Varda's POVI had a feeling that when Stephen said we should not snoop around and search for what is no longer around, he was indirectly talking about Alex and i picked a huge offense in that. How could he have said something as causal as that? Why was he always so commanding? Merciless? Annoying and nonchalant? I could not believe that I had actually almost turned down Fransisca's plan to help me with Alex's investigation just because I thought to myself that maybe i actually had some lingering feelings for this hotheaded Stephen guy. Turns out, I was wrong, I could never like somebody as infuriating and annoying as him. I dropped my fork on the plate after taking a few spoons of my Mac. "Can i leave now that you have made yourself clear to us?" I snapped at me with a raised brow, the table went silent and not even Fransisca could think of the right word to say.Stephen turned to Asher. "Want to have some father and son bonding time before I eventually leave for my business trip?" He
Varda's POV"We are here! I have her here with me." I was surprised when Fransisca suddenly clinged to my arm and yelled loudly. Everyone in the dining, when I meant everyone, I meant Stephen, Asher and Elisa, they all turned to gaze at the both of us. Elisa had a small smile on her face, I could tell it was fake though, Asher seemed excited too but Stephen just had his usual poker face on. I struggled to pull away from Fransisca's grip but it was just too firm for me. I shot dagger glares at her too but she pretended not to care. Damn, she was so good at the pretence."What took you so long?" Stephen eventually spoke up, he snapped at me with a raised brow. I cleared my throat and thought of the right response to give him because i could not exactly tell him that I was spending my time feeling anxious about having breakfast with him and Fransisca. I thought of a perfect lie to tell him, that I was having a stomach upset but all of a sudden, Fransisca beat me to talking, she choked o
Varda's POVWhat important thing did Stephen have to say? Also, why was I feeling anxious over that? I was afraid that perhaps he was going to scold me in front of Asher and his lovely wife, Fransisca. Maybe he had picked offense in our conversation yesterday and he wanted to address it? My goodness i was so afraid that I wished the earth would just open up and swallow me right now. I could not really explain how I was feeling, however it was not a good feeling at all. I turned to Elisa and cleared my throat. "Do you maybe have a clue on what he wants to talk about? Does it have something to do with me?" I asked. Hopefully Elisa would maybe be able to brief me on what Stephen had to say so that I would not be shocked by what he would have to say. I raised a brow at Elisa and she just sighed heavily at me and responded in her usual gentle tone. "This is why i did not want to tell you anyhing Varda, I just wanted to stylishly convince you to join them for breakfast." Elisa explained.I
Varda's POV"Varda, look at me." Elisa's gentle tone caused me to break down into sobs. I was not sure exactly what was wrong with me or why I was feeling extra emotional but one thing I knew for sure was that I just wanted to cry in someone's arms. My heart felt heavy and I was sure it was because I had been going through so much ever since I got here, although I had been bottling it up all these while and that was the real reason why everything had suddenly poured out like a river now. I could no longer take it, even if I wanted to. My heart had taken too much, it was too much for just me to hold in but the reason why I had been holding it up was because I had no one else to talk to, I had no one to share my feelings with. "Oh goodness dear." Elisa rushed towards me. I turned to gaze at her with tears rolling down my cheeks. "Oh my goodness, I do not know why I can not stop crying Elisa." I said amidst my tears. I badly wanted to stop myself from crying but it was so difficult for
Varda's POVLast night, I could not stop thinking about Stephen. Not even for once did my mind ever rest. Stephen kept popping in my mind and even worser in my dreams. I knew exactly what that meant but I wanted to deny the fact that I somehow had feelings for Stephen, I mean why would I do that? It felt like betrayal to be honest. Although Alex may have not been the best fiance in the world but one thing I was confident about was that he did not deserve this, not even the cruelest person in the world did. Plus this was not the life I wanted to live for myself, I never imagined a life as a prisoner or should I say wife to my own brother in law whom I knew absolutely nothing about. Worse of it all was that Stephen was an excellent liar, his words were never true, he loved twisting his words and making it seem like he was telling the truth when all of that was just a big fat lie. I sighed heavily and rubbed the back of my neck in frustration. Even with all of Stephen's dirty and annoyi
Varda's POVStealing Alex's keys sounded like a lot of work to do but Fransisca seemed competent enough for the job. She looked determined about it and I was a hundred percent sure that she would actually steal the keys if she wanted to. No offense to her but it felt like she had done some things like that in the past, this was definetly piece of cake to her. I gulped a lump down my throat as I thought of the tempting offer. Making a deal with Fransisca was like making a deal with the devil though, the outcome would be definetly successful but there could be consequences of my actions and hers too. I sighed heavily. "Give me time." I eventually blurted out. Fransisca gazed at me with a raised brow. "Really? You are going to think about such a beautiful offer like that? Are you kidding me now?" Fransisca choked out a hysteric laughter. There was something about the deal that was really suspicious. It was the fact that Fransisca was trying so hard to shove it down my throat no matter