Airalin

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There was no way I was going to go out with anyone stupid enough to have married Frank. After that obnoxious woman left, I just exchanged a glance with Vivian and shrugged. I felt no need to go deliver my answer to that annoying bitch.

"I think our gate idea is best," I said to Vivian, "I would like us to have this place to ourselves as soon as possible. Perhaps the judge involved will even be susceptible to... persuasion. After all, many of them are old, and a little stipend to make way for a very comfortable retirement would be very appealing to those! I gave Vivian a playful little wink. It was high time I started using my money to make things better for myself!

As appealing as it seemed to frame Frank for murder, it would be best to avoid deaths in the house as much as possible. Far too many strange things had happened here recently - the police were bound to be getting suspicious, and the last thing I needed was to have cops trying to bust me. Who knew how large a bribe they would require before going away?

The dark heart +18 mature/viloence/language

XD I bet you're plenty cruel enough to do something way worse, meanie!

The dark heart +18 mature/viloence/language

I frowned, weighing my options. "If I stay here, I'll have to keep putting up with all the bullies who visit. Unless I gain full control of the house, that is. Perhaps it's time to hire an elite team of my own lawyers and have them argue in favor of letting me take control of my own household." I knew it was possible of course; minors could be emancipated if they presented a strong enough argument, and I certainly had more than enough money to be self sufficient.

"What do you think?" I asked, running my fingers through my hair. Since I had just awoken and hadn't had the time to fix it before Amanda had pulled me away, it was still a total mess. "I need to fix myself up before breakfast," I added.

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I had never expected such a dramatic change in Amanda's personality.

"That woman is insane," I whispered to Vivian as walked to breakfast. "She just slapped Frank's brats for what happened yesterday! I didn't think she had that kind of behavior in her." That kind of behavior was bound to work against her in court; a woman who assaulted others was hardly fit to be granted guardianship of anyone.

"What do you think we should do?" I asked my niece. Frank was going to be a problem, one we needed to address. if I could regain my old necklace, I was certain I could have him killed. However, Vivian was probably far too afraid of the necklace to want to use that plan...

The dark heart +18 mature/viloence/language

Oh, is she hallucinating all of this or something? Are they all demons, perhaps?

The dark heart +18 mature/viloence/language

W-woah. That reaction was so over the top. XD I don't even know how to respond to it! I feel like Eva is one of the sanest people in this family, and that says a lot!

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"This is your fault," I hissed at Amanda, my fists clenched. "I am tired of being demonized by the people living in my house! I get that you and Nathan have been having a lot of fun in your time off, and I really don't care, but that does not make it acceptable for the guards to allow harm to befall anyone living in this house, much less inflict it themselves! Every member of my family who visits this place just does it to take something from me! Well, fine! Just take some money and fuck off!"

By the time I had finished my rant, I realized I was crying. "Just leave," I said, looking away. "I want to be alone."

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Damn her!

I chewed my lower lip, returning to my room with the pills. I couldn't leave Vivian here, not without at least offering her the chance to join me. My escape could wait until tomorrow; that shouldn't be a problem. In fact, it would be preferable to leave during the day, when there were fewer guards around. But I needed to speak to Vivian as soon as I could!

I went to bed, setting my alarm for 9:00 AM. The plan was to wake up and talk to Vivian about this right away. I planned to be rid of this house and my horrible family before dusk.

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Where the hell were the keys being kept?

The most likely scenario was that they were in Amanda's room. That meant I would need to sneak in, find them, and take them, all undetected. Without the help of any special tools, that would be quite difficult.

I couldn't kill Amanda, of course. If I did, then fled the house, I would be essentially confessing to the crime. So how could I do all this while she remained alive?

The answer was simple. I needed some of Vivian's sleeping pills.

I made my way to my niece's bedroom door and knocked. Once she appeared, I would just ask her for some of the pills without sharing my intentions. After what I had done for her today, she should give them to me without any fuss.

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What the hell?

Was it really so wrong of me to expect my guards to protect my niece from assault? Amanda was right about one thing - there was something seriously fucking wrong about this family, and I was sick of it. My legs had been through a decent amount of exercise recently - I could walk mostly on my own. Maybe it was time to use that fact to leave.

I stormed back into my room. I was leaving, tonight. I'd take one of the cars; though I didn't have my license, they couldn't be that hard to drive. The millions of dollars I had received in cash would be more than enough money to live off of for years. And I was going alone. Even after I stood up for Vivian, she didn't stand up for me. All of these people could just die for all I cared. In fact, maybe that would be for the best.

A plan was beginning to form in my mind. The necklace would soon be mine again - it could hurt me if it wanted to, I didn't care. At least it was up front about wanting to make me suffer. I was so fucking sick of being betrayed by everyone around me!