Veronica received the divorce papers, the original documents. She called Akash, but he didn’t even answer.This made her both angry and sad.She continued to call his number.Around the fortieth time, Akash answered but didn’t say anything.“This divorce thing is a joke, Akash. I was just trying to see how far you’ll go,” Veronica said. “I’m shocked that you really want a divorce.”“You sent me the papers, and you say you’re shocked that I signed them?” Akash didn’t even sound upset or shocked anymore. “You think you’re great, Veronica, but you are not. You’d call your sister’s husband average when you’re not even half as good-looking as him! Arrogance runs in your blood!”Veronica was hurt by his words. “Why are you speaking so harshly?”“I’m just speaking the truth.”Veronica did call Benjamin as average looking, but her reason for thinking like that was Benjamin wasn’t tall like her father and brothers. So, even though Benjamin looked like an angel, he didn’t quite fit in her eyes
A few days passed.The atmosphere in the Sterling villa has been dull because of the ongoing circumstances.Veronica started going out with her friends, trying to forget Akash. But it was proving difficult for her to move on.Dorothy and Elizabeth together made future plans, excluding Shawn from their plans. They also began to poison Lisa and Roshan’s minds regarding their dad.Rebecca, on the other hand, was talking with Edward Collins, the son of Fracis who was Selena’s college mate.Edward looked at the wedding invitation card Rebecca had given her and forced out a smile. “I wanted to marry you in the past, but seeing you like this, I don’t regret not marrying you.”Rebecca returned a smile. “I won’t feel bad if you or your dad doesn’t come to my marriage, either.” Saying that she walked away.Edward frowned. “Ever with her hair gone, this bitch is still as arrogant as ever.” He wanted to rip the wedding card into pieces, but because he was in the Sterling villa, he held himself ba
Even though the wedding day was nearing, Rebecca was still focusing on her designs. She was mainly working on the concept with which her brand should be pushed with.And she remembered the time when Benjamin gave chocolates to an old beggar and made him dance with joy.It felt weird and awkward to her at that time, but her impression of that incident changed over time.“The mentality of equality can change humanity,” Rebecca put these words on the home page of her website. She included some of these keywords in her designs, too.On top of that, Rebecca gave more interviews to whoever asked her.The interviewers mostly asked questions about Selena, but Rebecca tried to sneak in information regarding her brand ‘Jasper’ whenever she could.“They say ‘happy wife, happy life,’” the interviewer said in an online interview. “You’re going to become a wife soon, so how do you feel about it? You must be really happy.”“Happy wife, happy life? That’s a bullshit concept if you ask me,” Rebecca sa
The next morning.Delle brought warm milk to Rebecca without adding sugar. “You look tired, ma’am? Is everything alright?”“I was having these weird dreams,” Rebecca said.“Oh, talking about weirdness,” Delle said. “I asked Mr. Benyamin to bake a cake for Roshan’s birthday, but he said he didn’t know how to make a cake. I asked him again, and he said he doesn’t know how to cook.”“Huh? He really said that?”“Yeah, I swear on myself, ma’am,” Delle said. “He felt insulted that I asked him to cook, just like your mother would feel.”“Strange…” Rebecca squinted her eyes. “Is he in a bad mood?”“I don’t know. I just wanted to tell you what happened because it felt weird,” Delle said. “I mean, Benyamin, who should know how to cook, says that he can’t cook. And then Mr. Benjamin cooks almost similar to how we know Benyamin cooks.”When these words came out of Delle’s mouth, Rebecca’s eyes widened. “W-Wait, these past couple of weeks, it was Benjamin who was cooking and not Benyamin?”“Yeah.
Rebecca entered Dorothy’s room.The old woman was staring at Nolan Conway’s photo.“He looks handsome in this picture,” Rebecca said.“He might have gone bald as he aged, but when he was young, he was quite a looker,” Dorothy said, smiling. “It was only after he started losing a lot of hair, he got an eagle tattoo on his head. I didn’t like it, but he said that nobody would mock his baldness after seeing that tattoo, and I think he was correct. Strangely enough, I didn’t see anyone ever make negative comments on his baldness.”“That’s just how much influence simple designs can have,” Rebecca opined.Dorothy’s smile slowly ended. Her lips turned flat. “What are you here for? To ask us to forgive your brother?”Rebecca kept staring at her. “You do remember how badly you and your late husband treated my husband, don’t you? You would openly say that he doesn’t deserve to eat with us at our table. Your husband would tell him to go and eat dog shit.”Dorothy frowned. “I-I don’t think he eve
After talking with her sister, Rebecca came to the balcony for some fresh morning air.The squirrels were running up and down the trees. The cuckoos made pleasant noises from within the trees.Just then, she heard a faint sound of flute coming from above. She looked up toward the rooftop.A voice that was easy on the ears followed.“Two livesOne dream;Four eyesOne sight…Two TonguesOne voice;Four legsOne stand…”Rebecca found her heart beating in strange rhythms as she heard these words before. As blood rushed and emotions swelled in her, she rushed upstairs and reached the rooftop.She was expecting to see her husband, but then it was Benjamin who turned to face her.“Two birdsOne love;Four directionsOne destination.”The melodious song ended, and Rebecca felt a hunger and thirst she never had before. How did Benjamin know these words from her memories?Wasn’t it Benyamin who uttered these verses before?So how come Benjamin was able to sing this same song?Her wee-little he
“What the hell is going on?” Rebecca’s voice was filled with confusion, shock, and rage.Benyamin was shocked to see Rebecca. He was fully focused on Dahlia, so he didn’t sense Rebecca coming.He looked at Dahlia who didn’t seem surprised.Was this part of Dahlia’s plan?“Your husband tried to steal my panties,” Dahlia said. “That’s why I tied him up.”“Huh?” Rebecca’s expression warped. A lot of thoughts rushed through her mind, and she doubted Dahlia’s words. “Do you have proof?”Dahlia then pulled out a panty from under Benyamin’s pillow.Rebecca’s eyes enlarged. She looked at Benyamin. “Explain yourself.”“Rebecca, don’t believe this woman. She’s trying to separate us!” Benyamin quickly said.“And why would she do that?” Rebecca asked. “Do you two have some past relationship that I don’t know of?”“N-No,” Benyamin’s heart pounded against his chest. “I don’t even know her.”“You mean to tell me that you don’t know her, but you still let her tie you up when you didn’t do anything wr
Days kept passing.Everybody was getting adjusted to the new atmosphere in the Sterling villa.Elizabeth started going to the weekend parties again with her friends, which helped her deal with Shawn’s absence.Lisa and Roshan also started going to the school.Dorothy had her treatment bill get paid by Selena. She actually wanted Benyamin to massage her arms and legs, but she couldn’t ask him after Rebecca gave her a stern warning.In Rebecca’s room.At night, Benyamin just stepped foot in her room for the first time in a while. Seeing her working on her designs, he smiled, “Tomorrow is our wedding, so instead of sleeping, why are you still working?”Rebecca didn’t stop sketching. “I still can’t get over what happened in the dorms. Why do you not want to talk about it?”“I told you that I’d deal with it, didn’t I?”“Maybe, but I want to know the truth,” she glanced at him. “What is Dahlia to you exactly? Did you two love each other in the past or something?”“Of course not.”Rebecca’s