Chapter 3

She walked in fully and looked at her dad in the dining room, he was beside someone.

'Oh my goodness!!" She shouted as soon as she laid her eyes on the person beside her dad, holding hands with her dad

'What do you want?!" Alexia went ballistic, she balled her hand beside her body. Her body was raging with anger.

'Why? Alexia, why are you being mean to me again?" The tiny voice talked with so much hypocrisy which made Alexia scoff.

'I don't have anything to say to you, whore!"

She exaggerated the last word and looked at her father who was now angry with her.

'Dad, what are you doing with Kylie, huh? You know how much I despise this girl and you are with her? Why?" she asked as gently as she could, conveying her anger.

'You are dumb! I wonder where your mother got you from. Kylie told me about how much you hated her now, you have to erase that anger because Kylie is your new stepmom," her father announced.

Her father's words caused a quake in her heart. Her eyes widened in horror and her mouth opened impulsively while her hands dropped weakly by her side.

'What? Dad, how can you say that? Kylie used to be my best friend, why would you date someone my age? No, I don't mean you can't date but find someone your age and not this disgusting whore."

Alexia looked at Kylie with disgusted eyes. She couldn't believe her father would think of dating Kylie. Kylie was attractive, yes but she shouldn't be attracted to her father.

'Call her a whore one more time and I will slam your face against the wall!" he half yelled, his eyes red as blood proving that he meant all the words he said.

'Dad?!" she called with incredulity. She was disappointed in her father and sad that he would even say all that to her because of Kylie.

'Shut the hell up! I only called you here because I need some funds for our wedding. Kylie wants a fancy wedding and I want to give her just that. Give me my share of your mother's wealth," he said more like an order than a request.

This made Alexia angry. She scoffed angrily and looked at her father.

'Dad, you don't have a share in mom's wealth. It was never yours and it would never be yours. Moreover, you think if you indeed have a share I would give it to you, to lavish on that whore?" Alexia raised her brows and point to Kylie.

She hadn't completed her statement when her father fleet towards her and gave her a resounding slap which sent her face to the side with her hair scattered all over her red burning cheek.

Alexia opened her mouth in a gasp, she wasn't expecting her father's hands on her. Although he wasn't very friendly to her, he had never hit her. The last thing she thought was her father hitting her because of Kylie.

Meanwhile, Kylie smiled in mockery.

She was happy and satisfied.

Alexia took 10 seconds to think whether she was dreaming or her father had really hit her. She gently turned to her dad who was burning in anger.

'Send me ten million dollars before night falls or you will see the other side of me," he ordered.

With this, he walked away with Kylie.

Alexia gently licked the tears that had slid to her lips, she looked at her father and Kylie as they ascended the stairs. More tears brewed in her eyes, and her fist clenched by her side. She knew Kylie did it on purpose to taunt her.

'Mom, I'm scared." It was the only word that fell out of her mouth. With this, she walked out of the house and got to her car. Weak, she was not able to start the car which made her sit still and cry against the stirring wheel.

Ten million dollars was the littlest thing when it came to her wealth. She was sad because her dad was going to spend the money on the most stupid thing any man in his late 40s could ever think of.

She gently tucked the hair that got stuck to her face to the back of her ear. She checked her bag and brought out a hairband, which she used to pack her hair in a bun. She gently wiped her eyes with a tissue and tossed them into the bin in the back of her car.

She got little strength to drive out of the house.

As she drove, she called Henry again because she needed him the most at the moment but he never picked up the call.

'For the love of God, you are my husband!"

She shouted frustratedly and hit the stirring wheel a couple of times. She was so upset because she needed Henry at that time, she needed someone to talk to.

'Just pick up the damn call!!" she yelled again, her heart breaking as the phone rang and rang which he never picked up.

More tears released from her eyes, it fell like a running shower. When she didn't have the strength to continue driving, she stopped at a lake.

She walked out of her car and walked to the side of the lake.

It was evening, the sun had changed color to a warm orange, playing over the lake water. She had spent most of her time at Rayden's restaurant and only went to her father's house when it was evening. Now, the sun was leaving and darkness was coming.

She started at the lake water, tears formed in her eyes knowing her mom loved to stare at the waters anytime she stared at the water, it reminded her of her mother.

'Mom, why am I being treated like this? Dad hit me today and it really surprised me. I guess this was what Kylie wanted to tell me, I should have known that girl was bad news. Gosh, I can't believe she took her slutty behavior to dad and he accepted her. I can't even imagine her being my stepmom. I hate her so much." She groaned in tears and gently took her head to the middle of her lap.

She raised her leg and wrapped her hand over her knees, then gently sobbed.

Just then, a hand laid on her shoulder, and she shrieked.

'Are you okay?" the dangerously sexy voice sounded behind her ear.

'Huh?" Alexia raised her head and looked at the man in front of her.

'The voice pierced her ears."