Scarlett had been following her mother's progress, and was very much aware that her final hearing was the next day.A strong part of her wanted to go in and bail her mother out, show her that she was not alone, she had seen her mother on TV looking old and worn out, and every single of her broke Scarlett's heart every single time.She knew her cousin had visited her mother and she was itching to go there and also some of their family behind their back, and she was itching to know what exactly was going on, but disinclined to associate herself more with Vivian Rodney.~Mason was so done with the gossip at work, he had thought that they would die with time, but they just kept increasing in weight, it was frantically becoming threatening.And Rita was always quick to remind him that the intensity of the gossip might push the board to make a decision that would not be favorable to him, so he sat with his people and discussed the best course of action to take.“I say you find them.” Mark
The ladies were near hysterical at this point, and Rita might have laughed if she was not so serious at that moment. They fidgeted and twitched on their feet, with their fingers grasping and holding on to each other for dear life.To an extent, Rita could understand their sentiment, after all they had been caught by the vice chairman, it was a pretty tight place to be in, and she made sure to utilize all of it.“W_we are really s_sorry.” One of the ladies said, her head bent as her eyes reddened and began to glisten with tears. Rita simply raised her brows at this.“Stop that water leakage this instant!” She commanded, and immediately they sobered up, back straightened like soldiers about to go to war. Much better.
On the day of Vivian's final hearing, she was surprisingly calm, she never would have thought that with her feet halfway to prison she could ever be filled with such serenity and peace.Personally, she knew it was simply because of the decision she had made, now she felt less of a monster and more of a mother, it was the best thing she had felt in a while.Deep down she could only pray that her daughter's would be there, as she had left a lot unsaid, and she was only now aware of how limited her time was.“Inmate 103!” The warden shouted, and Vivian stood up from where she had been sitting in her holding cell with difficulty. It was perhaps because of the rapid change in lifestyle, but all she had been feeling was cramps, everywhere.<
Mich could not contain the anger in her heart, she could not understand any of what had just transpired, and she was once again reminded that no matter what she did, she would always be the second choice.She had done everything to secure the lawyer for her mother's case, even went to the Wilson's and begged like a freaking charity case, she ignored Emerald smirk and Ric’s condescending grin all because she wanted for once to be of help, but were her efforts recognized? No, not at all.Her mother had conveniently forgotten who stood by her it seemed, forgotten that then the entirety of the Rodneys looked at her and turned their backs that Michelle was there.But her mother's goodbyes were not even for her sake, choosing to give up with the pathetic excuse of paying for her sins was nothing more than a pathetic excuse to get to Scarlett.And judging by the pathetic emotional display it had worked, and once more, Michelle was left standing at the sidelines without even the opportunity t
Jason was pacing as his mother relaid everything she had said and seen from his grandmother's office. He could not understand it, he had thought that with his aunt Vivian out of the picture, then Scarlett would be destabilized long enough for him to do something worthwhile, but no, she has already bounced back enough to make sneaky deals?He was sick of it all, every one he knew had taken the side of the wench far too often, it was one of the reasons why he distrusted his new partnership with Rich Wilson, he knew that even if he tried to deny it, the bastard had a soft spot for his cousin.Once again that feeling of being cornered and backed up the wall threatened to choke Jason, he knew that if Scarlett decided to take this battle seriously, then it was going to be problematic for him indeed.“So you're telling me that Grandma is playing so type of game?!” Jason thundered, he was also sick of that old woman acting like everyone was nothing more than chess pieces for her to move acco
Rita stared at the trembling figure of Mr Barnum Miller in amusement, he was trembling before her, trembling so bad that she actually began to feel sorry for the man. She wondered what was going through his little mind as he stood before her twisting the cap clutched between his fingers, deciding to put him out of his misery soon enough, she stood up slowly, gesturing for him to seat, but he shook his head rapidly, eyes pleading, as if begging her not to make him do it, and Rita almost burst into laughter at this peculiar sight.“Mr Barnum Miller, yes?” She inquired, and he nodded jerkingly, full on fidgeting in his seat now, and if Rita were any kinder perhaps even she would be moved to pity.“You are fully aware that you are here to work, am I right?” She asked the poor man, and he nodded immediately, shoulders puffing up as if to assure her that he had it covered.“Yes ma'am, I do my best Madam.” He said eagerly, thinking that perhaps he had been too busy filling his head with neg
Michelle was not exactly pleased to open the door and see her sister loitering on her doorstep, actually she was far from pleased as she gazed at Scarlett with a severe expression and no hint of the sweet girl Scarlett used to know in sight.“Hello sister. Not gonna invite me in?” Scarlett greeted from where she stood, and she could see the contemplation on her sister's face, shocking her to the core, that she would even hesitate.“Fine.” She muttered before walking into the house, not even looking back to see if Scarlett was following her, but she did anyway, she needed to fix things.“So, I saw Aunt Elicia on my way here? Was she here to see you? What did she want?” Scarlett asked, and Michelle could only scoff angrily.“Why? Are you the only one worthy of visits from our esteemed family members?” She asked sarcastically, and Scarlett sighed, she had not meant it that way.“What's wrong with us Michelle?” She eventually asked, unable to bear the stiff silence any longer, and Michell
Jason could sense that something messed up was about to happen, but he just could not pinpoint where exactly. But he was absolutely sure, you see, Jason was a big coward and had spent the majority of his life running from his own decisions, so when the need for flight came he could easily feel it.So that morning when he could not stop pacing, he knew it was significant, he just could not find out why. Fishing out his phone from his pocket in anger, he called his fiance Emerald, he just needed someone at that moment, she answered promptly, her voice coy as always.One thing about Emerald that was both fascinating and frightening is that she lacked sincerity. She lacked it in the true sense, the smallest of smiles, and the biggest of laughs, she was the most hypocritical being to ever live, and it used to be one of the few things that attracted Jason to her, but now it just made him feel wary and on edge because hers was a face that could not be read.“Hello darling.” She greeted with