Coran's povI remained hidden in the corner, patiently waiting for the intruder that was lurking around to approach my direction. The room was very dark and the reflection of the moon was the only source of light inside but my eyes had grown accustomed to darkness and they were clear as the day.Just as predicted, I noticed a sneaky move towards my direction, I mentally calculated my moves and with a raise of my fist, I landed a heavy punch on the throat of the intruder.“ Argghhh,” a loud groan escaped his mouth, making me maintain a satisfactory expression . I turned on the wall switch for a clear glimpse of who the person was.The first thing that caught my attention was the green snake tattoo on his neck. “ Wait, you are …” I trailed off, trying to gather my thoughts together.I was very mad and furious because judging from the tattoo, the assassin was from the Vein clan and he is a smaller assassin. What were they thinking when they sent a newbie to me?I tried hard to connect th
Coran's pov “ What are you talking about?” She questioned with a glare.I scoffed and moved closer to her, making myself clearer this time around, “ you look fucking hot and I want to bury myself in you,” The atmosphere became heavy as her face distorted in anger, “ did I look like a slut to you?” Her face and demeanor showed that she was trying to calm herself down but deep down, I think that she is just trying to play hard to get.Wrapping my hand around her waist, I pulled her closer to myself only for her to do the least thing I expected from her.“ Who the hell do you think you are to touch me like that, you bloody pervert,” she landed a slap on my face and pushed me away, she then proceeded to roll her eye.“ You slapped me?” I gritted my teeth together with green views visible on my forehead. “ So what? And I will still…” I didn't give her a chance to complete her statement before I grasp and strangled her tightly on the neck. Her face turned red and she began to cough viol
Coran pov The file was carefully placed in my hand and I waved my hand at him to disperse him. Joe bowed and was about to leave when he suddenly bowed.“ Don't forget the meeting tonight,” he reminded me and matched away from my front. I watched his receding back before I finally settled to open the file.The front page contained all her personal information which included her age and who her parents were. I shunned the information off and was about to open to the next page when my eye caught an interesting information. “She stays with her sister?” I mumbled in a low voice and as if that wasn't enough, her supposed sister is a chronic bet addict. A knowing smile crept its way to my lips, without further ado, I closed the file and entered the room.“ What are you still doing there?” I questioned Lucia, who was still acting coyish on the bed.She instantly stood up and dressed herself up before making her way to the entrance, where I stood and patiently waited for her to leave.She w
Ava's pov I dragged my tired self out of the bar while the scene from before refused to leave my head.‘ Who the hell does he think he is?’ I lamented and flung my ratan bag which contained my customs across my shoulder.The rest of my walk home was filled with how I was going to manage tonight's pay so that I will be able to clear his hospital bills.“ Be patient, she will be back soon,” the voice of my aunt can be heard from inside, making me pause in my stride. This is the first time that I will be hearing her speak with someone inside the house and that wasn't teg only baffling thing, she sounded very humble and respectful unlike herself.I placed my hand on the door knob, prepared to open the door when I heard a low chuckle from who I suspect to be her companion. This woke something in me and I lazily dragged my gaze across the street.I was beyond shocked to see a row of men dressed in black suits, standing across our house, looking unfazed and unmoved. What the hell is going o
Ava's povHis words got to me and made me shiver lightly, “ Don't be scared baby,” he said in a low voice while running his hand on my lap.I felt very repulsed by his actions and instantly shifted away from him, “ please, be proper,” I warned.He paused and stared at my face in an amused expression, “ seems like you are forgetting something, I am the boss here and I bought you already,” he said between gritted teeth.His tone was full of mockery which made my eyes welled up, who thought I was going to be in this kind of hard situation. I fondled tightly with the hem of my dress while trying my best to hide my nervousness.He moved closer to me and placed his hand on the side door, caging me in his hot masculine scent. He stared down directly at my soul before he spoke, “ you don't have to be So shy, bet you will be naughtier on the bed,” he naughtily said, licking his lips.I felt very uncomfortable with what he just said that I choked back on my spit. Thankfully, he could feel that
Coran's pov“ Sir, I just got a report that Viper clan's men have infiltrated the clan so I want to inform you before I rush over,” this was the message Joe passed over to me that changed my mood totally. I entered the room back and changed out of my current outfit, I didn't say anything to the timid girl that was shivering beside the bed stand. Just as I was about to leave the room, I gave her the last cold gaze and slammed the door behind me .“ Where are you off to sir? And will you be back tonight?” All these bombarding questions were from Mrs Kris whose body was almost blocking my way.I let out a silent curse and managed to give her a short response. “ I should be back tonight.”Just as I was about to exit the room, something reoccurred to me,“ by the way, get some maids to clean up the dirty girl in my room.”I didn't wait for her acknowledgement or response before dashing out of the house. All the cars and men were ready outside as instructed by me earlier and all I had to do
Ava’s pov I could feel something crawling up my legs but I was still feeling very sleepy so I just used my hand to dust it off, at the same time, change my sleeping position.I was beginning to doze off again when the teasing came again, this time I could feel the tension more. It was a coarse hand that was running down my laps.A button clicked in my brain and I jotted up from where I was previously lying down. My vision was blurry and fuzzy from sleeping for such a long time so I had to continually rub my eyes for my eyes to see clearly.I shut my eyes off for some time before I opened it back, the first thing I saw was an enlarged face of …“ Wh… what are you doing here?” I hurriedly shifted away from him, holding the blanket tight to my chest.His facial expression was stern and unfriendly which made fear creep its way to my heart.He let out a low scoff and answered me, “ What am I doing in my house? Seem like you are missing out on something,” My response instantly juggled my
Ava's pov I took in the first morsel of mashed potato and the sweet heavenly taste worshiped my bud, making me let out an involuntary moan.“ Why will you think I am special?” I asked with my mouth full of yet another food.I gagged while waiting for her to jump down into her explanation, “ do you know that you are the first female that boss Coran will bring into this house?” She began, murmuring in a low voice as if she was scared of being heard by others but who knows whether she actually is?I feigned a surprised expression because her statement didn't seem logical to me at all, like… he is obvious a bad boy so what is probably blabbering.“ That is not all though, no woman has also shared his personal bedroom with him except you,” she added, grinning from ear to ear as if she is proud of what she just said.Her expression was mischievous after her last statement, causing me to choke and blush crimson red.“ No, no there is nothing of such,” I quickly defended as soon as my mind w
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
Chapter 89Coran's pov I felt very happy after Ava was announced as the winner but instead of the excitement I was expecting from her when she showed up from the back of the stage, she was rather looking clueless and surprised.Didn't Jessica say that this has been her long life wish?True to the thought that came to my mind, “What is happening?” Ava asked and everyone in the hall bursted into long laughter, it wasn't that of mockery but that of fun. The judge pulled her into a corner and began whispering something to her ear.She took some time to process it before she jumped up and began to tear up, she looked genuinely happy and overwhelmed but I can say that I am happier not only because I supported her in achieving her long dream but also, it will help boost our company's stock and I wouldn't be needing Athena's help any longer.That way, I killed two birds with a stone… I wouldn't lose Ava and the company's stock price will stop dropping. Ava was still on the stage, shaking an
Chapter 88Ava's povI shivered slightly as he placed his cold palm on my bare stomach, we stared into each other's eyes and he nodded to reassure me. I don't know why but I suddenly felt uneasy with everything.“Can I just leave? Can I go home and not witness it?” I asked In a shaky and resigned tone, the effect of my pill was gradually wearing off and I could feel my body weakening from inside.He held my arms and looked at me softly, then he spoke with a soothing voice, “let's just leave things as they are then, I will try to check with the host and ask whether you can leave,” he said and let me go. I walked soullessly out of the tent, dragging my feet back to the dining room.“You are back, where did you go?” Athena asked like we were familiar, I gave her a long piercing gaze before hissing at her.I definitely won't allow her to be part of my worry, I brought out my phone and began to chat with Jessica. We spent lots of time chatting that I didn't even know when Coran joined us.
Chapter 87Ava's povI kept staring at the gorgeous girl that was laughing loudly amidst her other two friends, Coran's hand that was placed on my shoulder fell and I didn't need to check to know that we were probably staring at the same person.“Isn't that the girl…” before I could complete my statement, Coran had walked away from me and was walking towards the girls.“Coran, Coran,” he paused briefly but it only took him a few seconds before he continued to walk to where he was going. I felt thrilled and awed at the same time.What the hell is happening? I stared around in confusion, trying to register what just happened. Is it probably a prank?“Ma'am,” I heard a tiny voice squeak, then I sighted Emily running to me. She looked very excited, like she hadn't seen me in a long time.She hugged me tightly, making me smile at how childish she was behaving.“Did you miss me that much?” She hid her face in my arm as she began dragging me towards the dining area where others were seated.
Chapter 86Coran's pov.“Now, let's work with this doll,” he said, looking very excited. I smiled and sat back to enjoy the show that was about to unravel right In Front of me. Si Chen got her a bikini set but I instantly stood up and went against the idea. I don't want her appealing curves to be revealed anyhow. He laughed it off and gave her a more conservative dress which finally sat well with me.He brought out his scissors, did some adjustments to the dress and finally, he stood up to admire the beautiful masterpiece he just created for her.“Please can I get a picture for my magazine? She looks so beautiful?” Si Chen requested, almost going on his knee. Ava's face had turned red and she was also fidgeting with her nails, that was when I finally interjected into their discussion.“She will only do that if you pay her and that is a million dollars for three pictures,” I negotiated with him, knowing fully well that he was worth more than that. Si Chen's face lit up and he didn't t