Confused Love

LOVE HURTS

"Damien!" That was supposed to come out as a scream but it came out as a whisper instead.

"What are you..."

"Step away from him Trisha, he's with a gun" Ryan voice came cutting Damien off.

Trisha looked at Damien and then at Ryan who was at gunpoint, then the courtyard and back at Damien. She started looking for the gun Ryan talked about frantically with her eyes. Her confusion was glaring, why is Damien here?, Why is everyone hiding?, what exactly is going on? These questions were racing through her mind as she searched for the gun.

Police sirens were heard from a distance, people hiding wore relief on their faces. The 2 mins drama that just took place was quite overwhelming for everyone. Damien's men didn't put their guns down and it worried everyone.

The gates flew open, The police were here! They ordered the men to drop their guns and Inspector Jones went to speak to Damien. There was still shock on Damien's face, the last person he expected to see here was Trisha. What was she doing here?

" Mr Damien Taram, it's been awhile" inspector Jones said handing him a paper.

"You are to pay a fine for disrupting a peaceful gathering that took place in the Taram Mansion." Inspector Jones said, standing just a few inches away from him.

Damien turned to inspector Jones and smiled "I'm sorry Mr Jones, I didn't mean to cause a scene. But it's been 2 years since I stepped foot in my father's house and I thought it would be quite entertaining to arrive in an elegant way."

Ryan started walking briskly towards the house and leaned in to whisper to Damien "The game has just begun". A smirk formed on Damien's face giving way for a half-hearted smile. Ryan entered the house while Trisha reached for the microphone and made a hasty announcement.

"I'm sorry everyone about this unfortunate incident, but the party is now over"She dropped the microphone and hastily left the stage and went inside the house.

*TARAM MANSION ‹ RYAN'S ROOM ›

"We have to do something, we can't just cross our legs and let him take all we've worked for, I won't allow it" Madam Nancy said angrily as she paced around Ryan's room.

Ryan was sitting on a sofa with a laptop placed on his legs, his ice blue eyes were focused directly on his laptop screen. Anyone who entered the room at this moment was going to think that Madam Nancy's gone mad cos Ryan doesn't look like he gives a damn about what she's saying right now, his face is blank right now and it's impossible to read his mind.

"Well the will does state that Damien is the next CEO after father." Ryan finally spoke as he poured wine into the glass on the side stool beside him.

"How could Harold do this to us, I still can't believe it" Madam Nancy said as she was close to tears already. She tried so hard to swallow the lump that had formed in her throat as she fought back her tears with futile attempts.

A knock was heard at the door and Emily and Imogen barged in without awaiting a reply. They both ran to Madam Nancy and hugged her, she released all the tears that she'd been trying to withhold as her daughters comforted her.

Ryan's eyebrows began twitching, he hated it, the sounds that came from a crying human, it reminded him of Scarlet. He stood up and stood by the balcony trying to calm himself down before he did anything stupid.

"How dare that dare-devil!!! He literally embarrassed us!!" Imogen exclaimed in anger

"And in front of the board of directors, Father's spirit might visit us in our dreams today for staining the reputation of the Tarams" Emily added as she patted her mother's back.

"To think that low-life Trisha gave a closing remark is giving me chills" Imogen spat disgustingly.

"Ryan, we need to do something and it has to be done fast, the will has Damien on it as the next CEO and his mother as the preceding Dowager CEO. Trisha's Passing of the Torch ceremony is in a week's time and no preparation is going on. We are called the Tarams for a reason! The Kims are gradually closing up on us on the leadership board, we have been the leading company for ages and we can't afford to lose that now!!" Madam Nancy exclaimed.

Ryan sipped his drink slowly, gladdened by the fact that she was no longer crying. His head was already pounding but he could deal with that later. First, he needs to find out how Damien found out that his name was written on the will. He dropped the glass and walked back to the sofa.

"Perhaps if your darling husband hadn't kept some things away from us we wouldn't have landed here" He said as he sat down and resumed pressing his laptop.

"We shouldn't ponder on the past, rather we should be making plans for the future. Trisha's Passing of the Torch ceremony is really close, we need to make plans for that first before any other thing" Madam Nancy said, trying to evade that topic.

"The only problem I have is Damien getting full control of the company's finance board, the moment he does that, it's over for us" Emily added.

"I have no business with Trisha's Passing of Torch ceremony, you three can plan that" Ryan replied and left the room.

"He's becoming stranger by the day" Imogen said as he left the room.

"Mum you haven't changed your dress yet" Emily pouted as she faced Madam Nancy.

"Today has been stressful, not quite the birthday I planned" Madam Nancy said as she stood up and left the room, Emily and Imogen followed her.

*TARAM MANSION ‹ TRISHA'S ROOM ›

"This is bad, very bad, very very bad" Trisha paced hastily around the room.

"I think you should calm down, Trisha," Kaylee said, trying to apprehend her.

"You've been saying the same thing for over 20 mins now, it's not going to help us in any way," Skylar added, looking up from her phone.

Naomi stood up from the bed where she was sitting and walked towards Trisha who was still repeating the same words and pacing around the room.

"Look, sis, we can't help you if you can't even tell us your problem, you need to snap out of it and tell us what happened. You messaged us to come here that something bad happened and you're yet to tell us what exactly happened" Naomi said, trying to be as calm as possible while awaiting a reply from Trisha.

Trisha opened her mouth to speak but she couldn't form any word and she had to close it back. Naomi sighed in defeat and let out a deep breath.

Kaylee stood up from the swing and went to Trisha and held both her shoulders "Look at me, Trish I said look at me" She repeated. Trisha faced her and opened her mouth to say something but Kaylee shushed her, she mildly put her pointer finger on Trisha's lips and said "shhh" She took her to a sofa and made her sit. "Breathe, Trish breathe" Trisha gently closed her eyes and breathed in and out repeatedly before opening her eyes again.

"Damien's back" She said and the three girls exchanged confused glances with each other before turning to Trisha.

They all stood up at once and looked at Trisha in astonishment. There was silence for sometime not because there was nothing to say but because there was too much to say and no one had an idea of where to start from.

There was a knock at the door, "Come in" Trisha replied and a maid came in and bowed, "Madam Nancy asked to see you" She genuflected.

"I'll be right behind you," Trisha replied. The maid bowed and left.

"I'll be right back" She broke the silence that was hanging over the room and left. As she walked along the hallway, her mind was occupied with different questions. Damien was back into her life, a chapter of her life she thought she had closed has come back to remind her that she can't escape..... She suddenly felt a warm hand on her body pulling her by her arm into an empty room and a hand over her mouth. She struggled but he was too strong, he dragged her into the room and locked the door. She was panting heavily when she got a sniff of wet soil, she could recognize that scent anywhere. It was Damien!!

"What are you doing here?" He questioned.

She was too dazed to answer, it's really Damien. She thought he had died, she was there when the accident took place, what exactly is going on?

He grabbed both her shoulders and shook her violently "For the last time, what are you doing here?" He demanded again, his deep voice ringing in her head.

She was suddenly angry, she pushed him off her body and slapped him hard on his face.

"Who gave you the right to barge into my house and start questioning me? Who the hell gave you that right? You lost that right a long time ago, so move away already" She said as she tried to leave. He held her arm and pushed her back into the room. She landed on the bed and he climbed the bed, and she moved backwards till her back met with the bedframe

"Don't come close to me, you'll regret it" she warned but he kept advancing towards her.

"I'm married for crying out loud" She said and he stopped dead in his tracks.

"What did you just say?" He asked

"I'm married to Ryan Taram" she replied putting her hand forward to show him her ring.

Damien felt his head spin, he just couldn't believe his ears, Trisha is the only one he truly loved, he never loved any of the women he dated but Trisha has always been different. Trisha left the bed and walked towards the door. She halted and said, "There are some things we need to live without" with that she left the room.

Damien was dumbfounded, he was shocked to his bones, Anger built up inside him and he got up from the bed and left the room.

"RYAN!!" He screamed through gritted teeth as he walked past the corridor.