SCARLETT’S POVWhen I arrived at the parking lot, I went down from the big bike to talk to all of our employees.“What’s wrong, Scarlett? Why did you gather them all together?” asked Claire as I entered my office.I sat back in my swivel chair and looked at them all. As I clenched my fists and took a deep breath to calm myself because I couldn’t think straight when I was like this.“Who did Ken talk to before the problem?” I asked.They exchanged glances before Ken’s friend Samuel abruptly raised his hand.“Do you notice anything unusual about him?”“I noticed something about him. He’s always anxious, and he’s always staring inside his locker,” he said and looked at me.I nodded and looked around, but a server caught my eye who was sitting quietly next to him and didn’t move, and she seemed to want to tell me something, but she was afraid.“Jasmine.”It startled her and couldn’t take a glance.“Would you like to tell me something?” I asked. She bowed, but said nothing. “Do you have an
SCARLETT’s POV***“Good day, Ms. Scarlett!”“Is everything okay?”“Yes, Miss! I’m returning to work!”***“Ms. Scarlett,”“It’s your pay for working all day.”“If you don’t accept it, Ken, I’ll be mad at you.”“OK, this is also a big help because my sons need it, Ms. Scarlett; I will look forward to this until I die.”***“KEN!”I woke up suddenly, panting, and I never expected to dream of Ken.I hope nothing bad happens to him because that’s what I’m worried about. The last time I saw him, he told me something. Everything makes sense. That’s why he seemed different the last time I spoke with him.When I felt hurt, I held my head up, maybe because of my dreams. I got out of bed and went outside to get some water.I even looked out the windows of the mansion, where the wind was blowing the curtains, and it started me when there was a strong lightning strike, showing the upcoming storm.Furthermore, I just hugged myself until I got to the kitchen to get some water to drink because my t
“That was the start of why this happened to me…”I was just stunned because I still couldn’t figure out who had kidnapped him that day.“Didn’t he show up?” asked Erin. Ken shook his head because the person who abducted him had not shown up.“I-I only heard his voice… Ugh!” Ken groaned, and I reached out to touch him, but he was pale, and his skin was turning violet.“Ken!” I yelled, looking at my cousins. “Erin, let’s take him to the hospital!” I yelled, and Erin nodded as he took his car keys, but Ken intervened.“I-I won’t be here much longer, Ms. Scarlett… I just tried to live, so I could tell you everything…” He coughed and vomited blood, as my eyes widened.“K-Ken… Please?” He shook his head and smiled as I pleaded with him.“I'm fine, Miss S-S-Scarlett,” he said, taking a deep breath and wiping away his tears. “I-I thought… they’d stop, but I was wrong because they keep messing with my life…”*** FLASHBACKKen became anxious after being kidnapped and couldn’t sleep at night for
“Mommy!”I smiled as I saw my children, who had just arrived from the province where my mother’s family lived, enter the chapel.“Scarlett…”“Mom,” I whispered, and she touched my shoulder before taking care of the guests.I’ve also planned a funeral for Ken and his wife, but their son is still missing.“M-Mom, is uncle Ken gone?” asked Carrie. I nodded and stroked her hair.“Uncle Ken is just leaving; they’re going to a better place,” I said. I hugged her after she started crying.Even when we were still in the province, they adored their uncle Ken because he was the one who monitored and cared for my children while I was at work. As a result, they grew closer to their uncle Ken, whom they regarded as their father.“Why did they have to die? They’re good people!”I turned away from her because what had happened to them had also hurt me. However, Ken protected us over their lives.“I-I can’t believe they’re gone! They weren’t bad!”I hugged her to make her feel better. She has weaker
THIRD POV*** FlASHBACK“Grandma,”“Oh, you didn’t go with them?”“I didn’t go with them because I didn’t want to leave you, grandma, because you’re alone here,”“You should follow them,”She looked at her grandmother, who was decorative stitching cloth and smiling.“What are you up to?”Her grandmother had stopped stitching.“Ah, is this? I’m making you a handkerchief, so you’ll remember me when I’m gone,” said her grandmother, and smiled.She stared at the grandmother until her surroundings were dark, and she wondered what happened; her grandmother was just beside her, smiling at her, now crying and begging someone in front of her.The young girl was just stunned and unable to move because she did not know what was going on.“G-Grandma?”The old lady smiled at her.Scarlett covered her mouth when she saw it, and she also noticed that she was inside a cabinet and could hear a cry. Sounded like her grandmother pleading with people she didn’t know.Scarlett covered her ears because her
THIRD POVScarlett locked herself in her room because she couldn’t accept the death of her employee, so she separated herself from everyone except her children.Because of the sun on her face, she closed her eyes. She stretched out because she had done the right thing to protect others.She dressed because she needed to discuss her intentions with Carter, and she will allow no one to be involved in this.‘If she has to risk her life to protect her family, she will do so.’She exited her room after her routine and saw her children, who appeared to be waiting for her, so she smiled at them.“Where are you going, Mom?” asked Carrie. Scarlett stroked her hair and kissed her on the cheeks.“Mommy’s just going somewhere. I’ll be back,” she said, smiling to Carrie, who snorted, so Scarlett just shook her head and turned to Agustin, who was staring at her.“You look after your sister, Agustin, and I'll be right back.”Agustin nodded, and they went downstairs to have breakfast with the kids,
“Scarlett…”Scarlett blinked, smiled, and approached her while she was still swallowing, holding Ashley's hand.“I-I don’t know what to do because he’s been like that for days, and his daddy is also angry with him because he’s neglecting his business,” Ashley sobbed as she gripped Scarlett's hand. “I can’t stop him because he’s only getting angrier, and I sent Sophia here, but he sent Sophia away.”“That’s why I thought of calling you because my son might have stopped, and I apologize if I bothered you.” she said.Scarlett looked around the house and noticed a lot of clutter and broken pieces. She sighed and returned her gaze to Ashley.“I’ll look after him.”Dominic’s mother nodded and followed Scarlett inside.“S-son…”Dominic shook his mother, causing Scarlett’s fists to clench.“I told you I didn’t need you!”Scarlett took a deep breath as Ashley looked at her.“Scarlett is here,” said Ashley. Dominic came to a halt and clenched his fists.“You can’t fool me! She won’t come here b
SCARLETT’s POVI just stared at him for a few minutes and caressed his face before getting up to go home and pack our belongings. I need to carry out my plans.Before I returned home from the mansion, I turned to Dominic, who was sleeping soundly, but I discovered something different.Mom and dad’s argument, and what I heard from them, was the truth. That’s why my mom’s behavior toward Sophia when she discovered what had happened to me, and my revelations about my relationship with Dominic.I want to keep everything hidden until it clear the mess-up, but this is not what I expected…I thought everything would be fine, but things between me and my family only got worse.And, Sophia was my daddy’s illegitimate child, which means he cheated on mom.“Scarlett?”Why does this have to happen? Why am I still confused by what is going on?“Scarlett!”I blinked and turned to face Carter.“We’re here.”When I turned around outside, I saw we had arrived at Claire’s house.“Are you certain you’r