Frank's knees felt like they were pricked with thousands of nails as he tried to walk to where Shelby and Marcus stood waving and smiling at him.He could hear his own heart beating as if it wanted to get out of his chest. The old man had just crossed the line; he had no right, he kept thinking to himself as his blood boiled."Hello, love," Shelby said, hugging him as soon as he reached where they stood.Frank was not paying attention to her as he had his eyes fixed on Marcus, who had his usual irritating smile on his face."Ooh Frank, this is Mr. Welbeck; I bumped into him at the entrance, and he is looking for farms to invest in," Shelby introduced. "I was just telling him about your farms." Marcus reached out his hands for a handshake, but Frank ignored him and turned to his girlfriend."Shelby, you can't just be telling strangers about my business," Frank replied, pulling her away."Frank!" She held back, a little embarrassed, but Frank kept dragging her away. "I thought you wer
The next few days, Frank lived a life of constantly looking behind his back like someone owned his life or he had a life loan with the loan sharks. He could not sleep, as he felt Marcus would pop up any second and tell Shelby everything about his dirty past.He was somehow regretting daring Marcus to tell the world about what they did to his wife. It was a bald move he had wished would scare off the old fool and show him he had nothing against him.But three days later, there was no sign of the old man or any calls from him. At first, Frank assumed Marcus got back to his senses and went back to his country, but when he passed by the fourth apartment, he was apparently renting, he noticed Marcus watering his flowers and the old man waved at him.He wondered how a married man would stay away from his wife for so long and in a different country. He wondered what kind of lie he made up or if the wife was ever suspicious of the sick man that she was married to.He had a lot of questions bu
Frank's heart began beating very fast. He looked straight into Marcus's eyes and could see that the old fool was serious and was not joking. But he had reached a stage where he was not going to allow Marcus to take advantage of him like he previously did."Shoot, I dare you to shoot," Frank dared him. Even though he could see the will, he doubted that the fool killing him would solve any problem.Marcus smiled, a lot had changed in the past four years, and he could see the boy had grown some balls."How old is Angel?" Marcus asked"What?"Marcus smiled again "You think I can't shoot you and have you replaced?" Marcus yelled.Frank's heart stopped for a second as he finally let go of the old man."You wouldn't dare!""Yes, I would, Angel is only a couple of years away from being eighteen," Narcus replied, looking at the expensive wine that was all over the floor. "I am a patient man and can wait for him to be legal.""He might not be a Rashwell, but Ireen has a good record of raising
Without thinking, Frank grabbed the officer by the collar, pushing him against the wall."What do you mean by a convict confessing?" He yelled in his face."Frank, Frank, calm down!" Shelby quickly got in before things got worse. She quickly pushed Frank away and yelled at him to calm down."He is lying, why is he lying?" Frank cried out."Stop it and use your head before you get locked up!" She yelled at him and began apologizing to the officer.Ireen hugged Angel, who was crying."I will pretend this never happened and continue where I left off," the officer stated. "Since your sister is a foreigner, I am sorry to say this does not look good," he added, and he asked them to find a very good lawyer."Hold up just a second, who is this convict who confessed?" Shelby asked."One of the members of the London gang we convicted six years ago," the officer explained. "We had intel, he had distributors that were keeping his drug business still going outside, and we followed a tip that ended
Frank froze, breathing heavily. He wanted to tear the stupid man apart. He had no right to mess with his young sister's life, whose life was never going to be the same. But a gun pointed at him prevented him from doing anything stupid."Move and I swear, I will shoot!" Marcus warned."No, I am more valuable alive than dead," Frank furiously replied."Yes, I want a baby from you, but I love my life, and I still have the option of getting your brother to do the deed," he stated. "Of course, by the time we would make the deal, your sister would have spent at least four years behind bars," he laughed."What did I ever do to you?" Frank asked, almost shading tears. "Is it my mother? Are you punishing her for cheating on you?" He asked, curious.Marcus lowered the gun a bit, though he made sure he was still pointing it at Frank."I have nothing against you, Frank; I just want your DNA," he replied. "Besides you make babies that resemble me," he joked.Frank was tempted to smash the fool ove
"What?" Frank whispered."It's not fair that you are the only one who has to sacrifice for this family," Ireen replied and declared her intentions.Frank quickly hugged his mother, he knew how hard it was for her and said, "Mom, I understand, but she is not into women.""No, Frank, there has to be another way; I am sure she needs something else." "Maybe a maid or she can sell me to her male friends; I do not care," Ireen was almost yelling.Frank covered his hands over her mouth."Mom, Shelby will hear you," he warned her.Irene moved his hands away from her mouth, irritated. "I know it's not fair, but this time when we get the money we are running," he stated, "We will make new identities and we will never have to see her again Or I mean him," Michael explained."That's your plan?" Ireen asked, disappointed. "How did she even know about Sarah?" She asked. "It's not like she sits on her window waiting for our lives to be turned upside down for an opportunity to have you in her bed!"
Frank could hear his heart beating fast as the little boy's hands wrapped around his legs. He had no idea how to react. He was tempted to push the child off of him or run but something glued his feet where he stood.The boy realized it was too quiet and looked up; to his surprise, it was not his father. He had been too sleepy to look at the man in front of him clearly.He stepped back, scared, and asked, "Are you the new driver?" He whispered, scared.Nera had mentioned something about them employing the new driver if the old one did not return.Frank quickly nodded his head, relieved the boy was not shouting for help or panicking.Sam smiled and drew his hand out. "My name is Sam Rashwell, what's your name sir?" Frank stared at his little smile, the boy was a full replica of him, and there was no doubt he was the father. A wave of emotions hit him as he knelt down to match the boy's height."I am Frank," he replied, almost shaking.He slowly shook the boy's hand, who kept smiling at
Frank arrived in his room with a smile on his face. The little boy had ignited some sort of happiness that he never thought was still inside him. Living a miserable life was the order of his life for the past four years.He threw himself on the bed, wondering how he was going to see the boy again. He had to; he wanted to hear the little giggles again and the beautiful smile.His phone rang, snapping him out of his thoughts. It was his mother checking up on him. She wanted to make sure he was fine."Hello mom," he replied."Are you okay..are things good?" She asked.He could hear the panic in her voice."Mom, it is late. Go to sleep. I am fine," he assured her."Son, we are in different time zones, and it is not late here," she corrected."Oh, sorry, I forgot, tomorrow I am meeting up with the lawyer," he tried to explain, but Ireen interrupted him. She knew the case was in the hands of the lawyer and he was interested in his end of the deal."I do not mean that. I mean with the witch,
Nera froze in horror. Texas was too big for Elijah to find her address in a single day.She was asleep and it was all a nightmare, he couldn't have guessed the right address. Someone must have told him, but she doubted Frank did. Now that she thought about it, she never told Frank either."Stay in here; I will handle this man to man," Frank said, asking her to lock the door.He walked downstairs and found Elijah spinning little Aria around who was giggling in excitement."Put her down!" Frank yelled.Elijah frowned and put the little girl down."Let's talk outside," Frank ordered."I am here for Nera and not you," Elijah politely replied."This will only take a second unless you are not a man and scared of a little talk," Frank stated.Elijah chuckled and led the way outside.Nera walked downstairs and ordered Sam to take Aria upstairs while she locked the door. She did not have time for the two fools, though she was curious to know what they were talking about so she stayed in the k
"How did you get in without knocking?" Uncle Luke got up, irritated. "Nera, talk to me!" Frank ignored him. "Are you carrying my baby?" He was at the door and about to knock when he heard the word "abortion."Nera looked away, irritated."Nera, you cannot abort my child! You cannot punish the unborn child for my mistakes," he began pleading with her."It's not your baby," Nera replied without thinking. She wanted him out of the house. He had no right to listen in on a private conversation.She walked up to him and folded her arms."You were not the only one that I was fucking in that house!" She yelled at him.Frank felt a sharp pain in his heart as he moved a step backward. He had tried to ignore the fact that Nera was fucking Elijah too but it looked like she wanted to hurt him it.Uncle Luke stared at Nera out of words and decided to walk out of the house. All the anger he had intended to throw Frank out of the house with, vanished. He was tired of the drama and just wanted to go
Uncle Luke finally came to his senses as he breathed in and out. His hand was covered in blood from the punches he had landed.He looked at Frank, whose face was also covered in blood and still in a kneeling position.Nera had her hands over her mouth in shock. Everything was happening so fast.Greg quickly pulled Uncle Look out of the room and told Nera to close the door in order to prevent Sam and Aria from entering the room.Nera thanked him and closed the door.Frank was still motionless on his knees."Are you okay?" Nera asked, not sure what to say."I am fine, Nera," he replied.Nera walked to the bathroom and grabbed a towel for him."Would you get up from the floor?" She instructed."How can I get up when I am still trying to tell you the other side of my story?" He asked."Frank, you are hurt!" She yelled at him, irritated."Not as hurt as the feeling in my heart," Frank replied. "To be honest, I did not feel the punches. The pain is in my heart, and I am not leaving until yo
A week elapsed, with Nera spending most of her days in her room. The crying stopped days ago, and usually, she just stared out the window.The window that she had jumped out of the night of her wedding which eventually led to her meeting Marcus.The door opened, and Sam ran in excitedly."Mommy, Mommy, JR will be here," he said.Nera smiled. She was only glad the horror happened when her two children were too young to understand anything."Is this the new friend you made?" She asked."Yes, his father wants to take us to see the horse rides," he said.Aria ran into the room too. "Mom, I want to go too," she said."I do not think..." Nera tried to speak, but Sam interrupted her."His father says he knows you, and if you want, you can tag along," he said."What?""Please, Mom, let us go," Aria began pulling on her.Uncle Look walked into the room."Let them go; JR is a nice kid," he said."You know this boy? Who are his parents?" She asked.Uncle Luke cleared his throat. "Yes, JR has bee
Nera slowly opened her eyes. A white ceiling was staring back at her, and she could tell she was not in hell yet, though she would have preferred it."Nera, thank God you are finally awake!" Uncle Luke rushed to her side.Nera looked around, surprised that he was in Georgia."Uncle Luke," she whispered."Yes, dear, it's me. I came as fast as I could when I received a call from that nurse," he said, holding her hand."Aria…Sam?" She asked."They are with the nanny; I called her too," he explained.Nera closed her swollen eyes."According to the nurse, you fainted when you read the DNA results," he asked. "Whose DNA results are they?"Nera was quiet; she did not have the energy or will to explain the horror she found out, and that was why she had hoped to have woken up in hell."Nera, please talk to me; I am your uncle, and I promise I will not get mad," he said to her.Nera opened her eyes. "Take me to Texas; I will do something stupid if I stay in this place longer," she requested."
Frank and Ireen sat in the garage in silence. They heard the gate open and a car driving in and out, and they knew it was Nera leaving. Frank was supposed to run after her and tell her his side of the story, but he had no energy to get up. His entire world was crushed in front of him. He never expected Nera to find out about the contract, and even if she did, he pictured an environment where he sat her down peacefully and told her everything himself. But seeing how she attacked him and the hurt in her eyes, it numbed him down. "You have to get up, Frank," Ireen said, breaking the silence. Somehow she was relieved the woman got to know about the contract, even though she did not like how she discovered it. Now they needed to start planning for the aftermath. There was a slim chance Nera was going to press charges, but she was a scorned woman, so anything was possible. "You need to call your lawyer and get ready," she replied. Frank looked up at her. "Is she ever going to forg
Nera's stomach contracted into a tight ball as a wave of acid welled up from her belly. Her eyes were completely dry; she had cried already, and there were no tears left.She grabbed the phone from Elijah and played the recording again. This time, memories came flooding back of how difficult it was for her and Marcus to have a child.It had taken Marcus a long time to take a test, and even when he got the results, they tried, but she did not get pregnant. He refused to adopt or for her to undergo artificial insemination.He insisted on having Rashwell blood and kept insisting they make a baby the natural way. Then they went to Alabama, and he came with the beetroot herb and the sex drugs.The sex became hot; it was different, but she thought it was the herb because she was slow in the head, and she finally got pregnant. But after they found out that Sam was allergic to dairy products, they tried to have a child again and failed. Every test came out negative until Frank showed up. Mar
Without warning, Ireen landed a hard slap on Nera's face and screamed in frustration.She did not move, and neither did she flinch."Don't you have some dignity?" Ireen yelled. "What will your children think of you? What explanation would a mother give to her children when she brought them into a stranger's house to have a good fuck?" Nera kept her eyes fixed on the floor in silence."You couldn't even leave them with a relative, but you brought those innocent kids for your prostitution rides!"Nera finally looked up, her hands clenched into fists. Her breathing became rigged, and she was tempted to punch the woman in the face, but it took all her might to control herself.Ireen paused her words for a second."I will ask you, woman to woman, mother to mother, please leave. If you really love my son, then free him and let him go," she begged, getting on her knees.Nera moved away in confusion; she was not expecting to see the woman on her knees considering how she had stormed into th
Nera could hear her own heartbeat as the woman began moving closer to her. Even though the two never met, Nera had seen photos of Ireen, and she knew what the woman looked like.And from the way she was looking at her, she could tell she was not there for a friendly visit.Frank quickly grabbed Ireen's hand before there were any confrontations."Let go of my hand now," Ireen yelled."Mom, calm down. What are you doing?" Frank asked her, his eyes searching for the presence of Shelby."Please, Mom, not here; Shelby is home," he pleaded with her.Ireen looked at her son, who was breathing heavily, then at Nera, who averted her eyes. "Mommy, I am hungry," a little girl said as she walked from the kitchen. "Mommy, come and finish making the porridge," she said, pulling on Nera.Nera's eyes were fixed on the floor, she did not move or flinch. She thought she had prepared for the day she would meet Ireen but she was wrong.Aria looked up at Ireen."Uncle Frank, who is that?" She askedIreen