LEXIE’S POV “If Victoria came back, where would that leave you?” A question that lingered on and on in my heart for the past three weeks I had been with Damian. “WILL THE CEO’S DAUGHTER TAKE OVER HER FATHER’S COMPANY?” Another video showed a woman speculating about Victoria’s imminent return. I settled on the couch beside my mom’s hospital bed. I had taken it upon myself to spend the whole day in the hospital. I couldn’t bear to stay with Damian for another day in that house after the heated argument between us yesterday. My mom had been moved to the VIP section on Damian’s orders and the agreement between us. The room was quieter and more comfortable, and she had private nurses attending to her. Everything I had busted my ass for but couldn’t get. I was grateful for this, but the sight of her still made my heart ache. Knowing that if she knew the conditions at which I got her these treatments, she would have preferred to die. “She can’t be away forever; the company w
VIEWERS DISCRETION ⚠️: This scene portrays abuse, violence and maybe fear. VICTORIA’S POV FLASH-BACK “Please. Please, I’m begging you.” A pair of strong hands grabbed me by my hair and threw me across the room. I crawled backwards on the cold floor that was already stained with my blood. I wiped my mouth with the back of my hand, tears mingling with the blood. “I…. I’m sorry, okay? Please don’t hurt me,” my breath shaky as I begged for my life. A cruel laugh echoed in the room. “You really are pathetic, aren’t you? Just like your mother,” he sneered, his tone dripping with so much contempt. I stopped crawling and looked up; my vision was blurry as a result of blood hanging in one corner of my eyeballs. His wristwatch had hit me in the eye when he slapped me with the back of his hand. He crouched down to my level; his eyes were glistening with satisfaction, while my whole body trembled in his presence. “I wonder what goes on in that head of yours.” He as
LEXIE’S POV It’s been four days since my heart shattered into a million pieces. Four days since I last saw him, as he wouldn’t come home. Four days since I realised that Damian couldn’t be mine, that I was nothing but a fleeting moment for him. It was just in the span of a few days that I understood, with a soul-crushing finality, that I was just a joke to him. I could leave; in fact, I was supposed to leave. Our contract ended earlier than it should, right? And I was supposed to sign the divorce agreement, isn’t it? But what if? What if I still had a chance with him? What if things could change? “He can still love me. I know it.” Jenny’s anger pierced through my thoughts like sharp arrows. “What the actual fuck is wrong with you?!” she exploded; her face was masked with frustration. I had been echoing the same thing over and over since I got to Jenny’s house. “I love him.” She exhaled heavily; her fingers ran through her thick blonde hair as she stared at me in disbelief.
VICTORIA’S POV “I don’t see you as my sister.” His voice echoed in my head, and I covered my ears tightly with my hands; it felt like I could still hear my own screams that came afterwards. What did I do to deserve this kind of treatment? Why wouldn’t he just treat me as his sister? I sat in my bathtub; the water felt warm and flowed in such a reassuring manner around me. My knees were pulled to my chest, my arms wrapped around them tightly, as I rocked myself slowly. If only that could help to ward off the chaos that was swirling in my mind. The sound of rushing but yet familiar footsteps echoed in my head, a constant reminder of the terror I experienced. “Why didn’t you just make a run for it when all of these started, Victoria?” I asked, with a throat dry. “You could have saved yourself the trauma; you’re the author of your own problems. Aren’t you?” I continued, but the woman in the full-length mirror resting on the bathroom wall just stared at me in silence. “Look at
LEXIE’S POV “This is E-Gossip, and we’re back with the latest celebrity gossip. Pictures circulating of the billionaire CEO, Damian Valour, and the millionaire heiress, Victoria Hayes, have got fans in a chokehold.” I stared at my phone; the screen glowed with the faces of the ones making my emotional state even more miserable. My heart sank as I heard the familiar buzz of the latest scandal; the blogs had been eating Victoria’s return back like hot cheetos. “The two love birds were spotted taking a romantic walk in the city yesterday. Which leaves fans wondering, are they officially back together? Should we be expecting a wedding?…… “The more challenging question was, What happened to his other woman? Was she a side piece, a potential scandal we could look into, or did they have a fal……” Before I could digest the rest of what was bad for me, Jenny snatched the phone from my hands and threw it across the room. It landed on the opposite couch with a soft thud. “Do you wan
CONTINUATION: LEXIE’S POV My eyes fluttered open; the ray of sunlight that penetrated into the room irritated my pupils, and I struggled to keep them open. Immediately I was hit with a crazy throbbing headache, a reminder that I had drank to stupor last night—a hangover. My body felt like it had been run over by a truck, and I’m not talking about the white ones that always appear in Korean dramas; every muscle ached, and I could barely move. As I tried to sit up, I noticed something different; at least my brain was starting to work. I was wearing a different shirt than the one I had on at the club, then I remembered taking off my shirt and flashing my neon-painted boobs to the crowd. Fuck, I face-palmed myself, such an embarrassment. But I had more pressing issues at hand, like the unfamiliar environment around me. I was lying in a king-sized bed, surrounded by soft pillows and a pristine white duvet. The room was almost too spotless. And there was a strong, masculine
The courage I thought I had crumbled under the weight of his authority, and that was my issue. I always became a mess the minutes he started showcasing his dominance, almost like that was what I craved from him. I found myself getting in the car with no further questions asked, talking about a “yes, daddy” moment. He slammed the door shut with anger, and by the time I turned, he was already in the driver’s seat. The drive home was awkwardly silent; he wasn’t ready to say a word to me, and I didn’t want to talk to him either. I didn’t owe him any explanations, the same way he didn’t feel he had to explain anything to me when it came to Victoria. I sat there tensed and upset, while Damian’s jaw clenched in his reflection in the window. His anger was like a thick and suffocating atmosphere. We arrived home, and he swerved angrily into the compound. I almost hit my head on his dashboard, and I closed my eyes in anticipation, but as I opened them, I felt a hand hold down my ch
DAMIAN’s POV “No! Don’t hurt my son, please.” “Take me… Don’t hurt my boy. Leave him alone, please." The desperate, anguish cries of a woman echoed. My hands and legs were tied tightly as I lay on the cold, unforgiving floor. The ropes were biting into my young skin; the room seemed immense and oppressing as shadows overwhelmed me. I shivered in fear. My breaths were shallow; each gasp was a struggle against the heavy weight of my restraints. A man’s silhouette emerged from the shadows, moving closer with deliberate, dangerous steps. His face was a blur; the wide wicked grin on his face couldn’t be missed. “Don’t touch him! Don’t touch my son, please.” My eyes darted to where my mother lay, crying in anguish as she was in ropes. She struggled to crawl and wiggle her way towards where I was, cowering in fear but she got no where. The man’s grin widened, a glint of metal catching the dim light. With not enough time to make sense of anything, the sharp object sliced