Grayson's POV "Where's Erika? Did she left already?" Asher asked and seated down. "Do you still see her?" I answered. "Psh, so sarcastic. Nicholas still not coming home. I guess he wanted to stay with Patricia until she tell him everything.""Let him be. That's his choice, not us."I close the book that I'm reading and leaned back in my chair, this is the most frustrating day in my life and getting mad at Erika wasn't part of my plan. It wasn't planned, but she disobey me and now I have think a plan how to pay for my bad behavior.Gerald is like a catastrophe, like a hurricane which give enough frustration to me. I should've shot him several times until he's out of breath, but I doesn't thought of other possibilities before leaving him in that place. I should've came back and shoot him on his chest until he died. "What are you thinking?" Asher questioned. "Nothing. Just some thoughts about my mistakes. I shouldn't have carelessly think he's going to rotten on that place, and shou
Patricia's POVI woke up in the middle of the night after notice my window's curtain is swaying through the wind, and then I remember I close that window before I went to bed. I scratch my eyes before approaching it to close, but my eyes was immediately captivated by the moon. It has dazzling light that comfort me and that's what I really need at this hour. But staring at the moon made me sadder, that's why I decided to stop myself from peeking and I close the window instantly. I was about to head to my bed when I notice something on my couch causing me to turned at it, and then saw a very scary shadow that made my hair stood up. "Who are you? What are you doing here?!" Even though I'm frightened, I bravely face it. "You should know my presence, Patricia."I'm trying to recognize the man in the darkness, but it was too dark for me to see his face. Not until he turned the lampshade on, and made me relieved for a while."When did you become a ghost, Gerald? You are allowed to enter t
Grayson's POVThey bring Patricia's body out of the house and the cops begin checking the house to find every useful clues left by her or maybe a suspect who is behind her death. I looked at the corner when heard Priscilla's cries, she's devastated and the cops can't talked to her properly. They couldn't interview her because of that. I head upstairs where Patricia's body is found. I enter the room where the investigator is inside getting samples, and watch them to their job. "I couldn't imagine she commit suicide," Nicholas muttered while looking at the floor full of blood."How can you tell it's suicide?" I questioned. "Based on Priscilla's story, she found her laying on the floor covered with her own blood. Which means, Patricia commit suicide because there is no one in the room. She even holding a gun," He answered. "Where's that gun?" I asked."They took it," he sighed, "Do you think she was killed intentionally because Patricia told us that things she shouldn't have told us?
Erika's POV"Asher. What are you doing here?" That's what I said after opening the door and reveal me him.He head inside without waiting for my response and seated on the sofa like it was his home, and I am just his maid. I close the door before going to the living room just to asked him again. "I hate repeating myself, but since you seem like a death person who feeling at home. I am asking you again. What are you doing here?" I inquired.But he didn't answer and remained laying down, and my patience is not long as it seemed. That's why I took the glass of water and pour to him.He woke up instantly, "What the heck, Erika?!""This is our house, so don't disrespect me. Why are here?" I repeat my question once again. Asher took a napkin and begin wiping himself. I am waiting for his answer and he couldn't even made his shirt dry, he look at me and sighed. "Fine. I have purpose on coming here, happy?""Not yet. Tell me the whole details," I replied. "Do I have a choice? You start b
Erika's POVThe car arrived at the place where Asher send to me, he said the funeral will be held on Gray's mansion because that's the place where he met Patricia before. The front yard is peaceful and I can sense there's no so much people attend the funeral, and it's only us. I head inside and the living room's furniture are removed, and place Patricia's coffin. Her mom's cries can be heard on the quiet living room, and saw Grayson, Nicholas and also Asher standing on the corner. I approach them, but they didn't felt me approaching. "How long has she been crying like that?" I asked Asher because he was the only one who noticed my arrival.He took a deep breath and answered, "Actually, she was crying like that yesterday. I tried to calm Priscilla, but she still hasn't stopped crying."I can feel the sadness in Priscilla's heart, because I have once felt sadness and loss. Even if I wanted to sympathize with her, I couldn't because I was hesitant to approach her. Especially Patricia a
Grayson's POV"Why did you took so long?" I question the man who takes care the investigation of Patricia. He handed me a paper that folds into three, and then simply looked around because I paid him to give me the result. I read it and wasn't shocked to see my brother's name. "We found finger prints that is belong to a man named Gerald Martinez. We run a test and he is the man who own the finger print on the gun.""Apart from you, who else know this?" I asked."No one, sir. You can trust me," he muttered. "Good," I handed him the envelope full of cash.He left and I head inside to approach Asher. He looked at me confusedly, and then glance to the paper in my hands. "What's that?" He inquired, curios. "It's the result. A DNA result from the gun, and guess what they found.""What?" "Come with me upstairs," I begin to walked and he followed me with curiosity, which is enough to made Asher follow me. We stop on my bedroom and head inside, then I immediately close the door before f
Gerald's POVI rush my fingers down to the casket and stare at Patricia's angelic face, she loos sleeping but I know she wouldn't wake up anymore. She is the only woman who give me attention although we are not close before, but then it changed when I begin seeking for revenge and we share a same feelings about getting what we've wanted. Everything happened so fast, she pull that gun's trigger and kill herself because I refused. She is bold and that's what I like about her. Patricia is my sunshine, she made me happy whenever I am having a hard time dealing with my life, after all what we've done. She still end up leaving me on this unfair world. Perhaps it's time. It's time to forget everything and face what fate planned for me."I guess you are not ashamed for coming here. I pity you for saying you're innocent although I'm sure you're not. Is that how revenge made you? Did you killed her for revenge?" Nicholas stated from behind, but I have no time dealing with his childishness eve
FIVE DAYS LATERErika's POVWe are gathering around to witness Patricia's last day on earth, we're staring at the casket. I couldn't halt my tears from falling while looking at the casket putting down the pit. Everyone is devastated seeing how she end up, and her mom couldn't even stop herself from fussing.Priscilla is crying out loud and we can feel that sorrow from her cries. Her cries made me cry even more, and the sadness in my heart become more saddened. I let my tears fall while staring to Priscilla until someone hand me a hankie, and made me turned to the owner of that hand. It was Grayson.I accept the handkerchief, "Thank you...""Restrain yourself from crying too much. It can make your eyes puff, and that's awful.""I better want to look awful than trying to hold my tears and show them I'm bold. Which is fake, and that's not a good idea," I blow my nose into his handkerchief and keep it because my tears keep falling."Priscilla is surely devastated. Her sorrow was enough t