth to!.

Vivianne couldn't handle anymore of the torments, so she ran away after signing the divorce papers in tears!.

After Vivianne ran away, she became homeless. Sometimes, she slept under bridges. And sometimes, she slept in uncompleted buildings. And even sometimes, she slept with a starving stomach.

Fate was on Vivianne's side, so eventually, she found a paying job, and the owner, who was an elderly lady, hired her with a welcoming heart.

The elderly lady even offered Vivianne to stay with her, since she didn't have any family of her own either.

Of course, Vivianne couldn't refuse the elderly lady's offer at all, so she accepted. In fact, to pay the elderly lady for her generosity and great kindness, Vivianne worked twice, more than what she was supposed to.

Vivianne stayed with the elderly lady for 4 months, until that fateful day– when she went to the market to buy some food stuff.

In the marketplace, Vivianne heard most of the gossip about the first wife of Kendrick, which was obviously her.

She heard from the market people– that she was just a jinx and a wicked daughter in law. In fact, the next word that they said, caused her to be stunned!. They said that she was a barren witch! And that the second wife, Brianna, was even now pregnant!.

‘Brianna is pregnant? In just a few months she became pregnant? But when I got married to Kendrick, he refused to touch me!’. Vivianne screamed painfully in her mind. She couldn't take any more of the gossip, so she ran as far as she could.

It reached a certain point and Vivianne decided to go to Kendrick's company! She wanted to just ask him this simple question– “Why?!”.

Vivianne hailed a taxi and entered it. When the driver arrived at Kendrick's company, Vivianne came down.

She paid the taxi driver, and when she was crossing the road, a fast coming car hit her, and her body flung and violently landed on the ground– she even hit her head badly. Blood covered the yellow plain dress she was wearing!.