"It's positive." The Saxon spirit spirit gasped.
Phoebe almost broke down because she just couldn't believe what she was reading. She was actually a Mayfair. Her suspicions were right, the Mayfairs knew that's why Edward had dropped the charges. It made more sense than them simply having a change of heart because they were such good people.
"You are full siblings!" Connie jubilated, so did the spirit and Sylvester. "You are a Mayfair, not a Gabriel. You can finally tell those horrible people to go to hell and cut off ties with them completely,"
"They can now love and pamper that liar Ruth all they want." The Saxon spirit popped a popper in celebration, startling Phoebe.
"From what I have heard about the Gabriel's strange behavior, they must have known about this." Sylvester pointed out as he collected the dirty utensils.
The Saxon spirit nodded profusely. "Of course they did! Why else would they treat our Phoebe like an outcast and Ruth like their own? I suspect that they could have switched the babies just so their daughter could live a luxurious life. I have been catching up on dramas in this century and the one i am watching recently is just like this."
"Totally, it makes sense." Sylvester clapped his hands excitedly. "And in the drama, the one who goes to the rich family is always evil while the one raised in the poor family is good."
Connie too pitched in with a squeal of glee. "And the two always fall in love with the sa man but he prefers the poor one to the rich one."
"What roles are we playing?" Silvester asked Connie.
"Fairy godmothers." Connie answered with a laugh.
Phoebe didn't participate in the theories they were sharing but the more they talked, the more sense they seed to make to her.
"Oh my God, Ruth must have known about this fact all these years. I always wondered why she worked hard to ensure that I never t the Mayfairs. That scheming devious cow!!!" Phoebe laughed in disbelief.
That mory of being pushed into the bush so as not to et the Mayfair boys ca to mind. Ruth always claid it was an accident but how do you accidentally shove soone into a bush with so much strength and run away?
"She knew but she decided to hide it anyway and enjoy love from both families. She was loved by my father while I was shunned by hers, she was treated like a princess while I was treated like an ATM machine by her parents. Just hold on Ruth, those roles are about to get reversed." Phoebe continued to laugh like a ntal patient.
All the puzzle pieces ca together, fitting like a hand in a glove. The way the Gabriel's adored Ruth, how they tried hard to get her out of Citrus city. The expensive gifts they bought Ruth and dotted on her. They were also in on it with Ruth and had been for a long ti. It had started then, when she brought Ruth ho.
They must have noticed sothing and done a test or figured out sohow that she was their daughter but decided to stay silent so that their daughter continued to live as a rich heiress.
"Very good, i will teach you all a lesson." Phoebe whispered.
There was a knock on the door which pulled her back to her senses. Sylvester was the one that opened the door, letting David inside.
He ca straight to where Phoebe was and sat down next to her. He looked at her with concern in his eyes.
[I don't want to talk, I just want to be left alone] ca her thoughts.
David read them and he drew in a deep breath. He wasn't here to talk, he wanted to help in any way possible.
"Let's go, run away with ."
She glared at him and scoffed. [Is he crazy? Do i look like i want to go anywhere with the public hounding ?]
"I am not giving up so either you co with or I carry you out." he said, seriously.
David's words caused her eyes to grow wide with disbelief.
"You wouldn't dare...." Phoebe knew that David wasn't bluffing. He once carried her from a party just because he was ready to go and she wasn't. She almost chuckled on rembering the buzz the scene had created.
"Fine," she bit out.
She agreed, went to the bedroom and changed her clothes. Phoebe disguised herself because she was aware that reporters were waiting outside the Cerene Apartnts.
To her surprise, the place was quite but rather security had been beefed up. The entire path from the elevator to her apartnt was lined with security guards.
"How thoughtful of the land lord." Phoebe smiled softly.
Her words caused David to groan because the only man he wanted her to praise was him. "It's not that impressive, Saxon private security would have done a better job but the Baltimore guy rejected it."
Phoebe chuckled, it was obvious that he was very jealous of Collin. On the ride ho last night he had complained about Collin driving after them when he was bringing her ho from the police station. The situation beca worse when Collin tried to hug her suddenly which compelled David to shove him. The animosity between the two n had certainly increased.
Thanks to the tight security and a convoy of guards from the Saxon family, she was successfully whisked away from her apartnt without a fuss. Still, she didn't say a word to David the entire car ride, preferring to drown in her thoughts.
"We are here!" David spoke with enthusiasm as he packed the car at the Laguna palm beach. It was one of her favorite places, although it was a private beach for the elite class, the place was always sowhat crowded with rich kids mostly.
It hosted private parties, private concerts, private weddings. Basically, you needed the right na, clothes, amount in the bank and sotis, physical appearance to cross it's boundary.
David opened the car door and Phoebe stepped out reluctantly.
She only planned to stay for a short ti and leave. Even though it was a private beach, it would still have people and they would take her pictures on seeing her with David. They would have questions and want to exchange contacts or ask her to read their palms. Just thinking about it all was exhausting.
On entering the gates, Phoebe was surprised to find the place extrely quiet. Not even the loud music that was played regularly could be heard. All she could hear was the sound of waves and birds singing. The beach was empty, apocalypse kind of empty where no single human could could be seen in sight. The ghosts didn't count.
Unconsciously, a smile ford on her lips. As the soft breeze hit her face, she realized that it was a perfect place to unwind.
One look at David's smiling face and she knew that he had rented out the place just for her.
David didn't know whether Phoebe was pleased or angry that he had rented out the entire place. He knew that she probably wanted to be alone so he called the beach managent and told them to clear and clean the place. If she wanted to be alone, it was better to be here than in her apartnt.
He took the chance because it was the way she used to be when they were married. She would escape to sowhere quiet when the world was so loud.
Phoebe walked slowly, enjoying the feeling of sand on her feet. David followed her at a short distance, studying her. He was aware that she was troubled after everything that had happened but he suspected that sothing else was bothering her and he wanted to make it all better.
If only she could think about it.
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