Chapter 101


    Veronica woke upte only to get shocked after finding out Benjamin was gone. She ran to her sister’s


    room to see how she was doing and to talk to her. When she entered her room, George was talking to


    her. She froze upon seeing him. “What are you doing here?” she immediately got angry. “Ah, Veronica,


    “George sounded surprised, and his lips yed a familiar smile that sent shivers up her spine. “It’s good


    to finally SEE you.” His eyes took in all the skin she was showing at the moment. “Get out of this room,”


    she ordered. “I want to talk to my sis.” “Sure, sure,” he quietly walked out without saying another word.


    Veronica sat down on the bed, next to Reba who looked dull and poor. Her face had gone pale; her


    head hung forward, and her shoulders were curled in. She appeared small and so vulnerable at the


    moment. “Are you okay?” Veronica put her hand gently on Reba’s shoulder, and her sister


    emotionally hugged her. Her sister’s eyes were red from crying, and her cheeks were still wet. It had


    been a long time since Veronica saw her sister like this. It melted her heart and made her want to protect


    her sister at all costs. “For better or worse, he’s gone. And you’re not alone, sis. My boyfriend was


    cheating on me, too. I can understand what you’re going through. Let’s walk this road together until we


    figure things out.”


    “I was afraid, Veronica,” Reba sniffled, “afraid to trust any man. After a long time, I started trusting


    him, and he…” her voice cracked in the throat, “now who am I supposed to trust?” tears sprang to her


    eyes as she tried to deny her feelings for him. The pain of losing Benjamin overwhelmed her entire body.


    Seeing her sister, an unstoppable woman, now reduced to tears, Veronica’s lips puckered.“ Who would


    have thought he was such a liar and a yboy? He didn’t try to flirt with me at any time like George did,


    but then again, he’s someone who stole your virginity, so he’s definitely not as honest or innocent as he


    might have portrayed himself to be. Maybe no man is like that.” She briefly remembered Akash. “They


    say one thing in the front, but do another thing in the back.”


    Her words didn’t really help ease Reba’s pain. She felt deeply troubled as her heart still wanted


    Benjamin. It felt like she was swimming in the ocean of sadness, that is the world, where everyone was


    doomed to drown eventually.


    Meanwhile, downstairs, Elizabeth and her parents were having a st in one of the guest rooms. She


    poured costly wine to her parents, with wide grins etching on all of their faces. “He’s finally gone,”


    Elizabeth was ecstatic over Benjamin’s exit, especially because her brother would now have a much


    greater chance at making Reba his woman. “I’ve even dreamed of this happening a few times.” “It’s a


    pity that we lost a ve,” Dorothy opined, “but it’s still for the good if his


    “He’s not fit to be a ve,” Elizabeth was quick to deny. “That son of a bitch called me an aunt. I wish


    Shawn at least broke one of his legs before he kicked him out.”


    “Don’t break sweat over a fool who’s gone from our lives for good,” Nn said, but neither Dorothy nor


    Elizabeth listened to him.


    As the women kept chattering endlessly, George entered the room with hands in his pockets. He always


    had his hands in his pockets whenever he feltfortable or was in a dominant position so he could look


    down on others. Seeing her brother’s positive bodynguage, Elizabeth asked eagerly, “What did she


    say?” “Say what?” George chortled. “You thought I would ask her to marry me hours after her husband’s


    betrayal? She would have pped me in the face if I had done that.” “Then what took you so long?”


    Dorothy asked, offering him a ss of wine. “What were you talking about?” “Well, just casual things, like


    about her designing job and what not,” George raised his shoulders a little, “you know, I was just trying to


    divert her attention from the bearded guy.” “Why don’t you take her to a movie or something?” Nn


    suggested.


    “I would if I could,” George said, sipping some wine. “It hasn’t been a day since I returned. Asking her to


    come for a movie makes everything too cliche. That’s not how I want to reintroduce myself to her.”


    “Then…” Elizabeth’s eyes slightly widened. “You’ve decided between the sisters?” George nodded


    slightly. “Veronica isn’t really housewife material. I don’t think she has the patience to bear me, either.”


    “You think Reba can?”


    “Well, she can,” George said, a hint of a smile tugging his lips, “better than Veronica can.” “I guess you’re


    not wrong.” The mother and daughter chortled together.


    At the same time, on the balcony.


    Selena was soaking under the sun, wearing a bikini, with Delle applying sunscreen lotion to her body and


    Amber massaging her shoulders and back. Kathy was holding icy lemon juice on the side.


    “Mhmm… this is heaven.” She was in bliss, her head dizzy with delight. In the background, the gate


    guard was trying to pull Beach, the pet camel, out of the garden and lead it outside the vi, but the


    camel showed resistance as it liked the garden.


    At a private polo club.


    Arlo was just finishing his meeting with a rich businessman and was shaking hands with them.


    “We want only flowers under 20. We hope we won’t be disappointed.” “Have I ever disappointed you


    before?” “Haha, you haven’t, but reminding has be our informal formality, so excuse us.”


    TER 101


    “You are excused, but fret not. I will fit in some uing stars in the list, too.” “We’ll be delighted if you


    can do that.”


    After the meeting ended, he briefly thought of different women and then remembered Reba. “If I can


    tame her, she’ll be apt for pleasing VVIPs. I’ve gotta get her over to my side soon.” He then dialed a


    number and asked, “Why didn’t I get any message from you guys? Did the hitman kill the son-inw and


    the maid?”


    “The mission failed,” aputer-generated voice replied at first, but then a male voice took over the call


    and said, “Mr. Arlo. The hitman was found dead right where he was supposed to shoot the targets from.


    His eyes, tongue and heart were ripped out… He’s one of the best in the country. Since someone like


    him ended up in that state, we suggest that you stay low for your own sake. Don’t go after that target


    after they have given us a clear warning, or you might end up regretting it, Sorry for failing the mission,


    but we’ll be transferring the advance you paid by the end of this month. Bye.”


    The call ended.


    Arlo went silent for a little while. “They couldn’t take care of a single guy and are spouting nonsense to


    cover up their shame. If they can’t do it, I’ll just have to put a bounty on that son inw so that every soul


    working underground will go after him.” “Sir,” one of the workers at the club entered the hall and said,


    “someone named Ashley wants to meet you.” “Ashley?” A loose grin yed in Arlo’s stubble. “Let her in.”N?velDrama.Org content rights.