Elodie’s P.O.V I replayed the conversation between Mae and Axel in the courtyard to Ezra who listened attentively before a scoff left his mouth. “She is despicable” “The two of them are. While Axel's own stem from a misunderstanding and sudden hate, Mae's own is what I can’t understand” I responded, my eyes meeting his while he heaved an exasperated sigh. “However, the bright side is that we now have the upper hand here” When Mae fired everyone in the house and replaced them with the people that she had hired, I didn’t think much about it and didn’t suspect more foul things about it. However, ever since Ezra recovered and began digging into Mae’s relationship with Darius, it turned out that the new employees were in one way related to Darius. People that he once threatened. People that he once helped. People that lived under his mercy. People who owed him. So, Ezra used that information by meeting secretly with the head servant, promising to pay the debt owed to Darius
Mae’s P.O.VMy mind wandered back to when Marcel presented me with a small box. In the box, a diamond necklace was nestled inside and after that, he bought me different luxurious dresses and personally picked me up at the hospital instead of sending the chauffeur when I was discharged. Marcel even opened the car’s door for me and for the first time since we fell apart, Marcel smiled genuinely at me. Things were now falling into place. I couldn’t have done all of this if it weren’t for Axel and most importantly, Darius. I was glad that he walked into my life. Because of the havoc that I was able to wreak on Elodie in the media, Darius pre-ordered a thousand copies of my books and the interesting thing was that Marcel didn’t react to the news in the media nor did he bother to protect Elodie. He must have realized that being with her would cause him more calamity. He was in love with me now and that was all that mattered. I was soon snapped out of my reverie when my friend, Alice,
Marcel’s P.O.VTossing my phone aside, the chauffeur increased the speed of the car while panic washed over me. I couldn’t forget the pain in Sage’s voice that rang through my ears and most importantly, my heart squeezed with pain when he refused to speak to me. None of the triplets did and that shattered my heart. Because of that, I decided to sort out the issue between us, move forward, and regain that father-to-children spark. I heaved an exasperated sigh when it suddenly flashed through my mind that Elodie was telling me about what could be the reason why the triplets were giving me cold shoulders. I could have known that day if it weren’t for Mae’s fire accident. Now that I thought about it, she did mention something about Mae being involved. Loosening my tie, I removed the upper button, while heaving an exasperated sigh as my eyes squeezed shut. At that moment, my phone vibrated against the chair and revulsion swirled in my mind because I knew that it was no one other than
Marcel’s P.O.V Just by recollecting the whole drama that happened yesterday night, I developed a sudden headache. I was forced to take Mae home because she was bent on creating a scene and Aunt Nadia who held a grudge towards her for years wasn’t having any of her drama. I could have confronted her yesterday concerning what the triplets said and why she would tell the triplets something stupid but Elodie was adamant on me feeding her with her delusions. There were no two words to describe whatever Mae did yesterday other than she was going crazy. The doctor’s words snapped me out of my reverie as the door to his office slammed shut behind him. I turned, locking gazes with him while he held the bottle containing the pills that I had stopped taking. I was now in Hawaii. “Mr Marcel, I am sorry for keeping you waiting. I was discussing with my colleagues concerning this pill” He said, sitting behind the mahogany desk while flashing me a smile that I returned. I watched as he g
ELODIE A knock sounded on my door— Scary, hard, and insistent. Swirling a wine glass in my hand, my gaze was fixated on the door, the whistling sound from the kettle triggering the senses in my head. Only one name popped into my head. Darius. Darius bouncing back to the top must have prompted his audaciousness because I couldn't count the number of times that he had to send gifts that I had rejected. Earlier this morning, Darius had sent Saint Laurent heels to my office with some stupid note about how he wanted me to come to dinner with him. Noon, he sent a bright red sequin dress, accompanied by a bouquet of fresh roses. Evening, he had sent a silver necklace and another ridiculous note concerning how he was going to make things work between us. I heaved an exasperated sigh. It was just right that he was the one at the door. When I got home, I had destroyed everything he sent, sending it back to him while leaving a note that I was going to destroy his fucking fac
Elodie’s P.O.VMy eyes fluttered open while I turned, fixing my gaze on the lofty ceiling that chandeliers hung from with half-lidded eyes. It was weird, I slept well. I barely slept well ever since the course of my life was turned upside down. Sitting upright while leaning against the headboard, I ran my eyes around the room lazily, a wince escaping my lips and slowly, the memories from earlier flashed through my mind. My eyes widened and I threw a glance back to the bed. Marcel! We both slept on the same bed! Could he have left already? Anger and dissatisfaction surged within me and a frown replaced the confused expression on my face. He could have woken me up. Sliding out of the bed, I tossed the duvet on the bed aside, sauntering towards the door but as soon as I pushed the door open, the tantalizing scent of omelettes hit me in the nostrils. It had been long since I had woken up to the smell of breakfast and the housekeeper hardly made breakfast for herself whenever she ca
Darius’s P.O.VClutching my walking stick, I quickened my pace, walking away from the most horrific scene that I had ever laid my eyes on. In the elevator, I leaned against the wall, slapping myself, slowly before increasing the force until my cheeks stung. At that moment, a guttural scream escaped my mouth, reverberating off the walls of the elevator before dread settled down on me. Was that a nightmare?I mean, what in the world did I just witness now? Why was Marcel in her house and the things that he did to her…… argh. I clenched my jaw, running my fingers through my stubble, squeezing my eyes shut in a bid to stop the horrific memory from replaying in my head. However, no matter how much I tried, everything worsened. Confusion and revulsion swamped my mind as my eyes fluttered open. Marcel was making progress with Mae, he was supposed to be in Hawaii like Mae had mentioned but he was here in Elodie’s apartment and just the thoughts of the two of them being together in an al
DariusI had sleepless nights. Marcel and Elodie tormented me in my dreams ever since I had witnessed that horrible experience. The image of him kissing her would pop up in my head several times. During meetings, during sex with Susan, and during council meetings with those old vipers who were waiting for the opportunity to pounce on Susan and me. Finn snapped me out of my reverie as he pushed the door open, walked towards me, and lowered his head before me. My eyes lit up. “Has he left Elodie’s house yet? Did you manage to take a picture of the two of them either coming out or going in together? If you have a picture, we can cause a scandal for the two of them and convince that gullible fool called Mae that Marcel isn’t in Hawaii”Finn shook his head. “I am sorry Alpha Darius but it seemed like he had left already. However, he hasn’t gone back to the mansion and I don’t know where he is since he hasn’t resumed work”Anger seeped through my veins and at that moment, I slammed my cl