Sheron was taken to the hospital. Devon told Delle and the other maids to take care of the needs while he was gone.But only Delle was working while Kathy and Amber relaxed in the dorms, wondering if their workload would increase if Sheron were to kick the bucket.Even though Sheron’s situation seemed really bad, no one in the villa really talked about it. Even Selena barely mentioned a word about her.Sheron worked in the villa for nearly two decades, so it was a bit of a shock for Benjamin that they didn’t seem to care about their head maid.“Did you buy the biscuits I asked you for?” Lisa asked Delle.“Yes,” Delle politely replied.“It’s not good to eat biscuits daily,” Benjamin voiced his mind. “They will badly affect your gut and digestion. It will cause long-term problems for you later on.”“Huh?” Lisa looked a bit bewildered as well as angered. “It’s one thing if you tell me to stop drinking soft drinks because there’s lots of sugar in them, but there’s nothing with eating some
In the red Porsche, Rebecca and Benjamin were heading to the hospital.Benjamin, who was sitting in the back, didn’t look happy.Rebecca could see that he was upset.“We don’t know if she’s dead or not, so why are you so worried?” she asked.“She died before the ambulance even got to the villa,” Benjamin said.Rebecca was surprised to hear that. “That’s why you want to visit the hospital, huh, because she died right before your eyes, you feel sad for her.”“She didn’t deserve to die like this, but she was struck dead,” Benjamin said. “That’s her fate. God gave her life, and he took it away. We cannot stop that.”Rebecca stopped the car at a flower shop and bought a bouquet of white roses. She gave the bouquet to him and said, “If she’s alive, give this to her. If she’s dead, then put it next to her.”“Why can’t you do it yourself?” Benjamin asked.“Just do it. Don’t ask unnecessary questions,” she said and continued to drive.Staring at the white roses which had not a single black spo
Rebecca came straight to the nearest hospital from their villa, expecting that Sheron was admitted there.And she was correct.However, Sheron wasn’t even taken into the ICU as the doctor had declared her dead. They tried CPR on her, but it didn’t work.As a result, Sheron’s body was on the stretcher now, with Devon crying over her. When Rebecca arrived there, the nurses were telling Devon to take his wife away.Rebecca rebuked them, saying, “Can’t you at least wait until he catches his breath? Are you nurses or monsters?”Rebecca's rich attire and richer beauty made it rather obvious that she was from some rich family, so the nurses didn’t raise their voices against her, even though they were definitely annoyed by her arrogance. After all, she was scolding the nurses in their hospital, which wasn’t something anybody would do and get away with.Devon saw Rebecca and stood. “Madam…” he didn’t expect Rebecca of all people to come.“I’m sorry for your loss, Devon,” she said and looked a
Benjamin was working late that night, delivering pizzas to party-goers between eleven and twelve o’clock.Some didn’t give him tips at all, but some gave him generously, so overall, it wasn’t a bad day in terms of earnings. He had to work more hours than usual, and he earned more than he usually did, too.After finishing the work, he was coming home in a bus.There was only Benjamin, a woman, and the driver in the bus.The woman seemed to be in her mid thirties, and she couldn’t take her eyes off of Benjamin. After some time, she ended up coming over and sitting next to him, but there was a gap between those two seats, where people could walk.“You look stunning,” she said. “Honestly, I’ve never seen a man with more pleasant features. Where have you been all this while?”Benjamin smiled and shook his head before showing her his wedding ring.“Oh, I’m married, too, but we can, you know, smash if you want to,” she said, biting her lower lip. “Make this the greatest night of my life.”“D
Benjamin could have heard what the mother and daughter were talking about on the balcony, but he chose not to, as they could be talking about some personal matters.So, he just smiled at them and waved his hand at both of them.However, neither of them waved back.He waved once more.Rebecca was looking at him, but she did not wave back.“Why has she become cold again? I thought things were going well between us,” Benjamin thought, still smiling. “It’s really hard to keep smiling even when things aren’t going your way.”He walked over and stopped under the balcony and took something out of his pocket. “Rebecca, catch this.”“What is it?” she asked.“Just catch it,” Benjamin threw it up.Rebecca reluctantly caught it with one hand. It was a small purse.Selean kept staring at her daughter’s hand without even blinking. “Open it. Let’s see what’s inside.”Rebecca had no idea what was inside the bag, so she wasn’t sure if she should open the purse in front of her mother or not.“Mom, it’
After putting that one dog in the cage, Benjamin went into the building.“Give me the money you earned,” Selena quickly said.“Didn’t you see the gift I bought for your daughter?” Benjamin asked her.“What gift?” Selena asked.“You should ask her, not me,” Benjamin replied. “I spent all my money on buying that item, so I don’t have any money right now.” Saying that he went upstairs.He had to knock a few times before Rebecca opened the door. She let him inside and then locked the door once again.She raised the perfume bottle in her hand. “Did I ask you to buy it?”“It’s a natural perfume,” he told her. “It smelled good, so I bought it even though it’s worth 125 dollars.”“125 dollars for this little perfume bottle? There’s only 20 ml inside,” Rebecca blurted. “Whoever sold this to you, they ripped you off.”“Did you check the smell?” he asked her.“No.”“Then do it.”Rebecca paused for a second and then spread a little bit of it on her sleeve. And straight away, she felt a strong sce
The next morning.Rebecca woke up, only to see Lisa’s face up close, and it almost brought her a heart attack because she was wearing a halloween mask. “AHH!” she screamed.“Haha, it’s me, Aunt!” Lisa removed the mask and giggled.“Lisa!” Rebecca caught her eyes. “Are you trying to stop my heart from beating with your stupid ideas?”“Aunt, it’s my birthday today!” Lisa quickly said.Rebecca then had to let go of her ear. “So what? Just because it’s your birthday, it doesn’t give you the right to do stupid things. Don’t ever do something like this again. What if I end up hitting you out of reflex? You’d lose a few teeth!”“My teeth are strong!” Lisa said. “But if my teeth do break, then I’ll insert some gold teeth like grandma.”Rebecca shook her head first, and then she shook Lisa’s hand. “Have a great day.”“Huh? That’s it? Aren’t you going to wish me properly?” Lisa asked. “I came running straight to your room after waking up, you know. I didn’t even go to my mom and dad. “That’s b
Benjamin came rushing out of the villa as Rebecca was waiting for him by her car.“What took you so long?” she asked.“Can you smell it?” he asked.“Smell what?”“Love,” he said. Seeing her expression warp, he chuckled and said, “The perfume, I mean. You said you aren’t going to use it, so I did. You don’t feel bad about this, right?”“Why would I?” Rebecca rolled her eyes. “Get inside. The sun is burning me.”“Morning sun is good for health, Love,” he said, getting in the car. “It helps reset the circadian rhythm and makes you sleep better at night. I didn't sleep last night, so I feel all dizzy and crazy right now.”“Is that why you’re talking so fast right now?”“Yeah, you can say that. By the way, Lisa said she and her family are going to the beach tomorrow. Why don’t we also go with them and have fun?” Benjamin suggested. “If you’re worried about the sun, then we can take an umbrella, or I will apply oil all over your body.”“Hmph,” she said indifferently, “If you want, you can g
The next morning.Rebecca came out of her room fast and reached the dorms just to check on Benyamin. She found him brushing his teeth with his finger. And he was using salt.“Don’t you have a brush and toothpaste?” Rebecca quickly asked. “You should have asked me then.”“No, I’m fine with this,” Benyamin replied. “The smell of the chemicals in the toothpaste just makes me feel nauseous, so I’m fine with just this sea salt.”“But… will salt be enough?”“It’s enough,” Benyamin gave a thumbs-up. “In fact, I’m worried about you because you’re using that chemical-ridden toothpaste which dullens your brain.”“If they dullen the brain, then why would they promote toothpastes so much on television?”“They will promote everything that will make them money while keeping the people sick, so that they will not be able to think clearly and would rather depend on the government to think for themselves,” Benyamin smiled.“That’s not funny,” Rebecca hissed. “I have to go and brush my teeth. And I’m f
Later that night.Benjamin was out in the garden, sitting under a tree, doing nothing as hours went by.“He’s been like that since dinner,” Rye was watching him from the first floor’s window. “It’s not good.”“What can I say?” Uzza was feeling heavy-hearted. “It feels like the story of Abel and Cain altogether, though in a different way. The brothers that represent the duality of current man. The devil sure knows how to mock us and make us angry. I’m certain now. It’s his plan. He put the sworn brothers against each other.”“But how did he get Shadow?” Rye frowned. “I don’t sense any demonic energy in him.”“Considering Shadow’s abilities, it’s easy for him to hide the demonic energy,” Uzza opined. “He’s a perfect place for demons to hide, though I don’t know how they got hold of him. He must have been caught by surprise. I just hope that this won’t lead to something disastrous.” She was looking at Benjamin. “The longer this goes, the more likely that someone among those is going to b
Veronica brought Akash with her to dinner. Almost everybody was present at the dinner table after a very long time.New tables were arranged because there were more people now.Veronica could see that Akash was not taking his eyes off Benyamin. “Why are you staring at him nonstop?” she asked in a low voice.“He’s tall, handsome, and so fair. Even his hands are so shiny. How’s that possible for a man?” Akash sounded quite envious. “Men are not supposed to look so good-looking, right?”“Mm…” Veronica looked at Benyamin and felt the same. “He does look like a million bucks, but he doesn’t seem to have much muscle on his body. What’s the point of being tall when you don’t have enough muscle? You only look like you have inadequate genes.”“Not every man can be built heavy like the men in your family.”“Haha, you’re right,” Veronica was proud of her brothers and dad because they were tall and big and good-looking. Their jaws alone would melt the gazes of many women, after all.Rye and Benjam
Benyamin couldn’t go upstairs with Rebecca because he refused to tell Selena what he was doing all these days.Selena wouldn’t have allowed him to go past her unless he gave her proof, so he settled with staying in the dorms for the time being.Rebecca dressed up very nicely and attended dinner. Because Benyamin wasn’t present, she was about to visit the dorms, but Selena told her to sit at the table.Selena sent Delle to go and bring Benyamin, saying sarcastically that he might otherwise get lost.Rebecca sat down and waited patiently. (Why didn’t he just tell her what happened? Things would have been easier if he told her everything. What does he have to hide?)Meanwhile, at the dorms.Benjamin and Rye were both present in the same hall as Shadow. Rye was silent, and Benjamin was doing the talking.“What is your relationship with Rebecca?” he asked Shadow.“Obviously, I’m her husband,” Shadow replied. “Don’t you know that already?”Benjamin frowned. “Stop joking.”“I’m not joking. W
Benyamin gave a bouquet to Rebecca, and she gladly accepted it.Rebecca brought Benyamin into the villa while holding his hand, and her eyes were still wet with tears of happiness.Selena, who just happened to be coming downstairs with her handbag, planning to go out to make an important deal, saw Benyamin. The bag in her hand dropped. “Y-You… Why did you come back?”“Mom, is that the question you ask your son-in-law?” Rebecca’s voice was sharp.“He’s been gone for weeks!” Selena’s gaze also turned sharper. “And don’t you remember what he’s done? He sold the villa away to Uzza. Did you already forget that he cheated on all of us? Let go of his hand now! He must have heard of my recent rise and came here to use us! A bastard like him should never even be let close! Kick him out. Now!”Rebecca, however, tightened her grip. “No. If you want him to leave, I’ll leave, too.”Selena’s heart skipped a beat. “What? Have you lost your mind? Just what do you see in this trash that you are willin
Selena had been busy talking with many businessmen from all across the country. The people from the film industry also came to the Sterling villa with bouquets and gifts.Some gifted her luxury cars, while some others wanted her to act in their films, so they were showing their call sheets and asking for her movie dates.They were willing to pay her as much as twenty to fifty million dollars per movie.Selena, however, didn’t reckless sign on every movie she got. Out of the dozens of stories that came to her, she only picked two so far.And she was quite happy with her current situation.To show her gratitude to Uzza, she came to her and gave a key to Uzza who was in the kitchen with Delle.“What’s this?” Uzza asked.“One of the movie producers gifted a private jet as advance payment for agreeing to do his movie,” Selena replied.Delle’s eyes enlarged very much. “A-A private jet? How much does that cost, ma’am?”“32 million dollars,” Selena casually replied. “This is just the start. I’
“How did you feel when you first saw Veronica? Tell me the truth,” Uzza was questioning Akash while he was watering the plants in the backyard.“Obviously…” Akash was about to say something, but his husband-radar sensed his wife coming up from behind, so he said, “when I met her on our first date, I became pregnant.”Uzza spit out the corn kernels in her mouth out of shock. “What?”“Pregnant with love, I mean,” Akash added.“Why are you exaggerating?” Veronica pulled Akash’s ear. “When we first met, I smelled his hands first. They didn’t smell like curry, so he passed my first test. And then, we talked about other things.”Akash shook his head and giggled helplessly.Seeing Akash blushing, Uzza could see that he was in love with Veronica more so than Veronica was in love with him.Veronica then climbed on Akash’s back and hugged him from behind.“What are you doing?” Akash complained. “Can’t you see that I’m working?”“Work while carrying me. As a man, you should be able to do this muc
Kathy wanted to visit the mansion of the president to meet the president’s son, but she couldn’t go alone, so she took Amber with her. Samuel welcomed them, but Amber didn’t like the atmosphere and told Amber she’d go back. Kathy didn’t force her cousin and let her leave.Kathy then explored the mansion with Samuel, which shocked the maids as Samuel hadn’t done such a thing before. What if Samuel’s daughters and wife were to see what he was doing now? What if Andrew were to see?Andrew, on the other hand, was very busy. He worked with some media companies and celebrities and had them leak news on trafficking of women and children. He also had some sexual scandals released to divert some of the attention.The public thought that it was the work of the media companies at first, but as the news channels began to give credit to Andrew Sehla the president, everyone wondered if Andrew was behind this.As if living up to the people’s expectations, Andrew made some politicians and celebrities
As Veronica handled Akash roughly, punishing him for his farts, he yelled at her and told her to do the exercise herself to understand how tough it was, but then Veronica did five sit-ups and made them look so easy. She didn’t have any abs, but her abdomen looked very beautiful because of the skin folds and the type of dress she was wearing.“See? It’s so easy,” Veronica hissed at him. “Now, do just like how I did. Don’t inhale while getting up. That’s why you’re farting like a pig. Breathing is everything. Without that you won’t be able to execute any exercise with control.”“O-Okay,” Akash helped her get up. When he saw Rebecca and Benjamin at the door, he was so embarrassed he went to the other end of the gym.“You have come far, Veronica,” Rebecca was proud of her sister. She used to teach her little sister all the time, and now it felt nice to see her teach Akash how to do different exercises.“Haha,” Veronica laughed like a gorilla and looked at Benjamin, “do you want to learn f