Luke stepped out of the mansion without his car, rather he wore a long coat. His grandfather who was in the living room watching a movie pretended not to see him leave which was a relief to Luke because he thought his grandfather did not see him. He got out of the mansion and a black SUV picked him up in less than two seconds. There was no other occupant of the car except the driver who had bowed in respect to Luke. Luke, who had made a decision last night to see the drug Lord because he knows that he can't use his grandfather's connection against Josh and his wife, needed to do whatever he ought to do aside from his family to get back at Josh. The SUV took him to the outskirts of the time and dropped him and then the driver drove away. His phone beeped and a message came into his phone. "The building by the left,"He looked up from his phone to see a building painted gray, it was an odd-looking building. He pocketed the phone and walked towards the building and
Josh listened and realized that his wife wasn't who he thought she was. She was just being tough to survive in the world that bashes the weaklings away. Maybe like he thought, they would be best of friends but it will take a great deal of work from his side. Alex pressed his neck hard when she noticed that he was not listening and Josh jolted back to reality. "What was that all about, do you also want to break my neck?""It would be better if I do that so no woman would find you attractive." She scornfully replied which made Josh chuckle. "I sense jealousy here.""You think I am jealous? Naw, I can't be. I am just trying to protect you from my gender," she said, masking her true emotion. "What's wrong with your gender?""I don't know. You are married, Josh, don't look at other women except me. Or don't I look beautiful enough? I know we did not meet in a pleasant way but we could start afresh by being friends." No matter how hard Alex tried to hide her emotions whil
Alex did not know if he kissed her because her brain had stopped working as she stared at him and the three-letter words she heard, she wanted to make sure it was coming from Josh. Josh was probably fooling around, she knew him too well to know that he might have said what he said to get a reaction from her. She smiled nervously at him, "emm..thanks Mr. Josh, for your kind gesture. Your kind words really made me feel better." She stood up leaving Josh dumbfounded,She thought he was fooling around because her response made it obvious. Why would she think he is fooling around? He checked his memories to see for the past three days if he has given her a reason to doubt him to this extent. His memories had to take him back to the handkerchief instead. She had probably got that idea from there. "Alex," he called and stood up, he pulled her to himself and made her face him. "I love you, yes I do. I realized that since yesterday when you were so cold in the hospital, not mo
When they got to the bar, they took their seats and the bar attendants came over to them to ask what they wanted. "Lemonade," Alex said, "Cocoa pine," Josh added and the bar attendant left to get their orders. The masked guy was at the corner watching the two. He felt there was something different about how they behave now compared to before, not that he has a problem with it. "They seem to understand themselves now, it's a good thing," he murmured to himself. The bar attendant brought their orders and placed them on the table and went away. Alex sighed, something she had wished for had eventually come through. It looked like Santa granted her her prayer request. She hoped that her newfound relationship would not be disrupted. "So tell me, Miss Coker, everything about yourself."Josh addressed her by her maiden name, making her look single. It was part of starting afresh. She knew she was not single but married and for the sake of wanting to know more about
Stacy saw the couple looking so lovey-dovey and walked up to them, her anger intensified as walked towards them. The masked guy sighed and knew some dramas were about to unfold as far as he was concerned. He tried to understand why Stacy will not back down even when it is clear enough that Josh is in love with his wife so much. Stacy Jackson walked to the duo and stopped in front of them. "I see two of you enjoying yourself and forget that you betrayed someone. Josh Bleak, I want to ask you, did you forget there is a baby back home waiting to be loved by you, do you forget that your daughter, my daughter needs a dad? Suddenly you can't remember that my daughter and I need you more than this b**** in front of you. What is wrong with you, why can't you for once understand that your daughter and I are your real future." Alex, who was surprised at the sudden outburst of Stacy, was confused. She tried to understand what she meant by her daughter needing a dad, could it mean that Josh
Luke stared at his phone, it has not been long since he made payment to the Grey and he is expecting the result soon. He chewed on his lower lip and rotated to and fro on his seat. His grandfather came in without his notice. The old man was aware that he had made payment to the guy he met earlier in the day and had made a plan to sort things out on his own. "Luke, dear."He called out and Luke looked up at him and managed a smile. "Grandfather, you are here, please sit down."His grandfather sat down as he was told. "Luke, I want you to accompany me to a place.""Sure grandfather, anytime you are ready, I am ready.""That's great. We should leave now because it is a matter of urgency." The old man said and stood up."I will be waiting for you outside"He said and left. Luke sighed and stood up. Why would he not be angry with his grandfather because he has done more than enough, therefore, he would be the good grandson he has always been in his presence. He checked hi
Mr. Jackson saw the Bleak Bugatti driving out of the Grey building and smiled. The old man always surprises him. He trusts him to handle this but one can't always be careful so he would do his best by being a backup for him for old time's sake. It's nice to do good so that when the need arises, the favor will be returned. He had imagined how disappointed Luke will be but that will serve him right. His daughter should be his focus now. The girl was gradually growing more wings than she should. And as for one of the men, ZICO, who wants Alex and Josh dead, he would not know what was coming his way. He thinks he is wise by involving the drug lord not knowing that the drug lord would follow who is ready to offer him more money. "Bunch of idiots," he muttered to himself ****************** The ZICO guy was in deep thought in his inner room. The room was dark as always, it's just the color of his teeth you can make out from the dark. That's if he smiles, if not, you will not make out any
It was time for Josh to show his wife what he meant earlier since she misunderstood his words. Maybe she would understand actions. Josh bent down and captured her lips, Alex did not hold back and opened up wholly to accept him. It was not her first kiss though because she had had several kisses with Luke but that was all, she never allowed him to go further, maybe because her soul had seen that Luke was not for the keep so she had rejected Luke. Her first boyfriend was Luke and she is glad that after so much temptation to get down with him she never did, after her break up with him, she thought maybe it was one of the reasons he had broken up with her with no second thought. There was no need to dwell in the past because Luke is her past and Josh is her future and Josh is the only one worthy of thinking about. She pushed every thought of Luke at the back of her mind and locked it then threw the key away. His thoughts will never surface in her mind again. She tasted so good, Josh
31 December…. It was seven in the morning and Luke stood in the middle of his room staring at the fake will his lawyer had passed across to him not long ago. He had signed the document and told William of the latest development. William had told him to meet him right away. He pulled his jacket up and walked out of the room with the files in his hand. He walked past his grandfather without saying anything and continued walking down the stairs. Senior Bleak did not even mind and continued his way up the stairs. Luke walked to the box of keys and picked up Josh's car. He was not boarding any cab today. His car and that of Christy will arrive today unfailingly. He strolled outside and walked towards Josh's car, got in, and drove away. In less than twenty minutes, he was at William's hideout. He parked and walked in through the secret entrance. Getting inside, William was waiting for him. "That was so fast, you did what your father could not do in just a day. I am proud of you,"
Stacy Jackson stood shocked as her father handed her traveling documents and a permanent resident card for her sudden trip to Australia. He did not even allow her to come inside the house. "Dad, what is all this?" She asked in a high-pitched voice. "Young lady, don't raise your voice at me. You leaving GreyWave, it's what it is," he responded without any emotion in his voice. He had vowed in his heart that no daughter of his would be a nuisance and since Stacy couldn't stop being one in Greywave, it was better he sends her off to Australia to go live there. From now onwards she ceased to be a resident of GreyWave. Let him see how she will be running after Josh Bleak. "Dad, I don't understand what you are trying to do. I haven't done anything wrong. Why are you sending me to Australia to go and live?" She cried out. "You've done enough harm, Stacy. You're relocating to Australia and that is where you will live from now onwards. I don't want to see anything close to you her
Christy managed and stripped off her dress and went into the bathroom to freshen up. She did not take time, she came out as soon as she entered. One would actually think that she did not shower at all but the water drops on her body will change your mind. She put on a simple gown and went out of her room. Bobby and Gab with Mrs. Matilda sat at the dining table with Erica absent. Christy took a seat opposite her mother while Gab kept staring at her with a smirk on. She ignored him totally and forced her mind to focus on how to break the news to the family. Erica appeared a moment later and sat beside Christy and gave her a sweet smile. "You can as well put a smile on your face please," Erica whispered and Christy nodded. "Shall we eat now?" Bobby said, putting his phone inside his pocket. "Of Course, we should," Mrs. Matilda responded and asked Maria to dish out the food for them. Lunch was off Black Pudding; a meal made from blood sausage of animals, cerea
James drove into the National park and parked and then looked at Alex. She had gone back to being gloomy and he was not quite happy about it. "We are here, do you need any special thing you want me to do for you?" Alex smiled at him and got her purse."Not really, I will help myself through," she said and got down and started walking towards the park restaurant. A man with a black hood on stood in the opposite direction and pretended to be getting a ticket when Alex walked past him. Alex felt some chill down her spine when she passed the guy but continued walking into the restaurants regardless. The national park was filled with brims because of the holiday Families were soon having fun together.The national park was built in a way that it had everything starting from the Kiddies' arena to the adult arena, lodge, and eatery too.Alex got into the restaurant and ordered wine and chips. She wasn't there to eat but to have some time to herself but on second thought, she
Josh walked into Senior Bleak's study and found his grandfather bent on something. "Grandfather, you send for me," he said and Senior Bleak looked up at him. "Yes, I did. Get your father for me," Senior said and waved him off. Josh turned and left. Getting to his father's room, he saw him pacing around with his mom under the duvet. The atmosphere was a bit tense. "Father, Grandfather wants to see you," he said to his father and made to leave but his father's words stopped. "I heard you both are getting a divorce?""Yes, we are," Josh responded and waited to hear his father lash at him but JB did the opposite, he shrugged his shoulders. "Do what you think is the best," JB said and Josh was shocked by his father's reaction. This was unlike him. Things were going at a fast pace and he was just realizing it. Ever since the truth was out, relationships began to break. Susan glared at her husband and threw her face away. Instead of asking Josh why, he was telling Josh
Josh was beyond reasoning. He could not hold himself anymore. The man standing in his front used to ask questions before dishing out blames but since he found his grandkids, he changed, it just has to be about them. Josh felt he was no longer his grandfather who nurtured and loved him. "I see where this is coming from. Alex was right. When you are done with your nonsense, meet me in the study, and as for the divorce, I will make sure it happens because I am the reason you both got married in the first place," Senior Bleak said and walked out of his grandson's room "The young man's sense of reasoning had been clouded with jealousy. A man that is jealous of his wife is not fit to remain married to her," Senior Bleak concluded.Josh kicked the bed and raced down everything on Alex's dressing table. This was more than he could take. It had always been him and no one else, he should better go back to the old Josh. The one who didn't care about love. His holidays were over fo
Alex stood outside the door and let her tears flow. She stared at her wedding finger, her ring was not gone. She had returned it to the man who gave it to her. The man who had openly loved her for five days, the man who had suddenly lost interest in her because he figured that she belonged to the top and was threatened by it and that maybe, she would be chosen over him. Someone who claims to love you would not stop loving you because a table has been turned around in your life. That's what with the rich dudes, they want a trophy wife and once they realize that you wouldn't be or there was every tendency you will be richer than them, they will oppress you to the extent that your sanity will be forever gone from you. For a moment, Alex thought things would be fine but finding who she was had taken more happiness than it had given but no matter how hard it was for her to forget what had just happened, she would forget eventually. She thought of taking a vacation but decide
The Devon family members sat round the dining table as they had lunch. It was not lunch time but Mr. Devon insisted because of Ander. Ander had seen more than he expected. The whole family was hell-bent on making him happy and as well making him feel at home. Devon was definitely planning something big for Alex and Ander but he was the only one aware of it. He wanted to take his family by surprise. The lunch was over and they left the dining room one after the other to the living room. "So Ander, I was thinking if you should live here but if you choose to live at the other place, it's your choice," Henry said and looked at his father. Ander hasn't really thought about coming in to live at the Devon's Mansion. He had gotten used to his maternal home. "It does not necessarily mean I have to stay here permanently. I could live where I want," Ander said, looking from one person to another. "You are right. You have options to choose from. I am just trying to tell you th
"Can I ask you for a favor?" She asked, looking so humble, she just had to be that way so that he could grant her the request. "What favor?""Can I take a selfie with you?" Adeana asked."Sure, you can."Josh gave her permission and she took a couple of selfies. After that, she pecked him on the cheek and stepped down. "Thanks for today," she waved at Josh, Josh nodded and drove away. Josh left and the smile on her face got replaced with a smirk. "Men like you are easy to trick, you have trusted me so much that you told me your little secret. I don't mean bad, just that I am beginning to like you," she murmured and walked towards her apartment. Josh could not stop thinking about what Adeana said. He just realized that he couldn't vouch for his wife because he didn't know her that much. "What if Adeana was right?" He kept asking. Something at the back of his mind told him that she might be right. If Alex could not deny it then there was definitely something and th