Chapter 48Ava's pov It's been four days since I last saw Coran and also three days since James arrived. He has been very nice to me and we have been visiting everywhere together.“Just try to forget him, you will surely meet a better man,” James repeated the statement he has always always said to me to console me. “Thank you,” I replied with a smile, looking for the right maternity gown to hide my pregnancy perfectly. A mail has been sent to me concerning the results of the final event but I haven't had time to check what the content was.“Maybe later,” I thought loudly.“Are you saying something to me?” James asked and I quickly nodded.I passed through the baby section and a part of me wanted to go there, to admire the cute baby dresses and envelope myself In the kiddies scents oozing from there but I know better not to do that.I sighed with a teary eye and forced myself to look away. ‘The perfect time will come, just take a deep breath’ I reassured myself as I stumbled my way
Chapter 49Ava's pov I choked back on the food in my throat then stared at him with a dumbfounded expression. What did he mean by he is going to explain everything I need to know? He didn't even do that when I needed the explanation.“Should I go ahead?” He asked for permission and I granted him as he expected , I wouldn't even disagree anyways.“Where do you want me to start from?” He asked as he began unwrapping his own set of cutlery. I glanced at him in awe, not totally understanding what he meant by that.Is he actually asking me that kind of question? I wasn't even the one that brought up the conversation.I wiped my mouth with the handkerchief then dumped it in the closet bin.“Maybe the garden or Alessia perhaps,” I stated.His hand unconsciously froze on the fork but he quickly masked it with a proper composure.“About that garden,” he started.“It was the first request that Alessia will make from me. This was how me and Alessia's story started and I promise not to exclude a
Chapter 50Ava's pov Coran rested his hand on his chin and rounded up his statement, “I didn't refute her sentence because I still respected her deeply but she didn't appreciate that enough, she came to me two months after the incident and insisted that I got her pregnant, deep down i never laid with her,” he completed.At that moment, I saw him in an entirely different light. How I wish he had explained his part from the beginning but it's what it is.I held his hand gently even though I couldn't see his face in the red light, then I spoke in a low murmur, “none of this was your fault and you have every right not to hold on to what isn't yours okay?” I rubbed gently on his knuckles and I noticed that he winced.Wait! I switched on the torch of my phone to have a clear glimpse of the spot and to my shock, it was the same place he hit the wall four days ago.“You didn't treat it?” I asked with a firm face while he gave me a shrug, a big smile plastered on his face.“Why?” I questioned
Chapter 51 Ava's pov. “Won't you invite me in for tea?” He repeated what he already said, standing firm on his word. I nervously scratched my head and opened the door for both of us to enter. “I don't have a men's flip flop around so you have to manage with mine,” I offered him my pink flip-flop which he hesitated to change into. “Nevermind, I will just order some for you later,” I waved off my idea after seeing his hesitation. Just then, he placed a finger on my lips and removed his shoe which he placed at a clean corner beside the blue rack. Then he stepped in the living room entered with his socks. My face dropped in dissapointment and he was quick to notice that, “I am afraid that I might spoil it and you will end up exposing your feet to cold.” He ran his tongue over his lips, making it pinker and brighter under the dim crescent light in the room. He walked over to me and held my shoulder gently then he bent low to whisper something into my ear. “I will feel bad if you catc
Chapter 52Ava's povI paused from pouring the dish soap on the plate and gave him a questioning gaze.“I am being serious right now,” he assured and collected the dirty plates from me. I glanced at him, too shocked to speak. I have even forgotten about the matter, thinking that everything would have been foregone but it now seemed like I was wrong.“B…But I didn't even bring any clothes suitable for the occasion here,” I said because I wasn't really prepared to face Alessia.“Don't worry, I already ordered some for you, they will arrive in the morning,” he cut me off, carefully arranging the plate in the rack.“They?” He winked at me without saying anything, a yawn left my mouth and before I knew it, I couldn't feel my feet on the ground.“Time for you to sleep,” Coran said with a smile while I began to throw my legs in the air, shouting at me to put me down.It was as if I was speaking to a cold body as he kept moving to my bedroom. He dragged the knob down with his spare hand and
Chapter 53Ava's pov Just as the presidential elevator door opened, an unexpected person’s face came to our full view, causing a slight frown to form on my forehead.Thankfully for me, Coran spoke before I reacted,“Don't you know that this isn't a regular elevator? The elevator for employees is there” Coran asked, pointing to the other side of the room “Bu… But,” Alessia was embarrassed so she began to stammer, looking shocked by the action Coran just put up. Coran gave her a warning and stern gaze which worked in shutting her up from her complaint.She stormed out, loudly clicking her heels on the floor. When she got out, she turned and confronted Coran with an ugly scowl.“Why was I chased out while she remained with you in there? Isn't she also a casual worker? You are being biased here,” she said very loudly, gaining the attention of everyone passing by.Coran cleared his throat and adjusted his posture, then he removed his hand from his pocket and wrapped it around my waist, us
Chapter 54Alessia's pov“It's impossible, you can't stay with him in the vacation home,” Ava bursted in looking angry, I smiled secretly and feigned a pained expression.“Ava, are you still angry at me? I am really not at fault, I was just being a thankful person by receiving a gift from her,” I persuaded as I ran to hold her hand.Her face distorted as if she was touched by dirt and she flung my hand away with a look of disgust. “I have nothing against you but I can't stay in the same environment with you,” she said.My face changed upon hearing what she said, are they already back together? Though Navia told me she moved out. The main reason I want to move in for the main time is because Navia has been moved to another apartment and she can no longer give me information of what is happening in the house so I have to penetrate by myself.Coran loosened his necktie in frustration and spoke, “Just leave Alessia, you can go and meet my father, he has many houses that he can give to you
Chapter 55Alessia's pov.“You look hotter these days, I hope you aren't even thinking of making advances towards Coran? Focus on your goal there, get it done and leave,” he threatened after admiring my perfect figure.“Okay, duly noted,” I answered with a slight bow.“Less I forget, I will send the location you are to meet me to your phone. Once you get there, take a clean shower and be prepared for me,” he said with a naughty smile, deliberately hinting on the last part.I had that urge to complain but I know better not to do that, so I ended the conversation and laid back on the bed. I dweled about my whole life before I finally fell asleep.***The distance noises coming from the persistent knocks on my door woke me up and I dragged my lazy self to check who the person was. I have that regular habit of locking my door due to past traumas so the person outside couldn't enter.I unbolted the door and yanked it to see a maid standing right there, holding a tray of milk.“I was told
Chapter 98Ava's pov“We can't stand here to discuss, can we?” She said with a mischievous tug of her lip, showing the slight dimples on both sides of her cheek.I turned around for approval from Luca and he nodded but mouthed something that I grasped instantly, I cleared my throat and replied;“We can go to a coffee shop nearby but they have to stay with us,” I said, pointing at both Luca and Joe. Her face changed and she didn't seem to welcome the idea, she thought for a while before her face lit up.“I have an idea,” she proposed and placed her index finger on her lip.I squinted and shrugged for her to say it, my legs were cramping badly, coupled with the fact that I wasn't feeling well initially, “They can go with us but we can't share a table,” I turned to Luca again and he nodded, seemingly okay with her suggestion. All of us entered our various cars then we drove to the nearest café around… Bongs Café.The cars were parked in a safe space while the woman led our way in, she m
Chapter 97Ava's pov.“Coran! Coran! Can you hear me?”I asked in a panic tone when the other end suddenly went silent, my hands were already shaking and Luca had to get the phone from me.“Is everything fine? What is the issue?” He questioned, observing my pale face. I am not also sure of what just happened but my intuition is telling me that it's not a good thing.“Coran isn… isn't speaking and I heard a loud noise on the other end, I think something isn't right,” I answered with a stutter. Luca looked alerted as he hurried out of the room while I paced back and forth with my drip connected to my hand.I used my thumb to wipe the little sweat that has formed on my forehead while waiting for Luca to enter. Seconds turned to minutes and almost an hour went by before I went out to check on Luca.He seemed very busy on his phone but he still glanced up when he felt an entrance. His strong gaze lessened when he saw that I was the one.“Is there any response? Have you reached him?” He adj
Chapter 96Coran's pov“We need to spice up the moment, you know!” I tugged tightly at my hair as I stared at her in anger. She slowly climbed out of her nightwear, leaving her stark naked In Front of me.Lucia cat walked to my front and whispered into my ear, “if you want the antidote from me, you have to give me a baby; one that looks like you.”My boner twitched at how sensual she spoke into my ear, beads of sweat gathered on my forehead as I tried hard to hold myself back. “Please, let's have a better discussion than this, can you show me to your bathroom?” I requested amidst groaning, Lucia licked her lip as she eyed me from head to toe.“What do you need a bathroom for when I am here for you?” She teased me and went to my back, wrapping her naked body around my waist from behind.“Please Lucia, please, can I just have this antidote and leave?”My constant perseverance angered her at this point and she distanced herself from me. “Why are you playing so hard to get? Haven't we do
Chapter 95 Coran's pov I never felt so much frustration in my life, given that I even had to wait till she woke up, which was the next day.When she woke up the next day, my aura was totally different from the timid one she met last night, I was fuming from inside as I stared at her small frame that was lying on the floor.“Can you stop wasting my time?” I spoke as soon as a stinky yawn left her mouth.Her eyes were still dizzy as she tried to get my figure into her head, I waved my hand in her front, “Can you see me now?”She nodded and sat up straight, “Give me money and I promise to tell you everything.”I was already late and I didn't want to waste more time with her, my hand went into my pocket and I brought out bundles of $100 notes, she gasped before snatching them off me.“They are with Lucia, she has the antidote,” she revealed and I stared at her like a fool.“Lucia? Are you kidding me? Is she another link to get the Antidote?” I questioned.She nodded as she flipped throu
Chapter 94Coran's pov I could hear some low whispers from the other end before a staggering voice spoke again, “you can come to my Casio to meet me, I can't disclose that Information to you,” then she hung up.My face twisted in annoyance and I almost threw my phone away. Gosh! How does she expect me to know the bar she currently is, I hissed then sent the number to Joe to help me track the line.Joe called a few minutes later to inform me that he had sent her exact location to me. I thanked him before hanging up, I stared at the screen of my phone for a long time, trying to remember where I had seen this exact location before. After many minutes of fruitless attempt, I pressed the off button and drove off to the clumsy area.The body of my car staggered across the rough and bumpy street, the night light cascaded down the street as the heavy stench of liquor filled my nose. A crease formed on my forehead as I glanced around the dirty area, lacing my hand over my nose in irritation.
Chapter 93Coran's pov “What are you doing here?” I couldn't hold back my urge to question Alessia, she eyed me from head to toe and hissed.“Relax baby, I am not here for you,” she ran her hand across my chest then deliberately hurt me with the sharp end of her nails. I watched as she dug her nails out of my skin and she smiled after sighting my little drop of blood on the nails.I held her hand and prepared to drag her away from the scene but Chris stopped me before I could move a foot away from his front.“I think you are mixing something up, Alessia is here for me and not for you,” he snatched her hand off mine with an angry scowl on his face. I reluctantly swallowed back all the questions I had as I entered the car with them and we drove to the clan house.All through the journey, they both deliberately stepped up my nerves at any chance they get but I didn't want to be bothered by that, I have a bigger dream to chase.We entered the dark corner of the estate then arrived In Fro
Chapter 92Coran's pov.“Isn't he your brother? Why can't you ask for his help? I don't think he will be willing to do it for free though,” Dr Navia tried to convince me but I wasn't having it.By the way, What can Chris connection be with Brogan hypnotizer’s antidote? Also, what if he doesn't know anything about it?“I think you got the wrong person, Chris surely can't know the location of the antidote,” I refuted, not willing to admit the fact. I could hear the low chuckle of Dr Navia over the phone and somehow, that made me feel embarrassed.I fluttered my lashes while waiting for her to proffer me with another solution, truthfully she did.“You can ask Alessia though, who knows whether she will be willing to ask Chris in your place,” she said and ended the call without waiting for me to ask more questions. Alessia as how? How can she help me to convince Chris? Dr Navia definitely knows something that I don't know I resigned and brought the phone down from my ear, I stared at the
Chapter 91Coran's pov “Why aren't you answering me? Are you angry at me?” She pouted and raised her body high to adjust the collar of my shirt. I remained fixed to the point… shocked and surprised.My sense went blank for a long time before it finally occurred to me to inform Luca that she was awake, I texted him and dropped the phone back on the bedside table. I sat down in silence, gently observing all the strange attitudes she was giving me.I was secretly praying for Luca to hurry up but it still took him several minutes before he came around, he came in with Jessica and did some diagnosis on her while I walked around the room… engrossing myself in nervousness.I was cracking my knuckles at intervals, hoping she was well and not what Luca previously explained. After several hours of blood tests and other forms of tests that I don't even know, Luca faced me and cleared his throat.“We have done a brain scan on her and I am sorry to inform you that…” he sniffed as he trailed off.
Chapter 90Coran's pov I blinked twice, trying my best to seem un bothered but deep down my body was shaking ,“What is it?”Luca adjusted his rim for the second time and said, “we are gonna to carry out a surgery on her but I hate to break it to you like this…”He trailed off before he picked his statement back from where he stopped and said, “The silly hypnotizer has done a lot to her body system, we have to perform a long surgery on her and she has two chances… it's either she develops a split personality or she enters a long coma.”My jaw dropped down in shock, sadness clouded over me as I tugged at my hair tightly. I staggered backward and fell on the seat behind me, I bit my lips tightly and threw a punch to the air.Why do all these things keep happening? Why can't we just go and vacation, do a proper wedding and sleep warmly in each other's arms? Why does life keep throwing heavy things at us?I tightened my knuckle till it became red then I faced Luca, extended my trembling h