HER ~LIFE ~IN ~A ~NUTSHELL

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~TROPES♾️~

- Lies

- Death

- Deception

- Forced Marriage

- Betrayal

- Blood

- Gunshots

- Books

- Love

- Revenge

- Rivalry…etc♾️.

PROLOGUE ♾️

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NAOMI ALESSANDRO CINDY is a 25yrs old writer,not just any writer,a famous writer known across America and outside america.

She is a fair pretty lady,with the body of a goddss and long blonde hair. She is extremely beautiful and had a thing for tattoos.

Her books are always top-notch,no other writer could match with her. Her goal had always been on ‘BOOKS ALONE’. Rumour has it that she once had a child and that she has never fallen in love,never dated well,who cares? As long as she drops her dark novels.

Although Naomi,the unmatched talented writer has no rival, there should always be an enemy,right? And that person turned out to be (RUTH SYLVESTER). Ruth is also beautiful,doe eyes,plump lips,doe eyes,just mention it. Ruth is a writer too,but she quit writing after three years of fame and decided to go for acting.

Ruth and Naomi were once friends,not just any friends,close friends,the (I can't do without you friendship), until something happened. That incident broke them apart and Ruth swore to destroy Naomi,even if that will lead her to death. To her, Naomi isn't allowed to breathe after what happened,she wants her wiped off the surface of the earth.

Naomi couldn't be less bothered about that,she was used to it anyway and she also didn't let her guard down,not even for a sec, not until he came into the picture ~CARL LEWISTON~.

♾️♾️♾️♾️.

Who is Carl?

Why did he come into Naomi's life?

Will he change who she is?

What happened between naomi and ruth?

Does she really have a daughter?

Has she really never fallen in love,not even mistakenly??

I'm sure you're curious,grab your 🍿 popcorn, let's dive into the dark world.

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{CHAPTER 1}

“Are you really going to the dinner?” A voice questioned,footsteps following the sound.

“I should,bianca has been pestering me and you know how she can be” another voice said,voice laced with tiredness.

The faces came to view, revealing the beautiful talented writer (NAOMI ALESSANDRO CINDY).A very beautiful damsel. The other person was her secretary (CARAMEL), holding her bag with an hand and a tab in the other.

“But…, your schedules are really tight,are you sure you still wanna go?” Caramel probed again.

“I'll go and you gonna take care of things in my absence,I'll spend just 40mins there, we'll meet at the office,okay?” Naomi said.

“Sure ma'am. Are you going with the securities or alone? I'll say you should go with them for protec…”

Naomi shot her a cold look, shutting her up instantly.

“Finish that word and lose your job. I've warned you severally to know what you'll say around me. Your only saving grace is coz I like your work else …”

“I'm …I'm sorry ma,forgive my manners” caramel apologized, keeping her head low.

Naomi didn't respond,she stretched out her hand, caramel handed her bag to her,the she entered her car driving off leaving caramel.

“Now how do I get to work? Gosh my mouth won't be the end of me. Miss Naomi is really scary,to think we were talking just fine now,goodness” caramel muttered to herself.

She walked to the gate, dialing someone's number on her phone.

“If silas doesn't pick this call..,I swear I'm gonna roast him alive” caramel said biting her nails,every now and then.

The time was 5:pm in the evening.

“Silas! Get your fuckin ass to the boss's house now!” Caramel shouted as soon as silas picked the call.

“Where's your greeting Mel?” Silas cool voice said from the other side.

“What greeting? Get your ass here” she replied.

“Guess the boss left without you again,tsk tsk tsk that's so sad Mel. I'd have loved to help but…”

“But what? Silas don't tell me you're there again, you can't do this to me. Get here now silas” caramel tone turned sour.

“I can't baby,I already took a shot. Bye princess,I pray a knight finds you” Silas said.

“Stop this joke this instant silas, you'll regret it. Silas! Sil….”

And the line went dead.

“Fuck you Silas!! I'll really kill you when I set my eyes on you” Caramel said angrily.

“Now let's go look for our knight like he said,shall we?” she sighed tiredly,dragging her feet on the floor.

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[SANDRO'S MANSION]

The mansion was screaming money,from the exterior decor to the interior decor. Everything was wisphering money.

The dinning room was bustling,with maids going around preparing the table for their young miss that’s coming home today.

Mrs Alessandro(Bianca) was the one making the meals personally. She missed her daughter alot,her face was radiating with happiness,wide Hermes smile on her lip as she checked out the boiling water.

“Turn on the other gas,place a pot on it and leave the rest for me. Don't do more than that, understood?” She ordered a maid.

“Yes ma” the maid answered as she went to carry out the task.

“Ma bianca,young Miss has arrived” another maid rushed in, panting as if she just ran a marathon.

Bianca didn't even remove her apron before dashing out of the kitchen like a child who found her lost doll.

She ran past alessandro at the living room.

“Stop running so fast honey” Alessandro cautioned his wife but she already left there. He shook his head in frustration.

As soon as bianca opened the door,she saw her beautiful daughter holding two gift boxes with a small smile on her lip.

“Hi mama,how have you been?” Naomi asked.

She was squeezed in a motherly hug immediately,bianca hugged her so tight,almost making her breathless. Naomi’s smile widened as she wrapped her arms around her mother too. She missed this woman alot,no doubt.

“My..my Cindy,is this really you?” Bianca asked.

“Yes mama” Naomi chuckled.

“My cindy,I missed you so so much,I thought I'll actually die if I don't see you” Bianca said emotionally,her hand caressing her daughter's smooth face.

“I did too mama. Let me in now,will you” Naomi replied.

Bianca laughed out.

“Come meet papa, he's inside”

“I don't want to see him,I thought it was supposed to be you and I alone mama,why?” Naomi's face turned disapproving.

“Are you still angry at papa? he's sorry baby. Forgive him” Bianca pleaded.

Naomi handed her the boxes without replying.

“For me?”

“Who else…?” Naomi raised her brow.

“Thank you love. Come on in baby,I made your favourite myself” bianca said excitedly.

“Oh really,I won't be spending much time here though” Naomi said.

Bianca's face fell.

“But you can pack the food for me, I'll take it home. How's that?” Naomi added.

“You don't love this poor old woman do you?” Bianca replied,looking hurt.

“Mama you know I'm busy preparing to publish my new book,I can't slack off” Naomi explained.

Bianca's expression didn't change rather,it turned more hurt.

“Mama,smile please. Yunno what? When I'm done with publishing my book, I'll make it up to you,how about that?”

“You keep saying that Cindy” bianca pouted like a kid.

“I mean this one mama”

“Finee. I'll hold you to your words”

“Sure. My time is up mama,gotta go. I love you” Naomi said in a hurry.

“What about the food?” Bianca asked.

“Send it over,bye mama”

And she was gone.

“This child” bianca exhaled.

“Let's check what she brought,another surprise I'm sure” bianca squealed.

All this while, alessandro was watching them from his room window. His jaw tightened.

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[R•T•H INDUSTRY~Dressing Room]

CRASH!!!

Another glass broken. The dressing room already turned to broken glasses room. Ruth Sylvester stood in the midst of the broken glasses, looking like a witch,her makeup was smeared across her face.

The stylists already fled. They were all so scared,this wasn't the Ruth Sylvester they knew.the real Ruth was a gentle and easygoing person,at least that was they believed but today's drama proved them wrong.

*Minutes Ago*

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“Wiper!” The make-up artist requested.

Her assistant gave it her.

“Miss Ruth,can I get your signature please? I've been a fan since like forever”. The assistant said quietly.

“Sure why not” Ruth replied, giving the assistant the most sweetest smile.

“Thank you miss,thanks alot”.

“You're welcome……”

“Wait,WHAT?!!!!” Ruth shouted,so loud the makeup artist got scared and mistakenly used the wiper to wipe off some part of her decked up face.

Ruth wasn't concerned about that,it was what she was seeing on her ohone that made her shout.

‘He can't be back,he shouldn't be back’ she thought.

She called someone to confirm if she what she saw was true.

“Miss Ruth,can you have your sit let's continue with the….”

“GET OUT!!”

“But miss….”

“I SAID GET OUT!!” ruth yelled angrily. They all flinched at her horrific scream before rushing out of the room.

Her phone buzzed with an incoming msg. She unlocked her phone hastily and whatever she saw made her blind with rage.

She began breaking glasses.

*Present Time*

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Her phone rang on the mirror table,she picked the call with a bloody hand.

“Lewiston is back Ruth, didn't you say he promised you that he wouldn't return to America? Why is he back now” a deep voice said.

“I also don't know why he's back. I'll meet with him and ask. He can't destroy our plan” Ruth said.

“Good,and I hope you didn't forget about Cindy's big day, it's in two months ruth. Have you gotten any plans?” The voice asked.

“You don't trust me anymore? I vowed to destroy the bitch. And don't worry, I'll use my same method for this one too and she'll have no other option than to give me the book” Ruth laughed out wickedly.

“Good girl. If you succeed in this,I promise you that I'll reveal my face to you” the voice said before pressing red.

“Now I have find that bastard Lewiston fisrt” Ruth muttered.

[DARK•SIN•CLUB]

Heavily built bouncers guard the outside of the club. This club is the most popular club in America. The name already said it all. Dark sins club is not your normal typa club,it involves dirty sins in the open.

Here,your status matters. If you're not wealthy,then please you're not welcomed here.

The inside part was booming with music. The air was filled with smokes,you could barely see anything with the dimmed light. Everyone was putting on a mask.

Strippers(both male and female) took on the stage with their performance.

In another part of this club was the VVIP space. Less crowded,more strippers,bright light,mask free.

The strippers and attendants were all stark naked unlike the normal club.

Across the room,a guy with blonde and pink lips sat majestically on the largest chair,a glass of red wine in hand. He looked bored of everything.

“You look like you lost a child dude,wadup?” The guy beside him asked, obviously his friend.

“Don't you get tired of this at all,this shits ain't doing me any shii,not even a boner. Fuck My Life.” The hot guy replied.

“That's serious. So you're not aroused at all? My cock's twitching badly in mah pant,will have to take one of these strippers to bed.”

“Pussy’s gonna end….”

He couldn't complete his statement coz.

“Carl murder fuckin Lewis!!! You bastard! What the hell are you doing in America?” Ruth's voice cut through. Silence descended the place and it turned quiet.

“My Ruth, you're here? A quickie?” The hot guy who turned out to be Lewiston winked flirtily at Ruth.

“That charm is outdated. You're coming with me.”

“And if I don't?” Lewis asked.

“You wouldn't dare.”

Lewis sighed.

“Okay,I was bored anyways. I'll use you to pass some time.”

*Outside*

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“Now answer me lewis,what are you doing in America? We made a deal,and you promised not to come back.”

“Easy Ruth. I came back coz I missed you.” Lewis said playfully.

“You and I know you're lying. Are you here coz of Cindy?”

As soon she said that name, Lewiston’s head banged and his eyes turned red. His hands shot out, grabbing Ruth's neck in a death choke.

“If there's any name I don't ever wanna hear, it's CINDY. You know this and you're still provoking me.” Lewiston's hold on her throat tightened madly.

Veins were forming a big tree on her face already.

She was almost dead when he tossed her away like a piece of tag. He dusted his hands off,walked towards Ruth on the floor. He lifted her chin with a finger,then wiped the blood crawling out of the side of her lip with his thumb.

“Don't ever try this shit with me again.”

“I…I..I wouldn't dare.” Ruth stuttered before passing out on the cold floor.

Lewiston called one of the bouncers to get her treated. After that…..,

He left.

[N•M•C LIBRARY]

This place could be called a book coven. Smelled of new books,as soon as you enter this place, you'll be greeted with very long and wide bookshelf filled with different types of novels,all NAOMI'S. The workers were all doing one or two thing with their computer.

The time was 7:45pm at night,but they were still working their asses off.

*NAOMI'S OFFICE*

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Naomi had been buried in her work since she came back. Her latest book would be published in two months. And this novel would be different from her other ones coz it's gonna be bout her.

She once fell in love,it didn't turn out great and she would never do that shit again.

She once had a friend, but that same friend became her enemy.

Maybe she deserved all of this. And now,her nightmare was back.

The one who ruined it all.

The one who broke her beyond repairs.

The one she'll rather die than be with.

She'll make her pen decide his faith. She'll make him beg for mercy all over again.

The game they played wasn't over yet. It was far from over.

‘He loved her once,she knows he'll fall again. And this time, she'll end him, completely’

Naomi smirked darkly.

[Lewiston Estate]

Lewis stormed inside,anger brewing in him. That name was forbidden for him.

He hates the name,the person bearing that name.

He'd never forget what she did to him, she'll pay with her blood on his table.

He'll use her blood to paint his house and 10 of his shirts.

Tit for tat…….

[Giovanni's Bar]

A wasted Silas was seen on one of the chairs of the bar.

He looks wasted as he placed his head on the table in front of him which 7 empty bottles of alcohol was placed on.

He raised his head suddenly, laughing like someone who has gone mad.

“Hey! You…yes you come, there's something I need to tell you.” Silas said drunkenly,he was speaking to the air.

He stood up, staggered and almost fell but a hand held him back.

“So wasted,I pity who's gonna be your girlfriend.” Caramel said.

“Awwnnn,my baby Mel is here to save her princess again. Just look that.” Silas again.

“Shut up! stop saying rubbish,you reek of alcohol.”

“Aye sire!!” Silas saluted funnily,then he burst out laughing again.

Caramel ignored and took him outside. She shoved him in the car,fixed his seatbelt before entering the other side and drive off.

[Silas' Apartment]

As soon as caramel opened Silas room door with the code,she threw him carelessly on the bed.

She helped him remove his shoe and socks before proceeding to his tie.

As soon as she was done,she adjusted him on the bed properly. She took her bag,then left the apartment making sure the door was locked.

Immediately the door clicked shut, Silas opened his eyes and smiled widely before slipping into his drunken sleep.

[N•M•C LIBRARY]

All the workers already left after working overtime.

Naomi came out of her office,going towards the underground garage. She got to her car and was about slipping in when everything turned pitch black.

The lights went off.

Naomi frantically searched her bag for her phone, luckily for her,she saw it and she turned on the flashlight.

“ARGHHHHHH……”

Blackout.