LOGIN“What in heaven’s name is this?” Isabella nearly shrieked at the sight of the supposedly ‘new’ house that Natalie had given to them. They had drove straight to the house from Natalie’s. It wasn’t as if it was bad but it wasn’t what they’d been expecting. When she’d told them about the new house they’d been expecting a luxurious mansion In the choicest place in California, not a two bedroom flat in the outskirts of California. Her mother turned to the driver that had drove them in anger, like he was the cause of their problems. “Are you sure you have the right address!?” She lashed out. The driver didn’t flinch but answered coolly.“Yes ma’am. I am not mistaken and if you would excuse me. I have to go. I have other appointments to meet up with.” He said and with a curt nod , he went back into the car and drove off. Her mother was very pissed. “Wait till I tell my niece about your unruly behavior. Let’s see how long you can keep up that arrogant attitude.” Her mother screamed at the
Her first point of duty in her revenge plan was destabilizing her aunt and Isabella first. And to do that she needed to get Isabella out of her proximity.Things at her shop had returned to normal with the exception of Fiona. She continued to pretend to be her manager now with Anita handling all important assignments. Fiona was just there to give Esmeralda the feeling that all was going as planned. Lorenzo had Fiona’s phone tapped in order to monitor her chats and movements and communication with Esmeralda.She invited her aunt for dinner to set the motions of her plan rolling.“Is this a special occasion Natalie?” Her aunt asked looking at all the food set before them. It was just her, Isabella and her aunt seated in the dining.Anita was at the office seeing to it that matters were handled with utmost care.Natalie smiled coyly.“It is.” She said evasively.Aunt Zulu raised her brows.“Are you pregnant already?” She chuckled.Natalie laughed.“I wish. But not yet.”“Well, marrying i
Lorenzo stared at her not fully understanding what she meant but realizing that it could change everything.“What do you mean cara?” He asked. Natalie pulled out of his embrace. “Your best friend’s death wasn’t related to me. It just happened that I was in the area when he died.” She said.Lorenzo’s eyes narrowed.“And what might you have been doing there?” He asked.“Running from my uncle. It wasn’t the first time , from time to time I always tried to run away. But I never succeeded. Mostly because I had nowhere to go. I lived a secluded life with my parents and I wasn’t allowed to go anywhere else. I didn’t know where to go.” She said.“And yet you kept escaping.” Lorenzo said a smile tugging at his lips.Natalie smiled despite herself.“I did. The times I was outside allowed me to think , to be free, to truly live. I spent the hours before the guards found me to think of all the wonderful things I could do once I got out. Hope was what kept me going. Aside that, I was dead insid
“That’s what she has on me. My family. The whole of them. She killed my elder brother in front of his whole family just to prove her point.”Fiona was crying now.“That’s the deal. That’s the reason I have to turn you over. Because my family is worth more to me than a thousand Natalies!” She cried.It shouldn’t have stung when she said it but it did. She understood her rage and her desperation. But it didnt make the betrayal any less painful,“You think Esmeralda is the only one who can pull strings? I’d have the whole of your generation wiped out this instant before she could even blink an eye.” Lorenzo said furiously.Fiona chuckled.“That’s how it is right? My insignificant family is just a pawn in you rich people’s game. You can wipe them off the face of the earth? We’ll go on ahead and do it! We’re dead anyways.” She cried.“Fiona..” Natalie began but she was shut.“I don’t care what you guys do to me. All I wanted was to work in peace find a way to improve myself and my lot in l
Lorenzo pulled Natalie into his embrace and hugged her tightly.“Cara...” She hugged him back grateful for the safety his presence brought.She let go after a while and turned to Fiona who was still on the floor trying to catch her breath. “Anita said you left already...” a dry laugh. “But it is obvious that this was just a trap for me.” She said casting a betrayed look at her and then Anita.Natalie took in a deep breath. If Fiona wanted to play the emotional black mail and guilt tripping game, she definitely wasn’t falling for it.“Fiona, I heard all of your conversation with Anita and trust me I have a lot of questions for you right now. I don’t even know where to begin.”Fiona scoffed.“Well, you’d begin by explaining why your husband is accusing me of colluding with some Esmeralda!” She cried.“And why you have those accusing eyes staring at me,” she added.Natalie stared, short for words.Then she chuckled. She knew what fiona was up to, she was going to play the clueless vict
Fiona put the key into the keyhole , turned and pushed. It didn’t budge.They exchanged glances.“Huh? That’s strange. It can’t be bolted from inside unless someone is there.” Fiona said.Anita shrugged, relieved that the bolts were in place.Inside the storage room, Natalie slowly let out a relived breath. It had been hard to bolt the door without making any noise but she had done it. Now she only had to worry about Lorenzo arriving here on time.Fiona moved away from the door.“What are you hiding ?” Anita looked up startled.“Hid...hiding what ? I’m. I’m not hiding anything.” She said. Then made s show of looking at her watch.“I have to leave and lock up. Natalie’s instructions. You’ll come back for your stuff another day.”She turned to go.“You can go but I’m not going anywhere. I’ll lock up later.” Fiona said.Anita turned.“That’s not happening. Natalie’s instructions were to lock up the studio before leaving.”“And I’ll do that. You can go.”Fiona said.Anita was about to arg







