**Ava's Residence** After the boys had freshened up and they've all eaten, they went outside for their horse training, Mark stood guard while they practiced with their tutor. Summer came out and saw Mark and the boys at the stable, when she was sure that they couldn't see her, she brought out her phone and made a call. "Dad, something is wrong" She whispered "Are you alright?, What's wrong" Mr Murdock said. "I'm fine Dad. It's Ava, she went out with Raymond" Summer told her Father. "Okay??, I don't see the problem?" Mr Murdock said. "I forgot to mention this earlier but Ava told me Raymond had something important he wanted to say to her" Summer said. "It could be anything, I don't think Raymond knows enough for us to be worried about" Mr Murdock tried calming Summer down. "Dad you don't understand, when Raymond saw me today he was distant and different almost like he was avoiding me and it was his idea that Leonard and Leighton stay with him instead of staying with yo
**Ava's Residence** "Hello Summer" "What are you doing here?" Summer asked rudely. "Is that how you talk to your guest?" Bella smiled at Summer. "Uninvited guest, Yes" Summer made to close the door but Bella held it. "Don't be rude, Won't you invite me in?" Bella pushed Summer and entered the house. "I see, the whore is not around" Bella scanned the living room with her eyes. "I'm calling the guards to drag you out" Summer texted Mark. "There'll be no need for that love, just tell her I know my son is here and if she doesn't want her sons far away from her, she should send him back to his father " Bella made to leave but summer stopped her. "Your son is not with you?, Why will he be here?" Summer asked. Mark knocking on the door interrupted them. "Come in" Summer said and Mark walked in. "You, I know you " Bella said to Mark before turning to Summer. "Tell my husband's mistress I stopped by, Bye love" Bella said and walked out. "Mark will you like to stay
***Kindle Heart Hospital***Ava was preparing to go see patients when her office door opened."Doctor Ava, can I have a minute?" Doctor John said as he walked into her office."Yes please, come in" Ava pointed at the seat."No thank you, I won't be staying for long, I just wanted to know how you are doing" Doctor John said."I'm good. To be honest, I saw your calls yesterday but I was busy at the moment and I planned to call you back but I slept off early, I'm sorry" Ava explained."I understand, it's fine. The last time we spoke, you said you loved chocolates, so I got you something, I hope you don't mind" Doctor John brought out the box of chocolate in his bag."I don't mind at all" Ava collected it and opened the wrap."Wow, this is awfully nice, thank you" Ava said smiling at Doctor John."I also wanted to ask if you would be free for dinner on Wednesday" Doctor John asked."Wednesday?, Not really, I have to be with my kids " Ava said apologetically."Oh, I see. Well I'm glad you
Raymond's Residence As soon as Raymond arrived at his mansion, Elliot ran to meet him and briefed him. Raymond nodded at Elliot's words. "Where is she now?" Raymond asked. "She's in the basement, Sir," Elliot replied. Raymond headed to the basement, opened the door, and saw Zara Clarke tied to a chair with duct tape over her lips. "Hello, Zara," Raymond said as he pulled a chair and sat in front of her. Zara's face was streaked with tears. "Remove the duct tape," Raymond ordered one of the bodyguards. As soon as it was removed, Zara started crying. "Please, Sir, I am innocent," she pleaded. "Zara, I know you're innocent. All I want to know is who burned down my company," Raymond said. "I...I... didn't do it, Sir," Zara stuttered tearfully. "Then who did? Because your car was found close to the company," Raymond told her. "I swear I don't know anything about it, Sir," Zara cried. "Oh, okay. Here's what will happen: I'll show you a picture, and after that, I'll ask you this
Ava's P.O.V It's been raining cat and dog since midnight and it's past 8am now, I have a class by 9am, but I really don't feel up to it. I can hear the water running in the bathroom room, which can only mean that Summer, my roommate and Best friend is already awake. I forced myself up and arranged the bed, Summer already made breakfast so I quickly started looking for what I'll wear to school before she's done using the bathroom. As soon as I was done selecting my clothes, I heard the bathroom door open, "Good morning Princess, It's a good thing you decided to join us in the land of the living today"Summer said smiling. "You should have woken me up early Summy, you know I slept late" I told her "Oh, I did try waking you up, severally,infact I recorded it, cos, I anticipated this moment"Summer replied she brought out her phone and showed me a video of her trying to wake me up but I kept mumbling words that were incoherent. We both laughed and I went to the bathroom to
"The dress compliments your beautiful face Ruby" I looked up to see Ray staring at me. I was really tipsy at this point, but I managed to smile back, I stood up and lean on him, "you look so good yourself, Mr Sphinx" I whispered in his ears. I could feel his arms around my waist, "You want to go somewhere quiet?" he asked, I just nodded, too drunk to say a word, judging from the way he walked, I knew he was tipsy as well. Ray led me to a room, that looked gloomy, yet appealing to all senses in my body. The furnitures,wall papers and interior decor were all black in color. I turned to see Raymond staring at me. "I love you Ava" he said, my eyes widened, I may be a little drunk but my hearing was working perfectly. I blinked twice, searching for the right word to say, as soon as I opened my mouth to say something, he placed his index finger on my lips, "shush, hear me out please, I love you so much, I have always loved you, since the first day of junior high when you bumped i
"He can keep his mansion, I don't want anything that reminds me of him" I said angrily. Summer moved closer to me and took my hands" I love you baby girl, and I understand that you are still trying to process all that's happening but you are so accepting this house" she said As soon as I opened my mouth to speak,we heard the door bell ringing, thinking it was the delivery guy,Summer went to get the door. Minutes later she came back to the room and said that Raymond's lawyer was waiting down stairs. We went down to the living room and saw a middle aged man sitting on one of the sofas. He introduced himself as Barr. Max. After exchanging pleasantries we sat down. Barr. Max gave a file of documents to me. Summer and I went through the documents and we saw that we get to keep the Mansion and everything else in it, including the two sport cars in the garage and the Stable, containing four horses. "how do we keep the place running, if we decide to accept your offer" I asked. "
Raymond's P.O.V I drove to Ruby's house after I left my parents, I needed to see her one more time before I go. I've been childish all these years, being too proud and scared to tell her how I truly feel. After knocking for a while, I knew she wasn't there, so I texted Chad to know where his girlfriend, Summer, could be, I figured I would be able to find Ruby that way. Chad texted back, telling me they were both at his party,.he also asked why, I told him I just wanted to talk to Ava. I drove back to the Mansion, when i entered the living room, I knew I would probably have Chad hanged in the morning, that wasn't my priority rn, I needed to find Ava, after looking around for what seemed like eternity, i spotted Chad and Summer dancing close to the bar, I walked over and asked Summer, where Ava was. she wouldn't tell me, she just walked away, I was trying to persuade Chad to help me ask her where Ruby was, when she came back with two drinks, she was about handing one of it to Chad,