Her regret, his torment
img img Her regret, his torment img Chapter 8 Valerie is still in denial
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Chapter 10 Lauren feels comfortable with Josh img
Chapter 11 Obsession makes a bitch go crazy img
Chapter 12 Valerie's plan doesn't go as expected img
Chapter 13 David chose jail over Valerie img
Chapter 14 Valerie's dreams are shattered img
Chapter 15 Story time took half the night img
Chapter 16 Cooperation meeting img
Chapter 17 A surprise meeting img
Chapter 18 James looks for Lauren to apologize img
Chapter 19 Kaitlyn is out and on the hunt img
Chapter 20 Set a trap for josh img
Chapter 21 Stolen gems img
Chapter 22 Kaitlyn's up to more tricks img
Chapter 23 Josh is up to something img
Chapter 24 Childhood friends meet up again img
Chapter 25 Veronica Clarke was in the hospital a lot img
Chapter 26 She nearly died twice img
Chapter 27 Girls night out img
Chapter 28 Kaitlyn gets out of her mess again img
Chapter 29 Lauren is more upset than she realized img
Chapter 30 Heart to heart with Josh img
Chapter 31 Maybe there could be something between us img
Chapter 32 Showdown img
Chapter 33 Bad news travels fast img
Chapter 34 James strikes back img
Chapter 35 James's plan to destroy lauren img
Chapter 36 Lauren's in the hot seat img
Chapter 37 Trying to prove it isn't Lauren img
Chapter 38 Josh is serious about Lauren img
Chapter 39 Make sure James pays img
Chapter 40 Josh meets James img
Chapter 41 Please, respect yourself img
Chapter 42 Another truth is revealed img
Chapter 43 Lauren's revenge on James img
Chapter 44 Kaitlyn's new scheme img
Chapter 45 Ethan hated David img
Chapter 46 Valerie makes David the bad guy img
Chapter 47 Ethan takes the case img
Chapter 48 Lunch is Interrupted img
Chapter 49 Kaitlyn's Failure img
Chapter 50 Why Didn't Josh Succumb img
Chapter 51 Let's Blackmail Josh img
Chapter 52 Lauren Wakes Up img
Chapter 53 Kaitlyn is Delusional img
Chapter 54 Back In New York img
Chapter 55 She's Loved Him For Yeaes img
Chapter 56 Lucy Has a Tantrum img
Chapter 57 He's in LA img
Chapter 58 What a nuisance img
Chapter 59 A laughable night img
Chapter 60 Together all night img
Chapter 61 Now you're stuck with me img
Chapter 62 Lucy's in LA img
Chapter 63 Let's all be friends img
Chapter 64 It's a date then img
Chapter 65 Josh had already told Lauren about attempted seductions img
Chapter 66 Kaitlyn's new plan img
Chapter 67 Crawford isn't a good match for us img
Chapter 68 Lucy thinks it's a good day img
Chapter 69 Lauren told Josh her plans img
Chapter 70 Poor misunderstood Lucy img
Chapter 71 Lucy calls for help img
Chapter 72 Josh's uncle is furious img
Chapter 73 Josh is still a step ahead img
Chapter 74 Lucy finds Lauren's house img
Chapter 75 Still delusional img
Chapter 76 Lucy's idea img
Chapter 77 Let's play along img
Chapter 78 Josh beats them again img
Chapter 79 It's over img
Chapter 80 Going home img
Chapter 81 Lauren's bad day img
Chapter 82 I'll see you in court then img
Chapter 83 James is sure he's right img
Chapter 84 James must hurry back img
Chapter 85 Lucy almost ruins the surprise img
Chapter 86 Lucy must keep them apart img
Chapter 87 Lucy blames it on Lauren's seduction img
Chapter 88 Lost in the moment img
Chapter 89 James looks for Kaitlyn img
Chapter 90 Kaitlyn agrees to James's new plan img
Chapter 91 Planning for revenge img
Chapter 92 Poor Lauren img
Chapter 93 Crazy meets angry img
Chapter 94 Lucy's wrong idea img
Chapter 95 What are they up to img
Chapter 96 Coffee and smiles img
Chapter 97 I should get an Oscar for this img
Chapter 98 Fiction becomes reality img
Chapter 99 How did Lucy know img
Chapter 100 Preparing for the big day img
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Chapter 8 Valerie is still in denial

Valerie and Kaitlyn were furious when they left the lawyer's office. The lawyer threatened to have them arrested if they continued their claims of being Victoria and Lauren. When they got home, they smashed everything they could in the Manor, regardless of it's value. If they can't have it, neither can Lauren.

"What are we going to do now, mom. If Lauren is still alive, we'll have nothing. I can't give up all of this. It will ruin my future. Everyone knows me as Lauren. If she comes back, I'll be laughed at," Kaitlyn cries.

Valerie is flushed from all the work she did destroying the manor. She's still in shock from learning just how far Victoria went to make sure Valerie never got her property.

"Don't panic yet. Maybe I can talk to Lauren still. After all, you're her sister, whether she likes it or not. Half of David's property should be yours anyway. If not, we'll find a lawyer of our own and contest the will," Valerie said.

They didn't think Lauren would be cruel to them since they were her closest family. Her and Kaitlyn are half sisters as well as cousins. She'll let them stay, Valerie was sure if it. After all, this was the home they were used to for the last 13 years. Lauren hasn't stepped foot in this city for 13 years, so it's not like she can just step in and take back her life.

"For now, just keep living as Lauren. Start telling your friends that she's Kaitlyn and is trying to say she's you. If no one believes her, she'll have no choice but to leave town. She'll have no friends and no one will do business with her. After all, you're the one living in the big house," Valerie tells Kaitlyn.

They continued living their lives as Victoria and Lauren. When the 5th day rolled around, Lauren, her grandparents, the lawyer, and a special sheriff were ringing the doorbell at exactly 8 a.m. Valerie let the maid answer the door while she lounged on the couch. She didn't believe Lauren could do anything to make her get out of the house. She's lived here for too long and had no plans to leave it.

"Ms Bridge, you were informed verbally and in writing that all the property you seized illegally must be returned to it's rightful owner today. Yet, here you are, still In pajamas, with no boxes packed or luggage to withdraw from the property. May I ask if you intend to fight the allegations in court. I remind you, if Ms Lauren sues you, she will also sue for the return of everything, including money," the lawyer told her.

"Tell that little bitch to quit hiding behind your skirts. You're just a mouthpiece. I want to talk to her face to face. I'm not leaving until hear it directly from her mouth," Valerie yawned and got up to try and slam the door shut

Tried being a big word here, since the sheriff had stuck a big, steel toed boot in the way of her closing the door.

"Why such a hurry, Aunt Valerie? Didn't you want to hear everything directly from my own mouth," a voice called from the other side of the door.

"Lauren, what a surprise! Why didn't you say you were here? Come in, have a cup of coffee with your only aunt," Valerie opened the door with a smile, gesturing for Lauren to come in.

"Have you forgotten so soon? My father has a sister. Her name is Amy. She's my only aunt. You're just a copy of my mother and will never be anything more than my Aunt Bitch," Lauren calmly told her.

"You little ingrate. After everything I've done for you, you're willing to kick me and your poor sister out on the street. You really should have died in the accident that killed your mother, I mean my poor, beloved twin sister," Valerie mocked her.

Lauren looked at the sheriff standing beside her. The sheriff winked at her.

"This is a court order to remove all persons from properties listed. Right now, sheriff's are serving the same orders to the other properties on the list. You see someone's been watching them the whole time, and had enough video evidence of not making a move to leave, so the judge ordered an injunction this morning. Ms Valerie Bridge, you and miss Kaitlyn Bridge, are in violation of a legal order to vacate the premises. As such, you are now trespassing. You're both under arrest until the official court date, which is in 2 weeks. Here's a copy of the court order, arrest warrant, and charges. You can read them in the cell," the sheriff smiled as he pulled Valerie out of the house and slapped the handcuffs on her.

Another sheriff walked up to escort her to a waiting patrol car. The sheriff then asked Lauren for permission to enter her property.

"I bet it felt good to be asked that," the lawyer said.

"Sure did. I'm finally back home, mom and dad," she said as she walked through the door.

Lauren wasn't surprised by the massive destruction inside. She expected not to find anything she remembered from her childhood. Knowing how petty Valerie was, she would have gotten rid of anything of her mother's anyway. She was lucky that Paula and Aunt Chan had taken her parents personal stuff out as soon as they knew of the accident. Her grandparents had expected Valerie to lay some kind of claim to the manor.

The sheriff dragged a kicking, screaming half dressed Kaitlyn down the stairs. She saw Lauren standing in the middle of the mess and started screaming at her.

"Get out of my house, you fucking bitch. This is my house. MY house. He was my father, too. I own half of it. Get the fuck out, get ooouuut," Kaitlyn screamed all the way to the sheriff's car.

Kaitlyn was unceremoniously thrown in the back seat. Still kicking and screaming, the deputy sheriff takes her to jail. Valerie is calmly sitting in the sheriff's car, planning her next move. Once she got out, she needed to find someone to kill that bratty bitch.

"I've called a cleaning service to clean up this mess and pack up their belongings. They won't be making bail anytime soon," the sheriff said.

Lauren's not in a hurry. She hasn't been home in 13 years. She just wanted to wander and recall her memories of her life back then.

            
            

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