جميع فصول : الفصل -الفصل 40

"You've been lurking around her for years, but yet she despises you so much. Why don't you let it be and find someone else?" "I don't need you to tell me what to do," Karen retorted, turning to leave."Why are you in such a hurry? I haven't finished yet," she said, and Karen turned to her. "If you can't let go of her, then you should make her crawl before you to accept you." Benita suggested."I will never hurt her," Karen said, rejecting her advice. "Really? I guess you don't consider lying to her and making Alan think she likes you hurting her. You pretended to be a friend while deceiving her all these years." Karen rolled his eyes at her words, and Benita smirked."You have known all these things but never said anything to her. Aren't you supposed to be her best friend?" "I'm not her friend; I'm just a cousin adopted to live as Vienna's shadow and serve her," Benita responded."Actually, we're both the same; we're just people expected to live in their shadows forever while they

Throughout the ride, she kept smiling to herself like a fool. All those girls were there to see him, but she got to see him without any effort at all. After she got home, she told her parents she wanted to attend the same school as him. Just to get him to notice her, she changed her hairstyle and almost everything about her. Even though after she met him again, he didn't recognize her, but she kept trying to get his attention all the time. When she found out that they were actually engaged, she became more convinced. With Karen's help, she decided to confess to him, but he just walked away from her without saying a word. Although she became friends with Karen because of Alan, she couldn't believe her ears when he confessed to her and spoke harshly to him but felt remorseful later.Despite that, Vienna wanted to put a distance between them and for the first time in a long while, Alan finally look her way. Though it was just because she was strained with him for the night, Vienna w

Alan rose to his feet abruptly, his fists clenched by his sides, his grandfather must have noticed something amiss during his stay with them and did this in revenge for deceiving again.But he had no idea he would go extreme. Sasha stood too, face ashen."What nonsense is this?" she asked loudly then whispered to avoid others from hearing her."Vienna is pregnant? Since when?"Harley also turned to their father, wide-eyed."Dad, did you know about this?" "No!" Williams shook his head."This must be some mistake. Father never mentioned this to me." "Get Vienna here." Alan whispered an order to Kellie who immediately went over with men to get her out of the hands of the reporters.In the crowd, Karen's jaw locked in silent rage. His fingernails dug into his palm as anger coiled in his chest like a tiger.Pregnant? An heir? Benita's hand rest on his, worriedly and he flicked it hardly, not sparing her a glance.As Kellie and others escort Vienna to them, reporters scrambled to take p

"You are pregnant for Alan?" he questioned, his expression growling at her."I am not." Vienna snapped and walked pass him but Karen pull her by the arm."Really? You are not pregnant?" he asked, his eyes suddenly filled with excitement and Vienna shook him off."We are in front of many people. You should respect yourself." she warned him."To all this people, I am your family, there is nothing wrong with us talking." he responded and Vienna sighed."Family my foot!" she spit and starts to walk away but he followed her and picked a drink for her from one of the waiters."I don't mean harm," Karen said with a casual shrug."I just want to know if you are happy." he said.Vienna took the drink without drinking it while Karen proceed to finish his and dropped the glass back to the waiter."It's none of your business." Vienna replied.Karen's smile turned gentle. "I am happy if you are happy." he told her but Vienna finds it difficult to believe."I have to go back." she muttered instead

The car pulled to a stop. Vienna got out quickly, hiding the storm within her. Alan followed, his movements slower, unsteady.Inside the house, she let go of his hand."I'll stay alone tonight," she said quietly. She started to walk away, but then paused and turned back."The contract will end soon. We need to find a way to address what happened tonight. Your grandfather already announced I'm pregnant. When I leave, it'll become a scandal."Vienna waited but he didn't respond."I will trust you to take care of it when the time comes." She said.Alan stepped forward, his voice cold. "Why don't you start by explaining why you were with Karen? Were you that eager to run back to your old flame?"Vienna froze.Old flame?So he really believed Benita."Nothing is going on between us. Nothing happened tonight," she replied, arms folded across her chest.Alan's jaw clenched. "Then why were you alone with him?""You didn't see anything," Vienna snapped, "but you still chose to believe Benita