David stepped out of his office with his bodyguards hurrying after him. They traced their way to the parking lot and just when David was about to jump on the back seat of his RangeRover, his chauffer came running toward him.David stared at the paper in the chauffeur’s hand. “What are you holding?”Derrick presented the paper to David. “I saw this on the car a while ago. I don't know who dropped it there.”David snatched the paper wondering why anyone would drop him a letter without inserting it in an envelope. He quickly opened the paper and when he read the content, he froze.The bodyguards and the chauffeur exchanged vague glances.“Is there a problem sir?”David clutched the paper and pulled the door to the back seat open.“Take me home!”The bodyguards quickly settled beside him while Derrick mounted the driver’s seat.****Sylvia was setting the table for lunch while Leonard was speaking to Denim by the entrance when David flew in.“Cathrina!”The house shook with David’s thunde
Leonard barged into David’s room and met him gulping a glass of whisky.“I don't want to talk.” David implied and turned away from his father.Leonard remained by the door.“I want us to conduct a DNA test.”David turned to his father with a shocked expression and underneath his display of shock, there was the look of betrayal.Leonard sighed and began taking steps toward him. “I know it doesn't make any sense what Cathrina is saying but....just to be sure.”David slapped the glass on the table, causing its content to spill. “SeriouslyDad? You want to take that woman’s word?”Leonard stared intensely at David. Those forest green eyes, David’s entire posture, and even the way he speaks were just like him but then, Cathrina had tried to elope with David and her lover years ago. What if her lover was David’s biological father? Or maybe not he thought.“I will not partake in any damn DNA test. You are my father and if you want to buy that woman’s manipulative shit so be it.” David said wi
“I knew I was going to see you the moment I come here.” the doctor said after stepping into Fred’s ward.Eleanor gave a weak smile. “I left an hour ago to freshen up but I'm back.” She replied and cleared her throat loudly.The doctor nodded and proceeded to examine Fred.“I'm sorry I yelled at you,” she said and stood up. She moved closer to the doctor and stood beside himwith her head lowered.The doctor turned to Eleanor with a chuckle. “It wasn't you yelling. It was your frustrations looking for a spot to come out and besides, I'm used to seeing such outbursts.”The doctor continued checking Fred’s vitals.“Do you know that one time a patient relative threw a chair at me?” He asked Eleanor after taking off his stethoscope.Eleanor couldn't hold back her laughter. “Are you kidding me?”“Of course. Trust me when I tell you that your rants earlier were just the tip of the iceberg because I have seen worse.” the doctor maintained.Eleanor exhaled and folded her arms across her chest.
Sylvia ran out of the lounge crying profusely. The confused Derrick went after her. He was stunned when David hurried past him with his waist belt in his hands.Sylvia got to the car and wiped her tears with the edge of her palms. When she saw David coming toward her, she folded her arms across her chest and cast an angry stare at him. David knew that getting closer to her was going to be detrimental so he remained feet away and looked up at her with an apologetic face.“Old habits never die huh?” Sylvia blurted. Derrick was standing behind David. David looked into her hazel eyes. They were dripping with tears, birthed by pain.“I'm sorry!” was all he could say.“You don't owe me any goddamn apology, David. I owe myself that. I should have known better.” she said and gazed at him with disgust.David felt his heart shattering into pieces. The way she had looked at him made him feel filthy, adding to his guilt. Sylvia then turned away and pulled the car door open. She stepped in
Fred walked up to David’s bed with his lashes flickering with excitement.“I'll go get the doctor!” Eleanor announced and flew out.Sylvia and David stood before Fred, displaying warm smiles.“I feel like I just resurrected,” Fred mumbled. He turned to Sylvia. “You’re crying. You thought I wasn’t going to make it right?”She giggled and gave repeated nods. She then resolved to wipe her teary eyes with the edge of her palms. “I’ll be right back.Sylvia left the ward in her bid to grant David and Fred privacy.“Come and help me take this off!” Fred pointed at the drip hooked to his hand.“You’ve taken off your oxygen mask already. Let the rest of the things be, Fred. The doctor will sort it out.”Fred sighed and cast his gaze on the white ceiling. “For how long was I dead?”David laughed. He folded his arms around his chest. “Three days. You gave us a scare for three fucking days.”Fred slowly turned to David. “Are you sure you weren’t happy while I was in a coma?”David chuckled. “Cut
“Fuck!” June muttered under her breath and continued sprinting toward the tarred road.When she got away from the house, she squatted and continued panting heavily, trying to keep her breathing in check. A few moments later, a cab pulled up right in front of her.June jumped into the back seat of the car after giving the driver her address. She had given him the address of the junction the cabin was located at.An hour ago, June had grown bored of her hideout. She had missed David so much that she couldn't resist the thought to catch a glimpse at his face so she jumped into an oversize hoodie and headed to his grandmother’s house. She went into the woods surrounding the tree house, hoping to catch a glimpse of David.Such a perfect coincidence! She had thought. From her hidden point, she had seen David go up to the tree house until he caught a glimpse of her shadow and made her engage in a marathon. She felt glad he didn’t see her.“We are here!” the driver announced.June quickly co
The stunned Sylvia hurried back to the mansion. With her head lowered, she continued to stride down the hallway, trying to figure out who Giselle was working for. She had two people in mind. June Castello and Cathrina Wells.“Are you okay?” David’s voice came on.When Sylvia looked up, she saw him standing in her way, his arms folded across his chest.Sylvia sighed and gave repeated nods. “I’m good.”“You look lost.”She cleared her throat loudly. “About the new caregiver...David arched a brow. “You mean Gisselle?”“Yeah. I think….“There she comes!” David said pointing down the hallway.Sylvia swallowed and quickly turned around. She saw Gisselle from afar and then darted her gaze back to David.“What do you want from me?” Sylvia raised her voice at David.David displayed a confused expression. “What?”“Didn’t I warn you to stay away from me?” Sylvia raised a malicious finger at him, clenching her jaw.David couldn’t be more confused.Gisselle was getting closer to them.David was a
“Is everyone here?” Leonard demanded with his hands stationed behind him.“Yes, sir!” the servants chorused.By 5 am that morning, Leonard rang the emergency bell. He summoned all the domestic staff to their usual assembly point.He cleared his throat loudly, looked in their direction, and began.“The year will be ending in a few weeks and this means that it's time to start preparing for....“The Wells end-of-year party.” they chorused except for Sylvia, Milli, Giselle, and Denim who were the latest staff.Sylvia noticed the excitement bubbling among the servants at the mention of the end-of-year party. It was evident that it was the kind of occasion every damn servant at the Wells mansion gets to attend.Leonard continued. “For the benefit of the new staff, I'll highlight the main details of the forthcoming party.”How thoughtful Sylvia thought. “The Wells End of Year party is an annual event held every two weeks before the new year. It is a party where everyone at the mansion, mast
"Come in!” Leonard responded from the inside.Sylvia exhaled sharply before reaching for the doorknob. She opened the door and stepped into the chamber feeling quite nervous.For the past two days, she had spent time with Leonard at the table. They had spoken about the future and other things and she was starting to grow comfortable around him and now, he had just summoned her to his room that morning.When she got into his room, he invited her to sit on the sofa adjacent to his bed. While rubbing her palms against each other tenderly, Sylvia sat and cast her gaze to the floor.Leonard cleared his throat loudly and threw his back against his chair.“David told me everything.” he began. He then took a deep breath. “I'm sorry!”Sylvia finally looked up at him.“I'm sorry for lying to you. When the autopsy report came and it was revealed that Ben was strangled, I was lost.” Leonard said.Sylvia sighed.“The thing about influential people is that sometimes, you can't differentiate your fr
Flashback!“What if I can't do it?” she said with trembling lips.The man sighed and walked up to her. He slowly reached for her hand. He then opened her palm and placed two pills inside.“We’ve talked about this over and over again June. You are not a baby. You can pull this off so go out there and show Daddy that you're a smart ass.” he said and patted her hand tenderly.June opened her palm and stared at the pills. Then, she slipped them inside her purse and took a deep breath.“I've done a lot for you child and I'm not asking you to pay me but if you can pull this one trick off, I'll be the happiest man in the world. I won’t ask for another favor other than this but if only she knew that it was just the beginning of his endless demands.She shut her eyes and felt a sense of calmness beginning to envelop her as he continued motivating her. He thenmoved closer to her and grabbed her arm like he was going to hug her.Then he began to whisper into her left ear.“If you want to make it
“You said we were only visiting June. You didn't tell me we were also going to see Cathrina.” Sylvia lamented as they traced their way towards David’s car.“If we are bent on making things right then we have to leave no stone unturned,” David replied. When they got to the car, Sylvia threw her back against the vehicle and heaved a deep sigh. David moved closer to her. He tilted her jaw with two fingers. “As long as you're with me, you don't have to worry about anything.”She threw her arms around him. “I love you, David.”“I love you most.”They got into the car and drove away. After driving for about twenty minutes, they made it to the detention center. As usual, Cathrina was informed of her visitors and she granted them an audience. The moment Sylvia and David walked hand in hand, Cathrina became emotional. She sniffled as tears began to well up in her eyes. The duo settled on the bench facing her. “You know what Sylvia? I used to think you were one of those gold diggers who
“Did you just hear what Fred said?” Sylvia flung the question at David the moment they walked into his room. “We can't get married in ten days.”David crashed by the edge of his bed with a sigh.The restless Sylvia began to pace.“Come and sit with me,” David told her.She didn't. She kept pacing back and forth.David stood up and grabbed her by the hand. He then led her to the bed.“There’s a lot on our plate David. There’s June to deal with, there's Griffin, and now…“Do you trust me?” David interrupted.She turned to him. “You know I do.”David swallowed and took charge of her hands. “There’s something you need to know.”He was staring directly into her eyes. Sylvia felt a tingling in her eyeballs. “There’s something you need to know too.”David sighed and then cleared his throat loudly. “I'll go first.”Sylvia encouraged him with a nod.“I met June recently.”Her eyes widened in horror.David didn't take his eyes off her. “I left home the other day because I couldn't bring myself
“You have five minutes!”Sylvia shut her eyes and opened them immediately. “You can do this, Sylvie.” She muttered under her breath and began marching forward.After making breakfast that morning, she decided to visit Cathrina at the detention center. She had thought about it the whole night and was ready to face one of her demons.She walked up to cell 4 as instructed by the woman at the counter and before opening the door, she stopped to ponder.What if David rages mad at the idea that she went behind his back to confront Cathrina?She sighed and reminded herself that she was on a personal quest. She will only be at peace once the circumstances surrounding her father’s death were laid to rest and now that she was carrying David’s child, she wanted to be at peace with the Wells.Sylvia pushed the door open and when she stepped in, she met Cathrina looking at her straight in the face.“I was taken aback when the officer told me one Sylvia Baker came to see me.” Cathrina spat and motio
David pulled open the door to his chamber. He walked inside with a bright smile and traced his way to the mirror.“I'm going to be a father!” David muttered under his breath as goosebumps took charge of his body. He stared at his reflection with prestige. Amidst the chaos, David never thought that he could be this happy. He cupped his face with his hands and broke into a resounding laughter. He quickly moved to the table beside his bed and began to pull all the cabinets out. When he got to the last cabinet, he collected all the photos and dumped them on the floor.When David returned to New York, he had asked his agent to get him the pictures of all the curvy girls in town; The one's he found appealing to the eye and for the past few months, he had been exploring them.“No more!” David declared and seized the pictures.He grabbed a matchbox and dashed out. When he got to the backyard, he set the pictures ablaze and headed back to his room to continue his cleanup.He then collected
David was about to usher Sylvia into the car when Eleanor slipped out of her corner behind a grocery store. Immediately after David pulled up right in front of Sylvia, Eleanor stayed hidden.Sylvia wiped her tears with the edge of her palms and moved closer to Eleanor who was greeting her with open arms.They shared a warm embrace.“We have a new mummy on the block!” Eleanor spat.Sylvia broke off their embrace and stared at Eleanor with astonishment.Eleanor giggled and squeezed her hands.David faced the women. “Eleanor called me when she saw you walking into that store.”“How did you know the kind of pill I came for?” Sylvia threw the question at Ellie.Eleanor folded her arms across her chest. “Well, I followed you inside the pharmacy and when I saw you pick those abortion pills, I made my judgment and decided to get baby daddy.”Sylvia exhaled.“How could you even think of doing such a thing without informing me, Sylvia? I thought we were each other's rescue mate?” Ellie said and
Chapter 105Sylvia kept tossing from one edge of the bed to the other. She had settled for green tea that night because her stomach couldn't take anything. She had lost count of the times she had thrown up that night.It was past midnight yet she was unable to fall asleep. Her joints were aching and her head was hurting badly. She was just restless. She sighed and tried to sit up. The moment she threw her back against the wall, she felt her intestines tying into a knot. She groaned in agony. Sylvia couldn't wait for morning so she could hit the hospital. She had one thing in mind; food poisoning.***“Are you ready?” Maurice demanded after Sylvia stepped out.It was a few minutes past 9 am. Immediately after she woke up, she told Maurice that he was going to drive her to a hospital so immediately after breakfast, Sylvia got changed and then set out to meet him.“Yeah,” she replied and hurried after Maurice to the parking lot. He helped her get settled in front and after he was r
“You came to gloat? Go ahead son, it's what I deserve. Your father didn't make a mistake by keeping me here.” Cathrina said and hugged her knees with her chest.David moved closer to her and positioned his hands on his hips. “Did you say, my father? The last time I checked, you wanted to give me away to someone very easily.”She exhaled sharply and gave a smile but beneath her smile, David could see her pain.“You didn't care about how I felt or what I stood for. You just wanted to fulfill your selfish wish but I promise you, your lover will be apprehended and you guys might get to enjoy a little reunion before you end up in prison.” David said.“Leonard is a good man!”David chuckled. “Since when did you figure it out?”“I didn't just figure that out but I've always known from the start but to be honest, I have never been fair to him. I married him and never loved him.” she then look up at David. “When you meet someone you love, don't hesitate to spend the rest of your life with them