On the second day of the court hearing, a palpable tension filled the air as everyone gathered at the courthouse. The courtroom was noticeably more crowded than the previous day, with a sense of anticipation hanging over the proceedings.Oliver, who had been through a tumultuous journey in recent times, stood alongside his family, who had come to support him during Nuella’s court hearing; he was glad that during this period of her being in prison they were able to hide everything from Alicia. Nuella was able to talk to Alicia everyday since she was provided with a cell phone while in jail.The persecutor and the lawyer arrived at the courtJena and the others arrived, Jena looked around and was so glad that Cassandra did not come. Her not coming also proved that she isn’t really what she claims to be, she is a snake. She knows that Nuella will be found guilty, which is why she did not want to be here to witness her victory.Amongst the people that were there was also Alison and Alex.
“Yes she has”The whole court murmured amongst themselvesNuella was surprised by her statement, she tried to think about what she said but couldn’t remember ever doing something to hurt Grace. The first time she met Grace was when she had come with Cassandra to the company during a meeting. “Mrs Haywood, do you know her?” “No I don’t” Nuella said in sincerity“Miss Grace, could you kindly tell this court how Mrs Haywood has offended you?”Grace stood before the courtroom, her voice trembling as she recounted a painful memory. She took a deep breath and began to narrate how Mrs Nuella Haywood had deeply offended her."I met Mrs. Haywood during my time at the university in country B," Grace began, her eyes fixed on the judge and the attentive jury. "I had just started my studies, and I was struggling to make ends meet. I had run out of money and was desperately in need of something to eat. At that time, Mrs. Haywood was pursuing her master's degree."Grace's voice quivered with emoti
Two week later The whole of H city was no longer talking about the Haywood’s or the Armstrong’s and the issue surrounding them.It’s been two whole weeks since the court case and Nuella has gone back to her normal life but she took it upon herself today to visit Grace, Cassandra’s secretary in prison today.Nuella and Oliver arrived at the women prison“Do you want me to come with you?” Oliver asked “There will be no need, I will just go in and see her then we can go pick up Alicia together in grandfather's house”“Okay but be careful” he said while holding her hand Nuella smiled “With the number of guards you have in there ofcourse nothing will happen to me”“I know but still” Nuella understood what he meant and nodded “I will be going now”Oliver nodded Nuella came down from the car and headed towards the prison entrance. Oliver kept his eyes on her until she entered the prison walls.Nuella was brought to the place where she is to see Grace. She sat down in front of the transp
Nuella ran to the bathroom and threw up everything she ate. She has been vomiting these past few days and has been feeling dizzy.“Ma’am are you okay?” Rosa asked in worry even the other maids were close by and were worried as well. They are scared something will happen to their lady boss, if anything was to happen to her their boss will have their heads. “I’m fine” Nuella cleaned her face and walked out of the bathroom. “But you have been like this for two days now Ma’am, I think it’s best we inform the boss now”“No” the last thing she wanted was for Oliver to start getting worried about her. He has been on a business trip for three days now. If he were to know what was happening to her, he would leave his work and rush back.“But ma’am…..”“He is busy at work and not in the city so I don’t want to disturb him. I will just have lunch with Alicia, put her to sleep before going to the hospital to run some test”Rosa sighed “Okay ma’am”After making sure that Alicia had slept, she le
When Nuella arrived at home, she was surprised to see Ethan coming out of the house. If Ethan, Oliver’s assistant is here then it means Oliver is back home.“Good evening Ma’am” Ethan greeted “He is back?”“Yes ma’am”“And his mood changed when he did not see you at home”Nuella’s heart beated, how is she to tell him that she had to go to the hospital for a check up? Who knows what Rosa has told him because she is sure he is going to interrogate her.“Good night ma’am”“Good night Ethan”Ethan left there immediately before he was called back by his boss. He has been working nonstop for two weeks now and finally his boss decided to give him a day off which is tomorrow. Nuella walked inside the house and met Rosa coming down from the stairs.“Oh ma’am you are finally back” Rosa sighed in relief. “Yes, did he ask you anything?”“Yes ma’am”“And what did you tell him?”“That you went to the hospital to see Alison”Nuella nodded “That’s good”“What did the doctor say ma’am” Rosa was on
“I’m your savior”Branda looked at the young lady again from head to toe and could notice that all she wore was expensive and the way she carried herself shows she is someone from wealth, but who is she?“What do you mean by you are my savior? What are you saving me from?” Branda asked innocently Cassandra laughed so loudly and freely that Branda became more confused. “Did you just ask me what I'm saving you from?” As Cassandra said this she looked at Branda from head to toe “Have you looked at yourself in the mirror lately or did you perhaps forget that you are locked forever in this civilized dungeon” (prison)“And you think you can save me from it?” Branda asked “Yes I can, if I can’t then I won’t be here” Cassandra sat down and crossed her feet “Seat”Branda looked at her and then at the chair before taken a seat.“Before you go ahead and say what it is you want to say. I have been wondering, how were you able to see me because no one is allowed to visit me, or did Nuella or Ol
A woman in her late 50s emerged from the prison gates, carrying the weight of years served. As she walked towards the awaiting car, a sense of both liberation and uncertainty marked her expression. Without exchanging words, she entered the car, where an unknown figure awaited, and they drove away.The following dayOliver had spent the whole day with Nuella and Alicia and if not for work he would have wanted them to spend another day. He could not understand why Nuella wanted to go to work today when she was not fully well.He watched her as she dressed up in a simple working dress and frowned. Oliver took long steps towards her and wrapped his hand around her waist and kissed her tender shoulders.This made Nuella smile “Oliver”“You have not fully recovered, why not stay at home instead of going to work?”“I wish I can but there is lot of work to do, I spent the last few days at home with Alicia. It’s time to return to work”Oliver frowned, he turned her to face him and gave her a
What she said touched Nuella, if she was Mariana she would do all she can to make sure she sees her grandchild for the last time. “I already have a lot of regrets so I don’t want to regret not seeing my grandchild”Nuella nodded “I will let you see her and also introduce you to her”“Thank you so much,” Mariana said as tears rolled down her eyes. She gave Nuella a hug “Thank you so much”Nuella hugged her as well “It’s okay”Mariana looked at her “But won’t Oliver get angry if you introduce me to her because Alicia will tell her father that she saw her grandmother?” Mariana was worried“Yes she will”“You don’t need to introduce her to me then, I will just stare at her from afar and that’s all. The last thing I want is for you to have issues with Oliver because of me”“Don’t worry, I will handle it”Mariana became scared on her behalf “Thank you Nuella. The heavens had surely chosen you to be Oliver’s wife and nothing will separate both of you, not even anyone” Mariana said sincerely