Sarah walked into her daughter-in-law's room with tears in her eyes. Grant had excused himself to give them privacy.She pulled Muna into a tight hug and they both cried. "I'm so sorry that you're going through this, honey," she said."I'm sorry I didn't tell you about it," Muna replied.Since her first meeting with Grant's mother, the woman had been a friend and most of all a mother to her. She felt more comforted to have her around now.A long time later, they finally stopped crying, Muna felt like her tears had been exhausted."I can understand what you're going through. I also went through the same thing," Sarah confessed.Muna's eyes widened at that statement and she asked, "you had endometriosis?""Yes, I did. I was diagnosed when I was twenty-four. I didn't tell Gary about it and kept it to myself. I thought staying silent about it would one day cause the pains to go away, but when Gary and I got married, he found out after accidentally seeing my test results. "I had ovarian c
MUNAGrant and I pulled up in front of our house and he got out of the car to open the door for me."Thanks," I said, smiling at him.He held me by my waist as we walked into the house. I had stayed back at the hospital two extra days after the procedure even though I had been cleared to go home and rest."Mrs Stephens, you are back. I'm so glad you're fine," Maria said when we entered the living room.She seemed confused as to whether it was okay to hug me or not I smiled before hugging her, making sure not to apply pressure on me belly."I was so terrified that night when I saw you in that state," she said wiping her tears."I'm fine now, you don't have to feel bad for me anymore," I smiled."Thank God you're alright, Ma'am," Joseph said."What's for dinner? I'm sure my wife would appreciate something extra special after eating so much the tasteless food at the hospital," Grant smiled at him."I made all of her favourites for dinner. Why don't you get settled in? Maria and I will se
GRANTMuna and I were having breakfast when I got a call from Gregory. I excused myself and went upstairs to our room to take the call."What's up?" "I found out the whereabouts of the salamander tattooed guys," he said."Okay, where are they? I'm going to deal with those scums, how dare they threaten Muna's life like that?" I fumed."I can't give you the details now, I'm trying to find out more about who sent them. They are tough guys so it's not easy coming up to them with accusations.""Just keep me posted. I have a feeling they are connected with the threats Muna and I have been getting.""Of course boss," he said before hanging up."Babe, is there any problem?" Muna asked when I returned to the table."I'm good, I have to head to the office now, though. I hate to leave you here, you know?" I said kissing her lips."I'll be fine, this would be my chance to paint and clear my head up a bit," she replied.It had been a week since she got back from the hospital and throughout that t
UNKNOWN PERSON'S POVI sat in my office, listening to Grant's conversation with his best friends. So the lawyer thinks Gregory is a suspect?It was really funny watching the three of them brainstorm about who was sending them all those threats. They would never be able to catch me and that's because I would decide when to reveal myself. Deciding on my next move, I took out my favourite scented paper and started writing. Grant's wife is going to be terrified when she gets my message.I pitied her, she was a victim of this feud between Grant and I, a very beautiful victim at that. I don't even know how that idiot got lucky with getting such a beauty.I turned on the cameras I had installed in Grant's lounge and smiled when I saw Munachi watching a movie.She seemed so captivated by what she was watching. I zoomed in on her beautiful face and stared at her.She had to be mine, Grant wasn't good enough. He was a monster who ruined everything for me, he didn't deserve such a beauty.I fe
MUNAI had spent the past week lazing around with Grant. He had been taking good care of me all this time. I didn't even need to lift a finger.We had both been working from home for at least two hours a day while the rest of the time, we stayed in each other's arms binge watching movies and playing board games.Grant had resumed work this morning at my insistence. He had a lot to do, especially at GS Fitness and I couldn't keep him here all time, making him less productive at work.After watching an entire season of a new Korean drama I got, I stretched my aching limbs, being careful not to apply pressure on my mid-section and went upstairs to take a nap after which I was going to paint.I was about to hit the nod off when I remembered I had to talk to Mr Roberts about an email I got this morning from him. Picking up my phone, I dialled his number."Mr Roberts, how are you doing?""I'm fine Mrs Stephens, I hope you're getting better, Ma'am?""Yes, thank you. I need an updated list o
MUNAI was still at the dining table when Grant came in. He rushed to me and hugged me tightly."Are you alright, my love?" He asked after kissing my lips."Yes, I'm just scared of whoever this stalker is," I replied."What did the note say?" He asked.I handed it to him and he frowned, "what secret? You don't have any secrets asides from the endometriosis diagnosis which I already know about. What are you afraid of?""There's something you should know, Grant." I said showing him the painting and the note."They have the same handwriting. Come to think of it, it's the same as the ones I've been getting," he said."Since when have you been getting these threats?" I asked him."Hold on a bit," he said and went upstairs.I stared at the painting while waiting for Grant to come back down. He had a black box in his hands which he placed on the table."I've been getting these things since I became GS Capital's CEO. They used to come once in a while before. They weren't really threats then,
MUNA"Hold on a second," I said going upstairs to my painting room to get out the painting.I brought it downstairs and showed it to Grant. "This is Olive, she is Somto's daughter. Susan and Somto had broken up due to my father not accepting her in the family. A month later, she found out she was pregnant. She felt like she had to abort it and so she told Somto about it. He hired a private helicopter to fly to New York to see her and change her mind about getting the abortion, but unfortunately, the helicopter crashed," I said the last part in a whisper.Talking about Somto was always like opening up wounds that have refused to heal. She could never forget when her father answered that call and how his entire demeanor changed after it. They had been having dinner and then the call came in. Her father had whispered something to her mother and they both left for their room. Few minutes later she heard her mother rushing down the stairs, crying.She had been so confused about what was h
GRANT"If the stalker knows about Olive and you only told Tobi and Rainer about her, then what if it's Tobi?" I asked.If he was the damn creep behind all these then I was sure going to make him regret ever choosing to mess with me.I watched Muna frown at that statement, but I couldn't help, but suspect the guy. He hated my guts because she and I were together. I wouldn't be surprised if he decided to take things this far."Are you listening to yourself, Grant? How could you even suggest that Tobi would be capable of such things? I know he messed up at the rehearsal dinner, but that definitely doesn't make him a villain!" She snapped, moving out of my arms."Think about it, Tobi has every reason to hate me," I said."He would never do that, did you see that painting? It shows Olive with a knife stuck in her. Tobi is very close to her, she considers him as her godfather, he would never threaten me with her. Also, you said you started receiving those threats a few years ago. Tobi didn'
TWO YEARS LATER MUNA "Ladies and gentlemen, let's welcome Mrs Stephens to our show!" Elisa Bloom, the host of Crafting It said as I walked up to the stage. I smiled as I took my seat across from her in front of the excited audience. Crafting It was a show where talented artists, authors, songwriters and musicians where interviewed to discuss their success stories. When I had first got the interview invitation from Mr Roberts, I had been unwilling to go for a number of reasons, but after thinking of the positive effects it would have on Rowland Galleries, I finally accepted to do the interview. "Welcome to Crafting It, Munachi Stephens, we are so delighted to have you on our show. Happy birthday, I must say you are indeed much more beautiful in person than on the tabloids. How are you doing?" "Thank you for the compliments, I'm glad to be here too, I'm very tired though, I barely had enough time to rest since I got out of the flight from Lagos to London. I still can't believe it'
GRANT Gregory did a lousy job at tying knots, so I was sure that I would be able to untie myself soon while I watched him explain the reasons for his actions. I couldn't understand why Tobi and Olivia had felt the need to betray us like that. It hurt so much seeing their lifeless body covered with bloodstains. When I got into the factory Olivia had been pointing a gun at Muna and Gregory was behind her with a gun to her head. It was clear that Olivia was the one who shot Tobi, because I saw when Gregory came in and the gunshot had already sounded before then. I just had to make sure that Gregory didn't make use of his gun again. I was sure that Michael and Flint were already on their way with the police. Flint had been right after all, Gregory was the one person whom I should have suspected the most and he turned out to be the one behind the stalking. I was correct in thinking that whoever was sending all those threats was doing it because of how cruel I used to be in the busine
GRANT No matter how hard I tried, I just couldn't locate my car which Muna drove off in. I sped up and let out a groan in frustration when I was caught in traffic. How was it possible that Muna drove off so quickly? My phone rang and I sighed as I picked it up. The caller ID was blocked and I figured it was definitely the stalker on the line. "What the hell do you want? Where is Olive?" I asked as soon as I answered the call. "Relax Grant Stephens. I will give you an address and you had better get there as soon as possible or else Olive will pay the greatest price," he laughed and hung up. I punched my fist against the stirring wheel in anger. I frowned when I heard a message tone from my phone. I opened up the message and saw the address he sent. I put in the address and waited for about fifteen minutes before I was finally able to get out of traffic. I said prayers in my mind as I stepped on the accelerator and drove off to the address sent to me. As I got out of my car in fr
GRANTWe all heard a phone ring and Olivia moved a few feet away to answer the call.She returned to my side and said she had to go because her editor needed her to submit some chapters. "Keep me posted about Olive," she said and left the room."Isn't that Tobi? Why is he taking Olive away?" Rainer asked."That's Tobi, oh my God. That means that Olive is in safe hands. Let's go quickly to his apartment and get her," Muna said to me"No Babe, I need you to focus and think about this. Tobi took Olive away from here without getting permission from us, doesn't that tell you something?""What?""He abducted her for a reason," I replied.She frowned and laughed shakily, her brown eyes were filled with unshed tears. "Why would he kidnap her? This is Tobi that we are talking about," she said."Munachi, think of things clearly. Tobi left guesthouse yesterday morning on a bad note. Why do you think he covered his face when you guys were there, but then removed the mask later on? He obviously di
MUNA"Congratulations ladies, you escaped within forty minutes which makes you our fastest winners for the day. Do come back another time for a much more thrilling experience as the one you just had," an employee said after we got out of the last door."How about the little girl that was with us earlier?""What little girl?" The man frowned."A man dressed in black came into the second room and took my daughter with him. He said we could get her after the game," I replied."Your daughter left with her father, Ma'am," the man said in a disinterested tone."No, that man is not her father," Rainer said."Listen ladies, the man introduced himself as the girl's father, he even showed us an ID. Why don't you call the girl's father and confirm?"I took out my phone with shaky hands and dialled Grant's number. It wasn't going through and then I remembered Grant was working at home."Isn't he answering?" Olivia asked."No, Grant is probably holding a video conference meeting with his employees
OLIVIA When they all left to freshen up, I took out my phone and texted, "Cheese In The Trap!" I knew I was taking a huge risk, working with someone who I didn't even know to tear Munachi and Grant apart, but I had no other choice. Munachi didn't deserve Grant, I was the one standing beside him all these years and ever since she showed up again, he was no longer interested in hanging out with me. I was going to make sure that the guy didn't harm Grant in any way. I can't even believe I didn't have an idea of what the guy's name was. I came out of my thoughts when I saw Munachi and Olive walk into the room. "We are ready to go Aunt Olivia," Olive said. I smiled at the little girl, she was so pretty, it was a shame that I was going to make the both of them suffer. After I get Grant, I can become Olive's stepmum. I smiled at that conclusion and Munachi frowned, asking, "why are you smiling so much?" "I'm just so happy that you are joining me. I love challenges," I smiled. "Let's
GREGORY'S POVI woke up in my room, but I felt to tired and confused. I really needed to see a therapist, this spacing out was getting too frequent.I brushed my teeth while trying to figure out who this stalker could be. Grant Stephens was a nice person when you get to know him, though he was really cruel in the business world. When I first met Grant, I had lots of grudges and resentful feelings due to my past, but working with him all this time has actually helped me out.I took a shower and got dressed before switching on my computer. I let out a gasp at what I saw. How was this possible?★★★★★MUNA'S POV"I had already given some of Olive's clothes and personal items to the trainer's so that the service dog can get used to her scent," Grant said.We were in the reception area, awaiting the service dog and trainer for Olive's epilepsy."Dad, where's the surprise?" Olive asked, tugging on Grant's shirt sleeve."Hold on sweetie, it will be here soon," Grant replied just as some wome
TOBI'S POVI was in the kitchen making some pasta when I got a new message notification on my phone.I was going to ignore it until I was done, but when I saw the message was from a private number, I opened it up."HI FRIEND, DID MUNACHI TELL YOU SHE'S IN LAGOS WITH HER FAMILY? I FELT LIKE YOU SHOULD KNOW. NOTE: THEY ARE STAYING AT BLOSSOM GUESTHOUSE," the message read.Who the hell was sending me such a message? That didn't matter anyway, how could Muna return to Lagos and not even tell me about it. The guesthouse wasn't even too far away, so I turned off the stove, pasta abandoned, packed a suitcase and left my apartment.I got in my car and drove off to Blossom Guesthouse. There was no way I was going to miss out on a chance to mend things with Muna. Whoever sent me that text might just be my guardian angel.I had no idea who it could be. Could it be Rainer? Maybe she was doing this to get some closure.Whatever, I was surely going to see Muna and I don't give a damn if her pretty a
MUNA"Who do you want to introduce me to? Why are these huge guys following us around?" Olive asked.I turned around to look at the bodyguards Grant hired. Although, we haven't heard from the stalker in a week now, I still couldn't trust that we were completely safe and Grant was ready to do everything possible to guarantee our safety."These guys are just friends of ours that are here to make sure we are safe," Grant replied.We were going to the recreation centre to meet everyone else. I had to admit, I was a bit nervous about my Dad meeting Olive. I wouldn't want him saying or doing anything that would upset her. Grant squeezed my hand as though he could hear my thoughts."They will be fine," he whispered to me.I smiled and said to Olive, "we are going to meet your grandparents.""You mean Dad's parents?""Not just them, but your real grandfather," I smiled at her."Really? I thought he was sick, is he better now?"When Olive clocked six, she began to ask questions about her pare