The Heiress's Revenge - A Bloody Affair - Chapter 32

[32 – Illusions and Realities]
Ethan laid sprawled on his bed, naked and with women on either of his side. He was watching the news anchor report about Miss Caroline Sullivan’s latest scandal, painting her in a despicable light just as he wanted.

A happy smirk tugged at Ethan’s lips on seeing the chaos that he had unleashed. Delighted, Ethan slapped his hooker’s ass causing her to moan and rub herself against his thigh which prompted Ethan to push two of his fingers inside her wet cor.

Finding absolute joy in the soft mewls of the woman he was fucking with his fingers and the delectable chaos that he had unleashed upon Caroline, Ethan reveled in his perceived triumph.

He turned off the television when he felt the other woman wrap her fingers around his dick as she licked, bit, and teased his nipple. Inserting another digit inside the woman’s pussy, Ethan increased his pace only to be interrupted by the loud buzzing of his cell phone.

At first, Ethan ignored it, finding ecstasy in sucking on his lover’s nipple while pumping his fingers in and out of her while his other lover lowered herself on his body to give him a blow job.

Despite the lack of desire to move and separate from the women on his bed, Ethan had to move as his cell phone continued to ring non-stop. Ethan sighed, pushing the women off him with a mixture of annoyance and reluctance. Stepping out of the bed, he walked over to the couch where he had dropped his cell phone last night.

Seeing Marcus’s name flashing on his phone’s screen, for a video call, Ethan quickly wore his t-shirt and composed his face into a mask of nonchalance before answering, “hey, dad. What’s up?”

Marcus’s face filled the phone’s screen, his expressions a storm of barely contained rage, “What the fuck, Ethan?!” Marcus yelled making Ethan feel nervous as he wondered if Marcus found about what he did even when he tried his best to remain anonymous.

“What happened, Dad?” asked Ethan. He walked out of the bedroom to the lower level of the penthouse.

“What happened?” scoffed Marcus, his tone mocking, “Do you seriously need me to tell you about what happened?”

And now he was sure that Marcus did find out, “Dad -” Ethan tried to explain himself but was interrupted by Marcus.

“What the hell were you thinking, Ethan?” Marcus’s voice was low and dangerous, every word felt like a whip crack, “Do you even realize what you have done?”

“Dad, she deserved this. You don’t know what she did to me! I am telling you that Caroline was behind what happened during the ceremony.” Ethan knew that his father would understand if he knew his reasoning, “All I did was just payback. She exposed my secrets and I did the same to her. That’s it.”

“THAT’S IT?!” Ethan’s smirk faltered hearing his father yell like that, “This is not it! You have no idea of the mess that you have created!”

“Calm down, Dad. It’s nothing serious!” Ethan’s indifference was making Marcus more and more agitated, “All we need to do is send some funding to the news channels and they will readily drop the case. I know it wouldn’t take you much effort to suppress this news.”

Marcus closed his eyes and pinched the bridge of his nose while trying to reign in his urge to strangle Ethan, “As for Caroline, she’ll get over it.”

“You nincompoop! Do you really think that it is that easy?” Marcus’s slammed his hand against his desk as he continued to yell as Ethan, “You have not only humiliated Caroline but jeopardized my entire plan!”

“Dad, what are you talking about? If this is about -”

“You dumb bastard! You have ruined everything with that stupid payback of yours.” Marcus’s eyes blazed, “Do you really think that I would have forced you to marry Caroline if it wasn’t truly important?”

“Because of your stupidity, the hard work that I had put in over the years went wasted!” Marcus’s voice turned low, laced with venomous anger, “Do you know how much that Caroline Mae Sullivan is worth?”

“Do you have any idea?” Marcus questioned while Ethan chose to remain silent.

“Her fortune was within our grasp, Ethan! All that we needed to do was get her to marry you to secure that massive fortune that that girl has on her name. But now, with this mess, the whole plan has been spoilt.”

Ethan’s confidence wavered as he realized that he fucked up big time. He had relished the idea of revenge, but he was realizing it now that perhaps he shouldn’t have done that “I,” Ethan fumbled, “I didn’t think it would be this bad.”

“Of course, you didn’t!” Marcus spat, “You never think things through. You have put yourself, me, and the entire family in the line of fire. Do you think William will spare you if he gets to know what you did?”

Ethan gulped. Perhaps his plan for revenge wasn’t as good as he thought. Also, if Marcus was able to trace it to him despite him trying to remain anonymous, then William will be able to find out about his actions as well.

“We have to fix this, or else we will all pay the price.” Marcus muttered angrily and without another word, he ended the call abruptly leaving Ethan staring at the blank screen.

A knot of anxiety twisted in his gut as he wondered if he had truly messed up that badly? The thought gnawed at him, but he quickly pushed it aside. This was payback, and Caroline deserved it.

Also, Ethan had blind faith on his father. He was sure that Marcus would find a way out of this mess. He always does.

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Meanwhile, Elijah was on his way back home. He had retraced his steps back and kept his disguise on until he was in his car, sitting on the driver’s seat. removing the fake beard and moustache, Elijah stuffed everything in his duffle bag and started driving towards his home.

As he entered the family estate, he noticed a number of people, reporters to be precise, stationed outside the main gates. He believed that they must be there looking for a sensational scoop after the events of Caroline’s birthday and engagement party.

He was not aware of the latest development in the scandal but could feel a sense of unease creep over that made him feel as if something was off, something was not right.

Parking his car in the garage, Elijah chose to enter the mansion through the door that linked the garage and the storage room, instead of entering through the main door.

As he stepped inside, he could feel the tension in the atmosphere. He tried to sneak back to his room first to hide the duffle bag he had on him but before he could do that, Marcus spotted him.

“Elijah?” Marcus looked at his eldest son with a stern look on his face, “Did you just came back home?”

Elijah nodded his head positively, “Yes, Dad.” he didn’t say anything else to not agitate his father.

“Where were you last night, Elijah? You know that you shouldn’t have stepped outside after what happened at the party. But you!” Marcus scolded while Elijah listened silently.

“Your mother told me that you went out for work. What was so urgent that you had to leave and spend the night away when we are facing such troubles?” Marcus questioned while Elijah thought of a plausible excuse.

He was about to speak but stopped when he heard the live news being broadcasted on the television.

Elijah frowned as the news anchor reported;

“It is shameful to say, but among Caroline Sullivan’s list of sexual partners is a Supreme Court judge – a 64 years old married man. These revelations have seemingly shattered the pristine image both families have cultivated over the years.”

“What the hell?” Elijah was in disbelief. He could not believe what he was seeing and listening, “What the hell is this, Dad?”

Marcus sighed, rubbing his forehead while Elijah asked again, “What happened, dad? What is this now?”

“Ethan happened.” Marcus exhaled, his anger momentarily giving way to the frustration he wasn’t able to let out.

“What?” shouted Elijah.

Marcus turned off the television and began explaining to Elijah about the latest scandal they have been dragged into, “After what happened at the engagement party, Ethan believed that Caroline was behind it. So he thought it would be a great idea to humiliate Caroline just as she did to him.”

“And now everything is falling apart.” informed Marcus.

“But,” Elijah didn’t know what to say, “Is this fake, or is this really the truth?” he asked for confirmation because Elijah could not believe that the sweet, kind, and gentle Caroline from his memories could turn out to be like this.

“I have no idea.” Marcus lied even though he knew that the scandal about Caroline, all those photos ad videos were not fake.

“I don’t believe this!” Elijah exclaimed.

Marcus stepped forward and placed his hand on Elijah’s shoulder, “We are looking into this, son. We will soon find out about who is responsible for this mess.”

Elijah shook his head and moved away from his father, “But that is not important, Dad.”

Marcus stared at Elijah as he added, “First it was Ethan, and now Caroline. I can’t believe that this is their true, real self. Have I been living in an illusion?”

“Elijah -” Marcus had no idea how to comfort his son. This was what he dreaded the most.

“I am tired, Dad.” Elijah said, his tone dejected and tired, “I am going back to my room, we will talk later.” he said and walked away without waiting for Marcus to respond.