Jasmine's pov"Alright, safe trip and call me when you arrive Japan" I told Arthur.I'm currently carrying Davis in my arms, we've gotten out of Arthur's car..and Davis is awake already."I'll" He turned his gaze to Davis and waved at him, Davis returned it too."Love you, champion" he told him "Love you too" Davis replied. Arthur started his car and drove off, while I turned around and headed into Mike's kitchen. Adele rushed to us when she saw me coming with Davis, she kissed Davis forehead and Davis quickly wiped it off."Cooties!" He said and glared at Adele.Adele simply rolled her eyeballs at him, which Davis scoffed at."What happened? Why didn't you hand him over to Arthur? What if Elvis sees him?" She asked. She looked around, searching if Elvis is nearby."You know the rules here, workers aren't allowed to bring their kids to work" she said.I glanced around and found an empty table."Let's go over there, my arms are getting tired" I told her.We headed towards the tabl
Thanatos pov Thanatos office!!Clark kept glancing every minute, as if he's wait for someone to come in.There's a smirk on his lips, which made me frowned deeply. Clark doesn't normally keep smug expressions, I do..then what is he smirking about? "Are you sure sending her varieties of dishes...""Calm down, she's gonna be so moved, she's gonna realize how much you care about them" he said.I frowned."Are you sure?" I asked again.He nodded and glanced at the door again, he stared at his wrist watch."Jasmine is already mad at me as it is, I don't wanna do something that will anger her more""This is a plan well thought, perfectly organized and directed by me... be ready to thank me later" he said.I leaned back on my chair, I rest my elbow on the table and rubbed my forehead.The scene from this morning at Davis school kept replaying in my head, making me angrier and ready to stab that unorganized f**kard to death.He's lucky he's someone of great importance to Jasmine!"10..
Jasmine's pov I tilted my head."Forgiven you? It's easier said than done...I said I have forgiven but I just can't seem to forget all I went through!"He showed up yesterday, explained some things to me which I don't know if are true...and expect me to forgive him?What about those cold, rainy nights I spent alone? What about when I was facing life and death in the labour room? "Please, stop interfering in our lives... We'll let you know when we need you!" I said and turned around to leave.But he caught my hand and pulled me back, I stared at him with a deep scowl.Then I saw a lone tear runs down his cheek, I blinked.. is he crying? Why?I didn't say anything wrong right? I simply just spoke what I feel, he..."Baby, I'm sorry, I'm really sorry!""Thana..."He pulled me into a hug, I tried to move away from him but he held me tightly... soon, my body started shaking and I heard him... sobbing?"It took me so much efforts to find you, now that I've found you.. please give me a cha
Jasmine's pov Thanatos' office.There's a knock on the door, my heart almost ripped off my chest.My eyes did a quick scan looking for somewhere to hide, not being able to fine any place to hide.. I dashed under the table.Hmm...I've been dashing under the table a lot today.Thanatos squats to my level, there's a small frown on his face."Why are you hiding? Aren't you expecting your friend to bring in your clothes?" He asked.I blinked, right, I did told Adele to bring in my clothes."But what if she isn't the one at the door, I can't let someone else see me like this in your office"He tilted his head, as if he doesn't understand what I mean."What's gonna happen if they see you?" He asked.I gave him a "really?" look, is that a question he's supposed to be asking me? Isn't the answer obvious?"Eish! You're so dumb! Of course, they'll gossip about it!" I said."Oh, right" He got up and sat on his chair, he looked down at me again and smirked mischievously."Do you know you can
Jasmine's pov The rest of the day went in a blur, there weren't any rush today so I didn't do anything...and Thanatos didn't bother me.Although, he'd sometimes come down and watch Davis playing in a corner.Now it's time to go home, which I'm very happy about... I quickly gathered our stuff.I flung my bag over my shoulder and wore Davis his backpack. We're heading for the exit, when Adele met us."Y'all going home without me?" She said and collected Davis backpack from him.Davis stretched his body and smiled, then looked up at her. "Thank you, aunt" he thanked her.Adele bent slightly and kissed the middle of his head."Anything for my champion" she said.I rolled my eyeballs."Adele, you and Arthur are just making a lazy boy out of him.. at least let him carry his backpack" Adele straightened up and laughed, she shook her head."He's just five, you can't make a man out of him now" she replied.We stepped out of Mike's kitchen and headed left, there's a bus stop a few meters ahea
Writer's pov The car jerked forward and came to a stop.Adele looked outside the window and sighed, it's still raining.. though not as heavily as before."Thanks for the free ride, Mr O'Briens" she said."No, I should be the one thanking you for the tips you gave me" Thanatos said.Adele smiled, she turned back to face Davis.He is still focused on his puzzle, he's completed half of it already and struggling with the other half."Davis, I'm gonna leave you with this uncle, he's gonna take care of you until your momma gets back"Davis stopped solving his puzzle and raised his head, he stared at Thanatos for a brief moment.. then narrowed his eyes at him."Don't worry, aunt Adele, I'll take good care of him" Davis said.Adele frowned."He's gonna be the one taking care of you, Davis.. how can you take care of a grown man?"Davis scoffed. "I can take of myself, I only need him to open the door for me"Adele's mouth fell open, she doesn't know Davis have two faces.. he's always been show
Jasmine's pov The rain was too heavy, it didn't seem as though it's gonna stop anytime soon.I don't know how long have walked under the rain, but I can barely walk now.. I'm feeling so cold and tired."Why didn't I go with Thanatos?" This is the only question I kept asking myself.Finally, I made it to my apartment.I stood outside and pressed the doorbell, I waited for Adele to come get the doorbell.Having waited too long, actually, I don't know if it's too long.. but I felt like it's too long.I felt myself going down and.... **Thanatos pov "Here, have some warm milk" I said and dropped a glass of milk in front of him."Thank you" he thanked me with a smile. Davis is smarter than I thought, well, I'm d*mn happy I can attend to him.At that moment, the doorbell rang, interrupting my thoughts. I excused myself and quickly go get it, I rushed over to the door.Opening the door, I'm shocked to see Jasmine laying unconsciously on the ground.. I quickly squat."Baby, baby can you
Adele's pov 06:21amMy phone's ringtone blared loudly, waking me up from my peaceful slumber.I reached out my hand sleepily, searching my bed for my phone.. I was watching a movie last night but fell asleep on it.. so I guess the phone is just around.It stopped ringing and I sighed, I decided to just forget about it and go back to sleep..But just when I was sleeping back to sleep again, the loud blaring came again.. I angrily snapped my eyes open.My eyes search the bed and they finally found my phone at the edge of the bed, I crawled towards it.This person better have a solid and valid reason for disrupting my sleep!"Hello?" I answered in an aloof tone, without even bothering to check the caller's ID.. I'm too angry to do that."Hey, grumpy Miss!" Grumpy Miss?! Only one person dares to call me that, I moved my phone away from my ear to confirm.. and it's really him.Arthur!"What crawled up in your pants that got you angry?" He asked.I rolled my eyeballs."You!" I snap
Jasmine's pov Three weeks later"Baby, it's gonna be fine""But...""It's fine, we're just here for a normal check up" Thana told me.Ok, this is what is happening right now...We've had peaceful days, but my health kept declining... the dizziness.. sudden cold.. vomiting and stuff increased. Thana's been trying to get me to the hospital for check ups, but I kept refusing.But finally, he succeeded in dragging me to the hospital, now entering the doctor's office (aunt Grace) is now a problem. I sighed."I'm gonna be here with you, also, it's just gonna take five minutes and we'll be done" he said.I rolled my eyeballs at his words, he's talking as if he's the doctor.. what a sweet talker."Let's go" I said. He nodded and pushed the door opened, then made way for me to go in and he followed after me."Aunt" I called aunt Grace when we fully entered her office.She closed the file she was reading and lifted her head.. she broke into a full smile when she realized it's me."Jasmine,
Chicago police department!After our flight, which lasted for 3hours.. we arrived at Chicago.Peter sent our bags to Thanatos penthouse, while the rest of us decided to call at the police station. Currently, we're listening to the recorded conversation.But while this is going on, an old man whom I just got to know as Mr Roman, is glaring daggers at ma Gloria."Ahem!" An officer cleared his throat. "Mr Roman, what do you have to say about this? Did you had this conversation?" He asked the old man.Mr Roman simply glared at ma Gloria and scoffed, he refused to speak a word."I'll take your silence as a yes...""Don't waste your breath, I know you're gonna send my case to the court.. but first, I want to see my grandson" Mr Roman said.His grandson? That should be Thana's stepbrother... I looked around but there's no unfamiliar face here, it's just us."Grandfather, I'm here!" An unfamiliar voice spoke from the hallway.I turned and waited until he walked into the office or interrog
Jasmine's pov The next morning..."Is it really necessary for you guys to go there?" Adele asked.My eyes flicked towards Peter who's carrying our bags to the car, then sighed. "Yeah.."She frowned at the bags Peter's carrying, then took my hands in hers and pouted."Why are y'all taking so much bags with you? Do you plan on settling there already?"I frowned slightly, then burst into a brief laugh."Adele, we might stay for some days.. you're making it sound like I'm abandoning you""Are you not?" she asked."You're just being overly dramatic" I told her.Just then we heard a knock on the door, I wanted to go get it but Adele told me not to bother.Her flicked to my stomach and she smiled, she pushed me onto a sofa and made me sit down."You should take care of yourself now" she said, her eyes still on my stomach.I rolled my eyeballs."I told you guys, this might just be a false alarm" Honestly, I didn't want anyone to find out about this just yet, because it might be a false ala
Adele's pov I'm feeling so nervous right now, it's as if I'm sitting for an interview.Mr and Mrs Evans sat on a love sit opposite us, another gorgeous lady who look a lot like Mrs Evans...sat on a sofa next to them.She folded her arms on her chest and stared at me attentively, her stare is giving me goosebumps."So...tell us truthfully, is your father a businessman?" Mr Evans asked.I bite my lower lip, swallowed the nervous lump in my throat and shook my head."No" I answered. "He was a farmer"It's better I tell him the truth now, I can't bear the repercussions if he finds out I lied later...rich people are always powerful."Was?" He tilted his head slightly."Yes, sir...he died last year, he suffered lung cancer" I said. Mr Evans nodded, he exchanged a knowing look with his wife and her lips curved in a smile.. or smirk.. I don't know.I'm too nervous."What about you? Which of the universities did you attend?"His question made my blood ran cold, will he chase me out if I told
Jasmine's pov The officers sat opposite us, their notes, pen and recorder ready to take ma Gloria's testimony. "Mrs O'Briens, are you ready for us?" One of the officer asked.Ma Gloria took a deep breath and nodded, though she seemed a little bit nervous."Alright, let's start with.. who's Mr Roman to you?" The officer asked."He's.. he's.. my stepfather"Who's this Mr Roman everyone is talking about? How come I don't seem to know him? Or maybe I haven't seem him before."Your stepfather...." the officer trailed off and jotted down in his note, then lifted his head."... can you tell us about your relationship with him?" He asked.Ma Gloria nodded, she cradled Davis whom she's still carrying in her arms.. she had refused to lay him down."My mom got married to Mr Roman three years after my dad died, she took along with her, my sister and I.. Grace"So.. it's true, doctor Grace is truly her sister."Roman already has a daughter who's the same age as I...""Sorry to cut you, Mrs O'Br
Jasmine's pov A tap on my shoulder woke me up from my sleep, I sat up and massaged my stiffed neck... a yawn left my mouth.Wait...when did I fall asleep? weren't we just watching a movie?My eyes located the wall clock in Adele's living room, a gasp left my mouth at once... It's been two hours already.How could I sleep for such a long time? I guess the movie was too boring and I ended up falling asleep. "Jas, they are back!" Adele said.I sprang off the sofa abruptly, my heart suddenly skipped and some unknown fear gripped me..my heart started beating fast.I hope it all went well..."Jas, Clark and Thana are back!" she repeated her words."They're back?" I asked again.I turned towards Davis who's already sleeping on the sofa, I carried him on my shoulder and snatched his backpack from the table. "Em...good luck" I told her, referring to her meeting with her in-laws.She smiled and nodded. "Thank you, I think I really need some luck"Just then, her door pushed opened and Clark r
Writer's pov"Clark!!" Thanatos called his name, but Clark isn't moving.Not that he doesn't wanna move, but he's in shock and can't react. Thanatos pushed him away, but he wasn't fast enough.The bullet hit him (Thanatos) and went through his chest, just an inch away from his heart.Thanatos gasped loudly in pain, he aimed randomly and shot at whoever shot him... he clung on his bleeding chest."Thana.. I think we should retreat and think of another plan" Clark said worriedly.Thanatos focused his gaze on the retirement home ahead of him, he shook his head in disagreement."We must get my mom out today!" He got up and knocked Clark out."Peter stay and watch over him, find a hideout and hide there.. until it's all over" he told Peter."Mr O'Briens..."I glared at him, but he ignored my glare and continued."...you can't fight with those guys, they're skilled assassins""Don't make me knock you out too" he said and rushed towards the gun fire battle. **Thanatos pov Standing in the
Thanatos pov F&F eatery!"Thana, look carefully" Clark said beside me.I dropped my phone on the table and nodded at him, to let him know I'm listening...my eyes remained focused at the scene before us. We're currently sitting round a table, in a restaurant right opposite Molina's retirement home."I discovered something very interesting" he said again and paused.Can he just finish his words in a go? I have very important things to do than listening to him blab about his date."Those security men patrolling the place, can you see them?" He asked.I faced him and realized he's pointing at the security men guiding the retirement home."Yes? What's with them?" I asked, then turned my gaze back to the security men."They are spies, they're not real security men"I rolled my eyeballs and shook my head, then poured him a glass of water."Clark, tell me something I don't know" I told him, dumping the glass of water in front of him."What do you mean? I gave a very useful information,
Jasmine's pov Mike's kitchen!"Arrrrrrrgh!"Adele lets out a screeching sound, I covered my ears at once and shot her a glare.Luckily, we're out customer's coverage, else some of them would have been giving us weird glances."Shut up!" I scolded her.She slapped her hands on her mouth, but doesn't stop screaming. When she's had enough, she stopped. "I knew you'd react this way, that's why I brought you to the locker room" I told her in warning tone.She scoffed and shrugged off my words, crazy female."You mean, Elvis was sent here by your dad.. to watch over you?" She asked."Yeah""Now it all makes sense!" She exclaimed."What makes sense?". I asked.She got up, I sighed and rolled my eyeballs.. she's about to make it dramatic.Her hands behind her, she paced to and fro in front of me...she tilted her head as though she's thinking."Our behaviors throughout these years should have gotten us fired, but it didn't"Adele nodded her head, she stopped pacing and reache