Chapter 34: Chapter 34

(Vivienne)

"Are you trying to make a mockery of my sister's memories... isn't it enough that you managed to have Victor?" Monica said bitterly immediately I dragged her to the study and closed the door

"Spare me your jealous Moni... isn't obvious... someone is trying to kill me...I thought back then it was because I was pregnant with Victor's child but even now"I said angrily forgetting any respect I had for her. This was about my life. I knew what I was in for when I decided to do this and I wasn't going to back down until I unveiled the person responsible for all these secrets

"I don't know...it's best you stay away from Vic or else you'll be responsible for your loss, "Monica said and tried to walk past me but I grabbed her hand pulling her back to the same spot she left from. Looking at me she was shocked that I dared to do something I never would have done

"Three years ago I found something which belonged to Alisa...her cancer tests... all the therapies she had gone through…"I said knowing full well when I was pregnant I did more than just good around and cause trouble. I came across that little box by mistake and I was certain Victor didn't see it

"And what do you want me to say huh...I have no idea Vivienne" she remarked sounding irritated but I didn't care

"I read her poems...she wanted to get better...she didn't want to die"I was certain Alisa didn't choose to hide things from Victor. But something was wrong somewhere. I thought she didn't care about Victor to lie but that wasn't the case

"My sister didn't write any poems...even if she did, what good would it do huh...she's dead and nothing will bring her back" by now Monica seemed to be in despair. I couldn't bring her sister back but it seemed her death was unfair. Yes I wanted to be with Victor but first I needed to make sure some things were settled

"Monica...she was wonderful...she treated Vic like a god...don't you find it weird that she didn't tell Vic about her illness...not even you, her sister"it didn't add up for Alisa to just hide things from her husband and her sister

"She didn't say anything...she trusted no one"

"Did she have any friends?"I asked, walking around until I reached the desk. Monica arched his eyebrows at me as if she suspected what I just said

"Not much since she married Vic...she was acquainted with Martha but not so much," she said shrugging, and I was concerned. Martha was Victor's childhood friend. "She didn't know about this either…"Monica added as if reading my mind and I was lost. It seemed Alisa had fewer friends but if she didn't say anything to Martha then who was it that convinced her to hide things

"During such times she was emotional that I'm sure...I mean how did she manage to hide her illness for so long without Vic suspecting a thing"it was hard to believe and understand this

"Why are you so interested in this…"

"Because there's a psychotic woman out there who must be in love with Vic and wants me dead!"I made a low yell not sure why she wasn't understanding this. Monica looked at me with narrowed eyes and exhaled loudly

"I guess you are not so stupid after all...I've been trying to keep you from Vic because...I didn't want you to end up like...like my sister" she said in a low voice, she sounded sincere but I didn't know if that was the case or was she just trying to keep Victor away from me

"Do you know anything?"I asked more seriously. I wanted to end this nightmare because I had a daughter to protect. This wasn't just about me being with Victor but the fact that the woman who killed Alisa wanted to be with Victor. When I was pregnant the same woman wanted the child dead not because it was Alisa's child but because she found out the child I was having was for me and Victor.

"I'm not sure but I suspected this because my sister... I wouldn't give up on life just like that...she loved Victor more than anything"Monica said wiping her tears and I averted my eyes from her. I understood her pain of losing her beloved sister. I didn't have anyone in my life so I had no idea what it felt like to have a sister, not a brother as well as a mother or father. The closest person who gave me such comfort was Victor. Leo was like a brother to me so was Alexis

"I'm sorry" I muttered, having nothing to say to her. It must hurt when Alisa died. I saw how destroyed Victor was. He still carried the pain and guilt of failing to fulfill his duties as a husband. But he still was in the dark, so I took my time researching what happened in the past.

"I found out about something...when she started chemo...her trusted doctor died suddenly... another was appointed for her but...it seems her condition got worse then…"I had time to search for answers even if I had to sneak out without Victor knowing when I was pregnant I did so just to find something

"Vivienne it's best to let this be...Alisa is dead and if you want Vic to yourself then don't remind him of her"

"I see…"

I had nothing to say to her if she didn't believe me. But the truth would soon come out, doctor Maverick said he made a mistake about the Surrogate process. He used my egg instead of Alisa's but it seemed the mistake was a good thing. I looked at Monica who left the study and closed the door, not sure how to tell her that the enemy who wanted Victor had other plans. Putting two and two together I came to a conclusion

"Alisa's egg was destroyed and replaced"I muttered helplessly, if the IVF was successful and I supposedly got pregnant thinking it was Alisa and Victor's baby then the woman's plans would have succeeded. Doctor Maverick's mistake was like fate playing its part. His mistake ruined that psychotic woman's plans to have Victor and her child and when she found out about this, she chose to kill the unborn baby so it wouldn't be born. Luckily I gave birth successively and now the woman wanted to kill me so she could be with Victor

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After that, I spent my time in the drawing-room with a skylar. It seemed she loved painting because so far she had done wonderful paintings and they all looked beautiful

"And this one...wow Sky you are such a clever girl" I laughed seeing so many of her drawings. It was surprising how she had such a wild imagination of things

"What about this?" she said with giggles and took one from the shelves and handed it to me. I was sitting on the floor wearing a white gown to prevent the various points from staining my clothes while she put in a pink jumpsuit and a little black cap

"Let me have a look," I said, smiling at her and taking the board. It wasn't heavy and I removed the covering. I smiled looking at her and turned to see what it was immediately. My eyes fell on the painting. My heart skipped a beat. I looked at Sky and she was smiling at me. I didn't know what to say when the girl with red hair in the painting was

"Me?"I muttered seeing myself in a beautiful painting. My red hair was just perfect, my ocean blue eyes were painted just the right way, and my smile. Did I have such a beautiful smile? I reached my hand on the painting, running my fingers across the beautiful carving of my jaw then up my face. It felt so real like she just took the real me and plastered me on the board

"D...did you?"I couldn't even finish the sentence when I pulled her in my arms for a hug. I couldn't control my tears as I snuggled on her neck, tightening my grip around her delicate body. I was so speechless that only tears showed what this meant to me. Was this a gift huh

"Papa made it, "Skylar said and I was even more stunned as I moved away and found her smiling at me. I glanced down at the painting then at Skylar. I wanted to ask more but just then I heard someone calling Skylar and it was Victor. Was he back so soon