"I'm sorry, I can't accept this," Tiffany stood from the couch, dropped the box on the table that was in front of her and returned to her sit."W... Why?" Senator Han stuttered with a fallen countenance."I... I'm sorry," Tiffany shook her head."Tiffany," Marlie murmured and placed her hands on Tiffany's."I'm not used to taking gifts like this. I...""It's fine," Senator Han sniffed, looked away hurriedly and covered his face with his palm.Declan sighed as he watched, there was nothing he could say. He jerked as his phone rang and Aiden was the caller. He stood up and then excused himself."Hey, buddy," Declan sighed."Shît, Declan, did Tiffany perhaps call you? I missed a few calls from her and her number is not going through now that I am returning it. I went to her place of work and I learnt that she was sacked, I hope she...""Can you just let me talk and listen?" Declan interrupted with a gritted teeth."I just hope she hasn't hide herself somewhere..." He murmured."She's her
"Vanessa, babe. Vanessa.""Uhm... I don't know who you are," Aiden stuttered and glanced at Tiffany who was already staring at him.The girl didn't hear that, right?"Aiden, come on. Your girl..." she didn't get to finish before Aiden ended the call."Who is that?" Tiffany raised a brow."Oh, spam call. Yeah, it's a spam call," he nodded his head, hoping he had convinced the lady."Spam call?" Tiffany twitched her mouth to the side."Yes," he nodded his head and picked up his spoon."And her name is Vanessa, right?" Tiffany raised her brows, not tearing her eyes off Aiden."Where did you hear that?" Aiden creased his brows."You know better that my ears wouldn't fail me," Tiffany said."I guess your ears are failing you then," Aiden said, looked away, and resumed eating."Really, Aiden?" Tiffany frowned.Meanwhile, Declan and Zoey could only watch the couple in front of them anxiously.It was as if they were walking on thin ice since the couple are starting to take things too personal
The journey from New York City to Orlando by plane was about two hours and thirty minutes, and when the students arrived at the airport, busses were waiting to take them to their assigned destination.While they were on the bus, the head teacher supervising the students received a call from the school which he picked up almost immediately."What do you mean?" He gasped loudly and turned to look at the students that were playing, talking, and laughing."Listen, everyone!" He stood up after he had dropped the call and walked to the middle."Switch off your phone, right now!" He ordered."What?!" the students chorused with a confused look on their faces."What do you mean switch off our phone?" Declan who was watching a movie with Zoey removed his earpiece and frowned at the teacher."T... That is the order that I was told to pass to everyone. Switch your phone, right now! Anyone caught using their phone would be punished severely. Hurry!" He commanded and watched the students switch off
"You knew that? H... How..." Martha stuttered."At first, I didn't remember anything but as days went by, everything rushed into my head. How you treated me, things you do in my presence... Everything. You probably think I'd dîe this way, right?"Martha closed her eyes shut, pressed her lips together, clenched her fist tightly, and then stood up slowly."Is that my fault then?" she frowned."What?" Theodore creased his brows."I told you not to go to the mountain eighteen years ago, but you refused. Am I a wood? You expect me to stay righteous for a whole eighteen years? Woah, you seriously have no conscience. Can you stay loyal if I were in your shoe?! No, you would have probably announced me déàd and moved on with your life by marrying someone else. If at all, you should be grateful that I didn't announce you dead to the media, but no, you chose to be an ingrate!" She snapped."Woah, this is so rich coming from you," Theodore chuckled."Would you explain the reason you tried to kîll
Her long black hair had completely turned into silver. Her nails had grown into claws. Her brown eyes had turned into blood red and green smoke was coming out of her body. At that moment, she looked like an ancient demonMeanwhile...Zoey covered her mouth with her palm as she saw what her best friend had turned into.When she saw her leave, she hesitated to follow her but after she saw Miya, Lauren's girl following Tiffany, she decided to follow also.Why was Tiffany going deep inside the mountain when she has been warned not to? She wondered as she followed and removed her phone from her pocket.She stopped walking as she watched the two of them walking further and browsed through her phone to call Aiden.What if something were to happen in the mountain?There was no way she could handle her friend."Where are you guys?" Aiden's voice came up as soon as he picked up the call."Aiden, can you come to the wood? I don't know why Tiffany is heading there alone," she said instead."Tiff
As she thought about that, a memory where she had flung Declan on the ground brushed past her head and she widened her eyes.Did she become a demon and hurt everyone?"Babe, get a grip on yourself, that is Tiffany," Declan knelt beside her and shook her gently."No... That's not Tiffany... That is a monster," Zoey hiccuped, shivering."Are you okay?" Aiden wrapped his arms around Tiffany.Meanwhile, Tiffany had spaced out as the drama that unfolded in the mountain rushed through her head.Starting from where she kîlled the girl that was following her.She even tried to hurt her own best friend, Zoey.If she wasn't a demon, then what was she?There was only one way to confirm if she wasn't imagining things at the moment.Aiden.She remembers how her claws sunk into his skin."Hold on," she pulled him to sit in front of her and tore her clothes without battling an eye."How... How did you get this injury?" She drew her brows together as she stared at the freshly bandaged wound."Erm, I
"Where's Marlie?" Tiffany asked after they had disengaged from the hug."She's especially looking after the house since she heard that you're coming back," he answered and then glanced at Aiden, Declan, and the girl that he was holding tightly."I take it that you're Zoey, Declan's girlfriend, am I wrong?" He tilted his head with a frown."Ah... Yes, sir," Zoey pressed her lips together.Did she displease the man already?"You... You are very beautiful," his lips spread into a wide smile, and watched as the lady heave a sign of relief."Thank you, sir," she bowed slightly."Shall we enter the car already? We've given these people enough of what they want," he glanced at the crowd and then the car.==Wesley's domain."I can't believe this. I came here as soon I arrived in New York and this is the news I'm getting?" Lucas frowned his face as he glanced at Theodore and then the divorce papers in front of him."Man, this is what she wants," Theodore groaned."Is this what you want?""Yes
"Choose wisely," Martha patted his shoulder."Seriously?" Aiden tilted his head and turned to look at his dad who looked calm.That man knew Martha didn't stand a chance.Aiden glanced at the traveling bag his dad had already held tightly and sighed."Do you have anywhere to go when you leave here?" He exhaled."I... I don't think I do but I...""Let's go to my house," he walked toward his dad and then collected the bag from him."What are you doing, Aiden?" Martha frowned."I won't interfere in you two's matter. He is my dad and you are my mother. Sort it however you like, I will not interfere. Dad, let's go," he turned to leave."You just chose your dad over me, Aiden!" Martha screamed."Stop being a crybaby, mum. I'm always around when you need me," Aiden said, walking towards the door."Stop there! Stop!" Martha screamed and rushed towards the door."You can't leave!" She shook her head as she stood in front of the door."You want your husband to leave! Mum, you know very well tha