LOGIN' He's An Abuser. He Cheats. Check The Cameras '
What? It was clear that she was the one who had written this, but who was she referencing? Who was the abuser? This was something Bella just couldn't ignore. Bella rose to her feet and scurried out of the room. She walked down to the very end of the hallways ontil she got to the security room. Mark, who was the guy that oversaw the security Cameras hadn't come yet, it was still early in rge day. Bella hesitantly walked in and went directly for the monitors. She scrolled through vidoes after vidoes of boring everyday activity. She was almost tempted to leave after not finding anything, but that was ontil she came upon the footage of her and Vaughn fighting. At first she thought it was just a minor disagreement. But that was ontil she saw Vaughn grab her by her hair and slam her face on the wall. She saw the half naked woman, Vaughn's assistant who had always been kind to Bella snickering as her injured body was flung to the ground. ' The only Good thing about you is, No matter what I do to you, You'll always love me the next day. My perfect Wife ' Bella buried out of the Security room and went to grab her phone. With shaky hands, she dialled her mother's number. Bella broke into a sob when she heard her Mind voice from the other end of the line. " Mom! Vaughn...he's abusing me. He's the reason I'm always injured " " Shh, It's alright Sweetie " Rebecca tried to calm her daughter down. " Vaughn was wrong, I'm sure he knows it, he will appologize to you when he get's the chance. Just don't make a big deal out of it " " I...did you not hear the part about him beating me up? I...I think I want to come home. I don't feel safe " " You can't. Do you know what people would say if they find out? Vaughn has been very good to us since you married him, he gave your dad a good job, and Jessica is a successful Model now because of his connection " " Mom, what are you saying?" " I'm saying you should forgive him. He probably didn't mean to hurt him, you must have angered him. How about this, when he comes back go and appologize to him, and pretend you don't know anything. You'll forget all about it tomorrow, so there's nothing to worry about. " Bella could hardly believe what her mother was saying. Could it be the woman had been brainwashed by Vaughn? Why else would she advice her own daughter to remain with a man that was violent. " Bella?...Hello " Bella cut off the call. She stared down at her phone for a long time wondering who else to call. She didn't have any friends, only her parents, sister and husband. And if even her mom wasn't willing to help her, then no one would. Bella thought about it for a very long time and finally decided that she would have to get away from here first. She grabbed a key to one of the dozens of cars Vaughn had gotten her and left the house. " We can drive you to him " Three of Vaughn's men had seen her leave the house and they weren't willing to let her drive off alone. " It's too dangerous to go alone " " I'm only going to his office. I just remembered that today was our anniversary, and Vaughn is probably too busy to come home early today. I wanted to surprise him. " The men exchanged uncertain looks, then one of them asked her. " Do you Remember how to get to the company?" " Of course I do. Don't worry about it " They still looked hesitant, but didn't try to stop her as she got into the car and drove off. Bella's heart was beating fast throughout the interaction, she had been afraid they wouldn't let her leave. The moment she was out of the compound, she switched off her phone and took a turn that would lead her to the nearest airport. * * * Vaughn received a call from one of his men, and it had him leaving his place of work and hurrying back home. He found Molly, the nurse he had employed for Bella tied up and gagged. She had tear stains on her cheeks. " What the fuck did you tell her?" Vaughn growled, the woman shrank back and whimpered in fear " The Security footage has been tampered with boss. And we've traced the Mrs location, she's going to the airport." " And none of you could stop that bitch from leaving?!" " We are sorry. She said she was going to see you boss, we didn't think anything of it " " Of course you didn't. Bunch of Idiots! Connect me to her speakers " The man hurriedly did as he was told and connected the call with the speaker and Bella's car. He handed the phone to Vaughn. Vaughn took the phone. " Bella, baby, I know you can here me. You need to come back home right now. Whatever the issue is, we can resolve it " ' You Bastard. I'm never coming back to you ' " I'm wrong, I am very sorry, baby. But you need to come back. It's dangerous out there, remember? " ' I'm not coming back just so you can take advantage of me again! I don't let you break me again Vaughn. The moment I get away, you can expect the divorce papers emailed to you ' Vaughn rolled his eyes. So fucking dramatic. " Come on, I didn't hit you that bad " ' I hate you Vaughn, you are...' The sound of a collision and the screeching of tires cut Bella short. " Baby?" Vaughn frowned at the lack of response " Bella, what's happening? Bella!" " Boss! Her car isn't moving anymore " " What the fuck does that mean?" The man hesitated. " She's been hit. An accident " Vaughn's eyes widened, his body went still. " Shit "He wanted to meet up with her? Bella was more than surprised. Could it be that he hadn’t seen the photos? Or maybe he simply didn’t care? She had assumed the events of the previous night were nothing but a drunken mess — something no respectable person would want to be caught up in.Who would have thought the man still wanted to meet her?But… did she want to see him again? He was handsome, but that was all she remembered. Besides, she was certain the media would be on her tail, waiting for her to mess up so they could publish it for the world to see.“I’m an adult though.” If even Isaac — who was usually so strict — thought she was overreacting, then maybe she shouldn’t take everything so seriously. The only reason those photos were trending was because of her association with Vaughn, a celebrity. It wasn’t because her actions were scandalous or out of the ordinary. She had been in a club. There were definitely people doing far worse things, like banging in the restrooms.And if she
Bella woke up with a headache the next morning. Thankfully, the butler had brought her some homemade remedy to help ease it. As she stared at her disheveled reflection in the bathroom mirror, she swore she would never drink again.It took almost an hour before she managed to make herself somewhat presentable. When she finally went downstairs for breakfast, she realized everyone else hadn’t gone to work today. It was already almost 10 a.m. How had no one else eaten yet? Did they wait for her so they could all eat together? Either way, she was too hungry to question it.As Bella ate, she noticed the looks. Isaac and Ethan were trying—and failing—to be subtle about it, glancing at her from behind their phones or newspapers. Silas, on the other hand, glared openly. He wasn’t even hiding it.“What’s wrong?” she asked.“Did you check your phone this morning?”“No.” She’d been afraid her head might explode from the hangover; checking her phone was the last thing on her mind. “Why? Did someth
“What’s all this about?” Tracy looked between Silas and Felix, who was still holding a clearly drunk Bella. She had been dancing with Edwin at one point when he suddenly left her. She’d followed him in confusion, only to stumble into this scene.“You!” Silas snatched his drunk sister from the stranger’s arms. Felix could see the resemblance between them, so he didn’t doubt they were siblings. It was just a bit awkward being glared at by a teenager. “What were you planning to do to her?!”“I was going to take her somewhere to catch a movie.”“Do you think I’m an idiot? Look how wasted she is.” To prove his point, he shook his sister like a rag doll, and she didn’t even protest. “Does it look like she can watch a movie like this?! I swear, you have no fucking idea who you’re messing with.”“Calm down, kid. We didn’t know she would drink this much.” Tracy felt bad for not paying attention to her friend. Though she thought the blond stranger Bella had almost left with was handsome and dec
Bella was brimming with excitement. This would be her first real club outing—an actual club this time, not the pricey ones reserved only for the rich. The people there would be normal. She could drink and dance to her heart’s satisfaction without the usual bodyguards or Vaughn monitoring her every movement. So yes, Bella was very excited.She didn’t know what outfit to pick. She’d gone through her dresses, but each one felt far too formal and made her stand out too much. She also couldn’t wear jeans, could she? That would be too casual.“Ah, decisions.” She mulled over it and finally settled on a leather skirt and matching crop top. It showed a lot of skin—more than she was usually comfortable with. But whatever. This was her day; she would do whatever she wanted. She matched her outfit with thigh-high leather Dior boots. After styling her hair and applying a bit of makeup, Bella found that she had never felt hotter.“Look at that body.” Her ass ate! And her boobs? She jumped and watc
Bella met up with Tracy the next day, and some of her bitterness spilled over. She was certain she was good at hiding her emotions, but maybe it was just the people around her who were nonchalant about it.“It’s not like she’s a bad person. I just feel like… she reminds me a lot of someone I know.” And no, it wasn’t just the blond hair and pretty eyes either. Lucille reminded her of Jessica — the same ambitious gleam that came over her sister’s eyes whenever she spoke about certain things had been picked up by Lucille as well.With Jessica, it had been with Vaughn. Bella honestly didn’t know how she had been ignorant of the cheating when it had been right in her face. With Lucille it was different… or not so different. She gave off a mean-girl kind of vibe which made Bella uncomfortable. And the fact that she had laughed at the trashy things her friends had said, even while being aware of Bella’s own unfortunate marital past, was just plain rude.There were certain circles of people t
As the crowd around the couple slowly dissipated, Bella felt even more uncomfortable. For a woman who was born into an elite society, Lucille sure wasn’t shy about showing her affection. Vaughn had always been the one to initiate intimacy whenever they were out in public. It was always a kiss, a hug, or hand-holding—nothing too extreme, since the public eye was always on them.She admired Lucille somewhat for her boldness, even if the man she was being affectionate with didn’t reciprocate. It was in Isaac’s nature to be nonchalant about things. He remained passive even as his fiancée kissed and hugged him, telling him how much she’d missed him. Bella took that as her cue to get the hell out of there before things escalated. Unfortunately for her, Isaac took notice of her retreating.“Come here,” he said, making her stop in her tracks. Lucille’s attention was quickly drawn to the woman who had captured Isaac’s focus.“I don’t want to interrupt. I can just go over there and get somethin







