- LORELEI - I finally got home. I want to o puke so badly but I can't. I ran to my room to get this dumb ass gown off. I struggled to get my hands to reach my zip. Despite the initial frustration I feel, this just needed to add to it. I groaned. "Claire?! Get your ass here!" I yelled at the tip of my voice, still trying to get my fingers to at least touch the zip. It's hopeless. My brows creased when no one walked into my room after I called and it hasn't even been a minute. I feel irritated and everything gets on my nerves. If I stay so long with someone, I think my bad habit will impose my mood on them which I don't want unless it's Ace. "Claire?! I don't want to call you twice." I yelled again and sneered. The wedding got me pissed. The food was not to my liking although it tasted so good and was literally the best thing I have had in my entire life. The guests were shitty, but I think I would've enjoyed the event if my head wasn't already carried away with the plan I had which

- ACE - My body rolled to the side and I stumbled on the ground from my bed, feeling uneasy. Since my brain cells have been completely destroyed due to my excessive alcohol intake, I can barely stand on my feet. I made my way to my bathroom by crawl-running on the floor, trying to hold myself from puking on my bed and the floor. The moment the bathroom door came open, I rushed to my toilet and let my stomach out. I feel sick. It's unlike me to drink to stupor and feel this way. What the fuck was wrong with me? Why did I push myself this far? I hurled again into the seat till there was nothing else to let out. That's when I flushed. I am miserable all the time, but right now, I feel fucking pathetic. I exhaled, sitting on the floor to rest my head and stomach for a bit. Having water to drink right now would be nice but I don't want to revisit the bathroom. I pushed my body up and staggered to my sink. The tap came on when I put my hand beneath it and I stuck my fingers together and

- ACE -"Did she receive it?" I ask Marco over the phone. "Yes sir, I handed it to her as you wanted." He responds. I am sat comfortably in the back seat of my mercedes, heading somewhere. I stared at the front mirror then at my driver and sighed. Despite not caring, I'm itching to know her reaction to it. "What did she do?" I ask subtly, keeping my eyes out the window. The tinted glass windows makes it easier to look outside despite the sun rays. "The usual way, sir. Uninterested and disturbed." Marco said. I don't know why but hearing this made my lips form a line. Not because I'm dissatisfied but because I feel at ease. Why I feel at ease is something I don't understand. "That's good. Get the dress to her before noon so she prepares for the event. I don't want any runaway wife again." I said to Marco. I was silent for a while despite being on the call. My mind went back to Richard. "Have the package handed to Lorelei through Claire.""Understood." Richard said. This formal tone

- LORELEI - It's a masked ball. In the back seat of the car with Ace by my side, my head is directed straight. I'm wearing his stupid gown and painfully pretty shoes. I'll be sure to shove them up his ass once we return back to his home. Ace hasn't said a word to me since then and trust me when I say that it has been the most enjoyable few minutes of my life since he waltzed into his door and acted like he owns the place. Technically, he does. He owns everything I'm wearing. Even the place I live. My heartbeat quickened. I really hope he wasn't alerted by his agents about my purchase of the house. It'll mean trouble. If he hasn't already caused trouble. The car came to a halt. "We're here." The driver said before getting out of the car. The door where Ace is sat opens and Ace gets out. I sat still in the car, waiting for no actual reason. After today, I realised I'm not allowed to even touch the door handle of the cars I st

- LORELEI -One may think drugging him there was the worst move and I just unleashed a beast but I don't care. No one treats me that way and gets away with it, no matter who the person is, I won't accept it. Even if it means more verbal abuse to ruin my mental state? My throat creased as that thought played in my mind. Even if that's what it takes. I answered myself. It's not something I'm not used to anyway. Even if it means something bad happening to your mother? I stepped harder on the pedal and watched the numbers on the speedometer rise. I barely know how to drive but giving this car a few crashes is me being nice after what he has done to me. And about mom, it's something I'm taking care of. Nothing bad will happen to her. At least not because of me. But first, I need to pay that asshole of a father and his gold digging wife a visit. I need them to know I'm not the woman I used to be and I can ruin him. Well, I can't but Ace can. I've seen it with my own eyes how much power h