Chapter 169Author’s Pov. Bryan drove roughly to the police station, his mind racing with thoughts of Ross and the predicament she was in. "What the hell is going on?" he muttered to himself, his hands gripping the steering wheel tightly. He had just received a call from the officer, informing him that Ross would be taken to court tomorrow, and he couldn't believe it. "Tomorrow? That's ridiculous!" Ross was like a sister to him, they had been friends since secondary school, and he cared about her deeply. He had tried his best to help her out of the trouble she had gotten herself into, but it seemed like all his efforts had been in vain.He parked his car in front of the police station and rushed inside, his heart pounding with anxiety.. He went to the officer who had called him earlier "Where's Ross?" he demanded, his voice firm but laced with worry“Have your sit” officer told him to sit down, which he did reluctantly. "What's going on, officer? Why is this happening so fast?"
Chapter 170Author’s POV. "Ugh, really? You want me to follow you to Bryan's shop?" May asked, her voice laced with annoyance and frustration. "Can't I just wait for you here? I don't want to go. Do we have to?""No, May, you should come with us. It's not far, and we want you to see Bryan's shop. It's a beautiful place." Grandma Terry was insistent, her voice firm but gentle. "Fine, but I'm only going because I have to, not because I want to." May sighed, her shoulders slumping in defeat. They started moving Grandpa Terry leading the way. As they walked, May's irritation grew. "This is taking forever! How much farther is it?"But no one reply her. They all keep walking without looking at her side which annoys her but she only matches her foot on the floor. Finally, they arrived at the shop, and May's eyes widened in surprise. "Wow, this place is beautiful!" she exclaimed, her voice full of admiration and wonder."Yeah, it's nice, but you don't want to come do you?" Ryang runted,
Chapter 171Author’s POV As they walked back to the fish shop, Grandma Terry unlocked the door and stepped inside, beckoning May and Ryan to follow. As they entered, their eyes widened in wonder. The fish shop was enormous, with rows upon rows of gleaming fish tanks stretching towards the ceiling. The air was cool and crisp, filled with the faint scent of saltwater and the soft hum of filters.May's eyes sparkled as she gazed around, The shop was divided into sections, each one showcasing a different type of marine life. There were tanks filled with colorful tropical fish, their scales shimmering in the light. Others held majestic sea turtles, their shells glinting like gold. And in the center of the shop, a massive tank stretched from floor to ceiling, home to a stunning array of sharks, rays, and other large predators.May's eyes lingered on each tank, drinking in the beauty and diversity of the marine life on display."Grandpa Terry, when did you start this fish shop?" Ryan voice
Chapter 172Author’s POV. May's body tensed as she yanked herself away from Ryan's grip. She glared around in annoyance, shaking her head as if she hadn't been given enough time to deal with the difficult customer. "Did you think you had to be a rude customer like that?" Ryan scolded, his gaze cold as ice. "This is your first day, and you've already driven a customer away!"May's eyes blazed with fire as she gritted her teeth. "You shut up if you don't know what's happening! She just barged in here, pricing each fish, and then had the audacity to tell me she's not buying again. Did I look like a dumbass to her or what?"Grandpa Terry whispered under his breath, "I think May needs a lesson on how to attend to customers." Grandma Terry nodded in agreement.May didn't hesitate, yelling, "I don't need any lessons! That psycho customer needs to visit the asylum!" She stormed inside the mart, angry.Ryan smirked, making Grandma Terry and Grandpa Terry smile. "I think she's gone mad as a ba
Chapter 173Chloe’s POV I stared blankly as Sarah joined the patches of cloth together, forming a dull, monotonous pattern. I wasn't interested in this tedious task, but I'm left with no option than to stare."Wow, look at this! She's actually making something!" Lucy exclaimed, trying to sound enthusiastic."If you also gave it your best effort, you could create something beautiful," Sarah remarked."I wish I could, but my interest in sewing cloth is as small as the tip of my fingernail," I replied, raising my fingers up."That's because you don't think about it deeply," Emma observed from the other side."Imagine if you could sew the cloth you're wearing. Isn't that cool?" Sarah smile. I glared at the cloth I was wearing and pouted, knowing she was right. Imagine if I could sew and wouldn't have to bother buying cloth again. But it wasn't just my best interest."That's a different story...imagine if you could sew a luxury wedding gown with the most expensive silk material...urge...
Chapter 174 Chloe’s POV. My legs were on a stand as I fixed my eyes on Mendy who had just walked into the store with blazing eyes. Her name echoed in my mind like a curse, I couldn't believe my eyes were now right. Her eyes locked against mine with a mixture of surprise and hostility. My face burned with rage my mind raced with a different question. What was she doing here? How did she know I would be here? She stepped in deeper her eyes never leaving my body, I tried to hide my gaze but it was too late, she had already seen me, and trying to hide now would felt awkward. Her expression mirrored her mine, shocked, anger and a hint of curiosity about what was happening. “What are you doing here?” she asked her voice laced with surprise. I stared around the store feeling the weight of everyone’s gaze lingering on my body. They all seemed to be wondering how I knew Mendy, consign about the relationship between us. For what felt like an eternity, I was lost for words. My mind
Chapter 175Chloe’s POV. My eyes darted at the dress, my mouth gasped in awe. If I wasn’t mistaken and I could recall very well, this was the exact dress I had drawn with my whole heart and soul in designing, when I was still in high school! I showed my grandmother then and she showered me with praise and admiration, she advised me to put in my all since I’m a blessed one but then I was too small to see through what grandma saw, and now what? Even though just a night the book vanished into thin air, I searched for it but I couldn’t find it but with this dress that I saw, it looked exactly like the one I had drawn then. “Oh my god, I simply adore this dress, the design is top notch even the fabric was gleaming” Mendy gushed over the dress her voice overflowing with happiness. “I was surprised the dress came out as beautiful as this and I must say, you have a high sense of fashion” Bryan joined lavishing her with praise. I could only stare, my mind reeling in shock and wonder if wh
Chapter 176 Chloe’s POV. I bit my lips feeling a pang of guilt and regret, i couldn’t help but think if I had not known Mendy all this would’ve not happened, I glanced around and my gaze returned to the floor. I could sense that what just happened now was irritating Bryan and the rest and they all sought to know the reason behind the commotion. “I’m sorry, I don’t mean to cause a scene ” I breathe out trying hard not to let my emotions take control over my voice. “You don’t need to apologize it’s clear that Mendy was the one that caused most of it with her rude and unthinkable attitude” Lucy spoke up “She’s always causing trouble and drama wherever so goes” she added through gritted teeth. "But why has Mam Mendy caused so much trouble here?" Emma asked her voice laced with concern, her brow furrowed. I wished I could answer her, but I wasn't ready to talk about it yet.“I wonder the same but we can’t know that unless Chloe explains?" Emma snapped. “I’m sorry guys, I'm not in my
Chapter 124. Chloe's POV. "So, you mean this is the antidote to the potion my sister used on him? How did you even know that something like this existed?" I inquired from her, inspecting the bottle from back to front. Sophia let out a soft chuckle, "of course I know because I have a background in medicine. I wouldn't really call it that because not everyone who tries their hands at many things, has an idea of what this might be, but whatever the case may be, I guess we don't have to worry our heads about anything.""Yeah, right. So what am I supposed to do with it?" I asked, trying to sniff it to see if I would understand a thing happening here, but it didn't work."You are supposed to just pour in a drop in his tea or coffee so that it works slowly. If you do this consecutively for fourteen days, this might help you to get rid of whatever has settled down in it to his subconscious." She explained to me. Sophia had been nothing short of a blessing to me because immediately I broug
Chapter 123.Author's POV. Sophia bent behind the trees as she waited for Mendy, who had delayed coming out. Glancing at her watch, she began to hiss. How long would it take for mendy to cross over from her house to this arena? Was she hoping that she got caught by Chloe? Mendy arrived with the rustling of bushes as her boots scrunched through them. “I'm sorry for the delay. I needed to sort out a few things so that I didn't get caught. I hope that no one saw you when you were leaving.” “Can we abandon that and move to the reason we are here? I have been able to get her to trust me, what is the next step?” Sophia caught Mendy off. “You shouldn't speak to me in that manner just because you are doing me a favor. In case you have forgotten, you should be thankful that I gave you this opportunity.” “As if I am doing this for you.” Sophia thought inside of her but wouldn't dare utter those words so that she didn't sound opportunistic and make Mendy suspicious. “I apologize, I am on
Chapter 122. Chloe's POV. Confused as hell but didn't want to sound or look like I wasn't polite, I looked away watching the person who was talking staring at me as I tried to figure out what exactly she was saying. "Do I know you?" I inquired, raising my eyebrows a little higher than necessary. "I don't think that you do but I do know you. You are Luna Chloe. One of the best people that we have ever had to grace our arena. I'm sure that a lot of people would regret ever coming against you. You are one of the sweetest people that I know."I recoiled, "okay, back up for a second." She chuckled softly before even advancing towards me, making me a little worried and wondering why this person was so bold to come closer when I had practically told them to stay away. I knew that some people were bold and would not desist unless there was a great reason for that. I had more than not expectations when it came to mingling with people "It would be nice if you introduce yourself after sa
Chapter 121Chloe's POV. "I think that teacher Mendy is one of the best assets to this school. She has been nothing but great to the children, especially how they behave and address people nowadays." One of the parents said. I laughed at their ignorance of the truth. How would anyone in their right senses ever think that my sister was the best thing to happen to their kids? "Haven't you listened to the way your children speak? Do you think that that is the right way things should be done? If you think so, then I would have to question everything that you represent and I'm not even joking about that." I said with so much anger. "That is the basic truth. My daughter had not picked up when she started until Miss Mendy took her in and then made her life beautiful. I know that there might be some issues between both of you but it doesn't change the fact that she is one of the best teachers over here." Another parent spoke. "She has records of people who come to give her accolades. Su
Chapter 120. Chloe's POV. Heading back home was a delight but at the same time also a problem because all I could think of in that moment was how I would be able to handle the situation perfectly without looking helter skelter or being in a dilemma Deciding to go and check up on my kids turned out to be a disheartening move, as I suddenly began to think of everything that had gone wrong. My kids deserve the best but I had not given this to them, not because I didn't want to but because I just didn't have the capacity to do so. Firstly, I encountered one of the teachers at the gate who was looking at me as though I was here on a wicked mission, this was probably the effect of my sister's methods on making everyone see me as the bad guy. "I want to see mendy." I told her, watching her bow immediately and rush off I didn't waste time going after her, passing by mendy's class I heard her teaching the kids on how to be disrespectful even if it was not as instructive as sh
Chapter 119. Chloe's POV. "What happens if I do not have his belongings with me?" I asked, holding my breath, in case things didn't go the way I expected it to."You might have to find it at all cost because then there is a huge problem than we might want to admit. I don't think that there is anything right now, but even at that we can find a way around it. I've got some new ideas." Bryan answered instead of the lady, making me wonder why he was so particular about me finding Liam's things. I wasn't at ease with the new development and would rather just relax and watch things play out naturally, but I also wasn't going to negate the fact that he might be speaking the truth. Helping me in fact was one of the greatest things anyone could do for me and I appreciated his efforts but, I was a little bit skeptical. "I don't want us to do anything that could potentially harm Liam in the future. I just want an antidote to be found in the potion and nothing more." I reiterated, so that th
Chapter 118.Chloe's POV. "Where are you?" Bryan spoke into the earphones I had plugged in. I bent in the bushes, avoiding contact with the patrol guards. It wasn't news that they would not stop until they were able to find out who was out of the house. Liam and I had not crossed paths since the last time we spoke despite living in the same house. Immediately I made peace with myself that he was under an influence. I no longer saw his offenses. Instead I saw him as a man who needed to be careful and that his ex was going to get him. Anyone else could be mad at the recent turn out of events but not me, I knew what I needed to do and was ready to do it nonetheless."I don't want anyone knowing that I'm meeting up with you that's why I'm hiding but as soon as I am able to push them away, trust me when I say that I would come out." I said with a small smile. I knew that I had in some way it made him a little bit happy but I needed to continue fervently. If I allowed this opportunity
Chapter 117.Chloe's POV. Staying for my people was definitely easier said than done because why did I feel like I was missing out on a lot of information when Brian told me to stay clear. To some people, it might mean the world to them but to me, it only made me feel a little bit anxious, and also saddled with responsibility of looking over my shoulders, hoping that everything was going on right.If I had the opportunity, I wouldn't have ever dealt with them. I decided to also take laws into my hands. I needed to find out what my sister was so particular about that made her ignore the brutal signs and go for something that didn't even make any sense whatsoever. I also hated the fact that she could get away with it. Lucy's call came in almost immediately as though she had been monitoring what I was thinking of. "I know that you must probably be thinking of that your god-forsaken sister, you don't need to worry about her instead we should worry about other things." She urged me. A
Chapter 116 Chloe’s POV Unknown: meet at location at map. Immediately. I stare down at my phone, a little startled at the message and very confused. The message came just as I am about to head to bed. A simple text with barely any words, and a simple location, that immediately disappears the moment I finished looking at it. There’s no sender, the number is hidden and unknown written in the usual robotic sans of my phone. There is no way I am supposed to find out who sent the text but somehow it just clicks. Everything from the way it was sent, to the style of the writing screams that the sender whoever it maybe didn't want to be found, or have anyone trace them. Although I know better than to guess just who they are, I couldn't help but know that this was Byrans doing. After everything he was always on alert and would never plays games, still looking at my phone with the image long gone and a simple text indicating that I have already opened the message, I contemplated whether to