Dimmed Star: The Queen of Actica

Chapter 4: A cruel joke

It's a cruel joke in front of her, a forged signature of hers accepting millions dollar loan, cause she has never believed in taking loan, she knew she never signed this, but what now?.

"W-what is this?" Serene asked, her breath coming out in puffs and the horror evident in her voice and wide eyes.

"This is a joke isn't it Edward?, what's the meaning of this?" She asked waving the papers In front of Edward as fear used it bony claws creeping on to her skin and gripping her heart squeezing it to assure her of the reality of what's going on and her fateful possible outcome.

"Of course the evidences of the loan you signed ms. Louis " Edward replied to her emotionlessly and with a glare as if she's really the dumb person who couldn't understand and simply cooperate.

"I never knew life is this cruel" Serene mumbled, her eyes still etched on the papers in front of her as she stare at the words and her forged signatures with tear stricken eyes enlarged by pins of fears and anger.

"Or maybe it has always been, it just wasn't my time, I was on the queue without knowing and now it finally my turn to taste the edge and bitter grip of life" she continued with sorrow in her eyes, her body trembling with the horror of her now life and she lifted her eyes from the papers.

Her red eyes filled to the brim with anger as she bared her invisible fangs at the two possible couples in the room with so much hatred incomparable to measure, and she state the venomous words she never knew was true.

"And I. Never. Knew the devils. Lives. And walks among us. Till now. You guys. Will. Forever. Rot..."

"You dare Serene?" Rosy, the light blond haired beautiful lady with piercing green eyes like that of a venomous snake interrupted Serene with cold threatening voice that she never in a million years expect the innocent friend of hers to posses.

"I will not sign anything, I won't hand over my hard earned belongings to you witches, you can go f*ck off in hell" she spat at them glaring at the two, she didn't eve  know where the surge of confidence came from but either way, it was soon extinguished as John stood up from where he was sitting and approached her while the other three men's eyes in the room darted around in confusion, fear and eagerness. They don't want Serene to go to talk to who knows the kind of Justful judge they will meet, but even if they do, John can handle it and Serene doesn't even have money in her account as it has been frozen and she can't access it while all her assets are with them waiting for her to sign to make everything look legal.

John walk up to Serene and leaned down to her height on the couch and she involuntary shudder at his proximity not from joy but fear, as she felt it gripped her and her back break in cold sweats and chill run down her spine as she look up to his cold piercing blue eyes that stare at her with  nothing, devoid of affection as if they were not lovers for the past three years.

"You know I want everything to go simple after planning  for ages and waiting for you to fully climb the ladder. This is the plan A, and it had went smoothly till now. I don't wanna resort to plan B, as it will need me to get my hands bloody Serene" he muttered to her so only she could hear him and she had  no doubt he'll really kill her if she give him problems and continue to be stubborn, just judging from the cold menacing eyes glaring down at her as if she's nothing but a measly ant that he'll scrunch with his fingers if she dare try to bite him.

The fear in her intensified and her body trembled uncontrollably as silent tears roll down her red eyes continuing the downpour, he patted her cheek a few times and stood up signalling Edward to give her back the papers and pen to sign as he stood waiting for her to complete everything.

Edward quickly got to his business after all he will be paid high lofty and he placed the pen on her trembling hands as she signed the papers. She immediately let go of the pen as if it was on fire after her signature was complete and evidently, she used her palms to close her mouth as a heart wrenching and sorrowful cry flew out of her mouth as the reality start to settle on her.