Chapter 762 - Seven Hundred And Sixty-two: His Past Has Come To Haunt Him (1/2)
The third point of view :
He let his guard down and his kids had to pay the price for it. But then, it was his past that has come to haunt him. Niklaus had that thought in his head as he stared at the huge screen where the call from Deborah was connected to.
”Hello Niklaus, or should I say, father?” Deborah chuckled hysterically as if she had finally lost her mind.
Finally, she got the attention of the man she had struggled to meet over the years. Now she was staring at him, he doesn't seem so high and mighty like he does on television.
”I should have known... ” Niklaus said, his tone filled with regret, ”Your eyes were tell-tale signs of my gene,”
”Of course, you should have, but you didn't!” Deborah burst into another round of laughter that didn't seem funny to the others watching the screen.
”We trusted you!” growled Reina who regained consciousness moments ago. She rushed at the screen and hoped that she would be able to reach Deborah somehow and squeeze the life out of her.
”Oh Reina,” Deborah waved at her, ”Quite a pity that you married Niklaus...” She clicked her tongue in disapproval.
”However,” Deborah went on, ”My fight is with your husband, Niklaus, and his daughter, Isabella - you're just unlucky to be his wife. So thanks to that, I'll spare your own kids,” She added, ”As far as they behave,”
”And what happens if they don't behave?” Reina already sensed where this conversation was going.
”Then I'll treat them the same way I'm about to treat Isabella. A thorn to my cause must be eliminated. I'm not crazy enough to go after innocent blood,” Deborah claimed.
”You're not crazy enough to go after innocent blood?” Reina scoffed, ”What did Isabella do so wrong to deserve this ill-treatment from you?!”
”What did she do wrong?!” Deborah looked as if Reina just asked a ridiculous question.
She went ahead to say, ”She is the reason why my life is shit! She's the reason why I had to get married to an Oldman?! She's the reason for everything!”
”Men,” said a bored voice that was undeniably Isabella's from behind, and the camera moved to capture her.
Isabella lifted her head arrogantly, ”You sure know how to lay blame. How am I responsible for every decision you made in your life?” She smirked, ”I don't remember holding a gun to your head and forced you to marry that old man. It was your choice. Also, you should really mind the way you speak to me, I'm definitely older than you,” Isabella warned her.
Everyone was left dumbfounded by Isabella's attitude. She was at the mercy of Deborah and she still cared about respect? Who does that?