Mr. Williams sat in the study after dinner as he tried to do some research and the live news channel was on.
He felt lonely and alone. He sighed when he remembered how Elena used to run his company back in the day, and he took it for granted. He regrets his actions and he misses Elena dearly.
He wished he stood by her five years ago. Maybe things wouldn't have been like this. Sarah had no idea about the company.
The news showed a live house had been burnt down in Oregon just a few minutes ago. He watched it for a while, and he shook his head. “That is not good. It was clearly a planned work,” he decided to turn off the TV and focus on the world to avoid getting distracted.
He looked at his desk to see that he had brought out the wrong document from the library. “Oh no, my bad, the wrong document. No, I have to find the right document in the library,” he signed.
“I wish Sarah was hard-working and competent; she would have taken over me. Now I am too old and weak. Who would help run the company with me? I am
Supposed to be preparing for my retirement,”
Be stood up from his chair and walked into the library, which was another little room in the study. His eyes scanned the room. After a while of searching, he finally found the document containing the company's finances. The door to the study was opened, and he heard it from the library.
He knew it was his wife, so he didn't bother speaking of asking who it was. His eyes fell on the document.
“Found you; now let's get some work done,” he said and was about to turn to his heels when a file dropped from the shelf and he picked it up.
His eyes widened and his heart pounded hard in his chest when he saw the documents that accused Elena of theft. Her numerous signatures. He could see how her signatures were copied repeatedly. He saw the shares also that were bought in the Coleman enterprise illegally.
His jaw dropped, and his eyes darted around the room. He knew his wife usually uses the library, and it could only be her that must have done such a thing.
It couldn't be her that would set up this whole plug. He thought so hard. That's when he realised that Elena was set up.
He felt remorseful, and when he heard the study door open, he quickly hid the documents underneath the shelves and acted normally to go out when he heard his wife’s laughter.
“I am so excited tonight. At least we got the beatch terminated; we are covered,” she said. Her voice was filled with excitement, as if she were celebrating.
It was his wife’s voice, so he paused for a while to listen to what was going on. He heard how excited she was as she walked around the study with her heels clicking to the ground. Sarah’s voice came from the other end of the line and it echoed.
“You have no idea how happy I am right now, Sarah. I can't believe the house burnt to ashes tonight. It clearly states on the news that nobody survived,” she said.
Mr. Williams's heart skipped a bit. He narrowed his eyes. “Whose house was on fire? In Oregon?”
“I told you to leave the job to me. It is all over the news. That stupid Elena thinks she can take everything away from you. I hope she dies in that fire tonight. She thought we wouldn't trace her in Oregon,” she said and laughed hard.
Mr. Williams's eyes widened. His blood was boiling with anger. He couldn't take it anymore. He turned the doorknob and walked into the study.
His eyes were blazing red; his wife’s eyes fell on him, and her eyes widened. Her jaw dropped as she quickly hung up the call.
She gasped and chuckled nervously. “My love, uh, have you been in the library all these while?” she asked.
“Who were you speaking to on the line?” he asked, his voice deep and his anger rising.
“Uh-uh, just work,” she stuttered, finding the right words to say but she couldn't come up with any. Her heart was pounding hard against her chest, and she became nervous. She just hoped Fhatnshen wasn't heard.
Me Williams opened his mouth to speak when his chest tightened. He winced in pain as he held his chest tightly.
“I heard, Ah.” He shouted and shut his eyes. His legs moved, and he almost lost balance.
Me Williams's eyes widened, and she rushed to him. “My love, are you alright?” she asked, and her face was filled with worry. She couldn't understand what was going on. Whether she should be worried for his health or if he overheard anything she said over the phone.
Mr. Williams shouted in pain and fell off the floor; his hands held his chest tight. Mrs. Williams became frightened and didn't know what to do.
“What do I do? My goodness!” She panicked and tried to stabilise him, but he passed out on the floor. Sarah's mother rushed out to the hallway.
“Somebody help me right now,” she shouted on top of her voice.
Sarah’s POV:After my mother hung up on me, I decided to call her back, but nobody was picking up. I called the house, and one of the maids answered the phone.“Where is my mother? What could have happened?” I wondered as my eyes darted around the room. I hope she wasn't caught. I thought to myself as I called my father’s mansion. “I want to speak to my mother right now,” I ordered. “Mr. Coleman, Mr. Williams just had a heart attack. He had been taken to the hospital,” the maid responded urgently. My eyes widened, and the phone dropped from my hands to the bed.My jaw dropped, and I didn't know what to say. I hurriedly grabbed my keys and stormed out of the house. I knew exactly the hospital that they would be, so I zoomed off.While on the way, I could not help but ask myself multiple questions. Why would my father have a heart attack? I had dinner with him, and he was doing just fine. What could be going on?My hands were trembling, and I was already feeling cold. I just hoped th
Elena’s POV:Beep beep beepI heard the sound of a beeping monitor while I lay on the bed. I slowly blinked my eyes and opened my eyes to the sound of the beep when I saw myself in the hospital bed. I narrowed my eyes and looked down to see Wave seated beside me. His hands were gently on mine, and he looked at me intently. A little smile appeared on his face. “Mummy! Mummy! You're awake!” he shouted as his eyes lit up. “Aunty Zoey. Mummy is awake.” He shouted, and immediately, the door opened, and Zoey stepped inside the room. The room was decorated with flowers and balloons. I was in awe. “Hello Elena,” Zoey said as she walked in with a smile on her face. “You gave us a scare,” she said. “How do you feel?” “I was also scared. How are you doing?” I asked; my voice was a little hoarse from dehydration. My smile was weak. “I'm fine; we are doing fine,” she replied.I adjusted myself and sat upright. “My baby boy, are you doing fine? Hope you we rent hurt?” I asked, my eyes scanning
Nicklaus’s POV:I wrapped my arms around Wave, and I felt something move inside of me. This is my first time being in close contact with him, and it felt like I had known him forever. I couldn't explain why I felt so attached to him already.I pulled away, and I noticed Elena’s facial expression. She acted nervous and quickly removed her eyes away from me. I was keen on staying away from her, but not after this. She looked like she was hiding something from me, and aside from that, she needed me. I need to stay by her side and protect her in every way that I can. I am ready to make up for lost time. I have not been able to protect her in the past, and now I am ready to do that. This made me rethink: could it be that Sarah had a hand in what happened? I asked myself, but I tried to brush it off again and focus on Elena.I don't mind if her child’s father, Alex, is here staring at me. His eyes bored into mine. If he loved her enough and claimed to protect her, he would have married her
Elena’s POV:“If Alex isn't the one, then who is?” Nicklaus asked, his voice was deep and barely above a whisper. My heart skipped a bit, and I blinked repeatedly, feeling nervous, “Nicklaus, this is not what I need right now, and I don't think I should be having this conversation with you. It's my private life,” I spoke up, my voice rising, which caught everybody’s attention.His facial expression softened, “I’m sorry, Elena.” he apologised.“I need to get out of here,” I said and tried to place my feet on the floor. Alex and Zoey walked up to me. “I have made arrangement for us to return to LA. You all need to rest,” Alex said and Zoey nodded her head.“But…” I tried to ask questions but Zoey spoke up, “its fine Elena. We will stay at Alex’s house. With what had happened, you need some time to yourself and besides the doctor advised that we get enough rest,” she said.I smiled at them, “thank you so much,” I said and hugged them. Zoey and Alex hugged each other warmly and they bo
Nicklaus’s POV:I arrived back at the house, and the driver brought the car to a stop. One of my bodyguards opened the car door for me, and I hurriedly walked inside. I walked up to my room and shut the door.I was so upset that I couldn't even explain why I was angry. I had to leave the house at midnight to see Elena in Oregon when I heard the news. I couldn't help but panic while on my way there. It's a good thing she is safe and sound.What was I thinking by asking her to return to my house when I was fully aware that she would decline? I was ready to give Alex a taste of his own medicine. He never seems to stay out of my way.All this while, I thought he was in a relationship with Elena. It is a huge relief that they are not together, but I couldn't help but wonder what Elema must be hiding. Why isn't she still in touch with her baby daddy? Did he also dump her for someone else? He wouldn't do that to two friends. This is not good. What could Elena not be telling me? She is defin
The hospital door was swung open, while Mr. Williams lay in his bed looking pale and weak with his wife and Sarah by his side. Nurse Grey entered the room with a clipboard in her hands; her eyes scanned the chart as she stepped in, standing beside me, Williams. She was about to speak when her eyes fell on Mr. Williams; her eyes widened.The clipboard she was holding slipped from her fingers and dropped on the floor, which caused all eyes to be on her because of the sudden noise. Sarah turned around and narrowed her eyes, looking at the nurse, “How clumsy. You look like you have just seen a ghost, hello? We are humans,” she said rudely. “I'm so sorry, my apologies. I guess I was too distracted,” she apologised and went ahead to check Mr. Williams's vitals. Mr. William’s eyes opened in his weak state.Mr. Williams eyes were fixed on the nurse, and he didn't say a word. He was caught off guard. Her dark brown eyes only reminded him of the past. Their eyes met again, and they locked.H
Nicklaus’s POV:I drove the car on the highway at full speed to Mr. Williams's house. I waited for the right moment when Mrs. Williams and Sarah were in the hospital to carry out Mr. Williams's instructions. I have a feeling that things are beginning to get interesting. I didn't have enough time on my side. I had to act according to what Mr. Williams told me, and I needed to make it smooth. After what felt like forever, I arrived at the mansion and brought the car to a stop.“Good day, Mr. Nicklaus,” the butler, Mr. James, greeted as he approached me. I nodded my head in acknowledgement as I got out of the car and walked inside the house. The butler followed me from behind, and I noticed his presence with my side-eye.I stopped on my track and turned to him, waiting for him to speak. “Mr. Williams is in the hospital. None of his family members are at home,” he spoke.“I am aware of that. I was sent here by Mr. Williams. Now you will excuse me,” I said and walked into the hallway.I
Elena’s POV: I ate dinner with Zoey, Wave, Sam, and Alex in the penthouse. The house was filled with excitement, and we all laughed. Sam had decided to stay in Los Angeles and spend some time with us. Alex had been so kind.The whole environment brought back old memories. “Attention everyone,” I spoke, and they all turned their eyes on me. “I don't want to say much, but I want to thank each and every one of you for everything that you have done for me and my son. You all are my real family, and I would never trade that for everything,”Zoey walked to me and wrapped around me. Wave ran to us, and Sam and Alex walked up to us. “We love you,”I felt very happy and relieved. These are the people who make me feel happy, and nothing else in the works matters. I turned to wave, “Wave, you need to go to bed; it's late.” I spoke, and I walked him to his room. Sam also decided to take his leave to his hotel. After reading some bedtime stories to my son, I walked to the sitting room to see