Vera's POVThe name "Venice" kept popping in my head, the reason why I did not get enough sleep last night,Who is she? And why do we have her birth certificate?I looked at my watch and it's already seven in the morning. I guess, my brother has not yet left for work so, I quickly jumped out of bed and was about to flip the doorknob when I remembered the birth certificate. I stepped back and took it from the drawer, and then I went out.My brother's room was just a few steps away from my room. And as soon as I reached the doorstep, I softly knocked on the door."Boo? Are you still there? Can I get inside?", I asked."Yes, sweetie come in."I opened the door and went inside. I saw my brother focusing on his laptop, so I guess, I got the wrong timing. "Yes sweetie, what is it? Are you okay?", he asked while his eyes were still focused on what he was doing.I came closer and stood near his table. He looked at me and smiled. Then he told me to sit on the couch near him."Boo--I'm sorry,
Royce's POV After I answered some questions from the police about the incident, I left the place. But as I looked at my sleeve, it was stained with blood so I took it off, and put on my jacket. Luckily I left it in the car, otherwise, I would have had nothing to wear. As soon as I was finished, I started the engine and pulled the driveway going back to META. I giddily looked at my watch, and it's almost twelve noon. I took my cellphone from my pants to check if I got messages, but there was none. But in no time, it rang and it was coming from Reid. "Hello bro, where are you now? I heard the news about the murder incident. I got worried when I saw you there", my brother spoke first. "Are you okay?", he asked anxiously. "Yes, bro. I'm fine. I'm on my way to META now. We'll just talk later", I responded and then ended the call. While I was on my way, I couldn't help but think about what Roxette told me when she was already dying. What's there in the flower vase she had mentioned? Wh
Vera's POV After the conversation, I returned to my room, still thinking about the shocking truth I heard from my brother. Though I couldn't find hatred in my heart for what daddy did to mom, but the truth still shocked me. I felt sorry for mom, and I wanted to hug her at this very moment. On the other hand, I couldn't resent daddy for what he had done. He was just a human being unable to resist temptations. After all, he was a good father, and his mistakes in the past, wouldn't be enough to destroy the good memories he left behind. But the thought of meeting my biological mother suddenly came up my mind. Maybe I have the right to know her personally. Yet, I have this little doubt if my brother would allow me to go out, not unless there would be someone who would accompany me outside, In my desire to know the whereabouts of my biological mother, I called my Private Investigator and asked him to find Olivia Martin. That's her name my brother told me earlier and the name that appea
Royce's POVI woke up in the morning with a piece of bad news. Uncle Sam, Charles, and Margaret were able to file bail so they were released from the police custody. For this reason, I became desperate enough to gather ample evidence to solidify the charges against them. Suddenly, the thoughts about Andrea's killing popped up in my head. I exactly don't know what was the cause of her death. The PI also failed to inform me about it since an autopsy would not be possible anymore. But it was evident that Margaret did that on purpose, as what being stated in the video conversation between her and Roxette.Another thing was, why did Andrea look the same as Vera? Were they related to each other by any chance? I heaved a deep sigh when I remembered Vera. How could I ever forget the woman I love the most, yet the same woman I hurt so badly?I took my cellphone and dialed her number. After a few rings, she picked it up. I thought of ending the call when I heard her voice but a strong force pu
Royce's POV*********WASHINGTON, DC.As soon as we arrived at the hospital, Reid and I hastened our steps towards the entrance of the building. We got from the Hospital Information Desk that Mom's condition was already stable so she was moved to a private room on the third floor. But Dad was still in the operating room, so we're not yet totally at ease.An extreme apprehension was running in my mind as we took the elevator going to the third floor. I knew, Reid felt the same. So I couldn't help but also feel worried about him since he had not yet fully recovered from the accident, then here comes another dreadful incident happened to our parents.The elevator dinged and we hurriedly went out, heading to Mom's private room. Just a few knocks on the door and then we entered. Aunt Sophie, Mom's only sister, was there sitting on a couch."Hi Royce, Reid!", she stood up and hugged us."Hello, Aunt Sophie. Thank you for taking care of Mom. How is she now?", I asked while my eyes were looki
Royce's POV It's been a week since Daddy passed away, but the agony of losing him has not alleviated, even just a little. His body was cremated and kept at the Columbarium in Forest Lawn Memorial Park. After his cremation, we went back to LA, and our residential house in Washington was taken care of, by our servants. It was really difficult for us to move on. Mom just stayed in her room crying all day long while looking at Dad's picture. So all I did was to be at her side and give her comfort. She didn't even take her meals when our housemaid brought her a food platter and even though I encouraged her to take her meals, she remained stunned. Reid on the other hand, was in the office, so I was the only one left at home. He went to work with drooping shoulders and a gloomy face but he had no other choice since META needs him. Even I, was also struggling but I had to be strong for my family. While watching Mom sleeping in her room, I was thinking about the accident. According to the
Vera's POV While waiting for the bodyguards to arrive, I thought of calling my best friend Alexa. So I took my cellphone and dialed her number. After a few rings, she was on the other line. "Hi gurl! How are you?", she spoke first. "I'm fine gurl. But I need to tell you something", I said then I started telling her that I was only born out of dad's infidelity. Alexa was shocked by what she heard but remained quiet waiting to hear more of it. But when I mentioned to her about my twin sister, Venice, she was a little bit more surprised. "You have a twin sister gurl?", she asked to confirm if she heard it right. "Yes gurl", I sighed. "Uhm, Andrea, you said she looks exactly like you? Could it be possible that she is your---" "Yes gurl, she is my twin sister. But---she is already d-dead", I choked up after saying the last word. "What? Dead?" "But why?", Alexa raised her voice. "That's what I wanted to find out gurl. In fact, I'll be going out now to meet my biological mother."
Royce's POVMy plan to go to Skybar had slipped my mind when I saw Vera, riding in her car. She was not the one driving but a man, whom I wasn't sure if it was her brother or Dave. She was just sitting in the backseat while another man was sitting in the passenger seat. It was quite obscure who it was since I was a little distant from them.Out of curiosity, I moved behind them but not too close to her car so she would not notice that I was following them.And when the road they were taking became familiar to me, I became even more curious. If I was not mistaken, it was the road heading to the apartment where Andrea's family stayed. I continued driving and after several minutes, the car stopped.I was right!After a while, Vera got out of the car with a man whom I thought was her bodyguard, based on his appearance.Why did Vera come here? I was asking at the back of my mind.I was thinking about seconds before I remembered that Andrea looked the same as Vera, so was it possible that A