For The Stars Have Sinned

I didn’t give him a chance to swear on me. I quickly ended the call. But as I expected, my world would not be quiet because I received calls one after another from my parents, Lyndon, Tiden, and unknown numbers whose owner I did not know.

I sighed and turned off the phone. I don’t want to entertain their questions right now. I was not being irresponsible but I was tired of explaining over and over again. I know that they won’t stop until they hear what they want to hear from me. I just want to give my full attention to Klo who is happily looking around the ocean park.

I decided to take him to the famous tourist spot in the city with his nanny who is following behind us. I didn’t worry that someone might recognize me because I wore a mask and a bullcap. Also, the park is underwater so the dim neon light is what lits up the place. People won’t see clearly my facial features.

“Mom, a dolphin!” Klo happily pointed at the big dolphin that was swimming above us.

I smiled and showed him the other fish that he was not familiar with and explained. We toured the entire ocean park for a few hours and when we got out of the underwater tunnel it was six o’clock in the evening. I took them to a nearby restaurant for dinner. I also booked a private room.

“Ma’am, Madam called me to ask why she can’t contact you,” Klo’s nanny suddenly said.

“Oh.” I grabbed the phone from the handbag and opened it. I didn’t wait long because in less than a minute a number called. “Hello,” I greeted as I took a bite of the dish.

“Rishel, where are you now? You worried us!” said Mom.

“I just took Klo for a walk at the ocean park, Mom. We’ll go home later.”

I was given a few instructions, which was to make sure that no one would recognize me in public so that we wouldn’t be surrounded by people. She also reminded me to go home early because we were going to discuss the recent issue. “Yes, Ma. We’ll be careful,” was all I could say.

So after we ate, I drove Klo home to Boljoon. It seems that some people noticed us because while the car was crossing the coastal road I realized that two cars were tailing us behind.

“Ma’am, someone following us?” Even Klo’s nanny noticed the two cars.

I glanced at Klo who was yawning in the passenger seat. “Are you sleepy, honey?’ He yawned so I smiled. “Sleep then. I will wake you up when we arrive home.”

“Okay, Mom.”

A few minutes later, I noticed that Klo’s breathing became even. I looked at the nanny in the rearview mirror and asked. “Still following?”

“Yes, ma’am.”

“Hold on,” I said and sped up the car. I noticed that the two cars also sped up so my eyes narrowed.

I remembered the incident five years ago, when Rei followed the car I was riding in. The same thing happened before, the only difference is that I now know what to do.

I drove the car around a small corner and then accelerated. I heard the nanny in the backseat breathing heavily but she quickly shut her mouth and held on to the seat. Good. I don’t want Klo to wake up in the middle of my race with those two cars.

I did a few turns and overtakes before I lost both tails. But I still didn’t feel easy and quickly parked the car in an empty lot. I sent the nanny out and picked up the sleeping Klo.

A few seconds later, a car stopped in front of us. The driver’s door opened and a man got out. I signaled the nanny to get into the backseat while I opened the passenger seat and gently placed Klo there.

I first made sure that the seatbelt was fastened on him before I got into the driver’s seat. I glanced at the man who delivered the car before driving it away. I know he will drive the car I left back to Boljoon. The important thing now is that I can completely lose the two cars tailing.

I wasn’t surprised when the guy called a few minutes later and told me that he was being followed by two cars. “Just drive away and watch out for bullets,” I said.

“Yes ma’am.”

“Good,” I said then hung up.

I knew those two cars wouldn’t stop us so I called the assistant earlier to send a car for me to use.

“Glen, any news?” I asked the assistant.

“Miss Rishel, you are right. Those two cars were sent by Levitus Yushen.”

My eyes darkened at what I heard. I know Levi sent those cars to tease me. He knew where to find me in Boljoon so tailing me with the two cars was useless. There was only one reason why he did that — he wanted to remind me of what happened to Rei.

I gritted my teeth in annoyance. “Then, don’t blame me for being heartless.”

I ordered my assistant to bring down Anew Entertainment. “But Miss, bringing Anew down will cause unnecessary troubles.”

“Do everything, even mobilize the connections of the company.”

My assistant was silent for a moment before speaking, “Noted, Miss.”

I sighed and ended the call. During my five-year stay abroad, I was able to build my own company. And later I moved the headquarters here. That’s also the reason why I had the opportunity to get evidence against Levi. The company grew in the province and now it can stand in the same state as Levi’s Anew Entertainment.

The problem is, such a company has many connections with large corporations in the capital. Anew is not easy to take down so I have to be more careful. Now is the right time to attack, especially since Levi is busy covering up the evidence against him.

I know Lyndon’s company helped when my company started attacking Anew. I just heard that the investors and shareholders were gradually disengaging from the company, so Anew’s influence in the capital was slowly weakening. Since there was no one to ask for help there, my company gradually swallowed up Anew until I had a largest share in Anew Entertainment.

I decided to control Anew from the inside and not to close it down because there were a alot of employees who’ll lost jobs if I do it. Sighing, I took a gulp of soda-in-can.

Even in my war with Anew, Lyndon didn’t hesitate to help. I just sighed. My parents didn’t know that I had my own company and was fighting against Anew, so I knew that Lyndon himself found out about my secret.

My lips pursed into a line. Why does he know everything about me? It’s like I can’t hide anything from him. How annoying!

But I can’t deny that he helped me a lot to bring down Levi’s company. Now, he doesn’t have a company to run so it’s easy for me to pressure him with cases.

And as I expected, a few days after I brought down Anew, the arrest of Levi in ​​the case of murder and kidnapping became a headline in the national news. I also sent Ariel’s mother back to the country and she will focus on the case. The police are also looking for Seariel, who is said to have fled to another country, and the name Vine has resurfaced in the media since the band was disbanded two years ago.

That’s when I also learned that Nicole also flew to another country to follow Seariel. It turns out, something happened between Nicole and Serial while the former and Levi still have relationship. Ah, what a great suprise. That’s the reason why when I returned to the country, the two shameless people broke up. June is still missing while Tiden is running his business and is now a private person so he didn’t agree to attend the press conference held by the dying Anew Entertainment.

A few weeks after Levi’s arrest my life became quiet. My business grew more and I had the opportunity to tell my parents about the business empire that I have been busy with for the past five years. My son is having his life in grade school. And Lyndon? Well, he keeps pestering me.

“Lyndon, I am not ready for marriage. Besides, you deceived me. It’s not easy to forget what you did to me!”

He sighed. “I understand. Then I’ll wait for you and our son.”Belonging © NôvelDram/a.Org.

I ended the call and sighed. He’ll wait? Then… He will be waiting for a long time. I smiled and shook my head.

Due to the growth of my business, I have already paid off my parents’ debt to Lyndon. Papa followed my advice that he should give the company to Lyndon, after all it was merged and we can’t claim it back. At first, Papa didn’t want it but I told him who’s the father of Klo. He didn’t believe it at first, but after thinking about it carefully, he did.

He gave up the company and completely gave it to Lyndon in order to cut ties with him. The relationship between Lyndon and Papa became cold but Lyndon continued to woo my father so their relationship returned just like before, especially when Klo became close to Lyndon. I didn’t forbid Lyndon from pursuing Klo because he is the father and he has the right to be with my son.

I’m just thankful that my parents didn’t pressure me to marry Lyndon for Klo’s sake. After my experiences in love, I don’t want to commit again, for now. I want to heal the wounds caused by Levi and Lyndon before opening myself up to a new relationship. In that way, I will know that I am ready to commit and can give my whole heart to whoever will accompany me in the future.

My mind came back to reality when my phone suddenly rang. I answered that and cheekily asked, “Stop pestering me, will you?”

I thought it was Lyndon who called but I was surprised to hear a female voice. “Hello, is this Rishel Joy Larica?”

“Yes. Who are they?”

“It’s Jamaica. Still remember me?”

I thought for a few seconds until I remembered Jamaica, that mean girl when I was still in college. “Yes. I still remember you. Nice to hear from you again. How did you get my number?”

“I asked from one of our batchmates.” She sighed. “I just called because I want to ask help from you.”

“Huh?”

“I know you are the reason why Levi was accused and imprisoned on the crime he committed. I know it’s you whom I can count on to about this thing.”

“What are you talking about?”

“Rishel, do you still remember what I told you before? About the death of my sister Jonaira in Vine’s concert?”

“Yes. What about that?”

“I know who murdered my sister. It’s Seariel. And I want him to rot behind bars like Levi. Rishel, help me.”

My eyes narrowed at what I heard. I’m not too surprised because I know stars are really sinful. I was so blinded by their brilliance that I didn’t see the dark secret they were keeping.

They sinned. But who am I to condemn? I have a fair share of sin as well. It’s like having sex outside of marriage and idolizing the stars.

It’s just sad and the majority has made sin a trend. That’s why many believe that it’s okay to commit mistakes when in fact it’s not.

So what the church member said was right.

Why do you idolize sinful man? Why are you aspiring to be like them? It’s awful to idolize them because they are sinners like us.

I should have known and stopped myself back then…

“I will help you find Seariel,” I finally said.

THE END.

Author’s note:

This is the end for the main storyline (Rishel and Lyndon’s story). This is not the typical romance ending where the male and female lead ended up with each other. As Rishel said, she wants to love herself first before committing to a new relationship. Just imagine having been freed from a toxic relationship, you need a breather and that’s the situation of Rishel now. But who knows in the future, maybe everything will still end up in marriage?

Well, it’s not really the end of this series. June is still missing and Seariel runs away with Nicole. How to catch a star on the loose? Find out in the next stories of Revival Series.

Other novel titles:

Moonlight Serenade

Kissing The Wind