“Fuck!” Ivy exclaimed almost out of the room as they entered. Sonia was also surprised by the lady they saw but she composed herself enough to not let it show.Sonia held Ivy back to make sure she didn't fall out of character and make things look suspicious.“Isn't that the bitch from Dad's…I mean Mr. Barnes's mansion?” Ivy asked her sister like she needed to confirm the identity of the lady again, “Lisa Brown.”Sonia whispered in her ear to keep her in the game,“Yes, she's the one but get yourself together, you don't want to raise questions.” Sonia said to her.“Ladies!” Elizabeth called out to them, “You're welcome, darling.” She said to them as they walked towards her and the other ladies.“Britney, oh my God!” Sonia exclaimed as she hugged their celebrity icon, “It's a pleasure meeting you. I'm a huge fan, girl.” She expressed her excitement to her.“Thanks, love. The honour is mine,” Britney Stone answered her back. Ivy also went on to greet and hug Britney, excitement pouring

Lisa asking Sonia to see her outside of Elizabeth's office tripped fear down Sonia and Ivy's spine as they knew it wasn't a pleasant discussion they were going to have contrary to what Elizabeth and Britney may think.The ladies walked past the office to the hallway leading to the elevator and then she stopped them to speak with them. It was a clear area and no one was watching them.“You ladies did well in there,” she said to them, commending their acting show they put up when they first saw her in the office.The girls nodded their heads fearfully as they waited for her to proceed with her next line of words. “Now, it's important you know which team you belong with. I have been stationed here by Mr. Barnes to work directly with Elizabeth and also keep a close eye on you girls. So, avoid anything that would blow our cover, do you understand me?” She said to them with every girlish seriousness in her.“Yes, we do.” The ladies answered, nodding their heads also in response.“Very well,

“Okay, what was the meeting about?” Philip asked her. He was already seeing how beneficial the information she was sharing would be to their efforts in uncovering who the shadowy group were.Sonia had arrived at the point where she had to tell Philip of their role in everything and the fear of what may happen next once she divulged the information gripped her. At some point, she wished there was another way to go about the situation but there was none and they were trapped in it already. She looked at Ivy across from Philip and Ivy was as mute and cold as a rock. Philip noticed her hesitation and stepped in to help her continue.“Look, whatever it is, it will be sorted out fine. There's nothing to be afraid of.” He said to her to ease her up.Sonia sighed again and took the risk to continue anyway,“We've always thought the Barnes were our biological parents but we were wrong, they were our adopted parents. They confessed to adopting us from our parents as a settlement for debt and o

The meeting with the Richmond sisters and Philip had gone better than they expected, Philip handled the situation with balance. His reactions and decisions were just enough to give the girls hope for better outcomes in the end as well as conceal privy information from them. He kept them just where he wanted them to be.The ladies went home with confidence after he had encouraged them to not bother much about the situation and only hoped for Damon's leniency towards them. They returned back to Sonia's place as Philip advised them to for the sake of their personal security, and also to take the next day off from work.It was the next day and Philip had planned for Sonia's trip to Italy to meet with Damon. Ivy's case with him was scheduled for another time after Damon had made his decision on the matter and a plan was put in place. He had related the situation with Damon and Brandley through their private channel but Elizabeth and Bella were yet to be in the know.Secretly, Philip had pl

Sonia had gone into the bathroom to take a shower while the Prince still lay on the bed waiting for her to come out. Inside the bathroom alone, she smiled so brightly at how everything was turning out already, she didn't think of him to respond the way he did to the situation. But deep down, she had some fears that he may be playing an angle with her.“Whatever it is, it's not to hurt me nor Ivy,” she said to herself to clear the doubts she was having.After a moment of standing naked in the shower and just allowing the water to drip all over her as she ran her thoughts about her Prince, she heard Damon on the phone with someone. She tiptoed towards the door to hear his conversation over the phone. “Of course…it's all fine…tomorrow, yes…okay?” She could barely hear the complete conversation he was having but hoped it was not about her as her fears came back flooding her.“Babe!” She called him after he had dropped the call.“Yes,” Damon answered her, concerned about the reason for he