Chapter 117:Kevin saw that Ethan had fallen asleep and he went on to wait for him. At least he was certain the young man wouldn’t sleep forever. He was bent to wake up. He went back to the living room and met it in disarray. Was Ethan even taking care of himself? His entire world seemed to have stopped the moment Ariana Brown walked out on him. Even his love for women was no longer a thing of the present. He barely even left the house.Kevin took it upon himself to begin arranging the house. He picked up the throw pillows on the ground and took a duster and started cleaning the cobwebs away from the living room. When he went to the kitchen, it was another place entirely. Food Ethan had made days ago was left uncovered and rotten. The foul smell welcomed Kelvin the moment he opened the door to the kitchen. How could he think straight in a place like this? Kelvin asked himself as he started cleaning it up.By the time he was done, a lot of time had passed already. He decided to make a
“Do not speak of things you know nothing of…” John whispered.Ethan stayed silent without being told he knew that he had crossed the line.“Calhoun Lawson has sued you for harassment, property damage and defamation. He is requesting for a court case… we both know he will win the case because he is right. You have indeed done all of these things and the entire world knows about it too.”“Can’t we buy our way out of these?” Ethan mumbled. They had money. If his uncle wanted to pay their way out of it, he could do it. But the man’s response shocked him.“You must be mad! Ethan you have completely lost it!” john howled. His nose had turned red and he looked about ready to pound on someone.Ethan took an unconscious step back. What did he say that was so wrong?“But uncle we have the money?” or was he planning on sending him to jail? Surely if they didn’t bribe their way through he would get a sentencing.“We have the money…” john mimicked him. “What money do you have? What money?”Ethan f
Zion had just informed Ariana of Ethan’s visit and she walked fast into Calhoun’s office thinking the worst. She had come to realize Calhoun was not one to share whatever he felt belonged to him with someone else. She feared he might have done something to Ethan that might come back to harm him or his company.She got to the door and didn’t even knock before pushing the door open. “Carl!” she called as she stepped in.Calhoun raised his head from the papers he was staring into and looked at her approaching with panic in her eyes. “What the problem my love?” he asked her.“I heard Ethan came by while Sarah and I went to get the office supplies. What happened?” she asked panting hard.Calhoun pushed the papers he had been driven in aside and gave his full focus on her. Usually, he hated being disturbed at work or when he was doing a major job. But this was Ariana Brown, nothing she did made him feel angry towards her. Everything was on another level. He smiled at her.“Those who informe
Alice couldn’t believe that Lily Lawson was about to make such a big fool of her. She was already so excited about the fact that someone who Calhoun listened to was on her side but she had been wrong. Calhoun hated the woman according to the information she got from her sister Sofia. The big question was, why would Lily lie to her? What was she planning on gaining from the incident? Unable to control herself she picked up her phone and called the woman. Lily picked up almost immediately. “My dear Alice, how are you?” Lily began in the sweetest of voices. “Oh, please cut the fake pleasantries,” Alice hissed cutting Lily off on her lies. “You lied to me and I want to know why this instant!” Alice snapped. Her patience was running out as fast as any hope of getting Calhoun was leaving her heart. The woman had wasted her time. The period she had spent listening to her fake stories, she could have invested in searching for who the rightful family person to speak to Calhoun could be. “A
"Hello, Alice this is my son, Noah. He will help with the public,” Lily said with a bright smile. Alice looked at the man Lily had brought with her to her house. He even had the audacity to wave at her. She raised her brows at the action and turned to Lily. "How do you mean he will help with the public?" She asked in her usual high pitched voice. Lily smiled widely before speaking. "Remember I mentioned we were going to sort the issue you have with the media?" She asked. Alice did remember. In fact her question wasn't as Lily interpreted it. What she meant was why she had brought the boy to her house? "Lily, first of all, you and I have unfinished business and Now you bring your son, that's what I need an explanation for. What's going on?" Alice asked. "Won't you at least offer us a place to seat?" Noah asked with a smirk plastered on his face. "My mother is just being helpful here and seriously I have other things to do too. Do not be a cruel host," He stated with the same confi
"You are still of no use to us if you can't convince Calhoun!" Sofia said defiantly. She was going to sit still and watch her sister being dragged to the mud."Didn't you hear what she said earlier?" Noah asked. "My grandfather is speaking to Calhoun about calling off the whole thing with Ariana!"The room fell into a silent spell as everyone thought about their next action carefully. They needed each other for various reasons yes, but they needed one another."Do you think, Calhoun will listen to him?" Alice broke the silence.Noah scoffed settling further into the seat while Lily answered. "Calhoun is as stubborn as an animal. He won't listen to him that's why we had another plan set up."Sofia turned to share sights with her sister again before she spoke. "What plan did you set in place? is Ariana going to leave Calhoun at the end of it?""Yes. That is the bigger picture. If Ariana doesn't leave Calhoun none of us has achieved their goals!" Lily spat with determination as if she sp
Ethan was preparing to go see Calhoun and unlike what Kevin thought, he planned to go speak to Aria instead. He had become obsessed with Aria and he wasn't given up on her. He was going to have her whether she wanted it or not. "Kevin, have you confirmed with his receptionist?" He asked his assistant.Kevin checked his phone quickly for the confirmation message from Lawson's Group and saw that they had indeed confirmed it."Yes, sir. It is set." Kevin stated."Okay, I'll be heading out now," Ethan picked up his car keys and was approaching his phone when it started ringing. He picked it up and the name on the screen almost made him launch the damn thing across the room. Why was she calking him again?"What do you want?" Ethan growled on the phone. Of all the women in had slept with, Sofia was the worst of them all. She was too clingy and she was the source of his problems. If he couldn't get Aria back it was because of him. He was a monster."Ethan, I love you very much. I want you s
Calhoun corked his brow at him."Excuse me?"Ethan scoffed and pulled the upper button of his shirt open. "You heard me men, or didn't you?" He snapped. "You think I will leave Ariana just like that? Then you must have been thinking wrong! She is mine and I will not stop fighting for her no matter what!"Calhoun left brow started twitching as he watched Ethan speak. The man was crazy. There was nothing to speak to him about. He had completely lost his mind. Without saying a word more to him, he picked up his phone and dialed Zion's number."Send the security I told you to get ready. It is looking like I will be needing them," he said in a calm voice that held more than one sharp swords to it.Panic seemed to flash in Ethan's eyes as he heard what Calhoun had said on the phone. "You are calling security on me?" Ethan screeched.Calhoun got up from his seat and pulled up his sleeves. Ethan shrank back as Calhoun approached him. But just as hr got closer, he moved towards the door instea
(EPILOGUE)A soft knock resonated against Lim and Laura's bedroom door. Laura was in the bathroom and she had left Lim still sprawled on the bed with their handsome son.She expected him to have answered the door but when the knock resonated again, she hurriedly rinsed off the soap from her body and hurried out of the bathroom with a towel sparsely tied around her body."Lim, didn't you hear the door?" She hissed as she made her way to the door."I pay them to handle things in the house not bring every little thing to me... I am tired..." He mumbled softly against his son's head.Laura couldn't help but roll her eyes. Lim was a changed person but sometimes he couldn't help but be cruel at the smallest of things.She ignored him and went to pull the door open. There was her maid standing with her head lowered to the floor."I am sorry for disturbing your afternoon ma'am but the driver taking you to the venue is here... You said I should let you know..."Laura smiled. "Oh, thank you so
LOST IN YOUR ARMS: (NEW)"Laura, you need to eat more," Jasmine said as she kept filling the plate with more beef meatballs. But Laura never paid her any attention. Her advice was like extra water to an ocean.For the past three days, she had become a food monster. She couldn't do anything without eating. She even woke up early in the morning to get food from the kitchen. Was that how pregnancy changed women? To night thieves?"Don't you think you'll turn her into a fatty?" Charles asked. He was sitting on the other side of the dining table with Dennis."That's none of your business! She is pregnant and she needs to eat more!" Jasmine retorted."Whatever..." Charles rolled his eyes and turned to Dennis, who was busy biting off his meatballs with both hands like a hungry lion. When he noticed that his hands were stained with the stew from the food, he dropped the fork in his hands and started licking his fingers.Charles got irritated by this and made pulled up a scowl that said exact
Marcus opened his eyes and the first thing that welcomed him was darkness. He looked around, desperate to see the surrounding he was in but it was difficult to see through the darkness. He should have known that Lim had a mind of his own. As far as he could remember, back in the abandoned house, he heard the sirens of the police cars outside. Wondering if Lim was ready to damage the family's reputation name by exposing them to the public as kidnappers. At first, that was what he thought but to his disappointment, the little boy had another plan.After the police left and they got moved, he became deeply concerned with what Lim was going to do to him and Thomas. Maybe being exposed to the police was going to be a better option.Fear suddenly cupped him. He became edgy like a psychopath. He had to free himself at all costs before the devil laid a hand on him.Just as he was about to move, he found out he was cuffed against a chair. "Fuck! I'm tied!" He grumbled in frustration. Then,
The police officer's eyes were strained on Lim's injured arm. He was eager to help in any way that he could but Lim waved him off."Don't worry, it is just a mere scratch. My woman is more important now. I need to leave.""Alright, sir!" The police officer saluted again.Lim turned to Charles and gestured to him, using an eye look that only the two of them understood."Don't worry, I can handle the situation here. You need to get Laura to the hospital. Go!" Charles said.Lim nodded and made to move but Steve shouted behind him."I'm coming too!"Lim glared over his shoulder. "Suit yourself!" he said and got into the car that had just parked in front of him. Steve ran the rest of the distance and also jumped into the car before the driver pulled off.The atmosphere in the car was thick as the two of them faced opposite sides, never saying a word to the other.Steve could not stop blaming himself. He wanted to speak out but he didn't want to anger the devil that was beside him.Soon, t
Her hands were covered in blood.The world went silent as her eyes scanned the man in her arms. Her heart was dragging painfully down her throat and she thought she would pass out from the pain."Lim!" Laura screamed in horror.Instantly, the men pushed Marcus down on the floor with great force. They were red with anger, both at themselves for letting this happen and at Marcus. How dare a rat like him shoot at their boss in their presence!?Marcus couldn't believe he blocked the shot. The bullet wasn't aimed at Lim but at Laura. She was the target Marcus had planned to shoot but stupid Lim took the hit instead. Marcus was so stunned that, his body became numb. Even as Lim's men continued beating him, he couldn't feel a thing.Their plan was completely messed up!Thomas, on the other hand, couldn't do a thing but stare at his brother with pitiful eyes. Lim's men were kicking and punching Marcus. Blood seeped out of him yet no sound came out.Thomas couldn't do anything to help him. H
"Why don't you take a seat?" Marcus stated, motioning to the couch in the corner of the room, just across the bed.Thomas moved briskly to the side and took Lim's gun.Lim gritted his teeth as his eyes shifted to Laura. She was so scared, he could feel it in his bones. He knew she wanted to say something due to the movement of her eyes but she couldn't, because of the gag in her mouth.Lim's heart squeezed in pain. He felt like an erupting volcano, but he couldn't bring himself to that state, he had to stay calm for the safety of Laura.He composed himself and sat on the couch with his legs crossed. Trying to be in a character that would not show his anger."So, where should we start?" He asked them with a smirk.Marcus smiled and gestured to Thomas to handle the files. As Thomas messed with the papers, Lim's eyes moved over the room, that was when he noticed Brent, tied up and left sprawled on the bed. "Hmm..." Lim sighed and raised an eyebrow. His brothers must have had another pl
As soon as the call ended, a grin of excitement appeared on Marcus's lips. He was happy that everything was going according to plan.A few minutes from now, he would become the rightful CEO of Walter's occupation all thanks to the little dove he kidnapped.Speaking of the dove, he turned to look at the other side of the room where Laura was tied up on the bed hopelessly like a lamb.There was now a light in the room, enough for Laura to picture the faces of her kidnappers. She should have known that not all of Lim's family members liked him. But now it was too late, they had her.The smile on Marcus's face expanded. It was just amazing to watch fear and all crawl into the girl.He was grateful that she had come into Lim's life when she did because if it wasn't for her, they wouldn't have known how to get the mighty Lim to surrender."So what did he say?" Thomas, who was sitting on a couch with Brent by his side, asked his brother. Marcus turned to them with his hands in his pockets.
Lim got down from his car in a hurry and rushed into the mansion, ignoring the servant's greetings at the doorway. Charles strode behind him trying to keep up with his speed. "Laura!" Lim called as soon as he entered the living room.His heart was thumping and panic was already flowing in his veins. He didn't want to think the worst, but at this point it was inevitable."Laura!" He called again. Not caring that he was being extremely loud."Lau—" Before he could complete his words, his father stepped out of his room into the living room looking wild."Lim, what's going on?" Old Walter asked from the stairs. He was walking down with the support of his butler, Mr May."Where is my wife?" Lim snarled like a wounded snake. His voice was filled with authority and anger so thick it was like a volcano.Old Walter looked at him quizzically. What was he saying? Wasn't the girl home yet?"Laura took her leave in the morning. Isn't she home yet?" Old Walter asked as he went down to the last st
Lim tried almost ten times and yet, it still said the same thing. At this point, he couldn't put the feeling away, something was wrong."The line still says the same thing," Lim said worriedly. He had sweat all over his face from the pressure.Charles was having the same thoughts and as much as he tried to calm his friend, he couldn't bring up the right words. "Isn't Laura coming already?" Jasmine asked as she walked closer to them. Lim sighed and returned his phone to his trousers pocket. There was no time to waste, he needed to go to Walter's mansion and find out for himself what was happening."We're going to Walter's mansion!" Lim stated coldly and walked out of the room. His expression had changed to something so dark and scary that even Jasmine could feel the change in the atmosphere on her skin.Everywhere suddenly turned cold and it wasn't the good kind.She turned to Charles with a worried look. "Is everything okay? Why is Mr. Ice so cold?" She stared at Lim's retreating w