Pierce got home that afternoon and laid his children in their rooms before leaving. He stayed for two hours and got worried. He got no text nor phone call from Queenie and he was starting to think something went wrong. He took out his phone and tried to call Jessica but the phone was switched. She did the same for Roxanne and Audrey. Without a second thought, he walked into his children's room and carried them back into the limousine. The car stopped minutes later outside the gate of his grandparents home. He took out his phone and called his grandfather. Langdon had just finished his breakfast when he received a call from his grandson. He answered it immediately and was about to ask how the children were when he heard Pierce say, "Grandfather, I'm outside the gate. Can the children stay here for a few hours?" Pierce's tone depicted that of worry, so the man agreed immediately. Although he wanted to ask what the problem was, he shook the thought off his head. Ever since he hand
The Shadow's Base Marcus was thrown to the floor by a kick from another man. Cynthia who stood behind Boss watched him with a small smile. The man continued hitting Marcus until he bled from his nose. He was about to deliver the final blow which was sure to end Marcus when Boss raised his hand, signifying that the beating should stop. He stood up and walked towards Marcus. Looking down at him, he shook his head lightly, "After all the promises you made, you couldn't even get Queenie for me. The most disgraceful thing is the fact you let Liam escape." Boss, who had been hiding in the shadows, stepped into the light, revealing himself as Benjamin Moore. "You couldn't even stop Liam Verlice from escaping and you thought you could capture Queenie, are you crazy? Or has the authority that I've designated to you gotten into your head so much that you can't think straight?" Benjamin asked with a scoff. Marcus groaned quietly in pain but he didn't forget to beg for his life. "If you spa
Queenie sat up abruptly in a hospital ward. She looked around the room with darkened eyes but when she realized where she was, her eyes softened. She looked down on her red wrists and rubbed them gently while glancing around the room. The door was pushed open and a nurse wheeled in some medicine. Upon seeing Queenie was awake, He lowered her head slightly. "Mrs. Verlice, I'm happy you're awake." The nurse said and Queenie looked her over. She got out of bed and walked to the window. She stayed silent for a few minutes before she glanced back at the nurse. "How long have I been here?" She asked. "Three hours." The nurse replied. "Who brought me in?" She asked after a moment of silence passed between them. "Ms. Jones. She said she's a long time friend of yours, so we let her sign for you while we contacted your family." The nurse replied and Queenie's eyes widened. "Are you trying to tell me you gave her authority over my life?" She asked, walking back to the nurse with dark ey
"They're terminating our contract?!" Natasha yelled as she read the words on the document in front of her. Raphael sat quietly beside her with a copy of the contract in hand. Then he glanced up at the men seated opposite them. "The time to end our contract is yet to elapse. Ending it all of a sudden is something you can't do." He said, frowning slightly. "The Conglomerate is really sorry and we will compensate you in any way possible to show our deep regret for this." One of the men said and Natasha scoffed. "The only thing you can do for me right now is not to terminate this contract! Do you have any idea what Queenie will do to me once she finds out I've been deserted!" Natasha yelled but Raphael held her hand, cutting her short. The men got onto their feet and bowed slightly to them. "We really are sorry but there is nothing that can be done about it. It's your signature on that document or we might as well leave you with nothing. Our time here is limited, so we are calling it
Natasha found her way to Gandios Pub. She had a reservation for a private room, so the moment she arrived, she headed up to it. One of the waiters who had seen her come in contacted the manager of the pub who rushed out to meet her. Fortunately for him, she was just getting out of that elevator when he showed up. "Ms. Knight." He called with a smile and Natasha looked up at him. He was used to her stoic face, so he deepened his smile and walked right beside her as she headed to her private room. "I had no idea you would be coming but when I got informed, I immediately assigned some people to clean up your room. Please, can you wait by the bar until it's ready?" The manager asked the question quietly expecting Natasha to lose her patience. "Okay." She said, agreeing to his words much to his surprise. "I'll wait by the bar but don't take too long." The manager nodded fervently and walked away quickly while Natasha walked with large strides towards an empty seat in the counter. Unl
6:15pm, Subway station In the sea of people moving to and fro, Raphael sat quietly on the long bench, perfectly disguised with a hoodie. He glanced at his time numerous times with a light frown before someone sat next to him. He glanced at her and scoffed. "You invite someone for a meeting and you turn up late? Seriously?" Queenie didn't turn to look at him, instead, she dipped her hand into the bag which she hung across her body and took out a file.She placed it on the space between them and the man slowly reached for it. When he read the first piece of the document, he looked up worriedly. He opened his mouth several times like he wanted to say something but closed it each and every time. Queenie didn't need to look at him to know he was in a dilemma. Unlike him who looked flustered, the way she sat suggested she was a nonchalant girlfriend who was breaking up with her fiance. "How did you get this?" He finally asked and Queenie chuckled. "Sometimes you ask questions like a
Queenie stayed silent for a long time. "What exactly happened to my memories?""Your father hypnotized them out of you. Most of them are back but others might not return unless you find yourself in the same decision as that memory." "Mommy?" Queenie heard and looked towards the stairs to see Aaron staring at her. She got up immediately and walked to him. "How are you, baby?" "I'm fine, mommy." The boy replied and walked down the stairs. When he got to her, he asked, "Where are we going?" "Home. Daddy and uncles are waiting for us there." Queenie said, extending her hand to touch his face. Aaron said nothing else but she couldn't help feeling he had something else to say. "Do you want to tell me anything, baby?" The boy hesitated for a while but ended up shaking his head. Aster and Aaron soon ran into that living room. Queenie glanced at Langdon with a small smile. "We will be back this weekend." The man nodded and watched them walk out. Queenie fastened the three of them to t
Queenie ushered her children into the house and walked into the limousine again with Pierce. "I found out that your mother worked in the old laboratory building that was bought at the auction by Benjamin Moore." The man said, taking out his phone to show her some pictures. "In other words, there should be something of hers, a document or anything which should point us to where she kept the rest of the medicines." Queenie spoke but the man shook his head. "I thought the same but after a second thought, there's no way she'd keep it in the Knight's Mansion in Maile, nor will she leave it in a place like the laboratory. If she wanted you to find it, then she must've left some clues somewhere." Queenie rubbed her forehead slightly. "Why didn't she just go into hiding until I grew up and save me the exhaustion of finding what she hid." "Hiding would've made a lot of things worse. Your mother knew that dying was the only way to keep you and your brothers safe. If she was still alive so