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Mark anxiously tried to ring Dana over the weekend without any success. He decided to go ahead with his plan to ask around in Glitz club and did his research on the man Dana was involved with. He went to the bar on Sunday night to make sure that the bartender had not forgotten. “Don’t worry Sir. I will take you.” The bartender smiled and patted his chest. “I will ask for you at the reception around 6pm tomorrow.” Mark thanked him and went back to his room anxiously. Now all that was left to do was wait for tomorrow 6pm. Hopefully he will be able to get more information. As agreed, Mark set off with the bartender at 6pm. The bartender wandered off to meet his friends once he helped Mark to gain access into the club. Mark struck up conversation with almost everyone who would spare him an ear. He tactlessly asked about Mr. Adalase’s whereabouts pretending to be a journalist and soon caught the attention of someone he shouldn’t. Jagger arrived in a hurry as he was alerted by his men t
“What’s wrong?” Ben asked in concern with a doting expression as he saw Dana’s wronged expression. He felt bad even though he knew she was feigning grievance. “That lady spoiled the doll I bought.” Dana pouted as if she was about to cry and muttered “I wanted to gift this to Blossom.” Ben raised his head, his eyes were filled with a warning light as asked, “Is this true?” “Yes.” Lara nodded happily playing to Dana’s tone. Arora misunderstood Ben’s question to be in her favor as though he didn’t believe Dana and walked forward with an aggrieved expression “Ben, you know me. Why would I do something like that?” She raised her hand to hold Ben’s but missed as Ben side stepped pulling Dana into his embrace. “Shadow” Shadow walked in and stood politely awaiting orders. “Please file a complaint for purposeful damage of personal goods.” Ben handed the doll and invoice to Shadow before turning to the shop staff “Do give him a copy of the video surveillance here.” The staff nodded befor
Sonic took the staff over to the precinct along with a written complaint from Frank. The shop staff begged for mercy and promised she would leave town and never come back. Sonic relayed Ben message “You have helped us by telling the truth. We will make your service known to the person you hurt. If she forgives you, then scram from the city. But you will have to stay in tonight.” The shop staff nodded eagerly and promised. She didn’t want to stay in prison. She was too young to rot in this place. She swore to herself that if she got out of this, she would leave this city and never do anything dishonest even if she didn’t have a morsel to eat. “Dring….Dring…” Frank called as Ben and Dana along with Lara and Ed were getting in the car to head to skylight. Ben had made all the necessary arrangements. “How is Sarah?” “She is fine. It was just a scare.” “Um.” Ben paused for a minute before opening his mouth to apologize “Sorry” “For???” Ben went silent. He knew Frank knew what it was
“What are you planning to do once you set me free?” Dana asked with a mischievous smile. Ben watched her happy face and decided to ignore the heartless woman. He pursed his lips and looked out the window. Ben’s childishness had wiped away the gloom in her heart as she laughed happily poking his cheeks “Are you gloomy because you thought I was sad as I was still in love with that jerk?” Ben abruptly turned his head to face Dana in confusion as he heard her call the bastard ‘jerk’. “Ha…. ha… ha…” Dana laughed happily. His guilt was written all over his face. Although Shadow had lifted the partition, he could still hear the conversation. He rolled his eyes; ‘Madam was too willful to tease his Boss so blatantly. Especially when his Boss was willingly going to give up him happiness for her sake. The man made a mistake… so what? What’s there to laugh about?’ “You… you…” Ben couldn’t say past the you. He was afraid to hear the answer. Dana stopped laughing and pursed her lips as she took
Dana soon fell into a peaceful sleep after being coaxed patiently by Ben. He watched her peaceful face as he decided his next steps. He remembered the wedding he owed her but there were things that needed to happen sooner. He decided to have a serious discussion with his wife tomorrow, he needed to introduce her to the world. He needed the world to know, she was his. No one could have designs about her and sleep peacefully. Ben got up from bed the next morning in response to Mrs. Bentley’s urgent knocking. He left the bed quietly and quickly so that Dana could sleep a little longer. “Ben, there’s Master Evans…. No Major General and his lady friend.” Mrs Bentley twisted her clasped fingers, she had no choice but to wake him. “Just call him Ed. He’s fine.” Ben chuckled seeing Mrs Bentley flustered appearance “Don’t worry. Make them comfortable. I will be down soon.” “Do I have to make him comfortable?” Mrs Bentley rolled her eyes. The Evans and Weldon boys treated this as their own h
Ben coaxed her gently to pick up the call. He hugged her in his arms as she attended the call in a shaky voice “Hello” “Dana??” “Yes” “Child it’s dad!” “Um” “Are you still angry?” “Um…” Dana didn’t actually know if she was really angry. “Looks like your temper is even bigger than your dad’s.” her father chuckled. “Mark called us yesterday” Her father paused. Dana sighed helplessly inwardly. ‘What was coming would eventually come!’ Ben hugged her closer as he felt her helplessness. “Are you happy?” Her father’s tired voice came from the other end. “Um” “Then don’t worry about anything else. Stay happy.” He smiled although he knew she couldn’t see him. Tears welled up in Dana’s eyes. This was not what she expected. “Dana, its mom.” Her mom’s weepy voice from the other end. Dana figured she might have snatched the phone from Dad listening to the background conversation. “Um” “Don’t worry about wagging tongues. You just be happy, okay?” Her mom spoke between sobs. She coul
Ben and team raced to the Savian. It took them only 10 mins with Ed’s flashing lights literally stopping traffic and Ben’s car that was modified to match a racecars aerodynamics for speed and performance. “Chief, we have no visual, but heat sensors have lit up with six standing, three sitting and one lying down just below us. Sending coordinates.” Archer’s voice came over the Ed’s walkie talkie as they entered the Savian. Ed turned off the flashing lights and ordered “Eyes on target. Alert me if you have any moment.” They moved noiselessly until they were 3 feet away from the coordinates and close to a clearing. They ditched the car under the cover of bushes and stealthily made their way towards the clearing from four different angles. They signaled a plan for their operations once they had a clear view of the cottage in the clearing. Shadow circled the area jumping from one branch to the other before reaching back in his original spot. He signaled to the rest that the cottage had
“How did I offend them?” Dana pouted. “You didn’t offend them but the one who paid them.” Ben chuckled in amusement as he gently knocked on her forehead. He was amused as Dana was usually keyed on. These sort of questions were Lara’s and Sarah’s portfolio. Ben only thought about it inwardly. He was not foolish to take the odds of 4 against 1. “Wipe that thought.” Frank pursed his lips that were curled up to the right. “My wife isn’t that stupid.” “Neither is mine!” Ed smirked. How could they not know what Ben was thinking? ‘Coz this was the exact same thought that passed their minds when they heard Dana. Ben shrugged, his face twisted between smile and indifference. “What’s wrong?” Steve asked as he walked in. “She can’t remember what happened before getting knocked out.” Ben’s voice was edged in concern. “More like she’s been knocked silly.” Lara giggled while Dana pouted. “Why don’t you tell me why you suspect memory loss?” Steve sat down with his notepad. Lara and Dana repe
“That is not up to you.” Marken, one of the high counsellors disdained. Adalases was not Ben’s to stake at will; There were other Adalases who could refute this stake.Sherman knew Marken’s ambition was no less than Herten, but he also knew that unlike Herten, Marken would never betray his country and was in a good mood for watching a show although he knew what decision he would ultimately make.“That is a fair point.” Sherman nodded thoughtfully before saying “If the entire Adalase can be staked on this man, then I agree.” Sherman chuckled “With resources greater than the reserve bank, it won’t be hard to rebuild our facilities even if we are compromised.”No one could refute this point.“The Weldons won’t shy away from responsibility either.” Frank didn’t know why the commander had changed his colors, but he stood shoulder to shoulder with his brother.Shadow didn’t have anything to offer, but he stood beside Ben. His expression unwavering.Tyrell slowly got up from his chair and wal
Lara delivered a baby girl as her heart’s desire. She only saw her bundle of joy for a minute before her vision blurred. She also saw the joy in her man’s eyes. These were the two things she remembered before she fainted. She didn’t know if she would wake up again or whether this was eternal sleep, but she was gratified.The Evans and Burton elders had just returned when Amy came out holding the bundle of joy. They didn’t have time to process everything before they were handed the little bundle.“She is so sweet.” Megan smiled as looked over Marjorie shoulders.“My daughter-in-law is indeed pretty.” Dana laughed. She knew the minds of the elders were not calm. She was trying to lighten their moods.No one knew when Ben, Frank and Shadow appeared behind their women.“How can it be so easy to snatch my granddaughter?” Marjorie retorted proudly.“Yes…. yes…yes...” Abigail laughed happily as she let the little one hold her finger tightly. Dana’s retort had pulled the elders mind back to th
Ben and Dana’s days were filled with love and tranquility. Ben felt like he was in a dream; his life was everything he dreamed of; his beloved woman was his wife; she would cook and wait for him; his house was filled with the laughter of the precious treasures his wife had given him. He was truly grateful to the heavens.Ed’s days were getting hectic. Between the challenges of his official duty and a pregnant wife, he was almost ready to retire. He wanted to spend more time with his wife and child. Seeing Ben’s cute little babies, he couldn’t wait to have his own little treasure.Frank and Sarah didn’t know whether to laugh or cry; their little Lu would run almost every day to see his little wife, especially now that she was becoming prettier. The babies were becoming chubbier with fair skin and rosy cheeks. Their features were becoming more prominent and dashing, melting the hearts of everyone around them.Dan and Don were like a mother hen defending their younger siblings from everyo
The next day, the Williamses landed and rushed to the hospital. Dana had rested well and regained most of her vigor.Ben was changing nappies while Dana was sleeping peacefully when they arrived.“She can still sleep?” Dana’s younger sister asked in surprise as Ben gestured for them to lower their volume. He handed one baby each to the stunned Mr and Mrs Williams and led all of them to the adjacent room.“Sorry… Dana has just rested.” Ben apologized sincerely for his rudeness.Mrs Williams shook head, her eyes were misty. She was truly grateful to the heavens for her daughter’s fortune to have met such a man. Even though he was rich and powerful, he loved and doted on her without bounds…. This was truly her fortune. It would be a lie to say that they were not worried. On the way back after the wedding they had met a lady who was crying pitifully. Mrs Williams didn’t feel comfortable and lend her a shoulder to lean on; She didn’t know who they were and told them that she was fleeing fro
Ben sat next to Dana urging her to wake up. He was scared out of his wits as he had seen the amount of blood that she lost during the delivery… he feared that she wouldn’t wake up and all his happiness would disappear in the blink of an eye even though Steve repeatedly reassured him that she was fine and just sleeping from exhaustion. He sat next to her telling her how much he missed her.He told her how he felt that a portion of him was missing without her by his side; He told her how much he loved her…. He begged her to wake up… He sat by her side never taking his eyes of her pale face… holding her hand … and begging her to wake up….He started to tell her their story from his perspective. He told her how she disturbed him from their first encounter. How he thought that she had approached him with a purpose, He told her how he shamelessly wanted to see her even if he knew that she had approached him with a purpose.He told her how he used to follow her like a shadow just to feel her
Ben was on edge now that Dana was full term. He kept following her nervously like a shadow. One evening just as they finished dinner and were heading upstairs to retire, Dana stood still on the stairs and called weakly “Ben….”“What is it?” Ben looked affectionately at his wife who had stopped walking and became stiff.“I…. my …. I think my water broke.” Dana barely managed to mumble as she held on tightly to Ben.“You…. you….” Ben froze.Alexa was the first to react. She ran downstairs to alert Shadow and Mrs Bentley before running back upstairs to get the baby bag that Dana had prepared beforehand.“CEO” Alexa called out helplessly as she saw a frozen Ben.“Huh?” Ben looked at the panic-stricken Dana and came to his senses. He carried her and ran downstairs carefully. Alexa informed him that Shadow was waiting downstairs with the car. Shadow had informed Steve as soon as Alexa came running downstairs. Everything at the hospital would be set by Steve.Shadow sped towards the hospital;
Shadow had been getting along fabulously with Ruth and decided that he wanted to get married watching Ben’s bliss. He had decided on Ruth, then what was the point in delaying… but the problem was he had no idea how to…. he was also worried if Ruth didn’t have the same intention… then wouldn’t he be making a fool of himself?Shadow walked around with a constipated expression. He would have asked Dana’s help if his boss wasn’t so petty…. But what could he do… his boss was!“What’s wrong?” Dana finally asked as she couldn’t bear to watch his miserable face.“I …” Shadow suddenly felt tongue tied. He was waiting for Dana to ask…. But when she did, he didn’t know how to vocalize his problem. He lowered his head with a frown on his lips.“He wants to propose to Ruth but doesn’t know how to.” Ben didn’t give Shadow any face when he mercilessly pierced through his wall.“Oh….” Dana nodded perceptively “You are worried that she doesn’t have that intention and she will reject?”Shadow nodded alt
The ladies went shopping happily without realizing that none of their actions were missed by their men.Dana wanted to see how Ruth was going so she decided to stop by her shop. However, she changed her mind when she got to Ruth’s shop and pulled the others and ran. Granger was at the store pestering Ruth. It was most certainly a crime to stop someone’s fortune and she didn’t want her husband to have another enemy…..hehe…hehe… she was quite clever!“What are you laughing like a fool for?” Lara asked looking at Dana’s silly smile.Dana shrugged keeping her silly smile but didn’t enlighten the two.“Sister-in-law...” A sweet sound called from behind as the ladies were immersed in their world of freedom.The three turned in unison but Dana’s face darkened as she saw Lizzie walking towards her smiling like a flower. She had almost forgotten her promise to Bertie.“When did I become your sister-in-law?” Dana folded her hands looking arrogantly at Lizzie.“Soon… soon we will be family.” Lizz
In a condemned cell in B country, Pigle read the news of embezzlement of 10 million in public funds from Pigle enterprises. He begged the prison guards to let him see his son one last time.Jefferson indulged him considering he had inadvertently helped Ben get closure to the mystery that was haunting him for more than 15 years.Pigle junior arrived promptly to see his father once he was granted visitation rights.“Son, this is all Mr Adalase’s doing. You have to become strong and hit him hard.” Charles eyes were red with anger.“Dad, I know all about the cause and effect of this incident.” Pigle junior lowered his head in shame. His father was his pride. He looked up to his father but now…. looking at all the shameful things his father had done, he didn’t want any part in it. He wanted to take his mother and run far from all this shame.“Son…” Charles called; his eyes widened as he lifted in eyebrows.Pigle junior showed the video that was sent to him soon after the incident broke out.