"Ariana, pack up. We are leaving," Calhoun said as soon as he got to his room.Ariana had been scrolling through her phone when he stepped in. Her mind had been slowly trying to drive her mad by sending her crazy thoughts. As Calhoun stepped in, she dropped her phone and stared at his stance. He was very angry and he looked like he could melt someone with the heat that was emancipating from him.She knew he was making that decision in anger. Even though she wanted it too, she had to calm him first. She got up from the bed and moved to where he stood by the door fuming like an angered mammal."Baby, what happened?" Ariana asked Calhoun. "Did your friend say something to you that you didn't like?""I am just sick and tired of this house! The energy is wrong. We should leave here right now!"Ariana wanted to remind him that he needed to speak to his grandfather and his aunts but after one look at him, she knew they had to leave."Okay. I will pack up. Just give me thirty minutes," she s
"I cant believe you let him go just like that!" Sofia spat from the corner of the couch.The tension in the room was as thick as concrete. They'd all just discovered that Calhoun had left the house with Ariana. What was the point of being in the Lawsons house if the one they had wanted to torment was not living there with them anymore?"What was I supposed to do, dance around naked and cry my eyes out?" Nikita exclaimed. She was sick and tired of Sofia continuously throwing the blame on her. There was nothing she could do to stop Calhoun. He wasn't the innocent little boy she had toyed with in the past. He was a man in every sense and term. And whej she tried, he rejected her. What more could she do?"Maybe if you did that he mught have stayed!" Sofia fired back."And what have you done aside sleeping with Noah?" Nikita spat out in anger.Sofia became red at the instant. She had thought no one knew but she had been a fool to trust that stupid Noah. He went and sold her out! Now Lily i
Lily saw Nikita speaking to Matt from the window and she knew at once that Nikita was up to something. She had seen it in the young actress eyes the moment she got her attention fixed on Matt. Lily felt her blood run hot in anger. How dare Nikita try to play her son?She burst out of her room and half walked and half ran to the swimming area."Aunt Lily is something after you?" Little Rosa asked from her corner in the living room. She was shocked to see Lily move so fast. The look on her face was scary —not like Lily ever looked calm but this looked more like she was losing control kind of scary."Aunt Lily?" Little Rosa called out seeing that Lily didn't hear her the first time. She might have been cruel but she was still a part of the family and Rosa had to be concerned for her."Quit screaming my name little rat!" Lily spat bursting out of the door. She was less concerned about Rosa. Right now, her focus was on the snake she had brought home —Nikita.Lily moved with a speed that sh
A knock sounded at the door and Ariana was in the kitchen preparing lunch. Calhoun was in his studies working on some papers. None of them heard it the first time. Until who ever was there knocked for a second time."I am coming!" Ariana called as she walked out of the kitchen to the door. She checked the peephole and saw that it was Lisa.She smiled and pulled the door open for her friend. "Lisa! I am so happy to see you!" She exclaimed, pulling her into her arms."I am happy to see you out of that hell baby girl!" She said with a smile of her own. "How are you?""I am doing great. Please come in," Ariana urged her.They both walked to the living room and Lisa took a seat for herself. "I am so happy for you baby girl. Do you know I have been having nightmares all this while?"Ariana laughed as she knew how dramatic Lisa could be. "Really? Lisa, you are such a drama queen! How would you have nightmares because of me?""Thats where you get it wrong, Aria. I didn't get nightmares becaus
All the noise had alerted Calhoun about the situation. He walked out of his study and slowly went into the living room. The sight in front of him was surprising. He immediately walked to Ariana 's side to stand protectively by her. "What's going on here?" He growled as he approached them. Blood drained from Lisa's body immediately and Ethan only looked sadder than he had been earlier. "I thought you said he wasn't home!" Lisa cried out to Ariana. "I lied and I am glad I did! Imagine what you have done?" Aria snapped back. Calhoun got to her and held her protectively. He analysed the situation and tried to find a solution. He could easily call the security forces to throw Ethan into the streets, but Lisa was Ariana's closest friend. Unlike Aria, he didn't believe her close friend would purposely want to bring her trouble. Besides, during his travels, he heard on the news that Ethan had been going through therapy. Maybe the man wanted something else in a civilised way.
Ethan left their apartment and Ariana held on to Calhoun. She couldn't believe it was finally over. Ethan had undergone therapy and he was working towards becoming a better person. He said he was going to leave the country and start his life over again."I guess my time is up as well," Lisa said in the corner where she had sat down.Ariana raised her head from Calhoun's chest and stared at her friend. "I still hate you for hiding this from me Lisa," she whispered before burying her face into Calhoun's chest again.Calhoun chuckled at the comment and rubbed a hand on her back. "Honey, we all know you wouldn't have listened to her even if she had told you.""I would have," Ariana said with a pout.Lisa gave a weak smile. She knew Ariana very well. Calhoun was right. She wouldn't have listened to her even if she had told her that Ethan was only looking for retribution."The next words that will come out of her mouth will be, 'she is not a difficult person," Lisa said, and this time Calho
Ariana heaved a sigh and stared up at her friend from behind her fingers. "Who will walk me down the aisle, Lisa?"Lisa wanted to blurt out her parents' names but she knew what those two had done to Ariana. She wasn't sure Ariana would want her gambling father to walk her down the aisle at all. Nor would she be comfortable knowing her mother was somewhere in the hall unobserved. The woman might steal from every guest and get away with it. She was that good at it."We can get you hired parents that look so much like you that no one would ever question who your real parents are!" Lisa suggested.To her, it was the perfect plan. It would even clear out the fact that Ariana's parents were scammers and criminals. People would only associate her with the fake parents from then on.But the look on Ariana'sface told Lisa that Aria didn't buy the idea at all. She wouldn't want to hire fake parents for her magical big day."How about, we get Zion to walk you? He is your friend. He has been for
"Daniel?" She choked as tears filled her eyes. Her brother was back."Arry, is that really you?" His voice was a lot deeper than she could remember it and there was something else but she couldn't quite put her finger on it.She fought back her tears of joy and swallowed hard. "You came back?" She whispered. Was this a miracle? Just a few moments ago she was talking about how impossible it was to get her brother to walk her down the aisle. Now he was speaking to her.Ariana felt a flutter in her heart. Yet something was holding her back. There was something in his voice and she understood what it was the moment he opened his mouth again."I had to Arry. Father is dead!"For the second time that day, Ariana felt her heart skip another beat. Her father was what?"No!" She screamed. "Father is what?" Surely she must have heard wrong, she thought. But when her brother didn't say another word. She felt the pain in the pit of her stomach yet she refused to believe it."Daniel what are you s
(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