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Amber. Chapter forty-nine
“Hi Amber, it’s been a while" Jake Morris said over the phone.“Hi Jake, how have you been"Amber said strolling over to her bed to sit.“have been away on business, just got back few days ago, can I have the honour of taking you out for dinner today" Jake askedAmber pursed her lip thinking about what Jake asked, she shrugged her shoulder and said“why not” “Great" Jake said “I’ll pick you up by 7pm"“okay" Amber said and hung up, she strolled over to her wardrobe to look for a dress to wear.She checked her time and noticed it was 5:30pm, she had an hour and thirty minutes to get ready, her stomach growl and she pat her belly saying“Behave, we’re eating out tonight"By 6:30pm Amber stepped out of her room wearing velvet brown short gown, she checked the time and realised there was thirty minutes more, looking down and her tummy she tsk her teeth and sat down abruptly on the chair.“Ahhhh, am hungrryy” she growl, she heard the door bell and rush there.“Oh thank God, I thought I w
Last Updated : 2022-09-28Amber. Chapter Fifty
A man rushed into the restaurant looking around frantically, he bumped into waiter carrying the tray of food for the couple by the right side of Amber, knocking the tray out and unto the man reading a newspaper in front of his partner, the hot food made him jump to his feet, he bent his head to examine the damage to his clothe and his cap fell off, the waiter was apologising profusely.“Am so sorry sir, am sorry please"“it’s okay, the stain is not too much"The man said Amber looked up to see the drama unfolding and was shocked to see Todd Anderson, her mouth open and she stood up without even realising it, her feet seems to have a mind of their own as they moved of their own accord to where Todd stood, Jake followed her quietly, Amber stopped in front of Todd looking at him straight in the eyes, she turned to see the woman with him and it was Alice.“Oh, I see" Amber said throwing her hands in the air.“Good thing I left huh, now you can make your relationship public but with me it
Last Updated : 2022-10-02Amber. chapter Fifty one
Todd looked at the clock ticking every second and his brow furrowed, the time is 9:00am and Amber wasn’t at the office yet, she should have at least called in sick or something, he thought. He tapped his leg on the ground, he became really agitated when by 9:30am she was still not around, he picked up the land line in his office and dialled a number.“come to my office" he said into the phone, few minutes later there was a knock on the door and Jen stepped in.“why is your friend not at work" Todd asked not in the mood for any exchange of pleasantries.“huh" Jen said looking confused.“I’ll find out right away" She said and stepped out of Todd’s office.She dialled Amber’s number on her phone and it rang, after the third ringing. She picked up.“Hi" she slurred into the phoneJen looked at the screen to be sure she dialled the right number.“Amb, is that you” she asked.“yeess" Amber said, her words sounding slurring once again“Are you drunk, at this time, what’s wrong, why are you n
Last Updated : 2022-10-04Amber. Chapter fifty-two
Todd woke up with a start after falling asleep on the wheels while waiting for Jen to exit Amber’s building, he wondered if Jen was still inside or she had left, to be sure he placed a call to Alice.“hey, do you know if Amber’s guest is still with her or if she's left"He asked when Alice picked up“no, She is still in there” Alice said and Todd hung up.After thinking for a while he started the car ignition, turned back and left.The next day at work, Amber came in to work and was summoned to Todd’s office, she tapped on the lightly and opened the door.“You called" she saidTodd raised his head to look at her, he noticed her dull eyes and somewhat sad countenance and he felt bad that he had made her sad, he unconsciously reached out his hands to draw her closer and comfort her but Amber moved back abruptly, her movement was too fast that she missed a step and was falling, Todd rushed out of his seat and grabbed her hand trying to safe her but they both fell flat on the ground with
Last Updated : 2022-10-06Amber. Chapter fifty-three.
When they got to the hospital, Amber’s knee had already been wrapped up with a band aid and she was thanking the nurse who attended to her, Todd heaved a sigh of relief when he saw her in one piece, he placed a hand on his chest and took three deep breath before moving into the room completely, Carl stopped at the door and nodded at Amber, she nodded, acknowledging his greeting, she looked at the nurse as she walked out of her room then turned her face to the side, biting her lip she closed her eyes squeezing it tight as if willing Todd to disappear but when she opened her eyes and turned to check he was sitting on the chair by her bedside, the gentle look in his eyes was her undoing, she couldn’t look away from him, she bite her lower lip nervously and Todd held her hand tenderly.“I was so scared, I thought I’d lose you too" he said gentlyAmber was moved by his words, she tried to respond to him but there was a lump in her throat and her words sounded hoarse, she cleared her throat
Last Updated : 2022-10-12Amber. Chapter fifty-five
“Why don’t you trust me, Amber" Todd asked raking his hair with his hand.“Do I really look like someone who will betray or cheat on you" he asked looking into Amber’s eyes as if the answers will jump out of her eyes.Amber bite her lower lip shaking her head quietly she said.“Am sorry, I dragged my baggage into our relationship" her eyes lost focus like she was looking into the distance as she began to recall bits of her childhood.15 years ago.“Ann, Ann" came the shout from little Amber, Ann rusher into the sitting room and found Amber perched on the stool by the window, looking out the window she pointed at a figure approaching the house as she said.“He’s coming and he’s drunk" Ann rushed towards Amber and dragged her down from the stool “quick, come, let’s go hide, you know what that means right” Ann held Amber’s hand and the two of them rushed into their room, locked the door and climbed the bed to sleep.Bang! Bang!! Bang!!! The loud banging on the door didn’t stop even as
Last Updated : 2022-10-15Amber. Chapter Fifty-six
Todd hung up the call and stomped his feet on the ground, he couldn’t believe Amber chose to tell someone about their relationship despite the current situation and she chose the worse person, a person he had been suspecting since the day he saw Petra at the restaurant while he was spying on Amber, he had followed Petra that day out of suspicion, he was shocked to see Jen talking to Petra, he had been suspecting her since then but has no evidence to proof his suspicion. His head was bursting with lots of thoughts. What if Jen turns out to be Sarah’s murderer, though they looked into her before, they didn’t search deeply, now he was hoping they could trace her call records perhaps that will shed some light on the issues at hand, he really didn’t want to imagine what would happen of he was too late again this time, he placed his hand 9n his chest in an attempt to steady his heart, took deep breaths before turning to walk back into the hospital room where Amber was currently watching a
Last Updated : 2022-10-18Amber. chapter fifty seven
“let’s go for a vacation” Todd said to Amber after she was discharged “What about the company and Carrie"Amber asked, her eyes searching Todd’s to gauge his reaction, she really wanted to go for the vacation but she also knew the company is at a busy stage.“don’t worry, have arranged for everything, Carrie and Donna will go with us and we will all stay at the vacation house there, its close to a ranch. You’ll love it" Todd said and Amber beam smile, moving closer to him, she wrapped her arms around his neck and brought his head down for a kiss.“I think we will go for more vacations in the future, I didn’t know vacations can get me kisses" Todd said, his breath fanning her neck and his words teasing her.She smiled and turned away, her face turning red “there’s more to come during the vacation” she said“Is that so" Todd said drawing her back, he embraced her from the back.Stanley knocked on Todd’s office door and waited till he heard “come in” he opened the door and walked in,
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Todd walked out as soon as the presentations were over, the winner would be contacted via a mail so there was nothing more to wait for, Rick ran up to him just as he was about to enter his car.“Todd Anderson”He said and Todd paused, he knows that voice, he can never forget the voice of someone he once considered a friend “Rick”Todd said as he turned back to face Rick Warren“you were going to leave without saying hello”Rick said flashing a fake smile,Todd didn’t smile instead he clenched his jaw as he said“i see you haven’t gotten rid of your dirty tricks and games so why would I say hello, we have nothing to talk about”“Oh but I think we do”Rick said“no we don’t”Todd said turning towards his car“don’t you want to know how I got your design, ain’t you tempted to know who the mole is in your company”Todd turned back to Rick and saw his satisfactory smile.Sensing it was one of Rick’s dirty tricks Todd smile and said.“NO”Then he turned and entered his car
Amber. chapter sixty nine.
Few days later.“I can’t believe my wedding was ruined, just like that”Amber said, as she sat beside Ann in her hospital ward.“am sorry things turned out this way”“Ann, I should be thanking you for pushing me out of harm’s way”Amber said, then she propped her chin with one hand and said.“Honestly I had a feeling something was going to happen, I had a bad dream the night before that’s why I had that anxiety attack at the door”Amber confessed to Ann who raised her head slightly and said.“Wow, it’s so weird though I could’ve sworn someone tampered with it cause when I checked the venue yesterday, it looked fine and why did it drop at the moment you were passing”“ I think you’re right Ann, someone must have done something to the iron”Amber said, her eyes wide from her discovery.“Hold on, I’ll call Todd”The phone rang but there was no response “Oh I forgot, he’s probably at the bid”Amber said, her shoulders slummed and her eyes dulled.“what’s wrong Amber”Ann
Amber. chapter sixty eight.
“is your friend okay”Ann whispered to Amber.“Who”Amber asked not knowing who Ann was referring to amonge all the ladies present for the bachelorette party.“Jen, she seems to be put of it”Ann said pointing at Jen who was currently at the balcony making a call.“yeah, I noticed she seems off but I can’t quite place my finger on it, maybe I’ll just ask her”Amber said getting up.Ann shrugged and walked away to get herself a drink.Jen was rounding up with her call when Amber got to her.“Okay, let me know what you think, later”She said and hung up the call.“Are you okay Jen”Amber asked, her eyes filled with concern.“Am okay, why do you ask”Jen asked seeing the concern on Amber’s face.“You seem to be out of it lately, you seem jumpy and anxious, I think”Amber said scrunching her nose.“ Thanks for your concern but am okay, just a little stressed out, you know with the upcoming bid and all, documents keep moving here and there but am good and I promise to be
Amber. chapter sixty seven.
It took Amber a few weeks to get back into the wedding planning mood but when she thought she was over it she decided to pay her father a visit along with Ann who seem to coming around more.She has been so worried about Amber and has since lost the thirst for gambling.“Ann come on, let’s go”Amber said for the fifth time, she has been waiting for Ann for the past fifteen minutes.“am ready”Ann said coming out of Amber’s room where she had been retouching her make up.“finally”Amber said rolling her eyes.Stepping out of the house the twin stepped into the Benz waiting Outside, Todd had arranger for a car and a driver for Amber since the incident.“hi Greg”Amber and Ann chorused at the same time and the two laughed at themselves for talking in sync it happens often when they were little but as they grew older and drifted apart they seem to lose their bond.Smiling they settled in while Greg drove them downtown to their old house.When the car finally stopped, Amber and
Amber. Chapter sixty six
“Am really sorry for putting you in harm’s way"Ann said, sitting on the chair opposite Amber.“you’ve apologised severally and I have something to say as well"Amber said coming to sit beside Ann.“A week ago before the incident, we were talking about Dad and I said some things I wish I didn’t”Ann raised her hand to stop Amber and said.“you didn’t say anything wrong, you were right, my lifestyle is toxic and I need to change, I got you into trouble, I can’t forgive myself if something had happened to you all because I couldn’t discipline myself"“it’s okay Ann and I appreciate you but I also know your gambling addiction started because you were looking for means to raise money for us back then, I shouldn’t have been so harsh and am sorry, Please come for my wedding, I’ll invite Dad as well"Amber said tears brimming in her eyes.Ann couldn’t help crying as well as she said.“I don’t have an excuse Amb, you’re the most important person to me and I don’t know what I would have done if
Amber. chapter sixty five.
The next day, Todd was waiting for Jack Ray by the old creek as agreed, he had a black bag with him, he had been standing for sometime with no word from Jack Ray, turning around to see if anyone was around, he spotted a black figure from an abandoned building, starring at it, the figure moved closer and soon he could see the man's features.Jack Ray was not hunk, he wasn’t what Todd had expected at all, he was smallish in stature with bright eyes, no one would have suspected he was a criminal.“nice of you to show up"Jack Ray said in an unbothered tone.“where is she"Todd said unable to contain his anxiousness.“not so soon, the money first"Jack Ray said signalling for him to bring the bag.Todd’s eyes were slightly red from anger but there wasn’t much he could do, all he could do now was to follow the plan and hope all works out as planned, they had to involve the police when Ann told them who they were dealing with, Jack Ray is a top criminal who has never been caught due to his
Amber. Chapter sixty four.
“I don’t think Jen as anything to do with this, Alice as been watching her all this while and she said Jen didn’t make any plan to kidnap Amber"Stanley explained to Todd who couldn’t sit in a spot, he had been pacing up and down his office, at first when he didn’t see Amber yesterday he had thought she was having a good time with her sister and didn’t want to disturb their bonding time but when it was night time and he still didn’t hear from her, he became really worried, he had called her line severally but it was switched off, he tried calling Ann as well but she wasn’t reachable.“here, call Ann again"Todd said dropping a paper containing Ann's number in front of Stanley, just then the door opened to Carl came in.“have you found anything"He asked the moment he was in the office.“no and I can’t stand this anymore"Todd said, his eyes red from exhaustion and fury, he punched the wall with his fist, Carl rushed to him and said.“easy man, we’ll find her”“She picked"Stanley shou
Amber. chapter sixty three
When Amber came to, she was sitting on the floor in a dimly lit room, she could barely make out anything in the room, but she knew the room wasn’t empty, she could vaguely make out shapes that looked like a chair and a bed, her hands were tied to her back and her legs tied together, she could feel the hardness of the rope against her skin, not knowing what to do she yelled.“hello"Not hearing any sound she shouted again“Is anyone here"She was about shouting again when the door suddenly open.The hefty man she had walked into at the store was standing by the door, he pressed a switch and lights came on.Looking at the man, Amber felt her throat was dry, she liked her lower lip with her tongue and said“Please can I get water"Taken aback by her request the hefty man grunt.He had expected her to be scared and shiver at the sight of him.He turned back and went out, coming back few seconds later with a bottle of water.“here"He said in a husky voice, stretching the bottle water to
Amber. Chapter sixty two
“wait, not now" Jen said into her phone, she had stepped aside to pick a call, leaving Amber with Todd, the engagement party had been a success, the media there had capture every breath taking moment of it and this prompted Rick to give Jen a call telling her how they should strike now but Jen had a better idea, now is not the time to strike, she had everything planned out, a sly smile appeared on her face but she quickly wiped it off when Amber touched her arm and said“Hey maiden of honour"Turning back swiftly Jen quickly said into the phone“I’ll call you later”she said into the phone, not waiting for a response before cutting the callShe smiled at Amber and said.“really! am your maid of honour"“of course, who else would it be, you are my best friend and meeting Todd was also all because of you" Amber said, smiling genuinely at Jen as she hugged her.“That’s true I did help you guys meet" she muttered through gritted teeth and smiled as she hugged Amber.“Daddy said you’ll be
