Chapter 58: "Do you still want to see my face?"As they were huge in number and up against only one prey, Ruben used it to his advantage, they couldn't attack him at once so they came in pairs. Growing up, he had followed military training to build strength and his martial arts skills so taking on three men at once wasn't so difficult. One scrawny guy and two heavily built men approached Ruben, waving their weapons at him. Ruben acted fast, he slammed his elbow on the scrawny guy's face, his hard rock muscle sending the latter a few steps back, to the ground, wincing in pain.In the same moment, one of them took the advantage to slice Ruben but he cut through thin air. Ruben had seen through his attack from the corner of his eyes. He shuffled two steps backward, evading the first enemy's attack and delivering a fatal blow to the second enemy's gut. He grabbed the metal bar from the fallen enemy and whacked the last standing burly man among the trios. Ruben was very versed with human
Chapter 59: Avis Tess could tell her work was done with Li. She had crushed his will to live and rendered his brawny muscles useless. She turned her back against him, raised the crest in her hands and instantly, all of the men stopped in their actions. They were originally staring at the fallen Li in shock because he was plummeted by a woman a third of his size. In the process, their eyes fell on the crest that shone in Tess hands and they fell on their knees at the same time, shaking as it they were faced with a ferocious blood-sucking beast. All colors drained from their faces and they lost strength in their limbs, expecting the doom knocking at their doors. Everyone in the underworld recognise the crest in Tess's hands. It was impossible to make a replica and anyone who spoke of making a duplicate would be killed instantly. A special batch of men were dispatched to ensure the genuity of the crest isn't compromised. The crest was made with a special metal ore and different color
Chapter 60: Elisa"Mmh, she was a good friend of mine." Tess helped him up. Compared to the other fallen men, the young guy had no scar on his face, just a streak of charcoal in imitation. Tess had a notion that he was the plaything of the boss of the top dogs but was sent into battle after he was abandoned. It was a common act in the underworld, rulers send their lovers to a battle of no return after they had fallen out.Not just lovers, when a person of higher authority tries to court another and they refuse, the laws of the underworld prevents baseless killings so they send the person to battle and most times give specific instructions to the leader of the team that the person must not return. '"What is your name?" Tess asked. She wiped the streak of tears falling from his eyes with her napkin. Her eyes were filled with soft tenderness. "Rex…mother named me Rex." He replied. Tess met a friend named Elisa during her first journey to the underworld. Elisa had a very cheerful per
Chapter 61: "Someone has been having lewd thoughts about an injured person."Ruben stared at Tess wordlessly. He seemed to be lost in the depth of his mind. "Do you trust me?" Tess repeated. Her voice wobbled slightly as a budding of fear rose in her heart. Truthfully, she was still in doubt about the recent occurrences. Luke, Ruben, Brittany's and Lucas's heinous plot, and the strange events that came with it. She felt everything could be a dream, a long bittersweet dream. A mix of steamy passion, bliss and dreary tragedy, fiction-like. She had been too busy to process the whole situation but now that she thought of it, what if it was all a dream? What if she was still living in the past, six years ago, and all of these were a manifestation of her wishful thoughts, a warm family and loving husband. "Tess, You are my world. When one loses trust in their world, they lose themselves and their reason to live." Ruben's voice pulled Tess out of the hazy layer of fog clouding her senses
Chapter 62: "Mmmh I want a lot more in places only us can see."The sun stood high in the sky, shining its glory on the world. Shimmering rays of light seeped through the window curtains, spying on the couples cuddled in each other's arms. Their sweet serene moment was interrupted with a knock on the door.Tess woke up first. She snuggled out of Ruben’s strong embrace, rubbed her eyes sleepily and yawned in exhaustion as she got off the bed to pick her robe laying on the floor from their intense session the previous night.She walked to the door sloppily to open the door. There she saw Thomas standing at the entrance. He was wearing a dark blue retro suit, with his hair gelled up. It seemed like a dressing for a special occasion as his hair was always led down in a fringe. Due to their height difference, Tess's eyes traveled down his long legs to his shoes, a designer Tommy brown leather man shoes. A minute passed and he hadn't said a word. She retracted her eyes from his shoes and
Chapter 63: "Hmmm, Good genes" The Father and son held an intense staring contest until Thomas appeared to diffuse the situation. "The plane leaves in thirty minutes, we have to hurry to the airport, it is forty minutes away with safe driving speed." "But mother is hurt." Luke's big almond shaped eyes moistened with tears threatening to fall off. Tess squatted with much difficulty, held Luke's little hands and placed soft kisses on them. " Mother is fine Luke, it didn't hurt." She spoke warmly, a tender smile lingered on her face. Luke stopped crying, he pulled Tess into a hug, his small hands held her awkwardly as he was being careful not to poke her wound. "That's enough, let's go." Ruben helped Tess up, his arms circled around her waist and he continued to help her all the way to the back. Luke strotted behind them, wiping his tears dry while Luuk's deadly eyes followed Ruben’s back, he still had his suspicion that Tess and Ruben had engaged in a physical brawl overnight and
Chapter 64: "I didn't realize I needed a spokesperson to communicate my thoughts." A few seconds passed and the tingling pain from being slapped across the face didn't hit so Luke opened his eyes slowly. Theresa's hands were flaring in the air awkwardly and her eyes and mouth were wide open in shock. "T-t-there are two… two of that bastard." "It's called Twins." Luuk rolled his eyes. Tess snickered at Luuk's comment. Theresa cleared her throat and collected herself. She turned to Tess and spoke, "So this is the reason brother took you back in his arms? You brought another bastard to the family." Tess remained calm while faced with Theresa's provocation. "Luke, come here." she waved her hands towards him, wiping the streak of tears at the corner of his eyes. He was such a cry baby. "Pretty boys shouldn't cry." "Can you just stop crying everytime like a wimp? Also, what do you mean younger brother? I refused to be humiliated like that." Luuk added. "Mother, Luuk is bullying me."
Chapter 65: "You're so naughty Mrs De Vries.Tess returned to her room, surfing through a De Vries mart shopping app to order a new batch of junks. She was seated on a soft sofa, her back turned against the door with earphones in her ear, listening to intense soul music. Her body moved to the rhythm softly, this particular song had a unique choreography, the fans of the artist had a signature move of slumping their shoulders in a second time interval and Tess imitated the move. She didn't notice when Ruben opened the door as her ears were plugged with loud music. Ruben observed Tess calmly, her shoulders shook continuously and he thought she was crying, his heart winced in pain. He thought of various things to say or things to do to pacify her but his head went blank. He couldn't think of anything, he felt helpless. Tess was immersed in the song, she shook her shoulders faster, anxiety rose within Ruben’s heart. He cursed Theresa silently under his breath. He brought out a chocol
Author’s note.On this note, I announce to the fans of Double sided revenge that the book has come to an end.Thank you all for your support, patience and abundance of love.Every penny spent on reading the book is appreciated, your hearts reach me, every single one of my followers. This book is so precious to me, because it’s the first and only book I have ever completed since I started writing In 2019. It would only get better from now on. I have learnt to manage my time, work, strive hard to learn more about fiction writing while studying for a science degree and I pray, as you’ve helped me discover myself, I wish upon you the self love and confidence it takes to strive through the lowest periods of your life.Thank you. Xoxo
Chapter 143: Wedding ceremony.After dinner, Ruben and Tess resigned to their rooms, leaving the kids to watch their newly founded television show.“I want to be inside you.” Ruben whispered inside Tess' ears as they prepared to sleep.“Suddenly?”“Mmh, suddenly.”Tess adjusted herself in a comfortable position to bury her face in Ruben’s neck, basking in his masculine scent.“As a celebration for renewal of wedding vows?” Tess asked as she placed kisses around his neck.“Mmh, whatever you call it.” Tess chuckled. She loved to see the effect she had on him.“Let’s get married, again.” Tess proposed. “The kids would absolutely love to be our flower boys.”“Luuk would hold a grudge against you for months.”They burst out in laughter.“Oh God, I’m afraid I love you too much.” Ruben said out of the whim.“I’m afraid you have no choice.” Tess laughed. “Now serve me, knight.” She began to unfasten the belt that held her silk robe together.…Two weeks later,After attending to pending issu
Chapter 142: “Between us, words aren’t needed. Our hearts are in sync, I know your hearts.Tess and Ruben returned to the car, Ruben took a moment to ensure Tess was alright before they drove to the cemetery where her father was laid to rest.“Father, I’m here.” Tess dropped the flowers they brought along with, they bowed to him and sat by his grave, gazing at the skies.“He loved you.” Tess broke the peaceful silence.Ruben turned his head sideways. His veiny hands reached for Tess’s face and tucked her hair behind her ears to get a better view of her face. “He loved you just as much.”“No.” Tess turned to face him. “He loved me more.”They held eye contact for two seconds and burst out in laughter.The rest of the day was spent watching the sunset, cradled in each other’s arms for warmth.…“Luuk Luuk, look what I found.” Luke barged into Luuk’s room without knocking.Luuk: “…” *deadly glare*Luke dropped his head and exited the door while walking backwards. He closed the door gen
Chapter 141: Retribution.After a filling breakfast, Regal drove Tess to the basement where Elaine was locked up.As she came down from the car, Tess took a deep breath, mentally preparing herself to face Elaine. Although Ruben had tried to stop her from watching the video that exposed Elaine's crimes, Tess couldn’t resist. She had to watch it, to fuel her anger so she doesn’t go easy on Elaine and to discern if it was all real or the universe was playing with her head. It worked, she was ridiculed with unfathomable rage and her heart was ripped into shreds.Her father’s last moments were filled with pain and heartbreaks, some of which she contributed to. The guilt still ate at her heart. Tess was basked in guilt weighing heavily on her shoulders, Elaine was welcomed into their home because of her obvious longing and desire for maternal love even though her father tried his best in raising her.She thought, perhaps if she had handled things differently, her father wouldn’t have die
Chapter 140: “I am honored to be a part of your life, Tess.” Tess announced her second departure to the people of syzygy who were reluctant to let her go.News of her being the renowned Avis of the underworld hit the streets, causing the village of Syzygy to welcome more foreign guests than usual.The people of Syzygy were beyond elated, business was booming, cash was flowing, their children, parents and loved ones had returned home, they were free from the oppression of the Urchins and neighboring predators, and their standard of living shot through the roof.The people praised Tess endlessly and to appreciate her, Flower bouquets, letters, gift boxes, hand drawn portraits and framed photos were lined up at her doorstep, nearing a thousand. And at night, the streets were illuminated with red floating lanterns which represents good fortune in Chinese culture. In each lantern, the villagers included individual prayers and well wishes towards Tess and her family and suspended them to
Chapter 139: “You make me the happiest man on earth.”Tess, Ruben, the twins, Aiden, Regal and her other entourages hit the road to the village of syzygy.The trip took two days as they had frequent stops to shop for souvenirs for Tess and the twins. The men complied easily, their hearts devoid of anger or impatience. The kids were showered with as much adoration and respect as Tess.Eventually, they arrived at the village of syzygy. It was late at night, the twins were fast asleep in Aiden and Regal’s arms. “We will put the kids to sleep, you should go to bed now. The trip must have been exhausting.” Aiden’s words were full of concern and adoration. He had Ruben questioning if he was doing enough.Tess smacked Ruben from behind. She could easily tell his thoughts as it was written on the frown that crawled up his regal visage.After they left, Ruben cleared his throat and pulled Tess impatiently into the room. Before the door clicked shut, he wrapped her in his wide embrace and envel
Chapter 138: “Even death isn’t enough to atone for your crimes”Regal and Ruben stood in a distance from each other, staring at each other. Regal couldn’t utter a word, so did Ruben.“How ?” Regal finally said the words biting at his throat for so long.“I’ll explain later.” Tess held Luuk tighter. “Until then,” she faced Thomas. “You must pay for messing with my family.” Since Ruben was present, Tess had no reason to hold back anymore.“Tch, seems you weren’t listening at all, in here, I hold the ultimate power.”“Than the Avis?”“Than the Av- what?!” Thomas looked around in confusion. Finally, his eyes descended upon Alpha, wrapped in white clothings. “Ah-a that, that wasn’t what I meant,” He laughed uncomfortably, “ The Avis holds the ultimate power, saying otherwise would be slander. This is a personal iss-““Then why would you purposefully commit slander?” Alpha raised an eyebrow.“B-but I didn’t-““Haven’t you realized by now?” Alpha uncovered the white fabric covering the bo
Chapter 137: “Father! That uncle looks like you.”“What’s wrong?” Aiden said in concern.“T-that man, do you know him?”“Who? Oh Don? He is the leader of the Urchins. He surfaced in the underworld a few years ago and do you know the first thing he did? He got rid of all of his relatives and thereafter claimed the urchins. It was a bloodbath.”“Do you know his history?”“Quite a bit. He originated from a small village in the underworld, ridiculed with sudden famine and drought due to change in weather, people died like chickens. This led to an increase in crime rates. The government saw this as an opportunity to buy children from the underworld at cheap rates for experimental purposes. Families resorted to selling their children. Birth rate increased and the rate of emigration increased. The balance was thrown off. I heard he was one of the unfortunate children sold off.”Aiden paused and continued in a quiet voice. “Midway through the journey, an accident of unknown causes happened, it
Chapter 136: “ How could a person’s mind be so deep?”The magistrate looked just as old as Tess pictured. His saggy, unfriendly eyes and bent posture made him appear unsightly. Tess hated him instantly, especially that ugly frown on his face.“Who are you?” The magistrate asked, his voice sounded plummy to Tess’s ears, even Regal frowned.“The General of the village of Syzygy.” Regal stepped in to say.I The magistrate sized up Tess, his ugly eyes inspected every inch of her body.“Have you seen enough?” Tess asked with a crazed expression.“Oh, the criminal from yesterday.” The magistrate said in a pretentious attitude.Tess scoffed.“The General was arrested unjustly, we were provoked first by-““Murdering people in the core of the underworld is prohibited. She violated that rule and was arrested accordingly.” The magistrate interrupted.“So high and mighty. Then how do you explain poisoning my uncle?”“Uncle?” The magistrate asked in confusion and so was everyone in the room.They