Those words that had been captured in the recorder. Isla was the reason why Andre had an accident. That wasn't the worst of it. She figured out that Mill Meyer, her father, wasn't Andre’s or Isla’s father!Those haunting words. “I would have been better off not knowing that Mill wasn't our father!”“You would kill again. Just like you did to her.”“A secret you do not know is that Irina murdered Mill, our beloved fake billionaire father found out the truth.”And the violent sound of something smashing when Isla lost her temper and Andre’s loud groaning all made everything in Ivy’s mind blurred. Things collided inside her head, and her ears suddenly blanked into a screeching distant noise.A truth so heavy. The secret that could snuff life and soul out of a person. The chaos that lived beneath their roof, and had wrecked their entire world, and Ivy wished she had never heard it.She had dropped the recorder, her hands shook violently, the sound echoing in her ears, threatening to tea
The last floor of ZOELVA was unusually quiet that night, as most of the staff whose offices were located around had already gone home, leaving the feeling around eerie, while life was still hustling and bustling below, within the commerce mall and sections. Zoe had left hours ago already, but Dylan still remained behind since she wanted to leave by herself. He stood near the doorway of the secretary’s office with his arms folded, and his face masked with a stoic expression even though his eyes seemed restless, like someone lost in thought. At her desk, Zara was tapping her pen against a stack of files, while trying to tidy up for the day since their boss had left. She had been pretending to work for a few more minutes after Zoe had left, but the truth was, she had been watching Dylan for a while now, while he waited to drop her off at the bus stop. And suddenly, it slipped out of her, the thought she continuously had in mind, while resisting the urge to ask anytime they were left
Zoe gave him the smallest sad smile when he said that, with her lips pressed together as though she had so much to say but they were trapped, and her eyes crinkling sadly, “I said I had something for you,” She said instead as she turned and disappeared.Minutes later, she came back holding an old envelope, as she held it out to him, her eyes fixed on his as he took it.His eyebrows furrowed as he collected it, and looked at her face as if waiting for some kind of explanation, but she just stretched it and waited for him to collect it.Wondering what it was as he opened it and slipped out the letter that was in the envelope, Malcolm found a promissory note with his mother’s name inked at the bottom, and her signature scribbled into shaky strokes.The words, that she would never come claim to him again and stay away forever, floated before his very eyes as he read again and again, the already fading ink. Shocked beyond words, his hands trembled as he raised his eyes to meet Zoe's, “Whe
When Zoe walked into the restaurant they were eating at, Raine shrieked as soon as she caught a whiff of her, and ran into her arms, almost knocking her over. Zoe hugged her so tight with bright laughter, breathing in her little-girl scent, as relief filled her heart.“You came!” Raine squealed, “Your friend said you were busy.” “Would do anything to see you,” Zoe chuckled, patting her hair, as they made their way to the table, “How are you?” “I am good, and I had lots of fun!” “That is good to hear,” Zoe grinned so widely, “I'm glad you did.” “Can't wait to tell mummy everything,” Raine mentioned, and Zoe swallowed almost immediately but she concealed her expression so flawlessly. “Of course you will,” she affirmed, but her heart felt heavy mentioning it. She remembered how Raine had hugged her all night while sobbing in fear of losing her Mum, and how she had felt sad that she thought about her life the entire night, unable to sleep. It almost felt like she brought bad luck
Malcolm hadn’t planned to come and pick Raine up, after Zoe dropped her off at school that morning since she was staying at her place for the moment. She had decided it was best that she went to school and met her friends, so that she would not keep thinking about what happened. She had spent the day before in her office with Zara having to babysit her all day, and she asked a thousand questions about how her mum was doing. Raine also hanging around Zoe all day raised questions of her relationship with her, and she wanted her out of that spotlight. However, Malcolm texted her to tell her that he would pick her up and spend the day with her, before taking her to the hospital to see Jasmine, who was awake already.But when he went to pick her up from school that day, she was sitting with a dull expression in class, her eyes duller than they should ever be for a child. It made him remember her words from the hospital, that it was the first real outing she had gotten with her mom all y
Considering the outlook and interior design of the VIP ward that Jasmine was recuperating in days after the surgery, one would mistake it for a private suite room rather than a hospital room.It has been three days since the surgery was a success and two days since she had awoken. Raine had been so excited to see her mum open her eyes and spent the entire Sunday with her, while Malcolm visited back and forth whenever he had the chance. The only person who had not visited since she opened her eyes was Zoe. She had been feeling so guilty that she was the cause of what happened since it seemed like the hit was aimed at her, and it had made Jasmine worried that she hadn't been around. However, Malcolm gave an excuse for her that she had been so busy due to her packed work schedule, and ensured that she had the best doctors and caregivers around her to provide the best care she needed to heal fast. And amid all that, Justine, who had been out of reach for about four days with no one abl