Chapter 17In the presence of Angelina, Chad didn't anticipate the unexpected quick kiss. Being fully aware of Angelina's feelings towards him, he wore a worried expression.Marlie tightens her grip on him. She cast an evil smirk toward the direction of Silvia and her gang and received disdainful glares from them.Angelina's eyes swelled with tears and Chad noticed it.Intending to politely free himself from Marlie's grip, Chad attempted to break free, but she was unwilling to grant him that opportunity.His anger tried surfacing but with all the guests witnessing the scene, Chad had to force a smile towards Marlie and politely request an excuse. It's better not to ruin their family reputation.Silvia and her gang had no choice but to look on helplessly. Chad left the banquet with Marlie to his office, who still clung to him tightly and maintained a sweet smile on her face. However, as soon as they were out of sight, she swiftly released him.Although her face too darkened, Chad fai
Chapter 18Chad had spent the entire day in his office.He pulls out a picture of Marlie on a prom day and stares at it blankly. Audrey sat on the hallway floor still crying her eyes out with her best friend Angelina to console her. Everyone in the house was worried, except for Marlie."It would be easier if he died in the room. It would make my revenge so much simpler," Marlie murmured to herself in the room.Suddenly, there was a knock on the door, interrupting Marlie's thoughts."Who is it? I'm coming," she responded, getting up from the bed and opening the door. Standing there was a woman in her 40s, identifying herself as Madam Vien, the head chef of the house and Chad's Nanny. Marlie didn't waste any time questioning why she was being disturbed. After all, Chad was the center of attention, not her. But her question unknowingly incriminated her.Vien, as they all call her, stared at her for a while before entering the room with food for Marlie on a food tray. Vien set the foo
Chapter 19Chad tried to calm Audrey but she slipped from his hands.Her eyes swell with tears, looking at her brother.Madam Vien helped Marlie up from the floor, while, Audrey continued her tirade. Now it wasn't just on Marlie but also on Chad."You came to protect her?" she scoffed."Get your act together Audrey," Chad attempted to hold his sister to see reasons, but his words only served to further provoke her. Not only did Audrey feel irritated, but so did his mother, Silvia, who sat watching, and Angelina, who looked at him in disbelief."What is she to you?" Audrey's teary eyes locked onto Chad as she posed the question."I am your sister Chad but...." she paused and screamed out loud out of frustration before she turned back to Chad,"You didn't come when I needed you when my world was falling apart, but..."Audrey paused again, casting a piercing glare in Marlie's direction.She swiftly rushed to strike Marlie once more but Audrey was intercepted by Chad, who positioned himsel
Chapter 20Being the only occupant in the house, Marlie decided to take advantage of the opportunity to familiarize herself with her surroundings. She made a call and after speaking on the phone for a while, continued with her agenda.After half an hour of exploring, she made her way to the kitchen to quench her thirst. As she reached into the refrigerator for a bottle of water, she was startled by the presence of Vien."Oh My God!" Marlie leaped back in surprise, causing the bottle of water to slip from her grasp and crash onto the floor. She immediately became frustrated by the sudden intrusion, "Damn you old woman!" she cursed at Vien for sneaking up on her."Are you a ghost?" Marlie questioned the nanny, as she angrily bent down to retrieve the fallen bottle of water. "Are you being haunted by one?" Fully aware of Marlie's troubled state of mind, Vien teasingly replied. She had seen her receive a secret package a while ago too."Do you have something dangerous up your sleeve?" T
Chapter 21Back to the mansion.Marlie was done wearing her bones and wanted to stretch. She left the kitchen and met Audrey at the main door. And hurried to block her way to annoy her with her words."When did you come, sister-in-law? Do you want me to serve you food since you didn't have anything for breakfast?" Marlie asked acting like a good girl."Listen bitch, take your trashy self out of my way!" Audrey retaliated. She had a long day and needed to rest."I just wanted to find out how you are that's all..."Marlie continues putting on the good girl attitude."And if I'm not, what will you do fool?" Audrey taunted {Charlie} Marlie."I know you are in a bad mood because of yesterday but was it my fault that your boyfriend left you?" Marlie said provocatively.Audrey harshly grabbed Marlie by the arm, digging her nail into her body which pained Marlie and she let out a cry."Listen, you silly woman don't you dare get in my way again or I won't spare you!" She finished and threw Mar
Chapter 22Spark made his own conclusion from what he was witnessing that the girl in front of him couldn't be Charlie. "Is she possessed?"Audrey was full of rage now. How could someone dare to scare her with a toy snake? "I ask again, who the hell did this?"As she raged looking at the faces of each and everyone there, she spotted Marlie.As usual, she ran to drag her by the hair but this time it was Spark that stood in between her and Marlie.Though Chad didn't make a move he questioned Audrey why she was trying to vent her anger on Charlie (Marlie)"Am sure she is the one that did that!" Audrey said with a confident tone. She knew no one dared to plot against her, not her family and definitely not the servants. But Charlie is bad news to her and she is the only one to have such a motive? Yeah, sure she was indeed the only one."Why would I have such a motive?" Marlie asked looking all innocent.But that was not what they were talking about, that was not the point."Then what's the
Chapter 23Minutes passed by and everyone was getting agitated about Marlie's state.Some of the servants stood by the gate wishing and waiting for the ambulance to come fast but it seemed not to come."I will take her to the hospital myself!"Chad said, lifting Marlie in his arms. At that very moment, he couldn't deny the fact that it reminded him of having Marlie in his arms on his engagement day. The faint breath of the woman in his arms was bringing back all the memories of that unfaithful day, the memories he wanted to forget. He got lost in seconds looking at Charlie's (Marlie)face. But he was interrupted in his thoughts by Gideon who proposed to drive the car. Soon enough, they reached Castaneda's hospital minutes later.Marlie was placed on a stretcher and wheeled into the hospital. " Call for Doctor Jake, he is our family doctor!" Chad told Gideon, giving him his phone. Chad picked Doctor Jake for their family because he believed the doctor was the best among all the doctor
Chapter 24Marlie brushed it off not wanting to answer. She knew deep down she had no feelings for Chad. If she was in that house, it was to take revenge and nothing more."Stop it now and listen to my plan will you?" Marlie said."What do you have up on your sleeves?" Mark asked Marlie. Though he was well aware of Marlie's revenge, he wasn't expecting her to hurt herself in the process."I won't support you hurting yourself because of revenge, so let's get that straight. Mark continued firmly on his decision."I'm not a kid so stop annoying me !" Marlie said getting up from the bed and continued... "I want you to tell him my condition is one to be worried about. Inform him I shouldn't be stressed in any way if not my condition will be critical." Marlie instructed Mark."What do you seek with that?" Mark couldn't help but probe.Marlie smirked. She is just following the initial plan to get Chad on her side first, but as to why, lies in her hands."Just wait and see." She said mischievo