The Billionaire Mistress

The Scars She Hid From The World

REGINA MCBRIDE

The heavy iron gates of the Wilderness Correction Camp groaned as they released me after three years of state-sponsored hell. I stood on the dirt road, clutching a plastic bag that held my entire life, waiting for the family that claimed they sent me there for "rehab." My brother, Brady, picked me up in a luxury SUV only to throw me out onto a deserted highway in the middle of a brewing storm. He told me I was a "public relations nightmare" and that the rain might finally wash the "stink" of the camp off me. He drove away, leaving me to limp miles through the mud on a snapped ankle. When I finally dragged myself to our family estate, my mother didn't offer a hug; she gasped in horror because my muddy clothes were ruining her Italian marble. They didn't give me my old room back. Instead, they banished me to a moldy gardener’s shack and hired a "babysitter" to make sure I didn't embarrass them further. My sister, Kaleigh, stood there in white cashmere, pretending to cry while clinging to her fiancé, Ambrose—the man who had once been mine. They all treated me like a volatile junkie, refusing to acknowledge that Kaleigh was the one who planted the drugs in my bag three years ago. They wanted to believe I was broken so they wouldn't have to feel guilty about the "wellness retreat" that was actually a torture chamber. I sat in the dark of that shed, feeling the cooling gel on the cigarette burns that covered my arms, and realized they had made a fatal mistake. They thought they had erased me, but I had returned with a roadmap of scars and a hidden satellite phone. At dinner, I didn't beg for their love. I simply rolled up my sleeves and showed them the price of their silence. As the wine spilled and the lies crumbled, I sent a single text to the only person I trusted: "I'm in. Let them simmer." The hunt was finally on.

Modern Revenge Scheming

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The market busted with noise...you could see people buying and selling, the locality is poor but the unity is strong.

A cute-looking girl walked while smiling and chatting with a guy of about her age. ...anyone who sets their eyes on them will shower them with words of praise...the love they share was visible to any passerby.

A car passed by and flashed water on them and drove away without stopping.

"Hey" The guy yelled angrily but the car was far gone.

"It's ok Paco...he is already gone" The lady held onto him.

"Andan are you ok? I hate what this rich do to us " Paco said before helping Andan to wipe off the dirty water on her face.

"Paco it's ok...When you are happy you don't need to care about them ...life continues" Andan said but Paco clenched his fist angrily.

"Don't mind Andan...one day I will be rich and will buy you a car" He said making Andan laugh.

"I don't need a car or riches Paco...happiness doesn't lie in money," She said before running away.

Paco smiled before running up to her.

"Andan, don't you dream of having a lot of money...being the boss lady and all? "Paco asked Andan curiously.

"Paco seriously I have never dreamt of being a rich lady...what I dream about is being happy, Mami might be waiting home already so let's hurry up" She said and they both walked down the street to a small unfurnished house.

She walked inside the small-looking kitchen at the far end and saw the old lady sitting there while roaming a song.

"Mami" She called before sitting beside her.

"My beautiful Mami how are you doing?" Paco asked and sat beside her as well.

"The old lady is there...am roasting some meat for dinner, have you had dinner already?" Mami asked and Paco nodded negatively.

Mami loved him a lot as he was the only friend Andan ever had and he was a kind guy, even though he dreams too high, she knew they were now in a relationship even though they never told her ...the whole community knows about it.

"Mami I have to leave soon...Mary is home alone " Paco said referring to his 14-year junior sister...he had raised her after their parent's death.

"Oh, it's been a long since I saw her. I will pack some meat for her...Andan get a sachet" Mami said and Andan smiled before walking into the small house.

"Paco...I have been wanting to say this for a long...I know about you and Andan, You guys are still young and have a bright future ahead ...am not objecting to your relationship...I just don't want you both to try something stupid...think about your future first" Mami said and Paco nodded shyly.

"Mami, don't you bother. I have great plans for us all ...we will all move to the city or even to Santa Babara and live in a huge mansion" Paco said while illustrating the huge with his hands.

"Paco your so funny...your the only young man in this community with that big dreams...I pray your dreams come true...but Happiness comes before all that" Mami said repeating the same words Andan had said.

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