68. Revenge Plan

Aurelia shook her head. The expression on her face was serious. "I'm not joking, dear. I'm telling you the truth. I was there when the wedding between Alpha Callum and his new wife took place. The bride wore a veil on her face the entire time of the wedding ceremony and during the reception. And when I requested that I wanted to take a photo with her, she refused and gave me a fake alibi. And to my shock and surprise, her voice sounded the same as Clarice, my former best friend," she explained. "Sometimes people have similar voices. It's nothing new," Viviana corrected her. "I know, but I'm 100% sure the bride and Clarice have the same voice. And I know from the bottom of my heart that Clarice and Charice are the same person," Aurelia said with finality in her tone. Viviana's forehead furrowed. "So, tell me, what happened to Luna Clarice? Why did she get sick and declared dead on the same day you married her husband? I'm interested in knowing the truth from your mouth." Aurelia sighed deeply. "The truth is, Luna Clarice had an affair with a married human guy and hid her forbidden relationship from her husband. Then one day, Alpha Bruce discovered the affair and demanded divorce from his wife. Luna Clarice refused divorce and broke up with her human lover. Her husband ignored her, no longer sleeping in the same room with her, then she got sick, depressed and heartbroken." She paused for a moment. "Interesting. I didn't expect Luna Clarice would betray her husband," Viviana commented, surprised. "Please continue..." "During those times when the couple were not on good terms and their marriage was falling apart, Alpha Bruce took notice of me and courted me. I refused at first, but it was hard to avoid him. When Luna Clarice noticed that her husband was falling hard on me, she kicked me out of the mansion and I had to stay on the streets, penniless and homeless, but Alpah Bruce saved me and rented a house for me," Aurelia said gloomily. "Wow, Alpha Bruce really loves you because he comes after you to make sure you are safe and not living on the streets," Viviana gushed. Aurelia smiled. "Alpha Bruce is kind to me and rented a house for me to stay in. We continue our relationship. Then one day, Alpha Bruce told his wife that he would marry me, and he would kick her out of the mansion. Luna Clarice's condition worsened, and finally she agreed to my wedding to her husband as long as we kept her infidelity a secret, and we would not reveal it to anyone. And on the day of our wedding, Clarice vanished without a trace, so we had no choice but to declare her dead and bury an empty coffin with her name in the cemetery." "Whoa, your story is fascinating..." Viviana said. Her curiosity was piqued. "If Luna Clarice didn't betray her husband, their marriage would still have been going strong until now. It's not my fault, it was Clarice who made the first mistake. She can't blame me and her husband for falling in love with each other," Aurelia said, defending herself, her mouth overflowing with lies. Viviana was silent. "Can you blame me if I fell in love with my best friend's husband?" Aurelia asked. Viviana shook her head. "Not really. Luna Clarice betrayed her husband first, and the downfall of her marriage was entirely her fault." Aurelia smiled, pleased with Viviana's answer. "And now Clarice has managed to seduce your husband as well. She snatched Alpha Callum away from you, away from your baby. How do you feel right now?" Viviana's face darkened. "I hate that woman so much. She took my husband away from me!" she said indignantly. "See? We have the same common enemy. I hate Clarice when she kicks me out of the mansion, making me homeless. And you hate her for seducing your husband. Since we both hate the same person, it's only right we help each other get revenge on that woman. With our combined power and resources we will surely get our revenge!" Aurelia said convincingly, her eyes shimmering with wicked intention. "So what do you have in mind? What can you suggest?" Viviana asked. Aurelia smiled, loving the way how cooperative Viviana was. "This is what we are going to do..." "Shh, lower your voice because the guard was put here by my ex-husband to protect me and our baby. If they hear and notice something suspicious they will inform my ex-husband right away," Viviana said cautiously. "OK, I hear you. Let's hire a killer to end Clarice, aka Charice's life," Aurelia said in a whisper. Viviana stood up after noticing the two guards looking at them. "Let's take a stroll on the beach. The guards are curious about us, they might already suspect us," she said. "Sure!" Aurelia said and glanced at the guards. They are indeed observing them from a distance. The two women walked closer to the water and resumed talking there, then they proceeded to stroll along the sea shore. One of the guards was following them. "It's no longer safe to discuss such sensitive matters here. We will just continue discussing this on our phone or online private chat room," Viviana said anxiously. "OK, I understand your concern," Aurelia agreed. "Let's just chat tonight and continue our discussion without interruption," Viviana said. "Let's go back to the house, have some refreshments before you go home," she added. Aurelia nodded her head. "OK, lead the way." The two women returned to the house, ate some tasty refreshments prepared by the maid and chatted merrily. A few minutes later, Aurelia bids farewell to Viviana. She gets into her car and waves goodbye to the pregnant woman standing a few meters away from her vehicle. "Bye!" Aurelia said and drove her car out of Viviana's beachfront property. While driving her car on the road, Aurelia couldn't help but smile broadly. She succeeded in convincing Viviana to side with her. She felt that Viviana's hatred for Charice would make her a formidable ally. And she was 100% sure now, Charice was Clarice, no more doubt anymore. Now the next step in her plan is to find a killer for hire. Maybe Viviana knows anyone who can find a person who is willing to find them a hired killer. She is excited to go home and continue chatting with Viviana to facilitate their plan for Clarice's assassination. This is the beginning of Clarice, aka Charice's downfall! Aurelia felt elated. Meanwhile... Back at the beach house, Viviana was resting in her room, lying on the bed, staring at the ceiling and thinking about Aurelia's revenge plan. She had already abolished her plan for revenge against her ex-husband and his new wife. She actually started to forget about it. She had already accepted her fate, but after meeting Aurelia today, the clamor for revenge had suddenly awakened again in her heart. This time the desire for revenge was getting stronger, clamoring for completion. Should she start planning revenge again? Or forget about it and inform Aurelia that she is no longer interested in her revenge plan. Which is which?