The week went by really fast and soon, it was Friday. Scarlett had no other choice but to honor her mother's invitation, she had to attend the engagement party even though she really didn't want to. Knowing that she was about to lose Adrian to her mother broke her heart, he should have been her but he chose her mother over her. She was busy packing a few things that she would be needing for a weekend trip when the doorbell rang. She wiped the tears on her face and went to check who was at the door. Ethan was standing in front of her as soon as she opened the door, smiling broadly with a little bag he hung over his shoulder. She wasn't surprised to see him because he had told her that he would be joining her back to her mansion that day. Without saying a word, Scarlett moved out of the way for him to enter. He made himself comfortable on the couch while she went back upstairs to finish up her packing. She still hadn't recovered from the shock of losing Adrian and it was making her
“Adrian..” Vivian's excited voice sounded, causing Scarlett to quickly pull away from Adrian, letting go of his hand.“Oh, there you are.” She walked right into the kitchen, immediately picking up the awkward situation of the place. She stared at Adrian and then at Scarlett, wondering what they were doing in there alone.“Is everything alright? You both look spooked.” She pointed out. Adrian opened his mouth to speak, but nothing came out as his brain was not organized at that moment. He was busy looking forward to the kiss he was going to get from Scarlett to think straight.“Scarlett, are you okay?” She noticed the pale expression on her face. Scarlett scratched her head and went straight to the fridge. She grabbed a juice box and left the kitchen without saying a word to either of them. She ran back to her room, shut the door, and remained there. “What happened?” Vivian turned to Adrian, giving him a suspicious look. She wondered if he had said anything mean to her because, as sh
Scarlett gathered enough strength to push Adrian away, forcing him to let go of her, and then she glared at him.“What are you doing? Did you forget that you're my stepfather?” She asked, fighting back her tears. Adrian did not even know what had come over him. He scratched his head, regretting what he had just done. He had acted on impulse. Seeing Scarlett made him lose his senses, especially because he hasn't been able to get her off his mind all day.“I'm sorry, I–” “I don't want to hear anything. You should get back to the party, your fiancee is probably waiting for you.” She said spitefully, placing a lot of emphasis on the ‘fiancee’ part. Adrian sighed, letting his head hang. He opened his mouth to speak again after seconds of silence, but Scarlett quickly walked away, not wanting to talk to him anymore. She headed straight to her room, deciding to forget about the party entirely. She locked herself up in her room and collapsed into the bed, sobbing.Minutes later, her phone
Determined to interrupt what was happening, Adrian cleared his throat loudly and then stepped into the room. Ethan and the maid he was with quickly moved away from each other. The maid pulled her dress down immediately, staring down at her feet to avoid eye contact with Adrian. She was scared that he would tell Vivian, and she would lose her job.Ethan, on the other hand, did not show any sign of remorse, which Adrian expected as he knew him to be shameless already. In fear, the maid scrambled out of the room, leaving Ethan and Adrian alone. Ethan pulled his pants up and fumed at Adrian for interrupting his fun.“Why did you even come in here? Couldn't you have just walked away?” He questioned. Adrian shook his head.“Do you know that Scarlett could have been the one to find you? Is this what you would have said to her?” “Oh please.” Ethan rolled his eyes heavily, wiping his forehead with the back of his palm as he had been sweating profusely.“You’re always talking about how much yo
Scarlett's eyes widened when the text message turned out to be a photo of her mother walking into a hotel with some random man in a hoodie. She couldn't hide her rising anger, her face squeezed into a frown and her grip tightened on the phone. She felt disgusted staring at it, although she was aware of her mother's infidelity.“Is this recent?” Scarlett wondered as she felt odd about the need for her mother to cheat barely twenty four hours after her engagement. It didn't make any sense. She believed that it was an old photo but still, it's a danger to the firm if seen by anyone else.Annoyed, she picked up her phone and called her mother who answered almost immediately.“Hi Scarlett! I was about to call you even, are you home safe?” Vivian's voice rang. “Really mom?” Scarlett's voice was cold. Vivian was a bit confused.“What? Is there a problem?” She inquired.“What's this photo of yours? Going into a hotel with a man!” Vivian gasped audibly, incredibly shocked that Scarlett had s
A MONTH LATERDepression was slowly setting in as Scarlett kept having to face the reality of her mother and Adrian getting married soon. Their wedding has been fixed to take place in summer, which is barely a month from now. The preparations are ongoing, and she can't take the heat any longer.Crying has become the order of the day for her. She couldn't go a night without bawling her eyes out and wishing that either her mother or Adrian would forfeit the wedding. The news of the wedding was all over the internet, and Scarlett's coursemates kept congratulating her on her mother's wedding, which made her even more depressed.She was no longer the girl that everyone knew. She maintained her academic excellence, although it took everything in her to do so. Apart from that, her social life was in shambles as she kept cutting herself off extracurricular activities and even going out to bars and clubs. She was always on her own, especially because Nelly was still upset with her.As if that
Vivian left for her trip that same day, Scarlett was left in the care of the maids who helped her get to her room, bathed her, and put her to bed to rest. Richard arrived some hours later and went straight to her room to see her. Vivian had told him that Scarlett was in a really bad state of health, and he left everything behind to go and see his niece. Scarlett was happy when he arrived. He sat by her bed and held her hand lovingly, having a look of concern on his face. “How are you dear? Are you feeling any better?” He questioned, but she slowly shook her head, already sweating due to the extreme discomfort she was feeling.“I don't feel better at all, uncle. If anything, I feel worse. I'm so sick and dizzy, I hate feeling this way.” She let out a groan, acting like a baby at the sight of her uncle who caressed her hair.“You're going to be just fine, my child. Have you had your medicine?” He asked.“No, I have to eat first. The maids are still making my food.”“Alright, don't wo
Vivian was sitting in front of her mirror, applying her lotion, when her phone started to ring. She picked it up, and it turned out to be Detective Roberts. She groaned exhaustively, wondering what he wanted this time around.She knew it was going to be the same old story; he had probably found some bullsh*t evidence and wanted her to come in and see it. She still went ahead and answered the call, having no choice.“Hi, Vivian.”“Detective Roberts, what do you want? Don't you think it's too early?” She snapped, already bored with the phone call.“Well, we're not enemies, are we? Why are you talking like that?”“Can you just tell me why you called me? Please!” She let out another aggressive groan."Fine, then, have it your way. Some new evidence came in, and I'd like you to come to the station this morning so that we can look at it.” He said, and she heavily rolled her eyes. She was expecting this; she saw it coming."Well, I'm not even in town as it stands; I'm afraid I won't be able