Location: No 123, Cedarwoods estate "Caleb, I need to go," Melanie said, her mind already made up. "But why? We just got here. I thought we could spend some time together," he pleaded. "I need to see Ryan. It's urgent," she replied, her tone firm. "Can't it wait?” he asked, trying to convince her. We didn’t get to spend much time together in Pearl Coast," he explained. “We didn’t go to Perl Coast to spend time together, we went there to find Shirley,” she said as a matter of fact, but Caleb’s face was a mixture of shock and utter disappointment. "You helped me find Shirley and I appreciate it but I really have to go now," she said, cutting the conversation short. “If you don’t want to drop me at his house, I can Uber there,” she said and that got him angry the more. “This issue is not even that deep, I will just drop you off since that is what you want” Caleb just had to offer to drop her off because even though he was angry, he couldn’t bear the thought of allowing her to
Caleb did not think of picking Alistair up before, but on getting to the junction of their office, he just thinks about it and calls Alistair to join him with a few bodyguards from Iron Clad Security Solutions (ISS), Alistair's father’s company, and he waits for about thirty minutes for them to get to him. After waiting for them for 30 minutes, It takes about five minutes for everybody to put themselves together, and throughout the time they try to organize themselves, but the kidnapper keeps on calling consistently but stops after a while. When they are like 15 minutes into the journey, the unknown caller who called Caleb’s mom and informed her about the kidnapping keeps on disturbing Alistair with calls, urging him to send the money otherwise they are going to torture Benjamin to the point of making him unrecognizable. “Collect the account number and Make the wire transfer,” Caleb gives Alistair instructions but there is a faint squeal in the background of the distorted voice a
“Who orchestrated the plan?” Caleb asks just and he points his finger at Ben and his three friends. “The two jolly best friends planned it and that was why Ben took 50% of the money, Trent took 30% and their lapdogs shared 30% among themselves” he answers. “So they didn't give you anything?” Caleb asks to be double-sure “ You can confirm from your dear brother, I am a Christian, and lying is not something that I will do,” Justin says. “But being a kleptomania is accepted by Jesus right?” Trent asks and he suddenly goes cold “I have a class so I need to go now,” Justin says as he leaves the room without carrying a single book. Even though Caleb doesn't understand everything that is going on, he can see the power dynamics going on in the room and why his brother and his friends consider Justin as less of a human. “In case you haven't read in-between the lines, you are deferring this semester and by implication, you are going to have an extra year,” Caleb declares Alista
“Have you forgiven me?” Ben speaks up, asking his brother “What do you think?” Caleb asks him. “Just to be sure, we are not going to black wood again?” Ben inquires “Of course we are…” Caleb answers. “I need to deliver you to your mother in one piece’ so we will go after your test tomorrow,” Caleb says. “So are you still going to Blackwood today or not?” he asks “We will all go together after your test…or was the test an excuse?” Caleb asks “The text is not an excuse” Benjamin answers him. “What about my punishment?” he asks “Have you waved it” he inquires. “Never!” Caleb insists. “I may have forgiven you, but the bargain that I and Alistair adds was that the other punishments get to stay but I take out you deferring the semester” Caleb states “ I don't that I am not in a position to talk but can you just review my punishments? Even if it is a tiny tiny bit, I will die if you freeze my card, withdraw my car, and make me stay off campus then mom will know what I did”
“Do you think we should invite her to dinner tonight?” Caleb asks after a while and Alistair shakes his head “No please” Alistair disagrees. “So how will now arrange a hook-up section with someone that you hooked up with too many years ago that you want her to hook up with your best friend ?” Caleb asks because it doesn't just make any sense to him “Now that you put it that way, it does sound really bad but I will do it if that is what it will take for me to hear it stop hyping the second with Melanie that I feel is mid asf” Alistair expresses “Do you want to go for a threesome to prove that it is not mid?” Caleb asks him and his face scrunches up in disgust “Ewwww Caleb you such a disgusting pig he says shooting Caleb a bombastic side-eye. “I am your brother so why will you suggest such a thing to me” Alistair says, refusing to get over it. “Calm down idiot...you said that the sex with the woman of my dreams was mid and I just wanted to get back at you.” Caleb clari
“She is on her way now,” Alisiar sends Caleb a text. "Shall I join you to talk to her for a while so that you can establish a sort of connection?" Alistair asks “No, I've got this." Caleb shakes his head. “Just take the other room, Venita is likely to stay till day break” Caleb tells Alist-air and he agrees with him. "Good luck." Alistair smiles knowingly. Five minutes later, Alistait texts Caleb to come down because Venita is waiting at the lobby and as Caleb enters the lobby, scanning the area until his eyes lands on Venita. She is sat on a plush couch, sipping a cocktail, her curves accentuated by a fitted red dress and Caleb's pulse quickens as he approaches her. "Venita," he says, his deep voice drawing her attention and her eyes lock onto his, a sultry smile spreading across her face. "Caleb," she purred, setting her drink aside. He sits beside her, his proximity igniting a spark of attraction. "You look stunning," Caleb compliments, his gaze roving over her. "T
As Kalin, Melanie, and Martin prepare to leave Bistro Bliss, Ryan suddenly halts as he remembers the nurses who traveled with Melanie, whom everybody seems to have forgotten about "Wait," Ryan says, his brow furrowed. "We can't leave yet." He emphasizes "What's wrong?" Melanie's eyes narrow "We left the nurses at home. They were resting in the guest room when we left the house, and it didn’t cross our minds to invite them," Ryan says as he pulls out his phone. "I completely forgot about them…we should check on them." Kalin's expression softens. "I'll order food for delivery…they must be hungry." Ryan nods, already dialing one of the waiter's numbers "That's thoughtful, Ryan." Melanie smiles. "Yeah, we can't forget about them." Martin nods in agreement. Ryan speaks into the phone, ordering various dishes from the vacation menu. "Let's get them some dinner," Ryan says, hanging up. "I'll make sure it is ready in 30 minutes so that we can have it delivered to the mansion s
Ryan pulls into his driveway, the sound of gravel crunching beneath his tires. He steps out of the car, stretching his arms over his head. As he enters the house, he is greeted by the warm aroma of freshly baked cookies. "Hey, sweetie! Welcome home." His mom, Karen, stood in the kitchen, a hint of a smile on her face. "Hey, Mom. What's up?" Ryan kisses her cheek. "We need to talk." Karen's expression turns serious. "What's going on?" Ryan's instincts tell him this wouldn't be a casual conversation. "I know you spent the night at Melanie's house and you guys shared the bed." Margaret leads him to the living room, gesturing for him to sit. "How did you...?" Ryan's eyes narrow. "That's not the point. The point is, you're a grown man, and I trust your judgment. But I want to remind you that Melanie's been through a lot… She deserves respect and care." Margaret's stern look silences him. "I know, Mom. I care about her deeply." Ryan nods, feeling a twinge of guilt "I know you