Lucy Authur was sitting down on a couch in the living room, a magnificent large room which is rectangular in shape. There are some artistic paintings hanging on the wall, a large photo of Raphael hang on the wall adjacent to the big TV.
A photo of Lucy also hang on the wall close to the dinning room. Some flower vases are arranged in different corners of the room.
There is piano close to the stairs which Raphael usually plays whenever he is around. The living room is painted white. The two large sofas and couches in the living room are also white.
There is also a white armchair close to one of the sofas which Raphael usually sits on to watch TV, no one has ever sit on this chair other than him. There's a small coffee table close to the armchair for drinks and snacks, it's a wooden table but has a glass top.
The curtains are also white, maybe this is Raphael's favorite color. There's a big flat- screen TV which hangs on the wall with a TV stand close to it, some gadgets are well arranged on the TV stand.
She holds a glass of champagne and there are some chicken in a plate on the table by the side of the couch. A maid was massaging her legs which were on the table in front of her.
"Adjust to the other side, I want to watch TV" Lucy commanded.
"Sorry ma, I won't be able to massage your legs properly if I adjust to that side" The maid complained.
"How dare you violate my orders? You have the guts to complain on my command" Lucy yelled.
"No ma, I'm sorry" The maid apologized.
"Will you move before I hit your head?" Lucy yelled.
"Y...Y...es ma" The maid stammered
She ran to the other side without further complaints, if she tries it then she will face the consequences. No one dares to disobey Lucy, she can do and undo anything at her free will and whoever disobey her, has herself to blame.
Raphael pays his workers well, he pay them in high ratio. So a lot of people are happy to work for him and none of his workers has ever resigned. Even his maids at home are well payed, that's why they endure all the insults and rude attitude of Lucy. They know very well their next employer might not pay high income as Raphael does.
"Ouch.....My leg...Ouch" Lucy screamed in pain.
"Sorry ma. I'm very sorry. It was a mistake" The maid apologized with her head bowed down.
"Are you crazy? You want to break my leg and you call it a mistake" Lucy yelled.
"I know you did it on purpose. I won't spare you on this" She added.
"No ma, please I'm sorry" The maid apologized.
"You are sorry? You must be stupid. Kneel down now" Lucy yelled in anger. The maid knelt down and still bow her head. She dare not look Lucy in the eyes, else she will lose her job.
"You want to break my leg because I told you to go to the other side, right? You have the guts to try that nonsense with me" she added.
"No ma, I'm sorry" The maid apologized.
"Are you mad? I told you not to say anything. You this disobedient girl" Lucy yelled and stood up.
"You will pay for this dearly" she added and walked towards the maid furiously. She raised her hand and made an attempt to hit her head but Raphael's voice startled her.
"What are you doing?" he asked. Lucy was surprised as she didn't expect him to come so soon. She wasn't aware of his intentions to visit London nor was she aware he would be home soon.
She turned to him and smiled, trying to hide her anger and puzzled state. Raphael walked inside the living room with Evan who was behind him.
"Welcome, you didn't tell me you were coming. I would have prepared something for you. Maybe your favourite dish?" She suggested as she stares at him.
"Stand up and leave here" Raphael commanded without looking at Lucy.
"Yes sir" The maid replied and tried to stand up but Lucy hit her with her leg.
"What are you doing? Did I ask you to stand up or leave?" She asked, looking at the maid.
" No ma. I'm sorry" The maid apologized and bow her head again.
"I told her to stand up. How dare you go against my order?" Raphael fumed.
"Sorry Raphael but she almost break my leg. She did it on purpose" Lucy complained.
"What happened?" Raphael asked.
"She...
"I didn't ask you, I'm talking to her" Raphael interjected, making Lucy feel more furious. She bite her lip in frustration and kept quiet.
"Sir, I was massaging her leg when she suddenly told me to move to this side, the plates on the table were obstructing my hands and I couldn't massage her legs well so I mistakenly twitch her leg. I swear it's a mistake, I didn't know it will happen. I just wanted to adjust my hands when it suddenly happened" The maid explained.
"That is a lie. I know you did it on purpose. You can lie to Raphael but not me" Lucy complained.
"Get up and go inside" Raphael commanded.
"But Raphael, she...
"I said go inside. What are you still doing there?" Raphael interjected.
"Yes sir" The maid replied, she stood up and ran inside without waiting for Lucy's reply.
"Raphael, how could you let her go like that?" Lucy asked in frustration.
"She didn't do anything wrong, stop punishing my employees. What if she resign? Will you agree to do the chores?" He asked and sat down on his armchair. Evan sat on the couch close to the armchair and wait for his boss signal on the commencement of the next action.
"She hurt my leg. What if I can't walk? What if my leg became paralyzed? What will you do about it?" Lucy complained.
"If your leg eventually paralyzed, you will use walking canes or wheelchair. They are not expensive in the mall" Raphael blurted out. Lucy was surprised as she didn't expect that reply from him.
"How can you say that? It's harsh. You are just rude as usual" She complained.
"You can think what you want, I don't care" He said and stood up.
She looked at him in pain and felt more furious.
"Why? Why are you so mean? What have I done to deserve your hatred? Can't you love me for once?" She asked in frustration.
"Keep quiet. Go and treat your leg if it's that painful" He ordered without emotions.
"Why Raphael? What have I done wrong? Despite taking care of Austin, you still hate me. You despised me. What do you want me to do for you?" She yelled.
"Better shut up" He commanded.
"You didn't take care of my son. You made his life a living hell. You turned me against him and used his helplessness to taunt him. You mistreated him all his life that's why he flee from home yet you lied to me about it" He added.
Lucy was more surprised, how did he found out about it? Who told him this stuff? Has he seen Austin? Who would have been monitoring her motives? She swallowed hard to push the lump in her throat down. She can't accept defeat easily.
"Who told you that? Who? How can someone lied to you about me and you believed without asking me?" She queried.
"Play the video for her" He ordered.
Immediately Evan stood up and walked to the TV. Lucy became more anxious, she continue to clean her face at interval as she was feeling heat unexpectedly despite the air condition in the living room.
A lot of questions ran through her mind. She can't believe he found out the truth she was hiding. Yes, she turned father and son against each other. She has to do that in other to remain in the house if not, Austin would have thrown her out. He promised her he would do it.
To save herself from the embarrassment, she used different tactics on them and Raphael always believed her. He could scold his son and even punish him for disobeying her. But how did he found out the truth? kept ringing in her head.
Was there any clue she left behind? No, there shouldn't be any. She erased everything just the way she erased the evidence of Isla's death. She bite her lips in agony and wailed in secret.
Evan inserted the pocket sized flash drive but it was the wrong one as a different video came into play. Instead of Austin's mistreatment video, it was Isla's death video. Lucy was surprised as she saw what was on the screen.
She couldn't breath as she stared at the TV with her mouth opened. Raphael became annoyed and he turned to Evan who was surprised and tried to correct his mistake.
"Are you okay? Is that the video you were asked to play?" Raphael barked.
"Sorry sir. I made a mistake" Evan replied and quickly take out the drive from the TV.
He searched his pocket and brought out another drive. He heaved a sign of relief and insert it on the TV. This time it was the video of Austin's mistreatment.
But Lucy's mind was not on the video playing in the TV, she still stares at the TV but her mind was elsewhere. She couldn't even blink her eyes as she wonders away in self agony.
The first video already dilapidated her body, mind and soul. She was in total lost. That video was with Raphael but she deleted the video, right? How did Raphael get it?
'How did he found out the truth? Where did he get the video? Who gave it to him? What is going on? Does that mean I lost? I will lose everything I worked for. Raphael won't forgive me, what should I do now?' She wondered.
Raphael has been saying something but she didn't hear him. His mouth was moving but whatever he's saying is inaudible. At least she can't hear him and that was because her head was filled with unanswered questions.
Questions she wished someone could answer without disturbance. Evan noticed her absent mindedness and notify Raphael about it. Raphael smirked and walked towards her.
She hasn't seen anything and she's so shocked. What will happen if he unfold his full package for her? She will die, won't she? She won't have the strength to survive it.
He touched her shoulder, pulling her slightly. She grabbed his hand unexpectedly, which made him frown a little. He was surprised at her action, he tried to pull his hand away but she held him tight.
"H...o..w di..d y....ou g....et that vi....deo?" She shuttered.
"I don't understand what you are trying to say" He said and tried to pull his hand again.
"The video? How did you get it?" She asked as she shivers in fear.
"This video?" He asked pointing to the TV screen as if trying to confirm it.
"It's my house, remember? My house is always guarded. I got the video from my cameras" He answered.
"Not this video. The first video" She said.
"Let go of my hand. I don't want to talk about it" He replied and tried to pull his hand.
"Please Raphael, tell me" She said and tighten her grip.
"Let go of my hand" He yelled in anger. She released his hand without complaint and turned to Evan.
"How did he get the video? I know it's not possible. I deleted it immediately" She confessed.
"You deleted what?" Evan asked, pretending not to understand what she was saying.
"The first flash drive. The video you played first" She said and walked to Evan. Raphael sat down on his armchair and watched them in silence. He won't utter a word till the needs arise.
"Which video are you talking about? This is the video I played, is there another video you know of? Is there anyone you have seen?" He denied.
"Don't lie Evan. Tell me the truth. Where is the first flash drive?" She asked.
"Which flash drive are you talking about? I have only one drive and it's inserted in the TV. Did you see another one with me?" He lied.
"Stop lying Evan. I know what I saw" She argued.
"Fine, tell me what you saw. What did you see? What was the video all about?" He asked, still pretending.
"It's about Isla's death. I saw it with my eyes" She explained.
"What did you see? What happened to Isla? How did she die? What killed her?" He asked in pretence.
"What sort of question are you asking me? You were the one who played the video. I saw it, I'm not lying" She explained further.
"Did I say you are lying? I'm just as shocked as you. You talked about Isla's death and that's enough to make me shock. You hardly talk about Isla and now, you are talking about her death. So, I'm surprised. What happened to her? What's in the video?" He asked.
"Evan, stop pretending" She said and cried in pain.
"I deleted that video after what I did" She said.
"What did you do? What have you done this time?" He asked in a low tone. He has decided to use this pretence mood to trick her into confessing her crimes. He is currently recording everything they are saying and the police officers are outside waiting for the alarm.
"I....I...I...
"What did you do? I promise to stand by you like before" He said. She smiled weakling and looked at him.
"That video was about me. It was when I killed Isla" She blurted out.
"How did Raphael get it?" She asked.
"Which video?" He asked, still pretending.
"The video you played, it showed Isla in the hospital" She explained. Evan smirked and brought another flash drive.
"Are you talking about this one?" He asked, waving it.
"Give it to me. I will destroy it" She said and tried to collect it from him but he refused.
"Let's watch it first" He replied.
"No Evan. Please, Raphael will see it" She whispered but he refused to give her the flash drive.
He walked to the TV and inserts it in, then the video started playing but it was different from what she expected. Raphael was in the room with Isla, he was carrying his child and singing.
Isla who was still lying on the hospital bed was smiling at father and son's play. Lucy was surprised when the video stopped after the song. She opened her mouth bewildered.
She can't believe she told Raphael the truth without his pressure. She turned to Raphael who was still looking at them.
"Is this the video you are talking about? Why is your part not there?" Evan asked, trying to pull her legs more.
"The part were you killed Isla, I can't find it. You said so yourself yet it is missing. Did you really delete that part? How did you do it" He emphasized.
"Shut up" Lucy yelled. She looked at Raphael who was still silent.
"Officers, please come in" Raphael called. Lucy was surprised as she looked at the door immediately and saw some people dressed in police uniform walking in. They were three in number, one male and two females.
Evan walked to them and smiled. He stopped the video and gave the camera to one of the officers.
"She agreed to the crimes. I recorded everything. It's long so listen carefully before you can get her actual confession" He said. Lucy was more puzzled now, she didn't expect him to record their conversations.
"Evan, you did that. So you were pretending not to understand me all along" She said in a low tone.
"Yes I did it. Take it as revenge from me" He sneered.
"How could you do that Evan? I thought you loved me" She said, trying to blackmail his emotions. He puts on a pitiful look as if regretting his actions and cleans his eyes in mockery.
"Officers, what are you waiting for? Get that woman out of here. I don't want to see her again" Raphael yelled from behind.
Immediately Lucy ran inside the kitchen, the female officers followed her, trying their best to ensure she doesn't escape. She took a knife and ran out, standing in front of the officers who were close to the kitchen door.
She stabbed her stomach without thinking twice. Everyone were at alert, the officers quickly carried her out and rushed her to the hospital. But she died on the way due to excessive bleeding.
Raphael and Evan didn't go with them, they remained at home and talked about finding Austin. That was the most important thing to Raphael now, uniting with his son will heal his aching heart and his guilt feelings will disappear. They later received the news of her death through call, Evan cried his heart out. He couldn't believe he still love her till now.