The next day, Venice made the proper preparations for their scheduled lunch meeting with this Mavis Crawford. She was not able to get a good sleep the other night since she saw no record of what the designer looked like, making her more anxious with each hour that passed."Are you sure you want to hold the meeting here?" Grayson questioned, wondering why Venice chose Laurasia's rooftop as the venue for their scheduled lunch.Not to mention, she had returned the former internal design of the break room from three years ago."Of course. I actually contacted Diana last night and she said that Mavis did not like going to expensive restaurants. She wanted things simple so this place is the perfect one for our lunch," Venice replied, which was a complete lie.She did not actually contact Diana. In truth, she hired a private investigator the other night and came to know that Mavis Crawford was indeed her stepsister. It infuriated her, however, she wanted the wedding dress so until she got ah
Upon reaching her house, Hestia immediately removed her summer dress and threw it on the floor. She changed into her nightgown after a quick hot shower and headed to the small cellar just near her kitchen. Walking down the aisle, she stopped and grabbed her favorite wine, the DRC Grand Cru 1945 that she bought in an auction. She poured a glass for herself, watching the velvet liquid fill the container while tempting her to taste it as soon as possible.She breathed in its flora scent, making her smile and feel more relaxed after sharing a not-so-appetizing meal with the couple who destroyed her sister's life.As soon as she sat on the couch overlooking the pool, she dialled Karylle's number."How is she doing?" she asked the moment Karylle answered."She is doing fine. For the past few days, she finally started to spend time with Kyler," she reported. "Her psychiatrist had visited twice ever since you left and she said that Mavis is doing a bit better than before."Hestia smiled upon
"What kind of ridiculous claim is that, Venice?" Mrs. Charter said while watching her daughter pace back and forth in front of her. "How can Mavis suddenly appear out of nowhere?"Venice shook her head as she listened to her mother, who obviously thought that she was going crazy. She faced her and looked at her with a sharp gaze."I do not know, Mom! All I know is that she is back. She returned to ruin my life again! We have to do something!" The crease on her forehead when an idea crossed her mind immediately vanished. "That's it! Since she is now back, it is time to reopen the case and have her imprisoned as soon as possible!"Mrs. Charter remained unconvinced so she simply let out a heavy sigh and left her daughter's room. She was already stressed out because of work so she did not want her supposed break time to be occupied with nonsense. She went to her husband's study room and found him putting down the telephone before taking a seat behind his wooden desk."Is there something w
"Mavis! There is nowhere to run!"Karylle's voice drowned as another flash of lightning crossed the dark sky followed by a loud thunder. The rain poured harder that day yet it did not stop Mavis from running away from the cottage where she was actually being held captive.Mavis kept her mouth shut as she hid under the bush. She could not clearly see where Karylle was, but she was sure she was near. She had to wait for her pursuer to leave before she attempted to run again or else, there might just be no other chance for her to escape. "Damn it," Karylle cursed under her breath upon seeing no sign of Mavis anywhere.She did not want to report to Hestia until she found Mavis or she might just bring herself into serious trouble. As she continued to venture deeper into the woods, Mavis got out of her hiding spot and ran in a different direction."I'm so sorry, Kyler," she thought as tears fell on her cheeks. "I will come back and take you. For sure."Mavis had been walking and running fo
The soft music greeted Noah upon entering the club that Grayson owned. Just as he expected, the vintage-themed place was already filled with people. He recognized some of them, especially those who were in the big-time businesses, but he completely ignored them and headed to the room exclusively for Grayson to use.It had been some time since he last visited so he could not wait to hear what his friend had to say. Entering, he found the CEO already drinking whiskey so Noah immediately approached him."Tell me already," he said, wanting to know what had pushed the man in front of him to ask for his help. "Are you receiving death threats again?"Grayson shook his head. He put down his glass and grabbed the documents that his secretary gave him that day. He handed it to Noah."I want you to keep me informed about her," he said, piquing Noah's attention even more."Her, huh," he merely mumbled before going over the documents.He thought it had something to do with any of his rivals in bus
"Jackie... Why the sudden call?" Hestia asked with a friendly tone as if she had not gotten mad just a few seconds ago."Oh my gosh, Hestia... You will not believe what I am about to tell you right now. The girls and I are totally spooked," Jackie said while walking back and forth in front of her car."What? What happened?""Okay... Remember the time you turned down my invitation to come with us for a hike?""Yeah. I told you I will be out of town.""Exactly!" Jackie immediately responded. "Okay, so yeah... You are out of town, but just yesterday afternoon, we thought you were the person we saw in the middle of nowhere.""Wait, what?" Hestia questioned as she finally came to realize what was going on."The woman we met looked exactly like you, Hes. Like from head to toe, but she said that her name is Mavis, not Hestia. She and I spoke last night. I am more than sure that was real, not a dream because she even left a note before disappearing." Jackie took a deep breath. "Are you sure y
After pretending to faint, Hestia could hear the murmurs around her. "W-What happened?" Venice asked as she saw Hestia unconscious on the floor. She approached her and shook her shoulder. "Mavis, Mavis. Wake up!""I... We did not even touch her!" a woman shouted defensively. "We just spoke to her. She must be faking this!""You mean you ganged up on her," another woman said across the table. She raised an eyebrow. "It was obvious how you all are bullying her.""Shut up!" the other rebutted.While the others continued to argue, the bartender on standby approached Venice who seemed to have no idea how to deal with the matter. He carried Hestia with ease."Should we take her to the hospital?" he asked with a calm voice.Venice could only nod before following the lead of the bartender as they made their way out of the bar. They took Hestia in her car and drove to the nearest hospital. This was not something Hestia expected to happen so she just continued acting until they reached the hos
The next day, Hestia spent most of her time making the new set of clothes for Mrs. Charter. She only snapped out of her concentration when the doorbell rang for the third time. She raised her eyebrow since she was not expecting a guest that day. Either way, she left her working room and headed to the monitor to see who the unexpected visitor was."Diana?" she muttered before opening the door. "Did something happen?""You are not answering my calls and messages so I thought you were in trouble." Diana stared at her. "Wait... You still don't know?""About what?"Diana fished out her phone and pressed something before shoving it right in front of her face. It was about the news of Mavis Charter's return after three years of being missing. Hestia smiled at her."I saw that last night," she said with a smile before heading to the kitchen to prepare some food for the two of them. "And to let you know, the DNA test result came and guess what? Mrs. Charter is welcoming me back into her home."