Isla watched them wrestling brutally.
"Stop! Guys, please stop this!" She cried out but they didnt listen to her. Isla's bodyguards intervened and threw them both out of there.
~~~~~~~~~
"I'm highly disappointed in Cade Hudson. How could he be so weak? From the first day i saw him with my daughter, I knew he wasnt the right guy. But of course, Isla was blinded by love. He can't even take proper care of the girl he loves. He can't even provide proper security."
"I want my daughter's security tighter, that not even an ant can get in without passing through bodyguards." Mr. Sinclair ordered.
Isla was in Julie's house with the other Daisy Damsels. She was crying profusely.
"Isla. You don't have to cry anymore. Once we get Nigel, he'll pay dearly for everything he ever made you go through." Lindsay spoke.
"B..but he made all those memories come back..."
"And we'll erase them. Nigel is dead to us. Please forget about him and everything he has ever done. You need to get back up, to your work. There are countless gigs waiting for you. You can't model looking this pale. You have to regain your strength, baby." Sasha also encouraged her.
Isla heaved a heavy sigh.
"I'll try."
"And Cade. You need to get back to him too. He misses the real you. Why are you turning yourself into a complete shadow? Please, your man wants you back. You need to get out of this state." Wendy added.
"Alright." The girls tried different ways to make Isla smile. Games, movies, food, drinks, jokes....
Her face glowed, learning to live in the moment.
Baby Lucy was brought to the scene and the Daisy Damsels had fun with her in their own cute way.
"One day Isla, you and Cade will have a baby too. And she'd be so beautiful. She'd have Cade's eyes and your lips. She'd be an angel. I'm sure you want that." Julie spoke and Isla blushed a little.
"Yes, Julie. It would be so beautiful. If only Talia doesn't come around."
"No way! You said you wanted to get Talia therapy."
"This is way worse than therapy, Sasha. She needs to be locked in an asylum. She's gone insane!!" Wendy exclaimed.
"How could someone be so overprotective of her child to the extent of trying to harm a woman who has been taking care of her all this time? She wants you to let go or die. She's sick." Wendy cursed.
"She was never even there for Dora. She said Dora was a mistake. So why does she suddenly want Dora and her father? There's nothing she'd tell that I'll believe."
★★★CONVENIENCE STORE★★★
"Ugh!!! We had a lot to do today, babe!!!" Stacie relaxed in her chair, stretching her muscles. Ariel did same, yawning tiredly.
"Hey, where's Jayden?" Stacie asked Ariel.
"No idea."
"Hey. I have a party this weekend. Wanna come?" Ariel asked.
"Party? Strange. Are poor people hosting parties now?" Ariel rolled her eyes at Stacie's question.
"What do you mean poor people?"
"Well, it's because I believed you can't go to a rich party. It's not possible."
"It is, Stace. And like I said, it's happening this weekend at a clubhouse."
"Clubhouse?? I've heard so much about the party already. Who invited you to the party and how are you going to get in? There's gonna be tight security and it's strictly for rich people." Stacie added emphasis to the strictly.
"Yeah, right. My cousin's attending, and she's one of the most important guests. It'll be quite easy for us both to get into the party and have fun. Maybe find a guy to date around..." Ariel blushed and Stacie laughed at her.
"You're crazy. Since your cousin is one of the most important guests of the party, then I'm also in."
★FRIDAY, ARIEL'S HOUSE★
"Wow!! Damn! You're so beautiful!" Stacie admired Ariel in a green silk slit dress with flower patterns.
"You look so adorable."
"Thank you! It was an old birthday present from Grandma. I just took it out of the box and it's clean!" Ariel laughed in a happy spin.
"Um, are you gonna wear these long johns?"
"Of course not, babe. That's why I'm here. I need you to talk to your cousin. I want an expensive dress." Stacie told Ariel and she gasped.
"Ex - Really? Couldn't you just wear something simple?"
"Simple? I can't go simple. Everyone will know we're not so rich people. Look at you, you're not wearing any makeup. We should get our makeup done somehow, and I brought all my savings so we could both purchase expensive jewelry." Stacie explained and Ariel applauded her dramatically.
"You've got eyes for good things."
In a short while, Stacie called a high school friend to come over for the makeup. After it was done, the friend left and they stared at each other in more admiration.
Ariel took some selfies and posted them on her social media handles. For the first time since she began her influencer career, her selfies hit five million likes and she gained thousands of followers.
"Ariel, you're the trend!!" Stacie squealed.
"C'mon Stace, let's get to Anna's house." Ariel's cousin Anna's house was a stone throw. She lived with her parents in a well-built, tall mansion.
"Anna!!" Ariel hugged her cousin tightly, and she reciprocated. She offered them a seat on her couch, which sparkled. Stacie felt like a queen sitting on it.
"Where's Aunt and Uncle?" Ariel asked.
"They went out on a business trip. I'm all alone, and sometimes my boyfriend comes over."
"Ooh. Fun." Stacie couldn't help but look around.
"You guys are looking stunning. Are you also gonna attend that party?"
"Actually Anna, this is my best friend. She saw the party invitations around too, and of course we know we shouldn't be there, but since you offered to help us, she's glad but needs one more favor from you." Ariel started explaining.
"She needs a dress to wear to the party."
"That isn't a problem, Ariel but first, why do you think you're not allowed at the party? You're rich as long as you're my cousin and your friend....."
"She's not so poor, Anna. She only classifies her family among the poor people because of everything they've been through just to earn a living. But now, the family is doing quite well. She only needs money for her education, and she's saving up." Ariel told her cousin.
"Cool. I have a dress for her." Anna stood up and ran upstairs to her room. Few minutes later, she returned with two outfits.
"I'm wearing this." It was a glittering silver dress that barely touched the knee.
"This should be perfect for your friend." Anna showed them a beautiful white sequin gown with a spaghetti strap and ruffles on the boobs.
"You should totally try this out, baby! It's stunning!!" Anna exclaimed. Stacie took the dress. It came with beautiful white see-through heels.
Anna and Ariel discussed for about twenty minutes before hearing loud steps on the stairs.
"I'm done."
"What took you so long?!" Ariel yelled at Stacie as she walked downstairs.
"It was kinda tight. I was trying to fit in." Stacie answered. The girls complimented Stacie's beauty.
The dress hugged Stacie's body, exposing her curves and she felt a little uncomfortable about that.
Anna curled Stacie's hair and packed Ariel's into a neat bun. They waited till Anna was also set, and after touch of a little more makeup, they left the house together in a red SUV.
~~~CLUBHOUSE NIGHT PARTY~~~
Music played to entertain the people. Some danced, while some just sat, lazing around, drinking to stupor and having a night chat.
Stacie and Ariel found a place where the two of them could speak and hear each other clearly. A few drunk girls were also relaxing there.
"Hello? This party just started. Some people are so drunk already." Stacie and Ariel laughed at the people around and all eyes were on them.
"Hey beautiful, how about joining me on the dance floor?" A guy asked Ariel.
"Um, no. I'm fine, just sitting here, hehe. You can ask someone else."
"What about you, girl?" He faced Stacie.
"Me? I'm a terrible dancer. You're not going to have fun training me on the dance floor. Run along, you'll find someone else." When he left, the two girls laughed hysterically.
"If only he knew we weren't billionaire kids."
Another guy came out of nowhere. The girls were scared to death.
"Jayden!" They exclaimed in unison.
"What are you doing here?"
"I'm here for you, Stacie. You need to leave the party premises. Right now." He grabbed her wrist.
"Let go!" She freed herself off his grip.
"Why?" He grabbed her again.
"Stacie, I'll explain to you when we get to a safer place. Let's get out of here." He held on to her wrist and she followed him.
"Why are we here? Why isn't the party a safe place?" Stacie asked him. They were outside, near the parked cars.
"Someone is after your life."
"Your sister? I'm not scared of Talia Evans."
"Not Talia."
"Then who is it?"