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Milena's POV

Six hundred million pounds! Six hundred!! Is my worth to my family and Julian? He did it to humiliate me for rejecting him. He did it to get back at me, he fucking had been lying to me while I was loving him. I fucking love him and my family, my dad, I'm not surprised, he's that desperate to get rid of me but Mom and grandpa being in on it just break my heart. They knew yet they deceived me.

Looking at Isa's smug face which utmost satisfaction with my despair even though I can't stop my lips from trembling, I have something for her. All my life I have never fought for anything but I'd like to try. What I want to fight for I don't know yet but I want to think it's for Isa. To prove my humanity, I would do my best to stay with the Connor family to prevent Julian from hurting her. I will be keeping a secret from him but that just makes us even.

No more deaths. Maximilian's death, Ryder's health condition, and the dead officers. All this death is on me and I say no more. I have been reckless, selfish, Cold, arrogant, and unfair, especially to Isabella. I'm doing this not because I'm forgiving her but because I'm guilty of neglecting her. She might have said those things to hurt me and damn I'm hurt beyond imagination.

" Is that your big secret? You betrayed our family because of a man. This is a disgrace. What do you think dad will do to you if he learns what you have done?" I manage to ask as she sneered folding her hands on her chest.

" Where's your proof? Besides, they'll never believe you. Naive little Isabella conniving to rob the family? C'mon Miley, listen to yourself even you wouldn't believe such an allegation against me. Would you?" As much as I hate her right now. She's right. My parents will never believe me.

" You always underestimated me. You all did now I get to have the last laugh because you don't even have a life anymore. You're just a slave, a commodity to the Connors. No wonder Helen treats you like one. Watch your life crumble before your eyes. Trevor might be gone, but he'll be back and I'll do anything he asks of me. Anything to break you " I almost lost my footing when I look into her dark eyes. Eyes that reveal the anguish in her voice, eyes as cold as ice and for a moment I doubt she was my sister. Are we even of the same blood? I look a lot like my dad while Isabella takes after grandma at least that's what everyone says.

Isabella closes the space between us which I'm not comfortable with as I take measure steps back whenever she takes a step forward and then she said something that eventually sheltered my heart. Funny, I didn't know I had one.

" You're going to end up with nothing. A nobody cos that's what you are without this inheritance and as for Leonard, he's just using you, preparing you for punishment because, in the end, you don't get to have him. There's no happy ending for a vixen. Bitch " she exclaims in my face while I stumble back but a strong grip prevents me from kissing the floor. The smugness on Isabella's face disappeared when she sees who is in the room.

Call me stupid, but I follow her gaze and raise my head to see Julian glaring at her and as for his strong arms, it isn't around me anymore because he stop me from falling on my butt and then retrieved them. Seeing him staring at her, I feel the pain of his rejection. Instead of walking out on them, I run into his arms, and damn my voice cracked as I tear up.

His shoulders were tense as I did so but I hold him tightly, wounding my hands on his back to let him know I need his comfort. As usual, his warm hands on my back bring me comfort but how can I find comfort when he is the cause of it but I'll do it for Isabella. He doesn't need to know what she had done.

He can never know.

She's like this because of me. I hurt her and she's trying to hurt me back and I don't blame her. I have always been her pillar, I guess she lost it when I left. I should have taken her with me. I should have asked her. I shouldn't have disappeared.

" Hey, what's wrong?" He finally ask as he noticed I wasn't ready to let him go. The tears just won't stop dropping. Pulling a handkerchief from his pockets, he uses it to wipe my cheeks and cups them but it wouldn't stop. I want it to stop but staring at him pretending to care about me hurts like molten lava. I can't stop crying because deep down I know I'm in trouble. The first time I listened to my heart, it made me fall for a dangerous man in sheep's clothing.

How do I escape him?

" What happened Isabella? What did you say to her?" Isabella takes her seat on the bed looking innocent like she didn't spit out the venom from her mouth minutes ago.

" She's being emotional because of some pics an anonymous sender sent her. She's been silly right Miley? " I sniffle at the intonation in her voice. She's daring me to say the truth. She knows I wouldn't but I'm going to prove her wrong by finding Trevor.

Let's test his love for her.

" Some pics? Lena" Julian coos still wiping my cheeks and I can't help but stare at him. don't let that deceive you. I reminded myself. He's dangerous let's not forget he doesn't believe Isa either.

" Isa? I told you not to tell him. I'm fine Julian. Make it stop. I can't stop crying" he stares at me tenderly like he's hurting too pulls me closer to his chest and lowered his head to my shoulder.

" I didn't do it. I'll never cheat on you, Lena. I'm yours" he declares yet again as I close my eyes to rethink. Isa smiles behind his back. Oh please, she doesn't know me.

"Hmmm. I know where you can find Trevor. He's going to pay for Maximilian's death. I can take you there " I say loudly for Isa to hear and it did wipe the smirk from her face forever.

" You do? " Julian asks getting away from me and I nod sniffling.

" Yes"