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
Chapter 81Elena’s hands shook as she opened the file and her eyes scanned the document.They had done it. All company shares and properties were transferred to Elena Sanchez.She Let out a small gasp and dropped the document back to the table.“We did it,” she whispered as tears stung the back of her eyes.“No,” Francesca shook her head and walked closer to Elena. She placed her hand on Elena’s shoulder and smiled. “You Did It. We Just supported you,”Elena shook her head. That wasn't true, she knew Just How much Marco and Francesca had helped her.“She’s right,” Marco smiled softly and got to his feet. He walked to the opposite side of Elena and placed a hand on her other shoulder.“You Did It. All we Did was offer support,”Elena shook her head.From her seat, her eyes flitted to Where Kim stood by the office door smiling happily.And she broke down. Elena’s shoulders shook as she wondered. What has She done to deserve such unconditional support and love?“Thank you,” she could bar
“SO? What do you think?” Elena’s nail artist beamed as she closed the last bottle of nail polish and waited for Elena’s reaction. Francesca looked up from her chair beside Elena and smiled. “It’s gorgeous. It’ll definitely go well with your dress. What do you think?” The two women went silent waiting for her response. Elena coughed and blinked herself back to reality. In truth, nails were the last thing on her mind. Today was her swearing-in ceremony, she had informed the shareholders beforehand, and they were okay with her plan. She had also agreed to marry Marco. The diamond ring glittering on her finger reminded her of such and yet Eelna had no peace. How could everything go so well? She was skeptical. Call her paranoid or maybe a product of the issues she had faced. She didn’t know, all she knew was happiness like this was often fleeting. She couldn’t help looking over her shoulder and trying to convince herself everything would be fine. “Elena?” Francesca frowned at the ex
Chapter 83Elena had calmed down considerably by the time she got back to her condo.“How do you feel?” Francesca asked the minute she walked in.“Better,” Elena answered honestly as she took a glass of water from Kim and sank into the makeup chair for ministrations to begin.Two hours later they were ready. Physically. But internally, Elena felt like a wreck.“Relax,” Francesca squeezed her hand as they got out of the car. “You’ll be fine. Everything will go according to plan,”Elena gave a silent nod and turned her head to search for her future husband.Almost as though her yearning had called him, Marco appeared and slipped a hand around her waist.“You look beautiful tonight,” He breathed in her ear and kissed Elena’s hair.Just like that, all her worries melted. She loved the way Marco looked at her. Like she was his sun. His air and the reason for his existence. It made her hot all over. Elena looked down at her gold dress and smiled. “Thank you,”“Shall we?” Francesca rolled h