6

Chloe Montclair

"I'm... I'm sorry." I hurriedly apologized to her. I didn't mean to be rude or say hurtful things to her it's just that, she was doing too much. 

"It's fine! I guess you're right. I'm taking advantage of the situation. I will just inform her not to prepare anything anymore. I was only hungry, I had no idea I did wrong by wanting to eat." Before I could reply to her or move, she had left. 

"Tiana wait! Can you at least wait and listen to me?." I said as I ran after her.  "Allow me to explain myself ple-" I said after her as I open the door but stopped in my mid-sentence when my face hit a broad chest. 

"Ouch!" I almost fell but a big warm hand wrapped around my waist tightly preventing me from falling. 

"Easy there." He said and right there, I knew it was him. 

I pushed him away from me and gives some space between us. "What are you doing here?." I asked him in a cold tone. 

He uses his right leg to shut the door firmly. I shivered but refrain myself. "Well..." He trails off as he walks toward me. "Can I say, I couldn't control my anger when a lady who isn't even up to my standard called me a dork?." He asked me as he raise his eyebrow. 

"H... Huh?!." 

"You thought, I wouldn't know that you did?."

"But how... How did you know I called you that?."

"My eyes are everywhere."

"Don't tell me you've been spying on me?!!"

"Well, I've been spying on you for the past 2 years so, I'm not going to lie on that part."

"W... Wh...what?!!! Are you crazy?!" 

"Should I show you what I'm capable of doing when I'm crazy?." He said arrogantly. 

This guy is unbelievable!

"Kenneth, what are you doing here? I still have 3 more days left." I reminded him. 

"Does that mean, you're considering my offer already?."

"You're not asking my question?."

"I told you, sweetheart, you have no right to question me in this game... Only I have the right to do that. I asked you questions and you answer." 

"Now, can we get back to business? About my offer, what do you think about it?." 

"I'm not interested. Find someone else to do that for you." I said.

"Interesting." He said, walked over to the couch, and made himself so comfortable like he owned the place. 

Okay, what was I saying? Of course, he might own the whole place. 

"Why?." He asked his gaze fixed on me. 

"Must I have a reason to reject your offer? I'm not interested and that's it! Do not force me into doing what I do not wish to."

"Are you shitting me right now? I'm trying to help you here! Why are you refusing me?." 

"I just told you, I have no reason to refuse you. I'm not just interested."

"Your sister, don't you want to know how she's living? I believe, she's been living a good life ever since you've been here... I mean, a good life with that motherfucker that deceived you." 

"What are you talking about?." 

"What I'm talking about is that your sister is married to that loser!" He burst angrily. 

Okay, this man just made me laugh. I can't control it and burst into heavy laughter. "You're joking, right? Why would my sister be married to Sebastian? She hates him. She hates the sight of him right when I was dating him. And, when she learned that I did all of that because of him, she hated him more for it. She told me she will never forgive me for what I've done, she hates the fact that I gave everything my Dad has worked so hard for to a man, and now, you're telling me she's married to him?! This must be a joke to you, right?." 

"Why don't you look at this before flaring up for no reason?." He threw an envelope at me and I catch it. 

I opened it slowly with my heart pounding so fast then, slipping my hand inside it, bringing out the first picture... I saw them both together, lock in each other's arms, same outfit, and smiling at each other like some lovers. 

No, maybe he's wrong. I brought out another picture, I think they were trying to get something in a shopping mall or something, holding each other's arms and looking at each other with so much love in their eyes. The last one made me completely down. I almost fell all thanks to Kenneth. He was quick to hold me tight in his arm before I slump to the floor.

How did he get so closer all of a sudden? I had no idea.

My sister and Seb were... He just pecked her lip and they look so happy together. Tears welled up in my eyes. My head hurts right now, I can't think straight. I don't want to believe this but... This is clear evidence right in front of me. 

I brought everything out of the envelope and saw so many pictures of them together. Not only that, but their wedding certificate is also here too... The pictures they took with Sebastian's family are also here. 

I looked at Kenneth. "How did you get these? Where did you get all these pictures from?." 

"Do I have to tell you? I hate explaining myself when people are supposed to explain themselves to me." He hissed. 

"Please tell me, Kenneth! I'm dying right now." 

"If you want to take revenge on them, I can help you. That's why I'm offering you a job. Be my fake girlfriend and I will help you take revenge on that idiot." 

"She's my sister!" I shouted at him. 

"Sister my foot! Your sister and yet, she ended up with the liar?!."

"You can't blame her. Maybe, you're wrong. Maybe, she fell in love with him after what happened and decide to give love a chance. Janet has never been in love, you can't blame her for loving him. Who knows, he might have a reason for not showing up at the hearing day in court years back. I shouldn't be quick to judge him, right?." 

"I thought, you're smart? I never knew you're this stupid." He hissed and look at me with an irritated look on his face. 

"He has been seeing your sister right before you met him. She planned everything with him and made you fall in love with him. She planned to take everything from you and ran off with him with everything that you had."

"W... wh... What?!" 

"You heard everything I had just said." He hissed again. He told me all that I needed to know, how Janet made me stay in this hell and made sure I never come out from it. She knew, that once I'm out, I will find out the truth about her and Seb. He also told me how good Sebastian's company has been going well for him. They're both living a happy life while I'm here stuck up living a miserable life for the crime I've never committed.

I really hate myself more right now. I wanted to slap myself so hard for betraying my mom. I can't believe my sister set me up and ruined my life. I've always loved her, cherish her, and wanted nothing other than to make her happy but, why did she betray me? Why did she hurt me this badly? What have I done to deserve so much hatred from her?

My heart is hurting right now. In fact, it's bleeding badly. I have a lot of things I want to do right now but do not know how to go about it. I can't believe I was betrayed by my sister. I can't believe she made a fool out of me. 

"What do I need to do?." I asked him as I wipe off my tears. 

"You know what to do already. If you're ready to do that... Here, you can give me a call, and let's strike the deal." He said as he stretch out a phone to me. I took it from him, it's the latest iPhone. 

"My number and everything you need is in there. You have 3 more days left to think about the whole thing and get back to me."

"But, I just agreed to it." 

"No. I need to be sure you're ready for this. Initially, I gave you 7 days and this is the fourth day... You have three more days left." He said and tried to leave but stopped and face me. 

"Call me a dork's face and you won't like the outcome. Watch what you talk to your friend about me." He warned. 

"How did you know about-"

"I have eyes everywhere. You should be happy a handsome good-looking guy like me is giving you the privilege to be my woman for the time being. You know how many girls are dying for this look?." He said arrogantly.  "I'm watching you." He said and left the room.

I slumped lazily on the sofa. I look at the pictures right in front of me with so much hatred in me. I can't believe my sister did this to me. 

Despite all the love I've shown her. 

"Hey! Did he say anything bad to you again?." Tiana asked as she walked in and sit beside me. 

"Tell me, this is not true, Tiana."

"What are you talking about?." 

"I can't believe my very sister could betray me. Does she hate me that much?."

"Can you be clear to me? What are you talking about? And, what are all these in your hands? Who are these people?." She questioned me. 

"My sister and my fiance." 

"What?!! They're married?."

"According to these pictures right here in front of you, they're. Apparently, it was all a planned work by my sister and him. They planned to make me fall in love with him so, I could give all of Dad's wealth to him and she'll get married to him at the end."

"What?!!!"

"Yes. But, I was too stupid. I was too stupid to drag my mom into this. I was never a good daughter to her. I disappointed her." 

"Can you stop blaming yourself? You've done no wrong, Chloe. So please, stop blaming yourself. What you ought to be thinking of now is how to take everything back from that useless boy called Sebastian. Who knows, maybe your sister was influenced by him. According to all you've told me, there's nothing that guy can't do. He can go the extra mile to get what he wants. Just take a look at when you were with him, he kept on manipulating you and you had no idea about it... He can be doing the same thing with your sister."

"That doesn't still change the fact she planned everything with him to ruin me. She brought me here too so, I won't come out from this hell of a place. I had no idea, she hated me this much. I've always loved her!"

"Sometimes, we get hurt by the people we least expected from. That's part of life, Chloe. So, what do you intend to do now?." 

"I don't know, I'm confused. I don't want to believe any of this but at the same time, with all this evidence right in front of me... I feel like getting out of here and strangling Farhan to death. He deserves nothing but death." 

"At least, you can talk to me. Are you taking Mr. stranger's offer, now that you know the whole truth?."

"Nothing is going to change my mind. I've made up my mind, Tiana. I'm going to be his girlfriend and ruin them for good. I need to get out of this place." I said. 

"What?!!!" She exclaimed. 

I looked at her strangely. "Is everything okay with you?."

"Are you seriously asking me that question? How could everything be okay when you're planning on leaving me here alone all to myself?."

"But I thought... I thought you told me to take the offer by Ken?."

"Silly girl." Again, she just smack my arm. "Tell me, when I asked you to put your hand into a fire, you're going to do that!. You think, I meant it when I told you to leave here and go to him?." 

What?! Is this girl okay at all?