I strolled back home slowly after the shocking revelation from Mr jackson, I still wasn't able to process the information I just received.

I had been deceived twice in my life by both Andrea and Daniel, was I really that bad of a person to make them deceive me to the extent of ruining my life and that of my family.

Some drunks stopped me on my way home and tried to flirt with me despite making it obvious that I wasn't in the mood for their games. I couldn't control myself and beat one of them up to the extent that he was bleeding through his nose and mouth, it took the grace of God not to stab him on his stomach, the others backed off when they saw what I had done to their colleague.

I finally got home after the slow and long walk from Mr jackson's company........I flung the door open only to meet eyes with a worried looking henry, worry was plastered all over his face.......Well..... Who won't be worried, I had left home in the night with a small kitchen knife and an all-black outfit and to top it all I was just coming back when it was already passed midnight.

I walked past him without saying a word not wanting to hear an earful from him, I was already so drained physically and mentally to be able to handle any questions.

"Daniel is waiting for you in the dining." He finally muttered, it was obvious he had a lot of questions on his mind but he had read my mood and decided to let me be instead.

I stormed into the dining were Daniel was only to see him pacing up and down the small room looking concerned ......was he even worried or he was just afraid that I would have found out about what he had been up to.

"Anne... Where were...."

I couldn't even stand the sound of his voice anymore, to allow him finish his statement was more like a big deal to me. I brought the knife from my pocket and stormed to where he was standing , I tried to stab him on his chest but he held me by my wrist preventing me from continuing. I was driven by anger and was no longer in control of my senses even alcohol couldn't have this kind of effect on me. An anger driven madness.

"You can decide about killing me after you hear me out first." He said almost in a whisper of defeat, I should be the one who felt defeated, I was the one who he manipulated and deceived like a pawn on his chess board.

"The nerve of you to even show your face here after all you've done." I said as I pulled my hands out of his grip.

"I know you went to Mr jackson's company and attempted to kill him after you found out the truth and I also know you found out about my involvement in everything."

" So what if you are aware.....what do you want to do about that???you psychopath, The fact that I even trusted you for a damn minute is driving me nuts." I yelled ruffling my hair, I still found it hard to process the newly found information, no matter how hard i tried to fix all the puzzles together they wouldn't fit. I didn't even feel this kind of pain when Andrea, my best friend of five years betrayed me. Just why!!

"I'm sorry....I..."

"You knew from the beginning right???.. You were just trying to play me.... weren't you??." I interrupted, that was the only conclusion I could deduce from what had happened soo far.

"I didn't know your family was the one we were up against seven years ago, I only knew about Andrea betraying you in high school, she told me about that when we were in the UK."

"And how did you know it was me she was talking about??" I questioned, my curiosity taking the better part of me.

"I didn't know before the car accident." He sighed

" I was in a really bad mood on the day of the car accident that was why I kept pestering you to buy me a new car, truth be told the car could be repaired and I just felt like passing my aggression on someone else, I felt bad after the incident and wanted to contact you not to worry about the car and that I would try to return your necklace as soon as possible but I didn't have your contact so I asked some of my guys to search it up, I only gave them the plate number of the car you were driving, I had memorized it unknowingly.......they somehow traced you with that and brought all sort of information about you, i only needed your contact number but the information they brought also included your name, your elementary school, your high school and the fact that you were a drop out in your final class in high school... It even had the name of the person's car you were driving that day and the company you worked for, I didn't mean to pry soo much but my guys had always been extremely thorough with their jobs..... It was then I realized you were Andrea's victim based on the information I had received, your story matched her description soo well so i was sure it was you she was referring to. You were not her first victim neither were you the last, Andrea would do anything and absolutely anything for her dad's company to soar high or rather please her dad even if that means trying to get me married to her. " He said and paused, then he gulped hard as if what he was saying was too bitter to take in.

"I wanted to become close to you because I pitied you but I didn't know how to do that, it was around that time that I was also looking for a company to buy and Mr Robert offered his company for sale on the grounds that, the company was on the breach of collapsing and he had become too old to run a company, health was not on his side either, we had made the deal in an hospital. His children were also not interested in running his company so he felt the most profitable thing to do was to sell the company to me. It was after the deal had been made that I remembered that's the company you work in, so to me it was a good chance to get close to you... I didn't see you after working in the company for one full week but your name was clearly in the employee's register, a two year contract which was far from being over. I discarded the thought of asking around for you as that would only seem weird and cause unnecessary rumors and I also couldn't ask my guys to secretly search for you because that would mean invading your privacy twice so I just decided to wait till the day we cross paths in the company and indeed we met so I wanted to keep you close by my side because I felt bad for you. But as time went on....it wasn't just because I felt bad for you, I wanted you by my side for being you." He explained.

"Stop with all your crap... Not only did you ruin my family's image, you also befriended me out of pity, just how much more pathetic could you be." I replied squinting my eyes as if I would be able to read him that way.

"Anne just....."

"Its Miss olivia to you." I interrupted, trying to draw boundaries.

"Just listen to all what I have to say once, I really want to come clean with you even if that means I would never earn your forgiveness."

"Listen to you??" I scoffed at the way it even sounded.

"A pathetic liar like yourself wants to come clean with me??? Something you didn't do ages ago and do you even expect me to believe anything you say."

"I didn't lie to you I just never told you anything." He yelled.

"Don't you dare raise your voice at me in my own house." I retorted in an higher pitched tone .

He took a deep breath to calm down before speaking.

"You can kill me if you want but just hear what I have to say first." He said trying to keep calm.

"Excuse me??? Kill you??" I replied letting out a loud laugh that one would think I was watching a comedy show.

"You are honestly not worth going to jail for, I have someone to take care of and to even think I would stoop soo low to your level of murderers and liars is unbearable for me." I whispered with a smirk on my face.

"Anne....."

"Just get out of my house." I replied calmly, I was too drained of energy to yell and I had to keep calm if I didn't want to explode, because all my emotions were burning inside me. Sadness, anger, defeat, depression, disappointment. I couldn't even decipher the one I was feeling right now.

"Let me...."

"I said get out!!! Get out of my house!!!!I can't even stand the sound of your voice anymore, not even your face is bearable to look at.... I hate you!!!!" I yelled in an outburst. He just stood on the same spot without bugging probably trying to process what I just said or wondering if I meant it or not.

I violently dragged him out of my house and locked the door behind him.

I rested my back on the door as I dropped to the ground and began to sob, all the tears I had been keeping in began to flow out, I face palmed myself not knowing how to stop the tears from pouring.

Henry watched me silently sob as I tried to keep the sniffles in, he had been eavesdropping on our conversation but I was to angry to even notice he was around. He came to sit beside me and wrapped his arms around my shoulders as he kept patting me to calm down.

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