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Dana walked into the box with Ben followed by Ed and Lara. “Her nerve to say I was lying.” Lara fumed. “She still doesn’t want to repent. She must have some other agenda.” Dana shook her head regretfully. “She does… Duh...” Lara made a gesture of shooting Dana on the forehead “Your husband.” “You don’t have to be rocket scientist to know that.” Lara rolled her eyes. “Didn’t you notice how she was dribbling honey once he made his entry?” “Why did you come?” Dana slapped Ben’s hands that was hugging her in annoyance and muttered “as if I don’t have enough death warrants already.” “Wife” Ben felt really wronged. Ed and Frank rubbed their noses as they tried to make their existence nonexistent. They knew the tandem effect of this … they would be shot sitting down. “Wife, I was worried.” “Hymph!” Dana pouted even though she knew she was being unfair. “I am sorry.” Ben shamelessly stuck close to Dana and rubbed his head in her neck ignoring the light bulbs. “Duk’ ‘Duk’ ‘Duk’ “Com
The next two weeks seemed to pass relatively quickly with everyone getting stuck into work. Ed, Ben and Frank got new leads into Tyson case or rather paths to block his advances. Frank and Ben threw the family business to Chris and Big Bro before running wild with Ed. Dana wanted to catch the person using her signature without worrying Ben and was hot on their trial. Lara and Sarah supported her morally and physically when they were around. Ben seemed to be pre-occupied on Wednesday night. He didn’t stick to her as usual. Dana walked to the study with a frown. “Is everything alright?” She asked in concern as soon as she entered. “Um.” Ben nodded with his head down “Go rest, I will come as soon as I finish this.” “I will sit with you.” Dana didn’t think too much and sat on the sofa pulling a magazine to read. Ben frowned and tapped on his watch. He pretended to be unaffected. Dana didn’t know why but she was certainly feeling more tired. After sitting quietly for a few minutes, s
10 mins later, Frank and Ed sneaked into Ben’s room with Sarah and Lara in tow. Ben gestured to them to be quiet with a finger to his lips as he activated the vacuum around the bed. He gestured them to huddle on the bed, “What’s going on?” Ed asked once they were seated on the bed and the vacuum activated. “I think we have company.” “Duh! You do…” Lara rolled her eyes “Us”. Dana giggled; she couldn’t help it. Lara wasn’t wrong. Giggling is infectious. It caught on with the ladies. “Hur…hur…hur…” Ed and Frank couldn’t help joining in as they saw Ben massaging his forehead. “No more wandering on the ship without us.” Ben spoke in a flat tone as he sat back defeatedly. “No way.” Sarah frowned “I haven’t had this much fun in ages. Tomorrow we were going to go to have an exclusive, ladies only splurge.” Frank had a guilty look. In all fairness, in the last 15 years all of Sarah’s fun activities revolved around them. She didn’t have any friends who were women; She missed out on a lo
Alexa frowned as she realized Dana was unprotected and a few rooms away. She quickly withdrew into the shadows. Dana sat rocking her legs back and forth in annoyance. “You seemed to be agitated.” Dana jolted inwardly but still maintained an arrogant appearance as she turned her head muttering “How much longer do I have to wait? I have other activities booked.” “You … you…” Dana was shocked to see Desmond; she trembled inwardly as she saw him walking closer and closer to her. “What?? Scared???” Desmond raised his eyebrows in a charming manner. “Scared of the masseur?” Dana laughed maintaining a fearless expression. “I am not the masseur. I own this place.” Desmond’s tone had a hint of arrogance. “Yes, and I am the queen of the seven seas.” Dana rolled her eyes. “Where is the lad who is meant to be your masseur?” Desmond’s eyes carried a threatening aura. Dana rolled her eyes and asked in a bored tone “How should I know? He asked me about my husband and literally ran away.” De
The ladies decided to host the dinner on the balcony. It was a safer bet to avoid attracting unnecessary attention. “How did you know he’s Anthony?” Daniel asked as they sat for dinner. “That’s my superpower.” Dana giggled. Tyrell made an ‘o’ shape with his lips while the others joined in the humor. “Every one of his men I have met so far had some sort of a tattoo on their left arm except this one. I made a gamble.” Dana shrugged. The men nodded ‘Pretty good guess work.’ Daniel and team left taking the catch from the afternoon after dinner. The rest of the cruise was uneventful and enjoyable. Days went back on track for the ladies while Ben and the men got busy following leads and launching attacks either covert or open on every source of Anthony Tyson’s financial backers. Irene’s boutique opened shortly after becoming the talk of the town. No one expected the pampered young heiress to be so talented and driven. She was an Adalase after all! The only person who wasn’t having a
Dana tried every trick in the book to make Helena spill without any success. She couldn’t wait for Helena to leave and call Sarah and Lara. The ladies huddled in the huddle room racking their brains but couldn’t come up with anything and could only wait for Ben and the rest to get home. That was however a dead end as well and they could only leave it aside for now. The next day was exciting for Dana as the trap she set-up for the person using her signature finally caught the prey. Ben and Ed were in a heated discussion with the members of the task force regarding their next move. “Dring …dring….” Ben phone interrupted the meeting. Tyrell looked at Ben in annoyance. Ben ignored him and picked up the call with a charming smile “Um” “Ben” Dana called Ben excitedly. “I have something you want.” Dana shrieked excitedly over the phone. “Wife you have everything I want.” Ben flirted ignoring the annoyed glances of his teammates. “Ben seriously.” Dana was practically jumping up and dow
“Lara and Sarah are coming. Tyrell’s the culprit.” Ed tapped on his watch. He was not going to let the bastard off lightly. Ben pursed his lips into a lopsided frown as he received the message. He was going to have to come clean with Dana. He updated Dana on the events till they arrived at A&E on the way back from Steve’s room to the car after turning off his earpiece. Dana listened without any change in expression, she knew they were hot on trail so she felt it was only natural. Her expression soon changed into embarrassment. Ben was curiously watching her reaction and raised his eyebrows when he saw her embarrassment. “Did they then hear what we ….” Dana scrunched her lips into a funny shape. Ben chuckled as he pulled her into his embrace; His wife was really cute. “What’s there to be embarrassed about? If anything, they should be embarrassed to eavesdrop on a conversation between husband and wife.” Ben retorted righteously. If Tyrell heard this, he would be blowing steam through
“Dring…. dring…” Dana looked at the caller id that had a string of unknown numbers with a frown before accepting the call. “Hello” “Dana??” a charming slightly hesitant and excited male voice came from the other end. “May I ask who is speaking?” Dana spoke in a stern voice. She never had the patience for small talk with strangers. “Dana, have you forgotten me?” The voice carried a hint of injury but soon regained vigor “It is most certainly my fault. We have lost touch for more than 15 years.” Dana was still racking her brain for who the lunatic on the other end was when the voice on the other end solved the mystery. “Dana, it’s Ericson, Dr Ericson Mayfair.” “Oh…” Dana had a sheepish smile. ‘No wonder the voice sounded familiar.’ “I am so sorry.” Dana apologized sincerely before starting to chat in her usual tone “What’s up?” “Nothing. Just the usual.” Ericson smiled. “What made you call? I haven’t heard from you in a very long time.” Dana smiled. “I am in town and thought w
“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.