The sun was setting, casting a warm orange hue over the city as Ella stood in her apartment, gazing out of the window. The meeting with Ethan had left her drained, yet there was a flicker of satisfaction knowing he now knows about Tania’s deceit. But as much as she wanted to feel victorious, a gnawing sense of unease lingered in the back of her mind. Something didn’t feel right.
Her thoughts were interrupted by the sound of small footsteps. Leo and Liam, her precious twin boys, bounded into the room, their faces lit up with excitement.
“Mommy, mommy! Look what we made!” Leo exclaimed, holding up a colorful drawing of their little family.
Ella smiled, her heart warming at the sight. “It’s beautiful, sweetheart. You both did an amazing job.”
Liam tugged at her sleeve. “Can we hang it on the fridge, Mommy? Please?”
“Of course, we can,” she replied, ruffling his hair affectionately. As she guided them to the kitchen, she couldn’t shake the feeling that things were about to get much more complicated.
Later that night, after putting the boys to bed, Ella sat in her living room, scrolling through the files she had gathered on and Tania. She had all the evidence she needed to destroy Tania , but something held her back, she still didn’t know who wanted her dead, she has always met a dead end whenever she investigates. The questions swirled in her mind, leaving her restless.
Her phone buzzed on the table, pulling her out of her thoughts. It was a text from Derek .
We need to talk. Urgent.
Ella’s heart skipped a beat, wondering what’s wrong She hesitated for a moment, then typed a reply. ‘ok.
She quickly texted Fabian ; hey I have an emergency can you help me watch the the kids, not a minute letter she received a reply from Fabian ‘sure he texted.
Ella was getting ready to leave when Fabian came, ‘ what’s the emergency Fabian asked walking through the door , ‘oh its nothing serious she replied, I just left my flash drive at the office and I need to send some files over to my boss Ella said not wanting to tell Fabian where she’s going. ‘I’ll tell him letter she thought.
When Ella got to the cafe, she saw Derek waiting for her already, she quickly walks towards him, taking a sit she asked ‘what’s wrong? ‘I was doing some more digging on Tania and found a transaction of a large sum of money to a closed account, turns out she paid someone to kill six years ago Derek said’
Ella stared at Derek shocked, ‘ I mean I know she hated me and wanted Ethan but to kill me just to make it happen is absurd, but what I’m I expecting, it’s Tania after all she said’ staring at Derek . ‘ that’s not all Derek said, taking a deep breath, I found out that the person she hired to kill you is Fabian, he said handing Ella the proof.
Ella stunned, didn’t know what to say ‘how she whispered’ he has been my friend for years, he saved me that day how did my savior turn out to be the one who was supposed to kill me Ella said crying.
Meanwhile Ethan got home looking and feeling drained with the revelation he got, he went straight to his home office to think when he got a notification from the hospital about the paternity test results which states he’s not the father of Grace feeling so frustrated and angry, he stormed out of his office to look for Tania.
“Are you going to tell me who Grace’s father is now?” he demanded, his voice seething with anger. “And why does Ella think I cheated on her years ago, prompting her to leave?” he questioned, his eyes blazing with a mixture of hurt and fury.
Tania backed away, fear creeping into her expression as she realized the web of lies she had spun was beginning to unravel.