CHAPTER 22: WHO ARE YOU?

When Pearl announced that the bracelet had been sold, even she couldn’t believe it. She never thought that this bracelet she had kept in the house for more than five years would finally get sold.

She had kept it and used it as a motivational tool to get stronger, to watch her enemies crumble down and pay for their sins. After holding onto the bracelet for years she decided that it was time for her to let it go.

But she never thought that someone would be so interested in the bracelet to buy it at such a higher price. Pearl was supposed to be happy getting rid of this bracelet but when she looked at the woman in the veil, she felt shivers down her spine.

Pearl had been around people from all corners of the world and she had this nagging feeling that this woman who had bought this bracelet was not a pushover and she had a story and she was dying to know why she bought the bracelet at such a higher price.

After selling the bracelet, more items got sold and the auction finally came to an end after another hour. With the auction done, the buyers began to go to the back to get their goods and pay for them.

Elektra was in no rush as she didn’t want to mix with the rest of the guests. After lounging for like thirty minutes, she sneered as she looked at a familiar face politely staring at her.

How long had it been since Elektra witnessed this humble expression on Pearl’s face?

“I am sorry to disturb you but I just wanted to let you know that there is no reason for you to wait here. You may come with me and I will personally help you with the procedure,” Pearl spoke with a smile on her face.

Was Elektra just an eighteen-year-old who had not seen the world? Hell no! she was more of a granny who had seen almost everything there is to see.

How could she not see that Pearl was scheming something and wanted to use this chance to probe for some information?

Since Pearl sent herself to the tiger’s den, then Elektra was going to reluctantly accept this offering and toy with it for a while.

“I will go with you then,” Elektra didn’t try to reject this beautiful offer but agreed as this could save her some time to go and search for Pearl herself.

Pearl was relieved to hear that the mysterious woman had agreed to come with her. The rest of the guests still present could only watch as the mysterious beauty and the well-known beauty, mother and a wife walked together making a beautiful picture.

Elektra was taken into a well-decorated office that looked very pleasing to the eyes. Elektra’s eyes were very busy as she looked at the office to get a glimpse of how Pearl had been living these past five years.

There were some photos of Pearl and her family and they looked very happy and harmonious which sort of pissed her off. When Pearl was busy enjoying her life to the fullest, what was Elektra going through at that moment?

She didn’t even want to think about it or recall it, otherwise, something hidden deep in her would pop up and that will not be nice.

After getting irritated by what she saw, Elektra was no longer in the mood to stay
in this office for long. She sat on one of the chairs and looked at Pearl with impatience written on her hidden face and visible in her blue eyes.

At this moment, Pearl was also busy observing this strange woman and her thoughts were driving her crazy. Something about this woman was familiar and yet unfamiliar at the same time.

She didn’t know what to do about it and she could also tell that the other didn’t like being here at all, so the sooner she helps the other the sooner she gets what she wanted.

“Can I please have your I.D card?” Pearl politely asked.

Elektra didn’t want to give Pearl her identification card but after second thought she raised her hand and Miley quickly took out the plastic card and handed it over to Pearl who didn’t delay and began to fill in some documents.

At this moment, Pearl’s heart was about to pop out of her chest. On that card was a very pretty face that looked seventy percent similar to a face she loathed so much she didn’t shed a tear when that person died.

That person or those people didn’t have any more relatives that looked like them so why was she looking at a face like this?

Pearl wasn’t able to hide her curiosity and her fury hidden deep down in her heart made her steal her heart and ask the strangest question one could ever ask a stranger, “just who are you exactly?”

Elektra looked at Pearl as if she was a clown, on her face was a smirk and inside she was feeling very pleased. It felt really good to see earl acting all scared and hysterical like this.

Elektra had once lived a life full of fear and didn’t know where she might end up at the end of the day and yet in the end, what she feared came true and her life
ended tragically just like that.

She agreed that she wasn’t a good person but did they really have to end her that way and make her life that miserable that she couldn’t even kill herself or relieve herself from all this pain and suffering?

Pearl’s small fists were clenched as she waited for an answer that wasn’t coming to her at all. Miley who knew some bits and pieces of the relationship between the two decided to help her Mistress and torture Pearl with anxiety.

“Mrs. Keen, you are being very rude. Are you going to give us the bracelet or you are going against your ethics and word?” Miley was never a merciful person so she ruthlessly put Pearl in a hard spot.

Pearl’s face flushed red and green before calming herself and unwilling apologized before continuing to finish the procedure. This time she didn’t delay and quickly settled everything and passed the bracelet to Elektra. Since the job was done,
Elektra stood up on her feet and she was ready to go but how could she just leave without giving Pearl something to sleep on?

“I am your worst nightmare, P!” Elektra chuckled as she left the office with her head held high.