The Heiress He Destroyed

ADRIAN’S POV I stared at my mother as the police officers held her hands. “Why did you kill Dad?” She looked at me with tears in her eyes. “I’m sorry, but I needed to do this.” “You needed to do this? You killed my dad!” “You don’t understand what your father did to me years ago.” “Then tell me! What did he do?” She looked away and said nothing. The police started taking her away. “Mom!” She turned around and looked at me. “I’m sorry, son. One day, you will understand everything.” Then they took her away. I stood there watching the police car disappear. That was the day I realized that my family had secrets I knew nothing about. Blackbridge City was known as one of the richest cities in the country. It was a city where money, power and reputation meant everything. But behind all the beautiful buildings and wealthy families were secrets that could destroy lives. “Mom I just got my admission letter, I’ve been admitted to Blackridge Imperial University” “Congratulations Adrian”she said dropping an old picture “Where’s Dad and who’s in the picture?” “Your dad went out and also the picture is nothing to be worried about” she said walking away from the living room I shrugged I stared at my phone in disbelief Blackridge city, after months of waiting I finally got in I couldn’t wait to tell dad so I called him “Dad guess what?” “What happened Adrian I’m at a business meeting so I’m not really that free” “I got in Dad after months of trying” “I’m so proud of you son, do you know what put on your best outfit we are going to hang out after I’m done” “Okay dad” I put down the phone smiling ear to ear 3 HOURS LATER My Dad came back home I was all dressed up and ready to go but we were waiting for my mom When she came down, I noticed something strange the tension between my parents My dad looked at her smiling then turned his back and went out to the car and my mom did same I was so confused At the restaurant they did not even look at each other properly and it was times like this that I hoped I had a a sibling My dad suddenly stopped beside the car. “Evelyn,” he said quietly. My mother looked at him. “What?” “Don’t do this again.” Her expression changed instantly. “Don’t you dare start this here.” I looked between them. “What are you guys talking about?” They both went silent. My father forced a smile. “Nothing, son. Just an argument between your mother and me.” But it didn’t feel like a normal argument. There was something deeper between them. Something they were desperately trying to hide from me. TWO DAYS LATER I saw the signboard “Blackridge city here I come” On entering to my first class I saw someone that made me instantly change my mood Selena Moreau The heiress to my family’s rival family, The Moreau family She glared at me but I didn’t say anything and I saw my best friend Liam Carter “Hey man it’s been long since I saw you, you’ve changed seen you’ve grown a little beards” he said laughing “Forget allat, why’s Selena in the same class as us?” “I don’t know man I just saw her here” Liam looked at me for a moment before lowering his voice. “You know your families have history, right?” “Obviously.” “No. I mean real history.” I frowned. “What are you talking about?” He glanced toward Selena. “I heard my mom talking about it once. She said the Vaughns and Moreaus weren’t always enemies.” I stared at him. “What happened?” “I don’t know. She stopped talking when she realized I was listening.” Before I could ask anything else, the lecturer walked into the classroom. But Liam’s words stayed in my head. They weren’t always enemies. So what had happened between our families? During class my lecturer paired me and Selena up for a project that takes half of our grade and the worst part we couldn’t do it in school we had to do it outside campus “I’m just here to do this project I don’t want to be seen with you, even tho I’m an adult my parents are going to kill me” Selena told me while handling me a coffee “Yea that’s what we are doing”I replied While doing our work I couldn’t help but notice her big brown eyes and the way it was sparkling under the glittering sun. She looked beautiful… “Well all done I’ll take the rest home while you rest” she said “Oh no problem then thanks”I replied Getting home, nobody was at home and I saw the old picture on the kitchen counter, it was a picture of my mom, dad and Victor Moreau?!!! I stared at it in disbelief waiting to confront my mom Finally she got home “Mom, why do you have a picture of you, dad and Victor Moreau?!!’ I told her She stared at me for a moment “Adrian there are some things about our family that you need to know” she replied firmly “Mum??” For the first time in my life I felt as if my mom was hiding something from me