Roxanne stirred at the photos in horror.For a few seconds, she felt her heart leave her body, before it was forcefully slammed back into her chest, causing the blonde to gasp.How had those pictures gotten here? No, more importantly, who had taken those pictures?!She felt her hands tremble and her eyes flutter."Colton..." She could only mutter out the name of the man kneeling in front of her, picture in his hand.Seconds passed by and he was silent."Are these you, Roxanne?" Colton asked, finally breaking the silence that hung between them. Roxanne felt her insides squeeze up.How was she going to answer that question. And even if she did, what would Colton think of.The blonde bit down on the skin inside her lips. How had things gone so bad? She needed to do something.She thought and felt her fingers twitch.She wanted to reach for the pictures.No, she needed to reach for the photos.But she couldn't move, her fingers didn't respond, and her brain had left the building, only the
Christopher had just finished with one of his usual disgusting session with Amber and was lying on the bed when he got a message. He unwrapped his arms from around Amber's sleeping body, turned over and reached for the device charging on his side table.Subtle sun light bounced on the screen of his phone, peaking through cracks of the window's blinds.The male picked up his phone and checked the message. He clicked on it and read through it.[Job done. I'll be expecting payment soon.]The words were simple and plain yet Christopher knew what it meant.He had planted a temporary spy in Roxanne's company just a few days ago and it was him who planted the box of Photo in Roxanne's office when she wasn't around.The side of his lips curved up into a leering smirk, making the male look more detestable despite his handsome features.The time for punishing those traitors have come. He thought, his mind momentarily going back to the moment he had learnt Lance was the one Roxanne was having an
"L-Lance..." Dauphine uttered, shocked by the male's sudden appearance.While she was surprised, Lance's grip around her wrist increased and she winced out in pain."Ah, it hurts!""Lance that's enough." Roxanne said as soon as she recovered from her surprised state and tapped him on the back.However, Lance totally ignored her and tightened his hold on Dauphine's wrist."I said what do you think you are doing?" He asked again, his voice taking a menacing tone.Dauphine shivered and tried to pull away. But her attempts were futile.Seeing as the girl was already shivering in fear and probably regretting her choice of action, Roxanne tried to put the matter to an end."Lance, that's enough..." However her words trailed off as the male looked over his shoulder, throwing a nasty glare in her direction that instantly quieted Roxanne and just as she went silent, Penelope walked back into the scene and her eyes went wide with shock.She was surprised to see all that was happening. Lance and
Just as Roxanne finished her talk with Grace, she stepped out of the study and immediately ran into Christopher who was making his way towards the study and beside him was Amber.They had both been holding hands but the moment they spotted her, Amber was quick to slip her hand out of Christopher's hold. However Roxanne had seen this and clicked her tongue in disgust."You both really do suit each other. Forgive me for not approving of you both in the past, the shock that came with the slight betrayal had blinded me for a moment, making it hard to see that trash truly belongs with trash." Roxanne said, her lips pulling into a satisfactory grin as both Amber and Christopher began to turn red."What did you say!?" Christopher snapped, eyes blazing furiously."What? Did I say something wrong or untrue?" Roxanne replied in a challenging tone, staring him down as her words served to anger him further. "Ah, from both of your reaction I guess I hit the nail on the head." She scoffed. "How pat
One thing Christopher, no everyone, one thing everyone failed to understand was that although Henry was deeply in love with his second wife, Grace, he treated all his sons equally. Be it the rebellious son of his late first wife, or the all abiding son from his second and current wife.Henry treated them all equally, with thick brutality if they ever happen to mess up his plans, just like how Christopher had gone and ruined ages old preparations even without knowing it.The sting on his cheek had just died down when Christopher turned to his father. "Dad...?" Those were the only words he could squeeze through his lips while Roxanne silently watched, Amber too but in silence as she could not comprehend what was happening before her eyes.Christopher had paraded himself as the beloved child of his father so many times, going on about how much Henry loved him more than Lance and all that, to the point that Amber never imagined such a thing happening.Yet it was."You insolent Child! Why
Roxanne felt her body being pulled into one of the many rooms of the huge Laurent Mansion. Her back hit the wall just as the door slammed close beside her."Ouch! What the..." Her words came to a halt as Lance's face suddenly appeared in front of her.How did he get here?! No, more importantly What was he doing here?! She could hear the thumping of her own heartbeat ringing in her ears."You..." Roxanne began, pointing the tip of her finger in Lance's direction. "What are you doing here?""Am I not welcomed in my own house, anymore?" Lance asked causally, almost ignoring the fact that they had had an argument less than three hours ago.But that wasn't the case for Roxanne. The moment she remembered the words he had said about her parents and how he had undermined her just a few hours ago, Roxanne swung his hand off her shoulder."Hands off." She retaliated harshly. "And don't think you can be all friendly and buddy buddy after all that happened."Lance stared at her with an expression
Roxanne returned to the dinning table after that. But she couldn't help feeling that Lance wanted to tell her something more. And only did it hit her, that she forgot to ask why he had pulled her into that room, when she sat down in one of the chairs- precisely the furthest one away from Christopher."So, which of you wants to explain this whole engagement cancelation charade to me?" Henry asked as he took a slice of his meat.Grace, who was beside him, glanced at both Roxanne and Christopher, mostly at Roxanne and the blonde could literally see the warnings in her eyes."Don't misspeak." The silent words were clear, but Roxanne rolled her eyes and sliced into her meat, putting the price in her mouth and enjoying the delicious taste.Meanwhile, Christopher fidgeted in his seat. He thought Henry had forgotten the topic, but turns out that his father had a keen memory."That's a private matter." Christopher decided to play along."We're your parents and I want to know what happened betw
Silence engulfed the entire room after Roxanne's question. It didn't take her long to realize that she had touched a subject that was meant to be untouched.But she could no longer back down. Now she knew that it was all or none, so, straightening her shoulders and carrying her head high, she asked once more."My parents, you knew them?"Henry glanced away from her momentarily and cleared his throat. "Yeah, your parents... They worked on a project with me for a while. It was brief so I had only just realized that you were their daughter."What obvious lies, Roxanne thought as she effortlessly saw through the elderly mans' lies. He was hiding something else, she was sure of that.And what project is he talking about? Was it perhaps the project labelled Cypher in her father's journal? She could not be sure, but Henry and the Cube family seemed to have more clues and evidence she needed to start deciphering the mystery behind her parents death that had recently been brought to light.The