It is already dark and the lamps around the park are now giving light to their surroundings. The people who visited this place are starting to leave one by one. Still, there is a certain person who hasn't left the park yet.
Donna remains in the same spot where Andrew left her earlier. Her eyes are unfocused and she looks lost right now. Donna ignores the soreness she feels on her legs and waist as her mind tries to replay the conversation she had with Andrew earlier.
'Enough! Stop speaking nonsense to me!'
'I suggest that you should wake up now.'
'This is the reality.'
Donna closes her eyes tightly and thinks about where did it go wrong. Or rather, when did it start? This is not what is supposed to happen. These things did not appear in her dreams.
Yes, dreams. It may sound silly to others, but Donna completely believes in the things she saw in her dreams. Donna truly believes she can see the near future in her dreams. It is because of the people she met in it as well as the possible events that may happen in the future.
Donna started dreaming when she was transferred to a school far away from this city. She used to attend an elite school that the children of wealthy families are attending. But for some unknown reasons, Donna did not last there for a month and she had to move to another school again. Since then, she kept seeing weird things in her dreams.
At first, Donna easily dismissed those things. Dreaming unusual things is not rare and it can happen to everyone. But the people she saw in her dreams felt familiar to her, especially Rhianne Cartel. Donna knows her since she used to be her classmate.
Rhianne Cartel acted differently in her dreams. Instead of a meek and kind-hearted girl, she was rebellious and prideful. She doesn't like being surrounded by other people. Donna didn't even see Keith Lancester who used to follow Rhianne everywhere. Instead, she is only kind and docile in front of a young lad named Andrew Gartin.
Andrew Gartin looked kind and gentle when he was in front of Rhianne. But when she's not around, Andrew will sneakily spread rumors that Rhianne Cartel is a snobbish person who looks down on people who are not on the same level as her. He was doing it by disguising it as a warning to their classmates and telling everyone not to approach her so that Rhianne will not vent her anger on them.
Because their classmates treat Rhianne as if she has a disease, her attitude became worst. She told Andrew that if those people will shun her, then it is better to act like a mean person in the first place. She did that to protect her pride and showed that no one can easily hurt her. And that outcome pleased Andrew a lot since Rhianne fell into his trap once again.
In addition, Rhianne's sudden change of attitude continued even in her own family. She kept her distance from the Cartel Family and treated them like her enemies. Andrew continued feeding her with lies saying her parents see her as a waste while her brother is the favored one since he's smart, capable, responsible, and the eldest child. She believed all of Andrew's lies because all of her family members are scolding Rhianne at that point.
Years later, Rhianne's bad attitude was still the same. Her relationship with the Cartel family has deteriorated so much that she hates being with them in the same place. The exhaustion of her parents towards her became visible on their faces and Francis Cartel becomes stricter with her. The only thing that did not change was Rhianne's good relationship with Andrew.
During those times, Rhianne and Andrew were already a couple. Because of Andrew's schemes, he successfully made Rhianne believed that he is the only one who will never leave her side. He promised her a lot of good things and offered to be the person who can never hurt her. While Rhianne Cartel was still fragile, that's when Donna entered the scene.
She befriended Rhianne Cartel who doesn't have any friends because of her attitude. Donna patiently showed her that she can be her friend. Maybe because she was yearning for a person to become close to her, Rhianne accepted Donna as her best friend. Since then, the two of them were always together as if they were sisters.
But while Rhianne was enjoying the company of her boyfriend and new best friend, she didn't know those two discovered an attraction between them and started meeting in secret to plan their next moves. Andrew wanted to use Rhianne's connection in high society since she is still the little princess of the Cartel family. As for Donna, she was using her to buy all the expensive and branded pieces of stuff that catches her eye. They were taking advantage of Rhianne's naivety to squeeze her dry.
Soon, they devised a plan to eliminate Rhianne's parents from their plans. The Cartel couple knows that Andrew is only using their daughter. Luckily for them, Rhianne refused to listen to their words since Andrew did a good job brainwashing her a long time ago. But still, her family is still a huge hindrance for them. That's why they decided it was time for them to step up their plans.
In that dream, they do not really intend to kill the Cartel couple. Donna saw in her dreams they just want to put them in an accident and put all the blame on Francis Cartel. But a mishap happened in the middle and they killed both Carmie Cartel and Tim Cartel for real. Since that already happened, Andrew and Donna decided to continue their plans and push all the blame on Francis.
When they succeeded, all of the Cartel's rights, properties, and wealth landed on Rhianne's lap so easily. In an instant, she became the only legal person who can inherit all of it. But of course, Andrew and Donna will not stay idle and do nothing.
They both know Rhianne has no interest in managing her family business. It was already decided that Francis Cartel will inherit their business in the future. But because he was inside the prison, Rhianne is the second person who can inherit the business. Since Rhianne was clueless about what to do, that was when Andrew stepped in and offered his help.
Rhianne Cartel, their foolish and naive puppet, easily trusted her lover and appointed him as a temporary boss on her behalf. She gave him access to their important documents and let him see the things that should be seen by their family only. Rhianne trusted him so much thinking that Andrew only had pure intentions while helping her.
And that was the biggest mistake Rhianne Cartel had done in her entire life.
While Rhianne was still clueless, Andrew busied himself with transferring all of her money and properties under his name. Without knowing it, the documents that Rhianne easily signed were proof that she wanted to give all of them to Andrew. Even the company shares that she had was given to her lover that easily.
Of course, Donna helped Andrew by distracting Rhianne and feeding her with false information. Donna kept telling her that Andrew was doing well in the company and he was giving his best for her sake. And as always, Rhianne believed her friend. Just to be sure, Donna sometimes put a small number of drugs in Rhianne's food just to make her mind numb and unaware of her surroundings.
The sneaky couple did it for months until all of Rhianne's everything was given to Andrew without her knowledge. When she discovered his schemes, it was too late. Rhianne was now branded as a madwoman by everyone and no one believed her words. Driven by her anger and madness, she tried to find Andrew and made him pay for his sins.
In the end, she failed to avenge herself and died miserable and alone. Since then, Andrew and Donna enjoyed the money they got from Rhianne to their hearts' content. They continued their lives as if the two of them were not the reason for someone else's miserable life.
But this happiness didn't last long. The reason for it was the sudden appearance of their company's biggest rival. Andrew did his best to save the company but his business competitor was very fierce. Andrew had no power to save the company and its market value dropped so much that nothing was left of them.
Soon, news spread about the truth behind the Cartel couple's death as well as Rhianne Cartel's supposedly suicidal death. Aside from it, Francis was found not guilty and they freed him from prison. And all of these happened because of a certain person's appearance.
It was Keith Tristan Lancester.
While competing with Andrew in the business world, Keith was also busy collecting pieces of evidence that can prove Francis Cartel's innocence. On the day Andrew was arrested, Keith told them that he was only doing it as a favor for Rhianne Cartel who used to be his childhood friend. After that, Andrew was sent to prison so he can pay for his sins.
As for her, Donna tried to escape by going to another country. But this plan didn't work since the police also captured her on the day of her flight. She was charged with different crimes and was given thirty-five years of imprisonment. While she was inside the prison, Donna heard that Andrew died in his cell after several goons made him a human punching bag for months.
Donna did not have a good time in prison either. All of the people inside her cell were all criminals. They made her life a living hell. They also hurt Donna from time to time but not to the point where she will be on a verge of death. Although she wanted to stop it all, Donna was a coward to end her life. That's why for years, she suffered a lot of abuse and hardships inside the prison.
In the end, Donna also died in prison after fifteen years. She was unrecognizable at that point. Her body was so thin, there were bruises all over her skin, her hair was chopped, and her right leg was broken and numb because it was repeatedly hit by her prison mates.