Chapter 60 *** Truths ***

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[ THIRD PERSON'S POV ]

Cheers of claps thundered around the room. Bright flashed light fell on Veronica who couldn't proceed what just happened in her mind. Rebekah nudged on her arms and signalled at her to haul up since the special guest was waiting to deliver her the award.

The most shocked person inside the room was Victoria who forgot to blink after the announcement. Her nearly launched feet dropped down on her earlier spot powerlessly. Her mouth was parted open in disbelief as her fists balled in both sides. She was muttering incoherently all the time inside her mind.

How was that possible! David Shelton promised! No, she couldn't accept the result.

Her thoughts were going crazy. When she dwelled in dillemma, Blake's voice came from her side with sarcasm,
" Surprise? How was it?"

Victoria snapped her head aside to stare at Blake disbelievingly. Blake was smiling back at her victoriously. Victoria gasped, unable to believe and sutured,
" It..It.. was... you.."

Blake smiled back bitterly and explained staring at his wife blankly,
" You forgot to delete my backup, Victoria."

Victoria's mouth hung open in disbelief. Shooting him one hateful glare, she growled through her clenched teeth and ran outside after that,
" I hate you, Blake..."

Blake shurgged as he saw her running outside. Though he didn't remember the entire incident, he had vague memory of her words that she said on his face,
" You have done something good for me finally."

Blake's eyes travelled on the stage in where Veronica was giving her acceptance speech. To his surprise, she was already staring at him as if she knew and understood something. Her eyes were watery and mind screamed inside to say something.

Blake withdrawed his gaze uneasily and chased after Victoria towards the backdoor. Their running back didn't miss Veronica's eyes. She ended her speech quickly and descended down from the stage to follow them outside.

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Blake found Victoria sobbing at the backyard hardly. As soon as he scooted closer, Victoria shouted at him as she pulled off the jeweleries hastily,
" Don't you fucking come near me! You ruined me! You have ruined me, Blake. Couldn't you do this least for your wife? Why must you support that bitch Veronica all the time? Answer me, Blake."

Blake crossed his arms on his chest. Pursuing his lips together, he replied with a cold sneer,
" You ruined yourself, Victoria. I don't know this Victoria at all. You actually dared to frame your own sister, own blood for fame. You didn't even stop on that. You used my identity to bribe those judges and thought that I wouldn't find anything? Listen to me, Victoria. I just supported with justice. I can't see Veronica suffering for your own selfish desire."

Blood boiled inside Victoria's veins after his words. She stumbled on his way and grabbed his collar directly. Yanking it like a maniac, she yelled demanding an answer from Blake,
" Why do you care? Why do you care about her more than me? Who is she to you? Do you love her more than me? What is it? What is the real reason, Blake? Do you love her? Do you?"

Blake couldn't restrain his emotions this time. He shoved her arms away and yelled back truthfully,
" Yes!! I love her!! I do love her!! That's why, I care about her."

Victoria froze in her spot as she kept staring at Blake with her wide eyes. A few steps away from them, Veronica was halted in her track as she overhearded the words of their argument.

Blake..Did he just admit to Victoria?

Before Victoria could utter a word, her enraged eyes travelled on the standing Veronica who was motionless in her spot.

Her anger erupted like volcano as she ran over to Veronica and slapped her hard. Staring at Veronica's blood stained lips hatefully, Victoria shouted behaving like a complete mess,
" You are such a bitch, Veronica. You have stolen everything from me my title, my husband everything. You are just a piece of slut! Indeed people say the truth. A stepsister can't be compared to real sister. You proved it today. If you wish that I would divorce Blake and you two would live happily ever after, listen to me clearly. I will never ever divorce Blake. You two keep on dreaming! "

Veronica tilted her head up to look through her sister painfully. Shedding her tears down, Veronica questioned from the deep sorrow of her heart,
" Tell me, sister! Why did you try to frame me then? I have never done any wrong to you. Even before Blake, I have always respected you with all my heart and soul. Though you were elder, I always let go of my stuffs for you which belong to me solemnly. But days back, you actually tried to frame me for fame. How far..how far can you go to acheive your goal?"

Victoria couldn't find a word to rebuke. She gulped down nervously and ran away through the backdoor outside without replying to Veronica. Both Blake and Veronica watched her running back.

Veronica spoke looking up at Blake sorrowfully,
" Blake..Why..."

Blake hussed coming over to her with a sadistic smile and whispered,
" I just stood with truths. Congratulations on your success.. and... engagement.. Veronica.. Even though we can't be together, I wish you all the best."

Like the first ray of sunlight, the man dissapared into the darkeness after passing his good wishes. Veronica's grip tightened around her award as she muttered to herself,
" No matter where you go, I will always and forever love you, Blake..I can't destroy a family..I am sorry.."

No one noticed that a shadow was watching everything from afar silently. A faint smile came on his lips when he saw Veronica crying for Blake.

Outside of the award show, Victoria panted for air and wiped her tears stubbornly. Tapping on her phone, she searched for a contact number and dialed without thinking twice. When the call connected, she asked gasping for air heavily,
" Where are you? I am coming. I will do whatever you want but I just want everything back."