" I have no idea, Alicia. But I'll think of something. They scared me, I don't think I can face the shareholders tomorrow.” I sighed deeply, resting my head on the desk." But you'll have to do it, ma'am. Show them you are the boss and not them. You see how the P. A., was talking to them; that's what you should do, too.”Yes, that's correct. But I don't know how to do that.And it will take me days to master it. Those people are older than me, and some of them can give birth to me too.They think because I am younger than them, I can not rule them. One even said I wasn't the one who came to the company with Grandpa before he died. Could it be Cassie?Maybe they thought she would be the one to become the president since she's older than me.Age aside, I have more flesh than Cassie, and I am a little bit taller than her too. Shouldn't they at least consider the structure?SighsThis is going to give me a headache. After we were done having lunch, I decided to go home. Staying in
CASSIE'S POV“What do you mean she isn't dead?" "I saw her at the shopping mall yesterday, ma'am. The one downtown.”Downtown?That's where Raymond's house is. And it was Blair he saw?I am so confused right now. As far as I know, Blair died in my place before she was dumped at the amusement park. How is that even possible?No, this can't be happening. If truly Blair is alive, then I am done for. She'll tell Raymond I was the kidnapper, and he'll make sure I am arrested. What to do now?"Should I go after her, Miss Cassie?”Go after her?" Are you nuts? You want to go after her and do what? If you are arrested, count me out of bailing you because I'll pretend I don't even know you.” What nonsense!It was his fault; he was the one who told me she was no longer breathing. And now he's telling me he saw her alive. Cassie, you are done for.I'll confirm first and see if she's alive. But who to confirm with?Should I go to Reece's mansion?What if she has already told him?No, I
BLAIR'S POVHow dare Cassie kiss Raymond in front of me.Coming to the house to confirm I am still alive isn't enough?She went ahead to do what would trigger my heart.I don't like this at all, and I am so angry that Raymond didn't do anything about it. Instead of stopping her from doing whatever she wanted to do, he stood there, rooted in a spot like a tree. He wanted that, I know.If not, he wouldn't have allowed her to do it. I think it's time to tell him who the kidnapper was. That way, he would stay away from Cassie. I don't want her to be arrested and put behind bars, I just want him to be far away from her.It hurts my feelings whenever Cassie is all intimate with him.“Ma'am?"“Not now, I'm not in a good mood." Alicia bowed her head and left the room. I won't go to that company today, I have to confront Raymond first.He has to know the kind of a person my sister is. Why do I even keep calling her my sister? A part of me hates her. “Blair, that wasn't proper."Not p
RAYMOND'S POVBlair is lying to me right now which is weird.She has never lied to me before, why now?Something is really fishy. Where did she go without telling me?There's no way someone could spend more than four hours in the shopping mall, let alone the hospital. Even if she went to those places yesterday, she wouldn't have spent more than four hours in both. She must have gone somewhere and she doesn't want to tell me. What is Blair planning?I'm stopping her from leaving the house alone because of her own good.Someone is after her life even though I haven't been able to find out who it is. She can't be careless while carrying my baby. She needs to be careful wherever she wants to go. “Why didn't you care to tell me? You know how much I want to see you and the baby healthy." Blair sighed, lowering her head. “I know. I just didn't want to pressure you."Pressure me?If it was really the hospital, she would have told me right before going. To burst the bubble, the docto
BLAIR'S POVOh, Jeff, come on, there's no way I can leave this house right now without Raymond seeing me. What should I do?I can't make Jeff feel like I betrayed him. He saved my life, and the least I could do was go see him to make him happy. Raymond is controlling my life, and I don't like it.When he hasn't found out I was pregnant, I leave the house whenever I want and he doesn't stop me. “Alicia?"I went to Alicia's room to plan with her because she's the only one I trust, and the only maid closer to me in the apartment. “Ma'am?"She stood up from her bed, adjusting her gown. “I need your help, Alicia. Jeff wants to see me."“Jeff? The guy Mr. Raymond warned you never to go see?" Her eyes widened in shock. “Ma'am please don't go. Mr. Raymond won't be happy with you. You know how much he cares about your security."Ahh, I know. But he can't keep controlling my life because I am carrying his baby. “I didn't come here for you to remind me of that, so do not talk me out of
Kill who?Isn't that Cassie's voice I am hearing?What is she doing in Jeff's place?Was she the one that made Jeff call me to come see him so they'll do whatever they want to do with me?No, Jeff can't do that, can he?Should I even be surprised if Jeff is a bad person too?My own sister wants me dead, so I won't be surprised if Jeff wants that, too. I wanted to turn away and run from there, but I heard Jeff's voice.“I can't do that, Blair hasn't done anything to me." Great, Jeff isn't like her. “She is a good person, Cassie. Do not let the hatred you have for Blair to blind you. You will regret this later if you don't stop doing this stuff."“Who cares?" She let out a loud laugh. “You know what? I think you should leave now!"“Are you sending me out of your house?" “Yes, Cassie, you aren't welcome here; you are evil." When I heard footsteps approaching the door, I hid behind the flowers, waiting for Cassie to leave. “If you don't do as I told you, you are going to lose Blai
Raymond was pacing in front of the apartment when I stepped inside the gate. I quietly tiptoed and hid behind some flowers since he wasn't looking at the gate. What on earth is he doing here now?Has Alicia burst the bubble and he's pacing around, waiting for me to return?Oh, come on!That wasn't what I told Alicia to do.She might have made a mistake because of her nervousness, and then Raymond found out it wasn't me who was lying on the bed. How could she do this to me?Now, I won't be the one in trouble, Jeff is. Raymond will haunt Jeff down and throw him in jail. What can I do to stop him?Absolutely nothing. He won't even listen to me because he had warned me before.Still trying to figure out what to do, a maid from Grandpa George's apartment came to Raymond and they hurried away together. I watched him enter Grandpa's apartment and sighed in relief. Now I can go inside the apartment without him seeing me. As fast as I could, I went inside the apartment, hurried up the
Today, Ray left the house so early, saying he had an important meeting to attend to in the company. He wasn't so happy that he was going to leave the house today; he wanted to stay with me the whole day, just like yesterday. If only he knew what was in my mind, maybe he would have canceled the meeting. My prayers have been answered, I can now leave the house to my own company in peace. I just wish Raymond could understand for once, and allow me to go to the company just as he goes to his without any worries. But no, his reason is still the same. “Ma'am? He has arrived."That's my P. A., I told him to come pick me up because I won't leave the house with any of the cars. Maybe Raymond would decide to come home when I'm gone, and if he finds any of the cars missing, he'll know I left the house. But if none of the cars are missing, then he would think I am in Grandpa George's apartment, or just taking a stroll around the house. “Where is he? Hope he didn't drive inside the house?
“She must have locked them up inside the house and set the house on fire."“See how she is acting innocent, I don't trust her."“I heard from the neighbors that she killed her grandfather to take over his fortune. She is dangerous, yet she doesn't look like she can hurt an ant."Those horrible words some women were whispering at the scene still resonate in my ears. I don't even know which one I should deal with. The rumors flying around the neighborhood,The house that burnt down,Or the pain of losing the five servants who out of their pure hearts, decided to stay with me while the rest chose to leave?Oh, GodWhy is this happening to me?I am not evil to lock them all in one room and burn down the house, I can't even do that to my enemy. Who could have done that?That can never be an accident, it was planned and carried out. “Ms. Blair, you need to follow us to the station for interrogations."Interrogation?I don't even know how it happened. “Ms. Blair wasn't at home when that
CASSIE'S POVThis really went as I wanted. Blair must be boiling in rage right now. She hasn't seen anything yet; I'll make sure even Grandpa George detests her more than anything in this world. Even Raymond, I will never allow him to go near her. “Ray, what will you do about Blair now?" I caressed his beard, giving him a worried look. “She has chosen the path which you told her not to." Sighs. “I know how you feel right now, but don't be upset, I am here to make you happy."Just a night with Raymond might change my life. If I get pregnant for him, his grandpa won't be able to send me out of the house when I decide to move in with them. But Raymond won't just sleep in the same room with me, I don't know why. “I think I'll go bring her back."Bring her back?That is impossible!“Blair won't go with you."He looks at me surprisingly. “You might not believe this, but I spoke with her yesterday about going back to your house, but she refused to listen to me,”"She said she'll
CASSIE'S POVNow I have to leave this house.Dang it!I didn't plan it this way, I wanted to take over Raymond and make him marry me. This old man has ruined my plan. I thought he listened to Raymond,I thought if he saw me, he would be happy that Raymond was happy with me. But no, Blair had managed to make the man like her. I have no voice now other than to leave, but this isn't over. I'll make my way back into this Mansion once more, and when I do, no one can stop me from marrying Raymond. His Grandpa?PffffWho cares about the old man?He can die anytime soon, that will even be a bonus. Phone rings!And who could that be?I am not in any mood for anything unserious right now. Nevertheless, I decided to check who the caller was to see if I could answer the call or not.Oh, wait, it's Blair's Dad. What on earth does he want now?“Hello, Cassie, how are you?"Just go straight to the point, dude. “I am doing great."“That's good. You haven't stopped by to see me, I have been
I'd totally forgotten Grandpa wanted to see me at his apartment until he sent a maid to call me. “Since you claimed you didn't divorce her, then why didn't you go after her when she left the house?" Grandpa asked, looking at me suspiciously. What would I say?I am just a fool. I wanted to go after her, to bring her back two days after she left, but Cassie kept telling me to leave Blair alone. She said Blair was just upset and she would come back by herself And yes, I believed what she said and ignored Blair even though I knew where she was Alicia told me so. "I am listening.” Oh, yes. "I thought giving her some time to reflect on herself would be better.”"And you think she will return to this house by herself?” I nodded my head and he laughed. " Indeed, you don't know the way of women. You see, your carelessness made her decide to be an independent woman.”He shook his head. "If I knew Blair was my Friend's granddaughter, I would have taken good care of her."“But you al
RAYMOND'S POVIs this Blair?Yes, this is her.I can never mistake any person for her. And look, her name is boldly written here, Blair Adams. Whoa!Didn't I warn her not to try this shit?Now, my family will see this, and we'll have problems.Oh Gosh!What is she trying to do?I thought she'd come back to her senses, realize what she had done, and then come back to apologize. But no, she chose to humiliate me.“Raymond!"Oh God!Just what I have been running away from. “Where is Raymond?"Grandpa screamed my name from the living room. I was inside the study room and I could hear him clearly. “Where is that dumb boy?"As I stood up from the chair to answer his call, he kicked the door open with his leg and came in supporting himself with his walking stick. “So you've been hearing my voice, but have refused to come out, right?"“Grandpa, I…"“Spare me the trash!"He threw a paper at me.“What is wrong with you, Raymond? When did you start acting on your own without telling me fi
It has been almost two weeks since I moved out of Raymond's house and I can say it was the best decision I made so far. I now have peace of mind, doing things I love, and eating the things I like. Back at Raymond's, I was only allowed to take certain foods because I was pregnant.But here, I eat what I crave all the time.If I knew my life outside Reece's mansion would be this great, I would have left for a very long time now. But no, I couldn't leave because of a man. Funny.I haven't stepped out of the mansion ever since I arrived, I am always inside the house, walking around, sleeping, eating, and playing games with my P. A and some other maids. They are all lovely, running to my every call, and keeping me company all the time.But I am being careful not to allow anyone so close to my life as I did with Alicia. I don't want another heartbreak anymore. Alicia has taught me a great lesson, never to trust anyone again. Since I moved in here, the P. A had wanted me to tell him
Was that what she was telling him inside the car? He doesn't even care that Cassie was talking to me that way.Raymond opened the door for Cassie and she entered the car, giving me a mocking look. Then he proceeded to the driver's side and sped off from there, leaving me in the street. I was frozen, shocked that Raymond could do that to me. “Ma'am?"I took in a deep breath and then returned to the car. Raymond doesn't care about my feelings anymore.He thinks everything is happening because of me. He now believes I have another guy in my life who is not him.I can't take it any longer. If he won't listen to me now, who knows what will happen in the future?He can come get his child in the future, but for now, I'd rather leave him than see him with Cassie every day. “Give me my phone." Alicia reached for the phone inside the bag and handed it over to me. I dialed my P. A number, put it on speaker and placed the phone on my thigh while holding the steering wheel with both of m
“Ma'am?"Alicia called again with a shaky voice. I ignored her, thinking she was going to ask another question or say something that Cassie was hiding things from me. I am done talking about Cassie; I just want to focus on one thing: how to make Raymond understand the person who sent the gift is trying to ruin our relationship. “Ma'am?"Alicia called again, this time, she tapped my arm. I turned to her direction, trying not to get angry at her. “Look over there." She pointed to our right, where other cars were parked, too, because of traffic. What could she have seen that'll make her that scared? I followed her finger, and there, inside a black jeep, was Raymond. He wasn't alone in the car, someone was there with him. That person can't be a guy, Raymond is doing the driving by himself.So he left the house?I didn't even know that. I thought he was in his study room or rather, Grandpa George's apartment. And who is that sitting in the passenger seat?It's a lady. “Alicia,
Whoa!I didn't even think about that. Cassie is the number one person that would try this shit with me. I won't be surprised if she was the one that sent this over just so Raymond and I would have a misunderstanding.“You are absolutely correct, Alicia. Cassie has a hand in this." “What are you going to do now, ma'am?"“I'll go meet her."I picked up my phone and dialed Cassie's number. I'm not even scared of her anymore. I don't care if she'll do anything to me out there or not, all I want from her is the truth.She must confess to doing this and I'll record her voice. I know Cassie won't deny if she was the one that sent it over, she always says whatever she does to me to my face. “Where are you?" I asked her, gesturing to Alicia to pick up the basket. “What's the big surprise, sis?"I hate her annoying voice. “Just tell me where you are and I'll be there."“Wow! Sounds like we'll be having fun today." Cassie chuckled softly. “Uptown,"Uptown?What took her there?She do