Sitting on the dressing table, Crystal's face lit up. Her heart could not stop beating rapidly. She could not believe that three months had already passed by in a blink.
Crystal had never been a fan of makeup, but sitting before the hide dressing mirror, she was eager to try any makeup that would make her look sexy before Mervin.
They had been seeing each other on video calls, but today she is coming face-to-face with the love of her life, whom she had longed for a long time.
She was about to pick up lipstick when her phone suddenly rang beside her.
Crystal dropped the lipstick back on the table and reached for her phone.
"Crystal Brooklyn is speaking," she mumbled.
"I am giving you two hours t
The plane landed an hour earlier. Mervin walked out of the arrivals terminal with the edge of his lip raised. Her heart beats like crazy.Spending three months away from his lovely wife was never an easy task. He felt empty."Welcome sir"Four men in suits bowed as he walked past them. Mervin just raised his hand and passed by.Outside the building, a blue Jeep awaited him. Mervin could not stop looking all over the premises. He was looking for his long-lost treasure. Slowly, the smile on his face began to fade.
Mervin paced up and down the waiting area. He was so anxious. His eyes could not leave the closed door before him. 'How are things going on in there?', he thought to himself each passing second. He took a glance at his wristwatch then he sighed. It had already been more than two hours since Crystal was wheeled into the theater room, yet there had been no news of how things were going inside there. Mervin could feel his energy draining out. His wife was in there, fighting for her life and for that of their child. He just felt as if he was carrying the sins of the world. Today has been the most exhausting day ever. He could hardly believe all that had happened in the period of a few hours since he landed in the country. Just thinking of the fact that Miranda and Teddy's escape added to his headache. Back in the forest, just when the police were about to apprehend the Griffin cousins, more of their thugs showed up from nowhere and fired their arms at the police while shielding the c
Mervin's hands went straight to the doctor's neck. What the doctor said to him was just too hard for him to digest. Was this some other sort of joke? Their job is to save lives, how could they let her die? Just what on Earth happened? There was a total ruckus in the waiting room. Thanks to the guards who were standing at the entrance of the waiting area, no solo journalists got a chance to understand what the situation was all about. Thus, saving them from being the headline of the news. "Hypocrites, that's what you are. You are all hypocrites. You swore to save lives, yet you watched my baby's life slip away right before your nose. You unruly Hippocrates" Mervin yelled. He tightened his grip on the doctor's neck. The sight was becoming more and more frightening. The strangled doctor's eyes threatened to pop out of their socket. "Please Mr. Brooklyn, you have to calm down, you might kill him at this late" A doctor spoke out seeing that Mervin had no intention of letting go of
The rays of the sun penetrated the room through the open window. As Crystal pressed down the last dinner plate, she couldn't help but smile. Seven years had passed by in a wink. It has never been easy for her over the years, yet she stood strong. She had to deal with malicious comments every day. The news of her adopting a baby had spread over the city like wildfire a week after she was discharged. Wherever she goes, people would point fingers at her and gossip before her. "How shameless of her to still be married to Mervin when she is as good as a fig tree" Some would say. They just could not understand why Mervin, now the president of the top one wealthiest organization, was still with such a woman. They pitied him since he had to name an adopted daughter as his heiress. Despite all this controversy, Crystal still raised her head high up. The more the people gossiped, the more the love between Crystal and her adopted daughter grew. In those seven years, the police had done a
Few days had passed since the Mayors arrived in America. Tranny was becoming more and more curious about his parents' birth land. He had been asking his parents to take him around the city but they have turned him down countless times.Thus, he reached a decision, he managed to trick his bodyguards and sneaked out of the mansion without them noticing.Walking asking the road, Tranny threw his ball up and as it was about to land, he kicked it hard. The ball went rolling on the road.Tranny jumped into the road to retrieve his ball. He did not bother to check if there was a car coming."Arrh!" Tranny hit his butt hard on the tarmac road. He pressed his hand on his chest trying hard to catch his breath.
Chloe stood before the huge mirror. She was wearing a new blue tracksuit and her hair was packed into a ponytail.Beside Chloe, was Crystal showing off her white set of teeth as she stared at Chloe as if she were the only one in the room. The joy of a mother felt up her whole body.Crystal's eyes were filled with warmth and her breath was smooth, she extended her hand and ran her fingers through Chloe's hair.Chloe suddenly flinched and she looked at her mother with dark circles under her eyes."Shoot it, Mom, I hate that" she half yelled in her tiny voice.Crystal chuckled, she could not believe how much the little girl had grown in just
Seeing that the girl did not fall rather she fell in the arms of a charming little boy, anger boiled inside the strange girl.She walked to Chloe and pulled her from the little boy."Perhaps are you clumsy? Why are you going around bumping into anyone you see?""Am sorry" Chloe said again."Are you okay?" The little boy asked."Yes," the strange girl replied in a blink.The boy looked at the strange girl for a moment and rolled his eyes."Am not talking to you" He drove his eyes to Chloe.
Few days had passed since the Mayors arrived in America. Tranny was becoming more and more curious about his parents' birth land. He had been asking his parents to take him around the city but they have turned him down countless times.Thus, he reached a decision, he managed to trick his bodyguards and sneaked out of the mansion without them noticing.Walking along the road, Tranny kicked his foot ball so hard that it went rolling in the middle of the road.Without having a second thought, Tranny jumped into the road to retrieve his ball, and in the next minute he found himself lying on the hard tarmac road."Arrh!" Tranny screamed as his right hand went on his chest. He felt as if he had just taken a break from running a long marathon.Few feet away from Tranny, a blue Ferrari halted. Inside the Ferrari, a man in blue suits furrowed his eyes as he directed his eyes to the driver's seat. Beside the man in blue suit, sat a little boy whose smirk could not be hidden."Are you trying to
The VIP room smelled different. Its walls were white and clean. Not even a single stain could be seen on the walls. The room provided a comforting and reassuring atmosphere to the patient and guardian.A carpet covered the whole room, and in the center of the room was a bed with an IV stand beside it. A drip was connected to the stand with a small pipe, correcting the content from the drip to the hand of the unconscious Crystal laying on the bed lifeless.Mervin sat alone beside the bed, holding Crystal's hand tightly. At every passing second, he let out a shallow breath.Everything seems like a dream to him, he was finding it hard to process the fact that he had failed Crystal.Guilty crept all over his body like his second skin.A faint sob jolted him back from his dreamland. Mervin raised his head to the bed, meeting Crystal's eyes wide open."Crystal," he whispered.Just as if she had been death stated,tears gashed out of Crystal's eyes like and all season spring.Seeing Crystal l
The morning breeze was refreshing; birds were chirping in the trees as maids and guards were moving back and forth, doing their assigned work. Inside the mansion, a breath-taking aroma was perceived, and anyone whose nose got struck by such an aroma will surely crave to have a test. In the kitchen, Mervin was standing before the cooker with a turning stick in his hand. He had an apron tied in his waist, and some strands of his hair were stuck to his face. He was feeling hot and was sweating. He stilled into the pot gently before walking to one of the cabins. He opened the cabin and took out two bowls. Reaching the cooker, he picked up a serving spoon and dishes out a little portion of the food into one of the bowls. Mervin dropped the serving spoon before picking up a soup spoon and dug into the bowl. "Mmmh," he moaned. A smile of satisfaction appeared on his face. He dropped the bowl into the sink, then turned off the gas. He dished the food into the clean bowl and pr
Miranda was seated on the couch in her house when she heard a knock from the door. She did not bother to stand up to attend to the knocker since she knew her maid would do so. And if it's someone whom the guards have permitted to enter the compound, then she needn't worry.Few seconds later, footsteps approached where Miranda sat.A scoff from the visitor made Miranda raise her head. She abruptly sprung up from her seat."You!" She half yelled.Her eyes were wide and round as if she had just seen a serpent. Her chest rose and fell rapidly.."What are you doing here?" She added.The man before her, Bryan shook his head and sighed."I am here to take my daughter," He said softly.Miranda felt as if she had just been shocked by a defibrillator. Her heart stopped beating for a moment.Then, he chuckled , still maintaining her eyes on Bryan.Just what on earth was he blabbering about. It had been nine years since that incident. Since that day Miranda left the hotel room after throwing
With the aid of Mervin, Crystal dragged her jelly legs into the airport. What should have been a walk of a minute to the reception, took Crystal five.In a blink, the receptionist recognised Crystal. Despite her face being of public attention. She saw her earlier bidding farewell to her sisters who boarded the plane to India.Yes,that plane had just crashed about an hour ago.Angella, as the name on her tag, sighed then bowed at Crystal. Of course she knew why Crystal was there."Welcome Ma'am," The receptionist said softly."About the plane crash, did anyone survive?" Crystal's voice was forced. It was as if something was hindering her speech."Am sorry, ma'am, the airport manager is yet to make a statement on that" The edge of Crystal's lip was raised. She scoffed and made a sarcastic laugh. She looked at the receptionist then narrowed her eyes.She was going crazy.She was not here to listen to nonsense. It was her sisters who were involved.The only surviving blood relatives sh
More than two hours passed. Crystal was shivering yet she refused to leave the riverbank.Police and rescue team arrived a long time ago, but close to two hours passed without even finding Chloe's hair strand.Crystal was becoming impatient. Her eyes were swollen and her whole body was weak. If it were not for Mervin who held her arm in support, her jelly legs could have made her whole body succumb to the ground.The rain had long stopped, but the water level was still high. The wind was still blowing violently. It was even hard for those that had dived in the water to see clearly.."Crystal, we have to go to the police station and give a statement," Mervin said softly.Crystal shook her head negatively. "I am not going anywhere without Chloe," she said firmly.Mervin looked at Crystal's pale face. It was obvious that he will break down with a cold in the coming few days.He let go of crystals hand and walked away leaving her standing by a tree along the river. Few minutes later, he
The once clear sky was now covered by clouds. The sun was hidden and the wind had taken control. It was as if mother nature sensed the tension at the river. The once cool breeze became chilly but Chloe and Tranny were sweating.Miranda looked down into the river whose water was now moving violently, with the sky giving space to the dark clouds, it was obvious that rain might come any moment.."What do you want ?" Tranny managed to ask.Miranda glanced at Chloe who was hiding behind Tranny's back and she scoffed." What a beautiful sight" she mumbled."Do your parents know that you're here being all lovey-dovey? I assume they will be thrilled to know that they might become in-laws in the nearest future" Miranda giggled.A soft hiss interrupted Miranda.she turned behind her , then rolled her eyes. Mirade Teddy and Nicky approached her.Seeing Teddy chewing his bubble gum loudly, Miranda knew that he must have been upset.When she had narrated her plan to Teddy, he hesitated, sugges
Chloe's heart raced as Tranny dragged her to the river. She wanted to spend some time with Tranny before leaving, yet she was worried she might miss her flight.Moreover, her mind drifted to her mother. She was sure that by now her mother might have discovered that she is no longer in the airport.Her poor mother."Tranny, I am afraid I might miss my flight" She finally found her voice."Don't worry," He reassured her."I will send you back soon. I just need 15 minutes, "he added.15 minutes was fine since she still has half an hour to her flight.Few seconds later, Tranny and Chloe were seated beside each other on their favorite spot by the river. Silence enveloped them. They had a lot to discuss but didn't know where to begin."I have to go, Tranny" Chloe broke the silence.He held Chloe's hand and sighed. "Come on Chloe, we just got here" He exhaled."If it's about the plane, you know that my family is well connected, if you miss your flight, a private Jet will be waiting" He boa
Thirty minutes later, they were in McCarran International Airport. Crystal carried Cloe into her arms as they walked inside the busy airport.More than ten security guards were stationed at every corner of the airport, some went inside with their boss."I will check in for you guys, you can relax over there" Mervin said.The ladies found an empty seat and they sat down. Mervin left with some guards who were carrying the ladies' luggage.Few minutes later, the airport was in total ruckus. Journalists tried their best to take photos of Chloe and Crystal but the guards were preventing them from going anywhere near the ladies.Crystal was feeling uneasy. She detested being in the public, but what could she have done when the VIP section was under maintenance?"Oh, poor girl can't believe she is blind""Honestly , the love this family shows that little girl is too much for a foster child" Crystal's heart tightened, she wished she could block Chloe's ears with her hands so she would n
Chloe's car entered the compound and as soon as it halted, two guards rushed to the passengers' doors.Both sides of the passenger door were opened and Crystal stepped out from the right side, while Chloe alighted from the left.Crystal hastened her steps towards Chloe and she took her hand."Let me guard you," Crystal muttered.Ever since that accident, Crystal has been taking an extra care. She made sure Chloe was within her eye sight.Her guts kept telling her that this would never had happened if she had taken caution earlier.Yet, who would have known that the driver Mervin had assigned to take Chloe to and back from school would end up like that on the day of the accident?The body of driver and the scrap of car that had set out to fetch Chloe from school on the day of the incident, was found drowned in a nearby river.The police had concluded that it was just a mere accident, but Crystal knew that it was all planned.Just to what extent were the Griffins willing to go in order