“Melissa, Lisa.”“Melissa.”Melissa hid under the table in her room as her father’s call rang throughout the mansion. Burying her head on her knees, she shook in fear. How did things turn out another way than she planned? She’s planned to make Eve leave Noah again but all her plans crumble in front of her. And now, every news channel carries her news. They were saying that she drugged Mr Hank and tried to sleep with him. They all hated her and applauded Eve for being a hero wife who exposed her plans. She was done for, a public figure like her. “Oh God, why did you let this happen to me?” She cried silently. Never for once had she thought that her plans would flop and it was all because of the two-faced Eve, it was all her fault for not making her plans work, her fault for making everyone hate on her. The yells from the living room continued. Good lord, her father was going to kill her for real this time. She was done for. He’d never raised his voice at her this way and it seemed t
“Are you trying to drink yourself to death?” Elle asked Liam as she snatched the glass of vodka from his hands and pushed it away from him. Her hands wrapped around her chest, glaring at him, his eyes on the bartender, signaling for him to bring him another glass. “Liam, come back to your senses.” He finally raised his head and stared at her, unbothered by her appearance. “How do you know I’m here?” He asked, his voice shaky. “It’s not important.”How did she know? A friend of hers worked in the bar where they were and she had informed her of his active mess in the bar for the past days. He has been drinking like his life would end if he didn’t. She wanted to ignore his existence and let him do whatever he wanted but after calling her friend and confirming that he was still seated in the bar at midnight, she decided to make her way to the bar/club.Liam’s gaze shifted to the bartender. He slapped a fifty-dollar bill close to him and ordered. “Man, more drinks. You can get her a gl
Elle unbuttoned his shirt, a button at a time and after the job was done, she pulled it off him, leaving him in his singlet. She moved over to the edge of the bed and helped him remove his grey stocking before look at his pants, wondering if to let him sleep uncomfortable or not. “You better don’t puke on my sheets.” She wasn’t a fan of doing laundry . No one is. Rolling her eyes at her decision, she slowly unbuckled his belt and dragged his pants to his ankles, dragging it out of his legs, throwing it somewhere neither of them cared. Resisting the urge to stare at his boxer, Elle tucked him under the covers. Finally getting it all done, she turned to make her way to the door but before she could take more than a few steps, she felt his hand on hers. Before she could turn, she found her body hurling overp to him, slumping on him, her hair on his face.“Wh…what.”His eyes were open, staring at her like she was a meal, a delicious meal he hasn’t had in a while. “Liam, let go of me.”
“Where did Noah go?” Genevieve pondered, pacing around the living room as she bit her newly painted nails nervously. “No no, Eve. Calm down and stop overthinking. He said he’ll be back. He just went to get something. Stop.”It was 6 pm already and Noah was nowhere to be found. He left two hours ago when they were dressing up. Well, it is their anniversary today and she had suggested that they have dinner outside, and to her surprise, he didn’t refuse and just nodded. How happy was she about that? One hundred percent happy. “Maybe it’s an emergency or something. B..but what if he does not come?” She sighed feeling so uneasy. Will all the make-up and jewelry that she wore for him go to waste? Plus she was looking gorgeous as ever in Noah’s favorite colors. A black knee-length gown that has a short slit on the corners revealing her white thighs and a white heel and bag that perfectly matched her dress.Only God knows how much she has been anticipating this day.Eve stopped pacing aroun
“Y…you’re scaring me, Noah. I don't un..understand.”“You're still going to act like you don't know what you did? Now that I think about it all, you have managed to fool me. To think that three years ago, you did not even think twice before accepting the marriage proposal. Well, your mask has been taken off.”“N…no.”“Stop acting dumb, Genevieve. You made me in this condition,” Melissa said and burst into tears. “Brother Noah, please take her away. This is too much. She made me a cripple. The doctor said that I won't be able to use my legs ever. Who's going to marry me this way? It's all her fault.”“I… I did not…” before she could complete her words, she felt someone hold her hands roughly from behind causing her to turn and the moment she did, she regretted it as an eye-blinding slap fell on her.Her mother-in-law? When did she even arrive?Her mother-in-law's slaps have always been so painful that she couldn't help but burst into tears at all of this. She did nothing, yet she watch
“Welcome, everyone to the biggest anniversary ball of the Hank family. On behalf of my soon-to-be husband, my mother-in-law, and the whole Hank family, I say a big thank you to you all for coming.”The hall was filled with claps and cheers at the statement and everyone cheered at the lady who spoke confidently on the platform. “We also want to use this means to announce that our biggest project and deal is taking place soon and we can't help but add this to our celebration. The Hank enterprise is going to be having a deal with the Grays. Cheers everyone.”Another round of cheers and claps reverberated in the hall causing the lady on the platform to smile widely as she raised a glass of drink up followed by the guests did the same and at the count of three, they all gulped down their drinks. “Isn't that Melissa Johan on the platform?” There were murmurs in the hall and everyone seemed to be having a conversation about the lady. “Yes. She got engaged to Mr Hank a few months back. You
“Y..you. What are you doing here, Genevieve? Who let you in? Stop there. I'm talking to you.”“Me?”“Who else am I speaking to? How dare you show your face here again and how dare you come here as an imposter? Goodness! To think that I was acting nice to you,” Melissa spat and flipped her hair backward in anger. Her fake smile dropped already. Her voice was loud enough to gather attention and Eve watched as she limped to her and the crowd started turning towards their direction one after the other. “What is going on, Melissa?” Mrs Hank rushed to them. “Mother, look who is here.”“You. How dare you show your face here after what you did? You have no shame at all?”Eve smirked at their reactions. She watched blood drain from their faces staring at her. Shocking right? There would be no fun if this ain't. “Come on, get out of here else I'll call the cops.”“Really?”“Don't dare me. Get out,” Melissa yelled and limped forward to Eve and harshly grabbed her arm, ready to throw her out
“That was a good show out there, Eve. It pains me a lot that I was not able to record their bloodless faces at that moment.”Eve chuckled at her assistant’s words. “I wish I had too, Ella.”“Look. They can’t even have peace in their own party.”She smiled. That was what she wanted. She wishes for them to live in horror. She wants them to dread her so much. She yearns for them to live their life in misery and if it is the last thing that she does in this life, she is surely going to have them pay back for all they did to her. All her stay in this mansion, she has been nothing but kind and forgiving but what was she paid back with? Schemes and agony from the bitches. But not anymore. She was no longer the Genevieve that they used to know who would bend at them. Her eyes scanned the dance floor and finally fell on a couple that everyone deemed adorable. “They look compatible together. A schemer must get a schemer. What an unfortunate union.” Ella followed her line of sight. “I know