"Well, I have a gun if you want to use it" Cathy offered, taking both Claire and Sierra by surprise. Both Claire and Sierra looked at Cathy with their mouths agap. Cathy shrugged casually, as if she just offered a candy. "Mom and dad insisted that I should carry a gun for my safety. But i never got to use it. But looking at how desperately that man is trying to defame you, I think we should use my gun" she explained casually. If anyone was listening to their conversation, they might think that these girls are crazy and he would immediately alert the cops. And the three of them looked like they were discussing weather, nothing major like plotting someone's death. "I think she is right. I never thought that cousin Derek is this bad. I mean, it's definitely not a coincidence that someone took their pictures when he decided to meet her abruptly" Claire agreed with Cathy, much to Sierra's surprise. She already told them about Derek's visit and how he tried to make it look like sh
"I want everything he has. His wealth, and his woman. Now get out and don't waste my time" Derek snapped at his father. Benjamin looked at his son with a sad smile. With this kind of attitude, he is wise enough to know that his son is not going to live longer. Even if he does, he won't have a happy life. "You should know when and where to stop. Being daring and fearless is different from being stupid. You are being stupid Derek. Every person has a breaking point. And that girl is his. If you don't stop messing around with that girl, Xavier would definitely kill you" Benjamin advised before he walked out of his son's cabin. On the way out, he came face to face with Sierra, who was just coming inside his son's cabin. By the look on her face and her rigid body language, he understood that it's not a friendly visit. And based on what Derek did, no one can expect her to be happy either. He looked at her briefly before he walked away, praying that his son should get into his senses be
"What? How is this possible?" he gasped with shock. Instead of the pictures his hired agent posted, there is a video of his meeting with Sierra on the cafe that replaced it. It's clearly seen how Sierra reacted to his arrival and her displeasure is clear to see. Comments are flooding in at a staggering rate. That video already has ten million views and fifteen thousand comments. Every single comment is cursing Derek who tried to manipulate the situation. "How? That particular area where you sat is a blind spot. It didn't have a camera access. How did you get this video?" he demanded in shock. Sierra smirked, and so did the other two. "That table doesn't have a camera access from inside the Cafe. It is still under surveillance from outside. The traffic security camera covered it all. And I happened to acquire the footage upon request" Sierra revealed smugly. Derek gritted his teeth with anger. His plan failed miserably. And a mere woman failed his plan. And he is unable to do any
In a dimly lit room, that man is looking at the same view of the on going vehicles and the busily buzzing Streets with a blank gaze. That person's eyes are vacant of all the emotions, as if he lost everything that he once held dear. "I heard that Sierra is trending" he inquired of his assistant. The assistant pulled out the trending news of Sierra on his iPad. The man didn't bother to touch the iPad, but looked at the news. "Well, this is interesting. This is our opportunity to kidnap Sierra. If we kidnap her now, Xavier will think that it might be Derek. And he would be the obvious suspect, considering their ongoing battle. Xavier will be taken by surprise when we attack him when he is going after Derek. Kidnap her by tomorrow" the person instructed. The assistant agreed and left. On the other hand, Esther is fuming, and so is Derek. The reputation of both the mother and son is now in shreds, and all because of Sierra. "I always cautioned you not to act rashly. But you never l
"What kind of a leader do we have? He is taking advantage of a young woman in broad daylight. He doesn't have fear and respect over the law and order. He should resign immediately" Noel is speaking in a press conference which he arranged on an urgent basis. As the topic is about President Nathan, even the media was eager to take this interview and broadcast it live. "Sir, do you know who this girl is?" one of the reporters asked Noel. Noel looked at her gravely. "Yes, she is the daughter of his vice president Mrs. Dorothy" he revealed. Gasps of shock and surprise echoed among the media people. "Sir, do you think that President Nathan is forcing the girl and her parents?" another reporter Inquired. Noel banged the desk in front of him to emphasize his point. "Of course he is. If not, how can any parent willingly allow their daughter to date a man who is more than a decade older than their daughter?" he realised confidently. Noel managed to create havoc in Nathan's life. He tar
"I messed up everything for him. All of his hardwork, his reputation and everything. This must be the reason why he never encouraged me. But i refused to give up. Now look at what everyone is calling him. They are calling him a Pedophile. But he is the sweetest man I know. Even though I did everything to seduce him and was ready to do anything for him, he never took advantage of him. Instead, he requested my mom to make me understand the gravity of the situation. But I didn't listen to any of them and didn't change my mind. Now look what happened" Cathy confessed sadly. Sierra and Claire are looking at her with worry. "Cathy, what you did is not wrong. You liked him, so you pursued him. No one will bother if he is not who he is. Now that he is a public figure, everything he does will be seen under a microscope. Don't be sad. I am sure everything will settle down soon" Sierra tried to pacify Cathy who is sniffing and crying miserably. Claire rubbed Cathy's back to comfort her. Ju
"Now I understand that we cannot be together. I used to think that my love for you is enough. But it looks like it's not enough. I don't know why everyone is blaming when it was me who was hell bent on pursuing you. Please forgive me Nathan" Cathy said with fake tears streaming down her cheeks. Sierra sprinkled some glycerine near her eyes, which made her eyes tear up continuously and turn red. It convinced everyone that Cathy is indeed distressed and trying to commit suicide. Shocked gasps echoed around the media people and the others who were watching Cathy standing dangerously close to the edge. "What? You are in love with President Nathan?" the fire fighter asked with shock. As this incident attracted so much attention, everything is being telecasted live on the television. Cathy sniffed in her microphone and wiped her tears, looking pitiful. "Yes, I am in love with him" she declared. At that moment, Nathan snatched the microphone from the firefighter. "Cathy, please come do
"I will only love you"When the people who are watching Cathy's love confession on their television screens, they start to feel bad for her.'Poor girl''She is right. That Noel Thomas has a daughter. Why is he targeting other people's families?''Yes, it's Noel Thomas and his campaigner Flinn started this''Poor Cathy, she is suffering from loving someone wholeheartedly ''I know our President is not a bad man''We were misled into believing that Mr. The President is a bad man''Our President is ready to sacrifice his life for his duty''I think our President should marry Cathy''Age doesn't matter if you love someone wholeheartedly''I think Cathy would make a perfect match for our President'Cathy's drama started to sway the public opinion about this issue. They no longer believe that Nathan is a Pedophile and he trapped Cathy. Her love confessing made everyone believe that he is not what Noel pointed Nathan to be.On the other hand, near the Presidential building, Cathy still refu
"Do you think Derek killed his mother?" she whispered. From the moment she found out that the corpse with which she was locked in that room belongs to Esther. It came out as a shock. She didn't see or even speak with the person who kidnapped her. Everyone is saying that it's Derek. He had a motive to kidnap Sierra, but killing his mother is extreme, even to him. Xavier remembered how he felt when he saw his aunt in that state. An uncomfortable feeling made him feel bitter. "I don't know, and I am not sure. But nothing else makes any sense. It doesn't make any sense that you were locked up in the same room Derek booked and was found drinking. And aunt Esther was dumped in the same room alongside you. All the possibilities are pointing at Derek to be the suspect. Even If we imagine that anyone else is involved and killed aunt Esther, it seems to be not the case. That private room is filled with the scent and finger prints of only Derek and aunt Esther. So it proves that no one was in
"Derek, I am asking you something" Renee snapped at him when he refused to respond to her question. Esther's death came out as a huge shock to Renee along with everyone else. She couldn't believe it when she heard that Esther was dead, especially when she spoke to her just a few hours ago. Derek looked at her with grief and regret. He is still unable to wrap his head around the fact that he killed his mother. His ego got the best of him and he ended up taking the life of the person who gave him his life. "I...." he opened his mouth to reply. But he couldn't confess to her that he indeed killed his mother. Renee sat beside him when she saw his pain. "Derek, I know you are grieving her loss more than any of us. But you have to tell me what exactly happened there. Only then I can help you to get out of the mess you got yourself in. I will talk to dad. I am sure he would help you. Please Derek, tell me what happened" she asked him softly, telling him that she can understand his pain
"Dead body?" After Xavier and Nathan saw the dead body under the bright light, they were stunned to see to whom the body belongs. Even Sierra looked shocked. No one was expecting to find Esther's body there. "Aunt Esther?" Xavier murmured, unable to contain his shock and confusion. Everyone now knows that it's Derek who kidnapped Sierra. But it's a mystery as to why he killed his own mother. Derek was the only person who occupied this Private room, so it's impossible for anyone to come and kill Esther. Even if they did kill Esther, the reason why they killed her is unknown. "Inform my uncle about this" Xavier murmured to Nathan, who immediately pulled out his mobile and did the needful. The next one hour is a blur to everyone. Sierra refused to leave Xavier, while he was forced to stay back and hand over his aunt's body to his uncle. Some how, the media got hint of this news and they swarmed outside the pub like ants. The patrons of the pub who were oblivious to everything t
Outside the Private room, Derek cleaned the broken glass pieces and the blood. If one of the employees comes here, then they would definitely see the mess and the thick metallic scent in the air is unmistakable. He sprayed some room freshener and cleaned up everything nearly. He made a request to extend his private room reservation for two more days before leaving the pub. He needs time to think about his next move. And he also has to make arrangements to bury his mother. He is not worried about Sierra for the time being, because he was sure that no one can find her and she cannot be able to come out of there on her own. He quickly left the pub. On the other hand, Carlos and Adam returned empty handed. They didn't find anything in the hospital. "Xavier, she is not here" Carlos shared regretfully. Xavier pointed at the pub beside the hospital. "Is that the pub where you found Derek this morning?" he Inquired. When Adam and Carlos came to confront Derek, he pretended to be full
"Mom, I am so sorry. I am so sorry" Sierra faintly heard someone crying from outside the door. She felt like she heard this voice before. But she couldn't recollect whom it belongs to. "Hello? Someone there? Help me please" she banged on the door again and again to catch the attention of the person who is outside. But no matter how hard and how long she tried, the person on the other side didn't reply. But Sierra knows that someone is there on the other side. "Please, help me" she banged again. Now the sides of her palms are bruised and hurting. She doesn't know who kidnapped her and where she is. And no matter how much she tried, she couldn't find a way to get out of that dark room. Tears of desperation and uncertainty started to trickle down her cheeks. "Xavier, I am scared" she murmured to the dark room. Only silence greeted her. Her shoulders shook with her suppressed sobs of fear and uncertainty of her situation. She doesn't know why and who kidnapped her and where she is.
Esther and Derek looked in the direction from where the knocking was coming from. Esther was confused to see that the knocking sound is coming from inside the Private room, and not from outside the door. "Someone there? Please help me" A faint feminine voice was heard over the background noise of the tv. Esther's whole body froze with panic and shock as she recognised the voice. "Sierra? Oh dear" she murmured with shock as the realisation of what this means settled in her gut. The fact is, Derek kidnapped Sierra, just like everyone else was thinking. Esther collapsed on the couch. Her limbs were shaking with fear, imagining the retribution they are going to receive once this comes out. Her whole frame started to shake with silent sobs of fear. "What is wrong with you Derek? Are you trying to bury our family alive? Are you not seeing how much people are already hating you? If this comes out, Xavier will not hesitate to kill you" she cried out in panic, still reeling with the s
"Did you check all the vehicles? I am sure she must be in one of them" Xavier demanded the cop who was still checking the vehicles that are passing by the intersection near Nathan's office. The traffic security cops indeed checked every vehicle that passed by the intersection. "Yes sir. We checked every vehicle. But we didn't find her in any of them'' the cop replied regretfully. Xavier is frustrated and angry. "How can it be? This is the only way which leads from the President's camp office. There is no other way. The kidnapper should have taken her only through this way. It's not possible to go anywhere else. Are you sure you checked every vehicle?" Xavier insisted. The cop frowned deeply, trying to remember if they missed any vehicle. That's when he remembered the ambulance. "Sir, we checked every vehicle, but an ambulance. There was a patient inside who needed immediate assistance. So we didn't check that ambulance" he replied. Xavier cursed. Adam and Nathan shook
"Is it you?" a new voice rang loudly, filled with anger. Both the lady and the assistant turned to face the newcomer. Augustine is looking livid and angry. He glared at his wife with displeasure. His wife Janine is the worst affected after their daughter became a vegetable who is living with the help of expensive machines without any hope of ever recovering. Janine started to hate the entire Woods family members with a vengeance. No one knows that it's Janine who killed Xavier's father by administering slow poison to the old man. After that, she started targeting Xavier. When Renee started to insist that she wanted to marry Xavier, Janine calmed down for a few years, hoping that Xavier might marry Renee. She didn't want to break Renee's heart like Gawin broke Maddy's. But when Xavier planned to get engaged to someone else, Janine hired someone to kill Xavier before his engagement. But it failed. Xavier's engagement was cancelled. Renee decided to go back and pursue him, but he was
"Aunt Esther, it's bad. Everyone is thinking that it must be Derek who kidnapped Sierra. You should see the trending topic now" Renee shared with Esther. Esther immediately opened the internet and was shocked to see the most trending topic. 'Is Derek Franklin a kidnapper now?' 'Is Sierra safe?' 'She showed everyone that women can destroy anyone if they try to harm them. She is the epitome of the strength of a woman. She should be safe' 'Oh my god, the Franklin family should take the responsibility for the actions of their son' 'Lets pray for Sierra's safety' 'Derek Franklin is a monster' The comments section is flooding with curses against Derek. "Oh dear, what is going on here? My son is innocent. Why is everyone thinking that he kidnapped Sierra? That wench, she is not letting us live in peace even after being kidnapped" Esther bellowed in panic. Renee frowned deeply. "Aunt Esther, calm down. Nothing is proved yet. We should be worried only if it proves that Derek is t