CHAPTER 10
Revelations
"Julian, I need to speak to you."
He looked at her.
"What about?"
"I was thinking about our marriage and.."
"Really, so was I? And Father also wanted to discuss it with us. He will call in about an hour. He wants you to bring little Ethan with you."
"Why?"
"Teresa, you should know by now that I never question Father's orders."
"That what makes such a loser, Julian. I will do everything to keep my son from been like you."
"Our son, Teresa. Our son."
"Whatever, Julian."
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She was in her room when she heard knocking.
"It open."
"Teresa?"
"Ethan? What are you doing here?"
"I have to speak to you."
"What about?"
"I wanted you to know that I made a mistake by marrying Gwen. I also wanted you that I had her sign divorce papers."
"What? What does that have anything to do with me?" "I divorced her because I love you. I can't live like this, I want you by my side."
"But I don't want you Ethan. I don't feel the same way about you."
"Will you at least take some time to think about it?"
"No, I don't need time to think about it. My decision is already taken. The answer will still be know tomorrow, in a month, in a year."
"Teresa.."
"I'm sorry, Ethan but I have to go to the library."
She picked up her son and left the room.
"Teresa, you have no idea what's in store for you once Alistair and Julian are through with you. There's no way I want to miss this."
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"She's here, Father."
She looked around. Julian, Fox, Rebecca, Ivy were in the room. Ethan made his entrance in the library.
"I assume everyone is here, Julian?"
"Yes, Father."
"Can I say something first, Alistair?"
"Of course, Teresa."
"I want a divorce from Julian."
Julian and Alistair both started laughing.
"It's not funny. I am not kidding around."
"You will not get a divorce Teresa."
"Why not? I want out of this marriage."
"Teresa, why do you think Fox came to Harmony?"
"Because he got thrown out of school and didn't have any money left. You told him that he should come to Harmony." "Exactly."
"Grandfather, let's not get into this."
"Shut up, Foxworth."
"What does that have to do with anything?"
"Well Teresa my dear, I ordered him to sleep with you. It took a while, but it finally happened."
"Fox, is this true. No, don't answer that. I can see it all over your face."
She looked at him with anger.
"How could you do this? I trusted you."
"It started out like this, Teresa. But I swear to you that..."
"What? That you care about me? Forgive me if I have a hard time believing that."
"Teresa, Julian will divorce you and you won't get a penny from the Crane fortune."
"Fine, I don't care about the money. I never did."
She turned around to leave the library.
"Not so fast, Teresa. My son is not going anywhere."
"What?"
"I said that Ethan was staying here in the mansion. You leave, but he stays."
"No, I am keeping my son with me."
"Grandfather, do something about this."
"No, Foxworth. The child is staying in the mansion. He is a Crane."
"Grandfather, please."
"Foxworth, the only reason I asked you to bed her was so I can put my hands on the child."
"You never said anything about him."
"I don't want him anywhere near her. I don't want another spineless Crane running around. I will not stand for my empire to be destroyed by incompetents. Little Ethan will be a Crane through and through." "Alistair, please!"
"It's Mr Crane, Teresa. And no, he is staying."
Fox had never felt so bad in his life. Teresa was crying, trying to hold on to her son. He went to her.
"Teresa.."
"Get away from me. You're sick."
"I'm sorry. But you have to understand that I never wanted any of this to happen."
"you cost me my son, Fox. I will never forgive you for this."
Security guards took the child away from her.
"I will fight you on this Alistair. I will take him back."
"No, you'll never be able to. Do you seriously think that the judges will grant you custody? And Foxworth, your inheritance is no longer at stake. You have done well."
Alistair hung up the phone. Teresa looked at Fox.
"How could you? You sold me out and my son because of your inheritance? I can't believe I ever allowed myself to fall in love with you."
She left the library running.
"Teresa, wait.."
"You are sick, Fox. I knew you would do something like that. I knew that you would pull the rug from under her feet."
"Ethan, move out of my way."
"No, leave her alone. She doesn't want you."
"Ding don, the witch is dead! Now you can marry me Pooky and make me the new Mrs Julian Crane."
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"I have to leave Harmony, I can't stay here. I can't."
She was outside of the Crane Estate, waiting for a taxi. Rain was pouring over her. How could something like this happen? Why did I allow it to happen?
The taxi pulled in front of her. She heard someone call her name. She turned around, it was Fox.
"The airport and make it quick."
She never wanted to see him again. Never.
"I want to be as far away from Harmony as possible. Me and my baby before they decide to also take it away from me."
She went to the airport counter.
"It's for a flight out of the country. I need your first flight out."
"Well we have Bermuda."
"What else?"
"This is the only flight out tonight."
"I'll take it."
This should be far enough and no one would think she had the nerve to go back.
"Julian, I need to speak to you."
He looked at her.
"What about?"
"I was thinking about our marriage and.."
"Really, so was I? And Father also wanted to discuss it with us. He will call in about an hour. He wants you to bring little Ethan with you."
"Why?"
"Teresa, you should know by now that I never question Father's orders."
"That what makes such a loser, Julian. I will do everything to keep my son from been like you."
"Our son, Teresa. Our son."
"Whatever, Julian."
*************************
She was in her room when she heard knocking.
"It open."
"Teresa?"
"Ethan? What are you doing here?"
"I have to speak to you."
"What about?"
"I wanted you to know that I made a mistake by marrying Gwen. I also wanted you that I had her sign divorce papers."
"What? What does that have anything to do with me?" "I divorced her because I love you. I can't live like this, I want you by my side."
"But I don't want you Ethan. I don't feel the same way about you."
"Will you at least take some time to think about it?"
"No, I don't need time to think about it. My decision is already taken. The answer will still be know tomorrow, in a month, in a year."
"Teresa.."
"I'm sorry, Ethan but I have to go to the library."
She picked up her son and left the room.
"Teresa, you have no idea what's in store for you once Alistair and Julian are through with you. There's no way I want to miss this."
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"She's here, Father."
She looked around. Julian, Fox, Rebecca, Ivy were in the room. Ethan made his entrance in the library.
"I assume everyone is here, Julian?"
"Yes, Father."
"Can I say something first, Alistair?"
"Of course, Teresa."
"I want a divorce from Julian."
Julian and Alistair both started laughing.
"It's not funny. I am not kidding around."
"You will not get a divorce Teresa."
"Why not? I want out of this marriage."
"Teresa, why do you think Fox came to Harmony?"
"Because he got thrown out of school and didn't have any money left. You told him that he should come to Harmony." "Exactly."
"Grandfather, let's not get into this."
"Shut up, Foxworth."
"What does that have to do with anything?"
"Well Teresa my dear, I ordered him to sleep with you. It took a while, but it finally happened."
"Fox, is this true. No, don't answer that. I can see it all over your face."
She looked at him with anger.
"How could you do this? I trusted you."
"It started out like this, Teresa. But I swear to you that..."
"What? That you care about me? Forgive me if I have a hard time believing that."
"Teresa, Julian will divorce you and you won't get a penny from the Crane fortune."
"Fine, I don't care about the money. I never did."
She turned around to leave the library.
"Not so fast, Teresa. My son is not going anywhere."
"What?"
"I said that Ethan was staying here in the mansion. You leave, but he stays."
"No, I am keeping my son with me."
"Grandfather, do something about this."
"No, Foxworth. The child is staying in the mansion. He is a Crane."
"Grandfather, please."
"Foxworth, the only reason I asked you to bed her was so I can put my hands on the child."
"You never said anything about him."
"I don't want him anywhere near her. I don't want another spineless Crane running around. I will not stand for my empire to be destroyed by incompetents. Little Ethan will be a Crane through and through." "Alistair, please!"
"It's Mr Crane, Teresa. And no, he is staying."
Fox had never felt so bad in his life. Teresa was crying, trying to hold on to her son. He went to her.
"Teresa.."
"Get away from me. You're sick."
"I'm sorry. But you have to understand that I never wanted any of this to happen."
"you cost me my son, Fox. I will never forgive you for this."
Security guards took the child away from her.
"I will fight you on this Alistair. I will take him back."
"No, you'll never be able to. Do you seriously think that the judges will grant you custody? And Foxworth, your inheritance is no longer at stake. You have done well."
Alistair hung up the phone. Teresa looked at Fox.
"How could you? You sold me out and my son because of your inheritance? I can't believe I ever allowed myself to fall in love with you."
She left the library running.
"Teresa, wait.."
"You are sick, Fox. I knew you would do something like that. I knew that you would pull the rug from under her feet."
"Ethan, move out of my way."
"No, leave her alone. She doesn't want you."
"Ding don, the witch is dead! Now you can marry me Pooky and make me the new Mrs Julian Crane."
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"I have to leave Harmony, I can't stay here. I can't."
She was outside of the Crane Estate, waiting for a taxi. Rain was pouring over her. How could something like this happen? Why did I allow it to happen?
The taxi pulled in front of her. She heard someone call her name. She turned around, it was Fox.
"The airport and make it quick."
She never wanted to see him again. Never.
"I want to be as far away from Harmony as possible. Me and my baby before they decide to also take it away from me."
She went to the airport counter.
"It's for a flight out of the country. I need your first flight out."
"Well we have Bermuda."
"What else?"
"This is the only flight out tonight."
"I'll take it."
This should be far enough and no one would think she had the nerve to go back.