Weak

After few hours in the salon, both ladies went out looking brand new, Helena stretch her arm since she has been sitting on the chair for few hours, her long black hair took while to be processed, and also managed to get her hair lifted to her desired color.

Meanwhile Molly only has a partial balayage since she loves her dark hair and only want to make it look a little textured. She is a beautiful woman, too bad being in a social circle that doesn't belong to her made her feel small and eventually develop a low self esteem.

Helena took her to the cafe within the walking distance nearby the salon so they can have a proper chat and draw a clear line about the whole ordeal. As soon as they walked in, almost everyone in the cafe turned their head to see the two beautiful ladies walking in, Molly notice the stares directed towards Helena next to her, she only managed to smile and lowered her head again feeling inferior. Helena notice her changes and shook her head in annoyance, she figured she will use this opportunity to knock some sense into her dumb head.

They ordered their drinks and sat by the bay window overlooking the street.

"I am not marrying Cade, so you can stop sending ruffians to harm me, it wont do you and them any good" Helena mixed her coffee with a little sugar and creamer, she stir the coffee with the spoon and placed it next to the saucer plate. Her gazed is still on Molly's pale face.

"I am sorry.." that is the only word Molly managed to squeeze out of her mouth. Her throat felt like there is a giant lump stuck on it. She did not want to do this, however her family keep sending someone to terrorize Helena. They saw her as a gateway ticket to have a better life if she is able to marry Cade and bore an heir for the Anderson.

Her feelings for Cade is genuine, she has secretly loving him, but at this point she seems to be a little worried seeing her family getting aggressive whenever they are dealing with Helena whom they thought will be the barrier for them to live a good life in future. She had fought with them to quit harassing her, eventually she was pushed and fell down to the floor, she is not as strong as them.

If one is allowed to choose a family, she definitely will choose a better one, her family is greedy, and its an embarrassment.

"I know it is not up to you" Helena played with the spoon she placed earlier and looking out the window to see how many people has Cade sent to protect Molly. Her lips curved forming a smirk smile when she able to notice it instantly.

"You.. you know?" Molly finally raising her head in surprised.

"yes and no.. you see, the old master hates you to the core, he viewed you as social climber... well, he is not wrong, your family is currently acting like it. I despise that kind of people, and you.. why are you so timid? aren't you born with hands and legs and mouth to fight? " Helena's eyes still scanning the men outside, she chuckled seeing these bodyguards looking like bunch of idiots. She soften her stern voice as to not make this weak girl in front of her crying, or those men will be coming gun blazing in here.

"However, i can see Cade really do like you, so work hard to improve yourself, be a woman that will match next to him, not a spineless woman." she scoffed.

"How..." Molly was a bit puzzled by Helena's suggestion.

Wasn't she supposed to degrade her like every other upper class women when they find out Cade has his attention to her?

"why are you helping me?"

"Everyone deserves to be with who they want, i do not fight over a man, he is never mine from the beginning, we do not like each other, and i had my reason to marry him before, but i am not going to rob someone else's happiness when its not even mine at the first place. You need to stop being a weak person and a coward, stand up for yourself, claim what is yours, being weak will only make people like Crystal trampled over you."

"I wish it is that easy" Molly does not seem to be too confident in Cade's feeling for her.

"It is not easy, but if there is will, there is way, be a sharp women if you cant fight with your bare hands, your brain is also your weapon Molly, don't rely on men too much, don't be a damsel in distress!" she continued

"Do you see those men that reading a paper on the bench?"

Molly followed Helena's gazed and saw few men was outside and some were reading a newspaper.

"Those are Cade's men, if he did not care about you, he wont send them to protect you secretly, now.. that is what that old fox Anderson hated the most, him risking his security details for you, you need to learn to fight to fend for yourself, anyway. I'm off, i talked too much today and you annoyed me, seeing you, i am not sure if i should punch you or feel bad for you.. go back and see him, or.. kiss him, if he did not send you to be eaten by shark, chances are for both you to be together are high" .

Molly blushed hearing Helena spoke of kisses as if a casual thing, she never kiss anyone in her life, how can she just go to Cade and forced a kissed on him, was that not a harassments.

"Thank you Ms Lee, but what about you?"

"I do not need a man, it will be harder to fall in love the second time and i don't think my heart can break twice"

she took her purse and leaving the premise with her long platinum blonde hair flickered in sequence of her movement. She winked at the security detail that is secretly sending a message to Cade on Helena's and Molly meeting.