POV: Ethan After the death of their parents, Serena made me take over the company because she wanted someone with experience to run the company for her and her sister. I took control of on the company, the one company that they are known for in the city. I took control of the company and I forgot about the other businesses that her family controlled.She knew I wouldn’t pay attention to all their families assets because I didn’t care. She made it look like I was in control of their asserts, making it look like she needed me to take care of her and her sister. But all the while, she had control of all their shares in several companies in the city and she never told me about it, not even once. Now she is using that money to fund her lifestyle and terrorize everyone in close to me She knows me like the back of her hand, she knows all my properties and assets here and in other countries too. There is no place I can go to without her knowledge. With the money she has, she can do anything
POV: Ethan Those words were like ice sliding down my spine. I needed to brace myself for what was coming. My heart stuttered, drumming a frantic beat against my chest. It felt like my breathing would cease at any second, I had to remind myself to breathe because I was too shocked to react to this news, I don’t even know what to say or do about it. I just say there like a statue, looking at her as if I was seeing her for the first time in my life.“If I knew it would get to this blind obsession, I could have stopped her a long time ago when I noticed her interest in you. I loved you so much that I wouldn’t stop talking about you, Ethan. I knew she had a bucket list for the guy of her dreams, and I told lies about our relationship to make you look like the perfect man for anyone.” She told me, regretting her actions now.Justin stood by my side, ready to restrain me in case I lost control of my anger. I’m this close to losing it, this close. It was as if the world around me transformed
POV: Ethan “I’m glad you can fall in love and live a happy life after ruining my whole life and turning my sister into a crazy stalker. Now get me out of here before she hurts someone I care about just to get back at me.” She told me, her eyes focused on the ceiling, staring fixedly at it. “I never wanted this, Emma. No one could have seen this coming. So stop blaming me and just tell me what I need to know about your sister. Like, where is the money coming from and how does she access them without your consent when it’s your name on all the accounts as the next of kin. How did she get her hands on the company’s document’s?” I asked her firmly, asking for mere formalities. Of course I know how she got the documents. She probably beat it out of the head of operations at the company before killing him. Now that I think about it, I think she actually killed him too. He was found floating on his pool after his wife received an emergency call and left him at him alone to attend to the e
POV: Ethan “Enough questions for now. She needs to rest.” Justin told me sternly. His stern warning cut through my anger, making me realize just how insensitive and selfish I was acting. I took one look at her and I felt my heart hurting on her behalf. I guess Just is right to call me a mean bastard. I’m being selfish and senseless, I should not treat her this way. I just need a few minutes alone to calm down and then I’ll talk to her. The intensity of the moment burnt in the air between us. I could still feel the heat of anger boiling inside me, but nothing could replace the overwhelming fear I had for everyone’s safety. I wanted to shake Emma, to make her see how reckless her decisions were, how they had tied us into a chaos that felt inescapable. But then I thought about it and realized that it’s not really her fault to begin with. If we are apportioning blame, there is definitely enough to go around. “I’m so sorry, Emma. I didn’t mean to break your heart all those years ago, an
POV: Ethan I woke up the next morning with my heart in my stomach and my head aching so bad. I reached out for Harper, but as usual, her side of the bed was cold and empty and I felt my heart hurting even more. How can she leave without a word, how can she move on without me so quickly?It seems like she never loved me, like she has been looking for an excuse to leave me and I just gave her one by not listening to her and sending Serena to jail. Each time I think about her, I recall the last time I’d seen her shopping for my baby’s things with her friend, Liam. I have murderous thought each time I think of the way he made her laugh, making her happy while I stood far away and just watched in silence. I was hiding from my wife while he had fun with her and makes her happy.It hurts to think about it, it hurts to realize that I still can’t go after her yet because I haven’t gotten rid of the problem. As long as I haven’t gotten rid of Serena, I can’t go after Harper. I can’t bring her
POV: Ethan I picked Emma up from the hospital, her smile brightening my bleak thoughts. She looks so much better today, there was no traces of fatigue and paleness on her face. You would never know that she was so close to dying just yesterday, you would never know that she tried to take her own life just to kill her sister.“Hey,” I said, trying to sound normal, hiding the storm swirling in my chest. She looked fragile yet strong, and I wanted to wrap her in a protective bubble. I want to tell her that it’s okay to make mistakes and I totally understand. As a matter of fact, I have forgiven her for the part she played in ruining my life and my happiness.“Ready for breakfast?” she asked, trying to make small talk, smiling so beautifully, making her look even more like my wife Harper.“Absolutely,” I replied, forcing a smile. We hopped in my car, the engine humming as we drove towards the café. She looks nervous, she kept looking out the window, smiling as we passed so many buildings
POV: Ethan “Seize that fool, take off her damn plastic mask and lock her up in my basement.” I told my guards firmly, glaring at the lady that was staring at me as if I were an idiot, laughing at no one in particular. The mask was taken off and I saw that she looked just like Serena, Eve without the cosmetics mask she was wearing. The lookalike was seized and locked in my basement, waiting to be questioned. A similar mask was found in the car that Justin and the other guard were chasing. I guess she knew we were going to try to find her, or maybe she just wanted to rest our ability and see what we are capable of. She wants to know how desperate we are to find her. So she did this to make us look like fools.She is smart, I have to give it to her. She must have sat down on her high and mighty chair, watching us run around like headless chickens in a bid to frustrate me. She knew we are after her and she put this plan together just to mess with us. She is just messing with our head, t
POV: Ethan “Where is she, Tanya, what is she planning now?” I asked her furiously when we exhausted all our resources and still couldn’t find her. She keeps toying with me and I’m tired of running around the city, looking for her. “I need her location and I need it now!” I told her firmly, leaving no room for arguments. She looks at me, scoffing at my words as if she thought i was bloody joking. “For the one hundredth time, I said I don’t know where she is, I have no idea where she lives or where she is hiding. A friend introduced me to her and I got paid for this job and this is it.” She told me, sounding tired. “If you doubt me, ask Catty about it. She would tell you exactly what I just said. I don’t know Serena, we are not friends, I’ve never seen her before Catty introduced us yesterday.” She confessed. I don’t know if she is saying the truth but I know Serena will not send someone this cute to come after me without keeping tabs on her. “You will take me to Serena, Tanya. I w
POV: Harper “I’m sorry, Harps. I let my emotions get the better of me and I hurt you because of my selfish desires. That was not my intention at all and I’m deeply sorry.” He confessed, kneeling in front of me and hugging my knees.“I want to know why you did it, Liam. Why did you fall for me?Was it something I said, did I seduce you and make you love me that way, or was it because we spent so much time together?When did you notice your feeling for me, how did that happen?” I asked him. I’m not supposed to be asking this, but I just want to satisfy my curiosity, I want to be sure it wasn’t my fault, that I didn’t do something make him fall in love with me.“If you are thinking that you did something to make me fall in love with you, Harper. Then you are wrong. Enough of the blame games, you can’t keep blaming yourself for everything. This one is on me, it’s all my fault!” he scolded me, as if he had just read my mind to know that I am blaming myself again. He got up from the floor
POV: Harper I sat there crying until I fell asleep on the floor, feeling drained and frustrated. I woke up a few minutes later and i looked around frantically because I had heard my name and that is why I’d woken up so suddenly. I’d felt a presence in the room and I’d heard my name too. It felt so strange because it sounded just like Serena. As I that was not enough, I saw the window to my room have been pushed open. I could have sworn that I’d locked that window this morning. The breeze from the window usually causes a mess in the bedroom and that is why I always leave it locked. So how is it open when the door to my room is still shut firmly, the exact way I’d shut it when I came into the room.I’d wanted Liam to stay out of my room and that is why I’d shut the door. So how the hell did someone open my window from the outside and who could that be?I walked towards the window and that was when I was hit with a perfume that has haunted my dreams for a very long time. I perceived th
POV: Harper “You are getting this all wrong, Harps. I am not doing this to make you cry, I have always wanted what is best for you. I want you to know the truth and see him for who he truly is. I want you to know that he doesn’t care about you anymore. He has moved on with his life and you should do the same too.” He told me, sounding like the Liam I used to know before, the Liam who cares about my feelings. Where did the manipulative Liam go to?“I am only doing what is best for you and your baby. If I didn’t care so much about you, I wouldn’t be going through so much to make you happy,” he added, making me scoff at his words. There it is, that is the manipulative Liam that I just met today. It’s so sad that I failed to see his real behaviour until now. How could I have been so dumb?“Stop patronizing me, Liam, we are way past your silly manipulations. Just show me the fucking video!” I yelled at him, snatching back the tablet when he clicked play on the screen. He showed me a vide
POV: Harper “Fine, I’ll watch the stupid videos!” I told him furiously, grabbing the tablet from him and clicking on the first video that showed him and someone in a restaurant. I looked up at him and I saw the urgency in his eyes as he gazes at me, waiting for me to click the play button. Something in me told me to stand up to him and refuse to watch this video. But I didn’t listen...I clicked on the play button and watched a business meeting between Liam and Ethan. I paused the video the moment it showed Ethan’s face, pausing to stare at him for a little while. He looked so handsome that I soon forget about my anger and just focused on the screen, caressing his face on the screen. I miss him, I really do. But at least this answers my questions about Liams anger. He did meet with Ethan while on his business trip. First the vide showed him and Ethan in the meeting where he asked Ethan about his affair with Emma and Serena. Ethan admitted to being in a relationship with Emma while
POV: Harper “I will inform my doctor and anyone who cares to know that you are not my husband and we aren’t even dating. You are just my friend and that is it. If you try to change the narrative to suit your selfish interests, if you try to manipulate me again or use me to satisfy your sexual fantasies...I will leave this place Liam!I will leave and never look back, and that will be the end of our friendship!” I told him firmly, pointing him as I told him my mind. “You don’t mean that!” he let out in disbelief, looking at me as if he was trying to find out if I’m telling the truth or not.“I mean every fucking word, Liam. If you try to pressure me or make me uncomfortable in this house, then I’ll take it that you have decided to end our friendship. And I will gladly pack my things and my baby’s things and leave. Or better still, I’ll leave with nothing just like I came with nothing. Then you can take back everything you ever got for me and my baby.” I told him, making him gasp in
POV: Harper “Not just love, Harper, a life. A happy life together, just you and I together, with our baby.” His gaze is intense, unwavering. He believes this could turn into something. Can I? I feel a mix of shock and disbelief. We’ve spent years laughing and dreaming, but he never said he loved me. Never tried to pull me back when I was falling for Ethan. Now he thinks this rough patch gives him a reason to swoop in?“Why are you doing this Liam?Why are you trying to take advantage of my vulnerability?” I asked him, feeling hurt and betrayed in my heart. I feel like this is going to ruin our many years of friendship. He is trying to destroy the bond and trust that we have built over the years and I feel like it’s not fair that he is doing it at a time when my life is in danger, a time when I need him the most. It feels like he is trying to be cunning and manipulative. I just don’t like the sound of that. “You kept quiet all this time, Liam. You let me fall for Ethan and marry him
POV: Harper “Liam,” I finally manage, my words sounding foreign to me.“I had no idea you felt this way. I thought we were just... close friends. I never wanted to hurt you, I promise. I would have given you a chance if you had come to me before Ethan did.” I lied through my teeth. I have never liked him that way and I would probably have refused his request even if Ethan was not in the picture at that point in my life. His expression softens, vulnerability mingling with hope. The trust I see in his eyes made me feel so guilty about all this as if it were all my fault.“I’m not asking for anything right now. I just needed you to know. Just knowing you’re aware of how I feel is enough for me, at least for now.” He told me, smiling warmly. I responded with a fake smile as I nod slowly, the reality of his feelings settling around me like a soft blanket. The moment we pretended to be couples must have been a trick to get me to loosen up around him. So many pieces are finally clicking in
POV: Harper “I’m the one person that has ever loved you genuinely, Harper!I’m the one person that has always been there for you, that has stood by you through thick and thin. I was there before him, Harper!And now that he is there fooling around with whores, I am still here!” He lets out furiously, straining his voice to yell louder than me. He is furious at me and I don’t know why. Yelling so loud and throwing his hands in the air. His wound is bleeding even harder I can’t bear the sight of it.“You are hurting, Liam. Please let me help you ease your pains, let he make you stop bleeding, please. I can take care of that cut and make you feel better.” I told him, reaching for his hand one more time. He withdrew once more, scoffing at my words. He looked at me with disdain, looking at me as if I were a demon or some horrible creature he wants to murder.“Did you just say that you want to make my pains go away, Harper?Did you just say that you can make me feel better?I mean, how do
POV: Harper “Why are you doing this, Ethan, why did you have to show me that video?Is it not enough that I am hurting everyday without my husband by my side, is it not enough that I am far away from the one person that means the whole world to me?” I asked him, sobbing as he showed me the news on his tablet, showing be videos of Ethan and Emma and that of him and Serena too. It hurts to see that he is not sensible enough to shield me from things that would cause me pain and make me cry. “You promised to take care of me and protect me, Liam. Why are you showing me these things that you know would hurt me, why are you being insensitive to my feelings?” I sobbed replaying the videos to see if they are real or edited. “I’m sorry, Harper. I just wanted you to see him for who he truly is. I wanted you to see that he is lying about his relationship with those ladies. I wanted you to see the truth for yourself.” He responded, trying to pull me into his arms for comfort. I shrugged him of