Mr. Barnes's instructions to Lisa were executed excellently as she hit Sonia with a slap to her face.“What the fuck?!” Ivy exclaimed, “How dare you?” She bashed at her father.SLAP! Another slap swung from Lisa and this time it landed on Ivy's face. The girls were left in shock and pain, they had never expected their father to be this cruel and wicked towards them. But the lingering question in their mind was, ‘What did we do wrong?’“Now you girls will sit down here obediently and listen to me, and any attempts at disobedience, Lisa and her team will make sure it never repeats itself.” Mr. Barnes warned them sternly.The girls quietly rose back to their feet and made for their seats, still holding on to their faces that were hit with Lisa's slaps. They sat down close to each other, feeling hated by their father for his brutal actions on them.“I will not tolerate your disrespect of any kind in this house and otherwise. You shut your mouths and listen attentively to me, and speak on
The tension heightened in the room, it was hot as volcanic rocks and so also was the silence brewing as the girls quietly processed the heartbreaking revelation they were just fed.Mr. Barnes was done with the revelation and went straight to his next agenda, to the reason why they came.“Now, to the assignment given to you girls, you'll tell me everything and everything you know. And might I add to it, should you lie to me, then your parents would pay the price for it.”The girls were caught in the middle of this man's games, all they could think of was to be done with him and go on to make whatever meaning they could out of this whole chaos. Probably go back to their parents to confront them and then live their lives as they see fit.“Bella is legit, she is working on her own and has no ties with Damon. We both confirmed from our connections as you asked us to, using every technique possible and they gave us the truth.” Sonia answered on behalf of them both.“And you believe them?” M
Once they were cleared and certain that they weren't bugged, they now had to face the next situation which was concerning their next course of action.They remained quiet for a while as they thought through the whole situation.“We are fucked on all sides, sis.” Ivy spoke up, considering the nature of the circumstances they were stuck in, “And Dad is…I mean, Mr. Barnes…fuck!” She yelled out her frustrations.The thought of Mr. Barnes not being their father shattered her mind again as she felt robbed, heartbroken, and betrayed.“I know, Vy. We're going to scale through.” Sonia consoled her.“But what if Joyce rats us out? We can't even call our real parents to confront them about the truth. How do we break free from the shackles?” Ivy plunged into tears again with the frustrations she felt from everything.“Well, we'll have to come out clear with the truth to Damon and probably he will be able to protect us and our parents.” Sonia jotted as their only possible option for escape.“But w
“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
Bella walked into the office to meet the shocked reactions from the ladies, like they weren't expecting her but she didn't care about what they expected or not. She was on with her A-game and ready to play her role to make everything look even more convincing to anyone who was doubting.The ladies in the sisterhood turned their faces away from her and put up an attitude, including Elizabeth. Britney noticed the tension and the animosity between the ladies who she hoped to become friends with. Lisa on the other hand, adjusted herself for what was to come. This was part of the plan all along, to get all the ladies together and watch the relationship between them to figure out if truly Bella was legit with her case. The plan to get them together was to get Britney to invite them.Finally, the key person just came in and it was time for her to figure out what was going on. Meanwhile, only Sonia and Ivy really knew who Lisa was and her ill intent for the group.“Hey, Bella. You made it,”
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,
Philip got the ladies to sit down and relax, seeing how tensed up and cold they were. He had figured something bad was going on with them and he needed to make them more comfortable so they could freely tell him everything they had to.“Here you go, ladies. Drink and tell,” he said to them as he handed them each a glass of alcohol so they could drop their tension and get their minds straight enough to speak.The ladies drank from their glasses and sighed, ready to divulge all that brought them there. All the while, Ivy was yet to say a word and Philip tried his best to pet her and cheer her up.Sonia took in another deep breath and let out slowly, making Philip wonder the more what the situation could possibly be.“I've never seen you like this, Sonia. This is really serious, tell me about it, please.” He made more efforts to finally get the girls to talk.They delayed the more, not because they didn't want to tell the truth but because they feared what the aftermath would be for them
“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