"Esme? What exactly is your problem?" Jeremy questioned. Esme was acting in a very peculiar manner. Esme's aura was no longer that of the bubbly and cheerful girl that he and Xiara had always known her to be. Instead, she gave off a different vibe. It was so gloomy that it was almost sinister."Are you surprised? You are to blame for my current state, Jeremy. Have you mentioned to your sister that you arranged for other people to come and kidnap me? During the ordeal, my friend suffered some injuries. On the other hand, I'd like to express my gratitude to you for that. It afforded us the chance to move closer to one another as a result." Esme gave a sly grin while cocking her head to the side and smiling."He... He arranged for other people to abduct you? Jeremy, did you do that? Tell me!." Xiara yelled at him, her eyes wide and angry. "What? I... I did not engage in any behavior of that nature! I am being framed!." Jeremy panicked. How could she have possibly realized that he was th
"You can place the blame for that on Simon. He "inadvertently" shared information about your father with others. We were forced to bring them inside because word had spread that he had another child outside, and we wanted to protect them from being harassed by the paparazzi." Leah let out a sigh, and it was clear that she was very exhausted."Simon? I was aware that he could not be relied upon. Where is Dad right now? Why isn't Miss Rielle able to explain what took place to everyone else? If she does it, everyone will know that Dad should not be blamed and it was not his fault for what happened." Esme suggested."That is the goal that we are aiming for, but Andrew still has a lot of work to complete before we can consider ourselves successful. Since you've been gone, he hasn't even been coming home anymore. Esme, everything is starting to fall apart. I have some concerns.""There must be a deliberate effort being made to prevent Dad from returning home. It is imperative that we take a
" Oh... Sure, I willdo that." Zeke nodded. He had not prepared himself for Esme to act in such a manner when her parents were not present. In the majority of the books that he has perused or looked at, the legitimate daughters of the family are the ones who are responsible for making life difficult for the illegitimate children."The food is ready, Esme." "Are you not going to partake in the meal as well?"" Ah no. Everyone here has eaten, so there is no need to worry about any of us." Esme was reassured by Leah." If you say so." Esme got to her feet and headed straight for the dining table; just as she sat down, her phone began to ring. " Hello?." Esme picked up the phone immediately she saw the caller's ID"Hello? Esme, its me Izayah."" Oh..."" I just wanted to apologize for ditching you, and I would like the opportunity to make it up to you." Izayah started. The tone of his apology made Esme laugh out loud."What am I doing to make you laugh at me? Is there something I've done
"Izayah, I just realized that you are very petty." Esme glared at him. "Since you showed me how to act in this manner, you are to blame for my actions." Izayah fired back an answer."Whatever. Just open your mouth ." Esme resigned herself to her fate and proceeded to cut a piece of cake with the same fork she had been using up until that point. Izayah took another deep breath after seeing this before he finally bit into it."It's delicious." Izayah indicated her contentment with a nod."Are you just beginning to understand that now?" A smirk appeared on Esme's face as she popped another piece of cake into her mouth._You are aware that the two of you have been sharing the same spoon, aren't you? That means you kissed someone in a roundabout way!Suddenly, the old voice in her head said something, which caused her to choke while she was trying to swallow the cake that was in her mouth."Are you okay? Here, drink some water." Izayah extended her hand to Esme and stroked her back as the
"Anyways! Didn't Dad come home last night? I have not heard his voice today." Esme asked. In the usual course of events, Andrew would have said goodbye to everyone before heading off to work."No he didn't. I attempted to call him, but he did not pick up his calls, and I did not want to call Simon. Recently, he had been exhibiting some very strange behaviors. I am completely at a loss for what to do." Leah muttered to herself."After we have finished here, I will check on him. Since I won't be working for the time being, things should go more smoothly." She was only going to work these last few days so that she would have something to do, but she didn't really have anything else to do until the following month."Since I don't have any gigs scheduled until the following month, it would be in my best interest to complete all of my goals before this month will run out." Esme sat down on the same sofa that Zeke sat down and leaned on the chair. "Are... Are you...you experiencing any disc
"Thank you Zeke." Rielle was very happy to thank him."Alright. You need to hurry up and leave now that you are all dressed up. At the café, the reporters have already taken their seats and are waiting for your arrival. Maintain a natural demeanor and give sincere responses to their questions. Do not omit anything, with the exception of the questions that you feel are too personal to answer.""There is no such thing, Miss Esme, as too much personal information as long as it contributes to illuminating the truth." Rielle provided an answer."Okay... If that is how you feel, then whatever you want to do is fine by me. Your driver is already standing outside waiting for you to arrive. Stay out of harm's way, Zeke, and make sure Aunty Rielle doesn't get hurt, okay?" Esme clenched her fist around Zeke's hand. Even though they are accompanied by bodyguards, reporters behave irrationally whenever they catch a whiff of anything that might be newsworthy."I am grateful to you, Miss Esme, for b
"You came up with the idea all by yourself, right? My daughter is very intelligent!" Andrew smiled after what seemed like several days had passed without him doing so. No matter what takes place, Esme is always able to find a way to make him feel more at ease. Simply being in her presence has the ability to put him in a much more relaxed state."You can finally get some rest, Dad. When it's time for me to leave, I'll make sure to wake you up." Andrew nodded off as if under the influence of some sort of spell cast by her.The sight of her father's appearance caused her a great deal of distress._I believe the person who works as your father's assistant is the one who is responsible for all of this."I am aware of that. We are unable to do anything now but my uncle is also looking into what is going on behind the scenes, if we really want to expel him we do not have sufficient evidence to do so. Because Simon has always been very private, it would be very challenging to kick him out of t
"Stranger? Are you unfamiliar with me, Esme? Your words have caused me a lot of pain." Esme was finally able to take a deep breath once Simon had moved back far enough."What are you looking for, Simon. It would be best if you didn't rouse my dad at this hour.""I'm sorry to wake him up, but he has obligations in the morning, and he can't stay asleep." Simon cracked a grin."Really? Then, would you be able to return later? As you can see, he is currently taking a nap at this time." Esme fired back at them."I respectfully disagree with you, Esme; he has to take care of something very important right away.""I promise, Mr. Simon, that I won't make the same point twice. When he wakes up, he will attend to whatever it is that you want him to attend to, but for now my father is currently resting. I will hold you responsible in the event that he passes out while at work." Simon was taken aback by the narrowing of Esme's eyes and the angry radiance that emanated from her.He has known Esme