EMILY’S POV When dad said he wanted to start with the crime which Charlotte committed I was curious to know too because really didn’t really get any clue as to who she killed but we knew she killed someone.Hearing dad say this made my ears start itching to hear whatever he knew.“ Charlotte here killed.... “ Dad said and was ever ready to continue speaking but Charlotte shouted for him to stop and immediately went on her knees.“ Dad please don’t do this I don’t wanna go to jail I beg you,I’m your daughter don’t rat me out to them please “ Charlotte pleaded while holding my Dad’s legs,Amelia also came to kneel and beg but my dad shrugged her off.“ Don’t do this Marcelo please... “ Isabella pleaded with dad and wanted to continue but my dad cut her short.“ Charlotte here killed Sophia Cross.Ethan Belford’s Late fiancés,she purposely tampered with Sophia’s brake on the eve of her wedding and that led to her death “ Dad said and looked at her with disgust.“ What?! “ Ava,Granny,Brad,E
EMILY’S POVI woke up due to the heavy banging on my door,”Emily!!!”Isabella,my stepmother called and kept banging on my door.I groaned and cursed at myself for waking up late,I knew I was done for.Isabella would probably make me starve for days again,I rolled my eyes and groaned.“Emily, if you don’t come out this minute you won’t get anything to eat for the next two days “She said.Great,just what I thought would happen,I facepalmed.I hurriedly got down from bed and rushed to the door, opening it immediately.“No mom please,i'm sorry I overslept, it wasn’t intentional “I said“Don’t call me mother!!!I am not your mother,I can never give birth to a useless and worthless child like you”she retorted.There she goes again,I was already accustomed to those words so it didn’t really have any effect on me anymore.My name is Emily Jones,I'm a 26 years old lady,the heir of my family,but I am now forced to leave this kind of life in my own fathers house.Ever since my dad died,which I found
EMILY POVI woke up from my nap,unbothered if I overslept and walked out of my room,only to be met with the worst sight ever.From the hallway till the parlor was scattered,and I immediately knew what this was about.“I guess it’s pay back time”I said knowing this was the handwork of Charlotte and Amelia.This was a childish act yeah?But at least she didn’t go running to her mother to report me like She always did.I am guessing Isabella must have gone to work and was sitting in the CEO’s office that rightfully belonged to me.She denied me my rights of going into the company which now belonged to me since I am the heir.She lied to the board of directors and shareholders that I said she should take control,she even forced me to make a video to confirm what she told them.Since then she has been giving me a lot of chores that even the maids thought Twas too much for me.She caused me so much pain and has taken away my legacy but am gonna get it back.I was about to start arranging the h
EMILY POVIt was a bright morning when I woke up and yawned, feeling free because Jezebel and her two little devils, as I loved to call Isabella and her daughter, weren't here to boss me around.I felt relieved,is this what freedom feels like?.I had only been treated badly for a few months ,but it seemed like forever to me.Feeling contented and free,I went to the bathroom and took my bath.I checked the clothes that I brought with me and decided I wanted to appear very simple,so I picked a tight blue jean and black tight fitting off shoulder top,that didn’t require me wearing a bra,because I hated wearing bra.I dressed up and packed my hair in a messy bun,tucked the off shoulder top I wore into my tight jeans and headed out carrying my phone.On my way out,I went to the receptionist post and handed the keys to her.“Good morning,here are the keys,I’ll be back before my time for payment expires” I said, handing her the key.“Ok ma’am,have a nice day”she said smiling.I reciprocated th
ETHAN’S POVIt’s a bright summer morning,I am still in bed,when a loud knock interrupts my sleep.I turned around and checked the time, “shit!” I cursed and literally fly out of the bed.”I can't believe I woke up at 9am,I was supposed to have a meeting by 9:30am!”I checked my alarm and saw it was faulty,well I couldn’t blame anyone, because I didn’t I live here permanently.I hurriedly walked to check who was at the door ,I wasn’t surprised to see that it was my younger sister Ava, I opened the door and asked with a straight face”what?”.She smiled and replied “Good morning to you too Ethan”I rolled my eyes."Not now Ava"I groaned,knowing the reason why she came here.“Aren’t you supposed to have a meeting by 9:30?”she asked,I didn’t answer and hurried into the bathroom.I came out and Ava was still here sitting comfortably on my bed,I rolled my eyes at her and facepalmed.As if that was the cue she needed she proceeded to say”Grandma is going on and on about how you have come of age ,a
EMILY P.O.VI am so excited I got the Job at the Belford’s mansion. At least I would be able to save up some money. Staying with them means I don’t need to worry about accommodation and payment of house rent.The bills will be much easier for me.Granny, the grandmother of the Belford’s,was kind enough to employ me as her personal maid.She is so kind ,humble and polite unlike her grumpy,arrogant,rude and proud son.I always overheard Charlotte and Amelia discussing him,how he is New York's most handsome eligible bachelor and how he refused to date or even touch anyone since after the death of fiancée Sophia.Charlotte always spoke of how she always saw him from a distance each time they went for fundraising or a ball ,she always says she would do anything to be with Ethan,I consider it shameless because that would mean she’s throwing herself at a man,i think to myself and can’t help but roll my eye.Judging by how Ethan treated and spoke to me it shows he clearly doesn’t want me working
ETHAN’S POVWe arrive at the front of my company’s building ,Harris parks the car and the bodyguard outside opens the car door for me ,I hurriedly walk in,my workers who are on floor greet me and I just answer them with a nod.Normally each time I come to work,I take the stairs instead of the elevator so that I can see what’s happening around my company before heading to my office.But today I am having a meeting with new investors and I am damn late so I take the elevator,I see some of workers who want to use the elevator too,but once they see me coming they give way for me to go and no one dares to come in as I walk into the elevator till the door closes .The door to the elevators closes and I click the button number five,it starts to move and stops on the fifth floor of our company where the conference room is located.The elevator door opens,I walk out and head to the conference room.I see my assistant standing at the door of the conference room waiting for me.“Good morning Boss,
EMILY P.O.VThe men who are after me keep banging the door,I look for another way to get out of the room but don’t see any other option asides to jump down throw the window.I peep to window and see that it’s not too high,Luckily for me all my personal belongings fit into my bag.I carry my bag and throw it down and it lands on the floor,thinking fast I fold the bedsheets and tie them up in the form of a rope,tie it to the leg side of the bed and through the other side out the window.I hurriedly use the bedsheets I tie as an assist to climb out the wall through the window.I hear the men chasing me finally break open the door.Luckily for me I am already down and ready to run for my dear life.I see them peep down and one of them shouts”Hey,Emily stop right there”.I pick up my bag and run to the road and hail the next available taxi I see.The taxi driver stops,I hurriedly push my bag inside and tell him to drive faster to the Belford’s Mansion.I look back and see that the SUV is still f
EMILY’S POV When dad said he wanted to start with the crime which Charlotte committed I was curious to know too because really didn’t really get any clue as to who she killed but we knew she killed someone.Hearing dad say this made my ears start itching to hear whatever he knew.“ Charlotte here killed.... “ Dad said and was ever ready to continue speaking but Charlotte shouted for him to stop and immediately went on her knees.“ Dad please don’t do this I don’t wanna go to jail I beg you,I’m your daughter don’t rat me out to them please “ Charlotte pleaded while holding my Dad’s legs,Amelia also came to kneel and beg but my dad shrugged her off.“ Don’t do this Marcelo please... “ Isabella pleaded with dad and wanted to continue but my dad cut her short.“ Charlotte here killed Sophia Cross.Ethan Belford’s Late fiancés,she purposely tampered with Sophia’s brake on the eve of her wedding and that led to her death “ Dad said and looked at her with disgust.“ What?! “ Ava,Granny,Brad,E
EMILY’S POV“ Objection my lord “ A mature voice said loudly but also confidently.All our heads snapped back to see who it was.The first person I saw was uncle Lucas my dad’s personal assistant that we haven’t set our eyes on since the day my dad passed away.He walked in and my brows furrowed wondering what was going on.why would he show up on this day after all this time.“ Why interrupt me “ the judge asked, obviously displeased with what was happening.Ethans hold on me became more tight. I had to caress his hands that were on mine a little to show that he should calm down.Granny on the other hand was restless and Ava tried to calm her down.Whispers of people that were in the courtroom.I could see Charlotte and Amelia whispering to each other and they smirked when they me looking their way.Were they behind this??Were they tryna sabotage this??All these questions were running through my mind when uncle Lucas spoke up with a stern look on his face “ I wasn’t the one who said it,h
EMILY’S POV While we were at the funeral I could have sworn that I felt someone was watching us, I became scared judging by what has been going on, I mean who wouldn’t be scared if the person was in my situation? Since the day we found my mom’s stuff in Late Mrs. Lucia’s belongings my thoughts became jumbled.I couldn’t even afford to smile sincerely, even though I did,it wasn’t really from my heart.“ If this feeling continues I think I’ll have to talk to Ethan about it so he’ll take me to a therapist, “ I thought to myself as I cautiously looked around the cemetery.I cried my ears out during the funeral because I was the cause of her death and deep down I couldn’t suppress the thought that lingered in my heart telling me that she was my mom. Would I be able to live and take it easy on myself eventually when we found out that she was my mom or relative.I’ll have to deal with missing the opportunity to have been with my mom or a close relationship and witness what it feels like to
ETHAN’S POV When Granny said we may wanna see what in the paper,i became curious as to what it was because Emily’s mood immediately changed and she stood up to go sit beside Granny.While Brad and Nathan curiously came to sit beside me so we could check it out together.I opened the file and saw a document in it.When I went through it,I became confused and looked at Nathan and Brad to see if I was the only one confused,but I saw the same confused look on their faces.Seeing our confused faces Granny explained “ You all know Late Mrs Lucia was diagnosed of Alzheimer disease and her origin still remains unknown to us yeah? “ She paused and looked at us in which we nodded in agreement.“ well that document there signifies that she may have had gotten the disease from that accident,the person who saved her from that car accident and took her for that surgery may be able to help us know who she is,because we need answers “Granny said and I saw Emily shift i comfortably.I wondered why we n
ETHAN’S POV We headed to our car after Mrs. Lucia’s casket was placed into the van. After much debate, Brad and I decided that we all go to the cemetery in Nathan’s car because we didn’t want him to feel lonely or jealous.We walked to his Rolls Royces and I got into the passenger sit while Brad entered the back seat. I noticed that Nathan's fists were clenched tightly on the steering wheel and his knuckles were already turning white due to the way he held it so tightly.“ Wow! Wow!Wow! Buddy, calm down before you drive us to our deaths. Are you sure you are in the right frame of mind to drive us? “ I asked him as I caressed his hands that were clenched on the steering wheel trying to calm him down.“ I can drive if you're not in the mood to “ Brad added as we looked at him concerned.Nathan gave out a long and deep exhale before shaking his head slightly and turning to look at us.“ I’m sorry I am getting you guys worried, it’s just what my dad told me is still difficult for me to p
Chapter 79ETHAN’S POV When we signed for Mrs. Lucia’s dead body to be taken with us for her funeral, Nathan left us to go meet his dad, who came to work today and summoned him.I found it weird and I won’t lie that I was curious as to why his Dad called him, which he could easily get them to get home before discussing whatever matter it is that he wants to discuss with Nathan.I didn’t wanna dwell much on the issue and had to push my curiosity aside and deal with the issues I have on ground.We walked out of the Hospital and first of all went to check the casket that our Mr. Anonymous gifted us or should I say gifted Mrs. Lucia.It was fucking expensive, from the designs and carving on the glass of the casket, one could tell that the buyer was indeed rich because the casket was made of glass all through.When I say glass I mean an expensive one. I don’t know what Anonymous is trying to play by hiding himself.But one thing is for sure,If he or she intended to terminate us,the person
EMILY’S POV When Ava and I turned to look at the maid whom Granny instructed to tell us whatever it is that they were so engrossed in discussing.The maid gulped nervously I could easily tell she was scared and uncomfortable about having this discussion again. So I walked up to her and patted her on her shoulders trying to calm her down.“ It’s alright, you don’t have to be nervous, “ I said and gave her a reassuring smile. Granny and Ava also nodded their heads urging the maid to speak.She nodded her head and said “ Mrs. Lucia’s Alzheimer's disease was more serious than you thought it was. She always told me on several occasions that she had a daughter and a husband, then I’ll ask her if she can remember where they stay and she’ll nod in agreement “The maid paused as if trying to gather more courage to speak further and then she continued “ There was a time when I asked her to take me to her house,because I asked for the name of her daughter and husband but she couldn’t remember.
EMILY ‘S POVI watched as Granny and Ava walked over to where I was standing and held my hands with concerned looks on their faces,checking if anything happened to my hands,due to the way I flung the necklace.I stare at nothing in particular,carried away by my thoughts,could Mrs Lucia be my mom or did she know my mom.But if she possessed all this that means it belongs to her and besides the maid said they belong to her personally,also that she cherished them so much.Could that be the reason why Mrs Lucia most at times,looked at me with a look of recognition? Was this the reason why I always felt some kind of way whenever I was with her?.All these questions were ringing in my head,but I was abruptly brought back to reality by Ava shaking me hard and I flinched.“ Are you okay? “ Ava asked worriedly,as they gently led me to sit on the couch,which was directly facing the table.I just pointed towards the necklace that was on the floor and they looked at it frowning.But Ava went and p
EMILY’S POV One of the maids put up her hand,which signified that she wanted to ask a question.Granny permitted her to speak by nodding her head.The maid cleared her throat and bowed slightly showing respect,before she asked “ Will the funeral be held today? “.“ Yes it will,so please dress up quickly,we don’t have enough time “ Ava replied the maid kindly.With that all the maids and security men went to their various rooms to get dressed up.“ Do you have a black outfit for the funeral?? If you don’t I can give you one from my closet “ Ava said as she looked at me.One of the reasons why I love Ava and felt our bond was growing stronger is because she is very thoughtful and caring.To be honest I didn’t have any black outfit that was suitable to wear for a funeral and I wonder why I forgot to tell Ethan before we left them.He would have easily ordered one online for me.“ No I don’t actually “ I said,as I blushed with embarrassment.Granny and Ava gave me a knowing look.“ You don’t