121: WILL

ADRIANNA I stood in front of her door, hesitant to go in. Ethan gently rubbed my shoulders and I nodded. I grabbed the doorknob and slowly twisted it open. I took a step in, darkness enveloping me.Everywhere was dark, lights off, curtains drawn. This made my heart twist in pain.My hand hit the wall, where the switch laid and I flipped it on, light illuminating everywhere. I walked towards the dining area, while Ethan stayed in the living room.Everything was as it was the last time I came. The table was cleared clean, and the chairs were pushed closer to the table. I dropped my purse on the table gently and walked into the kitchen. Here, it was the opposite. Utensils and ingredients she had used for baking the cake were placed on the counter. Flour was spilled on the flour, and the baking pan she used to bake was still in the sink.It showed how much effort she put into baking the cake, and she didn’t even get to eat it. I closed my eyes and took in a deep breath trying to stop

Last Updated : 2025-06-10

122: SNITCH

ADRIANNA “Roland and Darka are with the files,” Ethan said.“Darka said they found out who the snitch is,” he added, and my whole body became stiff.So this was really true? We really did have a snitch in our home?“Well who is it?” I asked, my tone laced with worry.“He didn’t say” he shook his head and shrugged.“I guess we’ll have to find out when we get home,” he continued.I stood up almost immediately. “Well we have to be on our way then” He stood up too. I rearranged the papers back into the envelope, and picked up my phone. We walked out of the room, and Ethan shut the door behind us.Just before we left the house, I grabbed my purse that was on the dining table.Ethan opened the car door for me, and I hopped in, anxiousness creeping through my bones. My hands were sweaty.He turned to the driver’s side and hopped in, started the engine and drove out and away from her house. I stared out the window, my mind reeling with different thoughts.Just who could it be? Who would sn

Last Updated : 2025-06-17

123: GOODBYE ANNA

ADRIANNA I clung to the hem of my dress with my right hand as I stared down at the pictures I had dropped on the table. It felt like a dream. It didn’t feel real. I looked around, staring at Roland, Darka and Ethan. They all had a look on their faces that read that they were as shocked as I was too.‘Where did it all go wrong?’ I questioned silently, staring hard at the pictures.How could she? No matter how hard I tried to wrap my head around it, I just couldn’t understand why!Why would she do this? Why would Anna do this? I had never done anything wrong to her, none that I knew of. I had always treated her like my sister, like someone I could tell things to.I cleaned off the sweat that trickled down my chin with the back of my palm and picked up the pictures. I began to walk towards the door, ignoring the calls Ethan made. I only had one thought in mind, and that was to confront Anna. I needed to figure out what all these were all about.I walked out of the study room, and down t

Last Updated : 2025-06-18

124: WE NEED EVIDENCE

ADRIANNA I slumped down on my bed, facing the ceiling, lost in thoughts. Now that Anna had been arrested, it now dawned on me that this was real. The person I had given my trust to had betrayed me without even thinking twice. I just couldn’t wrap my head around it. Anna? The vivid memory of her giving something to Jasmine in the photo haunted me. Anna had been working for Jasmine all this time?‘But why?’ Was the question I had no answer to.I sat up and sighed. I turned to the left, where the envelope sat. I brought it closer and opened it up, bringing out the file in it. I read through the will, still shocked that Theresa had willed her house and belongings to me. My hand grazed the content, where her name was written.I sure did miss her. If she was still here, I'm sure she would have been jumping in excitement at the mention of Liam.“I miss you Theresa, so much…” I said softly, a light smile evident on my face.“I wish you were here to see” I lightly grazed the will, and sniff

Last Updated : 2025-06-24

125: NO PREGNANCY?

ADRIANNA “Then we better start moving” The words rolled out of my mouth. Sweat trickled down my face, and I dabbed it off with the handkerchief that I held tightly in my hand. I felt anxious, like my heart was beating faster than usual. My thoughts kept circling around what we would find on Raymond’s phone. I really hoped it was something concrete we could use against Jasmine.Ethan nodded, and then walked over to his bed. “I just have to pick something” he picked up his wallet, and walked back to where i stood. “Alright, let’s go” he held my right hand and pulled me behind him. We got to the garage, where Roland and Darka were already waiting for us, standing beside the range rover. Darka walked over to the side, opening the door for me, which I immediately stepped in. Ethan walked to the other side and hopped in.***The ride to the station was fast and quiet. Each second that passed, I couldn’t help the anxiety that creeped all over me. We got there in less than twenty minutes,

Last Updated : 2025-07-03

126: SHE GOT TO HIM BEFORE US

ADRIANNA My hands trembled as I took it in. This could only mean one thing. Jasmine had been pretending all along. But for what reason? Why would she even think of doing something like that? Faking a pregnancy?Did Raymond even know about this? He had to, right? Maybe this was their ploy to step on my toes, thinking that it would hurt me to know that Jasmine was pregnant for Raymond.No wonder I found it weird, that all of a sudden, she announced that she was pregnant and they were even married, just a few weeks after finding out that they betrayed me.Somehow, everything wasn’t adding up, and I needed to figure out what this was all about.The vibration from my phone jolted me out of my thoughts. I didn’t even know I had spaced out for that long. I picked up my phone, only to find a message from Ethan, that read ‘you need to see this’I hurriedly gathered the pictures together, fixing them properly and putting them back into the envelope. I closed the car door and adjusted my hair

Last Updated : 2025-07-04