Chapter 214 - High Stake!

The next day.

Allison visited her siblings.

She found them bonding on the pool area with their common interest in painting that Caroline started herself.

"What's up, guys?" she asked peering curiously at Alex's painting.

"We're fine," Alex answered.

"Good and how about you, Greg?" Allison continuous.

"I'm fine as usual, nothing changed!" Greg replied right away.

But Allison saw the pain on Greg's eyes. She knows he's not okay, no matter how hard he hides his pain inside.

Allison patted her brother's shoulder fondly. "Can I talk to you for a moment, bro?" she said.

Greg looked at his sister and nods his head, he rose to his feet and followed his sister into the house, until they ended up in the guest room upstairs.

Allison locked the door.

"What is it, sister?" Greg asked.

"Caroline will come back here in a few days to be with you. Her boyfriend doesn't want the child and anything to do with her, they broke up for good."

Greg's eyes shined brightly after hearing the good news. "That's good, I'm looking forward to her come back!" he said excitedly.

Allison asked, "So...what do you want to do with the child? I can make it disappear for good..." she offered.

Greg was fell silent for a moment.

"Hmm, don't do anything bad with her baby. Caroline will feel sad," he finally said.

Allison raised a brow. "Huh? What will you do with the baby?"

"Brother Alex and I already agreed that after I die, he will take Caroline as his woman, he can adopt the baby if he wants," he explained.

Allison's eyes widened, so the brothers already have an agreement with each other? She didn't know about that.

"Just leave the baby alone. It's just an innocent baby..." Greg repeated.

Allison stared hard at her brother's soften feature. Hmm...why does his brother suddenly changed? He used to be eviler than her. Why he's changed all of a sudden? What's going on? Did Caroline's stay in the house soften his heart?

"Alright, if that is what you want then I won't harm the baby," said Allison.

"When will Caroline return here?" asked Greg cheerfully.

"After a few days. Because as of this moment, she's still recovering from the shock after her boyfriend doesn't want to do anything with her and her baby," Allison lied.

"Okay, don't rush her to come back yet. Just tell her to take her time, she will always be welcome here to live with us, brother Alex won't mind at all," Greg added.

"Alright, that's the only reason why I'm here. I'm going back to my house now. I will call you on the day, Caroline will finally resume living here," Allison said.

"Thank you for the good news, sister!" Greg said.

"My pleasure, bro! Everything I do is for your happiness!" Allison murmured.

The siblings exited the guest room and went back downstairs.

Greg went back to the pool area while Allison left the house going back to her mansion.

Alex watched as Greg lowered himself on the chair sporting a happy smile on his face. He felt suspicious after the sudden change of Greg's mood from gloomy to happy.

Strange phenomenon, indeed!

"What is the good news brother? Why are you wearing a happy smile on your face? What did you discuss with sister Allison?" Alex asked wanting to know what is the secrecy between his siblings.

Greg looked at his brother and smiled. "Nothing...she just told me that if I wanted to take a vacation on the beach, I can always use her beach resort in Angeles Pampanga. Now that I mentioned it, can I go there, brother? I will take Rudy with me. I just want to see the beach and enjoy its beauty for several days and then paint everything I see in the ocean. Please?" he pleaded.

Alex smiled and relented. "Okay, if you wanted to. Just tell me when do you want to go there. I will take you there by myself," he said.

"That's awesome, brother! I want to paint the scenery while watching the sunset on the beach!" Greg's voice was enthusiastic.

"Okay, as you wish! Let's go back to painting! By the way, where is sister Allison?" asked Alex.

"She already returned to her house," Greg answered. He picked up the brush and the palette and began painting again.

Alex stared at his painting. It's odd for his sister to go home without saying goodbye to him. Maybe, Allison was still angry and upset at him regarding their feud last night. He was supposed to ask her what happened after she sent Caroline home because the woman isn't responding to his call and text messages the whole night and even this morning.

But then he also realized that after Caroline was reunited with her husband, she will have no desire to continue their contact or their communication.

Maybe it's about time to stop thinking about Caroline since she's already back happily in the arms of her loving husband.

Time to move on.

After seeing his brother happy today, he believes that his brother can move on just fine without Caroline's presence by his side.

He looked at his phone, it's now time to report to his office!

He stood up. "Brother, continue painting. I will report to my office now. See you later," he said.

"Okay, bye bro! Drive safely," Greg responded. "Just leave your painting, I'll take care of it," he added.

"Yeah... it's not finished yet. I will finish it tomorrow," Alex said.

He walks away from the pool area going back to the house to change into his business attire.

Thirty minutes later, he was out of the house, boarding his car, going to his office.

Back in Allison's mansion.

Caroline was holed in the room with no option to leave. The only thing that calmed her nerves was that Allison no longer tries to hurt her physically. She's not starving in any way and was given proper meals right on time, and she has her own space even if she was imprisoned inside the mansion, and she can watch television all day and all night long.

She thanked Owen for bringing her food diligently, she can't blame him. He was just working for his Madam. Some people just followed and obeyed anyone blindly, especially those who have money just to survive.

After everything that she had been through, she was feeling grateful for the small things that give her comfort. She remembered the two captives who already lost their lives due to Allison's craziness. She feels sorry for them somehow.

She's a bit lucky, although she's a prisoner right now, she's still very much alive and breathing! She realized that the only way to take down Allison is to go to prison and she will drag her with her.

Wait after she gives birth to her baby! She can't bear to carry on her pregnancy inside the jail. It's too much for her to take. She doesn't want her child to be born inside the jail!

She will bear the pain for now. She will obey Allison's every command so that she can survive for a long time and when she's ready, she will bring Allison with her to jail. She clenched her hands in anger, her time for revenge will surely come in the future!

She glanced at the window, the night was filled with darkness. And worse, the rain was falling heavily outside. She was done crying for the day. She needs to stop crying or else her baby will get affected by her dark moods and negative emotions. But sometimes, even if she tried to stay strong, her strength will crumble after realizing that there seems to be no way out from her misery.

Dead bodies were piling up because of her and Allison.

She had a hard time understanding why Allison has a psycho mind? Maybe... because of the trauma that she had gone through during her ordeal with her adoptive father. Those sick events f.u.c.k.i.e.d up Allison's mind for good 'coz she can no longer control herself and killing other people comes easily to her.

But then Allison also had a point, those captives will surely go to the police and her dark secrets will finally be revealed for everyone to see. She can very well imagine the shame that she will bring to her entire family and to her husband's family who is well known in society.

Dammit! She's confused about what to think.

Her heart was getting heavy again! And tears will start pouring out soon form her eyes. She shut off her eyes, getting tired of crying!

She stared at the TV screen absentmindedly. Not comprehending what those people are saying, she muted the TV, but she let it played all day and all night long so that she will have a company with her misery.

She misses her phone. When she's down and lonely...she only needs to see her wedding photos, her family, honeymoon, and her daughter's photos and she's finally cheered up. But now that her phone was taken away by Allison, she feels so alone and lonely.

She reached for the remote control and turned off the TV, ready to sleep her sorrow away.

She was about to turn off the light when she heard the door opening...she sat on the bed.

It's just the owner of the house!

Allison looked at her apprehensively.

"I have good news for you, Caroline! Your baby is safe, we don't need to abort it! That's all. Good night and sweet dreams," Allison said and exited the room in a good mood.

Caroline's eyes welled up instantly as huge relief washed over her. "Thank God!" and she cried again due to happiness. It's the only good news so far that made her day worth living.

She caresses her tummy lovingly. She wanted Mike to see their baby one day!

She needs to survive with her ordeal for as long as she can, because more than anything else, it's her baby's life that she's trying to save and protect!