Speak To Me
Chapter 42 –

(Regina Kensington)

I couldn't believe it..the bastard actually grew a fucking pair..

I paced back and forth in the study..damn right I get to keep the house..and not only that, I will destroy every damn thing John ever cared about..I will make him regret the day he decided to leave me because of that abomination he made with his little whore. But what John doesn't realize is I had known Amber long before he did..

I hired the woman he had an affair with to seduce my husband..

Then the bitch had to go and fall in love with him.

She was supposed to seduce him and give me the evidence so I would be the one in control..it was simple..I paid her ten thousand dollars and she slept with John while secretly recording it. After getting the initial evidence though..I noticed John was acting weird. Then he started to talk about divorce, and that's the moment I knew it had gone too far..she was still seeing him behind my back.

I had known Amber since I was a kid. She was always such a sad little thing..Gabriella is the spitting image of her..doesn't even look like John whatsoever..that's why I made John do a DNA test just to be sure after she moved in with us.

Amber's parents were junkies, her dad used to beat her and eventually went to jail so she moved in with her grandma. She mostly stayed to herself and didn't have any friends or family. Then after her grandma died she ended up in foster care and I didn't see her again.. Well, that was until running into her at a bar 22 years ago. I was surprised to see she lived in New York now. I honestly never thought I would see her again.

I didn't approach her at first, not wanting my friends to see the kind of people I grew uo with as a kid. My mother raised me as a single mom who did everything she could to make a name for herself. After marrying my stepdad, who owned a famous hotel chain, we were finally getting what we always deserved.

Then I met John Kensington..his family came from old money..but what I didn't know when I married him was that he didn't get a single penny until he proved he could make a name for himself.

Frank Kensington was a ruthless cold-hearted bastard who held his fortune tightly to his chest..and after he passed, John got it all...and no way in hell am I going back to a life of poverty. I am a Kensington now..my name brings me respect.

I thought I would be Mrs. Kensington until the day John died..I was supposed to be.

That's why I hired Amber to seduce my husband to have the affair as leverage if he ever tried to leave me or file for divorce. I could clean him out entirely..I would be set for life.

But now, for him to leave me before the biggest deal of his life goes through..I could fucking kill him.

"Mom, what's going on?" Cecelia asked as she came striding into the room.

"Sit, I will explain everything after Katrina gets here."

If that stupid girl hadn't won over Jamie Sinclair, none of this would've ever happened. I should've listened to my mother and kept her locked up in that room. But John insisted she go..we couldn't let him see the way we treated her when he was around. I knew it might push him over the edge...Gabriella was the only thing that could make John leave me...and the damn girl did it..

She has ruined my life.

As soon as I watched my youngest walk into the room with her eyes glued to her phone, I yanked it from her hands and slammed it on the table.

"Mom, what the hell, I was just about to post that." She whined.

"Sit, now." I gritted through my teeth, watching as my daughters took their places on the couch.

"Your father has asked me for a divorce." I straight out said it, making both Cece and Kat's eyes widen.

"W..what..why?!" Cecelia sputtered.

"Because he found out about the dress. He somehow connected me to it..that fucking bitch must've spilled everything, even after making her sign an NDA.." I gritted through my teeth.

"Jamie probably threatened her or something." Cece muttered, a flash of fear crossing her face as I clenched my hands into a fist.

Of course, Jamie had threatened to ruin her so Cecelia ran away with her tail tucked between her legs and hasn't been the same since.

"Isn't this a good thing? Now you can clean Daddy out and take whatever you want." Katrina mumbled while looking down at her phone yet again. She must've grabbed it when I wasn't paying attention.

"Sweetheart..there is only one problem..your father hasn't completed the deal yet with the Sinclair's..so right now..we are fucking broke!" I screamed, making both Cecelia and Katrina jump.

"He can't do this to me..after everything he put me through..after going behind my back.." I began to sob dramatically, making Cecelia walk up to me before giving me a hug.

No one but my mother knows about Amber. The girls believe their father went out all on his own and betrayed me.

"It's okay mom, Daddy can't do this to you..this..this is all Gabriella's fault..she was the one who caused all of this!" Cecelia stated angrily, her words making me smile internally. This is what I wanted..

"She needs to pay for what she did to you Cece...my sweet girl..she has made all of us look like such fools." I added while stroking my daughter's hair.

"B..but..I told you what Jamie said..I don't think he was bluffing Mom.."

"That ship has sailed darling, they are already married..what about that other boy? The one who went to school with him?"

"Nolan? Well..he has been calling..but Jamie said.."

"Cecelia..Jamie Sinclair is all talk..how can he stop two people from falling in love? I was looking into their family..this might be the best option we have right now. If you can at least get an engagement..then you can gain the upper hand." I whispered, making Cecelia swallow hard before nodding her head once.

"And you..I want you to do what we talked about earlier. Considering your father has decided to give up on this family..we will no longer keep his secrets and protect that daughter of his from the truth."

"We can't go to the press with it, or they will trace it right back to us..start with anonymous posting..and once Gabriella sees the truth..then she will start to crack."

Gabriella is weak..she has always been weak..and this small burst of confidence won't last long. Not when she learns about the truth of her mother's death..well..we will say it's the truth.

Then once Gabriella breaks down..that's when we will attack.

Whatever fairytale she thinks she's living in will finally be over..because sorry to burst your bubble Gabriella, but happily ever afters and prince charmings don't exist..and you are about to replace that out real quick.

Every man has a weakness..and it's just about replaceing the right woman to show that..what's your type Jamie Sinclair? I'm sure I can replace it..and once you give in to temptation, I will use it against you, just like I did John. Then I will have the upperhand..and if John doesn't change his mind about the divorce..I'm afraid what might happen to him..who knows..maybe the stress will be too much to handle..

Perhaps, he might just take his own life..anything can happen..