Tamara stood in front of the mirror, taking in small breaths. She rubbed her hand down the front of her dress and sighed.She should be happy or at least try her best to look happy. The makeup artist has done a wonderful job, dusting her cheekbones with blush and artfully bringing out her beauty.But most noticeable were her eyes. For some reason, Tamara had been unable to stop herself. She had requested the girl highlight the only feature that originally belonged to her.“Are you ready?” Francisca pushed open the bedroom door and came to a stop as her footsteps faltered.“Hmm?” Tamara turned back to look at Francesca.“Yes, yes I’m ready,” she gave a nod.“Wow,” Tamara grew a little self conscious as Francesca’s eyes sweeper over her. “You look amazing,”“Thank you,” Tamara gave her a grateful smile. “I’m just so nervous about tonight. The letter clearly said—““The letter said you should back out before the engagement,” Francesca finished as she looped her elbow through Tamara’s. “T
Chapter 74Tamara’s hands shook as she tightened her grip on her glass. The slightly sweet smell of the strawberry infused champagne, turned her stomach.“Are you okay?” David asked from beside her and tightened his grip on her waist.“Yeah. Yes, I am,” Tamara gave him a nod and turned back to the crowd.From where she stood on the stage, Tammy should see Marco’s eyes trained on her intently, his direct gaze bringing her a bit of comfort.“Thank you!” She called out in a loud voice to her guests. “Thank you all for honoring our invitation and coming to celebrate with us. We say thank you. So let’s all raise a toast,” Tamara lifted her glass to scattered applause.“A toast to life! Marriage and of course, Partnership,” David cheered and clinched his glass with hers.Tamara gave a nervous smile, careful not to let her fear show. She raised her glass to her lips and tipped her head, emptying the entire thing.Applause rang out in the hall as people began to congratulate them.“Restroom,”
“Sign it!” Chelsea hissed and pushed the pen into Tamara’s hands again.She chuckled humorlessly. It seemed they had taken her threat a little too seriously because for the last thirty minutes, Chelsea had been trying to get Tamara to sign share transfer documents but of course she refused.And surprisingly Marcel hadn’t hit her. Not even once.“This isn’t working!” Chelsea groaned in frustration and turned to Marcel.“She won’t do it. She won’t sign over the shares and we can’t let her get married to David. Not when those shares could go back to him easily,”“Give me,”Tamara’s heart began to race as Marcel pushed from the wall he had been leaning on and took the pen from Chelsea’s hand.“You see,” he smiled maniacally as he walked and paused in front of Tamara. “I’m not like my sister,”“That’s where you’re wrong.” Tamara swallowed. “The both of you are exactly alike. Spawns of the devil,”A loud crack filled the room as Marcel sloped her face with so much force, Tamara’s head spun
Chapter 76“What?! When,” Francesca swore under her breath,Tamara pushed to a seating position as she felt her breath catch.She was so stupid! How could she sign over everything to him?“I I…I Just—he…” Tamara’s tears threatened to choke her as she gasped for breath.“Breathe,” She heard Marco’s voice by her ear and felt his palm on her lower back. Slowly rubbing and consoling her. “Come on baby, take a deep breath for me,”Tamara clutched the hospital sheets and tried to follow Marco’s instructions.In Out. In Out.Slowly, the room stopped spinning and she could see properly. Her fingers had stopped trembling but the fear in her stomach and the deep crippling feeling hadn’t disappeared.“We’ll get him to sign them back,” Marco stood back to his full height and shoved his hands in his pants pocket.Tamara blinked in confusion. “How? It’s not like we can just kidnap him,”“True. We can’t but the whole world knows about you now. He’ll meet with lawyers. Try to get instated as CEO, a
Chapter 77“David,” Tamara gasped and weakly tried to slap his hand away from her.He fisted his hand in her hair again and slammed her head against the side of the car.Tamara screamed out in pain as David lost control of the car and it swerved dangerously to the side.“Fucking bitch,” David swore as he returned his attention to the road and tried to control the steering wheel.Tamara could barely see well with the blood trickling down her face and the pain in her brain.This was a bad idea. Why the hell hadn’t she listened to Marco?Her hands made quick business releasing her seatbelt as David turned the steering and the car swerved again.A car horned loudly as it narrowly avoided hitting them.“You just had to ruin it! We had big plans and you just had to ruin it like you always do!” David growled angrily and lunged for Tamara’s throat with one hand.Tamara swiped at her face to clear the blood on her face and reached for her door handle.“Let go!” She gasped as David’s hand close
Tamara heaved a sigh of relief, her shoulders trembling as David froze.“Him?” David growled in a low voice as his grip on Tamara’s chin tightened. “You’re his woman? You’re cheating on me? Doesn’t he know you belong to me?”“You monster,” Tamara’s entire frame trembled as she tried to take in deep breaths. “I don’t belong to anyone,”She leaned back as far she could go, David’s fingers digging into her cheek painfully.David sneered and leaned in closer to her, his breath sending shivers of disgust through Tamara.“Legally. Elena Windsor is still married to me. You’re mine,”“I SAID! GET YOUR HANDS OFF MY WOMAN!”Tamara let out a scream as Marco pulled David from behind but his hands were still on her face.The force made his nails drag across her face.“Tammy!” Francesca yelled. Tamara felt her knees give out beneath her and she would have fallen had Francesca’s hands not wrapped around her waist suddenly.“It’s okay, it’s okay,” Francesca was crying as she tried to wipe some blood
Chapter 79Tamara’s heart thundered as she readjusted her legs to the side of the couch and flashed the interviewer a smile.In all honestly, she was scared. She could feel her heart racing and her palms becoming wet.But this interview wasn’t something She could avoid. The world had to know her story and they needed to know it from her.“We’re live in ten seconds!” The technician guy yelled from across Tamara.She gave a nod and trained her eyes on the large camera.“You nervous?” The interviewer, Lindsay Morgan asked with a smile.“Hmhmm,” Tamara but her lips slightly and gave Lindsay a nod.“Don’t be,” Lindsay dropped her voice to a whisper. “You don't have to answer anything that makes you uncomfortable,”Gratitude swelled in Tamara’s heart. So this was why Marco had insisted on Lindsay Morgan. Because he knew she was a good person.Her show being the most watched morning show also helped.“Okay, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1! We’re live!”“Hello! Good morning and welcome to The Lindsay Morgan Mo
Chapter 80Elena blinked in shock.“That is correct right? You’re technically still married to David Windsor?”“Yeah yeah,” she caught herself and cleared her throat. “On paper, yes I would guess so considering our marriage was never dissolved. But in all honesty, the marriage ended long before he decided to kill me,”“And there you have it guys. A live confessional of Tamara Caraballi, oh sorry. Elena Windsor’s life.Such a story and what really stood out for me was she was able to create the two biggest most influential companies in the beauty industry. Isn't that badass?”Elena zoned out as Lindsay continued speaking to the camera and finally the interview was done.“CUT!”Elena stood to her feet immediately. She didn't feel good and she needed air to breathe.She had just poured out her entire story to the internet. They could either believe her or not, that wasn’t relevant. What mattered was she had told it.“Wait! Elena, please,” Lindsay called out.Elena paused at the edge of