Sixty-Seven

Laura

I was sweating and I felt really scared, I felt like backing out but I couldn't, I knew I needed to help Liam even if it was going to kill me.

"What did you say?" Liam asked standing at the door.

"Speak of the devil, welcome Liam, I was just telling your sister and this good girl here that I'm done with you, thank you for the fifty billion dollars, by the way, I received it like you said I would," I said and I watched his mouth open slightly.

"Fifty billion? What fifty billion is she talking about?" Ethan asked but Liam didn't say anything, he stood where he was looking directly at me.

"Liam, you didn't send her any money, did you?" Isabella asked moving closer to Liam.

"I did," he finally said and I gave him a big smile,"

"And I received it with gratitude,"

"Laura stop joking around," he said and I could hear his voice shaking, that almost made me give it all up but I didn't, because I knew I was doing it for his good.

"I'm not joking Liam, I'm done with you for real,"

"But you love me," he said and I laughed, it was a burst of fake laughter but I made it as genuine and evil as possible.

"Love you? No boy, I don't love you, I loved your money and I've gotten some of it, I heard you are withdrawing your proposal to work with Don Pablo and in no time you'll go broke so why to stick around?"

"Laura stop! This must be a prank," he said moving closer to hold my hand but I slapped his hand away from me.

"You can take it as a prank, I don't care, I'm leaving," I said grabbing the suitcase I had packed but Liam stood in front of me.

"No, you can't leave, you must be joking, this must be a prank, what of our babies?" He asked his still voice shaky.

"Our babies? No man, not our babies, my babies, me and my man's babies, and Liam Miller you are not my man, my man is waiting for me to finish this up and come back to him," I said and he staggered back a bit shaking his head.

"No, I don't believe you, you are lying, you are just joking, you were untouched until that night Laura, there was evidence," he said and my breath caught in my throat, I had already forgotten about that and I had to think fast.

"Liam, don't be gullible, I'm a lady, I have my ways, I can fake that and a lot more," I said and he opened his mouth like he was going to say something but nothing came out.

"Laura, I can't let you do this, give the guy his money and you can leave after that," Tracy said and I glared at her.

"Shut up! You are the good girl here not me, you can keep being a good girl and keep snuggling up to Romeo, but I'm out of here,"

"I can't believe you Laura, so this is the real you?" Isabella said and I rolled my eyes.

"No girl, the real me is much worse than this," I said and I tightened my grip on the suitcase.

"You can't get away Laura, you would be punished for this, you would be arrested," Ethan said and I smiled.

"On what ground? Theft? I didn't steal the money, Ethan, Liam gave it to me willingly," I said and I moved to leave the room.

"But you said you love me," Liam said and tears pooled in my eyes, for a full minute I was at the door and I couldn't move but when I realized I was going to breakdown if I didn't leave, I carried the suitcase and I left the mansion.

When I got outside I made sure I waited for five minutes with the suitcase before I called the driver that was supposed to take me to the house Ethan prepared for me, I knew someone was waiting to take pictures.

The driver arrived three minutes after I called him which meant he wasn't far away, he drove me to the house and he left after I entered.

I dropped the suitcase in the room and I sat on the bed for several minutes with no idea what to do or how to feel.

It took almost an hour for me to think about what happened and that was when realization set in.

"I ruined everything, I broke his trust, my goodness, what have I done?" I asked myself as the tears began to fall.

I cried my heart out because I knew Liam must hate me at that moment, I knew he would be regretting ever meeting me and that made me very sad, I just couldn't stop crying.

The only man I've ever loved hated me and the worst part is I made him believe his children were not his.

"Why couldn't we have found an easier way?" I asked no one in particular.

I cried myself to sleep hoping I could escape my sad reality but it didn't work, I had nightmares, and in them, I saw that everything was taken away from me, Liam, my babies, Tracy, Isabella, Ethan, Mrs. Miller, Maria, I dreamt all of them were taken away from me and I was feeling the same pain I felt in reality, I had to wake up.

I checked the time on my phone and it was 6:45 pm, I saw that I missed calls from Ethan, Tracy, and Isabella, there were also messages from them telling me to call them back, so I called Tracy first.

"Laura! Goodness, you scared several years out of me, where did you put your phone?" Tracy asked the moment she answered the phone.

"I'm sorry, I fell asleep and it was silenced,"

"How are you doing?" She asked and I sighed.

"To be sincere I'm not doing good," I said and she sighed too.

"I'm sorry this had to happen, I wish there could be another way that would get us what we want and you won't have to go through all of this,"

"I wish there is," I said and there was silence.

"Isabella wants to talk to you," Tracy eventually said and I nodded, I realized she couldn't see me and I was about to tell her to give her the phone when I heard Isabella's voice.

"Laura!"

"Isabella, how are you doing?" I asked trying to sound cheerful but it was a poor attempt.

"I should be asking you that,"

"Don't worry, I'll be fine,"

"Thank you,"

"For?"

"Putting my brother first, I appreciate," she said and tears pooled in my eyes again.

"You don't have to thank me for that, I love him, this is the least I can do for him, Is Ethan there?" I asked in an attempt to change the topic because if we continued like that I would be bawling over the phone.

"No, he is trying to get Liam to open the door, he locked himself in since you left,"

"Oh okay, please tell him to make sure to cut the part about the baby out before he sends the recording to Nathalie, I was wearing a baggy sweatshirt so they won't show in the pictures,"

"Okay,"

"The plan is not perfect, I forgot to get a fake divorce paper, I hope Liam won't think about it," I said and she sighed.

"And Isabella," I said my throat already constricting and my nose already feeling blocked.

"Yes?"

"Please take care of Liam," I said right before hanging up and crying my eyes out.