Dwayne's POVLater at Mabel's restaurant ..."How did it go ,mine?" I asked Mabel as we walked into my office."Scary! As usual she's still very mad" She replied."I told you ! You should have listened to me" I replied."I know right, I just wanted to be sure Diane is fine now" "And how is she now?!""She's better , at least she's awake now and talking," she said."I hope you feel better ?!""Yes , I feel relieved " she said and I nodded slowly."Are you coming to the restaurant?!""I'm there currently""Nope, I'm going home I really need to rest ""Sure sure , I'll be home soon also ""Alright, take care and be safe" she said."You do the same ""I love you""I love you more" she replied and I ended the call.Xander and Sam were already seated so I just walked to them and sat in front of them.We were at the VIP lounge , and I personally ordered the staff not to let any other person in."So , " I said exhaled"Where do we start our talk from? " I asked."You can start by telling us
Layla's POVSame Thursday evening at 5:00 pm ..."Oh my goodness" I said laughing."You're one funny person" "Just tell me it's a lie and you didn't do it" I said and he laughed."Of Course I did it , it's quite embarrassing. Can we drop the topic now?" he whined and I laughed."It isn't embarrassing, it's cute," I said still laughing."Okay, fine, laugh all you want," he said, knotting his face in a frown and reclining in his seat ."Alright ,alright I'm sorry" I muttered with a huge smile on my face threatening to turn into a laugh ."You're still laughing!" He said."Okay, okay , fine " I grinned, slapping my cheeks in an attempt to stop laughing."I'm no longer laughing, promise" I said with a straight face staring into his eyes and he bursted out laughing."Oh ! You're the one laughing now""I couldn't help it you looked really funny" he said as we both laughed."Alright, let's play a game" he said and I sat up ."Two truths and a lie" "Hmm, interesting " I murmured."I make th
Layla's POV"I'll drive you home" "No it's fine , it's already late, I'm sure you're tired""I'll do Uber , I don't want to bother" I said."Don't be silly, " he replied, opening the door to the car."You can never be a bother to me , it's always my pleasure to help you" he added.Ohh! Weak in the knee .I silently slipped into the front seat.I rounded the car and got into the driver seat ."Thank you for tonight," I said to him as he began driving."Thank you for coming out with me," he replied."So what is your best part of becoming a lawyer?!" I asked."Plainly just arguing and defending""There's this feeling of accomplishment when you argue and win the argument " he said and I laughed ."Yeah right""Did you really want to study business management or you just did it?""I didn't really know what I wanted""All I wanted was just to survive, I didn't have any particular thing I love doing ""I was just there , existing!" "When Mabel decided to go to culinary school ""I decided
Next morningFriday 10:00am ..Dwayne's POV"This is a murder case we can't just re-open the company right away""It doesn't work that way," he said."Then tell me how it works!""Investigations are still going on , we might be needing evidence," he said."What more Evidence do you need ??""Mr. Ford , this is the law , it can't succumb to you!" He said and I sighed."But I'll look to see what I can do in the next week to speed up reopening your company " he said."How much did he pay you!" I whispered, banging my hands on the table as I stood up."Excuse you!""I said how much did he pay you for this shit you're doing!" "I don't know who or what you're talking about ""You've looked down on my company for almost four days now , and you're planning to extend it to next week ""I'm not a child , I know that isn't ideal!""What exactly is your game?" I growled."Mr Ford " he said standing up,"I already told you I'll help you by speeding up the process in this new week ""I really do n
Mabel's POV Later in the afternoon at the office at 2:00pm ...I was seated in the dinning trying to sort out papers and all, proposals for the meeting with the investor and all .Layla sent some things I might need to say ,to me. I went through the papers in confusion.I haven't really done this before and I don't know where to start.I already told Layla to do this but she insisted I was meant to do it at least say something and she'll back me up.The door to my office opened and I looked up at who it was ."Love " I called as soon as I saw Dwayne."Mine" he replied as I stood up and walked towards him.He pulled me into a hug and kissed my forehead."How did it all go?" I asked as we disengaged and he took his seat. I sat on my chair also in front of him."It's too annoying to start giving details," he replied."But in one word, he insisted we won't be reopening yet""I talked to Dad already though and he said he'll call someone he knows and get back to me""That's good then , yo
Diane's POV5:00 pm evening...."What do you mean he was caught?!" I yelled pacing the living room."How can he be caught?!""I've told you to relax already, he won't say anything" Amie snapped ,looking up from her laptop."How can you be so sure ? What if he's tortured to the point of talking?!""I know who I employed , he's not that cheap ""If this backfires ,Amie I swear you'll take the fall for it""Thank God I had nothing to do with those guys!""Our plans haven't even started in full force and you're already chickening out?!""If you can't take what we are about to embark on, I'll advise you to let us stop now""Are you trying to insinuate I'm a coward?!""Probably " she shrugged."Amie!!" I whined."Look , we're heads deep into this to back out""I just need assurance that he won't rat us out""We're not heads deep Diane, we can actually back out now ""I'm not afraid of whatever is coming, I just need solid assurance that he won't eat us out!" I repeated."Alright, fine" she
Two days later ....Sunday Evening 5:00pm ...Mabel's POV"Ding " the doorbell rang , I stood up and went to it immediately."Layla!" I called immediately I opened the door."Help me please" she whispered and I took the boxes she was holding and she walked in."I told you , I have dinner with Dwayne today!""I'm surprised to see you here" I added"Well that's exactly why I'm here" she said.I bolted the door and set the boxes carefully on the table ."Where's Dwayne?!""He already left earlier, " I replied ."Alright that's great then""This is the first official date you're having with Dwayne !""I'm here to Prepare you myself"Oh no!! If Layla preps me up I'd definitely be late!"I know you too well Mabel" she said immediately she noticed a change in my countenance."And please don't give me that face!" She added."Your simplicity can be really annoying sometimes" she said and I almost laughed ."It's not a bad thing though , but you my girl don't know when to throw simplicity out t
Mabel's POV"Woahh!""Layla!" I exclaimed."Like it?!" "Love it!" I exclaimed."Yayy , now that's Layla's touch" she said and we laughed."I'm glad you like it," she said."Like it?!" "I love it , it makes me look so beautiful""You are beautiful my dear" she said."Look how lively you look again, keeping things to yourself will only take away your glow" I said and she laughed."I know right""Sometimes it's just hard to voice out how you really feel without the fear of thinking you'd sound stupid" she said as she unzipped the hanger my cloth was in."We've gone past that level Layla, I've heard more stupid things from you""What?!! You're not helping!" She snapped and I laughed."It's okay, I'm just joking though" "But I get your point, " she said as she carefully brought out my gown."Woahh" I said as she brought it out."Dude!!!""The dress is practically shining""Ofcourse, you should shine bright my dear""Tonight is your night" she said as I took the dress from her , it was r
Three weeks later Author's POVThe long awaited day was finally here , the day when we would finally join, Dwayne and Mabel in holy matrimony in the presence of God and all their families.The church was all set and ready to begin the marriage rites.Family friends , well wishers and business partners had already began to come in and get settled in.Immediately they were all settled in the marriage ceremony began.The choir took their place and began to play an orchestra of wedding tunes.Dwayne Mom slowly walked in , she was putting on a light pink dress just like everyone else, she walked in and took her seat at the front row by the left and took her seat Mabel's parent came in next and they walked directly to the first row by the right, and had their seat there .Next Layla and Xander walked in , holding each other's hands they walked up to the front altar , they let go of each other Layla stood by the right and Xander stood by the left.Next Michelle and Damon walked in , they a
Mabel's POVLater that day ....5:00 pm evening...We all stood in front of diane's cell staring at her , me , Dwayne , Dante , Zahra and Amie , she also stood by the gate not saying anything.Dante was in front and she slowly reached out and held his hands in hers ."I failed you, I'm sorry" she whispered to him."I should have been content with you!, Having you was able to make your father change his ways !""But me on the other hand I was too blinded by my anger and jealousy" "You're the perfect child Dante and you're surrounded with so many good people that loves you, I'm pretty confident you won't turn out just like me" she whispered in tears ."Why did you do it Mom, you always told me if I was overwhelmed I should speak up and ask for help!""When all these was overwhelming you why didn't you speak up , why didn't you ask for help?!" He asked and I could tell it was taking him everything to keep his tears from dropping ."I did speak up son, and I asked for help but from the
Dwayne's POV Meanwhile .... "Is she here!!" I asked the guy I called earlier immediately I got into the airport. We've gone to about three airports today but she wasn't in any one of them , but thankfully the contact Neil gave us was able to contact his other colleagues in other airports to relay the message. I hope and prayed she's here because I've had too many stress for today. "She's in the waiting room, we delayed her there !" He replied. "Thank you so much" I whispered and we quickly dashed there. Immediately we got into the room , we looked around and there she was with a shawl over her head and a sun glasses on, she kept on looking anxiously around like she could not wait to get the hell out of that place. The cops with me quickly walked out to her , he tapped her and immediately she turned to face him he pointed a gun at her, and everyone there with her broke out into light gasps . "You're under arrest, anything you say or do now will be used against you in the court
Damon's POVThey kept on pulling me until we got into a larger place I think should be the living room."Well well well, look who came right into my trap!" Uncle Tom said as he walked into the living room."What do you want from me ?!" I growled."Nothing you have Interests me " he replied ."Leave us alone " he said turning to the other guards , they bowed respectfully and walked out."I should give you credit for finding me actually!" He said immediately they walked out."Just go ahead and kill me already!,""That's what you know how to do best right, killing people to cover up your crimes !""Your ruling days are over uncle , the Fords will find a way to defeat you!" I spat"So far they have been doing a really terrible job, look I'm still standing about to mess your life up!" He said ."Not for too long uncle !, Trust me not for too long!" I said and he bursted out laughing ."Remember when I said you owe me your life ?!" He said."You won't get a thing from me !" I gritted ."Oh
Mabel's POVMeanwhile ....12:00 pm also ....."We're here " Xander said and I looked out the window."Are you sure you got the correct place this doesn't look like some where they'll keep hostages " I said."I think it's the perfect place , it's one of his cottage , he told me he has sold it off already but I guess he didn't" Damon suddenly said."I'm sure he knew this place would be the last I'll come because to me it's no longer his " he explained."Alright then there's no time ,let's go in" I said ."We need a plan " Damon said."I'll go with Michelle to check the basement, ""The both of you keep watch outside , if we're not back in eight to ten minutes, you can come get us " he said and we all nodded."Ready guys?!" He asked."Wait !" I suddenly said and they all turned to look at me."I'm sorry for the things I said earlier!" "I was just really overwhelmed, especially to you Damon""You've helped us a lot I shouldn't have said those things " I whispered."It's okay , I underst
Diane's POV12:00 pm ...."Mom would you please tell me what's going on?!" Dante asked as I packed up my things in a suitcase."We can talk about it later , just listen to me and go pack up your things !" I said." I've packed up my things Mom!, You can as well tell me what you're doing!" He said."I don't have time for talk right now , we need to leave as soon as possible!""I'll tell you everything once we get somewhere safe !" "We're leaving ?!, Without dad ?!""Why the hell are we going without daddy " he asked again."Will you keep quiet Dante !!, And let me think!""I already told you we'll talk later can you just try to be understanding for once !!" I yelled , he stared at me for a while before he turned around and walked out.Immediately I was done packing, I dropped the box on the floor and began to pull it out."Dante get your bags and let's go!" I yelled as I came down the stairs."What about grandma ?!" He asked immediately I got to where is it."Stop asking pointless que
Mabel's POVSome minutes later ......"I'll take back the eighty percent , you call off every case you're planning right now in exchange for your daughter's life" Uncle Tom said over the phone."If you think you'd get away with all the murder you have committed especially my father's then you're mistaken , we won't give in to you!!" Dwayne growled immediately and uncle Tom bursted out laughing."Dwayne !" I called but he didn't even look at me , "Alright then I see you've made your choice , your money over your daughter's life , seriously I expected more !" He said "We'll give you what you want " I said immediately."Just tell us where my daughter is !" I said."What are you talking about Mabel you can't give in to his demands !" Dwayne said ."This wasn't the plan" Damon suddenly said and snatched the phone from me."You were supposed to involve me in the abduction plan " he said and we all turned to look at him with wide eyes , uncle Tom wasn't supposed to know he's with us .Sudd
Next Week Monday Morning ....7:30 am ....Mabel's POV"Good morning Champ" I greeted Zahra as she walked in , and she just smiled at me.I handed over her lunch to her and she thanked me with a small hug."It's alright, all the best in your tests today " I added."Thank you Mommy " she replied and walked out of the kitchen , I followed her and stood by the door as I watched her get into the car ."Make sure she gets to school safely" I called out to Mark and he nodded respectfully.As soon as they both settled in , he drove out of the compound, immediately he was out of sight I turned and went back in.It's been a while I went to the office , so I'll be going today , so far so good the past two days had been peaceful, plus Damon had told us to relax he doesn't have anything up his sleeve yet .We can't be too relaxed though, that's why I made mark resume dropping Zahra off at the school.Immediately I got into my room , I walked into my closet.I took out a white corset top, an high
Mabel's POV8:30 pm .....He slowly laid me on the bed , with his two hand resting on the other side of the bed he bent and deepen the kiss.I kept on moaning as he placed peppery kisses all over my body."Hmm Dwayne " I murmured but it was like he wasn't even paying any attention to me."Hmm" I grunted as he sucked on my lower lips , he began to move the sleeve of the gown I was wearing downwards .He reached for my neck sucked on it and placed an hickey there .I moaned In pleasure immediately he did that , he placed another kiss on my neck and then my body.It was beginning to get really intense as he tried to pull up my gown."Dwayne" I called tapping his shoulder."Don't be a kill joy " he murmured."Wait wait hold on" I whispered ."Mabel don't do this " he whined."We can't do this now" I whispered."Why not?!" He asked as he got of me , I sat up on the bed and adjusted my clothes ."It just doesn't feel right" "What doesn't feel right, I called things off with Diane already r