Way Back Into Love (Essie)

Chapter 139 Tell The Truth Completely

Baron's eyes lit up as he fixed them on Essie.

"You are..."

"This is sister Essie, brother Zac's girlfriend," Holy quickly introduced before Zac could, putting heavy

emphasis on the word 'girlfriend'.

Baron was taken aback by the revelation. His eyes darkened.

The wrinkles on Vicki's forehead deepened as she frowned at the scene before her. Wasn't he

supposed to marry Valery? Why did he involve himself in this matter?

"Daddy, Grandma, I'm going to blow out the candles now," Holy cut in.

Baron quickly hid his displeasure and put on a warm expression as they sang a birthday song with the

children.

Even with the merry atmosphere, Vicki's mood did not improve.

After chopping the cake, she asked Holy to take her friends to the yard to play. She had things to clear

with Zac.

As the kids filed out, Alice remained still. Vicki rolled her eyes at her. "Get out of here, Alice. You don't

need to be concerned about this."

Without saying a word, Alice heeded Vicki's request and left. It was better to humor the old lady rather

than stay. She had things she would need from her, after all.

Unlike Alice, Essie didn't need to bow down to Vicki. She wasn't a part of the family anymore. She

didn't need to endure the old lady's attitude. And with the way Vicki treated Alice, Essie thought it was

just right for her to stand up against her. It made her mad thinking how they all had to break their backs

bowing down to the old lady's whims without any care about them.

There were only four people left in the room, all sitting on the sofa face to face. Essie made a move to

touch Zac's arm. As she did, the purple diamond was out for everyone to see.

Light bounced off the precious stone, dazzling everyone in its luminance. If the diamond's brilliance

could kill, Essie would have been done with her revenge by now.

"Zac, did you have a fight with Valery?" asked the old lady.

She tried to keep her voice neutral and calm. She needed to uncover the truth first.

Zac clasped Essie's hands in his own. "Since you already know, I won't beat around the bush anymore.

I won't marry Valery."

Mrs. Vicki started to tremble at this. Almost jumping up from the sofa, she said, "What are you talking

about? Valery's carrying your child now. Are you leaving her?"

"I don't love her. I'll never be happy if I forced myself to stay with her," he replied in calm voice. He had

to keep his cool despite the warring emotions inside him. She was, after all, his elder.

Beside him, Baron remained quiet with a sullen face.

Essie sneered at him. He always gave way to Mrs. Vicki's whims. After so many years, he remained

obedient and meek towards her.

At Zac's reply, Mrs. Vicki felt herself grow angrier and frustrated. However, she couldn't show how

displeased she was at the turn of events, not if she wanted her granddaughter to have any chance at

winning Zac.

"If you don't love her, why did you sleep with her and leave her pregnant?"

The accusation bothered Zac more than it should. He wanted to lash out at her but he couldn't do

anything. It was his fault. He hated himself for it but he couldn't tell her the truth.

He was only sure of one thing: he was keeping the baby. For his sake, he had to break his tolerance

over and over again. After the baby was born, Zac would finally have his closure.

Silence engulfed the room, to which Essie thought it was time for her to attack.

"Mrs. Vicki, I believe it takes two to tango. Why don't you ask your granddaughter how she conceived

her baby? Only a stupid man would marry a woman who had deceived and manipulated him. Your

granddaughter wants to trap him into marriage. But sad for her, she picked the wrong person!" Essie

butted in.

Beside them, Baron shook at Essie's exclamation. It was as if he was slapped. Unhealed wounds were

reopened.

Mrs. Vicki's face turned pale with anger. No one had dared to humiliate her in life like this before. She

sputtered, "How dare you! Stop smearing Valery's name with your lies. Please get out of here now!"

Her voice reverberated through the room.

Meanwhile, Zac held on Essie's hand steadily. Raising it to his lips, he laid a gentle kiss on the knuckle

before addressing Mrs. Vicki, "You couldn't be any more wrong, Mrs. Vicki. Essie is my wife. My

business is her business. She has every right to speak up."

"What did you say?" Mrs. Vicki froze.

"She's my wife. I'm already married to her, which is why I can't marry Valery," Zac said slowly, making

sure the old woman fully understood him.

When she heard this, Mrs. Vicki's eyes rolled, almost passing out. Dramatically, she put her hand on

her chest and looked aggrieved. At her theatrics, Baron hastily took out the medicine for her and

comforted, "Mom, calm down."

Then Essie looked at her, a cold smile in place. "Mrs. Vicki, please take good care of yourself. It

wouldn't help your health worrying about your granddaughter's business." She seemed to never stop

hurting others.

Baron turned to Essie sharply, his eyes wide in surprise. He was struck speechless. There was

something in her confident gaze that pierced through his soul.

After taking her medicine, Mrs. Vicki snapped, "Zac, did you come here to tell the truth?"

"You misunderstood. We were just here to celebrate Holy's birthday. We didn't know you would be

coming," Zac answered indifferently. Still holding Essie's hand, he gently pulled up. "We have

somewhere to be, so we'll have to take our leave."

When Holy saw them leave the villa, he ran up to them and said, "Sister Essie, Brother Zac, are you

leaving?"

"Yes." Essie nodded.

"Did you fight with daddy and grandma?" He looked at them with worried eyes.

"No, we have something else to do. So we need to leave now." Essie smiled at him gently.

"All right. Bye, Sister Essie. Bye, Brother Zac." Holy waved his hand.

Just then, Alice turned to them with a cold expression on her face. "I'm sorry for what happened today."

"Don't worry about it, Alice. We can do it openly now. There is no more need to hide."

After saying a few words with Goel, they got on the car. The driver would go back to pick him up after

the party was over.

After the couple left, Holy turned to look at Alice and asked, "Are we really helping them this way?"

"It's not enough. We have to find much more trouble for our evil witch. Only after we subdue her can

Essie live happily ever after," Alice answered as she gazed at him.

After calming down, Mrs. Vicki called Alice in. Today's confrontation had been an exercise in control.

Now, she needed someone to receive all the pent up anger she had accumulated.

"You knew about Zac and that woman. Why did you still invite them to Holy's party? What are you

trying to accomplish here? Do you want to humiliate your sister?"

"Their relationship isn't a secret at all. All celebrities knew about them. Aunt Elizabeth was the first one

to know about them, as far as I know. Didn't she tell you?" Just like her expression, Alice kept the calm

in her tone.

Holy came over. He knew that his grandma was going to make things difficult for his sister. "Grandma,

it wasn't my sister who invited them. I did. They are all my friends, and I like them very much, so I

invited them to celebrate my birthday."

Vicki stroked his head calmly despite still looking grave.

'How could Elizabeth know about it and still keep it a secret! She even lied to me about it! Now I'm

caught unaware by someone younger. How humiliating!' she thought.

She glared at Alice. "You'd better stay out of this or I'll skin you alive."

"Mom. It was Valery who did the wrong thing. Don't take it out on Alice," Baron cut in.

Mrs. Vicki spat, "She is not a good person either. Don't think that I have no idea what she's up to. Our

family business could only be passed on to boys. She should give up on that idea."

Alice remained expressionless. She had been accustomed to the look on the old lady's face.

"Mom, I have my own plans on who to name as our family's heir. You don't need to worry about this.

After all, I have two sons." He pulled Holy to his side. What he wanted was obvious. He wanted Holy to

be appointed as the heir of the family and Alice would help him. That was why he appointed her as the Content from NôvelDr(a)ma.Org.

deputy CEO.

The old lady's face softened slightly. Vinton and Holy were her grandsons. She had agreed with Baron

before that as long as Holy would take over the family business and not Alice, he could do whatever

he'd like to do. A daughter's role in their family was to advance their political connections through

marriage. If they didn't want to marry, then they were of no use to the family.

By then, Essie and Zac were on their way back.

"Honey, there's something different about you today." A charming smile danced on Zac's lips.

"Different?" She trembled slightly. Did she take it too far in the villa to arouse his suspicion?

He reached out and stroked her head, with infinite tenderness in his eyes. "You were very aggressive

there, just like the you who shouted in the bar. It was very regal. Queenly, even. I really appreciate it."

Essie secretly let out a sigh of relief. She lifted the short hair on her forehead and slightly raised her

eyebrows, acting all casual. "Don't worry about anything. I will protect you."

"Thank you, your majesty," Zac teased.

Back in the villa.

Essie lay on the sofa and put her head on Zac's lap.

"I didn't expect they would have no idea about us," she said thoughtfully while eating some cherries.

"Uncle Baron has been busy in America these days and Mrs. Vicki has stayed in the manor all day

long. How does she know about what happened outside?" Zac replied.

"Everything she knew probably came from Elizabeth," she answered darkly. Vicki must have been

brainwashed by Elizabeth every day and turned into her pawn.

"They should be on their way to my family's house soon," Zac said with a smile.

"Are we going to fight about this again?" Essie cleaned the cherry juice off her hands as she mentally

braced herself for the coming storm.