'Ring Ring' The sound of a phone ringing loudly broke the quiet room waking Bella up from her deep sleep. She checked her phone and saw the least person she was expecting calling her
'He's calling me to berate me again, I wonder what I did this time' Bella thought to herself before letting out a sigh and decides to answer the call.
"Brat! get over here this instant" Theodore voice rang out of the phone speaker angrily. Yes the person calling Bella so early in the morning was her Dad.
Still unaware of the chaos caused by Claire the previous night, Bella dressed up and went over to the Whitmore's mansion. Immediately she stepped into the sitting room, she noticed something was wrong. The atmosphere was tensed, Theodore, Bella's Father was sitting on the chair facing the exit, clearly waiting for her arrival, a teacup with hot tea sitting beside him. It obvious he was taking the tea before Bella came. Sitting directly beside him is Bella's stepmother, Donna and obviously Claire who was smirking like she just won a big prize.
" What is happening here" Bella asked clearly confuses by the atmosphere. Usually the atmosphere in this house isn't that better thanks to Donna and Claire acting like the queens they think they are, dictating what and whatnot. It's not usually surprising to Bella but today's atmosphere felt weird like it was caused by her and looking at Claire's smug face,Bella knew something was definitely wrong and definitely orchestrated by Claire and her vicious mother.
" You're still asking what's wrong? Bella how shameless can you be?". Donna suddenly spoke up "why do you want to ruin your father, pretending to be a victim and putting yourself out there like a lonely suicidal person just to ruin your father's image". The way Donna said it was as if she had already concluded that Bella did everything just to spite her father.
" Putting myself out there like a lonely suicidal person? What's the load of nonsense you're speaking?". Bella asked obviously confused. "Sister look " Claire said showing Bella her phone " the media are talking about you. Some anonymous person came out to say you sent him this message to send to the media saying you were depressed and wanted to unalive yourself ".
"I know we haven't been so close but why did you have to do this when you know Dad's going to suffer for it, the stock market at Opal is dropping because of this". Claire said covering her face with her hands while choking on her words and acting like the perfect sister . " I.... this... I didn't do any of this " Bella said.
* Crash * *hiss * Theodore suddenly threw the hot teacup at Bella hitting her forehead. Blood gushed out, Bella's eyes immediately hardened she was far from caring at this point. Who was she kidding, expecting that man over there to believe her instead of the drama and lies of his mistress and illegitimate daughter?.
"You ungrateful brat! Why why must you do this? To act rebellious for not giving you your inheritance? You should be glad I still raised you. Kneel down and apologize right now!" Theodore voice rang out angrily,his chest heaving and breathless.
'This brat was going to be the death of him someday'. Looking at Bella's face still covered with blood, looking at him with cold eyes that could penetrate his soul, he subconsciously stepped back . Regaining himself, he couldn't believe he was almost terrified of that eyes that looks just like his late wife. Even in death, she still finds a way to torment me.
Seeing Bella just standing there, not knowtowing and apologize like Theodore told her to. Looking at Bella's face that looks just like that woman, that woman that she did everything just to make sure she was out of the picture and to become Theodore's wife. Hate, rage filled Donna. She stepped forward angrily grabbing Bella's arms digging her nails to her skin. " Didn't you her your father, knowtow and apologize till he's satisfied you ungrateful wench!" Donna spat. ' I wish i can peel off that face, I hate it! I hate everything that reminds me of that woman' Donna thought to herself.
Still seeing no reaction from Bella. " Still defying? What did I expect from an offspring bore from that woman hmph! " Donna said eyeing Bella. This finally got a reaction from Bella, turning her eyes to meet Donna. "Speak one more word about my mother and I will make you regret it, keep my mother's name out of your filthy mouth". Bella slowly said. Her voice icy, her eyes cold. This frightened Donna to the extend she hurriedly stepped back. Even Theodore was shocked, Claire was dumbfounded. This isn't the Bella they know. The Bella right now feels like a devil that just crawled from the deepest of hell and it sends chills down their back.
Not bothering about their momentarily dumbness, Bella turned and walked out but before opening the door, she turned to the trio, her eyes locking on each and everyone of them " I wasn't going to bother about that inheritance,but now you've got a storm coming cause I'm taking everything that belongs to me back 'Everything' including this house that y'all cherish so much because it's mine". Bella spoke her voice low but audible, deliberate, enough for them to hear. " Oh, and Claire, this game that you so desperately want to play, I'll finish it, I'm done being quiet and letting your bitchy moves slide". Her eyes roam finally on the trio before banging the door behind her leaving the mansion.
It took about 10 breaths before the trio finally regained their senses from their shock. " Dad, she just threatened us, she's going to take everything from us. You have to do something, we can't let her" Claire's shaky voice rang out, urging Theodore to do something to stop Bella from her plans.
" Don't worry, she's just bluffing. She's too weak". Donna said not really taking the threat seriously. " I don't think she is. For a split second I thought I saw that woman ". Theodore said. His voice low, trembling. For the first time he felt threatened by his own daughter. Donna tensed immediately she heard Theodore mentioned 'the woman'.
They all knew who he was referring to. 'You are dead, why can't you just stay dead, must your daughter be a pain in the ass too like you?'. Donna thought biting her lips so aggressively they almost bled. ' I must do everything I can to protect this wealth, I am not going back to that poor wretched woman of those years'. Those years of living like a beggar even when she met Theodore and they started the illicit relationship,he couldn't really take care of her because he had nothing to his name, only his wife had all the wealth, the power,the name. Now she feels threatened by the daughter of the same woman.