CHAPTER 18: CHANGE OF PLAN
Themis’ POV
I was able to catch Winter while she was trying to investigate inside my room. I just pretended I had no clue about what she was doing so she wouldn’t be so suspicious of me anymore.
I knelt down and reached for the box under my bed. I had to lock my door first before finally putting that on my bed and opening it. Anyway, it has nothing important in it except the stuff toy that mom gave me back when Tim and I were still kids. All the other things were papers from Mr. Wesley’s company.
I decided to put the teddy bear inside the closet, but as I was about to put it there, a photo fell to the floor. It came from the shirt that the bear was wearing. I quickly picked that photo only for me to realize that it was actually a photo of me, Timothy, and Belle.
The photo was taken back when we were just kids. That time when Belle said she misses her parents so much. That is why in the photo, I was consoling her by patting her head while Tim was posing in front of the camera.
Tim must be so happy now that Belle finally came back. I also wish I could see her again one day.
“Hi. I greeted Winter as soon as I went to the dining room to get some water.
She just rolled her eyes at me before speaking. “Just get what you want and stay away from me. Don’t you even remember what I told you before? Don’t ever talk to me when it’s not needed and stay away from me at all times.”
“Oh, I’m, sorry. I forgot about that. Don’t worry—
“Shut up and just disappear!” she yelled.
I nodded my head and went back upstairs bringing the glass of water with me.
She surely hates me so much, huh?
Winter’s POV
“Why do you look so annoyed early in the morning?” Haley asked me as soon as I arrived to our filming site.
I looked at her as I sat down and my make up artists started putting things on my face.
“And who wouldn’t be so annoyed knowing that Ian’s face would be the first thing I will be seeing in the morning?”
“You are harsh, honey. Ian looks even more handsome today, isn’t he? He is definitely more handsome in personal than on screen.”
“Are you kidding me?”
“He really is! No wonder why my cousin is so addicted to him. She even spent all of her allowance just to buy the cologne that Ian is using. She’s so crazy. Well anyway, your husband, Matthew is still way more handsome than Ian. Except from that eyepatch that he has. Maybe he could also be an actor or a model someday.”
“Well, he could be. He is so good at acting so innocent anyway. He’s so good at making himself look so pitiful just so everyone would believe him.”
Haley shook her head as she sat down beside me. “Oh, so you’re still doubting him, huh?”
“Of course. That jerk is really up to something, that’s for sure. But I won’t stop investigating him until I finally find out what he’s been hiding from us.”
“You’re investigating him?”
“Uh-huh. I hired a private investigator to watch his every move and report it to me.”
“And, have you found something already?”Belonging to NôvelDrama.Org.
I shrugged. “Well, he said he is always going to an abandoned house meeting a young lady. He goes there before and after he goes to work. Something fishy, right? That young girl must be his secret child. Or we don’t know, maybe he is a pedophile.”
“You are so crazy! What do you mean by he is a pedophile? There is no way a handsome man like him do such shady thing!” Haley said while laughing.
“Shut up.”
“Anyway, you know what? I think you’re doing the wrong thing. I mean, what if he’s actually an intelligent man who already knows you hired a private investigator to have him followed.”
I suddenly thought of what Haley just said. She’s actually right.
“So, what do you think should I do?”
“Well, as you said, if he’s fooling you, then might as well you fool him too.”
“How can I do that?”
“Seduce him.”
My eyes immediately widened upon hearing that from her. I stood up from my seat while looking at her. “W-What the hell?! Are you out of your mind?!”
“Hey, sit down. Calm down, Winter. You are an actress, remember? You’ve been with so many people you don’t even like and yet you made the audience believe that you liked them. So, if you really want to know your husband’s real identity, then seduce him. Make him believe you love him until he’s head over heels and you have all of his trust. By that, he wouldn’t hesitate to tell you everything about himself.”
I nodded my head. “You’re actually right.”
“See? But you know what? What if you are the one who falls in love with him in the end?”
“Excuse me? I am not that dumb. He’s way far from my type.”
“Well, we can’t really say that.”
“Shut up.”
Falling in love with that moron? No way.
I would never fall in love with someone like him. I have been with so many actors before, but I never fell in love to any one of them. First of all, they are not my type. Next thing, they are so far from him.
From the only man I fell in love with.
I don’t really know when I would be seeing him again, but for sure I will.
And by that time I see him again, I swear I will never let him go.
I just hope he has forgiven me already. I hope he’s still okay and that he still remembers me.
Only if I could bring back the time, I will make it up to them…