Chapter 10CONFRONTATION...ROBERT..."Grandpa, please you have to understand that I drugged, I don't even know that woman" I tried to explain to my grandfather after Lucas left the room with the woman"The deed has already been done Robert, we can't ignore the fact that she is carrying your heir" I was frustrated as I looked at mom, "Listen to your grandfather Robert" she said, I fought with the urge to answer her back rudely but I knew that would only ensure an endless argument with her"We cant even be sure the baby is mine, that woman is clearly poor and will do anything just to get her hands on our money",. The moment I had done a background check and found out about that woman, Sally, it was evident she was doing this for the money and probably some good opportunities Mom had presented to her.Mom and I have been playing the cat-mouse game for long, we did not share a loving mother-son relationship as most people believed. This wasn't due to the fact that I hated her, it was bec
Chapter 11THE UNHOLY RELATION...LUCAS...The Crown mansion was in chaos as need be, I took this time to go to my room to rest before I went for my shift in the evening.Just as I laid on my bed, my phone rang, I cussed at the disturbance and reached for it, Uncle David was calling, "Hey" I answered"Where are you?" He immediately asked"Am home, is something wrong?" I asked even though I already had an idea why he was calling"Come to my place right now" I answered with an okay and grabbed my car keys. In the next 20 minutes, I pulled up my car at his residence and went to see him,Has expected, Uncle David was angry and uneasy,"How could you let this happen" he asked when I entered his study, me on the other hand wasnt in the least disturbed as I took a sit comfortably in one of the sofas"Do you even understand the griveness of the issue?" Uncle David asked yet again,"You dont need to get so worked up Uncle, I have everything under control" I assured him but it was clear he was
Chapter 12THE AWAKE OF SLEEPING BEAUTY...Robert...To say I was disturbed would be an understatement, I tried to think of where mom could have taken Melissa but couldn't figure it out which made me even more anxious,I couldn't help thinking what if she wasn't well taken care of or if they switched off the life support machine, these thoughts made me even more disturbed.After thinking things through, I found myself at Sally Andrews now bedroom door, taking a deep breath, I knocked.After a minute, she opened the door for me and seemed surprised to see me"Why are you here?" She asked taking a quick glance inside the room before she closed the door behind"I want us to talk" I began"About what?, haven't you insulted me enough for today?" She might have felt insulted but there was nothing that I said that wasn't true, "I am here over something important, follow me" I said and began to make my way to my room with her following behind."What do you want to talk about?" She asked when
Chapter 13ACCIDENT 1...SALLY...A week had passed since the time I was brought into the Crown mansion,The week had been uneventful and to top it off, I had not seen Robert Crown since the night he tried to convince me to talk to his mother about the whereabouts of his fiance, I occasionally saw the other family members but no one really made effort to have a conversation with me except Grace who was friendly to me and Rita.I stood holding both Rita's hands not wanting to let go"The car is here" Rita said with a smile, Doctor Crown had enrolled her at a private school where she was supposed to report today, has much as I was happy that my sister would have an opportunity to be at one of the best schools, I was still hesitant to let her go,I would be left all alone in this house and that thought did not sit well with me"Take care of yourself okay, call me if anything happens" I said wiping away a tear, Rita in response hugged me"I will, I love you" she said"I love you too" I res
Chapter 14ACCIDENT....Robert...Sally was taken to the hospital and immediately admitted in the ICU,Waiting outside the ICU room, I called Mom to tell her the graveness of the situation.About an hour later, Mom and Grace got to the hospital, Mom was in a state of panic as she paced back and forth unable to sit still."You look awfully worried about someone you have only known for a week" I commented looking at how shaken she was. Though she had refused to paying Sally, I was now more convinced it was all her doing"Unlike you, I don't want to lose my grandchild before he is even born" Mom replied."Seriously! you should be worried if She will survive this before you start worrying about the baby" I knew Mom's main interest was the baby but I on the other hand felt bad for Sally,I found myself genuinely worried about her, the horrific state I had found her in still left me nerved. I wondered if the accident was caused by anyone who might have wanted to cause harm to her, I had read
Chapter 15...Robert...When Adam pulled up at the house, I rushed out of the car"Robert, calm down a little, we wouldn't want you to do something you will regret" He tried to stop me"Go home, I will handle everything" I said turning to him"But..." I shook my head and reassured him I was going to handle the situation to which he eventually nodded and went back to his car.I made my way to Lucas's bedroom and banged on the door before he opened it to for me"Why are You here?" He asked, he was preparing himself probably to go to work"Didnt you hear Sally is in the hospital?" I asked"I don't know what you expect me to do about that, should I have come to the hospital for the picture perfect family?" He sarcastically asked"You were the last person she was with before she got hit" I said studying his face keenly"What are you trying to say Robert?" He asked holding my gaze,"Why did you leave her out there alone?" I questioned, Lucas let out a laugh"I had an emergency, if you think
Chapter 16AWAKE...Sally...I woke up with a throbbing headache, I was in a pitch dark room laying on a bed. Despite my head feeling like it would explode anytime, I still forced my eyes open and looked around clearly,I realized I was in the Bedroom I had previously occupied at the Crown house, I tried to sit up but then realized my body was in pain,"You are awake" I looked to the other side of the bed and found Grace sitting there,"Yes" I answered, she quickly stood up and helped me sit putting pillows behind my back,"How are you feeling?" She asked"My head is killing me" I answered,"I will go and call Robert to check up on you" she was about to leave the room when I held her hand"Why dont you call your mom instead" I suggested, I could remember exactly how I had gotten hit, perhaps if I told her about it, she would have an idea why someone would try to kill me,"Mom doesn't like being woken up" Grace said, "Okay" I said and watched as she walked out of the room,I turned to
Chapter 17A SWEET GIRL...Robert...The next morning, I woke up and found myself in Sally's room, she was sound asleep making me look at her face for a few seconds,She looked too peaceful and innocent, I imagined her eyes open, truth to tell, she had the most expressive eyes I had ever seen,I studied her facial features for a while before I realized this was insane.I stood up and went to do a check up on her, when I was certain everything was okay, I went back to the couch, it was too early to go for work so I decided to sleep for a few more hours again.When I woke up again, Sally was laying in bed awake,"You should go to your room now" she said, I rubbed my sleepy eyes letting out a sign"Is your headache gone?" I asked"Not entirely but its better than last night" she said, I noticed how her face looked pale,"I will ask the maid to prepare something for you to eat" I stood up to leave her room when she called my name"Robert" I turned to her"I need to use the restroom, urgent
Chapter 155LAST CHAPTER…Sally…Robert immediately rushed to his brother,“I never wanted to see you end up like this Lucas” he said holding his hand, Lucas let out a weak laugh,“You didnt think I was going to repent did you?” He paused painfully with a heavy breath,“In this lifetime, you win little brother, you get to live, to marry the love of my life Sally and to see me get buried but I can promise you in the next lifetime, I will win” I kneeled in front of Lucas as tears filled my eyes“Lucas” I whispered“Don't cry Sally, your makeup will be ruined” he held my hand in his and looked into my eyes“I love you” he said and slowly let go of my hand dying in front of my eyes, I wanted to scream for him to wake up but couldn't. I hated Lucas, wished the worst for him because of everything he had done but I didnt want him gone like this,Maybe in prison yes but not really die and disappear from the face of the earth, at one point, I did like him very much and considered him my friend
Chapter 154…Sally…“Drive!” Lucas repeated yet again, my hands where shaking as I held the staring wheel“Lucas, please don't do this, at least not today, am pregnant, am happy, I don't want you to hurt me” I cried. To think neither Robert and I had expected Lucas's comeback to be this way only showed how much we underestimated him and his obsession for me,“You can't be happy, at least not without me, Am the only one who can make you happy Sally. You always complained about how much you hated Robert’s character, so I did you a favor, here is Robert's face that you are so much in love with and my character which i know you like” I shook my head as tears made their way on my face“I love Robert” I whispered but Lucas heard me and his facial expression changed“Don't make me angry Sally, you have no idea what I went through for you, the least you can do is be happy and thankful, now drive” he said,I started the car wondering how I could inform Robert or the police of the current situa
Chapter 153…Sally…A lot had happened over the last month, after I was rescued, Diana was released out of prison because of the confession from Lucas, David stayed in prison because he had been working with Lucas and Ben and Steve were given less sentences. Ben's daughter was found dead while his wife had starved to death. He was devastated when he heard this news and I tried my best to comfort him.Diana had changed, she took care of grandpa even better and made time to have family Dinners with me and Robert. You could say their broken relationship had finally been mended.“Sally, why are you still laying in bed?!” Rita yelled as soon as she entered my room“I miss Robert” I said in a sleepy voice even though I was wide wake,“You haven't seen him only for today, if you miss him so much then why don't you hurry up and start preparing for your wedding?, or did you forget you are getting married today?” Jane was the one to ask this time,“No i did not forget, that is partly the reason
Chapter 152…Robert…“Unless what?” I asked Lucas,“Unless you help me escape, I will need a private jet with no police around, I will need all money from my accounts withdrawn and given to me in cash, when am sure I will not be caught and brought back here, only then will I let you know where Sally is otherwise you will never see her alive Robert” he was insane to place all these conditions“You think you can just run away from this?, you made your own bed, lay in it!” I said standing up“I forgot to tell you one thing” he said before I could walk away“And what is that?” I asked“I left a poisonous gas in the room am keeping Sally in, if I don't return after one hour, the gas will slowly lick and she will die slowly” he said with a smile“You are lying!” I yelled but Lucas burst out laughing“Well then, why don't we wait and see what happens” he challenged, I left the room and immediately I did, I received a phone call, it was from the head maid at the Crown mansion, I then answered
Chapter 51…Sally…Lucas left for what felt like forever, I was uncomfortable with the way I was sitting which made my body hurt all over,I knew this plan was risky but I didn't imagine it to go south immediately,The dress I was wearing didnt do much to help me either as it felt tight and surpressing my tummy,I was going to die if I didnt drink any water with the way my throat was dry. The door finally opened, I wish it was some sort of miracle and Robert would be the one to walk in with The police but unfortunately for me,It was Lucas with a bottle of water,“Am sorry I had taken long” he said locking the door, he opened the bottle of water for me and brought it to my lips,“Drink” surely he wouldn't put any drugs in the water and even though he did, I didn't carry about It as i was too thirsty, I took the water until the bottle was halfway, then I began to feel hungry,“Did you come with any food?” I asked,“I just found out am the most wanted person dead or alive with a huge su
Chapter 150…Robert…The police and I watched the entire confession from Sally’s necklace, when she suggested this plan, of course I thought it was crazy but I let her go through with it and now that insane Lucas had her somewhere tied up and I was here helplessly waiting for the police to locate her. They were taking more time and each second that went on made me feel even more restless,“We have the entire confession of his doing, we need to find my wife” I urged the police on“Our men are doing everything they possibly can Mr Crown” no matter what they said, my heart wouldn't be content until they found her.Lucas stood up from floor playing with the knife, I couldn't see Sally's face but I knew damn well she was scared out of her mind“What are you doing Lucas?” She asked as he took steady steps towards her, I inwardly gave a silent prayer for her well being,“Do you want to live Sally?, do you what to get out of here alive?” Lucas asked, with the way he was acting crazy, I doubte
Chapter 149…Sally…“I don't know anything, just let me go Lucas. Is this a prank, cause if it is, then I dont like it anymore!” I said laughing awkwardly“Sally can I ask you a question?” I nodded“Sure”“Do you know what I hate the most?, people who lie to me, especially those I consider to love?” He said“am not lyinh” I whispered“I get hurt Sally. I know you think am some cold inhuman person but am not, I have feelings too and when my feelings get hurt, you wouldn't like it one bit!” he said, I know I said Lucas wouldn't hurt me but at this point, I wasn't even sure“One last time, how much do you know about me huh?” He asked, I shut my eyes slightly,“Nothing” I said. Lucas burst out laughing,“Now you are a bright girl Sally, I know you know something, I would hate to hurt you because of the condition you are in” he said as he removed a knife from his pocket, that was unexpected and made my heart beat increase“Tell me” he urged on“Fine!,, I know you are the mastermind?” I sai
Chapter 148…Sally…Has we looked at Melissa's body for body viewing, I couldn't believe she was really dead, the first time I was at her funeral, we had no body to burial and now, she was really died, couldn't escape this I guess,I looked at Robert and saw how he was crying so I held his hand in comfort. I was surprised when I saw Lucas among the people that had just arrived,He didn't say anything about attending Melissa’s funeral, I felt uneasy as I didn't know how to act, my emotions where visible on my face most of time but I knew I had to act cool or he would know. He walked towards me and Robert and stood just behind us.The nerve of this man, standing looking down at Melissa probably laughing his heart out. How insane can someone be?.After the burial was over, Lucas, Robert and I walked to Robert's car“You are okay” he said “Yes, you?” I asked“Am fine” I could feel Robert's hand tighten around my own hand, he was uneasy,“I think we should get going so we can plan our wed
Chapter 147…Sally…Robert was kneeling on the floor massaging my shallowen legs,“That feels good” I said relaxing my head behind the wall“You shouldn't have troubled your legs like this” Robert scolded“But then if I didnt, you wouldn't have been here massaging my legs so I would say it was worth it” I said with a chuckle,“Sally” Robert called, his voice sounded serious so I lifted my head to look at him,“Yes” I answered our eyes locked“I love you” that was the most unexpected thing to say, I found myself tongue-tied, I could feel my cheeks already getting pink but before I could respond to him, his phone rang“Should i answer it or I should wait for you to respond to what I said?” Robert asked still holding my gaze“I think you should answer it, it could be important” I said finally looking away“Nothing is more important to me than you” he said making my heart do flip flops, I loved this man and to hear him say it just felt magical,“Seriously, get the phone Robert” I said, H