PEARL’S POV~I couldn't believe it, he lied!“Pearl!” I heard him call, he got up but Camille held him back, he sat back down, her hands in his.“Let her go!” she exclaimed and he turned away from me.“This is a mistake” I stated in disbelief before bolting out of the room, tears stung my eyes and I was too ashamed to let them roll down my eyes.I shouldn't have agreed to this arrangement, my mission was simple, get back my company and get revenge by becoming bigger and better but here I am, tangled in the web of lies.I ran aimlessly, I had no idea where I was going, I just had to get out of there fast, I saw the elevator open and a couple got out, a smile on their face that soon turned sour as I frantically pushed past them to enter the elevator.“Watch it, idiot!” I heard the woman yell, and the man gave me a distasteful glare.My heart raced uncontrollably, how could I have trusted Nico to ever say anything but the truth, he is literary the most dangerous man in all of New York, s
PEARL’S POV~“Give me what I want and I'll let you walk out of here with no charges, full immunity” Agent Jenny Beacon started, I was confused, conspiracies and murder? How? “I was silent, I knew enough not to speak without a lawyer present, hopefully, Nico saw me being hurled away and he is on his way right now to solve whatever shitstorm this is.“Answer the question Mrs. Davis-Malone! Where did Kenji take the baby, how did you help him, your case would be so much better if you started talking!” she thundered pounding her palm on the table in front of me before tapping a picture of the Kaichou in front of me.“First of all im Miss Cavill, I am no longer married to that asshole, second I will not be speaking to you until my lawyer gets here, so get me a goddamn phone so I can make that phone call that I'm entitled to” I corrected, leaning back into the seat and crossing my arms.She was now visibly upset and her eyes twitched. I knew this was a baseless accusation, and there was no
NICO’S POV~My phone rang, and I looked at the sleeping Camille before taking it out of my pocket.With it vibrating in my hand I thought about what it would feel like to wrap my hands around her tender neck and snuff the life out of her.How do I get rid of this woman before she finds a way to get rid of me?I pressed the phone to my ear, Lorenzo's voice came next, “don” he started,“Are you still with Camille?” he asked.I nodded my head but replied, “Yeah she’s sleeping, it's under control, I've..”“That’s not the problem sir” he cut me off, i turned my eyes from her and walked towards the window, we were in the private suite and the view was excellent.“What’s going on Lorenzo,” I asked, placing my hand firmly on the rail, I glanced up at the sky, something caught my eye on the horizon, and I saw a car coming towards the hospital.“My source at the FBI just informed me that an arrest warrant for Pearl has just been issued and they are on their way to pick her up at the hospital”A
PEARL’S POV~I tried to get myself free as Logan pulled me towards the dark stairway, the lights had gone off suddenly, leaving us in the dark.He said Nico is here. This is my chance, “help! Nico im down..” the next thing I knew Logan had struck me, “Shut the hell up or I'll shut it for you!” my eyes widened, I'd seen this side of him that night he threw me.A side I never knew in the four years we were married, it made me wonder about some other thing I may have missed living with him.Shady businesses he may have dont behind my back, using my name.“Where are you taking me Logan” I asked, sniffling as tears rolled down my cheeks.“Far away from that bastard, you are my lifeblood and my fucking insurance pearl, so I've got to secure you, somewhere where that bastard won't get to you” he replied.“Logan please let me go” I pleaded trying to pull myself away from him, I can't, I need you Pearl” he continued.I was terrified, and I wondered what logan would do next, “did I ever mean a
PEARL’S POV~I stirred, my lips felt moist, kind of salty too, I smacked them together to try and ascertain the taste I was getting but it was unfamiliar.I blinked back to consciousness and tried to open my eyes, I felt a drop fall on my lips and then another.I raised my arm to block the next one and it dropped on my arm, “good you are awake” I heard a voice say.I didnt recognise it, but I knew it was the sound of a man.Slowly I opened my eyes, and a strange man stood before me, he glared at me and licked his lips, he was adjusting his pants when Logan walked in, “what the hell are you doing Shadrach?” he asked, he hurried to where I laid, I sprang up and looked around.I was on a bed, I swiped the drop on my lips, and I shrieked in horror.It was a whitish substance, and I knew what it was immediately.“You fucking bastard! I asked you to look after her not fucking wank on her, what the hell is wrong with you!” he yelled before punching the tall strange man.“She was just too be
Nico’s pov~I dove between two military trucks when the radio came on, “status” I asked. “I've called for reinforcements, I can see men mobilising I think they know we are here” Lorenzo’s voice came next.I growled in anger, this could be Tony, I never could trust that weasel to do anything.No matter how many times it sheds its skin, a snake will always be a snake.“Where is Tony? I can't reach him” Lorenzo inquired, “the bastard asked for 10%, he knows I'll kill him when this is over” I stated.Lorenzo went quiet, “ are you at the loading dock, ” I inquired.“Yes but I can't get in, it's locked, and it needs some sort of key, but I can hear voices inside, it's not just Pearl in here Boss” he mentioned.I looked around and saw a guard room, “I can see a guard room, I'll check it out, stay hidden, we can't risk being spotted, I'd like to maintain our cordial relationship with the army” I said.I snuck into the guard room and hid among the cloth rack, there were two guards and they we
PEARL’S POV~I was moved hurriedly into another room, and Logan wouldn't tell me where or why. I knew Nico would come for me and for the first time, I was grateful I signed those dotted lines.I heard murmurs outside my door and then a gunshot followed, the door opened and Liam stepped in, he hurled me out of the room, I passed Shadrach the pervert, whose head had been blown off, I smiled, happy he had gotten what he deserved.“We want you to see this pearl” Liam exclaimed pulling me to where his brother stood close to a blood-stained wall. Logan gestured for him to bring me over.Logan pointed through the shattered window and I saw Nico just a little distance away, I grinned excitedly, “Ready to hand me over aren't you? I knew you were fucked” I looked again but nothing was happening, he stood there motionless.He looked startled, “im here! Nico! Nico!” I called, he looked up to see me and he immediately looked away like I didnt exist.I was confused, my heart started beating out
PEARL’S POV~“Liam!” I exclaimed sharply, before pointing at a living breathing Kiko Watanabe, “She’s alive, they told me she’s dead, what the hell is going on here?” I asked.Kiko bowed low and left the room shortly after, “I dont understand you, You see her dont you? Shut the hell up and eat your dinner, it's going to be a long sail so get some sleep” he interjected before slamming the door behind him.What the hell is going on? Did Nico lie to me? I just saw Kiko, living and breathing!She’s been working with them all this while, what did I expect from a woman who had been deceiving me from the start, but I heard the gunshot?I tried to recall the last thing I remembered before I fell unconscious that day. I felt terrified and confused all at once, plunged into a life of crime.I looked around the room, there was a small round window, I walked towards it and peered out of it.All I could see was the ocean, how did my life go downhill? Tears streamed down my face as little Sophie
Pearl’s pov~The day of the pageant finally came. August was by my side as usual; he never left my side, not for one day.“Are you ready?” he asked, kissing my lips gently.I shivered under his touch. “Yeah, I am,” I smiled.“You don't have to do it if you don't want to,” he smiled back.“How are you okay with all of this, August? I'm a married woman with a baby on the way. It feels too good to be true,” I said, touching his long hair.All he did was look at me intensely and smile.“I'm not worried about anything; as long as we are together, I'm fine,” he said.“Oh August, I honestly don't deserve you,” I continued before touching his face.But all I wanted to hear at that moment was Pearlita…He took my hand and helped me up. He looked at me and he was awestruck. “You look so stunning, Pearl, so beautiful. Are you ready for your first debut? You are, after all, the face of DM Holdings,” he bragged.“No, that’s a lie Devina, all of a sudden I'm the evil mistress who won't let the ex g
Devina’s pov~I read the headline again, Rival partner Logan Davis Malone offers his 5million dollar yatch to ceo Pearl D’Angelo for peagent, amidst separation rumours from his pregnant fiancée, Miss Devina Daniels.“He did what?” I crumpled the newspaper in my hands and threw it to the ground. My sister came from around the corner, her eyes bright from her early morning jog.“What’s got you so worked up?” she asked, I fumed and pointed to the crumpled up paper on the floor beside her feet.She leaned down to pick it up, she read it and she laughed.“What’s so funny?” I asked trying to get up with my 37 weeks old belly.“Well I did tell you shitvwas going to hit the fan sooner or later, why on earth did you leave?” my sister Desiree asked, “It was getting to dangerous, I was involved in some diabolical shit I had to skip town” I replied.“Then maybe stop worrying about it and focus on your baby” she replied putting her ear pods away.“This is serious Desiree, there’s a bitch on my as
PEARL’S POV~CHAPTER: Ultrasound & Unraveling“You ratted me out to Kenji!” came a thunderous roar, Sophie was startled.I turned around and there she was Akira Watanabe, a ghost from my past. She looked furious, bloodthirsty anger surged through her, and Sophia looked scared.“Can we talk in the hallway you are scaring her” I always felt uneasy in hospitals because there was too much quietness for such painful places. With my palm lying over my bloated stomach, I strolled alone across the clean hallway. Kira was in a downward spiral about something, something I had no hand in.“What the hell are you talking about Akira?” I asked.She scoffed “back to formalities now are we?” she asked, “you are scaring my child,” I retorted.“Which of them because from the look of things you and Nico have been busy” she spat.“Why are you here Kira? You wanted nothing to do with me, remember? So why are you here?”“Did you rat me out to Kenji?” she asked. I was shocked by her statement, “how the h
NICO’S POV~I waited for Adam at the usual spot for over 3 hours, and the bastard didn't show up. This was his usual shenanigans, and I wasn't up for it.I turned to leave when I noticed a black sedan heading in my direction. I stopped and waited, hoping it was my sleek consigliere driving towards me.The car stopped in front of me, and he got out. He wore a black suit with a pink tie. I sighed. Something about him will always tick me off.“Hi, boss,” he greeted before extending an arm to me. “Adam, you said it was urgent? What the hell is so urgent that you couldnt tell me over the phone” Someone like Adam shouldn't have been noticed in the alley behind La Rue d'Or. His smell was too refined, his outfit too immaculate. However, he remained unflinching when the shadows shifted and I appeared like a menacing specter dressed in pricey wool."You're late to your own fucking meeting, Adam!" I stated in a foreboding tone.Adam looked at his timepiece. "No, I'm not. You simply lack patienc
PEARL’S POV~I wasnt going to rest, no not when a vulture perched and waited for my carcass at my doorstep, with Camille gone, the D’angelo mansion was eerily still.Which made me wonder, what if camille never really left, this house used to belong to Langdon moseley, and cammile and her dead sister grew up here.So what if somehow she was still here, I reached for my phone and called August.“Hey, Pearl, sleep okay?” he asked. I sighed, “Yesterday was wild even for me but I had to do it, im watching TV right now and all I can see is my epic failure as a CEO, some people are saying I resigned to be a supermodel” I managed a small laugh.“In your condition, I don't think it's safe enough for you to keep engaging in risky situations,” he said.“I know that August, trust me but I'll never get the peace I deserve with Camille still out there, where is she now?” I asked “Give me a second let me check, she hadnt moved from the funeral place before i slept off” he yawned.“Were you up all n
Pearl's POV~They say Grief only knows how to wear black. I said, Fuck it, and I decided to go with red.It was audacious, and people whispered before I had uttered a word, their eyes pressed on the slippery silk that hugged every curve. A pageant launch wasn't usually held at a funeral, but I wasn't your average widow. Camille was aware that Nico wasn't dead. But she was willing to take that chance to see him one last time if, truly, she was obsessed with him.Throwing my husband a funeral despite knowing he was alive would make her curious enough to know if Nico is truly dead.The headlines were already half written: *CEO Widow Honors Late Husband Nicolas D’Angelo. It was part trap and part theater. "Pearl," Adam called from beside me, adjusting the gold-trimmed suit I had asked him to wear. "This feels insane," he criticized with a shake of his head."That's the idea," I replied with a gentle smile, pinning a crimson carnation to his lapel. "We need Camille to feel comfortabl
Pearl’s pov~I saw him finally reach for the phone, and the video ended.It was like I was in a trance of some sort after that; soon after, Angelo came in, distracting my thoughts.I was both a priest and a sinner, and I gazed at the screen as though it were a confession booth.Nico's raw, gruff, and remorseful voice blasted through the speakers. Not the smirking, smooth-talking businessman that unnerved everyone. This man was losing his mind.“Pearl, are you ready? They are really calling for your head in there. You have to do or say something to dissuade them. I don't think I can hold them off for too long,” he mentioned before coming closer. “Are you okay? Is it Nico again?” he asked. I saw his hands leaning close to the laptop, and I shut it down.“No, it's nothing, just stunned,” I replied with a nod. “Just a little shaken from the row I'm about to face. With Logan there, who knows how it will turn out? He has been surprisingly calm,” I replied, distracting him from the video.He
Nico’s pov~When I met Camille, I was a 27-year-old guy with aspirations to own empires of my own.I was a good kid, well raised and brought up by Nana Rosa under the guidance of God.But the moment I saw Camille I knew God had left the conversation because Only the Devil could send a smile to meI was a young, naive he started faintly.She was an orphan, and I volunteered as a handyman.She was an odd one; at first she followed me everywhere, and I thought she was harmless, but then I saw the true Camile when Jacinta, one of the girls at the orphanage, died.She was last seen with me; well, you know how that story goes.She was going to be 18 soon, and the orphanage was going to let her go be an adult when a strange-looking man came to adopt her.That was when my woes began.She knew I wanted to become rich and powerful; she knew I wanted power above anything, so she curated a plan just for this.At first, I thought it was crazy, but she convinced me otherwise, and I went along with
NICO’S POV~A shard of glass tore through my skin and before I knew it blood had pooled on the floor where I stood.It felt like my insides were torn to pieces.Dust and smoke from the blast filled the air, I put an arm over my nose and found my way out of the blown-up station.I thought of Pearl, hoping she had run out to safety, Camile had played her game.Her dark twisted fantasy to seek her out.She always does this to get my attention, deliberately put me in trouble and I am sick of this.On my way out of there, I saw the van, and I could hear Adam and Lorenzo.Finally, safely out, I was still breathing.I took a step towards the van and realised that if I go back to my life I'll never figure out where Langdon Mosely is.I had to find him, something was off, I know I fucked his daughter but I didnt kill her somehow it seemed it was a strong enough reason to hunt me like a crazed dog.So I turned and left, I hijacked a car from its owner and I left.I headed to Queens, I knew some