Karl Thompson...I press my palms together and leaned them against my chin."I swear, i didn't mean for any of this to happen...""Not now, Kaily." I said, cutting my baby sister off.I turned my head to the side and looked at Lucy.Sleeping soundly on the hospital bed, she looks so vulnerable than ever."Why would you do this?" April said accusingly to our youngest sister. "Is this some sort of revenge, or something? Did you have to do it infront of a room full of people and cameras. I bet she didn't even know you were filming her."Kaily doesn't give April an answer. She just sniffled.Today had been a disaster. We'd all went to support Kaily and I've been thinking that it was weird she'd hide such a big event from us. Now i know why she didn't want to tell us about her presentation.I sighed as i remembered the shock i felt when i saw the video. That day when i was called to the company because April and June had fought, Kaily was with Lucy and i was co
Lucy Chaw..."The Thompson Fashion is not, and has never been in business with Garzei Chaw or his family."I watched Karl holding a press conference on the TV from the Hospital bed. "Mr. Thompson, isn't your wife a Chaw?" One of the reporters asked.Karl with a calm tone and a hard business face, looked straight into the Camera and said "My wife is a Thompson now."April switched the TV off before the press conference was done."See, no need to stress. Everything will be fine." She said as she walked over to the chair as my bed side and stood next to her seated mother.I woke up about an hour ago and I'd immediately panicked when i saw the Thompsons.April had managed to calm me down from panicking but that was it. I wasn't able to see any of them in the face.The shame i felt was weighing me down, breaking every bit of effort i put into picking myself up, making me want to sink into the hospital bed and just disappear. I was just miserable and even tho
I sighed as soon as my head hits the pillow. The comfort of a familiar bed made me feel a little better."Take some rest, wife." Karl said as he ran his hand over my head.Closing my eyes, i slightly nod my head. With a sigh, Karl stood up and left the room.To say that I'm relieved to leave the hospital is an understatement. The smell and the lights was giving me an even bigger headache.Karl didn't fight me on the decision. Instead, he'd immediately got me discharge. He'd stayed by my side, holding me closer as Ethan drove us home and then, he'd patiently walked me up the stairs because i refused to be carried.My life has suddenly, drastically changed with in twenty-four hours. I've went from 'i'm going to be the happiest woman in the word' to 'i never want to leave this bedroom.'I'm lost in my thoughts when i heard the bedroom door open and and softly shut. I opened my eyes to see Karl walking over to me with a small tray."You should take some painkillers for that headache. It'
"A child bitter?" My father softly growled like a goddamn wild animal as he slowly stalked closer to me. My feet moved back on their own accord."What did i tell you about opening your mouth." He said as he took a step closer.At this point, my body was going slowly getting numb from the fear coursing through my veins. My hands start to shake at my side as i stepped back."Did you think you could blab without any consequence, stupid girl?"The sudden images of my childhood start to assault my head, showing me what would happen if I don't get away from him fast enough.I looked at the door behind my father, and wondered if Stuart would hear me if i do get my voice back and scream. I looked back at Garzei to see a sick smirk playing at his face as of he alread knew what i was thinking about.The sadistic look on his face added up with the wrinkles made him look like an even bigger monster.My body surprised me with the sudden need to protect myself and i turned around to rush into th
"Lucy?" I heard my name being called a few times before someone shook my shoulder.I jerked up, gasping for air, frantically looking around but not truly seeing anything because of how blurry my eyes are.I sat up so fast, i knocked my hand against the bed and let out a soft cry when pain shot straight up my left arm."Calm down, Lucy. I'm hear." Karl said as he held on to my shoulders with both of his hands."Calm down..." He said again, making sure his voice is calm as to not alarm me.My breath is quick and my hair is sticking to my skin probably because of how heavily I'm sweating.The images my head was showing me in my sleep has once again woken me up for the third time tonight, making it the longest night i have ever lived through.It's all the same.My father would show up in my dreams... Nightmares and repeat the exact events that happened this morning, over and over again.It got to the point when i refused to go to sleep but with Karl being by my side and promising that he
Karl Thompson...I didn't want to leave my wife home alone in the state that she is. But, work once again pulled me away.My PA had called to tell me that the board was in chaos because of Garzei Chaw.Apparently the man really wanted to sue us for defamation, which was absolutely ridiculous.He'd demanded the video of Lucy confessing to my sister be taken off the enternet as if we were the one's who posted it in the first place.My PA had tried to talk some sense into the man, telling him that it was out of our hands for the time being and that it would take time to get the video off the net.My father in-law wasn't having any of it and now, he's in my damn company, causing a scene and refusing to leave unless he speaks to me.The nerve on the man after he best my wife black and blue Her small figure i saw in the hospital bed kept flashing in my head. Her bruised face and broken wrist... My God, how i wanted to commit murder right there and then.I was in the
Lucy Chaw..."This isn't as bad as i thought it would be!" Karl commented as he took another bit.He's right. It's not as bad as any of us expected since they had burned some of the rice and Karl had dropped a salt the size of my fist. But it was nothing a potato couldn't fix and the end result is pretty edible.Stuart and Ethan nodded their heads in agreement as they continued to dig in.I pocked the meat with my fork and brought it up to my lips. Chewing was proving to be a little difficult as any movement f my face would irritate the skin under my left eye and hald of my face.But swallowing was even more painful. My father must have chocked me real bad for it to make swallowing hard.Squeezing my eyes shut, i winced as i swallowed the well chewed meat.After i softly sighed, i opened my eyes to see Karl staring at me with concern written all over his face. Trying to reassure him, i gave him a small smile and carried on eating tiny pieces of my food.My l
Lucy Chaw...I bounced my leg up and down, worried about what the doctor might say.This is the first time I've stepped out of the house since about six weeks ago. About a week later after i got discharged from the hospital after my father had attacked me, i did try to leave the house to get some fresh air and convince Karl that i would be more than fine to go to work to help out a bit.But as soon as I'd walked out of the house, a sea of reporters had crashed into me, shoving their mic's in my face and asking me a series of question. Mostly about the bruises on my face, around my neck and tye cast on my wrist.I'd immediately panicked and tried to run back into the house only to trip and land on my bad arm, explains why i needed another week in my cast.I was luck that Karl hadn't trust me to go out alone and he'd demanded that Ethan and Stuart come with me every step i take. They were able to stop the reporters and get me back in to the house.Karl, who was