Valencia

I sipped through my glass of wine as I sat at my table beside my dearest family. Sadly Demyan couldn't join us because of an urgent conference with someone. It was always like this between us I respected his respect and need for his work.

He had worked hard more than I have ever known about. I didn't know much about his childhood but only the fact that his father had left the family for some other woman. A few months later her mother had given in to her broken heart and killed herself. They were just mere teenagers back then and maybe that is why we all understood each other so much. We had gone through the pain of abandonment.

Neither he and Natalie ever talked much about it. It was a sore spot so I didn't try to bring the pain caused back to life. I knew how hard it has been to forget the painful moments of our life. He had built a whole empire almost out of nothing but a few connections out of her mother's relatives in Russia years later. It was hard to think about how he had made his back to his own country to found his relatives from America on his own.

I had respect in him for more than I had for myself. That was the reason I trusted that man more than I trusted in myself. He wanted me to be happy. He wanted his happiness. All he desired was happiness for both of us. How could I not love a man like him?

"I heard you were going to organize a party this week?" the question directed at had me drew me out of my thoughts. Filling my glass of wine I looked at her.

"You got any issues, Mom?" Leaning back on my chair I looked at her bored. Not to lie I was bored with her. Her file was too dirty but nothing that would hurt my father because he very well knew what was happening all around. Either he had turned a blind eye on it or decided to not interfere when he wasn't too clean. I had seen the hard-earned respect and money of my family built by my grandparents and their parents turn into nothingness with the amount of money they all have been spending. Thanks to a better part of not understanding things I had gained an upper hand in all their lives.

"It's still my house." She said all her chest puffed out claiming some power and I looked at my father. He was busy eating as I thought about was this the right time to reveal this card. The timing was always a good thing but right now at this moment, I was getting bored. I had the opportunity to hit two birds with a stone. I would be taking down my father and the power my thought my mother had by the end of this dinner.

I looked at the other side of the table where Claire was sitting. In the end, it will be a showdown between her and me. It would be her skeletons that would be the end of my revenge on them. In the end, it was this last thing that would break all of them. No longer would they look at each other. There would be nothing but resentment in their hearts and face for each other.

I was quite sure my brother and Hilda were heading for divorce. I had heard him talking to a lawyer about it. I don't think that even Alexandro will even look at Claire after everything. In just a mere week I would be able to cut off all my ties with the Coleman and be Demyan's with all of myself.

"Are you sure it's your house, dearest Sienna?" Keeping aside my glass of wine I gave all my attention to my parents. I saw my father still for a moment before continuing eating once again. Sienna, lost in the illusion of power, sat a bit straighter, shoulders up and chin up. Did she think she could intimidate me that way? If she did it was a very poor thought even for her? How could she think she was superior to me anyway?

"Why don't you confirm with daddy's dearest?" With that he stilled. The fact that he had mortgaged the house that my grandmother had so lovingly and with trust handed over to him. She had begged his son to never let it go and my stupid had done the exact opposite of it. The worst fact was that no one besides him knew of it.

"What is she saying?" Sienna looked at him the worry in her voice evident while the rest of the family looked at the scene playing with curiosity glimmering in their eyes.

If looks could kill my dearest father would have killed me. George Coleman however was not a killer. He was always a fool. Something my grandfather saw but my grandmother didn't.

"You have it don't you?" he asked me with his fingers wrapped tightly around the spoon. I could even see his face turning red out of both embarrassment and anger. I wanted to appreciate him for his faith in me. I gave him a bright smile of mine before standing up. Raising my wine glass I gave him a toast.

"Your guess is right on the hit, daddy dearest." The happiness lurked on my face was the complete opposite of the expressions of anger on his face.

"What does she have?" Karl, my dearest brother asked with a bit of worry in his voice but I was quite sure he was just asking for the confirmation.

"This house, obviously, oh dearest brother, didn't our daddy share that knowledge with you?" I chuckled and relished in the fact that I have taken away the last thing my father had thought he had the right over. Whereas I had merely grabbed an opportunity that I had come upon.

"Oops, how could he have when even he didn't know that it would come to this?" I enjoyed the way my mother's face lost its color. What a beautiful sight it was?

"How could you?" Pretty Sienna seemed to be mad at her husband.

"Tsk, tsk," I teased. "How could you ask that from mother? I mean you already know how it came to this right? Don't you?" I batted my eyes at her as my brother Karl stood up from his seat.

"What is she talking about?" I looked at both of them realizing how worse of a parent were they. On the outer surface until our grandparents were alive they always seemed like loving parents but they were never the ones who had come to us when we were ill. They were not the kind of parents who took care of their children; grades or console them. They both were too busy enjoying the luxuries of life that they didn't dare to give much of their attention as other normal parents did. For them, we were just mere children born out of obligation or wanted by our grandparents.

"You haven't figured out yet what has been happening all along?" I took the opportunity upon myself to move just right behind where Hilda was sitting.

"Even Hilda had it all figured it out right all along? Didn't you dear?" She sat up straight unable to meet anyone's eyes while Karl's burned with betrayal.

"Don't worry, Karl even I couldn't figure it out until I was gone but your little lying wife did. She however decided to keep it as she used it for her benefit." I laughed as I let it all set in. Alexandro wasn't here and Claire was just a spectator.

"They were so busy in their happiness, luxuries, and addictions that they didn't care about anyone else but themselves. Do you think they have ever been worried about us or loved us?" I moved to my brother sitting beside our dearest mother.

"All she ever wanted was to enjoy the luxury on her terms and fulfill her desires. Didn't you Sienna?" I asked holding her chin making her stare at me. I felt the power surge inside of me as I saw fear in those eyes.

"Why the fear, Sienna? It isn't like your husband didn't know it. He kept your secret as you kept his. He ignored your faults as you ignored his. What perfect partners you both are, aren't you?" I didn't like the ugliness that resided inside of both of them. How could she be so heartless to her daughter? Wasn't she a woman herself? But how could she be when Hilda had used her own faults against her.

"I'm going to coming back to you both in a bit." I winked at her as I let go of her chin harshly.

"Oh, my dearest, sister-in-law!" I stared at her with a tilt to my head as I saw her wither in fear.

"Well I don't think you will care much about this part Karl but I think you should know. The only reason I was kicked out of the house was none other than her!" My voice rising with each word.

"I don't think I had done something that terrible to have me kicked out of the house out of the blue with nothing and no one to help. I mean all I had done was love a man and wanted him back. It was so fucking painful to have your own blood deceive you but how could when they were all under the fingers of her." I walked towards her pulling her out of her chair.

"Don't feel bad but even you were under her fingers. I mean that is why you didn't fucking care when I was kicked on the streets all alone." I looked at him as his fingers turned into fists.

"She blackmailed them and like idiots, they got blackmailed." I held her by the back of the neck turning her harshly making her face my parents. She tried to fight but I held her harshly.

"You will hurt more if you didn't stop. I assure you no one will come to help you until they want to be kicked out of the house in the middle of the fucking night with nothing more than what they are wearing." I looked at Claire warning her not to interfere as she had started to stand up to help her.

"You really thought you could win, Hilda?" I whispered in her ear as my nails dig in her neck cruelly. The pain she felt was nothing compared I had felt at that time.

"Just to set your pretty friend for the rest of your life and taking me out of the way so you could become the queen of all this. How does it feel now? Do you feel like a queen or nothing but a fucking peasant?" Hurling her against the table I let her crash against the table. The fight had left her.

"You were both fucking idiots to be blackmailed by her. I mean what were you so fucking afraid of because you both clearly knew of each other's secrets." I shouted as I wiped out the table clear off some dishes.

"You fucking ruined me because of your fucking cheating and gambling!" I didn't care if I was screaming and ruining things around. It hurt when the ones that were meant to protect you became the one to hurt you. Moving towards my mother I watched her eyes widen with fear.

"Was it worth it, Mom?" I asked with my hands wrapped around her neck."Was fucking those men and boys for your fun worth it. Was getting high and fucked was worth it all? Was cheating on your husband mostly throughout the marriage worth it? Was losing your home and ruining your husband and family worth it because you weren't a good fucking mother. You were nothing but a fucking slut who ruined my life and now has nothing left. Not even this home." I sneered at her as her hand tried to claw mine.

"I wish you were not the one who had given birth to me!" I let go of her neck with fear radiating off her.

"You have nothing now, Sienna. Nothing!" I laughed out.

"All because you didn't want to stop drugs and sex. If you did maybe then you would have been in a position to ask him to stop his gambling addiction. But how could you have when you weren't ready to give up your addictions. Maybe then you would have something? Right?" My fingers caressed her cheek before putting a loose tendril back in its place.

"You know daddy dearest mortgaged the house and half of his company shares to cover up a debt. Sadly he couldn't come up with the amount in the last six months." I moved to my father.

"Did you really think they had forgotten about your debt father? The only reason no one had visited in your last five months because I have bought back what you have mortgaged. Now it's me who you would have to buy this mansion from and even those shares." I stared into those eyes who looked at me angrily.

"Don't for a second think that I'm your daughter because I assure you I'm not. I would empty all your bank accounts, have your soul sold to the highest bidder just so you could have it back. Your daughter died the day you decided to kick her out. Now you are just Geroge fucking Coleman to me who was my fucking sperm donor!" I spat at his face. What I didn't saw coming was his hand for hitting me. However, I wasn't hurt because someone has stopped him.

I looked up to see him. His eyes staring at me with nothing but guilt. Karl stood there stopping my father to hit me.

"You have no fucking right because you were the one who fucking lost it all." He said coming between me and him.

"You were the one who had decided to get lost in the fucking gambling. It was because of both of you and your decisions we had come to this but it more than that it was my mistake to bring that snake into this house but I don't think even she could have changed this outcome. Nothing would have stopped you both from your addictions." He let go of his hand as he stared at them with disgust in his eyes.

"I'm as much as to blame for this as you both are. I was fucking idiot. Have been for so long." He looked at Hilda with nothing but disgust and hatred. I could see anger and guilt swimming in those eyes but it didn't matter. It was too late for everything now.

"Hope you all enjoyed all the choices you had made with your lives because you are going to live with them until you die." I walked to my chair, picking up my glass of wine I gulped it down.

"There will be a party in a few days. You can be a part of it or not, I don't fucking care but if something went wrong you all will have to bear the burn. I think I have made it clear being the owner of this house because you all are at my disposal from now on." I looked at the faces of the people whom I had called family feeling nothing but anger and disgust inside of me.

"Did I miss something?" I turned to find Alexandro coming in looking at the scene. I shook my head at his timing.

"I think your wife would brief you upon it. Won't you Claire? I think you can do that." I stared at her as she stood beside Hilda now. Always coming for her rescue let's see who will come for her rescue at the party.

"See it as an order because you live under my roof." With those words, I turned around heading towards my room. Everything was almost broken. Now the only ones left to break were Alexandro and Claire and I would fucking enjoying do it.

"Nothing will change between us, Karl. That ship has sailed far too before." I had stopped midway to tell him this I didn't want him thinking that anything has changed. Nothing could undo what has happened and never can I forget what they had done.

No one could forget such a betrayal.

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