"The truth will set you free, but not until it is finished with you."
-David Foster Wallace-
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Stefan didn’t want to waste any time. He wanted to figure out the truth as soon as possible, hence why he quickly opened his laptop and inserted the USB drive into it.
There was a file containing CCTV recording from the restaurant that evening.
“How did you manage to get this file?” Stefan raised his brow. Keith shrugged.
“I have my ways. You’re not the only one with power and influence around here, you know.” He responded lazily. Stefan didn’t want to overthink it and checked on those recording one by one. Then, he saw something that shocked him.
An hour before the supposed gathering time, Natalie already arrived there and Sheila arrived not long after that.
He could see Natalie placing the arsenic bottle on Sheila’s back, which looked like a part of their pl
"It's never a done deal until it's a done deal."-Alexandra Daddario-***“Stefan, for the hundredth time, I told you already, I would be fine.” Eva was finally discharged from the hospital and on her way back home, Stefan told her that she wasn’t supposed to leave or go anywhere without his supervision for at least a month until Christmas day and Eva thought he was overreacting.“I know you are physically fine now but in the past two months alone, I nearly lost you a few times and I can’t risk losing you again. That’s why it’s better to be safe than sorry, at least for now.” Stefan told her.Eva wondered why he suddenly acted like this. The Stefan she knew wasn’t such an uptight man but ever since she got poisoned and almost lost her life, he had been acting so protective over her. “Fine, but at least let me go outside, it’s not like I am goin
"Sometimes removing some people out of your life makes room for better people."-Unknown-***Natalie was going to walk out of her apartment since she had a meeting to attend when she suddenly heard the sound of ringing.She wondered who could be knocking on her door on such random hour and wondered if it was just the delivery guy.Without thinking much, she opened the door and at that moment, a pair of strong hand slammed her inside and closed the door.Natalie was taken aback by this gesture and looked up to see Stefan standing there with an angry expression.“Stefan, what the hell!?” She raised her voice but instead of answering right away, he grabbed her by the neck and slammed her once more to the wall. The grip around her neck tightened and he was choking her at this point.“Why did you do that, Natalie? What did Eva ever do to you that you had the heart to poison her?” He
"In the aftermath, we are because they were."-R.J Heller-***“Brother, do you think we’re doing the right thing?” Stefan and Monica met up at a restaurant and they booked a private room to have discussion about what had been happening recently.Monica was drinking her tea while looking absolutely devastated.Her eyes were red and puffy because she had been crying all night. Stefan felt a bit of sympathy for her but his determination was far more resolute.“We already knew that sooner or later something like this would happen.” Stefan took a bite out of his meal with a rather heavy sigh.“Her state hasn’t been stable in the recent years. I know she has been through so much and sacrificed a lot for the two of us.” He paused for a moment before continuing.“But right now, she has lost her mind so far that she’s willing to actively harm someone.
"Happily ever after is not a fairy tale, it's a choice."-Fawn Weaver-***It was twenty second of December. Eva and Stefan both took a first class flight from the US to Vienna and after nearly nine hour of flight, they arrived on the twenty third of December.The moment both of them stepped out from the airport, they could feel the cheery Christmas vibe in the air and as she expected, winter in Vienna, especially the Christmas season was truly something else.She had never experienced anything like that in the US and Eva was really looking forward to what was coming next.They were picked up by a luxurious car which was complimentary of the hotel they were staying in that evening.The hotel was one of the most luxurious hotel in the city and there were a lot of truly affluent people from all over the world staying in there during winter season, including Stefan.Eva had been going to a lot of affluent places ever since she started dating Stefan, however, none of them were quite as sp
"When someone leaves, it's because someone else is about to arrive."-Paulo Coelho-***“Elliot, how could you do this to me!” Eva couldn’t believe her own eyes. What she saw before her was the sight of her boyfriend of two years kissing one of her close friend, Regina.Eva wasn’t exactly a crybaby, but at that moment, tears streamed down her cheek like waterfall.When the man saw her, he acted a bit shocked, but then, his face hardened and he approached her with a calm demeanor.“Well, at first I wanted to tell you in person, but since you already find out about it yourself, everything’s easier now.” He crossed his arms and looked at Eva straight in the eyes.“I am sick of you, Eva. I don’t love you anymore.” Those words stroke her like thunderstorm.She knew her relationship with Elliot hasn’t been that well recently, but she didn’t think he would actually have the audacity to cheat on her with her own friend.“You’re really cruel, Elliot. After everything I have done for you. How c
"I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel."-Maya Angelou-***Elliot was about to grab her from behind when the older man grabbed his hand.“I don’t think it’s respectful to touch a woman so aggressively like that, Elliot.” He told him. Elliot seemed taken aback by this, he didn’t think his uncle would stop him.He withdrew his hand and the older man turned his attention back toward Eva.“My name is Stefan, Stefan Romand. Here’s my number, if you ever need anything from me, you can just call that number.” He said as he handed her over a piece of paper with his number on it.Eva looked up to him and hesitantly took it.“Thank you.” Eva didn’t know why, but she was feeling a little happy inside. It was so weird because just a moment ago she was filled with so much rage and sadness.“How are you going to get back home? Do you have a car?” He asked.“Oh? No, I don’t have a car, I just graduate
"Dating is about finding out who you are and who others are. If you show up in a masquerade outfit, neither is going to happen."-Henry Cloud-***Eva was waiting anxiously in her living room for the sound of a car outside her apartment or any kind of notification on her phone.It was Saturday evening, the day when she’s supposed to meet Stefan. She didn’t know why, but the thought of meeting this man made her sweat more than usual.She might be more introverted and socially awkward, but she had never been an anxious person. She was rather aloof toward many things, it was her method of survival.But for some reason, she was both excited and nervous to meet Stefan again.She checked herself in the mirror. Eva put a bit more effort toward her appearance this time.She put on a bit of makeup, curled her hair and put on a little black dress with long sleeve and booth, since it was autumn and also a little brown scarf to complete the look.Of course, she also applied some perfumes. If anyt
"Man, being reasonable, must get drunk, the best of life is but intoxication."-Lord Byron-***Before Eva’s body completely fell to the ground, Stefan grabbed her hand and placed one of his arm on her back.As a result, both of them were seeing each other eye to eye with Stefan on top and her underneath him.While Stefan could see her clearly, Eva’s vision was still slightly blurry even with glasses on and she couldn’t comprehend his expression at the moment.After that, he helped her get back on her seat and removed the glass of wine from her sight. She was almost drunk already and he couldn’t let her situation get worse.“Okay, you certainly have had enough drink for the evening. Just stay here first, finish your dessert if you still can, I will deal with the tab first and then I will drive you back home.” He told her.Eva could hear everything clearly, but she was too weak to answer. She didn’t know alcohol could have this kind of effect on her. It was rather odd.Once they were d