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Charlotte took a deep breath, steadying herself. She had initially thought the police were there to inquire about whether the necklace belonged to Isabella
But her heart skipped a beat when she was questioned if she had seen Landon heading toward the roof deck. The police then informed the family that one of their classmates had been found dead on the school grounds.
Charlotte pretended to be shocked as if it surprised her.
“Officer, Landon seemed really off that day,” Charlotte said, her voice calm but careful. “We usually met during basketball practice and games, but he seemed withdrawn and distracted. I heard he was having issues with his mom,” she added, masking any trace of emotion.
Fortunately, she was familiar with Landon’s character, as she had always kept an eye on him.
The investigator said, “You were seen on surveillance footage entering the school building around the same time.”
Charlotte shrugged nonchalantly. “I was just looking for a friend. You can ask Jake Jones–be and I met up to hang out that night. Good grief! I can’t believe this is happening.”
Before the officer could ask more questions, Mr. Prescott quickly intervened. “Officer, Charlotte was just seventeen. Please, I beg you, stop scaring the girl.”
The Prescott family still held considerable influence, especially with the chief being a close family friend.
“How about Isabella? Do you need to speak with her?” Charlotte inquired
“Yes, please. Please ask your daughter to come here, Mr. Prescott. We have just a few questions for her
Charlotte stood at the corner, quietly observing as Isabella interacted with the police
“We discovered that Mr. Moretti placed something in your locker that morning,” the officer said, eyeing Isabella carefully.
Isabella misunderstood the statement. “Random classmates always left something in my locker,” Isabella replied, laced with a chilling meaning, “dirt, threats, or even valuable items to accuse me of stealing.”
Jake and Charlotte’s statements, along with Landon’s relationship with his mother, align perfectly. But one question haunted Charlotte: “Where is Isabella’s necklace”
She and Jake had secretly searched the school grounds, but it vanished without a trace.
A darker worry crept into her mind: “What if someone other than Jake had seen everything?”
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Unknown to her, there was indeed another student terrified by that day’s accident.
Tina, desperate to conceal a cheating sheet for the impending exam, had returned to the classroom. While meticulously securing her belongings and ensuring no incriminating evidence remained, she was startled by shouts erupting from the upper floor.
Curious, she opened the window and peered out
“Who was it?‘
She could hear Isabella Prescott’s name being mentioned. Tina quickly shook her head. She was about to leave the room, terrified someone might see her. She needed to pass the exam, and expulsion was the least of her worries if she got caught.
Just as she was about to close the window, Tina heard a scream, followed by a figure that appeared to rush right in front of
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her. Her body went stiff with fear, and her eyes widened as she saw the figure sprawled motionless on the ground
“Oh god!” she whispered. “Is that person dead?”
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Tina slid down the wall, crouching low enough to remain hidden behind the window. Her body shook with fear, but her curiosity got the better of her. She peered out again.
Is that Landon Moretti?
Tina trembled, her breath shallow with fear. She moved carefully, trying to stay silent.
‘I need to leave!”
As she was about to close the window, something caught her eye–a flash of metal. Isabella’s missing necklace was hanging there, its shiny surface gleaming in the light.
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Tina’s heart stopped. If the school found out she was there, it would be a massive problem.
With trembling hands, Tina carefully took the necklace and hid it in her drawer at home, handling it as though it w priceless artifact.
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The consequences of being found out terrified her–not just expulsion for cheating now, but being connected to whatever had happened to Landon.
No one could ever find out she had seen any of it
Isabella
Present Day
After the truth about Charlotte and Jake’s relationship was revealed–and Lucas called off the engagement–my cousin’s anger and hatred toward me only intensified.
She even tried to run me over with her car, but Grayson came to my rescue, and his bodyguards managed to intervene just
in time.
Unfortunately for Charlotte, her leg got trapped when the car hit the curb, leaving her with a cast. The police denied her bail request to recover in the hospital, making her appear almost pitiful when we finally confronted each other.
Her sharp eyes glared at me, filled with venom, boring into me with predatory intensity.
“What are you doing here?” Charlotte demanded.
“I know the truth now, Charlotte–about what you did to Landon Moretti.”
Her body visibly shook at his name.
“It’s your fault!” she burst out, her eyes brimming with tears she struggled to hold back. “Why did he have to fall for you?!”
So, she knew. She must have known about Landon’s feelings for me all along. Perhaps he had confronted her before his
death.
“It was an accident” she spat defensively..
“But it wasn’t an accident when you tried to kill me,” I shot back, my tone cold. “The truck driver’s death, the other two
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victims–they weren’t accidents either You wanted me dead because you thought I knew the truth about Landon’s death after you saw the necklace.”
She remained silent, but her gaze sharpened, brimming with unspoken fury that radiated from her like a storm about to
break
“Oh, and just so you know,” I said, pausing to glance back at her, “reporters are swarming outside. That spotless reputation you fought so hard to rebuild? It’s in shambles now.
Without another word. I turned and walked toward the exit.
“Isabella!” Charlotte’s furious voice echoed across the entire floor.
The police officer immediately scolded her, trying to regain control of the situation.
Lucas appeared as he rushed in, breathless… his face marked by worry
He rushed to me, his hands trembling slightly. “Isabella, are you okay?”
Charlotte’s face twisted as she watched Lucas’s protective gesture.
“Why are you so damn lucky, Isabella? You should’ve died so I wouldn’t have to suffer like this!” Charlotte wailed, her voice cracking. “You killed Landon! And Lucas is mine!”
Her screams grew more frantic, more unhinged with every passing second.
“Stop it, Charlotte! Aren’t you ashamed of what you’re doing?”
Charlotte collapsed to her knees in front of my friend. Her cast dragged awkwardly on the ground as tears streaked down her once–perfect face.
“Lucas, help me. Isabella ruined our engagement! Isabella’s the one who set all this up! I didn’t have an affair with Jake, but I had to abort our baby because the ultrasound showed his heart was too weak. I had to keep it a secret so you wouldn’t get hurt. Don’t you love me, Lucas? I’ll give you everything I could. Anything you want.”
She continued to weave her distorted version of the truth, but Lucas wasn’t swayed.
“Charlotte, I was gone two to three months ago for business training. You know that. According to your baby’s ultrasound, I wasn’t even in the country during that time. We barely saw each other then”
Like a bombshell, he dropped the truth.
“I’m not the father, Charlotte…and I stopped loving you long ago. What I feel for you now is nothing more than pity and a sense of obligation because of our arrangement. But love! It’s been gone for a while.”
Charlotte’s sobs echoed through the corridor, like a wounded animal, as her world fell apart.
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With paparazzi swarming outside the police station, Grayson and I agreed it was best for me to face Charlotte alone. He
old wait for me at the villa.
Reporters swarmed me when I stepped out of the building, their cameras flashing and questions firing one after another, to which I had no intention of answering directly.
“Is it true that Ms. Charlotte Prescott tried to kill you tonight, Isabella?” A microphone was shoved uncomfortably close to
I kept my voice calm but firm. “I’m sorry, the police are still investigating, and I have no intention of getting ahead of the law. Let’s wait for their findings.
“A video taken by some guests at Mr. Murphy’s engagement party has gone viral. Is it true you planned everything to break them apart!”
Lucas, standing beside me, fixed the reporter with a cold glare. “Isabella had nothing to do with my decision to call off my engagement to Charlotte.”
“My apologies, Mr. Murphy. It’s just that some fans are connecting your relationship with Isabella to the real reason behind her breakup with Gabriel Sterling.”
Of course. I should’ve anticipated this scenario. Sabrina would twist the narrative to make me of cheating on Gabriel first, giving her the chance to stop my five–year relationship.
“I’m sorry. We won’t be answering any more questions,” Lucas responded firmly,
My security moved in swiftly, escorting me to the waiting car.
me look like the villain, accusing
“Ill call you soon. Isabella,” Lucas said, leaning down slightly to ensure I was safely settled inside my Porsche.
I didn’t acknowledge him, not even with a nod. I was too drained to offer any response.
Lucas seemed to have forgotten how he had stood by Charlotte for years, knowing it would hurt me. Now, he wanted to make amends? He had no right
As the car sped away, my thoughts spiraled. I still couldn’t fully process the truth–that Landon had died protecting the
necklace
The car ride felt like a blur, and before I knew it, I was standing in the villa’s foyer, the silence overwhelming after the chaos
outside
I searched for Grayson in our bedroom, but he wasn’t there. A pang of unease tightened my chest.
Don’t tell me he’s on another business trip. But there had been no message on my phone, no explanation. So, where was he?
When I entered the kitchen, my breath caught. Grayson sat in the dark, the only light coming from the washer’s blue–white glow. He stared blankly at the crystal arm of a glass filled with amber liquid.
“Gray I murmured.
He lifted his gaze from his drink, his eyes full of sadness.
“1” The words I wanted to say stuck in my throat. I longed to apologize for his brother’s death, to offer him comfort, but it felt like I could never say enough.
Before I could speak, he stood up abruptly, his hands reaching for me, and pressed his lips to mine. It was fierce, urgent…
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His tongue mood prickly, testing the lingering alcohol on his breath
In a leathless menent, bet my lower lip
“Are you drunk-
Grayson shok his head, Gently, he lifted me onto the kitchen counter
His palm danced over my body caressing and intoxicating my sanity as his kiss on my lips continued without stopping.
“Hahhh.. Gray, could we continue upstairs?”
I was nervoas
caregiver might emerge from her room and catch us: Martha would likely pray for me, given my lack
Grayson didn’t respond with words. Instead, he let his hands move with quiet intention, undoing the button of my pants before effectively dipping his palm inside my underwear
“I have to punish you, Bella,” he whispered softly, his voice warm under the gentle glow of the night.
It was followed by soft moans I had been holding back, escaping from deep within my throat. His middle finger, gentle yer intimate, sent waves of warmth through me, tracing the delicate paths over my most sensitive clit.
He caressed and pressed me as my eyes rolled in pure delight. After being satisfied by the warmth that flowed from within me, he gently inserted two fingers, making me hold onto his shoulder.
“Ahhh!” I gasped as I felt his teeth gently sink into my neck. I couldn’t remember the last time Grayson and I had been together like this, and maybe that’s why I felt such an intense longing for him.
“I must take your
now! Right here!”
He lowered his trousers, revealing his eager readiness. I gulped, but my hands instinctively held his girth.
“You’re even more excited, Bella. Are
e you really this shameless? I thought we were supposed to continue this in the
bedrovand
I met his gaze with a playful challenge. This is my villa. A Queen shouldn’t feel ashamed in her own domain.
He gently but firmly held my jaw as though guiding me to follow the same to his shaft.
“Yes, you are my Queen of this fucking world!”
He quickly removed my undergarment, leaving nothing between us, and then slid his shaft against my slit, which felt amazing! I couldn’t help but let out a soft moan
He repeatedly slid his length against my wetness, building more of my orgasm, waiting for the perfect moment.
“Damn!” I curled into the sensation, feeling pure delight and loving the friction our skin made.
“Gray, I’m waiting. I want you to take me,” I plead.
“I must get a condom”
I looked at him with determination and pure sincerity.
“Tim clean. There’s no need for protection because I’m your wife!” I gazed into his eyes, silently commanding him to claim
Grayson’s eyes darkened, and soon, I felt him fully inside me- completely exposed!
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I swayed my hips, moving in rhythm with his movements
My thoughts drift away, swept entirely by the ecstasy, he moves gently in and out of my delicate core fam deeply connected with my husband, bare like we are one, along with all my trust.
Aber he took me from the kitchen, we continued our night in the bedroom. As umat, I felt his intensity
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Our day came to a quiet end as he carefully cleaned me up, dressing me in soft, comfortable clothes.
I was so exhausted,
There are questions I still want to ask him, as it feels like I haven’t completely understood the truth yet. It’s as if a crucial piece of the puzzle is still missing, but exhaustion and the weight of sleep overtook me
The next morning came…
I had just started recovering from yesterday’s storm when fate threw another one at me.
As early as morning, Grayson’s mother stormed into the villa, ready to throw harsh words at me.
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