The clock on the wall read '1:47am' when the front finally opened. Elena didn't move from the leather couch, she'd been sitting there for hours, watching the shadows stretch across the marble floor, waiting for answers she wasn't sure wanted.
Lucas and Victor didn't notice Elena at first. ' What are we going to do about the press', Lucas says as he loosens his tie. Victor barely audible, ' I really don't know Lucas maybe we should …' he spots Elena sitting on the leather chair. 'Hey Elena', he says trying to alert Lucas of Elena presence.
' Hey Victor, its been a long day', she says looking tired. Lucas walks over.
'Are you okay?' he asked. 'Yes I am. I just couldn't sleep…i need to talk to you…', she was interrupted by Evelyn's footstep coming downstairs. 'Hey guys, I am the only one who couldn't sleep', she says walking through Lucas and Elena.
Victor rolls his eyes, 'What do you want, Evelyn?''
'I been thinking about something', Evelyn says scrolling through her phone. Elena looks at Evelyn trying to read her face, 'something has changed', she thought.
'What's going on in your head, Evelyn?' Elena asked with full attention. Lucas noticed the way Elena attention fully diverted to Evelyn. 'Why dont we bury carol tomorrow…. I mean her remains, 'Evelyn ace flickered with cold expression which Elena constantly noticed. Victor scoffs.
'We can't bury her, the police are still investigating her remains' he says sitting arrogantly on the leather couch.
Evelyn laughs they, could almost hear the other voice underneath.
'Do you see what's going on the news'. She says turning her phone screen towards him.
'If you are blind, let me read it out, an innocent lady's body's brutalized, body was found on Blackwood's property. Should I continue? She says working directly into victor's eyes.
'Burying her tomorrow would make it suspicious', Lucas says.
'The world will think we are hiding the truth of her death' he continues.
'Why do you care what the world thinks, Lucas. Elena speaks looking into Lucas' eyes.
Lucas shocked with the tone Elena used.
'What',....he was interrupted by Evelyn.
'She said why do you care?'.
Elena moves towards Lucas grabs his hands and they both head upstairs.
Evelyn smiles as she watches them head upstairs, Victor sees another face underneath the smile and for a moment he sees the psychopath behind the heiress.
'So….old man don't you have a house?' She says sitting next to him.
'Am going to spend a night here ... .or do you have a problem with this?', he says observing her behavior.
'Yes I have a lot of problems with that but my biggest one is you and lucas alliance', she says relaxing her back to the leather couch .
'What!' Victor says confused and in shock.
'I have a lot to say but I am feeling sleepy' she yawns as she gets up and head upstairs.
'Goodnight, old man', she says.
Victor still in shock with Evelyn's behaviour.
'Something doesn't feel right and God …. I fear that girl,' he says to himself.
Elena pulls Lucas into into their room as the thick oaks clicks shuts. Lucas turns looking straight into her eyes, 'what is up with lately?'
Elena takes a deep breath preparing herself for the storm.
'I should be asking you, Lucas. you been acting lately weird lately. I am going to ask you a question and I want you tell me the truth Lucas. Did you and Victor plot Carol's death?', she asks looking directly into his eyes.
Lucas stumbles back as if struck by lightning. 'Are you seriously doubting me right now?', he asks in shock. He turns facing the vast window, 'Elena, what going on in this relationship?', he asks rubbing his hands through his hair.
Elena's eyes studying his movement, part of her want to reach out to him but Evelyn's words won't let her. She exhales slowly sitting on the king sizedbed.
'Lucas', she calls out calmly. 'I just want to know if you have any hand with Carol's death', she continues.
He turns to look at her, vulnerability in his eyes. 'No, Elena, I did not do that carol,' he exhales slowly.
' whoever did that to her is either a psychopath or out to seek some sort of revenge. You can not leave this mansion without security,' he continues.
He sits beside her reaching for her arm when a gentle knock interrupts them, Elena arms shifts causing a distance.
'Elena, I need your help!!', Evelyn says from behind the thick door.
Elena gets up and heads for the pulling it open, Lucas clenched his hands into a fist and heads for the bathroom.
Evelyn pulls Elena towards the library. The door clicks open as Evelyn pulls Elena in. The shadow of the oak tree fades away as turns on the chandelier light creating warmth in a place that always seem cold.
Evelyn looks at Elena as she moves towards Arthur's desk and dust the name plague revealing 'Arthur Blackwood' clearer.
Evelyn walks over an sits on Arthur chair scrolling through her phone. Elena watches her smiling as she heads towards her.
' You said you needed my help with something', she says studying Evelyn face.
'Nothing much, I just could not sleep. The sight at the scene keeps popping up in my head', Evelyn says.
Elena pulls the phone out of Evelyn hands, 'In other for you to sleep, you will need to drop your phone and shut your eyes, Evelyn', she says.
Elena pulls her up and drags her towards the heavy oak door.
'Where are you taking me?', Evelyn ask.
'To your room, Evelyn', Elena says.
In Evelyn's room, Elena sit her down on her bed and sits beside her, 'lay your head on my laps', Elena says.
Evelyn hesitates. 'Why?', she asked.
Elena smiles, 'so I can give a head massage. It always works on Anne', she says.
Evelyn lays her head on her laps as Elena hands rubs through her hair gently.
'Did you love your siste, Anne?', Evelyn asks.
Elena Paused for a mid second completely got off guard, ' yes, I really did and I still love her', she says as she resumes rubbing through her hair.
Evelyn eyes shut slowly as she mumbles something from sleep, 'i hope you never love me'.
Elena eyes study's Evelyn face which is now relaxed and peaceful, 'I really do love you, Evelyn, more than you know', she says pulling the duvet over Evelyn.