Arabelle

Chapter 40 - Plots and Schemes

Mrs. King’s POV

I spent the whole of the day waiting for my phone to ring or for a notification to come in, I appeared very calm on the outside but inside, the anxiety was killing me, I couldn’t wait to get the information I needed to get my plan into motion, it was the perfect plan,

It wasn’t until well after dinner that I finally got the information I needed, it was sent via email after which I sent the funds to my informant, this wasn’t the first time we had transacted business, so we already had a system we worked with.

Without wasting any more time, I quickly opened the email and went through it, it was filled with information about Melissa Mavericks and it was just like I had suspected, she had a daughter called Isabella Mavericks, a picture was also attached, I wasted no time in downloading it, I waited with bated breath for the picture to open,

Finally it did, and there she was, with a smile on her face that made me hate her even more, it was bright and beautiful, those were the things I hated the most about her and those were the things Richard loved about her, I will wipe that smile from her face permanently,

It said her name was Isabella Mavericks and the latest rumour going on about was that she and the heir of the Langrove family were a couple, they had being spotted together on many occasions and a picture of both of them living the Langrove mansion was attached,

Such a w***e, Richard was here being miserable because her and she was busy gallivanting around town with some random guy, well, all that wasn’t my business, I didn’t care who she spent time with, she will be dead soon anyways,

The key to getting to Arabelle was Melissa Mavericks and now that I had found my daughter in law after such a long time, I guess some sort of celebration was in other.

I took my phone out and dialled my secretary’s number, it rang and she picked up after a few rings

“Good evening Madam President” she said,

“Good Evening Agatha, I need you to something for me” I said, I just couldn’t wipe the smile from my face.

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Bella’s POV

By the time I got home it was late and it was silent, it meant mum wasn’t back home yet, these days mum and I hardly saw much of each other, she seemed to be very busy lately and I felt like a monster for keeping everything from her, I just wanted her safe,

I fell on the couch, I was exhausted and tired, today had been tiring and draining, I had do spells in different situations, it had been easier when it was just Aunt Marla and I but when Ian joined us, things became difficult,

He acted as a distraction, he conjured up different forms of distraction, sometimes he would get into my head while I was in the middle of a spell, or he will conjure up a strong wind that bothered me, one time, he made the wind lash at me, it got me square on the back, it had been so very annoying and it took me a lot of control not to lose control,

But despite all his attempts, I had managed to keep my magic under control, after hours of practicing, we took a break to have lunch then we resumed our training, I was more than glad when Aunt Marla said we could stop for the day, I was exhausted,

And Ian couldn’t stop giving me that mocking smirk, I fell like wiping that smile from his face,

“You are such a jerk” I had said to me,

And all he did was smirk even wider and say “You will thank me for all this someday sis” then he disappeared into the house,

I had dinner with them and then I came home, Ian had offered to bring me home but I had declined since I brought my car in the morning, they had seen me off to the entrance until I left,

I took out my phone and dialled my mother’s number, it rang for a few seconds before she answered it,

“Hey Bella, what’s up?” she said,

“Hey mum, I just got back home and I saw that you weren’t home yet, are you working late again?” I said,

I heard her sigh from the other end “Yeah honey, we have a lot of deadlines to finish these few days so we are working overtime for a few days, don’t worry about me” she said,

I felt a pang of guilt in my heart, I wanted to tell her that I was going to help her tomorrow but I knew I had to practice my magic, Ruth’s warning was still very fresh in my mind and I still found it scary to some extents,

“Just don’t over work yourself mum and make sure you eat your meals on time, can’t have you getting sick” I said,

I heard her laugh from the other end “You shouldn’t worry about me all the time, you should worry about Ian, you made the poor kid go through a lot last night” she said

And I felt like murdering Ian all over again “It wasn’t like that mum” I said with exasperation,

She laughed again and said “You don’t need to tell me the details honey, I just want you to be happy and have fun, that’s all”

I smiled and said “Thanks mum”

“I got to get back to work honey, love you, kisses” mum said,

“Love you too mum and more kisses” I said with a smile

“Bye baby” Mum said and the line went dead,

“I am sorry Mum, I really am” I whispered to no one in particular,

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Derrick’s POV

I was in my room working on a file I had brought from the office when I heard a knock on the door,

“It’s open, you can come in” I said without looking up from my computer,

I heard the door open and close, then footsteps followed,

“Good evening sir” I heard a voice say,

I raised my head and looked up, it was the young girl from last time, the one with the hairstyle that I felt was too tight for her own good and my opinion remained the same on the matter, she still had the same hairstyle on,

“Good evening” I answered, I had a feeling about why she was here,

“Your mother wants to see you, she is in the study” she said,

Exactly what I had thought, I nodded my head and said “Okay, I will be there shortly, you can leave”

“Good night sir” she said and walked out,

I took a deep breath, these days I found mother’s summons even more bothersome than usual but still I had to go, it was better to keep her from snapping, I still felt like a monster over the whole incident with Ruth, I know I am doing a horrible thing but I needed to keep Arabelle and others safe and the only way I could do that was by making sure that mother was under control because once she snapped, there will be consequences.