Present day. I stood up to get another round of coffee for everyone, to say it has been a long night was quite an understatement, it had been my longest night yet in a long time. I couldn't believe what my ears had just heard, Ethan had been through a lot, a whole lot to be honest. I didn't know what betrayal felt like but I knew betrayal from the people you held closest was the worst and it would hurt more than any other betrayal and they would leave the deepest scars. "Turns out, it was Damien that had intentionally planted Lucy in Ethan's life." Liam continued after I passed him another cup of coffee."He knew exactly the type of girl that would be capable of catching Ethan's attention and that Ethan would be attracted to her, so he took his time prepping her for the role, and judging from the outcome, she played her role quite well," Liam explained further to me. "But all for what?" I asked angrily.I was furious and all I wanted to do was meet this so-called Damien friend of

I couldn't shake off that irking feeling at the back of my neck after I had left the lobby, something about what she had said was bugging me.I tried to imagine what else she could do to harm both Ethan and I and also the company at large and loads of different scenarios popped up in my head, none of which were favorable. I was still relaxed though, because I don't think she had filmed anything while we were in the lobby. That was one of the things I loved about this building, your privacy and security were granted. One couldn't film or snap pictures in here, they had their camera which they had installed and placed in strategic places and although I was sure the camera downstairs had captured Ethan constituting his nonsense, I was confident about the fact that those videos were not going to make it to the internet.Why, you ask? It's just simple, no one wanted to double cross the likes of Ethan and his family and if anyone dared to, they would face consequences beyond their imagina

"What the fuck are you smirking about?" He asked and straddled me on the floor, delivering punch after punch in my face. Although he packed quite a powerful punch, I was still very much stronger than him. I could have easily thrown his weight off me and tackled him back to the ground because his movements were sloppy and his eyes were unfocused, he was just punching blindly.Despite all I noticed, I decided not to take a defensive approach. I just laid there and continued to allow him to release his anger, he was livid and he needed to expel his anger and I would gladly be his object of releasing his pent-up frustration. It was only fair since I had been the source of his anger in the first place. And a little part of me felt like putting myself through this harsh ordeal would be enough to pay for how badly I had treated Kate all along. But I knew no matter the level of pain and suffering I inflicted upon myself, it wouldn't be enough, the only thing I could do was hope that she wo

"What do you say we do Mr Miller? Do we air the contents of this flash drive for the whole world to see or you have changed your mind about airing it?" Thomas asked one last time. "My mind is made up already, and there's no changing it. Play the video Mr. Ryan and let the whole world see Ethan Robinson for the monster he truly is." He urged the whole crew. Thomas complied with his wishes and we saw as he signaled to one of the crew members and they came and took the drive from him. "The video is ready to be played and although we don't know what to expect, I urge everyone to be ready to view the contents of these folders as it may not be pleasing to everyone." Thomas directed the crew to play the video with a nod of his head. The TV screen changed from the studio setting and was replaced by a new image and I was surprised to see that it had been the living room where Kate's accident had happened. I thought I could trust the security back at the apartment complex, it was obvious t

Chapters return to Kate's POV. I tried to fall back into my peaceful slumber but no matter how hard I tried to, it was proving difficult. Too difficult for my liking. I had been floating in the clouds, enjoying the peace, when suddenly I started hearing a beeping sound. It was like a hard jolt back to reality because just a minute ago I was in a state of complete bliss, then all of a sudden, I started feeling like I was falling.I had no idea what was going on, but I kept falling and it was like I was falling from a high place by the look of things, I wasn't stopping anytime soon and if I kept falling like this, I would crash into whatever I landed on. The beeping sound became more intensified and it irritated me to no end, I tried to block out the sound so I wouldn't have to wake up from this peaceful slumber but all my efforts proved abortive. My eyes fluttered open at first and I heard my name being called from a distance, "Kate!!" The voice called out to me. I looked around t