Josh turned and left Luke's room. On his way out, he met his grandfather who smiled at the sight of Josh. "Josh, really, you are good?""I am grandfather, thanks for bringing us back." Josh thanked his grandfather."That's fine son, do you mind if I have a little word with you?""Sure grandfather, I don't mind," he replied and both of them walked into his grandfather's study. "Luke and Stacy were behind it," the old man said the moment he took a seat. "Did what? Grandfather.""Drugged Alex."Josh was shocked to hear his grandfather say that. Why would Luke team up with Stacy to drug Alex and no wonder, Alex was being skeptical about forgiving him. There was no need to make peace with Luke again. He guessed it was better if things never go back as they were before. "Grandfather, it's a pity that he did but he is my brother. I will just have to keep Alex safe, that's all." "I thought I should let you know, I will be glad to have breakfast with you and Alex,"Senior B
Josh suddenly coughed and Alex jumped to her feet, the only signal her brain gave her was to get water, and seeing the water jug in front of her, she rushed it before the maids could. She poured the water into a glass and made Josh drink it, Josh gagged the water down his throat and handed the glass to her with a smile of thanks. Senior Bleak just stared at the couple, he Marveled at how fast Alex was. "I did not understand what was going on between you and Ander so coughing was the only way to draw your attention. I am your husband Alex, not Ander," Josh whispered and Alex gaped at him like he was being serious. "In case you are forgetting, Ander is my kid brother, not a random dude," Alex reminded him but he scuffed instead. "I know but I still feel uncomfortable, look at me, not him. How can I be here and you are looking at another guy?"He muttered and Alex felt his temperature and it was normal. She just wanted to confirm if he was okay and he seemed okay physically, o
Senior Bleak watched the father and the daughter as different emotions played on their faces, he had no problem with Mr. Jackson, but where the problem lay was with his daughter. If not for old times, how Mr. Jackson has been there for him through thicks and thins, he could have done the unthinkable regardless of what anybody will say but for friendship's sake, he decided to invite Mr. Jackson and have a chat with him. It was a good thing that he came with his daughter because it will make matters easy for him. "I know you, Sir Bleak, you don't just invite people over to stare at them and by the way you speak, I sense this is not a friendly invitation. What happened?"Mr. Jackson was a man who does not waste time when he notices something is wrong, he likes to tackle issues when they are breathing fire. Senior Bleak looked from him to his daughter and rested his gaze on Stacy. "Your daughter presented herself as a well-mannered lady, she used to come here before she got en
Luke sat calmly inside the white limousine taking him to meet the man who had given his name as Mr. Wills. It was unusual for Luke to trust strangers but he found himself trusting the man, his urge to know what the man meant by a trip to the past was his driving point. On his way back from the airport, he decided there was no need to go back home so he concluded by seeing the man and getting it over with him. "Sir, we are here," The driver's voice brought Luke back to reality. Luke took in the environment and found out it was an open local football field. "What kind of a meeting place is this?" He wondered The guy who could not stop shining his eyes as if some people were after him, hurriedly got down and opened Luke's side of the door for him to get down. Luke could not register what was going on until the limousine was out of sight. The guy had dropped him and zoomed off without any info on how to locate Mr. Wills. "Hello, Luke Bleak, we meet again for the third time.
Alex lowered her eyes and saw where Josh got the question he asked. Her dad had asked the photographer to write their names under each person. "Oh! that?"She said and smiled."I don't know why dad had to give Ander and me the same name. It's weird why I am answering Alexandra and Ander's full name is Alexander." She replied and Josh creased his bows. That's a funny way of giving names, it was not that Alex and Ander are twins. Alex was older than Ander by two years if he was not mistaken so why give them the same name? "So how do your parents call you for you to know you are the one being called? I mean, how do you both know when you are being carried?" "Well, it's not difficult, that's why I am called Alex and he is called Ander," she responded and Josh grinned and then scratched his head. "I should have caught this since. Too bad I suck at puzzles. Well let's not just stay here, we came here for something, let's get to it.""That's right," Alex smiled and turned to
With a shaking hand, Alex picked up the paper and saw something else. It was a photo. She ignored it and looked up at Ander and Josh to see their expressions. It was neutral, the look of surprise on their faces had disappeared without a trace. "Alex, show us the content in the letter, whatever is written in it will help," Josh said and held her hand to show her that he was right beside her, it was all she needed at the moment, his nearness. She nodded and unfold the paper. She creased her brows when she found out that the notes were written on code and she kind of didn't understand it. Josh thought that whatever was written in the paper must be of great importance for it to be written in code. "Can you decode it?" He questioned Alex who continued to stare at the paper. "No, I can't but I think Ander can because Dad taught him how to read codes," she replied. "I do?" Ander asked, he was shocked. He couldn't remember if he had ever been taught how to read codes before. "Yes
Getting outside, Alex suddenly halted."What is it, sis?" Ander asked her, he was the first to notice Alex was not following him and Josh."I forgot my phone inside, let me go and bring it," she said and ran back inside her apartment while Josh and Ander went into the car to wait for her. Josh shifted uncomfortably when Alex did not come out after a minute."Maybe she is getting some of her things as well," Ander gave a reason why Alex could have delayed coming out when he noticed how uncomfortable Josh was looking. Josh could not wait any longer after a few more minutes, he came down from his car and went inside to know what was keeping Alex. He got to Alex's bedroom and did not find her. He became scared. He searched all the two rooms in her apartment but could not find her. He searched the bathroom yet she was not there, he went back and also searched the room again and still, he could not find her. He called her at an interval. When he searched her kitchen and did not
Senior Bleak looked at Josh for some time then stood up abruptly."What do you mean you can't find Alex? But you all went to her apartment together? How come she is missing?""That's it, grandfather, she forgot her phone and went inside to get it, and when we could not see her come out. I went inside to go check what was keeping her but could not find her. I found another door that led outside her apartment and I believed her kidnappers used that door." Senior Bleak nodded and picked up his phone, the next second, he was on a call with Silas. "Silas, has Luke come home since?""No boss, I have not seen him."That was the information he needed so he hung the call and stared at Ander who was almost at the point of breaking down. Senior Bleak gave him a reassuring smile. "She will be found, you don't have to worry." While Senior Bleak suspected that Luke was the one behind the kidnap of Alex, Mr. Jackson solemnly believed that Stacy was the one behind it. The truth was, Sta