Brianna would not have minded watching this fiasco from the sidelines, but she knew sooner rather than later Michelle would cough up and her name, and she would be dragged down, and that she, unlike Michelle was not family, would not receive nearly as much clemency as Michelle was receiving, so has much as she would have loved to stay and watched, she also knew that she had to move, and quickly.
Cries could be heard from the living room downstairs, and thumps as well, Brianna shuddered, this was not how it was meant to go. She was supposed to be at home by now, safe, she was not supposed to be caught here.
Running to the high windows, she peered down cautiously, hoping it was something she could jump through, but it was not, it was suddenly ridiculously high, and she stepped back with a gasp, no way she was jumping from there, and no
“Ric!” Scarlett screamed as she made her way inside, and Ric turned to the intruder with a startled frown, that slowly turned to a demented Scarlett when he saw her standing defiantly by the door.“Ah, look who it is.” He crooned. “The bride of the hour.” He exclaimed, and Scarlett resisted the urge to punch his ugly face in.“I have not been a bride for the past five years now, Ric.” Scarlett sighed with irritation. “Get over it.”Ric hated her at that moment, he hated her defiant remorseless face, he hated that she could not even bring herself to apologize even after ditching him all these years, he hated that she was more than content, he hated her happiness, and wished for nothing more than her suffering, and he
“Is that Gran?” Jason asked curiously from where he sat, too lazy to go and confirm his suspicion himself, Scarlett rolled her eyes at the situation in front of how, wondering what satisfactory answer they were going to give Madam Rodney about why her grandson's face was black and blue, Scarlett groaned as this, wishing there was a way to simply vanish. Surely some things could be easier when one had the ability to make them so.“What are we going to tell Mother?” Vivian asked her sister with a panicked expression and Elicia shrugged as she too considered the question.“The truth.” She snapped as she continued rubbing a cold pack all over Jason, and Vivian's eyes flashed with a defensive light.“And what truth is that?” She ask
Scarlett had always been terrified of Ric’s inordinate affections towards her, and tried as much as possible to make it known how uncomfortable she was, but some men can simply not be reasoned with. The more she said no, loud and clear might she add, the more he was convinced that she was playing some kind of game to get him to hold on tighter.Scarlett had been through many uncomfortable moments in her life, but somehow the way Ric’s seemed to linger on her being when she walked into a room had always made it to the top ten most uncomfortable and revolting moments. She shuddered thinking about him.She was quite shocked to see the tears in his eyes earlier, but she knew Ric enough to recognize the genuine anguish reflected in them, and she could not help the frown that covered her face at the sight. She has always made h
Scarlett stared at Mason's aghast expression anxiously, wondering what on earth was happening, she tried not to feel wronged about what was happening, she knew who had done this, who despicable enough to do something like this, and it was quite sad really, and she might have been inclined to pity him, but not when he had seeked to ruin her, and she had to admit to herself that this was definitely a step up the non violent spats they used to have.“The hell?!” Mason roared angrily, and Scarlett turned to stare at him anxiously as he did this, and saw how tensed his shoulders were, reaching out, she grabbed the remote again, and turned on the TV.The color drained from her face as she saw the pale but elegantly dressed young man on the Saturday Live With Shane Landon as he fidgeted on his seat and rubbed his hands ove
Ric was feeling uneasy, really uneasy. He hated himself for always seeking out Brown when he was in trouble despite knowing that Brown's advice would only lead him into more problems.And as usual, Brown was nowhere to be found. Ric gritted his teeth at this fact, Brown always found the most convenient moments to disappear, and it was when he made Ric do something for his own benefit.Ric tried to control the shaking in his hands. Brown had promised him that Scarlett would be ruined without redemption and would have no choice but to crawl to him pathetically, it was what he promised, but as he scrolled through various channels, he could not find one single article about Scarlet's supposed infidelity, it was all wiped off, the slate completely clean, as if Ric himself did not just put his entire future and that of his family on the li
Scarlett was trying not to frown as she was hurried to a dressing to be properly decked for the event. Something niggled at the back of her mind wherever she thought back to Mason's cheshire grin. He was cunning, this she had to admit, and could be fiercely brutal when stepped on, but she also knew that years of being stepped on and treated like had hardened him to a level she might never understand.Scarlett did not have much she feared, but she feared that one day Mason would drift out of reach from her, and it was a terrifying thought, but lately she often found him in somber moods, with an air of deep contemplation around him that he immediately dispersed when she walked in, and she always felt severely displeased by that particular habit of his.But now Singapore? She had never been to Singapore before, but from the little she h
The company you were talking about…” Scarlett let the question trail off, looking for the answer in his eyes, and when she found it, she turned away with a sigh, and Mason just watched silently, knowing that this was not the time to talk.“And why didn't you tell me?!” Scarlett asked angrily as she stared at him, and Mason stared back confused.“I mean you had plenty of opportunities to.” She continued, as Mason continued to stare at her curiously.“But you didn't! You know I hate secrets Mason, but it seems to be all you continuously do!” Scarlett cried, and Mason stared cautiously at her.“Oh, say something for chrissake! And stop looking at me like I ha
Ric continued to stare hard at his one and only nightmare, he wondered why he was not given a less impressive villain to battle in life time, he wished a lot of things at the moment, most of which made no sense. He started to blink slowly, trying to make sense of the words that left Mason's mouth.“Dad!” Emerald shrieked, dashing over to shove the stunned Ric to a corner while she cradled their limp father's head. Dazedly, Ric turned to look at her, wondering in his heart what she was doing.“You idiot Ric!” Emerald glared as she cried, and continued holding, looking at her brother's slow mental breakdown. He was absolutely pathetic.“Ric! Our father is out cold! What's wrong with you?!” She yelled, and Ric blinked again, his brain trying