Doing as she was told, Beca leaned in softly. "I liked the wine, did you like it?" She said as she brushed her nose across Chloe's neck.
"I like it," Chloe whispered softly as she turned to face the brunette making their lips touch, "You did all of this so you can kiss me, right?" She said in a whisper voice, Beca giggled and leaned in. As soon as Beca took Chloe's lips in a kiss, a voice was heard, the voice that Chloe feared the most.
"WHAT IS GOING ON HERE?! THAT'S WHAT YOU ARE WORKING CHLOE?!" Stacie yelled in anger and wide eyes.
Noticing Chloe's fear, Beca cleared her throat as she plastered a fake smile. "Hey Stacie, I'm teaching Chloe how to taste wine, come have a drink."
"Teaching her how to taste wine!?" Stacie yelled as she walked further into the room. She glared at Chloe, "This is your work huh?" She said with venom in her voice.
Chloe looked at Beca with sad eyes that make the short brunettes heart sink. The redhead shook her head, "I'm heading to my office." She said running out of the room.
The short brunette looked at Stacie with a face full of confusion. "What's wrong Stacie?"
"What's wrong?!" She said raising her voice. "I'm all alone in the house while she is 'working' as if I am obliged to stay in that house!" She said quoting the word working as she slammed her purse on the table.
"Woah," Beca said in a shocked voice, she was truly bewildered by Stacie's actions. "Stacie, no one is making you stay at the mansion, you can go where ever you want and whenever you want, you know that."
Stacie balled her fists. "With who? Alone?!"
"Okay, Stacie, you need to calm down," Beca said once again, trying to calm down the tall brunette.
"Chloe is the last person who understands me! She's selfish and she doesn't care about anyone but herself! Beca, I've spent the past year doing everything she wants."
"I know Stacie, I know." The short brunette said in a low voice.
"I just want someone to stand by my side, sometimes I feel like I am going to break at any moment."
Beca shook her head. "You are not going to break, you are a strong woman."
"No! No, I am not a strong woman, I am a weak one! And I want someone to stay by my side." She said as she looked Beca in the eyes.
"I am here Stacie, whenever you need me, I will always be here for you."
Stacie face softened. "If you weren't here, I don't know what would have happened. Beca..." She then trailed off.
"Yeah?" Beca said raising her eyebrow.
"I like you," Stacie said with a smile as she got closer to the brunette.
Beca's face fell, this is not what she had in mind. "Stacie, listen to me very well." She said firmly. "You are an amazing woman, but I am currently not searching for anything serious with anyone."
"And who told you I am? I just want to change something in my life. I'm thinking of everything but a relationship." She said as she leaned in closer to the brunette's face in an attempt to kiss her.
Beca pulled back. "Look, Stacie-" But before she could continue, one of the workers knocked on the door and informed the brunette that she is needed. She nodded and looked at Stacie. "We will continue this later." She said firmly as she left the office but before she went to her office she decided to go to Chloe's department.
Chloe ran back to her office, she couldn't believe that Stacie came to the office and almost caught them. She knew that Stacie won't forgive her for kissing Beca bit the redhead couldn't stop herself from falling for the brunette. I need to talk to Stacie, this war has got to end. She thought to herself as she heard a knock on her office door. "Come in." She said softly.
"Ms. Chloe, there is a gentleman asking for you." The assistant informed her boss.
Chloe raised her eyebrow. "Who is it?" She asked as she thought who could possibly visit her.
The assistant shrugged. "He says he knows you so shall I let him in?"
The redhead sighed and nodded. "Okay, let him in." She said as she sat up straight.
A few seconds later, her old college friend, Dr. Max entered. "Chloe? Hey!" He said with a smile as he entered the office, leaving the door open.
"Max?!" Chloe exclaimed in shock. "What are you doing here?" She asked as she gestured for Max to take a seat.
The doctor shrugged and smiled. "I went to your house and they told me that you are here so I came to see you."
"And how did you get my address?" Chloe asked with a raised eyebrow.
Max chuckled. "It was on Jacob's discharge file. I actually wanted to ask you to lunch? What do you think?"
"I, uh - why?" Chloe asked as she suddenly felt nervous.
Max shrugged. "We have a lot to catch up on and I haven't seen you in ages."
"She can't," Beca said as she entered the office, clearly jealous. She had heard the part where Max invited the redhead to lunch. "Beca Mitchell, I believe we met before." She said as she shook the doctor's hand.
"Ah yes, Ms. Mitchell. How have you been?" He said with a cocky smile.
"Well, thank you," Beca said with a nod. "Chloe, we need to get going." She said firmly as she locked eyes with Chloe.
"W-What? Where?" The redhead asked confused.
"We have this thing we need to do." The short brunette replied as she nodded towards the door.
Max looked at the two with confusion, "I guess that's my cue to leave, I hope we can go out soon." He said as he stuck out his hand for Chloe when the redhead did the same he leaned and kissed the top of her hand. "It was great seeing you, Chloe." He said as stood up straight and smiled. "Take care now." He said as he left the office.
Beca raised her eyebrow at the redhead as she got closer. "What is he doing here?" She asked as jealousy was still running through her body.
Chloe shrugged, "Why did you do that?" She asked as she smiled inwardly knowing that Beca was jealous.
"Oh, you wanted to go have lunch with him?" Beca asked as she got closer to the redhead.
The redhead nodded with a smirk, "I was thinking about it." She teased the brunette.
Beca's jealousy blew up, she held Chloe's hand and brushed the top of the redhead's hand. "And I used to trick you to have lunch with me."
Chloe retracted her hand. "You can leave now." She said with a smirk.
"I'll see you at home, and no more surprise visits," Beca said as she began to leave.
The redhead giggled. "Jealous?"
"Yes," Beca said without hesitation as she walked towards the door.
"Beca," Chloe stated getting Beca's attention. "W-What happened after I left?" She asked nervously.
The short brunette shrugged. "I don't know what to tell you, Chloe, you need to talk to her."
Arriving home at noon, Chloe sighed as she made her way to Stacie's room, she opened the door slowly as she heard Stacie's harsh voice. "Get out."
"Stacie, you need to stop this childish act. You know I don't want to hurt you." Chloe said in a firm voice.
"Why were you so close to her Chloe? Give me one good reason." The tall brunette said in anger.
Chloe sighed, "I don't know how she got this close. Stacie, you have to listen to me, I don't want to hurt you. You are my best friend."
"Do you love her Chloe?" Stacie asked after a few moments of silence.
"I don't know," Chloe said as she lowered her gaze and spoke in a low voice.
"You don't know? Then who knows? Out of all those people in the world, you chose the woman I am falling for? What kind of human are you? Are you that selfish? Why are you always with her!?" Stacie rushed out the questions in anger.
"I'm not always with her!" Chloe defended.
Stacie scoffed. "Are you trying to act stupid or do you think I am stupid? You go out with her for lunch after work." She said as she scoffed again. "And what work are you doing? I have never seen a job where you need to be this close to someone. I'm sure you came up with this whole thing just to be alone with her." The tall nurse said as she rolled her eyes. "Do you really think that you can run a multimillion dollar company? Fuck! You don't know the difference between a wine and a whiskey bottle!" Stacie yelled in anger.
The widow's eyes went wide. "What are you talking about Stacie? You're talking to me like you don't know me."
"I am saying all these stuff because I know you. Since we were little kids you take everything I like. Since we were kids and you are a problem in my life."
"I am a problem in your life?!" Chloe asked shocked and hurt. "We are sisters!"
"No we aren't sisters and we will never be! Because since we were kids you take everything I want, all the people I loved they loved you instead. Why? Even my only brother left me because of you!"
"He got married and left!" Chloe argued.
"He left because he could live in peace! So he could love his wife!"
"Why are you blaming me!?" The redhead yelled back.
"Because it's all your fault!" Stacie yelled causing Chloe to flinch and step back. "Everything bad in my life is because of you, you even stole my dream to be a doctor," Stacie said in a voice full of venom.
"Stacie." Chloe said in shock, "Since the time I was seven years old I wanted to be a doctor, I am the one who made you love medicine, I am the one who told you to come and study with me so we can enter the same university and we can stay together. That's how I stole your dream?" Chloe asked in anger.
"You studied more so you can pass everything." The tall nurse stated firmly. "And I didn't. You went to be a doctor and you left me to be a nurse." She then laughed bitterly. "But nothing is complete in life. You didn't get to continue your studies but I graduated and became a nurse, you are nothing. Even your father! He worked hard to see you a doctor and he couldn't! and my father.. who's dream was to see me a grown-up woman couldn't see me. Your father stayed, and mine died. You used to get spoiled by your dad all the time, but you never thought of me, you never thought how it would make me feel. Chloe, please tell me. You did these things to tease me right? You wanted to remind me that you have a dad and I don't right? But guess what? Life doesn't always give you what you want."
"W-Where is this coming from?" Chloe asked as tears were welling up in her eyes.
"You always think you're better than me, but you aren't. I have a real job to do, but you just left your studies you are nothing. You always used to yell at me for saying that I always wanted to marry someone rich, you used to scold me, Chloe, do you remember? But look what you did... you married an old rich man. You are a snake, Chloe."
"You are talking to me about Larry and you know exactly how this marriage happened," Chloe said through the tears. "You know how I was living."
"Do you know why I came to live here?" Stacie said with a smile. "Not because of all the money Larry used to pay me." She then shook her head. "Because I wanted to see you suffer. To see each kick, each slap and each humiliation he gave you."
"Shut up!"
"Every time he raped you I used to thank god for not living your life. It's true that you have everything I don't, and it's true that you married someone rich and I don't, but I didn't get humiliated, cursed at and beaten up."
"Shut up!" Chloe yelled as she left the room crying.
Stacie smirked but suddenly felt her tears fall as she started to sob, thinking to herself what the hell she just did.
Chloe felt paralyzed as she leaned against the wall and took the stairs as she wanted to go to the forest. Never in a million years, she thought that she would hear those heartbreaking words from her best friend, the girl who she grew up with was happy because she was being mistreated, beaten up and raped.
Elissa was walking to the kitchen when she noticed how the redhead was in shock and shaking. "Ms. Chloe?" She asked in a worried voice as she got closer to the redhead.
"Are you okay Ms. Chloe?" She asked again held Chloe in case she fell. "Ms. Beca! Please!" The housemaid yelled for the brunette who was in the living room having a glass of wine. "I don't know what's wrong with Ms. Chloe." She then informed Beca as she helped Chloe sit down on one of the steps.
Beca's eyes widened in fear as she placed the glass on the table and ran towards the stairs to see Chloe leaned her head against the wall and in shock. "Chloe? Chloe come on what's wrong?" When she recieved no answer from the redhead, Beca placed her hand on Chloe's face as she forced her to look at her. "Chloe? Talk to me."
As if snapped from her state of shock, Chloe looked at Beca with nothing but sadness.
"What's wrong Chloe?" Beca asked again softly as she laced her fingers with Chloe's.
"Nothing." The redhead replied in a broken voice.
"Let me help you to your room, come on stand up." The short brunette instructed softly.
Chloe shook her head. "I-I can't get up."
"What do you mean you can't stand up?" She asked worriedly, she had never seen the redhead in this state. She looked back at the top of the stairs to find Stacie just standing there. "What happened?" Beca asked firmly.
"Nothing," Stacie replied in a neutral voice.
Beca raised her eyebrow. "What do you mean nothing happened? What's wrong with her?"
Stacie shrugged. "I don't know."
Beca then looked at Chloe. "Let me help you to your room."
Chloe said nothing as she nodded and held the brunettes hand tighter as she tried to stand up, Elissa ran towards the redhead and also held her other hand in an attempt to help her. "I don't want to go to my room."
"Where do you want to go then?"
"There," She said as she nodded towards the front door.
"I won't let you go alone, I won't leave you."
"Please Beca. I need to be alone." Chloe pleaded.
"Okay, I'll just help you walk to the door," Beca stated as she walked with Chloe. When they reached, Chloe left as she closed the door behind her causing Beca to look at Stacie with anger in her eyes. "I'm asking you again Stacie, what happened?" The nurse said nothing as she rolled her eyes. "STACIE!" Beca suddenly yelled in anger. "What happened?!" She asked as her phone rang.
"Answer your phone Beca."
"It's just my aunt Liza," Beca said with a sigh. "I'll call her later. What happened between you and Chloe?"
"I told you nothing happened!"
"What do you mean nothing?! She went to your room and she left in shock and yet here you are telling me that nothing happened! What the fuck happened!"
"I told you nothing happened!" Stacie insisted. "I just explained a few points." She then said with hate in her voice.
"What few points!?"
"Chloe is selfish and she only cares about herself! I left my whole life for her and stood by her through everything and she never cared! She doesn't respect me!"
"I never saw her do such a thing! She does respect you!"
"You don't live with us Beca, Chloe is the same with everyone and not just with me."
"What do you mean she was like that with everyone?"
"The housemaids, and others."
"You mean my uncle?"
Does she want to steal Beca from me? I'll show her... Stacie thought as she sighed. "Your uncle suffered a lot from Chloe, but I won't say anything regarding this topic so don't ask!"
An hour later, Beca was pacing through the living room waiting for Chloe. The nurse was just sitting there watching Beca walk. About half an hour later, Chloe entered the house and looked at Beca. "I need to talk to you." She said in a firm voice.
"Me?" Beca asked as she was taken aback by the redhead's firm voice.
Chloe nodded and glanced at Stacie. "Alone."
"Let's talk outside." The short brunette suggested.
"No, let's just go to my room."
Beca nodded as she followed the redhead in silence. Upon entering the room, Chloe looked at Beca. "Sit," She ordered as she went to her drawer and took out an envelope and a checkbook. "Take," She said as she walked back in front of the brunette.
"What's this?" Beca asked confused as she took the envelope.
Chloe sighed. "Money, Liam got them for me when I wanted to give dad money, but he my father refused to take from me, so I gave Luke some and paid for the workers who fixed the rooms, and the remaining is in this envelope, and this." She said as she gave Beca the checkbook. "And this is also for you. I never used them, take them. They are yours."
Beca placed the envelope and checkbook on the table as she sighed. "And why are you giving it to me?"
"I told you, I don't need money nor factories, I told you I was thinking of selling everything and burning Larry's money but then I thought about it, you deserve them. You are his cousin. Take them Beca and work. And I also wanted to tell you something." She said as she took a deep breath. "I also wanted to tell you something. Stacie's a good girl, please take care of her. She doesn't have anyone to stand by her." She said as she gave Beca a sad smile and started to walk towards the door.
Beca's eyes widened and her heart sank. "Chloe." She said in a firm voice causing the redhead to stop. "Where are you going?"
"My place isn't here and it never was." The redhead replied sadly as she began to walk away.
The short brunette quickly ran and stood up in front of Chloe. "Where are you going? Without money and without a phone?"
"Money?" Chloe asked in confusion. "How I wish what I wanted to take from all of this was money." She said sadly.
"What did you want to take?" The short brunette asked softly as she placed her hands on Chloe's shoulder.
"My years, my dignity, my heart. I came here full and now I am empty." She then laughed bitterly. "Most of the people think that I came empty and got everything, they think that whoever doesn't have money is an empty person."
"I won't let you leave at this time of night Chloe," Beca said in a pleading voice.
"I don't have the energy to fight you Beca, just please, move so I can walk away. I am tired Beca, it's been eight years Beca, eight years of losing is a lot, I lost my family, my father and myself. I had Stacie and now I lost her. It won Beca."
"Who's it?"
"The pain. The pain had won." She said as she sobbed into Beca's chest. The short brunette wrapped her arms tightly around Chloe as she kissed her temple in an attempt to calm her down.
Suddenly the door flew open causing the couple to break apart. Beca's eyes widened as she saw her aunts walking in with Stacie.
"Now I know why you aren't answering your phone," Liza said in a sarcastic tone. She then looked at Chloe. "What are you still doing here?"
Chloe wiped her tears and then crossed her arms over her chest. "Don't worry, I'm leaving, and I am leaving everything to you."
"For me? What could you possibly own?!" Liza asked in anger.
"Aunt Liza leave!" Beca interfered knowing very well this isn't going to end well. "I will talk to you outside."
"Why aren't you telling her the truth Beca!?" Liza yelled again. "That everything she thought she owns is yours!"
"SHUT UP AND LEAVE AUNT LIZA!" Beca yelled at the top of her lungs.
The redhead's eyes widened as a million thought was running through her head.
"The money, factory and this mansion are all for BECA!"
"FUCKING HELL! LEAVE!" She said as she pushed her aunt towards the door.
Stacie just looked at the redhead with a smirk.
"Is it true?" Chloe asked in a shocked voice as she looked at the brunette with nothing but hurt, sadness, and heartbreak. "Everything was yours this whole time?"
A/N: I am so sorry that I was late to update. But writing a 4,000-word chapter in one night is a bit exhausting. But I promise I won't leave you guys hanging.
A/N 2: So Chloe knows everything, what do you guys think will happen? And what about Stacie? Some friend huh? Tell me what you guys think in the reviews and I promise I'll update very soon.