chapter 31

Vanessa, pressed the phone switch button and kept it in her pocket. She smirked, before leaving without any trace of her existence there. Elsa paid the amount to the elderly lady, by gpay. Neville saw the transactions boring made. He put his hands inside the pocket and looked at the scene. The elderly woman looked happy and relieved. “There was nothing much left to feed the children. Thank you very much." She said with tears in her eyes. Elsa smiled, Anne Nevile looked at her baffled. He was thinking about Elsa who was greedy a few moments ago and now? He was confused in his views about Elsa, he kept thinking weather he was wrong or right about her. Suddenly he recieved a call from Xavier. “Yes? Xavier? What's up?" “Stop that up thing and open your Instagram account and see..." Xavier said hastily. “What's on it. Right now I am doing some important work... I'll look at it later..." Nevile said firmly. Xavier remained adamant, and told Nevile to view the update... “okay! To make it easy for you I'll send it to you in watsapp..." “okay send!" Nevile said ignoring his words. Elsa took blessings from the elderly woman and turned towards Nevile. Nevile quickly hung up the call and walked towards his car, he hasn't seen Xavier's r message update yet. Elsa walked towards the car... “Let's go Nevile I am sorry because of me you had to stay for so long. I know you promised grandfather that you will stay home with him today, and I ruined it." Nevile didn't say anything for almost a second. He started the car and paced out, towards the villa. “How so you know her?" He asked. “Whom?" She enquired. “The orphanage and the elderly lady?" He asked again. “Yes, actually I knew them since three years back. Gale had informed her I'll come, and I was in contact with her since the passed three years... I helped her often, I sent Gale, to help them." She said with slight tears in her eyes. “ I missed them... They were my life." She added. The full ride they didn't speak anything further. Elsa avoided Nevile's gazes throughout. Finally they reached the villa, and Venessa and Neevan were waiting for them at the doorstep, with a smirk. ...Anne heard Rochelle's plea to stop and waited there. She turned towards her, “What is it?" Anne asked irritated. “I know ma'am you are weary, you thought that Elena is your real daughter... But she isn't, she is that other woman's daughter." Rochelle said, while saying this she approached Anne, and placed her right hand on Anne's shoulder. Anne shoved the hand away. “Rochelle..." Before Anne could utter something else and lose her temper, Rochelle opened the proof of the baby exchange and killing. “I took the photos from..." “From whom" Anne asked.  “From... The camera you had ordered, remember Anne? You told me to click the first glimpse of your children, you wanted the photos to capture beautiful memories and also show them to Mr. Rosewood?" “Yes!" Anne said in melancholy. She believed Rochelle this time... “ I transferred the same photos to my phone... Two months ago, I had the camera with me. I didn't hand it to you because it held these secrets." “I remember, I kept asking you about the camera but you said that it got robbed. I am sorry I lashed out on you that day." Anne broke down and fell straight to the ground. She held the grass in her hands and wept loudly. She didn't know on what to weep, she had a lot to digest. It was too much. Rochelle supported her... “And you are telling this to me now?" Anne asked. It wouldn't be the same between Anne and Allen now, Rochelle thought. Anne wiped her tears, “Still I will consider Elena as my own child." Anne said firmly, she composed herself and stood up. “I will do anything to treat her." Anne added. “That's great, but what are you going to do next?" Rochelle enquired. “I have a plan ... I will use Elena only, to get close to Allen." Rochelle's heart sank when she heard the words, ‘close to Allen'. “Seriously Anne? Close to Allen? After all these things you heard about him? You are still obsessed with him? You still want him?" She stressed upon all her words. Rochelle raised her eyebrows. “Anne, I am going .. it's alot. You can hire some other housemaid. I feel stressed working here, it's been many years. It's different now, I hold up alot... I even know what happened to John sir." She said remorsefully. “It's different from the time of John sir, he was quite better than Allen. Kind, brave, happy, lovable and empathetic. Not cruel and arrogant like Allen." “As you wish!" Anne said... “Yes ma'am I have already packed up my things yesterday, I'll leave right now, I also found a new job," “Nice, Rochelle, I'll send you your salary by gpay, today." Anne said. Anne was quite an arrogant lady, she wouldn't beg a housemaid to stay ... Anne Rochelle knew that... “Before I leave, I have one thing to say, Anne! No one can love you like John did. He treasured you... And in return! You?" Rochelle sighed. She removed her white stained apron and threw it on the grassy lawn. “You will regret leaving Roch..." Anne yelled. Rochelle entered her room took her things and left. Anne walked inside the house, took her phone, and sent Rochelle her payment. “Allen, Rochelle had left." She said... Allen paid no attention to her. He was reading a newspaper and he left continued reading it. She too ignored Allen and was about to leave. Finally he broke the silence, “But why did she leave?" “There are many reasons..." Anne sighed. “Reasons? What?" Allen asked, “You don't need to know those." Anne argued. “I'll go see Elena. She is a bit stressed due to your silence." Anne was about to persuade Elena to convince Allen about a little brother...