Ethan’s P.O.VI had hardly dealt with the whole Micheala issue and now, Nicholas sent an invitation to me! I tilted my head to the left, staring intently at the invitation card as different thoughts rushed through my mind. “Why in the world would he even send an invitation to me? This was the same thing that he did that time despite knowing that I didn't want to have anything to do with him”Aiden cleaning his face with a towel responded. “He invited some influential people, people that we all know…..” “I don't care, I wouldn't be attending! Nicholas is just a fool, if he had known that we were the ones who abducted him, then he would have stayed wary of us”I shook my head. “Anyways, I won't be attending! Why would anyone even relate themselves to someone who is associated with a murder case?”Aiden sighed. “Nicholas already told you that the people he was involved with were the ones who killed Charlotte” I turned to look at Nicholas. “ It doesn't change the fact that he had someth
Nicholas’s P. O. V“Ethan Blackwood” I muttered, underneath my breath, falling to my knees with my head lowered. The man who stood in the shadow raised his wine glass. “Ruin him but don't kill him” He continued. “He keeps interfering! The invitation was to check if he had gotten the message that you are someone who needs to be left alone! But since he plans on coming, then you would go with plan B!”“Ruin him!” His cackles depicted triumph. Nodding subtly, I stood to my feet while he tossed some papers at me. “Everything that you need to do is there. All the plans, the details, and everything needed for things to go smoothly”He continued. “This time, things would go smoothly!” With a lopsided smile, creeping at the corner of my face, I replied. “Yes, this time he would be crushed!”“Hopefully!” The man behind the mask, called Le Mort, as every member of the underground world called him, responded. “Le Mort” His name danced on my tongue. Staring at the man who stood behind the s
Ethan’s P.O.VAs soon as I laid eyes on Junia, the sound of music, and the clinking of glasses that echoed through the room all dispersed into a distant hum. Time slowed down and the only thing that I wanted was for her to have her eyes on me and me only. Despite the twinkling lights, Junia’s radiant presence overshadowed it all. Slowly, she spurned, her eyes meeting mine and being the obstinate woman that she was, her face contorted into a frown, like she was displeased by my presence. “What are you doing here?” Junia signed.I signed back at her. “I am coming to you” Junia slapped her forehead while I chuckled slightly. I was about to take a step when Nicholas suddenly appeared before me. All the excitement that I had felt when it felt like Junia and I were the only ones remaining in our world suddenly disappeared and the only thing that I was filled with was contempt for the man who stood in front of me. I raised a brow in confusion, a stoic expression, replacing the smile th
Ethan’s P.O.VWhile Nicholas raised his glass towards my direction, I grabbed one from the server, raising it toward, Nicholas while muttering. “Cheers!”With my phone still pressed to my ear, I said to Aiden. “Stay calm, Aiden. We already predicted this before and I would take over things from here henceforth. However, if you are able to take control of things, don't hesitate to inform me”Aiden responded and with the way he talked, it seemed more like he was panicking. “Would you be able to do all of that on your own? Don’t forget that you are surrounded by people who wouldn’t blink an eye before taking your life”A faint smile slipped on my face and if there was anything that I was sure of, I was going to get out of here peacefully without a scratch, and most importantly, I was going to leave this place alongside Junia. I laughed. “Why are you bothered about me? Don’t forget about how you whined that you wouldn’t help me with anything concerning these people any longer”Aiden lau
Chapter Junia’s P.O.V My heart almost leaped out of my throat when I heard the commotion going down the stairs. While wiping away my lipstick and trying to apply a new one, I was soon taken aback when I heard someone scream “Junia is dead”For a second, I tilted my head to the left, trying to make sense of whatever was happening because there was a high chance that my hearing was starting to malfunction. “That is weird? Could that be a play? Or is there a high chance that Nicholas and Ethan are exchanging words?…..” I muttered to myself before shoving the thoughts off.They could fight as much as they wanted. The only thing that mattered to me at that very moment was leaving in the next thirty minutes. A bright smile formed on my face when my phone’s screen suddenly came on and it was a call from Briella.However, before I could answer the call, the sounds of footsteps rushing up the stairs alerted me and that was when I knew that something was wrong.Stepping out of the bedroom,
Nicholas’s P.O.VMy blood boiled, and my fist clenched slowly as soon as I laid eyes on Junia and Ethan who walked past me like nothing had happened!They even engaged in banter when my whole life was about to turn upside down. One thing I just didn’t understand was how the plan failed! I did everything that Le Mort told me to do! I followed all the procedures diligently. I did everything!How was I going to tell him that like always, Ethan won again? How was I going to tell him something that he had already known? How do I even show my face before him?Slowly, Junia was slipping off my fingers and the fact that Ethan always won kind of triggered all of the senses in my head. But, aside from that, how did the plan fail? The plan drafted by Le Mort was to make Ethan take the fall for something that he didn’t do. I got the clone, a woman who had always wanted to commit suicide, had her go through a facial surgery to look like Junia and since she had the same physique as Junia, it ma
Ethan’s P.O.VWith my coat around her shoulder, Junia wrapped her hands around herself while she made her way for the couch. I turned to look at her as she swiveled her gaze around the whole place. “Wait, how many houses do you even have?”A slight chuckle left my lips. “It doesn’t matter…..”Junia interjected. “Yes, it doesn’t matter because how am I even asking a billionaire about the amount of things that he possesses?”I laughed again. “You feel cold, do you!” I asked her while she shook her head negatively. “I don’t feel cold, I am just traumatized by the whole event, and Betty, we have been drifting apart recently. She has been so busy with work and we hardly have the time to talk to each other like before” “I do miss her,” She pouted. The expression on her face saddened me and I soon cleared my throat. “I would get your coffee. We can order pizza, are you in?”She nodded at the same time groaning. “Yes, I have been starving since….:”“Let me get the coffee for you,” I sai
Chapter Junia’s P.O.V I texted Betty because even though I was trying to act like I wasn’t bothered that she went for a shoot by this time, I was! There was something that was going on between the two of us and the annoying thing was that I had no idea about what it was!But, all I knew was that the relationship which we both shared was beginning to fall apart. A lot of things were going wrong and that was ever since Michaela came back! Everything began falling apart when Michaela decided to be friends with Betty. There was this sadness that lingered in my heart as I stared at the blank screen. I wanted to talk to Betty, I wanted to tell her about everything that had happened at the party. I hated the fact that Michaela and Betty seemed to be growing stronger every day. To even think that Betty once told me that she wouldn’t have anything to do with Michaela. Ethan sat right next to me, the weight of his body on the couch, alerting me of his presence. As if he knew all the thoug