“WHAT ON EARTH . . .” Ellaine started to say but stopped herself.Her eyes winced at the immense amount of anger building inside her chest as she watched the television. It was airing the sudden collapse of Ethan’s company.With her fists clenching, she took a deep breath trying to control her emotions as anytime she’d start screaming in frustration due to the madness she was feeling inside.Jasper was leaning on the door frame watching her reaction intently. A ghost of a smile could be seen on his tiny red lips as the whole fiasco entertained him.“Do you know about this?” she asked the man, her voice almost like a whisper to ensure she would not wake Ethan who was sleeping in his bedroom.“Even if I knew, I wouldn’t give a damn,” Jasper said, “It’s not my company after all.”“Isn’t this part of his doing?” Ellaine couldn’t help but be suspicious of the boss. “I think he is doing this to get revenge!”“Why would he do that, anyway?”Ellaine smiled bitterly. “Probably because he is je
“IF YOU think you could dump us this way, then you’re wrong…”Ellaine was quick to hop inside a cab. She would never allow Jacob to abandon them on the streets like rats. She had done more than enough to help him just to be treated in such a manner.It was unacceptable to her.Jacob Steinfield was a devil she thought she could rely on from the very start but the man was revealing his true colors now.It was still vivid in her mind.The man knew how much she loved his brother so much. He had seen it when she was still working for Steinfield Company. The mistake that led her to get fired from the company had become an opportunity for Jacob to hone her to be part of his plan.Until that day had finally come. That very day when Jacob came up with a great plan and asked her to become his accomplice, and in return, she would get what she wanted—Ethan. He had everything under his sleeves. It was easy for him to fake her papers and make Ethan and Michelle believe that she was one of the most
THE MOMENT Ellaine had stepped foot on Jacob’s mansion, and saw the man walking downstairs, she immediately stormed in his direction. Met him halfway and slapped him real hard on his face.Her sudden action made the man tilt his head. Seconds later, he laughed, and licked the corner of his lips that turned red because of her slap before he stared at her again.“What do you think you are doing, Jacob?!” Ellaine yelled at him angrily, her chest going up and down because of the intense emotions enveloping her chest.“Do I really have to spell it out for you?”The man raised an eyebrow, eyeing her with nothing but utter disgust like she was some kind of a pest he would not even want to stare at. That thought angered her more.“You can’t abandon us just like that, Jacob,” she said through her gritted teeth. “I didn’t take part in your plan just to be treated this way in the end. Do you want me to fuck you up? I can go ahead and show myself up to Michelle and tell her every—”“Ellaine, Ella
ETHAN tried to conceal the overwhelming sense of suspicion and curiosity he had been feeling the entire time. He thought that Ellaine had gotten more agitated since that night when she went out without letting him know where she went.The people in the apartment acted as if there was no problem; but his other senses could feel that there was something wrong even if his eyes could not see it.Ellaine and Jasper were both strange in so many ways.A flash of confusion would always consume him whenever he thought about what Jasper told him that night when he was drunk, like how everyone's minds were messed up. He knew there was a deeper meaning behind Jasper’s confusing statement, and he wanted to know what it was.That afternoon, Ethan stayed in his room, hearing Ellaine release her frustration as she spoke to someone over the phone. The woman would often scream and curse someone and start saying things that he could not decipher. Jasper, on the other hand, went back to his usual snobbis
SHE BIT down on her tongue as she looked at the official receipts that were handed to her by Ethan’s personal secretary. All the debts were paid using the share Ethan allotted for her. Michelle still pondered whether it was a good idea to use that money without her husband’s consent. However, the fiasco her family was in was getting bigger every single day, leaving her no other choice but to do it anyway.Putting the receipts down on the table, she focused her attention on Marsha. They were on the couch, sitting, and she grabbed the comb to fix Marsha’s long hair.“Mommy, why am I seeing Daddy’s picture on the news?” Marsha pointed her little finger to the smart TV, on which news about Ethan’s company was being reported.The reporter was publicly announcing that Steinfield Company would no longer operate as the wife of the CEO chose not to sell it to Jacob Steinfield. Michelle had decided that way, mainly because she wanted to save the company building. Once Ethan came back, they coul
A PANG of anxiety went through her.She kept calling Ethan, hoping that the car would come to a stop and her husband would run towards her. However, it did not happen. It was as if cold water had splashed over her. Her whole body tensed, making her unable to move for a brief second before the fear started to consume her.Her husband was going away!Afraid that she would lose him again, she stepped back, parted her lips, and immediately ran to the cab she hired. As the adrenaline rushed through her, she commanded the driver to follow the car where Ethan was.“Drive faster, Sir. It’s my husband. I need to see him!” she said, tears streaming down her cheeks as she couldn’t help but become anxious by the second.The car Ethan was in was driving so fast. Luckily, her driver understood that it was urgent and drove fast too to follow her husband.Swallowing the lump in her throat, she tried to figure out for herself why Ethan did not even look her way. She called him, but he never responded.
“WHO WAS SHE?”Ethan was raising hell when they went home. He was damn frustrated. He could feel that his insides would explode in frustration.Jasper had been so silent on their way home, but with the way the man drove the car so fast, Ethan knew that the woman who called him back in front of the company building chased them.He wanted to know why they ran away from the woman. Was she dangerous? Why did she know his name? Why did she chase them?Those were the questions that kept fucking up his mind. The only person that he thought could answer all these questions was Jasper, but the goddamn nurse would not open his mouth to say a single word about what happened.“Jasper!” he shouted. His chest went up and down due to his heavy breathing. The apartment was silent, which only meant that Ellaine was not home yet. It was a perfect time for them to talk. “Goddamnit! Why don’t you speak now while Ellaine isn’t here yet? I’m so fucking confused!”“This is not the right time for you to know
EYES followed her as she paced back and forth in the living room, hands clasping together in anxiety as she waited for Andrew to call. On the couch, Megan, who was holding Marsha on her lap, and Gregory were seated, waiting just like her.Michelle knew it was impossible for her to seek help from the U.S. police faster, which is why she decided to contact Andrew and Megan. The couple had seen the CCTV footage and were taken aback to see Ethan in person. Andrew immediately took action and went out to go to the police for some help.Andrew had been out for almost two hours. Michelle could feel her heart ripping through her ribcage. She had not calmed down since seeing Ethan in front of the company building. The desire to see and hug her husband consumed her, so she wanted to see him as soon as possible.Her daughter, Marsha, was only watching her quietly. The little girl’s eyes radiated with curiosity and utter confusion. Michelle hadn’t told her that she saw Ethan, but the little girl k