episode 2

Chapter Two: The game is not over yet.

It has been two weeks since her release. She became lucky because she met Grandma Cecilia, an Old widow who live in the community.

She had helped her that night of her release. She helped her carry her heavy groceries to her home. She felt pity after hearing her story. As a repayment, she gave her a small rental that had a few of her late son's accessories.

She began looking for a job but due to her criminal record, she could not find a decent job and she ended up at the carwash.

It was almost eight in the evening and she hurried back home.

After buying a packet of instant noodles, she turned and walked along the dark lone corridor that lead to her apartment. A lighting flashes and a loud thunderstorm followed by strong wind.

She began to run and just as she was about to turn around a corner, she spotted a man in tattered clothes sitted on a stone shivering from cold. Out of kindness, She goes to him.

"Hey, its about to rain go home" she said.

" I dont have a home." He replied.

She hesitates and then decides.

"Okay, come with me" she pulled him up and guided him towards her house. It begins to rain heavily when they arrived.

The man stared at the single room with limited furniture. His lips slightly risen with a sarcastic smile that went unnoticed by Bella. There was a door in the room that was the bathroom.

The light flickers and it becomes dark.

"Oh shit. Not again. Dont worry it always goes off when it rains." She said as she light the candle .

" You must be cold. Hold on I Will boil some water for you."

He watches her every move. He noticed that she had grown thin, her hair longer and dull. Her skin has darkened and rather dried, her heels slightly cracked. He even starts doubting if she can kill someone. But she killed her mother when she was drunk driving. Even the survaillance footage showed how her car drifted from the road and hit his mother who was standing by the roadside while making a call.

In his disguise, he wore ragged clothes. A big wig that covered his forehead well. He promised to make her suffer and the game had officially begun.

" What's your name?" She asks.

"Jeff.....yes. my name is Jeff.

"Nice name. I am Bella. Do you have any...."

"I don't. I came from the orphanage two weeks ago and i have been living in the streets." He says.

"Well, same fate as mine. Although mine is a lot better but don't worry. You will be staying here for now. Oh the water is ready."

As Jeffrey showers, Bella ran to the opposite building and comes back with some men's clothes.

Jeffrey looks at himself at his 'new' clothes and wonders, Just two weeks from jail and she has a boyfriend already! Was she that desperate! How disgusting. He couldn't bear so he asked.

" Where did you get these?"

"I borrowed them from grandma cecilia. She is the one that helped me when I didn't know where to go. I was infact looking for my friend April but i cannot find her. Grandma is kind. You will meet her tomorrow. And after I get my salary i will buy new sets of clothes for you. Eat up. I will spread the bed for you." She says and stands up.

Jeffrey looked at his plate and notices she had nothing left to eat. As if sensing his thoughts,

"Come on eat up don't worry about me. You haven't eaten anything for days."

Jeffrey who had a big sumptuous breakfast and lunch couldn't help but smirk which went unnoticed again.

He suddenly felt pity for her when once again he saw her thin frame but he shook away these thoughts. There was no way he would feel pity for this murderer so he dug into his plate even though he wasn't a fun of such foods, he decided to eat everything and enjoy seeing her go hungry later.

Bella watched him eat. He was a tall handsome man although the thick bangs covered his forehead. She knew he was breathtaking with good body.

Wait....a street beggar with smooth and flawless skin?

That night, Jeffrey slept on the hard bed shivering from cold while cursing inwardly. He did not sleep an inch. But compared to Bella who only spreaded a thin blanket on the hard floor, slept soundly.

It was a long cold night for him and he could not help to think of his large king sized bed with soft and warm beddings that are unattended to back at home.

By this time, Chaos were at the Daniel's family as usual. Maya had locked herself in her room, Sobbing and rather angry.

five years of her marriage, they had not had a happy life as they thought. Mark begun having a hard time managing his business. He also started spending time outside in nightclubs and bars and also came home late.

"Maya come and have breakfast sweety. You didn't ate last night." Pleaded mrs Daniel.

" I don't care. Mom you see what he is doing to me. It has been five years since we got married yet he still goes to his whores. What kind of life is this. It's all you're fault for making him marry me just because of his money now look at me. All he knows is to drink at the bar with ladies all around him." Said Maya sobbing.

Maya remembered how he had began eyeing on Mark and just after things went bad when she tried seducing Sir Dolson.

She envied Bella's relationship with Mark who were affectionate with each other and add that he was the future heir of Anthony group, She felt that her stepsister was lucky while she was trying luck with sir Dolson and the fact that Bella was sooner becoming a neurosurgeon while she was just a useless secretary of Mr Jeffrey Dolson.

She served him as his secretary for two months before being fired for trying to seduce him.

She later tried seducing Mark and she succeeded.

She began having a secret relationship with him without Bella's knowledge.

Now she regrets marrying him. His purpose was now over, now that he was becoming a useless person.

Maya stood facing the mirror, an evil smile on her face.

( Mark, by now you should know the consequences of opposing me. well , you should ask my old rival who is now in hell.....)

A voice rings in her ear .she recognized that voice very well,

"You don't deserve my son. Find someone worthy of youre status, whore."

She gets angry and swipe everything on the dressing table.

" This game is not over, I will still win. Mark my words...."She shouts.

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