I'm unable to focus on the number of running footsteps as I sit on the floor shaking from shock.“Ana?” Ryan's is the first unstable voice that I hear, I raise my head to the set of men standing at the kitchen door in shock, each of their eyes moving from Scarlett on the floor and me seated in a pool of her blood. It seems a single click springs them all out of their shock into action.Another set of footsteps rush into the room in the middle of the entire chaos and Maxwell's panicking face moves from mine to Scarlett's on the floor.Maxwell's face suddenly morphs into one filled with great fear as he runs towards Scarlett and kneels by her side. Everything feels like it was moving so slowly.Maxwell doesn't spare me another glance after that moment as he cradles Scarlett into himself and the rest of them stare at me in disgust.“The ambulance is on its way.” A voice says but I do not bother to match a face to the voice.“What the fuck did you do Ana?” Ryan roars at me, he moves from
The warm familiar face welcomes me and my body vibrates at the sight of the one man who has been so kind to me for apparent reason made known. My shoulders begin to shake from the amount of burden I was holding back on, I was so tired and I needed for all of this to be over. All I could continue to ask myself was what could I have possibly done to have them hate me this much, to have them sort out to ruin my life so much. “Detective Ben.” I whisper and the man takes long strides to my side, he bends one of his knee to the ground to reach my height, I was so desperate for comfort, I hugged and held on to him as tight as I could. “What are you doing in here?” Detective Ben asks and I shake my head. “I'm being accused of murder.” I tell him and he stares at me in shock. “Who's murder?” Detective Ben asks and I let out a sob. “The Intentional murder of Scarlett Harrington's child and almost killing Scarlett, I didn't do it. “ I sob telling the confused looking man in front of me
Getting you married to Ryan wasn't enough to ruin your relationship with Maxwell, and he kept getting in the way of our plans. We needed find a way to sort out he's father's debt and he just kept getting in the way even when we warned him not to. We had to do something about it, the deed was already done, you were already married to Ryan and he was trying to ruin our legacy all for some fickle feelings.” Bianca tells me and I watch her in shock. “With Ryan's help, that was very much easy to do, taking Maxwell out for a few months and holding you back for a while was a good thing.” I want to cry out but I hold myself back and keep pushing the questions in. “Separating the both of you was the easiest part with Scarlett around.” Bianca says with a chuckle. “All she had to do was be there for him in difficult times while you were too focused on your marriage, killing his child.” Bianca says. “I mean I was done with you at first, leaving you all miserable with no suppo
Dominic Garcia barely spares the uniformed men a glance as he grabs a hold of my hand willing to dragme along with him. My face turns to meet the terrified faces of everyone but the one with the most terrorwritten all of her face was Bianca, I would throw her a smirk if this wasn't too good to be true and I wasn'tso confused and overwhelmed already.“A-An-Ana.” Bianca calls trembling so hard. I can see Dominic Garcia's hands trembling for control ofhis very self, I watch the man in surprise, he barely showed more than expression on his face for the timesthat I have met the man, it's only that I have to always search to find the barely visible expressions on hisface that I managed to, so I wonder what he would be so upset for now, especially just after sightingBianca.“Mr. G-Garcia.” Ryan's father comes forward trembling. He was nothing like the man who would sit andboss everyone around, he looked like a wet dog all ready for slaughter.Dominic Garcia stops in his tracks and hi
“What was that for Ana?” Jersey asks with a frustrated face the moment we get into the hospital building. “What?” I ask him in confusion. “You just kept flipping the man off, he was just trying to help and I think you should grab it.” Jersey says like she was discussing a business proposal. I roll my eyes at. “He's a stranger Jersey, a stranger, just because he's a handsome billionaire and I look like a damsel in distress ready to be swept off her feet by a mysterious man who just wants to save her, doesn't change the fact that he's a stranger.” I tell her. “Everyone was willing and ready to leave Jersey, everyone. He's not here just because he's just so randomly interested in helping his recently helpless business partner who he just met days ago, something's going on again and I will not allow myself be dragged and trapped into the middle of it all without first knowing exactly what I'm walking into.” I tell Jersey making myself as clear enough as possible and then a thou
Another thought immediately crosses my mind, and I can’t help the mischievous smile that spreads across my face. Jersey notices, raising an eyebrow slightly as I turn toward her. "You know," I begin, "I've been thinking." My voice has a playful lilt to it, though what I’m about to say is anything but a joke. "You’re really good at what you do in the jewelry business. Like, really good. You’ve been doing this longer than I have, and you know more about the inner workings than I ever could."Jersey's expression remains calm, though I can tell she’s wondering where this conversation is heading. She nods, a quiet acknowledgment of the compliment, but it’s clear she’s holding back a response, waiting for me to get to the point."You've taken care of the store long before I ever set foot in it," I continue, "and on top of that, you’ve always been the one looking out for everyone. You care so much about this place and the people in it." I pause, letting the words settle for a moment. “With
“I would love to come along with you Ana, I don't think I've told you this before but I love to explore, I'vealways wanted to leave the country, relocate somewhere else, besides it's not like I have anything backhere or a family I'll miss. My job is the only thing I have and my job lies with you.” Jersey says chucklingand I let out a sad chuckles of my own.“But what about the business?” Jersey asks and I shrug in answer.“I have no idea but each step at a time, if I do decide to leave, we'll figure it out, together.” I say holdingJersey's hand closely to mine. I cannot possibly explain the relieve and joy that came at her answer, I feltwarm all over. I just needed Beatrice to also agree to come with me, I was not sure I was comfortable withleaving her behind with Ryan. She had motherly affection for Ryan so I would respect whatever decisionshe would make.Another thought immediately crosses my mind and I turn to Jersey with a mischievous smile on my face.“You know, I was also
"That's good," I mutter tiredly. Seeing everything fall apart was all I wanted for so long, but now that it's actually happening, I find myself less interested than I expected.Jersey, standing across from me, studies my face carefully. "I think a warrant should be going out for both your mother and stepfather any moment now," she says quietly, her voice carrying a seriousness that matches the situation. "This is big, Ana. Are you okay?"I shrug, unsure how to answer. The truth is, I don't know what I’m feeling anymore. "Yeah, I guess," I say after a moment, trying to convince myself as much as her.Jersey doesn't seem to buy it. She watches me with concern, her brow furrowed. “You sure? It’s okay if you’re not, you know. This is... it’s a lot.”"Yeah," I repeat, softer this time. “I’m fine.”There’s a pause, thick and uncomfortable. Jersey looks like she wants to say something more, but instead, she rubs the back of her neck awkwardly. "I'm going to bed," she announces, and I know sh