"You're going to be fine. Don't worry," Jade heard a familiar voice speaking but she was unable to wake up, despite wanting to.She eventually felt a sharp needle prick her arm and fell asleep.Soon she found herself in a dark room and began to search for light. Suddenly a bright light came on and she covered her face as it almost blinded her.When she uncovered her face, she saw Stacy with a red, steaming iron, approaching her. She tried to run away but her hands were suddenly bound together and she was unable to move.She cried out as Stacy stretched out the iron and placed it on her cheeks, burning her flesh."No...." She screamed and suddenly her eyes shot open. She found herself lying on a bed and touched her face, only to realize it had been a nightmare. She was sweating profusely and the room was dimly lit.She was just about to get up from the bed when someone came into the room and increased the brightness of the light."Ashton!" She exclaimed as she recognized who it was. In
When Jade entered the house, her children ran to her and welcomed her.Agatha had already made breakfast for them and made them shower."Thank you," Jade mouthed. She wondered how her children would have fared if Agatha had not been there to help her out. Ashton had asked her to show up at the police station later, to ensure that Stacy received the punishment for her crimes."No matter what, I won't let Stacy get away with what she did last night," she told herself.After they had breakfast together, Agatha asked, "What about Mr. Anderson? Seeing that you spent the night with him, I was thinking he would accompany you back here."Jade sighed, "I did not get to Max." She proceeded to tell Agatha everything and the latter stared at her in shock."So if your friend, Ashton had not shown up when he did, Stacy would have killed you?"Jade nodded, "Apparently. My body would not have been able to bear so much pain.""Don't you think you should tell Mr. Anderson about what Stacy did?" Agatha
Donning a red dress, Jade left her children with Agatha and left the house, looking very beautiful and sexy. She was sure that Max would be blown away once he saw her. Even though Stacy was in police detention, Jade could not rule out the possibility of being in danger again. So, while she drove, she kept observing her surroundings as she had in her bag, devices that would help her easily take out anyone who tried to hurt her. Earlier in the day, she had gone to the station and given her statement like Ashton encouraged. She planned to tell Max about it since Ashton had promised that Stacy would be charged in court for her crimes. She finally arrived at the restaurant and once she located the seat Max had reserved, she spotted him sitting down and approached the seat. The moment he saw her, Max got up and like a gentleman, took out the opposite chair for her to sit down. "Thank you," she said, smiling at him. He took his seat as well, "You look beautiful, Jade." She sm
When Jade introduced Max as the love of her life and kissed him, Max concluded that it was because she wanted to spite Henry, and decided to play along, to help her complete her revenge. He closed his eyes and his arms went around to hold her waist while she kissed him. However, Henry lost it and pulled Jade away from him. Before Jade could react, a slap landed on her left cheek, instantly turning it red. Not satisfied, Henry lifted his hand to give her another slap but was sent tumbling back by a punch in the face from Max's fist. Jade's hand which was already halfway through the air to retaliate against Henry's slap paused while Henry groaned in pain. The punch Max delivered on his face left him with a nosebleed but that was not the major reason why he was in pain. He immediately got up, ready to fight. "You bitch, I'm going to take you down with me," he spat as he heaved uncontrollably in anger. A few policemen appeared at this time and Max signaled for them to arrest Henry.
Once inside the house, Jade sat down in the living room while Max went into his bedroom and came back with the balm. During this time, Jade wiped off the makeup from her face. The slap from Henry did not really sting but seeing how concerned Max was about it, Jade found herself enjoying the attention. Max seemed like a completely different man. When he had first asked them to make a stop at his house, she had thought it was an excuse to get her to his bed. "So much for letting me go," she had thought. "However, he surprised her by asking her to wait outside. When he appeared in front of her again, he sat down and handed the balm to her. However, she closed her eyes, pretending she hadn't seen him giving the balm to her as she said, "Be gentle while applying it." He stared at her for a while and finally opened the small cup and began to apply the balm gently. "You wiped your makeup off?" He asked. She nodded, "Yeah." "You look beautiful even without it," he stated and
"It was Stacy," Jade revealed. Max furrowed his brows "Stacy?" He lifted Jade from the couch and they both sat down, "Stacy, had you abducted?" Jade nodded, "Yes! At that time I was worried that if you kept on drinking, something terrible would happen to you. After I was kidnapped, I lost consciousness and when I opened my eyes I saw Stacy. She wanted to burn my face. She said it was revenge for what I did to her, so I was terrified. I tried to fight, but the men she had recruited to work for her were too many for me. I was injected with a substance that made me weak, and just when she was so close to burning my face, Ashton appeared and saved me." "Ashton?" Max seemed surprised. Jade nodded, "Yes! Ashton doesn't trust your intentions, because the news about your philandering habit is known by many people. So after finding out, he was worried that you would hurt me. He put a man on your trail. But this man noticed me leaving with our children, and, when he inform
FOUR YEARS AGOANGELAfter saying goodbye to Sia in tears, I paid for a hotel room. I hid there so I could plan out what I wanted to do.After leaving the hotel, I went to a club on the outskirts of the city to meet one of the guys I had once worked with; Fred. He was a nice but dangerous guy and when he saw me, he was surprised."What are you doing in a place like this?" he asked. "Do you know what can happen to you here?"I shrugged. "Well, I have reached the stage where I am not afraid of much. Besides, I knew you were going to be here. I need your help.""What do you need me to do?" he asked."I need you to mobilize seven boys for me, seven strong young men who would not hesitate to do what I want. Murder not included. They don't have to kill anybody, but I need them to help me beat someone up and retrieve something that was taken from me. Can you do that for me?"He sighed. "Well... I can talk to some of my guys, but I doubt some of them will want to do it. I mean, things like th
ANGELAfter everything, I went back to my hotel to plan my next course of action. I knew I could not stay in the city for longer. Mason was a vindictive person and would comb the entire city to get revenge on me when he got better.Even if I left for Paris, I had a feeling he would still search for me because he knew about my plans to relocate there. I didn't want to put Sia in danger or trouble her unnecessarily, so I had to cut off communication with her for the time being.I would have gone to a different city but I had to find my mom. Even if it was the last thing I did, I wanted to let her know that her daughter was alive. I wanted her to know how much I loved her and wished that I had grown up with her.There was a face I could not forget though, no matter how hard I tried; Alex Duke's, Ashton's cousin.As I sat on my bed, my mind traveled back to the first time I met him. From the moment he walked into the room to check my legs, my heart skipped a beat, but only because I was a