BLAIR’S POV “When I found out you were family, I didn’t know how to tell you.I wasn’t sure how you’d react, because heck, it took months and I also didn’t know how to react. I wanted to be mad that father never looked for me, but with a daughter like you, how could I be?It’s sad that things have to end like this,But I am just glad to have met you and also shared moments of bliss with you. Jane is not who she says she is. She owns a couple of properties that you could trace her misdeeds to, Down town…”I listened to Steven’s message over and over and over again. The first part of his message always brought tears to my eyes. It was a voice message, delivered in his last moments, without the knowledge of Brian and my father. Since Steven did not give them the permission to listen to it, I didn’t either. The message was on Steven’s iPad and it had automatically become mine. It had been seven days since Steven’s demise and his funeral service was two days ago. In all the days
BLAIR’S POVRight after dinner, my father followed me to my room and continually tried to persuade me to stay. “We all just can’t leave,” he said,“Someone would need somebody,” “Well, I am afraid, I cannot be that person, father,” I countered. I did not want to stay. I couldn’t. My heart was set on uncovering Jane’s schemes and I had her thoughts at the back of my head, all through the period of our mourning. I had kept the information I had on Jane as a secret and all that Steven was trying to uncover, just before he passed. Deep in my heart, I knew that this was up to me. It was the reason Steven delivered the message to me, and not anyone else.We both knew that Brian was likely to react violently, taking the law into his hands, and my father was likely to not believe a word that we said, unless we had concrete evidence. As far as Ashley and my father were concerned, Jane was an angel, and until we are able to prove beyond reasonable doubt that she was not what he thought
BLAIR’S POV “Happy Birthday, my love,” Jane gave my father another peck. No one was more confused than I was. My father seemed pretty surprised too, but if he was, who told Jane that we were going to be returning today?I watched my father’s confusion slowly melt into a smile. He then gave Jane a tight hug and followed with a kiss on her forehead. “Thank you so much, my love,” he appreciated. “Aww,” the crowd exclaimed and clapped, like they were witnessing some top tier love story. I was blown away with disgust. ‘How could my father be so welcoming of her?’ Jane had abandoned my father in the hospital for weeks. She hoped that he would die, after cutting him off every medical service. Now she shows up with a surprise birthday party and that was it?Everything was blown away, just like that?“Common, everybody, the party is outside,” Jane announced. Everyone delightedly went out, except me, who just headed straight to my room, the attic. I couldn’t bear to watch this eye sor
BRIAN’S POV I was more devasted than I had ever been. ‘The sting of betrayal from Stacy and her stupid cousin?’Well, to be fair, that did not surprise me much.‘The death of the longest living family I had?’Steven had been the most instrumental person in my life and I never imagined my life for a day without him. Living days, running into weeks without him felt very surreal. I keep wishing everyday that he at least told me, before taking the decision of exchanging his life for Mr. Williams. However, I understood his decision not to.Never in a million years would I have consented to him making such a switch. As much as Mr. Williams was important to his family, I still didn’t think that Steven was a fair price. I still thought that it was quite a heavy price and an unfair trade. Coming to terms with it was not a reality I was willing to adopt. I spent all my days at his grave side in the mission, and fully ran the company from home. ‘Blair turning down my marriage proposal
BLAIR’S POVWith a public declaration of war, I could not comfortably live in the house. It felt like I was walking on egg shells and constantly had to watch my back, since it was impossible to tell what Jane had up her sleeves.I spent most of my time around my father and while I kept waiting for him to at least, question Jane on why she had to lie about my identity, he said nothing. My heart sank into worry, with every passing day and I had nothing to do, but continue living in the peace they were all trying to pose. Father never questioned her lying about my identity and Ashley went about, being the perfect daughter to Jane and my father. Every time I would complain to my father about not questioning Jane’s running of the company, or any of her decisions at all, he would say, “Jane has equally been through so much,Making tons of sacrifices for the family and company.She deserves a break, but because of me, she doesn’t get any.I know it’s hard for you, Princess,But try to g
BLAIR’S POV “I’m sure you were never at the company, Miss. Williams,” Jennifer said, right after I narrated my both encounters at the company to my father. “What?” I blurted, my jaw dropped.‘Was this a joke?’ My mind was running wild. “I was at the company a few weeks ago, and you personally told me that the company was in a bad place,” I said, my tone was gradually rising and I was losing all my mind. “Uhm, Miss. Williams,” Jennifer called softly. “I haven’t seen you in the office since forever,” she said, “But I am sure that even if you were here, I couldn’t have given you the report of a struggling company,” “Mrs. Jane Williams manages the company well, and we have not had a reason to struggle.”“She works tirelessly to see that the company runs smoothly and even without paying herself, she reinvests to boost the company’s capital.” Jennifer said, avoiding eye contact with me. When I observed critically, I noticed her gaze was more distant than it was. She was scared and
BLAIR’S POVIt was almost immediately I dropped Sebastine’s call that Jennifer walked out of the office and was coming towards me in the garden. The garden in the company’s premises was a small one, planted and nursed by my mother, as I learned. I took my eyes away from her the moment I saw her, expressing how much disgust I was filled with. “Your father is worried about you and asks that I get you,” she said. I rolled my eyes and paid almost no attention at all to her. “Miss. Williams,” she called, trying to look into my face. “Blair?” she called again. “Stay away from me, you coward and traitor,” I yelled in her face, pushing her away from me. Luckily, she didn’t fall to the ground and I was delighted about that. I still found my heart very concerned about her. Jennifer took a deep breath and took a few steps closer to me. I could not believe her nerves. “Blair, listen to me,” she said softly. “Not only is my life at stake, my boyfriend’s life is equally on the line.”T
BLAIR’S POV Jane and I followed the police officers to the hospital, where we identified Jane’s body. Tears were flowing down my cheeks, in never ending streams. “So, her vehicle last control and she drove right into a tree, setting her car bonnet on fire,” the police officer explained, showing us footage from the cameras on the road. “The police on duty in that street were able to get to her on time and put out the fire, but she was badly injured and by the time we arrived her, she had given up on fighting.” His every word only took another chunk of my soul. “Excuse me,” I said, requesting the tablet from the police man. After watching the footage, a couple of times, I noticed a tiny shot into the tire at the driver’s seat, just before she lost control. I played the video again in slow motion and confirmed my suspicion. “This doesn’t look like an accident,” I said, pinching the curiosity of the police officers and also Jane. “Officer, this is a clear case of assassination,”