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"Get the fuck out of my house." I yelled at an alarmed looking Charlie who flinched at my harsh tone. Clearly, that wasn't the response he had been expecting and he couldn't even hide the fact that he had been caught off guard. His expression gave everything away, leaving nothing to the imagination. I couldn't blame him though. When he and I were together, he knew me to be that sweet, loving and naive girl who couldn't even hurt a fly so this new Elisa was still a stranger to him."Excuse Me?" He asked perplexed. After the information he just provided, I'm sure the only thing he expected was a plea deal and it a confrontation."Did i speak in spanish?" i quuzzed. "i said to get your skinny legs and rageddy behind off my couch and out of my house and I will not repeat myself again.""Technically that's not what you..." Sasha began saying but all it took from me was a stern glare for her to swallow her words.On the other hand Carlie chuckled nervously and unsurely. "I don't think you
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It took about 5 solid minutes before Sasha was finally able to calm me down, and believe me when I say it was no easy task. She offered me a glass of water, rubbed my back and even threatened to sing me one of the songs mum used to sing for us when we were kids if I didn’t pull myself together. The song referred to us as little monkeys and to say i hated the song was an understatement. Sasha knew this, and that is why when all else failed, she knew just what to do.Thankfully though, I managed to pull myself together and I no longer felt the blinding rage I felt towards Charlie anymore. If he said the wrong words, there was a fat chance I was going to relapse. I was fine for now though and Sasha was ready to use every second of my calm state to her best advantage.“So tell me…” Sasha began. “…and objectively too.” She added quickly. “How bad do you think things can potentially get if the details of your marriage gets exposed to the public? On a scale of one to ten?’“Try one hundred a
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Charlie was pacing back and forth in the living area when Sasha and I returned. He didn’t seem as confident about his offer as he was about a while ago, and I knew that I should have preyed on his uncertainty and used it to my advantage. Usually, people who blackmailed others were usually more confident about and brazen, but for some reason, Charlie appeared hesitant. He looked like he was afraid that I might actually reject his offer and then he would end up without any other cards to play, and by God I wanted to dare him. I wanted to see if he would actually go through with his threat; if he actually cared that little about his brother to jeopardize him like that simply because of a little misunderstanding. Frankly, I didn’t think he had it in him, but I wasn’t ready to risk it either. Charlie was as unpredictable as the Canadian weather and I wasn’t going to put my family at risk based off of an assumption. That is why I was willing to take the risk with Charlie mostly because I kn
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As expected, Charlie arrived on the day we agreed, only he showed up two hours early an action I didn’t take it lightly of course for obvious reasons. His behavior was simply unacceptable and if he wasn’t ready to stick to the details of our arrangement then we were definitely going to have problems. It was important that he arrived exactly at the time we discussed and leave exactly on time as being just a minute early or late could mean Russell finding out and obviously, neither me nor him wanted that. “I need to talk to you before you see her.” “What now?” Charlie replied, unable to hide his frustration. “The one million rules you gave aren’t enough for you and now you want to add some more?’’ I ignored him. It was obvious that he was just trying to annoy me but I wasn’t ready to give him that satisfaction, not when Russell’s birthday was in only a few weeks and I was in the middle of planning the best surprise party that was ever planned. “You are uncle Charlie to her!” I stat
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After that, we fell into a consistent rhythm for the next year or so, with Charlie dropping by once every month to see baby Emily.He followed all the rules so we didn't have a problem and even Emily began to like him."Uncle Cha Cha." She called him and when I saw how sweet they were together, I sometimes wondered what life would have been like if things were different, if Charlie hadn't been such an asshole to begin with.Of course I had forgiven him for how he hurt me and even for the little stunt he pulled at the company.So far, he hadn't yet caused any problems for Russell or me at the company and I figured the reason he did what he did in the first place was because he was sad and alone.Now that he had Emily in his life, the light had returned to his eyes and he seemed happier. He was even diligent in his role as NNTs COO, acting like a serious minded human and not like the irresponsible jerk I had known him to be.Meanwhile, I was careful not to let Russell find out about our
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"Mummy Mummy, come an play with uncoo Cha Cha and me. We are playing hide an shik."Emily cried to me excitedly on one of Charlie's visits. I had been in the study preparing for an auditors conference that was supposed to hold in a couple of days and I had only come out to check on them before diving me back in to work, but the little creature had me trapped. "I'd love to sweetheart." I replied with a smile while crouching low so I could be face to face with her. "but mummy is very busy right now, I'm sure you can understand that. Once im done, ill play with you okay?"Her face fell and my heart broke."Okay mummy." She replied with an unhappy pout. "But it's really fun to play hide and shik, especially with uncle Cha cha And when you are done uncle Cha cha would be gone. So can't you play now and work later?" She asked with big blue eyes that neither Charlie nor I had. The kid was special.As she spoke, her voice quakesd a bit and her tiny lips trembled like she was going to cry if
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Door after door, I heard him open and shut until eventually, he opened the door to the room where I was hiding. I didn’t move and I tried to lay flatter…as if that was even possible. It took a while but eventually he finished searching the room and when he decided that I was not there, he walked towards the bathroom door. He turned the knob slowly and stepped into the room. I could see his shadow looming as he seemed to be scanning the room for any signs of me. Who knew that playing a stupid game of hide and seek could raise my anxiety levels to heights beyond the roof? Because I most certainly did not. At this point, all thoughts of the work I had been doing prior were temporarily forgotten as all my attention was completely focused on how to remain hidden and not get caught. I heard the sound of the door shutting and I let out a breath I didn’t even know that I was holding as it appeared that Charlie hadn’t found me. I wanted to stand up almost immediately but I decided to wait fo
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"I was right. Baby Emily was struggling to find a suitable outfit for me to wear. She had turned my room upside down and was almost buried in a heap of my clothes. Thankfully, I showed up in time to rescue her from her mission. I thanked her anyway and told her she could go continue playing with Uncle Charlie. I checked the time, realizing she still had at least thirty minutes before she had to say goodbye to Uncle Charlie. "Okay, Mommy! Thank you, Mommy!" she exclaimed excitedly, making her way towards the exit to continue playing with Uncle Charlie. "I picked out your pink shirt, your blue shirt, and your black shirt and laid them on the bed for you," she added. "I didn't know which one to pick, but I think they would all look good on you," she said. "That's so sweet," I replied, ruffling her hair and pinching her nose before letting her go. Once she had gone, I took my time changing into a more suitable affair and began arranging my room, which had been thoroughly rummag
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Detective Jameson's eyes narrowed as he watched Charlie being handcuffed and led away. The confession had come unexpectedly, but the motive was all too familiar. "Revenge," he muttered to his partner. "The oldest motive in the book." Rodriguez, Jameson's partner shook her head. "Family dynamics can be toxic. Brothers, especially." As Charlie was taken into custody, Elisa finally felt a sense of closure. Her daughter, Emily, was safe, and the kidnapper had been caught. But the truth was harder to swallow. Charlie, her husband's brother abd the man whom she had once thought of soending her life with had orchestrated the kidnapping. "It was all about revenge," Charlie spat during the interrogation. " He took everything from me – our parents' attention, the family business... He left me with nothing." Jameson's expression remained stoic. "And you thought kidnapping an innocent child would even the score?" Charlie's eyes flashed with anger. "You don't understand. Russellalways got e
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“What are you doing here?” He asked, composing himself and trying to pretend like he wasn’t affected by my presence but I could see through his charade. He wa spanicking a lot and although he thought that his hideout had been pretty secure, here i was standing right there in the flesh. Still, he couldn't show his fears or he was going to appear guilty.“What do you mean?” I came to see you.” I replied, pretending to play his game.“Cut the crap Russ. What are you doing here and how the fuck did you find me?”“What can i say? I was just passing by. i mean i was in the neighborhood and thought I’d stop by to say hello to my only brother.”At my words, he huffed and went over to his bedside to put on his shirt, and boxers on pretending to ignore me."Are you going to stand there and watch me get dressed?" He asked probably in a bid to get rid of me."Its nothing i've not seen before so you can relax."Charlie sighed in frustration at my adamancy.“Well, you’ve said hello now so you can
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I had faced a lot of challenges in my life. I mean, that was avoidable considering what i had achieved. No great achievement came without challenges and I was proud to say that I was fairly successful myself. I also prided myself in the knowledge that I was a troubleshooter and a problem solver. I always had an idea on how to get out of complicated situations, and if i couldn't get an answer right away, all i had to do was sleep over it and come morning, I'd have a solution on my hand.But two days had passed and I was yet to discover a solution to my most prominent life problem. My daughter was missing and I had no idea where she was or where to look. With every passing day, I felt as though the very world in which I live d was crumbling in on me and I simply felt suffocated and helpless. The police had no leads and the one sure lead I had; they were not giving me the go ahead to look into. They weren’t looking into it themselves either or at least they weren’t look into it fast eno
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“But according to Miss. Jones’ statement,” The judge continued. “It appears that she told you that she was pregnant but you refused to acknowledge it and rather accused her of lying.”“That’s true your honor.” Charlie agreed. “But in my defense, the first time she told me about her pregnancy, she called me through my brother’s phone. Now prior to the time, she and my brother Russell had never met before. In fact, I had never even told her that I had a brother, so it didn’t make sense to me that she was calling me from his phone. I took it as it was a prank planned by my brother seeing as my brother and I often play such pranks on each other.”Wow, Charlie was really going in for the kill with his calculated lies and fabricated lines. I never knew he had it in him, but then again, he had enough money to hire the best lawyers to give him legal advice. But unfortunately for him, our lawyers were just as good, maybe even better, and that is why he was bound to lose.“You claim that you lo
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As expected, the news that Charlie was suing for custody spread like wildfire. In less than 24 hours, media houses had carried the news. Social media hashtags were eating this up and even my family and friends somehow got a wind of the situation. My phone was constantly pinging with calls and texts and calls and Russell’s phone was honesty not any different. At this point, I had still not gotten around to telling my parents the real story behind how Russell and I met and the circumstances surrounding our marriage so when I received a call from them as well, my anxiety creeped in. I thought about ignoring them for a little while longer, just until I could gather my thoughts and gains dome courage, but with the issue of Emily’s paternity being debated, I knew that there was no more hiding it from them. So the very next day, I got on a flight and flew home. Russell offered to go with me and knowing how much I hated flying, I honestly wished he could accompany me. Him holding my hand duri
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Elisa’s POV“…And you should have seen April’s face. She looked like someone who had swallowed a turtle shell. And Amy, she was so horrified, she couldn’t even bring herself to say hello to me. Apparently, they hadn’t been expecting me to show up as soon as I did. They thought that I’ll take at least a couple of days off, giving them enough time to recuperate and get used to the latest developments.” I said laughing. After the close of work, I decided to use my evening to give Russell a recap of my day and apparently he had some pretty satisfying stories to share as well.“I thought you said Amy was the nicer one?” He asked, fully invested in my story. “How comes she is the one who couldn’t stand to speak to you." “Honestly, she and Amy switch up on most days and I can hardly choose which of them I prefer. I think that they both have their moments.”“Hmmm.” Russell replied thoughtfully. “I Can’t even tell them apart honestly. They look exactly the same to me.”“No they do not.” I rep
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Elisa’s POV\I couldn’t believe my eyes, or my eyes for that matter.I was standing in the center of our living room, staring at the massive LED screen that served as a television in our home. I was already on my way to work that morning but I was forced to stop and take a closer look because of what was showing on the screen, or rather who was showing. A gasp of surprise left my throat as I realized the scene that was playing before me. My mouth fell open without me even realizing it, and even after realizing, I couldn’t bring myself to pick it back up.On the screen, Russell was sitting in an interview segment with one of the most popular TV shows in the city while looking as fabulous as always in his signature three piece although this time, it was a dark shade of maroon red and an auburn tie. His lean legs were crossed leisurely in front of him and he sat with an air of confidence that was peculiar to him. He was the guest on the show but yet somehow, he managed to look like he ow
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Russell's POV I sat still, criss legged at the tv station as I waited for everything to be sorted out. Skipping work on a day like this may seem like a bad idea to a regular onlookers, and they'd probably be right considering everything that was going on. An emergency board meeting had been scheduled in line with the new information that my beloved brother had been so kind to release to the public. Logically speaking, I was supposed to be seated with my lawyers, buried in a mountain of paperwork, trying to find loopholes in my grandfather's will that allowed my contracted marriage to Elisa. As expected, Charlie was the leader of the team seeking to bring me down and their argument was that I had not fulfilled grandfather's conditions in honesty and hence didn't deserve the position of CEO. The board was meeting today to come up with a final decision, but rather than getting ready, here I was, waiting for a TV segment interview which most might consider unimportant, while
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“Are you really married to CEO Russell?”“Was it really a contract marriage?”“Are you two getting divorced soon as per the details of the contract?’’“Has he paid you the settlement money?”“Are you really asking for more money than was agreed in the initial contract?”“Did you really seduce him and trap him with a pregnancy?”“Who is the real father of your child?”“Are you a gold digger who is only with Russell for his money, and fame?”The questions were endless, all of them unkind, and for some reason they all seemed to be directed my direction and my direction alone as if I was some kind of villain in my own love story. It was all so fucking ridiculous. Like, why was I getting stabbed with all the shards of glass, like everything was my fault. Don’t get me wrong, I didn’t want Russell receiving any heat, but I also didn’t feel like I deserved any either. If anything I felt like I was supposed to be comforted and consoled, especially since my only offence was falling in love with
