Chapter 76: A Perfect Payback “No, I can’t just start, knowing we recently got married. If I make any funny move, he would suspect me, and that would be the end of everything.” She looked around her as she said this. “And…” she couldn’t complete her next statement when her son’s voice interrupted. “I’ll call you later,” she ended the call and turned to her son with a smile on her face. “Hello, son,” she bent to his level and patted his head. “I guess you are done dressing already; is that what you came to tell me?” Rose added, and her son nodded positively. “Yes, that is what I came to tell you about. I and Kendell have been waiting for you for some time now,” Ken said. “Oh, really? Let’s go then,” Rose smiled, stood up, and led her son out of the balcony and to their room. In the room, she added the finishing touches to their dressing and led them out of the room and down the stairway that led to the parlor. “I will make tea for breakfast, and for lunch, I will get you two y
Chapter 77: Beware“Now, I just have to wait for the drama to unfold, and it will be more fun now that the kids are not around,” he chuckled, suddenly forgetting his previous tension. “Let the game begin,” he said when he heard the sound of Rose’s footsteps ascending the stairs. “Gosh! I really can’t wait,” he added as he waited desperately for her scream. He was pacing back and forth in his room now as he waited; he couldn’t control his tension anymore, it was killing him. “What is taking her so long? I desperately want to hear her scream now; it will really make my day,” his face was masked with impatience as he said this. “What the heck….” He suddenly heard Rose scream, and his impatience grew to excitement. “Who the hell did this fucking shit?” Rose’s voice drew closer, and that was when he figured out she was already walking to his room. “I have to make this iconic,” he rushed to the bed and closed himself with his blanket. “Hey, bitchy guy,” Rose cracked Derek’s door ope
Chapter 78: Nobody have to KnowShe had an evil smirk on her face as she watched him. “Didn’t I tell you that I will make you pay, Derek?” she chuckled and emptied the entire bucket of hot water on Derek before he could say another thing.Derek let out a loud scream and ran off the bed as the water came into contact with his skin. As he jumped around the room in pain, the door suddenly creaked open, revealing Rose. Rose stood by the door, her face bathed in confusion; she watched as Derek ran around the room like someone who had seen a ghost. “What is wrong?” she stammered in confusion, but Derek, who was too busy in his antics, barely heard her question. “What is wrong with you, dumbass?” she screamed at the top of her voice. That was the only way she felt she could get his attention, and as she expected, he did. She watched as he focused his stare on her, his face masked with fear. “You!?” he screamed on sighting her, and he moved to the far end of the bed. “Why did you pour
Chapter 79: Spill it Rose ran to her room, her hand rubbing her throat lightly. She was still trying to catch her breath as she shut the door behind her. She locked the door and walked to her bed weakly; she collapsed on her bed and tried to make sense of everything. “What the hell just happened?” she muttered, her mind filled with confusion. “What the hell just happened?” she repeated; everything was still like a film trick to her, and she found it hard to believe anything. Ranging from the way Derek acted like a mad man, the look on his face, the way he grabbed her neck carelessly – everything was just unbelievable to her. “Did that really happen?” she muttered to herself. “Did this really happen, or is it a dream?” she stuttered, still in shock. “Why is everything playing out so fast? Why is this happening? What the hell is wrong with Derek? Why the hell did he act that way? Why the hell were his eyes like that?” She just couldn’t put anything right, and the more she thought
Chapter 80:The Past“He held me so tight that he nearly choked me. I gasped for air; I watched myself slowly dying if not for God’s intervention. I am even shaking as I speak now, Sofia,” Rose stuttered, panic gushing through her again. Sofia battled to keep her eyes open from her end, finding everything Rose said shocking. “Oh my God! What the hell!” she stuttered, her hands covering her mouth. “I promise you that I have never seen him act that way before. I am even surprised to hear you say it,” Sofia stuttered honestly. All the years she spent with Derek, he had never been violent with her. “Girl! Everything happened so quick. It was more like a movie trick, and for some time, I doubted if everything really happened,” Rose poured out more. “Today is basically the first time I have seen this kind of thing happen, and it’s more shocking that it happened to me.” “I am so sorry about that, Rose. The important thing is that he didn’t hurt you; that is what I am grateful for,” Sof
Chapter 81: What is wrong with everything?“I will get back to you,” Rose ended the call immediately and braced herself for whatever was to happen. She stood up from the floor, shaking. As she thought of the next thing to do, the knock came again at the door. She stood still for some minutes, wondering what to do next, before she finally let out her next words: “Who is that?” She shivered as she waited for a response. “It’s me,” Derek’s reply came calmly. “You…” she stuttered, her fear growing deeper. “What do you want?” she added, trying to sound brave. “I wanted to beg you for something,” Derek replied calmly, leaving Rose to wonder why he was suddenly calm. “You want to ask me something, or you want to finally kill me?” Rose laced, not hiding her thoughts. “Since you couldn’t kill me in your room, you feel you can here?” Rose added with an eye roll, slowly forgetting all her fear. The only thing she could think of now was the hatred and anger she had towards her enemy. She
Chapter 82: Escape to Danger A young lady rampaged through the bush in search of safety. Her eyes were bloodshot red and had depressing black circles around them. She looked like someone who had just gone mad and was looking for solace. Her hair was messed up, and strands of leaves lived inside; her clothes were torn and dirty, and her legs were adorned with only a pair of slippers that a madman could put on. She looked miserable as she ran through the bush in search of safety; she looked helpless and insane, and only the most ruthless man wouldn’t be able to save her when he saw her. As she ran around the bush with no certainty of the exit to her freedom, she panted desperately. She looked like she would give up at any moment. Her skinny legs looked like they would break at any moment; it seemed they were too weak to carry her any further. She looked behind her in a flash to be sure no one was following her, and when she discovered she was alone, she panted in relief and gave
Chapter 83: Incoming War Dave walked around the small cottage, his silhouette accompanying him along the way. He had an evil smirk on his face as he stared at the unconscious young lady tied to a chair. “Where did you find her?” he turned to his chief bodyguard and asked. “We found her in front of the lonely bush,” the hefty man replied with a bow, and Dave’s smile deepened. “Really? It seems I wasn’t wrong when I figured out she escaped,” Dave moved closer to the woman. “Did you make your findings? How long has she been locked in the cottage?” Dave turned to Michael and questioned again. “From the findings I made, she has been locked there for 6 years, sir,” Michael replied, watching as Dave’s eyes flew open. “6 years? Who would keep someone in such a tiny cottage for 6 years?” Dave mumbled in one breath and laughed out loud. “It seems I have found someone more heartless than me.”“She looks miserable and tasty for vengeance; I am sure she would make a great teammate,” Dave la
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