Logan's POV

I walked out of mom's room incensed. She knew how to get on my nerves way better than anyone and that's what she always did. I entered the hall when I got a notification on my phone suddenly.

From Dylan
11:47PM
"Bring it to us by tomorrow early morning."

I looked at the message that popped up on the screen and immediately closed it while shaking my head. Fuck tomorrow, I was gonna do it right now. Having my same clothes on i.e., pants and white shirt with sleeves folded and buttons opened till the half of my chest, I made my way to the main door of the mansion when Jason stepped in front of me.

"Where are you going at this hour?" He asked me being intrigued.

I really wasn't in my best mood to talk to him after having a conversation like that with mom.

"None of your business." I said and tried to go but he blocked my way again.

"Do you see the time?"

"I just need to go and get some fresh air. Move away." I said getting irritated and walked past him.

"I heard your angry voice from mom's room." He said I stopped in my tracks. "Is there something going on? Why were you so enraged?"

"Jason, don't meddle in between right now. Just because we share the same mother doesn't mean we'll share whatever that's going on."

"I never asked you to." He mumbled. "I just wanna know if she said something related to the Room.106"

My mind immediately snapped to the thoughts of how Veronica got the photograph in that room. It was better if Jason didn't know about that picture.

"No, but-" Something suddenly clicked me.

"Jason, tell me something and be honest about it. In Mexico, you've been often seen with Max. What was the reason?" I asked Jason.

"I already told you-"

"Don't come to me with the shit of background checking because that's impossible. You wouldn't keep travelling to Mexico to know more about Max and dont you dare lie. We've caught you with him multiple times, why?" I interrupted him.

He looked at me and sighed.

"It was because I already knew Max works for the Theodores from the start." He mumbled.

"Yet you let him go to college with Veronica?" I looked at him with narrowed eyes.

I disliked Jason a lot. However, I do know he genuinely cares about Veronica and wouldn't let anything happen to her.

He didn't reply to that.

"Jason, I need an answer."

"Well, I came to know about him one day in the company's building when I found the phone which you and Veronica tried to contact in Mexico, if you remember." He asked me and I nodded.

I remember how I told Veronica about a sim which had the initials of M.T. and when we called that number that day, Jason was the one who picked it up and we were shocked.

"Yes so I found out that a guy was in our building to know about your House Address of Mexico, which was obviously Max. But his phone accidentally was dropped on the ground and he didn't realise it. But I don't understand how you got that number?" He looked at me with confusion.

"Because I got the orders that someone is trying to know about my house." I told him. "Why were you with him?"

"He was blackmailing me." He mumbled.

"What?" I was surprised with the answer.

"He told me that he won't go after Veronica only if-" He didn't complete.

"Only if what? I raised my eyebrows.

He didn't say anything again.

"Jason, only if what?" I repeated.

"Only if I told him about the college you both were enrolled in." He told me and my eyes snapped at him immediately.

And everything started to make sense.

"It was you, it was because of you why Rodger got to know about the college that day and then Veronica and I had to spend the night in a forest." I realised everything and it got confirmed when he was silent and didn't defend.

"Fuck!" I mumbled. "Do you have any fucking idea about the stress I had to go through because of you? I had the tension of keeping her safe in front of my own eyes because Rodger knew she lived there."

"I was just trying to help. He told me that he'll leave her if I told him about the college's address. Plus he did give up his enrollment in the college later." He spoke.

"And you fucking believed him? Seriously, you're a mob boss. How much dumb can you really be?" I shook my head in disbelief.

I placed everything together and it made sense. Jason found the phone and got to know about Max working with the Theodores. To stop him, he made a deal with him and had to tell him about the college. That day when we were getting chased, it was all because of Jason. Because he fucking told Max about the college that's why Max enrolled himself in the same college and made a plan to catch Veronica.

Thankfully, they couldn't find us because I jumped off that highway and we were in the forest the whole night but it could've been worse.

"Damn, we can't live in my house in Mexico now." I murmured and he nodded.

I sighed and turned around to leave.

"Where are you going though?" He stopped me again.

I closed my eyes in irritation.

"To get rid of the fucked up shit our mom fed in my brain." I said sadistically and left.

Of course I lied. I was going to do the work.

I left the mansion and got inside the car. I took out a key and unlocked the dashboard to take out my mask. Because of it being there, I have to lock the dashboard always.

I kept it on the passenger seat and started driving. Reaching near a very old warehouse which was hideous as hell, I stopped the car at a huge distance and sighed.

I had to do this anyhow. For Veronica.

I took my large black velvet coat which ends up till my feet and has large collars which I usually wear when I'm on a mission like this. I put on the black creepy mask and got out of the car. Taking out my gun, I started walking towards the warehouse making sure no one was watching me. There were two guards in front of the main door and six guards all around the warehouse keeping an eye on the things kept inside even at 12 AM.

I slowly moved towards a car and hid behind it. Aiming my gun towards one guard, I shot him on his leg and before the other one was alert, I shot him too.

I immediately hid behind the car knowing that the other four guards would come and look hearing the gun shot. As soon as I saw them coming out of the warehouse, I shot them one by one on different parts, making sure I didn't kill them.

From thirteen years of experience of using a gun, I'm perfect at aiming the shot in the right place wherever I want very confidently at this point.

Steadily, I headed towards the warehouse and shot at all the CCTV cameras before it could capture me. I knew all the places where the cameras were placed.

It was all dark and I slowly walked inside the warehouse, still aiming the gun making sure there wasn't any other guard around. Being positive about no one else inside, I slowly took out a bag and kept all the drugs and the money which was kept there, allready for the deal between the Denvers and the Lucianos tomorrow.

Yes, that's exactly what I was doing. I was stealing the drugs that's for the trade for tomorrow.

Picking up everything wearing a glove, I slipped out of the warehouse being cautious that no one was watching. I sat inside the car after throwing the money and the drugs in the back seat and drove away.

I took off my mask and took a deep breath. Taking out a cigarette, I opened the window and lit it while taking the puffs.

Oh what all I have to do for you, V.

I sighed and stopped outside a mansion. The guards immediately opened the gate looking at me and I went inside. I parked the car and walked towards the main door. Another guard opened it for me and I entered the dark main hall of the Theodore Mansion.

William Theodore was sitting right there in a three piece suit at midnight out of no where.

"Here. All the drugs and the money from tomorrow's trade." I threw 3 bags on the table in front of him.

Dylan signalled someone and one of their guy started to check the drugs and the notes. Once it was confirmed, he backed off.

"My work's done. Don't disturb me now." I mumbled arrogantly and turned to leave.

"Oh c'mon brother, wait." Dylan's voice echoes in the room. I closed my eyes in irritation hearing him.

"What?" I ignored the term he used for me and turned around.

"What would be Steven Denver's reaction when he comes to know his beloved loyal guy lead him to such a loss?" Dylan smirked.

"That will only happen when you all will be alive, right?" I smiled sadistically shutting off his smirk.

"Oh c'mon, stop giving me threats. I would love to know your girl's thoughts when she comes to know about your ugly truth." He smirked.

I closed my fist in anger.

"Shut up, Dylan." I said in a murderous tone.

"You're in love with her, aren't you?" He poked me again.

"I said shut up." I increased my voice trying my best to control the urge to kill this asshole.

"Sad, how you slipped in your own plan. Poor Veronica. Little does she know that the person she trusts so much is the only one who's deceiving-"

I couldn't control anymore. I immediately walked towards him while grabbing his neck and pushing him against the wall.

"I said shut the fuck up and stop taking her name from your filthy mouth." I shouted and my voice echoed in the hall as the room fell in silence.

Dylan started coughing because of the choke but my grip on his neck kept increasing just like the anger in my eyes.

"Logan, back off." I heard William's voice. I stared at Dylan angrily and stepped away, freeing him. He held his neck and tried to gain back the pace of his breathing.

"You're gonna pay for this." He mumbled in a low voice.

I didn't reply and walked towards the exit.

"So when are you leaving for Mexico to live in your house?" Dylan asked in a bitchy voice again.

God this guy just doesn't understand, does he?

"As if I'm gonna tell you?"

"We will find out." William said in a deadly voice. He has always been a man with few words.

I chuckled, "Oh c'mon, the only way you used to get information about the Denvers was just through me. Without me, you can't do shit William. Those people are one of the smartest ones in this business and they know how to keep secrets therefore it's impossible for you to dig them out without me, touché."

I drove past the mansion only to reach the Denver Mansion soon. I parked the car, threw the cigarette away which I was smoking and got inside, making sure no one in the house gets to know.

I opened the main door and saw the night lights were still on but everyone were in their room. Slowly, I closed the door and walked upstairs towards my room. I turned around to look if someone saw or not and sighed making sure I was all alone.

As soon as I turned back towards the door of my room, I stopped in my tracks seeing Veronica standing there, folding her arms. I closed my eyes having the worst luck.

"Mind to tell where the fuck are you coming from at 2 in the morning?" She asked.

"Um, no where. I just wanted some fresh air, that's it." I mumbled. Her expression soon changed into a worried one.

"Are you okay?" She stepped forward to put her hands on my cheeks but my instant reflex was to back off, I didn't know why.

She stopped in half way as I stepped back. It was just Dylan's words running in my mind about her. How she would react when she comes to know everything. All of this was just revolving inside my mind and it was the best to stay away from her for the night.

She looked at me with confusion and I realised that it was a bad move.

"I- um we should probably go in the room or else someone would see us." I muttered. She stared at me for a while trying to make out if something was wrong. After few seconds, she nodded and we got inside my room.

Closing the door, I turned back to look at her. I just gave a small smile and removed my watch and kept it on the side table, not intended to ignore her but I just didn't wanna face her right now.

"Hey." She came towards me and made me look at her. "Did I do something?"

She looked genuinely worried.

"What? Why would you ask that?" I freed myself from her grip and walked towards the wardrobe.

"You're acting weird, Logan. Are you mad at me?" She asked me again and this time she was rather sounding sad. I turned around to look at her.

"No?" I simply denied.

"Is it because I shouted at you for that picture I found in that room?" She asked.

"What-" I got interrupted again.

"I'm sorry, Logan. It was just my instant reaction when I saw a picture of you with Max and William Theodore. I just felt bad that you never told me about it. I'm sorry I got angry." She apologised in a soft song.

I felt completely blank. What the hell was wrong with her. She literally saw a picture of me with the rivals and she's blaming herself for doubting me? Seriously what was wrong with her.

"Veronica, it's no big deal. It's fine-"

"No it's not. I should've talked to you before blaming you." She mumbled.

"You were right in your place. Anyone would doubt me."

"But-"

"That's enough. Stop with the apologies now. C'mere." I pulled her towards me. "I missed you"

She smiled against my chest and hugged me tighter. I relaxed feeling a bit better after everything that happened tonight. She looked at me while still being in my arms and slowly joined her lips with mine, letting the electricity flow through our bodies.

A few seconds later, she suddenly broke the kiss and looked at me with suspicion.

"Have you been smoking?" She asked.

I sighed, "Yeah a bit. Don't worry, I'm under control."

"That's not what I'm worried about. Why were you even smoking at first place? Jason told me that he heard some noise from Vanessa's room and-"

"And nothing. Nothing happened, just forget it." I mumbled and changed the topic. "Do you even remember that we're leaving for Mexico tomorrow evening?"

She decided to drop the topic and smiled.

"Of course. I can't wait to leave this prison."

She chuckled and I smiled. It did sound funny but what she said was actually true and had a real meaning behind it. It indeed was a prison for her since years and I'm glad I'm the one taking her out of it.

She hugged me and I held her tightly.

"Hey listen, there's something you need to know." I said.

"What is it?" We broke the hug.

"Mom knows about us." I told her.

As soon as I said this, I immediately saw the change in her facial expression when she heard me.

She was panicking.

"What-how? I mean why-"

"Hey hey." I held her shoulders. "Calm down."

She stopped for a second and calms down a bit.

"How?" She was a bit calmer now.

"She spied on me in Mexico." I mumbled, ashamed. Ashamed that I've a mother who just loves to cross the line.

"What the fuck?" She was taken aback and anger gathered in her eyes. "She spied on us?"

"On me." I corrected. "You just became a part of it."

"But how did she spy on us and we never knew?"

"I don't know man, I'll have to look into that." I said rubbing my temples.

"That's totally against the privacy. How can she invade like that. I'm gonna kill her." She got up all raged and that's when I realised that she always acts up furious when it comes to Vanessa.

I held her wrist and looked at her.

"Why do you dislike my mom so much? I mean I know she can be a bitch but looks like you and Jason really do hate her sometimes." As soon as I asked this, her face expression changed.

"Um-that's not true." She mumbled, averting her gaze.

"I saw how you talked to her tonight, Veronica. That's not how you talk to people usually."

"I'm not a polite person, remember?" She chuckled and moved away from my grip.

"Oh no, that's a lie." I held her hand and made her sit on the bed. "What happened, tell me."

She looked at me and took a deep breath.

"Vanessa has always been the worst mother anyone could possibly get. I'm sorry, but it's true." She said and looked at me being apologetic. I didn't say anything and let her continue. She knew that I knew that was indeed the truth.

"She never took care of Jason from the start. She always used to be busy and never care about anything. Well, now I know why that used to be the case." She said in a obvious tone.

Yeah, probably because she was busy sleeping with my father and raising me secretly. That's why she couldn't focus much on Jason. I shook my head in disbelief thinking about the extents she went because of her own selfish reasons.

"And she never liked the idea of him and I together so-" She stopped and didn't say anything.

"So?"

"It's just, she has done pretty bad things." She mumbled.

"Like?"

She hesitated a bit.

"She got involved with William Theodore." She muttered.

"What? What do you mean involved?" I asked raising my eyebrows, not wanting to think what I was actually thinking.

She gave me a known look and I closed my eyes in disgust.

"This woman-"

"I know." She interrupted me. "I'm sorry you've to hear all this about your mother."

"Yeah, right." I nodded. "I don't wanna know more. Especially when it's related to those Theodores."

A picture of my mother with William was been painted in my mind already and that made it even worse.

"Jesus, I can't believe she would do that. Does Daniel know?" I asked. Pretty sure Jason's father would kill her if he knew. But she's still alive.

"Nope. He doesn't. He would've killed her this time for cheating on him. Only Jason and I know." She told me.

"And you guys didn't tell anyone?" I asked and she nodded no. "Why?"

She didn't say anything to that and kept quiet.

"You guys just kept it to yourself? That Vanessa was cheating on Daniel again but this time even worse, with the rival Theodore?" I asked in disbelief.

"It's just- it was complicated back then. So many things happened, things related to Jason and then your mother and then-"

"What happened between you and Jason?" I interrupted her.

"I thought you said you knew?"

"I only know that he cheated on you." I didn't wanna say it but I still did.

She looked at me without any expression and sighed.

"He was drunk and not in his senses so-"

"You're fucking defending him?" I asked shaking my head ridiculously. "He cheated on you, V. How can you be okay with that?"

"I'm not okay with that. Why do you think I broke up with him. It's just, I was even ready to forget what he did when he was drunk but then he-"

She stopped saying.

"Then he what?"

"He made me sign on some papers without my knowledge." She said in a low voice, without any emotion.

"What?" I asked being stunned. "What papers."

"You know the course I'm studying in college, right?"

I nodded, "Fashion designing."

"Dad was against it. He didn't want me to go for this career so he never supported me in this but Jason's father Daniel did. He secretly bought a land on my name to open a fashion house. He said, till the time I'll complete my graduation, the building will be completely ready. I was the happiest. Fashion designing was my dream and I started to prepare everything and was pretty prepared. That land was almost my home." She told me.

"What? Where's the land then? I didn't know there's a fashion house made for you."

"There isn't." She mumbled.

"What do you mean?"

"Because there's no land anymore." She mumbled.

I looked at her with inquisitive eyes.

"Vanessa was jealous. According to her, Daniel never did anything for her but for me, he bought a whole huge land. She didn't like it."

Of course, my mother's involvement had to be in this story.

"And?"

"She kept trying to ruin everything when it came to the fashion house. Jason always made sure to keep her away from everything but it looked like she wanted that land."

"Why would she want that?" I raised my eyebrows.

She looked at me but didn't say anything.

"Veronica, why did she want that land?"

She sighed, "To gift it to William Theodore."

"What the fuck?" I uttered. "They were that serious?"

She nodded and looked away, "She wanted that land which was bought by her husband, only to be gifted later to the family's rival."

I didn't say anything. I didn't want to.

"At first, Jason and I thought that William was making her do all this but that definitely was not the case. She was happily doing it for herself. She was happily cheating on Daniel once again. That's why I was shocked when you told me in the plane that she cheated on Daniel twenty two years back with your father. Because I thought she just did it once. But now I know that's not true." She said.

"Hmm." I hummed. "What's Jason's role in all this?"

"The papers. That's where his role was."
She looked at me and I could see the past playing in her eyes.

Flashback~ (In Third Person's POV)

"What the fuck is this?" I asked throwing some papers on Jason's face. He was speechless looking at them.

"Veronica.. I... I can explain." He stammered a little, which can never suit his perfect personality.

"I can't believe I trusted you again. How could you do this to me?" Anger was slowly making its way to my head.

"Listen-I did that so that we can get out of mom's stupid games."

"You made me sign on the papers which says I give that entire property to your mother? Oh my god Jason how could you-"

She sat down on the bed while holding her head. Jason went near her,  sat on his knees and held her hand.

"Veronica, mom was blackmailing me for you know what and I had to stop her somehow. I had no other choice."

"Yes you had." She removed his hand roughly and looked at him with teary anger-filled eyes. "You could've stopped her."

"I couldn't. I'm sick of her games-"

"I'm sick of you Jason." Veronica shouted and got up, pushing him away. He stayed silent and got up too. "I'm sick of you ruining my life."

"Veronica-"

"Firstly, I didn't want to go to that meeting in Vegas with you but you forced me to go there. I somehow agreed and came with you only to see you hooking up with someone else." Tears were continuously flowing down her cheeks.

"I was drunk." He simply mumbled but didn't look at her.

"Doesn't justify your acts, Jason. It is still called cheating and you cheated on me. I was ready to forget that too but this? You knew this was my dream. Couldn't you just try a bit more and stop your bitch mother?"

He didn't say anything. She wiped her tears and looked at him.

"You ruined everything, Jason." She muttered and left the room angrily.

Flashback over~

Continuing in Logan's POV:

"What the hell?" I said as soon as she narrated me the story.

She didn't say anything and simply sat in silence.

"Why would he do that? And no wait, what games was he talking about that mom was playing with you two?" I asked.

She immediately looked at me and got up.

"That's enough of the story time. I think we should sleep." She said hurriedly and turned to leave when I held her wrist.

"What did you both do that she was blackmailing you?" I wanted to know what actually happened. Call me nosy or whatsoever, but I wanted to know what my mother did to the girl I love.

"Logan leave it-"

"Was this the reason why you both never told Daniel that she was having an affair." I pressed it more.

"Please stop." She denied.

"Okay it makes sense now. You both did something and Vanessa came to know about it. Vanessa cheated on Jason's father and you both came to know about it. So you all just kept each other's secrets." I said realising everything.

"It's not like you think Logan-"

"If she was blackmailing you then it might really be something big. Seriously, what did you both do?" 

"I don't wanna talk about it." She muttered and turned to leave.

"Veronica."

"I said I don't wanna talk about it." Her tone was louder this time. She opened the door and stormed off.

I knew there was something which she wasn't telling me. I decided to let it go for the time being but there's another thing I was sure about.

That what happened in the past which she's not revealing is definitely why all of this is happening in the first place.

Hey guys, ik I owe a big apology to everyone. I'm so sorry that I didn't update for such a long time. I was preparing for my semester exams so I didn't get even a little bit of time to write. But don't worry, I'm back now and I'll keep updating as quickly as possible.

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Amelia.