“Wait.”For some reason, the conversation irritated Eugene. Sternly, he asked, “Leah, don’t you owe Jessica an apology?”Brad sighed helplessly, resisting the urge to stuff his socks into Eugene’s mouth.A dull pain throbbed in Leah’s heart. She turned around to cast him a blank stare.Her disappointed gaze pierced Eugene’s soul.“She didn’t do it! Leah didn’t do it!”Just at that moment, a sweet, gentle voice cut through the air. It arrived unannounced, like lightning on a clear day, foiling the plot that had been carefully planted.When Leah turned her gaze toward the source of the voice, there was a glimmer in her eyes.“Tessa!”A girl clad in a simple white dress was hurrying toward them. She was sporting a ridiculous crown of dense curls, which was Celia’s doing.Tessa had always been Celia’s imaginary enemy in their family. Celia envied her little sister’s beauty. She always looked for new ways to bully her.Whenever they appeared in public, she would try to make her sister look
“Thank you,Susan.”Leah let out,fighting back her tears.”With you and my brothers on my side,I feel stronger and happier than ever.”************Jessica received treatment at a hospital.She was transferred to a ward and the doctor assured her that her wound wasn’t serious.It did require some stitches though.But she had only fainted because of excessive panic and tension.“You’re awake.”Maria let out and hurried up to her bedside.”Oh my dear,I was worried you wouldn’t survive.How am I supposed to live with my only daughter?”“Oh cut it out.Eugene isn’t here,there’s no need to pretend anymore.”Sarah snapped then she crossed her arms and asked Maria.”So how are you going to handle this situation?”“What situation?”Maria asked.Sarah gasped.”Are you seriously asking me that?Do you mean that there are other things you’ve done wrong?!”Maria didn’t know what to say.“I’ve been doing all I can to make sure Jessie marries Eugene but you and your family keep messing things up!At the rate,Jess
The necklace was no longer of much importance to Eugene compared to what Jessica had accused Leah of.Though he was still upset that his gift was handled so carelessly but he could forgive Jessica if she had sold it to save her family.But if Jessica had hurt herself and blamed Leah for it,he wasn’t sure if he could look at her the same way.“Did you…did you hurt yourself?Did Leah really hurt you?And who ruined her necklace?”Eugene asked,trying his best to remain calm.“Eugene,how can you ask me that?!Do you really think that I would do something like that?That I would hurt myself?Why would anyone hurt themselves?!So you really would believe your ex-wife who wasn’t faithful to you over me?!”Eugene’s brow furrowed.”Tessa doesn’t lie.I’ve never seen her lie.And she said Leah didn’t touch you.”“Of all people to believe,it’s Tessa?I’m her mother and I know her best,she can barely communicate and besides,she was hiding away from the social event,she might not even seen anything.Oh come o
Eugene removed his gold watch as he spoke,revealing a long deep scar.For so many years,he had kept this a secret.He never told anyone about his suicidal attempt.Brad felt sorry for him.“Jessica had saved my life.Before then,I knew her as Sarah’s sister,she always tried to be friends with me but I often pushed her away because she was related to Sarah,I hated Sarah at the time.I still do.But after she saved my life,I realized that she was different.She was different from the other people wanting me to forget about my mother,she was different from the other people who saw my mom as an insignificant being.Jessica became all I had at the time,she always did all she could to cheer me up,she was always dragging me out to places to cheer me up,the lake,the amusement park,the water fountain,she made me see the beauty of life again.At that time,I didn’t always keep things bottled up,I was comfortable with her,I could talk to her,I could tell her everything I felt and she would always listen
Leah sighed,heavily.Why did she even have four brothers?Granted,she loved being protected by them but they could really be an handful.“Tell them not to come!I mean it!”She thundered.**********Tessa had offended the Hudsons,her mother and sister for saying the truth.Before tonight,she had always felt isolated by her family,she never felt at home and now they were going to make her feel even more of an outsider!“You fool!Did Leah pay you,huh?Did she fucking pay you?Even if she didn’t,how dare you defend her like that?You totally humiliated Jessica.”Celia was drunk when she stormed into Tessa’s bedroom.“You’re such a senseless being,I always knew you know nothing but I never expected that it was to this extent!”“I’m not senseless!”Tessa yelled back.”No one paid me anything.I saw what happened at the restroom and I said everything that happened just as it is!”Tessa hated being tensed so she grabbed her favorite teddy bear to herself.It was what calms her most times.She just want
At the end,Eugene changed the topic.Talking about Leah now felt so depressing for him.He was able to cheer Tessa up and the girl went back into the house.Eugene continued sitting in the garden for a long time,lost in his own thoughts.The ringing of his cellphone startled him.He glanced at it to see that it was his Grandpa.Sighing,he picked up.“Hello,Grandpa.”“Eugene,I’ve been trying to call Leah for days now but I’ve been unable to reach her.”The old man sounded so worried.“Why are you asking me?We’re divorced.”“This is all your fault.And besides,even if you got divorced with her,it’s okay if she cut ties with you but does she want to cut ties with me too?I did nothing wrong.Oh,maybe she doesn’t want to see me anymore.”Eugene rubbed his temple.His Grandpa sounded as if he was about to cry.Did old age come with being emotional?“Leah still cares about you.Maybe she’s busy.Stop overreacting.”“Hurry up and look for a way that I can contact her.Be fast about it!”**********
Leah followed Maris to his workshop to start cracking the ores open.While Jason and Marcel were at the pavilion having a drink.“I feel that Leah has a soft spot for the Moores.She’s too nice to them.”Marcel grunted in displeasure.“She’s not exactly nice to all of them.She just liked Grandpa Moore a lot because the old man is equally nice to her too.The old man treats her like his own relative so it’s only natural that Leah is fond of him.”Jason explained.“The Kings are the Moores are not supposed to be on good terms even if Grandpa Moore is nice or not!We’re not supposed to have anything to do with that family.I wouldn’t be surprised if you support Leah in any case she wants to go back to him!”“She doesn’t.And if maybe someday she does which I’m praying strongly against,you should know that none of us can really do anything about it.”“I do not know what Leah even sees in him in the first place!She has the prime minister’s son gunning for her but she wouldn’t pay him any mind.Jus
“He’s fucking pesky,that’s the deal.I wish Leah never met him.”Marcel breathed.“He’s bad for her mental health,that’s for sure.”Jason added.“Well,Thank Goodness Tim thought of giving her this.”Trevor’s eyes glinted mischievously as he showed the others a silver rectangular box.Punching in a complex passcode,he opened the box and traveled the contents for all to see.Jason froze while Marcel’s eyes widened.“Tim told me that the R&D department at the headquarters created this gun recently.There’s a mix of ammo and tranquilizer in this revolver.Leah can spin the cylinder to the left if she’s in danger.The tranquilizers are more then enough to put her target to sleep for more than three days.If she wants her attacker dead immediately,she can spin to right of the regular ammo.”Trevor introduced a second item.“Tim said this lighter acts like a mini grenade.It is convenient to carry it around.Not to mention it packs quite a punch.It’s powerful enough to destroy a building.And lastly,I