Chapter 29: Can we meet up??It was a bright Saturday morning, and Rose could be seen seated on her bed, a cup of coffee in her hand. The window was wide open, allowing the natural breeze to blow her hair in different directions.“Gosh! This is heavenly,” she said, taking a long sip from her coffee. She breathed out and smiled at nature. “Aren’t you just beautiful?” She giggled and took another sip of her coffee.Her kids could be seen in the middle of the bed, operating their laptops. “Are you going to continue doing that all day?” Ken suddenly lifted his head from his laptop and questioned, and Rose turned to him and smiled.“How can I get tired of nature, Ken? I can’t have enough of it because it’s so beautiful,” Rose replied, a sweet smile still plastered on her lips.“Are you trying to say you love nature more than you love us?” Kendell suddenly pouted, her face laced with jealousy. Rose giggled at her silliness before replying, “Of course not, I love you two more than anythi
Chapter 30: Dunop Eatery It was exactly 12:00 pm in the afternoon. Rose could be seen applying some makeup on her face, while her children sat on her bed having lunch.“Do you really have to go? You have only today and tomorrow to spend with us, and now you want to go out?” Ken muttered sadly as he broke down the food in his mouth with his teeth. Rose paused her makeup application for a while after her son’s words hit her before she continued.“You know, if this wasn’t an important meeting, I would have rescheduled it,” she said after a while of remaining silent.“Mom, I understand you perfectly well,” Kendell broke into the conversation. “In as much as I don’t want you to go out, I still know it’s important to be where you are going.” She continued and turned to her baby. “Don’t be a crybaby and listen to Mom. She will be back soon,” she patted her brother on the head and let out a smile.Rose watched her children, and her heart fluttered with joy. She soon snapped out of her fa
Chapter 31: I want us to get remarried It was the familiar dark room that only the reflection of the sun rays brought light to. As usual, Michael could be seen standing inside the room, and of course, he was not alone. His boss was there also, but something was odd. The man was pacing back and forth, his face etched with worry.“I think this is the height of it,” the man suddenly said, his eyes plastered with anger. He was still moving back and forth in the tiny room. “How can Grandfather do this? How can he ask Derek to marry the mother of his kids in ord”r to claim the inheritance” He can be so annoying.”The man hissed suddenly. “I thought that as he grew older, he would stop being annoying, but he is still annoying. Just like he has been since I was little,” the man continued, grunting hard.“What about that jerk, Derek? Is he in support of his plans?” He turned to Michael, and the man nodded positively.“He is? That jerk is always getting on my nerves since we were little. Ho
Chapter 32: We are not compatible “Never, ever do this. I don’t know what exactly you are driving at, but I am telling you freely that you have no place in my heart, got it?” she picked her bag from the table and was about to leave when Derek stopped her with his words.“I want us to get remarried!” he screamed at the top of his voice.Rose could feel her world crumbling as she heard Derek’s words. For a while, she thought she was dreaming, or maybe she was imagining things? As she stood there dumbfounded, she hit her head with her hands countless times, all in an attempt to comfort herself. “Stop thinking trash, brain,” she said as she hit her head.There was no way she could believe what she just heard. But Derek suddenly pulled her back to reality and proved to her she wasn’t imagining things, and this was really reality.“Let’s get remarried again,” Derek stuttered again, his voice low and barely audible. Rose turned to him, her heart almost bursting open in shock. “What did
Chapter 33: It’s all your fault Rose cursed continuously as she drove her car through the busy streets of NYC. She just couldn’t get Derek’s words out of her head. “How dare he ask me out? How dare he feel he still has a place in my heart?” She cursed continuously, her left hand fisted in anger and her heart racing with the stirring of her car.“How brazen of him to think he can still win me over after all he did to me,” she lamented on. “Like, for Christ’s sake, I would have been a dead person by now if only Dave didn’t save me. Maybe then he would have come to my grave and asked me to be his wife,” she hissed and hit her steering wheel angrily.“I hate you, Derek. I hate you for always thinking you can have your way with me. I hate you for always thinking you can have anything you want,” she stuttered in great dismay.Her words trailed off when the ringing of her phone alerted her of an incoming call. She peeped into the caller ID and picked the call immediately on realizing the
Chapter 34: Annoying Pervert “Annoying pervert who only eats my money,” he cursed and returned his phone to its base. “He always has a way of getting on my nerves,” he hissed and continued trailing behind Rose, taking every turn she took.He couldn't afford to lose Rose, and that was on point. Losing Rose would mean losing everything he had worked for all his life.As he trailed behind Rose from a far angle, he watched as her car halted in front of a massive mansion.“Phew! That must be her house,” Derek breathed out in relief, a sweet smile playing across his lips. But he wasn’t so sure yet; he had to confirm it was really her house, so he waited. He watched as Rose came out of her car instead of driving in then he got confused.“If this was really her house, then she would have driven in. Why is she waiting around?” Derek muttered, dissatisfaction quickly spreading across his face. “I really hope I didn’t follow her here in vain,” he muttered on, his eyes still locked on her.A
Chapter 35: You!?Derek sat in his familiar backyard, taking a deep sip from the cigarette in his hand. “F-ck!” he laced as he emptied the smoke in his mouth into the air. “How are they so comfortable holding hands like they’re married already?” he hissed and took yet another sip from his cigarette.“And to think she was even shining her teeth like a fool, but when it comes to me, she suddenly becomes a tigress,” he hissed on, unable to take the sight of Rose being with another man out of his mind. “She is supposed to still miss me and cry daily, right?” he turned to John, who stood not too far from him, and he nodded positively, not wanting to upset his boss more.“She is annoying and so full of herself,” Derek continued and took yet another draw from his cigarette. “Empty more alcohol into my glass,” Derek giggled stupidly, and John did as he had said with a worried look on his face. This was the fifth bottle of alcohol his boss was consuming, and he wasn’t finding it funny any
Chapter 36: I am done forThat was when John received the most unexpected shock of his life.“Micheal!” he muttered in shock, his eyes dancing around the man who stared back in shock as well.“Micheal!” John stuttered again, ensuring he wasn’t seeing things. However, instead of responding, Micheal continued staring at him in shock.“You’re still existing? It’s been a while,” John added, and that was when Micheal finally snapped out of his trance and responded.“I’m fine. It’s been a while,” Micheal stuttered, his eyes darting around John.“Yeah, I know, right? It’s been 10 years since I last saw you, and you haven’t changed a bit,” John smiled and playfully hit Micheal on the shoulders.“Yeah. How have you been?” Micheal replied with a smile.“I’ve been good, Micheal,” John replied. “What brought you here?” he asked immediately, his eyes scanning Micheal, who let out a bright smile before responding.“I came to get flowers for my wife; tomorrow is our anniversary,” Micheal blushed.“O
Chapter 120: A Warm Embrace Dave had a sneer-smile on his face as he watched Sofia and the policeman walk out of the station. Everything was already plotted out; he was going to escape, dead or alive. He wasn’t done with his vengeance yet, so they had no right to lock him up. He knew deep down that he must complete what he came to do before he could have the peace he needed. Everything was already plotted out, and his escape plan would kick off now.“Does those two bastards think that I will let them have a great life after everything they have done to me?” He fisted his hands and turned to Anna, who was locked in the same cell with him. Anna gave him a mocking glare before replying, “And what possible can you do in this state?” She rolled her eyes as she spoke, and Dave could feel the mockery in her tone. “Are you downgrading me right now? Do you think I can’t do it?” He glared at her, his eyes burning with rage, but Anna didn’t care about the amount of rage in his eyes; she pre
Chapter 119: WorriesKendell let out a bright smile and turned to Derek. “You too, Dad,” she smiled, and Derek knelt down immediately. As the family knelt down, about to dive into prayers, the door to the hospital ward pulled open, revealing the doctor. They all looked at him, and the look on his face was enough to inform them that he had news.“Doctor, any news?” Rose stood up for the first and rushed to him, along with the rest of the family. As their eyes stayed on the doctor’s downcast eyes, they knew something was wrong.“What is it, Doctor? Can you just say what you came in here to tell us?” Rose interrupted again, and the doctor stared blankly at her for a while. He took his eyes off her, took a deep breath, and prepared to deliver the news. They all watched as he cleared his throat, as if his words were obstructed, before he dropped the bombshell: “We couldn’t find any matching kidney. I am sorry,” he announced.Rose grabbed his shirt. “What did you just say?” she stuttered,
Chapter 118: Let’s Pray“Doctor, I have checked the organ retrieval suite,” the nurse said with a bow, and everyone’s ears itched to hear his next words, as they were the main point.“I checked the organ retrieval suite, but I couldn’t find any kidney that matches his,” the nurse broke the sad news and the room went wild. “What are we supposed to do now?” Rose stammered, already losing it. “Is there no other option?” Derek fired, his eyes filled with disappointment. “What will become of my brother? I hope he’s not going to die?” Kendell wept, everything was too much for her tiny brain to handle.“What needs to be done, Doctor?” Rose stood up from her seat in a flash. “What needs to be done to save my son?” She moved to the doctor faster than anyone could say “no” and grabbed him by the collar. The astonished man managed to pull her hands off his collar, and when he successfully did, after much trial, he took in a deep breath.“What the hell can be done? Please,” Rose fell to the f
Chapter 117: A Sad NewsThey watched as the doctor gave another sad nod before deciding to spill the most anticipated news.“I am sorry to inform you, but your son couldn’t make it. He was…” The doctor couldn’t complete his statement when a nurse yelled from inside the ward, calling his attention.“Doctor! Doctor!! He’s moving,” the nurse yelled, and he rushed into the ward, shutting the door behind him before Rose could gain access. She was ready to follow him into the ward.“What is really happening?” she mumbled in fear, pacing back and forth in front of her son’s ward. As she paced, something remained in her mind: “Was the doctor trying to tell them they lost their son earlier on?" she reasoned, and as she did, her heartbeat increased; everything was playing too fast.“Please, I think you need to calm down, Rose. I am sure everything will fall into place,” she heard behind her, and turning around, her eyes fell on Derek, whose face was also filled with worry.“I am scared, Derek;
Chapter 116: Hug me More“You haven’t even discovered the most shocking truth, and you are already all over it,” Kendall intruded again, and Rose could feel herself almost going nuts.“What is in for her again?” she wondered.“Mom, do you know that Dad and Uncle Dave are brothers?” Kendell spilled the beans, which recklessly threw Rose off balance.“Wh…at are you saying?” Rose stuttered, breaking the silence that was already revolving around them like a solid rock.“You heard me clearly, Mom – Dad and Uncle Dave are brothers, but according to Dad, he thought Uncle Dave had died a long while ago,” Kendell added, and Rose could feel her head exploding from discovering so many secrets at once.“How…? How are they brothers? They…” Rose stuttered weakly; everything was just too much to process.“I think you have said enough,” Derek snatched the phone from Kendell, realizing all the secrets Kendell was spilling was too much for Rose to handle.“Your mom is currently at the hospital, so I do
Chapter 115: Messed UpThe kids rushed to their father, who hugged them tightly and didn’t stop pecking them. “I am so glad that you two are safe,” Derek said happily.“I am so glad…” Ken tried to speak, but he couldn’t complete his statement. He fell short of breath and started coughing like he was fighting for his life.“Ken!” Kendell and Derek yelled out his name. Derek held him and tried to find out what was going on. A few officers surrounded them, while the rest focused on Dave and Anna.Derek watched helplessly as his son took a deep breath and collapsed in his arms. “Ken!” he shouted, and shook him, but there was no response.“Dad, please let’s take him to the hospital, we need to take him to the hospital,” Kendell stammered, already in tears. She shook like a leaf as she spoke. She couldn’t bear the thought of losing her brother.“Quick! Open the door to the back car,” Derek shouted, and one of the officers did as he said. Without waiting another second, he rushed to the open
Chapter 114: Thrown in AweBut now everything was becoming clear to him; now he knew the reason his father didn’t include Daniel (Dave) in his will; now he knew the secret his gran”father was trying to hide from him when he asked him why Daniel wasn’t included in the will. “And that isn’t all, Derek; do you want to discover the most shocking truth?” Dave laughed out loud, and Derek was forced to stare at him in anticipation of his next words. “I killed your miserable father, Derek,” Dave confessed with hilarious laughter; he had no remorse in his eyes as he said this. “I killed him when I discovered my name wasn’t in his will. How could he be so mean as not to include my name in his will?” He laughed again. Derek watched as his brother spilled more secrets, but he just couldn’t bring himself to believe that his brother had actually killed his father. “How the heck are you responsible for Father’s death, you asshole?” he stuttered and watched as his brother released an evil laughte
Chapter 113: Revelation “We are surrounded by police officers, Dave,” Anna stuttered in panic, she was the first to witness the incident playing around them. “Police?” Dave mumbled, and looked behind him, and that was when he noticed the police officers surrounding them. The kids, on the other hand, jubilated, jumping up and down and screaming to alert the police officers that they were still stuck in the car.“Can you two shut the fuck up, or I will put a bullet through your tiny brains?” Dave yelled at them. He was already swimming in confusion; he was looking for a way to escape the police, and this was making matters worse.“But how the heck did they discover our location? Did you make any calls? Or anything at all?” Anna said in panic, and that was when he remembered that he called his brother Derek.“That asshole!” he yelled and hit the steering wheel of his car. “That idiot betrayed me again,” he lamented.“That idiot? Who exactly are you referring to? So you actually calle
Chapter 112: Stay Back“The buyer just called,” Anna said, taking her phone away from her ears. She gave Derek a nod, indicating it was time to leave.“Okay, where is he? Is he around here, or are we taking the kids to him?” Derek questioned, already untying them.“He said he’s by the roadside, so definitely, when we drive out, we will see him,” Anna replied, helping to untie Ken while Derek continued untying Kendell, who was already begging now.“Uncle Dave, please don’t sell us. I’m sorry for being rude to you; please have mercy and don’t sell us away. If you do, it’s going to break my mom’s heart,” she pleaded, tears already falling from her innocent eyes.By this time, Ken was already awake and hearing his sister’s words; his heart flew into high speed. “Sell us? He wants to sell us?” He turned to his sister, panting, and his ears itched for a response. He watched as his sister nodded positively before responding.“Yes, Ken, this wicked man wants to sell us,” he watched as his sis