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
David was heading toward the hospital’s parking space for his car when his phone began to ring. He stopped by the end of the hallway and stared at the phone screen. David wasn’t used to responding to private numbers so when the call came, he had someone in mind.He quickly pulled out his official phone and placed a call.“Officer Darcey!”“How are you doing Mr. Wells?” the officer demanded.“I just got a call from a private line and if I’m not mistaken, it's the call we've been waiting for.” David supplied.“You know what to do. Just try as much as you can to stay on the line and don't forget to add me on the line too.”“Got it,” David replied. “The private number is calling again.” he quickly hung up and responded to his other phone. The moment David responded to the call, he added Officer Darcey and slipped to a corner.“Hello!”Silence reigned which David found deafening. The call was still on but no one was speaking.“Who is on the line?” David asked and cleared his throat loudly.
The captain clenched his jaw and continued dialing Cathrina’s phone number but it wasn’t going through.It’s been three days since they last met and for three days, he had been trying to get in touch with her but all efforts proved abortive.With anger coursing through his veins, he slammed the phone against the wall. The iPhone screen broke before the phone flipped and landed on the floor.“Get out!” He yelled at the bodyguards stationed by the door.They vanished.“I give you two more days Cathrina. You have two days to get your ass over here or I’ll storm Leonard’s house.” He muttered under his breath with tightened fists.***“Get the doctor right now!” Leonard cried out to David.David watched his father hug Cathrina. He had never seen fear in Leonard’s eyes but right now, he could tell that his father was frightened and that confirmed his suspicions. His father was still in love with Cathrina.David reached for his phone in his pants pocket and then stopped before pulling it out
“You tried to murder Cathrina?” Giselle’s voice came on.June was rendered speechless. She tried to station the phone on her left ear.“What the fuck are you talking about Giselle?”“Don’t you dare play games with me. Cathrina passed out a while ago at the mansion with a bullet in her hand. How dare you do this?”June’s lips parted but no words came out.“Now I know why you are wasting away in that filthy cabin. You didn’t fight with David as you alleged. You want to murder all of them.” Giselle yelled. “I’m done.”“Gisselle…I…”The line went dead before June could make a comprehensive statement.The phone slipped through her grasp and landed on the hard floor.June took her head into her hands and began to wonder. She couldn’t make sense of what Giselle was saying. She had been confined in that cabin for the last twenty-four hours.Cathrina was lying but why would she pull off such an expressive trick?June began to sweat profusely and without second thoughts, she took the phone from
David noticed how uneasy Sylvia looked so he grabbed her by the hand and began leading her toward the house.They made their way to his chamber and after slamming the door behind them, David turned to her with his arms folded across his chest.“Speak!”Sylvia sighed and cleared her throat loudly. “I think she's a spy.”David arched a brow.Sylvia slapped her thighs and began to pace. “I know you won't believe me. Who is going to believe me anyway I trust my instincts and I know what I heard but forget it. It’s useless saying this and….She was still speaking when she felt David’s arms wrapped around her waist. Sylvia stopped to wonder when David had gone behind her. She smiled.“I believe you!” David whispered into her left ear. Sylvia felt a sense of calmness envelop her. David slowly pulled his hands around her waist and placed them on her shoulders. She turned around to face him.“You were saying something about Giselle,” he said looking straight into her eyes.In his eyes, Sylvi