Embezzlement! ScarlettRodney! Fundsthief! Scarlett could not understand what was happening. It was utterly ridiculous, embezzlement? She stood up to splash water on her face to help straighten out her thoughts.
In the bathroom she could pretend that all was fine as she cleaned her face while staring at the diamond encrusted mirror, but as soon as she stepped into her room, the incessant ringing of the landline glittering with sapphires and crystals brought her back to reality.
Cautiously, she moved to the phone and placed it in her ear, holding her breath as she waited. But it seemed the other person was waiting as well, she could only hear harsh and labored breathing from the other end.
“H_hello.” Scarlett finally gathered up her courage to say, but the breathin
Mason could barely breath from the rage that coursed through him after he received a call that morning from his lawyer. His wife in jail? It was not only outrageous, it was maddening, and he was determined to do some damage.“How could you keep this from me?!” He rounded on Rita as soon as she stepped into his office, her head bowed, and she flinched back before taking a deep breath.“You were holding an emergency press conference Sir, I could not let this destabilize you.” She defended herself, but it seemed that her effort only promoted Mason's ire.“That's my wife Rita! A press conference? Was that really the best you could have done? What if I had been asked about it while standing defenseless? What would you have done?!” He thundered,
Scarlett burrowed deep into the covers of her bed as if that would save her from the onslaught going on outside. She could not believe that this was how she would eventually die. She was really exhausted, and Mason had been really helpful, kind, and supportive, but she knew he was digging for something, and she was not sure what exactly.Mason stood by her door with a cup of hot tea in his hands, smiling as she ventured towards the tv for the first time in five days. He knew that what was happening was taking a bitter toll on his wife's health, and it hurt that he could do nothing about it.“Hey.” He called her smiling, and she turned towards him with a tired grin, and he wondered if she had gotten any sleep at all, she looked worse than before she slept.“Got any rest?” He asked, and she shrugged before sipping her tea, and squeezing his hands to express her thanks as she turned towards the TV, and her hands in his froze.“My daughter does not deserve all the hate comments.” Scarlet'
Ric Wilson was excited. He had never thought that he would be this happy to see his love ostracized but he was. The hitch deserved it. He had laughed heartily when he saw the news, and was content to sit and watch it for hours from different channels, showing the experience from different angles. But one thing that was common in all the footage was Scarlett's misery, and that was what excited Ric more than anything.He sipped his drink tirelessly as he watched with a triumphant smirk drawn permanently on his mouth, and Emerald watched her brother with concern in her eyes. He was definitely becoming obsessive, and she knew an obsessed Ric was no good, he was enough as is.“Don't you think you should slow down?” She asked without looking up from her laptop, she knew he heard her. Also knew that she was being ignored.“I know you heard me. This little problem of yours is becoming concerning. You have been in that excited state for hours.” Emerald snarked, and Ric turned to aim his cup on
Vivian could not believe her eyes nor her ears as she stared at the TV screen. Her? How on earth had that simpering lawyer come to that conclusion, she was sure she covered her tracks, and covered it well.She immediately galvanized into action, setting her cup down with a loud bang and rushing inside.“Honey, what's going on?” Her husband asked, but she simply hissed as she shoved him off in her effort to find her way.She immediately swiped out her phone to call Michelle. She would know what to do, she decided, and placed the call on her ear while waiting for her to answer.“Mom! What the hell did you do?” Michelle demanded from her mother angrily.“Be careful with that tone of voice.” She warned, and Michelle fell silent for a moment.“Mom, what's going on? Scarlett is already freaking out.” She said again, and Vivian groaned. She knew that things just got that much more difficult. This was not the plan at all, she thought angrily to herself as she ran to her wardrobe to wrestle o
Vivian woke up early the next morning, very early. She had booked a very early flight after all, and was determined not to miss it. Vivian Rodney was quite smart, all her years she had always restrained herself from behaving as her instinct would dictate. That was how she was able to sink her claws into the financial blood of her company. Her sister Elicia was more of an all bark and no bite kind of girl, but not Vivian, she would give you chilly silence and cold shoulder that you would just have to spend all day thinking about her drama and playing right into her hands.Opening the door slowly, she looked left, and looked right as she purposely avoided the CCTV cameras and decided before creeping out.She was in a very adventurous mood that morning as she managed to evade all the cameras and got into a cab that early morning once again paying with cash.Dropping her right off in the airport, Vivian crept slowly along and had to go Sit in the waiting room with everyone else as the
Vivian was just ready to get this nightmare over with as she quickly changed in the bathroom to a black hoodie, it was not enough to completely disguise her appearance, but there had been no time to do much else.Gently she opened the door and watched as the entrance door became vacant. She had had a change of plans. She was going to pretend to leave with the airplane, that way she would successfully lead the police off her trail for now. It was the best thing she could do at the moment.So she moved nonchalantly to the entrance, and with her heart beating in her throat, she hurried towards the door of the airport. All she needed was to just get across the huge double doors, that was all she asked for. She kept well in the crowds and moved along with them, and soon she could feel the fresh breeze blowing from outside, a little more steps.“Mrs Vivian Rodney! Freeze!” Vivian had refused to take her husband's surname, she was a Rodney through and through. She froze as soon as her name
Madam Rodney could only stare at the wall as she wondered where on earth she had lost it, I mean it had to have been at some point of her life right, where her own children turned to something she could not recognize right before her very own eyes. There was nothing she could do to help Vivian, and it hurt because Vivian held a special place in her heart, while Elicia was dumb and ruthless, Vivian showed potential and became the child she projected all her hopes upon, that indeed turned out to be an epic fail, but Scarlett, Vivian's daughter became the one her hopes turned to, so yes , Vivian had indeed a special place in her heart, and it hurt that there was nothing she could do to help, if only it was Elici_ “Bet you are wishing I was the one in jail, aren't you mother?” Elicia rudely cut into her mother's thoughts as she sauntered in like she was invited, and Madam Rodney immediately made sure her thoughts were well hidden. “Don't be stupid Elicia, I have enough on my plate a
Scarlett could only see red, she was furious, and when she was furious things tended to go horribly wrong, she could only stare at her younger sister in anger, and Michelle recognized the look, it was evident by the way she took an alarmed step backwards. Scarlett drew in a deep breath. She didn't want to get mad, her row with Mason was still present and fresh in her mind, and she was reluctant to deal with another.“What was that for?” She calmly asked her younger sister, and surprise flickered all over Michelle, she had expected a retaliation of some kind at least, not this terrifying indifference.“Y_you left mother all alone!” She accused Scarlett and Scarlett could only smirk as her thoughts became clear for the first time in days.“Mother? Which one? Last I can remember, I had none.” She replied, her eyes steadily trained at her sister.“D_don’t say that Scarlett, she needs you, I need you.” Michelle begged. “Don't desert us.” Scarlett could only scoff at this. “This is all ver