Julian sat on a sofa with a cup of hot cappuccino watching Eva as she slept so peacefully. The gory picture he saw yesterday refused to get out of his head. Sleep eluded him as a result of that. His attention left Eva and concentrated on the phone that was vibrating before him. It was his mother. He picked the phone up and accepted the incoming call. "Good morning, mom," Julian greeted. "Julian, where are you?" Sophia asked with a breaking voice. "We lodged in a hotel and will be here for a while.""Okay, what happened? Do you have a girlfriend? I thought you were married to Eva!" "She is my ex-girlfriend.""What is she doing in your house!" "She knew what Eva did to you.""And so?" "I want to see you before driving her away," Julian responded. "Okay, I understand. We heard a suspect has been arrested." "He was released yesterday.""How do you feel?" Sophia asked. "I feel guilty! I heard she has children. If the information is confirmed to be true, I will never forgive mysel
"I'm sorry, she never told me she was married," Julian said after narrating everything to his wife. "Do not get mad at me. This happened because you were yet to come into my life. Do you know how long I waited for a woman who is meant for me? I know she is somewhere, but I don't know where to find her," Julian said, waiting for her response. Eva kept quiet and continued staring at the window. "Sweetheart, please talk to me," Julian whispered into her ear. "I'm not mad at you, I'm just worried." "Don't worry, you are safe. No harm will ever come to you." "James' father called me," Eva muttered. "Who?" Julian who was spooning her sat upright. "Bruce Daniels, he visited dad this afternoon and was asking why we accused his son of murder after calling off his expensive wedding. He was quite furious." "Did you tell him what his son said?" "Yes, but he continued yelling at me." "What? He yelled at you?" Julian rolled out of the bed and began to open all the drawers in the bedroo
Eva felt at home immediately as she walked into their executive lounge. The whole place looked so clean. There was no trace of blood anywhere. Julian walked into the kitchen and came back with a glass of ginger tea. Eva looked up at him and stared at the glass of tea he was holding. She was surprised she found the aroma quite pleasant. "This will help you feel better,'' he said before handing the glass over to her. Eva gave him a toothy grin. She found every smell unpleasant lately, she was happy the ginger tea smelled so nice. She gulped down the whole content at once and dropped the glass cup on the small tray. "I'm going to the police headquarters. One of the people that were seen on the CCTV that was at the entrance was arrested in a bar last night. He was so drunk, that he couldn't speak coherently. He must have been questioned. I want to know the outcome. I'll be right back, Julian said after kissing her forehead. Eva nodded her head. "Call me as soon as dad gets here," he s
Julian was surprised Eva did not call him as he instructed when her father visited. He really wanted to hear what James' family wanted from him. "Did he tell you what the Daniels want from us?" Julian asked, sitting beside his wife. "They will be here on Saturday and we are going to hear them out," Eva responded. "I'm going to double the amount they lost on the canceled wedding if that is what they want. I'm ready to meet them," he said, walking towards his closest. "The suspect…what did he say?" Eva asked. Julian turned and walked back to her. "Yesterday, Hazel's husband made us understand that Hazel's father uses her to extort money from men. He also made the police believe he killed them afterward, thereby creating a diversion. He also said you are the reason why she hadn't succeeded with the plan. Apparently, his dad sent the killers to kill you. This was to enable his daughter to carry out the plan successfully. I believe everything he said, but the superintendent was not c
The long-awaited day had come. Julian woke up with a smile. He could not wait to get James and his people off their shoulders. He believed everything was going to end today. His face beamed as he enjoyed his breakfast with his wife beside him. He wondered why Eva was not excited. Julian led his wife back to the bedroom since she wanted to rest her back on the bed. He kissed her lips and walked out of the bedroom. He began to supervise everywhere to make sure they were perfectly cleaned. His logistic manager walked beside him as Carlos who always kept him company traveled to Johannesburg to see his girlfriend who was a med student in Witwatersrand. A call came on his phone, Julian looked at the phone, it was one of the logisticians at the entrance of the lane. He accepted the call immediately. "Sir, some men are here to see you. Their names are not on the list," a voice said from the other end of the phone conversation. "Hei, Paul, the garden needs more work. You need to clear the
Julian crossed his legs and fixed his eyes on his phone. He was in his house so he was not in a haste. "How are you, Mr. Hampton?" Bruce Daniels asked after twenty minutes of silence. "I'm good," Julian replied after some seconds of silence too, still staring at his phone."Are you aware that you poke your finger into my eyes?" Bruce Daniels asked, keeping the gazette he was holding aside. Julian lifted his eyes and frowned. "Poked my fingers in your eyes?" He tilted his brows. "You called the wedding of James Daniels off simply because his bride's personal maid had an accident six years ago! As if that was not enough, you framed him up for murder because he wants his fiancee back! Do you know who you messed with? James Daniels, my second son! We lost millions of dollars! For what?...""What do you want, Mr. Daniels?" Julian asked arrogantly. "Are you out of your mind?" How dare you interrupt me! Who the hell do you think you are?""Sir, please calm down," the lawyer that sat clo
"I want to remove the word 'blackmailed' from your marriage," Dr. Viraj said. "You can't remove it because I blackmailed her. I told her I would share the CCTV Footage on her wedding day if she failed to call the wedding off and I was going to do it. She knew I would do it and called the wedding off." "If we don't remove 'blackmailed' from your marriage, it will forever be on the lips of everyone. Your name will be associated with blackmail. The next generation is going to continue where we stopped. My family would be known as blackmailers. Julian, I don't want this and I'm sure you don't want it too. You built a good name for yourself, do not allow a mistake that can be corrected to ruin your career," Dr. Viraj said. "What do you want me to do?" Julian ask. "Sign the papers…" Julian stood up from the chair he was sitting on immediately. "Julian, please, sit down and listen to me first." Julian sat down and looked less concerned. "Eva will come back to you. If she does, w
Eva was turned out by the ringing and childish giggle turning up from her father's exclusive lounge. She wiped her eyes and yawned. The two-hour sleep really helped her. She noticed her strength surged up.There was darkness in her bedroom, probably the bulbs were switched off since no one was using the bedroom. There was a thin reflection of light. Eva shrieked when she first saw it because she did not know what it was. She picked courage and walked toward it. Eva discovered a phone fell off the table and was lying face-down. The light was a result of a text message that came in. The phone unlocked immediately her fingers touched the fingerprint sensor. She was surprised James hasn't relinquished her access to his phone. She sat on her bed when the message reader began to read with an automated female voice. "Hi, James, how did it go? Did you get her back? I wish you luck. I must say, you are indeed a stallion just like my friend said."Eva dropped the phone and felt bad. She was