It had been a month since she encountered Carter Gordon and his offer is still hunting her. She was arranging the paintings that need to be auctioned, like the rest of the furniture so they can put the house in Easton, Connecticut for sale.
It was the last estate to say goodbye to and next month everything will be on sale which means they will lose it all, except for her childhood house in Essex, New Jersey, the one with 4 rooms where her single mother died.
She had refused to sell it and now it had saved them from being homeless.
She hated losing her precious paintings, her money, her status and the thought of losing them made her think of Carter Gordon's tempting offer even more, the option to save herself and the lifestyle she had accustomed to give her the chills that made her uneasy.
"Where is my dinner? Are you still in the study?" Lord Jason Brighton yelled out in the hall way, he was cruel, demanding and she could hear the sound of the wheel of his wheelchair outside squeaking lauder as it comes closer.
"Yes. I'm about done now. I'll be right there." He was always that damning.
"It's almost dinner. Damnit"
"Right behind you."
Tears came falling suddenly and she quickly drew out one breath to stop it from continuing. If Jason didn't have the accident, if Jason didn't suffer and his trusted men didn't betray him they would still have it all, however he did have the accident.
It was there one year anniversary, he was going to take her to the cabin after not weeing her for months to spend a romantic week with her and she refused the idea of being alone with him when he demanded for her to pack her bags.
However, the fight had escalated, he shoved all her things to the luggage while scolding her and even dragged her in the car. They had fought, she named his affair to Katie Hill even before their marriage while he accused her of not even loving him, of not even letting him touch her and she only wanted his money. Lets get a divorce then she had said and he had said she would love that so he wouldn't.
Suddenly someone had hit them, the car flew up in the air and it flipped them to the nearest tree. The driver side was crushed and she felt the blood on her head while her body became numb with pain, she couldn't turn then she past out.
She couldn't remember anything except her mother and Carter Gordon. Her mother had came and explained to her that she couldn't see Carter because they are not friends anymore, she was married to Jason the man who was in the other room, he had white hair, wrinkly and badly wounded.
She refused the touch him and angered by the fact her mother insisted to stay in the room of that stranger. Her mother explained that she was married to him again and she refused to believe it.
"I wouldn't marry him his old. I don't know that man."
"It's been weeks, he will not walk again, you will have to take care of him, he has no family, you owe it to him.."
"Owe him. I wouldn't marry him, Why would I marry him? I love Carter."
"You had to." Her mother explained.
"What? Why?"
"He helped us with the house, with our debts, with our face and with my medical. You see because I'm sick. It was our easy way out." It was a slight forgetfulness. Only a day but that forgetfulness sum it all up to the false reason why she married the man she didn't love.
Her mother was there, she looked weak, sickly still and when she woke up her mother tries to help her which she refused.
"Mother how is Jason?"
"His still unconscious." Her mother sat beside her hugging her.
"Are you well with the nurses and the help in the house?" She hugger her mother back.
"Your remembering."
"I remember everything."
"Everything is well."
"You should move to a better house, or closer to me so I can take care of you, or I can buy you a house closer to the beach perhaps?"
"No. I'm happy to stay in our house. I don't need anything else but maybe a visit or two. I will not live long."
"I don't want to talk about that. But you should go home and rest. The flight must have weaken you."
That was the last conversation her mother and her made and when her mother returned home she had died a week later.
Jason was recovering in their house in Boston and would not dare speak to her yet. She had blamed her for the accident. She had blamed herself, even blaming herself for her mother's passing, somehow blamed him also for his affair.
But she felt she owed him to stay and owed him to care for him. He had turned sour, uncaring, foolish drunk and the women Katie Hill was tainting him more against her. He couldn't use his important part and they will never have children anyhow so she didn't care.
Might as well because then he would never let him touch her again after he had cheated on her. But now that his money has been drained where is Katie Hill?