Chapter: Twenty twoThe flowers were blooming, the sky was cool; the air fresh, the environment lively, her backyard filled with friends and her front yard filled with cars and lights were everywhere.Nicholas had requested Max make her cake, two steps cake.Nicholas handled barbecue and Lucky fixed the drinks; Susan, Cassie and Jessie took turns ushering people into the house; Nicholas allow Amber to dress up as much as she wanted.When she came down; she greeted her friends and moved on to say Hi to Amber, her mom and her grandmother, Maria came with her kids and Lucy was around with Pheobe; she smiled at her employees, her parents; some of her cousins celebrated with her, none of her niece or nephew like to miss aunt Amber's party; it was fun and she didn't feel like sitting when her friends and Nicholas insisted she sit; she was pregnant not dying.She smiled; few weeks after she visited Jake in jail; she had woken up; each day with the urge to go back to bed; she had thought
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Chapter: Twenty oneHis heart skipped. There was something she wasn't telling him. This was a confession.'I love you...... I don't know if I have said that yet.' She continued; when he said nothing but scanned her face for a slight change that she might be joking.....But Amber didn't say what she didn't mean; she was not joking but something intrigued him.'Did you ever stopped loving me?'She smiled and pressed her body to his; raised her toes and kissed his cheek with the slowest motion ever before she whispered. 'No. I always have and I always will.'His hand tighten their hold round her. She turned to look him in the eye. She looked at his eyes , delicious lips; he could kiss like no other. His ticklish nose and his amazing ears. God had given her a beautiful husband, she couldn't be more grateful.'Thank you. Nicholas.' She said quietly.Nicholas raised his gaze from her lips to her eyes. 'What for, Amber?''For coming back to me.'Ra
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Chapter: TwentyCassie had without hiding it, in the presence of Amber before he climbed into his car said; 'Finally, I thought this would never end. Staying in someone's house, when you have your own.'Maxwell had just gently pulled Cassie into his arms before Amber hugged her and went into her car.They were both happy, Amber and Nicholas decided to live under same roof as before and Nicholas was the most happiest, that out of a lot, he got to back to his house, he enjoyed with Amber.Their house.He increased the volume of the love song that played in his car and nod his head several times. Following the music and repeatedly drummed his fingers on his wheel.The only problems, he had right now was Jake and he has to continue with the restaurant.Skype couldn't be happier than him when he saw his car and then saw him bring out his luggages from the truck; Skype barked loudly inside the house; her barks could be heard from outside.Amber s
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Chapter: NinteenShe smiled at Jake's neighbor, as she climbed the flight of stairs to Jake's door. She had given her boyfriend; two days space, to get over whatever he was feeling, decided to let him call first but he hadn't called or texted; so she decided to pay him a visit instead of calling.She was here now, with a cake in her hand to celebrate his birthday, which was today and spendtime with him; and have that talk they've been avoiding.'Luke, good afternoon.' She greeted Jake's neighbor by his left, as he came down the stairstowards her; she had to shift to one side, for him to pass; because the stairwell wasn't big rnough for two persons to pass at the same time.'Hello, beautiful.' Luke said as he passed her and stopped behind her.She turned to look at him. 'Hey, handsome.' She smiled. Luke was quite a charmer, quiteentertaining than Jake.'Is that cake I perceive?' He said with a smile; bringing his nose to the cake that is covered. He
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Chapter: EighteenShe sighed as the radio filled the car, she was driving and Jake by her side.Unfortunately no man cancelled, they both wanted to go to the wedding and they both wanted to dance with her.She wasn't the most prettiest in the universe, why didn't Jake think of someone to carry along or why didn't Nicholas bring Apirl?She pondered on these questions as she made a U-turn.She took a glimpse of Jake beside her.Jake had had lunch with her a week ago; he had apologized for raising his voice and he wanted her to promise him; she would not give him up for Nicholas. But Amber didn't make that promise, because she knew, it was her life that was being spoken of here. So instead she told him, nothing would stop her from making right decision for herself.Which meant it was either him or Nicholas or neither.She could make her decision at the end.He didn't even pursue the topic, instead spoke about how he was going to celebrate her birthday that was com
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Chapter: SeventeenThey sat round the table for two.Amber smiled; when they saw the candles on the table and the bottle of her favorite wine.Rather, their favorite wine. They drank this wine after a family gathering; when everyone except the both of them had retired to bed. After they had cleaned the kitchen, they would take a bottle of wine and two glasses to their room and celebrate for a successful day gone. Nicholas would take three glasses and Amber the rest of the bottle; she always found herself in her short nightie in his arms and his legs over her, the next morning.'Really? You could have just told me, it was DIAMOND's Nick.' She said with a smile.He couldn't be more proud of being her husband right now.'It would ruin the surprise.' He said taking his menu to look at.He gave her, hers though it was right in front of her.When he gestured for the waiter, she asked him. 'Is there anything special happening?' she dropped her menu.He smiled. 'M
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Chapter: SevenCHICAGO;'Detective Sophie, you are welcome.' The doctor greeted her as they took their seats in front of him.'I know it has been weeks, I apologise but things have not been easy.''What did you get, what are the results of what we asked you?' Nick cut to the chase.The doctor opened the drawer by his side and brought out the reports.'The man was poisoned.' the doctor reported, putting the report in front of them.'Yes, so I've been told.' Nick told him.Sophie looked at Nick; he should take it easy on the doctor.'He was injected with the poison in his thigh.'Nick nodded as he opened the report, scanning through it.'Can you tell us; if it was a female or male that did it?''If anybody could so bloody and heartless, it would be a man but the reports shows a female fingerprints on the syringe, but how could a female do that to a man who is her husband?' the doctor continued.Sophie shrugged. 'She must have a reason
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Chapter: SixAt the end, Katie won. Scores 4:2, Pearl could already imagine her daughter planning when she would teach him the game but as she sweet as she was, allowed him to teach her how to chess but for her? She needed to teach someone a lesson.Now, she looked towards the tree, William was teaching Katie how to stay on a horse and since Katie was a fast learner she was able to go up and climb down the horse and she could even move it an inch.'You should come and learn too.' She heard.She moved her gaze to him. 'I prefer watching them from a distance; it is more beautiful like this.'William looked at her. 'Haven't you ever had a pet or those Pictures of animals you take, haven't you ever dreamt of touching them or coming close to them.''I have, I am not in the mood today.'William snuffed. 'I perhaps, you are scared it will change into a monster and all your dreams will be crushed?'She looked away; she didn't like it when he could read her.'Thank
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Chapter: FiveShe smiled as she breath in the cool morning fragrance of her surrounding, it smell of life, nature.Her daughter got down from the car and ran towards the tree by them.'Merci, c'est magnifique!' (Thanks, it's beautiful.)Her mother smiled. At least once in a while they should do this.She walked to the car to get the picnic basket, since they were going to be here for a while, they had to make something out of it.'Honey, come help me, set the picnic.' She called Katie.They set the sheet on the floor and arranged the basket, Pearl smiled; they should do this more often.'Mom, I want to say something about the master; Mr William.'She nodded for her to go on as they sat on the sheet.'What do you want to say?'Katie smiled. 'The master is very nice, I think I like him better than daddy.'Pearl nodded and smiled. He was nice; she could vouch for him on that.'He is very neat, his room is big and he has fine things.
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Chapter: FourCHICAGO;'Nick, I have something to show you.' Sophie announced as she entered the office.Nick was seated in front of the computer scanning some documents; she went to him and stopped.'What is the problem?'His partner; Sophie smiled at him. 'We are needed at the hospital, the autopsy has been done. He was poisoned.' she dropped the results in front of him.He looked at her. 'Poisoned?'She nodded as she folded her arms.'Yes, poisoned and also the policemen found something.''What?' He sat up, after glancing through the results.'A letter.' He smiled. At least they were getting somewhere. He stood up.'This case made more sense, now, let's go.''They have able to get his wife's new registered number.'He smiled and took his phone and car keys. He was liking this already.'Let's go.'She smiled and walked out with him.At least this will be able to help them find the
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Chapter: Three******It was difficult for Jacob to sit in the garden for few minutes and take the class, because he was distracted by every little thing that he heard. Sometimes, she took the classes in the master's study, sometimes she took the class outside. But slowly he was starting to pick up because she had told her daughter to encourage him to continue the classes with his soul, mind and body.When he did his first test he had gotten higher than Katie which Katie insisted she let him pass her and he promised he would do better next time without her cheating. When he wanted to show his dad his scores, William was too busy to listen. But that didn't stop Jacob from doing better.She was so proud of her pupil, at least teaching the both of them was no stress at all and the one thing she was most grateful of was that the master did not bother them at all, she appreciated that.This week they would start with a new topic and she needed their heads
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Chapter: TwoCHICAGO;‘What did you see?’ The detective in jeans and black shirt with hands in his pockets interrogated the neighbour for the third time.‘I told you. I saw him hitting her and right here.’ The man pointed to the spot he had seen Pearl and her husband standing when he peeped into the room that day.His partner scribble down something on her small notepad, looked round the room again and shook her head before she moved to the window.What kind of case is this that has no trace?They had seen a body and an syringe on the table, a few things scattered on the ground and a trophy broken. The body had been taken to the morgue and the syringe to be examined.What really happened here?‘Did you find anything?’ Nick asked her as she watched him began to walk towards her.When he reached where she stood, he stopped.‘That person could hav
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