Already night, the Kensington's Family manor was covered in colorful decorative lights that lit up the entire mansion in a beautiful way. Tonight was a special one for Kensington's family since it was Mrs. Kensington's 75th birthday banquet.The walls were adorned with colourful tapestries, depicting scenes of nature.The floors were covered with ornate rugs, depicting intricate patterns of flowers that were eye-catching. And in the centre and other corners of it all, tables were set up, covered with a cloth of the deepest blue.At the very front of the hall, a large chair was placed silently there, waiting for the celebrant to majestically sit on it.Tap, tap, tap, tap, tap...Mrs. Kensington gently walked into the hall, beautifully dressed in a complete white outfit; even her walking stick, echoing after her, was also white.Mrs. Kensington felt on top of the world as she majestically sat down on the chair. She smiled as she waved at people who were already there, though they were
"Grandma, here is a set of rare gemstone jewellery, custom-made for you," her granddaughter exclaimed, presenting a velvet box containing sparkling jewels worth thousands of dollars.Different voices rang out in the hall as they presented their gifts to Mrs. Kensington, who was sitting down majestically on the big chair, smiling as she looked at the people presenting gifts to her.In Kensington's family, the female gender was much higher than the male gender.At this moment, Catherine and William walked into the mini-hall covered with colourful lights."Aunty Catherine, is that your man?" A lady shouted out to Catherine; she was drunk. As she staggers towards Catherine and William, saying rubbish.Catherine pushed past her, ignoring her.Already, people turned their heads in Catherine's direction when the drunk lady shouted at her."See who we have here?" Someone in the hall snorted loudly. "The prodigal trash husband who left to milk another woman for money has returned; let's throw
Silentness took over the hall at the words spoken by Mrs. Kensington. People couldn't wait for them to go forward and then sign the divorce papers for William to get out of there. Catherine stood there with her head lowered, without the boldness to look at the face of her grandmother. On the other hand, William stood gallantly with his hands in his pocket, looking directly at Mrs. Kensington without any iota of fear in his eyes. "What are you two standing there for?" Mrs. Kensington beckoned on them angrily. "You're wasting my time; don't make me do it the hard way." Catherine slowly raised her head to look at Mrs. Kensington. "Grandma.... I... I... don't.. think I can do this." The words slowly left Catherine's mouth with her shaking. BOOM! People couldn't believe what they heard from Catherine. The silent hall became quieter; there wasn't a single noise that, if a pin dropped to the ground, they'd be able to hear. "What! You silly girl!" Mrs. Kensington's thunderous voice fi
Mrs. Kensington was still furious, staring daggers at William and Catherine."Bastard, shut your filthy mouth!" Mrs. Kensington's hatred for William was extremely high. "Who do you think you are? You're not qualified to talk here; we don't want anything to do with a poor rag, a live-in son-in-law who is after our money," she spat, her words dripping with disdain.William maintained his gaze on Mrs. Kensington, locking eyes with her.Seeing the bastard daring to look her in the eyes, Mrs. Kensington found it strange and insolent."Bastard, get out!" Mrs. Kensington exploded in anger as she pointed towards the exit.William sighed, feeling the weight of the situation as he glanced around the hall. 'I don't want to create a scene here,' he thought, holding back from dealing with these people. They wouldn't be a problem to him if he chose to take care of them.William turned to walk away without a word."I don't want to see you around Catherine anymore if you value your life. STAY FAR AWA
Mrs. Kensington angrily stomped her foot on the floor, silently cursing William and Catherine for rejecting to sign the divorce papers. Not only that, but also for ruining her happiness on her special day.The hall was slightly surprised at William's ability to deal with two security men within seconds. It was an incredible feat."Grandma, I brought you this set of diamond earrings that you always wanted in the past. Each stone chosen to match your grace," Anderson stood up with a big smile on his face as he brought out a silver shining box."Mrs. Kensington, I present to you these mansion documents and a brand new car outside worth about five hundred thousand dollars.""........"".........."After the commotion died down, her grandchildren, family friends, and others continued to present their gifts, but it wasn't as lively as it was in the beginning. Mrs. Kensington was no longer in a happy mood as she faked a smile just to please them.***William and Catherine stormed out of the
A red Lamborghini raced down the lonely road late into the night, with hardly any other vehicles in sight except for occasional police patrols.Since leaving the Kensington family manor, they had been unusually quiet, exchanging not a single word.The silence felt eerie, with neither of them making eye contact or attempting conversation, lost in their own thoughts.Out of the corner of his eye, William noticed the sadness and worry in her expression, causing a pang in his chest.However, William didn't dwell on the situation too deeply. He wasn't much of a talker, especially when it came to sweet-talking a lady. But when he had something on his mind, he would speak up without hesitation.William stole occasional glances at Catherine, noticing the way her fingers tapped nervously against her thigh.'Damn, this is awkward,' Catherine thought, clicking her tongue in frustration. 'He didn't even try to break the silence, which is unlike him.'As she secretly observed the driving William,
"Python, take her to the car," the leader commanded one of his boys with his eyes on Catherine.The boy who dragged William forcefully out of the car answered, then walked towards Catherine.William stood there, still, without making any move to save Catherine, as he watched the gangster pull her with him towards a van on the other side of the road.Catherine was trying to struggle herself out of the grip of the boy, but he was too strong for her, overpowering her.Catherine looked at William with unwillingness in her eyes as she was pulled away. She was worried for herself, but even more for William.Her family influence can get her out of the hands of these dangerous gangsters, while for William, she felt like these people came here purposely for him."Don't dare touch her, just keep her in place and seal her mouth in case," The leader gave another instruction to his underling. "We'll join you after dealing with this bastard."Phyton forcefully dragged the unwilling Catherine away i
"Please, let us go unharmed..... You don't have to really do this," Catherine continuously pleaded as Python dragged the unwilling Catherine with him."Please..." Getting to the van, he opened the back door of the van."Shut up, bitch!" He yelled.Phyton angrily pushed her roughly into the van without considering she might get injured.Catherine landed heavily inside the van, but she didn't care about that as she continued to beg the gangster. Phyton jumped into the van and then closed the door from the inside.'What did I do deserve all this?' Catherine thought to herself. 'All I wanted was peace of mind and happiness for myself and kids but life is unfair to me,' She cried in her heart. *Sob* *Sob* *Sob*Tears welled up in Catherine's eyes, and she let them drop freely to the ground."I promise...*Sob* ... I promise to pay you handsomely if you let me out of here unharmed," Catherine said to the gangster before her, her voice breaking down in pain. Phyton paid deaf ear to her pl