Jennifer's POV:
"So, what now?" I drawled out, looking patiently at Casper who looked troubled.
"I don't know, Jennifer." He looked at me with worry shining so clearly in his green eyes.
"What's the date today anyway?" I randomly asked, changing the subject of his transfer from here.
"18th December." He replied and my eyes widened.
"It's my 18th birthday in two days." I smiled.
"Wait- really?!" Casper looked even more heartbroken for me.
I nodded, not saying anything.
"I still have 5 days here."
He then leaned forward and took my hand in his warm ones. "I'll get you out of here, Jennifer." He smiled reassuringly at me.
"Thank you, Ghostie." I grinned upon calling the nickname I gave to him.
He chuckled. "Right. Casper the friendly ghost." He nodded to himself.
"So, tell me something about yourself." I said while drawing patterns on his hand.
"There's not much to tell." He stared at his hand which was in mine as I drew circles on it.
"Still. There must be something."
"I am 19, studying in a college. My only hobby is painting but now I just do that sometimes-"
"You paint?!" I don't why but I just found that pretty fascinating.
"Yeah. I sometimes do." He shrugged.
"Can you show me one of your pieces?" I asked with a twinkle in my eyes.
"How can I ever deny anything to you when you look at me like that?" He grinned.
"I'll be right back." And he left the room.
I played with my fingers as I waited for Casper to return. He never seemed like the guy who could paint.. At least to me.
We shouldn't judge a book by its cover, I guess.
"I am back." He said cheerily.
"So, what have you got there?" I couldn't contain my excitement.
"Look for yourself." He handed me the canvas, looking nervous as he scratched the nape of his neck. The top of his ears were tinted pink and he avoided to look into my eyes.
I stilled when I stared at the painting before me. It was.. Me.
It was a beautiful painting of myself, staring at me. It was painted from above my stomach, lying on the grass. My black hair were left open as a few strands were fallen on my face. My blue eyes looked as vibrant as ever and my lips, which were painted a beautiful shade of pink, were curled up to form a cute smile.
I wasn't wearing any dress. Instead, Casper had painted beautiful white roses cascading down from my left shoulder, covering my chest and left my other shoulder bare. My hands were resting on my stomach and a few roses were lying on the grass around me.
I was so overwhelmed that I suddenly felt at a loss for words. No words of any language in the world were enough to express the admiration I felt.
"Casper.. I.. This.. This is.." I breathlessly mumbled.
"I painted you, Jennifer." He said as he bent down in front of me.
My eyes filled up with tears and I just threw my arms around him, engulfing him in a bone crushing hug. He hugged me back immediately.
"This is so beautiful, Casper! You're super talented! What the heck are you doing in this stupid mafia?!" I said before pulling away from the hug.
"I am so glad that you like it." His cheeks reddened and he looked anywhere but at me.
"No, Casper! I loved it!" I said and stared at the painting again.
"Mom said the same thing." He admitted.
I glanced at him and saw that he had a sad smile on his face. "My mom.. She's ill.....Marcus was obsessed with her even before I was born. He had killed my father just after mom gave birth to me and forced her to marry him or he threatened to kill me too. She had no choice." A stray tear flowed down Casper's cheek but I quickly wiped it off.
"After we talked about Marcus not being my father yesterday, I asked mom and she finally told me."
"Marcus deserves something worse than rotting in hell." I muttered.
"I am all mom truly has. I never wanted to work in this stupid mafia, Jennifer. I was forced to." He confessed.
"Casper." I whispered as my tears returned. His eyes were moistened too as he continued. "Marcus forced me to kill. He forced me to torture people but I had never raised my hand on a girl before. And he even made me cross that line.... He made me hit you." He whispered the last line.
"I got to know why he has kidnapped you too." He raised his hand towards my face and gently wiped away the tear which had managed to escape.
"It wasn't him, Jennifer. It is someone you know. Someone told him to kidnap and take away all that is yours."
"What?! Who could that be?!" This was even worse than Marcus kidnapping me himself.
Who hates me so much that they want me to suffer all this torture.
One name- Celine.
But, she can't be that cruel?
Yeah. She can be worse.
"I don't believe this, Casper!"
"I don't believe this too, Jennifer. Why would anyone want to do this to you? You're literally the sweetest."
"I can clear the confusion."
Both Casper and I looked at the intruder.
"Woah! Nice painting there, brother... You're definitely in love." He chuckled but we both ignored him.
"What do you want now?!" Casper spat out.
"This is not fair. You're so sweet to her but so bitter to me."
"You aren't even worth a second of my life." Casper balled his fists.
"It's really amusing to see you talk so much. I used to think that you were mute." Chris walked and sat down with us.
Just then his phone started ringing. He smirked before answering. "Hey babe! How are you?" He asked.
"Oh yeah? I am great too." He poked Casper's cheek who glared at him.
"Oh don't worry about Jennifer. She's really fine. But don't worry, she won't be, for too long." He winked at me while I scowled at him.
So now I'll finally find out who the traitor is.
After a long, annoying talk, Chris finally hung up.
"Sorry. It was my lovely girlfriend. Celine. You must be kno-"
"Celine?!" I gasped.
I wasn't surprised by that fact that it was her who got me kidnapped but... She is his girlfriend?! But Damien?
"Let me clear the confusion." Casper looked lost in all this but he wasn't my concern right now.
"Yes. It was Celine who sent you all those threatening messages and it is her, who got you kidnapped. My greedy asshole father only agreed because she promised him half of your property." He leaned back.
"And oh! That cat! It was me who had killed her. What a nasty creature, it was so hard to get her."
I froze. It was him who had killed Coco.
No. It was actually Celine who got her killed.
How can she be so monsterous?!
"And also, she cheated on that Damien guy with me. That kid in her belly, it's actually min-"
"WHAT IN THE HELL?! YOU AREN'T SERIOUS NOW, ARE YOU?!" I was hyperventilating.
All this was just too much for me to bear. Celine can do anything but cheat on Damien. He literally loves her with all that he has in him.
"But I am telling the truth." Chris shrugged.
"Jennifer! Calm down!" Casper started rubbing my back. "She can't! She... She... "
"Jennifer. Hush. Please calm down." Casper took my face in his hands as he stared in my eyes. His green eyes only reminded me of Damien and Celine's terrible betrayal.
"And also, do you know what? It was mine and Celine's idea to get her kidnapped from those idiots all those months ago and demand them for money. Well I must say, it was a surprise for both of us when they'd actually got the money." Chris smirked and hearing that only made me cry harder.
"JUST GET THE FUCK OUT, NOW!" Casper yelled at Chris who just shrugged and left.
"She's terrible! I have never seen a human being as evil as her!" I cried on Casper's chest as he pulled me into his arms.
"Don't worry, Jennifer. She'll get what she deserves very soon." He comforted me.
But will she?
Charlotte's POV:
I was passing by Celine's room when I heard her talking to someone on the phone.
"I am really good. What about you sweetie?" She twirled a strand of her hair.
"I hope you're taking good care of her." she said into the phone.
Who is she talking about? And to whom?
Is she.. Is she talking about Jennifer?!
"Very well. I just can't wait to get rid of her but anyways, you tell me about your day."
She kept on talking on the phone about random yet not so random stuff.
She turned around while still taking on the phone and froze when her eyes landed on me. "I'll call you later." She said into the phone and hung up.
"Where you eavesdropping on my conversation?!" She yelled.
"I knew it was you. You are the one who got my best friend kidnapped!"
"What rubbish?!"
I didn't wait there any longer to argue with that bitch. I should have known better. Of course it was her!
"Tristan!" I called out for him.
"Charlotte? What happened?" He came to me.
"I want you to hack Celine's phone. It's her who has got Jennifer kidnapped! I heard her talking to someone about her on the phone."
"What?!" Tristan's eyes filled with fury as he clenched his fists.
"Yes!"
"I can't believe this! I need to confront her!" He tried to move past me but I held his arm.
"Do you think she will really confess to you or any of us?! We need proof against her first."
"You're right. But she will pay for what she did." He gritted out.
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"Charlotte! Come here! See this!" Tristan called for me. I quickly ran up to his desk.
"See her conversations with this guy Chris. It looks like she's been cheating on Damien-"
"Oh my god!" I exclaimed as I moved the laptop completely towards myself.
"Did you read this?!" I pointed my finger to the chat where they were talking about Celine's child.
"That kid in her belly is not Damien's." Tristan and I said in unison.
I gasped and covered my mouth when I looked at the report of the DNA test she'd sent to this Chris guy when he refused to believe this.
"They are talking about a girl in their conversations but never saying the name."
I read a conversation where Celine was asking Chris about Jennifer's location:
Me: Alright. But where have you guys taken her anyways?
Chris: You know that information like this one are better not discussed over the phone, baby.
Me: Right. But atleast assure me that she won't be found.
Chris: Of course not. I'll make sure of that ;)
"I knew that it was her!" I balled my fists. "This bitch is not just a criminal but a bloody cheater too! Damien is literally fallen head over heels for her and look at this witch!"
"Everyone will see her true colours now." Tristan smirked and grabbed the laptop.
Both of us went downstairs and called for everyone to finally expose the so obvious culprit.
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A/N: So, they finally found out who the traitor is :')
Well it's not like it was unexpected or surprising ð
And isn't Casper just sweet? ð£â¤
Anyway,
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