One week later.
"Why are you looking at me like that?" Eve Matthews asked her husband, Logan. They were both having breakfast on the balcony. They were almost done with their meal.
In thirty minutes, Brian got home. He sat back in the car, thinking of what to do. A part of him was telling him to go to Vanessa and beg for forgiveness but he was too embarrassed for that. He knew he had hurt her a lot and he had no idea if she was ever going to forgive him.Brian was lost in his thoughts until a knock on his car window brought him back to reality. He
Epilogue!Three years later!For reasons known to only Brian Matthews and a
Stepping into the room, her eyes began to water as she stopped in her tracks. The main living room was beautifully decorated with round and heart-shaped balloons in different shades of pink and white. There were matching rose petals and scented candles on the floor, framed pictures of Vee and Brian in their cosy moments were put in different places in the living room.V
Vanessa Maddox was zipping up Sophie's backpack when a familiar voice came through. "I'm done cleaning the room you requested. You can go check it now. And if anything isn't properly done, just let me know so I'll fix it."Vee picked up the backpack and turned to the direction of the voice. "Thank you, Maddie. I'll inspect the room once I'm done with Mrs Matthews." The
The ride to Sophie's home was filled with chatter and laughter between Sophie and Henry. Vanessa only spoke when specific questions were directed at her. She sat in the back seat beside Sophie while Henry drove.Henry decided to spend some time with Sophie's family before he and Vanessa headed back to the mansion. He wanted to play with Jayden for a while and make conversations with Anita, his cousin, who was also Jayden and Sophie's mom.
Vanessa was glad the hallway on the second floor was free. Anyone who saw her running would have thought she was crazy. She made a stop at the bathroom on the second floor, locked herself in and rested against the counter to calm her heart rate. She did a couple of breathing exercises until her heart stopped beating very hard against her chest.Vee looked into the mirro
"I'm busy!" Brian replied to the knock on his door, not taking his eyes away from his laptop. The next thing he heard was someone opening his door and helping him or herself in."Today's encounter will teach you how to start locking your room" Brian whispered to himself, knowing the only person that could defy his orders were his parents or siblings. 
After crying her eyes out for what seemed like forever, Vanessa decided to go take a shower. She dried her body and hair and changed into a pyjamas dress. She reached for her phone and decided to call her mom. Hearing her family's voice would give her some sort of comfort.Diane, Vanessa's mother picked up after a couple of rings. "Hi, Mom." She said to the other side,