Chapter 8: Bad Blood
**As lilian arrived at the mansion she didn't even wait for the security guard to open the gate properly she pushed him down, her eyes filled with anger and fury she went straight to annabel's room and bang the door so hard as if it will fall off screaming her name, Annabel and her friends were shocked, immediately britney went to open the door Lillian pushed her down, her reaction shocked annabel she quickly went to help britney get up when Lilian gripped her hair so hard trying to pull it off her scalp**
Annabel: Ah! Ah! Let go Lilian have you gone mad?
Lilian: Yes, yes I'm mad! I'm going to kill you today Annabel!
Maureen: Lillian stop it now!
**Maureen and Britney pulled lillian's hands off annabel's hair, but Lillian wasn't having it she continued the attack this time Annabel was ready for her. The both of them fought each other, their noises has already alerted the guards and the house staffs immediately Nanny Olivia went to alert their parents**
Nanny Olivia : Master! master!
Rose: Are you stupid olivia? Can't you knock?
Nanny Olivia: I'm sorry madam, it's an emergency. The kids are fighting.
Noel: what?
Nanny Olivia: Annabel and Lillian are fighting sir.
Noel: Oh God.
Rose: Noel if anything happens to my Lillian I'm going to kill Annabel.
**They follow Olivia to the fighting scene, Lillian and Annabel were out from the room and we're in the parlor fighting, the guards trying to separate them but the girls were so hell bent on fighting each other, Joshua and Rachel arrived at the mansion and asked about lillian's way about only to be told about lilian and Annabel fighting against each other, they quickly ran down to the parlor and saw the girls in a serious battle. Lillian hit Annabel's head against the wall, Annabel retaliate by giving her a dirty slap that made her fell on the floor. She sat on top of Lillian body hitting her across the face that's when the guards were able to separate them for the third time finally, Noel was beyond angry**
Noel: Have the two of you gone mad?! What is the reason for this nonsense and disrespect in my own house?!
Maureen: Sir it was Lil.....
Rose: We you shut up and get of from this place?! This is a family issue!
** Immediately Maureen and Britney ran to annabel's room and close the door**
Maureen: I feel so bad for Annabel.
Britney: Now I understand what she meant about her home. Is very beautiful but not peaceful.
**Back to the fighting scene **
Rachel: Father this was all Annabel's fault. She has jeopardize lillian's carrier.
Annabel: What are you even talking about? I was in my room with my friends when Lillian came knocking aggressively on my door, we opened the door for her only for she to push my friend and started fighting me I had to fight her back because she's the crazy one.
Noel: Lillian what happened?
Lilian: Father **Lilian was crying, how we she bring herself to tell her father that she cheated in a national examination, Joshua broke the silence**
Joshua: Lillian cheated on the scholars national competition and in a bid for revenge annabel leaked all the chats, videos and everything concerning lillian's conversation with judge lucas. She was upset that you told her to back down from the competition and saw this as a way to get back at lillian.
**Annabel was beyond shocked, yes she had a feeling that lillian was cheating but she never knew it was this deep, she knew nothing about posting videos, audios or what so ever, in fact she hasn't even laid her hands on her phone since yesterday because she and her friends were playing indoor games, they made a deal of no phones allowed, so they switched off their cell phones. How come everyone is pointing fingers at her? and this news coming from Joshua is not good. Noel was confused about the topic he quickly carried the remote switched on the tv he went straight to the news channel, and that was it, the topic was trending in Canada and also world wide they were audio clips were Lilian told Lucas that her mom introduced him to her as the judge who would help secure the win at the scholars, the images lucas sent to her expose the questions going to be asked in the competition, money transactions of 10 thousand dollars from Lillian to Lucas's account was show on receipts. They were mean and mocking comments on social media against Lillian, lol she thought was the best obviously she not, one user commented dean of school once said Lillian was the best thing that has ever happened to queens island high school I guess she's the worst now, the other one said rich kids tends to do stupid things imagine spending 10 thousand USD on bullshit, they were many mean comments and Noel angrily turn off the TV, his eyes darted to Lillian it was filled with pain and anger**
Noel: Lillian I demand an answer, what is the meaning of this nonsense?! Is this true? Did you cheat on the Scholars Competition?
**Lillian won't stop sobbing and Noel scream at her**
Noel: Did you?!
Lilian: Yes, yes dad.
Noel: Oh my God what kind of mess is this? And Rosie why will you introduce your own daughter to such nonsense?!
Rose: Look, this all getting out of hand.
Noel: Really rose? Oh great because every thing is already out of hand, listen from now onwards lillian you will be cut off from monthly stipends, your ATM cards we be held and you are also grounded young lady, as for you Annabel, you could have told me about this rather than posting it on social media there by tarnishing your sister's image and ruining the harts family reputation.
Annabel: Father I didn't do any of these, please for once believe me when I say I'm innocent of all these accusations.
Noel: I'm going to get to the root of this matter and just you pray Annabel that you're not responsible for this. **Noel went back to his room feeling disappointed, rose eyes were staring daggers at Annabel she felt like suffocating her maybe because she threatened her about her education she decide to tarnish her daughter's image, well she will make sure Annabel won't go scot free. Annabel noticing rosie's eyes quietly went inside her room and locked the door, out of anger rose scream at the guards and the house staffs who were looking at them she held Lilian's hands and took her inside the room. Joshua was fed up he needed space to think he couldn't believe Annabel would do this why? All because of a stupid trophy Lilian's life we never be the same but on a second thought what if she was innocent, he knows his sister Lillian as a bully and show off person. Who has Lillian offended and they decide to punished her this way? Rachel couldn't contain the joy in her heart finally Lillian has gotten what she deserves and the look on her face when derrick left her behind was awesome, but she made a mistake I she never knew lillian made a record concerning mom she just went ahead and cloned everything on Lillian's phone and posted, if not she would have deleted it now mum is part of lillian's mess anyways everyone would blame annabel the poor girl she said and laughed in her bedroom. Maureen and britney ran to Annabel immediately she stepped in**
Maureen: Hey, hope you aren't hurt anywhere.
Britney: Annabel what happened? Why was Lillian fighting you?
Annabel: Well, it turns out Lillian was cheating all this while on national examinations.
Maureen: Jesus! I knew there was something odd with the judges decline challenges for her.
Britney: My God, I know they are already blaming you for it.
Annabel: That's the frustrating part of it. I tried to explain myself but no one wants to believe me and worst, Joshua was the one who accused me.
Maureen: Oh men, this is trouble.
Britney: Why would she be in trouble? Okay we know that annabel is innocent, we're together last night playing games our cell phones were switched off as a sign of no distractions. So they should find who so ever did.
Annabel: Why now? Just why now? Joshua has already decide to help me get money from dad so I go to college because I don't trust my step mum and now this? how I'm I going to deal with it?
Maureen: Calm down Annabel.
Britney: You're gonna be fine just be careful at all times. If you need help just call, I and Maureen were heading home.
**Immediately the door was shut, Annabel lay down and release a deep sigh, she prayed deep down in her heart for God to save her from trouble at all times maybe later she will talk to Joshua. Lillian won't stop cry and rose was frustrated with everything on going**
Rose: I've told you crying won't love anything, just stop it already.
Lilian: What I'm I gonna do mum? My life is ruined.
Rose: No is not, I'll talk to Lucas later about this.
**She hugged Lillian for a while and left after she had calm down a bit. Noel was on phone call, he had hired a private detective who would investigate the case, annabel better prays that she is not the cause of this if not she will suffer for it dearly. Rose came inside and both of them shared glances**
Noel: I can't believe you rose, why would you push our daughter in doing such a horrible thing?
Rose: I just wanted the best for her.
Noel: The best? By advising and making a way for her to cheat on a national examination? By the way who is this Lucas to you? You have never mentioned such name to me before.
**Rose heart skipped a beat**
Rose: He's just a friend of mine. ** She stammered**
Noel: Are you hiding something from.....
**Noel's phone rang, he looked at the Identity and knew it wouldn't be good, the call was from dean lincoln from queen's island high school he picked it up**
Noel: Hello Mr lincoln
Dean lincoln: Mr Noel your daughter Lillian is needed in my office now.
Noel: Listen let's talk about this....
Dean lincoln: Please with all due respect Mr Noel I believe you are aware of the on going situation your daughter has put the name of this school into.
Noel: Yes I under....
Dean lincoln: Her presence is needed here immediately. **He ended the call**