Luisa’s POVThe day was brighter or it was just because of my happy mood. When I remembered what happened yesterday, I smiled. The fact that Clarissa was out of the house and Nelly was still living was good. She was not permitted to visit Nelly in the mansion, and whenever she wanted to see her, Nelly would be accompanied by a maid to visit her. That was a part of my source of joy, but waking up in King’s arms was the main reason for my happy mood. I barely slept throughout the night but I woke up with a bright smile.I was humming in the kitchen trying to prepare a meal for Chris before going to school when Jenny came in. She had decided to cut off the silent treatment, maybe because Clarissa had finally left the mansion. But knowing Jenny she couldn't be angry with me for a long time. “You seem to be in a happy mood today.”I nodded.She smiled, “Everyone is in a happy mood today. Everyone was talking about how amazing it was that Clarissa left the mansion, they can finally
Kingston’s POVI stared at the picture in my hand. It was the same picture that was sent to me of Luisa and that bastard, but this time he was handing a flower to Luisa. I squeezed the picture in my hand and threw it in the bin. It was obvious that someone was trying to set her up. I smiled because if there was really something going on, Jared would have informed me. The fact that Jared did not see it as something important meant it was nothing important.I called Seth, “I need everything you can dig on Derek Wilson, and I need it as soon as possible.”“Okay, sir.”If whoever was sending the picture was trying to play a game, then two can play the game perfectly. Why was Luisa their target? I bet what they were trying to do was break us up, but then what? After breaking us up, what will they do? Is the person interested in dating Luisa, or is it one of the competitors that had unfinished business with me? Whomever it was, I will find the person, and I was going to teach the pe
Luisa’s POVRejecting Derek’s flower in front of the crowd was not enough for him. I thought he would have gotten the message and let me be, but he got more serious about dating me. He started sending me notes at home, in school, and also when I was in where he was not supposed to know. I had thought he was a friend but he was taking it extremely too far. He was pissing me off, and I don’t need a friend that could not take hints.“Just report him as a stalker to the police,” Jenny said when I explained. I was also debating that. Why else would he know everywhere I was at the time I was there? He sure was a stalker.“That will be the best. I thought of him as my friend, and that was why I tried understanding him, but right now, I can’t see him as anything but a stalker.”She nodded. “You need to do it as soon as possible, and also tell the master about him. I’m sure he will want to do something to a man disturbing his fiancée.”I paused. Was it really the right course to inform
Kingston’s POVA fraud. Derek was nothing but a fraud. Yet, he usually escapes easily because he was a lawyer. He knew how to manipulate his things in a way that no one was going to suspect him or find any evidence against him. In fact, no one had suspected him so far. To them, he was a lawyer they could rely on. I had no idea how he had been playing his games so far, but he had definitely chosen the wrong player to play his game with. Seth had been able to find out what he does, and I was thinking of giving him a bonus because of that.I called Jared informing him to keep closer eyes on Luisa. The only reason the bastard was lurking around Luisa was that he wanted to harm her – but it was not going to happen on my watch. While Seth was sending the details about him, he also emphasized how close he was with Clarissa.I called Fabio, he was in charge of a spy service. I had used his services in the past to monitor competitors, and he was really good at what he does. To me, th
CHAPTER FORTY-SEVENLuisa’s POV“What did the master say when you told him? Was he angry with you?” Jenny asked. We were sitting in a love park in the college, trying to come up with ideas for our assignment. The assignment was essential and due to be submitted soon, but all Jenny cared about at the moment was Kingston’s reaction when I told him about Derek.It was unusual of me, but since she was delaying our work. I decided to tease her too. I feigned sad, “You know, I didn’t want to tell him. You were the one who convinced me to tell him, and now he is angry with me.”She raised a brow and sighed softly, “I don’t believe you. I don’t think there is anything you can do to make the master angry with you.”I puffed, “That’s because you weren’t there to see his reaction when I told him about Derek.”She wasn’t convinced, “Just cut the act. I know you are teasing me. If he had reacted the way you claimed, you would have come back home crying that day. I know you that much.”I sm
Kingston’s POVClarrisa is partners with Derek.I stared at the message on my phone. One of the guys Fab sent was the one who sent the message. It didn’t take him this long to discover that, then they must be very close; closer than I thought. I closed the message and called my personal assistant to cancel all meetings scheduled for the day. I already sent a sample to a hospital regarding Nelly’s DNA, no one knew about it, and that’s fine by me. I did not want them to send the result to me, so I was going to receive it myself from the hospital.“You have got a lot in your head these days,” Jimmy said rather than ask. I guess he when we just hang out and talk.Yeah. I nodded. We barely went out anymore, when I wasn’t working. I was always with Luisa.My thoughts were focused on getting to the hospital, and soon we were at the hospital, I went directly to the doctor’s office.“Good day, Mr Sanchez. The result is ready.” He brought it out immediately as if he knew I was eager to
Luisa’s POVEverywhere was quiet, and everyone stood silent. No one was willing to make a sound afraid that they might annoy Kingston. I was also quiet with Chris sitting on my leg as if he could sense the atmosphere, he was also quiet sucking on a toy soldier's arm.Kingston had returned from work and asked Miss Andreas to assemble all the maids in front of him. Apart from the day I was screened as a maid in the mansion, I had never seen all the maid assembly. Jenny mouthed, “What’s going on?”I had no idea what was happening, so I mouthed back, “No idea.”Not just Jenny but most of the maids were looking at me like a source of information. Kingston had gone inside to change. Yet, no one could whisper for the fear of him. I was so focused on watching Jenny's mouth that I had no idea Kingston was back until I heard Chris, “Dada.”He lifted Chris off my hand and placed him on his lap. “My instruction will be very simple. I don’t want to see Clarissa or Nelly in this mansion. An
Kingston’s POVMy phone had been buzzing all day with my mother’s call. I had ignored every one of her calls intentionally, but she was very stubborn about it. I knew what she wanted to discuss. I knew the only reason she wanted to talk to me urgently was because of Clarissa, and I was not interested in anything that involved her.I was in a meeting when my phone buzzed again. The men paused to stare at me. “What’s going on? Do you have to pick that?”It was my mother. “Don’t bother. It’s nothing urgent.”I opened the file in front of me. “As I was saying, it will be best to get the land now. There is a high possibility of the rate of that particular land increasing soon. If we purchase it and build a complex apartment it is going to be in our favour.”The men nodded. I loved keeping my managers informed of major projects, or whenever we were trying to acquire a new property that would need a new manager. I tried bringing them all together to evaluate who I could put in char
Kingston’s P.O.V.“Derek’s dead.”Luisa dropped on the bed. I guessed regardless of how she thought she hated him, his death was still shocking to her. I was pretty shocked myself. I wanted to be the one who ended his life slowly, but I never thought he could be so cowardly. He chose his death to be tortured, but then he had been so sure of himself, so I wondered why he suddenly changed his mind and died.She looked around, avoiding my gaze and biting her lower lips.“I told the guys to bury him silently. He doesn’t have any family.”She sighed, “Do you also think it’s our fault? If we had handed him over to the police, he might not have killed himself, right?”Holding her shoulder, I shook my head, “It’s not our fault, Luisa. All we did was protect our family. Anyone will do anything for family’s sake. And we didn’t kill him. He chose death.”She paused to assimilate that and nodded, “I went to him yesterday, alone.”My hold on her tightened, “What?”“After we left Derek, I went to s
Luisa’s POV I trailed back the path I just left with Kingston. I wasn’t supposed to be back here, but I had been doing daring things and was ready to take it up a notch. I wasn’t trying to be brave or pretending to be, but I wanted to make something clear to him, and I know I’m the only one who can pass the message loud and clear. I was expecting some kind of security to guard the building in case of an attempted escape – and I have my perfect excuse at the tip of my tongue.Alas! There was no one.The door was closed firmly, and the key was attached to it. It made no sense, but barely anything makes sense these days. When I came with Kingston, there was no one at the door, but I had expected that was because Kingston was there. I thought once he left, someone would be guiding him, like Jimmy, ensuring there was no way to escape.Well, I guessed attaching a key to the lock made it safe. I unlocked the door and stepped in slowly. My senses were on alert. Maybe someone was guiding hi
Luisa’s POVI wasn’t wicked. I wasn’t the type that sees others in pain and gets happy, but I was when I saw Derek there. I thought it would be a painful experience, but it was just the closure I needed – knowing he wasn’t anywhere that could be dangerous to my family. Knowing he couldn’t escape gave me some peace of mind.After walking a few distances from him, Kingston stopped us, “Are you okay?”I frowned. I know he was trying to protect me, but I wasn’t some kind of weak female. I wanted him to know that. “I’m fine.”He didn’t smile, “I just want to make sure you are really fine. It’s your first time seeing such a sight.”That’s true. I might have felt pity for someone else, but I didn’t feel pity towards him. We continued walking, and an idea boomed in my head, “How about we celebrate?”“Celebrate.”I nod, “Remember that we couldn’t go on our honeymoon because of the situation. How about we start our celebration now?”He raised a brow in astonishment. He had rubbed on me. No
Kingston’s POV.My hand hurt, and I wrapped a cloth around it bruises on it. I wasn’t ready to stop what I was doing. I grabbed Derek’s collar and moved him closer to me, but he was all limp. His lips were bruised and covered in blood. I was certain, I must have knocked off one or two of his teeth, but he forced a smile towards me, showing his bloody teeth.It was getting boring to me.I loved it when he struggled, and could still talk about how Luisa was his. How all I was doing wouldn’t make him leave her alone? How she was going to realize I wasn’t good enough for her?It was fun when he had the fight in him, but now, it was boring. He could barely talk, even if he wanted to.I threw him back, flexing my hand, and turned towards Jimmy who stood at the edge of the door. “No food for him today?”Jimmy nodded, and I headed to the bathroom washing off his filthy blood. I bathed thoroughly and changed my clothes before heading to my family. There was no way to hide my bruises so
Luisa POVI didn’t take my eyes off Derek from the rearview. I could hardly believe he was her in the car with handcuffs. My gaze momentarily went to Rena and I paled – it was my fault. The bruise on her lips was all because of me. It should be my lips, not hers.“I am sorry, Rena.”She turned towards me and winced a bit touching the bruise, “It's okay. It’s what I signed up for.”I chuckled, “You didn’t sign up for a bruise on your face, that’s all on me.”She shrugged, “Regardless, I am just glad to be of help. Honestly.”Fabian snorted. I glared at him, but that didn’t keep him shut.“I can’t believe you lied to me, Jenny. You were the one I was looking for and you sent me up.”If it wasn’t for the bruise on Rena’s lips, I might have felt guilty for lying to him, but I felt nothing. “That’s because you weren’t willing to know the truth. You only heard the story from one person's perspective and you jumped to a conclusion. I can’t put my trust in someone who blindly trusts
Kingston’s POVThis place was a hotel in disguise. It was hard to believe that there was a hotel without security, but the first point of contact was the receptionist. While we were trying to follow Rena’s dot, she stopped us with a smile.“Welcome to Numb Hotel. How can we be of service to you?”I frowned, and turned towards her, improvising, “We need a room.”She mentioned the price, and I could hardly believe how cheap this hotel was. It might have been the reason they lacked security and safety. She pressed a bell on the table, and we waited – each second painfully long until another woman came out from somewhere. She was fat and her stomach seemed to be obstructing her from moving normally.“Follow me.” She said.She started moving us in the opposite direction of the blue dot. I stopped and she copied me, “Any problem?”I pointed towards the direction, “I want a room on that side.”She sighed as if she had been afraid we were planning on canceling. I guess they do need mon
Luisa’s POVTracking someone wasn’t as easy as it was portrayed in movies. It was way more stressful, and it didn’t help that they were on foot while we were following them in a car. They kept boarding different public buses. After some time I took a nap. It took a while for me to wake up and see that we were following a new bus. Kingston turned and smiled at me, “You are awake. I think we are almost there. This is the mall where I met that idiot.”I looked out of the window. Of course, I knew the idiot he was talking about, but I didn’t say a word. The town Derek seemed to be hiding in wasn’t what I expected. It looked like a small town with fewer people. The mall Kingston had pointed out didn’t have a lot of people shopping there. It might have been the reason they were able to corner him without anyone to help him.“Where are they now?”“In the bus, ma,” Jimmy responded. I nodded thinking of what Rena would feel like at the moment. Her last words ring in my head, but I can
Kingston’s POV“I think we should be getting ready now.”The moment I heard Luisa say that I placed my hand on the steering, but I didn’t move. I could see the eagerness in Luisa, but nothing was happening. It was just Rena looking around as if she was searching for someone; probably she was looking for that Fabian guy. No one had seen him this morning. They know to report to me once he was sight, but I haven’t received any message from anyone, it only meant one thing, no one has seen him. Rena stopped and placed her phone in her ears.“I think she is calling Fabian,” Luisa said. I smirked at her, everyone could see that but she was so eager to point everything out. If it was up to me, she wouldn’t be following us in this operation, but she had planned and worked on everything. I wouldn’t want to be the one to deprive her of the joy of achieving something. Plus, it would be good for her to see that Derek wasn’t invisible. I wanted nothing more than for her to be at ease with
Luisa’s POVI didn’t sleep all through the night. Kingston didn’t sleep either. He kept trying to keep me calm, but I had a lot of things going through my head. I had handed Chris over to Jenny. Kingston had instructed the security in the house to increase immediately after we were out of the mansion. He didn’t believe Fabian would keep it a secret from Derek. According to him, Fabian was the loyal type, and it would be difficult for someone loyal to keep a secret from his boss. That didn’t help my anxiety, it only added to it.All I did was pace around trying to figure out what hadn’t happened. I had never felt so paranoid in my life.“Calm down, dear. Nothing bad is going to happen.” Kingston said. He was sitting on the bed, his gaze continued to follow me as I moved.“I know, but what if he hurts Rena before we get there.”He sighed, “We are going to get him before he gets close to Rena.”I nodded because I trusted Kingston. I believe if he says it was going to happen, then