STACY When I came out and saw Max, I threw myself into his arms and cried, "You changed your mind, Max. Thank you so much, I knew you could never bring yourself to hurt me or believe ridiculous accusations from other people."He pushed me away, "What rubbish are you saying? Didn't you already confess that you did it and blamed it on depression?I am only here because I've decided to punish you some other way. However, you are not allowed to ever come close to me or my daughter again."I nodded, "Okay, Max but Jade....""Keep her name out of your mouth," he warned before walking out of the station.I ran after him after signing because I wanted him to give me a ride but he had already left. Without my phone and wallet which I had left in Max's house, I couldn't order an Uber.I stared at the expensive chain around my wrist and decided to pawn it off but I couldn't find a pawnshop nearby. It was worth millions of dollars and I could not give it out for just a ride.I decided to walk un
MAX"Who is Jade?" I heard Daisy ask Agatha.They both acted like they did not hear my voice as Daisy continued, "Max called me the same name once. Do you also know her? What is going on?"Agatha turned her face away from her, "Sorry about that. It's just that you remind me a lot of her. Now, please answer my question."Daisy held her hands and spoke softly, "You need to believe me, Agatha, I never hurt you intentionally. I thought someone had broken into my house and completely forgot about your presence.As a mother, my first instinct was to protect my children. In doing so, I hurt you and I'm so sorry about it. I regret it a lot. How can I make it up to you?""How could you mistake me for a thief when the lights were on? I could have died." Agatha complained."I'm so sorry," Daisy kept saying. "My children love you so much, and that's because you are a good woman. Please, believe me, I would never intentionally hurt you."I recalled that Daisy had told me that the lights were off a
MAXAgatha's eyes widened in surprise, "Daisy is Jade? Mr. Anderson, I promise that I never knew this. Yes, she looks like Jade and reminds me a lot of her but I can remember that Jade had two sons but Daisy doesn't have any sons. That's why I concluded that it cannot be the same person."I stared at her suspiciously but the innocent look in her eyes did not vanish. Finally, I sighed, "How can two people be so alike? Even doppelgangers have bigger differences." "You think Daisy is Jade?" She asked. I shook my head, "No, I don't think so. Otherwise, she would have two sons instead of daughters. I heard you call her Jade, hence my reaction. Now that you've explained it, I've realized it was just a misunderstanding. The doctor said you'll be discharged in two days. Take care."As I turned and walked out of the ward, I knew Agatha was hiding something from me. I had to thoroughly investigate Daisy and be sure of her true identity before deciding on what to do next. We all left the ho
"I'm sorry, Darling. I just couldn't help myself," Max said and kissed Jade's cheek.He lay beside her with his hand supporting his head while she stared at him suspiciously."Don't look at me like that," Max told her as he kissed her cheek again. "Where is your romantic side? You must be a very light sleeper, though. All I did was kiss your cheek and suddenly you woke up and began staring at me as though I just appeared in your room and tried to steal everything you have." She finally smiled, "No it's not that, Max. Due to the way I grew up, I have some trust issues, especially while I'm asleep."He furrowed his brows, "Did someone molest you in the past while you were sleeping?" She sighed, "Please, I don't want to talk about it. I just want to go back to sleep." She suddenly hugged him and leaned her forehead on his chest. Max sighed as he thought, "There are too many stories surrounding you, Daisy. But no matter what happens, I will get a DNA test done today and find out what
Stacy arrived at Max's office all dressed up. Her body was still sore from the injury she had received, courtesy of Jade. She knew Max wanted nothing to do with her, especially since she believed he had gone to a large extent to inflict pain on her. However, she was there on a mission and planned that she would not leave until she got what she wanted.Fortunately, Max's secretary was someone she had once recommended to Max, and she was more loyal to her than she was to anyone else in the company. She called the secretary's phone and asked, "Is Max in the office?" The secretary who had no idea that Max had cut off ties with Stacy replied, "Yes, he's in the office and he's busy, but why do you ask?" "Well, I need you to help me with something," Stacy replied. "I need access to Max's phone for a brief moment, I want you to distract him for me." "What do I need to do?" The secretary asked. Max was in his office when his secretary ran in and said, "Sir, there's an emergency at the e
"Would you all like to see Daddy's house?" Max asked his three children and they all nodded. "Come on, let's go to Daddy's house right now. There are so many toys, and video games there and Daddy will buy ice cream for all of you." "What about mummy?" Phyna asked. "Will she be coming with us?" Max nodded, "Yes, dear. Your mummy was the one who asked me to take you all to my house for a few days. She is going to be very busy, that's why." All three children got so excited after hearing Max's words. He quickly sent a message to his assistant to fill one of his rooms with a variety of snacks, children's toys, and video games. He made a few more calls before they left the house. They all got into his car and he took them to buy ice cream. While they were having ice cream inside the car, he stood outside, staring at them, his heart filled with so much joy because he had been reunited with his sons. He recalled how unhappy he usually felt each time he thought about them and w
Max suddenly recalled the audio file he was about to play in his office before his children called and took out his phone. He played the audio file and gasped when he realized it was the same one Jade had deleted from his phone. He realized Stacy must have recovered it but he had no idea what she stood to gain. When he played the audio to the end, he laughed self-depreciatingly, "You're such a fool, Max. If you didn't fall for that vixen, you wouldn't have trusted her so much and would have found out the truth sooner." He called the doctor he had asked to run a DNA test and asked if the results were ready. "Yes it is," the doctor replied. "What does it say?" He asked. "It's a 99.9 percent match," the doctor revealed. "The relationship is that of mother and daughter." Max smiled bitterly, "Thank you, doctor." And continued to drink. Jade's hands shivered as she drove back home. Tears were rolling down her cheeks and she cursed Henry in her heart for her misfortune. Sh
JADE "Tsk, Tsk, Tsk. You would never change," I heard Max's voice behind me and turned.I stared at him in surprise, my heart racing as I realized that nothing had happened to him. He had pretended to faint and I was so desperate that I believed his act."You still tried to hurt me, Jade. How come you get heartless by the second?" He asked.My eyes brimmed with tears, realizing that I was powerless right there."Please, don't separate a mother from her kids," I cried. "But you separated a father from his kids," he reminded me. "Let's say you didn't know better five years ago, but you came back, you got close to me and you saw how much I struggled. I could not even talk about how I was separated from two of my kids, because of how much it hurt.You saw all these, and yet you still wanted to take them all away? Why didn't you just come clean before me, especially after seeing my misery.""Max, those children are my life, how do you expect me to live without them?" I asked him.He clap