Star swallowed and summoned a bit of courage to continue, “It was a few times before Achilles came into the picture. It all happened within a month.”“It'd mostly be him. I think he's Gabrielle's father.”Eunice sighed and shook her head. If she spewed the words in her heart, Star would certainly hate her. She paced back and forth to distract herself from Star’s disappointment.Eunice wanted to skip the paternity question but curiosity held her strong. “This guy, I believe he got a name right?”Star nodded and closed her eyes in emotion. She knew the next words that'd come from her lips wouldn't sound so good.She'd have wanted to change the topic and talk more about Gabrielle's recovery after surgery, but she knew that Eunice wouldn't back down from knowing the truth therein.With her hands snaking on her neck with her eye still closed, she mouthed:“He was Achilles' best friend… In fact, it was through him I met Achilles.”Eunice slammed her feet against the floor while curtailing t

The Faithfuls and Dr. Lloyd looked puzzled and gestured in confusion, unable to put the pieces together.This time around, Leonard got their full attention. They pondered what he must have heard from Eunice and Star’s lips.Leonard couldn't maintain eye contact with Achilles as he spilled, “She was having casual sex with someone else before the Warlord.”Huh?He bit his lower lip in anxiety, “Someone closer to the Warlord.”Silence flushed on the surface. Only eyes were used for communication. The suspense in the room intensified as they started making guesses about who the possible person was.Achilles held onto his composure, his face serious as ever, ready to take in whatever information Leonard had in store.What else would he hear about Star that would make him flinch? If she could spit in his face about their marriage being fake and the certificate being forged, what more could she do that would surprise him?If she could take ownership of the mansion, the same property he purch

Star's sharp tongue that couldn't save her from being outrightly humiliated by Florence an hour ago.From Eunice's expression, she wasn't cool with the idea of calling in the officers and believed the situation could be handled by them.While they were going back and forth on the next line of action, the front main door made a creaking sound, which had their chests thrust in quick shock.Instantly, their eyes met with the so-called invader. They all froze with no words to spill, glancing at themselves like they were in some eye-sharpening contest.They could feel the inward sound of their throbbing pulses as the last person they had expected to see was staring right back into their faces.What the person was doing in the mansion by that hour after the ordeal that happened to Gabrielle was enough to send shockwaves down their spines.Eunice and Star exchanged knowing glances and returned their eyes to the so-called intruder.Then, in the blink of an eye, Star's lips parted as she roare

Star didn't give a hoot about the neighbors and whatever shit they had to say. All she wanted was for Felix to get it hot.She had always wanted to have a word with Felix and find the underlying answers to her thumping questions but after seeing him almost escaping the mansion with his properties, all the questions she had in store stayed buried.Felix swallowed hard and chest in her first dose of humiliation. He was careful not to respond ‘cause of the neighbors on the balconies.After a while, he managed to find his tongue in words, “I'm sorry I couldn't make it to the hospital. You won't understand but it was for the greater good.”Star burst into hard, cold laughter once more. Felix had expected her to have a puzzled countenance and asked him further questions on his reasons for not showing up but the reality was a stark contrast.Felix felt there was more behind Star’s unwavering confidence, as though she knew more about his ghosting on her.Star giggled heartily that a glisten o

If Felix knew he'd encounter Star at the mansion. He'd have left all his properties and most likely purchased new ones till he could get his hands on them if they were that essential.Star wanted to hear what Felix would say in defence but from his quivering demeanor, he didn't have much to say.Star had expected him to hit her below the belt and spew about Achilles and all they did to him.She'd have loved for the long-hidden scheme to finally make waves in reality, with the neighbors knowing the evil they had done.The guilt had been eating her up from the inside even before Gabrielle confronted them during one of their dinner episodes. Star was fed up with the pretentious script and wished Felix would spill it all out.Eunice had feared that would be Felix's next play in action in getting back on his feet after Star pulled the impotency trigger.To their surprise, Felix didn't behave like himself and was rather taking in the shame of his health deficiency.Felix had thought of a wa