Lily was stunned at the reaction she was seeing from Christopher. Since she got married to Christopher, which has been over three months now, she had never seen him vulnerable, not even once, talk more of crying.Then it dawned on Lily that she had gone too far.“Christopher, I am so sorry,” Lily tried to apologized, but Christopher still had his eyes closed even though no other tear slipped out of his eyes.Not that Lily was expecting to see more tears; the only one that she saw unnerved her even. Christopher remained silent and unmoving, and Lily was confused for a second.“Are you okay?” Lily asked, her voice sounding a little shaky.Then she reminded herself that she was completely Ashley Grander now, and Ashley would not be afraid, regardless of what she had done. So Lily summoned courage and quietly walked closer to Christopher and handed him the towel.Christopher snatched it from her in an instantly, so much so that Lily almost passed out in shock, and he slammed the bedroom r
As Christopher sat at the back of his expensive car as his driver and bodyguard drove him to work, he could not help but feel the ache in his heart. This was the exact reason he never wanted any woman in his life, much more in his house. Over the years, Christopher had managed to maintain a single status, even though virtually all the single women in the city tried at several intervals to shoot their shot on him. “You should be thinking of getting married, Christopher,” his father had told him a year before he passed. “You are thirty now,” he had reminded Christopher. “I still have time,” Christopher had told his father stubbornly, because the mere thought of getting married and living with a woman scared the shit out of him. “You might think you do, but you don’t, Christopher,” his father had insisted. Christopher hadn’t known by then that his father had already been diagnosed of a terminal illness that would snatch his life in a couple of months, and that he was also speaking
Don Grander waited for Monk at one of the private lounges that he usually booked for certain rare occasions. Don Grander had been too preoccupied for days now to even think of his daughter’s impersonator, but thankfully, Emily had assured him that everything was in good shape, and now that she had returned to Christopher, positive change and result were highly anticipated. Don Grander was relieved when Monk showed up sooner than expected, because Don Grander hated to be kept waiting, and he insisted on meeting here rather than the house to prevent obnoxious ears. “What is the news?” Don Grander asked Monk as Monk settled in. “I couldn’t find him,” Monk said in defeat. Disappointment and anger showed in Don Grander’s eyes immediately. “What are you talking about, Monk? Benedict is not a spirit, and he cannot afford to run away from this city, so why are you telling me this?” Don Grander asked Monk angrily. Lately, Monk was beginning to fail in most of the tasks assigned to him. T
Don Grander could not arrive home any faster. Emily wasn’t usually one to cry wolf or even call him at the slightest inconvenience. If he ever got an urgent call from her, it meant that whatever was going on was intense.It reminded Don Grander of when Ashley was still alive and living with them. Often times, when Don Grander would get such calls, it would only mean that Ashley had done something of grave consequences and Emily wanted him to punish her severely.Don Grander was sick of juggling from one problem to another, and he just wanted everything to be over really soon with him emerging as the winner. Before he left, he strictly instructed Monk to continue to look for Benedict, even though he had already bought Monk’s idea of including it in Lily’s task.Emily was in the living room when Don Grander arrived home was early as he could make it.“What is going on?” Don Grander asked impatiently.Emily seemed very enraged. “You never listen to me, and it freaking pisses me off,” Emi
Lily decided not to dwell so much on the cruel words that Christopher said to her before leaving, because if she did, she would cry more, and she might be forced to stop trying.She knew that he meant that he wasn’t attracted to her but to Aimee Landon, and he only denied having anything to do with her, because he did not want to be accused of infidelity, which was equally a horrible scandal.Lily hadn’t met with the domestic employees since she got back, and she decided that it was the best thing to do to get her mind of Christopher and his harsh words.“When I am done setting some rules, then I can begin reading Ashley’s journal,” Lily told herself as she got ready to go downstairs.Thoughts of the journal made Lily awfully scared and worried, which was why she hadn’t even thought of it since she got back, but she knew that she couldn’t put it off forever. She already made a promise to the old maid, and now that Lily had an inkling of the kind of life Ashley lived, she genuinely wan
but then again, she had already left the house for more than twenty four hours now, and Ashley’s room was usually cleared out within every forty eight hours. “No, no, I can’t risk it. I have to go,” Lily told herself.If she delayed any further, Ashley’s room would be cleared out, and it certainly would not be by the old maid, and when that happens, the diary would be found, being that it had already been taken out of its original hiding place. Where Lily hid it could easily be reached once they cleared out the room.“Crap, how did I even do this to myself?” Lily continued to question and scold herself as her heart beat faster and dreadfully.This was something that could have been avoided, but instead, she had made another terrible mistake, and now, she would have to return to the place of her torment just to get it. Lily thought of completely abandoning the diary, but her conscience just wouldn’t let her do that, especially after the promise she made to the old maid, hearing snippe
Gently and slowly, Lily turned and faced Emily, and she made the terrible mistake of smiling, even though the smile did not reach her eyes.She was scared to her bones!“Wipe that ugly smile off your face; you look like a flipping monkey,” Emily said coldly as she approached Lily, and instantly, the smile disappeared from Lily’s face.She hadn’t even realized that she had given Emily a smile that she didn’t deserve. The smile was only borne out of dread, and the fact that she had been caught.“Stop standing there and come over here,” Emily said gruffly. “I detest the fact that we still have to tell you literally everything. You claim to be better, but you still act dumb to me,” Emily added bitterly.Lily walked solemnly to the living room and took a seat after Emily. Emily had always been hostile to her, which wasn’t a new thing for Lily, but now, she just saw her as a completely different person, especially with what she had come to know about her.“She is here, isn’t she?” Don Grand
Lily was beyond herself with joy when her hand grazed the hard back of the diary.“Thank goodness!” Lily whispered to herself in gratitude.She had no idea what she would have done if the diary had been taken out, especially now that the old maid had been fired. “I am never going to let this out of my sight,” Lily vowed to herself, referring to the diary.She proceeded to put it inside her hand bag and leave the room, but a thought crossed Lily’s mind; what if Don Grander and Emily decided to search her before leaving? What if they demanded to see that exact thing that she had claimed to have forgotten? The fact that her prayer for them not to question her about what she must have forgotten did not mean that they would not act their usual self on her way out. Lily had now known Don Grander and Emily, and she knew exactly what they were capable of doing, and she wasn’t going to take any chances.Lily looked around Ashley’s wardrobe, trying to see if she could take something of Ashley’
“We will be down in a minute,” Christopher told Maggie.Before Maggie turned and walked out of the room, she took a quick coy glance at Lily, making Lily even shocked.She was so shocked and confused that she had had to replay the whole scenario in her head. “I am certain I fired her,” Lily said to herself.She had been explicitly clear in her orders, and it was because she had been certain that she had come up to the bedroom, more relaxed. So Maggie didn’t leave? It dawned on Lily that she was in for a bigger battle than she had expected. Lily had thought that this was a usual rebellion, but clearly, Maggie was definitely up to something.“Are you deaf?!” Christopher barked angrily.His loud voice jolted Lily out of her reverie, and she looked at Christopher, almost as though her senses had been wiped out; she was completely lost in thoughts of Maggie for a moment.“What?” Lily asked.“What is wrong with you? You completely blacked out a second ago,” Christopher said.“It was nothing
Lily was still in her room, thinking about the depth in Ashley’s first page diary when she read the notification on the blog about Aimee being demoted.Lily almost forgot everything about Ashley’s dairy out of excitement!Oh, she wished she could see Aimee right now and mock her to her face. “Don’t get too comfortable.” Those were the exact words of Aimee Landon to Lily during her wedding reception, and Lily yearned to use those same words to Aimee. She wanted desperately to tell Aimee that she was the one who had gotten too comfortable, so much so that she had thought that she was too important to be treated as any less.“Well, now we know who has been tossed about,” Lily said to herself as she smiled coyly.Before she read the news, Lily had been disturbed about Ashley’s diary; it seemed almost too horrible to be true. Lily already knew that Emily Torres was a cruel and uncaring woman, but to suggest that an eighteen years old girl be taken to a pub to work as a prostitute for mone
The CEO of Bridger Empire, Christopher Bridger, without clear terms, has officially removed one of his senior associate staff members, Miss Aimee Landon from the list, and demoted her to the position of a regular staff. This is shocking, as just a while ago, Mr. Christopher and Miss Aimee attended a party together where he was given an award, and they both looked like a perfect duo, and Mr. Christopher ended up in Miss Aimee’s apartment later that night. Is something going on in the Bridger Empire that we are not aware of? – Curiosity Blog reports.”Aimee tossed her phone, almost crashing it as she read the heartbreaking news in her apartment. She was enraged, embittered, and venomous. When Christopher had told her about it in his office, a part of her had thought that it was just an unusual prank, and that it would go away. She hadn’t expected Christopher to actually pull through with those words. In less than an hour, Christopher had made the announcement, and the HR had immediatel
“Today, I clock eighteen, and I have decided to keep a secret diary that only my maid knows about, because a lot of things are happening, and I do not want to forget all of it. So welcome to Ashley’s diary…even though I hope no one ever gets to read it.” Lily closed the diary when she read those lines, suddenly feeling like she was trespassing or invading a dead girl’s privacy. She clearly wrote that she hoped no one would ever read it, and Lily, although she never kept a diary of hers, knew that secret diaries were not meant for a second eye. Maybe she should just stop, now that she hadn’t gone far. “But she is already dead, and how would you know all you need to know if you do not read it?” Lily questioned herself. “You are already acting as Ashley Grander, and everyone believes that you are Ashley Grander. You are not invading on anyone’s privacy. Technically, you are simply reading your own diary that you did not write,” Lily added. She was surprised that she actually talked
As Lily sat comfortably at the backseat of Christopher’s car and allowed herself to be driven home, she felt ecstatic. “He is probably breaking the news to her now,” Lily said to herself with a coy smile. She was never one to rejoice at someone else’s pain, but it was obvious that Aimee never wanted her to be happy, and for that, she shouldn’t also look out for Aimee’s happiness. Lily still wasn’t sure how she would know if Christopher stood by his words or not, but nevertheless, she would just trust in her instincts. Lily wished in regret that she hadn’t asked Christopher to do it right in front of her so that she could see Aimee’s reaction and gloat. That way, she would have been able to get that revenge from the wedding reception. “There will be other times,” Lily said to herself. For now, she was concerned about two things; firing Maggie officially immediately she arrived at the mansion, and read the beginning of Ashley’s diary. Lily knew that she had mentioned something abo
Aimee was stunned at the question that Christopher just asked her. When she had gotten Christopher’s call to come to his office, she had been hopeful with excitement. She had thought that Christopher couldn’t wait to have her in his presence. “Excuse me…sir?” Aimee asked, almost forgetting to add the last part; she couldn’t wait to get over the formality stage with Christopher, because it pained her to even address the man she was madly and head over heels in love with, with such formality. “I asked you a simple question, Aimee,” Christopher simply said. His tone was bland and his expression was blank, so Aimee could not exactly tell what point or angle he was asking the question for, because if she knew, it would help her present her answer in a way that would please Christopher. Of course she hated Ashley Grander, but she could not just say that to Christopher, because she could not tell what his reaction might be, and she would hate to infuriate him. “You wife?” Aimee asked, st
“It isn’t something you should be worried about for now. Just do it, as you have promised. I will send you his code and full name,” she said before stepping out of Christopher’s office and shutting the door quietly before Christopher could say another word.After she left, Christopher was thrown into utter confusion.The Ashley he knew, at least the most that he knew about her, rarely cared about anything in life. The only thing that she was interested in was going to parties, and squandering money, which was why her demand for dates did not quite surprise Christopher.But baseball?Christopher knew without a doubt that betting on a football player, especially during their tournament was a lot of money, and secondly, one had to be really interested in baseball game to be betting on their players, and the fact that she had specifically mentioned a baseball player’s name made him more confused.Again, there was something off with Ashley Grander.One minute she was acting like Ashley Gra
“What?! Why would I do something like that?!” Christopher asked, turning blue.Lily almost burst out laughing, and at the same time, she was very jealous, because Christopher seemed liked he was going to pass out simply because she asked that he demoted Aimee. It pained Lily that he was that attached to Aimee.Christopher might deny all he wanted, but Lily was not stupid. She might be a virgin and a naïve girl who had never had a boyfriend, but she certainly wasn’t stupid; there was definitely something going on between them. At least, Aimee was not denying it, because she accosted Lily right there in their wedding reception, but Christopher on the other hand, would continue to deny it even if a gun was placed on his head, even though he had been caught in almost compromising positions with Aimee. Lily wondered why.If he liked Aimee, and Aimee was obviously crazy about him, why didn’t he just go for her? Granted, he and Ashley Grander were bound by a contract, but Lily knew that a l
“Do you give me your word?” Lily asked.Even though he already said it, she still did not want to take chances. Lily knew that whatever she was asking Christopher for had nothing to do with Don Grander, which meant that if Christopher doesn’t honor his word, she would not be able to do anything to him.Knowing how Ashley was treated by her own father, Lily was certain that even if Don Grander hears of the manhandling, he would not fight for her. Don Grander was a man that would literally stand by and watch his own daughter get tortured without standing up for her, as long as it benefited it. So if he could be that way with his biological daughter, Lily only wondered how he would be towards her, knowing that she was only impersonating his dead daughter.“I have never promised something and gone back on my words,” Christopher said, his breathing harder than normal; he was obviously still affected by what happened.Lily was also worried about Christopher in a way, because there was somet