Whispers of Faith

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.

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CHAPTER ONE

Please welcome a young visionary whose fast-growing company is taking over Geneva…. Laura Hale!” An elegant reporter announced, And everybody clapped with a hand of a plus.

A young beautiful business lady smiles at the camera. “Thank you, Lilith, you are making me blush” Laura smiled at her wonderfully.

“ Ah, flattering the Hale’s heiress. I can’t think of a better way to spend this Friday night” Lilith teased.

“ You truly are something Lilith” Laura was amazed.

“ So, tell us, Laura. Are the rumors true?” Lilith was back to business.

“The rumors?, Which rumors are you talking about?” Laura was confused.

“The tabloids say you have a mysterious secret about the Hale family. Do you mind telling us whether you are the true heiress of the Hales Enterprise or not?” Lilith was curious.

“Oh Lilith, I will never take you for a gossipy type!” Laura brushed it off.

“We all just want to know, Laura. Tell us about your secrets, did the Hale family adopt you?” Lilith insists.

“Well, there’s actually no secrets at all, not the one I know of….?” Laura was plain.

Meanwhile, bag stage….

“what is she talking about?!, This is a big disaster. That means Miss Laura hasn’t heard about all the rumors that have been spreading around, oh God this is bad” Josephine cursed out loud.

“I don’t think we are in the right position to tell the boss that her sister Meredith is dragging her name to the mud, it might only cause more harm than good.” Daniel was worried too.

“I know, I know. You’re right” Josephine agreed with Daniel. “ but this is really bad news for her. Upon all the hard work to keep this Enterprise growing, they just want to frustrate her just like that” Josephine was disturbed.

“Yeah, these will really break her down when it comes to her notice. She will be so worried to know she isn’t likable enough by the family she thinks she has” It was Daniel who cursed.

“Why would anyone on Earth not like a wonderful and hard-working lady like Miss Laura, who on their right mind would even choose Meredith over her?” Josephine cried out.

“Josephine, forget the rumors that she’s not a legitimate child, that is not the point because it doesn’t count. She can still be the CEO of this Enterprise even if that was the case… I’m curious, there must be something else to it!” Daniel said.

For some time, Laura escaped the interview she had. walking towards her office

“Josephine, do I actually have a free evening? No meetings or interviews ?” Laura asked packing some files on her table.

“Well ma’am, Mr. George calls you all day… and you also have a meeting with the producer” Josephine quickly replied, still standing in front of her boss lady.

“Is this the same George from last time!?” Laura asked still concentrating on a file.

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