LOGINThere was no way in hell I was missing something as important as the exhibition.
Rozetta. I gritted my teeth and continued my walk back to my dorm. That bitch really thought she had me cornered, even going as far as reporting me to the coach with her made-up excuses. And that pudgy-bellied idiot thought he could get back at me for threatening him. For planning to fire him. Well, this time around I wouldn’t only fire him — I wouldSo that’s why she wanted to keep this under wraps. Kai would be affected by it if this was ever brought to light.But does that mean that Kai isn’t aware of any of this? Does that mean that Kai isn’t an accomplice like I thought?There are too many coincidences for me to rule off that he is innocent like his mother claims. He could just know little enough not to incriminate him, but he could still be her eyes and ears.I felt myself gaining consciousness. The images became more distant as they faded into blackness, going further away.“—are you insane?” I heard someone yell. “Do you know what you’ve done?”“I didn’t know!” Then followed by Zane’s voice.“You two had an argument. The next thing you could do was shove her,” it sounded like Doris.“She was the one who started it, saying shit to provoke me,” he defended himself.“We all know you people have a prejudice against Elara,” Doris started in again. “You ha
Elara’s POVI hummed a joyous tone as I got out of my car. I hadn’t practiced in a while now. From finding evidence about my father’s misdealings and trying to clear my name by bringing to light the dealings of Rozetta and her cohorts, I hadn’t had the time to sneak in practice. But this was the perfect time.I entered the rink. It was filled with multiple sets of people, mostly skaters practicing, but it was still scanty.“Elara, over here!” I snapped my head at the sound of my name. I smiled at the figure lounging by the bleachers waving her hand.I wasn’t expecting to see her, but it couldn’t be helped.“Hey Paisley.” I walked over, giving her a wry smile, but it reduced when I saw the unknown person sitting close to her.“…yeah and that’s why—” she stopped mid conversation as I drew closer.“What’s up, Pai?” I took a seat, still eying the person.“Hey,” she greeted, passing me a smile. “You remember Doris from economics, right?” She pointed to a brown-haired girl with freckles.“I
Author’s POVRichard stood in front of the mirror admiring himself. He had no feeling of going to this court hearing. If it was a normal court case he would have let his lawyers attend while he attended to other important matters.But this wasn’t any other court hearing. This was his insolent child trying to undermine his authority. And he had to teach her a lesson.“So what if she has Carter Senior’s backing,” he scoffed at the idea. “I will still find a way to crush her.”“She thinks she can take my bargaining chips.” He picked up his jacket from the back of the chair. “I have given that girl too much leeway. That’s why she acts so unruly.”“She is nothing.” He smirked as he put on his jacket. “And she will continue to be nothing but a bug under my shoe.”He walked out of his room, heading downstairs.The sound of laughter rang out as he walked closer to the dining room. A frown replaced the smirk on his face.“…finish your breakfast quickly. You have lessons coming up in the next t
Author’s POVRichard stared at his hands, remembering what he had done. Strands of her hair were still on his finger as he shook it away.“I should finish it,” he groaned, clenching his stomach where she had hit him before running off.He managed to stand on shaky legs as he stumbled towards his desk.He reached for his phone, trying to call security to stop her from setting foot outside. “Katie,” he called out the moment the front desk picked up, “I need you to stop my daughter from leaving this building,” he ordered.There was a pause on the other side before she replied, “But sir, Miss Elara already left a few seconds ago—”“Damn it.” He slammed his telephone, cutting her off. But he knew it might be too late for him to do anything to stop her. Her footsteps had already faded.He managed to take a seat, reclining on it when his cellphone rang.He reached for it, half expecting Elara or his in-laws.K
I kicked off my shoes and collapsed on my bed, utterly exhausted from the day’s events. I didn’t want anything more than to just collapse on my bed and do nothing at all. The excitement over today’s victory was mind-blowing. The fact that we hit a blow to Richard and finalised our strategy was something worth celebrating. Sadly, there was nobody I could celebrate with but myself. There was nobody here who knew what I went through. Who knew the feeling of dying all because of the selfish greed of a few human beings. “Why was Kai here in the first place?” I asked myself. There was something off about him. “Was it because he wanted to feed information to his mother?” I shook my head at that thought. No, it wasn’t that. It was like he needed information for his own personal investigation or something. I know he was investigating the ring on his own. “That was a pretty dick move on my part.” Telling him his mother was involved with the ring was something I shouldn’t have blurted out
The room was emptied. Everyone had left one after the other after discussing a few details.“You did great, sweetheart.” Grandpa patted my back, a triumphant smile on his face. I blushed at the praise.“Thanks, Grandpa.” I looked to the side, trying to hide my bashfulness.“It’s good to know that I had such a wise and thoughtful grandchild like you.” We stood together. I tried to offer him a seat. “Who knew Richard could raise such an outstanding child.”I frowned at the mention of my father. I didn’t want to hear it.“How did the hearing go?” I asked. I was curious for details.“Oh, it went as well as you would think.” He let out a laugh. “He was stunned, stupefied by the summon and as well the evidence. You should have seen his face, dear.”I laughed at his words. I would have given anything to see Richard’s face when the court ruled against him. “Sad that I couldn’t see it.” I bit my lower lip.Grandpa’s hand moved to the back of my neck. I flinched at his touch from instinct. “How







