Jane sat right beside Vincent by the driver’s seat of the car.
Having absolutely nothing to do, she sat there with her face buried in her phone.Suddenly a realisation hit Jane as she the long quiet drive reminded of something she had shoved at the back of her mind earlier.It was the day of Elizabeth and Samuel’s wedding, right before she left The Vincenzo Residence with Vincent.She didn’t bother questioning him that day because he didn’t seem like he was in the mood and she could also see that he was in such a hurry because they were already running out of time.His mind was somewhere else at that moment.She had totally forgotten to ask him about his past before her, especially about his mother.Vincent was driving with full concentration as he had his entire being attentively focused on the road, he didn’t want history to repeat itself.That would be an entire generation down the drain.Although thVincent’s father wouldn’t have wanted him fighting his uncles and raising lawsuits against them.It was a deadly game which was equivalent to playing with a torch lit by fire on both ends.Vincent was wealthy and powerful now but they were wise and even much wiser than he was.They knew a lot that he didn’t and they were also capable of doing a lot that he couldn’t, even if it meant getting their brother’s only child out of the way.They would do a clean job and leave not a single evidence behind.They were very experienced people when it came to the dark side of the business world.Elder Mr. Vincenzo was not their first and if at all Vincent dared to try anything rash, Vincent would certainly not be their last.If they could do such to their own blood brother, what made anyone think that they wouldn't do it all over again to his only offspring.Vincent knew that the only way to bring them down was to have them
Vincent’s Rolls Royce drove from the main gate of the residential area, down to The Vincenzo Residence.As they approached the building, Jane pulled out the gate’s remote key and pressed the unlock button which automatically made the large grey coloured gate slide slowly to the left until it was completely wide open.With that, Vincent drove into his building and straight into his garage to pack the car back in the exact position it was before he drove it out of its place for Samuel and Elizabeth’s wedding.The moment he parked the car properly, Vincent alighted and locked it right after Jane got out.With both his hands in his pocket, he breathed in a gust of fresh air while looking up at his enormous building with a smile “Home sweet home” Seeing how dark it already was, Vincent reached for the left pocket of his shorts only to feel a wave of shock as both his eyes widened.He quickly turned back to the car and opened it with
She was awoken by the rays of sunlight that brushed her skin as she lightly tossed and turned while she stretched her arms and legs in bed.It completely slipped her mind to draw the curtains before she went to bed the previous night.Even if she had remembered then, she would’ve been too tired to get back up and do the needful.Those rays had disrupted her sleep and there was no going back now, she couldn't continue her sleep.Jane dragged herself out of bed and straight to her closet for a bathrobe before proceeding to her bathroom in order to freshen up for the day.Suddenly she paused, stopping right in her tracks as she maintained complete silence in her room for a while.“Did I just hear a scream?” Jane thought to herself as she decided to shrug off the feeling and proceed to carry on with her morning routineBlaming the scream she supposedly heard on mere hallucination instead due to the fact that she didn’t wake
“Tell me…..”The room fell silent for a while as Samuel was reluctant to answer that question knowing fully well that it would break her heart and throw everything out of place.But the time had finally come.“Sammy, whose is it?”Elizabeth was beginning to get more confused and concerned with what Samuel was talking about.Things were beginning to seem more serious by the minute.“Samuel!”“Is there something you're not telling me?!”The room was still silent as Samuel’s ears were still recovering from the echoing thunder of Elizabeth’s voice.“Samuel!”“Is there something you’re not telling me?!”Samuel just stood there thinking on how best to explain the situation to his wife.“Samuel I’m asking you a question”“Whose house is th…... .Vincent!” Samuel finally spoke out, interrupting her in the middle of her speech.Elizabeth’s eyes widened the moment she h
Jane stood there, just watching the entire thing happen.She knew very well that if Elizabeth should sight him, she would be the next victim of her rage.“Poor Samuel…..”He was warned about this.He was given multiple chances to think things through.Still, he chose to go on with this?Was he really that blinded by love….……Or was he just foolish?It was quite obvious by now…….He was a fool for love!Now the hall went completely silent as the only thing that could be heard at that moment was Elizabeth’s heavy breathing.Vincent and Samuel stood in place, both staring back and forth at each other and then at Elizabeth with Jane staring at them all by the far end of the hall.The hall remained that way, dead silent until Vincent finally spoke out, breaking the silence that enveloped the place “Elizabeth, what exactly is the problem?!”The moment she heard this, Elizabeth’s head
“No…..No you didn’t”“And why is that so?” Jane continued.“Because you didn’t ask”“And why didn’t you ask?”“Come to think of it Elizabeth, why are you even complaining?”“How is it possible that you are not familiar with the life of the person you married?”“How did you end up with someone you barely know?”“Or is there a hidden motive behind your decision?”Elizabeh had been raining all morning but this was enough to shut her up.She had pointed accusing fingers towards Vincent and Samuel while in the real sense, she was the root cause of all had befallen her.She really should’ve asked questions.It dawned on her that during their previous conversations, Samuel never mentioned owning any of the things she solely assumed to be his.Neither did he mention the nature of his job or business.All their discussions were based on material things that Elizabeth brought u
The incident that had just transpired in The Vincenzo Mansion was quite unexpected.Vincent never imagined that a day like this would come.It was a completely different picture from what each and every single one of them had painted it to be, except Jane of course.She saw this coming and she knew that all of these were going to happen eventually.Not too long after, Elizabeth came out fully dressed with all her luggages packed.It seemed like she didn’t even unpack in the first place.Elizabeth walked past the three of them as she proceeded towards the exit of the building.Samuel felt helpless because he knew that he wouldn’t be able to stop her from leaving, no matter what he did.Samuel knew Elizabeth well enough to realise that she wasn’t just leaving The Vincenzo Residence, she was walking out of his life…….For good.Apart from the fact that Elizabeth couldn’t stay with Samuel because of her rece
Jane walked into the main parlour to meet Vincent with the Television turned on.A movie was being aired at that time but his mind seemed to be in a completely different dimension.Vincent looked disturbed.“What’s wrong with him?” Jane thought to herself as she slowly approached where Vincent sat with his head on the chair’s neck-rest, while he stayed put staring at the ceiling.“Could it be that he had started to encounter problems with the consortium?”“Had he started to consider her suggestion on trying to find out more about his mother and the secrets regarding her past?”Jane immediately shrugged those thoughts away, she knew that if this was the case, Vincent would have discussed it with her beforehand.He was definitely thinking about something else, something she probably wasn't aware of.“Maybe something she was aware of but paid no attention to” Jane thought to herself as she walked up to Vincent.“Vinny?!” She called out as she walked over to the other side of the room whe