Chapter 39 Kevin's Pov The police rounded up; they transferred the footage to a USB and stood up, surrounding us. “Kevin Henderson, Miranda Henderson, Arabella Henderson, Anabelle Henderson, Jonas Henderson, you're all under arrest for multiple charges including kidnapping, assault, illegal confinement, and attempted coercion. You have the right to remain silent…”The officer's voice droned on as everything came crashing down.“No! This is a mistake!” My mother shouted, thrashing against the officer trying to cuff her, “I’m not going anywhere! This is my house, you can’t force me to leave! get your hands off me!”Anabelle burst into tears, “This can’t be happening! Kevin, do something! I don’t want to go to jail!”Arabella lunged toward the laptop, trying to slam the lid down, “You can’t use this! This isn’t even legal! It’s a setup!”But she was immediately restrained. The officers were swift, practiced. They didn’t flinch as chaos broke loose in the living room.“Let go of me!” I
Chapter 38 Kevin's Pov “What are we going to do? If the police arrest Rhea and she confesses to them, wouldn't that put us in trouble? I mean, we might try to sue her but in the end, it won't work in our favour. Jones was the one who threw himself at her and she was scared, it's understandable if she acted on self defense! We also kidnapped her!” Anabelle said in a panic as she paced around the house, biting her fingernails. Her eyes were red, she looked like she could start crying any minute from now. “Don't jinx it all! Brother, you said Rhea was dumb right? She still loves you so much that she's only trying to throw a tantrum, if you coax her a little, she'll say that it was all a misunderstanding, and we could even sue her for cutting Jones with a knife and get a huge sum of money from her. You can also guilt trip her into entering a marriage with you. That'll work, won't it?” Arabella continued, shaking. “Just shut up and let me think! Your voices are making it hard for me!”
Chapter 37 Rhea's Pov “Miss The Thorne, you are under arrest for the aggravated assault of Jones Henderson. You have the right to remain silent as anything you say can and will be used against you in the court of law.” My hands trembled as the cold metal handcuffs were clamped tightly around my wrists. The nurse shouted something again, maybe protesting, maybe calling for backup, but the officers ignored her. One of them kept his grip firm on my arm while the other guided me toward the hallway. Behind me, I heard Rachel sneer, “Good. Officers, make sure she pays for what she did, she should not go scot free for what she has done!” I didn’t look back. Everything inside me felt hollow, like I was already locked in a cell I’d never escape. If they locked me up and sentenced me… What was I going to do? This new life that was given to me, was it going to waste just like that? When we got to the station, I went obediently inside as they asked and the moment I sat on a chair, I shi
Chapter 36 Rhea's Pov I ran until my legs gave out beneath me. My chest heaved, lungs burning as if they were being clawed from the inside. My ears rang with a deafening high-pitched whine, so loud it drowned out everything, my thoughts, my guilt, my fear.And then, the world spun sideways.My knees buckled. My vision blackened at the edges. The concrete rushed up to meet me, and I collapsed onto the pavement, the cold pressing against my skin. Vaguely, I sensed people around me, speaking and asking me things but I couldn’t hear a word. Just that endless, piercing ringing.Then nothing.I jolted awake, gasping for air like I’d been underwater. My heart thundered against my ribcage, each beat like a drum of panic. My arms flailed, trying to break free from the sheets tangled around me. Everything hurts. My throat was sore from screaming, I realized I was screaming.A nurse rushed into the room. She tried to hold me down, murmuring words I couldn’t fully comprehend. My eyes darted aro
Chapter 35 Rhea's Pov “Did you really think that you were going to get away? Come here!” Jones grabbed me by the wrists, forcefully dragging me back inside. “No! Let me go! Let me go!” I struggled against his grip fiercely, hitting on his arms, scratching, anything that I could do that would make him leave me alone but until he got to the sitting room, he didn't let me go. Once we got to the sitting room, Jones threw me unceremoniously to the floor and I fell flat on my stomach. I scrambled upwards and the moment Kevin saw me, his eyes changed. Kevin stomped towards me, raised his legs and kicked me in the stomach. “You bitch! How dare you try to escape?! Do you think we wouldn't notice, huh?!” He yelled and kicked me again, this time in the face. I grunted in pain, clutching my middle section but he wasn't done yet. He grabbed me by the hair and pulled me up, dragging me towards his mother and father. Then he kicked the back of my legs, I fell to the ground with a thud. “Whethe
Chapter 34 Rhea's Pov “Shit!” I cursed myself. Over and over, the same thought looped through my head I should’ve known that Kevin would stoop this low. I should’ve known he wasn’t above pulling something this insane. After all, this was the same Kevin from my past life. Though in my past life, he hadn’t done anything this extreme. He'd been cruel, yes, distant, a liar, a user, but he’d never locked me in a basement like some twisted villain out of a bad movie.So why now? Why this?What has changed?I leaned my head back against the cold cement wall, letting the pain in my cheek throb as a reminder that this wasn’t some horrible dream. The silence down here was maddening, thick and pressing, broken only by the occasional skittering of rodents in the corners or the ominous drip of moisture from the ceiling.The window.I looked over again. It was high up, sealed, small, barely wide enough to fit my shoulders through even if I did manage to open it. I’d already tried it once after
Chapter 33Rhea's Pov “Kevin… Are you insane?!” I snapped, my voice echoing through the living room, “All of you… Are you out of your damn minds?!”Their faces twisted, first with surprise, then with offense. Kevin’s mother clutched her pearls like I’d insulted the holy spirit itself. One of the sisters, Annabelle or Arabella, honestly, I didn’t give a damn which, rose from the couch like she was preparing to scold a child.“You dare speak to us like that?” She screeched, her heavily painted face pinched in fury, “You ungrateful little…”“I don’t think any of you are okay in the head.” I cut in, raising my voice over her pathetic shrieking, “I came here against my will. Your brother had me kidnapped, and now you’re sitting there like some kind of royal court expecting me to kneel and beg to be accepted? Do you think this is the medieval era? Newsflash: It’s not. I'm leaving here.” I turned on my heel, ready to walk straight out and report the whole family for attempted abduction if
Chapter 32 Rhea's Pov “Hello? Yeah, this is Rhea Thorne, and I would like to invest in SilverBridge. I've checked the stock markets and the price is rising every minute, I feel like it's going to be worth investing. I already added in all of my savings, and it's rising at every moment. Knowing how it is now, I'm sure I'll be rich by the time I'm able to sell all my stocks. Yes, thank you. I'll be waiting for your response.” I smiled, disconnecting the call after I finished. Putting my phone back into my bag, I glanced at the wall behind me, a smirk on my face, then I turned around to leave for school. “Miss Rhea, are you still not willing to pick up Kevin from school like you used to? I mean, Miss Ginny and Kevin are…” “How many times have I asked you not to interfere with whatever I am doing?” I asked coldly, glaring at the driver. He shrank back and apologised. “I'm sorry Miss Rhea but Kevin loves you dearly, I don't know why he's acting like this. You should go to meet him so
Ginny's POV I walked through the school gates with a pounding headache and a simmering rage I barely managed to keep hidden. The whispers hadn’t stopped, not even for a day. People were still trying to figure out who was in the video with Kevin and they were bent on doing so. If they had found out that I was the one… Sex tapes getting was very rampant in this school so why were they so fixated on the one with Kevin, was it because it involved Rhea? I kept my head down, my teeth clenched as I moved toward the science wing. My locker was there. All I wanted was to grab my notes and disappear into a corner. But of course, the universe just had to be cruel. “Ginny!” A voice called. I turned sharply, already annoyed. It was one of the younger girls, Emily or Emma, I couldn’t remember. She approached me timidly, holding her chemistry notes. “Um, sorry to bother you, but I was wondering if you could help me with the last problem on this worksheet? You’re really good at…” “Are you