All Chapters of Ruining My Enemy's Daughter: Chapter 31 - Chapter 40

Abomination>Dad looks at me expectedly and I swallow hard. It wouldn’t create a problem. Right? “It’s-its a,” I stammer, as I weigh the pros and cons of so-called breach of contract.How will I explain that Mikolaj wants it a secret?The car door opens, and mom hops into the driving seat.“Oh Fuck Garrett. We are not buying this cursed house. Give me the key.”Wait what?“What happened?” Dad asks.She turns, her expression is bewildered.“I asked the agent to show me the basement-” She shakes her head. “I am sure I saw a Devil’s door.”I stare at her, confused. Then it clicks and I sigh.Mom is superstitious as hell. It’s super easy to spook her. “Mom! Relax.” I squeeze her shoulder. Dad gets out and opens her door. “You are not driving like this.”Mom nods and they swap seats. The listing agent comes out, and Mom snaps at him. “Sell your haunted house somewhere else. I’m not buying this Conjuring theme house.““There goes an option I liked,” Dad mutters as he

34. Pierogies, Games, and Jealousy.>- 21 Years ago -As we walk home from school, I can feel the excitement building inside of me. Lena is eager to meet Mom and Maria. Garrett is interested to see the car dad bought a week ago.I am just happy that I will get some time to spend with them.“Miko!” Lena looks at me with a twinkle in her eye and asks, “Can we take that car for a spin?”It’s a Renault Clio V6.I chuckle. “Well, it’s not my car. So No.”She rolls her eyes and I add, “I hope it would be at home or you would be so disappointed… Because Antoni takes it for a drive sometimes.Her shoulder slump, and Garrett holds her by the waist.“Don’t Worry. I can take you out for a spin,” he murmurs in her ear, and I look away.….We walk and talk away, shooting questions to each other in between. Conversation somehow falls at our choices of college next year. Lena laments about the fact that she can’t leave the city because financially her family cannot afford that.

36. Slave“You are quiet.” Jonas says, munching on cashews he offered me a while ago. “I’m bored….“ and outraged. Mikolaj and Camilla left a while ago, and I am still fuming in anger. He slipped his arm around her waist, just to agitate me.He can judge me for talking with Dimitri. He can give me degrading glares because he thought I had made out with a bartender. But he can whore around with anyone he wants.The audacity.If Camilla is his girlfriend, should I rat him out? Would Camilla believe me? What if she kicks me out of this job for kissing him?Not that she can... I made sure it’s super difficult to fire me. Thanks Dad for teaching me that much.Jonas pauses the tv, and fixes his gaze at me. “You said he fired you. What happened?”Jessica whines, annoyed at the interruption of her entertainment.“I have seen this stupid movie at least ten times, Jessie,” he says and resumes the movie.We are watching ‘Frozen’. We have little choice when a 2.5-year-old is watching TV with us.

38. Control >High-end hotels prioritize customer privacy. If someone is cheating on their significant other or doing shady deals, they won’t like to be captured on cameras. This is why Beverly Hills Hotel doesn’t have CCTV inside the premises. That’s one point in my favor.I knock on the door of 904, and a gruff voice asks through the intercom. “Who is it?”The suites are usually sound proof. Even a person roaring behind the door cannot be heard. That’s one more point in my favor.“It’s Mikolaj,” I say as I remove my jacket.Suits are terrible for mobility. All those movies we watch where men fight in suits. Fuckin unreasonable. James Bond would be dead in a day if he fought in suits. “What the fuck do you want?”Someone is still bitter. “I would like to apologize, Victor. I was wrong to dismiss you so quickly. I am here to make an offer.”He chuckles and unlocks the door. People are always eager to see others grovel, and this is gonna cost him.The door creaks ope

40. Boundaries>— 21 years ago —Lena walks out, and I crash in my bed feeling a strange heaviness in my heart. How easily she put all the blame on me. I always thought childhood memories and our friendship will weigh more.It’s barely been a year since she got herself a boyfriend and she is not trusting me anymore. Questioning me and calling me jealous, as if my efforts to be friends with Garrett mean nothing. The connection I thought we shared…. was never there in the first place. The thought makes my eyes wet. “Miko! Dinner is ready.” Mama’s voice calls me out after hours. I glance at the clock and groan. “Great. I wasted my day lamenting for someone who doesn’t even care,” I mutter to myself as my mouth turns bitter at the thought. I freshen up, then walk down. Antonia and Papa are engrossed in a discussion at the dinner table while Mama and Maria are serving the food. “These are all rumors… Don’t worry about it,” Papa says in his gruff voice.“I don’t