Vivienne stepped forward, her pale fingers tracing the edge of Samantha's face before gently tugging, peeling away the human skin mask that Samantha had been wearing.
Beneath the mask was not the face of the celebrated celebrity Samantha had been impersonating but her true visage, causing a wave of shock among the onlookers! Her face, wrinkled beyond recognition, could barely frher eyes, which, against the backdrop of her aged skin, seemed profoundly weary and clouded.
Ethan, standing not too far away, couldn't contain himself and vomited at the sight.
He had been intimate with this woman, under the impression she was someone else entirely. The thought that he had been deceived and had shared his bed with someone so far removed from his belief repulsed him. He had assumed her youthful appearance was the result of excellent self-care.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtThe realization had Ethan retching again, heaving on the ground.
Vivienne nonchalantly tossed the human skin mask aside, her expression indifferent as she addressed Samantha, "Surprised? I thought you'd have figured it out by now." Samantha's head hung low, especially when she caught the pitiful and disgusted looks from those around her. Stripped of her beauty, she despised what she had become.
Seeing Samantha's silence, Vivienne spoke again, "I've allowed you your fun for too long. It's tto end this game." Samantha, startled, quickly proposed a deal, "Letgo, and I'll give you information on the woman behind all this!" Vivienne scoffed, "There's no need for your help. She won't get far." "Vivienne!" Samantha pleaded desperately, "That woman is powerful, you're no match for her. I can help you, just spare my life." Vivienne's tone turned icy, "And what of the lives you've taken? Do they not deserve mercy? Do the innocent children, who never got a chance to see the world, deserve death?" She gripped Samantha's chin, "Did you think you escaped on your own, or that Ethan's protection saved you?" Samantha was silent before laughing bitterly, acknowledging Vivienne as a formidable foe she'd inadvertently challenged. Accepting her fate, Samantha preferred death by Vivienne's hand over her enemy's.
Vivienne, with a chilling smile, ordered, "Take her to the Wolf's Den. Cripple her and give her the drug that will trap her in a hallucinatory state." The task was assigned to Draven, a prominent member of the Nine Mystics Society, who pitied Samantha for not realizing the depth of Vivienne's vengeance.
Samantha's pleas were cut short as she was forcibly fed a pill, her body immediately weakening.
Ordered by Vivienne, preparations were made to confine Samantha, ensuring her perpetual torment.
Despite her desperate attempts to find solace in any man present, she was met with contempt and rejection.
Vivienne signaled Draven to remove Samantha from the scene, her fate sealed within the confines of a makeshift prison, her journey ending not with a whimper, but with a harrowing descent into madness.
After Samantha was taken away, lVivienne had her people escort the entire Grimshaw clan off the premises. Due to the size of the Grimshaw family, it was necessary to summon several cars to transport them all. With the Grimshaw matter settled, Vivienne and Percival saw no reason to linger. As they turned to leave, elVivienne paused, glancing back towards the hill behind the Grimshaw estate. A slight, enigmatic smile played at the corners of her mouth, hinting at hidden schemes.
Percival, catching this small gesture, couldn't help but smile too. His wife was indeed cunning, like a fox.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmLeaving the Grimshaw estate behind, Vivienne and Percival were on their way back when a message from Brody arrived.
"It's confirmed. You and Arthur are biologically related." Vivienne's expression tightened imperceptibly, her usually composed features betraying no emotion.
Percival, sensing something off, glanced at her phone, his eyes narrowing slightly.
So, it was true! No wonder they had spent so long searching without a single clue about Vivienne's father's whereabouts.
Leaning back in her seat, lost in thought, Vivienne finally spoke, "Let's go to the Perez's." Recently, Vivienne and Percival had moved out on their own, seldom visiting the Perez family. It wasn't that they didn't want to; they simply hadn't had the tamidst their busy schedules.
Now, knowing Arthur was her father, Vivienne felt an inexplicable urge to visit the Perez estate.
Upon arriving at the Perez's, before Vivienne and Percival could even greet Jasper, a booming voice filled the air, "My daughter! My precious girl! Your dad was wrong! I was misled by deceivers, always opposing you. Please forgive me!" This tic reunion was straight out of a Western family saga, where estranged relations and misunderstandings are often at the heart of the .