“Ha! Tuming against family? Winston, of everyone in this room, has a single one of you ever truly treated me well? Now that your own interests are at stake, you all show up just to point fingers at me.”
1 let out a cold laugh, my gaze sweeping over my furious father, the ever–pretending–to–be–pure Romina, and then I pointed at the door with a clear command.&
“I originally gave you one month to move out, but I’ve changed my mind. You have three days. Leave.“8
Kiara’s eyes widened in disbelief. She stormed up to me, fuming.
“Bianca, who gave you the right to kick us out? This is the Reynolds family villa! You’re a Reynolds too–how can you throw your own family out onto the street?!”
“Did you not hear what I just said? You all have three days to move out. I own this villa now–I bought it. I decide who lives here. You want to stay? Fine. Romina and your daughter can go kneel at my mother’s grave and knock their heads on the ground three times, then she divorces my father. Do that, and I’ll give you the entire villa.”
My father’s eyes bulged with rage. He slammed his palm on the tea table so hard it echoed like thunder.
Romina and Kiara were so shocked by my demand that they couldn’t speak for several seconds.
“You ungrateful brat! Do you even hear yourself? Your mother jumped off that building because she was too stubborn! No one forced her! And now you want your stepmother and sister to kneel to a woman who killed herself? You’re sick!“?
“Leandro,” I said, my voice icy. “Three kowtows. A divorce. This villa is yours. Otherwise, divorce her and you can stay–but they are leaving, no negotiations.”
My father stared at me, his fury draining into exhaustion!
Kiara opened her mouth to lash out again, but he stopped her with a raised hand.
“If this is really what you want, if you’re set on tearing this family apart, fine. We’ll leave. You win. But from this day forward, Bianca–you are no longer my daughter.”
‘stood in silence. My heart was a swirl of triumph and sorrow.
I’d finally driven out Romina and her daughter.
The victory felt bittersweet. But I held my chin high, refusing to let them see an ounce of sadness.
My father stormed upstairs, muttering under his breath. Romina gave me one last glare–not bothering to pretend any longer.
Kiara had always hated me. Now that I’d kicked her and her mother out, I was sure her hatred had deepened into something venomous
“Bianca,” Winston muttered, pulling the pregnant Kiara toward the door, “You’ve gone too far. We were family. Why did it have to come to this? I’m truly disappointed in you.“8
He left, and I was alone in the living room.
When I stepped outside, Denver rushed to my side, clearly worried. My face must’ve said it all.)
“What happened? Why was Kiara shouting at you?”
I gave him a faint, pale smile and shook my head. “It’s nothing. I gave them three days to move out. From now on, this place will only hold my mother’s presence and mine. I finally got rid of the people I couldn’t stand.”
Denver gently stroked my hair and pulled me into his arms, his voice warm and comforting.
“Bianca, you did nothing wrong. Don’t blame yourself. They brought this on themselves. You’re the one who was hurt, and they’re the ones who should feel guilty”
“I want to visit my mom,” said quietly!!
Without hesitation, Denver, brought me to the cemetery on the outskirts of town–the place only I return to every year.!!
My father always claimed he loved my mother, but after her death, he only visited her grave three times. Later, after a fight with Romina, he stopped coming altogether
I placed the bouquet in front of her gravestone and then pulled out the villa’s property deed from my bag, opening it for her to see. “Mom, I took it back. The Reynolds family villa will forever belong to you…”
Three days later, Leandro moved out with Romina and her daughter. I purposely avoided being home during their departure.
Only after they were gone did I return to the villa!!
My mother’s room had remained untouched all these years. I’d thrown fits whenever someone tried to change anything, and that fear alone had kept Romina from ever truly Invading it.
As I flipped through old photos of my mother and me, I opened her hidden safe–and found a set of emerald jewelry.
But the necklace was missing. Only the earrings remained.
I stood frozen for a moment, then called the housekeeper.
She approached nervously, a guilty look flashing across her face.
“Miss Reynolds… I’m not sure what happened. You know this room has always been off–limits to everyone.“Il
1 frowned, remaining silent.
She wasn’t lying. The room had been locked for years. No one was allowed in.
2:12 AM
So why was the necklace missing?
Frustrated and uneasy, I decided not to touch the jewelry case for now!
There were no cameras in the room itself–but the hallway on the second floor was monitored.
I pulled up the footage.
And there it was–clear as day. Romina had taken the necklace.
“Aunt Jessa,” I asked calmly, “has Romina ever been in this room?”
The housekeeper hesitated, then finally admitted it.
“She used to come in often. She’d try on the clothes, the jewelry… even nap here sometimes. That necklace–she took it on her birthday and said it was her birthday gift.”
