SWNOVELS Chapter 8
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Anna walked out of the house, grinning at having been able to put Kyra in her place. She turned back
and faced the mansion.
“After being treated like a slave for two years with people I considered family, I’ve now become someone they can’t disrespect without consequences-”
“It’s crazy how my life changed in a week.” Although she was happy about it, she was saddened by how starved of affection she was that she didn’t realize they never really cared for her.
“Are you ready to go, Mrs Solorante?” She turned around to see Paul with his head slightly bowed
before her.
“Mrs. Solorante,” She muttered.
Even when she was married to Daniel, no one had addressed her as his wife. Her lips curled in a sad smile. “How foolish I was to have stayed with him despite how badly I was treated,” she whispered,
her tone barely audible.
“Mrs. Solorante?” Paul called out again, snapping her out of her thoughts.
“Yeah? Right! You were saying something?” She inquired, her face flushed from embarrassment.
“Sir instructed me to drive you to your destination,” he said, “I’d like to know if you’re ready to
leave.”
“Oh,” she mused, trying to hide the smile making its way to her face. “I’ll have to thank him later. We
can go now.‘
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“The address, ma’am,” Paul asked as they got in the car.
“Right,” she face–palmed before giving him the address. With all that had happened that day, her mind wasn’t in the right place.
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desperately wanted to get to Lily; the one person who could help her make sense of it.
After nearly an hour of driving, they arrived at Lily’s Mansion. “You can stop out here. I’ll walk in myself,” she said, getting out of the car before Paul could reply.
“And Paul,” she turned to him with a bright smile, “Thank you for driving me here.”
“I’m just doing my job, ma’am,” He replied, his expression stoic.
Does he ever smile?
“I know, but thank you,” she turned around and walked towards the gates, shaking her head in disapproval when she saw Lily had left it unlocked as usual.
“She never listens,” she muttered in annoyance as she entered and secured the gate behind her. Her annoyance instantly dissipated when she spotted her Porsche in front of the garage.
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She had pretended It wasn’t much of a big deal in front of Davis carlier when in reality, she wanted to scream and give him the tightest hug he had ever received, but he didn’t seem like a hugger.
“I’d love to stay and admire you, but Lily’s waiting,” she said, hugging the Porsche, before walking
towards Lily’s front door.
The door swung open before she could knock, and Lily stood there, wide–eyed and visibly worried.” I’m surprised you didn’t make out with your car,” Lily said with an eye roll.
“Oh, come on! Now you’re exaggerating,” Anna chuckled.
“Sure sure,” Lily shrugged before becoming serious, “Are you okay though? You look like you’ve been through a whirlwind! What on earth happened?” Lily exclaimed.
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“Hug me,” Anna sniffed and Lily immediately wrapped her arms around her, whispering words of
comfort to her.
“Davis didn’t do anything to hurt you, did he? Or was it Daniel? If they tried to hurt you, everything in my parent’s power to make sure they suffer extreme damage.
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a deep breath, Anna managed a small smile. “Well, I wouldn’t say they aren’t both involved
“I should have known that dude was too good to be true. I guess war is inevitable,” Lily said, her tone
so serious it terrified Anna.
“It’s not like that, Lily,” she assured her as she pulled out of her hug. “I promise,” she added when she saw Lily’s scepticism.
“Fine then, what happened?”
“It’s a long story. Can we talk inside?” Anna asked.
Lily ushered her in, still wearing a concerned expression. “Have you had anything since breakfast?” she asked Anna as they settled in the living room.
“Nah, but I’m not that hungry,” Anna answered. If Lily hadn’t asked her about it, she wouldn’t have realized she was hungry.
“Give me a minute, I think I have cereal,” Lily muttered as she hurried to the kitchen.
Anna shook her head, a smile on her face, “Do you need me to cook for you?”
“No, thank you!” Lily yelled from the kitchen and after a few minutes, returned with a box of cereals, two plates and a jug of milk.
“Just get yourself someone to cook for you, or learn to cook. Now that I’m a married woman… again, I can’t feed you,” she teased.
Lily rolled her eyes, “Like I’m going to entrust someone who’ll probably poison me with cooking and since I’m too lazy to cook, I’ll just marry a man who can-”
Anyway, enough about cooking, tell me all about what happened today.”
Anna sighed and began recounting the whirlwind events of the day. “Remember the second surprise Paul mentioned?”
Lily nodded fervently, “Yeah, what about it?”
“Davis surprised me with the Monroes mansion,” she said slowly, watching as Lily’s eyes widened in shock and her jaw fell open, making the half–chewed cereal in her mouth fall back into her plate.
“Ew! Dude!” Anna exclaimed as she doubled over in laughter. “You’re so disgusting.”
“Oh, please!” Lily wiped the milk on the side of her mouth. “How did he do that?”
“I have no idea. When I asked, he said it’s on a ‘need–to–know‘ basis,” she scoffed and continued,
way, things just got crazier from there.”
Lily listened attentively as Anna shared the details, from how the ever–proud Williams Monroe was so obedient to Davis, to Daniel’s sudden change of attitude towards her and the confrontation with Kyra.
Lily’s expressions shifted from disbelief to concern, mirroring the rollercoaster of emotions Anna had experienced.
After she narrated everything that happened, Lily sighed. “Anna, this is beyond anything I could’ve imagined. Are you sure about going through with this?”
“I mean, while I do want you to get your revenge and all, this seems like some serious stuff that could get you hurt. Plus, Davis has refused to tell you anything. How certain are we that there aren’t some shady deals happening in the dark? I’m really worried about you, Anna-”
Are you sure you’ll be fine? I mean, we can call it quits now and… I don’t know…” she trailed off, unsure of what to say.
Anna nodded, determination in her eyes. “I can’t let them think they can break me. Besides, this is the perfect chance to expose their secrets. Also, I already signed the contract with Davis so backing out is not an option and even if I could, I wouldn’t-”
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Plus, the benefits are numerous,” she smiled.
Lily hesitated before speaking, “Just be careful, Anna. Don’t forget we’re in this together, and I’ll support you every step of the way. If anything happens, Just let me know. Okay?”
“Yes, ma’am,” Anna said, before quickly adding. “I nearly forgot, but when I was speaking with Daniel, I mentioned Renee’s pregnancy and he didn’t directly answer my question. As if that wasn’t enough, Renee looked scared.”
“Scared?”
“Yeah. It makes no sense for her to be scared of her pregnancy especially since they already announced it with proof-”
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“With proof that could be faked,” Lily interrupted her, deep in thought.
“But why would they need to fake it?” Anna raised a brow.
“I don’t know, but we’re going to find out,” Lily said, a smile tugging at her lips.
Road To Revelation.
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