Chapter 101

CHAPTER 101 Veronica woke up late 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 played 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 Rebecca 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 Rebecca’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,” Rebecca 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 playboy? 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 Rebecca’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 blast 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 Rebecca his woman. “I’ve even dreamed of this happening a few times.” “It’s a pity that we lost a slave,” Dorothy opined, “but it’s still for the good if his “He’s not fit to be a slave,” 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,” Nolan 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 felt comfortable or was in a dominant position so he could look down on others. Seeing her brother’s positive body language, 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 slapped me in the face if I had done that.” “Then what took you so long?” Dorothy asked, offering him a glass 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?” Nolan 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 Rebecca 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 villa, 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 become our informal formality, so excuse us.”

TER 101 “You are excused, but fret not. I will fit in some upcoming 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 Rebecca. “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-in-law and the maid?”

“The mission failed,” a computer-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 in-law 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 played in Arlo’s stubble. “Let her in.”