“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 uThe 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
He paced back and forth on the top and highest balcony of the building which graced his eyes with a magnificent overview of The Vincenzo mansion.It really was a work of art!The evening got darker by every passing minute, the day transitioned into night as the sun gradually got replaced by the moon and swallowed by the darkness of the clouds.Clouds that seemed like they were stagnant and fixed in a particular position but were actually moving at an extremely slow pace.The cold evening wind hit his face softly while he slowly walked back and forth with the fingers of both palms, loosely entwined in each other behind his back.Suddenly, he paused.Taking in a very deep breath of the cold gust that tingled his nostrils, Vincent let it all out by heaving out a deep sigh.He turned back and walked over to the brown-coloured, round table that sat right in the middle of the room, which was surrounded by an expensive set of chairs with a similar colour and design; The Rattan Bistro set.Up
Immediately after Vincent finished his breakfast, he went to meet Jane who was seated peacefully in the garden, engrossed in whatever book she was reading.It was the same book she had been reading since the last time she left her mother’s residence with Vincent.“What was it about anyway?” Vincent thought to himself as he ploddingly walked over to where Jane was seated, crossing her legs while she leaned her back on the swing bench.Jane didn’t see Vincent walking up towards her because she was not only engrossed with the contents of the book she was reading. She held up the book which covered her entire face, preventing her from seeing whatever was ahead of her.“Hey!” The moment Jane heard the familiar male voice, she lowered the book that she had held up to her face.“Hey, I didn’t notice you”“I can clearly see why” Vincent replied, indirectly referring to the book as he went over to sit beside her at the other end of the swing bench.“What’s the book about anyways?”“Nothing mu
As he walked out of the garden, Vincent thought of ways to contact Samuel.He wasn’t picking up his calls nor replying to his texts.It was official, Samuel had obviously started to slip into a state of depression and this was all because of Elizabeth who probably didn’t even value Samuel the way he held her in high esteem.Knowing her intentions from the very beginning, Vincent couldn’t help but think that she had been toying with Samuel’s emotions right from the very beginning.It was so easy for her to fake the entire act of affection just so that she could acquire what she had bargained for.Unfortunately for Elizabeth, fate decided to play a fast one on her……..But not for long because in order to make things right with Samuel, Vincent would eventually have to give in to Elizabeth’s unsaid demands.It was quite sad that in the end, Vincent didn’t get his revenge nor required apology from Elizabeth but looking at things from the bright side, Samuel didn’t have to pay the price for
Jane couldn’t believe that she had fallen into her own trap this time and now, her own words have been twisted against her.She immediately changed the subject of their discussion and diverted it towards the pending issue at hand, Samuel and Elizabeth.“Let’s not get carried away by such mere distractions now” Jane said as she pulled out her phone from a small purse beside her.Raising a brow, she slightly waved it in the air “Shall we?”Nodding his head Vincent occupied a sitting position on the other end of the bench before Jane handed his phone over to him.Jane requested for Samuel’s contact which he immediately sent to her.“Should I also send Elizabeth’s, we might be needing it too”“Don’t bother, I already have it”Vincent stared at Jane with a questioning look on his face as he had both his brows raised.Noticing this, Jane became curious, wondering what she might have possibly said or done to warrant such a look.“What?” Looking away from her phone’s screen, she questioned Vi
“The call”“What call?”Amazed by her sudden forgetfulness, Vincent stared at Jane in disbelief with his lips slightly parted. “Are you for real?”“Ohh, Samuel”All that talk about Elizabeth had made Jane to suddenly forget what they were initially supposed to do a short while ago.“Why are you staring at me like that?”“You forget your phone every single day yet I don’t react that way…..Jeez”Vincent wanted to say something to defend himself but he held back instead, it was only going to prolong the issue further and Vincent wasn’t prepared to take that route at the moment.And he certainly wasn’t prepared for another round of Jane’s banters, at least not until a few issues had been resolved with Samuel and Elizabeth.Jane went ahead to copy Samuel's number from the text that Vincent had sent her before proceeding to paste it on her dialer.One tap away from hitting the call button, she paused
The dimming of the sun and the slow darkening of the day was obvious enough to announce the gradual approach of the evening to anyone who looked up in the sky.Due to the presence of ashy looking clouds in the sky, she could already tell there was a slight tendency it might rain that day.Or maybe it was just an exaggerated indication of the evening’s approach.Still sitting on the swing bench in the garden with her left ear occupied by an active earbud, she had a book in her hand.The book she had sat there reading all morning.A soft cold wind blew Jane and sent chilly shivers down her spine.Because of this, the hairs on her arms began to stand, causing goosebumps to appear all over her body.This gave her a tingling sensation as she shivered and began rubbing both her arms with her palms, trying to warm up a little.It was almost as if nature was suspending her activity on the bench, sending her back into th