Brittany packed up her clothes and toiletries into a small suitcase and took the phone Pietro gave her and filed out of the cabin with her suitcase in one hand and the phone in the other. She marched to the winery and made straight for Pietro’s office then handed him the phone. He gave her a questioning look from where he was seated. “Brittany? Are you leaving?” He managed to say. Brittany nodded in response “Why?” He asked. “Why didn’t you tell me you were related to Cole?” Brittany asked. “Cole? Who is… wait you mean Vincci?” Pietro asked. “Cole is Vincci?” Brittany asked back. “Didn’t he tell you?” Pietro sighed “What’s your relationship with him anyway?” He feigned ignorance trying to find out why Brittany and Cole split and also to see if he could use her to lure Cole back to the farm and deal with him once and for all. “No he didn’t,” she said and turned around to leave. Pietro immediately got up and raced her to block her way. “Where are you going? And why are you holdi
“What happened back there? Why did it take you forever Bre and where are your belongings?” Lora quizzed. Brittany sat down in despair trying to process what had happened she immediately jerked back to reality. “Lora! I think I’m under a spell” she exclaimed. “Why do you say that?” “I never return from anywhere I go with my belongings? First, it was Cole who sold my property then now clothes are scattered all over Pietro’s office” She explained to Lora. “Or you think it’s the Bellini brothers? They’re the ones taking my belongings right?” “Cole is a Bellini?” Lora feigned surprise. “But your friend just said that!” Brittany retorted. “At first I thought Pietro was just a farm supervisor it turns out he’s the next in line to inherit the winery, I was so dumb to not have noticed” “Who’s Pietro?” Lora asked genuinely confused this time. “Pietro is Cole’s brother, his younger brother, I have a feeling he’s next in line to inherit the family fortune since Cole has been kicked out o
“Dad, won’t you wait for brunch?” Pietro called out. He waved him off and walked out of the hall. Rania immediately turned to Pietro as soon as her husband was out “P, this doesn’t look good, I think your father misses Vincci and wants him back, if that happens, we can’t assure your place as heir to the entire fortune” “It’s not going to happen, Vincci is the highest-paid actor in the world now he has made a name for himself I don’t think he cares about the family anymore” Pietro answered. “That’s where you are wrong P, the Bellini wine is the largest and long-lasting winery ever, Vincci may be wealthy but his wealth comes nowhere close to this, we have to make sure he stays out of his father’s will, he shouldn’t even get a penny,” Rania said. “Mom the fortune is huge, I’m the undisputed heir I don’t mind if Vincci gets something as long as I remain the heir” Pietro replied casually. Rania sighed “Pietro, you have no idea what’s at stake, do you? Vincci is the first son of this fa
Don’t worry Sean as long as you have me as your lawyer you aren’t losing this battle, haven’t I taken care of you and Cole well enough for you to trust me” Naya asked. “It’s not just about that, It’s about the betrayal from my wife, I never thought she would do this to me, she knew how hard I worked my way up there and she’s doing all she can to bring me down, first she accused me of neglect and abandonment, then she said I cheated on her with all our maids, then now she claims I cheated on her with Cole? Can you imagine? She just wants to tarnish my image for no reason” Sean complained bitterly. Naya comforted him by running her hands through his hair as he sat facing her from the opposite side of the coffee table, “Don’t be sad Sean, I promise to help you win this case and also get you a nice lady after the divorce is finalized, all you need to do is help me bring Cole and Bre together” She said with a wink, Sean sighed. “You know I’ll help even if you don’t promise to do all t
“You should come in for a drink bills on me” Brittany offered. Cole shook his head and scribbled on a piece of paper.“I don’t drink, thank you for being so accommodating of me, have a nice day beautiful Brittany” he showed it to her and she smiled warmly.She remembered how he had carried her broken out of Pietro’s office, that day and felt safe to be sharing the room with him.She hugged him “Thanks for everything Vincci” Cole hugged her back and let her go as soon as she let him go of him.She stepped out and waved at him he waved back and drove away slowly. He was getting out of the car park when he saw Sean’s car drive in. He paused and watched as Brittany walked over and hugged Sean and then took his hand and dragged him into the bar.He resisted the urge to get out of the car and go punch, Sean. Finally, he gathered all the energy he could and drove to Naya’s office. He stormed and started taking off his disguise. Naya stared at him in surprise. She got up from the couch and wa
Cole cleared his throat and sat in front of Naya.“Well, well I didn’t come to talk about my dad I’m here because of Bre, can you get her to forgive me and also get Sean out of the way?” Cole asked.Naya chuckled “I’ve seen that you’ve disguised yourself so you can be closer to her, I’d say you should keep it up for now when it’s time to reveal yourself we’ll help you do that”“And what about Sean?” Cole inquired.“Don’t worry about him, he’s there to put in a good word for you” Naya responded yet Cole was doubtful. Back at the bar Lora, Brittany, Boris, and Sean cleaned up. While chitchatting around.“That night the hand that grabbed me wouldn’t have had mercy on me if my savior hadn’t appeared, Boris are you sure you’re not the one who saved me? Because I saw the man dash for the garage, I saw it” Brittany recounted mistaking her savior for Boris again.“I’ve said over and over that it wasn’t me” Boris responded.“Then what were you doing in the garage?” Brittany asked.“I was look
Luna got up from her seat and walked up to Cole and tried to hug him but he pushed her away.“What are you doing? Who let you in?” He asked with a trace of impatience in his voice. “Why am I not allowed in? Can’t I come to see my colleague and friend anymore?” Luna asked.“Last time I checked we weren’t friends you’re the reason Brittany isn’t talking to me” Cole yelled.Luna gasped “Have you forgotten so soon? That she threatened me?”“Where’s your evidence?” Cole responded.“Oh, I get it… now that you’ve had your way with me you don’t see the point in being nice to me anymore” Luna responded trying to play the victim.“What? I never had… wait Luna what are you saying?” Cole said as his breathing got heavy he was scared what happened to him many years ago would happen again.“Have you forgotten so soon? That night in your hotel room? Have you forgotten everything? Ah Cole do you have amnesia?” Luna asked.“When we made love I thought it was because I was special to you, boy now I f
Brittany picked up the bouquet and went to arrange them in the vase by her window. Then turned to Cole.“Why did you get me flowers though,” she asked. Cole gestured for her to wait then took out his phone then played audio. “Because beautiful women like you deserve flowers” the automated voice sounded across the room making Brittany blush.She smiled and then remembered that she had planned to surprise him earlier.“Vincci, apart from tomorrow when is your off day? I was thinking maybe we could go out and… catch up”Cole stroked his artificial bushy beard and started thinking of when he thought was appropriate to reveal his identity to her. Maybe by the end of the month would be fine for now he’d have to keep up the act. He picked up his phone and typed then tapped on the audio icon.“The last day of this month” the automated voice announced. Brittany nodded happily the end of the month was enough time to learn his likes and dislikes which would help her throw a befitting thank-you
Luna broke down and wept as Pietro hugged her and consoled her. After she sniffed and composed herself she stared at Pietro and wiped her tears. “I want to write an apology to Cole and ask him to forgive me, I’ll admit my wrongdoing and beg him to not sue me… I’ve already started losing my modeling contracts” she cried.“If that’s what you want I’ll help you write it, anything you want just tell me, and I’ll do it with you” Pietro offered. Luna wiped her tears with a smile on her face and nodded.“Okay,” she turned around and made for her couch,“Won’t you at least give me a hug?” Pietro asked Luna rolled her eyes at him. Brittany was seeing that all her things were packed into Cole’s villa, alongside the new equipment she had bought for her vlog. Fabricio walked slowly around the villa holding his walking stick, it was part of his morning exercise routine to help him recover from his surgery and strengthen his heart. He stopped beside Brittany who was standing a few meters away fr
So Cole had been doing his underground investigation and never mentioned it to anyone? Naya thought to herself she had to applaud him on that one. Brittany stood by her husband as he revealed everything little by little and couldn’t help but admire him even more.“Mr. Williams does it mean that you are not going to accept responsibility for the baby she’s carrying,” Arabella asked suddenly trying to defend Luna even though all odds were against her.Cole stared straight into her eyes and gave her a half smile, “that leads me to the most important video in this entire collection”He fast-forwarded the video to Luna’s wardrobe where there were all kinds of silicone baby bumps starked in there at all levels of pregnancy. “What you see are fake baby bumps Luna purchased to fool me into thinking I made her pregnant… if you think I’m lying I bring in the delivery guy who brought all her purchases and I will show you her receipt of the list of items she paid in the past two months”Arabell
The internet was running wild after seeing Cole and Brittany outside having fun together and were anxiously waiting for a response from the couple. While people were waiting to hear something from the couple, they were fast asleep in each other’s arms. However, their beautiful sleep was interrupted by Naya’s loud pounding on the door. Cole opened his eyes and rolled his eyes, he lay Brittany down gently and got out of bed to attend to the knocker.Naya stormed in looking very angry, “Cole don’t you know how to treat things urgently, how can you be asleep when your career is in danger?”“Ssh my baby is sleeping” he hushed her infuriating her even more. Brittany yawned and sat up.“Now you’ve woken her up” Cole sighed.“God, I want you two to get dressed up and come to my office but at 9:00 we have a press conference to address the public about everything that has gone on and also Cole you’re announcing your return to the holy magic game show as a host”“But…”“No buts you two should
When paparazzi saw Cole and Brittany in public they started taking photos of them. They hurried inside the boutique holding hands.“Cole, was this a bad idea?” Brittany asked as the paparazzi continued to follow them.“Mr. Williams, how do you feel now that your stepmother is in prison?” One reporter asked.“Mr. Williams, is it true that you bribed Brittany to marry you to hide your sexuality?” Another asked.Cole chuckled while holding on tightly to Brittany’s hand.“Some women swear you’re gay when you reject them” Cole mumbled but it was loud enough for the reporters to hear them.“So is it true that you beat Miss Luna up?” Came yet another question.“Miss Brittany Byers, is it true that Cole fooled you with marriage?” One reporter asked Brittany.Brittany stopped and grabbed the mic from him and with a stern look yelled “Cole is my husband period! If you believe what some delusional woman tells you that’s your problem” She dropped the mic on the floor and took Cole’s hand draggin
They both sat on the bed and had their breakfast from the bed tray table Cole turned on the TV while Brittany screamed.“No!”But the TV was already on and there Luna sat in a round table discussion crying and playing victim.“At that time my father was just a lowly foreman of the Bellini farm, we dared not disobey Rania, so I had no option than to blame Cole… it was hard and I was so sad I wanted to beg him but how to do that without reminding him of the past? This is why I kept my identity hidden from him, to protect him from the trauma” she said sadly.Cole’s grip tightened around the tv remote as he closed his eyes in anguishThat’s enough!” Britany said and snatched the remote from him and turned the tv off.“I will kill her! She blamed me because of money how dare she lie about it… I’ll kill her with my bare hands”Brittany cupped his face in her palms and kissed his forehead.“The last thing I need is for you to go to jail okay? let’s teach her a lesson, one she’ll never forge
“I’m envious of my friend. He gets to have such a beautiful gem like you by his side…” Sean remarked.“Sean, why are you here?” Brittany asked and offered him a seat while settling in an armchair beside him.“Bre, Cole was arrested right after we left the hangar on accusations from people he didn’t even know about”Brittany gasped, how come no one told her about it? She wondered to herself.“Is he okay?” She asked about getting out of her seat when Sean touched her hand and patted it gently.“Luna offered to help him only if he married her, she even offered to help him expose Rania to the world … to which he agreed because he was desperate, but guess what”“What?”“When Cole was preparing to wed her he told her to keep it a secret he intended to ditch her after he had exposed Luna but barely had he gotten dressed when he found out one shocking secret”Brittany’s heart skipped a beat, why had Sean stopped talking? What did Cole find out? Was he okay?“Why have you stopped? Talk I’m li
Luna shook her head, “No… no I won’t do it… I can’t do it”Pietro went into the room and closed the door behind him “Maria, my dad is suing my mum for a huge amount in the name of defamation, if she loses this case then she will not only go to jail but have a lot of money to pay too” “It’s unlikely that she’ll win even if I claim Cole raped me, Cole still won the case if I make a statement I’ll also be in trouble” Luna tried to explain to him.“Maria, you remember how Cole stood you up at the altar? Don’t you want to get back at him?” Pietro queried her.“I do!” She responded.“So say it, tell the world that he raped you”Maria stared at Pietro, now she was seeing him well, he looked like his brother Cole, and yes he was just as handsome as him but why did she hate him so much? Certainly, it was only because of what he did to her but something more, was it because he never apologized or became his mother treated the case as if giving her money would cure the pain he caused her?Now
She was indirectly threatening anyone who opposed her and the executives knew it. “Let the voting begin!” Soon the projector was displaying a number of votes with people bold enough to side with Lucio and those scared to disagree with Rania.“We will be taking notes of your votes for future use thank you” Rania passively warned them. When the voting session was over Rania smiled it was a tie with no majority. She smirked “Since it was a tie the new CEO and I will cast our votes too…”“Which new CEO? When was a new CEO announced?” Fabricio’s voice boomed through the speakers and startled everyone. Fabricio stormed in, in the company of some guards and Naya.Rania and Pietro ran from the podium in shock.“Hello, Rania!” Fabricio greeted with a sarcastic smile on his face.“Oh my darling Fabricio so you were alive” She shed some crocodile tears and tried to run to his side but Fabricio brushed her aside and took over the podium and adjusted the mic to a better position.“Hello every
Rania helped Pietro dress up while Luna sat outside the room waiting for them. Soon they both stepped out and Luna sprung up from the stool on which she sat. The trio marched to the corridor about to exit the hotel room when Rania stopped immediately and turned to Pietro. She fixed the collar of his shirt with a proud smile on her face,“Finally son, we’re here the world is waiting to see the new CEO” “Are the autopsy results out?” Pietro asked feeling uneasy about the whole situation. They had promised to not announce a new CEO till the results were out and Fabricio was buried. Why the rush? Was the merger that important to her?“Today is your day and all you can think about is some stupid autopsy?” Rania snapped at him.“I’m asking because it would make my day complete if we had the report of what caused Dad’s death” he leaned in closer and whispered in his mother’s ear “We could end the day by accusing Cole of murdering him” He stared at Luna’s face maybe if Cole goes to jail Lu