Chapter 41: HOME ASSISTANTSylvia quickly stood up when she saw Fred approaching the water fountain.“Let’s go!” he said and walked past her like lightning.“Okay.” She replied and hurried after him. By the time Sylvia arrived at the parking lot, Fred had already mounted the driver’s seat and was creating imaginary circles on the speedometer. Sylvia sat beside him in front.“So tonight Fest is held at the famous New York square.” She began while slipping the seat belt around her.“Don’t worry. G****e map is going to lead us right there.” Fred replied and tapped the monitor in front of him.“Forget the app. As a New Yorker, I need you to sit tight and navigate based on my command. That way, I can show you some cool places around here and it will be like a mobile tour.”“Not today.” Fred sharply replied and turned away. He started the car and before Sylvia could speak, he turned on the car radio, relegating her voice to the background. He then began to wheel the car away from the mansio
The guards stationed at the entrance of Leonard’s chamber quickly moved away when they saw David approaching.“Good morning, Young Master!” they hailed the moment David reached the door.“You guys can leave,” David told them. They dispersed. David exhaled and pushed the handle that opens the door into his father’s chamber. It was a few minutes past 6 am and David felt that there was no better time to see his father than at such an hour. He made his way to the bedroom and met Leonard was reading a book.“I knew you’ll be awake,” David said and sat on the royal couch adjacent to his father’s bed. Leonard took off his reading glasses and shut the book. “I’ve been awake for the past 30 minutes.”“You are retired, Dad. You should be waking up by 8 am.”Leonard chuckled.”Well, it will interest you to know that I no longer wake up by 6 am since the day I retired. I get up b 5:30”David shook his head. “You are one complicated man.”Leonard placed his feet on the floor. He turned to
David was tracing his way back to his room when he heard sobs emanating from through the wall. He moved closer to the kitchen, placed his left ear on the door, and could hear the sobs getting louder.He began to land several knocks on the door.Alerted by the knocks, Sylvia quickly got off the floor and resolved to wipe her tears with the edge of her palms. She then hurried to the sink and began to wash her face while the knocks persisted.“I’m coming, Mili.” She hurried to the door and pushed it open.“Master David!” Sylvia called out in surprise. She quickly moved away from the door with her gaze fixated on the floor.David cleared his throat loudly and stepped inside the kitchen. He studied the area for a few seconds and darted his gaze back to Sylvia.“Are you the only one here?”She quickly lifted her head. “Yes, sir!”David surveyed her for a moment. Her face was wet and her eyes had traces of red coloration in them. It was evident that she had cleaned up after he knocked on t
With tears streaming down her cheeks, the depressed June drove down the highway and took the path that led to the outskirts of New York.While driving at a close range behind her and ensuring that he wasn’t monitored, Fred trailed June to her destination. She drove for more than an hour and finally pulled her car to a halt after she drove to a desserted bar.Fred was stunned at where they ended. He never knew that such a place existed in New York. The path was devoid of people and he could spot only two cars parked in front of a bungalow with a sign post tagged DESSERT BAR. There were no houses or other buildings at close range.From his spot, he watched June get out of her car and parking it in front of the bungalow. She began to take hurried strides toward the bar while Fred paid attention. Several thoughts began to flutter in his mind.What if the man giving her the supposed orders Eleanor spoke about was inside the bar?Fred quickly wheeled his car away from the bungalow. He park
Leonard and Fred were sharing a glass of red wine in the luxurious living room when June walked in. It was a few minutes past 5 pm.“Hi!” Leonard hailed her the moment she walked in. She gave a weak smile and pointed at the staircase leading to her wing. “I’ll go clean up and see you guys.” She said and left before Leonard could utter another word. She was wearing dark spectacles. Fred concluded that she wore the dark spectacle to shield her swollen eyes. Meanwhile, immediately after Castro took her out of the bar, Fred left.Immediately after June left for her room, David barged into the living room with a broad smile. Leonard quickly stood up. He couldn’t remember the last time he had seen David that delighted. “You got the deal!” Fred guessed and hurried toward David. They took each other in a warm embrace. “Yes!” Leonard yelled in victory. David stood before his father. “Our deal with Famzy International shipping brand is sealed.”Leonard gave David a soft pat on the ba
June folded her arms across her chest and stared right through the open window she was facing. She had been in that position from the moment she left the room for her chamber.After her outburst on the phone earlier, June knew that she was getting a backlash and the thought of it was driving her insane. She sighed and fell on the edge of her bed with a sigh. What did she think she was doing? Screaming at him like that? The thought of what he was capable of doing to her caused her to spring off the bed.As if having to deal with David’s brass wasn’t enough. Now, her ally had to piss her off. She palmed her sweaty forehead and was about to start pacing around the room when a tap fell on her door. Infuriated, June turned to the door with an angry tone. “Who the fuck is at my door?”Immediately after she said that she gasped and began to roll her eyes around the room. What if it was David who had come to redeem himself?“It’s Eleanor!”The corners of June’s mouth twitched in fury. “I
“Leave!” Leonard commanded with his malicious eyes fixated on the corner where all the domestic servants were crouched. Fred acknowledged Leonard’s command from his spot and left while June was lost. Wasn’t she a part of the family? She sighed and headed to her room wondering why David’s mom had to show up. As far as she was concerned, David hated her and doesn’t speak about her. They got the message and quickly took to their heels, dispersing across various exits of the living room except for Sylvia. After getting the chance to finally come in contact with her prime lead, she wasn’t going to let such an opportunity pass her by. While the servants were scampering, Sylvia rushed to the dining and was soon pretending to set the table. Meanwhile, she hadn't even fixed breakfast yet. Leonard and his son descended the stairs at the same time while Cathrina watched them with a mischievous smile. Sylvia had moved to the dining and was fake setting the napkins while her ears had travele
Sylvia grabbed two jars of freshly baked cookies and strode to the dining.Shane dropped the coffee mugs and left to get the rest of the breakfast. Sylvia was about to head back to the kitchen when she saw Leonard descending the stairs with a tight gaze. She bowed and when she stared in the opposite direction, she saw Fred heading toward the dining.She quickly left the scene.A few minutes later, Sylvia arrived with the fruit basket. Fred and Leonard were settled while Shane was doling the cookies on the platters before them.Sylvia realized that David was absent. He had always been the first to turn up at the table and was also the first to get up because he was always in a hurry to hit the office. She needed no one to inform her that his mother’s visit had messed up his mood that morning.She made her way to the table with a silent sigh and dropped the basket.“Did you speak to him?” Sylvia heard Leonard ask.Fred propelled his platter toward him. “He claims to be fine but I don’t
"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